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The Salt
4:46 pm
Sun October 14, 2012

At The Great American Beer Festival, Big Tastes Come In Small Packages

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Beer is sniffed and tasted in one-once portions, as the festival's breweries make their way through the 36,000 gallons of beer they brought to Denver.
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Festival goers line up for cheese between beer tastings. Many people arrive at the festival wearing necklaces hung with pretzels to munch on.

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In the Food to Table section, Jester King Weasel Rodeo, an ale made with brewer Mikkeller, was paired with sticky chocolate cake, malt cremeux, chocolate bark, and candied bacon, by chef Kyle Mendenhall of The Kitchen.
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The Sun King Oktoberfest beer was paired with butternut squash mousse, sesame beer brittle, and toasted celery marshmallow, by chef Daniel Asher of Root Down/Linger.
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The Denver Beer Company's tasting table featured growlers of its pumpkin beer and graham cracker porter.
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Served in one-ounce portions, beer is sniffed and tasted — and then replaced with another variety. Water and dump buckets help speed the process. Some 36,000 gallons of beer were brought to the festival.
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Brewery T-shirts and other merchandise drew long lines.
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A group of Waldos at the Green Flash Brewing Company's booth.
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Taking a break from beer, festival attendees dance at a "Silent Disco" put on each year by Colorado brewery Oskar Blues.
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The Blue Moon booth.
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Some 49,000 people came to Denver for the 2012 Great American Beer Festival, which featured a record 2,700 beers in the festival hall.
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Before heading into the massive beer hall, festival attendees are greeted by a corps of bagpipes and drums.
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Originally published on Mon October 15, 2012 9:09 am

The soaring drone of a full bagpipe and drum corps greeted thousands of people who marched into a Denver arena for the Great American Beer Festival this past weekend. The martial music seemed a fitting way to prepare the crowd to test their palates, and their fortitude, against 2,700 different beers made by some of the best breweries in the United States.

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Presidential Race
4:02 pm
Sun October 14, 2012

After Strong V.P. Debate, Campaigns Look Ahead

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CELESTE HEADLEE, HOST:

With only 23 days left until the presidential election, the race is heating up. Thursday, the vice presidential candidates duked it out in their only debate of the campaign season. This Tuesday, President Obama and Governor Romney will face-off at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, for the second of three presidential debates. NPR's Ari Shapiro is on the road with the Romney campaign. Hi, Ari.

ARI SHAPIRO, BYLINE: Hi. How are you doing?

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Sports
4:02 pm
Sun October 14, 2012

Skydiver Successfully Leaps From Record Altitude

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Sunday, Austrian pilot Felix Baumgartner landed safely on Earth after jumping 24 miles for just over nine minutes from the stratosphere. He lept from the highest altitude ever for a skydiver.

Sports
4:02 pm
Sun October 14, 2012

Lady Arm Wrestlers Bring Their Brawn And Bawdy

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SuperCLAW is one part church bake-sale, one part roller derby, and one part striptease. The audience gives money to their favorite characters, which is then donated to women-centered charities.
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Dyer begins her transformation into her alter-ego "Ze Dirty Butcher" — a burlesque dancer who couldn't make the cut and was forced to become a butcher instead.
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Dyer — as "Ze Dirty Butcher" — strolls the streets of Charlottesville on her way to SuperCLAW, the "mother of all brawls."
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"SuperCLAW" is a women's arm wrestling event that draws competitors from leagues around the county. Each woman dons an alter-ego for an evening of sport and theatrics.
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"Ze Dirty Butcher," (right) locks elbows with "Pain Fonda" in her first match of the night. Dyer lost the bout, but got her pride back in a dance-off rematch.
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Dyer is greeted by her entourage of burlesque pigs after losing her match. Her husband Cliff, seen here with a pig nose on his forehead, was there to greet her.
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Charlottesville is the home of the women's arm wrestling movement, which now has about a dozen chapters forming across the country.
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Dyer's mother struggled with bipolar disorder; Dyer was removed from her home at age 16 after watching her mother try to commit suicide.
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Dyer holds hands with her mother during her wedding parade in June. Despite a rocky childhood that left scars, Dyer has repaired her relationship with her mom, earned a PhD in yeast genetics, and gained confidence through participation in women's arm wrestling.
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Jayme Dyer is a member of a women's arm wrestling league based in Durham, N.C.. In June, she participated in a national armwrestling event in Charlottesville, Va., to raise money for charity. Her alter-ego is named "Ze Dirty Butcher."
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"SuperCLAW" is a women's arm wrestling event that draws competitors from leagues around the county. Each woman dons an alter-ego for an evening of sport and theatrics.
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Jayme Dyer is a member of a women's arm wrestling league based in Durham, NC. In June, she participated in a national arm-wrestling event in Charlottesville, Va., to raise money for charity. Her alter-ego is named "Ze Dirty Butcher."
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Jayme Dyer, aka "Ze Dirty Butcher," waits backstage before her match.
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Originally published on Mon October 15, 2012 9:07 am

The universe of great theatrical sports is rather small. There's roller derby and wrestling, but that's about as far as it goes.

But there's a new addition to this little corner of the sports world: women's arm wrestling. Jayme Dyer didn't know what to expect when she signed up for her first event in Durham, N.C., two years ago.

The sport seems to combine all the right ingredients — promising empowering, women-centered bawdiness that raises money for good causes. Not to mention some suggestive outfits.

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Pop Culture
4:02 pm
Sun October 14, 2012

Brad Pitt Helps Chanel Shake Up Iconic Perfume

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Chanel No. 5 is an iconic perfume, it's been around for 92 years. Marylin Monroe, Catherine Deneuve and Nicole Kidman have all endorsed the fragrance. Starting on Sunday, Brad Pitt is joining their ranks. He's the first man to endorse the perfume in its history.

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