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Recently, Parliament unanimously passed a resolution that recommended termination of UMEME’s concession agreement, if approved by the cabinet.

By Mathias Mulumba

Recently, Parliament unanimously passed a resolution that recommended termination of UMEME’s concession agreement, if approved by the cabinet. To me this presents a momentous opportunity for Uganda to repossess a critical factor of production.

To begin with, we need to appreciate fact that, energy is a basic necessity for human activity, economic and social development and access to electricity energy is a key component of alleviating poverty and an indispensable element of sustainable human development. In fact, the Government realised this and enacted a new electricity Act in 1999 in bid to solve the inefficiencies associated with the Uganda Electricity Board (UEB).

UMEME took over the distribution system and licence to distribute and supply power under a concession for a period of 20 years as a natural monopoly. The concession arrangement has, however, created market uncertainty in the electricity sector and increased risk to the power consumers in form of ever increasing profit driven power tariffs.

Even since UMEME took over, the electricity sector has not witnessed stable power tariffs and predictable regulatory environment. The natural monopoly market structure under which UMEME operates does not guarantee social benefits to the ordinary Ugandans. Per capita electricity consumption is still very low (69.5Kwh) due to low access and high power tariffs. Despite the Government efforts such as rural electrification to enhance access to and use of electricity, consumption is still constrained by higher and unaffordable tariffs which are currently seriously threatening growth. Almost everyone in Uganda has a grievance against the high cost of electricity, both domestic and commercial power consumers.

Ultimately, we were entering a situation where electricity prices will either ‘make’ or ‘break’ our economy. The cost per unit of voltage has risen too fast and continues to rise and is too high to be considered an affordable price path for ordinary Ugandans and the business community. Uganda's electricity tariffs are already among the world's highest. In East Africa, Tanzania electricity consumers pay $8 cents per Kwh, Kenyans pay $13 cents, Rwanda consumers per $18 cents and Uganda $22 cents. Meaning that, the more than 80% of the population that do not have access to electricity now would not afford the bills anyway. If electricity gets even more expensive, it will remain a luxury for a few Ugandans.

It apparent that if electricity prices rise inconsistently to an unmanageable rate, our economy is at risk and as a country, we won’t be able to power our economic development agenda with energy tariffs that are unaffordable by households and eating into industries' profits. This situation presents a serious problem that needs to be addressed because a public utility and critical factor of production like power cannot be ran by a company driven by profit motive but by an entity that aims to improve social benefits. To stimulate social and economic transformation, electricity must not only be available but it must also be affordable.

If electricity prices rise inconsistently to an unmanageable rate, in the end, higher tariffs will increase the operational costs of our industries and thus force them to transfer the additional cost to the consumer, who will then suffer double jeopardy as they have to pay higher bills for electricity at home while spending more on basic goods and services because of hiked prices. The best option now is to enact a law to rescind the concession agreement with UMEME so that electricity distribution and supply is managed efficiently through a corporate national entity more so like National Water and Sewerage Corporation. This will ensure that the entity is run as a learner and efficient organisation that will maximise social benefit for this country.

The writer is a masters student of Economic Policy and Planning, Makerere University

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ATLANTA -- The message didn't include any inspiring words. It wasn't a pep talk. It didn't come with any extra passion or zeal.

Instead, Packers coach Mike McCarthy simply turned to Marshall Newhouse and told the player who started the season as a backup right tackle that he'd now be shifting over to the left side as quarterback Aaron Rodgers' key protector.

"Just set your feet and do the same thing you do on the right," said the coach who'd lost his starting left tackle, Chad Clifton, to a leg injury moments earlier.

And just like that, with a hint of nonchalance, the Packers spent the next 2 ½ quarters proving why they have become the most feared team in the NFL: In the face of their most daunting challenge of the season, nobody panicked. Nobody flinched.

During a 25-14 win against the Falcons, which began with a 14-point deficit, the Packers instead revealed a side they'd yet to show this season. They proved, even when it isn't going their way, that they've got the goods to stay on track.

"It was one of those games that you're proud of the adversity we had to deal with," said Rodgers, who beat down that adversity the way he's now beaten down the five teams he's faced.

Consider the circumstances facing the Packers midway through the second quarter: Clifton was just carted to the locker room when, six plays later, Rodgers was sacked on two consecutive plays, causing the offense to settle for a field goal. Oh, and Atlanta had already scored touchdowns on their only two possessions to lead 14-0.

What the Packers did from that moment forward wasn't just impressive, it was remarkable. Both on offense and defense.

For the rest of the game, the defense responded by holding Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan to 10 completions on 22 attempts for 87 yards. They sacked him once and picked off two of his passes. During that span, Ryan's passer rating was 18.56.

"We gave up two touchdowns by our mistakes, but then we were able to buckle down," linebacker Clay Matthews said.

Atlanta never scored another point.

For the rest of the game on offense, Rodgers completed passes to nine receivers (he used 12 overall in the game). He was 19 of 30 for 311 yards and two touchdowns, sacked twice. During that span, his passer rating was 120.28.

"There was no panic," Rodgers said. "We just withstood that wave of attack."

Green Bay scored 25 unanswered points.

None of this should discount the challenges the Packers could face if they are without Clifton for an extended period. It was clear at times Sunday that Green Bay's line, despite the courageous efforts of Newhouse and right tackle Derek Sherrod, is susceptible to pressure without Clifton and Bryan Bulaga.

But those vulnerabilities only provided more illustration of the brilliance currently being orchestrated by Rodgers, who made several sensational throws on his way to 396 yards of passing.

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On two occasions, when the Falcons nearly pulled Rodgers to the ground, he completed a pair of passes that brought back memories of last year's 48-21 thumping in the playoffs in the same venue. And Green Bay's defense fed off of it.

"You could really tell by the (Georgia Dome) crowd," Matthews said. "When Aaron was in charge with the ball in his hands, it was almost like, 'Here we go again.' Obviously, you take the crowd out of the game and the momentum swings our way."

That's exactly what happened with 3:53 left in the third quarter. With the Packers still down by five points, Rodgers threw a breathtaking pass across the middle of the field to James Jones, who streaked for a 70-yard touchdown and a 15-14 lead. No longer did this feel like a game controlled by Atlanta. No longer did it feel like Green Bay's adversity was about to expose a potential weakness in a 4-0 team.

Instead, the Packers proved they were capable of handling the biggest challenge they've faced since winning the Super Bowl, and why they are the favorites to win another one.

"We're getting better each week," Matthews said. "We just need to put it all together. We're 5-0, but we haven't played a complete game."

If that's the case, just imagine what it'll be like when they do.

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Astrology was just another body of knowledge I decided to investigate and incorporate in my self-discovery journey, a translation tool that could help me decodify my own reality. As I delved deeper and deeper in to Jung's writings and his association of the Universal Archetypes with astrological symbolism I realized I was getting much more than what I've bargained for: what started as just a new path of investigation ended up growing uncontrollably, I've entered some sort of Pandora's Box with tentacles, a place where each section of a tentacle would give birth to some other avenue of investigation in a never ending path of reproduction.

When I meditate about this Pandora's Box I came in contact with through Jung and Astrology, I'm reminded of Lewis Carroll's Alice and her own acausal submersion in to a world of endless possibilities, a world where reality recreates itself in a non-stop fashion. That book, Alice in Wonderland, was my 5th birthday present and I can remember how impressed I was by her journey to this day. I have no idea how many times I've read it but I can certainly remember how shocked I was by the deconstruction of reality as we know it available to Alice. I wanted to be Alice, from that point on I knew I could never read the tri-dimensional "real" world on an "as is" basis, what my eyes could see was just a cover up for a much more complex reality, a level of reality I could fit in, extra dimensions my mind could travel through.

My personal journey through the unconscious mind had started. Carl Gustav Jung and the use he made of Astrology, his own journey through the world of Symbolism and Synchronicity was the key I searched for my whole life. I've found the key, the door to the Unconscious Mind was now wide open!...

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $1 million grant to a team of environmental experts at NJIT who offer technical assistance to communities working to transform contaminated properties into clean and productive land.

Under a previous EPA grant, NJIT established its Technical Assistance to Brownfield Communities Program (NJIT TAB).  The new grant will allow NJIT to continue to provide communities with scientific, planning and engineering expertise for another five years.

Specifically, the grant allows the NJIT TAB team to continue to advise communities in the New England and Mid-Atlantic region. NJIT TAB is comprised of planners, environmental scientists and engineers who provide free technical guidance to any state, region, county, tribal, or local government or not-for-profit organization in the above states.

“We are thankful to the EPA for this grant,” said Colette Santasieri, TAB’s director, “since it will allow us to continue to help transform and return underutilized properties to productive use, thereby improving environmental conditions, increasing the tax base, creating jobs and strengthening communities.”

TAB, which was formed five years ago with funding from the EPA, has a long history of accomplishments in reclaiming brownfields, said Santasieri.  TAB, for instance, helped a rural town in Maine create a redevelopment plan for the former Maine Leathers Tannery site.  It is also preparing a five year, city-wide brownfield cleanup and redevelopment strategy for a Camden, N.J. And TAB is helping a community group in Yonkers, New York, convert a former rail line into a community bike and walking trail.

The NJIT TAB Program provides a range of assistance to communities such as developing grant proposals, prioritizing brownfield sites, interpreting site characterization results, explaining clean-up technologies, navigating regulatory programs, layering funding and financing options and explaining regulatory requirements.  The TAB team helps communities strategize on the ultimate redevelopment of sites and work through issues such as community engagement, funding, regulatory requirements and resilient design.

“NJIT is deeply involved in sustainable and environmental research and outreach,” says Santasieri, “and our brownfield program is just one example of how we use our technical skills to help communities improve the quality of their lands, and of their lives.”

For more information contact Colette Santasieri: 973-642-4165; Santasieri@njit.edu; www.njit.edu/tab.

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Executive summary: Congresswoman, Alabama 2nd

Attorney and Montgomery City Council member elected to US Congress in 2010, succeeding Bobby Bright. Conservative Republican; anti-abortion rights, pro-gun rights. Campaigned for tax, budget, and deficit reductions, repeal of 2010 health care reform, and abolition of the estate tax, Department of Education, and Internal Revenue Service.

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Husband: Riley W. Roby (attorney, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Margaret (b. circa 2005)
Son: George (b. 2009)

    High School: Trinity Presbyterian School, Montgomery, AL (1994)
    University: BA Music, New York University (1998)
    Law School: JD, Samford University (2001)

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As one of the first two Northeastern University students to go on co-op in El Salvador, Kerry Ross certainly made the most of the experience.

Ross, an international affairs major, worked for Epilogos, a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the lives of impoverished families in Salvadoran villages through community development. The organization addresses issues related to housing, education, food and water supplies, employment and public sanitation.

While on co-op in the village of San Jose Villaneuva from mid-January until early May, Ross taught English to local children and helped build new homes for seven families, some of whom were living in structures made partly of cardboard, tin, and plastic tarps. The new homes, he says, were constructed with cement blocks and painted in vibrant colors, giving these families safer and more welcoming places to live.

Ross says the experiential learning opportunity was “life-altering,” giving him a whole new outlook on life as he encountered needy families rising above the adversity they face.

Every house that I went into, people offered me food. Little kids were giving me so much. It was from people who couldn’t afford three meals a day,” Ross says. “They were poor. They didn’t have clothes. But the children had such genuine laughter. It’s something I’ll never forget.”

Ross is already planning to make good on that pledge. After he graduates in December, he plans to return to El Salvador to establish a local business for the community to make and sell ponchos, which he hopes will keep the people dry during the rainy season. He was inspired by the realization that many children there walk to school in the pouring rain and often show up ready to learn but drenched.

Toward the end of his co-op, Ross guided a visiting loan officer from a microfinance institution throughout the town, showing him small businesses that could be strong candidates for loans.

Coincidentally, the work prepared Ross for his next global experience with Northeastern — a Social Enterprise Institute Field Study Program in Belize and the Dominican Republic working with two other microfinance institutions to help survey potential borrowers.

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Blackpool from a child's point of view

Today marks the end of our Blackpool week. Booooo! I've had lots of fun writing and re-living our favourite moments. Here'a a quick re-cap in case you missed any posts:-

I still have to write up our visit to Nickelodeon Land (amazing value by the way) and I have a video to put together so look out for those in a couple of weeks. As I've mentioned in earlier posts, we all had such a laugh in Blackpool and the whole family fun but I thought it would be interesting to ask exactly what the kids thought:-

1 - What was the funniest thing to happen in Blackpool?

Harry (8) - The jokes at circus were very funny.

Heidi (6) - When the man nearly fell of the tightrope when he was skipping on it at the circus.

Jack (4) - Seeing a shark (at the Sealife centre)

2 - What was your favourite food in Blackpool?

Harry - Chicken nuggets and chips with strawberry milkshake (at Captain Jacks in Coral Island)

Heidi - Giant ice cream with strawberries (from Notarianni's)

Jack - Fish and Chips (from Harry Ramsden's)

3 - Where was your favourite place to visit in Blackpool?

Harry - The circus because it was really funny

Heidi - The circus (can you see a theme here??)

Jack - Nickelodeon land with the Ninja Turtles.

4 - Were you scared at the top of the tower?

Harry - Yes - very!

Heidi - No not at all

Jack - Only a little bit when we were climbing the ladders

5 - Would you recommend a holiday to Blackpool to your friends and why?

Harry - Yes because it was lots of fun, there are lots of fun things to do and you can get your hand made out of wax (at Madame Tussauds).

Heidi - Yes because I loved it so much.

Jack - Yes to squirt water on the spongebob ride

My children do travel quite a lot and don't usually talk about their holiday once we are back home however Blackpool has really been the talk of our house this week. Jack in particular is begging me to go back soon and he can't wait until he's 8 so he can have a model of his hand made from wax just like his big brother. We were so impressed with Blackpool - there is decent food to be had and lots of family fun to enjoy. If you visit with an open mind I promise you'll have a wonderful fun-filled time.

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  1. I feel like I've been re-living my childhood with your wonderful posts about Blackpool, glad you had such a great time x

  2. We LOVE Blackpool. The Pleasure Beach was amazing value, and my children have told me so many great things about the circus in the tower. Got to have fish and chips! Thanks for linking up to #SummerFaves

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Crime log: October 28, 2015

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Police release IDs of fatal shooting victims

Philadelphia police have released the names of two men who died in unrelated shootings in the Northeast earlier this month.

Second suspect arrested for Delaware slayings

Delaware State Police have announced the arrest of a second alleged gunman in connection with the slayings of two people, including an 18-year-old Northeast Philadelphia woman, in a botched home invasion near Dover on Oct. 17. But the investigating agency has shed no new light on the mysterious circumstances of the violence.

Two arrested for trying to scam victim at Wells Fargo Bank

Two suspected scam artists “flim-flammed” their way into Philadelphia police custody after they allegedly tried to use a cash deception to steal a Northeast man’s bank withdrawal.

Police search for gunman in deadly shooting

A 34-year-old man was shot to death yesterday morning in the street near Wissinoming Park.

NE woman dies in Delaware shootout

A teenage woman from the Northeast was wounded fatally during what Delaware State Police have described as a home invasion that turned into a deadly shootout early Saturday in Dover.

Man steals TV from Walmart, stabs employee

A bargain-hunting shopper tried to waltz out of a Northeast Philly Walmart with a widescreen television and without paying for it last Friday. When a store employee questioned him, the man tried to flash a two-year-old receipt. And when that failed, he pulled out a pocketknife and stabbed the employee in the arm.

Suspects sought for credit card theft

Two credit card thieves went on a shopping spree at a couple of Northeast Philly businesses soon after swiping a wallet from a woman in Andorra earlier this month. Police hope that someone will recognize the culprits and divulge their names.

Crime log: October 21, 2015

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Attackers sought in violent home invasion

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Medill graduates and brothers Dan and Anthony Ponce report for competing Chicago television news stations, but after work, brotherly affection prevails.

ABC7 Chicago thinks it landed the better Ponce brother. NBC5 Chicago begs to differ.

But if you sit down and ask television broadcast reporters Anthony Ponce (GJ03) and Dan Ponce (GJ05) which of the two is better, they'll say neither one. They'll say the best broadcaster in the family is their dad, Phil Ponce, longtime Chicago Tonight anchor on WTTW11, Chicago's PBS station.

"People at both of our stations call it 'dueling Ponces,' but I think it's too early to make comparisons," says Anthony, the younger of the two Ponces. The brothers realize, though, that comparisons will be inevitable for two siblings with nearly identical careers.

Dan and Anthony, born two years apart, attended the same high school, New Trier, in Winnetka, Ill.; went to the same university, Indiana; earned degrees from the same graduate journalism program at the Medill School; worked in similar small markets, Lansing, Mich., and Fort Wayne; and now work at the top two television news stations in Chicago, their hometown.

ABC7 hired Dan two years after he earned a master's degree at Medill. At the time he got the call, he had only 15 months' experience as a general assignment reporter in Lansing.

It was a big jump, says Dan. "I think a lot of my co-workers in Lansing and Chicago questioned whether I had the necessary experience without going to a middle market. It may have been a little bit of a gamble on ABC's part, but I think I've met their expectations."

Anthony's career path took a little longer to develop. He spent 1½ years in Fort Wayne covering stories on small summer festivals and local elections before making the jump to a medium-size market in Indianapolis. Six months after Dan's jump, Anthony got the call from Channel 5.

"I think if Dan had crashed and burned, it might not have boded well for me," says Anthony.

With their return to Chicago, the brothers now share the airwaves with their dad, Phil, one of the city's most respected journalists. It is the first time in Chicago television news history that two siblings and their father report for competing stations at the same time.

As relatively new reporters at their respective stations, Dan and Anthony tend to meet each other at the scenes of the same stories every few weeks. But they both work for die-hard media competitors, so when they're on the job, their loyalties lie with their employers.

"We're not pointing each other in the right direction on stories ever," Anthony says. "I'm going to try and beat him on a story just like I'd try to beat any reporter from any other competing station."

The fast pace of Chicago news challenges the Ponces on a daily basis. The diversity of stories they cover keeps their assignments exciting. One day Anthony might cover a Barack Obama rally, and the next day Dan might be getting licked (literally) by an onlooker while live at Lollapalooza, a music festival held in Grant Park. On other days it might just be an easy weather story.

Most importantly, the brothers try not to bring their work home with them. The last few months have been an incredibly tough news cycle, says Anthony. Both Ponces covered the murders of five women in a Lane Bryant store in a Tinley Park, Ill., shopping mall and the shooting at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill., which left five students and the gunman dead and 18 wounded.

"It clearly can take a toll on your own heart and soul when you do two weeks of death in a row, which at our level happens pretty often," Dan says. "You've got to leave work behind in the newsroom."

Leaving work behind is a talent they learned from growing up with a prominent journalist as a father.

"He was much more into our family and home life than he was into talking about his career," Dan says. (The third sibling, Maria, never joined the family business.)

Today, the Ponce family is building what many consider an "on-air family dynasty."

But Phil insists this is no dynasty. Dynasty denotes some level of planning and scheming like that of Joseph Kennedy, he says. "Believe me, I'm not that good of a planner. This was not planned. It's completely accidental and funny and great at the same time."

Marcelino Benito (J10)

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Dan, left, and Anthony PoncePhoto by Nick Infusino (WCAS08)


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Peter Foster: Attacking the Pandora oil sands
Written by Peter Foster
Thursday, 04 March 2010 23:11
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Peter FosterNational Post editor Peter Foster delved into the developing story of James Cameron's new historical role-environmental alarmist. Foster highlighted directors Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney's roles in the documentaries Mine Your Own Business and Not Evil Just Wrong, which debunked bad science and staunchly supported economic development.

Foster noted that McElhinney has been one of the most vocal opponents of Cameron's eco-message. McElhinney's speech at CPAC confronted director for his hypocritical and anti-capitalist views, and was rewarded with a standing ovation 8,000 people strong.
Below you can see an excerpt of Foster's article:

Perhaps Avatar’s most outspoken critic is Ann McElhinney. At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington two weeks ago, Ms. McElhinney noted — to Tea Party cheers — that Avatar might be both beautiful and compelling, but it was also an “anti-American, anti-capitalist, anti-mining rant.”

The redoubtable Ms. McElhinney is one half of a still-married filmmaking team, along with Phelim McAleer. This Irish duo knows whereof they speak when it comes to mining and environmental issues. They have made two excellent films: Mine Your Own Business, on the campaign by big, well-funded NGOs to prevent mining development whatever the cost in jobs and development prospects for poor countries; and Not Evil Just Wrong, about Al Gore’s brand of climate change hysteria.

Mr. McAleer has achieved YouTube fame by fearlessly asking inconvenient questions of the Green Elite, including Mr. Gore. He was interviewed from the Copenhagen Climate Change conference dressed as a polar bear and under missile attack from outraged True Believers!

Avatar’s polarizing effect was moved up another notch this week — strengthening Ms. McElhinney’s case — when a bunch of Usual Suspect NGOs and native groups took a full-page ad in the Hollywood magazine Variety (see it below) to praise the film and hijack its already eco-hysterical meaning. The ad’s heading is “James Cameron & Avatar… You have our vote!” Below is an aerial shot of the Alberta oilsands and the less-than-imaginative legend “Canada’s Avatar Sands.”

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Alan Beaulieu said:

A million thanks to Ms. McElhinney from Alberta
Ann is a breath of, not just fresh air, but life-giving oxygen in the current suffocating environment of AlGoraphobia. I am hated across Canada, because I am Albertan. Because we keep the economic ticker of this snotty national commune going by selling oil to the U.S., which Man Bear Pig says is "Immoral". And so we are villified. See how you like it, Mr. Obama and Ms. Pelosi, when we start selling your oil to China.

On a positive not, though, I believe that Avatar's snub by the Academy Awards was the "Disco Sucks" moment for AlGoraphobia. It's Sierra Club 8th-Grader message was dissed by the Hollywood elite. It's the first popular kick in the crotch for Slime At Rage.
March 08, 2010
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Greenpeace Sucks said:

Another thanks from Alberta
I've always followed the blog on 'not evil just wrong', and I'd like to start off with a word of thanks !

I am also an alberta, and I've had to endure nazi like propaganda from groups like green peace and sierra club, dictating to the populace how the 'tar sands' is destructive beyond comprehension. Years ago, a fried who worked there, took us on a tour of the area (Syncrude I believe), and that thought of 'destruction' never crossed my mind, in fact, I was amazed at the technological achievement of the whole area.

Knowing what Avatar stood for, I will not watch it, period. I would rather watch grass grow or paint dry than watch that piece of trash James Cameron calls a movie. I am glad that Hurt Locker won best picture !!

BTW, I am ashamed that Cameron is canadian born, we do not need his kind here, and I am shameful to even hear that he is a canadian.

If McElhinney/McAleer ever get a chance, read : Environmental Mafia : The Enemy is Us by Richard O'Leary. The author tackles the same issue as McElhinney/McAleer, where the hippies incessant lies about the environment has cost jobs and livlihood.

Keep up the good work !!!!
March 09, 2010
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Review: MacPelican's Scottish Style Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery

MacPelican's Scottish Style Ale
Pelican Pub & Brewery — Pacific City, OR

  • Style: Scottish Ale
  • Bitterness: 17 IBU
  • ABV: 5.0%
  • Malts: Golden Promise, Caramel
  • Hops: Willamette
  • Sampled: 2 oz. draft sampler

Description:  Our interpretation of the Scottish Export style is coppery amber in color and features a mild, malty aroma. The malty flavor is balanced with Willamette hops to add a little "snap" to the flavor and finish of this rich ale.  — Pelican Pub & Brewery

Random thoughts:  This was the 2nd of 7 beers I sampled during my visit to Pelican.  All seven were included in Pelican's $6 beer sampler.

The tasting:  Color is amber / copper.  Again, similar to the Kiwanda Cream Ale, I didn’t really smell anything.  It’s medium bodied.  Unlike the Kiwanda, this has flavor--sweet malt, and some kind of fruit--but I can't really place it.  Overall, it has nice combination of flavors.

Rating:  3 star.  Good.  I'd drink it again if someone gave it to me.  I was wavering between 3 and 4 stars.  However, I decided that if I'm ever on fence about a rating, I will grade down.  After all, there should be fewer higher rated beers....right?!?

Have you had this beer or any other Scottish ale?  If so, let me know which one, and I'll try to find it.

  1. I tried the McPelicans and agree with your review. I thought it had a good smell but lacked the flavor I was hoping for. A good Scottish ale to try is Pike Place Kilt Lifter.

  2. I bought a bottle of MacPelican's Wee Heavy Ale to share with Julie. It wasn't as flavorful as I expected. I'm finding that the Pelican brews I've tried are a little too light for my taste. Maybe I'm drinking them in the wrong season. Funny, I'm not sold on all the awards the Cream Ale gets either. I'd rather have a Boddington's.

  3. Outside of the cream ale, I really like Pelican's brews. I've been wanting to write about Mother of All Storms, but couldn't get a bottle.

Thoughts? Tell me what you think.


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Hell on Earth

January 10, 2013, Thursday // 07:32 ; Milena Hristova
Bulgaria: Hell on Earth

As I somberly marked one year since the death of Teodora Zaharieva, the first Bulgarian who dared to wage a battle against the apathy and carelessness of the state towards cancer patients, the story of a young cancer-stricken lady shocked me.

Yes, the story of 29-year-old Gergana, whose body is switching off, losing the fight with cancer, came as a shock even though her ordeal is not an exception. Rather it is the rule.

As her body started to give up the fight for survival, she was repeatedly refused admission into Bulgarian hospitals. Lack of money and red tape makes palliative care for terminally ill patients virtually non-existent in Bulgaria.

This seems to be against the rules, set by the National Health Insurance Fund. It "obliges" terminally ill patients to die within twenty days. But if God refuses to take into the air your quiet breath, the misery drags on, more abominable than before.

Relatives often rule out the only option of abandoning their dying loved ones at a dubious, far-away and expensive hospice. The result is slow and painful death at home.

My little hope is that media coverage of such hard cases will make a difference.

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