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Belgian Brewer Wins "Bud" Word
The world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (NYSE:BUD), has been officially granted the European Union-wide trademark right to use the word "Bud" for its beer products.
Based in Belgium, the leading global brewer's Bud registration was approved by the European Union's trademark authority, The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, on June 14.
"While we have national rights for Bud and Budweiser in many European Union member states, it fills in the remaining gaps that we had," Frank Hellwig, global legal director at Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (AB InBev) said. "We now have more countries covered by Bud or Budweiser trademark registrations than we have had at any point in time in the 137-year history of the brand," he added.
The approval puts an end to AB InBev's trademark clash regarding use of the Bud brand with its Czech competitor Budejovicky Budvar NP, which has been ongoing at the European Union General Court in Luxembourg for more than a century.
Bloomberg reports that at various stages of the dispute, each brewer won and lost the rights in different rulings, but AB InBev, founded by German-born American Adolphus Busch, stated it started using the Budweiser name back in 1876, 19 years before Budvar was even formed. AB InBev is renowned for its array of popular global brands including Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois and Beck's. The company attributes its quality and success to its origins at the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium in 1366.
The company also has roots in St. Louis, Missouri dating back to 1852. According to AB InBev's official website, it realized $39.8 billion in revenue in 2012 and is geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets. The website states that AB InBev leverages from the collective strengths of its approximately 150,000 employees based in 24 countries worldwide. The company said it strives to be the "Best Beer Company in a Better World".

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If you have a disability or you're supporting a loved one with a disability, you would be aware of the limited support and training available.
To address this need, we've established support programs to help alleviate the enormous strain, especially for people with a disability who have left hospital and return home to a very daunting and emotional time.
Support group meetings
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Independence Australia runs a series of free local workshops to support you when caring for a loved one with a physical disability. This four-part program is delivered over four half days.
Come along and learn how to lift safely, care for yourself, navigate the disability system and get the information you need from professionals. Most importantly, you will meet other people in your local area who are going through similar experiences.
Strengthening Families will assist you in developing the knowledge, skills, and confidence to respond to the needs of a loved one.
You will develop key skills in optimism, resilience, assertiveness and wellbeing that will help overcome the challenges associated with supporting someone with a disability.
In these free workshops your participation will provide:
The Strengthening Families program is running in a variety of locations across Victoria.
All workshops run from 10:30am to 2:30pm.
Respite support hours are available to confirmed attendees. Applicants are asked to include details of their request for respite hours on the application form.
To register your interest in attending future workshops, please call 03 9418 0474.
If you have any questions, please leave us your contact details on the enquiry form on this page.
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This is a support group for people who have acquired an incomplete spinal cord injury or condition as the result of accident or injury, medical, surgical, viral, neurological or vascular cause. The group is specifically aimed at people who can:
It's an initiative by the Victorian Spinal Cord Services, Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre and Independence Australia as a direct result of the increasing number of people with incomplete injuries we were seeing come through our services. We wanted to address the severe lack of support services available for the unique circumstances and experiences faced by people with spinal injuries who can walk.
Our support group provides a friendly and informal setting for people with incomplete spinal cord injuries or conditions to share information, experiences, knowledge and support.
The common experiences amongst people with incomplete spinal cord injuries with some capacity to walk include:
If this support group can help you, we would love to see you join us. The meetings are free. We meet every 3rd Thursday at 2:30 to 4 pm at The Collingwood Football Club Foundation Community Centre at Victoria Park in Abbotsford. The venue is wheelchair friendly with ramps to the meeting room and plenty of accessible parking nearby. We also provide light refreshments and catering at no charge. We also provide light refreshments and catering at no charge.
Please remember to RSVP for each meeting so we have numbers for catering purposes. To register call Dr Andrew Sinclair on 03 9418 0474 or 0400 199 766, or email [email protected]
Andrew is our health psychologist who facilitates a number of groups and has significant experience in working with people with chronic illness and disability.
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When a loved one sustains a spinal cord injury, life changes not only for that person but also for those around them. This is a support group specifically for family members and/ or friends.
The group is an initiative by Independence Australia, with the support of the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Hospital and AQA to support partners and family members of people with a physical disability. It's an opportunity to have your questions answered in a confidential and supportive group. You can also share information, experiences, knowledge and support in a friendly and informal setting.
Our meetings are held on a monthly basis and focus on the areas of interest to the group. The common experiences we share among family members are:
It is free to attend and we also provide light refreshments at no charge. We meet monthly. RSVP's are essential so you can get updates of the date, time and location at The Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre in Kew. Sessions are facilitated by Jenny Koadlow and AQA's Peer Support Coordinator, Nazim Erdem.
Just remember to RSVP for every session by calling Jenny Koadlow on 03 9418 0410 or 0403 046 816, or email [email protected].
Jenny is our clinical psychologist who has worked for many years with individuals, couples, families and groups in the disability sector.
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Please vote for Refurbs
Refurbs the community charity that helps people furnish their homes for less and benefits the environment has reached the finals of a prestigious annual awards contest
Refurbs are based at Aber Park in Flint and are one of three organisations up for the "Outstanding Social Enterprise" category of the 2018 Sustainable Academy Awards, promoted by Cynnal Cymru.
Said Refurbs General Manager Kevin Barry "We're really pleased to have reached the finals of this awards programme which recognises the outstanding work that the team are doing. In the last year, we have refurbished and provided over 14,000 items of high-quality furniture and white goods to the public at truly affordable prices.
Together with our sofa deconstruction project, this has also meant that over 900 tonnes of material has not been sent to landfill, benefitting both the community and the environment Refurbs are asking people to help them win this award by voting for them on the Awards website, at http://www.sustainableacademy.wales/
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I noticed that pause since they introduced the Transport Magnate. Like already said, it goes away when it is over.
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I noticed that pause since they introduced the Transport Magnate. Like already said, it goes away when it is over.
For my part, I appreciate when I can buy them in the market in advance. Save me to use Rajah to get them when the event start. To each his/her own.
I am on Android and have not seen products for...
I had more too at some point.
Another thing has changed. We used to get bonus points each time we finished a run without falling. Not anymore.
They come by trains like the other tools.
I do not understand. How is a free barn upgrade a waste ? You use it and you are still 2 tools away from the next upgrade.
Sorry, but how can a few persons visit millions of towns ? Taking 1 minute to visit 10 millions towns would take a team of 10 persons 8 years.
The reservation doesn't lock the task so another player could take it or dump it. Ask on the chat or check what task other players are doing.
Candy to make customer happy while waiting. The plate is to the left of ketchup. We get 3 free ones when the event start but we seem to win 1 in the House of Luck. Useful when a customer is about to...
Check the message section and see if the message is still there.
I don't see any in my game.
Thanks for letting us know ;-) I am happy I was of help and that your problem is solved. Have fun and happy gaming !
Next thing to check is Google Play Store et Google Play Services. See if you have the same version of both on the 2 devices. After that, I think I would contact the company that made the device as...
Seem like doing a hard reset uninstalled some system updates. Check if you can install them again.
The blocked players have to change their setting back to racing themselves. They will be able to participate next week only after that.
I never questioned the system. For me, we have to make a decision each time : is it worth it FOR ME. As for helping others, I never really looked at the coins reward as I am more interested in the...
Rena, all prices are different and may change each time. You help a friend with a product and get X, you help another friend with the same product and it give Y. Even the heli orders pay different...
Just installed update. Android on the east coast.
Following JustJan remark about the helipad, it seems likePlayrix will introduce skin later on. A new way to personalize our town.
I have upgraded a bunch of stuff for XP when I start getting 1+ million needed to level up. I did not need coins at the time so XP it was.
Click on the left border of the button instead of the middle. We can buy the 10 days that way until the problem get solved in a futur update.
You can turn any land into water. In edit mode, use the blue icon for land.
And the second row lures made would not hide the first row timer. My guess is a badly made "make believe".
I agree as I have not seen an artifact in a long time. It would be a penalty for players having a completed museum.
Finally installed the update this morning but no Halloween decorations in my town ? Deception.
Note : had to restart the game again to see the decos.
Still no update for me.


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Fresh off the success of his summer blockbuster "Searching," Indian-American director Aneesh Chaganty is ready to helm his next film. Written by Chaganty, the new film is titled "Run" and will be led by award-winning actress Sarah Paulson.
"Run" will be produced by Natalie Qasabian and Sev Ohanian, who also worked with Chaganty on "Searching."
According to a Deadline report, this thriller follows a teenage girl who has lived in complete isolation with her single mother, played by Paulson. The girl's life starts to unravel when she discovers her mom's well-kept sinister secret.
"Searching" received rave reviews upon its release in August and earned $65 million worldwide. The film was a visual treat, portrayed almost entirely through phone and computer screens. It starred John Cho as single father David Kim. When his daughter goes missing and the investigation goes seemingly nowhere, David takes it upon himself to search for her using her social media as a guidebook.
In an interview with The Teal Mango, Chaganty hinted at filming "Run" later this year, calling the plot "dark and twisted." If anyone can do dark and twisted, it's Paulson, who is best known for her work in "American Horror Story."
Chaganty, who transitioned into full-time filmmaking after leaving his job at Google, also stated in the interview that his goal is to "make stories that are specifically about Asian Americans, Indian-Americans or, you know, anyone but never make the plot dependent on that."
If "Searching" is any indication, his next directorial venture "Run" promises to be an excellent cinematic adventure.


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Emma C. Sanford
(Obituary ~ 04/03/12)
Emma C. Sanford July 9, 1918 - April 1, 2012 OBERLIN, KANSAS -- Emma C. Sanford, 93, of Oberlin, died Sunday (April 1, 2012), at the Decatur County Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin. She was born July 9, 1918, to Daniel and Minnie (Pears) Sanford in Bloomington,Nebraska...
Myrna Barratt
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Myrna Barratt Nov. 26, 1940 - March 29, 2012 LAS VEGAS -- Myrna Barratt, 71, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012, at home surrounded by her family. Born Myrna Allen on Nov. 26, 1940, in McCook, she graduated from McCook High School in 1958. ...
Beverly Schilz
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Beverly Schilz Nov. 13, 1927 - April 1, 2012 DENVER, Colorado -- Beverly Schilz, 84, of Denver, Colorado, passed away on April 1, 2012, peacefully at The Denver Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer. Beverly was born in Otis, Colorado on Nov. 13, 1927, the daughter of Lonnie and Mary Casper. As an infant the Casper family moved to McCook, Nebraska, where Beverly grew up and graduated from McCook Senior High School in 1945...
Merlin D. Pettit
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LINCOLN, Nebraska - Funeral services for Merlin D. Pettit will be 1 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2012, in Tryon, Nebraska, at the McPherson County High School. Area relatives are his brother, Terry Pettit and wife, Evelyn, of Culbertson, Nebraska.
On the Record
(Community News ~ 04/03/12)
This information is gathered at the McCook Public Safety Center, the McCook office of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Red Willow County Courthouse, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office and the McCook Humane Society. Police activity Activity log...
Good Earth Gardeners learn about grapevines
(Community News ~ 04/03/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Good Earth Gardeners journeyed March 13 to Bartley, Nebraska, to visit the home of Jane and Jim Foster. Jim gave the club a lesson on trimming grapes so the grapes will produce as they should. He gave members new branches and showed how to plant the branches to grow new grape vines...
City Council adopts guidelines limiting time for public comment
(Local News ~ 04/03/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook City Council unanimously approved the implementation of new citizen comment guidelines, Monday evening, during a regularly scheduled meeting at councilor chambers. The guidelines limit only citizen comments during public hearings, council meetings and during public meetings. Councilors and others speaking on specific items will not be limited by the new policy...
Second Fox Theatre benefit art auction next week
(Local News ~ 04/03/12)
Outstanding artists from the Golden Plains of America are making their creations available for auction as a benefit for the historic Fox Theatre of McCook, Nebraska. The second Fox Theatre Benefit Art Show & Auction will take place Saturday night, April 14, on the stage of the Fox, which is beginning its 85th year as a show place for the visual and performing arts,...
It begins ...
(Local News ~ 04/03/12)
BSB Construction of Curtis starts the dirt work that marks the construction of the new Frenchman Valley Coop grain elevator facility and train loop track a mile west of Culbertson, Nebraska. Friday morning, Ronnie Williams of Curtis drove the water truck, following Casey Howard of Wauneta in the tractor pulling the disc. ...
Student News
(Features ~ 04/03/12)
Skills USA GOODLAND, Kansas -- Northwest Tech SkillsUSA hosted an awards assembly on March 30, where the winners of the local skills contests were recognized. These students will represent Northwest Tech in contests at the state level on a variety of dates in April...
VCA artists
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Rebekah Huff, left; Whitni Davis, center; and Felicity Petty of Victory Christian Academy, McCook, Nebraska, display the artwork for which they won metals Friday in the annual paint-in and art show at McCook Community College. Rebekah won first place in pottery and Felicity won third in the drawings/scratch board division. Whitni won the "Judge's Choice" in drawings/scratch board, and with her ceramic/mixed media bird whistle, "Best of Show." The girls' art teacher is Ray Walter...
Leadership training at MCC
(Features ~ 04/03/12)
McCook Community College is giving students a free chance to learn about student leadership on two consecutive Tuesdays this month. B.L.A.S.T is an internal student leadership training course which stands for "Believe," 'Lead," "And" "Serve" "Together." The B.L.A.S.T sessions are set for Tuesday April 10 and Tuesday April 17 from 11 a.m.-noon in room 230 of Walsh-Brady Hall...
Scholarship deadline is April 15
(Features ~ 04/03/12)
The deadline for the Great Plains Human Resource Management Association scholarship is April 15. The Great Plains Human Resource Management Association scholarship will award $500 to apply toward tuition, books or other directly related expenses. The recipient will be selected on the basis of the candidate's individual merit and commitment to a career in human resource management or business management. ...
Flute recital
(Features ~ 04/03/12)
KEARNEY, Nebraska -- A night of music "under the stars" will be presented on Thursday, April 12, in the University of Nebraska at Kearney Bruner Hall of Science planetarium. The recital, which will feature Franziska Nabb's flute studio class, will begin at 7 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public...
Symphonic Band to give concert
(Features ~ 04/03/12)
SEWARD, Neb. -- Concordia University, Nebraska's Symphonic Band will give its final concert of the season on Friday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in the Seward High School auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. The band will cap off the year and its recent tour by performing tour songs as well as new pieces under the direction of Andrew Schultz, assistant professor of music. Student directors also will lead the ensemble in several numbers...
CPR class April 10-11
(Features ~ 04/03/12)
McCook Community College is sponsoring a CPR/first aid class April 10-11 on campus. Completion of this course will enable participants to be certified in accordance with American Safety & Health Institute standards in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and first aid...
Driver education offered in June
(Features ~ 04/03/12)
McCook Community College is accepting applications for two June sessions of driver education. The first session is June 4-14, and the class will meet Monday-Thursday from 8-10:30 a.m. and the second session is June 18-28 and the class will meet Monday-Thursday from 8-10:30 a.m...
Homebuyer workshop offered April 14 at MCC
(Features ~ 04/03/12)
McCook Economic Development Corporation will hold the next homebuyer education workshop on Saturday, April 14. Class will be held at Keystone Business Center at 402 Norris Avenue, in the third floor training room. Class coordinator is Mary Kircher, Housing Development Director of MEDC. Mary is encouraging anyone that is looking at purchasing a home in the near future to participate in the class before they start the home buying process...
Scoular acquires South Central Nebraska grain facility
(Features ~ 04/03/12)
OMAHA, Nebraska -- The Scoular Company hasw announced that it has acquired a grain-handling facility in Atlanta, Nebraska, from an independent producer. Terms of the transaction were not announced. Mark Mossman, who oversees Scoular's Nebraska facilities, says the company plans to use the 770,000 bushel steel upright facility in Atlanta to receive local wheat, soybeans, and corn. ...
Willow Ridge welcomes new community relations director
(Local News ~ 04/03/12)
Lisa Abbott is in love. She's in love with her fiancee Tyler Ruf, a farmer in Cambridge, and she's in love with her new position as Community Relations Director at Willow Ridge Senior Living. She took the reins of her new position in late January and in the weeks following, has been kept busy acquainting herself with business people in the area and the residents and staff at Willow Ridge...
Who's in charge?
(Local News ~ 04/03/12)
Every project needs a supervisor. Pretty little blond 7-year-old Gabby Vontz spent all of Saturday at an auction at Barnett Lumber in McCook, Nebraska, and then "directed" the loading of lumber that her dad, Greg, and her grandpa, Steve, purchased.
Right or wrong, it's time to move on with jail issue
(Editorial ~ 04/03/12)
It's heartening to see public debate like that which has been evident in the recent decision over where to build a new county law enforcement center. Yes, it would have been nice had such passionate arguments been raised earlier in the process, when decisions would have been easier to influence. And, we wish decision-makers would have been open to more public input in a more open way, at an earlier time...
Monumental task
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/03/12)
The person who becomes president in 2012 will have a monumental task. Many people think of George Washington as a superhero with a lot of "on the job training." He must have experienced apprehensive, nervous tension and uncertainty on April 30, 1789, when he arrived at Federal Hall in New York City...
Book on autism
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/03/12)
I read the editorial last week on autism. It just happened that I was in the middle of a book "Sacred Spark" by Rev. Lisa Sykes, a United Methodist pastor and the mother of an autistic child. I would highly recommend the book for your reading. Our local UMW has a reading program and this book was sent to us through the program. ...
'Tis the season
(Column ~ 04/03/12)
It is the season of renewal. Flowers are smiling at us. Farmers are busy preparing to plant. Winter wheat is a pretty green and seemingly growing an inch a day. Baby calves with their mothers populate our pastures. It is a time of hope and a time for renewal in our corner of paradise. It is also Holy Week the time of renewal for our Christian faith...
Commissioners reject proposal for alternate site
(Local News ~ 04/03/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Monday morning, Dale Dueland once again approached Red Willow County, Nebraska, commissioners about locating the county's new jail at a "greenfield" site next to the state's Work Ethic Camp northwest of McCook, insisting "there are better plans" than building a law enforcement center next door to the courthouse...
Dorothy E. Fjelseth
(Obituary ~ 04/03/12)
Dorothy E. Fjelseth July 22, 1927 - April 2, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Dorothy E. Fjelseth, 84, died Monday (April 2, 2012), at Community Hospital in McCook. Services are pending at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home in McCook.
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Designers from around the world are submitting creative designs for rmc.interiors in logo & brand identity pack design - bronze.
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The creators of LOST have come up with yet another clever way of getting us deeper into the show : LOST University. Here's a preview of what is to come this September 22nd ( Hmmm…why does that date sound familiar? ) .
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The Trouble with Violence Free Parenting
It's T-shirt weather in Salmon, and I thought that was a good thing. But when I was driving around with our 12-year-old son, the Odd Number (this doesn't reflect on the kid's actual strangeness but more his fascination, some would say obsession, with odd numbers, in particular 1,3, and 7), I found out that springtime in the Rockies comes with a price. In mid-story, Odd reached across and shook the skin that used to house my tricep.
"Bat wings," he calmly declared, and gave another thwap at my arm.
I've known people who blame all their adult-life problems on parents who were too cruel. What no one talks about is how twisted children become when they have no fear of getting a good hard smack across the face. My son smiled sweetly at me as I plotted his demise.
The truth is I have been pretty lackadaisical about my calisthenic routine ever since I mistook a particularly rigorous round of push-ups for breast cancer.
Fortunately, after a comfy mammogram and an ultrasound, the medical team brought back a verdict of overworked pectoralis major. Needless to say, after celebrating my restored health, I modified to girl push-ups and then mostly to no push-ups. And then, apparently, to flapping my bat wings.
But now the Odd Number has forced my hand, so I'm going to do what any post-40 female would do in my situation … I'm going to watch GI Jane…
and draw a Hitler mustache on my son while he sleeps in his snug little bed tonight.


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President Trump tried to shed the polarizing image and words that have stunted his popularity and thwarted his ability to pass bipartisan legislation, recasting himself on Tuesday as a unifying figure in his first State of the Union address.
"Tonight, I call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground, and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people," he said at the top of his roughly 80-minute speech. "This is really the key: These are the people we were elected to serve."
It was a striking difference in tone for a president who came into office decrying "American carnage" at his inaugural, and since then has often spoken and tweeted in harsh terms about his perceived enemies, including lawmakers of both parties and his vanquished opponent, Hillary Clinton.
Trump continued to warn against what he sees as the scourge of illegal immigration. But he cloaked the warnings with soft descriptions of the American character, describing the nation as "one team, one people and one American family," and suggested immigrant communities actually would benefit from his policies.
He alluded to one frequent target — the mostly black NFL players who have protested police violence and other racial injustice by kneeling for the national anthem — but did so only obliquely, not mentioning them as he usually does but instead emphatically equating reverence for service members with "why we proudly stand for the national anthem."
As he reeled off natural disasters and tragedies of the last year, including the shooting at a congressional baseball practice that nearly killed a Republican House leader, he emphasized that "we came together, not as Republicans or Democrats, but as representatives of the people."
The speech came in what's become a familiar spot for Trump: at a historic low in polls, furious over the Russia investigation and frustrated that he is not getting credit for a good economy.
Trump, like other presidents facing troubles, is hoping the high-profile, nationally televised speech will help him move past the tumult in his White House and the shadow of the Russia investigation — an inquiry into his campaign's possible collusion with Russia's election meddling and his own alleged acts of obstruction — that has clouded his first year. Trump refrained from mentioning the investigation.
"This is in fact our new American moment," Trump said, repeating a phrase used by Clinton to describe President Obama's foreign policy when she served as his secretary of State. "There has never been a better time to start living the American dream."
Trump hammered the theme of "building a safe, strong, proud America"; which fits loosely around policy proposals for a $1.5-trillion plan to build a "safe, fast, reliable and modern infrastructure our economy needs and our people deserve"; an increase in military spending, and an overhaul of the immigration system. His controversial immigration plan would sharply cut the number of legal immigrants while allowing a path to citizenship for young "Dreamers" who were brought to the country illegally as children.
Trump framed his desire to restrict immigration as a security issue, arguing that a porous border has increased the threat of terrorism and drug trafficking. Immigrant advocates say Trump is creating scapegoats, and deepening racial and ethnic divides.
The president, however, contended that he wants to be a uniter. "Tonight I am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties, Democrats and Republicans, to protect our citizens, of every background, color and creed," he said.
Earlier Tuesday, Trump told a group of network television anchors meeting at the White House that his biggest lesson since taking office more than a year ago has been tempering his profit-centered business instinct with the need to show "heart" in his governing decisions.
"What I'm doing now, a lot of it is heart, a lot of it is compassion, a lot of it is far beyond money — such as immigration," he said, adding, "If I was doing this purely from an economic standpoint, I would sit down and tell you in one second what I'd be doing, OK?"
President Trump gestures as he finishes his first State of the Union address.(Win McNamee / Associated Press)
President Trump delivers the State of the Union address.(Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images)
President Trump delivers the State of the Union address.(EPA / Shutterstock)
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Fred and Cindy Warmbier are acknowledged during the State of the Union address. Their son Otto was imprisoned by North Korea for 17 months, freed and days later died in a coma.(Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) acknowledges President Trump's introduction during the State of the Union address.(J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)
President Trump delivers the State of the Union address.(Nicholas Kamm / AFP/Getty Images)
Rebecca Holets looks up at her husband, Albuquerque Police Officer Ryan Holets, as they stand with First Lady Melania Trump during the State of the Union. The Holets adopted the baby of a heroin-addicted homeless woman.(J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)
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First Lady Melania Trump greets Preston Sharp during the State of the Union address. Sharp organized the placement of over 40,000 U.S. flags on soldiers' graves.(Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
President Trump shakes hands with Speaker of the House Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.).(Alex Wong / Getty Images)
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President Trump, backed by Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Speaker of the House Paul D. Ryan, is welcomed for his State of the Union speech.(Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images)
Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., left, and Justices Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Neil Gorsuch listen during the State of the Union address.(Brendan Smialowski / AFP/Getty Images)
President Trump arrives for the State of the Union address.(Win McNamee / Getty Images)
President Trump arrives for the State of the Union address.(Saul Loeb / AFP/Getty Images)
President Trump walks into the House Chamber as he arrives for his State of the Union address.(Susan Walsh / Associated Press)
First Lady Melania Trump acknowledges the crowd.(Saul Loeb / AFP/Getty Images)
Jared Kushner, second from left, and wife Ivanka Trump await the speech in the House chamber.(Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan confer before the speech.(EPA/Shutterstock)
Democratic congresswomen dress in black to show their support for the #MeToo movement at tonight's State of the Union address.(Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA/Shutterstock)
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) stands at the lectern before the State of the Union address.(Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), right, speaks with people as they wait for President Trump to deliver his first State of the Union address.(EPA / Shutterstock)
From left, Republican Sens. Roy Blunt, John Thune, Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn arrive to speak with reporters before the State of the Union.(J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)
Lawmakers wear black clothing and Kente cloth in protest before the State of the Union.(EPA / Shutterstock)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, center, Democrat from Florida, awaits the State of the Union address.(Nicholas Kamm / AFP/Getty Images)
Members of Congress arrive for the State of the Union address in the chamber of the House.(Alex Wong / Getty Images)
"Dreamers" who will be attending President Trump's first State of the Union address take selfies before a news conference in Washington.(Pete Marovich / Getty Images)
Eleven months ago, Trump addressed Congress and a prime-time TV audience from the Capitol, but by tradition a president's first report on the state of the union — based on a constitutional requirement — does not occur until after a year in office.
Besides emphasizing immigration and infrastructure, Trump nodded to other priorities, including an undefined plan to reform federal prisons. He talked about solving the opioid crisis, yet called for greater law enforcement rather than new funding or programs to combat the epidemic of addiction.
Trump announced that he would keep open the U.S. military prison camp on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, reversing another Obama administration policy and signaling a return to military detentions for captured terrorism suspects. The once-populous camp now holds just 41 prisoners.
Though presidents traditionally use these speeches to lay out their vision early in the year, they also claim credit for first-year achievements. Trump spoke about the economy and his $1.5-trillion tax cut, boasting about the rising stock market and low unemployment.
He also repeated his contention that his policies brought black unemployment to a historic low, when that development — like other economic gains — reflects a trend that began in Obama's first term, after the Great Recession.
As Republicans rose and applauded Trump's assertion about black employment, members of the Congressional Black Caucus sat stone-faced; many wore African print shawls in apparent protest of Trump's recent slur calling the nations in Africa "shithole" countries.
In a recent Pew poll, 41% of Americans rated the economy as excellent or good, one of the strongest such ratings in a decade. Yet many Americans do not give Trump credit. On average, polls show his approval at about 40%, lower than the standing of any of his predecessors in the modern era after a year in office.
"Two words I don't think we'll hear tonight: Thanks, Obama," Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said before the speech. Schumer, like most Democrats, sat glum-faced through much of the address.
Other polls have shown a majority of Americans believe the tax cuts favor high-earners, contrary to Trump's claim — repeated in his address — that they mostly benefit the middle class.
Administration officials say the tax cut will grow more popular as Trump sells it and as the large reduction in corporate rates leads to higher middle-class wages. Economists, including at the Federal Reserve, have more modest expectations, predicting a small short-term effect on economic growth.
Trump named the tax cuts, reduced regulations and what he calls an end to the "war on American energy" — including coal — among promises fulfilled. He credited the tax cuts with prompting businesses to give bonuses for roughly 3 million workers, though he exaggerated the amounts as "thousands and thousands of dollars" when most are $1,000. Some wage hikes and bonuses were negotiated in union contracts or planned by corporations before the tax cuts became law.
Trump also trumpeted success in beating back the militant group Islamic State, while conceding that "there is much more work to be done."
"Past experience has taught us that complacency and concessions only invite aggression and provocation," he said. "I will not repeat the mistakes of the past administrations that got us into this dangerous position."
Trump, like every president since Ronald Reagan, invited guests who reflect aspects of his agenda to sit with the first lady. Among those joining Melania Trump were Americans said to be benefiting from the new tax cuts, parents who lost children to gang violence, a Marine who reenlisted after losing his eyes and legs, and a man who led a volunteer rescue effort for victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Democrats had their own guests, dominated by a number of "Dreamers."
For all the attention paid to them, these prime-time addresses seldom move public opinion much. And Trump has had a particularly difficult time sticking to a message, often creating new controversies within days of a well-received speech — like the one last February, which he followed with an explosive tweet alleging without evidence that Obama had wiretapped his phones.
Times staff writers Joseph Tanfani and Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.
Twitter: @noahbierman
9:20 p.m.: This article was updated with more quotes from the speech and additional details.
7:15 p.m.: This article was updated with the beginning of the speech.
4:50 p.m.: This article was updated with excepts from the president's speech.
This article was originally published at 3:40 p.m.


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Apple ditches Java
Mac OS to be stripped of runtime library in wake of security scare
The next Mac OS upgrade will remove Oracle's Java runtime suite from computers, Apple Inc announced on its support forum. Both Oracle and Apple declined to comment and no reason was given for the removal, reports Reuters.
Having previously bundled the prolific runtime platform with its Mac OS X, Apple said customers would have to download Java plugins directly from Oracle.
Java has the distinction of being a platform-independent programming language, meaning that raw code is only part-compiled and then processed into executable applications by the host machine at runtime. This allows Web platforms to use Java as a single technology to enrich user experiences without having t consider compatibility issues.
Both companies agreed two years ago that Apple would drop Java from its OS bundle at some point, but no timeline was announced. The current move comes in the wake of a Java security scare in August during which security experts warned of possible holes in the runtime libraries and said users should activate Java on an as-needed basis. While Oracle did eventually release a fix for the issue, Adam Gowdiak, of Poland-based Security Explorations, said on Friday he has since discovered two new security bugs in Java that leave the platform open to attack.


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"I had no vessels, no activity and no money. I went from 7,400 employees to one"
With the acquisition of Herning Shipping, Axel C. Eitzen is back in the industry on a larger scale than before. In an interview with ShippingWatch, the Norwegian discusses his return after having lost almost everything.


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Home Renovations That Pay Off In Pearland, TX
Thinking of doing some updating or renovating? There are a lot of updates that you can make that will enhance the livability of your Pearland home, and I've seen the best and worst of them! Some add market value, some add intrinsic value (or livability), and some detract from the overall value of the home. So what to do? What not to do? Here's a list of the five most important considerations for you to think about from a 41-year Realtor and Appraiser's perspective.
Home Improvements That Could Increase Value In 2016
If I were counseling you 40 years ago, I'd be saying "put French screens on your front windows" to get yours sold in record time! About 30 years…


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A statement on the Archdiocese of Detroit website (h/t New Advent):
The Church encourages the Christian faithful to promote or sustain a variety of apostolic undertakings but, nevertheless, prohibits any such undertaking from claiming the name Catholic without the consent of the competent ecclesiastical authority (see canon 216 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law). For some time, the Archdiocese of Detroit has been in communication with Mr. Michael Voris and his media partner at Real Catholic TV regarding their prominent use of the word "Catholic" in identifying and promoting their public activities disseminated from the enterprise's production facility in Ferndale, Michigan. The Archdiocese has informed Mr. Voris and Real Catholic TV, RealCatholicTV.com, that it does not regard them as being authorized to use the word "Catholic" to identify or promote their public activities. Questions about this matter may be directed to the Archdiocese of Detroit, Department of Communications.
UPDATE: A commenter alerted me to this response from Team Voris:
Michael Voris, while he may be the star of RealCatholicTV's programming, is not the owner of the website. The owner is Marc Brammer who lives in South Bend Indiana in the diocese of Bishop Kevin Rhoades.
Brammer told LifeSiteNews, "I own RealCatholicTV.com. I contracted with Michael Voris to produce video content for that website and I pay him for it. It is a business relationship between me and Michael. If all of a sudden now there's this tussle over the use of the word 'Catholic' I'll deal with it through competent ecclesial authority."
Brammer noted that he had received a letter from the Archdiocese of Detroit acknowledging him as the owner of the website. He responded to that letter with a request for a meeting with the Archdiocese. He received no response. Brammer has not been asked by his bishop, Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop Kevin Rhoades to cease using the word Catholic……Voris says that communication [with the Archdiocese of Detroit] was only one way – directives from the Archdiocese and refusal to meet with Voris or Brammer to discuss the matter. Voris told LifeSiteNews that he has seven times requested a meeting with Archdiocesan officials to discuss the matter but each time he has been ignored or rebuffed…
…Voris notes that his conflicts with the Archdiocese of Detroit has more to do with its staffers than with the Archbishop. Previous to his work for RealCatholicTV, Voris launched St. Michael's Media and had various offers to air programs he produced, talks he was to give and television shows he was to be featured on canceled through the efforts of staff at the Archdiocese. "They have waged a quiet war since the very first time we set foot into the public realm," he said.
In response to the press release demand from the Archdiocese of Detroit, Voris told LifeSiteNews, "I don't have ownership over the name of the organization. It's not my organization. The headquarters are outside of the diocese." He concluded, "It's the wrong person, and the wrong outfit asking the wrong person the wrong question."
- New problems surface for Michael Voris and RealCatholicTV
- World Youth Day: Michael Voris not approved by us
- On Michael Voris: "It is not an approved apostolate"
I think this has gone on long enough. Comments are closed.
Let's remember what really matters during this holy time: "Behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people…"


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- 3 Beds
- 2 Full
- 1,351 +/- Sqft
Property TypeResidential – Duplex
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Listing Date08/11/18
Year Built1979
Lot Size0.07 Acres
Parking2 Car Garage, Attached
Property Description
Nice half-duplex on quiet street in Wildernest with NO HOA DUES. Wooded open space across street is great for dogs and kids. Attached 2 car garage. Vaulted ceiling. Seller has completed many big-ticket upgrades including newer roof, new covered deck with huge private hot tub, triple pane windows and pellet stove. Awesome trails out the door for hiking, biking and nordic skiing. Fully furnished and ready to go. Works well as weekend getaway or full time residence. Bus stop nearby.
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- Satellite
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Wildernest is a true Colorado outdoor town. Experience excellent hiking and biking trails out your front door, while being surrounded by breathtaking views of Lake Dillon, Centennial Divide and Keystone Ski Resort. Seated atop a beautiful hill filled with aspens, this neighborhood is truly a nature lover's dream. With the non-motorized backcountry access for pristine trails and quiet hikes, it's no wonder locals have decided to call this place home. If you ever decide to leave this beautiful location, Wildernest is also a quick drive into the heart of Silverthorne and is in close proximity to all of Summit County's ski resorts.
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text: Whenever I am in need of a great cake for a gathering or party, this is where I go. I usually get the Heavenly Butter Cake, which has always been a crowd pleaser, but this time I tried the Billionaire cake with buttercream icing and it was equally as popular at my party. As lovely as my event was all the way around, the thing everyone kept asking was, "Who made the cake?" And of course, there was none left over! Guests always come back for seconds or try to take some home. This bakery is consistent with it's freshness and moistness. Cake melts in your mouth and is never too sweet!


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This morning, I read and graded "integration" papers from a course for Doctor of Ministry students at the seminary. The course was titled: Thriving & Surviving Pastoral Ministry.
I just finished reading the paper of one of my pastor students who wrote (referring to me):
The class helped me think about surviving and thriving. I like Steve. I like his attitude about the ministry. He has survived well. And he has thrived, it would seem. He has served churches, written books, had a radio ministry. He is celebrated in some circles as an authority. He seems comfortable in his skin as a pastor. He is the right guy to teach the class on surviving and thriving in this complex field. However, at the end of the day (and at the end of the class) I'm not Steve Brown. I'm a guy who finds himself settling into a sad mediocrity. I actually do sometimes go to bed at night grateful for another day of survival.
My first thought was, What a wise and insightful student! He's going to get an "A" for this class.
Then I had an attack of sanity. My second thought was, He's insane. If he only knew...
One other student in the class asked his father-who was a successful pastor-about a particular issue in ministry and that led to a discussion about success and ministry. "The ministry is a very brutal profession in many ways," his father said. "I think just making it through with a bit of sanity means you have succeeded at it."
You've heard the old statement that any airplane flight from which you walk away is a successful flight. That's true of pastoral ministry, parenting, work, life...
...and the Christian faith.
My student's comment about settling into a sad state of mediocrity haunts me. It's a statement filled with pathos...but, if you think about it, it's maybe not a bad place to be. A friend told me once that, when he was young, he thought he would be great but, since then, he discovered he was a "plodder." I told him I had never heard anybody say that before. He laughed and said it used to bother him until God told him that "plodding" was a "gift of the Spirit."
He was, by the way, one of the most secure and joyful Christians I've ever met.
So I decided to do something that very few do, to wit, say a good word about mediocrity. Don't expect much! What I'm going to say will be...uh...well...mediocre.
Let me give you four biblical truths I find helpful, using the imagery of poker. I hope that doesn't offend you but, if it does, you should know that I don't play poker anymore. A friend told me that it hurt my witness, so I stopped. I do think, between you and me, that he wasn't as concerned with my witness as he was with the fact that I was winning all his money.
But with that being said, I really wasn't that great at poker. It was fun, I enjoyed playing with friends and, while it may have been sin...I still liked it. (That by the way is why we sin, to wit, we like to sin.) But, frankly, nobody would ever ask me to participate in the World Series of Poker. I was a mediocre poker player at best.
First, poker players don't deal the cards or decide on the cards; they just play poker with the cards they're dealt. My life's verse is, "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might..." (Ecclesiastes 9:10). That verse is comforting to me in that I remember I'm not the dealer. Sometimes I play the game well, much of the time I don't, and most of the time the game ends in a draw. All I have to do is keep on playing as best I can.
I often tell seminary students that some of them will serve large and prestigious churches while others small churches, and that is rarely determined by their brilliance, gifts, skills or lack of same. That's true. It has to do with God who determines the boundaries of our lives and does it with great wisdom and understanding.
Second (and if you've been to a Born Free seminar, you already know this), when a dog plays poker (or checkers, if that makes you feel any better), one shouldn't criticize his game; one should just be pleased and surprised that he is playing at all. Besides that, "power is made perfect in weakness" and God sometimes gives a serious defect in poker playing to keep poker players "from being too elated by the surpassing greatness" of their game (2 Corinthians 12:7-10).
Yesterday, I had lunch with a group of college students who are serving as summer interns at a large Presbyterian church here in Orlando. They wanted to ask "Dr. Brown" some questions and I was flattered that they did. Frankly, I was really impressing them...
...until I spilled a full glass of Coke onto the lap of the woman who directs the intern program at the church. She, of course, was gracious. The college students were kind and thinking, He's an old guy doing the best he can. And the other people in the restaurant pretended that nothing happened.
God thought it was funny.
Evidently, he wasn't as impressed as the college students were and decided to let them see what a klutz I am.
Third, the game can be fun if you remember that it's just a game. If you take the game or yourself as a poker player too seriously, it will drive you nuts. You can't play poker and enjoy it if you're too serious about it. In fact, the only poker players who enjoy poker are those who can afford to lose. High expectations about the game, about winning, about the other poker players or about your own poker playing can kill you. Poker is fun if you can afford to lose...or in this case, afford to be mediocre.
Paul said, "For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's" (Romans 14:7-8). In Philippians 4:11-13, he writes, "I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me." In other words, I can win or lose through Christ who strengthens me.
And finally, the really incredible thing is that the dealer is your Father and he dotes on you. Not only did God say about Jesus, "This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17), the same God says to you because of Jesus, "This is my beloved son or daughter with whom I am well pleased."
During the summers when I was growing up, I was a "locker boy" and later, a lifeguard, at the city swimming pool. In the "off times," we often played poker and more often than not, I was the dealer.
I cheated.
No, no, not for my benefit. It was for theirs. Most people who work at city facilities don't make much money, are not very good poker players, and really can't afford to blow too much on a game. I fixed it so they wouldn't lose too much or win too much. I managed-with my not insignificant skills at dealing-to see that each of the poker players (my friends) came out about even.
To this day, those guys don't know that I was their benefactor.
You know your Benefactor.
Now go take a nap.
I just read over what I wrote. It sort of sounds like I think excellence is a bad thing that Christians should avoid at all costs. Please don't misread me. Excellence is a part of our witness and it matters...
...but not as much as you think.


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Over the past six months, I've had more than a handful of people ask me, "Is Naptown Pint dead?" I hate when people ask me that, but I also can't blame them for wondering. Even though my column with The Capital has continued, we're coming up on a year of basically crickets on this website. (I'd love to be able to talk my way around that fact, but let's be real — this place is a ghost town.)
The short answer to that question is no. No, Naptown Pint isn't dead.
Why the radio silence? Well, there's no single reason as to why I've allowed that to happen. Part of it has to do with the fact that — for both very, very good and very, very bad reasons — 2018 was an interesting and challenging year.
I became more inspired by work, but work also became much more demanding. We turned our lives upside down and inside out to help a family member in crisis, only to have it fall apart and blow up in our faces due to emotional challenges and alcohol abuse.
From April through the end of July of last year, I felt like I was running an emotional marathon at an unrelenting sprint's pace.
There was this moment I remember distinctly last July after the movers had left. I was sitting in the only chair that we still had in our living room. In fact, all that was left in our living area was that chair, a TV, a trunk, and a couple of bookcases.
(Well, along with the usual litter of trash and general detritus you see left behind after any movers leave.)
On the one hand, I felt this overwhelming sense of relief. It was the first time in eight months that I could breathe without it feeling like an elephant was sitting on my chest. On the other hand, this cloud of guilt and anguish and anger hung over my head. What had all that pain been for? Our whole life had been ripped apart and for what?
At some point, something had to give, because I had run out of me to give. Part of that was here, with my writing, but I took a step back in other areas of my life, as well. Sometimes purposefully, sometimes not.
The exciting travels and the wins documented on social platforms like Instagram probably fooled a few folks, as I've done a better job in my 30s of keeping private matters private. But it also allowed me to not be so honest with myself about what was happening.
Underneath the filters, the winery trips and selfies with friends, I had become less patient, less forgiving, less trusting. Everything felt harder than it used to.
I became more choosy of how and where I devoted my time, which was great, in that I was able to extricate myself more easily from toxic situations and relationships I had allowed to go on for far too long. But I also didn't always handle my newfound, selfish instinct to pull back in a positive way.
As a result, many friendships — both blossoming and established, beer-related and otherwise — suffered.
"I'll text back tomorrow. I'll know what to say then," I'd tell myself.
Of course, I never did because I never knew what to say. So, it became much easier for me to keep my head in the sand, to put off coming up for air and rejoining my life.
Sometimes I would try to break the cycle. I'd actually show up somewhere for once, eat a little crow about having been absent without being totally honest about why I was absent, and then swear this was me rejoining the real world — only to crawl back into my cave once the night was over, never to be seen or heard from again for a few weeks or months.
Fun fact: It's a great way to earn a reputation as being unreliable or a flake.
(And, let's just say the list of apology phone calls and emails I need to send out today is long.)
Then, later on in the year, my site was hacked.
What's funny (or sad?) is that I didn't even realize it since it had been so long since I had written — other people had to tell me. Nothing like breaking something you love because you've neglected it to boost morale, right?
That sounds like a metaphor and, at the time, that's how it felt.
Some grim part of me that hated everything took it as a sign, but instead of shutting Naptown Pint down, I just let it sit there. Broken. I didn't have the expertise or the money required to fix it, and I didn't have the stones to pull the plug.
Obviously, I'm glad I didn't, but anyway.
Finally, the other piece of this puzzle is a narrative we've seen a lot recently — the negative relationship some beer enthusiasts (and writers, specifically) have developed with alcohol.
Given that much of the strife Patrick and I experienced earlier in the year was greatly exacerbated by a family member's deeply ingrained denial about their own alcoholism, I freaked out.
I'm related to that individual, so, I worried, "What if this is me, 40 years from now?"
For lack of a better word, it was a sobering moment. And a terrifying one. To worry and wonder if, had this heartwrenching "teachable moment" not occurred, is this who I would have become?
So, my own relationship with the beer community became more problematic.
I put myself under a microscope. I fell more easily into a depression on those occasions I went a little overboard. I chastised myself for drinking during the week, the way I used to. And if I was really committing to my health and losing weight, I couldn't simply go back to the way things had been.
Now, things are better. Much better.
While late last year, I was more of an erratically swinging pendulum of extremes in terms of how I "solved" my relationship with alcohol in my life, I've since been able to find a much better balance.
I can't be everywhere like I used to be, and I'm OK with that. My family, as well as my mental and physical health must come first.
That said, I am still a passionate, present member of the Maryland craft community. I'm not going to be at every release. But I'm still going to be here. I'll be writing.
I'll show up. Just not for the sake of it anymore.
For some, this may seem like an overshare.
But part of the problem I've had in the past year is an unwillingness to even acknowledge that something was happening in my life, and I was changing.
This not only impacted my family and personal relationships
(Although, I do need to publicly thank Kendrick of Maryland Craft Beer from our community. You have been a steadfast, kind and patient friend — and confidante — during a lot of very tough times over the past year.)
I've opened up this screen to write numerous times over the past few months. And there have been more than a handful of conversations with people where I said, "Oh, yeah, Naptown Pint isn't dead. I'll be writing again. The podcast will be coming back for a third season."
Even though I meant it when I said it, it felt hollow, because I still hadn't cleared the air. I still hadn't said a few woefully overdue "I'm sorry's," and I hadn't yet publicly acknowledged that I had willingly let this die.
So, that's what this is. A refresh. A smash of the
With the General Assembly now in session, it seems like the perfect time.
As I said at the start of this "confessional" of sorts, not everything is doom and gloom. Was I forced to confront a lot of harsh realities and make tough choices? Yes.
But a lot of good has come out of it, as well. I'm really genuinely happy with myself for the first time in a long time. I know who I am, and I have a better sense of what my boundaries are.
Taking a step back from toxic situations and relationships was painful, but in doing so, I created room for a couple of meaningful friendships to take root and grow, and for new
Also, even though it can result in a lot of late nights, I really do love my career — especially since my work family continues to act as champions of my role within Maryland craft beer.
I'm still working out a few kinks, and you'll see a few changes around here to match — but Naptown Pint isn't dead.
And I'm really happy about that.


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"Hatred. Something almost as physical as walls, pianos, or nurses. She could almost touch the destructive energy leaking out of her body. She allowed the feeling to emerge, regardless of whether it was good or bad; she was sick of self-control, of masks, of appropriate behavior. Veronika wanted to spend her remaining two or three days of life behaving as inappropriately as she could."
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Here I go again.. Feeling exhausted.. Tired.. And empty.. Why? Why do I have to feel this when I decided to get rid of it a long time ago? Why does it have to haunt me and give me this depressing feeling?
I know.. All along I am just in denial of how I really feel.. I'm trying to suppress everything I could and decided that, instead of receiving the pain from another person, I'd rather hurt myself in the process.. That I can handle it without anyone's help.. And I don't wish to burden anyone with my problems.. They won't understand me anyway.. They'll think it's just too shallow and senseless..
They would never understand all the fear and frustrations I have inside.. The longing, the dreams and fantasies I am trying to brush off because I know nothing of those will come true.. That, if for others, it's just like kids stuff..
I am trying to understand myself too if this thing is just temporary and would eventually fade in time.. I have been like this for months now–not really knowing what to do, where to go and who to talk to.. I have tried asking for help but it seems that help has hidden itself from me as well.. Telling me that I should take care of this on my own..
But how? Hide in the mountains? Escape to Africa? Move to outer space? Dive into the depths of the earth? Anywhere would do, just make me invisible.. Or make this feeling gone.. Sometimes, I just want to die.. For all of these to be finished.. Maybe if I'll be gone from this world, I can help it to be a better place, one less unimportant and lovelorn soul..
But even doing that, I am afraid.. I am afraid that I'll offend God.. I'll disapppoint those people who think that I am worth it.. Am I? I couldn't feel it..
I'm in the brink of my understanding and patience.. If I am worth it, they why? Why is this happening to me? Am I gonna be forever like this? If this is true, my God, please, take my heart out and my emotions and let me live like the undead.. Don't let me feel this emptiness and loneliness.. I don't want to pretend that I am happy and contented when I am not.. That I am ok, yet inside, my heart is already wrecked into pieces..
No, I am not ok.. I am cut into million pieces.. And I don't know if someone can still save me..
Time goes by so fast…
Am I just in a dream or is this really happening? It just seemed yesterday that I had my 29th birthday, my mom's 6th death anniversary and Christmas.. And now, I'm turning 30, my mom's 7th death anniversary is approaching and the tremendous spending time of Christmas again!?
What have had happened in the past year that I may have missed? Mistakes I made and lessons I learned from them? I should remember some and then tell myself that I spent another year wisely.
In this fast-paced life, every opportunity, every chance we encounter, we should grab and use it to the best way possible..
Every emotion, every feelings, every drop of love should be cherished and kept in our hearts as once a moment passed by without you noticing it, it's gone forever..
Until now, the feelings of my childhood remains and I still feel like a little kid clinging to the arms of whoever I have beside me.. Wanting to be taken care of and pampered with so much love that I don't want to leave that comfort zone.. I know I should have left it a long time ago, journeyed on my own and learn the pains and sufferings of this battlefield they call life..
I tried to test the waters and dipped my feet a few number of times.. Took courage and jumped onto the unknown but returned broken and wounded like a soldier who charged without having his armor and sword.. Left to die but was given another chance to face the world again with more courage and strength..
But that doesn't seem to be the case.. The soldier was so wounded that it reached the depths of her soul and released a thick blanket of protection over her heart and mind.. Clothed with this protection, the soldier feels the comfort of staying on the safer side of life.. Doing nothing, waiting for nothing, pretending it's nothing.. And with this, another year had passed without her noticing it..
Yes, she didn't feel any pain at all and wasn't hurt at all.. But is that it? Should she be happy that she didn't experience them? Should her heart be rejoicing that it wasn't taken and returned broken? Is this one reason for a celebration?
If this is an assessment test on how well I played the game in the battlefield—definitely, I failed.
As I turn another leaf in this book of life, I'm facing a great challenge whether to stay in my comfort zone or go out there and bravely join the battlefield. I know I have gained my armor and sword but I am still lacking that courage to move forward.. I need a leap of faith..
Whether to leap or not, whether someone will catch me there or none.. We still don't know.. Nobody knows..
And the clock is ticking fast..
My time is running out..
I have to make a decision now.. Should the soldier stay put? Or should she move forward?
Oh, the soldier answered – "I still have 45 days left, let me still enjoy where I am.." ;-P


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Weekly Newsletter 5 February 2019
This week's newsletter has discount codes for Spartan Race, interesting articles, and a number of date changes and cancellations for events on the running calendar.
Thanks to Spartan Race Australia, we have a 10% discount code for our premium members for all events that are currently open for registration (excluding the kids events).
Signing up as a premium member gets you access to event discounts like this and unlocks additional website features such as location searching and being emailed when new events are added that match your saved searches.
Check out the discounts here and find out more about membership here.
3 key elements of base training for runners
A well-rounded base training program should integrate LSD (Long Slow Distance) runs at "conversational pace," along with short sprints to develop neuromuscular speed and drills to develop good form. This article at Training Peaks covers 3 key elements for your base training.
An into to running and walking on a treadmill
Running on a treadmill isn't exactly like running outside; after all, the belt keeps you on pace even when your energy fades, so this article at Runners World has some tips to help you out if you're wanting to do some treadmill training.
How often should you run?
Endurance coach and author Matt Fitzgerald looks at how one of the most important questions to consider before you start any training is how often you should run in this article at Competitor Running.
Recent updates
To find out what's been recently updated, check the recent updates page regularly. I include in this newsletter a list of the more important updates (see below) such as date changes, cancellations, or late additions to the calendar. And check out the full calendar of upcoming events.
- Copeton Swim scheduled for 23 March has been cancelled
- Ragnar Trail in Mount Cotton scheduled for 27/28 April has been cancelled due to lack of entries
- Sufferfest/Rushfest at Hillarys & Champion Lakes have been cancelled due to lack of entries and Rottnest due to the island authority no longer supporting the event in its current form
Date changes/corrections
- Manly Fun Run has changed from 5 May to 1 September
- Princes Park Urban Trail Run has changed from 18/19 to 11/12 May
- 7 Rocky River Run has changed from 26 May to 30 June and entries are now open
- Harold Stevens Bluestone Classic has changed from 23 to 30 June
- Coburg 10 Miler has changed from 14 to 28 July
Late additions
- Cumberoona Run in Albury, NSW on 10 February (this Sunday)
Have a great running week!


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The news is out … if you love a particular breed of dog, you can almost surely get one from a shelter. Purebred dogs make up 25% of all dogs in shelters, estimates the Humane Society of the United States. Our family adopted a gorgeous purebred Irish Setter from the Irish Setter Rescue of North Texas, and he's the most lovable, comical, silky soft kid brother a family could ever want.
Did you know that you can take your rescue dog to a dog show and join in a class? Most breed associations – even the lesser-known breeds – will have a "Specialty Rescue Parade" class in their dog shows. Just contact your dog's breed association and ask for information about their shows' Rescue Parade classes.
In a Rescue Parade, all entries take their dogs around the ring. Then each dog take an individual turn as the announcer shares the dog's story with the audience. It's a great way to promote rescue, show people the beautiful dogs they can get from their local shelters, and have a great afternoon with your dog at a show.
What fun to take your dog and experience a dog show for yourselves. It's fun for kids, beginners and even experienced dog owners who are looking for something fun to do with their dogs.


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Hey all, I was able to get a digital copy and the rights to repost the article that appeared in the Midland Daily News. I have only taken the liberty to add links into a few places that were referenced.
Three of Dan Lacher's passions in life are Christ, coffee and computers.He's found a way to combine the three at Journeys, a coffeehouse in the building that houses Messiah Lutheran Church.Church leaders considered the addition of a coffeehouse for two to three years before Journeys opened. They contacted Third Place Consulting, which guides people interested in setting up coffeehouses in churches. Lacher and his wife had joined Messiah Lutheran in 2002."I was just going to be a member of the building committee. 'I'll pick colors,' I thought," said Lacher, who ended up leading the building committee and now volunteers as manager of Journeys. It's what he calls an "extreme hobby."Lacher is a software engineer who can work from his laptop – which means, since Journeys is WiFi, he can work while at the coffeehouse.Journeys opened in last February. It's part of Messiah Lutheran's latest building expansion. The church building – which was new in 2000, was 36,000 square feet. Almost 50,000 square feet was added, with Journeys in the front of the building, allowing people to access the drive-thru or walk in the coffeehouse door and never enter a church lobby or sanctuary. That was part of the plan, Lacher said."The goal of the coffeehouse is to offer a nontraditional church setting…for people who are anxious about being in a traditional church setting," he said. "We don't want a coffeehouse in a church. We want a coffeehouse." People who stop by for coffee and are not threatened by the people or the atmosphere, may eventually ask questions about Messiah Lutheran or Christianity."It's helping people get that one step closer to having that relationship with Jesus Christ," Lacher said.Journeys employ four part-time workers. Sixteen others are volunteers. A search is on now to replace a worker who is leaving for a full-time job. "We're hiring people who already know Jesus Christ and are not afraid to show it," Lacher said.At the same time, no one who stops at Journeys will be subject to high-pressure Christian sales tactics."It's just a cup of coffee. No tracts. No 'Do you know Jesus?' No 'You're going to find salvation that day,'" Lacher said. "We're not out to convert people with every cup of coffee."But when the subject of God comes up as "inevitably it will…it becomes a natural part of the conversation," Lacher said.For instance, he said, if a customer has had a bad day, a barista may simply ask if he or she can pray for the person. That may lead to a longer conversation at another time.Lacher said the addition of the coffeehouse also has created a space for church members to reconnect with each other."We knew it was going to happen. It was still amazing to see it happen," he said. "People come early (before services) to hang out and people stay (after services) to hang out."Journeys is open every day: from 5:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday; and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.Lacher said live music soon will be added to the coffeehouse a few nights a week. The music will be of any genre, not just what is traditionally thought of as Christian music.Profits from the coffeehouse – beyond operating expenses – go to Messiah Lutheran Church.By Sandra Sutton of the Midland Daily News