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The silky-smooth silicone contours of the Lelo Siri Rechargeable Clitoral Vibrator are engineered with precision for a more satisfying experience, delivering intense external stimulation with every stroke. Power and luxury - the ultimate sexy treat!
Elegantly designed, the clitoral vibrator has a silky-smooth finish that is just begging to pleasure you in all the right places. Fully rechargeable and made with beautifully smooth silicone, the Lelo Siri also benefits from a stronger motor, allowing you to deliver even more exciting and targeted vibrations.
Controlled by an intelligent microprocessor that conveys power and speed through six varied stimulation modes, the Lelo Siri has both beauty and brains.
The six vibration modes are designed to simulate massage strokes, from soft flutter to intense pulsation - whatever suits your mood best. Ergonomically designed, the Siri fits perfectly in the palm and is quiet, small and portable.
The four control buttons make this vibe easy to control, allowing you to change and return to settings quickly and easily and making it especially suitable for couple's play (chaps, you'll love the intimate massaging properties of Siri too).
It is fully lockable to prevent accidental activation, with pleasure and discretion at the heart of this sleek beauty.
4 hours of pleasure can be gained from a 2-hour charge to the Li-ion battery. The charge indicator allows the user to accurately know how much pleasure time you have left. A 90 day standby time ensures the vibrator is ready to go when you are.
Comes complete with sleek box, UK charger, introduction manual, satin carry pouch and the 10 year Lelo warranty - peace of mind with manufacturing quality guaranteed.
How it measures up
- Length: 4.5 inches
- Circumference: 5 inches
How it feels
- Material: Silicone
- Flexibility: Rigid
- Waterproof: Splashproof
- Contains latex: No
- Contains phthalates: No
Power and speed
- Controller Type: Built in - push button
- Vibration speed: Speeds and patterns
- Power Type: Rechargeable
- Battery Info: Rechargeable
- Duration: 240 minutes
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Lelo Siri Luxury Rechargeable Clitoral Vibrator 9 out of 10 (20 reviews) Write your own reviewOrder by:
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Reviewed: 23 January 2014 by Lovehoney - Alice, a Straight Married Female
My review for the Lelo Siri is long overdue. As the sex toys category manager at Lovehoney I've seen and tried a lot of toys, and this is the one I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to anyone. I've had it for nearly 4 years now, which really does say something about its longevity (and the lateness of my review).
It's presented in usual Lelo style - classy, attractive packaging with all the charging and storage you need included with the product.
The shape is utter perfection. The smooth silicone tip feels incredible and is just the perfect size, shape and pointy-ness. It gives precise stimulation without focussing everything so much that it's difficult to handle.
The buttons are incredibly intuitive and allow for seamless control without any fussing. The patterns are lovely, but it's the constant vibration everyone cares about and Siri really goes go from a flutter to unmatchable power.
Best of all, it's practically silent as well.
It charges quickly and holds its charge for an exceptionally long time, even 4 years down the line. It must have incredible standby power as it has never failed to have charge.
Overall, Siri is the very best of what Lelo has to offer (in my opinion) and I only wish they'd hurry up and bring a waterproof version out!
- Pros
- Ergonomic, reliable, practically silent, incredibly powerful.
- Cons
- Please bring out a Siri 2 that's waterproof!
- Bottom line
- Utter perfection.
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Reviewed: 08 May 2013 by Travelnurse, a Straight Married Female
I love my Siri, it works for clitoral stimulation as well as your external female parts.
It also works great as a back massager and helps to get the knots out. We use it with foreplay quite often. It is very quiet and has multiple patterns that are very strong.
You do have to pay special attention to the seam area when cleaning and this one is not waterproof. The buttons are easy to use and it come with the great Lelo packaging. It is rechargeable. The silicone is soft and velvety and it glides across your skin.
- Pros
- Silky soft silicone, vibration patterns.
- Cons
- Seam in middle and that it is not waterproof.
- Bottom line
- Fits nicely in the palm of my hand and very versatile.
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Siri Delight
Reviewed: 10 April 2013 by BC 2, a Straight Married Female
I am a big fan of Lelo products, my husband calls me the "Lelo Queen". When I heard about the launch of the Lelo Siri, with a motor more powerful than all previous clit vibe models and my birthday fast approaching, I knew I must add it to my present list.
My husband dutifully obliged and it arrived neatly wrapped. As with all Leo products Siri is supplied with a very neat box, charger and storage pouch. The Siri is a clitoral vibrator, just smaller than a standard computer mouse and is more powerful than my previous favourite clitoral vibrator the LAYAspot (which is excellent and a lot less expensive).
There are eight different settings that you can use for varying intensity and vibration patterns - experiment with Siri on your hand before putting it on to your labia and clitoris. Even on the highest intensity the motor is very quiet, which is a bonus for those sharing homes and requiring privacy. The highest intensity setting should satisfy and bring most women to orgasm.
I have also used the Siri on my husband's penis and brought him to a sensational orgasm with a high power ejaculation.
I would thoroughly recommend the Siri as the a top of the range clitoral massager providing your budget allows.
- Pros
- Powerful clit stimulation.
- Cons
- Buttons fairly closely "clumped" - you could press the wrong one at an important moment!
- Bottom line
- Delightful.
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Perfectly portable clitoral pleasure luxury
Reviewed: 22 October 2012 by Cara Sutra, a Bisexual Going Steady Female
The Lelo Siri is yet another beautifully presented and crafted toy from the Lelo range of luxury pleasure objects. Specially curved to fit into the palm of your hand, it is both comfortable and addictive to use in your self pleasure sessions as well as introducing it in foreplay and sex.
My Lelo Siri is the purple style. It has a purple phthalates free silicone covered rounded end of the oval shape, with a pristine white plastic (ABS) controller end. The vibrator controls are placed in the centre of this area, with the Lelo branding also clearly marked.
It is also a highly portable and discreet size, being 3.5 inches long and 1.75 inches wide.
Siri is also available in pink, but I'm not really a pink sex toys kinda gal!
It's easy to charge up the Lelo Siri, just plug in the wall charger and push in the end to the hole at the bottom of the toy, then charge up for 2 hours to gain a 4 hour play time. Perfect.
I got my Siri a while back but as with all Lelo products, you get the renowned brand packaging, including sleek black lidded box, wall charger, 10 year warranty, user guide and a black satin storage bag with drawstring top.
You control the functions via the four buttons on the fascia of the toy. Use - and + to power on and up and down, and use the top and bottom arrow buttons to scroll through the 6 stimulating modes:
* steady vibration
* pulse vibration
* faster pulse vibration
* escalate vibration
* wave vibration
* mixture of stimulating vibration patterns
My favourites are 1 and 3, being a power queen! The steady vibration at the max power the Siri provides is incredible and also gives a deep rumbling vibe rather than merely a surface stimulation.
Perfect for both clitoral pleasure on a lady but also the guys can get some fun out of this one too if you use it over his balls and shaft (possibly start on a lower setting!)
As the Siri has a silicone material, use water based lube with it, otherwise you will deteriorate the lovely smooth rounded end.
Lelo Siri feels amazing to hold in your hand, is easy to use, a perfect size to accompany a variety of pleasure sessions and is, like the rest of the Lelo toy range, dependable for high quality, luxurious orgasms time and time again.
- Pros
- It's Lelo, what's not to like! Powerful, pleasurable, perfect.
- Cons
- Nothing to dislike, it could have been waterproof.
- Bottom line
- Another sensational pleasure product from Lelo, perfect for clitoral fun.
- 1 person found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
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Reviewed: 24 September 2012 by muffin*
I thought long and hard about whether or not to order the Lelo Siri or not. in the end I gave in and ordered it.
It's pricey but my god is it worth it!
I have used it quite a bit now and only charged it once so far.
I love all the different pulses and patterns it can take you through, and the fact that you can easily adjust the strength of each pattern is brilliant.
I can't think of anything bad to say about Siri. It's brilliant and looks/feels amazing. It's a real treat!
- Pros
- So cute and such a treat!
- Cons
- Nothing.
- Bottom line
- Brilliant!
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Convicted former NY State Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. will be sentenced next week for embezzling money from federally funded healthcare clinics.
Espada Jr., who was convicted last year and faces up to 10 years in prison, is challenging the ruling.
He says the judge illegally entered the jury room and pressured jurors to reach a verdict.
"There was a videotape sent to me. Once we looked at it. We started on a journey for the truth again. About four of five jurors basically told me what went on. They had been deadlocked once but on May 14 they were deadlocked again. In came the judge who told them they had to reach a partial or complete verdict. In 10 minutes the reached the whole conclusion," said Espada Jr.

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SVG / CSS3 / IE conundrum
Hey all.
Making a new website for myself at the moment.
I'm using SVG's and CSS3 animations.
This is all well and good for the latest browsers, webkit especially, but obviously not so smart for those that went before.
I'm not the greatest when it comes to usability / coding standards & what not, so thought I'd see if the Sitepoint crowd could help!
It's not a commercial website, so it's not the end of the world for me if the IE6 crew can't use it, but what I'd like to do is substitute out the SVG's for PNG's where the browsers can't support them.
I have looked at the SVGWeb plugin, but that requires the SVG's to be used as <objects> or directly embedded into the page, which is not preferable, since I'm not sure i could then apply the CSS3 animations to them.
I was thinking of using something like: <!--[if IE]> and creating conditional code, but again, unsure of the best course of action here. On a Mac so no IE6 here to test. Running it through browsershots.org at the moment.
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I don't know much about svg but you could swap out the images for IE quite easily.
Use a conditional so target all IE except IE9 e.g. <!--[if lt IE 9]>
Then set the height and width of the images to zero but set padding equal to the height and width. This means that you will have to style each one if they are all a different size.
Finally add your png image as a background to the foreground image.
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I could not agree more with you. It is a very sad time for all that are involved.
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I still can't believe that this happened.
May they all rest in peace.
May God give their families strength.
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I heard Sgt Dunakin was a graduate of FHS class of 1987. Anyone know if that is true?
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CONSULTATION has begun on plans to build a new primary school for Johnston.
Pembrokeshire County Council plans to replace the existing school with a new building in order to provide improved facilities, including enhanced library, IT and sports facilities.
The new building would be located about a mile away from the existing school site.
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ON THE RECORD: Stephen Schwartz's Working
By Steven Suskin
This week's column discusses the CD release of Stephen Schwartz's 1978 musical, Working, with contributions from multiple songwriters.
Working [Masterworks Broadway].
It is impossible to discuss the travails of Working — arguably Broadway's most spectacular failure of the late 1970s — without first talking about Stephen Schwartz, who spearheaded the enterprise. "Spearheaded" meaning that he adapted the non-fiction book by Studs Terkel and directed, in addition to writing a significant portion of the score.
Current-day audiences know Schwartz, mostly, as composer/lyricist of Wicked. The show, which has been drawing them in since 2003, did not much please the critics or the awards-voters, no; but that slight turns out not to have hurt the enterprise all that much. Yes, the creators and producers and investors of The Producers, Hairspray, Avenue Q, and Spring Awakening can all proudly point to their sterling reviews and their sterling Tony Awards, and I don't imagine one of them would care to trade shows. Still, I suppose there comes an occasional dreary and drab morning when they wake up and think, "Wicked grossed $2 million last week, how long before I can get a Broadway revival of my show? And how much is 2 percent of two million a week, anyway?"
But that's the Stephen Schwartz of the 21st century. He first appeared — as a 23-year-old hotshot out of Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie-Mellon) — with the 1971 Off-Broadway hit Godspell. At a time when few theatre composers wrote contemporary music, Schwartz clearly had the touch as demonstrated by "Day by Day." The following year he put his stamp on Broadway with Pippin. This was a hit, sizable though not phenomenal, with Schwartz's score again speaking to and attracting younger audiences.
But Pippin was creatively problematic; the general consensus — if you don't mind generalities — was that the book and score were nowhere near as good as Bob Fosse's staging. What's more, word got around that Schwartz had fought Fosse every step of the way, or many steps of the way; that Fosse had, not unsurprisingly, prevailed; and that — fairly or not — it was Fosse who elevated the so-so material into a hit.
Next came The Magic Show, as empty a musical as any that ever ran over 1,900 performances. The show's gimmick — magic from Doug Henning, who was briefly a celebrity magician — didn't call for much in the way of songs or story, and that's what the authors successfully provided. When the long-running Godspell moved to Broadway in 1976, Schwartz suddenly had three hit musicals running simultaneously. (What would have been the fourth didn't make it: The Baker's Wife underwent a long and vitriolic pre-Broadway tryout before folding ignominiously just before Godspell moved to the Broadhurst.)
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And so he did, by undertaking to turn the material into a script and direct. As he realized that the disparate characters in the interviews called for different song styles, he solicited songs from Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, James Taylor, and the team of Mary Rodgers & Susan Birkenhead. Which did, ultimately, help matters; but Working was nevertheless an unwieldy mess.
A musical featuring a group of disparate characters telling their hopes and dreams was not exactly novel; the biggest thing to hit town in years was just then playing over at the Shubert, namely A Chorus Line. But Working was something like A Chorus Line without Michael Bennett. Without Bennett as director/producer, whipping the material (and his writers) into shape — but also without Bennett as a character within the show. Zach is, of course, Bennett; the characters are telling their stories within the framework of the audition for Zach. Working had no framework to speak of; lots of characters with lots of stories — some compellingly told — but there was nothing that they were trying to actively "get" (like a job in a musical).
In Working, you had a bunch of actors come on singing the opening number, and then — what? One song or speech after another, coming from one character after another. Compounding the problem was the doubling; everybody played several roles, which meant that you couldn't latch onto Sheila — say — and follow her through the process of the show. It didn't take long for the audience to realize, oh, there's nothing goin' on. There wasn't.
Working opened after an especially tortured preview period, with almost daily reports of disaster. We have become used to this sort of thing in the Internet age, but back then it was done on phones, Times Square street corners, and at Charlie's. (That was the restaurant across from the Royale, later called Sam's and now a pile of dust. Or rather, a vacant lot.) Back in the days when virtually every major musical embarked on a pre-Broadway tryout, Working opened cold due to the massive and unnecessary set. (A smaller version of the show had been presented regionally in 1977, at the Goodman in Chicago.) The show finally opened on May 14, 1978, and closed three weeks later.
Enough of that. We now have the original Broadway cast album, from Masterworks Broadway. (An out-of-print version of the CD, with some variable additional material, was briefly released by Fynsworth Alley back in 2001.) The score received especially rough handling: Clive Barnes in the Post called the songs feeble and complained of "the bland sound of Muzak," while the head Times critic at the time — anyone remember Richard Eder? — found them trite, sentimental, banal and deadly.
The cast recording, released long after the closing, demonstrates that this is an unfair assessment. Within the show, many of the "characters" related their stories in dialogue alone; there were only 15 songs amidst lots of talking, and this in itself made the score seem insubstantial. Most critically, the first song (following the opening number) was poor; the second thoughtful-but-mild; and the next was one of those cutesy, synthetic items — about a newsboy whose papers go "boing" in the bushes — that aim to be showstoppers but fall way short. When the show finally got around to several strong numbers, the improvement was like momentary lightning flashes in a dull, dry evening.
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These two songs are terrific, thanks both to Thigpen and composer/lyricist Micki Grant. Grant is almost unknown in theatre circles, aside from her long-running 1971 hit Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope. These numbers indicate that in a less color-conscious time she might have brought much more to Broadway. Grant is also remembered for her rousing performance as Ella Hammer, singing "Joe Worker" in the 1964 Jerry Orbach revival of Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock.
Four of the songs — including two of the show's highlights — come from Craig Carnelia, another songwriter who has for some reason never gotten the break his talent deserves. (His two produced Broadway musicals were quick failures, Is There Life after High School? and Sweet Smell of Success.) "Just a Housewife" is a paean to the women who choose to stay home and raise kids, a simple-sounding anthem that turns into something thoroughly rousing. It is sung by Susan Bigelow; as I recall, she was a last-minute replacement — was it during previews? — for D'Jamin Bartlett.
Carnelia's other winner is perhaps the finest song in the show, dramatically. "Joe," it's called, taken from Terkel's interview with a retiree (played by 70-year-old Arny Freeman — who himself had discussed his career as an actor in Terkel's original book). The song seems to be almost an afterthought, some old guy sitting musing over his empty, unimportant life. But at several moments, enthusiasm over past memories bursts through — only to be instantly extinguished. Otherwise he remains sitting alone, watching the clock. In Carnelia's hands, you forget about the lyricist altogether; this is a real guy, talking about his real life, and giving us a true and honest portrait in the manner of Terkel's book. Whereas most of Working turned the real people into mere stage people.
Which takes us to what was perhaps the most entertaining number, a song for the waitress character called "It's an Art." Most entertaining and most damaging, combined. This was a Broadway tour de force by Schwartz for Lenora Nemetz. Nemetz had earned high marks filling in for both Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera during the original run of Chicago, and she was dazzlingly good here. But this was a number. I suppose it started with an honest-enough interview with a real-life waitress who took pride in her work. The song builds, though, into a wild fantasy where the singer says no, she doesn't care about tips. (Show me a waitress who doesn't want and/or need tips.) Tips are important to "captains and barmen," she sings, only so that the lyricist can write "for them it's a tip, see; for me, I'm a gypsy, just toss me a coin and I suddenly feel like I'm Carmen." At which point Lenora did a little Carmen dance, and show biz stuff obliterated the reality of Terkel's book in which "people talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do." Lots of applause, at the expense of the integrity of the show.
Let us point out in passing that the oddest part of the evening in retrospect — and at the time to those of us who already knew Patti LuPone from her auspicious performance in the title role of Schwartz's The Baker's Wife — was her presence here without a song. LuPone's dialogue within the opening number is clearly identifiable on the CD — "one hundred dollars an hour, whatever you want," says the Hooker — and she is presumably adding vocal fuel to the ensemble numbers. But that's it for her. Readers in search of curiosities will note that the cast also includes Bob Gunton, who is given a poor song about being a dad (which doesn't seem to have much to do with working or Working). LuPone and Gunton would within the year be playing Ma and Pa Peron in another, more successful tuner. Also on hand, singing James Taylor's "Brother Trucker," is Joe Mantegna, who is better known for his dramatic work.
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Our Neighbors' Table would like to thank the ten banks and credit unions that participated in the first annual "The Hungry Are Banking On Us" food drive to support our food pantry. Thanks to the generosity of the employees and customers, the drive collected 1,400 pounds of food and personal care products!
A huge thank you to Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank (which helped organize and sponsor this event and collected food at all six branch locations); Bank of America (Newburyport), Citizens Bank (Amesbury), Eastern Bank (Newburyport); Institution for Savings (both Newburyport locations); The Provident Bank (three locations in Amesbury and Newburyport); RTN Federal Credit Union (Amesbury); Sovereign Bank (Newburyport); St. Jean's Credit Union (Newburyport) and TD Bank (three locations in Amesbury and Newburyport).
Thank you to Our Neighbors' Table Food Drive Committee who planned this event, particularly Andrea Bailey, RTN Credit Union; Michelle Mahair,
Institution for Savings and Anne Gagne, The Provident Bank. We would also like to thank Rafael Centariczki, John Meaney, Bill Mosher, and Peter
McLaughlin who picked up and unloaded all of the donations; Andrew Witherbee from Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank who designed our posters and helped us with outreach; Erica Brooks-Sayers from Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank who helped plan and coordinate this project and everyone in the community who donated so generously!
In 2012, Our Neighbors' Table (which serves 12 cities and towns) saw a 100% increase in the number of households who utilize our weekly pantry. We could not keep our pantry shelves stocked without the support of the businesses, churches, civic organizations and individuals in our community. On behalf of all the families we serve, we thank you for your kindness and generosity.
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September 1, 2014 BOOKLIST
September 2014
Usually a football book is about whether or not the kid makes the team—and the problems that follow. So it's refreshing that those issues are only a part of 12-year-old Charlie Gains' story. See, Charlie is known as the Brain, because he is a football stats genius.
Top 10 Sports Books for Youth: 2014
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Our list of the year's best sports books—this one drawn from books reviewed in Booklist from September 15, 2013, to August 2014—is always wide-reaching. This one shows strong performances for both graphic novels and books about soccer. For the latter, we credit the World Cup.
All Star. By Jesse Lonergan. Illus. by the author. 2014. NBM/ComicsLit, paper, $13.99 (9781561638352). Gr. 9–12.
Yes, the major sports are represented in this year's top 10 but so, too, are poker, Ping-Pong, and fishing. Titles selected were reviewed from September 1, 2013, through August 2014.
All Fisherman are Liars. By John Gierach. 2014. Simon & Schuster, $24 (9781451618310).
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Unless you've been living on the planet Xenon or under a rock, you surely know by now that the term "new adult" (NA) was coined in 2009 by the publisher St. Martin's Press when it issued a call for "fiction similar to YA that can be published and marketed as adult—a sort of older YA or NA."
What hath St. Martin's call wrought in the years since? I decided to find out, querying a clutch of people in publishing to get their take on the situation.
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New adult (NA) fiction—erotic, dramatic, and funny—crosses the adult and youth line. So we've joined adult and youth editorial forces to put together a new adult core collection that encompasses the three primary facets of the genre, which we've tagged: New Adult Romance, New Adult Fiction, and Young Adult for New Adult. You will find an enticing spectrum of novels that portray characters who are leaving home for the first time, or returning flat broke; navigating college, buckling down to jobs, or not; and, of course, weathering the storms of lust and love.


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3.6/5 rDev -5.3%
this is my neighborhood brewery... and I want to support their efforts, but I am still looking for a clear winner among their offerings. I have settled on this and their ESB as my regular growler fills... Their IPA is pretty good and the small batches don't last long.
so, this beer is an Irish Red Ale, lovely pale copper color and slightly cloudy in the glass. The aroma is very subtle - toasted malt is there, not much hops. The mouthfeel is clean and dry, with a bitter aftertaste.
the brewmaster is still learning how to make a good ale, and I will continue to patronize North Mountain, but I look forward to some improvement in the coming brews...
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3.7/5 rDev -8%
Best by 04-2014 - so it's not exactly the freshest. Ok, let's go.
Looks nice. Dark, slim and slender in my Weihenstephan glass - so far so good.
Aroma is nice and well. Rich caramel and dark chocolates that make Raul think bad things (in a good way).
Taste is where things are a bit of a letdown. (Again, age is a factor). Not immature like Hannah Montana, and not completely cooked like Kim Novak - somewhere in the middle. Taste compares to the aroma, but it's a bit flat with a Laura Flynnboyle-like mouthfeel.
General consensus is that it's aite and that Raul would like to try it fresh.
04-20-2014 02:35:03 | More by RaulMondesi
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North Carolina
4/5 rDev -0.5%
This is one hefty doppelbock here,poured a deep dark amber-brown with a thinner off white head atop.Big caramel and dark fruit in the nose with a tad bit of sweet dough,flavors have a big sweet dough base mixed with alcohol dipped dark fruit,the big malt tones are the main component of the beer,its bigger than most I have had of the style.It has big flavor and complexity but its rich and a a bit heavy even for the style.
08-18-2009 21:33:59 | More by oberon
4.75/5 rDev +18.2%
06-14-2014 16:45:19 | More by Spaten454
3.5/5 rDev -12.9%
10-23-2013 23:35:43 | More by codysjb
4/5 rDev -0.5%
Thanks to blutt59 for sharing this bottle.
The beer pours a reddish-brown color with a white head. The aroma is chocolate, toffee, a hint of smoke and some nuts.
The flavor is chocolate, toffee, hazelnuts and alcohol. I also get a little dark fruit.
Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
This is a very nice doppelbock. It doesn't taste like a traditional German doppelbock, but it is a very interesting take on the style.
11-19-2010 02:58:36 | More by Mora2000
5/5 rDev +24.4%
In a recent trip to Asheville, NC (Beer-halla) I walked into one of the best beer stores in the country, the Thirsty Monk. If you know me, I am the hyperboleistic sort. Everything is like the best ever. However, this is an exception. By this point in my life, I have tried around a thousand beers (about 500 of which reside in my bottle collection and 150 on my Taco Mac Brewniversity. In that laundry list, I have my loves; St. Bernardus Prior 8 and Abt. 12, Brooklyn Black Ops, Left Hand Milk Stout, Great Lakes Christmas, Wild Heaven Ode to Mercy, among many, but this beer has been special.
As a brewery, Duck Rabbit is impressive. While none of their beers, until now have been my favorite of a style, many have been quite close. Their recipes are classic, but crisp and refreshing. Their styles are within their comfort zone, but push the envelope. Their Doppelbock, however, is perfect.
I know what you are thinking, only Hoffmann could have a style I have not heard of as a favorite beer. First of all, listen, while this beer is in my current top five, there is no favorite to a beer lover, it is what feels right at that moment. Second, anyone would like a doppelbock if they had a good one. A doppelbock will look like a dark brown ale, brown porter, or light colored stout. It is smooth and malty; perhaps even creamy. While having subtle roast qualities, it is sweet and light. If you drink this and you had no other beer experience other than a Bud or Pabst, you may think it was a girl beer or soda, but they are so much more.
Duck Rabbit Doppelbock is not much to look at. The logo is cool, but the color is a deep brown and the head was a wispy white, that is where the standard aspects end. The body was rich, but not heavy; highly drinkable. The smell and flavor were malty chocolate, with subtle roasting. They are cleanly fermented, but complex. The scent is amazing and the flavors are rich. If you have never tried such a beer, please go and try it; you will never be the same.
06-27-2012 15:52:16 | More by Dudeletter
South Carolina
3.88/5 rDev -3.5%
12 oz bottle, BB date notched a April 2014, served in a Belgian snifter. Some sediment left in the bottom of the bottle even after a 'complete' pour.
A: body is dark reddish-brown with a decent tan head. Spotty lacing.
Very fruity aroma and taste, especially the latter which is also rich for style. Baked dates and some chocolate in the nose. Dried plums, dates and raisins on the tongue.
O: an exceptional dopplebock worth seeking out.
03-27-2014 01:35:33 | More by chinchill
3.5/5 rDev -12.9%
12-27-2011 03:32:20 | More by OBIrish24
North Carolina
3.95/5 rDev -1.7%
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass
A - 2 fingers sticky tan/brown head rises tightly and leaves nice lacing, Color is a deep chestnut brown, almost black, with a reddish tinge
S - Brown bread and molasses, gingerbread notes, and a lightly vegetal quality underneath
T - Malt-o-riffic, Rum, raisin, and sweet toffee, with the alcohol sneaking in at the end with a little heat. The hops also show up just in the bitter finish, but this is a malt dominator.
M - very smooth and pleasant, not too sticky, broken up nicely by the level of carbonation
O - great glass for a nightcap, nice example of the style. Just one per evening I think.
09-13-2011 17:42:26 | More by CoalPorter
4/5 rDev -0.5%
12oz pour from the tap at Fat Heads
A - short light tan head which quickly retreated to a thin floating island and ring around the glass. the beer is a very dark brown with some copper notes when held up to the light.
S - sweet caramel and dark fruits, some bitter hips, raosted malt, tobacco, bitter chocolate, alcohol...
T - sweet up front, mostly caramel, brown sugar, and chocolate. develops into a very strong dark fruit before a massive tobacco finish. tobacco lingers for awhile.
M - medium bodied but heavy in the mouth, quite chewy especially in the aftertaste. very slight alcohol burn when warmed.
D - good and quite unique, but the tobacco just a bit overwhelming for me as it pretty much takes over the entire second half of the drink.
01-16-2010 22:21:53 | More by Stigs
North Carolina
4.28/5 rDev +6.5%
Judging by the horn placement on the duck-rabbit Duck-Rabbator (yeah, "rabbat" on the label), I'm gonna say "duck" this time.
The pour produces a toasted, creamy tan head, sitting on top of a coppery brown liquid sporting various highlights that look like dark red wine.
Aroma favors an old, musty, vinous sweetness, along with generous but not overbearing alcohol, along with some raisin, fig and plum. About as interesting a doppelbock smell as I've smelled. Not a totally traditional one, but not a mockery either.
Same with the flavor. If you're wanting a traditional doppelbock, look elsewhere. The Duck-Rabbator is a surly, burly thing, dark fruits exploding everywhere with a nice kick in the ass from the alcohol (again, never out of whack, just very present). "Cherry chocolate cake" is the prevailing impression here. "Black Forest Cake" too. Yeah, it's dessert-y. The bready elements of the real German d'bocks are buried here, this is just more candy-like, sweeter, and juicier.
Speaking of juicy, the mouthfeel is a slick, juicy, slippery delight, going down ridiculously smoothly for a beer this malty and this alcoholic. I love it.
Had to take it slow, as this drinks so easily. Definitely a huge flavor, not much subtlety here, and I imagine age could change the shape of this beer in various interesting ways...but I don't think the remaining bottles are gonna make it for very long around here.
07-28-2010 23:33:47 | More by Metalmonk
North Carolina
5/5 rDev +24.4%
11-15-2011 18:33:20 | More by twowheelssoar
Ontario (Canada)
3.55/5 rDev -11.7%
Well overcarbonated, this dark concoction (with little head) attacked my palate and did not go. Heavy, a rich chocolate, pepper, tabbacco. I was OK with it, but got more than my fill of beer today from it. For this style, turn it down, less is more, and closer to the target.
12-12-2010 00:06:41 | More by Sammy
North Carolina
4.35/5 rDev +8.2%
On tap at Sessions in Greensboro.
A - dark caramel-purple with a big brown head that has great retention
S - caramel, sugar
T - caramel, sugar, dark fruit, figs, raisins, faint bitterness, a bit buttery
M - full bodied, well carbonated
This is a very nicely flavored doppelbock. It's complex and very drinkable with a well hidden ABV. This is another solid offering from Duck Rabbit.
07-09-2012 20:53:52 | More by tdm168
4.35/5 rDev +8.2%
12oz bottle, thanks bert for your gracious shipments
poured with a cider-brined chop and some krispy kale
appearance: served in a great lakes chalice - very dark body, light tan head with no retention. Ram horns on the label make this a 3.5 max. Go pack.
smell: caramelized sugars, raisins, dates, bourbon and vanilla
taste: deviant from the style, but really nice - hits of bourbon, smoke, vanilla, caramelized sugars, dark fruits, brown sugar, spice, molasses, dark cherry
mouthfeel: rich and heavy, boozy
drinkability: good
11-08-2010 02:27:32 | More by dirtylou
South Carolina
3/5 rDev -25.4%
05-26-2014 02:55:50 | More by Damian74Shensky
3.75/5 rDev -6.7%
09-01-2012 01:49:06 | More by let8it8grow
4.25/5 rDev +5.7%
07-19-2014 01:43:43 | More by blknikon
3.68/5 rDev -8.5%
Draft at City Beverage in Winston-Salem.
A - Cloudy dark brown with a medium off-white head that lasts.
S - Sweet caramel malt, dark fruits, brown sugar, and alcohol.
T - Flavor is very sweet and malty with caramel, raisin, chocolate, and brown sugar. Good, but becomes a little intense before too long.
M - Palate fairly full and syrupy.
D - Average for the style. Not incredibly drinkable.
09-24-2009 17:41:22 | More by nickd717
North Carolina
4.47/5 rDev +11.2%
Pours a dark brown color with a nice tan head that retains reasonably well. The aroma has a big molasses and caramel sweetness upfront, along with some licorice, honey wheat bread, cherries, plum, date and a little cognac. The flavor is similar to the aroma with a broad sweetness initially (notes of caramel, toffee and molasses), along with some dark fruits (fig, date plum, cherry), toasted wheat bread, licorice, anise, cognac, and some flinty hops. The mouthfeel is full and rich, and drinkability is excellent. An exceptional dopplebock from DR, it's complex and delicious...easily the best American iteration. Highly recommended
06-28-2010 01:22:37 | More by silver0rlead
4.38/5 rDev +9%
Pours auburn with 3+ fingers of cream colored head. Good head retention & lacing
S: Brown sugar & breadyness
T: Follows the nose, caramel, leafy hops & dryness up front. Slight boozeyness as this warms, more brown sugar, woody dryness that kind of detracts from an otherwise great take on the style. Finishes dry & bready & spicy
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, warming & dry
Pretty drinkable, not world-class, but pretty decent. However, at $14 a sixer, I would probably pass on this one again in bottled form. This one did grow on me as it warmed...
05-30-2012 02:26:48 | More by russpowell
4/5 rDev -0.5%
06-05-2013 19:01:39 | More by Kegatron
4.25/5 rDev +5.7%
Duck-Rabbit's Duck-Rabbator (Doppelbock) pours up gently with a silky carbonation that creates a layered, but frothy mocha colored head that sustains itself over the deep russet (reddish brown) colored body. Absolutely marvelous appearance! The decadently rich, lightly roasted maltiness exhibits a plethora of dark fruit (e.g. burnt raisins, Deglet Noor dates, Black Mission figs, etc...) & nutty/spicy (e.g. cinnamon, honey almond, pistachio, etc...) complexity with just a hint of alcoholic warmth. Exceptional! The flavor is dominated by the rich melanoidin maltiness with some spicy, Noble hop bitterness & nuttiness coming through the deceptive warming finish. The creamy, full-bodied mouthfeel has a chewy quality that makes a bit of a meal of itself. This select seasonal offering from Duck-Rabbit puts some of the German offerings to shame. This is simply a malt lover's paradise in a glass! Suggested food pairings include hearty game such as black peppered venison, honey brazed wild boar ribs or cherry-glazed duckling. Here's to the great horned Duck-Rabbator!
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01-19-2011 06:10:28 | More by Beertracker
North Carolina
4.75/5 rDev +18.2%
06-28-2012 23:08:23 | More by jtb0608
3.75/5 rDev -6.7%
Served in a globe.
A - Deep ruby hue here with a nice light-bronze head. Fair retention with good lacing.
S - Sweet caramel malts, dark fruits, chocolate and roasted coffee. Nice balance on the nose!
T - Starts with sweet caramel and heavy roast. Progresses into a dry fruity melody, closing with a strange sharp-chocolate sweetness, accompanied by black pepper.
M - Medium+ body with moderate carbonation.
O - This is a really odd doppelbock. Not a huge fan of the style, although this is better than most I have encountered. Lots going on here... I can see where the hype comes from, just not for me.
07-23-2013 02:33:09 | More by mscudder
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- Happy hour delightOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 7/4/2014Wide choice of not so small salads and entrees with $5 glass of wine made Tommy V's a treat. Outstanding wait staff made sure the leftover Pacific snapper would go home with a special sauce that made the reheated fish remain moist and flavorful.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Pleasantly surprisedLuke619Dined on 6/21/2014The food was AWESOME !! Everything from the drinks, to dessert, to even the appetizers. Very nice ambiance and private setting.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Top NotchmsmsDined on 6/20/2014Very happy with our dining experience, great location, ambiance, food choices. Service was prompt, attentive and outstanding.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- StockladyVIPDined on 6/14/2014The food is very good. This time our waiter wasn't too atuned to our needs. Another wait saw that and immediately jumped in to save the night.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great find in Old Town ScottsdaleDiningDivaDined on 6/11/2014We chose this restaurant for our outing because of it's diversified menu & central location. It surpassed our expectations, especially as we arrived while the happy hour menu was still available, so we dined quite well at a great price. Our server, Tyler, was excellent - friendly, knowledgable, attentive without hovering. They seated us in a separate area, so our table of five could converse easily, hearing each other and not disturbing other diners. Bistro Tender & Panzanella Salad, Butternut Squash Ravioli - big hits. Limoncello Sorbet was outstanding. Bruschetta Caprese and Lemon Almond Torte with Flaky Butter Crust were disappointingly average. The restaurant has a slick, urban atmosphere without being too sterile. Definitely go backSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very good butJohnCDined on 6/7/2014I took a date and we were very impressed, the service was great, food very good, ambiance good, and price reasonable. But there were a couple of things that took away slightly from what could be better. The interior has sold surfaces and so a large table with only moderate noise reverberates inside. The table are not that good for a couple to have a date, the way they are oriented means you are a long way from her/him. I would still go back but have a better understanding of what to expectSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A great mealOpenTable Diner Since 2007VIPDined on 6/7/2014We went to Tommy V's for the first time and almost everything was great. They have a reasonably priced wine list, a great chef's board appetizer, and a really tasty pasta trio. Unfortunately they overcooked my steak (medium well as opposed to medium rare) but they took it off the bill. However, the sauteed spinach and pasta that came with my meal was excellent. We will be returning.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A Great First Time ExperienceAletheaVIPDined on 6/4/2014I've lived in the neighborhood for eight months now, and finally had a chance to check out Tommy V's! It was a very nice first time experience. My Pear & Organic Mixed Green Salad, was delicious. I rarely eat pasta, but was in the mood for their homemade Organic Spaghetti & Meatballs, which did not disappoint. Liked the spaghetti sauce too, as the sauce really made the spaghetti "pop" so-to-speak. I will be back again to try something new. The entire staff provided terrific customer service from the moment I walked in the door, to the moment that I walked out. Keep up the good work! Good customer service is appreciated.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great surpriseCattDined on 6/4/2014Was seeking gluten-free Italian food and discovered this restaurant via online searching. It was fantastic on every level. The owner personally called me in advance of the meal to ensure that the menu had a variety of gluten free offerings. Tommy V's didn't disappoint. They claim their spaghetti is "better than your mom used to make" and they were right on. It was DELICOUS and you'd never know the noodles were gluten free. I intend to take friends and family here in the future. The service as also exceptional.Special Features:
- Kevin was a great server.ScottsdaleVisitorDined on 6/2/2014We wanted a nice dinner after 9pm. This spot was nestled in charming Old Town and was happy to serve us outstanding food with warm service. We were truly impressed.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very nice but not much lunch crowdickyDined on 5/26/2014this would be a great happy hour spot but rather quiet at lunch timeSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Food fell short for restaurant weekLocalfoodieVIPDined on 5/25/2014Six of us have been eating our way through restaurant week. Sorry to say I was not impressed here. Heavy fried squash blossoms, very plain chicken Marsala and salted Carmel gelato I didn't finish. Maybe just a fluke... None of us were impresssed.
- foodieDined on 5/24/2014Wonderful dinner....excellent service .....A must return for us.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent Food and ServiceRonnieVIPDined on 5/23/2014Tommy V's food is outstanding. I have gotten to know the owner and he makes us a fantastic pasta dish we eat as an appetizer that is not on the menu. It is Orrichetti pasta with crab, shrimp and scallops. I have had the sea bass and rhe chicken parmigiana ; all of which are outstanding. To top it all of they have a nice wine selection and everything is very reasonably priced. One of my favorite restaurants!Special Features:
- Resturant WeekCTappsDined on 5/23/2014We planned this night for restaurant week and ate from this menu. My friend's pasta dishes were both served cold. They did a good job of actually giving her new food vs. re-heating but it was still disconcerting. WE also had Moscow mules and those were really good I had the halibut and it was a little bit dry. Other than that the food was good. It is a neighborhood restaurant so I would head there for another mealSpecial Features:
- Good Italian and Amazing ServicePhoenixRisingVIPDined on 5/20/2014Tommy V's serves up hand made italian food like other great restaurants in Phoenix. The wine selections and cocktail menu rivaled many restaurants that we've been to. The desserts provided a nice end to our meal and weren't oversized so we didn't feel guilty after finishing dessert. The best part of our experience at Tommy V's was the service. We've been waited on many times, but great service comes when your server continues to show up every 3 to 4 minutes to make sure water was in our cups, clean plates and silverware provided, and no dirty plates left on the table. The best part was our waiter smiled the whole time and he waited on 7 people in our group and made us feel at home. We'll be back for the food and service!!Special Features:
- A great dining option in ScottsdalesphoenixVIPDined on 5/20/2014Went to Tommy V's during restaurant week--great menu. We all ordered something different and tasted around. Very good. We were also given a happy hour menu that was very extensive and nice that happy hour goes until 6:30. We will definitely go back!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- First time and not the lastKrittyAZVIPDined on 5/18/2014Four of us had dinner on Sunday night and each of us were very pleased with the evening. We were seated promptly and greeted immediately by our server (nice young man, sorry I don't have his name). This was our first visit to the restaurant and we were impressed with the regular menu and the Restaurant Week menu. Each of us chose from the RW menu, but added the Chef's board appetizer- very large and tasty selection of cheese and meats. Our dinners were delicious- the short ribs literally melted in the mouth. All servings were generous in size and delicious. We will be back!Special Features:
- Restaurant WeektuscanyiDined on 5/18/2014I think I like this restaurant better when I order pasta. Their chicken and fish dishes are just OK. I don't believe Restaurant Week truly shows how good they are.Special Features:
- Very good findOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 5/10/2014Excellent Italian restaurant with terrific service. Perfectly made (and large cocktails), good wine list, meals were excellent and somewhat inventive. Not over-priced either. Plenty of parking. I'd go back in a minute. Seriously, this is one the best reviews I've given a restaurant in awhile.Special Features:
- Great modern italian!BethWDined on 5/10/2014I really like the feel and taste of this restaurant. Very sleek and modern yet casual with great italian food. Lots of choices whether you are in the mood for pasta or fish. Walking distanc e to other old town hot spots.Special Features:
- Tommy V'sSaraspartanDined on 5/10/2014This restaurant is in a lively part of Scottsdale and has great contemporary Italian/Mediterranean choices on the menu. Our waiter provided knowledgeable assistance with the wine list and was very friendly without being intrusive.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A nice evening!ChrisDined on 5/10/2014Occasion: Mother's Day dinner Service: seated by the restaurant owner's wife, then she stayed and visited with us for a few minutes, and checked on us about halfway through the meal. Waiter was attentive but not obtrusive Food: upscale Italian, not overly complex, properly prepared, nice presentation, fresh ingredients, portion sizes good (not too big, not too small), tasty food. The wine list was solid and the wine prices were very reasonable--similar to what you would pay in a wine or grocery store without the 2-3 X typical restaurant markup. Overall: we will definitely go back!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good ItalianLuv2dineDined on 5/9/2014Highly recommend this restaurant in old town Scottsdale. Had a great dinner there the other night. Food was exceptional. Wait staff was extremely nice. Loved the white anchovie appetizer.Special Features:
- Caring AttitudeOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 5/5/2014We have enjoyed Tommy V's many times in the past and have just returned from a year on Oahu. We were very anxious to visit and went for our 30th wedding anniverary and were not disappointed. Very nice job by their entire team....from the initial greeting at the door to the service at the table to the food from the kitchen. Job well done.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- and we will be back....teenVIPDined on 5/4/2014for a 4th time! everything was yummy, great portions, great drinks, lots of attention and great service!Special Features:
- The following 289 reviews are from the Tommy V's Urban Kitchen and Bar Scottsdale reviews archive.
- Bad foodpm80VIPDined on 4/29/2014Overcooked (mushy) gnocchi and way-overcooked (tough & no taste) scallops. The entire dish was drenched with butter. Very disappointing, particularly for an Italian restaurant.
- Better than expectedKeni345Dined on 4/26/2014I reserved a table for 5 for my Prom night dinner and was pleasantly surprised! The food was excellent, the servers were outstanding, and there was an amazing atmosphere! It really made our Prom night truly special!Special Features:
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Colchester — Route 354 in Colchester fully reopened to traffic shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday following an early morning crash that claimed the life of an Uncasville man and severed a utility pole, sending power lines into the roadway.
Charles Malloy, 22, of 150 Gay Hill Road, Uncasville, died when his westbound pickup truck went off the right side of the road just east of Maclyn Drive at 2:37 a.m. Police said he was the sole occupant of the Chevrolet Silverado.
The left side of the truck hit a utility pole, according to state police from Troop K in Colchester. The vehicle rolled over and came to rest on its roof. Power lines fell across the roadway.
Malloy was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
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We had one of the "Inside Balcony" cabins, overlooking "Central Park". Don't bother. Since there is nothing to look out on except a few trees and a few folks strolling along the sidewalks, it becomes boring after about 3 minutes. And, the view never changes! The cabin appointments were OK but the cabin itself was a little small, compared to other ships we have sailed on.
The Shows are, for the most part, terrific, almost Broadway quality. However, the methodology for getting in to the shows, making reservations, standing in line for everything, not knowing were to line up for standby makes the entire process terrible. RCCL needs more signage and a better method for show access. While, in the end, everything seemed to work out OK, all the show entrance processes are a mess.
The Wi-Fi arrangement is not as good as some of the other ships we have been on, either the network capacity is commonly exceeded or the RCCL setup arrangement does not work as well on such a large ship.
Watching an outdoor movie in the sun is a waste of time, even if the movie is a first run hit.
The food was fine, not exceptional, the buffet area upstairs is way too crowded and laid out very odd. The doughnut shop served the worst doughnuts I have ever eaten. A complete wast of time.
The Roast Beef Sandwiches in the Park Grille were outstanding.
The water shows were wonderful, the Aqua Theater is amazing. Again, difficult to believe you are on a moving ship.
All in all, we much prefer a smaller ship, with more traditional arrangements.
With regard to the ports, a common T-Shirt says "Same Crap, Different Island" and I paraphrase the saying. That about says it all.


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P-Plates could make new drivers think (From Echo)
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P-Plates could make new drivers think
10:00am Wednesday 5th February 2014 in News By David Trayner
THE parents of a teenager killed in a horrific car accident have taken their road safety campaign to the corridors of power.
The parents of Eleanor McGrath, 14, who was killed when a car hit her and a group of 13 friends in Thorpe Bay in 2009, visited Whitehall to call for graduated driving licences to be introduced in the UK.
James Duddridge, Rochford and Southend East MP, who accompanied the couple to the Department for Transport, made an impassioned plea for the licence system, which would see new drivers forced to display a green P-plate for three years, in Parliament last week.
The Conservative, who lives a few hundred yards from the crash site in Tyrone Road, said: "When people suffer such tragedies, they sometimes react by expecting absolutely everything to be done, but Eleanor's parents have been very responsible.
"Specifically, they believe in the graduated driving licence, that a compulsory P-plate should be displayed for three years after someone passes their test, signalling a probation period for new drivers."
Mr Duddridge and the McGraths presented a green P-plate, which alerts other motorists to a newly-qualified driver in a similar way to an L-plate warns of a learner, to Robert Goodwill, Under- Secretary of State for Transport, last month.
Mr Duddridge added: "People who have just passed their driving test can feel on top of the world, invincible, and it is a little less macho to have a big P on the back of their one-litre banger or on a new car.
"I hope that a P-plate might change attitudes."
In a joint statement to the Echo, the McGraths said: "We are extremely grateful to James Duddridge for the support he has given us, for enabling us to meet with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department of Transport and for articulating our proposals in Parliament."
Jazzily Bass, 26, was told to prepare for the worst after her brother, Murray Bass, was involved in a crash in 2009 aged 21. He came out of his coma, but now needs 24-hour care.
She says any idea is worth trying, but thinks introducing P-plates won't have much of an impact on drivers.
Jazzily, from Wickford, said: "I think instead of P-plates, new drivers should have restrictions on the speed and power of the car they are allowed to buy.
"New drivers lack experience and don't know how to control faster cars.
"My brother's accident was with a boy racer car early in the morning. If the driver had had a P-plate on, it wouldn't have made any difference."
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Alekhine wrote:We are not talking about bikes, they cause misery for us all, and need to be banned
I'm with the restrictions on the speed and power of cars available to be bought by newly qualified drivers. A graduated license has been with motorcycles for some time. If you pass the test on a 125 you can't go out and buy a Z1000.
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2:47pm Wed 5 Feb 14
I-say-you-say says...
Jack222 wrote:They also let the less "honourable" drivers know that the person driving is an easy target!
P plates are an excellent idea and have been in Australia for many decades. It just tells us other drivers that the person with the P plate may not be experienced so give them a bit more space. And P plate drivers have a stricter alcohol limit and speed limit...
I was always told never to put P Plates on my car as it was well known that they were "aimed for" and due to inexperience usually got the blame for everything and just accepted it!
I was invoved in an accident when I was a lot younger and because I was a young female in a fiesta, the guy assumed I was only 3rd party, hadn't been driving long and tried to sue me privately! He actually admitted this to my insurance company. Luckily I had been driving longer than he assumed and was fully comp insured.
Whilst my deepest condolences and sympathies go to the McGrath family, I agree with Ms Bass that P Plates would not change the way they drive.
3:16pm Wed 5 Feb 14
Alekhine says...
You'dfeelbetterforknSo pass your test in a fiat Punto and get a Veyron then. While you are resting your elbow in traffic, I'll be going past you on the bike.
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Alekhine wrote: I'm with the restrictions on the speed and power of cars available to be bought by newly qualified drivers. A graduated license has been with motorcycles for some time. If you pass the test on a 125 you can't go out and buy a Z1000.We are not talking about bikes, they cause misery for us all, and need to be banned
As we are, much to my displeasure, still in the EU, the Italians will need to support any measure banning bikes. The day they that happens, hell will freeze over.
4:20pm Wed 5 Feb 14
Keptquiettillnow says...
Most of these luantic drivers are serial offenders hiding behind the innocent till guilty.
Name and shame em.
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Some experts think we should set our clocks an hour forward on Saturday morning as opposed to Sunday in order to have a little more time to get used to the new sleep cycle before Monday.
Carilion Clinic Sleep Specialist Dr. William Elias says, "Your Monday morning drive to work might be better."
Even though it is Wednesday some people may be still feeling the effects of losing that one hour.
Dr. Elias says, "I think that emphasizes that there are more poor sleepers in America now than there used to be."
Daylight Saving Time typically takes two or three days to recover from. More importantly than losing that one hour of sleep is the regular sleep deprivation so many people suffer from.
Dr. Elias explains, "I think it is hurting them a lot more than they realize. Chronic sleep deprivation is beginning to show up in terms of eating disorders and cardiovascular disorders. Other problems include sleepiness, inattentive concentration, and safety on the highway."
So even when it feels like time is leaving you behind, Dr. Elias says try to slow down and make time to get the rest our bodies need.
We should try to get about 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night.
Link to more information about getting good rest from the National Sleep Foundation.
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Lightning strikes Christ The Redeemer
A bolt of lightning struck the right hand of Christ The Redeemer in Rio on Jan. 16, damaging its thumb and middle finger.
Aside from the incredible symbolic irony of this (draw your own conclusions), it reminds me of an incident of people crowding into a church to pray after an earthquake, only to be killed by the aftershock which brought the roof crashing down on them, attesting to that even the most sacred of human edifices, through which believers pray for divine intervention, are themselves not protected by divine intervention. Mother Nature makes no exceptions and 'God' as shown nothing but indifference.
So if divine protection is not extended even to our Holiest of holies, would it be extended to the common family home?
In my humble opinion, prayer does have its place, but it is for courage to face calamities, NOT to prevent the calamities themselves.
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---- — One of my readers told me she would like to put out a garden, as I do each spring.
Well, first off, you have to have the desire to do so, and you have to be ready for a disappointing season. Here in Indiana, you can't gauge tomorrow by using today.
We live in a weather belt that gets some rain one day and lots of rain on other days. You really need to have at least 15 hours of daylight so the plants get enough sun and the ground stays warm, but not hot.
And you have to know what you want to plant. I love most veggies, but not all of them. Put out just one row of green beans in the spring, and then about a month later put out another row. That way you don't have to lose the plants due to beans being on the bush too long.
If you are a tomato lover like I am, put out lots of them. As they grow, pinch off the suckers on some of them, giving you a staggered growing season.
Onions are a wonderful thing to grow, but a pain in the neck because you have to be down on your knees a lot, putting those small plants just far enough in the ground. Good onions need about 17 hours of sunlight, so not too many people grow them because we just can't get that much sunlight here in our area. Order your onion plants from a nursery that specializes in them.
There were some years when I planted more than 1,000 onion plants called Walla Walla. I got a good crop, so I chopped them up and put them in freezer bags for winter.
I love bell peppers, and I try to put out a row of them that usually is about 20 plants. But it seems that someone in the neighborhood likes them a lot too. As I work the garden, I take a count of the peppers as they grow. Two days later, many of them are gone.
Oh well, someday someone will come over and tell me "thanks" for those delicious veggies they have been helping themselves to.
It is not the neighbors close who do it, because they know I will share with them. That is my way. Sharing with another gives me grace, and I need all the grace I can get.
Some people plant their gardens as to the weather and how the moon is showing. I haven't used that theory because I have had good luck with my plants, and I try to nurture them with the proper amount of food and care that they need to thrive in our kind of weather pattern.
And of course, like all gardeners, I know plants need some praise about how great they are doing.
Planting a garden is a pleasure I look forward to each year, because when I am out there all by myself except for the Almighty, I feel an inner peace. I seem to be able to talk with Him, one on one. After all, He is giving me the space and the knowledge to grow a garden, so He deserves to be honored with my praises.
This is what gardening is all about: You start it, you nurture it, you weed it and you praise it. What it becomes and how fruitful it is depends on how much care you give it. Sounds about like how life is, doesn't it?
Ray "Uncle Ray" Day is a weekly contributor to the Kokomo Tribune. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Thursday Food checked into the ultra all-inclusive Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort last week for the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA), hailed as the Oscars of the travel industry. As dinner for the event attracted tourism's bigwigs from within the Caribbean, South America and North America, the resort's executive chef, Scotsman Colin Watson made the strategic decision to showcase the range of continental cuisine served at several of the luxe property's 16 restaurants. Escargot represented the French palate, dishes fused with avocado and mango shone the spotlight on the Caribbean, and green pea risotto provided a touch of Italy. How did a Scottish chef find his way into Beaches' kitchen?
"Well, the weather in Scotland is wet and I came looking for the sun and the sea, it's as easy as that," the executive chef, who has been at the hotel for the past four years, tells us. The experience, Watson says, has been nothing short of fantastic. The blue-eyed, gregarious chef who worked on a high-end boutique cruise ship prior to landing his job at Beaches is upbeat about his current posting. "We have a lot of different cultures and nationalities here. We have 1,400 staff on property and about 44 different nationalities including locals, Haitians, Jamaicans, people from the Dominican Republic, English, Americans, French and Italians working on the resort. The mix in culture helps us to develop."
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The TSC 19 Girls are the Tennessee 2013-2014 U13 D1 State Champions.
Brooke is a member of the TSC 15 Girls Premier team and has signed to play soccer at the collegiate level with Alma College in Alma, Michigan. Brooke's fellow students and teammates attended Brooke's graduation today to celebrate with her. She is the only graduating teammate and will be missed by all of her teammates in the coming year. Congratulations Brooke and best of luck at Alma College in the Fall.
Hannah Frutiger, a starting forward on the TSC 15 Girls Premier team coached by Josh Severns and also a forward on the Franklin High School (FHS) Lady Rebels varsity soccer team, earned the Girl Scouts Gold Award for her volunteer work with soccer teams. Hannah ran a soccer club at Pearre Creek Elementary for 3rd through 5th graders and coached a WCYS team of U11 girls this past Spring 2013 as part of the volunteer work required to earn this award. Hannah has been a member of Girl Scouts for 12 years and is currently a member of Troop 1735. Hannah also helped her varsity high school team to a semifinals placing at the state championship this 2013 season. She played in 24 games, scoring 3 goals and earning 4 assists. Outside of her volunteer work and soccer, she is a member of the Culinary Arts group, has played the flute in the FHS band for 2 years and works as a lifeguard for Silverwater pools during the summer. Hannah would like to play soccer in college and has drawn the interest of several colleges. She plans to major in business.


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BEDSIDE - What 'Nurse Jackie' Gets Right About the E.R.
New York Times, June 29, 2014
A lot of nurses hate the Showtime series "Nurse Jackie," which will wrap up its sixth season on Sunday evening. Actually, to be precise, they hate the show's lead character, the emergency department nurse Jackie Peyton. There's much to dislike: She is an adulterer, a liar, an unreliable mother and, most significantly, addicted to prescription painkillers. (That's hardly giving anything away, but be warned: spoilers ahead.)
BEDSIDE - Providing the Balm of Truth
New York Times, April 12, 2014
"What if we gave her some aloe vera gel?"
The question was from a thin woman, and though her query came out of desperation, her face was pinched with fury. She was a relative of the patient in the room, a young woman who was dying of an infection.
BEDSIDE - Lost in Clinical Translation
New York Times, February 8, 2014
A classic "Far Side" cartoon shows a man talking forcefully to his dog. The man says: "Okay, Ginger! I've had it! You stay out of the garbage!" But the dog hears only: "Blah blah Ginger blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Ginger …"
As a nurse, I often worry that patients' comprehension of doctors and nurses is equally limited — except what the patient hears from us is: "Blah blah blah Heart Attack blah blah blah Cancer.
BEDSIDE - One Drug, Two Names, Many Problems
New York Times, November 30, 2013
My patient was shaking uncontrollably. People say such shaking feels unbelievably bad, but rigoring, as the medical profession calls it, is treatable with the narcotic Demerol. I hurried to the computer to order some from the pharmacy, thinking "rigors = Demerol."
BEDSIDE - Out of Network, Out of Luck
New York Times, October 14, 2013
For several hundred patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, it started with a certified letter informing them that they were no longer allowed to see their physicians. The reason? They were unlucky enough to have insurance called Community Blue, which is offered by a rival hospital system. Astoundingly, they were barred even if they could pay for the care themselves.
BESIDE - When No One is On Call
New York Times, August 17, 2013
We nurses all have stories — if we're lucky, it's just one — about the time we failed a patient. It's usually a problem of being too busy: too many cases, too many procedures to keep track of until one critical step, just one, slips through our frenetic fingers and someone gets hurt.


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