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Scouting Phil HughesBy
When long-heralded prospects make it to the major leagues, the exciting scouting reports on them tend to stick around long past their expiration dates. We hear about potential based on a perception of the player that is no longer reasonable or based on existing attributes. We cling to those old scouting reports, hoping that the player will eventually reach the level of performance that they promised, not willing to accept that circumstance and lack of development have altered the player's ceiling.
Phil Hughes provides a good example of this phenomenon. While many of us have moved on and have lowered their expectations when it comes to Phil, we still cling to him as a guy who has long had potential and could eventually capitalize on it. However, his myriad injuries and the stunted development associated with them have altered Hughes such that the previous scouting reports no longer apply. He was a guy with a fastball at 91-94 that he had stellar command of, an excellent curveball that he could finish hitters with, and a changeup that always seemed to be on the cusp of being a usable pitch. However, the updated scouting report reads differently:
Hughes, turning 26 in June, has a classic power pitcher's build, coming in at a solid 6'5″ and a listed 240 pounds. However, he seems to have put on a bit of weight in recent years, and the Yankees sent him to their fat camp last spring to try and shed those extra pounds. The Yankees have long liked his makeup and believe he has the mental ability to be a successful pitcher in this league, but his conditioning is something worth keeping an eye on.
As for his stuff, he is primarily a two pitch pitcher, featuring a fastball and a curveball. While he has used a cutter fairly often in recent years, he seemed to have slowly removed in from his repertoire over the course of 2011, a smart decision considering its ineffectiveness throughout the season. He occasionally mixes in a changeup, but it is not much of a pitch and is unlikely to become a major part of his arsenal.
His fastball sits at 89-92, and is pretty straight. However, he does have very good command of the pitch in the zone, and he uses that ability to draw plenty of foul balls and get ahead in counts. His curveball, once a pitch that he could throw for strikes and use to finish hitters off, has become adequate at best. It was always a bit loopy, but it had a lot of depth and hitters would swing over it. It has lost some of that depth and just tumbles up to hitters, who can usually catch up to it and foul it off or drive it somewhere. He has also struggled to throw it for strikes in recent seasons. Hughes tinkered some with a spike curve last season, but did not see great results and is unlikely to lean on it in the future.
This two pitch combination allows him to get to two strikes by way of his fastball, but once he is there he has nothing to finish hitters off with. He cannot throw the fastball by them, and they are not swinging at the curveball out of the zone. Eventually, Hughes makes a mistake and hitters are ready to pounce.
Outlook: Hughes did have a major jump in innings from 2009 to 2010, so it is possible that some of his 2011 struggles could be attributed to overuse. But unless he recovers some of his velocity, has his command go from good back to great, or recaptures his old curveball, Hughes profiles as a #4 starter or possibly a good reliever. His fastball command is still good enough to keep him in a MLB rotation, but he needs to find another positive attribute in his arsenal to surpass his current back-of-the-rotation ceiling. As he nears his age 26 season, the likelihood that he does that grows ever more slim.
That is my scouting report on Hughes at this point. I've discarded the one that marked him as the next Yankees ace, as those expectations simply do not match the skills that Hughes currently brings to the table. I hope to be forced to pull that old one out of the trash, dust it off, and use it once again, but I do not expect that to happen. It is time to stop judging Phil Hughes on what he could have been, and start addressing what he is.
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This two pitch combination allows him to get to two strikes by way of his fastball, but once he is there he has nothing to finish hitters off with. He cannot throw the fastball by them, and they are not swinging at the curveball out of the zone. Eventually, Hughes makes a mistake and hitters are ready to pounce.
Outlook: Hughes did have a major jump in innings from 2009 to 2010, so it is possible that some of his 2011 struggles could be attributed to overuse.
I don't buy the overuse/innings jump argument. He's displayed the same trouble finishing hitters off for his entire career, not just in the 2nd half of 2010 or in his disastrous 2011. The only exception was in 2009 when he was in the bullpen, where his stuff was much better than it is as a Starter.
What's most disappointing to me about Phil is how predictable he is. We had heard that as a prospect he was a thinking man's pitcher, setting hitters up, steel trap memory for who hit what and when. At the MLB level, he's been anything but the dominating virtuoso. He always appears to be trying too hard, compensating for an inability to deal with advanced hitters. Maybe that's his whole problem, as Don Mattingly said "Trying to live up to being Phil Hughes". Forcing things is a great way to make your stuff straighten out. IPK was recently interviewed on MLBN and he said he was overthrowing when he struggled with the Yanks, and a tiny mechanical adjustment he picked up by watching Cliff Lee on where he keeps his glove in his windup turned his career around.
Phil's in a desperate search of an elusive, effective 3rd pitch that would allow him to go back to missing bats like he did in the minors. Barring that he should focus on changing speeds and keeping the ball on the ground more, which would represent a complete turnaround from his current mindset and GB/FB rates. Needless to say, I'm not optimistic.
Phil's future is in the bullpen, at least as long as he's a member of the Yanks.
He needs to throw a two seam sinking fastball and/or develop a split finger fastball. I don't care if he risks injury, I'd rather see a guy with put away stuff. If they move him to the bullpen, then he can just rely on the four seam fastball but, ideally, there also he could use a splitter as a dominant put away pitch. In recent years, the Yankees seem to be discouraging their pitchers from developing splitters. This is a mistake, as the benefits of developing an effective put away pitch far outweight the injury risks.
Plenty of teams have 4/5 starters with ERA's above 4. People are just mad because they expect that the yankees should never have to use an average or below average player.
He's more frustrating to watch than Burnett. He's gone from an exciting young guy to someone I dread watching. It seems like every batter has a 7 – 10 pitch at bat with him. I hope for the best in 2012, but expect nothing better than the same.
He does have a problem finishing off hitters but there is still room for growth. He needs another pitch or he is a middle reliever.
The Yanks as a win-now team certainly have issues in developing pitchers. The biggest problems are allowing a pitcher to take his lumps, the other being the endless pressure to win.
I'm not sure IPK would have been able to develop here the way he did in AZ, for a variety of reasons. Yet Wang and Nova (who weren't overly hyped) did just fine. If there's one thing I'd like the Yanks to do more of, it's lowering expectations on prospects, who have enough to deal with getting their feet wet in the bigs.
I'm not sure I'd say Wang and Nova did just fine. If any thing they both look like they've gotten very lucky on middling peripherals. Nova has the stuff, and the creativity, to perhaps improve. But I wouldn't be surprised if he's gone quickly either.
Still, I agree with you. When prospects aren't hyped, the Yankees seem to treat them as they should – cannon fodder that either sticks or blows up in your face.
Did Wang get lucky for 3 years? There ARE exceptions to FIP/DIP. Wang did not have middling peripheralS, what he had was a low K rate. That is only one peripheral. He rarely walked hitters, had a great GB rate, and never gave up HRs.
Until he got hurt, he was not a fluke. He wasn't an "ace" as his win totals implied, but he was a legit middle of the order starter.
Is it just me or are comments being deleted here?
It seems to me that the problem is the Yankees vastly misread which prospect should be a starter and the keeper of the bunch. It does call into question their ability to develop young pitching. Joba is easy to rail about but the bigger miss was how much rope they've given Hughes in contrast. What explains the difference?
Yeah, in my 2nd comment I was responding to someone that somehow disappeared. The guy referred to Mo as a "homer" but other than that I didn't see anything outlandish. He clearly wasn't a Yankee fan, but I hope that isn't enough to get a person deleted.
What explains the difference?
Everyone points to Joba's as being a reason why he is no longer starting. Imo the Yankees messed up by making it one or the other but not both. If they didnt want Joba to pitch in the 2010 rotation that's fine but why banish him to the pen at age 24.
Oh please…I still see Phil as having a boatload of potential. For some reason people love to really come down on a player when he is struggling, but when success comes, everyone says they had a feeling, deep down, that the player could do it. The guy was an All-Star in 2010; we all saw that he can be amazing. Patience
He's been in the league since 2007. If 5 seasons of performances isn't enough for you, at what point do you think it's appropriate to draw a conclusion?
I'm not particularly high on Hughes, but this quote implies 5 years of consistently bad pitching, which isn't really accurate.
2007 – coming back from injury he was above average as a 21 year old and a good playoff appearance – pretty positive
2008 – season lost to injury. Totally ineffective early, later revealed he had broken ribs. Don't know if he was pitching hurt or what
2009 – lights out relief season. Totally dominant, though not starting obviously
2010 – good first half, poor second half. One great playoff start, 2 poor ones
2011 – disaster
Again, I am not that bullish on Hughes, but considering his entire 5 year track record, I have no idea what to make of it. People keep pointing to his record, which is very much a mixed bag as proof he'll never make it, but I dont see that. I think there is still an ok chance he makes it as a mid-rotation guy. The future ace dream is dead, but it's not like he's never shown the ability to get outs for long stretches.
If we are arguing semantics, ignore me.
Nah, I'll just rebut by saying he's had exactly one good half-season as a starter. The rest was either inthe bullpen (where I think he belongs) or was middling, whatever the excuse.
If this was his first or second year in the league then I would agree but he has been starting since 2007. When it comes to Hughes it's not just about the 2011 season but his entire body of work.
I'm willing to keep expectations relatively high for one more season. The list of young, touted pitchers to figure things out after age 25-27 is longer than the list of pitchers who figured it out before then. With that said, he's got his work cut out for him.
He'd have to fundamentally reinvent himself as a pitcher. He's an extreme fly ball righthander that pitches his home games in YS3. His approach is to challenge hitters and miss bats, yet he only misses them at a high rate when working out of the bullpen. Getting in shape is nice, but unless his stuff consistently looks like it does out of the bullpen I don't think it will make any difference. He needs to sit at 93-95 in order for him to match his bullpen stuff.
Eh, I'm as big a sucker for velocity as anyone, but I don't think he necessarily needs to sit at 93-95. He needs to learn how to pitch is what he needs to do. That and add a reliable change-up (for like the 3rd straight season). It's an up hill battle if he's going to develop into a top-of-the-rotation arm, but he's still relatively inexperienced despite seemingly being around forever. I'm giving him another shot.
Phil's FIP declines as his FB goes up. Ideally, I'd agree with you about him learning how to pitch, change speeds, generate more grounders, etc. But as I said above, that would require him to reinvent himself as a pitcher. That's a lot to ask of someone, and foolish to expect.
The FB and FIP improvement would probably hold true for most pitchers in the game. Even though I don't think he necessarily needs to sit at 93-95 to be successful, I don't think it is a great stretch to think that his FB – or at least the "zip" – will return in 2012 and that will absolutely help him.
At some point he may need to reinvent himself or make a return to the 'pen, but I'm on board with the Yankees giving him another shot to excel as Phil Hughes and not some tinkered and altered version of himself.
Too late to overhaul him in the minors?
I definitely believe we are at a point where it is not a given that the yankees extend hughes long term… The fact that he has not adapted in the majors, but rather regressed is quite telling.
It is really a shame.
Not really. Maybe a change in scenery is the best thing that could happen to Phil. From a Yankee fan perspective you could decry what might have been, but from Phil's own perspective and in terms of his career it might be the best thing that ever happened to him. Just like IPK getting a new lease on life in AZ, or the way Vazquez could never cut it here. Some guys aren't cut out to pitch for the Yankees, and that's OK. If they cut ties with him, I wish him well and won't regret it even if he finds success elsewhere.
I think this is a make or break year for Phil. I hope that he has a very big year and establishes himself as a big league starter. It's funny how we throw around #2 or #3 starters. He just needs to be an MLB level starter.
His cutter was actually very effective in 2010, to the point he became over-reliant on it. I think it's definitely a viable weapon in his arsenal, he just needs to mix it in better.
I agree this is a make or break year for Phil The Starter. Ultimately, I can still see him as the Yankees' next closer due to his ability to consistently throw quality strikes with his fastball.
I'm disappointed. Was expecting to hear more about which persons and objects Fill Hughes has eaten to satiate his voracious appetite. Weekends are for whimsy.
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I don't think his potential is that high simply because he can't throw more than 1 pitch effectively. Other than a FB, his other pitches are useless. Plus, he really is not the smart pitcher he was made out to be coming out of the minors. I'm glad he's now putting in the work and I'm sure he'll come to camp in good shape, but that won't help him actually become a good pitcher. He's a reliever – and maybe he can be a good one based on this past post-season – but either way, he won't be the Yankees' problem. I said last year that he wouldn't be in the teams' long-term future.
Bartolo at 38/39… a better option than Phil to give us quality 6 inning starts?
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If his name wasn't Phil Hughes, you wouldn't have even needed to write this post. Knowing what we know now (and your scouting report nailed it), he's just another guy. The pedigree he once had is gone.
Phil has never been the same pitcher since his second start in Texas. I watched him pitch at least 15 games (in person and on MiLBTV) before his ML debut, and then obviously his debut and second start. This guy lived at 93-94, commanded the outside corner to Righties with his FB, and threw a true power CB. I have never seen that pitcher again since that pitch to Teixeira.
People cry about his ChUp, but that's the least of his issues. The loss of velocity is a problem that has led to a command issue by him trying to generate more power on his FB (and possibly the arm problems). But I think all of that could be manageable if he still had that CB. That lollipop trash that he throws now? Hitters spit on it. As Moshe points out, u can't be a flyball pitcher with mediocre velocity and no out-pitch. The whole thing is very sad.
Texas, where Yankee prospect pitchers go to die?
Let's see what his velocity looks like in Spring Training and early on in the season before we dig in either way. It's not uncommon for pitchers to go through periods – even a full season – of diminished stuff. Hell, even Justin Verlander saw his FB velocity take a significant dip in 2008. Not trying to compare the two, but it clearly shows that one season of diminished stuff isn't a death sentence.
In my book, Hughes should be in the pen and Noesi in the rotation to start the season.
One of those guys has a chance to be an effective starter part of our team for a long time, and it isn't Hughes.
As long as Noesi is starting in AAA, I don't see the need to make this decision NOW. Noesi WILL make starts this year in the Bronx, teams don't make it through the year with 5 starters. There is still a little upside there for Hughes, why pull the plug before you absolutely have to?
For the record, I'm not sure I disagree with your basic premise, but Noesi has options. Use them.
Out Pitch, Out Pitch, Out Pitch. The velocity falling off is a panic point just because of the troubles typically associated with it but since it seemed that Phil's arm/shoulder were perfectly fine it only continued to be a topic of discussion because he lacked a pitch(es) to finish off hitters. In a MLB where even the most widely & openly used "performance enhancers" are banned, I don't think its all that unusual for power pitchers' stuff to just not be as consistent as we got used to prior to steroid paranoia. Phil's problems were all about not being able to finish off hitters because he compensated for his lack of an out-pitch with better velocity. An out pitch isn't necessarily a strike out pitch either, a ground ball or pop up pitch works just as well, just as Mo. The trouble as well is unless you're one of the game's better pitchers, even a fairly effective out pitch loses its bite when you're desperately trying to avoid walking your 2nd or 3rd batter of the inning, nibbling.
So it sounds cliche as hell, but Phil Hughes needs to work on getting ahead & staying ahead in the count & a couple of "cards up his sleeve" pitches he can use to get out of jams, like Pettitte had. I think the visions of Hughes anchoring the staff as a power pitcher are long gone, but I don't see any reason why he can't be a valued, dependable 2-3 starter. Assuming his body can handle the work of course, while I hate the "HE'S BETTER IN THE BULLPEN!" scarlet letter that every Yankees' prospect has to deal with eventually, in Hughes' case it might be a valid point if ST, opening day rolls around & he's still struggling to dial up & command his fastball.
Yes yes, the Jays would never have traded Halladay within the division but Hughes/Joba + ____________ for Halladay, in hindsight, looks like a steal.
Based only on my opinion and on what I have observed from young pitchews in the past( Cliff Lee as an example) I believe that Phil will come into his own in 2012 and will put the doubters to rest.
What happens if he doesn't? He could turn things around but it's also possible for him to continue on the same path
When Mo retires we can keep The better of Phil/Joba for the 7th and DRob/Soriano for the balance.
That's not a bad idea especially with the rotation being a question mark both now and going forward.
Overhyped. Not a starter, he's a seventh inning man. The year he won 18, his ERA was over 4 and the offense was putting up an average of seven runs per game. That's why I laugh when they say he has to get back and throw like 2010. Bring up one of the rookies.
Valid point he has to get back to what he was in the first six weeks of 2010.
Perhaps that will end up becoming Phil Hughes' final chapter as a Yankee, but I think fans are too quick to banish a prospect to the bullpen. Not all prospects come out dealing the way Lincecum or Kershaw have.
True fans can react to quickly when it comes to prospects but Hughes has been given a number of chances over the years.
Overhyped. Not a starter, he's a reliever. The year he won 18, his ERA was over 4 and the offense was putting up an average of seven runs per game. That's why I laugh when they say he has to get back and throw like 2010. Bring up one of the rookies.
I want Hughes to ditch the curve (unless he is going to throw a power curve, and last season he said he needed to throw it harder but then ended up back with the 74 mph pos by the end of the season) and go with the slider/splitter. Pick 1, throw it hard, pair it with the good fastball, get hitters out.
His inability to throw a curve ball that consistently fools major league hitters is embarrassing for a guy that supposedly had one of the best curves in the system.
According to some talent evaluators, it's the splitter which caused him to both lose velocity on his fastball and bite on his curvevall. Some are suggesting that it's the splitter he ditch, because he fell in love with it, not just hurting the development on his other pitches, but causing a regression.
Not saying it's true, but it illustrates the problem with diagnosing the development problems of pitchers.
I think you mean cutter. But Hughes had a crappy curve ball before he had the cutter, but whatever, if its the cutter ditch that too. He just needs a secondary offering that actually works.
It was crazy with how good his fastball was in 2010 that hitters were sitting back on his curve and lining it for singles/doubles and rarely swinging and missing at it.


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Here are some upcoming conferences related to low dimensional topology. More conference listings are available on Mark Brittenham's site, Jon McCammond's home page, the AMS conference calendar and the UTK geometry listserv. If you notice any conferences missing from this list, please add a comment at the bottom of the page.
29th Summer Conference on Topology and its Applications, CUNY Staten Island, July 23-26, 2014.
Combinatorial Link Homology Theories, Braids, and Contact Geometry, ICERM, Providence, August 4-8, 2014.
The Thin Manifold; A conference on knots and 3-manifolds, University of Iowa, August 5-7, 2014.
Geometry on Groups and Spaces (ICM Satelite), KAIST, Seoul, Korea, August 7-12, 2014.
Wasatch Topology Conference, Park City, Utah, August 22-24, 2014.
Knots and Low Dimensional Manifolds, Satellite conference of ICM, Busan, August 22-26, 2014.
29th British Topology Meeting, University of Southampton, September 8-10, 2014.
Special session on Knot Theory at DMV-PTM Mathematical Meeting, Poznan, Poland, September 17-20, 2014.
Yamabe Symposium: 3-manifold Geometry, University of Minnesota, October 17-19, 2014.
Ahlfors-Bers Colloquium, Yale University, October 23-26, 2014.
Topology and Geometry Conference, Bonn, August 17-21, 2015.
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Despite widespread condemnation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [Unlink] is adamant about going ahead with the latest settlement plan. The push to build the massive Jewish settlement was finalized after Palestine won de facto UN recognition of statehood.
A defiant Netanyahu brushed off mounting international criticism and declared at the weekly cabinet meeting, "We will carry on building in Jerusalem and in all the places that are on the map of Israel's strategic interests."
In another dramatic turnaround, Israel decided to withhold Palestinian tax revenues worth about $100 million this month. The harsh move is perceived as Israel's attempt to punish Palestine for going ahead with the UN bid despite opposion by Israel and the United States.
The construction of 3,000 homes would put an end to Palestinian's dream of building a contiguous country. Especially, the much ambitious "preliminary zoning and planning work" for thousand of housing units in the zone named as E-1, near Jerusalem, would split the West Bank into two areas, separating the Palestinians.
While the plan to build the homes in E-1 has been on papers for long time, Israel was coerced to freeze its activities in E-1 under pressure from George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Israel claims the right to build cities based on historical and biblical links to the West Bank and Jerusalem, which the international community does not recognize.
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The news of 3,000 settler homes have initiated strong international condemnation from the United States, France, Britain and the European Union.
A concerted criticism aired across Europe on Monday, with Britain, France and Sweden meeting the Israeli ambassadors in their respective capitals to air strong disapproval of the Israel's plan to erect 3,000 extra homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Significantly, this time the European condemnation seems "more than just condemnation." According to reports, Britain and France are contemplating on the option of recalling their envoys from Israel in protest against its decision to expand settlements.
The United Nations too has been voicing strong concerns on the settlement plan. Criticizing Netanyahu's declaration, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the construction plan by Israel would indicate an almost fatal blow to the materialization of two-nation state. Israel, on the other hand, considers the plan appropriate as Palestine's unilateral bid to approach the UN is a gross violation of the previous agreements signed with Israel.
The recent developments on the Israeli political front indicate major fallout from the UN vote on Thursday granting observer state status to Palestine. The decision to construct the housing settlements in West Bank, thereby splitting Palestine's hopes for a homeland, is predicted to cause ripples of confrontation in the Middle East.
In one stroke, Israel has slashed a big cut on the future of moribund Middle East peace process and the international community is left fuming at such a move.
While countries like Britain and France have come out openly to condemn the move, Canada, so far, has sent a muted response. However, international opinion is unanimous this time. Israel is facing isolation from every corner, beginning with the UN acceptance of the Palestinian state and now the widespread condemnation of Netanyahu's settlement plan in West Bank and Jerusalem.
Israel is splitting the West Bank into two pieces, which is simply not going to work in terms of appeasing the Palestinians. The move predicts familiar, gory scenes of confrontation and violence from both sides. Each side then justifies its claim to security with the help of rockets, mortars, and bloody violence.
There seems to be no road ahead for the advancement of the peace process. Netanyahu leads a pro-settler government and opinion polls indicate his Likud party will regain power in Israel's Jan. 22 parliamentary election, despite opponents' allegations that Netanyahu's policies have increased Israeli diplomatic isolation in the international sphere.
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Goldie "Peggy" McCoy, 103, of Fairmont, passed away early Friday morning (Nov. 16, 2012).
She was born Aug. 10, 1909, in Braxton County, daughter of the late Fred and Rachel Knicely Weaver. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Cecil Anderson, in 1932, and her second husband, Doyle Marion McCoy, who died in 1964.
Mrs. McCoy was a graduate of Burton High School in Burton. She was a member of Monongah Baptist Church in Monongah. She was a retired employee of the YWCA in Fairmont. Mrs. McCoy enjoyed arts, crafts and quilting.
Survivors include two daughters, Carol McCoy of Little Mill Fall Community and Wanda Toothman of Rivesville; seven grandchildren, Daniel and Judy McCoy of Monongah, David McCoy of Katy, Rebecca and Thomas Anderson of Mill Fall community, Regina and Jarvis Fluharty of Katy, Jeffery and Tammy McCoy of Monongah, Gary and Lisa Toothman of North Carolina, and Charles Allen and Kim Toothman of Warrenton, Va.; 16 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her sons-in-law, Ed McCoy and Charles R. Toothman; and two grandchildren, Gregory McCoy and Kenneth and Lori Toothman.
Friends may call at Ford Funeral Home, R.C. Jones Chapel, 1410 Country Club Road, Fairmont, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 2 p.m. today with the Rev. David Huckins and the Rev. Stanley Merrifield officiating. Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery in Fairmont.
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Yesterday, the Myrtle Beach Sun News published an editorial suggesting my efforts to get the facts on the Benghazi tragedy was simply wasting our time.
The Sun News is entitled to their opinion and Im used to the criticism. But I also want to make clear to The Sun News and you I will not back down.
President Obama must account for his handling of Benghazi and I intend to hold him accountable.
I have asked dozens of questions of President Obama and thus far received one response. In it, the President acknowledged he did not call anyone in Libya during the eight hours our consulate was under attack. He did not speak with any Libyan officials until well after everyone was dead.
But there are many other questions I want to see answered. Who changed the talking points given to Susan Rice removing the references to al-Qaida and terrorism? Why did President Obama, for two weeks after the attack, continue to cite an obscure video as the cause, yet his Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff say they immediately knew it was a terrorist attack? Why was an American rescue team dispatched from Tripoli held up at the Benghazi Airport for over three hours? Why wont the administration release the FBI interviews conducted with the survivors detailing the events during the hours of the attack to Congress? These are just some of the questions I believe that should be answered.
Why else do I believe Benghazi matters? First, the families of those who lost their lives deserve answers on how their loves ones sacrificed on behalf of our nation. Second, I believe Benghazi is Exhibit A of President Obamas failed foreign policy.
Benghazi shows us that Obamas preferred path of America "leading from behind" does not work. It shows extreme system failure within our own government and what happens when the United States tries to outsource security to a non-existent government.
I can only imagine the media response if this had happened on President Bushs watch. I have no doubt that in that instance the media would have been asking the tough questions and demanding answers as to what went wrong and why.
As a nation, we learned from President Bushs mistakes in Iraq and we should learn from the mistakes made by this president in Benghazi. If we do not, I have no doubt they will be repeated.
Unfortunately, the Obama administration has been anything but helpful in my requests for information. They have repeatedly stonewalled, delayed, denied and deceived on this issue.
I want to make it clear to The Sun News and people like you I am not giving up. I promise you I will get to the bottom of what happened in Benghazi.
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What are the differences between the various backup methods (e.g., differential and incremental), and what is the difference when you have to recover using those methods?
Rather than reinvent the wheel, I will point you to an excellent explanation of the various backup types from one of the ATE experts on SearchStorage.com, Jim Booth. Booth states, "As a backup practice, both incremental and differential backups accomplish the same thing -- they allow you to reduce the resources needed to backup data. But how they accomplish this task is different. If archive bits are cleared after each backup, this is called an 'incremental' backup. If the archive bits are cleared only after a full backup, then this is a 'differential' backup.
Incremental Backups
"An incremental backup clears the archive bits each time data is backed up. This means that each backup will be small. To perform a restore, a copy of the last full backup and each incremental will have to be restored to get all files to their last known state. In most cases, a full backup will be performed weekly, while an incremental backup is performed daily.
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A differential backup clears archive bits only after a full backup. This means that daily
backups get gradually larger, but restore is easier. A full restore only requires the last full
backup and the last differential. Incremental backups allow for a more granular restore, but
differential backups are typically easier to restore."
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Salem, NH — Mr. William (Bill) F. Corcoran, 69, of Ocala, Florida and formerly of Salem, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, October 1st, after a brief illness.
Born in Methuen on August 26, 1944, he was the son of the late Aylward Corcoran and Emily (Brandy) Corcoran. Bill was a 1962 graduate of Methuen High School and a 1966 graduate of Norwich University after which he served for four years in the U.S. Army. Bill also completed advanced studies at Merrimack College.
For many years Bill was associated with Catalano Insurance of Methuen and more recently with Cronin and Gervino Insurance of Methuen.
Bill spent most of his life in the Merrimack Valley area and was very active in his community having served on the Boards of the Salem Boys and Girls Club for many years and Salem Haven Nursing Home. He was a recipient of the Man/Youth Award in 1992 for his service, support and contribution to the Salem Boys and Girls Club. Prior to retiring from the Board, he served as President of Salem Haven. Bill valued community service and had also volunteered for the Buddy Werner Ski League and was involved in the board of the YMCA of Lawrence for many years having served in various leadership roles. He was also a longtime member of the Haverhill Country Club and spent most of his life pursuing that elusive hole in one.
Bill leaves his wife of 26 years, Pamela Corcoran, a daughter, Brandy Corcoran Carlson and her husband, Paul, of Washington, DC and a stepson, Peter LaConte and his wife, Christine, of Lynnfield, MA. He was predeceased by his son, Derrick, who died in 1990. He also leaves four grandchildren, Henry Carlson, Renee Carlson, Emily Carlson, Jack Carlson and two step-grandchildren, Kendall LaConte and Nicholas LaConte.
ARRANGEMENTS: Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend his Funeral Mass on Monday, Oct. 7th, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church, 40 Main St. Salem, NH. Interment will follow in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Salem. Calling hours at the H.L. Farmer & Sons Bradford Funeral Home, 210 South Main St., Bradford will be Sunday from 2-6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Salem Dollars for Scholars, P.O. BOX 297, Salem, NH 03079 in the name of the Derrick W. Corcoran Scholarship Fund. Condolences to his family may be made at www.farmerfuneralhomes.com.


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I have received several comments on my post on Warren Buffett's taxes that indicate that people think I missed the point. I only "called out" one of them, because it was particularly eloquent:
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Are there any editors working the day shift? If so, why in the world was this allowed to go to print in a magazine of your stature? I am NOT a CPA with over 30 years of non-CPA knowledge and even I know that there are no taxes on unrealized capital gains. If you allow this "contributor" to contribute again, keep him on a short lease.
All I can say to that is that I'm glad I've hung onto my day job. I even kept my old blogspot site alive, where my readers numbered in the scores.
Here is the reason for my comment, which charliemurf thinks merits keeping me on a "short lease". Mr. Buffet in his piece in the Times indicates that he paid $6,938,744 in taxes an effective rate of 17.4% on his taxable income. I won't insult Mr. Murf by explaining why that makes me think that Mr. Buffett's taxable income was $39,877,839. Mr. Buffett seems to be saying that he wouldn't mind paying at a higher rate. If you don't mind me shifting to round numbers at 40% he would have paid $16,000,000.
I just can't help thinking that buried in that analysis is a subtle assumption that it is that favorable rate that is getting Mr. Buffett ahead and I think that subtle assumption is mistaken. According to Forbes, Mr. Buffett's net worth went up by $3,000,000,000 over the last year. If he had to realize those gains, even at 17.4%, he would have had to pay $522,000,000.
I actually don't do much in the way of advocating about tax policy. My motto is "It is what it is. Deal with it." I was just concerned that people might think that recognizing capital gains at a favorable rate was a triumph of tax planning, while it is probably deferral that is the better wealth building device.
Regardless, I'll talk to my editor about "shortening my lease" and only writing about things that are obscure like PLR 201130018.
As his editor, I have no intention of shortening Peter's leash. Indeed, tax deferral is a huge tax benefit—something that everyone putting pre-tax dollars in an IRA or 401(k) implicitly confirms. Moreover, gains left unrecognized until death are not taxed. That is just one reason why it's not clear there is an economic justification for taxing ordinary income at 35% and capital gains at 15%.
I did strike a nerve — moving on — to quote "…Mr. Buffett's taxable income was $39,877,839. Mr. Buffett seems to be saying that he wouldn't mind paying at a higher rate. If you don't mind me shifting to round numbers at 40% he would have paid $16,000,000." With that he would then still have over $23 million in annual disposable income. Not too bad when living in Omaha, or even New York. Now what is Mr. Buffett actually saying — I think it is that for some reason no one really understands, or is willing to admit, the mega rich seem to get a pretty sweet deal from Congress and it's time for an "adjustment".
Isn't there a bigger point here?
Unless Warren Buffett is extraordinarily patriotic, there will never be any income tax paid on his unrealized appreciation. So his tax rate on the economic income he earned last year is more like 0.22% ($6.9/$3.039.9). Even if his tax rate on recognized income was increased to 100%, the tax on economic income would be a little more than 1% ($39.9/$3.039.9).
To correct this fundamental problem with our realization-based tax system, we need to tax the super-wealthy like Mr. Buffett on a mark-to-market basis. When Mr. Buffett's stock appreciates each year, he should pay at least some tax on the appreciation (and, of course, receive a refund if the stock depreciates the next year). There is no good reason why wage earners pay income tax on all of their economic income but Mr. Buffett can escape all tax on nearly all of his.
For more on this see http://www.cadwalader.com/assets/article/120505MillerTaxNotes.pdf
No matter how rich you are Mr Buffet if you have already paid the money in tax, you can not re-invest it also. True or False
Congratulations on the support from your editor and being relieved of a "short leash." I understand your explanation and your elaboration from your previous related article.
My only gripe is that use of that word "that" that made me re-read that post and wonder if that editor caught all those "thats" in that post. Maybe I am just that only reader who noticed that many "thats" (not sure if "thats" is a correct plural term for the word "that") and I am just over-analyzing that post and missing altogether that point that you were trying to make. That is all I have to say and with that I will sign off.


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Sam Prekop of The Sea and Cake has written several songs for a film titled PAVILION, the debut feature by director Tim Sutton (who had previously worked with Prekop on the video for The Sea and Cake's "Weekend"). We shared a couple songs, "The Eve" and "Arizona," back in March for the film's SXSW premiere, but now PAVILION is having its New York premiere this Thursday at BAM, and we have been graciously asked to premiere the film's title theme. It's certainly short, but it's wavering keyboard, sighing vocals, and stretched-out harmonies would seem to perfectly complement the film's "mesmerizing imagery of hot summer bike rides and cool lakebound dives." Check out the track here:
Like the SXSW premiere, the screening this Thursday will be followed by a performance from Sam Prekop and Archer Preweitt, who will be playing tracks from the soundtrack and select Sea and Cake songs. There will also be a Q&A with Tim Sutton. It all starts at 7 PM, as part of the BAMcinemaFest. Plan your life accordingly. Purchase tickets here, and check out the film's trailer here:
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Right now, you can stream or download a brand new INTERNET CLUB joint entitled DREAMS 3D for free via Ailanthus Recordings. The album is one of several releases this year, with another called VANISHING VISION due next month. In the words of INTERNET CLUB: "留在我身边."
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First time my pal Mickey listened to Lil B/The BasedGod, he told me he spit out his coffee at work. And I love it when P all dropping BasedWorld quotes on me midday random-style. Or trollin' the way a young whodie should with br'ohs on the IntRAHnets. Yo, remember his 2xLP on Weird Forest? Now I'm getting "There are too many songs; I don't know where to start." So, maybe it's the camaraderie I like. Maybe just because he's folk. Neo-folk. #werrrrrrrrrrp
But I don't believe in that shit. It comes down to the gravity of Lil B/The BasedGod. If one were to make a mix, sorting through all of Lil B's/The BasedGod's tracks, one could create their own character/theory/idea of who Lil B/The BasedGod represents to them. This mix is how Lil B/The BasedGod represents himself to me in 2012 (so far): a character built upon lies. It goes beyond lying to one's self driving home or walking they's dog; his constant self-doubt, belligerent machismo, and confused charm transform him into whatever he wants. Lil B/The BasedGod has found the end energy. This is pure. Complete and vast.
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[00:00] "Shooting Star" (Water Is D.m.g. Pt.1)
[02:50] "Lil B Speaks Out About Getting Sucker Punched And What Happened" (Blue Eyes)
[03:05] "When I Write" (Blue Eyes)
[07:11] "Whodie Whodie" (#1 Bitch)
[09:41] "Real Hip Hop 2012" (God's Father)
[13:43] "BasedGod Fucked My Bitches" (White Flame)
[18:35] "Rare Lil B Age of Information UC Berkeley College Lecture About Lil B Topics and Music" (Blue Eyes)
[20:35] "I Aint Neva Won Remix" (The Basedprint 2)
[23:30] "Ski Mask Thuggin" (Trapped In Basedworld)
[25:49] "I'm Fabio" (White Flame)
[28:16] "Ima Eat Her Ass Based Freestyle" (#1 Bitch)
[33:05] "The BasedGods Layer" (God's Father)
"In Waking Dreams"
Last week, Lisa McGee released her debut album, Forever Falling Toward the Sky, as Vestals. In contrast to her dense drone work in Higuma (with Evan Caminiti) and Portraits (a group ensemble that includes Caminiti and Jon Porras from Barn Owl, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Gregg Kowalsky, Maxwell Croy, and many more), the album sees McGee adopting a fractured shoegaze-esque approach, in which her cavernous vocals, processed guitars, and the surrounding ambiance produce a sluggish backdrop to an aesthetic that keeps on trudging forward. "In Waking Dreams," the album's closing track, is a good example of this struggle: the core melodies continually promise liftoff, but the thick noise weigh the track down to a hover, ending with angelic harmonies just barely floating above distorted, wavering feedback. Check it out here:
Forever Falling Toward the Sky is out now on Root Strata. Caminiti's new Dust Editions imprint will release Vestals' follow-up, due sometime "in the distant future."
• Vestals: http://vestals.tumblr.com
• Root Strata: http://rootstrata.com
Gas masks, electro-shock units, levitating girls — and we've just scraped the surface of Doomtree's clip for "Beacon." The video for the No Kings track is a steampunk-noir chiller, rife with grainy shutter-shots and aviator goggles. Dessa, the Minneapolis rap collective's leading lady, does cool floating tricks dressed in Victorian attire, while steam billows around the rest of the group. A steampunk rap video sounds horrible in theory — can you imagine a monocle-wearing Waka Flocka rapping on a Zeppelin? — but Doomtree proves that sci-fi and hip-hop make surprisingly good artistic bedfellows.
• Doomtree: http://www.doomtree.net
"11" [excerpt]
TMT's budget wouldn't permit a plush red carpet for this premiere, so we'll have to settle for the new album from Decimus to make its grand appearance with the burning pool of blood on the concrete that starts this video. When you're turning on music linked from an email care of Digitalis Industries for the first time, you know you're gonna need to prepare at least a little. When the email contains the following words, and I quote: "I'm not exaggerating when I say this might be the weirdest record we've ever put out on Digitalis," you end up gripping the sides of your laptop a little tighter.
Decimus is the latest project from No-Neck Blues Band founding member Pat Maruno, a continuation of his "Decimus Magnus Ausonius" series, which finds him in the midst of mapping out 12 zodiac-aligned records, something he started in 2011. This, it would appear, is his 11th entry in the series, and it's totally fucking crazy. Trudging its way through a sewer of audio, "11" burns with deep, dark emotions that growl and beat out with slow inertia. As the menacing violence creeps sluggishly along, Maruno constantly stays in pounce-mode, a sly and slight grin across his lips — potentially powerful, actually creepy as hell. Tremors tremble this whole thing, an earthquake lurking deep inside the mix and showing its ugly face whenever it damn well pleases, slicing up the thick slop of oozy bass tones with staccato blasts of incredibly loud silence. And I've just described maybe a minute or two of the 7+ you'll find in this sample (not to mention the 35 more available on the LP, or that bone-chilling slo-mo swamp-thing vocal he does).
We must also note the work of video creator Jason Schuler, who gripped the downright filthy, grainy texture of Decimus and figured it into this completely weird and macabre scene that brings to mind the likes of Jan Švankmajer, casting dusky hues and shadow-framed figures in a reverse narrative. The sum sees "11" as a monster hellbent on grave-digging for grim, disgusting truths and coming up engorged, fully satisfied.
"11" begins the decimation at Boomkat starting today, worldwide in a week.
• Decimus (Pat Maruno): http://soundcloud.com/pat773
• Digitalis Recordings: http://www.digitalisindustries.com/rec_index.html


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I was wondering if anybody may be able to give me any advice at all. My Parents have a lot of land at the back of their house, plenty of room to build a structure. we havent thought about what type of structure yet because the issue of planning permission would need to be considered first.
My question is this, as the land is in my Parents back Garden we currently have no access to this area except through the house. It may very well be possible to get access from the rear in the future because the back wall of the garden leades onto a car park, and I believe the owner would be happy to grant permission for a doorway to be put in this wall.
Do you now if this would help or would it simply not be possible because there is no direct access to the garden?
It is just something which we have decided to consider recently, it just seems a shame to leave the land wasting away there.
Thanks in advance for any replies.


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Bad sleep habits can become even worse when it's time to set the clock ahead for daylight saving time, which begins this year on March 14. "If your kids already stay up too late, the extra hour of evening sunlight may encourage you to push bedtime even later," says William C. Kohler, MD, medical director of the Florida Sleep Institute, in Spring Hill. Sleep-deprived kids don't perform as well academically and are likelier to have behavior and discipline problems. Dr. Kohler recommends setting bedtimes so children and teens log about nine hours before they wake up for school. And plan ahead for the "spring forward" time change: Starting three to seven days before the change, gradually make their bedtime and wake-up time about an hour earlier.APRIL: Protect Your Smile
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It's time to defend against Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ehrlichiosis. Ticks gravitate to shade, leaves, and long grass where it's damp, so keep lawns mowed, remove brush, trim trees to let in sunlight, and consider applying pesticide around your yard's perimeter. After being outdoors in a tick-infested area, check everyone's skin, including armpits, scalp, and groin; remove any ticks with tweezers and freeze in a plastic bag to show to the doctor, if needed. Wash clothes with hot water and dry on high at least an hour. Contact your doctor if you have symptoms such as fatigue, chills, fever, headache, muscle and joint aches, or a circular rash around a bite (see cdc.gov/features/lymedisease).JUNE: Safeguard Your Skin
Applying sunscreen should be a year-round habit, but summer is a key time for everyone in the family to apply a product with an SPF of 15 or higher every day. All that fun in the sun increases the risk of skin cancer, not to mention painful sunburns and premature wrinkles. To get enough protection, you need to reapply sunscreen at least every two hours, so keep a bottle handy in your purse, your car's glove compartment, and your kids' backpacks. For added protection, wear wide-brimmed hats and sunglasses that block both UVA and UVB rays. Using a UV-blocking laundry rinse on clothing will up the sun protection of an average T-shirt from a rate of 5 to 30 -- and it's far cheaper than stocking up on special UV-protective clothes.
The long days and loose schedules of summer make it the perfect time to exercise as a family. "Show your kids that leading an active lifestyle can be fun and joyful; it's a lesson that will help them stay healthy for their entire lives," says internist Gary Rogg, MD, of Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, New York. Just be sure that you avoid the word exercise -- playtime shouldn't seem like a chore or work. Instead, schedule fun physical activities that the whole family can do together such as biking, hiking, swimming, or playing hide-and-seek, capture the flag, or a lively game of kickball. Being active together is not only good for your health, it's also a terrific way to get closer to your children.AUGUST: Visit Your Farmers' Market
A healthy diet that fights disease includes at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day -- an amount only 11 percent of Americans eat, according to a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health study. Right now the stalls at your local farmers' market are piled high with ears of corn, squash, ripe berries, peaches, plums -- even early apples. Try varieties that don't show up at many supermarkets, like heirloom tomatoes and unusual melons. "People are often amazed at how flavorful a just-picked locally grown tomato or peach can be," says nutrition expert Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD, coauthor of The Ultimate Diet Log. "It can make you look forward to eating veggies."SEPTEMBER: Get in Focus
The odds are good that your kids get an annual eye exam -- a standard part of a well-child visit. But what about your eyes? If you (or your spouse) haven't been to an eye doctor recently, make an appointment. Every adult needs a periodic vision and glaucoma exam; your doctor will tell you how often. From age 40 on, you should get checked for presbyopia -- the natural gradual loss of lens flexibility -- especially if you're holding books farther away, can't see the computer clearly, or get headaches after close work like checking e-mail on your PDA. Solutions include reading glasses or special contact lenses.OCTOBER: Ward Off Colds and Flu
To keep sick days at both school and work to a minimum, everyone in the family should get a flu shot (or two -- last year an additional H1N1 vaccine was recommended for many Americans). Your second line of defense against viruses and other bugs: frequent hand-washing. Since it's hard for kids to lather up regularly when they're at school, tuck travel-size bottles of hand sanitizer into coat pockets, gym bags, and backpacks (yours, too). Studies show that these alcohol-based gels can be as effective as soap and water in reducing the spread of germs.NOVEMBER: Scale Back on Sugary Drinks
Eighty-four percent of teens chug at least one sugar-sweetened beverage on a typical day, notes a recent Columbia University study. Cavities aren't the only concern: Research shows kids (and adults) who regularly drink soda, fruit drinks, sports drinks, and sweetened iced tea are at greater risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes. Switch everyone to water, low-fat milk, and diet soft drinks. And don't be fooled into thinking that 100 percent juice is okay, says Larry C. Deeb, MD, past president of the American Diabetes Association. "You get vitamins, but fruit juice still has lots of sugar and no fiber. Stick to one small glass a day."DECEMBER: Be a Volunteer
Giving back is good for you. Volunteering lowers rates of depression and may decrease your risk of disease as well as extend your life by several years, according to a review of more than 30 studies from the Corporation for National and Community Service. As little as one or two hours a week of helping out can improve your health. So get your whole family involved. And start your commitment right now: It's a great way to celebrate the true holiday spirit and escape some of the season's frenzied consumerism. For suggestions on how to begin, go to thevolunteerfamily.org.
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Leaving On A Jet Plane
I'm really starting to like the Ft. Lauderdale International Airport. You get free wireless internet access while you wait .
For some strange reason, not that I'm complaining or anything, it only took about 10 minutes to breeze through the security check point and now I'm about an hour and a half early for my flight to Orlando.
By the way, I'm heading to Orlando for Affiliate Summit. Honestly, it still hasn't even sunk in yet that I'm getting ready to depart. I'm not even sure I packed everything I need…oh well, I guess if worse comes to worst, I could just buy whatever I need when I get there.
As always, I will try to take plenty of pictures and post them whenever I can.


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Sichuan Chef N Chelmsford
We tried Sichuan Chef in N Chelmsford again last night. (had only tried it once before , back a few years ago) Glad we did, we had a nice meal. We got a spicy diced chicken dish, this one had the most hot stars on the menu. Nice that it was not battered, nice flavors. We also got a spicy bean noodle dish which were the clear bean type noodles with hot oil and diced waterchestnuts and ground pork. Lastly we got a beef noodle soup which had a spicy five spice broth, chewy noodles that looked hand cut possibly, bok choy, fatty beef. The service was very fast and attentive. The owner is extremely friendly and came to our table several times. This stuff was all off the "chinese menu" which you have to ask for. It is a single sheet with english on one side and chinese on the other. The place was pretty busy and many takeout orders and tiki drinks were being sold. Most seemed to be ordering crab rangoon, general gaus, i think we were the only ones ordering off the Chinese menu. Happy to add a new place into the rotation
Great food there, I still contest they have some of the best peking raviolis to be had anywhere.
I'm glad you had a better experience this time. I've posted a few times about this place, and no one ever agreed with me. The Chinese menu is full of Taiwanese specialties. The owners also run JoJo Taipei in Allston, and they told me that they can make anything that's on the JJT menu. Usually, they offer special dishes during Chinese New Year.
BTW, if people are looking for it online, it's actually spelled Szechuan Chef.
I though they had a Taiwanese menu in addition the the special Chinese but I haven't been there for dinner. Wayne is great and will cook anything you ask for. Almost anything from the menu(s) can be ordered at lunch for lunch prices. He will also host a special New Year's dinner either next Sunday or the Sunday after. You sign up, he cooks, you eat what he serves. We used to do that for lunch on a weekly basis when I worked in Nashua and it was great.
I went back there today for some lunch and the lunch buffet is on hold for now. There is only one special menu and a lot of what is there is also in the Chinese dishes section of the regular menu. I had the Spicy Chili Chicken from the Chinese Menu where it has three stars but on the Chinese dishes menu it only has one star but despite that it was very good but I would put the spicing at two stars. The good and exciting thing is that now you can order almost everything off either menu as small dishes at lunchtime for lunchtime prices! Good chance to try special dishes at reduced prices.
He will aslo do a special Chinese new years dinner on Feb 17 and Feb 24. If interested you need to call and reserve a seat, one seating only and you eat what the kitchen cooks.
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Do you know any details on the New Years feast? Cost? Number of people you need for your table? Lunch time or dinner? I notice this on their site http://www.szechuanchefrestaurant.com...
re: hargau
This is served family style, no ordering, everyone is sharing the tables, it's at dinnertime, I don't have the starting time. Cost, I haven't been for a number of years but it's not very expensive at all.
re: Ferrari328
Yea i understood the no ordering part but i pictured they would be serving certain size of each dish to each party/family/table of 6-10 people or something. I figured you would need a minimum size party for your table to share the dishes... and that you couldnt just go with 1-2 people...
So what you are saying it is served family style amongst the entire restaurant?? That sounds odd to me and the germaphobe in me says unsanitary too. I see all too often people using the chopsticks they eat with to serve themselves food, im ok when its my family/friends but not so much with strangers..
Also have witnessed how people cherry pick/hoard dishes such as lobster etc at buffets, i cant imagine family style in an entire restaurant.
Surely this isnt how it works!?
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I wouldn't say the whole restaurant since he only has so many round tables and I think the seating is limited, that's why you have to register beforehand. Far as I remeber each table get dishes to share.
Disndale, this is a special dinner, done on two Sundays only.
re: Ferrari328
Well i dont want to slam the place so i wont get into details but after a visit this weekend, we wont be going back....shame...
I did overhear the owner talking about the NY banquet on those 2 dates and from what i heard it sounded like an invitation only sorta of thing with open bar, etc.. he called it a "party".. I heard him say that it was only supposed to be 1 date but one important family couldn't make it so he was adding a 2nd one for them.


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