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A dollar from each pint of the pale ale sold goes to the ALS therapy development institute. Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 2:00 am Flathead Lake Brewing Company crafts ale to benefit ALS research Sally Finneran | Bigfork Eagle Hagadone Corporation | 0comments A special brew hit the taps Friday at Flathead Lake Brewing Company to help raise money for ALS research. ALS, or Lou Gehrigs disease, is a progressive neurological disease that leads to paralysis. It has no cure. The disease saw an influx of attention this summer with the Ice Bucket Challenge sweeping social media. In the challenge, participants would dump a bucket of ice water over their heads, and then challenge others to do the same, or donate to ALS research. The videos played a large part in increasing awareness about ALS, which wasnt previously talked about often, though about 30,000 people in the United States suffer from the disease. Flathead Lake Brewing is one of 69 breweries around the nation participating in the second year of Ales for ALS, and the only one in Montana. Its a good cause and we want to give back to society through beer, lead Brewer David Brendgard said. This year theres a lot of attention drawn to it with the ice bucket challenge. We felt this was a great way for us to participate in it, without jumping on the ice bucket bandwagon. Participating brewers were sent a special hop blend for free from Loftus Ranches and Hopunion. This years blend included citra and mosaic hops, blended with several other experimental varieties. From there, each brewery designed a beer using the hops, and agreed to donate a portion of the profit from each beer sold to the ALS Therapy Development institute. Brendgard crafted and brewed about 12 barrels of an American Pale Ale for Flathead Lake Brewing Companys ALS ale. Its kind of a nice, well balanced, kind of darker pale ale, Brendgard said. The aromatic ale has a rich red color, a nice bitterness that sits on the tongue and a lower alcoholic content at 5.3 percent. It features Montana two-row pale, wheat, caramel and roast malts. It is on tap in Woods Bay and in Missoula. A pint costs $5, with $1 going to ALS research. Weve had nothing but positive feedback on it, Brendgard said. And thats not the only beer the brewery has received positive feedback on recently. Flathead Lake Brewing Company took home three awards from the Montana Brewers Association Festival earlier this month for their sour beers. They won best sour beer, best festival release and best in show. Flathead Lake Brewing is one of the few breweries in the state making sour beers, which has a large part to do with Brendgard, who worked at Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Ore., where he was in charge of sours and barrel-aged beers. Brendgard said the style has been popular in Belgium and Germany, and has gained popularity in California and Oregon. Flathead Lake Brewing hopes to be one of the leaders in the style, which is characterized by its acidic and sour taste. We are moving forward wholeheartedly with sour beers and barrel aged beer, Brendgard said. We are working very hard to become the leaders in the state on those two styles of beer. It makes your brewery stand out and it also proves that youre willing to do more experimental beers. Soon, Flathead Lake Brewing will be making even more experimental beers, as they begin to transition the production of their mainstay brews from Woods Bay to their new facility in Bigfork this week. The construction of their new facility on the corner of Holt Drive and Montana 35 has been slow going, as the large facility will be completely LEED certified. And while there is still no opening date set for the restaurant and tap room, the brewing facilities are nearly complete and Brendgard said they will begin using them this week. The new facility will enable the brewery to make significantly larger quantities than they can brew in Woods Bay, and by moving their main beers to the new facility, space in Woods Bay will be freed up to try more experimental beers, on a slightly smaller scale. You need that to grow, Brendgard said. You need a pilot brewery where you can make small batches to experiment with, and this is the perfect location to do that in.
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Its a bright, loud and family-friendly space. (Peacemaker doesnt take reservations for groups of fewer than six. On each of my visits, I arrived around 6 p.m. and was seated immediately. When I left at 7:30 p.m. on a Friday, however, the wait was an hour to an hour and a half. You can add yourself to the waiting list before you arrive through the app NoWait.) The Peacemaker is casual but not necessarily inexpensive. The lobster and crab dishes are market-priced, and the lobster boil that I ordered cost $35. This brings you a whole lobster as well as potatoes, corn, andouille, a buttermilk biscuit and, somewhat incongruously, a whole boiled egg. Each ingredient was perfectly cooked, and because they were boiled in nothing but salt water, each conveys only its own flavor. The steamed Maryland blue crabs, on the other hand, arrive caked in dusky-red Old Bay, so you cant help but season the sweet meat as you break apart each shell and pluck every last morsel from even the tiniest crevice. (#Protip for blue-crab rookies: The best meat is inside the body, not the claws.) My order cost $22 for four moderately sized specimens, which after talking with my father back in Baltimore about the cost of crabs there this summer, seems reasonable, if not a steal. Lobster rolls ($22 market) are available either Maine- (cold meat tossed in mayo) or Connecticut-style (warm meat tossed in drawn butter). The latter is my preference, and the Peacemakers version delivers a toasted roll overstuffed with the luscious butter-on-buttery meat. Yet if you let your eye stray down from the lobster roll on the menu, youll find what might be the restaurants secret weapon. The clam roll ($11) spills over with tender clam crisply fried and accented with a sharp chive aioli. Its a great seafood sandwich. The restaurants namesake dish is one of six poboy sandwiches. The Peacemaker ($12) dresses fried oysters with lettuce, tomato, pickle and a tangy remoulade tasty, for sure, though not as compelling as that clam roll. The most intriguing poboy might be the beef brisket ($10), a stack thin, moderately fatty slices of very smoky meat spiked with a horseradish sauce. Christian Gooden Line cook Erin Szopiak prepares a platter of oysters while for a customer order on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Peacemaker Lobster & Crab restaurant. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com The raw bar includes an ever-changing selection of East Coast oysters, each variety described in painstaking detail by your server. There is also a daily crudo preparation. I liked slices of albacore tuna ($11) drizzled with cilantro-lime vinaigrette, but a garnish of whole corn nuts added little but crunch and a chance to say: Huh. Corn nuts. The selection of side dishes is appealing enough that you might order a few as appetizers, too or to build an entire meal out of wonderfully tart fried green tomatoes ($3, a steal), crunchy-moist hush puppies ($5) and pork-enriched collard greens ($5). Desserts by Sidney Street pastry chef Bob Zugmaier need work. A snow cone with housemade lime syrup ($3) is fun but insubstantial by design more a palate cleanser. Both of the pies ($5) I tried, caramel-apple and derby (pecan amped up with chocolate and bourbon), featured ho-hum filling atop a too-thin, characterless crust. Necessary tweaks notwithstanding, the Peacemaker is that rare new restaurant thats exactly what it wants to be: a fun shore-side seafood restaurant for an area geographically disinclined to such a venture.
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Check out these 13 titles, now streaming on Netflix. 2 "Antichrist" Everyone likes to watch stuff that freaks them out around Halloweenbut what about films that aren't of the slasher, torture porn or supernatural ilk? There are plenty of movies that cannot be rightly classified as "horror," yet are still so damn scary you should watch them this time of year, anyway. After all, fear creeps up in unexpected places. Monsters and deranged serial killers don't have a monopoly on terror; a crowded subway can be scary, or the looming threat of another polar vortex. Loss, grief, and oppression are scary. READ MORE:The 13 Best New Indie Horror Movies to Watch at Home on Halloween We've compiled a list of titles currently available on Netflix that are respectively haunting, nightmare-inducing, or just plain distressingbut without jump scares, mountains of gore, or psychos stalking babysitters. "Jesus Camp" (2006, Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing) Single-minded religious fervor and a devotion to conservative Christian values are not assets that typically spring up without a little coaching. This fascinating documentary spotlights an evangelical Christian summer camp for children in North Dakota, where such values are not only learned, but drummed into youthful brains. Following an Academy Award nomination, the film was met with controversy that led to the camp's closure. It follows several kids as they listen to harrowing lectures about the evils of Harry Potter and engage in group prayer. During these collective sessions, children weep desperately as God "touches" thembut arguably, they are too young to understand the religion's hefty demands, and are crying mostly because the frantic hysteria of the worship is all too much for their tender age. "Blue Valentine" "Blue Valentine" (2010, Derek Cianfrance) "Blue Valentine" follows the marriage of Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams); the time frame shifting between the early, happier days of their courtship, and the bitter disbanding of their marriage a few years later. This is one of bleakest depictions of romance ever put on screen, as Dean and Cindy's relationship quickly becomes apparently, utterly hopeless. Both characters start out a bit glum, but they end up pretty damn miserable, oppressed by dull routines and disappointingly non-blissful matrimony. These two love each other in different ways (possibly one of them loves the other more), and they each expected different things from their life together. It might be impossible to fix their bond, because neither person is sure of where or why it all went wrong. Falling out of love is something no one can control. "All is Lost" (2013, J.C. Chandor) Robert Redford is the only actor to appear in this film, and there is no real dialogue to speak of, but it's nonetheless completely gripping. He plays an unnamed man alone in the Indian Ocean, lost at sea after his sailboat's navigational gear is damaged from a collision with a floating shipping container. Redford is forced to contend with not one, but two tropical storms, terrifying forces of nature that flood and rip his vessel apart. He carries the film bravely, wordlessly conveying every hint of despair, hope and defeat as waves crash over him again and againand yet he refuses to go down with the ship. The narrative slowly, methodically takes us through every moment of his lonely journeyit's as though we're right there with him. Magnolia Pictures "Melancholia" "Melancholia" (2011, Lars von Trier) Every one of von Trier's films is deeply troubling in its own right, but this one is especially dismal. It follows two sisters (played by Kristen Dunst as Justine and Charlotte Gainsbourg as Claire) facing the threat of a rogue planet on a collision course with earth. Justine is a depressive who doesn't think the end of the world is necessarily a bad thing. Clare, who has a young son, is much more distraught. "Melancholia" is frightening both as a metaphor for depression (morose Justine expects the worst, so she remains calm in the face of sheer disaster), and for its lack of traditional apocalyptic plot points. There are no television news updates, riots in the streets, or nuclear missiles sent to destroy the planet. There is only Wagner's music from "Tristan and Isolde" bellowing as the end of the human race draws nigh and there is nowhere to run or hide. "Boys Don't Cry" (1999, Kimberly Peirce) Based on the tragic real-life story of Brandon Teena, a Nebraskan trans man is raped and murdered after his friends discover him to be anatomically female. Hilary Swank gave a no holds barred, tour de force performance as Brandon. The fantastic cast also includes Chloe Sevigny as Lana, who falls in love with Brandon, and Peter Sarsgaard as John, Brandon's buddy and eventual murderer. Sarsgaard imbues the sociopath with a charm that makes it easy to see why Brandon would like him, which becomes all the more disturbing when John eventually turns violent. The film draws you into lazy small-town life, an insular world filled with days spent drinking beer and nights weighing cabbage at the local factory. Brandon, born a woman but feeling like a man on the inside, fools his friends into believing he is like themuntil they find out he's not. His demise is both graphic and heart-wrenching. Vivacious and innocent, Brandon had big dreams and a deep love for Lanabut small towns are not kind to those who stand out, and what people don't understand, they fear. "Boys Don't Cry" "Food, Inc." (2008, Robert Kenner) America's food industry is ruled by powerful corporations who aspire only to grow more food, faster and cheaper. This chilling documentary illustrates how little such corporations actually care about what they put into our food, or the harmful effects certain ingredients may have on a consumer's health and on the environment. Much of the food Americans purchase makes them sick (look at instances of E. coli or salmonella); Food, Inc. suggests we all could feel much better and have more energy, if only increasingly wholesome dietary options were offered. This doc came at the forefront of our country's trend toward eating organic. You'll never be able to grocery shop the same way. "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover" (1989, Peter Greenaway) This lavish and darkly comedic film stars Helen Mirren and Michael Gambon as husband and wife. Gambon is the title's "thief," a brutish, vulgar bully who eats dinner every night in a fancy London restaurant, where he terrorizes all those he comes in contact with. Mirren is his long-suffering wife, whom he abuses both physically and emotionally. Inside the restaurant, she meets a kind patron and begins a love affairbut when her husband finds out, things get nasty. The film takes place largely on one set; the camera panning back and forth in long tracking shots from the restaurant's kitchen, to its banquet hall, to the bathroom where Mirren disappears with her lover. Each room has a different, exquisite color tone, and the characters' clothing changes color as they move from room to room. Repulsive scenes of savagery include a fork stabbed into someone's cheek, death by suffocation via book pages crammed down a throat and cannibalism. The film is both unrelenting and difficult to stomachbut a beautiful meditation on the horrors of tyranny. "Heavenly Creatures" "Heavenly Creatures" (1994, Peter Jackson) Before he was the epic "Lord of the Rings" patriarch, Jackson made some some freaky low-budget flicks. This one, based on the true story of a New Zealand murder case in the 1950s, launched the careers of young Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey. Winslet and Lynskey play teenage girls who form an obsessive and borderline-romantic friendship, disappearing together into imaginary worlds of their own creation and gradually losing touch with reality. As the intensity of their bond strengthens, they conspire and carry out the murder of one of their mothers, whom they see as an obstacle keeping them apart. The film is especially topical in light of the recent "Slender Man" stabbing in Wisconsin: two eighth-grade girls stabbed their classmate in the woods nineteen times. Apparently, they believed such an act of violence would get them into the good graces of a fictional horror character from the Internet. "Blackfish" (2013, Gabriela Cowperthwaite) This revealing documentary details the controversy surrounding killer whales held captive at SeaWorld, specifically focusing on an orca known as Tilikum, who was involved in the deaths of three people. With expose-style revelations, it sheds light on the shockingly callous treatment of these highly intelligent creatures, suggesting the inhumane living and working conditions the animals endure is directly responsible for their aggressive behavior. Orcas have injured SeaWorld staff on multiple occasions, but according to poignant testaments from former trainers, they are essentially driven mad by captivity. It seems probable the flashy performances so many spectators enjoy, with orcas doing jumps and flips and tossing their trainers playfully in the water, mask brewing dangers. After the documentary aired, SeaWorld suffered huge profit losses, though they deny this came as a result of the film. "Blackfish" "The Invisible War" (2012, Kirby Dick) According to Defense Department statistics, more than 20 percent of women in the U.S. military have reported a sexual assault; but the department estimates that about 80 percent of such assaults are not reported. Most people don't realize the breadth of the sexual assault epidemic running rampant through the military, but those victims interviewed for "The Invisible War" prove just how prevalent these instances of rape are. In a line of work that necessitates toughness and a certain amount of "sucking it up," soldiers are encouraged to follow orders; in many of these instances, a commanding officer is the perpetrator, and the victims are afraid to report him. Many assault claims have been ignored or dismissed, rarely leading to punishment or any legal action. Here, those women whose lives have been shattered in the line of duty give testimony. "Alice" (1988, Jan Svankmajer) This surreal Czech adaptation of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" combines live action with stop motion animation, and though it's technically a children's story, it's also liable to terrify kids. Instead of interpreting Alice as a fairy tale, Svankmajer treats it more like a dreamor rather, a nightmare. Alice falls down not a rabbit hole, but a creaky elevator shaft; the signature white rabbit is a taxidermied bunny who comes to life, and the Queen's ordered executions are carried out by the rabbit with a pair of scissors. The film highlights the undercurrent darkness and strangeness of Carroll's original work. After all, Wonderland is full of self-proclaimed "mad" characters, who speak and deal only in utter nonsense, and are never particularly welcoming or helpful to Alice. Wonderland is much murkier and weirder than Narnia or Hogwarts ever were. "Frances Ha" "Frances Ha" (2013, Noah Baumbach) This one is a bit more light-hearted. Baumbach's Frances, played by likably blundering Greta Gerwig, is a 20-something Vassar graduate living in New York City and struggling to find a job. She's an artistic type (a dancer, specifically), and everyone knows job opportunities in the arts are slim. Frances tries to maintain a relationship with her best friend Sophie, who ditches their shared apartment and moves to Japan with her serious boyfriend for work (he has a grown-up job). Sophie seems to be leaving Frances behind. This film captures the quintessential millennial anxiety: because of the bad economy, it seems no college graduate can get hired or easily support themself, and will be left floundering, unsure of what to do or who to be. It's plenty scary, if you're a 20-something, have an arts degree, or need to make a living in an expensive city and don't fancy retreating to your parent's basement. "Antichrist" (2009, Lars von Trier) Another von Trier delight, this one stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as parents whose young son falls to his death from a window whilst they are making love. Wracked with guilt and grief, the couple retreats to a cabin in the woods, where they respond to the tragedy with increasingly unbalanced behavior. Both Dafoe and Gainsbourg give intimate, unflinching performances. He begins hallucinating, meeting a talking fox in the woods, while she starts to exhibit sadistic and violent sexual deviancy (genital mutilation comes up several times). Antichrist explores the deep trenches of sorrowand the ways in which grief can literally drive a person insane.
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But Villas homeowner association president Behl countered that historic preservation must be tempered. As far as historic preservation is concerned its like the boy who cried wolf, you cant save everything, you have to balance it, Behl warned. The controversy started brewing in July, when McGrath Homes had asked the Newtown Area Joint Historic Commission (NAJHC) to recommend to the board of supervisors that the structure be demolished. The commission is responsible for the protection and preservation of historically and/or architecturally significant structures in Newtown Township and Newtown Borough, and makes recommendations to elected officials in both municipalities on whether historic structures should be saved. It also reviews demolition applications. The NAJHC unanimously denied the developers request to tear down the farmhouse. The desire to save the structure had prompted commission member William Mahler, a lifelong Newtown Township resident, to implore the supervisors not to grant the demolition request. Speaking at the Sept. 10 supervisors' meeting, Mahler, who also chairs the townships Historical Architectural Review Board (HARB), had claimed that the unoccupied three-story farmhouse has considerable historic value. According to Mahler, the wood-framed house, believed built in around 1840s and unique to Bucks County, is structurally sound and can be restored. He was also on hand at the Sept. 23 supervisors meeting, asking that the house be restored. Mahler again noted that the commission members have spent hours of their own time reading documents and visiting the farmhouse. In addition to the NAJHC, the township planning commission also has concerns about razing the building, but so far has taken no action on any formal recommendation to the supervisors. The planners are expected to again be involved in the discussions, as will the Villas residents and developer. A lot of people made good points that maybe this is not the plan to be passed, said Chairman Gallagher, There needs to be more discussion. Because township solicitor Jeff Gartons law firm had a conflict of interest in these proceedings, attorney Joseph Caracappa had been appointed to represent the township on the matter. A member of the firm, Begley, Carlin & Mandio, LLP, at one time had represented McGrath Homes on other issues. According to Caracappa, whatever agreement is finally reached on the property is solely up to the supervisors, and does not have to be revisited by the court. The township is holding $500,000 in escrow for completion of the development agreement which also includes landscaping and sidewalks. The money will be returned once the development is certified by the township engineer and approved by the supervisors. The supervisors said that they plan to hold further discussions at a yet unscheduled work session in October. See Full Story UPDATE:A special meeting of the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors has been called for Monday, Oct. 6 beginning at 7 p.m. to discuss this issue further after a vote to turn down the ammended plan was tabled at the Sept. 23 meeting. The meeting is a workshop so it will not be televised but it is open to the public. NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP - Going into the Sept. 23 meeting, the board of supervisors knew that it was going to be anything but a routine, peaceful discussion. If a previous board work session and planning commission meeting were any indication, the supervisors were prepared for lively debate. What the supervisors probably didnt bargain for was a nearly three-hour, often-times raucous discussion with a packed roomful of dozens of Villas of Newtown residents who want the rundown wooden farmhouse at the developments entrance near Upper Silver Lake Road and Penns Trail demolished. Some things need to go out with the trash and some things need to be saved, claimed Charlie Behl, president of the Villas homeowners association, We believe this home has to be demolished. According to Behl, every homeowner in the age-restricted community, where at least one resident in each unit has to be 55 years old, wants the dilapidated farmhouse torn down because its an eyesore, overrun with termites, full of lead paint and beyond renovation. The Newtown Township-based McGrath Homes would like to use the money saved in refurbishing the structure to build an additional 12 townhouses in the 172-home development, as well as add other amenities, such as sidewalks and some trails. Under a 2006 court-supervised agreement between the township and developer, the farmhouse was to be renovated as sold as a single-family dwelling. Because of economic hard times, McGrath had submitted an amended final development plan to the supervisors asking for the change to the eight-year old agreement. It is that amended plan that the board is currently considering. On the other side of the argument are the preservationists who claim that the nearly two-century old historic structure should be saved, and the developer denied permission to amend the court settlement so that more townhouses could be built on the property. Its important for the board [of supervisors] to stand up for our zoning and stand up for our standards, implored former township supervisor Rob Ciervo, an advocate of adhering to Newtowns ordinances and preservation standards. Lets not tear down history, he declared. Representatives from homeowners associations of neighboring developments Wiltshire Walk and Kirkwood said that their residents are also against tearing down the farmhouse. In the end, the supervisors, who admitted that they were considerably divided over the issue, decided not to take any action at this time. In a 3-2 vote, with Democrats Phil Calabro and Jen Dix dissenting, the board tabled a motion for the board to formally deny the McGraths application to amend the final development plan, which would have allowed for the demolition and additional units. Instead, they opted to hold further discussions between township officials, the builder, Villas residents and those who want to preserve the farmhouse so that a workable solution could be found. Supervisor Kyle Davis acknowledged that he was conflicted over the issue, and that it was a tough call because there are not that many historic buildings left in the township. The history is not exciting, but its the history that we have, he noted, We were a farming community and we have a lot of old farmhouses. Meanwhile, Supervisor Chairman Mike Gallagher also questioned what was done to determine that the building on the one-acre site was non-salvageable. I dont know if we have explored every option, he said, I would like to see the board of supervisors and the planning commission examine all the alternatives. One option offered by fellow-supervisor Ryan Gallagher, who grew up near the farmhouse and said that he played on the property, was to move the structure elsewhere. I looked at several different sites, there are places where we could put it, he stated, Its a win-win situation. Ryan Gallagher also said that it was not a black and white argument on whether to demolish or save the farmhouse, but a solution that has to work for a majority of our residents. But Supervisor Dix maintained that she was leery of moving the building, noting that such an undertaking is both expensive and difficult. In addition, she blamed McGrath for allowing the farmhouse to deteriorate over the last eight years. According to Dix, granting the developers request sets a precedent for other developers to get high density housing. She has said that many residents have told her that the court agreement to preserve the farmhouse should be upheld. During the lengthy discussion before a standing-room only crowd, Villas' resident Fred De Vesa told the supervisors that they need to look at what is crucial for Newtown. Historic preservation is important to the township, but so is development, he argued. What is being preserved is negligible at best, De Vesa added, Its not a historic gem that could be sold. He also said that another 12 units provides needed senior citizen housing in Newtown without a drain on the local school system or township services. However, Jeff Miller of Langhorne disputed the assertion that the rundown farmhouse cannot be refurbished. Miller, who said that Supervisor Davis had invited him to attend the meeting, explained that he lives in a historic farmhouse which he has renovated, and admitted it was in rundown when he bought it 17 years ago. Although he acknowledged that the Villas structure is in rough shape, he pointed out that the residents photos which were shown at the meeting do not do it justice. It has beautiful mill work inside, Miller said to the jeers of the audience. Newtown Township resident Jeff Marshall, who also is president of the Heritage Conservancy, a non-profit Bucks County conservation group, said that he also lives in a historic house near an age restricted development. The developer should be compelled to document that he made a good faith effort to sell the house, Marshall testified as a township resident. He also pointed out that the farmhouse does not have to be registered as a historic site with the federal government or the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) to have special character. It just has to have historic relevance, he explained. But Villas homeowner association president Behl countered that historic preservation must be tempered. As far as historic preservation is concerned its like the boy who cried wolf, you cant save everything, you have to balance it, Behl warned. The controversy started brewing in July, when McGrath Homes had asked the Newtown Area Joint Historic Commission (NAJHC) to recommend to the board of supervisors that the structure be demolished. The commission is responsible for the protection and preservation of historically and/or architecturally significant structures in Newtown Township and Newtown Borough, and makes recommendations to elected officials in both municipalities on whether historic structures should be saved. It also reviews demolition applications.
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. The man who brought as much value to the position as anyone in football history, Smith is the career rushing leader with 18,355 yards. DeMarco Murray , the guy currently toting the ball for the team Smith helped win three Super Bowls, the Dallas Cowboys , isn't faring too poorly this season. Murray has rushed for at least 100 yards in all eight games, an NFL mark, and is on pace to gain 2,000 yards on the ground. Further proof, Smith says, that the running back is an important cog, even in today's pass-happy NFL. ''That the league has drifted to becoming a quarterback-focused league, the demands for a running back have been neutralized a bit,'' Smith says. ''Everyone wants to get that quarterback. ''But there are not that many Aaron Rodgers or Peyton Manning s or Tom Brady s or Philip Rivers . It's been proven through time that to have success in the NFL, you have to have that balance. ''Look at the teams who have won Super Bowls recently. Seattle last year could run the ball. Pittsburgh, Baltimore. Even San Francisco when you go back, could run the ball. And we could run it. You have to have that running game to win championships.'' Smith believes Murray can crack the 2,000-yard barrier, but only if he and everyone around him can stay healthy. That's already in question with quarterback Tony Romo nursing a back problem. Smith plans to attend the Super Bowl and has hopes the Cowboys will get there for the first time since he helped them win the 1995 NFL title. First, he'll be attending the college football championship at the Cowboys' home stadium, which he calls ''Jerry's World.'' As part of a contest sponsored by Keurig (www.Tailgate.Keurig.com), fans can win a trip to the game to spend time with Smith - and not just brewing coffee. ''It's a chance for me to engage with the fans up close and personal,'' Smith says. ''We can talk football and anything else they want to talk about.'' FILE - This Aug. 17, 1996, file photo shows Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith taking the hand --- LYSTEDT LAW: The Brain Injury Alliance of Washington will celebrate this weekend the passage of youth sports concussion laws in all 50 states. The NFL and USA Football, the governing body for the sport, have played roles in helping get the Lystedt Law passed throughout the nation. Commissioner Roger Goodell will accept the organization's 2014 Leadership Award on behalf of the NFL at a gala in Seattle. Such laws were inspired by Zack Lystedt. In 2006, Lystedt suffered a brain injury following his return to a middle school football game after sustaining a concussion. Zackery, his family and a broad range of medical, business and community partners lobbied the Washington state legislature for a law to better protect young athletes in all sports. In 2010, Goodell sent letters to the governors of 44 states that did not have concussion laws urging them to pass something similar to the Lystedt Law. The NFL advocated for the laws until every state had one. That has happened. ''The passage of the Lystedt Law in all 50 states is an important step for all young athletes and their parents,'' says Goodell, whose teenage twin daughters have played soccer and lacrosse. ''The Lystedts and the Brain Injury Alliance of Washington should rightfully be proud of all that they did to make the nationwide passage a reality. We are honored to support their work to protect all young players, no matter what sport they play. ''We will continue to focus on making our game better and safer and setting the right example on health and safety in sports.'' VACATION OR SUIT UP?: The New York Giants cost cornerback Mike Harris a vacation. A member of the Lions practice squad, Harris was on his way to the airport for a flight home during Detroit's bye week when he got a call that the Giants had signed him on Tuesday. Vacation over. Harris changed his plans and planes, went to New Jersey and practiced with the team on Thursday for its game against the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. Harris, who spent the 2012-13 seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars and made seven starts in 31 games, is ready to play. ''You have to be ready,'' Harris said. ''You never know when your number is going to be called.'' In Harris' case, you also never know where you are going to be when your phone number is called, and what it might cost you. ''I would rather lose the bye week rather than spend another week on the practice squad,'' he said. JERSEY REPORT: As the league approaches the halfway point for all 32 teams, who has the hottest-selling jerseys? Who else but the quarterbacks? Denver's Peyton Manning, Indianapolis' Andrew Luck and Seattle's Russell Wilson rank at the top according to sales at Dick's Sporting Goods stores. Four other QBs make the Top 10: Baltimore's Joe Flacco is sixth, Carolina's Cam Newton is eighth, New England's Tom Brady is ninth and - even though he is a backup who rarely gets on the field - Cleveland rookie Johnny Manziel is 10th. Only one defensive player is in the Top 10, Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly at No. 5. Fifth is Eagles running back LeSean McCoy, and seventh is Bears receiver Brandon Marshall. The defending champion Seahawks top the team sales chart, followed by Denver, Carolina, Chicago and Baltimore. --- AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner and Sports Writer Tom Canavan contributed to this story. --- AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Sports & Recreation
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In an impromptu news conference last night, Kaci Hickox, who has shown no symptoms of Ebola, said she was abiding by the states voluntary quarantine by having no contact with people Tuesday and Wednesday but will defy the state if the policy isnt changed later today. State officials were seeking a court order allowing state troopers to detain Hickox, signalling a potential showdown. Until an order is signed by a judge, state police will monitor Hickoxs movement and interactions if she leaves her home. What do you think? Should the nurse obey state laws or does she have the right to defy authorities if she believes she is truly Ebola-free?
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By Donna Brazile 22 hours ago Content preferences Done Bill Moyers, President Lyndon Johnson's White House press secretary, and host of an interview show on PBS, tweeted from his handle, @BillMoyersHQ: "If the GOP takes the Senate, climate change deniers will control key committees." Other veteran journalists, like Moyers, are doing their due diligence looking at how a Republican-controlled U.S. Senate would behave. Let me save them the trouble: A Republican Senate would be like voters saying, "Supersize my gridlock, please." What will your world, your state and your city be like after next Tuesday's election? What will Capitol Hill be like? Actually, they will all be pretty much like they are now. There is no foreseeable "wave" that could give either party a win so big it changes how Washington works. (Or doesn't work.) Despite projections favoring a Republican win, responsible pollsters are adding a tiny speed bump: 10 of the top U.S. Senate races are too close to call. And the odds are we won't know who will control the Senate until January 2015. Because the Democrats' margin in the Senate is slim (53-45), they need to keep most of their seats. So pundits give the edge to the Republicans. Yet, like the San Francisco Giants, Democrats are scrappers. They don't give up. And with only 1 to 2 percentage points separating them from a win in about five races, they're intent on battling to a win. To my mind, the pundits have the odds upside down. Although the Democrats hold a slim margin in the Senate, it's the Republicans who hold a slim margin in the close races. A 4 percent difference is within most polls' margin of error. And there are, as mentioned, 10 races where the leader is "inches ahead" of the opponent. Two of the races, in Georgia and my beloved home state of Louisiana, require the winner to corner 50 percent or more of the vote to win. Without that, there will be a run-off -- in December for Louisiana; in January for Georgia. And in both states, the consistent polling results are that no candidate is within reach of the magic 50 percent figure, to win. Oh, and let's not forget the possible recounts. As for the House, out of 435 races, the venerated Cook Report rates only 26 House races as being a "toss up" -- and Republicans currently have a 34-seat advantage (233-199) in this Congress (with three vacancies). Of these toss-up races, 19 are currently held by Democrats and seven by Republicans. "The more things change, the more they stay the same," is a French proverb that holds even roiling surface changes do not affect matters at a deeper level, except to solidify the status quo. If you just sighed, so did I. But, let's play Devil's Advocate and assume the Republicans win both the U.S. Senate and the House by slim margins. What will change in national politics? Gridlock will worsen. Partisanship will be heightened because the next election season begins soon after. Sigh, again. There must be a will to work with the other party that simply doesn't exist in the current political culture. We have gridlock today on two levels: between Republicans and Democrats, and between Republicans and tea party Republicans. Speaker John Boehner has followed the "Hastert Rule" of not attempting to pass legislation unless the majority of his party favor it. As a result, Boehner's Congress has done less work than any in decades, because his own party is split. If voters should have anything on their minds as they go to the polls, it should be "How hard did my representative work to end gridlock?" Or did he or she pick up a six-figure paycheck for essentially doing nothing? A Democratic majority in the Senate does not stand in the way of Republicans governing. They have their own severe gridlock that they haven't been able to overcome. A Republican victory won't change that. Conservative (tea party) Republicans are salivating at the thought of having enough numbers to control their leaders. A Politico story this week was headlined, "Conservatives to Give Leaders Hell." And, Roll Call featured a story that "a coup is brewing" to dump the head of the National Republican Committee, Reince Priebus. Boehner, himself, was the target of tea party Republicans during this Congress. If they gain in numbers, he could be gone. Neither is embattled Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell guaranteed to be the next majority leader, should he win the toss-up race in Kentucky (that race isn't about Republican vs. Democrat; it's about McConnell vs. McConnell). McConnell's leadership position is already so weakened by defiant members like tea party leader Sen. Ted Cruz that current Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid opined he had no one to make a deal with in Congress. If the Republicans take the Senate, we'll have more gridlock, not less of it. They still need 60 votes to pass major legislation. Only the gridlock this time will come about after the gridlock between the Republicans has played out. More gridlock is not what voters want, but it might be all we have post-Election Day. (Donna Brazile is a senior Democratic strategist, a political commentator and contributor to CNN and ABC News, and a contributing columnist to Ms. Magazine and O, the Oprah Magazine.) (EDITORS: For editorial questions, please contact Universal Uclick at -uueditorial@amuniversal.com) COPYRIGHT 2014 DONNA BRAZILE
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By Signe Brewster 3 hours ago Content preferences Done One year ago, Type A Machines was developing, building and selling 3D printers out of a cramped office on the top floor of TechShop in downtown San Francisco. Today, it operates out of an 18-acre industrial complex in San Leandro, Calif., across the Bay from San Francisco and just south of Oakland. It couldnt bear to leave TechShops maker community behind (and it does still operate a wing of its business out of the space), so it decided to convince as many 3D printer companies as possible to join it at the space. If we cant take it with us, then were going to have to create our own community, CEO Espen Sivertsen said in an interview this week. Type A Machines CEO Espen Sivertsen at the startups office in San Leandro. Photo by Signe Brewster. The result is what is now called the Bay Area Advanced Manufacturing hub , or BAAM. Type A Machines has dubbed the building, which was once a Chrysler plant and later a Caterpillar factory, The Gate, and seven other startups have already moved in. At least five more are on the way. Sivertsen made it clear that Type A Machines is only interested in non-competing companies joining the location. But software, filament and service startups are all welcome, and the result is a wildly different mix of people and technologies. Our goal is basically to work together to create a seamless user experience, Sivertsen said. Mind 2 Matter co-founders Rod Wagner and Justin Kelly with their 3D printer farm. Photo by Signe Brewster. Mind 2 Matter , which uses 3D-printed models to create molds for metal casting, lives just down the hall from Type A Machines. Co-founder Rod Wagner uses his background in jewelry to create unusual shapes out of metal, while co-founder Justin Kelly builds custom Nerf guns with 3D printed parts. Its all done with off-the-shelf 3D printers, including Type A Machines Series 1. Every startup at BAAM uses the others products as much as it can and gives feedback. For example, Drakes Brewing Company, which has a tap room downstairs, recently wanted a way to recycle the plastic cups it serves to customers. OmNom , a BAAM member, started recycling them into 3D printer filament. Mind 2 Matter then turns them into coasters. A 3D printed Drakes coaster. Photo by Signe Brewster. Everyone is sort of helping everyone else out, Wagner said. In this facility, you have just about everything at your disposal to get things done. The building is still being finished. Type A Machines works out of one enormous warehouse-like room, but another was recently completed that will be filled with trees, tables, couches and anything else smaller startups might need to feel at home. They will have offices leading off from the main open space. The new open space that BAAM startups will have access to. Photo by Signe Brewster. The existence of all of the other members of BAAM represent a trend Sivertsen said Type A Machines is noticing among its customers: People are starting small businesses based off of their printers. Its becoming increasingly apparent people arent just using 3D printing for prototyping, but for small batch manufacturing, Sivertsen said. I really feel it on a fundamental levelwere seeing our users build businesses. Image copyright Signe Brewster.
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"Just waiting for them to process paperwork, not even to physically inspect or anything like that. It's just about pushing the paper," said Abe Powell. Powell owns a solar company called Solforce Systems, Inc. "As a small solar business owner for the last 13 years, the biggest obstacle we've faced has been Southern California Edison," said Powell. He claims Edison intentionally delay's the process for new solar applications by losing paperwork and changing its applications two or three times a year so companies like his have to resubmit and start the process all over again. "The hard part for us solar guys is that we're all scared to call them and make a fuss because what happens is, your applications get lost for sure," said Powell. Powell is not alone.
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Joppa Stout from Newburyport Brewing Company Click here for high-resolution version NEWBURYPORT, MA--(Marketwired - Oct 28, 2014) - The Newburyport Brewing Company , Massachusetts' all-can and keg craft brewery, today announces the fall release of its Joppa Stout, an Irish dry stout.Part of the brewery's "1635 Series" of limited edition small batch craft beers, this stout is brewed with premium quality roasted malts and features a smooth, bittersweet taste complemented by a slightly dry, chocolate finish.Light carbonation, medium body, and 4.5% ABV makes this a truly delicious, sessionable stout. "This year's batch of Joppa Stout gave us an opportunity to experiment with different flavors and packaging options," said Bill Fisher, co-founder and chief operations officer. "In addition to the traditional stout, we also packaged three casks -- two infused with toasted coconut and one flavored with ten-year, rum-soaked vanilla beans.We also partnered with Atomic Cafe Coffee Roasters to package several kegs of a coffee-flavored version of Joppa Stout using steeped espresso beans." Joppa Stout will be available in the Newburyport Brewing tasting room in samples, pints, and growlers through the Holidays and on draught throughout the season at select bars and restaurants. In addition, Joppa Stout will be served at the following special events: Wednesday, October 29th - special Joppa Stout release party at British Beer Company , 29 Andover Street, Danvers, MA.Join the event on Facebook. Friday, November 7th - Toasted coconut Joppa Stout cask release party at Newburyport Brewing.Join this event on Facebook. Friday, November 14th - Rum & vanilla bean Joppa Stout cask release party at Newburyport Brewing.Join this event on Facebook. About the Newburyport Brewing Company The Newburyport Brewing Company is a privately held craft brewery dedicated to brewing the highest quality craft beer products for local and regional consumers. Founded in 2012, the Company is Massachusetts' own keg and can craft brewery. Co-founded by two local Newburyport entrepreneurs, musicians, and home brewers -- Chris Webb and Bill Fisher -- the company aims to capture the essence of Newburyport's quaint seaside character across a line of great tasting handcrafted ales. The brewery uses premium quality natural ingredients in its products: Newburyport Pale Ale, Plum Island Belgian White, and Green Head IPA and 1635 Series small batch beers.Visit us on the Web at http://www.nbptbrewing.com , on Facebook at /NewburyportBrewingCo or follow us @NBPTbrewing.
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