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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — It was all laughs, smiles and barks during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage on Saturday morning.
The fan-fest annually precedes the real start of the race, scheduled for today 50 miles north of Anchorage in Willow.
"I think it's great," said Susan Chan of Little Rock, Ark. She was in Anchorage for a Rotary conference that ended just before Saturday's event.
"Of course, the dogs are the main attraction, but really the mushers, of course, they're in charge of the whole thing. Without them, we wouldn't be having a race," said Chan, who was bundled up in a parka as light snow fell in the city.
For the ceremonial start, streets are closed in downtown Anchorage to allow fans to watch the mushers prepare their dog teams.
There is a staggered start with a musher and a person riding in his or her sled — called an IditaRider — who won an auction for the ride.
Dogs lead the musher and rider on a leisurely 11-mile jaunt through the city. Fans not lining the streets downtown also pick out their favorite viewing spots along the city's sled dog trail system.
Like many in attendance, Chan had her picture taken with mushers. She also met four-time champion Lance Mackey just after watching highlights from the 2010 race — won by Mackey — in her hotel room.
The start of the Iditarod coincides with the end of Anchorage's nine-day winter festival, the Fur Rendezvous.
Helen Rice of nearby Wasilla attended the ceremonial start for the first time ever.
"It's just full of excitement and it's fun to meet so many people from so many different places in the world," she said near the starting chute.
She normally attends the races official start, or restart as it's known, a day later in Willow.
That's when the 66 mushers and their sled dog teams begin the 1,000-mile trek across Alaska. The finish line is in the old gold rush town of Nome, on Alaska's western coast.
"It's very different," Rice said of the Willow event. "The restart's very serious, that's where the race starts. This is just a lot of fun, a lot of excitement, as an old fashioned Fur Rendezvous should be."
The Iditarod field this year includes mushers from Alaska, four other states and four other countries.
The contenders include defending champion John Baker, 49, who won last year's race in record time, ending Mackey's four-year string of consecutive victories.
Baker said he doesn't feel any pressure as the defending champion.
"I'm hoping to do the very best that the dogs can do, and if they do that, then we'll be actually in fine shape," he said.
Baker was the first Inupiat Eskimo to win the Iditarod and the first Alaska Native to win it since Jerry Riley did in 1976. For this year's race, Baker's 16-dog team will include 11 dogs from his winning run.
For his part, Mackey says he is hoping others believe his time has come and gone for winning Iditarod races.
"You keep hearing all these rumors that I'm done, I've had my time," he said. "Great. I hope that's the mental attitude everybody has and they're not paying attention to me 'cause I'll be the guy that creeps up on them."
Beside Baker and Mackey, there are four other past Iditarod champions competing. Also in the field is Hugh Neff, who less than three weeks won the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race by just 26 seconds.


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July 31, 2015
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A bill to require voters to present photo identification or two other forms of ID before casting ballots is dead for this regular session of the Legislature.
Democrat Senator Mario Gallegos says he'll be around for any future fights against the legislation.
The state Senate took no vote Wednesday night on bringing the bill up
for debate. Under Senate rules, midnight last night was the deadline for the bill to come up for debate before Monday's adjournment.
Senate Republicans argued the measure is needed to combat voter fraud. It had already passed the House.
But Senate Democrats argued that the ID requirements would disenfranchise poor and minority voters and vowed to filibuster the bill if it ever came up.
Under Senate rules, it would have taken 25 of the 31 members to pass the bill before the deadline and Democrats had eleven votes to block it.
Gallegos held the decisive vote. The Houston Democrat had a liver transplant in January and defied his doctors' advice to stay at the Capitol.
A GOP colleague had set up a hospital bed just outside the Senate chamber so Gallegos could be on hand to vote.
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A temperature probe measures temperature changes of biological tissue whilehe tissue is being irradiated with microwaves. The temperature probe is completely nonmetallic to minimize perturbation of the microwave field, and the structure of the probe includes a plurality of optic fibers which carry light to and from a reflective liquid crystal film. The liquid crystal is enclosed in a housing at the tip of the probe which is in contact with the biological tissue, and the liquid crystal undergoes changes in absolute reflectance proportional to the temperature changes of the tissue. The optic fibers are gathered in a bundle with a first portion of the bundle transmitting light from a light generation device to the liquid crystal and the remainder of the bundle transmitting reflected light from the crystal back to a photo transistor. The reflected light received by the photo transistor is converted into an electrical signal and displayed as a representation of temperature.
1. A temperature probe which is adapted to be implanted in a material whose temperature is to be measured comprising:
an optic fiber bundle having first and second groups of optic fibers which are physically separated at one end of said bundle;
a temperature sensitive element adapted to be implanted in said material to be measured and in close proximity to the other end of said bundle;
means for maintaining said element in an airtight relationship to said other end of said bundle, said element having light reflective properties which are responsive to temperature changes; and
light source adjacent to said first group of optic fibers at said one end of said bundle, and a light responsive element adjacent the second group of optic fibers at said one end of said bundle.
2. A temperature probe as defined in claim 1 wherein said temperature sensitive element is a liquid crystal film.
3. A temperature probe as defined in claim 2 wherein said liquid crystal film is a mixture of cholesteryl pelangonate, cholesteryl oleyl carbonate, and cholesteryl chloride.
4. A temperature probe as defined in claim 1 wherein said light source is a red gallium arsenide phosphide light emitting diode.
5. A temperature probe as defined in claim 1 wherein said light source is a green light emitting diode.
6. A temperature probe as defined in claim 1 wherein said temperature sensitive element is a film of liquid crystal mixture sealed in an opaque capsule.
7. A temperature probe for use with light-generating means comprising:
an optic fiber bundle having first and second groups of optical fibers, said first group of optic fibers conducting light from light-generating means to a specimen;
temperature-sensitive means, having specific internal light-reflectance characteristics, in contact with the end of the fiber optic bundle near said specimen, said temperature-sensitive means being responsive to temperature changes of said specimen whereby said internal light-reflectance characteristics are varied in proportion to said temperature changes; and
light-responsive means responsive to the intensity of light impinging thereon, said second group of optic fibers receiving light internally reflected by scattering from the material comprising said temperature-sensitive means and conducting it to said light-responsive means, said light-responsive means converting said light into an electrical signal proportional to the intensity of the light reflected thereon from said temperature-sensitive means;
wherein said temperature sensitive means is a liquid crystal material.
8. A temperature probe capable of being implanted in a specimen whose temperature is to be measured comprising:
an optic fiber bundle having first and second groups of optic fibers which are physically separated at one end of said bundle and intermingled at the other end of said bundle;
a temperature sensitive element in contact with said specimen and in close proximity to said other end of said bundle, said element having light reflective properties responsive to temperature changes;
means for maintaining said element in an air-tight relationship to said other end of said bundle; and
light source adjacent to said first group of optic fibers at said one end of said bundle, and a light responsive means adjacent said second group of optic fibers at said one end of said bundle.
9. The temperature of claim 8 wherein said probe further includes a housing, said housing having a first section for supporting said light source and said light responsive means, and a second section detachable from said first section for supporting said first and second groups of optic fibers adjacent said light source and said light responsive means respectively.
10. The temperature probe of claim 9 wherein said housing further includes a means for securing said first section to said second section.
11. A temperature probe for directly engaging a material whose temperature is to be measured comprising:
a slender optic fiber bundle having first and second groups of optic fibers physically separated at one end of said bundle;
a temperature sensitive element adapted to directly engage the material to be measured in close proximity to the other end of said bundle, said element having light reflective properties which are responsive to temperature changes;
means for maintaining said element in an air-tight relation to said other end of said bundle;
a light source contacting said first group of optic fibers at said one end of said bundle; and
light responsive means contacting the second group of optic fibers at said one end of said bundle.
The present invention relates, generally, to the field of temperature measurement and, more particularly, to a temperature probe which enables accurate reading of electromagnetic power deposition and temperature changes of irradiated biological tissue.
A conventional method of measuring internal temperature of biological tissue involves metallic sensors, such as thermistors and thermometers. Another known method of temperature measurement involves calorimetric techniques. However, each of these methods has been found deficient when used to measure temperature changes of biological tissue in the presence of electromagnetic field. For example, metallic sensors have the effect of concentrating electromagnetic field and producing undesirable localized hot spots in the biological tissue. Calorimetric methods require that the tissue be completely enclosed in some type of container while further restricting the temperature measurements until after irradiation of the material.
Research of biological tissue has been greatly restricted by the unavailability of a probe which does not perturb the electromagnetic field. Efforts to solve this problem have resulted in the use of more complex apparatus and techniques such as thermographic camera photographs of phantom modeling material, quick placement of metallic therometers, and other measurement techniques. Limitations of these methods include restricted accuracy of the measurement, limited accessability to the required measuring sites, as well as the inability of these techniques to take measurements during exposure of the tissue to radiation.
An object of the present invention is to provide an improved temperature probe which measures temperature differences in bilogical tissues.
Another object of the invention is to provide an optical temperature probe which is capable of measuring temperature differences in biological tissue during the exposure of the tissue to microwave radiation without perturbing the microwave field.
Briefly, the present invention accomplishes these objects by using a fiberoptic-liquid crystal probe which is purely dielectric. Since no electrical conducting material is used no electric field concentration is produced. In the probe of the invention a fiber optic bundle is used which consists of a number of optic fibers which conduct light from an optics module to the liquid crystal, and a similar number of optic fibers which transmit reflected light from the liquid crystal back to the optics module. The liquid crystal is housed within the probe tip which is adapted to be installed within the biological tissue, and any change in the temperature of the tissue causes a corresponding change in the light signal being reflected by the crystal. The change generally takes the form of a spectral shift and/or change in scattering amplitude. Reflected light is transmitted by the optic fibers to a phototransistor where it is converted to an electrical signal and displayed as a representation of temperature.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of an ambodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the slender tip of the fiber optic bundle which is implanted in the biological tissue being measured;
FIG. 3 is a graphical representation of the red reflectance vs temperature for several different thickness of liquid crystal; and
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the electronic circuitry which may be used in the equipment center of FIG. 1.
In FIG. 1, there is shown a component housing 20 which includes an optics module section 22 and a probe connector section 24. The housing can be constructed of solid plastic or any other non-metallic material and is formed in two sections to facilitate changing of defective components which may occur during extended use of the probe. It may be desirable to change the sources of light contained within optics module 22. The formation of the housing into two sections will assist this operation. The optics module 22 and probe connector 24 are joined together by a screw connector 26 which passes through a bore 27 in optics module 22. The screw connector 26 has a threaded end portion 28 which engages corresponding threads 30 formed in the probe connector section 24 of the housing 20. Connector 26 is shown for purposes of illustration only and other types of connectors may be used to connect the two sections together.
Within the optics module 22 is red light emitting diode (LED) 32 which is connected via conductor 34 to an electrical supply contained in equipment center 36. The LED is commercially obtained and, for example may be of 0.685 micron red gallium-arsenide-phosphide LED. Although a red light emitting diode is discussed, a green LED may be substituted in order to change the temperature range of the liquid crystal. The temperature range changes upon substitution of the illuminating source because the liquid crystal material appears green when cool and turns red as it warms, and a green source of illumination provides a smaller output variance as a function of temperature when compared with a red light source. Module 22 also includes a photodiode or phototransistor 38 which produces an electrical output on line 40 in proportion to the intensity of any light it detects. The output on line 40 is also conducted back to the equipment center 36 for further processing and eventually displayed as a representation of temperature.
The probe connector section 24 includes a fiber optic bundle 42 having a first group of optic fibers 44 which receives light from light emitting diode 32 and transmits it to the tip 46 containing the liquid crystal. A second group of optic fibers 48 receives light reflected at the tip 46 and transmits it to phototransistor 38. The optic fibers 44 and 48 are well known in the art and each fiber may, for example, be formed of 0.005 inch diameter clad plastic.
The tip region 46 of the probe is disclosed more clearly in FIG. 2 wherein the optic bundle 42 is shown adjacent to the liquid crystal 52. The liquid crystal mixture 52 may consist of cholesteryl pelargonate, cholesteryl oleyl carbonate, and cholesteryl chloride, which gives a large response in the 30�-45� C range and is suitable for many biological applications. The specific fractions of each of these compounds required for optimum response depends on the sensor tip configuration, light illumination wavelength and crystal purity. For purposes of the description, the optic bundle 42 is shown symmetrically composed of optic fibers 44 conducting the incident light, and optic fibers 48 which conduct the reflected light. However it will be understood that the symmetrical spacing shown in FIG. 2 generally does not result. Protecting the optic bundle 42 is a polyvinyl chloride sheath 54 which forms a water tight shield. A bonding sealing material 56, which may be epoxy, is used to firmly bond together a section 57 of the optic bundle 42 which is adjacent to the liquid crystal 52. The end 58 of the optic bundle 52 is a highly polished surface which is bonded to a inner glass cover 60 by means of a sealing layer of epoxy 62. The liquid crystal 52 is enclosed between the inner glass cover 60 and an outer glass cover 64, the latter also being bonded to the optic bundle by means of an epoxy seal layer 66. It is important that each of seals shown are airtight since air is known to age the liquid crystal. Generally, the tip 46 will be implanted sufficiently far into the tissue being examined so that stray light neither enters nor leaves the chamber formed between inner glass cover 60 and outer glass cover 64. However, as additional protection an opaque coating 68 may be included on the outer glass cover 64 to prevent stray light from interfering with the reflected light signal. Due to the inherent properties of the optic fibers 44 and 48, light will not be lost out the sides of the optic fibers or be transmitted from one optic fiber to another contiguous fiber.
It has been established that a thin film of liquid crystal having a thickness of approximately 0.030 inch as shown in FIG. 2 performed well over a selected temperature range. Temperature response curves for different thicknesses of the liquid crystal are shown in FIG. 3, indicating the need for crystal material spaced 0.030 inch for maximum sensitivity (maximum slope or dR/dT) in the temperature range selected. At higher temperatures the liquid crystal "clears" and light scattering capacity diminishes. Clearing should be avoided, as it results in a disorientation of the molecular stacks responsible for light scattering, and reorientation may result in decalibration of the probe. The curve shown in FIG. 3 represents the reflectance characteristics using red light. The optimum scattering response occurs in the 25�-35� range for room applications and in the 35�-45� range for animal testing. However results depend on the specific type of liquid crystal used.
Turning now to FIG. 4, an electrical circuit is diagrammatically shown which can be used as equipment center 36. Center 36 includes a clock generator 70 which produces a series of clock pulses on output line 72. The clock pulses are fed to a sample pulse generator 74 and a light pulse generator 76. Output 78 of light pulse generator 76 is conducted to a driver circuit 80 which drives LED 32. Output 82 from sample pulse generators 74 is fed to a sample and hold circuit 84 where is held for comparison with incoming signals on line 40 from phototransistor 38. The incoming signals are first conducted to an amplifier circuit consisting of amplifier 86 and associated resistor 88. After reduction of any transients by capacitor 90 the signal on line 92 is compared by circuit 84 to the sample pulse on line 82 and any resulting error signal is conducted via line 94 to operational amplifier 96. Operational amplifier 96 converts the signal into usable data and feeds it via line 98 to a digital circuit 100 where a temperature reading is displayed.
Examining the operation of the circuit in conjunction with the temperature probe, clock pulse generator 70 (FIG. 4) sets the frequency of the pulse and feeds it via line 72 to light pulse generators 76 where it is further shaped and conducted via line 78 to the LED driver 80. The driver output on line 34 in the form of a pulse is conducted to LED 32 (FIG. 1) which generates a light of known amplitude and phase. The light signal is conducted through optic fibers 44, within bundle 42, to the tip 46. This light is directed toward liquid crystal 52, having known characteristics, and reflected back to optic fibers 48 (FIG. 2). Since the absolute reflectance of the liquid crystal 52 will change in proportion to the temperature, the amount of reflected light conducted by optic fibers 48 is also porportional to temperature. The light is further conducted by optic fibers 48 to transistor 38 where it is converted into an electric signal and fed via line 40 to amplifier 86 (FIG. 4). After the signal is amplified it is compared to the transmitted signal by the sample and hold circuit 84 and an error signal is transmitted by way of line 94 to operational amplifier 96. By knowing the parameters of the transmitted pulse and the characteristics of the liquid crystal, the operational amplifier can convert the error signal into a representation of temperature and conduct it via line 98 to a digital readout and display 100.
Thus there has been described a temperature probe which permits measurement of temperature differences in biological tissue during exposure of the tissue to microwaves. The probe permits accurate readings of the temperature of biological tissue, an art which has until now been severely restricted by the use of temperature measurement devices which perturbed and disrupted the microwave fields.
Obviously, many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.
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Myrtle Beach Restaurants Easter Dinner 2013: Coastal Grill
Thursday, March 7, 2013, Myrtle Beach – Coastal Grill, which is open to the public and located oceanfront inside the Embassy Suites Hotel, has a lavish Easter Sunday Brunch planned.
The buffet will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the price is $34 ages 13 and older; $27 seniors; and $19 ages 4-12.
The spread includes:
Salad Station
Baby Greens Choice of Dressing
Marinated Artichoke Hearts, Thai Basil
Cucumber, Bermuda Onion, Feta Cheese, Lemon Vinaigrette
Granny Smith Apples, Blood Oranges, Celery, Candied Walnuts
Heirloom Tomato, Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella Salad
Grilled Potato & Mushroom Salad, Chive Dressing
Cheese & Bread Station
Imported & Domestic Cheeses
Bread & Cracker Display
Fresh Baked Muffins & Danish
Seafood Station
Local Peel & Eat Shrimp
Made to Order Sushi & Sashimi
Calamari Salad
Made to Order Virgin Bloody Mary
Carving Station
Roast Prime Rib, Au Jus
Twice Baked Yukon Gold Potatoes
Apple wood Smoked Ham & Bourbon Glaze
Half Mashed Red Jewel Sweet Potatoes
Roast Leg of Lamb, Mint Jus
Eggs Benedict Florentine & Brie Cheese
Cheese Blintz, Wild Berry Ragout
Hickory Smoked Bacon, Chicken Apple Sausage, Hand Pressed Sausage
Seared Scallops & Geechi Boy Grits
Tanglewood Farms Sautéed Chicken Breast & Tomato Mushroom Salsa
Char-Grilled Salmon, Lemon Herb Caper Sauce
Vegetarian Polenta & Portobello Mushroom Lasagna, Roma Tomato Salsa
Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
Dessert Station
Strawberry Shortcake, Mango Tarts
Grasshopper Cake, Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake
Easter Coconut Cake, Jell-O
Death by Red Velvet Cake
Chocolate Tiramisu, Assorted Chocolate Truffles
Made to Order Brownie Sundae, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Warm Caramel & Chocolate Sauce
Embassy Suites is at 9800 Queensway Blvd. in Myrtle Beach, and the number to call for reservations is (843) 497-4520.


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Name: Ganga Bahadur Thapa
Date of Birth: 02/12
Place of Birth: Shayngja, Nepal
Currently: Freelance Musician
Music Portfolio: (Ganga Thapa is a popular Nepalese musician who has been based in London just over 4 years. He started playing at the age of 15 and his main instruments include classical and electric guitar, sarod and he also sings. After gaining BA degree in music from the Kathmandu University of Nepal.
To broaden his interest and experience in global world music, he moved to London and gained his second degree at the School of Oriental & African Studies, University Of London, in Ethnomusicology (Study of World music).
He will soon be recording an album of original sarod instrumentals as an acknowledgement to his renowned teacher and performer Suresh Bajaracharya.
Ganga's academic and teaching background combined with his practical experiences places him at the forefront of the Nepalese and global community.
Ganga has performed at many prestigious events including,
Graduation ceremony, IOE, University of London
Brunei gallery, SOAS, London
Indian Classical Programmed, UCL, University of London
South Kerala Festival, South Bank, London. .
India my Love music festival, Gill Ingham, Dorset
Classical Programmed, Boleyn Cinema Hall, London
Welcome Pandit Ronu Majundar(,Flute Maestro), Passing Cloud, London
Himalayan Festival, Rich mix, London, (2009)
Beyond Border, World Music, Hootananny, London
Experience the Magic Of Nepal", Nepali Street festival, Spitalfields Market, London
Holiday inn, kings cross, London.
Current Activities or Project:
A. Sangeet Sutra band: Sangeet Sutra is a London-based traditional instrumental ensemble band.
Sangeet sutra is all about bringing together melodies of Nepalese root music and instrument with new and unique sound.
B. Yak Attack; As Guitarist ,composer,Vox: Genre: Afro Asian Funk Music
C: CHORUS: We are a band from london who provides backup music for artists based within and outside london/the capital. Act as Guitarist, Vox
D. Sarod; North Indian Classical Music,
E: Bollywood Project: Guitarist
Interests: playing music, watching documentary,
Your Musical Influence: (Amjod ali khan, Santana, Eric Clapton, Eric Johnson, Ali farka toure, Mali music)
The Instrument I Play: (Classical Guitar, Sarod, North Indian Vocal)
Favourite Music Composer: Frederic Chopin, Amjod ali khan, Gopal Youzon
All Time Hated Song: I love every song
If You Have Given Chance You Would Love To Perform: (Amjod Ali khan, Eric Clapton)
Your Dream Collaboration: (The Artist With Whom You Would Like To Work With In Future)
Favourite Actor/Actress: Cast Away, Kung Fu panda
Favourite Food: Any vegetarian Food
Favourite Hangout Place: Home
Favourite Time Pass: Watching Movie
Future Projects: I will be recording an album of original sarod instrumentals as an acknowledgement to his renowned teacher and performer Suresh Bajaracharya.


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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2000 If you were to visit U.S. troops in the world's hot spots -- Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor and others -- chances are, you'll meet members of the reserve components. Guardsmen and reservists are increasingly mobilizing for missions only active duty troops did a decade ago.
But calling up the reserves is different from ordering an active duty unit for deployment. And what works for active duty families' readiness may not work for reservists.
"The 'missioning' of the reserve components has changed dramatically, yet we really hadn't focused on how their operations tempo was impacting on members' families," said Charles Cragin, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs.
DoD studied the problems of family readiness and issued the "National Guard and Reserve Family Readiness Strategic Plan: 2000-2005."
"This is a plan designed to lay down some goals and objectives for the next five years on how we can foster a better program of family readiness within the reserve components," said Cragin.
"Frankly, we hadn't been doing as good a job as we should within the reserve components," he said.
The reserve plan is a result of a partnership of Cragin's office and the DoD offices of family policy and of personnel support, families and education. Representatives from these offices and other DoD "communities" considered the plan at a September 1999 conference here.
The meeting brought together enlisted and officer members, spouses, representatives from the American Red Cross and the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and family support personnel from throughout the services.
The strategic plan supports four major goals. First, it supports mission readiness through reserve component family readiness.
"Men and women in the reserves have a full-time civilian job, and then they also have a full-time commitment to America in the Guard or reserves," he said. "So the more time they spend in the reserves, the less time they spend with their families."
Taking care of reserve component family members, therefore, is an important readiness issue, and the family readiness plan is more than "nice-to-have," Cragin said. "It has long been said that you recruit the member, but retain the family," he said.
The second goal is to develop family readiness programs and services that improve quality of life and support reserve component recruiting and retention.
The third goal is to provide reserve component service members equitable and accessible benefits and entitlements. "In quality of life issues for family members, we wanted to look at equity of benefits and entitlements of active and reserve component members' families," Cragin said. "That doesn't mean parity, but equity based on what everybody is doing as part of the total force."
The fourth, and possibly most difficult, is to standardize the readiness programs across the services and within the services to ensure their families are seamlessly integrated into the total force. One of the plan recommendations to this end is to establish a DoD-level family readiness office. But this effort still recognizes there are differences between the active and reserve components, however.
"I think what we've tried to do is ... accommodate those differences," Cragin said. "For example, the families of members of the Guard and reserves live in just about every community in America. They're not necessarily linked to a military base or facility. We have to recognize that.
"You can have a member of an air refueling wing in Selfridge, Mich., called up for Kosovo, but his spouse lives three states away," he continued. "And that is not unique. We have to recognize those sorts of disparities and make accommodation for them."
The strategic plan will be printed soon, but is available now online at http://dod.mil/ra/documents/familyStratpln.pdf.
Cragin's office is also releasing a reserve component family member benefits guide, which is available online at http://dod.mil/ra/documents/family/benefits.pdf. [link no longer available]


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Williamson's 16 strikeouts vs. Ohio set school record
HUNTINGTON -- Marshall University senior Andi Williamson had a record-setting pitching performance Wednesday in a softball doubleheader sweep at Ohio University.
Marshall (28-17) won the games, 4-0 and 3-2.
Williamson struck out 16 hitters in game one, surpassing the school record of 14 she set March 31, 2012, against Quinnipiac.
She struck out 12 in game two and her total of 300 for the season is a school record. Sara Gulla was the previous record holder with 270.
Williamson also set a Thundering Herd mark with her 26th victory of the season. She set the record with 25 in the 2012 season.
Marshall is idle until an April 27 doubleheader at UAB.
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Solar Powered iPad Charging Case
February 27th 2013 18:48
The KudoCase is a solar powered charger for iPads and enabling the users to keep their smart gadgets going when there is no electricity available. The charging case features solar panels that stores sun energy to fuel the iPad.
The durable and protective charging cover can also be used as a stand allowing users to have a perfect angle for viewing their favourite videos.
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The Black Lions Home Page
// March 27th, 2009 // Uncategorized
So there it is. The FWG on the Black Lions home page. Our first game is Saturday. I can't wait. Should be simply amazing. I have loved every experience so far here in Austria, the people, the football, the food. All of it has been great, and now the first game of the season. This should be an adventure.
Some Final Thoughts:
UConn dominates Purdue….my brother-in-law (and Purdue alum) is about to get a series of harassing "Skype-Calls"
I have taken to purchasing "mystery meat" from the butcher. It's no mystery to everyone else in the German speaking world, but I really don't know what these words mean. Except for Puten. I know Puten. Turkey.
The FWG is considering chronicling his potential weight loss and body transformation. Please post in the comment section if you think this would be a good idea.
Recently I have gotten some interesting "fan" mail. It's good to know that this site has moved beyond just friends and family commenting. I love to hear from you, good-bad-ugly-pissed-whatever. Let me know what you think. email@example.com
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think it will be an good idea to post the chronicle
from a fellow Fat White Guy, I would be devastated if you start losing weight. DEVASTATED.
Black Lions victory on Saturday! (let's hope the Danube Dragons don't have any Puff-like 'magic')
Chronicling weight loss in your blog is a good idea. Accountability will keep the 'good rob'/'bad rob' voices in check. The difficulty will lie in the fact that your body has been trained to mega-calorie. Make it a lifestyle choice while you are young and you will reap the benefits longterm!
I always had you pegged for a Huhn man (chicken) based on your envy of Tyler Florence.
If you go for it, I recommend mostly Huhn and Fisch–both skinless. Roasted/grilled/broiled is best with ample servings of fruits and veggies, daily exercise and NO sugar.
Just opinionating as a former FWG.
You Suck… Hill Billy
What's up man? I'll be at the game on Saturday and F that losing weight shit. Then you wouldn't be the FWG. I bet you really do love that mystery meat…not in a straight way, but a gay one.
Werde ein Black Lion!!
That is incredibly impressive that your experience is '0′ and yet somehow they Black Lions wanted you to come play for them. Just another example of UConn football getting no respect…
And chronicling your weight loss may sound like a good idea, but really what are we going to hear? I have already lost ten/fifteen pounds because I don't work out near as intensely as I did in college, I walk a ton more due to being in Europe, and die Winerschnitzel is delicious but makes me feel so fat (sob)? And for those who are worried that you will no longer be a fat white guy - it's a lifetime membership, no matter how much you weigh.
Running tally of weight loss and clothing articles that no longer fit may be a better option.
Best of luck on Saturday.
weight loss??? I'd like to see a chronicle of potential weight gain. Like a "biggest gainer" competition.
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Goodfather Sauce
We're gonna talk about this:
I've made both, made a hybrid or three, and tomorrow night will launch off into new experimentation — using bison or ostrich, using a different pasta, switching up the cooking times. Whatever hits me as I'm at the supermarket.
For the record, to my taste, the Godfather sauce was better, save for it being overly sweet. My later tests and hybrids ditched Clemenza's sugar, and it worked out very nicely.
That being said, Vinnie's addition of some onions ain't bad, but he uses too many onions. (I used one Vidalia. It was enough!)
The biggest issue, if you can dig it, is whether to brown the meatballs and sausage or cook them in the sauce. People get derpy over this. SRSLY. (My mom is adamant that you have to brown the meat before it goes into the sauce. She yelled at me when I told her about the preliminary Goodfellas experiment. Out of character, to say the least!)
I've tried both separately, and together (in the hybrids).
I gotta come down on the Godfather side here: brown your meat.
And de-glaze, for Jebus Haploid Christ's sake! Preferably with a decent red wine; don't [just] splash it in like Clemenza does. Put the de-glazing fluid and yummy bits right into the sauce. (Me, I'd use a decent but affordable Chianti or Merlot, but pick what's best for you.)
It makes a huge difference in the umami flavor.
Lastly, pasta choice: Don't use delicate pasta for this — no angel hair, even no linguine or spaghetti. (Screw Coppola on this point.)
Go with bowties, fettuccine, cavatappi, rigatoni, penne… You want a solid pasta for this sauce; otherwise, when the sauce overwhelms the pasta, you have stew.
Later discoveries….
If you use bison and/or ostrich (or venison), you need to add pork. Full stop. Equivalent proportion. You might also want to dump in a tsp of your favored flavor of vinegar per pound; just enough to work on the protein and add a hint of flavor, but without pickling it. Then there's the egg and the breadcrumbs (see below).
If you're doing meatballs, whatever meat, do meatballs. That means egg and breadcrumbs and browning. The lump ground meats I dropped into sauce for the Goodfellas experiment were only ehn, while the browned/egged/breadcrumbed meatballs from the Godfather recipe were awesome. IMAO.
Sausage, I think you have more flexibility on. Cook in the sauce (in pieces) or cook whole separately, then cut them and dump them in the sauce.
Fettuccine is the best pasta for this after cavatappi, IMAO.
The Goodfellas' focus on finely sliced/chopped garlic (and proper cuts of meats) is well-noted; take heed! (But there are easier ways for garlic than shaving a bulb with a razor blade.) Commercially diced garlic in a jar is fine for this, if you don't do it yourself (but try to do it yourself!).
Also, you're gonna want a Tbsp or two of butter and a dollop of heavy cream to finish the sauce/gravy. Right before the end of cooking. Like 5 minutes or less. (Sounds weird, but it works, and neither movie mentions it.) If you like melty cheese, this would be a time to throw in a handful or two.(I'm agnostic on the cheese; I prefer mine added on top of a completed dish, rather than in the sauce, but that's just me.)
A drizzle of Extra Virgin Olive oil over the pasta *before* you put the sauce on it, is a recommendation (from Italian chefs; as a overly-naturalized Italian-American mutt cook, I say screw that!). Save the EVOO and the pepper for the bread and the salad, or for non-gravy dishes. If you must, a light EVOO drizzle over the sauced pasta won't hurt anything , as long as it's LIGHT!
Maybe, if you want to be risque, drizzle EVOO over lightly when the sauce is done and ladled over the pasta and meat. (Hipster.)
(Now, in return, I need more Italian seafood and seafood/pasta recipes. I have a "functional" puttanesca recipe, but last time I tried it, it tasted terrible. Advice?)


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how well the disguises work (is there real identity here?)
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Golden River is the best Dim Sum in SF. Try the shrimp with parsely, shanghi dumpling and sui mi. The owner Henry is so helpful and makes you feel very welcome. Forget Ton Kiang next door...over priced and snooty.
Posted by tmalyu on 10/30/2007
We visited SF this summer and attended this restaurant by mistake. Being big fans of dim sum cuisine we researched the internet a lot in attempt to find THE BEST place in SF. Our goal was to visit Ton Kiang, which is next door to Golden River, but for some reason we didn't pay attention on the name and thought we have got to the right place. And OH, BOY! What a RIGHT place it was! The service was great, the dim sums were just melting in our mouths, leaving amazing taste of fresh and delicious ingredients, the tea was not watery, like in some other places, but strong and aromatic. But what we liked the most is absence of the carts. You order from their photo-menu instead of guessing if this cart of that one will have your favorites, or watching somebody else to take the last portion of your favorite dish, which makes you to wait for ever for another opportunity. We just HATE this way of serving! BTW later we still visited Ton Kiang thinking that might be we missed even better experience. NOPE! We missed nothing but the things we dislike in dim sum places + much higher prices. So if you are looking for great dim sum experience it's hard for us to imagine any better place then Golden River restaurant. Thank you Golden River for such a memorable experience. We wish to have you in Baltimore MD area. It would save us some money for a trip to SF : ).
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This restaurant is awesome. They have everything you could ever ask for. Great dim sum and service! They even have dim sum at night. The taste was indescribable. It was fantastic.


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There is something just magical about long term friends. People you have known 'forever', it seems. Not the 'relative family', friends, who are part of your life, for most of your life.
I am referring to the 'friend family', of friends, who are the network of friends you have made along the path of your life. I am so lucky to still have contact with friends I have had for 60 or so years.
Because I grew to adulthood in the same small town where I was born, I was lucky to have that continuity of friendships. Ties that were forged with such reinforcements, they have lasted throughout lifetimes. Differing career paths, living, circumstances. Children, travel, changing/moving residences, changes of country. All fall away, as we recall old jokes, old events, wonderful shared memories.
Oddly enough of all the friends made when I was very young, most of the marriages we made seem to have stood the test of time. It must say something about the times we grew up amidst, or the values we were taught.
I was priveledged yesterday, to spend a magic day with a friend I have known since before we both started school. I had met her husband once before, & she had met my husband 2 or 3 times before.
Here we are, in our first year of school in 1949.
J is on the left, in the front row of seated girls, & I am second from the right.
I can remember the name of almost every child in that photo, which seems incredible to me now. Another girl in that class was a playmate too, before school days, & she & I used to attend Sunday School together. I had not realised how many more boys there were. I love the boys braces!! The little knitted pullovers, that were the fashion then!
As we sat & reminisced, our husbands chatted quietly & most amicably. I wish they had had more time to spend, some time to stay with us. I was so thrilled to have even one day, to see my friend of so many years. She is, as she has always been, a lovely generous person with an absolute heart of pure gold. My brother remembers her with fondness too, as a person who was always lovely to everybody, & that is exactly how she is today.
I feel so lucky she is still a part of my life, even though it is mostly a distant -in miles- part.
It is so interesting to think how little she has changed in her fundamental personality. She still has the same wonderful sense of fun, & humour. She is still generous almost to a fault. She is still so warm!
I love the way these old friends & I speak the same language. We know exactly what we mean by a word, or a tone. It is like 'coming home' to spend time with such friends.
I think she might read my blog. I hope she does, as I can say the things I didn't say in person. It was one of life's true treats, to have her for a day.
I seem to be lost a little in the evolution of this quilt I am making for my Granddaughter. She was here to visit, & helped me choose the differing purples for the rounds on the blocks. She hasn't seen the green checks yet. I really like them, the colours are very good.
Friday, June 20
The Magic of Long Term Friends.
There is something just magical about long term friends. People you have known 'forever', it seems. Not the 'relative family', friends, who are part of your life, for most of your life.
Posted by meggie at 6/20/2008 04:28:00 p.m.
Labels: Old friends. memories, quilt bits, rain.
31 comments:
- Ruth said...
Yes, I know what you mean about comfortable long term family friends... so lovely.
Your grand daughter is a very lucky girl to have you as a grandma... what a beautiful quilt!
- 9:14 p.m.
- Joyce said...
Maybe you could do another round of the pinkish print, although since you have the cornerstones that colour it might not work. Maybe the first greenish border repeated?
- 9:44 p.m.
- Peggy said...
Love your writing about friends. It was lovely! The quilt is beautiful! Maybe use the color that is framing the center block to go around the checked? I love quilts just don't make them so not good at advice.
- 10:18 p.m.
- Fliss and Mike Adventures said...
Happened to stumble across your site... (I am an Aussie expat living in Florida)... gorgeous quilt... if only I could do that... hehe... I know what you mean when talking about friends... though my friend I thought I was going to be with forever (back in Australia) was told by her B/F to not see me anymore (he was jealous) and it was worse then breaking up with a guy... suffice to say that was about 10 years ago... now, I have my hubby and he is my best friend for sure... take care
- 10:33 p.m.
- Stomper Girl said...
Your memory is so impressive.
- 11:05 p.m.
Good Grief , Meggie , I can remember many of the names of the children in that class photo too -- Although more surnames than first names -- having gone to school with many of their younger siblings quite a lot later !
Glad you enjoyed J's visit -- I can hear her laugh from all those years ago , even now !
- 12:58 a.m.
- Q said...
I so understand what you mean about long term friends. I am having lunch with a friend I have known for 50 years! I treasure her.
Happy Solstice.
- 1:33 a.m.
- Kitty said...
I have known my oldest friend since we were two. I was her bridesmaid, and whilst we don't see each other often, we each know the other is 'there'. I have known my closest friend since we were 5. You can't beat that 'history' can you? x
- 4:04 a.m.
- Working mum said...
Huge house, you are the owner. Do you find rooms you didn't know existed? If so, it means you have untapped potential! Do you have a secret desire to do something new?
- 5:48 a.m.
- Rosie said...
I do agree about the value of long term old friends...I love them to pieces
- 6:06 a.m.
- Ali Honey said...
I too am lucky enough to have a few friends like that. Isn't it great being able to say remember the day we did........... and they know instantly what happened and where you were.
Cute school photo - I could pick you out without you saying which you were.
How does a border in the pale purple / mauve look? That's what I'd try first.
- 8:35 a.m.
- jellyhead said...
Oh yes, old friends are treasures beyond compare. It's lovely that your friendship with J continues to thrive despite the miles between you.
I hope she reads your blog, too, because it is a real delight.
- 9:11 a.m.
- ancient one said...
I loved working mum's interpertation of your house dreams... she was discribing mine with the rooms I didn't know I had...isn't if funny what we dream sometimes..
Your quilt is going to be so pretty and GD will love it.
- 1:32 p.m.
- meggie said...
I was amused about the house dream as I do find hidden rooms- even little flatlets!- almost nightly! Each time I have these dreams there seems to be a different house, but they are all very large, & all filled with friends & family! At least I wake feeling happy!
Last night's dream included a talking Parrot & a beautiful dog!
- 2:19 p.m.
- bluemountainsmary said...
I have to confess to being envious - most of my oldest friends only go back to University days - which is special to me of course but to go back to when you were 5. Wow!
- 6:14 p.m.
- Reluctant Blogger said...
in a way I envy people who do have these long term friendships. I don't have any really. My oldest friend is someone I met at the age of 17 ie 25 years ago - and yes, being with her feels easy, no need to explain much.
I think I have changed so much since my school days, and moved away as soon as I was 18, that I can't see I would have anything in common with any school friends now. I don't actually regret that at all. I'm glad that I changed. And I would actually rather leave those times behind. But that's just me and probably a result of all sorts of stuff that happened at that time.
- 2:40 a.m.
- Jeanne said...
What a nice old photo! I enjoy seeing the young you!
I have some old ones like that tucked away, too. I went to the same school from kindergarten through 8th grade, so NINE YEARS with the same group of classmates. I wonder if I could still name them?
Jeanne :)
- 3:59 a.m.
- Molly said...
I have a picture just like that one and can remember all the names! Your quilt is lovely---reminiscent of Ali's current one.
- 4:08 a.m.
- jovaliquilts said...
It's great to have friends from your childhood! I moved constantly growing up and so don't really have friends from my youth. Recently, however, I reconnected with my best friend from the 6th grade and it turns out we are both quilters! Makes me happy. :) I'm so glad you have ties to your past.
- 4:17 a.m.
- Pam said...
My mother, now in her 8o's,re-connected with her best friend from primary school days. They hadn't seen each other in all that time and are now having the best time ever, although "Bubbles" prefers to be "Betty" these days.They go to the city together, cook for each other, and go with each other to medical appointments. I think it is wonderful as each found heading into their 80's quite depressing beforehand,particularly as my dad can be a bit callenging.Old friends are important for our well-being, and I found the biggest gaps in mine when I shifted with my husband interstate a few years ago, and didn't know anyone.We are back here now again with old friends,and much happier.
- 8:38 a.m.
- Jorja's Nanna said...
Hi Meggie,
The Bronwyn Hayes squares I would use the pale purple next. In fact have you tried a 'flip-flop'? Email me for instructions if you don't know what I'm talking about.
Love the scrap quilts of your 17th June post. You don't give yourself enough credit for your work. You do a really great job.
I am lucky to have an old friend here in Australia, we went to school in England together and have been friends for 46 years. Never had a falling out or cross word. It a great feeling knowing you have someone who understands you completely especially in a 'foreign' country. We have the same hobbies and often do quilt workshops together. We always work as a team and help each other along the way. People are amazed at the way we are together. Just like twins really. Each of us knows instinctively what the other one is going to do next or where help is needed.
- 9:47 a.m.
- Jonah K. Haslap said...
We can't choose our families, for better or worse, at least not the ones we're born into. Our friends, though, are only in our lives because we choose them to be. I can't think of a greater testimony to their importance in our lives.
- 1:21 p.m.
- Fairlie said...
The great thing about long-term friends is that shared history - the fact you don't need to explain something from the past that affects today, they just get it too.
- 2:47 p.m.
- fifi said...
I felt like digging out my old kindy photo and trying to identify everybody! you must have a great memory.
Nice to have that friend.
- 6:30 p.m.
- Lucy said...
I love the way all the little girls' legs are crossed at the ankle, except one!
I can remember quite alot of names from early days at school, but there were no group photos that I remember.
- 9:52 p.m.
- Christine Thresh said...
I have lots of dreams about houses that I own (huge ones). I find hidden rooms. I love these dreams and feel happy in the morning. I like the idea presented by a commenter that these rooms are hidden possibilities.
- 1:10 a.m.
- julieQ said...
"Old friends are the best." I am so glad you had a magic day with one of yours.
- 11:06 a.m.
- anne bebbington said...
There's something very special about longstanding friends who just know all your history so you don't have to explain the background behind everything - comfortable like a favourite pair of slippers or a comfy cardigan. Love the stitchery - I'd go with the mid purple you already have in there or something similar, not too light
- 5:41 p.m.
- Dawn said...
Thank you for that beautiful musing on forever friends! And your quilt blocks are so beautiful--the purple is so vivid. And I must apologize--Ugh!...I had a glitch in my blog comment section. Please, please come back if you weren't able to visit!
- 4:19 a.m.
- Thimbleanna said...
Oh Meggie -- that picture is just adorable. And look at you, sitting up tall and with that wonderful big smile -- what a cutie! Isn't it amazing how we can pick up with old friends, even after decades of not seeing each other and start talking just like no time has passed. Love your quilt too, although I don't have any suggestions. I'm one of those people that just has to try a bunch of different options and see which one I like best.
- 5:15 a.m.
- Tanya Brown said...
Beautiful. It says much good about you that you nurture these relationships and keep them alive.
- 1:20 a.m.


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This past summer, I noticed a lonely bottle of Double Mountain's winter seasonal sitting unrefrigerated at a place where sometimes the stock doesn't rotate as quickly as you'd like. I bought it on a lark, partly to say I did, partly to complain about how seasonals are creeping earlier and earlier in the year (Deschutes actually released this year's Jubleale less than two months after I bought the Fa La La La La), and partly to set up this brilliant blog post about a vertical.
So Friday night at a neighborhood gathering, we did an informal vertical tasting of the 2013 Fa La La La La versus the 2014 Fa La La La La (I think the 2013 one is the fuzzier bottle in the picture).
First impressions of the 2013 Fa La La La La were good: oh yeah, that's the piney bruiser we were looking for. But then we tasted the fresh article from 2014, and there was simply no comparison -- the fresh bottle was approximately 100 times better than the old one. It had the same piney bitterness, but far more floral hop aroma and a much more pleasing flavor. Highly recommended this year.
Now, perhaps the old bottle would have held up better if it had been stored properly for the past year (it did spend 5 months in my refrigerator). But why risk it? Drink it fresh.
Hey, did Double Mountain stop re-filling their bottles? It was a noble idea, but I notice the deposit on them is only 5 cents these days, and the newer labels don't mention re-filling.
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Monday, September 29, 2014
Portland Beer Price Index: Autumn 2014
Are you surprised to hear the price of beer is going up? The Portland Beer Price Index isn't. Here are the numbers I gathered around Portland on the equinox:
- 6-packs: $9.69, up 3 cents
- 22-ounce bombers: $5.58, down 4 cents
- 6-packs (sale price): $8.97, up 6 cents
- 22-ounce bombers (sale price): $5.21, down 2 cents
- 16 oz. draft: $4.64 up 3 cents
- 16 oz. draft (happy hour): $3.85, up 6 cents
Everything else is going up in price. $9 seems like a lot for a six-pack. I feel like I'm usually finding something I can stand under $8 (and a couple lucky $6 finds recently). But these are just the averages of a fixed set of Oregon beers.
Speaking of which, since Laurelwood Red is now a six-pack beer and no longer in bombers (hooray!), I replaced that bomber with Base Camp In-Tents IPL. (That change would also have changed last quarter's numbers, so the up/down numbers above are apples-to-apples as if Base Camp was in last time.) The only hiccup there is that QFC doesn't carry Base Camp right now, but it's a pretty popular supermarket beer these days so I hope they will figure it out pretty soon. Consult the PBPI configuration page for more information on the makeup of the index. See you in three months.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
New Breweries in Bellingham
A couple weeks ago we took a family vacation to Lake Whatcom outside of Bellingham, Washington. Beautiful quiet setting, clean water, and easy access to a cute little burg that the Urban Beer Hiker refers to as "Little Portland". (Click that link, by the way, it will do you good.)
I've always liked Bellingham, and Boundary Bay Brewery has always been there as a reliable place for a good beer. My lifestyle has become so sedentary that I hadn't visited the town since before the widely-acclaimed lager-centric Chuckanut Brewery opened there 6 years ago. So I knew I'd get some beer tourism done during our week at the lake.
What I didn't expect was to find that the two established breweries have recently been joined by some very talented upstarts. In fact, the beer was much more exciting at the new places than the old ones. Once-beloved Boundary Bay now seems overcrowded and overpriced, with indifferent beers -- I had a cask Pale Ale that was so tired it made everyone at the table yawn. A quick stop at Chuckanut found them with only 3 of their beers on tap: German Pils, Czech Pils, and IPA. They were decent enough, but as a tourist I was hoping for some special hometown magic. Maybe it's one of the hazards of focusing on long-gestation lagers.
Enough grousing, let's talk about what was exciting in Bellingham. Top pick: Kulshan Brewing, which opened in 2012. Very solid lineup, and they do an especially nice job with lower-alcohol ales: Full 90 Session Ale and Dude Man Wheat had tons of flavor and clocked in below 5%. Good Ol' Boy Pale and Transporter were good choices below 5.5%. If you want something stronger, their flagship Bastard Kat IPA is right on the money for a West Coast IPA. The one blemish on our visit was the Double IPA (forgot the name), which tasted too solventy to me, though my wife didn't mind it.
Kulshan doesn't serve food, but they have a very spacious tasting room and patio, with a food cart parked out front, or you can bring your own food (the barbecue cart was pretty lame, in our opinion, and we were really hungry that day). Minors are allowed (in fact, they're allowed at all the pubs and tasting rooms in this post).
Another surprising find was Wander Brewing, whose decor and repertoire reminded me a lot of Portland's Base Camp (a place I like more and more with each visit, by the way). Heck, even their chalkboard reminded me of Base Camp. I really enjoyed a couple of their rye beers -- a roggenbier and a rye IPA. And when the vacation ended and it was time to select a souvenir beer to fill my growler with, I didn't hesitate to fill up with Wander's Coffee Baltic Porter. Definitely a nice touch of java in there, but it's the thick, rich, stouty goodness that keeps you sipping on it.
Wander just opened this year, and they're located in what looks like an old shipbuilding warehouse with really high ceilings. The tasting room blends right into the brewery, with lots of hip reclaimed wood used in the furnishings. The tables have some weird sloping surfaces, so careful where you set that glass. There's a food cart outside one of the garage doors -- a different cart every day (cool idea).
Another Bellingham brewery that just opened in 2014 is Aslan Brewing. Hold onto your hats, this one is an actual brewpub serving food from their own kitchen, including a passable waffle-fry poutine. The beer was all right here -- not as inspiring as Kulshan or Wander, but I would rate Aslan's beer, food, and atomsphere higher than Boundary Bay's based on our single visit to each this summer. One very cool offering: DNA -- Don's Non-Alcoholic Beer. I have always hoped to see some microbrewers to try their hands at N/A beers, so big ups to Aslan for actually taking the plunge. It was a dark, rich brew -- you can see it in the tall schooner behind the taster tray in the top photo -- that had that malt-o-meal flavor you get from Malta drinks, but not as intense. It wasn't so wonderful that I would drink it every day, but I might have one occasionally.
Finally, there is a fairly new brewery (2013? 2012?) called Menace Brewing, just outside of Bellingham in Ferndale. We didn't make it out there, but they have a pub in Bellingham called The Local which serves a few Menace brews and others from around the area. We popped in to The Local (love the name) on a Saturday afternoon, and got some of the weirdest service ever. I hope it was just a bad day, but the icing on the cake was when we were leaving, trying to say a goodbye to our waitress, who steadfastly refused to look up from some small task like napkin sorting to meet our eyes. After standing there awkwardly for a few seconds, a grumpy bartender nearby finally gave a wordless wave and a grunt -- but it was kind of a back of the hand wave, more like "shoo" than "see ya".
Anyway, let's hope that was a fluke. The couple Menace beers we tried -- a stout and an IPA -- were all right, nothing wrong with them. The food at The Local had highs and lows -- we had a wonderful mixed-green salad, and the grown-up mac-and-cheese was decadent and fantastic. But the breakfast dishes were very lame -- flat bland waffles, flavorless home-fries, and something else I can't even remember.


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It's been almost 2 years since I started listening to jazz. The day I discovered Bill Evans's music was so special, I'll never forget it, a whole new world opened to me.
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#221629 - epicsauciness (11/20/2012) [-]
Getting the Halo 4 XBOX 360 bundle. What should I know about Halo 4. Are lots of people playing it? I mean it came out a mere week before Black Ops 2 so I don't assume there'll be many people playing it, plus I already know how it ends. So; how is it?
#221768 to #221629 - rafeky (11/20/2012) [-]
although it doesn't feel like a traditional halo game, it has a pretty good story that is definitely worth playing. also the multiplayer is alright. 7/10
#221753 to #221629 - Xaftz (11/20/2012) [-]
Like roliga said below, there's still a shit ton of people playing, so don't worry about it.
A lot of halo players don't like cod, and a lot of cod players don't like halo, so there will always be people.
A lot of halo players don't like cod, and a lot of cod players don't like halo, so there will always be people.
#221639 to #221629 - alexanderburns ONLINE (11/20/2012) [-]
#221643 to #221639 - epicsauciness (11/20/2012) [-]
Oh shit you're right. I'm really not going to enjoy Halo 4.... But I have nothing, my love.
#221636 to #221629 - roliga (11/20/2012) [-]
It's not like BO2 just swiped every Xbox owner into their realm of gaming, it still has a huge community and no trouble finding a game. Pretty good balanced multiplayer, Assault Rifle actually works now unlike other Halo games. Mantas's are overpowered but they're only on one level. Have fun with it and don't question the kill cams. They're literally off 90% of the time for whatever reason.
#221642 to #221636 - epicsauciness (11/20/2012) [-]
Awesome. I was scared that everyone'd be playing BO2. Thanks for the reassurance.
#221635 to #221629 - epicsauciness (11/20/2012) [-]
Also tell me about Forward Unto Dawn
#221644 to #221635 - Hypochef (11/20/2012) [-]
Its a mini series on youttube that you can watch for free, its a story that involves the Laskey character that helps the master chief out in Halo 4. Overall good acting and nice action sequences to come out for a mini series such as this, if you have an hour or two to watch it you might want to but not needed in order to play halo 4.
#221633 to #221629 - Hypochef (11/20/2012) [-]
Pretty good, although for multiplayer stick to BTB or Swat as those played with Solo queue are way easier then the standard slayer match. Beyond that don't underestimate the power of the AR in comparison to the others and just have fun with the game.
Also welcome to the club.
Also welcome to the club.
#221638 to #221633 - epicsauciness (11/20/2012) [-]
Thank you. I'll defs put that into consideration. So I heard single player campaign is co-op?
#221650 to #221638 - Hypochef (11/20/2012) [-]
Yep 4 person co-op with achievements to go with it, lots of fun with multiple people especially when you start dicking around. Granted the single player campaign is rather short at like eight missions, each only about an hour long with solo legendary run but still relatively fun to go through.


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Daily Kos Editor Says Global Warming Skeptics Should Commit Suicide
This is how the left treats those with whom they disagree, folks. Daily Kos contributing editor and Examiner.com writer Steven Andrew has suggested that anyone that disagrees with the globaloney of global warming should commit suicide in a "Soylent Green world."
In his examiner column headlined, "Studies Show Dramatic Decrease in Plankton," Andrew made what he called a "symbolic suggestion" that might "be in bad taste."
After railing that skeptic Steve Millroy "regularly carpet bombs newspaper editorial pages with climate change disinformation," Andrew then makes his "suggestion."
Right about here I'd like to insert a symbolic suggestion about how climate change skeptics might best serve their fellow man in the future Soylent Green world they're eagerly foisting on the rest of us. I'd like to, but the Examiner Overlords feel this would be in bad taste, no pun intended, so you'll have to use your imagination. In the words of Kent Brockman, I for one welcome our overlords …
For those not familiar with the the 1973 movie, Soylent Green, the film portrays a distopian future where elderly citizens commit assisted suicide and their bodies get turned into food for an over populated world. Andrew is clearly hoping that his ideological opponents kill themselves.
It has become typical of adherents of the religion of globaloney to want to burn heretics at the stake and Steven Andrew appears to want to be considered a high priest of the faith. It's a nouveau Spanish Inquisition fostered by the true believes of the enviro-left, folks, and they have You in their cross hairs.
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Anthony, they got the rules they initially wanted. Then they asked for even more. Surely even you see that as bs? And do you really think Gracie didn't train specifically for those rules too? Totally bullshit.
As for stalling, I love the fact that it sounds like Laimon scooted out and got back up instead of holding guard. Good for him (smart thing that I started doing after reading JohnnyS and Yrkoon's posts), that's not stalling, holding a guy in your guard until a certain time is.
This thread makes me very happy. I know everyone wants to bag on Marc, but we really need some more Rorion abuse.
I had forgotten that I wrote a lot of that stuff. LOL. I actually made myself laugh reading that quote where I said I secrety hoped Rorion started a tantrum, a riot breaks out, and he gets kicked in the throat repeadily so he has to talk out of one of those resonating boxes.


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Embarrassing Bodies
|This article reads like a review rather than an encyclopedic description of the subject. (July 2011)
|Embarrassing Bodies
Current opening title sequence introduced in 2010
|Presented by
|Pixie McKenna
Dawn Harper
Christian Jessen
James Russell
|Narrated by
|Ashley Jensen
|Country of origin
|United Kingdom
|Original language(s)
|No. of series
|Executive producer(s)
|Sarah Eglin
Steph Harris
Dan Jones
|Running time
|47 minutes (excluding advertisements)
|Original channel
|Channel 4
|Original release
|2007 – 2015
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Embarrassing Bodies (formerly Embarrassing Illnesses) is a British BAFTA-award winning reality medical television programme broadcast by Channel 4 and made by Maverick Television since 2007. In 2011, an hour-long live show was introduced, "Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic", which makes use of Skype technology. Various spin-offs have been produced in relation to the programme to target different patients, such as Embarrassing Fat Bodies and Embarrassing Teenage Bodies.
The main objective of the programme is to aid people who have a wide range of ailments that are "too embarrassing" to show to their doctor. The programme can also help viewers self-diagnose at home without attending a doctor's appointment. As well as showing patients' visits to the doctor, the possible effects of certain people's occupations, such as cyclists or football players, are also shown. The programme's success has attracted large numbers of people to its website.[1]
The programme is narrated by Ashley Jensen. Actor Nick Thomas-Webster and Big Brother 8 contestant Shabnam Paryani featured as patients in the first series.[2] Series 1 was named Embarrassing Illnesses, Series 2 was named Embarrassing Teenage Bodies, Series 3, 4 and 5 were named Embarrassing Bodies, and a one-off episode, "Embarrassing Old Bodies", was broadcast in January 2010. A new series, Embarrassing Bodies: Kids, was shown in April 2010. The sixth series of Embarrassing Bodies started on 28 January 2011.
Asim Shahmalak appeared on the show to talk about and demonstrate his hair transplant techniques.[citation needed]
EB has won two Bafta awards:[3]
- 2009 Award for Interactivity Online
- 2010 Award for Interactive Creative Contribution
EB was nominated for the 2013 National Television Award for Factual Entertainment.
Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic[edit]
In May 2011, a spin-off series, Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic (titled Diagnosis Live from the Clinic in pre-publicity and the first episode) launched, enabling viewers to appear via webcams and Skype. The programme was presented by Christian Jessen and Dawn Harper, with additional narration and reports from Pixie McKenna.[4] These episodes consist of approximately 47 minutes.
Embarrassing Bodies Down Under[edit]
In October 2013, an Australian version of the show was launched on LifeStyle You. The show's first series comprised eight episodes, which were hosted by doctors Ginni Mansberg, Brad McKay, and Sam Hay.[5][6] The show's layout is similar to its British counterpart and focuses on the health issues of various Australian citizens.[7]
Channel 4 aired a version of the series where Dawn Harper went to Thailand and provided information on how to stay healthy while abroad. Christopher Hooton of Metro said that it provided some "incredibly sensible tips on staying healthy while travelling".[8]
- ^ Kiss, Jemima (1 May 2008). "Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies heats up online". London: Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ Embarrassing Illnesses at the IMDb
- ^ http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=embarrassing+bodies
- ^ Jessen, Christian. "C4 to come Live from the Clinic in multiplatform consumer health show". Channel 4.com. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "Embarrassing Bodies Down Under recap: Full-frontal exposure". SMH. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "TV Picks: Super Fun Night, Keating: The Interviews, Embarrassing Bodies Down Under, Bundaberg Rum". News.com.au. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Local lifestyle shows score on Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Hooton, Christopher (12 March 2012). "Embarrassing Bodies ruined our dinner but improved our health". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 12 March 2012.