There's a lot of buzz surrounding the two newest releases from Victory Brewing Company — both are Imperial IPAs, and both seem to be taking beer drinkers by storm. I've already reviewed one of them, DirtWolf, and scored it a whopping 97 points, classic on my rating scale. DirtWolf is a delicious beer that I described as tasting like hop candy, and it certainly took me by surprise, as it did to most drinkers. Today's review, Hop Ranch, also seems to also have the same hype.
Hop Ranch is an Imperial IPA coming in at 9% ABV (alcohol by volume) and is made with a nod to hop ranchers, who cultivate and grow hops. The beer uses just two hops, Mosaic and Azacca.
Pouring brought on an average size, initially creamy head that turns soapy as it diminishes, which is a slow process. The yellow-golden beer is nicely capped by the bright white head; body is clear but contains heavy particles and sediment, reminding me of orange juice with pulp. The brew is translucent despite the heavy sediment. Lacing is excellent, leaving behind thin but even sheets of suds as I sip.
On the nose, the hop presence is bold and pungent, offering up notes of grass, oranges, garlic, and onion. It's almost abrasive; as it warms, undertones of pine and grapefruit begin to come out. There's virtually no malt backing to be had; perhaps just a touch of graininess. Hop Ranch certainly smells like it will be a hoppy powerhouse.
And it is, but in a very good way — unlike the aroma, these hops are smooth and gentle. The beginning of the sip warms your taste buds up nicely with orange and grapefruit before going in with a blast of exceedingly ripe oranges, lemons, and peaches. It's like hop candy in liquid form, and it's delicious. The finish curbs nearly all of the sweetness, delving into moderate bitterness with continued peaches, oranges, and adding some dank pine. Hop Ranch is light-bodied (believe it or not) with a medium, foamy mouthfeel.
Two new IPAs from Victory so far in 2014, and two smash hits. Wow! This brew is dangerously — I repeat — DANGEROUSLY drinkable. The 9% alcohol vanishes without so much as a trace, and not only is the beer refreshing, it's smooth and like drinking hoppy candy. Watch out. Very impressive, Victory. I advise you to pick this up if you see it.
Victory Hop Ranch Imperial IPA, 94 points. Price: $8.99 US for a four-pack.
Introduced in late 2013, DirtWolf is a new year-round Imperial IPA named after "untamed vines (hops) which rise from the earth with the voracity of a 'wolf among sheep.'" This brew is made with whole flower Citra, Chinook, Simcoe, and Mosaic hops, all American grown. DirtWolf is 8.7% ABV (alcohol by volume) and the IBUs (International Bitterness Units) are unspecified. DirtWolf replaces Victory's Hop Wallop in the permanent lineup.
The pour delivered a beautiful beer topped with a large, bright white head that was frothy and lasted several minutes. The liquid itself was perfectly golden, with a filtered clear body, and no particles or sediment. Lacing was top-notch, leaving behind a thick coating of foam all the way down my glass. Picture perfect for the style.
If you're nose isn't prepared for a metric ton of hops, get it ready. Kaboom! Layers of citrus — grapefruit, orange and lemon peel, even hints of lime smash together with dry, dank pine. This is a very hemp-like beer, super fresh and almost skunky it's so hoppy. There's a light malt presence here with some sweet caramel, but you'll have to dig for it. DirtWolf is a brilliant showcase for hops in its aroma — super impressive!
The taste starts out auspiciously enough with a bit of faint grassiness, but hang on: middle of the mouth blasts every taste bud with dry grapefruit and orange peel. There's a touch of caramel sweetness, which kind of calms down the hops in the early going, but the alpha acids win out in a huge way — this is a brutal, tongue scraper of a beer, and I loved every second of it. Deep pine and grapefruit, orange peel, lemon peel, suggestions of lime — and the finish. OH. THE. FINISH. Like Juicy Fruit bubblegum, this thing is a citrus haven with a shot of ripe, juicy, fleshy tropical fruits. Couple that with a dry bitterness and you've got a sublime yin/yang situation going on. After a few sips, the menthol hoppy mouth is in full effect — click your tongue to the roof of your mouth and it's like a fruity menthol blast. Exactly how much hops are in this little bottle? And where can I obtain more, with great frequency?! DirtWolf is medium-bodied, with a medium, foamy mouthfeel. The alcohol is lightly present on the taste, but it adds to the flavor.
AMAZING beer — DirtWolf is like candy to me. Hoppy candy. So fresh, so dank, so fruity…an instant classic on my rating scale, and you can sign me up for a case a month since this is year-round. This is exciting and I'm happy such a good brew came from Victory. Expect this to be a mainstay in my fridge. BUY WITHOUT HESITATION (if you're into extreme hoppy beers).


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Arsonist in 1988 fire that killed six firefighters asking to be set free
By: Ariel Rothfield
One of the people found guilty of intentionally setting a fire in 1988, which killed six Kansas City firefighters, is now asking to be released from prison immediately.
Bryan Sheppard is currently serving a life sentence without parole.
He is one of five defendants that were convicted of setting a deadly fire, which caused two explosions, at a south-central Kansas City construction site in 1988. At the time, Sheppard was 17 years old.
This week his attorney filed a motion in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City arguing that Sheppard's sentence of life without parole is "unconstitutional," citing two U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
NEW: 1 of the men accused of intentionally setting a fire in 1988, which killed 6 KCFD firefighters now asking to be released @41ActionNews pic.twitter.com/B4HDttQt4Q
— Ariel Rothfield KSHB (@arothfield) September 28, 2016
The motion argues, based on current law Sheppard could only legally be sentenced to 10 years since he was 17-years-old at the time.
Sheppard has maintained his innocence.
Aftermath of the Fire
The fire triggered an explosion of a storage container filled with 25,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate, a common ingredient in fertilizer.
Six firefighters responding to the call died. It is the biggest loss the Kansas City Fire Department has experienced.
"Our dispatchers did notify them that there were some hazardous materials there. But we didn't know what was there or the amount that was there as well," said Deputy Chief James Garrett of the Kansas City Fire Department. " It really changed firefighting as we know it."
After the incident, fire departments across the country created HazMat units. Buildings are now also required to have placards outside detailing what chemicals might be on site.
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Dr. Alexander Grigorevich Abramov serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Evraz Plc. Mr Abramov has been a Board member since April 2005. He is a CEO of EVRAZ Group SA until 1 January 2006, Chairman of EVRAZ Group SA Board until 1 May 2006. Mr. Abramov served as nonexecutive director from May 2006 until his re-appointment as Chairman of the Board on 1 December 2008. Appointed Chairman of EVRAZ plc on 14 October 2011. Mr. Abramov graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with a first-class honours degree in 1982, and he holds a Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics. Founded EvrazMetall in 1992. Mr. Abramov is a member of the Bureau of the Board of Directors and a member of the Board of Directors of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (an independent non-governmental organization), director of OJSC Bank International Financial Club, a member of the Board of Skolkovo Institute for Science and Technology and a member of the Board of Moscow University of Physics and Technology.
Mr. Alexander Vladimirovich Frolov is Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director of Evraz Plc. He has been a Board member since April 2005. He was chairman of the Board of Evraz Group S.A. from May 2006 until December 2008, and was appointed CEO with effect from January 2007. Mr Frolov was appointed CEO of EVRAZ plc on 14 October 2011. Mr Frolov graduated from the Moscow Institute of physics and Technology with a first-class honours degree in 1987 and received a PhD in Physics and Mathematics in 1991. Prior to working at EVRAZ, he was a research fellow at the I.V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy. He joined EvrazMetall in 1991 and served as its chief financial officer from 2002 to 2001, then as senior executive vice president of Evraz Group S.A. from 2004 to April 2006.
Mr. Nikolay Ivanov serves as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Ivanov will lead the financial unit, as well as supervise the key supporting functions including Legal, Investor Relations and IT. Implementation of EVRAZ financial strategy, deleveraging and cost cutting are among Nikolay's top-priorities. Prior to joining EVRAZ, Mr.Ivanov served as an Executive President, CFO at VimpelCom since 2013. Previously he held varous positions at TNK-BP including the First Deputy of Executive Vice President for exploration and production, having spent over 10 years with the company. Nikolay graduated from the Financial Academy of the Government of the Russian Federation with a degree in "Finance and credit", as well as Northeastern University, Missouri, USA, and the Truman University, USA, with a degree in "Accounting". He is member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Mr. Aleksey Ivanov serves as Senior Vice President - Commerce and Business Development of Evraz Plc. Mr Ivanov joined EVRAZ in 2002. Prior to his appointment as Senior Vice President, Business Development and Commerce in November 2015 he held the positions of Vice President, Head of the Steel Division (2011-2015) and Head of the Siberia Division (2009 - 2011). Earlier he served as Senior Deputy CFO responsible for supervising Controlling and Treasury functions (2008-2009) and was Director of Controlling through 2002-2009. Between 1998 and 2002 Mr Ivanov held various positions in Liggett-Ducat where his responsibilities included production, controlling and logistics. He was formerly Head of the Credit Department at Inkombank (1997-1998). Mr Ivanov graduated from INSEAD in 2002. He holds a degree in Finance from the Financial Academy of the Government of the Russian Federation and has been a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants since 2004. In 2008 Mr Ivanov received a diploma in Human Resources from the Australian Professional Association.
Mr. Leonid M. Kachur serves as Senior Vice President - Business Support and Interregional Relations of Evraz Plc. He joined EVRAZ in 1993 and, as a Vice President for Business Support and Interregional Relations, is responsible for safety and security issues within the Group. Prior to his appointment as Head of Business Support and Interregional Relations in 2000, Mr Kachur held various positions within the Group. From 1995 to 2000 he was Chief Executive of security enterprise, Interlock, and was responsible for security matters within EVRAZ. Between 1993 and 1995 he was Deputy Chief Executive, with responsibility for general issues, at EvrazMetall, a predecessor of EVRAZ. Prior to joining EVRAZ, Mr Kachur was involved in production and process management at the Russian Automobile Plant ZIL. Mr Kachur graduated from Moscow State Industrial . in 1984 with a degree in Engineering.
Mr. Ilya Shirokobrod serves as Vice President - Sales of Evraz Plc. Mr. Shirokobrod joined EVRAZ in 2010. In 2010-2011 he served as Managing director of Trading Company "EvrazHolding", in 2011-2012 as Vice President, Sales. In April 2012 Mr Shirokobrod was appointed Vice President, Head of the Railway Products Division. Prior to joining EVRAZ, between 2005 and 2010 Mr Shirokobrod held various management positions in Centravis Limited (the largest CIS and the fifth world producer of seamless stainless pipes) with responsibility for worldwide sales, strategy and business development. In 1999 - 2005 he served as Commercial Director (Russia and Central Asia) and Chief Executive of Alcoa CSI. Mr Shirokobrod also held various commercial positions in Melitta Russland and Tetra Pak. Mr Shirokobrod graduated with honours from Saint-Petersburg State Technical University in 1995 with a degree in engineering physics and holds a Master of Sciences (Engineering) degree. He received an Executive MBA from Stockholm School of Economics in 2005.
Dr. Natalia Ionova serves as Vice President - Human Resources of Evraz Plc. She is responsible for all issues related to human resources within the Group. Prior to joining EVRAZ, Ms Ionova served as a Head of Human Resources at NDK Merkury where her responsibilities included analysis of the holding company's personnel structure and the implementation of more effective work systems (2003-2006). Ms Ionova previously held the positions of Deputy Head of Human Resources (1999-2003) and Manager for Human Resources (1997-1999) at NDK Merkury. Between 1995 and 1997 Ms Ionova served as Manager for Human Resources at Russian Gold. Ms Ionova was voted Russia's Best Human Resources Director at the Aristos Awards 2009. Ms Ionova graduated from the Management Faculty of the Russian State University of Physical Training, Sports and Tourism in 1987 and holds a Ph.D. in Psychology.
Mr. Maksim Grigorevich Andriasov serves as Vice President, Head - Urals Division of the Company. Mr Andriasov joined EVRAZ in November 2015. Prior to his appointment as a Vice President, Head of the Urals Division, he had held various managerial positions in OJSC Tyumen Oil Company, OJSC Sidanko, and TNK-BP. Starting from 2012, Mr Andriasov worked in PJSC ANK Bashneft, as Head of regional sales and later as first Vice President, processing and sales. Maksim graduated from the State Gubkin Oil and Gas Academy, majoring in mining engineering. In 2012, he completed the INSEAD programme "Building a global company".
Mr. Alexander Kuznetsov serves as Vice President - Corporate Strategy and Performance Management of the Company. Mr Kuznetsov joined EVRAZ in 2002 and was appointed Vice President for Strategic Development and Operational Planning in July 2009. In 2016 was appointed as Vice President for Corporate Strategy and Performance Management. His responsibilities include strategic development, operational planning, M&A transactions and financial valuation of business and investment projects. Prior to this ?r Kuznetsov held various positions within the Company and served as Director for Strategic Planning and Investment Analysis between 2008-2009. He was formerly Head of the Financial Analysis and Valuation Department with responsibilities for financial analysis, valuation of investment projects and M&A transactions (2006-2008). During the years 2002-2006 Mr Kuznetsov was Manager of the Capital Markets and International Investments Department and was involved in all of the Company's M&A transactions. Mr Kuznetsov graduated with honours from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 2001 with a degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics. He also received a Master's degree in Economics from the New Economic School in 2002.
Mr. Artem Natrusov serves as Vice President - Information Technologies of Evraz Plc. Mr Natrusov joined the Company in May 2011 as Vice President of Information Technologies. Prior to joining EVRAZ, Mr Natrusov held management positions on Information Technologies in Eldorado from 2008 to 2011, ROSNO from 2006 to 2008, Nestle Russia from 1998 to 2006. Mr Natrusov has a more than 16-years' experience in information technologies including operational management and management of complex projects SAP and Oracle Applications. Graduated with honours from Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology in 1994 and received an MBA degree from University of Southern California in 1998.
Mr. Denis Novozhenov is Vice President, Head - Ukraine Division of the Company. He has been with EVRAZ since 1996. He started as economist at EVRAZ NTMK, subsequently holding a number of managerial positions at EVRAZ VGOK, Evrazruda and Yuzhkuzbassugol. In 2011, he was appointed General Director of the Steel Mill in Smolensk region. Denis graduated from the Urals State Technical University, majoring in engineering and economics. He earned his MBA from the SYNERGIYA institute for economics and finance.
Mr. Vsevolod Sementsov is Vice President - Corporate Communications of Evraz Plc. Mr. Sementsov joined EVRAZ as Vice President for Corporate Communications in June 2013. Prior to EVRAZ Mr. Sementsov served as Director of Public Relations at JSFC Sistema for more than five years. In 2001-2008 he was PR manager of Intel Corporation in Russia and CIS. In 1999-2011 Mr. Sementsov worked as a creative editor of the Beeline World Monthly Magazine. In 1992-1999 he served as Senior Reporter at several publications such as Interfax-AiF, Business World and Moscow News weeklies. Graduated from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute with ? degree in Technical Physics.
Mr. Alexey Soldatenkov is Vice President, Head - Siberia Division of the Company. Prior to joining EVRAZ Alexey worked at Severstal, holding positions of Business Development Director of Severstal Russian Steel and Chief Technical Officer of PAO "Severstal". Prior to this Alexey held managerial positions at Magna Technoplast, participated in the commissioning of Ford, General Motors, Renault, Volkswagen facilities in Russia. Alexey Soldatenkov graduated from the N.E. Bauman Moscow State Technical University, majoring in mechanical engineering. Alexey also completed the Top Manager training programme with the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
Mr. Sergey Stepanov is Vice President, Head - Coal Division of Evraz Plc. Mr. Stepanov joined EVRAZ in November 2012. Prior to his appointment as the Head of the Coal Division Mr Stepanov worked as the COO of Nordgold (previously part of "Severstal", before Nordgold separated into an independent company), where he was responsible for the operating activities of gold mining enterprises in Russia, Kazahstan, Guinea and Burkina Faso. Prior to holding his position at Nordgold, Mr. Stepanov worked as the COO of "Vorkutaugol", and held senior positions in "Severstal-resource" and SUAL-holding. Mr Stepanov has an experience of working in Ukraine at the position of the director of coal's mining and treatment in DTEK. From 2003-2005 he worked as a consultant in the Boston Consulting Group. Mr Stepanov graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University with a Master's diploma with honors in Finance, and a Bachelor's diploma with honors in Economics.
Mr. Sergey Vasiliev serves as Vice President - Compliance with Business Procedures and Asset Protection of the Company. He was appointed as Vice President for Compliance with Business Procedures and Asset Protection in July 2015. Lieutenant-General of Police, Sergey Vasiliev held a number of managerial positions in the Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation from 1988 to 2015. Graduate of the Ural Law Institute and the Russian Academy of Public Service under the President of the Russian Federation.
Mr. Eugene Shvidler is Non-Executive Director of Evraz Plc. He has been a Board member of Evraz Group S.A. since August 2006. He was appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 14 October 2011. Mr Shvidler served as president of Sibneft from 1998 to 2005, having previously been senior vice president from 1995. He holds an MSc and an MBA. Mr Shvidler currently serves as chairman of Millhouse LLC and Highland Gold Mining Ltd.
Mr. Eugene Alexander Tenenbaum is Non-Executive Director of Evraz Plc. Mr Tenenbaum has been a Board member of Evraz Group S.A. since August 2006. He was appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 14 October 2011. Mr Tenenbaum served as head of corporate finance for Sibneft in Moscow from 1998 through 2001. He worked as director for corporate finance at Salomon brothers from 1994 until 1998. Prior to that, he spent five years in corporate finance with KPMG in Toronto, Moscow and London, including three years (1990-1993) as national director at KPMG International in Moscow. Mr Tenenbaum was an accountant in the business advisory group at Price Waterhouse in Toronto from 1987 until 1989. He is a chartered accountant. Mr Tenenbaum is currently managing director of MHC (Services) Ltd and serves on the Board of Chelsea FC Plc and AFC Energy PLC.
Ms. Laurie H. Argo is Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Ms. Argo served as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Products Holdings LLC, General Partner of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. from January 2015 until September 2017. She had responsibility for unregulated NGL fractionation, storage and unregulated pipelines, as well as crude oil and refined products. She served as Vice President, NGL Fractionation, Storage and Unregulated Pipelines from January 2014 to January 2015, which included gas gathering and processing in the Rockies, San Juan and Permian areas. Ms. Argo was Chief Executive Officer and President of OTLP GP LLC, the General Partner of Oiltanking Partners, L.P. from October 2014 to February 2015. From 2005 to January 2014, she held various positions in the NGL and Natural Gas Processing businesses for Enterprise, where her responsibilities included the commercial and financial management of four joint venture companies. She has over 20 years of experience in the energy industry. Ms. Argo worked for San Diego Gas and Electric Company in San Diego, California from 2001 to 2004 and PG&E Gas Transmission, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, in Houston, Texas, from 1997 to 2000. Ms. Argo graduated from the St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas in 1995 with a degree in Accounting. Ms. Argo also graduated from National University in La Jolla, CA in 2005 with an MBA in Finance.
Mr. Karl Gruber serves as Non-Executive Independent Director of Evraz Plc. He is the member of the Board of Directors of Evraz Group S.A. since May 2010. Appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 14 October 2011. Mr Gruber has extensive experience in the international metallurgical mill business and holds a diploma in mechanical engineering. He has held various management positions, including eight years as a member of the Managing Board of VOEST-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI), first as executive vice president of VAI and then as vice chairman of the Managing Board of Siemens VAI. He also served as chairman on the Boards of Metals Technologies (MT) Germany and MT Italy. Further, he has executed various consultancy projects for the steel industry and served as CEO and chairman of the Management Board of LISEC Group.
Ms. Deborah Gudgeon serves as Non-Executive Independent Director of Evraz Plc., effective 1 May 2015. She has been a Board member of EVRAZ plc since May 2015. Ms Gudgeon is a qualified chartered accountant with 30 years experience. She started her career with Coopers and Lybrand, and in 1987 became a senior accountant for Salomon Brothers International. She is a chartered accountant. From 1987 to 1995, Ms Gudgeon served as a finance executive at Lonrho PLC and was appointed a member of the Finance Committee in March 1993. From 1995 to 1998, she served as a director for Halstead Services Limited, and from 1998 to 2003, she served as a director of Deloitte, specialising in corporate finance. From 2003 to 2009, Ms Gudgeon served as a founding director of the Special Situations Advisory team for BDO LLP, providing integrated advice on corporate finance, restructuring, debt and performance improvement. From 2011 to 2017, Ms Gudgeon served as managing director of Gazelle Corporate Finance Limited. Ms Gudgeon is currently a Senior Adviser of Penfida Limited.
Mr. Alexander Vadimovich Izosimov is Non-Executive Independent Director of Evraz Plc. He was appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 28 February 2012. Mr Izosimov has extensive managerial and board experience. From 2003 to 2011, he was president and CEO of VimpelCom, a leading emerging market telecommunications operator. From 1996 to 2003, he worked at Mars Inc, where he held various managerial positions, including regional president for CIS, Central Europe and Nordics, and was a member of the executive board. Prior to Mars Inc, Mr Izosimov was a consultant with McKinsey and Co (Stockholm, London; 1991-1996) and was involved in numerous projects in the transportation, mining, manufacturing and oil businesses. Until recently, Mr Izosimov served on the boards of MTG AB, Dynasty Foundation, LM Ericsson AB and Transcom SA. He also previously served as director and chairman of the GSMA (global association of mobile operators) board of directors, and was a director of Baltika Breweries, confectionery company Sladko, and IT company Teleopti AB. He holds an MBA from INSEAD.
Sir Michael Charles Gerrard Peat is Senior Non-Executive Independent Director of Evraz Plc. Sir Michael Peat was appointed to the Board of EVRAZ plc on 14 October 2011. Sir Michael Peat is a qualified chartered accountant with over 40 years' experience. He served as Principal Private Secretary to HRH The Prince of Wales from 2002 until 2011. Prior to this, he spent nine years as the Royal Household's Director of Finance and Property Services and then Treasurer to The Queen and Keeper of the Privy Purse. Sir Michael Peat was at KPMG from 1972, and became a partner in 1985. He left KPMG in 1993 to devote himself to his public roles. He holds an MA and MBA, and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Sir Michael Peat is an independent non-executive on the Board of Deloitte LLP, a director of CQS Management Limited and a partner in CQS (UK) LLP, chairman of GEMS MENASA Holdings Limited, a non-executive director of Arbuthnot Latham Limited, a non-executive director of M&C Saatchi plc, a director of Architekton Limited, chairman of the Regeneration Group Limited.
Mrs. Irina Bakhturina serves as Director - Investor Relations of Evraz Plc. She assumes the responsibilities for liaison with investors and analysts as well as for developing and implementing Company's investment strategy together with EVRAZ top-management. Irina joins EVRAZ from Pharmstandard, the Russian pharmaceutical major, where she held the role of Head of Investor Relations for the last 2.5 years. Irina spent her early career in corporate finance and investment banking working at UBS Investment Bank and several other Russian investment companies. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Economics.


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Stepping out of the Dejvická metro station, you'll inevitably meet a large roundabout lined with banks, franchise cafes, and fast food chains. Not exactly the makings of an innovative food and drink scene. However, venture out of this commercial hub and you'll find some real gems.
Pivní Jistota is one of them.
Located on an unassuming street between Dejvická and the neighboring Hradčanská district, Pivní Jistota serves up an ever-changing array of craft beer from small to mid-sized breweries—all of which are listed on a chalkboard by the taps. And to give you an example of how serious they are about their offerings, the Pivní Jistota Facebook page updates the chalkboard's constant changes almost daily.
On an early Friday evening, the pub was bustling with a group from a birthday party as well as more low-key patrons: colleagues finishing the workweek, a father and his kid at the bar, a guy with a sketchpad, a girl with a novel. The mixed crowd created a very inviting atmosphere where anyone could feel welcome.
They certainly have the space for it.
Although most of the tables in the commodious main room were occupied, there was also a substantial downstairs area with more seating options. Pivní Jistota can easily accommodate a good-sized gathering. And even with all the activity, the staff was attentive and friendly.
The space itself was clean and spare with overhead, not-so-flattering lighting. The mostly bare, white walls and a lack of music heightened this somewhat impersonal ambience. The furniture looked fairly new and the whole place seems to give a "recently renovated" vibe. Pivní Jistota is still a relatively young establishment and perhaps it will gain some lived-in charm as it continues to thrive.
One of the unique facets of Pivní Jistota is its snack menu, which specializes in pâtés. They have a wide range of quality duck and goose pâtés, as well as rillettes and vegan pâtés. It was a refreshing take on the usual Czech pub snack fare.
But Pivní Jistota's best offering is the beer itself, which is fresh, well-served and also happens to be very reasonably priced for the upscale Dejvická neighborhood.
Although the beer menu is always in flux, two 12° lagers remain a regular fixture. One's from Pivovar Poutník . The other's from Krkonošský Medvěd. Although the Poutník is a solid utility lager, the Medvěd was much better. Vibrant and upfront but also very drinkable with a velvet mouthfeel—you can make a night out of this beer, and it seemed like many of the regulars were doing just that.
For more exotic fare, they had a Redcurrant Sour Pilsner from Pivovar Chroust. With substantial sedimentation, it was a fun beer that didn't skimp on the fruit—yet the end result was one-dimensional. With that said, it may fare better in a warm weather, al fresco drinking context rather than a cold January night in Prague.
On the other end of the style spectrum was the Raven 18° Vanilla Kiss Imperial Porter: an easy-going porter with vivid toasted malt and toffee notes. It wasn't particularly robust, but rather balanced and made for enjoyable, slow sipping.
Although they can learn a few things about creating atmosphere, the quality and variety of the beer at Pivní Jistota clearly takes precedent. With great prices and a crowd as diverse as its beer, Pivní Jistota is one of the many places making the otherwise commercial Dejvická neighborhood stand out in Prague's food and drink scene.
These are some of the different beers that Pivní Jistota had on tap on our visit.
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Government jobs offer you plenty of room to grow, so keep trying. There are usually about 15,000 jobs listed on USAJOBS every day. Listings can also be found on Avue Central.
As for why you haven't succeeded so far in your search for a federal job, I'd look at two things: One, you may not be searching in the right places or in the right way, and two, it may be your resume.
Be sure you're qualified for the jobs you're seeking. Read the duties and qualifications carefully from federal vacancy announcements, and make a point of learning government jargon. This has two benefits: If you're not qualified, you won't apply for jobs you're not likely to get, but by learning the lingo, you might find that you are indeed qualified for jobs that, at first glance, might have seemed out of reach.
Federal resumes are longer than typical private-industry resumes and are usually two to three pages. Federal human resources specialists consider the resume your application, the examination for the job and sometimes even the interview. In fact, some candidates are offered jobs based on their resume alone — no interview required. A federal resume needs to include lots of information about your experiences and skills and more detail than you would use in a private-sector resume.
Do you want to learn more about careers with the federal government? Find one here.
Looking for scholarships to take your skill set to the next level? Find one here.
Federal resumes should include some language from the vacancy announcement. If the announcement states that the position includes "researching, analyzing and compiling information for briefings," then these words should be used in your resume. And if you don't have the briefings experience but have done everything else listed, note that, and use the terms the announcement uses. The federal HR reviewers will look for these important keywords, and if you don't have them, you won't get the call.
Federal resumes need the compliance details listed in every vacancy announcement, including your Social Security number (mandatory for government jobs), citizenship, any military experience, and addresses and ZIP codes for colleges and employers. You can read this list in each job announcement.
Having two resume formats will help your federal job search. You might need a paper version to fax or mail to some agencies. And you will definitely need an electronic version to submit online into databases.
Knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) narratives, short essays and examples are frequently requested with federal applications. These are usually 350- to 450-word essays that demonstrate a certain skill. These are very important and are actually graded by the HR reviewers.
Almost every agency has its own resume builder system and database. So be ready to copy and paste your resume and follow the directions.


This Valentine's Day, enjoy a Veuve Clicquot "Bubble Up Bar" in the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore. Guests can enjoy a glass of champagne, $15 per glass, from 4PM-7PM to toast to the occasion.
The Bubble Up Bar will then be available every Friday from 3-6PM and every Saturday from 4-7PM through the end of May, 2019.


With Willie Veasley (Freeport) coming off the bench, the Butler Bulldogs have built a 19-2 overall record (8-2 in the Horizon League) and have climbed to No. 12 in the latest AP rankings.
Veasley had four points and three rebounds over 16 minutes during Saturday's 73-57 win over UIC, and the sophomore is averaging 16.5 minutes, 4.3 points and 3.6 rebounds. He missed the first four games of the season with a torn medial collateral ligament in his knee, but has bounced back nicely.
Veasley had a season-high 12 points in a win over Bradley on Dec. 19 and seven points and a career-best 11 rebounds in a victory over UW-Green Bay on Jan. 10. As a freshman, the 6-foot-3 guard was big off the bench for a Butler team that went a school-record 29-7 and reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament.
The Rockford College women's basketball team is 12-4 overall and sits atop the Northern Athletics Conference standings at 8-2. The Regents, led by senior Angie Butler (Forreston) who is averaging 18.4 points and 6.3 rebounds, are enjoying a bounceback season after going 8-17 last year.
Things are not quite as enjoyable in the school's other locker room.
The Rockford College men are off to their worst start in school history, 0-18, with seven games left. The Regents' best remaining chances for their first victory will come in the last two home games of the season, against Benedictine (Feb. 6) and Maranatha (Feb. 16), two teams with just six victories this season.
Rock Valley College's Simone Coburn and Kari McMahon were named the Region IV Division III co-players of the week for last week. Coburn scored 37 points and grabbed 23 rebounds in two games, while McMahon averaged 14 points and connected on 6 of 12 3-point shots.
The RVC women are 10-7 overall and 4-0 in the N4C.
RVC's Jeff Weberg was also named the Region IV Division III player of the week. He averaged 14.7 points in three games last week and shot 17-for-33.
Junior Ian Gustafson (Jefferson) won the 200 freestyle race with a time of 2:03.76 for the victorious Augustana men's swim team at Saturday's Eureka Invitational.
Augustana's Eric Chalus (Rochelle) and Ian Cox (Durand) tied for eighth place, clearing 13-5¼ in the pole vault in Saturday's Midwest Indoor Invitational in Monmouth.
Millikin junior Jacques DuPré (Guilford) dropped five seconds from his prior week's time in the mile, taking second overall with a 4:29.44 in Saturday's Engineer Indoor Invitational hosted by Rose-Hulman.
Jay Taft's Quick Shots on college sports appear Thursdays. He can be reached at 815-987-1382 or jtaft@rrstar.com.


Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is an autoimmune disorder with serious neurodevelopmental morbidity and limited treatment options. We treated a toddler with moderately severe OMS with rituximab, a monoclonal anti-B cell antibody. The patient's clinical response was documented on videotape and scored with the OMS Evaluation Scale. Cerebrospinal fluid lymphocyte subsets were evaluated by flow-cytometric immunophenotyping, with a comprehensive panel of monoclonal antibodies. Eradication of cerebrospinal fluid B cells, which previously were expanded, was associated with dramatic clinical improvement. There also were secondary changes in other lymphocyte subsets that might be relevant to the clinical response and lack of serious infections. In addition to clarifying the immune response to B-cell depletion, these data reveal a promising new therapy for OMS that warrants a phase I clinical trial.
We evaluated a child with moderately severe OMS for whom the percentage of B cells in the CSF was elevated. In consideration of the use of rituximab as monotherapy, there were several unknown factors. Would therapy result in sufficient clinical improvement? Would it still remove CSF B cells and, if so, would there be compensatory changes in other CSF lymphocyte subsets? Here we report on the clinical and immunologic effects of rituximab for that child.
When first evaluated at the National Pediatric Myoclonus Center, the child was 30 months of age. She was healthy until the age of 24 months, when she experienced various respiratory infections, including otitis media, bronchitis, and pneumonia, which were treated with azithromycin and erythromycin. Then the patient began to stumble and display balance problems and irritability. Soon she lost her ability to feed, sit, or walk. Muscle jerks were evident during sleep, and the patient slept for only short periods. She experienced rage attacks 4 or 5 times each day.
Several weeks later, after the appearance of trembling and jerking eyes, a diagnosis of OMS was made. Head magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalographic findings were normal. The serum neuron-specific enolase concentration was mildly elevated at 11.1 μg/L (normal: 3.7–8.9 μg/L), but a search for a neuroblastoma through magnetic resonance imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis and urine catecholamine screening yielded negative results.
At 25 months of age, the patient was treated with intravenously administered immunoglobulin (IVIg) (1 g/kg) for each of 2 consecutive days. The mother reported that the patient responded to the treatment but it was not continued. Later, oral prednisone treatment was attempted, but the child refused the medication regardless of how it was presented. No other therapy was administered.
In the subsequent months, the patient exhibited staring episodes not associated with convulsive movements and she drooled. Her behavior remained problematic, although she no longer experienced rage attacks. She still did not speak in sentences, and she was unable to run. Her jerkiness was worse when she attempted to move and during illnesses. She was unusually sensitive to bright lights.
The developmental history before the onset of OMS was unremarkable. The patient sat at 6 to 7 months of age, crawled at 5 to 6 months, rolled over at 3 months, stood independently at 9 months, walked at 9 months, ran at 18 months, and was beginning to speak in sentences at 24 months. She was almost fully toilet trained.
In an examination, the patient's head circumference (49.2 cm, 60th percentile), weight (12.7 kg, 25th percentile), and height (36 inches, 30th percentile) were age-appropriate. Her vital signs were unremarkable. The patient was an extremely shy little girl with obvious neurologic abnormalities. She appeared to see and hear well, but she was not socially appropriate and spoke only a few single words, such as "no" and "mama," and her few attempts to form a 2-word phrase could not be understood. Opsoclonus, strabismus, and sialorrhea without other cranial nerve abnormalities were observed. The child exhibited opsoclonus and distal upper-extremity myoclonus, as well as ataxia. Her ability to perform fine-motor tasks was less impaired than was her gait, which was severely abnormal. She could pull herself to a standing position from a sitting position on the floor; however, she could not take steps independently. When continuously held by the arms in a standing position, she stood on her toes and took a few staggering steps. Her base was quite wide. Deep tendon reflexes were normal, and no clonus or pathologic reflexes were noted. Muscle strength and tone were normal.
The child was in need of immunotherapy, but her mother preferred to avoid treatment with corticotropin, the most effective agent. Therefore, a practical alternative was needed. After considering chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, which we have not found to be effective in achieving neurologic remission, and "steroid-sparers" such as azathioprine, which we deemed insufficient for the severity of disease, we chose rituximab. Parental consent for this institutional review board-approved immunophenotyping study was obtained.
The results of routine CSF studies were normal. The leukocyte count was 2 cells per mm3. The protein concentration was 53 mg/dL, and the glucose concentration was 25 mg/dL. The electrophoretically determined protein distribution was normal. The immunoglobulin (Ig) G synthesis rate was <0.01 mg per 24 hours. Oligoclonal bands were not detected.
The child was videotaped before and after treatment. A trained observer who was blinded with respect to treatment status rated motor impairment with the OMS evaluation scale, a published 12-item scale indicating increasing neurologic severity or impairment.15 The total score was calculated as the sum of subscores, with a score of 36 indicating maximal abnormality.
CSF and blood samples were obtained before and after treatment, as described previously.16 Flow cytometry was performed with published methods.16,17 Our data for neurologic control subjects without immunologic disorders were used for comparison.13,16 Because the relative and absolute sizes of the blood lymphocyte pool change with time,18 we referred to data for the age range most applicable to our patient. Rituximab can interfere with anti-CD20 binding; therefore, CD19 was the principal B-cell marker we used to assess the outcome.
Rituximab (Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA; IDEC Pharmaceuticals Co, San Diego, CA; 375 mg/m2) was administered through intravenous infusion once each week for 4 consecutive weeks. The dosage was the same as the Food and Drug Administration-approved dosage for the treatment of lymphoma.2 The child was pretreated with acetaminophen and diphenhydramine.
Three months after completion of rituximab therapy (4 months after the first infusion), the patient's mother reported that the child "got her personality back." She showed improvement in multiple areas, such as better sleep, less drooling, and no rage attacks, and her "eyes were straight." The child was starting to form short sentences and followed commands, and her mother was considering a preschool for her. The physical therapist thought that the patient had made "tremendous progress physically," being able to negotiate standard stairs with one hand on the rail, to jump independently, to step over objects in her pathway, and to kick a ball forward. There had been 2 upper-respiratory tract infections, for which the child was treated with azithromycin.
In the examination video (published as supporting information on the Pediatrics Web site), the child was alert and attentive. She could reach for objects with either hand. She was able to stack vertically 2 or 3 small wooden blocks. She demonstrated intermittent right esotropia but no opsoclonus. Occasional sialorrhea was noted. The patient was able to sit without support, walk (with a tendency to be up on her toes), and run (with a wide base). Although the patient was slightly unsteady at times, she did not fall. Her speech remained limited to a few single words, and she did not separate well from her mother.
The child's motor performance on the OMS evaluation scale (Table 1) indicated improved station and gait, fewer fine-motor difficulties, and elimination of opsoclonus. The total score decreased by 42%, which represented almost 1 severity category (Fig 1).
Effects of rituximab on CSF B cells and severity of OMS. Three months after completion of rituximab infusions, CSF and blood B cells, including the CD5+ subset, were depleted and the total score decreased from the upper limit of moderate to the upper limit of mild categories. Even at 9 months, the percentages of CSF B cells remained in the normal range when percentages in blood had normalized. For comparison, the cell percentage (mean ± SEM) in controls (n = 18) was 0.85 ± 0.20 (range: 0–2.26) for CD19+ B cells and 0.23 ± 0.13 (range: 0–2.0) for CD5+ B cells. Clinical severity was classified as mild if the total score was 0 to 12, moderate if the score was 13 to 24, and severe if the score was 25 to 36.
By 3 months after rituximab treatment, CSF CD19+ and CD5+ B cells were depleted (Fig 1). The CSF CD5+ B-cell subset was still absent at 9 months, and CD19+ B cells had returned to approximately one third of their pretreatment value, within the normal range (<2%). In blood, B cells were depleted at 3 months. By 9 to 12 months, the percentage of B cells in peripheral blood had returned to the baseline value.
There were also changes in other lymphocyte subsets in CSF (Table 2). The CD4+ T cell/CD8+ T cell ratio, which is characteristically low in OMS, was 1.3 before rituximab treatment and 0.7 after rituximab treatment, compared with 3.8 ± 0.7 in control samples. Although there was an increase in the percentage of helper/inducer T cells, it was more than matched by an increase in the percentage of cytotoxic/suppressor T cells, so that the ratio did not improve.
The percentage of "unconventional" (γδ) CSF T cells, which was fourfold above normal values initially, decreased into the control range after rituximab treatment. In contrast, there was a 1.4-fold increase in the percentage of activated T cells above the already elevated pretreatment percentage. The T-cell maturation status changed from a memory phenotype to a more naive phenotype, as exemplified by an increase in the CD45RA+ cell/CD45RO+ cell ratio from 0.03 to 1.1, compared with 0.46 in control samples. Changes in the percentages of natural killer (NK) and NK-like T cells were small, and percentages were close to control values both before and after treatment.
The ratio of CSF helper/inducer T cells that were positive for antiinflammatory/inflammatory (interleukin-4/interferon-γ) intracellular cytokines, which is normally 2.6% ± 1.0%, was 1.1% before treatment and 2.4% after treatment. Although the intracellular cytokine levels decreased after treatment, they were already low.
In blood, there were transient increases in the percentages of all cell types by 3 months after rituximab treatment (data not shown). The largest changes (4-fold) were for activated T cells (either HLA-DR+ or CD25+) and NK cells (1.3-fold). For other cell types, the increases ranged from 32 to 59%, except for NK-like T cells and γδ T cells, with increases of 9 to 16%. At 9 and 12 months, however, the percentages had returned to pretreatment values.
There was no change in CSF IgG levels (Table 3). In serum, there was a 5% reduction in the IgG level and a 69% decrease in the IgM level, which brought IgM levels to the lower limit of the reference range. IgA levels increased by 44% but remained well within the reference range.
At the age of 38 months, the patient continued to experience frequent persistent upper-respiratory tract illnesses, as she had before treatment. Because we thought these might be slowing her progress, we administered IVIg (1 g/kg). The patient did not exhibit dramatic neurologic improvement after IVIg treatment, but she has not had a problem with infections.
At the age of 42 months, the patient was faring very well, climbing, jumping, walking and running; she had recently been toilet trained. Her mother denied any behavior problems except that the child was "bossy." At home, the child spoke in 4- or 5-word sentences, and her mother said that >50% of the speech would be understandable to strangers. In an examination, the child was able to pick up objects and was very steady. She stacked 7 of 7 small wooden blocks and sat without support. She walked to her mother at a normal pace, with no ataxia. All of these changes were reflected in an additional large decrease in the total score to near normal. The patient remained very shy and reluctant to speak.
At 53 months of age, ie, ∼18 months after rituximab treatment, the patient exhibits no motor deficits except for mild/moderate dysarthria. IVIg treatment is being gradually discontinued. No relapses have occurred.
In blood, the relative sizes of blood lymphocyte subsets reverted to pretreatment values. In CSF, the percentage of the helper/inducer T-cell pool continued to increase toward normal values, and the percentage of γδ T cells remained at one half the increased pretreatment value. The percentage of activated T cells decreased to the baseline value, which was still elevated, and the percentage of cytotoxic/suppressor T cells remained high. The cytokine ratio continued to favor the presumably antiinflammatory T helper type 2 profile.
For our patient, rituximab monotherapy was associated with marked clinical improvement without the need for corticotropin or corticosteroids, which in our experience is extraordinary. No child with disease of equal severity exhibits spontaneous improvement.19,20 Others have reported poor outcomes for moderate and severe OMS,21,22 and the relapse rate with conventional treatment is 68%.20 Our patient has experienced no relapses.
Striking clinical improvement was correlated with elimination of CSF B cells, which were expanded before treatment. We showed previously that B-cell expansion in OMS is a reliable biomarker of disease activity.13 This type of response supports the hypothesis that there is a humoral component to the pathophysiologic processes of OMS.23 The capacity of rituximab to destroy CSF B cells might be attributable to interruption of bidirectional B-cell trafficking24 between the circulation and the brain. B cells might have been targeted when they egressed, or perhaps enough rituximab crossed the blood-brain barrier to kill the cells in the CSF.
The eventual return of B cells to the blood and CSF did not induce a relapse. The explanation we propose is that CSF B cells were no longer expanded, instead falling within the control range. We showed previously that blood B cell levels are not correlated with neurologic severity; therefore, a return to pretreatment levels should not matter as long as the CSF levels remain normal. It is also possible that pathogenic B-cell clones were eradicated and tolerance ensued, but this hypothesis would require a different technique for evaluation.
To our surprise, however (because no data were available previously), removal of B cells had a cascade effect on other CSF lymphocyte subsets. Most of these changes, principally T-cell responses, would be expected to be clinically favorable. We previously demonstrated that the percentage of γδ T cells (unconventional T cells) in CSF is also increased in OMS, and this expansion is correlated with OMS severity.16 For our patient, the percentage of CSF γδ T cells decreased into the normal range after treatment with rituximab. This could have had a beneficial clinical effect if γδ T cells promote inflammation.16 Interpretation of the increase in cytotoxic/suppressor T cells depends on whether the cells were acting in their cytotoxic or suppressor capacity. Although the percentage of activated T cells returned to pretreatment values, rituximab does not address increased T-cell activation.
In retrospect, compensatory changes in non—B-cell lymphocytes are probably to be expected, given the impact of removing such an important cell type. In the circulation, increases in the relative sizes of the T-cell and NK cell pools might have helped prevent the occurrence of a major infection, but serum Ig levels did not decrease into the abnormal range. These changes are unlikely to be attributable to random variation, because we noted that the immunophenotype of healthy individuals remains stable unless immunotherapy is administered. This is a case report, however, and a formal study is needed for confirmation.
These data could shed light on why there was not a complete clinical response at a time when CSF B cells were depleted. Perhaps pathogenic Igs were still present in sufficient quantities or there were still B cells in the brain. Alternatively, the finding might not have anything to do with Igs or B cells, reflecting instead the T-cell component of OMS, which was untreated, or brain injury caused by delayed treatment. Presently, these are only speculations that require additional study.
IVIg might have contributed to clinical improvement in the latter part of the assessment period, when it was introduced. However, it usually does not alter the CSF immunophenotype.13,16 We do think it helped stabilize the child's condition by facilitating her recovery from various minor upper-respiratory tract illnesses. IVIg was compatible with rituximab therapy.
Clinicians need to be aware of potential problems with rituximab. It is genetically engineered from murine cells, the proteins of which can cause hypersensitivity.2 We observed none of the possible infusion-related symptoms, such as fever, chills, nausea, hives, fatigue, headache, or itching, probably because of our pretreatments. We also did not encounter rare but more serious hypersensitivity reactions such as hypotension, bronchospasm, or angioedema. Although very long-term data for children are lacking, B-cell recovery starts ∼6 months after the completion of treatment and typically normalizes by 12 months, and serum Ig levels usually remain normal or slightly reduced.1 Immunoreactivity to rituximab is uncommon.
We noted a promising clinical response in OMS with a monoclonal antibody that eradicates CSF B cells. The transient secondary changes in non–B-cell CSF lymphocyte subsets are of unclear clinical significance. There is sufficient promise to warrant a phase I clinical trial of rituximab, for which a comprehensive panel of lymphocyte markers should be used.


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BALFOUR, Alan
Architectural Education Symposium: Possible Futures for the AA
Date: Thursday 28 October 2004
Alan Balfour, former Chairman of the AA, considers the possible ways in which a school of architecture could allow itself to develop in the immediate future, using strategies inspired by fashion, the arts and entertainment, technology and science and politics to describe these possibilities. All of them require supplements of theory and philosophy, and a sense of the absurd. Alan Balfour is Professor and Dean of the School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was Topaz Laureate in 2000.


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Tejo in Medellín: Why Playing Tejo Should Be On Your Bucket List
By Kari DePhillips 1 Comment
We'd never heard of tejo (pronounced TAY-ho) before we got to Medellín, Colombia – but once we found out about it, there was no question that we'd be playing this game. Trust us on this: it's totally worthy of your bucket list.
Below you'll find info on how you, too, can play tejo in Colombia. (Scroll down to the "Talk to Chris" section of this post if that's what you're most interested in. There's a Facebook page you have to visit, a guy you've got to meet, and a Facebook group you should consider joining.)
For those of you who are similarly unfamiliar with tejo, here's a quick primer:
Tejo is the national sport of Colombia, and has been played for the last 500 years. It's a lot like cornhole, but with the added benefit of explosives. If the rednecks back in the US ever find out about tejo, it'll probably become the national sport of Toby Keith concerts.
Why this sport has yet to make it to America is beyond us, and we're going to do what we can to bring it stateside. Even if this means we have to DIY build our own tejo field.
How to Play Tejo: Rules, Lingo, Beer
The setup is pretty simple: there's a wooden box (called a "pitch") that's 35" x 40" and filled with clay. In the middle of the pitch is a metal circle. Here, four packets of gunpowder (called "mechas") are arranged at the north, south, east and west points. There's also a backstop, but if you hit it when you throw any points that you receive are voided.
The goal is to throw your metal puck (called a tejo) either onto one of the mechas so that it explodes against the metal ring. You score even more points if you land your tejo into the center of the ring.
You step up to the line, which is 60' away from the pitch, and hope to nail a mecha. Here's how the scoring works:
If you're the closest to the center circle, you get 1 point (this is called a "hand")
If you hit a mecha and it explodes, you get 3 points (this is called a "hit")
If you land your tejo in the center of the ring without exploding any mechas, you get 6 points (this is called a "bullseye")
If you land your tejo in the center of the ring and also hit a mecha that explodes, you get 9 points (this is called a "strike")
Here's Kelly, posing like a rap star next to the pitch:
Besides tejos, mechas and the pitch, the only other thing you need to play tejo is beer. Preferably, a few of them – tejo is a lot like darts or pool in that there's a "sweet spot" that you can get to after a couple of drinks. The beer also acts as a counterweight when you throw your tejo, helping to keep you balanced as you toss for a strike.
When you throw your tejo and it hits a mecha, the explosion sound is loud – almost like a gunshot – and very satisfying. There's no question when you hit your target.
Occasionally, you'll run into some heartbreak when you hit a mecha and it doesn't explode. You feel cheated. You feel pissed. You feel determined to blow that bastard up on your next toss.
It's incredible, and addicting.
If You Want to Play Tejo in Medellín, Talk to Chris Cajoleas
Tejo was completely unknown to us before we arrived in Medellín – we found out about it on the Digital Nomads Medellín Facebook group.
This group is one of our favorite resources for connecting with other digital nomads in the area and finding cool things to do. This is the group to be in if you want to get invited to Medellín meetups, happy hours, networking events, touristy stuff you can get a group discount on, etc.
The group is also great for finding yoga classes in English, housekeepers you can trust, buy/sell stuff you need as a digital nomad, and more. We LOVE the Digital Nomads in Medellín Facebook group, and you should join it if you're in the area for any length of time.
This group also introduced us to Chris Cajoleas, a professional tejo player and the owner of the Tejo in Medellín tour group. Chris posts a lot of gifs like these to entice people to come play tejo:
We were in as soon as we saw this giffery and looked up what tejo actually is. Chris hosts tejo tours every Thursday, and for $30,000 Colombian pesos (around $10 USD) you get three drink tickets, a tejo lesson and as much tejo as you want to play.
The tejo field is set up in Envigado, the neighborhood that borders El Poblado. For reference, it cost ~$3.50 USD to Uber from El Poblado to the tejo game (a 15-25 minute ride, depending on traffic).
There's a reason Chris has a 5-star rating on Trip Advisor – he knows tejo, and if you want to learn it he's your guy (and he'll show you a VERY good time in the process!). We can't speak highly enough about Chris or his setup. If you end up paying him a visit to play tejo, tell him the Gringas from Workationing sent you and he'll treat you right 🙂
This game is for everyone, so no matter how sporty or coordinated you are this is definitely worth trying. Men, women and children play it – the only difference is that women get to toss from a line that's just a few feet closer to the pitch.
Pro Travel Tip: Do dinner in Envigado before you go play! Our favorite place for pre-tejo grubbage was Black Pepper (the menu is in English and Spanish, and we consistently had excellent meals there).
ANOTHER PRO TRAVEL TIP: Bring cash, because Chris will laugh at you if you ask if he takes credit cards. Also, there aren't any ATMs nearby.
We learned this the hard way, and ended up borrowing the cash from one of our fixers. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to play that night. In general, you should carry more cash than you think you'll need in Medellín, because "cash only" is definitely still a thing out in Colombia.
FINAL PRO TRAVEL TIP: Tell Chris we sent you!
Making Friends & Playing Tejo in Medellín (This is Where the Digital Nomads Are!)
As soon as Thursday rolled around, we went to dinner at Black Pepper and then headed to tejo. The forecast said there was a chance of rain, but since the court was covered the game was still on.
That "chance of rain" quickly turned into a torrential downpour, which we got caught in. When we finally got to tejo, we were soaked and very much ready to cash in some of our drink tickets.
Since tejo is the national sport of Colombia, we were expecting to mingle with some locals. We were very surprised to see that playing tejo in Medellín, Colombia is definitely a gringo thing – Chris even had a jersey that says "El Gringo" on the back of it.
Turns out, the people of Antioquia are pretty territorial – and since tejo wasn't invented in Antioquia, it's not a hot sport in Medellín the way it is in other parts of the country. So, we found ourselves playing tejo with a bunch of tourists.
This actually worked to our favor, because we got the chance to meet and hang out with other digital nomads from around the world. There were Irish, Australian, American, Canadian, Dutch and other nationalities represented, and everyone spoke English. It was refreshing and fun to hang out with a group of people who were so similar, but also so different from us.
When you throw your tejo and it lands in the clay pit, it gets dirty. Chris instructed us to "clean" our tejos using some threadbare burlap sacks that had been tacked to the sides of the pitches. As you might imagine, this didn't so much clean the tejos as it did wipe the big chunks of clay off of them.
Your hands get dirty when you play this game, and I wouldn't recommend wearing your church clothes to this kind of thing. Ladies, this is NOT the time to bust out your new pair of shoes, or wear anything white.
Clay gets everywhere, and by the time we were done we had stripes of clay war paint on our faces. There were traces of clay underneath my fingernails for days.
If you want to meet other digital nomads and have a good time, we HIGHLY recommend hitting up some tejo games. The vibes are good, the competition is fun and everyone has a really, really good time. We ended up making several friends at tejo, who we met up with at various points throughout our stay.
Another thing we weren't expecting was Kelly's natural talent for this sport. Michael Phelps was born to swim, LeBron James was born to play basketball, and Kelly Chase was born to play tejo. We were down 8 points and the game was about to be over, when Kelly stepped up to the line and threw a perfect strike. She won the game for our whole team!
If any of you are reading this and looking to sponsor the world's best female tejo player, hit Kelly up. She's got room for logos and everything.
Playing Tejo Should Be On Your Bucket List – Here's Why
We're obsessed with our bucket lists – and although we didn't have tejo on our lists when we arrived in Colombia, as soon as we found out about it we wrote it in pen. This game is unlike anything you've ever played before, and when we compare it to cornhole it's not fair – there's really no comparison.
There aren't enough games with explosions in the United States. In fact, I can't think of any. This should be a national embarrassment, but it isn't because people just don't know it exists. If they did, you can bet the people in the flyover states would be having tejo tourneys as I type this.
The people you'll meet while playing tejo, or at least while playing tejo with "El Gringo" Chris Cajoleas, are interesting and fun. Everyone's there to have a good time and get their hands dirty in some clay. And they're mostly gringas and gringos, as you can see in this video:
Although gunpowder and explosives are involved, tejo is a fairly safe sport…as long as you know who you're playing with. If you find yourself playing against some locals and winning, you might end up on the ragey end of some drunken aggression (see this New York Times article for more on that).
This was a recurring theme we ran into while in Medellín: if you don't know who you're talking to, you should assume that the person could be dangerous. One of the guys we played tejo with on the first night, a local, bragged about having a bulletproof car. Who needs a bulletproof car? Not somebody who isn't dangerous, probably. #AvoidThatOne
Want to hear more about the guy with the bulletproof car? Check out the Local Flavor episode of The Workationing Podcast (Medellín was so spicy, it's a two parter!). Listen to Part 1 here and Part 2 here, and you can listen to our Gringas in a Strange Land ep here.
Bringing Tejo to the US: How to Build a Tejo Court
The only thing that's keeping tejo out of America is the lack of courts. When you search online for "build a cornhole set" you'll find all kinds of tutorials on how to DIY build your own game. There are angle requirements, photos, and all of the instructions you need to craft your own cornhole setup.
After searching for longer than I'd care to admit online, I can't find any instructions for how to build a regulation tejo court. The closest I've found is an app that you can play on your phone, but I'm certain that won't provide the same sense of satisfaction that you get from the real thing.
If you don't care about "regulations" you can easily ninja together your own pit and order some tejos online. Will it be perfect? No. But you're going to be drinking anyway, so you probably won't even notice.
There are, however, some tutorials online that will teach you how to create your own mechas. You'll need sulphur, gunpowder, phosphorous and some cojones. If that's not your speed, you can practice with a tejo game app on your phone.
So, somebody really needs to create a "DIY build your own tejo" tutorial, because as far as we can tell the internet is seriously lacking in this area. We know some handy people who could definitely put together a tejo court, if only we could tell them how. If you know of a guide, video or tutorial that will show our friends how to build a tejo court, please comment below so we can bring this game home!
If you'd like to hear more about our experiences playing tejo (including a lot more about the guy with the bulletproof car), check out the Medellín episodes of The Workationing Podcast.
Kari DePhillips is the co-founder of Workationing and owner of The Content Factory. She's been featured everywhere from Forbes to Fast Company to NBC News for her digital marketing expertise and management style, and Thrive calls her a "limit‑breaking female founder."
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Real talk that gets the blood pumping!
by NEW BREEZE from United States
❤! I stumbled upon this podcast through a Facebook group I'm in & wow! These women are literally telling me how to do what I've been timidly pondering for years! And the nuggets of wisdom & inspiration are dropping in loads yet it feels like casual conversation...easy to listen & follow. So grateful these 2 Powerhouses are willing to share like this!
Glad it's back
by Domenica123 from United States
I'm writing this review because I wanted to give praise where praise is due! Also because I feel like Kari and Kelly deserve it, seeing as how I benefited from the podcast and the only tangible way to say thanks would be to leave a positive review so that others can benefit as well.Love that it isn't scripted. Love all the travel anecdotes.
The best!!
by pinot pirate from United States
Such a refreshing and real look into being a digital nomad AND a single lady navigating this wild world. Thanks ladies!
Love this - from a fellow travel podcaster
by thebigtravelpodcast from United Kingdom
I'm a fellow travel podcaster (from the Big Travel Podcast) researching an article about other travel podcasts and this is definitely one of my favourites. The hosts talk about so much more than travel - exploring the heart and soul of what makes us travel, our habits, the philosphy of travel and with some handy tips on how to be a digital nomad too. Great work!
Love the podcast
by CanadaTraveller from Canada
Great stories from the road of the ups and downs of being a digital nomad
by AC123456789623 from Australia
Great podcast, the hosts are excllent!
Love the vibe of the hosts!
by Latinx On The Rise from United States
I love the topic in relationshit!
Kelly & Kari are the friends you need in your life.
by sociokathy from United States
These women slay the path for women who want to be independent both financially and geographically. If you're looking to find ways to move towards the life you always wanted, whatever that might be, this podcast is for you. Thanks for the amazingly inspiring content ladies!!
Binge worthy!
by Gisaster from Canada
I stumbled upon the Workationing podcast in March, intrigued by the premise of two friends working remotely from all the best places (except Acapulco) and sharing their adventures. What hooked me, though, is the sharp-witted dialogue and general hilarity. Highly recommended!
by Locksville from United States
Amazing podcast that is above your typical travel stories, tips, and tricks. They get into the grit...the glam...and expose the fact that it's not all butterflies and rainbows when traveling is your normal.
by Drinkswithlarry from United States
Love this podcast! Informative and fun!!
Inspiring, addictive, don't miss it!
by Catherine B. | Fit Armadillo from United States
Just found this awesome podcast and I'm obsessed! I've really enjoyed the honesty and hilarity that's insued as I've been following around these awesome ladies on their workation. I really don't know how to do a good job summing this series up in a review so please, LISTEN! You won't regret it! I'm already on episode 8 just 24 hrs in (I may have resorted to 2x speed, but...). LOVE IT!!! Thanks for sharing your journey with us XOXO
Love the concept
by Vikki518 from United States
Great concept. The ladies are so interesting and I enjoyed listening to them, especially the Vegas episode. So informative! Vikki - Fat Girl Chronicles
So funny!!
by Jenni-Wives' Tales Cohost from United States
I have loved it so far! Definitely subscribe to these hilarious ladies! I feel like I'm traveling along with friends, and they keep me laughing the entire time.
Surprised!
by SlurredNerd from United States
As a 32yr old guy I went in not really expecting to relate much to the hosts but I was extremely surprised by how relevant some of the discussions were to me. The quality is fantastic and the two hosts were very funny and entertaining. Not a show I expected to subscribe to but I'm 100% in.
my favorite podcast
by Sandy Pierre from United States
I'm not usually a podcast person, but I eagerly await every new episode of this one. Kari and Kelly are intelligent, engaging, thought-provoking, and hilarious. They also talk a lot about intentional living, stepping outside your comfort zone, and the importance of goal setting. You don't need to be a digital nomad to get a lot out of this.
by Samantha Laliberte from Canada
As a young, female traveler, these insights of what it's really like to travel to certain areas under that identity is so helpful! I feel more comfortable heading to South America now and they tell the tale in such a fun, authentic and charming way :)
by Capitaleno31 from United States
One of the better podcast on air. Funny yet filled with motivation. If you're not ready to take on the world after hearing these 2 gringas. All hope is lost.
Out of this world!
by Mraustinite from United States
Perfectly named and great audio for anywhere on the go!
Must-listen for travel fans!
by JP100_1991 from United Kingdom
One of the best travel podcasts I've listened to this year! Fun, engaging, great concept and extremely well-executed. Five stars!
Very funny & very inspiring!
by Not In My Mid-to-late-27s from United States
I cannot get enough of this podcast. What they are doing is my dream, and I love living vicariously through them. They have given me inspiration and a ton of laughs along the way.
by Family Adventure Podcast from United States
This is a great show breaking down the myths of working on the road. These ladies give practical advice on how to do it, and achieve the sometimes elusive dream of 'location independent' lifestyle! Highly recommend!
Awesome show on the digital nomad life!
by Lori Rochino from United States
I love listening to Kari and Kelly recount all their adventures on the road. Humorous, insightful and inspiring for those interested in lifestyle design for work, travel and fun!
So fun and so real!
by tsgruber from United States
I love listening to these two work through the challenges and adventures of a location independent lifestyle. They keep it real and raw. I can't wait to follow more of their adventures!
Great idea for a podcast
by Gee Force Northern Ltd from United Kingdom
Love the idea behind this podcast. Keeping on the move by combining work & travel. Nice chat from these two also
by DBC Coach from United States
I love the idea of travelling, working and sharing your experiences. If you're wondering what it's really like, this podcast is honest, funny and insightful. I'm enjoying it and looking forward to more.
Digital nomadding "workationing"
by e-travels with e. trules from United States
These two ladies are the bomb: smart, funny, entrepreneurial, entertaining, and easy to listen to. i'll look forward to hearing their next episode!
by Cmor104 from United States
These two had me at Kegel. The podcast is chockful of tips, tricks, and adventure. Kelly and Kari crack me up and I am so happy they are sharing their adventure with the world. There are many ways to make a living and I love that they break the mold of the old stale 9-5. They show that you can be a serious business person and have escapades while doing it.
TVTV
by The Voyages of Tim V from United States
These ladies rock. Keep putting out great content!
Keep traveling !
by Skyhood from United States
Great podcast ! Y'all sound like a bunch of experts . I'm now motivated to do more traveling !
Love This Travel Podcast!
by Shai A. from United States
Whether you're looking for trip planning advice, travel inspiration, or just some good indulgent fun, the women of workationing deliver, providing a colorful, engaging travel narrative! I'm excited to hear about wherever they go next! Keep up the great work & safe travels!
by Alex_P_C from United States
Such a great show! The episodes are fun and educational. Very cool. 10/10
Digging This
by iScotteC from United States
Great podcast. Love to listen on the plane. Kari and Kelly are amazing.
Really fun to hear these girls get real about working abroad
by jessisamess from United States
I've been living abroad for ages, but never as a digital nomad. I love hearing these ladies talk about their adventures. I'm hooked!
A fun adventure
by Lisette Sutherland from United States
I started listening to the podcast when Kelly and Kari were in Colombia and quickly got sucked into their workation adventures. Not only that, but there are lots of great tips about how to work from anywhere. Good luck gringas!
Intriguing, Entertaining, Inspiring
by gohomeholden from United States
Not only do I love this podcast itself but I'm also mildly obsessed with the premise. I've really enjoyed listening to the ladies' journeys so far and I look forward to more... Not to mention I can't wait to try something similar for myself!
Next Gen on the Road
by AussieintheATL from United States
It did take me a few episodes to get into this podcast, once they were on the road though it was all full steam ahead. As someone who is older than my 'late 27's' and having lived away from my home country for 14 years it is great to get a perspective of those who are a few years younger and getting on the road in a slightly different way. Honest, funny and NSFW. I look forward to hearing about adventures in future locations.
Funny and True
by She Explores from United States
Happy to discover this funny, down to earth podcast about two women living nomadic lifestyles AND working. It's got a lot of heart and am excited to hear more.
A lot of fun
by victorykung from United States
Kari & Kelly are a ton of fun and it's great to follow their adventures as they commit to traveling for 12 months living as digital nomads.This podcast is different from your traditional one-on-one interviews and it makes it unique in that sense.
Great new podcast!
by Amanda of The World Wanderers from Canada
As a digital nomad, I love this podcast! "Workationing" is the perfect word to describe what I do, and I love that there is a podcast with like-minded women for me to listen to. It's always great to hear from people who are living life the same as me! ;) Thanks ladies!
What An Amazing Goal
by Tayo Rockson from United States
Love what these two ladies are doing to show us how digital and global the world is. Can't wait tl listen to more episodes.
Wave of the future?
by Not Your Grandfather's Mises from United States
The concept of the "digital nomad"--of living and working from wherever you want to--is very attractive. Once the province only of Eurotrash and "Lost Generation" types with trust funds, it's amazing to learn how affordable this all is. Love the pddcast. Part how-to, part how-not-to.
My Fave Lunchtime Activity
by LWBean from United States
I love listening to these ladies on my lunch break! They are so funny and inspiring. I am excited to follow them on their journey!
by Karileed from United States
This podcast is fab!
by Autumn Dawn23864 from United States
Excellent podcast. Love these two!
Opens up a new world
by Dreepa from United States
I have been working from home for the past 15 years. I can 100% relate. I travel a lot of work but Workationing is a different spin on this. This idea totally makes sense. I love hearing more about the ideas and believe that more people should take advantage of this. The world becomes smaller and I think that you learn so much more by working/traveling.Always looking forward to the new episodes.
Great travel tips and funny anecdotes
by Daniel L. Travieso from United States
These two ladies are crack me up with their quirky tangents and personal anecdotes. also, their travel tips are a must-know for any frequent flier or even the ocassional tourist. Listening to each and every one of these episodes have been time well spent in my opinion.
Very Inspiring! Perfect for Entrepreneurs!
by wowitskendra from United States
The way these two ladies dig deep into such a widely appealing dream and break down the experience of "getting there" to digital nomadry is truly inspiring. I get so excited about each new topic and can't wait for another episode! WE WANT MORE!
Excellent Listen
by $SalGal$ from United States
A fun, fresh, unapologetic voice of feminist working women.
by vbabe_moon from United States
Super fun ladies on a really cool adventure!
Love this podcast!
by VeganLady2112 from United States
It's hilarious! I love the chemisty between these two ladies. Plus, there are some great travel tips. Can't wait for the next episode.
by eric874810 from United States
Incredibly entertaining, witty, and hilarious
Smart, witty, and most of al hilarious.
by PedroAguiar from United States
I really enjoy the Workationing podcast. Rarely do I laugh as much as I did listing to the episodes. Highly recommended!
by widdie_one from United States
Love this podcast - so much fun!
Fun & Inspiring!
by lm7891 from United States
Kari and Kelly are a team of digital nomads, traveling the world while running a thriving startup. I've been a freelancer for a long time, and I've dreamed about doing exactly what they are – putting all my stuff in a suitcase and working from anywhere that has WiFi. It's really inspiring to see two women thrive in business while conquering the world.Warning: the podcast is addictive. The girls are super funny, smart, and have a ton of advice about traveling and the start up life. Give it a listen – you won't be disappointed!
For Wireless Workers Dreaming of Adventure
by DIsaiahL from United States
A lot of us telecommute because we like the flexibility of being to work from anywhere, but "anywhere" usually means at home in our PJs. In the Workationing Podcast, you get to see what life is like for those who take their office-free worklife to the next level. Funny, upbeat, and interesting, Kari and Kelly take you along on their worldwide tour and share tips, tricks and an occasional cautionary tale for aspiring digital nomads.
Haven't had this much fun in a while.
by B Sovryn from United States
Fun. I just keep saying it when I tell people about Workationing, but this show is so fun--and informative--with two gals that are on a pretty new type of adventure. Love it!
by Birch97 from United States
Very entertaining; definitely worth a listen
Work life play
by The real brizzow from United States
Come along with two ladies as they adventure around the globe and discuss how to get the most out of life, work and enjoyment.
Addicting, hilarious, informative
by Pillar of Saltiness from United States
This podcast is both absolutely hilarious and filled with tons of great travel tips for anyone who is considering the digital nomad lifestyle. I'm addicted.
Don't let the work part fool ya, this is fun af!
by Wylde@Heart from United States
Kinda shocked when I started listening to this pod. Expected it to be a bit of a button-down "We're sassy ladies working on the road" empower hour. Well, it IS that, but so much more. These broads speak truth. They get real, gritty, open about their lives, dreams and motivations to where you're following the podcast just because they're so relatable and actually DOING some of the crazy stuff you want to (and can) do yourself. Stick with this podcast a while as it developes. You'll learn a lot about Kari and Kelly and—if we're being honest—about yourself. Also, it could lead to you untethering your OWN life and leaving the grind behind.
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Let the debate begin. There were plenty of enjoyable big screen outings this summer, but which one was your favorite? The best?
On this week's episode of the Agents of FILM podcast, we answer that question as best we can. And stick around for the end of the show to hear about new films that will be coming out this weekend.
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I'm going to have to go with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. I did see Guardians of the Galaxy, and it was really good, but Apes was more exciting for me for some reason.
I can't disagree until I've seen the film myself. It may end up being my favorite as well!
Yeah, that would definitely cover the bases. But realistically, that would take far too long. Sorry!
I thought the best movie was either Guardians of the Galaxy or personally Maleficent. They were both hilarious.
The best thing about Maleficent was the soundtrack.


(PRLEAP.COM) The Man Who Taught Me, a new book by Andrew Zysek, has been released by RoseDog Books.
The Man Who Taught Me takes the readers into the deeply felt relationship between Andrew Zysek and his grandfather. This bond is tested in numerous ways; from the eager learning of an anxious youngster to the near-death experience in a car accident.
This book goes right on through the author's teenage years when he would finally receive a much wanted golden retriever puppy and on through when he builds his dream cabin with the help of his grandfather.
Zysek believes that his carefully crafted words will take the readers through hundreds of experiences and little life lessons that were shared between himself and his grandfather that would leave a lasting mark on the author's inner character. He thinks that these words and memories will appeal not only to the outdoorsman, but to anyone who values a good story about a father and his son. Zysek wants to take the reader on an edge burning adventure of life and freedom amongst the great outdoors.
Andrew Zysek calls himself a modern day outdoorsman and was reared by a single mother and raised with a fundamental influence from his grandparents.
Zysek has had numerous articles given to his name, most of which appear in various outdoor and trapping magazines. The Man Who Taught Me was inspired by an early article he had written in high school about his beginning adventures. The author is sure that he will provide more writing to the world for years to come.
The Man Who Taught Me is a 254-page paperback with a retail price of $18.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-9555-0. It was published by RoseDog Books of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore at www.rosedogbookstore.com.


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Orlina Duża (dawniej: Kolonia Orliny, Orliny, Orlina Wielka) – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie wielkopolskim, w powiecie pleszewskim, w gminie Gizałki.

Historia
Wieś została założona przez starostę Franciszka Stadnickiego 5 maja 1784. Była to kolonizacja olęderska. Koloniści otrzymali ziemię na terenach leśnych (do karczowania) i bagiennych (do osuszania).

We wsi funkcjonowała stacja kolejowa Orlina Duża na wąskotorowej linii z Witaszyc do Zagórowa. W 1991 zawieszono przewozy pasażerskie, a w 1993 linię rozebrano.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa kaliskiego.

Zabytki

Olędrzy zbudowali we wsi szkołę, dom modlitwy oraz cmentarz. Te dwa ostatnie obiekty wzniesiono z rudy darniowej (w przypadku cmentarza mur). Oba są zachowane do dzisiaj.

Zobacz też
 Orlina Mała, Orlina Duża (stacja kolejowa)

Przypisy

Orlina Duża
Olędrzy w Polsce

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