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Times That Try Our Souls
When Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke admits to seeing an “unusually uncertain” economy ahead, it’s pretty terrifying to imagine what he’s really thinking.
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Summer sparklers
Simonnet-Febvre Cremant de Bourgogne Brut Rose (). This producer has been making sparkling wines in Chablis for a long time. Made entirely from pinot noir, the grapes are whole-cluster pressed, fermented first in stainless steel and second in the bottle.
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A view of the beer making room.


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The Eagle Rock Brewery is a very simple place – they make beer, you buy it. It is uncomplicated, good, and locally produced. There is something to be said for that. I think I may have found the beverage that will be served at Flying Pigeon LA/Bike Oven’s art openings.

Leeds Flower Show 2010 PHOTO GALLERY
They came, they saw, they had a blooming marvellous day out.
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Mr. and Mrs. Obamas Under the Gun
*President Barack Obama is having a lot of fun being president, it seems. This weekend, while the girls were out, the commander in chief played a game of basketball with some NBA stars, and other stars took part in the once in a lifetime events. No one reported the score yet, but the president, we [...]
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Feeding The Masses Horror Collection
Recommended Feeding The Masses Horror Collection: Here’s another bargain-priced four-pack of silly sleaze from Shock-O-Rama Cinema, this one targeted at those of you who like your horror utterly nonsensical. If you’ve got a taste for this stuff, this is a great way to bulk up your collection for those aimless Saturday nights. A word of caution, however, these four Richard Griffin-helmed films …
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Paterson vows to keep budget balanced
ALBANY — Mark these words: The newly minted 6.5 billion state budget won’t go out of whack.
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Restaurant crawl brings hundreds to Old Village
The population of Plymouth’s Old Village swelled Wednesday evening as nearly 300 people hit local eating places to sample the fare during the neighborhood’s annual restaurant crawl. Five restaurants and the Liberty Street Brewing Co., a microbrewery and pub, were on the menu this year for an event that drew people from Plymouth and surrounding communities. Some 285 tickets for the crawl were …
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Oklahoma Choc Beer featured in “Great American Craft Beer” book
Just one Oklahoma beer made the cut in a new book on ‘Great American Craft Beer.’
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Schells plans for 150th celebration finale
NEW ULM – Schell’s Brewery will throw its Anniversary Celebration the weekend of Sept. 17 and 18 to commemorate reaching 150 years of brewing.
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Man Dies From Sauna Sport. What?!
*A Russian man trying to win the Sauna World Championships died after collapsing with severe burns in the final stage of an event that required contestants to sit in a 230-degree room as water was tossed onto a searing stove. Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy, an amateur wrestler in his 60s, was pronounced dead late yesterday after he [...]
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Difficult task to lower risk of workplace violence
Criminologists call it murder by proxy — rampages by employees who go after their boss, supervisors and even co-workers they link to the source of their outrage. The message is: Look who’s doing the firing now. Employment – Murder – Violence and Abuse – Workplace – Racism
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Body Scanners to ‘Take Over’ NY Airports
*In a recent informal poll conducted by NBC, local New Yorkers (70% of poll participants) are furious about the new move by TSA to introduce those uncomfortable full body scanners at their airports, while 14 percent are thrilled. The invasive technology was first brought to fruition a few years ago at scattered airports across the [...]
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