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Today In Oldies Music History: July 22--
Births1924: Margaret Whiting
1937: Chuck Jackson
1940: George Clinton (Parliament / Funkadelic)
1941: Thomas Wayne
1943: Bobby Sherman
1944: Estelle Bennett (The Ronettes)
1944: Rick Davies (Supertramp)
1947: Don Henley (The Eagles)
Deaths1973: Larry Finegan
2002: Marion Montgomery
2005: Eugene Record (Chi-Lites)
Events1965: Three of the Rolling Stones -- Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Bill Wyman -- are found guilty in London's East Ham Magistrates Court of "insulting behavior" for urinating on the wall of a gas station in London when the owner refused to let them use the restroom. They are each fined five pounds.
1967: Vanilla Fudge plays its debut concert in New York City.
1968: Elvis Presley begins filming his twenty-ninth movie, Charro!, on location in Arizona. It is the only Elvis movie where he sports a beard, and the only one in which he does not sing on-camera -- only two songs are recorded for the film, and only the title track, another Mac Davis composition, is used... over the credits only. A "serious" Western, it is nonetheless a critical and commercial failure.
1969: After being arrested for disorderly conduct in a Detroit parking lot, Aretha Franklin posts $50 bail -- and runs over a road sign as she leaves the police station in a fit of anger.
1972: CBS-TV premieres its latest summer variety replacement series, The Bobby Darin Amusement Company.
1977: Still visibly shaken by the recent suicide of his good friend, rising comedian Freddie Prinze, Tony Orlando announces his retirement from show business during a concert in Cohasset, MA. Within a matter of days, he suffers a complete nervous breakdown, for which he is hospitalized in Manhattan.
1979: Reverend Richard Penniman, better known before his conversion as Little Richard, speaks at a revival in North Richmond, CA, telling the congregation that rock and roll is evil and also claiming "If God can save an old homosexual like me, he can save anybody."
1987: Morris Albert is found guilty of plagiarism in New York, with a jury finding that his massive 1975 composition "Feelings" borrowed heavily from a French song from 1956 called "Pour Toi."
1994: Billy Joel and Elton John begin the first of five duet concerts at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.
1995: At a Blood, Sweat, and Tears concert in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield, lead singer David Clayton-Thomas angers the (very Jewish) crowd by claiming the summer weather was "as hot as the last train car going to Auschwitz."
1996: Promoting his first album of new material in over a dozen years, Donovan is denied entry to the US due to a three-decades-old marijuana possession conviction.
Releases1963: The Beatles, Introducing The Beatles
1968: The Byrds, Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
1972: The Who, "Join Together"
Recording1937: Hal Kemp, "Got A Date With An Angel"
1968: The Beatles: "Don't Pass Me By," "Good Night"
1969: The Beatles: "Come Together," "Oh! Darling"
Charts1974: John Denver's "Annie's Song" hits #1
Certifications1969: Elvis Presley's NBC-TV Special soundtrack (a/k/a "The '68 Comeback Special") is certified gold
1971: The Doors' L.A. Woman is certified gold


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Staying at the Doubletree Portland (downtown)- any breakfast recs?
The Doubletree is not in downtown Portland. Rather, it is in So. Portland near the Maine Mall.
Nearby is Cracker Barrel...chain offering "southern" style breakfast.
If don't mind driving in to downtown...lots of good choices including Hot Suppa, Marcie's, Porthole, and others that are frequently mentioned here.
Best bagels (may be subject to debate) are at Bagel Works.

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After joining Duo County Telephone on Jan. 1, 1977, CEO and Executive Vice President Bill Magruder will soon retire from the position after spending 35 years of his life managing the local telephone cooperative.
Magruder notified the cooperative's board back in November of his intentions to step aside, effective on April 15.
Originally from Shepherdsville, Ky., Magruder attended the University of Kentucky following high school and first learned of Duo County while working for a consulting firm in Lexington following graduation. Duo County was one of the firm's clients.
After working with the cooperative on several projects, Magruder developed a relationship with the folks at Duo County and that eventually led to his receiving the job, following the former CEO's retirement.
In the time since, many things have changed in the telecommunications world and Magruder has kept Duo County at the forefront of this ever-changing technology.
"Obviously the technology has just gone through major evolution, multiple evolutions I'd say," Magruder said. "The later in time that I've been here the faster that change occurs."
He said when he began at Duo County the cooperative offered four-party telephone service and you could have any type of telephone you wanted "as long as it was black."
"We quickly went from there to all private lines long before the larger companies out in the rural areas did that," Magruder said. "We went to electronic or digital switching that offered a lot of new services like call forwarding, call waiting and those types of things."
He said the next evolution that came along was Internet service, beginning in the mid to late 90s with dial-up service.
"It was part of the World Wide Web but it wasn't a great customer experience," he said. "Obviously, now we've gone to a Broadband service and even taken that one step further by providing fiber all the way to a customer's house."
He said Duo County's venture into video service and acquiring the local cable company several years back was also key to the cooperative's growth and expansion in both Russell and Adair counties.
"What we find ourselves doing on the wire line part of the company now is basically we're a Broadband provider," he said. "The telephone line is a supplementary issue, it's something we take for granted and it does its job very nicely but it is really the Broadband connection and video connection to the world that has come along in the last 10 years."
Magruder said he was extremely pleased in the wireless service that Bluegrass Cellular now provides Duo County customers and Russell County.
"A little over 20 years ago we did have a vision that we wanted to bring wireless service to rural areas," Magruder said. "We started Bluegrass Cellular and it has grown into a really successful wireless provider that provides the absolute latest voice and wireless Broadband service as well."
He said he has been able to serve as chairman of Bluegrass Cellular board since its founding and will continue in that position past his Duo County retirement for some time.
Also within the past decade, Duo County built a new facility on US 127 adjacent to Fruit of the Loom which has been a big hit with cooperative members.
"We clearly grew, our staff grew and we needed a larger facility, but we also wanted to put a facility here that would benefit the customer," he said. "We have over a third of our customers that come to the office every month, either to pay a bill or to get a service and when you think about it that is a lot of people that drive from all around that want to come to the office to do their business."
He said the company has prided itself in face to face service rather than just over the Internet, through the mail or an 800-number.
Magruder said the thing he will miss most about stepping away from the cooperative will be the contact with his employees and the customers.
"The people," he said. "I've got an excellent staff. They do a great job of customer service and I've been very interested in that area throughout my career. So I'm going to miss that interaction of our staff and the customer."
He said because of the industry Duo County is in, they've been deeply involved in both national and state affairs that affect the telecommunications world and in turn, has led him to travel at a rapid rate, something he says he would miss the least if he had to choose.
He also spoke highly of Duo County's board of trustees, saying each one he has worked with over the years had a vision to better the cooperative.
"Each and every board member that I've ever had has been very committed to customer service and improving technology and that has made my job a true pleasure," he said. "We all agreed in the same direction we wanted to take the company and that is one of the reasons why we've been able to be successful. I've had an excellent board to work with through the years."
Magruder said his wife, Kathy, and his daughters, Laura and Jessica, were very excited for the extra time that is to come with him.
"I've got two daughters and by that time I'll have two grandsons so I think they're probably glad to have someone else around to help out sometimes," he said.
While retiring from Duo County, Magruder will still be active in Russell County in a variety of ways, particularly at the Bank of Jamestown, where he is president and chairman.
"I'll probably spend a day or two a week at the bank," he said. "Finance has always been a very important part of our business (at Duo County) and I certainly am very deeply involved in the financial side here so certainly it relates, in some ways, to the banking business."
He said he is looking forward to spending some additional time at the bank and even working with some customers.
With a few days left before he steps aside, Magruder wanted to let the people of Russell County and their other customers know how much they were appreciated by him.
"It has been a privilege to be a part of changing and improving lifestyles by bringing new technology and entertainment through communication to our area," he said. "We've had the opportunity to make some improvements along those lines and to work very hard on the economic development issues in the community."
He said he hopes Duo County has had some impact on those issues as well.
"We support the economic developments in this community extensively through the Industrial Development Authority," he said, saying he has been a member of that board for some time and will remain on that board as well following his retirement.
Duo County's new CEO, Tom Preston, whom Magruder spoke highly of, will begin at the position following Magruder's last day next month. He comes from a cooperative in Eastern Kentucky where he served as CEO there for a dozen years.


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The American Academy of Pediatrics has long called for action to prevent gun violence. They successfully fought Florida Governor Rick Scott's efforts to keep pediatricians from being able to discuss gun safety with parents, they urge pediatricians to "to counsel parents about the dangers of allowing children and adolescents to have access to guns inside and outside the home," and have supported regulations that limits child access to firearms.
So it shouldn't be a surprise that the AAP supports President Obama's plan to reduce gun violence.
While many people thought the plan would be limited to things that might help to reduce mass shootings, I'm encouraged that the plan should also help to reduce accidental shootings and other types of gun violence.
I particularly like that the plan will:
- Protect the rights of health care providers to talk to their patients about gun safety.
- Launch a national responsible gun ownership campaign.
- Review and enhance as warranted safety standards for gun locks and gun safes.
- Encourage the development of innovative gun safety technology.
However you feel about the assault weapons ban or the requirement for background checks on all gun sales, other parts of the plan should be welcomed by parents, including the ideas to put up to 1,000 new school resource officers and school counselors on the job, help communities keep 15,000 cops on the street, direct the CDC to research the causes and prevention of gun violence, including links between video games, media images, and violence, and improve mental health services.
In response to President Obama's plan to reduce gun violence, Thomas K. McInerny, MD, FAAP, president, American Academy of Pediatrics stated that "Today, the President acted to protect children from the horrific consequences of gun violence and traumatic events, and to promote children's safety in their homes, schools and communities. Congress must show similar leadership and act promptly to develop and ensure passage of effective legislation and regulatory measures that will significantly reduce the senseless loss of young lives. The American Academy of Pediatrics and America's families are calling for change. Pediatricians stand ready to assist."
As you consider how you feel about the plan, keep in mind that each year, about 20,000 children and teens are shot and almost 3,000 die from gun violence, including murders, suicides, and accidents.
Consider that many parents are in a panic right now because of 20 flu deaths this flu season, but few people seem as concerned about the 15 deaths from gun violence just last week.
Now is certainly the time to work to reduce gun violence. Because if not now, when? After the next mass shooting?
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La Vache Folle Double IPA - Centennial - Microbrasserie Charlevoix
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Ratings: 29 | Reviews: 24 | Display Reviews Only:
Alberta (Canada)
3.15/5 rDev -20.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
From a 500 ml brown bottle. Bright clear copper hue in appearance, tall chunky frothy white head full of large loose bubbles.
Citrus and leafy green hops on the nose, sugary sweet malt in the background.
The flavour is a bit of a runaway, the malt is sugary sweet but lacks any characteristics beyond that, while the hops appear already into the aftertaste, building some momentum as everything else has long faded, with some herbal and spicy kick.
Mouthfeel is light for the style, high attenuation, slick and slippery texture with no carbonation.
I enjoyed the first couple of this series that I sampled, they were solid beers in their own right, however with this one and the one previous that I've tried things seem to be slipping. The malt is weak and almost worty, yet the mouthfeel points to high attenuation in contrast, while the usual heavy hitting Centennial hops fail to deliver their goods as well. I'm a fan of this brewery, I like what they do, but this is a poor representation of what they are capable of.
Serving type: bottle
03-12-2011 03:32:32 | More by IronDjinn
Ontario (Canada)
3.28/5 rDev -17%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Bottle from Broue HAHA. Bottled November 2010, so it's about 6 months old sadly. From notes.
A - Poured a dark copper. Bright. Two finger eggshell head with lot's of carbonation. Lot's of good soapy lacing and a good retention of a full finger.
S - Juicy, resinous hops. Pineapple, pine, grapefruit. Good malt profile is there too.
T - Alcohol, pine, hop oils, pineapple. Finish is pure pineapple while the malt kicks you up front. Hops only show up in the end. There's a soap/dust element here also.
M - Good carbonation and fairly bitter. Hops really stick around. Full body.
O/D - One of the weakest tasting IIPAs I've had I think. Just OK. Nothing really stands out as being great. It's good but lacking something for sure.
Serving type: bottle
06-05-2011 22:43:53 | More by tbeckett
Quebec (Canada)
3.43/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle: Poured a clear light amber color ale with a huge off-white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of bitter and lightly citrus notes but not as close as floral as I was hoping. Taste is nice mix between some medium bitter notes with some light citrus notes. Caramel malt is not too sweet. Body is average for style with medium carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Not bad overall though not as floral as expected.
Serving type: bottle
01-17-2011 01:52:05 | More by Phyl21ca
3.45/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle purchased at Andrew Hilton Wine in Lethbridge, AB. Served in a hotel tumbler. Bottled November 23rd, 2010.
A - Pours with an ample off-white foam that slowly settles to a chunky cap, leaving splotchy intricate lace patterns. Body is a transparent pale bronze with some streams of bubbles rising upwards. Not sure what else you'd want from this style.
S - Unfortunately hops are largely gone from the aroma at this stage.- there's some residual earthy and mossy notes mingling with a sugary malt backdrop. Not much citrus here, although that's what I get for drinking a six month old DIPA.
T - Taste has sugary icing-like malt mixed with a bready note, and some residual hop bitterness. There's also a buttery and slightly oxidized note mid-palate that is somewhat unpleasant.
M - Smooth, clean texture, medium-bodied, with surprisingly low carbonation. Some residual oiliness and very little alcohol warmth. Quite pleasant in a cask-like kind of way.
D - Wish I'd had this fresh, as I tend to really like Centennial hops. Somewhere in the middle of the single hop series in my opinion. The 500ml bottle seems a bit excessive for one person, but insufficient for two.
Serving type: bottle
05-10-2011 22:37:55 | More by MasterSki
British Columbia (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev -11.4%
11-29-2012 01:33:26 | More by KalanM
Quebec (Canada)
3.6/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A little on the pale side for a double IPA. Dull, light-amber in colour with a thin, frothy white head.
Smells great, lots of pine, lychee, tangerine along with Charlevoix's trademark syrupy sweetness. Definitely quite sweet; it smells like Centennial candy.
So far, every single one of Charlevoix's double IPA series has been too sweet. The Centennial is unfortunately no exception. The borderline-cloying sweetness is almost balanced out with some pretty serious bitterness, though not quite. The hops here are earthy, piny and slightly soapy with some grapefruit rind and leave a leafy aftertaste. Alcohol is a little hot.
A bit light for how syrupy it is. I think I'd rather have a syrupy feel to go along with a syrupy beer. Moderate carbonation.
To be honest, the Amarillo was killing but most of the others haven't been all that spectacular. I'm definitely getting tired of the extreme sweetness; it's been a problem from the beginning of this series. The idea here is to feature a single variety of hops but they always end up overshadowed by this cloying syrup. I was really hoping to love this one but it's just too sweet.
Serving type: bottle
02-09-2011 04:30:20 | More by eat
Quebec (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -5.1%
03-15-2012 13:15:57 | More by oldp0rt
Ontario (Canada)
3.83/5 rDev -3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
got this one in a recent trade with freud. thanks fred!
500ml bottle, bottled nov 23/2010. sampled jan 9/2011.
pours crystal clear reddish orange witha big fluffy cream coloured head. the head drops very slow and leaves a ton of chunky lace as it falls.
aroma is great. resiny pine and citrus. grapefruit, orange, and tangerine. light alcohol. whole wheat bread and cracker. bit of biscuit. slightly earthy and spicy too.
taste is nice. earthy and herbal, with some resiny pine. very little citrus. whole wheat bread and biscuit. bit of cracker. medium bitterness level. caramel and a bit of buttery toffee. warming alcohol.
mouthfeel is good. just over medium body. slightly below medium carbonation level.
drinkability is nice. fairly well balanced. i just wish that the taste had that bright citrus character that was in the aroma rather than the muddier earthy/hearbal side.
Serving type: bottle
02-04-2011 17:59:16 | More by grub
Ontario (Canada)
3.85/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Another great addition to their DIPA series, courtesy of Luc, given in person. Pleasant pine and mint and malt aromas, great lacing that graces a tremendously drinkable DIPA, even at its abv. Drying aftertaste, however a will crafted enjoyable. Was expecting more citrus in taste, and more of the same aromas. Creamy mouthfeel, though stings the tongue.
Serving type: bottle
03-29-2011 03:29:11 | More by Sammy
Ontario (Canada)
3.88/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Bottle thanks to ZorPrime, cheers Eric! Pint glass, bottled on November 23, 2010.
Pours a transparent golden orange, with several fingers of just off-white and dense head. Mild retention but great lace. Lots of orange and citrus in the nose, pine as well. Hops are right at the forefront. Malt sweetness is known well through the nose as well. Taste is bitter upfront, less pine but the citrus is still strong and real juicy, mostly orange and tangerine. Lots of honey type sweetness too, malt dominates the palate for the most part after the initial hop bite. Dry and fairly resin-y finish begs for another sip, but the carbonation is slightly underwhelming. High drinkability here, alcohol is well hidden but certainly creeps up on you.
Serving type: bottle
12-10-2010 20:14:29 | More by liamt07
Ontario (Canada)
3.9/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
500ml Bottle
Appearance - Mostly clear orange colour with an above average size frothy beige coloured head. There is a low amount of carbonation showing and there is some great lacing. The head lasted for over 5 minutes before it was gone.
Smell - malts, caramel, hops
Taste & Mouth - There is an average amount of carbonation and the beer feels slightly creamy and syrupy on the tongue. The beer has a very sweet flavour consisting of malts, caramel, and some hops. It also has a bit of a woody taste to it. It finishes with a caramel sweet and lightly hopped aftertaste.
Overall - A fairly decent DIPA but I don't think it would make the hopheads happy. It is more on the sweet side than the bitter. The alcohol was well hidden and I went through the bottle fairly quickly. Another solid beer from this brewer and I'm happy I tried it. I don't think I'd buy it again though.
Serving type: bottle
03-24-2011 14:32:56 | More by spinrsx
Quebec (Canada)
3.95/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: As always with this one, it is a very impressive looking beer. Perfectly translucent amber colo with a good creamy, cream white head with good retention and lacing.
S: Strong orange zest comes upfront with strong aromas of pine. Tons of unsweetened yellow grapefruit juice is in the smell as well as some pineapples. Good amounts of biscuit and caramel malts.
T: Strong pine hops presence upfront with good amounts of pineapples. The citrusy aromas are still there in the taste in the same way they were in the smell: unsweetened yellow grapefruit juice and orange zest.Then there is a strong malty presence in the form of biscuit and honey.
M: A bit bigger than expected with medium heavy body with medium to low carbonation. Would have preferred something a bit ligther.
D: IPA's are usually easy to drink and this one follows the rule.
Serving type: bottle
12-29-2010 19:19:22 | More by flipper2gv
Quebec (Canada)
3.95/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Microbrasserie de Charlevoix give out a certain amount of limited editions during the year. This one, the Centennial as the name says is only brewed with centinnial hops. They also have other unique hop brews such as Simcoe, Amarillo, Columbus and so on..all in double IPA form.
I served this beer in a Weizen glass.
It is dark gold and clear. Alot of bubbles and a nice head shows this is a healthy beer.
It smells pretty nice, Alot of spices, coriander and cardamom with of course the hop kick is very present and you get a hint of malt in there as well
The Centennial is very bitter at the first sip, when your palate gets used to it, it becomes very clean and flavourful. you get grappefruit peals, malt sweetness and a little metalic taste as well.
Leaves your mouth bone dry. The hop aromas stick there for quite some time. take another sip..its worth it...
Will buy again and will compare with other unique hop editions.
Cheers lads
Serving type: bottle
12-29-2010 19:34:53 | More by Glory
Alberta (Canada)
3.98/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
500ml bottle poured into tulip jan31 2011
A clear light copper with lots of slowly raising bubbles that feeds a tight off white head that leaves partial rings of lace well down the glass
S citrus and sweet malt with some floral pine
T not far from the smell but with rind, lots of caramel and burnt brown sugar
M a little flat but still fairly thick and a little syrupy and the finish leaves some grit in your mouth
D solid beer with well hidden booze that packs a punch if your not careful, good brew for this cold ass night here in Calgary
seems a little sweeter than some others in the series and it turned my mouth to a fine grit sandpaper but I enjoyed it nonetheless
Serving type: bottle
02-01-2011 04:11:29 | More by wordemupg
Ontario (Canada)
4/5 rDev +1.3%
01-13-2012 00:30:52 | More by irishkyle21
Ontario (Canada)
4/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled Nov 23, 2010. Oh well!
Beer is light amber in colour. Decent sized white head. Pretty good retention and lacing.
Probably from the age, but quite a lot of sweet, biscuity, caramel malt in the nose. Hops are certainly still there, however. Pine is strongly present, with a juicy scent as well. Actually very nice, but not the hop loaded beer that it probably was at bottling.
Bitterness is still somewhat present in the taste, but there is certainly a lot of malt- caramel and biscuit. Hops still leave a strong pine taste which is very nice- I am a big fan of pine flavours in IPAs. A bit of a juicy flavour, but it really isn't a super citrusy beer (at least not at this point). Finish is still fairly bitter. Has better than I had expected, though is obviously a different animal than when bottled.
Beer is medium to full bodied, moderate carbonation. Very smooth and silky feeling. Quite nice.
Overall, a really enjoyable beer. Charlevoix has yet to let me down, even when I am grabbing their IPAs way after bottling... just wish I could have had some of these single-hop beers fresh!
Serving type: bottle
09-28-2011 00:21:17 | More by jrenihan
Alberta (Canada)
4.03/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A- A billowing white head that drops copious amounts of sticky lace above a gorgeous looking golden bodied ale which has an amazing clarity and overall look. Good start!
S- Smell is nice, all the usual citrus suspects present. There's definitely a sugary sweetness as well. Light floral araomas can be detected.
T- Fairly balanced for a DIPA, leaning more towards the sweeter side. It starts off with some grapefruit rind and pine, but quickly turns sugary and then fades to a balanced bitterness/sweetness finish and aftertaste.
M- Tamed carbonation & medium body. Sugary/dry mouthfeel.
O- Sugary was kind of the theme here it seems, but I enjoyed it with my meal. Not usually what I look for in this style but yet another solid offering in this series.
Serving type: bottle
03-23-2011 02:41:57 | More by Dawkfan
4.03/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a clear burnt orange with a large frothy head. Head slowly subsides leaving some good lacing.
Faint traces of malts as well as floral hops and citrus
For a DIPA this brew is very well balanced. More reminiscent of a West Coast IPA than a DIPA. Smooth caramelized malts roll across the tongue, citrus fruit, pine, oak, finishes with a pronounced hop kick.
Medium to light bodied and creamy. This goes down very easily.
Someone looking for a hop bomb would be disappointed by this beer. It isn't quite a DIPA but its certainly an American style IPA to be reckoned with.
Serving type: bottle
03-27-2011 00:44:28 | More by HopBacchus
Alberta (Canada)
4.1/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
500ml bottle - nice to see another in this little single-hop experiment make it across the prairies to us...
This beer pours a clear pale golden amber hue, with two fat fingers of silky, foamy, billowy head, which leaves a crime scene of splattered lace around the glass as it slinks away. It smells of bready toffee malt, citrus cream, and mostly floral, mild pine hops. The taste is more hop-centric, the bitter citrus and pine quite prevalent, over a still sweet, but now second fiddle caramel malt, which also shows an edgy alcohol heat, after a few minutes out of the fridge. The carbonation is fairly soft, the body medium-heavy in weight, smooth, and a bit sugary. It finishes evenly enough, the malt and zingy hops playing nice.
A decent big IPA - the usual suspects are present and accounted for in spades. As for the particular hop - I like it - the blend of aromatic flavours makes it easy to just focus on the overall enjoyable nature of this offering.
Serving type: bottle
02-19-2011 23:40:18 | More by biboergosum
South Carolina
4.1/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
hazy and murky golden amber color with a very nice two inch plus head of foamy lace and a decent amount of suspended particles. The head faded slowly leaving behind copious amounts of side glass lace. The smell was overloaded with floral citrus hops that just exploded with aromas of tangerine and orange with the slightest touch of pine thrown in. The flavor was so remarkably smooth and fresh; it was in a word wonderful. A full on floral hop assault that just did not let up. Great stickiness and dryness to the fell and a taste that was very bright and full of orange and pineapple flavors with the right amount of sugar thrown in for good measure. This was just great, a really nice hopheads IPA
Serving type: bottle
11-23-2011 23:52:29 | More by mikesgroove
Alberta (Canada)
4.13/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A - crystal clear copper, tall creamy head retained very well with lots of sticky lacing
S - somewhat subtle piney and earthy aromas, grainy and spicy as well
T - hop character of citrus, pine, and earthy flavours are well balanced, grainy and light caramel malt, a touch of alcohol sweetness
M - light an smooth, finishing crisp and bitter in an enjoyable subdued way
O - the highlight here is that they've managed a double IPA that features the hops but is a more balanced and subdued manner than most, and the alcohol is extremely well hidden within the flavour mix, a very drinkable brew
Serving type: bottle
04-02-2011 04:18:12 | More by joemcgrath27
Ontario (Canada)
4.13/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
At the recommendation of my fellow BA, I grabbed a bottle of this!
A - Pours a nice golden copper colour, finger of bright white soapy head with solid retention and nice sheeting lacing. Superb appearance for a DIPA.
S - Earthy hops off the top, cedar and pine, but comes through nicely with the toffee and caramel, though the bitterness is definitely present.
T - Mmmmm... A hop head's delight. Definitely earthy in nature, though it does have a sweet honey finish. A touch of maple comes through alongside the caramel malts and cedar and pine. Full flavoured and easily drinkable.
M - No complaints here, medium bodied that goes down smooth and finishes with a touch of dryness.
O - Overall, this is a very tasty DIPA and a top quality offering from Canada. Highly recommended and I'm definitely glad I took my buddy's advice to take this one for a spin. The ABV is incredibly well hidden and the bitterness is easily approachable.
Serving type: bottle
04-30-2011 05:20:18 | More by andrenaline
4.18/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
This has got to be one of the clearest, lightest double IPAs I've ever seen. It has a nice creamy head and a beautiful copper colour. Very nice looking.
It smells very strongly of hops - just what you would expect from a double IPA. Sweet and citrus notes mingle and I can't decide which ones win over.
The most notable flavour in this beer is the hops, and rightfully so. At 80 IBUs, it's incredibly bitter and the fact that this is only brewed with centennial hops makes it a great beer to differentiate all the varieties out there. I can't put a finger on what the sweetness is derived from. Butterscotch perhaps.
This is a very creamy beer. It just glides down your throat and makes you look forward to the next sip. The 9% alcohol content is hidden very well, so I don't think could be at all considered a session beer - even if it is really fun to drink.
Serving type: bottle
02-27-2011 01:21:19 | More by Intrinsic
Quebec (Canada)
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured into their proprietary pint glass. Brewed on November 23/10.
Big fluffy head that sticks around. Cloudy amber colour. An impressive pour.
Very sweet and citrusy initially but the finish is very dry and not that bitter. I was expecting a lot of alcohol in the taste with the 9% ABV but it was quite subdued.
The first sip really explodes in your mouth but as others have mentioned, you get used to it. Just the right hoppiness--not that much malt. It's very drinkable--I could get used to this.
Limited edition, however.
Serving type: bottle
01-02-2011 02:25:20 | More by Matt1516
Russian Federation
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
04-07-2012 23:30:24 | More by NightINgale
La Vache Folle Double IPA - Centennial from Microbrasserie Charlevoix
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If you've ever tried to fondle a saguaro, you know they feature a pretty effective deterrent against such behavior. But spines, it appears, are now passé.
To combat cactus rustlers -- who can sell the saguaros to landscapers -- the National Park Service is planning to imbed microchips into Arizona's most enticing specimens. Once past the planning stages, officials at Saguaro National Park will begin injecting the cacti with dime-sized chips. Rangers will be equipped with magic microchip wands. Wave one over a marked saguaro -- be it in the back of a truck or in a plant nursery -- and bingo, the wand will pick up that plant's unique code.
Saguaros can live to be more than 200 years old. The microchip manufacturer claims its chips can last about half that time.
It's somehow sad that these wild old symbols of the Southwest will now be searchable in a database. But the price just one swiped saguaro can bring -- over $1,000 -- means that the plant's built-in bristling anti-theft devices are no longer adequate. Another case of codifying the wild in order to save it.


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—New bioanalytical expert brings more than 16 years of industry and regulatory experience to strengthen Covance global bioanalytical network—
PRINCETON, NJ – May 6, 2010 – Covance Inc. today announced that Douglas M. Fast, Ph.D. has joined the company as Scientific Director Bioanalytical Services. With more than 16 years of drug development industry experience, including bioanalytical assay development, validation and sample assays for non-clinical and clinical studies, Dr. Fast will lead the North American staff scientist and principal investigator teams for Covance small molecule bioanalytical services.
Dr. Fast joins Covance from Pfizer Global Research and Development where he served as director of regulated bioanalytical research in Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics and Metabolism. As a member of the Pfizer leadership team, he provided bioanalytical support for nonclinical and first-in-human studies. Dr. Fast also led a global process harmonization team for GLP assay work across sites in the US, UK, and Japan.
"Doug's proven experience in drug development, bioanalysis, and knowledge of regulatory guidance will be an asset to the Covance team and our client partners," said Steven Michael, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Global Bioanalytical Services, Covance.
In addition to his technical expertise and over 25 years of mass spectrometry experience, Dr. Fast is an expert on bioanalysis regulatory guidelines. He was a key contributor to the creation and publication of the Crystal City Guidelines for Incurred Sample Reanalysis (ISR). Dr. Fast currently serves as chair of the Regulated Bioanalysis Workshop of the 2010 Applied Pharmaceutical Analysis Conference.
Dr. Fast received a doctorate in analytical chemistry from Purdue University. He is a member of the American Society of Mass Spectrometry, the American Chemical Society, and the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and has been published in various scientific publications including Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, Journal of Mass Spectrometry, and Journal of Chromatography.
With a six-site, global network of flexible bioanalytical resources, the Covance bioanalytical services team develops and validates more than 550 methods every year to support drug development from discovery through Phase IV.
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CARROT, the beloved personality in the popular CARROT task manager from Brian Mueller of Grailr, is now the star of an alarm clock app that berates you into waking up on time each day. The new CARROT alarm clock is a minimal app with a whole lotta personality. You get a glimpse of what you are in for when you first open the app and you are greeted with a curt "Hello, meat bag" and chastised for clicking on the wrong part of the screen.
CARROT Alarm is a basic alarm clock with a good-looking, gesture-based UI. It supports one alarm at a time. You set the time for the alarm by sliding your finger up and down the screen until you reach the correct time. As you drag your finger, the time changes in 15-minute increments.
You can also tap directly above or below the time display in the center of the screen to adjust the time in 5-minute blocks. Tapping once on the time in the center will let you see the current time and a second tap will show you the alarm. This is handy if you need to set an alarm for 10 minutes from now and you are not sure of the exact time. After you select your time, you can turn the alarm on and off by dragging the big blue alarm button to the left or the right. When the alarm is on, the blue button turns into an alarm clock. It's an easy, visual way to tell whether the alarm is set.
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If you need some extra ZZZs, you can hit snooze and grab 10 minutes, but I'll warn you — CARROT won't be happy. When that snooze alarm goes off, CARROT will yell at you, and your daily chores will be harder. The yelling is pretty tame, but it's definitely geared towards adults. There are no obscenities, but some of CARROT's angry wake-up chants, like "Death, Murder, Kill" for example, are not appropriate for children.
CARROT Alarm clock is an entertaining way to wake yourself up each morning or alert yourself during the day. It's the abusive drill sergeant that many of us need in our lives. The alarm music is a tad soft for my tastes (I always pick the obnoxious "Alarm" sound for my alerts), but not everyone needs a blaring alert to wake themselves up. The daily chores to turn off the alarm are challenging enough that they wake you up, and the fear of an angry CARROT makes you think twice about turning on that snooze. It's quite effective at waking you on time.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have a new fan base in South Sound.
The Phillies drafted Centralia High School outfielder Andrew Pullin with the final pick of the fifth round – 188th overall – on Tuesday. He was the second South Sound player selected by Philadelphia in the first two days of big league baseball's draft of amateur free agent players, which concludes today.
On Monday, the Phillies drafted Rochester resident and W.F. West High School right-hander Mitch Gueller with the 54th overall pick.
Pullin and Gueller played on rival teams for all four years of high school, but they are friends, Pullin said, and have played against each other since they were in elementary school.
Drafted players have until July 13 to decide whether to sign, but Pullin made his decision quickly. He took the Phillies' offer and will forgo a college career at the University of Oregon. He likely will be assigned to the Gulf Coast League Phillies, the organization's rookie league affiliate.
Pullin said the organization is interested in moving him to second base.
"It's been my dream to play professional baseball," Pullin said. "I got the opportunity, and I took it."
Pullin was in a class at school when he got a phone call from Rick Jacques, the Phillies' Northwest scout, informing the 6-foot, 185-pounder that he was Philadelphia's fifth pick of the day. Pullin casually stepped out of class.
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The 2012 Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have assigned forward Anthony Stewart to the Monarchs.
Stewart was acquired by the Kings from the Carolina Hurricanes on Jan. 13, and has not played a game yet this season. Stewart has recorded 27 goals and 44 assists for 71 points and 123 penalty minutes in 262 National Hockey League games for the Florida Panthers, Atlanta Thrashers and Hurricanes.
A first-round draft pick by Florida (25th overall) in 2003, Stewart has played in 207 career AHL games with San Antonio, Rochester and Chicago, totaling 41 goals and 56 assists for 97 points. He also has 11 goals and three assists in 19 career Calder Cup Playoff games.
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— Marsha Brown
WEATHERFORD — It's not unusual for large publicly-traded corporations to spend millions of dollars in research and development to create single original concept. But two Parker County residents Joan Martz and Lottie Hatch may have just done that inside their neighboring kitchens on their days off — and they did it for fun.
"We've been neighbors and friends for years," Martz said. "Every Monday Lottie would come over and we'd swim and play scrabble. We'd take turns cooking."
This went on for a couple of decades. One day one of the women (they can't recall which) made the casual remark, "We should open a restaurant." The statement would be repeated a number of times through out the years by both Martz, who is a nurse and a native of Hampton, England, and Hatch, a homebuilder from New Zealand.
Somewhere along the way the suggestion stopped being a pleasantry and grew into a serious business plan. When the demand for custom-built homes began to slow, the two women began searching in earnest for a location to fulfill their dream.
"We found this little place (at 1213 Fort Worth Highway)," Martz said. "It's never been a restaurant before but it's a great location. Once we remodeled it, the little building is quite pleasant and a perfect spot for a little café and bakery."
Hatch and Martz called their business, "Tumums."
Excuse me?
"Because, we're both mums," Martz said, with her accent at full strength. "Both of us have children, so we're mums! You know, she's a mum and I'm a mum. I'm from England and she's from New Zealand. We call our mothers, 'Mum.'"
The menu consists of sandwiches, soup and pastries.
"We wanted to do it all a bit differently," Martz said, "so, we serve only meats that we cook ourselves and we serve everything in generous portions."
Tumums' menu offerings include Monte Cristo sandwiches with raspberry dipping sauce, Philly Steak sandwiches, Tuna Melts, and Rueben sandwiches. Soups, handmade from scratch daily, include Broccoli Cheese, Oven Roasted Tomato and Tortilla. Salads include a Greek, Caesar and Chef.
"We're just two old mothers trying to make a living," Hatch said. "We're having fun with it and everyone told us there's nowhere else like this in town. This is a lot of hard work, but then we knew it would be, going into it."
Hatch, who is Tongan, was a homebuilder for 25 years, and president of Sanft Homes (She named the company after her grandfather) I have cooked and entertained a lot.
"With this economy a lot of people have had to do something different," Hatch said. "We have both wanted to do this for a long time."
While sandwiches make up the majority of the meals the partners of Tumums serve, pastries are a big attraction for the majority of the customers.
"Right now we're filling cream puffs," Hatch said. "We have a peanut butter and jelly cake. Most are recipes that are just ours, things we've come up with on our own or altered family recipes, like our peanut butter and jelly cake. This is a cute little place that's not too big, not too small but just right. We wanted that home atmosphere. We have dishes that look like dishes from home. We wanted people to feel really, really comfortable like they're going to eat at their mother's house."
It's been two weeks since the partners opened the doors of Tumums and already Martz and Hatch have established a regular clientele.
"I love the food and the owners are fantastic," said Pam Decker, one of the restaurant's customers. "I've eaten here three times this week. It's really good and the owners are as nice as they can be. They don't do anything like other restaurants do and I really like that.
Another patron was equally impressed.
"It was really good," Amber Adair said. "This is the first time I've eaten there. It's not your typical restaurant food. Everything has a really good flavor to it."
Adair indicated that she plans to come back.
A grand opening is still in the planning stages for the eatery, the partners haven't served up a date for that.


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New Jersey Assemblyman Paul Moriarty will still face a judge —he just won't be doing it until after Election Day.
Moriarty, whose term expires at the end of 2013, first was scheduled to appear Aug. 21 on charges of , where he served as mayor from 2004-08.
That hearing date was reset to this Thursday , a Cumberland County town outside of the 4th voting district he represents.
Now the trial has been pushed back again, this time to Nov. 8, a court official said.
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An Osbourn Park High wrestler who reportedly collapsed during a match Saturday in Woodbridge is now awake and cracking jokes from his hospital bed, according to a Facebook post on the school's wrestling page
Prince William Today reports, senior Nick Cooper,18, collapsed during a district meet at Forest Park High School.
He was wrestling on his birthday against Hylton High School's Lawrence Hall.
The teen regained consciousness before he was transported to Sentara Potomac Hospital for treatment.
Information about Cooper's condition isn't immediately available.
A message sent from the Osbourn Park Wrestling Twitter account Sunday said that Cooper was undergoing tests and remained in the hospital. The post notes Cooper is "humbled" by the community's support.
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Madison Jacobs was one of three Arroyo Grande High athletes to sign National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, signing to compete in track and field at Kentucky.
Joining Jacobs at the signing ceremony were Nadine Reed and Mallory Flatebo, who signed letters to play women's soccer at Arizona State and Cal State San Bernardino, respectively.
Jacobs was the runner-up at the state meet in discus a year ago and is a favorite in the event in her senior season for the Eagles.
"I'm very excited to see what she can do in her last season in high school," Arroyo Grande track and field coach James Brown said. "I think the way she performed at the state meet made it very clear that she could perform at the next level."
Originally interested in attending Alabama, Jacobs switched to Kentucky after making a strong connection with the Wildcats coaches, according to Brown.
Brown believes she has what it takes to compete at the next level.
"She's very athletic," Brown said. "It just started to come together last year. I think that after four years of drilling and drilling and weight lifting and weight lifting, it finally came together at the end of last year."
Reed was a goal scoring machine at forward for the Eagles this year, scoring 21 goals in 23 games.
"She finishes very well," Eagles coach Bob Wilson said. "As of late she's been doing a pretty good job of checking the ball and opening up space for other players, and she's got a ton of speed."
Flatebo played alongside Reed at forward to help anchor a powerful Arroyo Grande offense.
"Mallory is very aggressive," Wilson said. "She's gonna run through the ball a lot, run through the tackle a lot. She has a strong shot from outside and she's made some big goals for us."
Reed and Flatebo recorded one goal and one assist apiece in a 5-0 win over Paso Robles as the Eagles clinched the PAC 7 title just hours after the signing ceremony.


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There were two notable absences at practice this morning, the only full-squad workout of the day.
TE Chris Cooley and DE Phillip Daniels watched practice.
Cooley said he had a muscle spasm in his lower back but intends to practice Thursday. It was only the second missed practice for Cooley since he came to the Redskins in 2004.
Daniels had his left knee drained after the swelling wouldn't go down. It's the same knee that Daniels had surgery on last year following an ACL tear. He expects to play Saturday against Pittsburgh.
OL Mike Williams (low ankle sprain) sat out practice and OL Devin Clark (knee) was injured during practice.
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Einstein's search for general relativity spanned eight years, 1907-1915. Some periods were quiet and some were more intense. The moments when the great transition occurred, came sometime between the late summer of 1912, when Einstein moved from Prague to Zurich, and early 1913. If we could choose one time at which to look over Einstein's shoulder and watch him work on general relativity, it would be this time.
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UPDATE - As part of the schedule to repair the McDill Dam, County Highway HH in Portage County will be closed starting October 8th.
The project is expected to be completed by mid to late November. According to a press release by the City of Stevens Point, some minor landscaping is scheduled to be done by the spring if necessary.
PORTAGE COUNTY (WAOW)-- A final plan has been approved to repair the McDill Dam. Tuesday night, the Portage County Board of Supervisors voted to give money to help restore the pond. They are one of three groups splitting the cost.
"There's nothing there anymore," Tonna Ambrosius said of the now dry McDill Pond. She and her husband bought waterfront property in 2001, but they've had a barren field for a backyard since July.
"We bought this house because we were right on the pond," she said.
But Ambrosius hopes that won't last much longer, because a plan to fix the dam has been approved.
"We need to get this thing fixed and the vote tonight confirmed that," Portage County Supervisor Lonnie Krogwold said after Tuesday's vote. The board voted to give up to $147,000 dollars to fix the dam. The Lake District and the city of Stevens Point will also contribute equal amounts once the final cost is determined. The rest will be covered by a DNR grant.
Some people who live in the county argued at Tuesday's meeting that the cost shouldn't fall on taxpayers, but Krogwold said if the vote had failed, they could have ended up paying even more. "If we did not have the three party agreement, we as a county could spend up to $325,000 dollars on our own to fix the dam so that the road is safe."
Some board members who voted for funding the repair also complained the dam was built incorrectly in the first place.
"We probably can't sue anyone, we may never be able to and we probably never will recoup any money on it, but we're going to get this thing fixed, now, and do it right," Krogwold said.
Board members said they plan to have highway officials monitor the entire repair process, to make sure it is done correctly.
Ambrosius said she hopes the dam can be fixed soon, so she can enjoy her waterfront property again. "When you come out here at night and you sit on your porch deck and there's no water, it's just not the same," she said.
Portage County board members didn't set a timeline for fixing the dam, but Stevens Point Mayor Andrew Halverson told Newsline 9 he hopes repairs can be made over the summer, so that water can be back in the pond by Labor Day.
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Jeremy Piven to Star in New TV Drama THR
Emmy-winning favorite Jeremy Piven has landed a new drama that's neither on pay TV nor commercial TV.
He will be seen next on PBS.
Masterpiece/WGBH and ITV Studios announced that a period drama starring the "Entourage" regular has been picked up by PBS to air as part of "Masterpiece's" 2013 season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The project, "Mr. Selfridge," stars Piven, who won three Emmys playing high-anxiety Hollywood agent Ari Gold on HBO's "Entourage."
Piven will appear as the title character in the period piece, the story of American visionary Harry Gordon Selfridge, who founded the London department store Selfridges.
"Masterpiece" executive producer Rebecca Eaton said: "Adding Jeremy Piven to our legendary list of 'Masterpiece' actors is a real treat. 'Mr. Selfridge' has all the qualities viewers expect from our programs -- a riveting story, fabulous production values, a first-rate cast, and now ... shopping!"
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John "I Didn't Say What I Said" McCain
by Todd Beeton, Wed Jul 02, 2008 at 04:15:15 PM EDT
As I've written before, John McCain has this amusing little habit of denying his own words. It's as if he's not aware that we have these devices nowadays that record sound and images and still other devices that replay them. Whether it be his "100 years in Iraq" comment or his "it's not too important when the troops come home" line, when called on it, he simply chooses to pretend he never said anything of the kind, crying "Out of context!" like a child trying to avoid punishment for something everyone knows he did.
McCain's latest "I didn't say what I said" moment -- this one on the subject of his self-professed lack of economic expertise -- came this morning on Good Morning America:
"Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts...asked McCain why he went abroad when the No. 1 issue for voters was the U.S. economy.
"You have admitted that you're not exactly an expert when it comes to the economy," Roberts began.
"I have not. I have not. I actually have not," McCain interrupted. "I said that I am stronger on national security issues because of all the time I spent in the military. Very strong on the economy. I understand it. I have a lot more experience than my opponent."
In response, The DNC has released this excellent compilation video of all the times McCain has let us know just how NOT an expert on the economy he is.
Man this guy's pathetic.
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Open Thread: Hughes' Throwing ProgramBy
As you know by now, the Yankees placed Phil Hughes on the disabled list yesterday so he could deal with what's being called a "dead arm phase." He'll begin a throwing program tomorrow according to Ian Begley, who reports that Hughes will throw long-toss on Sunday and Monday before resting on Tuesday. He's going to throw the ball on a line rather than up in the air, and Larry Rothschild is going to pay attention to his arm speed. The soonest he would throw off a mound is Wednesday, but that's not guaranteed. I don't care what they do, as long it gets Hughes right.
Anyway, here is your open thread for the night. The Mets and Braves are playing the second game of their doubleheader, and the MLB Network will be carrying a game as well. Who you see depends on where you live. You've also got NBA and NHL playoff action all over the place, so there's enough to keep you occupied on a rather miserable (weather-wise) night. You all know what to do, so have at it.
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mike, did i miss dotf yesterday?
I think it was included in the post game recap this morning
Went to the game last night…what are Jeter's and Cano' walk up songs? (or at bat songs, whatever you want to call it)
I need Jorge's
Shouldn't we be asking you that, as you just stated you were the one who went to the game (and thus had a better vantage point to hear the walkup music)?
No because I do not know the names of the songs. There's probably a good chance someone here went to a game and heard the songs and they might know the answer.
And you can't have a good vantage poiint to hear something. You have a good vantage point to see something
Fun Fact: the word "vantage" derives from advantage. Vantage point thus means being in an advantageous position. For anything.
It doesn't specifically relate to sight (It can, but it's not required). If you were standing in the middle of a vineyard, you'd have a good vantage point to smell the grapes.
That definition does not contradict my usage.
Yes it does. position or place that affords a wide or advantageous perspective; viewpoint. Pespective and viewpoint also refer to sight.
viewpoint does, perspective does not.
Perspective refers to mentality or sight not hearing or smelling
No it does not. Tsjc is correct.
Beyond that, I have no idea what songs they use! I may be the only person who never hears the intro songs…unless, that is, it's Enter Sandman.
"Vantage" also refers to a really crappy brand of cigarettes I once smoked as a teen. Tasted like your Mom left a pot on the stove.
ehhh. if we're picking this many nits, we may as well pick them all: "vantage" does not derive from "advantage". "Advantage" is just a prefixed version of "vantage". Not sure what that is derived from, though. Possibly the same root as "vanquish"?
Jeter was using "Monster" by Kanye West et al. when I was at the Stadium. Don't remember Cano's.
Jeter was using "Monster" by Kanye West et al.
Fitting, in how Jeter's career now resembles Jay-Z's.
(That's both a compliment and an insult.)
When I went to a Yankees game in their series vs the Astros last season, Cano was using I'm Not Afraid by Eminem as his walk up song.
Yeah the one last night though was this
Which (so far) is more amazing in a non-Met way;
1)Jorge Posada, to date, would have 5 more HR's than M&M's toatal from '61 combined?
2) That Andrus would have more power than Jeter?
3) Garcia would be our #2 SP & his ERA would hover around CC?
1)Jorge Posada, to date, would have 5 more HR's than M&M's toatal from '61 combined?
Meh, thanks to a later calendar start date in 1961, and rainouts, as of April 16th, 1961, the Yankees had only had two actual games played.
Jorge's had like 50 more plate appearances than Mantle/Maris at the same date of the year. More than that, really.
So I missed almost the entire game today (except for, I am not kidding, the top of the eighth, obviously I should never watch another Yankee game ever again), and just, whoah. Freddy Garcia. O_O That was not expected.
Alex plz 2 b ok.
According to the media Arod is bad for the Yankees. They were20-3 without him last year which means he has no value. Lol
Woah Freddy Garcia is right, but I don't see him having too many games like that. Seemed like the Rangers were sitting fastball on him and he had some remarkable command and movement on all his offspeed stuff. Not saying that I wasn't impressed, but I'm sure the next team to face him will be looking for breaking balls, and whats the chances he has that kind of stuff on his offspeed pitches next outing? I'm just happy Yankees won today.
Of course he's not going to throw a shutout every time, but he's had plenty of good starts since he returned from injury
An ad for Out of the Park Baseball 11? That's pretty cool. I can vouch for the quality of that game from previous versions, but I must warn you that if you don't like simulation games, you'll hate it, and if you like simulation games, it will suck away endless hours of your life.
Oh, and of course, version 12 is the new version for this year.
I always liked out of the park.
I wouldn't be too worried about A-Rod's injury yet.
I wouldn't be too surprised if he's not in the lineup tomorrow, given there's an off day Monday.
sounds like a plan
So Jeff Weaver came into my work today. I had to hold back the urge to do something.
That's awesome. He was my favorite terrible Yankee of all time. My favorite was when he ate his glove while walking off the mound.
Today is my 24th birthday! I feel so old!!
I'm glad the yanks delivered at the game. I went to today and yesterday's games, both very memorable when hanging with my friends
You're 24, and you haven't even cured cancer yet. What a failure you are.
Seriously, though, happy birthday, bro.
Happy birthday!! I miss you commenting/tweeting more, you're one of the good 'uns. Hope everything is great!
i'll be back to tweeting lots at the end of this week. I feel too disconnected from my yankee fan brethren/sistas
Happy Birthday, (old) man. :p
The question is, will this be the year YOU mysteriously lose 5 mph off your fastball?
Also, happy birthday
That seems to be the in thing with young pitchers. It's like a right of passage.
Happy Birthday!
Now go get a job.
I turned 30 this year. Thanks for making me feel older.
Happy Birthday!
anyone see the Royals grounds crew guy fail? They almost killed a guy. Poor royals, at least the guy is replacement level so its not hard to find another.
For me, the most impressive part of Garcia's outing was the sixth inning. For one, it was probably his most impressive inning of the game. 1-2-3 with a strikeout and 2 (!!) swing and misses. But it was also Garcia's third time facing those three hitters, and it didn't matter. He mixed in the change more, and was quite effective in the inning I most expected him to struggle.
I don't expect his success to last long, but today was certainly enjoyable.
It's pretty tough to hit in this weather, especially for a team that's accustomed to Texas heat. I certainly want to see much more from Freddy before I start getting too giddy.
That being said, boy did the Yanks ever need that start from somebody. The night before we were wondering if Nova is the #3 AND if he's ready for the bigs.
#Angels Conger gets 3rd consec start at C. Mathis upset w/ playing time, meets with Scioscia behind closed doors. Declines to talk w/ media
Mathis upset with PT after 3 games? Imagine how Mike Napoli felt.
That's utterly hilarious since Mathis is quite possibly the worst offensive player in baseball.
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Wow, I didn't realize he'd been so horrible this year.
But I was also looking at Mathis' entire career. Over 4+ seasons a slash line of .199/.263/.314, which is an OPS+ of 53. That's just sustained failure.
Oh, and I love this comment from his B-Ref page sponsor line: "Scioscia says Mathis is one of the Angels' most valuable players. With Ervin Santana struggling, guess who catches him? Mathis. The Yankees didn't win their first WS in the 90′s until Joe Girardi joined the team. Mathis is that kind of catcher."
Now, this is great for two reasons. First of all, it shows that Mike Scioscia isn't as smart as for which he's given credit. Second, while Girardi was no offensive standout, he was nowhere near the automatic out that Mathis usually is. I'm sorry, but I don't think any player's defense can cover up that putrid production.
I don't have ESPN insider, but what did the article about arm injuries and long toss? Damn, I can't remember the author, but it was a couple of months ago. Don't need to break any laws, I was just wondering aht the conclusion was.
Things that make me feel old (and I'm only 33):
Gerald Wilkins's son is playing in an NBA playoff game right now. Damon Wayans's son stars in a new ABC sitcom that debuted this month.
Things that make me feel old (and I'm only 30):
My body. That's what happens when you've been overweight for much too long.
Two things: Good to see Lance Berkman doing well and I got my Banuelos shirt the other day, quality pickup for $15.
People should probably take a look at what Garcia did last season before declaring how shocking his performance was today or that he can't keep pitching well.
Game logs are your friend.
It's not that I don't think he can be an okay contributor, it's that he might've been rusty and he was playing a team who's been pretty darn good at scoring runs so far.
Want to have some fun? Look through some game logs for the past few seasons for Josh Beckett. The AJ Burnett comps are very apt.
Garcia had a high percentage of quality starts, and in those games his ERA was about 2.70 (going off memory here). So that means when he's on, like he was today, you'll get a good game. It also means that when he's bad, he's horrid. We'll be seeing both. Let's just hope he maintains the high percentage of quality starts this year.
Does anyone have info or link to Lance Peddleton scouting report. Just curious. Thanks!
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Um. I did. But you have to be a member on some websites. And I was at work, didn't have a chance to extensively search. But thanks so much for your help…and your sarcasm.
Haha I honestly didn't mean to be rude or accuse you of not googling. Just seemed like a fitting place to say that. If I knew the answer I would have helped you. I'm sorry
nicely done
I'm interested to see how bartolo colon does filling in for hughes… if he keeps doing well would he be taken out of the rotation? maybe hughes to the pen?
Hughes = Joba C. 2013?
does that mean joba 2011 = hughes 2009?
I don't think he'll do particularly well, at least in the long run. He doesn't have a usable breaking ball from what I've seen. He's got the four-seamer and two-seamer (that lose velocity as the game goes on) and a usable changeup.
I don't believe the Yankees see him as a long-term option. Plus Hughes is just too valuable to put in the pen. The Yankees can't keep paying $15-20 million for starting pitching and filling out the other two or three spots with over-the-hill/injury risk types on minor league deals. They Hughes to be a cheap innings eater in the middle of the rotation at the very least.
If you think that Soriano is "broken" right now, you're insane.
All I'm saying.
he hasn't pitched in a while and doesn't pitch well in the cold (or that's what the going rumor is). I'll give him a reprieve until the the weather warms up and the schedule gets more consistent.
I wish I could get paid millions and fuck up my job, then blame 'cool weather'.
Well if you had marketable skills you could.
I think its just the reality setting in that the Steinbernner's plan to sign Soriano to replace Lee was one of the dumbest things to say or do. As if the signing of Feliciano wasn't bad enough, Soriano has already made it next to impossible to replicate his numbers for next year. It really is a possibility that Soriano does not have the mentality to hold games. On the other hand, its small sample size, all he's done so far was cost the Yankees 1 game, but might have saved a few as well. So I obviously agree with you that its too early to decide what his season will look like, but the accumulation of all that is wrong with Yankees' pitching this week (Hughes, Feliciano, Soriano) sends NY fans into panic mode. Seems that everybody forgets how well Colon and Garcia have ended up for the Yanks so far. Although the stats haven't been there for Nova, he's kept the Yankees in every inning up until the 5th inning yesterday.
Summary: Typical Yankees fan says, "Yankees, 8-5, in first place? Who cares, SORIANO SUCKS point me to the suicide bridge.
I have a feeling that if LA falls out of it Cash will try to get Scott Downs.
Its possible, but I don't think he'd be learning his lesson there. Yankees bullpen is fine, they need an adequate LOOGY and Scott Downs is more than adequate and not a LOOGY. If Boone Logan becomes good, Yankees will be fine, if not they should just target a failed lefty starter. The last thing they should do is trade some nice prospects to the Angels for Scott Downs who promptly goes down with an injury.
plus if everything goes right the yankees should be able to call up baneulos and use him in the pen come september
Please no.
"If Boone Logan becomes good"
There's the sample of all of Boone Logan's career where he's been a fairly mediocre pitcher compared to 2010. I don't think he'll become good again, and I don't think a middle reliever signed to a 3/15M contract will command anything more than a Brandon Laird type prospect at the very most. He'll basically just add depth to the bullpen if Soriano doesn't breakout of this funk that he's in and probably be the 7th or 8th inning guy if there's a good lefty (lefties I suppose too) coming up in the inning.
the angels aren't going to trade scott downs for brandon laird… the angels don't mind paying wells so I really doubt they care about what they are paying downs
Perhaps, they have been willing to spend money poorly in the past. Maybe you're right.
I am concerned with Soriano, I expect he'll figure it out but a 9.xx ERA thru 6 appearances is brutal from a guy with the expectations he created with a 1.70 ERA thru 64 appearances last year. It does look eerily similar to his 2004 season, the last season he posted a sub 2 ERA. What incentive does he have to perform well? I doubt he'll match the salary he signed for and the opt-outs are just in case he has another superb year. I'm not running for bridges or freaking out, just a realist stating facts. For the record his WHIP is half what it was in 04 and ERA+ is much better but his velocity is down and control is off after a career high in IP the last two years combined. I also am aware of the SSS involved. All that said, I HOPE he gets it together and proves me wrong!
What incentive does he have to perform well?
You mentioned the opt-outs. This offseason is closerpalooza, which means that yes teams will be signing closers, but other teams will be looking for closers. So there is that.
His incentive is he's a professional athlete and clearly does not like getting his ass kicked on a national stage pitching before the NY media.
He will also want to use his opt-out in the next couple of seasons to be a closer again and make even more money, so he has quite a bit of incentive.
It's early. It means nothing. I would be more concerned if he was throwing 89 mph today, as he was when he had his other meltdown. He was hitting 94 and that's a good sine. He has always been a very good relief pitcher when healthy, which he is now. He'll be fine.
Glad to see they finally DLed Hughes, he was about as close to dead as you could possibly get. Hopefully he'll turn it around, the team needs him this year. Good game today, Freddy Garcia was awesome, I about shit myself when Teixeira was able to power that shot through in the first. Soriano's lack of velocity is starting to get a bit concerning, but Joba was fucking awesome again, and Robbie bailed the team out in the eighth. Glad to see Jeter show some signs of life today, hit a deep fly ball that would have been out on a normal day, so that's encouraging.
So how did Joba look today? I was listening on the radio, but Serling and Suzyn were gushing over how good he looked. Which may or may not mean absolutely nothing.
Awesome, like a fatter version of 2007 Joba.
Was he 'grunting' and 'farting'? John and Suzyn were commenting on how aggressive he looked out there.
There were a few burps in there too and he took a swig of a fan's beer on the way to the mound.
Ah, so they were beer farts.
pretty damn good
Garcia threw his changeup 24 times and 16 of them were strikes. His FB was impressive to topping at only 87mph but out of 33 FB's 22 of them or 66.67% were strikes. If you look at his strikezone plot his command was on point hurling the ball low in the zone. What a great day today.
his change up was ridiculous… he had guys whiffing at 68 MPH pitches and then mixing in the fastball. he was vert smart with his pitches, pettitte-esque
Well the way he was changing speeds with such a diminished fastball, it was reminding me of Mike Mussina when he was successful his last couple years.
When he didn't change speeds well enough, he got hit and was pretty terrible. However, when he mixed it up enough, he kept hitters off balance and had success.
no 68 mph changes 24 times a game in Andy's career-a different kind of smart-but great location was key.
Location location location. Important to all pitchers except…
Phil Hughes
Getting pumped for a game at Trenton this week and one or two at Scranton Fri/Sat. I hope Jesus is still hitting in the .400′s when I get there.
If you are really trying to get into triple a baseball or highschool baseball what are some good sites to go to that are informative?
Into AAA baseball? minorleagueball.com, Baseball America, or even just go to games at your local park are good starts. HS baseball? Depends on the community.
Thanks Baseball America is great!
I live right next to the Gwinnett Braves Stadium (CoolRay Field, 2 miles away) in GA, AAA Yanks will be there for 4 games the last weekend of the month, I can't wait to see Montero and hopefully ManBan will be pitching! I just moved there at the end of the AAA season last year, it'll be my first AAA game.
I used to go to BlueRocks games in DE, not AAA.
Dallas Braden vs Justin Verlander. Impressive start so far for Braden, mixing his pitches well.
Remember when Justin Verlander inexplicably lost his fastball in his second year in the bigs?
That was one of the more odd things I've seen. Hopefully Phil Hughes goes through the same thing, mainly the getting it back part, but you can get your stuff back too apparently.
Gawd…….how dire are the mets?
King Felix 1-2 and losing 7-0 to the Royals today. Trade Montero for him?
Who else do they have to make it fair?
Clearly a case of too many innings and a dead arm. It's the hottest thing since oblique injuries.
He's been killing me in fantasy.
Anyone else looking forward to this Mets firesale?
There's not really anything decent left.
Santana if he comes back healthy would be nice.
If Gardner sucks all season or Swish/Grandy get hurt, Beltran if he's healthy would also be nice.
Yeah, Beltran's the only one I see the Yankees making a run at. They won't trade David Wright, and in order to do so they'd have to eat too much salary to where they may as well just keep him. Jose Reyes might get traded to a team that needs a SS leading up to the playoffs, maybe LA or SF might take a chance on him.
Or maybe Boston might want Reyes. Scutaro sucks and Jed Lowrie probably isn't the long term answer.
Outright ownership of the franchise?
David Wright would be nice. Not for the Yankees (no opening).
Wrigh is pretty athletic. How bout LF?
I'd take Reyes and give them Pat Venditte. 2 pitchers in one body. It's a win win for the mets.
Where can I find data about letting inherited runners score?
A-rod is leading the AL in all 3 parts of the triple slash line.
Vladimir Guerrero swings at outside pitches almost 53% of the time. 0_0
This storm is CRAZY, a huge bolt just struck my backyard and the subsequent thunder woke me up; terrible experience
What were you doing sleeping at this early hour?!
just when you think the Mets couldn't sink further, they do.
What does all this have to done with Phil Hughes' Throwing Program? I guess it is an open thread. But…
I was thinking once they figure out Hughes' problem, they could use him in the overworked bullpen to build up pitch count. In 2009? he was lights out in the BP. Right?