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(AP) - A man wanted on charges of detonating pipe bombs at the Virginia homes of his ex-girlfriend and two investigators handling an indecent exposure case involving him has been captured in Montana.
The Stafford County Sheriff's Office says 25-year-old Laurence Alan Stewart II was taken into custody Thursday. He faces charges including attempted capital murder of a law enforcement officer, manufacture or possession of a weapon of terror and arson. The bombs exploded Tuesday in Stafford County and Fredericksburg. No one was injured.
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Edwards was arrested last April following a criminal investigation by the GoffstownPolice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that began after a citizen reported seeing child pornography on Edwards' home computer. Officers obtained a search warrant, connducted a search of Edward's home. Police found videos on his computer of children being sexually assaulted that Edwards had downloaded from the Internet.
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Amid troublesome developments in recent weeks, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma hosted its 63rd Annual Keetoowah Cherokee Celebration at the tribal celebration grounds south of Tahlequah.
Held Friday and Saturday, the event featured arts and crafts, a stomp dance, turtle races, a cornstalk shoot, a stickball game and a parade through downtown.
"What I like about coming out to the holiday is being around other Natives and being able to celebrate our culture and our heritage," said attendee Linda Sacks.
At midday Saturday, hundreds were present to take part in the festivities, but also, as several said, "to see what's going on."
"I am a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma," Sacks said. "A function of events like this is to allow us to support each other, and that is another reason I'm here. I want to show my support for the UKB with everything that has happened recently."
Dozens were present at the pavilion during the annual State of the Nation address, delivered by Chief George Wickliffe.
The celebration theme was "Weaving the Past into our Future," and Wickliffe frequently referred to events in the tribe's past during his address.
"We do not give up," he said. "This recent decision is only about our casino. The rest of the government continues."
Wickliffe said he believed the long legal struggle concerning the casino was not over.
"In my opinion, and the opinion of our lawyers, they are going to reverse this," he said. "This is not the end. It continues."
Pointing to other turbulent events in the history of the tribe, Wickliffe said the people of the UKB were always resilient.
"We will bounce back," he said. "I'm believe that when we next have our celebration next year, it will be the biggest we have ever seen."
During the address, Wickliffe also announced his intention to enter the University of Tulsa College of Law.
"I will begin at the [spring] semester," he said to applause. "But this will not take away from my abilities as chief of the United Keetoowah Band."
Ella Mae Worley, UKB treasurer, recently filed impeachment charges against Wickliffe, Assistant Chief Charles Locust and Secretary Joyce Fourkiller-Hawk.
The tribe also was forced to close its casino after failing to place the lot at 2540 S. Muskogee Ave. into federal trust.
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This recommendation was not funded this year. While other jurisdictions are comprehensively investing in building the capacity of the sector, notably Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria, NSW is seriously lagging behind.
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To date a fairly standard response from various Government agencies and Ministers has been to cite the 'capacity building initiatives' that are already underway across some programs and Departments, in particular their own. These sector development projects within Departments make a really valuable contribution to NGOs within those funding streams, but they do not constitute a strategic approach to industry planning or begin to address the common structural issues facing the sector.
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The Aggies are slated to play four matches at the one-day tournament, beginning with a 10 a.m. match against Lamar. At 11 a.m., A&M faces Texas-San Antonio, followed by a 12:30 p.m. contest against St. Edwards. The Aggies conclude the tournament against the host Bobcats at 1:30 p.m.
Laurie Corbelli, who is entering her 20th season as head coach of the Aggies, is eager see her team compete against the tournament field.
"We are very ready," she said. "It is so nice to compete and break up the training somewhat. It helps the players update where they stand in terms of their goals and really work to achieve their goals and then refine them and go at it again next weekend against top college team. It is also a coach's dream, the time of year when we get a chance to take more risks than normal in terms of our lineup, and the team is completely prepared to understand that they are being evaluated and graded on, No. 1, the mentality that they bring, and No. 2, the execution. And those are our two main focuses in the spring.
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An inmate using a homemade weapon attacked and killed a guard at a federal prison in northeastern Pennsylvania on Monday night, making him the first federal corrections officer killed on the job in nearly five years, officials said Tuesday.
Correctional Officer Eric Williams, 34, was working in a housing unit at the Canaan federal penitentiary when an inmate attacked him, according to prison officials. Other prison staff restrained the inmate, and Williams was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:30 p.m.
"This is clearly the darkest day in our institution's short history, and we are in shock over this senseless loss of a colleague and friend," Warden David Ebbert said in a statement.
The high-security prison in Waymart, about 20 miles northeast of Scranton, has been placed on lockdown, and an investigation is under way.
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NLCS Game 7: Random Thoughts
How important is defense? How difficult is it to truly measure defensive proficiency? A great example was the contrast in how shortstop was played by the two men manning the position in this game. Brandon Crawford made all the routine plays, and made a few slightly more-than-routine plays. On the other hand, Pete Kozma was below-average in executing a few plays, and failed to make a few slightly more-than-routine plays — and his timing couldn't be worse. The third inning went from trouble to absolute disaster because of three specific plays: 1. the broken-bat grounder with the wacky spin hit by Hunter Pence that dribbled into the outfield and cleared the bases; 2. Kozma's decision to throw home on a grounder with the bases loaded, when Kozma was playing back; and 3. the double play that wasn't turned on an Angel Pagan grounder, because Kozma's toss to second base was too high to promote a quick turn by Daniel Descalso. In all fairness, none of those were terrible failures; they certainly were excusable in almost all circumstances, at any point in a 162-game season. But in a Championship series (particularly Game 7), every single play is highly magnified, and the most minor of weaknesses and vulnerabilities are exposed. Kozma is considered to be at least adequate, if not average, defensively. But this game — in fact, this one inning of snafus (none of which resulted in an error being charged, by the way) — displayed how much impact defensive execution can have on winning or losing a ballgame. It may not be quite as noticeable over the long haul, but when you add up all the plays missed (or plays made), and multiply it over 9 defensive positions (yes, the pitcher counts), you can begin to understand why something so seemingly boring and immeasurable as defense (and fundamentals) is a difference-maker for baseball teams. It's why I want to tear my hair out when I hear people downplay Daniel Murphy's or Josh Thole's defensive limitations — because defense does matter.
Speaking of that broken-bat "double" by Pence: how the heck was that ruled a double? A really hard official scorer could have considered giving Kozma an error; though, generally speaking, if a fielder doesn't get a glove on it, it can't be an error. But how could the outfielder not picking up the ball on the first try not be ruled a one-base error?
Only the spastic Hunter Pence could hit a broken-bat, seeing-eye, bases-clearing double — and one in which his bat hit the ball no less than three times before propelling outward.
When a movie is made about this series, Woody Harrelson will play Hunter Pence.
Through the first six games of the NLCS, St. Louis homers Tim McCarver and Joe Buck were refreshingly non-partisan in their game calling and color commentary. Seriously, I felt they held no bias, to the point where I remarked to myself, "I nearly forgot the Cardinals were playing, these guys are broadcasting so fairly." In this Game 7, they were mostly unbiased, but here and there you could catch a hint of bitterness and despondency, mixed in with some feigned excitement at Giants triumphs.
On the radio, it was interesting to hear Jon Miller pronounce the names "Carlos Bel-TRAHN" and "AHN-hel Pagan."
When Kyle Lohse was pulled from the ballgame in that fateful third frame, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny called on Joe Kelly to get his team out of an impossible situation. If it were me in the dugout making the decision, and I needed a strikeout that desperately, I may have chosen Trevor Rosenthal instead. Why? Eleven strikeouts and one hit allowed in 6.2 postseason innings. In a do-or-die situation like that, you have to pull out all the stops. In games like this, where the starter gets pulled so early in an elimination contest, I always think of the time Billy Martin called on his "fireman" (that's what closers were called back in the day) Sparky Lyle in Game 4 of the 1977 ALCS in the fourth inning with men on first and second, two out, and Yankees holding a one-run lead. Lyle got out of that inning and pitched the final five to finish, and win, the ballgame (and pitched an inning to save Game 5 the next day). I realize today's game is played differently, but in Game 7 of the Championship Series, all bets are off, all rules go out the window, and you do whatever you have to do to survive.
No names on the back of the Giants jerseys is pretty damn cool. Shame on me for not noticing this fact for the past how many years(?). As we know, the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the one on the back — and if there's no name on the back at all, well, that fact is self-evident.
Nine days after deeming the season over, the World Series matchup worked out as well as it could have for my selfish purposes — no Yankees and no Cardinals. I guess that means I'll be watching the Fall Classic. Naturally, I'll root for the Giants since they play real, actual baseball and they are one of the surrogate parents of the Mets. But in the end, I'll be happy just to watch baseball — really good baseball — for another week or two, and won't be crushed if the Tigers win it all.
What about you? Any comments to add in regard to Game 7? Who will you root for, if anyone, in the World Serious?
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Comments36 Responses to "NLCS Game 7: Random Thoughts"
Great call on Woody Harrelson!
No TV at home, so World Series viewing for me. If I were watching, I'd root for the Tigers, as they have more players who are fun to watch than a Giants team without much Lincecum.
- I always though the D'backs were insane for trading Scherzer. That guy is nasty. Hope they enjoyed Kennedy's fluke 2011.
- Doug Fister is kind of unique. Very tall guy, whippy motion, works up and down in the zone, deep repertoire.
- There's some primal majesty to Prince Fielder's swing.
- Watching Cabrera take a perfect pitch and drill it somewhere is impressive.
- Verlander. There's something funny about that little elbow-clasp before bringing 100mph gas.
- Valverde's arm somehow not flying off when he does that late short-arm thing.
Plus, y'know, it's been a while in Detroit.
Oh, and after watching an ex-Yankee close out the Yankees, I am now a Phil Coke fan.
Check the '10 Giants lineup. Incredible turnover. Only starter from '10 is Posey. Also, notice how the ginats, instead of whining about their dimensions and bringing the fences in, they build a team to take full of advantage of their field. Good defense, good pitchers and hustling ballplayers. Too bad the Mets and the old worn outdated GM and his cronies can't show a vision. Getting one big prospect every two or three years ain't getting the team from Queens to the WS. Go Giants, I still remember you in the Polo Grounds, you are just the NEW YORK BASEBALL GIANTS WEST!
i got to watch "woody" hunter pence on a daily basis living in houston….guy is a terrible. now that he isnt playing on the last place stros or hidden in that phils lineup with utley, howard, victorino he is being exposed…
not sure people realize that he batted 7th on a stros team in last place b4 he was traded…now that he is on a team that actually puts an onus on him to hit…u can see he is terrible…
Hey Joe, in the ole days (back when they wore sanitary hoses and stirups– a look I still miss), the theory was you kept your prospects in the minors until they were ready to start full time in the bigs. Teams would sign a fading vet to a short contract to hold a spot if necessary. Now, it seems prospects are rushed to the majors even if they platoon so they can get experience. In your humble opinion, which is better for the prospect? Don't it smell of teams just being penny wise, pound foolish?
Cards basically didn't score in the last three games. That helped them lose the series.
Cards seemed to catch that germ Yankees had last week. Yanks seemed to catch it from Mets that had it for 5 weeks in the summer. Only difference is Mets were sickly vs. mediocre pitching, Yanks and Cards vs. World Serices caliber pitching.
Apparently the whole staff of the Orioles and Tigers other than one "closer" are WS caliber. The Yanks fall from 10 ahead until they held firm in Sept. was against some mediocre pitching too.
how many times have the cards lost a 3-1 lead in the playoffs or WS? I can think of at least one other example (68 Tigers) and maybe against the Brewers it happened but I don't remember who actually came back.
Joe. When you do your analysis of Giants turnover, I think it would also be useful to do an objective post-mortem on how the Pagan for Torres/Ramirez trade could have turned out so poorly for the Mets. It may be as simple as Pagan did better in the change of scenery than expected while there was no benefit for T/R. However, as the Mets consider trades of people like Ike/Duda/Murphy/Niese this off season, I am wondering if there was something else that the Mets overlooked, given that on its face the trade looked good on paper when it was made (theory being that whether or Not Torres played at 2010 or 2011 levels, Ramirez had closer potential)
"No names on the back of the Giants jerseys is pretty damn cool. Shame on me for not noticing …"
First, taking your word for this, names are only absent on the back of Giants' home uniforms. Their road uniforms do have names on the back. The Red Sox uniforms follow the same script, and I think that there is at least one more team that does likewise.
Second, you couldn't help but notice that the Yankees have always omitted names from the back of both home and road uniforms. Unfortunately, your irrational bias seems to prevent you from complimenting anything that the Yankees do.
"my selfish purposes — no Yankees and no Cardinals"
I find it difficult to root for the Tigers, knowing it is all but certain that, should they win, there will be serious rioting in Detroit, with substantial vandalism and property damage, and likely also, several beatings. That being said, there may be similar activities, even if they lose. Nothing even close to this would be likely from Yankees or Cardinal fans.
Bochy has to be considered among the elite managers now.


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A pair of Republicans will keep their seats on the Hopatcong Borough Council after winning Tuesday's election, according to unofficial results posted by the Sussex County clerk.
Incumbents Richard Bunce and Marie Galate will be sworn in on Jan. 1 for three-year terms. Bunce received the most votes with 2,704, and Galate was close behind at 2,662.
Bunce and Glate defeated Democrats John Pezzino and Mara Modes. Pezzino received 2,052 votes and Modes received 1,956 votes.
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Fennimore native and Badgers senior wide receiver Luke Swan suffered a severe hamstring injury late in the first half against Illinois. He will miss the rest of the season according to head Coach Bret Bielema.
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Why There's No 'America's Best Green Colleges'—Yet
A rating for green universities may be in the works.
A few others in the rankings biz have rated colleges by how "green" they are this year. We didn't, and some might be wondering why. I talked to Bob Morse, our director of data research, who told me why green rankings weren't in the cards for us this year but will be in the near future.
"I think green rankings are important," said Morse. "Some colleges may be taking [environmental issues] more seriously than society, and some colleges are taking it more seriously than others. There's a population of students that care about going to a school that is more environmentally friendly, and that's only going to increase."
We didn't do any green rankings this year because our rankings are complicated, and we want to make sure any ranking is done well.
"The problem is coming up with metrics and a way to measure and compare how green a school is. We'd need time to produce something credible," said Morse. The Princeton Review partnered with EcoAmerica to do its rankings, and Morse said that U.S. News would consider a similar arrangement.
"We'd have to educate ourselves on the different aspects of how to evaluate an institution by how green it is, and there are a lot of different factors," Morse said. "If we had a partner, it could start quickly...they could help us develop a systematic approach and data points."
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"Red Dawn" opens with a hard-fought high school football game, the day before Spokane, Wash. is interrupted by the thud of bombs. The young gridiron stars of the Wolverines race outside to see enemy aircraft flying overhead in formation, dropping paratroopers from the skies.
This is an alarming sight, but not to worry: The movie reassures us that an invasion by communist North Korea can be vanquished by the members of the team and their girlfriends, using mostly automatic weapons stolen from the North Koreans themselves.
If you're wondering how North Korea (population 25 million) can raise enough invaders to attack the Unites States (population 315 million), it may help to understand that the original screenplay for this remake named the invaders as Chinese. After principal photography was completed on this film three years ago and its studio (MGM) went belly-up, the enemy identity was changed to North Korea by reshooting several scenes, redubbing lots of dialogue and using digital adjustment to change the looks of flags, uniforms and insignia on trucks and tanks. Did this involve a change in ideology in Hollywood? Not really. A marketing genius figured out that China is one of the biggest markets for American movie exports, and North Korea generates unimpressive box-office bucks for Yank product, as the trade papers like to word it.
But back to football. The home-team Wolverines are headed by star player Matt Eckert (Josh Peck), whose older brother, Jed (Chris Hemsworth), is a Marine just returning from active duty. That's a nifty way to include someone with military training and experience on your side. Jed takes unofficial command as the Wolverines go into action against the invaders. Matt's girlfriend is Erica (Isabel Lucas), a cheerleader, and Toni (Adrianne Palicki) is a spunky hometown girl who develops a crush on Jed.
The nature of the invasion quickly becomes clear. The North Koreans take over the police department as their headquarters and co-opt the feckless mayor to help them issue pronouncements. His son, Daryl (Connor Cruise), of course joins the Wolverines, who also include Josh Hutcherson (very good as the son in "The Kids Are All Right"). No mention is made of other Spokane high school teams, so it must be just this one heroic team and its recruits who turn back the invasion.
The story's time frame is confusingly murky. How long does it take the North Koreans to land, import their heavy weapons and vehicles, enlist local traitors and start running things? What is their game plan? Is this a national invasion? How do they plan petrol deliveries? We're unclear about what's happening in the rest of the United States.
The velocity of events picks up considerably, however, in an endless and mindless combat sequence in which the Wolverines prove to be fierce combat troops and the North Koreans are reassuringly incompetent. The kids, even the girlfriends, are adept at handling heavy-duty automatic weapons, even machineguns mounted on top of captured vehicles (or pointing out the sun roofs of their cars).
They're also gifted strategists, instinctively occupying the high ground and spraying bullets down upon the hapless enemy forces who are often conveniently lined up in the street below. They achieve all of these things with remarkably little dialogue; mostly they just shout exhortations at one another and eavesdrop on speeches to the population by the enemy leader, Capt. Cho (Will Yun Lee).
I'm not sure I saw any Wolverines actually killed — at least no major characters. I'm sure I must have seen countless North Koreans mowed down, but given the movie's PG-13 rating, the carnage is far from graphic. A closing scene, rousingly patriotic, takes place back on the football field. I think I'm beginning to understand why the Chinese were not reckoned to be a prime market for this film.
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Oostende And The Holy Grail Sessions
Posted on Tuesday 30th of October 2012
I'll keep this intro brief due to the sheer number of tasting notes I want to write in this post. These drams were all opened and poured at the Lindores Whiskyfest that takes place at Hotel Bero in Oostede, Belgium once a year, usually during the last weekend of October. As you will see below the quality of the bottles that get opened speaks for itself and is more than enough reason to entice anyone serious about whisky to attend. Although for me the true highlight is the opportunity to see many friends that I spend far too little time with throughout the rest of the year. As we all know, the true quality of a bottle lies as much in the company you keep while drinking it as it does in the contents. So heartfelt thanks to all my friends who came along and were so generous with their whisky and good company. Anyway, on with the tasting and, for what follows, I can only apoligise unreservedly.
The majority of these drams were poured at the infamous Nocturn with a few other choice highlights from the rest of the festival. Lets start with a Clynelish…
Clynelish 12yo OB for Chiano. Rotation 1960s. Short screw cap. 43%. 75cl.
Colour: Pale white wine
Nose: A blizzard of white fruits, wild flowers, all kinds of pebbles, wet rocks, minerals, petrol, aged riesling, farmyards and a wonderfully lean waxiness. Like the cask strength Edward & Edward versions this is just about the purest expression of this unsexy old highlands style distillate. Only the lower strengths lends this one a little more grace and elegance. The coastal characters are more driven by floral qualities than the brutal briny edge of those stronger bottlings. Goes on with touches of wild parsley, butter, chamomile and darjeeling tea. An endlessly entertaining nose.
Palate: Very consistent with the palate, grass, green fruits, more minerals than you can shake a seashore at, lemon oil, touches of hay, olive oil, wax and a little peat. White pepper, coriander, mustard seeds all kinds of gentle coastal and spicy touches with more of these incredibly petroly and rieslingesque notes.
Finish: It hangs around for quite some time leaving a real tingly mineral fizz on the palate with a great spreading warmth down the chest. Linger notes of sunflower seeds, cereals, muesli, bonfire smoke and green tea.
Comments: It's a rare thing indeed to taste 1950s Clynelish from the original distillery and this doesn't dissappoint. I think this one isn't quite the masterpiece of Edward & Edward bottlings but its up there as one of these exemplary old style official bottlings the likes of which are totally extinct these days. An emotionally charged dram if ever there was one.
Score: 92/100
Teaninich 1959 22yo Samaroli. 300 bottles. 46%. 75cl.
Colour: Light gold
Nose: An immediate hit of fresh butter with sage, sorrel, wax, metal polish, all kinds of green and garden fruits, muesli, camphor and touches of lemon and orange juice. Very delicate citrus qualities combined with drier qualities like various teas and wood spices. The whole is also quite thick and oily with elements of faint old phenols, coal smoke and tar. Has a very discreet flicker of wood in there but, like with the Clynelish, it's the distillate that does most of the talking. Goes on with all kinds of dried herbs, cereals and butter notes. Absolutely luscious.
Palate: A massive and flabby green fruit quality with plums, rosy apples, and then some bizarre but excellent touches of soy sauce, truffle oil and greengages. Gets waxier, tarrier, oilier and thicker with time, one of these big, fatty whiskies that engages every part of the palate. Savory notes of toasted seed breads, oatcakes and tarragon. There is also a tinge of sweetness from some vanilla pods and white chocolate. Focused and wonderfully balanced.
Finish: Long, waxy, herbaceous, oily, mineral and full of petrol, smoke and real glycerol fruity quality.
Comments: My favourite Teaninich by far, this would be great to compare with the 1957 Cadenhead dumpy. It's incredible how much this distillery changed in the following decade and beyond from the time this was distilled. Truly fantastic old style malt, another small masterpiece by Mr Samaroli.
Score: 93/100
Springbank 33yo OB rotation 1970. Pear shaped bottle. No strength or capacity stated.
Colour: Gold
Nose: A very strange kind of wax polish on top of a mix of metal notes, some thick farmyard qualities and then orangina, fresh orange juice and luxardo bitters. Has some nice biting notes of pepper and mustard seed in the background with a draped over coastal quality that drifts in and out of focus. Toasted brioche, nutmeg, chamomile and some veyr elegant minerals. This is quite an odd aroma that I suspect has undergone an unusual mix of OBE and slight oxidisation during its long stay in bottle. However I wouldn't say its out of condition at all.
Palate: More of these weird notes of orange juice, chamomile tea, then a big brittle coastal streak with wax, hessian, dunnage, ancient peats, metal polish and iron filings, like sucking steel wool dipped in orange juice and wax polish. Once again this has obviously undergone quite an interesting journey while in bottle. The palate is a little weakish and cardboardy and gives up these odd touches of cider, fermenting hay and sour apples at times.
Finish: Long, miky and elegantly medicinal with these odd touches of salted porridge, muesli, minerals and buttered toast.
Comments: This is a very tricky one to score, the odd profile suggest it has probably been slightly deconstructed during its time in bottle. I would love to open another one to compare it, I imagine they could be very different. However this is still a fascinating and very tasty dram that is obviously the product of a bygone era. A real privilege to taste.
Score: 83/100 (however this could be drastically different from another bottle)
Macallan 1946. Bottled circa 1961. Securo Cap. Campbell, Hope & King. 80 proof. 26 2/3 fluid ounces.
Colour: Amber
Nose: It's undeniably one of these old style Macallans that reeks of coal fires, touches of orange bitters, rancio, pipe tobacco, wet earth, soft, metallic phenols and an really elegant waxiness. Goes on with a wonderful note of crushed green peppercorns, tcp, old wood resins, dark fruits, hints of menthol, pipe smoke and boiler sheds and touches of stables and farmyards. With time there are more of these notes of old simmering peat and an increasing tropical fruit presence. This one really needs time in the glass to fully open up but its well worth the wait, it turns into a powerhouse of elegance, complexity and beauty.
Palate: Immediately rich, hugely spicy and with incredible bite, even after nearly 50 years in bottle this one still retains a brilliant presence and texture in the mouth. Old phenols, touches of coal, tar, wood fire smoke, hints of herbal toothpaste, old medicine, old coins, more rancio, glazed fruits, dundee cake, camphor and crushed hazelnuts. All kinds of flavours peeking through in the one, wonderful complexity and richness of flavour. Continues with more notes of tea, cocoa, dark fruits, mint creams, eucalyptus, tea tree oil and hints of white balsamico.
Finish: Long, warming, waxy, phenolic, a drying medical quality, dusty peats, all kinds of fruits and a bitter touch of dark chocolate.
Comments: What did you expect? It's such a rare privilege to try one of these wartime Macallans but bottled at a much younger age. A truly poetic malt.
Score: 94/100
Glenfarclas 1953-2012 58yo OB for Wealth Solutions Poland. Cask 1674. 400 bottles. 47.2%. 70cl.
Colour: Amber
Nose: A big whirlpool of honeycomb and all kinds of mint aromas at first nosing with delicate tobacco leaf, snickers bars, mixed nuts, all kinds of chocolate, orange blossom, tangerine liqueur, nougat, cocoanut and touches of rosewater. Gets leafy and spicier with time, revealing layers of dried herbs and more menthol qualities. The wood seems perfectly pitched here, not a whisper of aggression anywhere, it's just an aromatic powerhouse that just keeps on evolving. With time we get all kinds of candied and glazed fruits, fruit preserves and little flecks of mineral smokiness in the background.
Palate: Beautiful and hauntingly elegant. Glowing embers of mint liqueur, dark dried fruits, ancient cognac, rancio, hints of long aged demerara rums, sultanas and a streak of silky sea salt in the background. Probably due to the fact that this would have been distilled when Glenfarclas was still using quite a bit of peat. Goes on with white flowers, bittermints, dandelions, herbal teas, wood resin, mead, heather and molasses. Gets eventually savory and nutty again, the freshness is quite astounding in a malt of this age. No overwhelming woodiness or tannins, just layers of wonderful flavour.
Finish: Long, sticky and rich with touches of wood spice, nuts, more menthol qualities, caraway, white pepper and tiny hints of medicine.
Comments: It's not a cheap bottle this one but it's undeniably stunning. Well worth trying if you get the opportunity. A myriad of flavour and complexity on display here and not in the slightest bit tired, over wooded or mono-dimensional. In fact it has more vitality and freshness than many malts half its age.
Score: 94/100
Bowmore 1955-1974. OB 1/2 size ceramic bottle. No strength or capacity stated.
This incredibly rare beauty was bottled for the opening of the Bowmore visitors center in september 1974 and given to staff at the time, many of whom walked from the gates of the distillery merrily necking them at the end of the day.
Colour: Pale as fuck!
Nose: There's going to have to be some censorship here at some point I think. This is just bewildering. It's not even really like whisky. Did they use some sort of maceration process during distillation using a whole Waitrose of tropical fruits? It's just the most vivd, pin-sharp and explosive combination of grapefruit, passion fruit, guava, pineapple, mango and… well you know what I mean. It's just a wall of fruit behind which you could say there were minerals, all kinds of smoke and tiny bits of peat but that wouldn't really be doing this stuff justice. The precision and delicacy of these aromas is just quite baffling really.
Palate: Whether or not this is cask strength I don't know but it's perfect whatever it is. Biting, fresh, complex and glorious. Keeping well up to speed with the nose, another barrage of fruit that gives way to the cleanest and purest kind of coastal elegance, a whole poem of fruits and seashore. There's not much more to say about this. It's utterly masterly.
Finish: Censored, and about time too.
Comments: There's no other distillate in the world like old Bowmore as far as I'm concerned, this is utterly sublime. I think the fact that the seal on these bottles is super tight is also a big plus, it really arrests evaporation and keep the spirit in peak condition. I've fondled several of these little beauties and they've all been full to the hilt. Good news for anyone else that fancies opening one.
Score: 96/100
Ardbeg 1959-1985 25yo Cadenhead's dumpy. Sherry matured. 46%. 75cl.
Colour: Dark as fuck!
Nose: Oh dear. Censoring will have to be involved here too. It's one of these rare sherry and peat combinations that seems more akin to a kind of liquified peat, tar, root beer and espresso cocktail. In the same way that the Bowmore seemed to personify everything that was utterly great about that distillery so to does this Ardbeg. It's almost like the peat and sherry are fused at the waist as one, perfectly integrated, no flaws or chinks or imbalances of any kind. The peat is like some sort of simmering mulch, a quick mass of bubbling phenols, medicine and tar. You could throw a bottle of this into a log burner and be warm for a year. Although there are many who would promptly shoot you if you did.
Palate: There's really not much point in me writing about this anymore, it would just be arduous for you. This is the kind of dram that makes you realise why you're into whisky. It's impossible to describe the coiled potency and fused perfection of these flavours. It's just breathtaking, like being gently nullified with a wet sledgehammer made of peat turf while someone throws alternating buckets of saltwater and root beer in your face.
Finish: I fee like I've just brushed my teeth with a metal toothbrush covered in coffee and soil.
Comments: I'd go so far as to say this is probably the best Ardbeg I've ever had.
Score: 97/100
Now, how about a curtain call…
Laphroaig 1970 14yo. Samaroli. 60 bottles. 57.1%. 75cl.
This was a very limited bottling done by Samaroli for a bar in Milan. Something I never thought I'd taste so thanks from the bottom of my heart to Thomas for this one.
Colour: Gold
Nose: This is much in the style of the 'other' 1970 Samaroli Laphroaig as I remember it, a brilliant and pristine coastline in a glass. Myriad aromas of kelp, sandalwood, rock pools, all kinds of seaweed, fresh oysters, crab meat and any other shellfish you care to mention. Like the greatest whiskies this one wears it's alcohol incredibly deftly with a light prickle of salt and pepper but otherwise it's all seashore, farmyard and fruit. With time it also starts to merge more farmyard qualities into this growing family of aromas. Graphite, green phenols, the stench of iodine like you spilt it on your hands and then butter, chives and herbal toothpaste. With water: little teases of tropical fruit begin to emerge now with increasingly vivid notes of fresh pineapple, mango and passion fruit. Then we get some big kippery qualities and touches of sea greens and floral soaps.
Palate: A simmering lather of peat embers, coal smoke, beach bonfires, white pepper, green tea, lemon sherbet, wet sand, minerals, lime juice and olive oil. Superbly glycerol in its texture with all kinds of oils, farmyness and touches of cider apples, roasted malt and gentian spirit. The huge saltiness is relentless but kept in check by these wonderful notes of citrus, greasy peat and all minds of medical complexities. With water: there's something slightly milkier about the palate now with more herbal notes of bay leaf, sage, tarragon and rosemary. Even more spellbinding with water.
Finish: An all nighter, one of these Laphroaigs that gets into your gums and battens down the hatches. Leaves your mouth strewn with ashes, lemon juice, smoked cereals, tropical fruit juice and simmering, medicinal peat.
Comments: It's difficult to disengage from such a whisky on an emotional level but this is undeniably a spectacular dram, one that I'll probably never try again but I'm truly happy that I did.
Score: 95/100.
Now, while we're at it, here's a couple of pictures of bits and pieces that were tasted but, for any number of reasons, notes were not recorded, much to your relief I'm sure.
Ok, I'm sure that's quite enough. Something a little more 'down to earth' next time. Slante!


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- New government data shows only a quarter of Americans with the AIDS virus have the infection under control. Young people and blacks are least likely to get effective care.
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The California Senate is sending Governor Jerry Brown a bill that would preserve the Bi-Sate Compact between California and Nevada, which governs the environment in and around Lake Tahoe.
Senate Bill 630 ratifies a revised compact and duplicates a bill already signed into law this year by Governor Brian Sandoval.
Nevada had threatened to withdraw from the compact in 2010 in a dispute over how the states decide on conservation protection. The bill requires the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) to take into consideration the economic impacts of proposed projects alongside their environmental impact. In return, Nevada remains part of the compact.
But local conservation groups like the Sierra Club say the bill rewrites the compact to prioritize economics over the health of the lake. In a recent op-ed, several groups argue the new language about economics significantly modifies the regional planning document, while TRPA says this language simply clarifies existing policy.
Last month, Jerry Brown indicated these concerns would likely not stop him
"What else is new? Have you ever seen a bill of any note that didn't have opposition. When it gets to my desk, I'll take a good look at it and confer with the Governor of Nevada to see what he thinks."
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Surrey team-mate Matt Spriegel hopes back-to-back LV= County Championship Division One centuries for Sutton's Arun Harinath has salvaged his Kia Oval career.
Harinath scored his maiden first-class ton in the crucial win over Middlesex last month and followed that up with an unbeaten 105 in the draw with Somerset in the following game.
The 25-year-old former Tiffin School student, who could not repeat the feat in last week's 195-run win over Nottinghamshire that preserved Surrey's top flight status, is in the final year of his
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But Northamptonshire-bound Spriegel – who has played with Harinath since the age of nine – hopes his recent efforts are the cue for more success with Surrey.
Spriegel said: "The guy works so hard to take his opportunity and it was an emotional moment for everyone who knows him when he got that first century.
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No one knows the battlefield better than the warlord. Trained in a variety of fighting techniques tested on countless battlefields through history's long march, warlords draw from their vast experience to find unexpected solutions to the thorniest problems. The warlord powers presented in this article speak to the warlord's dynamic approach to combat, reflecting an awareness about his or her allies' capabilities, their strengths, and their weaknesses.
Look friend, we ain't got no fancy spells and there ain't no gods lookin' out fer the likes of you and me. We got these weapons, but we got something more too. We got each other. You get my back and I swear on my father's beard I'll get yours.
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a guy who is so desperate for pussy that he will screw anything. he therefore tends to have a smelly cock, a fish dick if you will.
oh my god, who in their right mind would want to fuck that fish dicked guy. he is pathetic.
by toohotttohandlebaby October 02, 2006
A condition occurring mostly in (although not limited to) uncircumcised men as a result of not cleaning their genitals, particularly under their foreskin. Their lack of concern for personal hygiene results in their genitals producing a nasty fish smell. 90% of men with this condition will request oral sex while remaining oblivious to the fact that they have it.
That guy I hooked up with had a MAJOR case of fish dick.
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When a man is with a women who intimidates him and as he tries to have sex with her his penis goes limp and flaps around like a fish on land.
Yo, you hear what happened to Adam yesterday while he was wit that bad chick?
Yea yo, I heard he got some fish dick.
Yea yo, I heard he got some fish dick.
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What the human male experiences after a night of unprotected sex with a woman then leaves in the morning without showering, and follows that with a day of hard work in a hot kitchen. It is a combination of a foetid stench, grease, slime and crusty scaliness in the genital region.
"Geez, Chef, I just took a leak, and I've got a rotten case of Fish Dick."
by nyquilcoma July 02, 2012
A joke involving a play on words in a South Park episode, because really... if you like putting fishsticks in your mouth, you're a gay fish!
Everyone: Do you like fish sticks?
Kanye West: Yeah
Everyone: Do you like putting fishdicks in your mouth?
Kanye West: Yeah
Everyone: What are you, a gay fish?!?!?
Kanye West: Yeah
Everyone: Do you like putting fishdicks in your mouth?
Kanye West: Yeah
Everyone: What are you, a gay fish?!?!?
by ~FD3~ April 09, 2009
(1) Fish stick, especially fish sticks that aren't very good.
(2) A guys dick after fucking some nasty, stinky tuna cunt.
(2) A guys dick after fucking some nasty, stinky tuna cunt.
Sally's twat felt pretty good, but it was too stinky to eat, and gave me a case of fish dick.
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