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Alex Honnold & Cedar Wright Ogden Climbing Festival Interview
Alex Honnold is trending. His free solo of El Cap's Freerider route may just be the greatest rock climbing achievement in history. When we pressed Honnold on his summer plans during this interview, he simply mumbled something about traveling to Alaska to "climb some of the biggest walls in North America." No mention of Yosemite. Although this feat came as a surprise to us, according to the National Geographic Exclusive article by Mark M. Synnot, Honnold clearly had his sights on Freerider for some time.
Chilling in the back of my '87 Dodge, Cedar Wright, Todd, and myself enjoyed bottled Uinta brews, sans Alex who kept it clean, and covered subjects like Cedar Wright's "performance gap," Honnold's lack of future jokes should Wright die, the lack of competitiveness between top climbers, and social media best practices for aspiring pros. We even dove a little into training and when to begin taking it seriously.
Huge thank you to the Weber State University Outdoor Program, The Front Climbing Club, and GEAR:30, for organizing on the 10th Annual Ogden Climbing Festival presented by Black Diamond.
We're supremely thankful and grateful to have had the opportunity to toss some questions out to two of the biggest names in the industry. And, Honnold and Wright couldn't of been more accommodating. Thanks a bunch guys. Cheers!
New parking at Causey, Maggie Odette climbs 5.14b at age 49, Cocaine is washing up on shore. Local events update, Outdoor Jukebox, Quote of the Week, and more!
CDT thru-hiker Bryden Bowley on gear, loneliness, food, daily mileage, and more!
Your weekly dose of all things Ogden Outdoor Adventure featuring guest alpinst/climber, Derek DeBruin.
Your weekly dose of all things Ogden Outdoor Adventure.
With special guest, Brandi Bosworth of the Ogden Nature Center chatting Birds & Brews!
The latest in adventure news and events from Ogden, Utah!
OOA Show 332 with thru-hiker Bryden Bowley before he sets out on the CDT Trail. Also, adventure news, events, Worth Watching, Weekly Happy, Quote of the Week, and Outdoor Jukebox!
Ep. 331 - Twilight. Adventure news, events, gear, and a Yellowstone trip report.
OOA Show 330 - It Can't Rain All The Time with guest Joe Farley of Transcend Gear and the best crag pack made, the Crag Crusher.
Interview with Ogden premium glove maker company owner, Leathers. Adventure News, Events, and more!
Professional rock climber Sonnie Trotter interview, Adventure News, Events, something Worth Reading, GEAR:30 segment, My Lands, Quote of the Week, Outdoor Jukebox and a whole lotta Earth Day chat. Enjoy!
This year we decided to sip beers at The Angry Goat and chat with one of the owners and manager Beau Bradbury along with Molly from the Lighthouse Lounge and Sydnie Furton from Visit Ogden to chat all things Ogden Restaurant Week!
Includes an interview with Caren Warner of Outdoor Weber. Plus adventure news, #onthedocket, something worth watching, gear, My Lands, Outdoor Jukebox and more! Enjoy
Events, latest Ndventure News, Weekly Happy, two Worth Watching's, and more on the latest OOA Show Ep. 326 - Kungsleden
We announce the return of the Bug Hucker's podcast with new Host, Cole Larsen.
Weekly Happy, #OnTheDocket, Adventure News, Worth Listening, GEAR:30, My Lands, Quote of the Week, Outdoor Jukebox and more. Enjoy!
With Derek Debruin, Bear House Mountain Guiding. Also, Adventure News, Event, Worth Watching, GEAR:30 Segment, My Lands and more!
Interview with Kory Davis of Ogden Avalanche about tonight's Utah Avalanche Center Fundraising Event, Backcountry Bash! The Front Climbing Club hosts the event and includes local beer, pizza, and a silent auction. Also, Adventure News, Events, something Worth Watching, Quote of the Week, and Outdoor Jukebox.
Professional XTERRA athlete, Will Kelsey, joins us to chat about this weekend's 2018 XTERRA Pan Am Championship triathlon and XTERRA Trail Run National Championship, oh, and also touring the country in an old RV. Also, events, adventure news, Worth Reading, Outdoor Jukebox, and more! Enjoy!
OOA Show Ep. 315 features an interview with new Snowbasin GM Davy Ratchford along with mountain Communications Coordinator Megan Collins. Also, a throwback Weekly Happy, Events, Adventure News, something Worth Watching, Outdoor Jukebox, and more.
Fully loaded - Kase Johnstun, Ogden Pub Runners Founder kicks off the podcast followed by Ogden Bicycle Collective's Danielle Dawn and Ogden City Arts' Lorie Buckley and Derek Williamson chatting about the upcoming Bike Homecoming.
So what do you do in August? Well, you drink beer, play bird trivia, and get to know the Snarlin' Yarns. Brandi Bosworth with the Ogden Nature Center sat down with us this week to provide insight into the 3rd Annual Birds & Brews happening August 24th.
Ahhh, it's that time of year again, Summer OR, the greatest party in the outdoor industry. I mean, the highbrow gathering of outdoor industry professionals clinking Stanley shot glasses of fine whiskey lemonade over conversations of comparitive cuben fiber products, recent epics, and athlete sightings. It's a fast and frazzling 4 days of wicked awesome gear, friends, and beer. All the beer. And, yes, sometimes whiskey. But, mostly beer.
It took us 2 weeks to get this one right, but then we nailed it! From down by the Ogden River to the top of Powder Mountain, we spent time with full-time van-lifer, Jake Nelson, in The Vansion, discussing the realities of van life, how to build out your own van, and van hacks.
OOA Ep. 310 includes special guests Greg Scothern and Rod Kramer from Weber Pathways. We chat TrailFest 2018 presented by Bank of Utah, along with upcoming community events, adventure news, a new #worthlistening segment, Outdoor Jukebox and more!
Ogden Tedx is Friday, June 29th. We spoke with duo presenters, Rebecca Virgo & Tabatha Butler about their subject: Serendipity in Collaboration.
SUP'ing Pineview and podcasting in an RV down by the... well, my house. OK, it's parked next to my house. Initially we nicknamed the RV "Studio B," but we just renamed her to "Studio RV." It's kind-of a nice place to podcast, actually. Plenty of room. Anywho, we chat Adventure news, events, pop-culture, gear-of-the-week, outdoor jukebox, and more.
A conversation with adventurer, marketer, boat captain, Chase Burch, about work life balance, chasing your dreams, sailing, and pizza.
Featuring a conversation with adventurer, marketer, boat captain, Chase Burch, about work life balance, chasing your dreams, and pizza. Plus, On The Docket, Adventure News, Quote of the Week, Outdoor Jukebox and more.
We chat with Kasey about Friday Night Lights as one of the best television shows of all time, review Solo, Kasey's Coming of Age preferences, and of course, this year's Ogden Film Festival.
4-song set from The Band Gooch from inside a van at The Monarch in the heart of Ogden, Utah's Nine Rails Arts District.
5 Songs from Chūck Dūb & Piér Carsõn as recorded LIVE at The Monarch Building in the heart of Ogden's Nine Rails Arts District during Ogden's First Friday Art Stroll.
4-song set featuring The Keyvin VanDyke Trio.
4-song Van Sessions with Scott Rogers recorded LIVE at The Monarch Building.
Recorded LIVE in a van backstage at the Ogden Music Festival, this is Jubilee with a 2-song mini Van Sessions.
Keyvin VanDyke with a 2-song Mini-Session backstage at the Ogden Music Festival.
Brooke Mackintosh as recorded LIVE at The Monarch Building in the heart of the new Nine Rails Arts District in downtown Ogden, Utah.
4 song acoustic set with musician Paddy Teglia as recorded LIVE at The Monarch Building in the heart of the new Nine Rails Arts District in downtown Ogden, Utah.
Van Sessions with Carrie Myers LIVE at The Monarch.
Van Sessions featuring a 4-song set from local Jazz band Standards and Substandards.
Michelle Moonshine 4-song set on Van Sessions.
Van Sessions at The Monarch Building featuring Dave Garofalo, formally of SafetySuit, with a four song set of new music.
The best local professor-attorney band in Ogden, The Snarlin' Yarns with an 8-song set on Van Sessions live at The Monarch.
Van Sessions at The Monarch with Battle of the Bands winners, Farr Gone. Recorded LIVE inside TanVan, inside The Monarch Building which is located in the heart of Ogden's Nine Rails Arts District.
LIVE from The Monarch Building in Ogden, Utah, Carrie Myers with The Proper Way debut songs off their album Ain't No Good Thing Ever Dies.
Wasatch Wildgrass 3-song set, LIVE from the Ogden Music Festival.
September 2018 Van Sessions kicked off with a bang and included a rocking set from Nothin' Special! High energy entertainment in a van during Ogden's First Friday Art Stroll.
Michael Furry - Utah State Flatpick Champion as recorded in a van down by the river backstage at the Ogden Music Festival
Recorded LIVE in a van at the Garden beside the Monarch Building in Ogden Utah in conjunction with Ogden City Arts, First Friday Art Stroll, and arts nonprofit, Ogden First, this is Van Sessions with Ogden local and Nashville recording artist, Sammy Brue, with KJ Ward.
This is what it sounds like when you get 6 musicians in a van backstage at the Ogden Music Festival presented by Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music. Sugar and the Mint were phenomenal!
Branson Anderson rounds out Season 4 of Van Sessions with a phenomenal 4-song set!
2 members of The Hollering Pines joined us for a mini-Van Sessions set recorded LIVE backstage at OFOAM.
An eclectic 4-song set by solo artist Lysergic Ashes in a van down by the railroad tracks during Ogden Utah's First Friday Art Stroll.
A phenomenal 4-song acoustic set in a van by a Jill Johnson, a melancholy singer who will leave you with a smile and a warmed heart.
Busting onto the Ogden scene, Giants in the Oak Tree, crushed their 4-song Van Sessions set. Busting out the doors with the drums, this episode sounds amazing for shoving a full band in a tight space. This one is a must listen!
A mini-session as recorded at the OFOAM Ogden Music Festival in a van down by the Weber River at Fort Buenaventura. We were able to hear 2 songs from Kaysville artists Syd & Libby Gerrard before their Ogden Music Festival set.
From rocking a piano bar to playing 88 keys in a van down by the railroad tracks, Kendrick Zane along with guitarist Tom Hopkins performed 4 original songs in this Billy Joel inspired set.
Jarom Eubanks, who recently impressed Katy Perry on his American Idol audition with his relaxed pajama pants attire. Playing an 88 Key Keyboard in an '87 Dodge camper van down by the railroad tracks during Ogden's First Friday Art Stroll.
Nicholas Garn otherwise known as The Reverend & The Revelry performed an amazing 4-song set for #VanSessions.
#VanSessions Season 4 featuring a 4-song set with the sultry sweet soul of Cherry Thomas.
Leigh Camacho Rourks' two favorite drinks are a Whiskey Neat and Prosecco with Mango Nectar. Sound like a study in contrasts? Maybe.
We flipped the actual stage to the Utah Arts Festival on the Big Mouth literary stage, and talked to readers and writers to look at where they believe literature, its readers, and the industry sits today.
Adrian Todd Zuniga (Yes, that famous guy who started Literary Death Match) talked to us on the LITerally Podcast, and we laughed a lot!
Sean Prentiss, author of Finding Abbey and editor of multiple creative books, talked to us for what seemed to be no time at all. We wished we could have talked longer. We delve into creative nonfiction, into crafting narrative, in what it means to be 'true' in you memoir.
Tessa Fontaine is the author of The Electric Woman:
A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts, A New York Times Editors' Choice; A Southern Living Best Book of 2018
Amanda Luzzader schooled us on what it means to build worlds and then tear them apart and start again -- in the book and as the writer at the desk.
Roxanne Veletzos took us to Romania and back not only in her BESTSELLING Novel The Girl They Left Behind but also in our interview with her.
"Intimidating and Illuminating," as quoted in the most recent article in SLUG Magazine, is the only way to describe our conversation with Author Espido Freire, along with Isabel Asensio, Professor of Spanish, and Electra Gamon Fielding, Associate Professor of Spanish.
We harvested just the smallest yield from the bounty of writing experience that came together to talk writing before our Utah Humanities Book Festival LITerally reading.
We got poetry. We got prose. We got a performance piece. And there is so much more in our podcast with J.A. Carter Winward.
Paul Rowley talks to us about his first chapbook, one that gives a picture of living always on the borders -- the borders between the expectations and realities of growing up as Native American, though this is just the catalyst for a much deeper discussion about the place of art in our time.
Teresita Dovalpage, writing about food and murder and what it's like to wrap them together in Cuba, made us laugh and opened up on the LITerally Podcast about being a writer.
Ryan Sharp, a poet and a hell of a good guy, read some old and new poetry for us at LITerally.


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Enni's Collection
Liner for Mulberry Regular Alexa
This is a made to order liner suitable for Mulberry regular Alexa.
The Standard model includes:
- 2 smaller inside pockets
- 2 larger inside pockets
Measurements: L29cm x D12cm x H13cm
Material: 3mm polyester felt
The liner products are hand washable. In order to keep the liner clean, please follow these instructions.
- To remove the excess dirt inside the liner, you can use the vacuum cleaner.
- In case there is excess lint on the liner, you can carefully use scissors or lint remover
Washing instructions:
- Please check the label that the liner is hand washable
- Start by removing the removable metal parts (metal loops, keychain´s locks, premium zip pulls)
- Soak the liner in lukewarm water and use mild detergent clean the liner.
- Rinse the liner carefully and fully to make sure there is no detergent left in the fabric.
- Let the liner dry out upside down for on a drying rack. Note that due to the nature of the fabric, the felt absorbs a lot of the water when washing. Thus, when you put the liner to dry it will leak water for some time. Placing the liner upside down will let the liner dry faster.
I am currently testing washing the liner in a washing machine with a hand wash program. So far the results have been good, and will add this later to the instructions when all the testing has ended.
All of the liners are manufactured, packed and shipped with love from Vantaa, Finland. They will arrive in a parcel to protect the shape of the liner. The shipping fee includes packaging and postage expenses.
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- Shipping fee for felt samples is 3,50 € (non-trackable letter).
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Please note, that these delivery times are estimates under normal circumstances and the holiday seasons or availability of the product may affect. In addition, Enni's Collection cannot be held responsible for delay or failure to perform, if the delay or failure to perform is caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control (i.e. force majeure).
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Colorado-centric craft beer holiday shopping guide 2014
If you are still in need of holiday gift ideas for craft beer-loving friends and family, look no more.
As is well established, First Drafts is steadfast in its opposition to gimmicky beer-gadget product pitches. So our second annual Colorado-centric shopping list is free of any of that.
We tried not to repeat ourselves from last year, but here's a link to that post, too.


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In Beijing and many cities in the north, you frequently see street vendors grilling up deliciously fragrant kebabs, called 串 (chuan) in Chinese. Lamb is the most popular, but you'll also find chicken, mushrooms, tofu, even squid. Take that concept indoors, and what you get is a chuan bar, or 串吧 (chuan ba), a restaurant that adds beer, comfortable seats, and warmth to your meal of grilled skewers. (I should also add that 串 is my absolute favorite character in the Chinese language, because it actually looks like a skewer with two pieces of meat on it. Cute, no?)
Chuan Bar is located on the famous Guijie, a late-night destination for serious food-lovers. It's a smoky, fun little place, with patrons ordering platefuls of kebabs and chugging down beer in square bowls. The waitstaff hop around and groove to whatever Euro club song is playing over the sound system.
We got plates of lamb, mushroom, shrimp, and tofu skewers, all liberally doused with cumin and red pepper flakes. Those bowls of beer sure came in handy to cool our tongues, but everything was tasty nonetheless. Green beans and leafy greens were also grilled. We did shy away from a few colorful animal parts that are staples of many late night eateries; parts that nobody ever eats except on a dare.
Rounding out the meal were enormous oysters (no, not that kind of oysters.). I normally never eat oysters outside of restaurants specializing in seafood for fear of food poisoning. But these were cooked on the grill whole, then opened and seasoned. The resulting oyster meat was aromatic and juicy, and even better with the roasted garlic on top. The texture of raw oysters, with less safety concern and 10 times the umph.
Chuan Bar
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4x4x$1,500 Cheap Truck ChallengePosted in Features on May 19, 2005
Is it possible to buy and build a 4x4 for under $1,500? We sure think so. Suppose you've worked all summer long flipping burgers, you've made a little money, and now you want to go wheeling. Or you've just gotten your tax return back, and you've got to get out in the dirt. What would you buy? How would you build it? Where would it take you? We discussed this at a recent beer night (aka staff meeting) and came up with the Cheap Truck Challenge, where each member of the staff needs to find, buy, and build a 4x4 for under $1,500. Here is what Feature Editor Fred Williams did with his McDonald's tips.
I decided that since I like playing in the rocks, and am fond of the small nimble rockcrawlers I'd seen on the trail, I would look for the smallest, cheapest 4x4 I could find, and that equals a Suzuki Samurai. These little rigs got a bad rap back in the late '80s when some sissy-pants found high speeds and wheel-jerk driving could be dangerous--wow, as if we didn't know that already. However, since the lawsuit-hungry suits shut down the Samurai influx, these little rigs have gained quite a following in the 4x4 crowd. Luckily some folks still think they are junk, so they can be had cheap. I asked around to see what the going price for a used Zuk was in this area, and found everything from $2,000 down to free, so my target $300 seemed reasonable. Building on the cheap requires patience to wait for a deal, and luck to find the deal, and I admit I got lucky in my find, but in the end my luck started to run out (see "Sammy Kills Itself"). I still think that if you're looking for a cheap little wheeler then build a Suzuki; they are a real kick in the pants.
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I took the Zuk out to our top-secret test facility for an inaugural run and to get some pictures in the dirt, but before I even made it 15 miles down the L.A. freeway, the poor little 1.3L engine was getting way too hot. I pulled over, checked the coolant level, and hosed off the radiator to help cool it down. Then I headed back down the road with the heater on to help cool it, but by the time I made it to the dirt, she was hot again. This time I flushed the radiator, and everything seemed hunky dory. I hit the closest trail for some first-time wheelin'. I was having fun, but before long it was cookin' again. So I headed back to base camp and did a full engine flush. Then before I set out for home I pulled the dipstick. Ugh! Milkshake. There was water in the oil, and with overheating that means blown head gasket; time for another tow home. If I had done a compression test earlier I may have caught it before it was too late, but I really think the problem was there before I ever bought the truck. So now what -- fix the head gasket or swap in another powerplant, and if so, what should I swap in? I know the $1,500 budget is blown, but I'm already planning for the next paycheck, so give me your input. If you have an opinion, e-mail email@example.com and tell me what you want to see done to this little trail machine.


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Charlotte Bobcats announce 8-game exhibition schedule
The Charlotte Bobcats' eight-game exhibition schedule will include four games in North Carolina – one of the the annual Cool School Field Trip – and a matchup with the NBA champion Miami Heat at Kansas City, Mo.
Regional home games will be Oct. 8 in Asheville against the Atlanta Hawks and Oct. 19 in Greensboro against the Dallas Mavericks. Tickets for both games can be purchased at the individual arena and Time Warner Cable Arena box offices, at bobcats.com or via Ticketmaster. Ticket prices start at $15 in Asheville and $10 in Greensboro.
The Bobcats will play twice at Charlotte's Time Warner Cable Arena, hosting the Philadelphia 76ers on Oct. 17 and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 24. The Oct. 17 contest will tip off at 11 a.m. and is a reward for middle school students, teachers and administrators from across the Carolinas who display outstanding achievement and character.
Bobcats exhibition schedule
Oct. 8: vs. Atlanta Hawks, U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 11: vs. Miami Heat, Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo., 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 12: at Milwaukee Bucks, Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wis., 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 15: at Cleveland Cavaliers, Canton Memorial Civic Center, Canton, Ohio, 7 p.m.
Oct. 17: vs. Philadelphia 76ers, Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, 11 a.m.
Oct. 19: vs. Dallas Mavericks, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 24: vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Time, Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Oct. 25: at New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden, New York, 7:30 p.m.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Exelon Corp (EXC - Get Report) shares are dropping, down -2.5% to $36.21, in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the company announced its common stock and equity options offerings.
The company said that it was commencing with the offering of 50 million shares of common stock along with 20 million equity units with an aggregated stated amount of $1 billion in order to fund part of its proposed acquisition of Pepco Holdings (POM).
Exelon will enter into forward sales agreements with an affiliate of Goldman Sachs (GS - Get Report) and Bank of America (BAC - Get Report) as part of the offering.
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TheStreet Ratings team rates EXELON CORP as a Buy with a ratings score of B. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate EXELON CORP (EXC) a BUY. This is driven by several positive factors, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in stock price during the past year, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins."
Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:
- EXC's revenue growth has slightly outpaced the industry average of 10.4%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 19.0%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- Compared to where it was a year ago today, the stock is now trading at a higher level, reflecting both the market's overall trend during that period and the fact that the company's earnings growth has been robust. Looking ahead, unless broad bear market conditions prevail, we still see more upside potential for this stock, despite the fact that it has already risen over the past year.
- EXELON CORP reported significant earnings per share improvement in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past year. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, EXELON CORP increased its bottom line by earning $2.00 versus $1.40 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($2.36 versus $2.00).
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Electric Utilities industry. The net income increased by 2350.0% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from -$4.00 million to $90.00 million.
- The debt-to-equity ratio is somewhat low, currently at 0.90, and is less than that of the industry average, implying that there has been a relatively successful effort in the management of debt levels. Although the company had a strong debt-to-equity ratio, its quick ratio of 0.74 is somewhat weak and could be cause for future problems.
- You can view the full analysis from the report here: EXC Ratings Report


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Ted Cruz's Worst Nightmare Is Coming True
Obamacare is working.
Last August, as conservatives barnstormed the country seeking to build support for a cockamamie plan to shut down the U.S. federal government unless Congress voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican senator, said something surprisingly prescient about the president's signature health-care law.
"President Obama wants to get as many Americans addicted to the subsidies because he knows that in modern times, no major entitlement has ever been implemented and then unwound," he said. The worry, according to Cruz, was that once the ACA went into effect, we'd all be "addicted to the sugar." Then, it would be too late to roll it back.
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Cruz's nightmare, and the left's long-held dream, has come true. Finally, after years of failed reform efforts, the U.S. government is actually trying to provide affordable health coverage for all. And it's working, despite Republicans' relentless attempts to deep-six the law. As a result, the politics of Obamacare will never be the same.
The right's biggest fear was never really, as Cruz's comments revealed, that Obamacare wouldn't succeed. It was that it would.
Americans, it turns out, have a compelling desire for a basic necessity of life: affordable health coverage. That's why, despite the HealthCare.gov debacle, and campaigns in red states to discourage enrollment and defund outreach efforts, eight million Americans signed up. Young people ignored tasteless ads and anti-Obamacare campus beer parties, funded by the Koch brothers, to enroll at strong enough rates. Millions more enrolled in Medicaid, even in states that did not expand the program, as awareness of coverage options increased. There is even a big upswing in take-up of employer coverage, despite GOP claims that Obamacare would destroy the employer-based system. The Congressional Budget Office just lowered its estimate of the law's costs, and overall health-care inflation is at historic lows. It's been a tough few weeks for the Obamacare-bashers.
In fact, the law's success reverses the political calculus: Those who advocate repeal can be rightly accused of taking away health coverage from some 15 million Americans. Although some of these are low-income people, less likely to vote, many others are middle-income people who are surprised and relieved at having access to good, affordable health coverage – including, by the way, a lot of Republicans.
My favorite ACA success story is of an Ohio Republican woman profiled in Time. Republicans could say she was forced to cancel her coverage and is now paying more. But the real story is that her canceled coverage did not pay for the life-saving cancer care her husband needed. Overcoming "a lot of talk that this is a bad law," she enrolled through HealthCare.gov and is paying a little more now for health coverage that is actually covering her husband's cancer care. She went from "I don't want anything to do with it [Obamacare]" to saying it is "a godsend."
Recent polling shows that support for repeal is shrinking to the most conservative voters, key to Republican primaries but not enough to win most statewide general elections. When given a choice of whether to repeal the ACA or keep it intact or with small modifications, a recent Bloomberg poll found, only a third of Americans (34 percent) chose repeal. That's about the same proportion who have favorable views of the Tea Party.
Which may be why the new anti-ACA ads being run by a Koch brothers-funded group against Democratic Senate candidates in several states do not call for repeal. The ads take a populist, anti-insurance company approach usually used by Democrats. One ad in Iowa targets the Democratic Senate candidate, Rep. Bruce Braley, for taking "tens of thousands from his friends in the health insurance industry." Rather than calling for outright repeal of the law, the ad says simply, "stop supporting Obamacare."
But the intensity is still, admittedly, on the side of opponents, who care more about the issue and are more likely to vote – especially in a low-turnout contest like the 2014 midterms. For Democrats to take advantage of the ACA's success on the ground, they must both make it a motivating issue for their base and reach out to independents, who remain skeptical about the law.
In 2010, Democrats made the unforgivable mistake of not answering GOP attacks on Obamacare, mostly aimed at seniors. In truth, Democrats designed the ACA to quickly deliver Medicare benefits to seniors, in the form of lower prescription-drug costs and free preventive care. But instead of campaigning on that, Democrats allowed Republicans to scare seniors about cuts in Medicare. (Never mind that Republicans were simultaneously complaining about the law's supposedly exorbitant costs or that House budget keeps these cuts.)


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LeTourneau University will present popular dance company Epiphany DanceArts for a special event at 10:50 a.m. Friday, April 19, in the S.E. Belcher Jr. Chapel and Performance Center, 2100 S. Mobberly Ave., in Longview.
The morning chapel performance is free and open to the public.
Epiphany DanceArts is a professional dance company that employs a blend of diverse music such as Mumford and Sons, Etta James, and Adele, with dance that includes classical ballet, modern and theatre dance, in its performances with the goal to create something sacred.
"A Night of Dance," is a dance concert that tells several stories. Stories full of struggle and longing, giddiness and hope, beauty and truth. Ephipany DanceArts' mission is to perform with a high level of excellence, innovation, and purpose to bring about personal growth in people's lives through education, networking, collaboration, and performance.
Since its inception in 2010, the Dallas, Texas-based group has made volunteer appearances in a number of churches and hospitals. In addition, the Epiphany dancers offer instruction and training programs for individuals of all skill levels. These lessons include advanced classes for professionals seeking to improve their craft. For more information, visit www.EpiphanyDanceArts.org .
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The aurora borealis, known commonly as northern lights, is a colourful display of light in the sky. It was named after the roman goddess of dawn Aurora. It is predominantly seen in the far northern regions. Aurorae are caused by cosmic rays or solar winds interacting with the upper atmosphere. The charged particles from those events enter the earth's atmosphere and cause the pretty lights in colours of greens, pinks, yellows, blues, and reds. You can mostly see them at night and between September and the middle of April, because the nights are darker and the lights more visible therefore.


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Delta Machine is synth-pop goofs/electro-rock stadium legends Depeche Mode's thirteenth studio album, yet their discography feels much bigger on account of the fact that each album they've released since 1997 has sound more and more like the last one. So much so that 2005's Playing the Angel and 2009's Sounds of the Universe felt more like precursors to the announcement of another world/stadium/arena tour than important albums in their own right.
Recent health issues aside it's hard to believe songwriter Martin Gore when he claims "We've been saying since Black Celebration that we can't guarantee there'll be another record." Sure, in the Nineties Depeche Mode were just one chronic Basildon doughnut away from extinction, but these days the arrival of a new Depeche Mode record feels like an inevitability and in direct contrast to Gore's depiction of intra-band relations the perfect word to describe Depeche Mode's output since 2001's Exciter would have to be 'functional', that function being to please the Mode's long-standing hardcore fanbase.
Unsurprisingly, Delta Machine is no latter day mould-breaker. It's neither a deviation in style or in quality from its immediate predecessors, but a significant drop in quality from their career best, which they continue to emulate to no discernible gain. There are the portentous melodramas: 'Heaven' is a competently anguished ballad led by gloomily languid descending piano, with Gore's backing harmonies effectively pressing the pain home on the chorus; the Gore-sung 'The Child Inside' is tuneless and dull where it thinks it is atmospherically minimalistic and he makes a good case for keeping himself confined to backing vocals only; 'Alone' is an ominous brooder than builds upon menacing beaten verses only to anti-climax into a weightless, hook-less chorus. Going into the red would be too much like subverting themselves it seems.
Depeche Mode's biggest crime is that they're just a bit boring. They're so enamoured with their own sonic aesthetic that they're over-reliant on familiar synth textures and patterns to engender their own well worn notion of atmosphere, and often at the expense of melody leaving a blank space where there should be moody synth-pop songs. 'My Little Universe' is brave in its minimalism, but that only means that Martin Gore doesn't give us a tune to shield us from his banal words. 'Broken' is a sleek little number, but so sleek and sneaky that its melodies bypass your memory entirely, whereas the bubbling synth bass arpeggios of 'Secret to the End' hold promise, but the song goes nowhere beyond the initially catchy melody.
It isn't completely uninspired. The cliché that practice makes perfect doesn't always hold true with regard to music, but having spent so long working away within their own little niche Depeche Mode are bound to be at least a little bit good at it. Album opener 'Welcome to My World' is a fantastic patchwork of buzzes, whirs, ticks and hums which are unexpectedly subsumed within the pompous staccato string section of the chorus. Bluesy guitar is the incongruous addition on 'Angel', which is curious for Dave Gahan's impression of Nick Cave; on 'Slow' Gahan is seductive in a way Cave could never be; and on album closer 'Goodbye', where it is successfully married with bright synth-pop interludes and a delightfully cavernous bellow of a chorus. It would be tempting to include the squelchy up-tempo punchiness of 'Soft Touch/Raw Nerve' in this list, coming as such a refreshment in the wake of the album's dreary midsection, but without being a great song in itself this only serves to demonstrate what a weak effort Delta Machine really is. Sadly, this is what we have come to expect from Depeche Mode, still going 'strong' after 30 years and far too comfortable in their own skin.
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Musharraf returns to Pakistan for elections
Former president returns home after four years in exile despite possibility of arrest and threats to kill him
Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf speaks during a news conference in Dubai yesterday. Photograph: Mohammad Abu Omar/Reuters
Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf returned home today after nearly four years of self-imposed exile despite the possibility of arrest and a threat from the Taliban to kill him.
Mr Musharraf hopes to regain influence and run in a general election scheduled for May 11th.
The former army general seized power in a 1999 coup, resigned in 2008 when his allies lost a vote and a new government threatened him with impeachment. He left the country a year later.
Mr Musharraf faces charges of failing to provide adequate security to former prime minister Benazir Bhutto before her assassination in 2007. He also faces charges in connection with the death of a Baluch separatist leader.
Mr Musharraf had been granted bail in advance to avoid being arrested upon his return but he could be detained at a later date.
It remains unclear whether Mr Musharraf will manage to regain influence in Pakistan, where strong contenders for the election include Nawaz Sharif, the man he ousted in a military coup, and cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan.
Yesterday, Pakistan's Taliban said in a video that they would despatch suicide bombers and snipers to kill the former president and send him to "hell". Mr Musharraf dismissed the threats.
He angered the Taliban and other groups by joining the US war on terror following the September 11 attacks and by later launching a major crackdown on militants in Pakistan.
Mr Musharraf has said he will spend the first few days upon his return in the port city of Karachi before going to Islamabad to deal with his legal problems.


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What does the California School Employees Association have against California?
The question occurs because CSEA, a huge union representing 215,000 school support staff around California, had a conference in Las Vegas. Gov. Jerry Brown flew there to speak to the group.
It's tone deaf to be in Vegas, for both the union and Brown. California unions that use Nevada for events often say they like to support union-owned hotels -- Vegas is full of them -- and that room rates are often significantly cheaper than in Nevada. Those are fair points, but a union that's part of a coalition asking taxpayers for more money should at the very least be keeping its business in California.
One also would think that, if the political optics of public employees taking their convention business out of state weren't problematic enough, that weather considerations would be a factor. Las Vegas in summer is no picnic. Tuesday's high was 95 degrees, with thunderstorms.
California has no shortage of better conference options. And the San Diego weather Tuesday: 79 degrees and beautiful. Monterey, if you like the summer cool, was 64.
And if the school employees absolutely must to gamble, California has no shortage of Indian casinos.
Come home, CSEA! It's for your own good, and your state's.
Lead Prop Zero blogger Joe Mathews is California editor at Zocalo Public Square, a fellow at Arizona State University's Center for Social Cohesion, and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (University of California, 2010).
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Mass. General study reveals how lung cancers evolve in response to targeted treatment
Repeat biopsies may provide information critical to guiding treatment decisions
A detailed analysis of lung tumors that became resistant to targeted therapy drugs has revealed two previously unreported resistance mechanisms. In a report in the March 23 Science Translational Medicine, investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center also describe how the cellular nature of some tumors actually changes in response to treatment and find that resistance-conferring mutations can disappear after treatment is discontinued. The findings support the importance of monitoring the molecular status of tumors throughout the treatment process.
"It is really remarkable how much we oncologists assume about a tumor based on a single biopsy taken at one time, usually the time of diagnosis," says Lecia Sequist, MD, of the MGH Cancer Center, lead author of the report. "Many cancers can evolve in response to exposure to different therapies over time, and we may be blind to the implications of these changes simply because we haven't been looking for them."
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and in about 12 percent of patients the tumor is driven by a mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), which stimulates uncontrolled cellular growth. A group of targeted drugs called tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) block EGFR activity and can halt the growth of tumors driven by such mutations. But in most patients with cancers that respond to TKIs – the best known of which are erlotinib (Tarceva) and gefitinib (Iressa) – resistance develops after about a year of treatment and tumors resume growing.
Two mechanisms for this resistance have been identified – a second EGFR mutation that blocks TKI activity and overproduction of the MET oncogene. There also have been reports of resistant tumors regaining sensitivity to TKIs after a drug-free interval. To better understand the molecular basis for TKI resistance, the research team did a comprehensive analysis of both the genotype and the phenotype or physical characteristics of tumor samples from 37 NSCLC patients, samples taken both before TKI treatment was initiated and when resistance first appeared. The results validated the previously reported mechanisms and identified two more genetic changes – mutations in another oncogene called PIK3CA and overproduction of the EGFR molecule itself.
In samples from five patients, the tumors actually transformed into small-cell lung cancers (SCLC), which can respond to other, more traditional chemotherapy drugs. In two patients the appearance of tumor cells changed from that of the epithelial cells that line bodily surfaces and cavities to that of mesenchymal or connective tissue. A few isolated instances of those changes have been reported previously, and their appearance in this study supports a role as resistance-conferring alterations, the authors note. Over a two-year period repeat biopsy samples were taken from three patients whose tumors developed resistance to TKI treatment during that time. Those samples showed that both genetic and phenotypic resistance mechanisms disappeared when treatment was discontinued, providing a mechanism for the previously reported re-sensitization to TKI therapy.
"Our findings suggest that, when feasible, oncogene-driven cancers should be interrogated with repeat biopsies thoughout the course of the disease," says Sequist. "Doing so could both contribute to greater understanding of acquired resistance and give caregivers better information about whether resumption of targeted therapy or initiation of a standard therapy would be most appropriate for an individual patient."
Adds senior author Jeffrey Engelman, MD, PhD, of the MGH Cancer Center, "Now we need to better understand the molecular changes that underlie the transitions from NSCLC to SCLC and from epithelial to mesenchymal morphology. We also need to further evaluate those cancers – eight in this group – for which no resistance mechanism has been identified." Both Engelman and Sequist are assistant professors of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Additional co-authors of the Science Translational Medicine report are Alexa Turke, Panos Fidias, MD, Alice Shaw, MD, PhD, Arjola Cosper, Rebecca Heist, MD, Jennifer Temel, MD, John Wain, MD, Kathy Vernovsky and Michael Lanuti, MD, MGH Cancer Center; Dora Dias-Santagata, PhD, Kristin Bergethon, Sara Akhavanfard, MD, Eugene Mark, MD, A. John Iafrate, MD, PhD, and Mari Mino-Kenudson, MD, MGH Pathology; Subba Dignumarthy, MGH Radiology; Belinda Waltman, Harvard Medical School; Scott Gettinger, MD, and Thomas Lynch, MD, Yale Cancer Center; and James Christensen, PhD, Pfizer Oncology.
The study was supported by grants from Uniting Against Lung Cancer: New England/Marjorie E. Korff Fund, the National Institutes of Health, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, American Association for Cancer Research, the V Foundation, the American Cancer Society, the Ellison Foundation, and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
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Can you imagine flying to Europe for $300? Or a department store that's selling a $1.85 million holiday gift? What about a store hosting Black Thursday this year? These headlines are all part of this week's Tuesday News Day.
There's no better time to "like" your favorite spa.
Spas and salons are offering Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials to relax frenzied shoppers. How do you find out about these deals? Social media. Fifty-one percent of spas give a discount or promotion to their social media followers, according to a recent survey.
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Black Friday starts a day early this year.
Take your pumpkin pie to go because Macy's is opening their Black Friday doors a day early this year. Although Macy's has yet to officially confirm their holiday schedule, employees say that some locations (including New York City and Chicago stores) will open their doors at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
Source: TIME
Neiman Marcus fantasy gifts are a marvel.
The famed Neiman Marcus Christmas Book has been released and while many gifts are out of our price range, it sure is fun to look at. This year's big-ticket item comes in at $1.85 million. It's called the diamond experience: It includes a 25-carat rough diamond (which is then customized into a ring), a trip to De Beers' headquarters in London, and a trip to Africa to trace the diamond's origins.
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Affordable flights to Europe coming soon.
Imagine flying to Europe for just $300. That dream may be a reality sooner than you think. Airlines are adding Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner to their fleet, which makes low-cost transoceanic flights a possibility. Norwegian is one of the first airlines to snag them up, ordering 222 planes and already selling one-way, nonstop tickets from New York to Scandinavia for under $300.
Source: Businessweek
Is Netflix coming to a TV set near you?
There are reports that Netflix is in talks with cable providers to make their online video service available through set-top boxes. Right now, Netflix subscribers need an Internet connected TV or device to stream Netflix to their television. This could eliminate the need for that extra hardware. It's still in the negotiation phase, so stay tuned.
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Every Saturday and every Bank Holiday (10 a.m. start on holidays) the Hash Harriers (sometimes 100 strong) have a fun run / walk starting form a different location each week.
At a Hash, one or more members (Hares) lay a trail marked by dots of flour, which is then followed by the remainder of the group (the Pack or Hounds). The trail which is a mix of off and on-road, includes many "checkpoints" which can lead to false trails, short cuts and dead ends. These features are designed to keep the pack together regardless of fitness level or running speed, as front-runners are forced to slow down to find the "true" trail, allowing stragglers to catch up. The Hash is held in a different part of the island every week and provides a great opportunity to get to know Barbados as few visitors (or locals) do. The average run/walk is about 1 hour long. In Barbados the hash consists of all persons of all ages, ranging from 7 to 70 years, and courses are of medium difficulty usually with shorter trails for walkers.
Hash events are open to the public and require no reservation or membership, but a small contribution is asked for drinks. A BBQ is usually provided for those wishing to cook their own food. The end of a trail is an opportunity to socialize, have a drink and observe the Hash traditions which are called the Down-downs, during which errant hashers are 'punished' for rules infractions, all in good fun.
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The following article is an adaptation of an original blog post written by Dr. Susan Canney, Project Leader with the Mali Elephant Project initiated by WILD Foundation; an SOS Rapid Action Grantee.
The main wave of the warfare in Mali has washed over the Gourma Region and the elephant range, and its immediate threat is diminished due to foreign intervention. However, mop-up work is still occurring in the Gourma as some of the jihadis and rebels are in hiding in the area, trying to flee. The next main phase of counter-insurgency will now begin, which is less certain and far more challenging, but mostly centered in the North it is hoped.
In the last year there were the first few incidents of poaching, totaling just 6. Thus far, the communities have managed to stem the tide, and we are now poised to deploy the specially-trained, anti-poaching team, that have been initiated in partnership with the Mali government and supported by numerous sponsors including SOS- Save Our Species.
In addition to the threat of poaching, the fighting may also be affecting the elephants in other ways.
All elephants have a very acute sense of sound and smell including an exceptional ability to detect vibrations and pick up smells over long distances. This not only allows them to communicate, and sniff out water or food but also gives them a useful early warning of approaching danger (see www.elephantvoices.org for an overview of elephant communication).
Unlike elephants in other parts of Africa or India, the Gourma elephants are extremely shy of human contact, and easily stressed by such things as the sound or smell of a vehicle. They spend much of their time in thicket-forests where they find food, water, shelter from the sun and refuge from human activity.
Unsurprisingly they didn't like the helicopters as they flew overhead to Timbuktu but apart from that the elephants are mostly calm. Canney and her team had been wondering whether there would be an impact of the jihadis hiding in the forests but so far there has been no trouble. However, the elephants in the "Gossi corridor" to the north-east of the elephant range have been making more displacements than usual and seem agitated.
It is thought this might be due to the increased number of people fleeing in that area. It is the only part of the elephant range where Canney's team has not yet started working with the local communities, and a higher proportion of people joined the jihadis in this area. They are now too scared to return home as they will be handed over to the army, and so are hiding in the forests and trying to flee. Elephants may well be finding people in the forests that are their usual sanctuaries and moving elsewhere to find an 'empty forest'.
At the moment the Malian army is in the elephant range rooting out the jihadis who are hiding in the forests around the lakes and waterholes, guided by information from the local people. Broken down cars full of drugs, alcohol and counterfeit money are being discovered: twenty-eight were found in one place in the south-east of the elephant range.
Once this operation has been mostly completed, Canney's anti-poaching team, funded in part by an SOS-Save Our Species Rapid Action Grant, will be able to go into action in the Gourma.


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WORCESTER — City officials are combating a significant spike in graffiti over the past month across an extensive section of the city.
"We seem to have two or three perpetrators out there who have tagged a wide area of the city," said Robert L. Moylan Jr., commissioner of public works and parks. "It appears to be two or three kids who are using the same sign name."
Mr. Moylan said the Canal District, including Water, Temple, Harding and Green streets, has been hard hit over the past four to six weeks.
Graffiti has also been found on Grafton Street, Wall Street, Mercantile Street and Front Street as well as Chandler and Pleasant streets between Main Street and Park Avenue, officials said.
Mr. Moylan said officials have photographs of the two men taken from surveillance cameras. He said the graffiti does not appear to be gang-related.
He said the vast majority has occurred on private property, but some public properties have also been marked.
The Worcester Police Department said it is investigating the incidents.
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Even though the next James Bond film - still tentatively titled Bond 23 - is only now gearing up for production, there has long been speculation about whether or not Daniel Craig - the man currently playing 007 - will return for a fourth turn as the iconic spy, once he's done with this, his third Bond film.
Aside from the debate over whether or not Craig should keep playing Bond (the man has an equal number of supporters and detractors) there has been one issue of greater contention: Who should play Bond after Craig.
Actors like Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class) and Henry Cavill (Man of Steel) have been named by many film fans as prime candidates to take over the mantle of Bond - however, British actor Idris Elba (Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) has also had his name floated for the role, which is no doubt a matter of controversy, given that Elba is black.
While speaking to NPR recently, Elba addressed the possibility of his playing Bond at some point. Right off the bat, he let it be known that he would not be interested in doing it just for the sake arbitrarily altering the character:
"It's a rumor...I just don't want to be the black James Bond. Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond, and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond, so if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond.
Of course that doesn't mean the actor is against the prospect of playing Bond. Elba went on to detail the Bond-style tactics he would employ for his meeting with Sony execs:
"I'd not only get in the cab...but I'd take the taxi driver out of the car, hostage. The taxi, jump out while it was moving, jump onto a pedal bike that was just past the door as I got on it, and then get onto a plane — on the wing — land on top of Sony Studios, slide through the air conditioning, and land in the office...I'm never shaken or stirred."
As stated, the mere rumor of a black actor playing James Bond is sure to incite immediate controversy amongst those..."true fans" of Ian Fleming's dapper spy, who would argue (as usual) that 'Black does not equal Bond,' or that switching the character's race would amount to some form of PC pandering... Because, you know, James Bond is a white male who just so happens to change ethnicity (Scottish? English?) and physical traits (blond or auburn hair, blue or brown eyes) depending on the actor playing him. A black Bond would undoubtedly have as many opponents as he would supporters.
That all said: Elba is a rising star, having already established himself via shows like HBO's The Wire NBC's The Office or BBC's Luther (which is now returning to the airwaves). Elba's future on the big screen is just as bright, what with upcoming roles in major films like next year's Ghost Rider 2 and Ridley Scott's Alien prequel Prometheus, as well as major tentpole projects in 2013, such as Guillermo del Toro's monster movie epic, Pacific Rim.
Of course, Elba is already familiar with (and likely tired of) the controversy over race-switching in movies: the actor found himself in the middle of a heated cultural debate earlier this year, due to his playing the role of a traditionally white Norse god in the Marvel Studios blockbuster, Thor. Given that experience, we're willing to bet that Elba (as evidenced by his statements) would be the first to scrutinize the need for a black Bond - something that the Internet trolls may want to keep in mind before posting their comments.
Bond 23 is headed into production at the moment, and is aiming for a November 9, 2012 release date. We'll keep you posted about Daniel Craig's future with the franchise.
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Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Theakston's Old Peculier
Let's start out with the peculiar spelling of Peculier. If you look very closely at the funny little seal on the bottle (reproduced for you at right), you'll see these words (in 2-point type): "the Seal of the Official of the Peculier of Masham." Curious. It turns out that a "peculier" is an ecclesiastical court established to arbitrate church law in the absence of a bishop on issues like wearing a hat during communion or carrying a dead man's skull out of the churchyard. You know, common offenses. In this case, the peculierate was established in Masham (a town in Yorkshire) by the archbishop of York. The offices were terminated by a series of laws 150 years ago, but it's just like a brewery to keep this odd bit of historical trivia alive (if obscurely so).
But wait!--we're only getting started. Now to the other word in the beer's name, "old," which designates its style of ale. Old ales are ... well, actually, there are two kinds of old ales. There are those like Thomas Hardy's Ale, which is a very strong beer designed to be aged in the bottle. And then there are those like Theakston's which harken back to beers brewed in the olden days. Of this latter variety, there can be great variation, but they should be sweet with unfermented barley, hearty, and dark. Strengths vary.
(There's another story Theakston highlights about its connection to the Crusades, but it is far enough afield that you'll have to go read it on your own.)
Tasting Notes
Theakston's has been around since 1827, and Old Peculier has been brewed since at least 1890--and probably long before that. So it is in fact, not just style, a fairly old ale. You have a sense of traveling back in time when you pour out a bottle. It is thick and viscous, and froths into a nice head in the manner you imagine medieval ales might have. I held it up to the sunlight, which refracted dimly and murkily only through the narrowest part of the glass. It's mostly an opaque brown, but under summer sunlight, it has a cloudy, dark amber-brown color, similar to iced tea. The aroma is bready and hearty, much as the beer looks. Fruity notes waft up with raisin and plum. There is one additional quality that I could only identify after I tasted it--we'll come to that in a moment.
I bet many people don't notice the odd spelling of the beer, or forget it once they take their first sip. It's a strange beer. First of all, it's rather thick in a way most commercial beers aren't. It is sweetish and estery, and again, I picked up a plum note. I suspected--and later confirmed--that sugar was employed, for it had that characteristic estery quality that seems to come mainly from fermented sugar. However, here again the main identifying quality about Old Peculier is a bit of funkiness. It's not like the funkiness you'd find in a Belgian or even an Irish stout, and it took me a long time before I could figure out how to describe it.
Rye is by itself not a sour grain, but when bakers make rye bread, they generally use the sourdough method of adding a little old dough that's gotten a bit of lactic-acid funkiness to it. Thus are most ryes varying degrees of sour.
Eventually, I came to discover that this is what Old Peculier reminds me of--liquid rye bread. It's dark and hearty and slightly sweet, but it's predominant characteristic is that "peculiar" note--a little bit of sourness like old dough.
So, perhaps we need to revise our definition of old ales, or at least tip our hat to the depth of meaning in this curious style, of which Old Peculier remains the world standard.
Malts: Pale, crystal, brewers' caramel, and torrefied wheat.
Hops: Northern Brewer, Fuggles, other unidentified hops. Dry-hopped with Fuggles.
Alcohol by volume: 5.6%
Original Gravity: 1.057.
Bitterness Units: 29
Other: Three sugars are also used.
A world classic.
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Oh, and I should have noted in the main text of the body: Iggi provided this ale, and we drank it on his back porch under Saturday sun. As always, I am more than happy to return anyone's offer of beer with a review. The least (and in many cases, you might take that literally) I can do.ReplyDelete
Mmm, liquid rye bread sounds pretty good. I think.ReplyDelete
one of my favorites for the past 15 years! fun to read about it from such a sage and learned taster.ReplyDelete
sage and learned tasterReplyDelete
I just get it all off Wikipedia...
I just tried some this weekend. Excellent!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1:13 PM, January 10, 2007
Have you heard...it's no longer licensed to sell in the US. Very sad news.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11:46 AM, December 20, 2007
This is untrue, Theakston's Old Peculier is readily available throughout the US and has been for many years. Just had one last night, it is an old favorite of mine.ReplyDelete
Where can you get it in the US? I had some pints of it in London last summer and loved it, but I've not been able to find it here.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous6:20 PM, July 23, 2008
I tried the Old Peculiar for the first time recently and was very impressed. I am slightly chuffed because my main note of interest in this beer was its 'peculiar' (sorry, but i just had to do it) sour note which i thought was beautifully balanced with its yeastiness - a touch of class. Suffice to say liquid rye bread is a stretch but a fair call. 4 - Glenn - South Australia bvbeer.com.auReplyDelete
I have tried to find it recently and was told that it isnt currently being distributed in the U.S. If it is please tell me where to find it as it is, by far, my favorite beer.ReplyDelete
Well, I know that its sold at my favorite bar in michigan, so. . .ReplyDelete
If you ever get the chance, drink a pint of it in a Yorkshire pub: it's astounding.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:53 AM, March 19, 2010
My favorite distributor stopped carrying Old Peculier several months ago - when questioned he told me that the distribution rights / companies changed and there was a business arrangment that no longer worked - all of it nonsense to a man that wants his 'Old Pic' - looking for a new distributor that carries itReplyDelete
Does anyone know, definitively, whether Old Peculier is still distributed in the States, and if so, where I could mail order it from? I've had no luck at all through local (San Diego) distributors. Any help would be immensely appreciated.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:28 PM, April 15, 2011
I had my first taste of Old Pecilier in a Yorkshire pub, and since I am of the female gender -I could not order a full pint - I could only have a half pint. After my second half pint I admit I was tottering on the barstool, and have no recollection of leaving the pub!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:49 AM, October 17, 2011
I have also been trying to track down this beer. We used to buy it in this little gas station beer store in TN but they stopped importing it to the U.S. for a while. According to the brewer, they have a new import partner. This is what I received from the new importer, Latis Imports, on June 6th 2011:ReplyDelete
Thank you for your interest in Theakston's. We are the new importer and have just worked through the legal, logistical and commercial issues necessary to bring the brand back to the US. Therefore, we will be selling Theakston's Old Peculier and Extra Bitter in the US by mid-Summer. Unfortunately, we have an issue with the old Theakston's distributor in Atlanta so we won't be able to offer it in Atlanta until we settle our issue which we hope to do before the end of the year.
Appreciate your interest and patience.
Latis Imports
- Anonymous10:48 AM, May 31, 2012
Anthony, on the off chance you look at this again, any word about Atlanta? I would love to get some OP. Thanks.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10:49 AM, May 31, 2012
Anthony, on the off chance you look at this again, any word about Atlanta? I would love to get some OP. Thanks.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:46 PM, July 04, 2012
Just FYI -- it wasn't Anthony@Latis that posted that. If you look closely, Anthony's paragraph was quoted by "Anonymous", so Anthony likely has never been to this site.ReplyDelete
That said, I wrote to, and heard back from, Anthony separately -- he indicated that Old Peculier should be back in Texas in July or August, which should be most any time now. I so cannot wait -- this is my absolute favourite ale, above even Samuel Smiths' brews as well as my 'daily drinker' Wychwood Hobgoblin.
- Anonymous1:40 PM, June 04, 2016
So, I need to know where I can purchase this, in one of three places: Online, Brooklyn NY, or Columbus Ohio - your help in this matter is both urgent and much appreciated as I have an old friend who is sad he has not been able to find this beer for years and he may not have long to live. I'd really like to bring him a case when I go to visit him.ReplyDelete


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