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Välkommen till Stockholm, Swedish home of a festival that has run for 15 years at the heart of the city centre. This is where a constellation of European astronauts, epic music under the stars and a live connection with the International Space Station will kick off today at the height of the Scandinavian summer.
Space is the theme of this year's Stockholm Culture Festival. Highlights of opening night include the world premiere of the multimedia experience 'Space Station Earth', as well as a live call with Luca Parmitano on the International Space Station and in-person appearances by ESA astronauts Tim Peake and Thomas Reiter.
This image was taken during the rehearsal of 'Space Station Earth', a new live experience featuring images shot by astronauts set to original music by composer Ilan Eshkeri and presented to the audience with the latest in audio-visual techniques. Get a taste of the show here.
Attendance is free, but if you cannot pass by Stockholm tonight you can follow the live call with Luca on the International Space Station at 20:10 CEST (18:10) via NASA Live.
The festival invites thousands to experience space through popular culture from 13 to 17 August. Art, music, films and science activities for all ages will take to the streets to satisfy the audience's curiosity about space.
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Hosepipe Ban SPATA Update: Latest Industry Update on Hosepipe ban
Water Conservation
SPATA (Swimming Pools and Allied Trades Association) has been advising members about proposed changes to the use of water when there are shortages in this Water Conservation factsheet. The UK Water Industry Research Ltd (UKWIR) has recently published materials for water companies on implementing water use restrictions to manage demand during times of drought.
The document relates to a couple of key areas :
1. Temporary bans on water use, as provided for in Section 76 of the Water Industry Act 1991, as amended by Section 36 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010;
2. The Water Use (Temporary Bans) Order 2010, which is a statutory instrument providing definitions of
words and phrases and certain exceptions to the categories of water use in Section 76 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (as amended by the FWMA 2010 and:
3. Ordinary drought orders as provided for in Sections 73 to 81 and Schedules 8 and 9 of the Water Resources Act 191 and detailed in the updated Drought Direction 2011. This Code of Practice applies to both England and Wales, while Scotland has the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011. The Code of Practice does not extend to Northern Ireland, but there is discussion about whether it will be used as industry best practice, so please be sure to check with your relevant Water Authority.
These water use restrictions were commonly known as "sprinkler or hose pipe bans" and "non essential use bans"; the 2010 legislation uses the term "temporary bans on water use".
Through this legislation, more activities that use water can be included and so there will be an impact on indoor and outdoor domestic swimming pools, but please note that Hot Tubs have not been included in this legislation. It is feasible that swim spas could be included as a type of swimming pool, although this view would need to be tested.
No longer will a drought order need to be applied for, to prevent the topping up of domestic pools by hose pipes, or fixed plumbing (but please note that hand held containers, such as buckets are permitted). Non domestic swimming pools, such as hotels and holiday pools are being included in restrictions when there is a
Drought Order.
From the Water Use (Temporary bans) Order 2010, the following are not to be treated as falling within the category of use in section 76(2)(e) of the Act – (1)
a) filling or maintaining a pool where necessary in the course of its construction;
b) filling or maintaining a pool using a hand-held container which is filled with water drawn directly from a tap;
c) filling or maintaining a pool that is designed, constructed or adapted for use in the course of a programme of medical treatment;
d) filling or maintaining a pool that is used for the purpose of decontaminating animals from infections or disease;
e) filling or maintaining a pool that is used in the course of a programme of veterinary treatment;
f) filling or maintaining a pool in which fish or other aquatic animals are being reared or kept in captivity.
(2) In that section, "domestic swimming or paddling pool" means a swimming or paddling pool, other than a pool that is being used for the purpose of a business, which is –
a) in a building, or part of a building, used principally as a dwelling; or
b) on any land or in any building that is used or enjoyed in connection with a building, or part of a building, mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)
It appears that there may be some flexibility for concessions where swimming pools are fitted with covers (as evaporation losses will be lower); pools fitted with approved water conservation or recycling systems, pools that are subject to significant repair and renovation.
The following ideas have been suggested by the SPATA Technical Committee to assist customers in keeping pools in operation during the period of a temporary ban on water use:
• Keep floating covers on the water surface whenever swimming has stopped to reduce evaporation (and cooling). We have estimated that evaporation will account for approximately 3mm per day; this equates to 220 litres based on a domestic pool measuring 40' by 20', with water depth from 3ft 6" to 7ft 6", or 12.2 m by 6.01 m with water from 1.01 m to 2.29m. The volume of such a pool is 121 cubic metres and the surface area is 73.3 square metres.
• Maintain lower pool water temperatures, to reduce evaporation and minimise the effect of algae etc.
• Water can be abstracted by companies from other areas and brought in by tanker to fill the pool. Costs for
receiving a tanker with 10m³ (or 10,000 litres) of water will vary depending upon the location, with more
remote sites potentially costing more than other areas. But prices are likely to be in the range of £400 – £550 + VAT.
• An option may be to hire a water bowser.
• Supply a cartridge filter to temporarily replace the sand filter, or in some instances it may be appropriate to use both.
• When replacing liners or doing repairs, re-cycle the water via a holding tank.
• Consider installing rainwater harvesting tanks, this may be even more relevant for a new build as the underwater tanks can be planned as part of the overall design. The water will need to be filtered and treated before being used in the pool.
• Reinforce the need to reduce the amount of water splashed out of the pool by users as this increases evaporation loss to the surround.
• Backwash in the normal manner for approximately 2 minutes fortnightly with an approximate water discharge of up to 1,000 litres.
• Under the Water Act 2003, it is currently legal for a land or house owner to drill a bore hole and extract up to 20,000 litres of water per day, without needing a licence. However, you do need to apply for Section 32 consent and the actual form (called WR 32) is available from the Environment Agency by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. There is no cost for the consent, but you may be asked to undertake a survey of the water features in your local area (such as other people that have boreholes) but you will be given advice by the Environment Agency.
Please note: although no abstraction licence is needed for less than 20m3/day of water, there may be other constraints, for example around planning, or common law rights of others who may be impacted, that should be investigated by anyone thinking of drilling a borehole.
SPATA advises its members to discuss other water saving options with distributors who may have other suggestions for how they can help your customers reduce water consumption and SPATA will be liaising with the relevant Government department (DEFRA) and also the Environment Agency to update this factsheet for members when it is aware of any changes.
SPATA reminds its members that no responsibility can be taken by SPATA, its employees or agents in respect of any errors or omissions from this factsheet.
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Welcome! Indie Author Excerpts is a feature allowing indie authors the chance to showcase one of their books and allows readers to find their next favorite story. Each week, an indie author gets to promote a 1-2 page excerpt of their book here at BookShelfery. This is a win-win for everyone! This feature was inspired in part by Indie Author Spotlight, a meme hosted by Beckie @ Bittersweet Enchantment and CYP @ A Bookalicious Story. Are you an author that would like to be featured in Indie Author Excerpts? If so, check out this page and fill out the form. [indie-author-excerpt] Accountants should not be so sexy. It all started at the office Christmas party, as many terrible hangovers do. My palms began to sweat at the sight of The Accountant walking in my direction. His shining eyes said, I wanna spread your sheet, his masterful gait said, Damn, I'm masterful, and his tantalizing smirk said, I've read the Kama Sutra—all the way through. 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It's personally very gratifying to finally see an original musical in movie form again after quite an incredible amount of time in between. I can't even remember the last one I've seen as a matter of fact, and it's a testament to the balls of its producers – who to my mind are part of 'the dreamers' the movie sings about.
- Why it shouldn't have gotten approved – I would think that a romantic musical of any sort would be hard to get a go ahead from a studio for two reasons: 1.) You can gather from media and a general negative air around the world that audiences are literal – or the types who would not appreciate or understand the idea of spontaneous choreographed dancing to music coming from nowhere. And 2.), The only worthwhile romantic movie idea would have to be the Nicholas Sparks types, because people like the idea of a macho loner guy building a yacht or an antique house by hand and doing heroic selfless acts all while secretly yearning for a spunky female lead.
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- The torn artist – Another faithful reproduction for me is the idea of an artist 'selling out'. While in this case you would not think it so bad – all artists have to sell out even a little bit to accommodate popular taste or even at least just do what the boss says – the attack on Sebastian's personal beliefs of what jazz should be vis a vis what actually sells is a strain, and I find myself thinking at times that in real life a guy like that would probably be a real asshole to deal with. This is the reason artists are sometimes declared as divas or, well, assholes because they are constantly frustrated at the compromises their art has to go through in the name of making some cash.
- And of course there's the jazz – To be honest, the music played here isn't even as deeply nuanced as some of the stuff the artists Sebastian follows really is. But at least it's a start. Jazz, in the form described in this movie, really is dying, and has been doing so a long time. However John Legend is wrong when he says it has to modernize. If anything, jazz must stay the same. It is the source of all modern music, and the source needs to be heard before adaptation from it. Anyway, that's for another post.
- Better singers though – If I have one gripe, and it's a small gripe, it's that I wish they were better singers. If you had ever heard a Barbra Streisand or Frank Sinatra (yes I'm going all out here) sing a theatrical song or better yet sing it within a play, you would not understand what I mean about a singer taking you out of your seat and taking you on a journey. The context of a great song heard in theater live, powered by an incredible voice is a combination that is beyond anything you will ever experience in entertainment. Ships sail to conquer other lands, romances live and die, continents are divided and mended on the strength of great music sung by great singers in great plays. At best the singing and dancing were only satisfactory – a far 2nd to their acting, which was terrific.


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Looking for somebody incarcerated at Rockville Correctional Facility? Rockville Correctional Facility is a correctional institution in the Indiana state prison system, which is part of the Indiana Department of Correction. This guide will tell you information about everything one might want to know about Rockville Correctional Facility,such as: Learn how to locate an inmate. Visitation policies and procedures. The address and phone number at Rockville Correctional Facility Mailing or sending money to an inmate. And everything else.
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|General Information
|Phone Number
|Inmate Search
|Visitation & Phone Calls
|Life In Prison
|Send Money to Inmate
|Photos & Video
|Family Resources
|Victim Resources
General Prison Information
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|Indiana Department of Correction
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|Warden Name:
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Contact Information
In this section is the mailing address and street address for Rockville Correctional Facility. Use the mailing address if you are mailing a letter or package to an inmate at Rockville Correctional Facility, and make sure to use the physical address if you want to know the location of the facility.
Mailing Address
Be sure to read over the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures heading further down on this page before you mail something to an inmate to make sure that you properly address it, and do the appropriate protocol for mailing a letter or package. If you don't follow the appropriate steps, it could not get to the inmate.
Rockville Correctional Facility
811 West 50 North
Rockville IN, 47872
Street Address / Prison Location
Rockville Correctional Facility
Rockville IN, 47872
Phone Number and Fax Number
Phone Number: (765) 569-3178
Fax Number:
Map and Directions
Use this address if you plan to visit a prisoner. Be sure to check the Inmate Visitation Schedule and Inmate Visitation Procedures headings on this page before you visit an inmate.
Rockville Correctional Facility
Rockville IN, 47872
Phone Number
(765) 569-3178
Rockville Correctional Facility inmates are able to make calls using:
- Calling Cards
- Collect Calls
- Dedicated Phone Line
- Prison Calling Plan
Fax Number
Rockville Correctional Facility prisoners don't have fax machines, so you won't get to send a fax to the inmate, but there might be times when it might be useful to know the fax number to Rockville Correctional Facility.
Email Address
The email address below is the main email for the prison. You can't contact prisoners using this email address. If you want to email a prisoner, check out the Inmate Email section on this page.
Inmate and Staff Statistics
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Inmate Email
To email a letter to an inmate at Rockville Correctional Facility you must use an exact process to make sure that the email is received by the prisoner.
Inmate Internet Access
State prisoners don't have access to the Internet.
Inmate Mail and Package Procedures
There are certain procedures that you must follow when mailing mail to a prisoner. If you don't then letter or package might be returned to you.
Before you send a package or letter, be sure to read the information below:
Mail Monitoring
Prison guards do open and read and inspect all incoming general mail. Received general mail is read as frequently as necessary to ensure security or monitor any problems regarding inmates.
How to Address a Letter to an Inmate
Here is the proper format for how you need to address a letter to an inmate at Rockville Correctional Facility:
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811 West 50 North
Rockville IN, 47872
Inmate Money
How to Send an Inmate Money
Friends, family, or other people can send funds to prisoner's accounts using the U.S. Postal Service and Western Union.
Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate's family and friends are able to send prisoners money by way of the mail and must send those funds to the address below and follow the rules shows below:
The money has to be in a money order that is made out to the inmate's full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. You should use a U.S. Postal Service money order, since all non-postal money orders that are processed through the National Lockbox will be held for a 15-day hold, and during this hold period the inmate will not get the money. The Bureau of Prisons will return to the sender funds that do not have correct prisoner information if the envelope you sent it in has an adequate return address. Personal checks and cash will not be deposited to the inmate's account so don't send cash or checks.
Inmate Locator
Inmate Search
To find other Indiana state prisons: Indiana State Prisons
Indiana Department of Correction Inmate Search
Inmate Visitation
- Visitation Schedule
- Visitation Rules
- Visitation Application
Inmate Visitation Schedule
The Visiting Center will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. six days a week.
The Visiting Center is closed on Wednesdays.
Inmate Visitor Procedures
Each prison has its own procedures for prisoner visitation and these rules change frequently. The procedures listed here could be changed when you are reading this, so be sure to also go to Rockville Correctional Facility's website to find the latest visitation procedures.
Visitation Sign-In and Check-In
The visitation officer will ensure each visitor signs the prison visitors log before they enter the prison and upon departure.
Identification Required
Picture identification of all visitors is required. Acceptable forms of id are Driver's License and Social Security Card; although, a state issued picture ID is acceptable.
For all of the things shown below, read the actual correctional facility website because this info is changed frequently:
- Visitation Rules
- Visitation Dress Code
- Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation
- Special Rules For Children, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits
Prison Records
Details about Rockville Correctional Facility records to be added later.
Such as:
- Inmate records
- Health records.
If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.
Death Row
Information about Rockville Correctional Facility death row coming.
If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.
Info about Indiana parole procedures will be posted ASAP.
For example:
- Parole hearings.
- Review boards.
- Who qualifies for parole.
If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.
More information about getting released from Rockville Correctional Facility coming.
Inmate Programs
Rockville Correctional Facility Inmate Programs
Prison Life
Section about prison life will be posted ASAP.
- Activities.
- Daily schedule and routine.
- Recreational facilities available.
- What's allowed, and what's not allowed.
- What the food is like.
- What to expect.
- Jobs and work release available.
If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.
Rockville Correctional Facility news will be posted ASAP.
A photo section to be added later.
For example, photos of:
- Cells at Rockville Correctional Facility
- The yard.
- What inmates wear at Rockville Correctional Facility.
If you have any photos of Rockville Correctional Facility that you would like to share, please contact us using the 'Contact' link at the bottom of the page.
Prison Jobs & Hiring
If so, click here: Rockville Correctional Facility Jobs
The official website: Rockville Correctional Facility Website
Victim Resources
Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.
Victim's Rights
The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:
- You have the right to protection from the accused.
- You have the right to notification.
- You have the right to attend proceedings.
- You have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
- You have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
- You have the right to restitution.
- You have the right to a speedy trial.
- You have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.
The definition of victim includes:
- Spouses and children of all victims.
- Parents and guardians of minor victims.
- Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
- Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.
There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.
Victim Notification
The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.
Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.
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Family Resources
More information about Rockville Correctional Facility inmate family resources to be added later.
A Rockville Correctional Facility history section coming soon.
Such as:
- Famous Rockville Correctional Facility inmates.
- Escapes and prison breaks.
- Executions.
If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.
Information About Other Indiana State Prisons: Indiana State Prisons
Rockville Correctional Facility Links
The official website: Rockville Correctional Facility Website
Rockville Correctional Facility Jobs
Rockville Correctional Facility Inmate Programs
Indiana Department of Correction Links
Indiana Department of Correction Main Website
Indiana Department of Correction Prison Directory
Indiana Department of Correction Prison Map
Indiana Department of Correction Prison Jobs
Indiana Department of Correction Prison Inmate Search
Indiana Department of Correction Most Wanted
Indiana Department of Correction Victim Services
Indiana Department of Correction Visitation Policies
Sending Money to a Indiana State Prison Inmate
JPay Services for Indiana State Prison Inmates
Sending Mail to Indiana State Prison Inmates
Sending Packages to Indiana State Prison Inmates
Indiana State Prison Inmate Phone Calls
Tell Your Story – Write a Review of Rockville Correctional Facility
Have you ever spent any time at Rockville Correctional Facility? Do you know anybody there? Have you ever been to visit an inmate at Rockville Correctional Facility?
If yes, then you should write your review about it. Write about your experience because others can find out what to expect.
Things you might want to include in your review:
- Facility conditions
- Facility and layout
- Staff and guards
- Prison food and commissary
- Visitation
- Inmates
- Prisoner safety
- Gang activity
- Inmate activities and programs
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If Medicare is good enough for our seniors, why isn't it good enough for everyone else? It's a program that works and, with the possible exception of some real right-wing anti-government types, is universally loved.
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There are a lot of Republicans and some Democrats out there screaming about no more big government programs, but most of us, it seems, love big government programs. I mean, who doesn't like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment insurance, the U.S. Post Office? These program may need a little modernizing, but they work.
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George S. McGovern, the former senator from South Dakota and the 1972 Democratic nominee for president, is a big proponent for expanding Medicare and lays out his argument in today's Washington Post.
At this point, it ain't going to happen. The political will doesn't exist. What we are going to get, if we get anything, is some watered-down version of health care reform that doesn't satisfy anyone. What a waste of time.
— Mike Moran
You are kidding about GIVING everybody Medicare coverage right? If you are serious than you obviously have never relied on payment from Medicare to feed your family. The utopian view that fraud and abuse would go away is one myth but the larger problem is uncureable, human nature. The inefficientcy of Gov't. is real. The old we will spend 900 billion to save a trillion theory. If it were not for the spirit that lives in the private sector this world would be light years away from the technology we currently enjoy. Stop kidding yourself. Socialism exists in two ways: It is applied by force or it is used in a country of homogeneous people with little cultural differences. The USA is neither.


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Amazon Workspaces in Full screen – Switching back to host desktop
Quick solution for the problem related to amazon workspaces in full-screen mode.
The only way to switch back to the host system, is to exit full screen – but this is a problem since all the application windows are resized and re positioned.
Unfortunately amazon does not have a fix for this from 2014 to 2018 – as far as I know.
Link: https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?messageID=566726
I usually have word open on my host machine, and since I didn't want to install visual studio or make a java application.. I decided to make a VBA macro.
The following VBA macro creates for me an Always On Top dialog (even on top of the full-screen dual monitor amazon workspaces).
Clicking the on the dialog causes me host start-menu to pop up, and I can access any of my running host applications or run new ones.
And this works without having to disconnect or leave my full screen mode.
The code follows:


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Friday, May 02, 2014
Three Holland Breweries Join Forces for American Craft Beer Week (May 12 - May 17)
New Holland Brewing Co., Big Lake Brewing and Our Brewing Company are joining forces to celebrate their collective passions during American Craft Beer Week May 12-17.
Published in Brewery Events
Thursday, March 06, 2014
Recap of 2014 Winter Beer Festival
This year's Winter Beer Festival at Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park was another one for the record books. A record number of breweries, a record number of beers, and of course, once again selling out in a record time of just a few hours. For an epic drinking excursion of this magnitude, a degree of pre-fest sustenance is desirable, and I found mine to be had at Brewery Vivant's Brewer's Big Breakfast. Menu items ranging from Chicken & Waffles, PB&J Crepe Cake, or signature Duck Nachos were paired up with Monk-Mosa's (OJ & Farmhand,) plus all of Vivant's speciality beer fest beers including the Love Shadow barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout made for a great head start for the big event.
Monday, December 30, 2013
Big Lake Brewing is Holland's Newest Brewery
One of Michigan's largest producing breweries, New Holland Brewing Co, had its humble beginnings over 15 years ago literally operating out of garage in a small industrial section outside of the downtown area.
Published in Brewery News
Friday, December 27, 2013
Vander Mill debuts Cyser Van Doom for 2013 Vander Fest
Vander Mill has stepped it up once more for this year's annual Fall celebration Vander Fest. Warm weather cooperated with a great lineup including some of Lakeshore's best breweries, a dozen cideries, great food options, and amazing live music complete with laser show consistent with the best of previous year's celebrations but also offering plenty new.
Published in Fall Events
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Our Brewing Company throws Costume Party for 1-year anniversary
Our Brewing may have had a bit of rocky start when they first opened one year ago, having to scale back hours due to beer shortages and even temporarily closing while boosting production to meet overwhelming demand.
Published in Brewery Events
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Downtown Holland takes Beer Hounds on a Groovewalk
Following last spring's enjoyable Groovewalk, for the fall version, I went ahead and booked a hotel (the CityFlats) for the night so as to be able to more fully enjoy the experience. I recommend looking CityFlats up if ever looking for a place to stay in Holland, they do a great job. Also, CityFlats own CitySēn Lounge was one of the participating locations on the Groovewalk, being both the 1st and final stop of the GrooveXpress bus which made the rounds of all 11 locations from 9 PM until 1:30 AM.
Published in Restaurant / Bar Events
Friday, October 25, 2013
The 15 Most Wanted Brews at MBG Fall Fest 2013
October is here, and the beer community is gearing up for the Michigan Brewer's Guild's fourth and final festival of the year at Eastern Market in Detroit. The Guild is welcoming 60 breweries to the grounds this year, representing over 400 Michigan Brews.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Downtown Holland Groovewalk features bands, bars, and breweries
Downtown Holland's Groovewalk featured 13 bands at 13 venues and including great local breweries and beer bars and a variety of both national and Michigan acts. The cost for a wrist-band was $15 and basically served as the cover charge for all of the locations plus free rides on the GrooveXpress (if preferred, although most of the locations were in easy walking distance also for those who preferred a pub crawl.) Live musicians entertained patrons while on opting for rides on the bus.
Published in Spring Events
Friday, March 01, 2013
The 2013 Michigan Brewer's Guild Winter Beer Festival
For the last few years, the Michigan Brewers Guild has watched their annual Winter Beerfest grow. Every year has seen the ticket count grow higher, the grounds pushed farther, and the response? Far exceeding the expectations of the Guild over and over again.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Winter Beerfest 2013 Most Wanted List
There are many different factors that influence this list, primarily of which is dependent on audience demand; who has the biggest lines and draws the biggest crowds. Another factor is beer offerings, what these breweries are bringing to the festival that create a huge demand among those attending.


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NEW YORK -- In a nod to both the excellence of those who were in their first years of eligibility as well as those who waited some time for their turns, former Seattle Seahawks tackle Walter Jones, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Derrick Brooks and former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2014 on Saturday.
Also voted in were former wide receiver Andre Reed and cornerback Aeneas Williams, as well as defensive end Claude Humphrey and Ray Guy, the first punter ever to make the Hall.
Jones and Brooks were in their first years of eligibility. Guy and Humphrey were both finalists chosen by the Hall of Fame's Seniors Committee.
The class was selected after a nine-hour meeting of the Hall of Fame's Board of Selectors, believed to be the longest-ever meeting of the group.
Induction will be on Aug. 1, in Canton, Ohio.
Brooks was chosen for 11 Pro Bowls in 14 seasons with the Buccaneers, was a five-time first-team All Pro by the Associated Press, and was the Defensive Player of the Year in 2002. He was equally respected off the field, having won the 2000 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
"I guess I can't bring my teammates in with me, but their spirits are," Brooks said. "I guess it's OK to accept this award on my personal behalf, but I'm always thinking of those guys."
Brooks returned an interception for a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXVIII, and he returned three interceptions for touchdowns in the 2002 season.
He took to Twitter after he learned he was headed to Canton.
Thought of tonight is JOY, HUMILITY, and gratefulness, I'm in the Hall of Fame Now
— Derrick Brooks (@DBrooks55) February 1, 2014
Jones was a nine-time Pro Bowler as well as a four-time first-team All Pro selection by the AP. After the Seahawks selected Jones sixth overall in the 1997 draft, he started all 180 games he played for Seattle in his 12 seasons. He was whistled for holding only nine times in 5,703 pass plays, and allowed only 23 sacks in his career. He was voted to the NFL All-Decade team for the 2000s.
"It's been a long journey for me to be at this point," Jones said. "Coming into the league, all I wanted to do was get here and play in this game to say I could play in this game. For me to be here now, and for my team that I started with and finished with to be in the Super Bowl, is just like the icing on the cake. It has been fun, and I'm enjoying the moment and just taking it all in."
Reed, who had been an eight-time finalist for the Hall, was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and the Buffalo Bills' leading receiver in each of their four Super Bowl seasons. He also ranks fifth in NFL history with 85 postseason receptions and found a way to produce in a Bills offense that ran the ball 51 percent of the time during his career.
"I'll think about my dad, who's up there, too, and all the games he was at and how he supported me, and all the people who watched me since I was 8 years old," Reed said. "You try to put that all in one emotion."
Strahan, who had his Hall of Fame credentials questioned publicly by Warren Sapp during Super Bowl week, was a Hall finalist for the second consecutive year. Strahan, who played the left defensive end spot, was a five-time All-Pro selection and a seven-time Pro Bowler. He ranks fifth all time in sacks with 141.5, and his 22.5 sacks in 2001 set a NFL single-season record. Strahan was also selected to the NFL All-Decade Team of the 2000s.
"I'm excited to have made it and to join the other members of the Hall of Fame," he said. "And to be inducted with the class I'm inducted in, guys that I admired when I played against them, guys I admired when I watched them, even though they're from a different era. They're guys of high character. That's all you can ask for, to be with a group like that, and I'm honored to be with this group."
And while the Hall voters often have made defensive players who played on teams that struggled for the bulk of their careers wait a little longer than some others, Williams' credentials were impeccable. The physical Williams, who played for the Cardinals and Rams, was an eight-time Pro Bowl choice and a three-time All-Pro selection. Williams, who played cornerback and safety in his career, finished with 55 career interceptions, nine of which he returned for touchdowns.
His career interception total was higher than those of Deion Sanders (53) and Darrell Green (54), both Hall of Famers.
"My wife and I, when we got the call, tears of joy fell down just thanking God for this opportunity. Thank you," Williams said.
Guy now has the distinction of being the first punter elected to the Hall. His eligibility as a modern-era candidate had expired, and he now joins Jan Stenerud as the only kickers in Canton.
Guy turned the punting job into a defensive weapon after he became the first player at his position to be selected in the first round of the draft in 1973. He made "hang time" part of the football vernacular while playing all of his 207 games in 14 seasons with the Raiders.
"Good things are worth waiting for," he said. "It's just a matter of time when it will show up. And I knew it would, sooner or later. It had to, whether it was me or somebody down the road. But sooner or later, it had to show up, because that is a part of a football game."
Humphrey was the league's Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1968 after being the third player picked in the draft. Although the sack was not an official league statistic until 1982 after he had retired, Humphrey has since been credited with 122 during his career.
"I never really gave up hope," he said. "I always figured that there was a place for me here. It has been a long time, and it has been a lot of disappointments after being nominated so many times and always getting to the finals and missing. Getting to the finals and getting in is such a great experience for me. I tell you what, it's hard to explain."
Running back Jerome Bettis, wide receiver Marvin Harrison, linebacker/defensive end Kevin Greene, defensive end Charles Haley and guard Will Shields had made the cut from 15 modern-era finalists to 10, but did not make the final cut for the Hall of Fame class. Former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo, wide receiver Tim Brown, safety John Lynch, coach Tony Dungy and kicker Morten Andersen did not make the cut from 15 to 10 in Saturday's selection meeting.
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Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism is a meme – it's a joke, but it's also a dream. It's leftist futurism taken to the extreme. But would you prefer to envision a future of mostly manual labor, poverty, compulsory heterosexuality, and super-late capitalism on boring old Earth? I think not!
Consider this article as a launch pad and a full tank of ideological powdered aluminum to rocket your mind into a radical future – radical in the sense of favoring drastic political, economic, and social reforms, but also radical as in totally flipping sweet.
Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam
"Fully Automated Luxury Communism," (we'll get to the gay space parts in a bit) entered the internet's lexicon thanks to one Aaron Bastani, a British political commentator who discussed the idea with The Guardian in March of 2015. In the article, he joins an ever-increasing group of people worrying about what will happen to society as automation replaces jobs, but proposes a rosy solution: "the only utopian demand can be for the full automation of everything and common ownership of that which is automated... a 10- or 12-hour working week, a guaranteed social wage, universally guaranteed housing, education, healthcare and so on."
Bastani isn't the first to suggest a universal basic income as an answer to automation – this short infographic from Futurism.com explains which countries and industries are predicted to feel the effects of job loss due to automation most acutely, alongside some experiments in universal basic income conducted in 2016 in Kenya, Finland, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. And the concept of UBI has been steadily picking up steam in the last couple of years, particularly among the tech elite who are ushering in the age of robots. Even famed champion of workers (sarcasm) Elon Musk publicly voiced his support for universal basic income.
But a period of UBI-enabled socialism is only the gateway to Fully Automated Luxury Communism, because the end result should be a redistribution not only of wealth, but of all the resources of our planet – before we turn to seizing the resources of the rest of the cosmos. This assumes a complete restructuring of society and the economy as we know it under capitalism and the prerequisite of a post-scarcity economy.
In a paper presented to the World Future Society conference in 2009, Stephen Aguilar-Milan, the director of research for the European Futures Observatory, claimed that we could be living in a post-scarcity economy as soon as 2050-2075. Aguilar-Milan and his team posit that the current age of scarcity (the condition of a majority of global citizens not having access to the basic resources required to live, much less thrive), due to the inequalities fundamental to the structure of global capitalism, will reach a point that most other economic theorists call "Peak Oil," but which they term "Peak Just About Everything" between 2015 and 2040. This period of economic turmoil is the catalyst they see being able to upset the entrenched systems of global capitalism and encourage a radical redistribution of resources.
Of course, with the introduction of fracking and other alternative methods of natural resource extraction, peak oil hasn't quite arrived the way we expected it; but the acceleration of the effects of climate change due to these new extraction technologies are positioned to serve as a catalyst just as well.
Way back in 1858, a little guy you may have heard of called Karl Marx also predicted that automation would usher in the post-capitalist era. In a section of the Grundrisse known as the "Fragment on Machines," he lays out that since capitalism relies on the surplus of labor and accelerates technology to accomplish this labor, it will eventually create the conditions of its own undoing: labor time will be reduced to almost nothing, and workers will be free to develop themselves as individuals.
Think of Amazon reinvesting its revenue for the last 20 years and Jeff Bezos now standing at the head of a global empire of algorithmically-directed warehouses chock full of robots. When it's no longer a requirement that Amazon's warehouses require humans to operate under inhumane conditions, and let's say Amazon takes over the world and automates humans out of work for every industry, what will the workers of the world do with all of their time?
Seize the memes of production
Here we are at Fully Automated Luxury Communism, and now the fun stuff can happen (the gay stuff, in space).
One reason the internet loves FALGSC is purely for the aesthetic: Soviet-era images of what communist life in space would look like still tickle the imagination, and the memeification of political ideologies and historial events is relentless. If you don't believe me, consider an offering from College Humor entitled "Seize the Means of Production With These 18 Communist Memes" or this explainer from Broadly about "How Meme Culture Is Getting Teens Into Marxism". And although both articles were published nearly a year ago, the memery at /r/fullcommunism continues unabated, and the real edgelords on the internet now primarily joke about endorsing Posadism.
Ironically professing love of communism for the aesthetic has likely reached its peak in the inevitable wave-postfixed music genre L A B O R W A V E, a spinoff of Vaporwave's slowed-down 80s pop music that overlays Soviet Era propaganda.
Space travel is taken as an inevitable outcome of FALC, but where does the "gay" part come in? All of the thinkers proposing UBI or full communism inevitably have to wonder what people will do if they're no longer subjected to labor, and they come to similar conclusions.
Elon Musk said, "People will have time to do other things and more complex things, more interesting things," and Karl Marx called it, "The free development of individualities." Although some would like to substitute "queer" for "gay" in FALGSC to be more inclusive, it isn't meant to literally mean compulsory homosexuality, but that in a freer futuristic society, categories like gender will become completely meaningless because people will be able to do whatever they want.
And the internet has concluded that means doing more gay stuff in space, which brings a whole new meaning to the illustration from The Jetsons used in the Guardian article that started it all: Jane Jetson and Rosie enjoying an afternoon of watching television while other machines tend to Jane's hair and nails and a drone bearing snacks hovers nearby.
A future without work where you can also have a fulfilling lesbian relationship with your robot maid: Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism today.


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Communicating Science is about Communication
In order to better promote science literacy on UO's campus, the Science Literacy Program engages our faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and students in science communication training. Inspired by the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, these workshops show participants how to use classic improv and theater techniques to convey scientific information in a way that engages, educates, and inspires non-scientists.
We collaborate with the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation to provide these innovative and engaging trainings to our science communicators. The UO Science Communication team, trained by the Alda Center, includes:
- Molly Blancett, Media Relations Manager, University Communications
- Theresa May, Associate Professor, Theatre Arts
- Lewis Taylor, Director of Communications, Office of Research and Innovation
- Elly Vandegrift, Associate Director, Science Literacy Program
- Zeina Salame, GE, Coordinator of Improvisational Science Communication Training Activities
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The Role of the Judiciary in the Violation of Human Rights in Ecuador
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- AUTORDaniela Salazar Marin (Author), Jaime Vintimilla Saldana (Author), Jorge Zavala Egas (Author), Fabricio Rubianes Morales (Author), Carlos Manosalvas Silva (Author), Rafael Paredes Corral (Author), Sebastian Gonzalez (Author), Pier Pigozzi (Author)
The Role of the Judiciary in the Violation of Human Rights in EcuadorSix Case Studies
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According to the US Department of State's report on Human Rights Practices for 2015 in Ecuador: "The main human rights abuses were lack of independence in the judicial sector; [and] restrictions on freedom of speech, press, assembly, and association" (in addition to corruption). The report specifies that judges "reached decisions based on media influence or political and economic pressures in cases where the government expressed interest." It adds that, according to human rights lawyers, "the government also ordered judges to deny all 'protection action' legal motions that argued that the government had violated an individual's constitutional rights to free movement, due process, and equal treatment before the law." U.S. Dept. of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015-Ecuador (2016), available at: U.S. Department of State


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So: awesome. Awesome, awesome, awesome. There is literally nothing bad I can write about Rochester Broadway Theatre League's touring production of "Avenue Q." No sound problems. No weak actors. No crappy sets. Nothing. The play is great, the singing was great, the production was slick - it's a critic's worst nightmare.
"Avenue Q" was the surprise winner for the 2004 Tony Award for Best Musical. In fact, co-writer Robert Lopez writes in his program bio that he's "still reeling" from taking home the Best Score trophy. (It also won for best book, direction, and lead male and female actors, plus a host of Drama Desk awards.) So the show has quite a pedigree, although I suspect it could kind of care less. It's the quintessential Gen X/Y musical, totally post-post-modern, snarky to within an inch of its life, and steeped in 80's nostalgia to boot. And it's also a hell of a lot of fun.
"Avenue Q" is basically a jacked-up version of "Sesame Street." It's a place where humans live side-by-side with puppets and monsters, and nobody blinks an eye. The action begins when puppet Princeton comes to the street to find an apartment. He's a new college grad with an English degree, and thus no real skill set or career plans. He quickly meets the rest of the cast, which includes sweet, lonely Kate Monster; bickering unemployed couple Brian and Christmas Eve; goofy puppet Nicky and his closeted gay Republican roommate, Rod; building superintendent Gary Coleman (yes, that Gary Coleman, although here deliberately played by a woman); and uncouth, porn-loving upstairs neighbor Trekkie Monster.
The cast regularly breaks into song to relay their various 20/30something struggles, including money woes, relationship problems, racism, noise levels during sex, and laughing at the misfortune of others (in the show-stopping "Schadenfreude," my personal anthem since I first heard it years ago). To further the Sesame Street-like feel, throughout the production big-screen TVs descend from the ceiling to deliver colorful life lessons in childlike script, although with an adult twist (the "commitment" and "five nightstands" clips are among the cleverest bits in the show).
The performers are all fantastic, with the standout being Kelli Sawyer as the voices of Kate Monster and the aptly named Lucy the Slut. Sawyer's voice is clear and big and beautiful, and she's a joy to listen to. Lead actor Robert McClure gives just as good in the challenging roles of Princeton and Rod; it's a little terrifying to think that one person switches between such radically different voices in mere seconds, but that's the nature of the show.
It is a little odd, at first, to realize that when the puppets are onstage, you're supposed to focus on the furry characters' actions and not the black-clad humans walking them around, giving them their its voice. But by the second or third song, the weirdness passes, and by the time the vigorous puppet sex scene rolls around, you really can't look at anything besides their flapping, fuzzy bodies.
Seriously, there are no negatives here. I wondered whether intermission would see a mass exodus by some of the more prudish members of the audience (see: vigorous puppet sex scene). But it seemed like almost everybody stuck around and had a great time. Don't miss this one during its limited run.