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The no-holds-barred competition of the playing field pales in comparison to two determined matchmakers competing to find the perfect wife for sexy sports agent Heath Champion in Susan Elizabeth Phillips' raucous and fun-loving Match Me if You Can. Champion moves among the super-rich athletic realm of Chicago, but his background is pure blue-collar. Now that he's a megastar agent, he wants a woman who'll fit into his life and take care of his every need. Sophisticated Portia Powers would seem to be the perfect marriage facilitator for him. But Annabelle Granger knows that finding the perfect mate for elusive bachelor Champion will elevate her own struggling business to superstar status. Champion is demanding, jaded and hyper-busy, but that's what has made him a winner. Annabelle's been the family loser, until she inherits her grandmother's matchmaking business and the chance to prove her family wrong. When these two team up, brace yourselves—there's a championship season brewing.
Sandy Huseby writes from Fargo, North Dakota, and northern Minnesota. Copyright 2005 BookPage Reviews.
Library Journal Reviews 2005 June #1
Annabelle Granger is determined to make a go of her late grandmother's matchmaking service. When she lands crack sports agent Heath Champion as a client and then learns that she is in competition with another agency to find him a bride, the battle is on and may the best woman win. Although Annabelle and Heath's relationship is prime, a second love story will intrigue readers with its unexpectedness and sheer improbability, and Phillips pulls it off beautifully. Including characters from the author's earlier football stories adds to the charm of this totally enjoyable romance. Phillips lives in the Chicago area. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 4/15/05.] Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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Contemporary romance writer Phillips has a long-running series of works loosely connected through the theme of football. In this sixth book in the collection, Annabelle Granger bets her matchmaking business on getting superstar sports agent Heath Champion a wife. But Heath, busy with business, is a very hard case. Annabelle exhausts herself babysitting his star athletes and matching him with a bevy of Chicago beauties, only to find that he is hardly paying attention. What is a matchmaker to do? Sharing with Quinn the same sense of charm and sweetness, this fun, witty, and sexy contemporary offers much to enjoy to Regency-era fans willing to cross the time line. -- "RA Crossrads" LJ Reviews 7/5/12 (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publishers Weekly Reviews 2005 May #5
Phillips's latest captivating romance (Ain't She Sweet; Breathing Room) follows a pair of reluctant lovers from their combative first acquaintance to a happily ever after. Perpetually discombobulated but adorable Annabelle Granger inherits her grandmother's matchmaking business, renames it Perfect for You and targets Chicago's super-rich, super-aggressive sports agent Heath Champion, better known as the Python, as her first client. Intrigued by this spunky, determined upstart, Heath-who is dead set on finding the ultimate trophy wife by age 35-agrees to give Annabelle a chance despite his contract with Portia Powers of Power Match. Soon Annabelle is introducing him to the Windy City's most extraordinary women, none of whom seem to meet Heath's discriminating standards. Could it be because chemistry has sparked between the matchmaker and her client? From trading barbs the two progress to exchanging kisses-and more. But when Heath finally meets his should-be dream girl and Annabelle's business threatens to go bellyup, they each must face their deepest feelings and make some difficult decisions in the name of love. Phillips has once again created a delightful page-turner. Agent, Steven Axelrod. (Aug.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.


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CATEGORIES MoviesWith the best athletes in the world competing for Gold this week in London, it's time to turn our attention to something that hasn't even been invented yet: Movie Olympics! Here, Moviefone pits together some of your favorite characters in Olympic events.
Lace up your trainers, today's event is track and field! While the Olympians are giving each other a run for their money, there's a few memorable movie sprints that deserve their due.
From Rocky to Ferris Beuller, take a look at those competing in the event below. When you're finished, make sure to vote for who you think should take home the Movie Olympic Gold for archery.
Name: Ferris Bueller from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" Why He's On The List: After Ferris's epic day playing hooky, there was an epic run-home to match. After seeing his sister and mom on the way home, Ferris has to book it in order to get away with his school-free romp. His running aside, Bueller's savvy and suave make this one of the more entertaining sprints around. Why It Could Win: Obstacles be damned! Bueller slid down playground equipment, took short-cuts through someone's home and even stopped to say hello to some sunbathing ladies (10 points for charm). Watch Ferris in action Name: Jack from "Mr. Mom" Why He's On The List: No one calls Michael Keaton one of the wives and gets away with it! In the 1983 flick, Jack participates in one of the most ridiculous company races of all time. The challengers, first clad in flippers, have to make their way through a toddle-approved obstacle course to emerge the victor. Why He Could Win: Determination and sportsmanship. Jack had victory in his grasp but decided it would not be wise to dethrone his wife's boss. What a guy! Watch Jack in action
Name:Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell from "Chariots of Fire" Why It's On The List: The consummate running flick! Here, two young men compete in the 1924 Olympics. Both men show fierce determination and heart on their way to winning two gold medals. Why They Could Win: First, they're in the Olympics! So, these guys obviously know what they're doing and they're no stranger to endurance. Plus, they gleefully run on the beach to Vangelis. Watch Harold and Eric in action
Name: Rocky from "Rocky" Why He's On The List: After a series of unconventional training sessions, there was no run more triumphant than Rock going the distance and running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum. Why He Could Win: Rocky is the quintessential underdog, but he has heart and never gives up. Plus, he has a really powerful theme song. Watch Rocky in action
Name: Forrest Gump from "Forrest Gump" Why He's On The List: "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I could run like the wind blows. From that day on, if I was going somewhere, I was running!" We believe you, Forrest! The famous character has done many, many things, but his instinct and talent of running has been with him since childhood. Why It Could Win: First of all, he has his own chant: "Run, Forrest, Run!" And I am sure he can out-distance any competitor -- after all, he did run for three years, two months, 14 days, and 16 hours straight. Watch Forrest in action

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To allow the Warmington village website to continue, a volunteer editor is required to edit and manage the site on a day to day basis. The site is based on the ubiquitous Joomla CMS, but the editor will still require html and php skills.
Thorpe Hall Appeal - Antiques Roadshow - 20th September
The Red Lion pub is very kindly hosting an Antiques Roadshow for the Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Appeal.
For the villagers in Warmington, if you have heirlooms or things you bought in car boot sales (or antiques shops!) that you'd love to know a bit more about, talk to the experts who will be delighted to value anything from necklaces to milk jugs. This promises to be a wonderful day out, and for an excellent cause.
Antiques Roadshow, Saturday 20th September, 11am to 4pm, with Lady Victoria Leatham, former Director Burghley House, George Archdale, Antiques Roadshow, and experts from Cheffins Auctioneers.
Entry is £15, to include valuation of one item and lunch or tea. Items for sale will be auctioned by Cheffins at a later date.
Oundle Pilgrimage – supporting Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall 9/10th August
Walking, cycling and obtaining passport stamps from historic locations are a fun way to enjoy a weekend. Whatever your choice it can be a liberating experience following the Oundle Pilgrimage as it cuts through the Nene Valley encountering riverside walks, estate woodlands, iconic sites and ancient buildings. It is our fourth anniversary and we will celebrate the event with a fundraising coffee morning and some light evening entertainment at the Rose and Crown.
Starting at St Peter's Church at 8.30am (or Trek-Kits, Oundle Wharf after 10am) The Pilgrimage takes in local inns and churches along the way where participants must try and obtain a stamp/signature for their passports at each stop. Passports and guides can be purchased from Trek-Kits; gps maps / video footage of the route are available form our websites and certificates are given to those who complete the whole journey. Participants can obtain sponsor forms from the Wharf or contact the Thorpe Hall fundraising team; Sponsor jars are in place at all the pit stops en route and we invite the public to make a donation. There will also be a collection at the Co-op on the Saturday which is Farmers' Market Day.
The event offers a weekend walk or a cycle challenge of 40 miles, a picnic family walk of 6 miles taking in the Nene and part of Ashton Estate. Or simply choose a section to make up a smaller circular walk. There are campsites available for those weekend participants who wish to do it all and split the journey into 2 phases (sat/sun- see the main guide). It is also possible to start from any other location en route if required.
'A few hours of toil for a worthy cause is rewarding in itself and if every one did just 2 hours a week for a voluntary act of good will this world would surely be a better place.'
The Oundle Pilgrimage was founded by long distance charity walker Robin Moore who dedicated the event to Sue Ryder after the hospice cared for a popular young man called Dean Robert Ingram 'Deano' who died there in 2008. The project raises money for all local causes and can be walked any time of the year; but hold an event for Sue Ryder annually in August on Farmers Market Weekend.
Northampton ACRE - Bulk Oil Scheme
Northamptonshire ACRE is expanding the Bulk Oil scheme and is now offering LPG in cylinders and for bulk tanks. Current prices are:
13kg Butane: £26.75
19kg Propane: £29.00
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LPG bulk tank supply: A 2 year deal, price fixed for 9 months at 41ppl.
There is no additional cost to ordering LPG, it is covered under the oil membership.
Here at Northants ACRE we use 47kg cylinders and just by switching suppliers with the help of our Energy Consultants we have saved over £10 a cylinder. We are also looking to install a bulk tank to secure further savings. If you would like to do the same or would like more information on this and ordering LPG, please give me a call on 01604 825 892, Will Dallimore (Rural Officer). Oil and LPG Membership Form. Individual Oil Ordering Form
Summer is also the time to buy Oil with the price being at its lowest over the next couple of months, it certainly is the time to fill up. Currently, The price of heating OIL is around 15% lower than it was this month last year and two months ago it was 25% below the equivalent 2013 price.
Hedgehogs in August by Kay Bullen
August is an in between time for hedgehogs. The hoglets born at the beginning of the hedgehog season will be leaving their mother's home patch and will start to fend for themselves. These females may come into breeding mode again and start a new family. Other females may have taken a while to get pregnant or may have lost their first pregnancy and will be late having their first litter of the year.
There will be a large mix of age ranges all of which may have their own problems. August seems to be a month when the internal parasites that hedgehogs can get are most abundant. Large healthy hedgehogs can cope with these internal parasites but if the numbers are too high or the hedgehog is ill, underweight or just a recently independent youngster then they can have problems.
By encouraging hedgehogs into your garden (provided it is safe – see "Gardening with Hedgehogs" leaflet on the BHPS web site) and providing them with a supplementary food source you can help them to overcome some of their problems, making them more able to tolerate any parasites they may have. You will also be able to keep a watch on them for any unusual behaviour.
During any hot weather the hedgehog's natural food is more difficult to find so again extra food and some water is a welcome help.
In wet weather the materials that they use to make their nests will be damp and any recently independent juveniles will need suitable sites and bedding for their new nests. Filling an unused nest box with straw may encourage a passing visitor to take up residence. Don't keep opening the box to check for occupation but rather place a small object eg screwed up piece of paper just inside the entrance, during the day. If it is pushed aside by the morning then it is likely you have something nesting in the box. Look for signs of hedgehog droppings in the garden – a large hedgehog's dropping could almost be the size of a small cat's dropping but it will not be buried. It will often have black shiny bits in it (remnants of beetle casings).
If you are concerned about any hedgehog, or you see one out in the day, contact the British Hedgehog Preservation Society on 01584 890 801 (if you can weigh the hedgehog first that is always helpful, but do use gloves when you handle them). For more information about hedgehogs and how to help them visit the BHPS web site at www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk
If you see a hedgehog on the road (and it's not obviously dead) then please check it. They can still be alive but too scared to move, and you could save a life.
Stef is a hedgehog rehabilitator on the BHPS carers list and if people need help with their hogs then you can also contact Stef on 01832 280598
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Strong talk from the Titans' third-year defensive tackle about Sunday's upcoming AFC South matchup. See what Brian Cushing had to say in response to Jurrell Casey's pledge.
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It's been a long rest-and-rehabilitation road for Chien-Ming Wang, but Friday night the ex-Yankee/now-National sinkerballer will pitch in the majors for the first time in more than two years.
Wang is getting Tom Gorzelanny's slot in the Nationals' rotation, which hardly seems fair since Gorzelanny's actually a pretty good pitcher, except a) Gorzelanny didn't pitch well in his last start, his first since coming off the DL with an ankle injury, and b) there seems to be a pretty good chance that the Nationals will trade at least one starting pitcher this weekend, which will open another slot for Gorzelanny.
Specifically, apparently there's some interest, out there in TradeDeadlineLand, in Jason Marquis and perhaps even Livan Hernandez. And who knows, maybe Wang's start tonight is something of a tryout; if he looks healthy and effective -- his results in minor-league rehab outings were mixed -- some contender might think he's worth a Grade B prospect. Money certainly isn't a consideration, as Wang's owed roughly $300,000 for the rest of this season.
Of course, it's been a while since Wang's actually been healthy and effective. He didn't pitch at all in 2010, and combined for just 137 innings in 2008 and '9. But he did win 38 games in 2006 and '7, thanks to one of the best hard sinkers in recent memory.
Then he hurt his foot, and his hips, and finally his shoulder (badly). Seriously shoulder injuries often aren't just shrugged off, even with today's miraculous medical marvels. But at least he's pitching again. Wang's confounded us before. Here's hoping he can do it again.


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After another few hours last night I managed to polish Yuri's capstans down through F57. (Yuri, as some of you may remember, is a 1908 Stieff grand piano.) Another sixteen keys and only 56 more to go! The corrosion on the top creates extra friction making the keys less responsive to the pianist's touch. So, technically there's no reason to polish anything more than the top of the capstan since it's the only part that touches the action, But there's something aesthetically pleasing to me to see the brass gleaming against the deep wood tones of Yuri's hundred year old keys.
Looking at my efforts from a purely functional viewpoint, it's a waste of time to polish the entire capstan. In fact, once the keys and action are reinstalled, the next person who sees them (probably corroded once again) will be a piano technician 20 years from now called in to make the next set of repairs on Yuri. Yet, there's a part of me that believes Yuri's touch and tone will be that much sweeter because of the extra care I'm giving him now. Irrational, I know; but this is a labor of love after all.
Finishing up the capstan polishing project will probably take the rest of this evening after work and most of tomorrow. If there's time left I'll rebuild the one key destroyed by termites A#86; then move on to cleaning the keytops. I'm hopeful the job done in 1948, which replaced the keytops, will have stood the test of time and I won't have to replace them this time around. It looks as if it was an excellent job; but with all the dirt of the last few years of neglect, I won't know until they are cleaned and polished. That will be another week's labor of love; but at least one more visible.
In the meantime, I keep getting requests for tunings. One, especially has me scared nearly witless.
About 3 weeks ago I tuned a friend's 7' Steinway and his mother's 7' Yamaha, both amazing instruments, and both in need of tuning. He's a professional singer with a very exacting ear. He said he'd tried dozens of tuners over the years and these were among the best tunings he'd ever had. Stroke, stroke. Well, he got it into his head to call the artistic director for Seraphic Fire, which is doing the premiere of their next world tour as a benefit in Marathon on November 3rd at Saint Pablo's. He arranged for me to do two concert tunings, one two days before the concert, the other the day of the concert. We're talking world class musicians here! I should have said 'no' but didn't.
Then last Saturday I had my first less-than-adequate tuning for another professional musician (also with an exacting ear), the pianist at Old Stone and the Keys Chorale's new accompanist. When I left Saturday, he played for a half-hour and declared his 6' Yamaha wonderful. Then I saw him at chorale on Tuesday and there was -- well, a look -- that said something was amiss. I asked how the tuning was holding and he went on at length before the rehearsal started about how it wasn't! Obviously, I couldn't sleep that night. And went over on Thursday to see what I'd done wrong.
He was, in fact, correct. About six or seven notes hadn't held and some unisons had decayed. I don't know if it was the weather (torrential downpours from hurricane Paula's bands) or something I'd done; but I decided to give him his money back. Normally, I would have offered to redo it on the spot; but he has a friend who's been tuning for Steinway for 30 years visiting for the weekend -- better to let him correct the situation and part, hopefully, good company.
The point of all this is to say, his accurate assessment of my work was important feedback to get -- especially before the Seraphic Fire concert. Up until now, the tunings have been pretty great. But for whatever reason, it didn't hold. It was a wake up call to remind me that I'm still a beginner and need to keep working on the craft. On the other hand, if I mess up the Petrof grand at St. Pablo's I might as well move to the Australian bush before I get another tuning job in the Keys. It'll either make or break my reputation. No pressure -- it's just a career!
So, this week I cashed in my remaining savings, asked for vacation pay instead of taking time off this year and purchased a Sanderson Accu Tuner www.accu-tuner.com . It's due to arrive next Tuesday so I'll have an opportunity to practice with it on a couple of other instruments before I take on the Petrof being used by Seraphic Fire.
It's a pretty amazing device -- it doesn't tune for you; but hears the harmonics throughout the entire instrument and helps you correct the temperament that's specific for that individual piano. Essentially, it gives you the kind of feedback you'd get if you were sitting at the side of master technician who's been doing tunings for decades.
In fact, that's what it is...the ear of a master. Paul Sanderson, was the chairman of the physics department at Harvard in the 70s with a specialty in sound and a love of pianos. He started building the device in the 80s, using both his ear for the 'art' of the feedback and his knowledge of physics and sound waves to turn it into a set of algorithims for a computer program. It's now in its fourth generation -- the latest just having just come on the market in late 2008.
With that thought in mind and a SAT IV arrival eminent early next week, I'm putting aside my fears of Seraphic Fire. Today, after work, I'll plan to put in some productive hours with Yuri to polish another sixteen capstans.
What do you get? I'm not sure; but there is a certain satisfaction in the process.


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Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
Incarceron is a prison like no other; the prisoners live and die in their own dangerous world. All prisoners dream of an escape to an outside world that may not exist. That is, until prisoner Finn finds a device that gives him a connection to the outside world, and the possibility of escape. The outside world is a world trapped in time. Law requires all citizens to live strictly by the customs of a designated time period. This book had an excellent concept and dynamic characters, but was confusing at time.
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- Aquatic swim classes are now twice a week. They are broken up into Preschool ages 3 – 5 years and Progressive ages 6 – 12 years. Children are now placed in groups with a YMCA trained instructor based on their ability. You don't have to remember what level they are they will be placed in the level the first day of class. See class details in our Program Brochure.
- Now offering flex passes so you can choose from any of our Aquatic Exercise classes including: Aqua Fitness, Aquacise, Deep H20 Basics and Aqua Caliente (a combo of Salsa dancing and a little hip hop). Check out the pool schedule for times.
- Class Demo Week coming soon! A full week of FREE new aquatic classes for both members and nonmembers. It's a great chance to try out our new classes!
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Vick will return as Eagles' starter in Week Nine
Michael Vick will return to the starting lineup in Week Nine following the Eagles' bye week, according to head coach Andy Reid.
Britt doesn't start, gains 225 yards in Titans win
Kerry Collins threw three touchdowns to Kenny Britt, who had the best game of his career two days after being involved in a bar fight, and the Tennessee Titans scored 27 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to beat the ...
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Eagles head coach Andy Reid said QB Kevin Kolb would get the Week Seven start in Tennessee.
MVP Meter: Kolb, Vick don't make cut
Both Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick have put up statistics worthy of being MVP candidates, but since it is unknown which quarterback will be under center the rest of the year, neither makes the Week Seven MVP Meter.
Eagles' Reid faced with tough QB call
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Vick dropped to No. 3 QB vs. Falcons
Michael Vick will be the Eagles' No. 3 QB vs. the Falcons, as his sore ribs have not healed enough for him to be the starter or primary backup.
Eagles name QB Kolb as starter vs. Falcons
Eagles QB Kevin Kolb will get the Week Six start against the Falcons, with Michael Vick still suffering from a rib injury.
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Vick out "Maybe a week, maybe two weeks"
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Injuries to Vick, McCoy cloud picture in Philly
Just when it looked like everything in the Eagles' offense was going swimmingly, rib injuries to QB Michael Vick and RB LeSean McCoy in Week Four have drastically changed the outlook.
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The Eagles continue to suffer crucial offensive injuries as QB Michael Vick and RB LeSean McCoy both suffered rib-related ailments in Sunday's loss to the Redskins, leaving their availability up in the air.
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Donovan McNabb threw for 125 yards and one touchdown, leading the Washington Redskins to a 17-12 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in his first game against his former team.
Kolb has arrived in Buffalo to officially sign his two-year contract with the Bills. The Bills announced the signing Monday, a little over a week after the free agent agreed to a two-year contract potentially worth more than $12 million.||||||| The sixth-year player spent the past two seasons in Arizona, where injuries hampered his opportunity to prove himself as a starter. He was cut by the Cardinals last month in a salary-cap saving move. In Buffalo, he gets the opportunity to compete for the starting job with Tarvaris Jackson. The Bills are in need of a starter after Ryan Fitzpatrick was released last month.
The Cardinals have released Kolb, ending the quarterback's two injury-filled seasons with the team.||||||| The team's move on Friday came just ahead of the deadline for paying Kolb a $2 million roster bonus. The team paid Kolb some $20 million over two seasons after acquiring him in a trade that sent a second-round draft pick and cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Coach Ken Whisenhunt says he doesn't know if quarterback Kevin Kolb would be available this week.||||||| Kolb has missed six games with a rib injury.
The Arizona Cardinals placed Kolb on injured reserve Wednesday, ending the season for the only quarterback who was able to lead the team to victory this year.||||||| Kolb was beat out for the starting job in the preseason by John Skelton, a third-year pro from Fordham who went down late in the opener against Seattle with an ankle injury. Kolb came on to direct the winning touchdown drive against the Seahawks and helped the team get off to a 4-0 start. But Kolb went out with a rib injury against Buffalo and had not been able to return.
Kolb was sacked nine times in Thursday's 17-3 loss to the Rams.||||||| Kolb got his helmet knocked off twice on hits, once after getting popped in the jaw. He described the Cardinals' first-half woes as "sickening." He finished 28 of 50 for 289 yards.


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AYER -- Ayer Moving & Storage, 109 Central Ave., is collecting and shipping used cell phones as part of the Cell Phones for Soldier project, which helps members of the Armed Forces to stay connected with their families. A collection box will be located inside the main entrance. Family-owned and operated since 1951, Ayer Moving & Storage is a northAmerican Van Lines agent.
The donated phones are sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each phone. The money is used to purchase prepaid calling cards, which are sent to troops. About half of the phones ReCellular processes are reconditioned and resold to wholesale companies in more than 40 countries around the world. Phones and components that cannot be refurbished are dismantled and recycled.
Chelmsford High group donates to Wish Project
LOWELL -- The Wish Project of Lowell recently received a donation from LIME (Leadership in Motion Everywhere), an organization at Chelmsford High School that hosts an annual 24-hour relay fundraiser to support local community groups.
LIME also recently presented checks to the Chelmsford Police and Fire departments, the Chelmsford Senior Center, the Chelmsford Food Pantry, the CHS Alumni Association and the Chelmsford Coalition to Livesmart.
The Wish Project is a privately-funded organization helping the needy gain independence and thrive, by procuring donations and partnering with other area agencies. In addition to basic items, the Wish Project also procures furniture and large/bulk donations from the Northeast, such as mattresses, clothing, etc. , using tractor trailers. Monetary donations and corporate sponsorships are also accepted. For information, go to www.thewishproject.org.


text: EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Five public hearings will be held this week on the proposed rules for state-authorized sale of recreational marijuana in Washington. Hearings will be held Tuesday in Everett and Seattle. Two hearings also will be held on Wednesday in Olympia and Ellensburg. The fifth hearing will be Thursday in Spokane. The hearings are part of the process for implementing Initiative 502, which was approved by voters in November to legalize marijuana for adults. The first pot stores could be open next year. The state Liquor Control Board will regulate growing, distributing and selling marijuana in the stores. The Daily Herald reports (http://bit.ly/16Y67q4 ) the board is asking for public comment on requirements for securing, tacking and testing marijuana, store hours and child-resistant packaging. Information from: The Daily Herald, http://www.heraldnet.com(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Speculation is heating up that Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx is on the short list to be the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
An article published by Bloomberg on Wednesday cites two sources as saying President Barack Obama is considering Mayor Foxx for the job.
When asked about the report Wednesday afternoon, Foxx told reporters, "no, I'm happy being mayor of Charlotte," he said. "Having a good time with it and just continuing to do the work for the people of Charlotte."
But when asked if President Obama or anyone in his administration had contacted him, he wouldn't confirm *or* deny that possibility.
"Again, I'm happy being mayor of Charlotte and looking forward to continuing the work we're doing," was his response.
Foxx has been a staunch supporter for the region's 2030 Transit Plan.
Foxx recently created a working group made up of leaders from the public and private sectors to explore means of alternative funding for the plan since the half-cent county transit tax is not growing fast enough.
Charlotteans we talked to Wednesday night were excited about the possibility.
"I think there is a wow factor to it," said Melodee Coleman. "I definitely think it would be a good stretch for him.
Another resident, Allen Harris, agreed and said, "I'd hate to see him leave Charlotte of course but I think it would be great."
Harris also pointed to all the good work Foxx has done for the city.
"I think overall he's doing a good job," he said. "I know there's been some hurdles to cross dealing with the streetcar project."
Foxx was elected to succeed Pat McCrory as mayor in 2009. In 2011, the Democratic National Committee chose Charlotte to host the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
A leader for the USDOT is one of four remaining Cabinet posts that the President has yet to fill, according to the article.
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Beam Me Up, Scotty!
Dr. Roel Vertegaal, Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction and the Director of the futuristic Queen's Human Media Lab, has been making international headlines for his research team's new video-conferencing technology.
Media reports have compared TeleHuman, a three-dimensional (3-D) video-conferencing pod, to the holodeck on Star Trek.
"TeleHuman is not a hologram, actually," says Vertegaal. "It's a three-dimensional projector that lets people in different locations talk as though they were standing in front of one another."
Forget about flat-screen Skype: now people will be able to chat simply by standing in front of their respective pods and talking to a life-sized image, which gets "beamed" in real-time when a 3-D projector projects it onto a convex mirror and then reflects onto the pod's wrap-around acrylic screen.
This pioneering pod is a good reflection of the kind of work the lab strives to do. "People can be apprehensive about the increasing use of technology," Vertegaal explains. "Our lab aims to make it easy and interactive using creative industrial design."
The new pod also has exciting new learning and medical applications. For example, researchers invented BodiPod, which anatomy students use to explore a 3-D model of the human body through gestures and speech interactions. Using the cylindrical display, they can wave to peel off layers of tissue, or in X-ray mode, get closer to see deep into muscles, organs, and bone structure. Voice commands such as "show heart" will automatically zoom in to show a 3-D model.
Since May, the Queen's Human Media Lab has had a funky new home – one created by Vertegaal in collaboration with award-winning New York-based industrial designer Karim Rashid. An unexpected oasis of colour and curvy-form on the top floor of 1969-vintage, ivy-clad Jeffries Hall, the lab was made possible through a grant by Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Ministry of Research and Innovation of Ontario.
Vertegaal, an advocate of "serious play," emphasizes that the lab's unusual design is meant to spark students' creative ideas. "Computers will be integrated into architecture in the future, and human interfaces will be seamless. Here, students can experiment with space as a user interface," he explains.
The inspirational space features, among other things, a pink sofa, a reef-like blue-and-green carpet, curved windows and furniture, cool electronic wallpaper, a museum of Apple computers, a kitchen and shower for students, and embedded technology: a ceiling projector grid; a wall-sized interactive display that users control using in-air gestures; and a translucent wall that disappears when people in adjoining cubicles look at an eye monitor, signaling that they want to talk to one another.
Vertegaal, who is in his element in this creative playground, has had an impressive career. His first degree was in electronic music at Utrecht Conservatory in the Netherlands. "It was everything from Bach sonatas to jazz improv – I loved the multidisciplinary fusion," he says.
Then in 1989, when he needed a sampler he couldn't afford, he decided to make his own. "So I became a kick-ass coder, and that led me from music into to my studies with computers." He then completed an Msc in Computer Science at Bradford University, U.K., and earned a PhD in Human Factors at Twente University in Netherlands.
Vertegaal, one the world's leading specialists in eye communication between humans, and between humans and technology, received the Premier of Ontario's Research Excellence award for his work on Attentive User Interfaces. AUIs, such as eye-contact sensors, make devices more interactive and responsive to their users.
These days, however, its organic user interfaces that Vertegaal talks most excitedly about. In future, he says, computers will be embedded in everything, and take any shape or form, and people will need ways to seamlessly interact.
How will it work? "We may connect via the body's motor system – like with a computer's mouse, which works because we can keep concentrating while we use it," he speculates. "Or if we want to tap into new potential, we'll need to tap into our subconscious. Our pre-attentive brain governs 80 per cent of what we do."
So when can we expect to see a Star-Trek-style holodeck? "TeleHuman is still rudimentary, and projecting and tracking objects is just the beginning. But holographs will be possible within 50 years, he predicts. "If we could create a computer experience that's realistic and physical, for example, we could have a virtual cadaver, a hologram that's alive, for surgeons to work on."


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|Wildcats fall twice in ACME matchups
|Wednesday, June 19, 2013 12:16 AM
By NICK JOHNSON
Staff Writer
CONVOY - The Crestview Knights faced off against the Jefferson Wildcats in AMCE baseball on Monday night at the Crestview Sports Complex.
The Knights got a brilliant performance by pitcher Bryce Richardson, who had a night he won't soon forget as Crestview got the 4-0 win.
This date will be one that Richardson won't soon forget as he no-hit the Wildcats for seven innings, allowing only two base-runners via the base-on-balls. He recorded five strikeouts in the process.
Richardson got the first two batters out in the top of the first before Ross Thompson walked and reached second on an error when Richardson tried to pick him off at first base.
Crestview got on the board in the second frame when Isaiah Simerman singled to lead off the inning, stole second and made it to third because of an error. Jordan Roop hit a ground ball to the first baseman to bring home Simerman and make the score 1-0, Knights.
Roop reached first base on a ground ball because of an error by the first baseman and was later joined on the base paths by Brock Rolsten, who walked and stole second base. With runners on second and third and two outs, Mitchell Rickard knocked home both with a base hit to increase the Crestview lead to 3-0.
In the top of the third inning, Jefferson leadoff batter Zavier Buzard walked with two outs to become the second batter — and the last for the Wildcats — to reach base for the rest of the game.
In the bottom of the fourth frame, the Knights loaded the bases with one out but Thompson got a strikeout and a fielder's choice to prevent more Crestview runs from scoring.
Crestview tacked on another run in the bottom of the fifth when Simerman tripled and with the bases loaded, Adrian Camp drew a walk to bring home the fourth run of the game for the Knights.
With two outs in the top of the seventh inning and a full count, with the no-no on the line, Richardson fanned the Wildcat batter to end the game
"Bryce threw very well and the defense was solid behind him. Bryce was working all of his pitches, staying ahead in the count and making the hitters hit the ball," Crestview coach Jeff Helm said. "Again, our defense was very solid. We didn't have a lot of hits but we strung enough together to make things work and I couldn't be prouder of what Bryce did on the mound tonight."
The Knights improve to 4-0 and Jefferson is 0-5.
"Had a little bit of the 'I don't know' — we just seemed tired. Several players just got back from basketball camp and with off-season lifting but that is no excuse," Jefferson coach Mark Jettinghoff said. "Their pitcher pitched a good game; our pitcher pitched a good game. We just hit a lot of one-hoppers right at their fielders. We couldn't get anything going tonight but their pitcher was on his game and he kept us on our toes."
In Tuesday action, Bath defeated Jefferson 5-2 at Bath.
Davis got the win for the host Wildcats (6-1), while Austin Jettinghoff took the loss for the visiting Wildcats (0-6).
Both teams only had three hits.
Jefferson hosts Lincolnview and Crestview welcomes in St. John's 6 p.m. tonight.
Score by Innings:
Jefferson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
Crestview 0 0 0 3 1 0 x - 4 3
WP: Bryce Richardson (7 Innings, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts); LP: Ross Thompson (5 innings, 4 runs, 3 hits, 7 walks, 4 strikeouts). 3B: Isaiah Simerman (CV).
Score by Innings:
Jefferson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 3 2
Bath 0 1 4 0 0 0 x - 5 3 2
WP: Davis; LP: Austin Jettinghoff. 2B: Jordan (B), Briggs (B).


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PITTSBURGH—The Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) Allegheny Campus chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society has won three awards at the recent PTK International Conference in Seattle.
CCAC's Alpha Mu Theta chapter earned the Distinguished Issue in Honors in Action Award, the Distinguished Honors in Action Project Award and the Distinguished Chapter Award. The first two awards recognized the work of the chapter on an essay and documentary on the Marcellus Shale natural gas industry entitled "Marcellus: Power, Peril and Promise." The documentary aired on local cable television and has been posted to YouTube.
The Distinguished Chapter Award also recognized the Marcellus Shale project as well as an initiative to mentor female student-athletes at CCAC–Allegheny Campus to ensure their academic success.
In addition to the international honors, the chapter recently received awards at the PTK Middle States Regional Conference.
PTK was established in 1918 as the international honor society of two-year colleges. Members must have a G.P.A. of 3.5 or higher and have earned at least 12 college-level credits. The organization provides opportunity for individual growth and development through the four hallmarks of scholarship, leadership, service and fellowship.
With members throughout the United States, U.S. territories, Canada, Germany and Japan, PTK is the largest honor society in higher education today.
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The Community College of Allegheny County is the largest institution of postsecondary higher education in Pennsylvania. The college serves 30,000 credit students through 170 degree and certificate programs and offers thousands of lifelong learning non-credit and workforce development courses to 35,000 students annually. Incorporating a learning-centered environment committed to the future of the region, CCAC continues to expand its reach through innovative programming and accessible instruction offered via convenient day, evening, weekend and online courses. With four campuses and six centers serving Allegheny County and surrounding communities, CCAC endeavors to fulfill its mission to provide affordable access to quality education and offer a dynamic, diverse and supportive learning environment that prepares the region's residents for academic, professional and personal success in our changing global society.


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De Proef Signature Les Deux Brasseurs Ale (w/Jason Perkins) - De Proefbrouwerij (bvba Andelot)
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Ratings: 172 | Reviews: 139 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by philipt:
North Carolina
4.33/5 rDev +4.3%
Really good beer. One of the most interesting and creative brews I've tried in quite some time. When I purchased this beer, I wasn't quite sure what type of belgian I picked up. Upon uncorking, I was pleasantly surprised by a sour, tart, and sweet fruit smell. Nearly on par with flemish sour ales. Very, very nice. Frankly, I was taken aback by the first sip, and not exactly in a good way. The musky, barnyard character was startling and a bit overwhelming for an unsuspecting drinker. Second sip, better. Third, very good. Earthy, spicy, and a slightly fruity. Given the complexity and gravity of this brew, it is surprisingly drinkable and the sour/tartness makes for an incredibly refreshing beer.
11-18-2008 00:07:38 | More by philipt
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4.13/5 rDev -0.5%
Bretty funk on the nose; sweet pineapple, orange skins, a touch of leather.
The band-aid character mingles nicely with sweet, rich malts on the palate. Earthy hops and bright fruit, turns bready toward the finish.
Overall, this is a solid wild ale. Though, it does lack a little of the "wow factor" and could be a bit dryer for me.
12-11-2009 00:40:31 | More by brownbeer
4.6/5 rDev +10.8%
One of the best, if not the best, beer that I've had this year. Poured into a tulip glass, it was a butterscotch color with a fairly thick white head. Nicely carbonated, pretty to look at. Ample lacing. Outstanding aroma, with pear, bread, and yeasty funk all vying for attention. The taste definitely lived up to the aroma. Sour apple/pear up front, then a sweet bread taste (like a German stollen), and a tiny bit of hops bitterness at the end. Nicely balanced. Incredible beer. I bought this at Tully's for $19, and it was well worth every penny.
12-19-2008 13:04:35 | More by lordofthewiens
3.93/5 rDev -5.3%
750ml bottle. Pours a hazy golden orange with a huge rocky white head that retains well and laces the glass.
The aroma is sweet sugary melon and spicy peppery bretty yeast.
The flavor is the same - sweet sugary melon and musty yeast with a nice spicy brett finish that has some subtle hop bitterness for a dry finish. As it warms some tart sour notes come out as well. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with low carbonation and is a bit watery.
Overall, this is brett done well. It's a nice balance of the sweet fruits and the spice and brett.
04-08-2009 06:05:34 | More by Beaver13
4.38/5 rDev +5.5%
Corked and caged bottle pours a hazy, polished brass body with a large vanilla head. Sticky and frothy lace adorns the goblet.
Aroma is fruity and musty. Honeydew, pawpaw, and slightly overripe golden delicious apples offer a lucsious fruitiness which melds with notes of funky wet basement and barnyard.
Medium to medium full body has a satiny carbonation. Bretts provide a dirty/funky feel akin to chewing on twigs or licking gravel.
Taste has ripe gooseberries, overripe papaya, kiwi, melon, and golden apples. Very pithy fruity. Peppery alcohol, leafy herbal hops, and some honey sweetness add complexity. Tart berry emerges toward the finish.
Bretts here don't seem to have fully emerged, so if you've got a bottle of this one try to hold on to it awhile longer. Still, an interesting and enjoyable collaboration.
04-27-2009 15:09:38 | More by merlin48
4.4/5 rDev +6%
Picked this up at Green's on Ponce in Atlanta.
Pours a cloudy orange color with a two-finger slightly off-white head. The head slowly recedes into a thin pancake on top leaving solid lacing.
Smells of slight funk, tart apples, sugar-coated pears and earthy malt.
Tastes very good - there's a lot going on. Sugar-coated light fruit flavors are joined by honey flavors almost immediately. Midway through the sip a bit of funk and tart fruit flavors shine through, leading to herbal hop flavor right before a slightly dry ending. As it warms the funk flavors dwindle a bit and the hop flavors increase.
Mouthfeel is good. It's got a heavy thickness with active carbonation.
Drinkability is great. I had no problem polishing off the bottle, mostly from trying to identify all of the flavors.
Overall I think the first Signature was slightly easier to drink, though this one was more complex. If I had to recommend one it would be this one, simply because there's so much going on.
05-13-2009 03:21:02 | More by glid02
4.93/5 rDev +18.8%
(served in a chalice)
the cork reads 24/04/12 it must be a best before date?
A-This beer pours a hazy orange body with a spongy off-white head that sticks to the glass and is supported by a strong carbonation of tiny bubbles. The head creates register marks with each sip and last long after the glass is empty.
S- This beer has a smooth barnyard wet grain aroma with nice aged champagne vinegar note to it. Notes of raw damp wheat and earth come through followed by a stronger overripe pineapple hint that finishes the smell.
T- This beer has a blend of barnyard funk and green apples with a softer graham flavor and a bright lemon zest note. The finish is a bitter hop bite that has grapefruit notes and brie rind flavors. There is a bright citrus tartness that lingers after each sip but is soft.
M- This beer has a medium mouthfeel with no real alcohol heat and no real astringency.
D- This beer has a full flavor and is well balanced between nice fruitiness and tart funk notes with hops growing as the beer warms. The funk and hops really do work well together in this beer and there are some malt hints offering support.
04-08-2009 15:38:14 | More by rhoadsrage
Ontario (Canada)
3.88/5 rDev -6.5%
Bottle from Gordon's in Boston. Expensive but worthy, and it is an exception to the rule of smell and taste. Barnyard but very good. Now smell is in the rating, it is tolerable. Creamy and fairly full mouthfeel. lasting head. Yeasty and pineapple.Liked the brett.
Had a year later, Jeremy bottle from Belgian, dark grapefruit colour with white lace. Good mouthfeel, a sipper.
08-23-2009 02:09:12 | More by Sammy
4.15/5 rDev 0%
750mL bottle, left out for 15 minutes to warm up a bit from the fridge temp
A - muddled golden-amber with no head, minimal lacing. not sure if it's a cabronation issue, brett, malt, etc. swirls of yeast/sediment throughout the bottle
S - warm fruit, strawberries...an intense berry-fruit aroma. some grassy hops, mild tobacco
T - again, strawberries, tobacco comes through much stronger in the taste. very interesting brett twang; not so much the typical "barnyard" taste, much more fruity. finishes pretty dry. there is a lot going on here - really complex and lots of different flavors I've not had in a beer before
M - carbonation seems a bit on the low side for a Belgian ale; maybe this is why it wasn't the prettiest when pouring out. Not very dry except on the finish; the wheat does it's job of fluffing up the body.
Really cool beer. Definitely pushes the limits and is a beer that I've never tasted anything similar to. Don't know how much it goes for (it was a gift), but I would recommend as a bottle to share among people who like brett/funky beers.
03-25-2012 01:23:33 | More by gdkersey
4.43/5 rDev +6.7%
This Signature Ale release pours a bright copper color. A moderate amount of haze clouds the scene. It looks a little red when held to light. An impressive, off-white head tops it off. It's easily two and a half fingers in depth. Retention was very good, and a sticky, thick web of lace trailed down the glass.
The nose is extremely impressive. It's very fruity and a little sweet initially. Pineapple is the centerpiece. Apple, pear, and a little lemon round it out. Musk and funk are certainly noted. The presence of Brett can't be denied. While it's easily noted, it's not an overly strong funky scent. That's a positive. It blends in nicely. It smells a little spicy on the tail, but that aspect is subtle. Alcohol is masked extremely well. At the end of the day, it smells very deep and complex and...delicious.
The flavor is very impressive. It kicks with a strong fruit flavor. Pineapple is easily strongest, and resonates throughout. Apple, pear, and lemon all follow. It tastes a little sweet and sugary, but it's far from overbearing. Due to the Brett presence, it's musky and funky. Those flavors add a ton of depth and complement the other flavors extremely well. I'm pleased to report that the funky flavor is moderate, rather than overwhelming. In a word...delicious. Clove and pepper spices add more depth and flavor. There's even a lively Noble hop flavor that's a nice touch. And Let us not forget the very flavorful Belgian yeast. Alcohol is lost in the shuffle. It finishes a little tangy with a funky twist.
The body here is light, leaning medium. It's too thin. It somehow manages to be smooth, but it would benefit from more body. Carbonation is also a little too buzzy. Drinkability, on the other hand, is extremely high. This is damn tasty stuff that's difficult to sip. It's too tasty. A 750 you ask? It might not be enough.
This collaborative effort by De Proefbrouwerij and Jason Perkins of Allagash is fantastic. There's very little to criticize negatively. The flavor itself is very deep and satisfying. I guess the body feels a little too thin, but that hardly ruins it. All other cylinders are firing nicely. I don't know how many of these bottles are left out there, but do yourself a favor and find one. Honestly, I enjoyed this one every bit as much as the collaboration with Tomme Arthur. Find a bottle.
05-01-2010 03:03:23 | More by prototypic
4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
On-tap at the Farmhouse in Emmaus, PA. Appears a hazy gold with a thick white head and strong lacing.
This is an exceptional beer. Although the brett funk dominates, there's a wonderful undercurrent of light apple and pear fruit flavors and that's what makes this beer stand out from straight up sour pale ales. There's also a semi-balanced (if you can balance sour and bitter) herbal hops with cutting citrus rind bitterness. The sour character is big, but not overpowering, with musty barnyard and wet hay.
01-20-2009 01:24:37 | More by tempest
4/5 rDev -3.6%
08-12-2013 15:38:37 | More by Crazydaddyo
North Carolina
4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
Pours a golden-orange honey color with dense white foam that laces down the glass.
Sweet funky fruit and spicy scents jump out. Sugar, honey, fig, sour dough, spicy phenols and some apricot and grapey smells. Hint of barnyard.
Taste is similar to the nose. Rich, sweet fruity and slightly caramel maltiness underscored by a funky sour brett presence which creates a nice depth of flavor. Clean, yet rich and fruity. Almost a restrained or subtle Flanders Red, especially if you get the yeast stirred up.
Soft and smooth with a medium body feel, no watery mess here.
Highly (and dangerously) drinkable and worth the $16 price-tag Id say.
11-15-2008 05:27:28 | More by BeerZack
4.33/5 rDev +4.3%
Pours a dark, hazy brown with thick tan head.
Nose is funky and fruity with some floral undertones.
Taste is pretty darn good. Pear, apple and subtle pineapple up front. Balanced out by graham cracker/bread crumb flavors. Finishes with some spicy hops.
Very unique and good beer.
11-03-2011 03:50:22 | More by osusullins
New York
4.38/5 rDev +5.5%
An exquisite beer of delicate construction. A musty orange color and an off white head of slight stature but a tenacious covering. Smell is musty with a deep fruitiness that has an apple and pear signature and Bret based barnyard funk. Taste has a sharpness like good cheddar that borders on lactic. Apples, pears and white raisins flow into a light tartness. Hops in the finish has a horse blanket carriage. Feel is creamy and lightly carbonated. Drinkability is starts out good and gets better as you go.
04-08-2010 02:36:09 | More by scootny
New Hampshire
4.5/5 rDev +8.4%
04-23-2012 22:04:00 | More by Snellgg5
North Carolina
4.15/5 rDev 0%
C: Low carbonation with a gold color and little to no head retention.
S: Sweet pineapple and pear
T: Front- over powered by the nose.
Middle- was very musty.
End- very pineapple and pear.
M: Front- smooth with no carbonation
Middle- Huge overpowering musty taste that hits the sides of the tongue but quickly leaves and is replaced by fruity candy sugar.
End- Pineapple and pear without a yeasty taste that honestly I was waiting for.
D: This is one beer that was fun to drink. I shared it with some friends and we all had a different experience with it! That to me is what it is all about. Drinking a brew and talking it over with some beer nerds. The fact that we all had different opinions about this one means that I want it again. So I recommend this to anyone that wants to experience something different.
01-17-2011 22:54:29 | More by chainsfan1
4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
09-11-2012 00:07:33 | More by wesley14
2.65/5 rDev -36.1%
A corked (synthetic cork) and caged 750 mL bottle shared with ksak and janlud.
A: The ale has a brownish-orange auburn color, darker and opaque, with only a faint wisp of white head. No lacing with this one.
S: The ale has a dense, smokey fruit aroma that justs time spent in a whisky barrel. A few candied fruits are lingering around but they struggle against the sickly fullness. I'm not taking this as a good sign. As my notes say, infected or bleh.
T: The rich flavors, almost smokey, continue into the body. The denseness takes a while to reveal the pineapple flavors. They're there, just not very impressive. Brettanomyces? Where? Nothing doing on that front. I'm gonna chalk it up to a bad bottle and leave it there.
M and D: I lack the conviction to continue...
05-19-2010 12:26:56 | More by akorsak
4.38/5 rDev +5.5%
Beer review #1000.
Figured i'd pull out something i've been hanging onto for a little while now. This one has about six months on it, in hopes of developing the Brettanomyces.
Hazed orange, small cap of glistening white foam. The aroma is fantastic, all pineapple and spice from the yeast, with a little horsey element at first. Very fruity, which carries over to the taste. The pear, apple, & pineapple listed on the label all deliver, with an authentic funky farmhouse character. There is a light bitterness, restrained sweetness, and a very dry finish. The body has a fullness to it. The dry aftertaste has more lingering funk and fruitiness. Tasty, though I could see a whole 750 being overwhelming to someone new to wild ales.
04-20-2009 00:30:42 | More by emerge077
4.47/5 rDev +7.7%
Had this at a De Proef tasting at Bruisin' Ales in Asheville this evening...
A: Good cloudy golden color, letting plenty of light through it. Nice little bit of very pale tan head that stuck around for a bit and laced the glass nicely
S: Straight from the farm. A good amount of barnyard funk in there, but also getting some good cherry notes in it
T: Again, straight from the farm, or maybe my dirt basement. Very very musty, a lot of sour fruit flavors, almost too many to pick out individually. This thing has a whole lot going on in the taste department, and I think I'm probably a hair underqualified to try and pick them all out. Needless to day, there's a lot of depth here.
M: Nice and full, with a little bit of bitterness to finish it out. I feel like I'm picking up more on the De Proef bretts than I am the Allagash strain, and I think this is where I would've noticed it the most.
D: Down the hatch surprisingly quick. Maybe it's because I knew I still had some great beers left to try, but I think I could handle a bottle of this over a couple hours and be ready for another!
07-29-2009 02:00:32 | More by Rchap1
Quebec (Canada)
4.08/5 rDev -1.7%
Bottle: Poured a cloudy dirty yellow color ale with a huge foamy head with great retention and some great lacing. Aroma consists of dirty barnyard with a lightly tart aftertaste. Taste is mix between some funky barnyard taste with notes of oak and tartness. Body is full with great carbonation and no alcohol was discernable. Very well done overall with great presence of Brett notes; some additional dry hops would have improved this (already) great beer.
01-09-2009 20:43:54 | More by Phyl21ca
4.45/5 rDev +7.2%
A: Gorgeous pale orange with massive three finger head, awesome lacing down the glass
S: Nice Brett tartness, spice, pear, honey, is that graham crackers?
T: Sourness but not at all over powering due to nice hop/malt balance. Get lots of honey, spice and fruit. Great stuff.
M: Nice creamy mouthfeel, which I was a bit surprised by given that it's a sour. Very refreshing from the tartness, course
D: Awesomely drinkable. Something about these well balanced sours goes down great
An impressive brew. Really glad I have more than one of these things. I'm already looking forward to next year's Signature.
10-01-2008 02:59:37 | More by abfraser
3.98/5 rDev -4.1%
Received this in trade a long time ago from Stopbarking.. Barks is a truly great trader.... Thanks Daniel.. Our's was epic!!
lightly hazed orange brew.. good head and lacing....
nose shows a bunch of brett with fruity esters.... pretty dusty and a fair amount of apricot..
even after all this time.. it is quite a bit sweeter than expected. sweet red apple... and shades of deep funk.. certainly more Brett than sour.. but everything that I hope for is there..
I've been sitting on this for a long time.. and I hoped for more .. but the brett really only showed well on the palate with warmth.. I am pretty damn sure this is the 1st bottling... I need to pick up a couple at Brewforia while the getting is good. Huge thanks again Daniel... We should do it again some time.
02-17-2010 07:27:21 | More by JohnGalt1
4.33/5 rDev +4.3%
pours out a golden pale with amber tints and one finger of suds that stays with the pour.
Smell is sour lemon and apple peel with mabey a dry cherry pit thrown in for good measure.
Taste is like gradeschool glue at first. Dark malty yeast bitterness with the sour coming on top of the dark bitter. Almost a rotten peach flavor going on with the aftertaste of bitter hops and lemon peel.
Mouthfeel is a bit oily but still clean.
Great feeling beer in the mouth. Not a lot of alcohol even though the 8.5% abv.
Great beer here!
11-08-2008 23:11:30 | More by peabody
De Proef Signature Les Deux Brasseurs Ale (w/Jason Perkins) from De Proefbrouwerij (bvba Andelot)
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Original post made by Dog Lover on Jul 19, 2008
I'm not sure of anyone has noticed the new header for the forums throughout the Pleasanton Weekly web site.
"Pitbull unleashed." Added to it:
"I'd just want to bring to your attention and the Pleasanton community..."
While there may be no "dog" specific "dig" intended, I think those who own particular breeds of dogs might find it somewhat offensive.
But then, what else can one expect from a weekly throw-away paper that leans towards inflammatory journalism? Using the PW to line a puppy pen would at least lend this rag some value.
on Jul 19, 2008 at 11:16 am
That was from a post by a user.
on Jul 19, 2008 at 11:26 am
Sheeeeeeeeesh...you are a serious fuss budget Dog Lover. Or, should I say Miss Pittypat?
I have 2 doxies and don't find the header in the least bit offensive. Still, I would love to be the one that removes it because so many of my sweet posts have been removed?
Spanish lesson of the day: Agua = tree
on Jul 19, 2008 at 11:29 am
Stacey -- I knew it "read" familiar. Of all the things posted, Pleasanton Weekly HAD to pick that one?
I still say -- typical. Just tossed last week's UNREAD PW in the trash then dumped the coffee grinds on top of it.


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And even if money isn't an issue, I don't want to get on my landlord's bad side. But what now? Should we just move? And what about the tenants who follow us?
It's probably not the most responsible choice, but this line of thinking is common among first time bedbug sufferers something my girlfriend and I learned on Yelp.com's local message boards. Despite all the coverage the bedbug resurgence has gotten in recent years, people on Yelp (a.k.a. everybody you know) seem to be in the dark when it comes to tenants' rights and responsibilities, with many posters opting for temporary solutions to avoid the possibility of financial penalties.
The most revealing post to date comes from a Yelper named JU who got bedbugs in early August and decided to handle matters on his own. "I know I'm moving out in four months ... I'm just trying to make it more livable until then," he wrote. Which raises the question: what about landlords? If a tenant neglects to blow the whistle on a blossoming infestation, can the property manager or building owner charge that tenant for treatment? Can JU be held responsible if his bugs move into neighboring units? Were my girlfriend and I right to think we might get evicted or fined for negligence? Maybe.
"The bedbug issue is complicated and it really boils down to cooperation," said Janna New, director of San Francisco Apartment Association. "If the problem is eradicated and then reoccurs due to a tenant's negligence or refusal to abandon risky behavior, then the cost of remediation could be negotiable. And evictions could occur."
New says she hasn't heard of anyone getting evicted for harboring bedbugs, but adds that it's important for tenants to report infestations immediately because if they ignore the problem, their entire building could quickly become infested. "It's like the flu," she said. "If you get sick, you talk to your doctor. You should do the same thing with your landlord. Teamwork is the only way to get rid of bedbugs."
That's something I wish I knew a couple months ago and something Tiffinnie McEntire, a 43 year-old acupuncturist, intuited when she noticed bugs in her Cathedral Hill apartment in 2006. Rather than waste time with store-bought insecticides, she immediately called her landlord, who responded by sending an exterminator. When that didn't work, he sent anotherm and another, until McEntire and the rest of his tenants felt safe. "It was a pain in the butt," McEntire said. "But in the end, we were all happy."
That's how an infestation should be solved, and that's probably how it'll go down if you report one as soon as you notice it. Both the Tenant's Union and the Apartment Association agree that the burden of eradication usually falls on the landlords. So if you find bugs, your best mode of action is to report the problem as soon as possible. And if you happen to be an apartment or hotel owner, you should do frequent checks and respond to reports immediately. It might cost thousands of dollars, but it could save you from a lawsuit or prolonged infestation.
So what does it mean to live in an infested city, in an infested nation and world? Well, for one, it means that we all have some lifestyle changes to make. For Njon Weinroth, an out-of-work software salesman whose 14th floor condo has been infested for six months, that has meant staying away from friends and developing an amicable relationship with the little monsters. People without bedbugs can obviously skip this step, but Weinroth can't afford professional treatment at the moment and feels like he has no other choice.
"I do what I can to control them, but I still kill at least two a night," he said. "When I squish 'em, my blood comes out.
I'm intrigued. Why did this article get moved? And there are no comments, which is ok because some of the posts were sensational and accusing. I posted a link to this article in my blog and saw that, though there was interest, and people linking to it, they were just ending up on the SFBG Home page. Whoever you are, author, I think this was a really great and honest piece. Yes, there are people who are currently living in shame and not telling anyone for fear of the stigma. The stigma is real so in all honesty, I don't blame them But I want to say, think of the bigger picture! Please, if you are still living with bed bugs, please tell your landlord and call 311. We need to think of this as a joint effort. I want to be able to go see movies in a big theatre and rent cars when I want to go on a long trip. Even if we are all extremely responsible, there is still risk. 73.4% of SRO residents in the Mission district say they live with bed bugs. Obviously we need to realize that a joint effort is the only way to go with this. 311!
that's why it got moved, Kim.
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So, after an extended absence, this reviewer is back with another sublime beer to report on. Much anticipated release from the folks in San diego does not fail to dissappoint. An amazing beer with much to write home about.
Poured from the bottle into an oversized wine glass; the color of the beer is one of the more beautiful that I have seen in a long time, deep royal ruby red amber, nice silky glass lacing and head retention indicates freshness. Smells of herbs and hops a sophisitcated sweet smell that promises much and delivers. I would say that this is a like a beautiful belgian with a distinct character and bitterness of an IPA. The 10% alchohol makes its presence felt but it is not overpowering. the beer is super silky smooth and was a joy to drink on the back deck with an old friend(who drank Rolling rock- one of the last latrobe brewed bottles), OK. I love tis beer! It is SOPHISTICATED! with a capitol "S"! The profile of the beer changed as the bomber was killed over the afternoon, but unlike other reviewers the alcholol did not become edgey in my palate's estimation. Drinkability is slow relfective as it should for this sublime experience. A special occassion beer- say for an anniversary? I can't wait to age some of the case that I've luckily been able to get my hands on. Look for updates to this review in 2011 and 2016. Happy 10th Stone for a job continuously and righteously, need I say outrageously welldone! cheers! Thanks for the beer memories...
3 bottles into the case and my review hits 5s across the board. As my palate gets more finicky but also demands to have its a-- kicked this beer does it for me in spades. SIMPLY AMAZING!
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08-27-2012 14:40:02 | More by beerpadawan
4.75/5 rDev +11%
This brew was served from the tap at Rattle N' Hum in New York, NY. The brew arrived in a stemless chalice, glowing a golden red/brown. It held a one finger bubbly tan head of tight, tiny bubbles. This showed great retention, leaving thick sheets of lacing around the glass. Carbonation appeared lighter, and while there was a thick haze, no sediment was noted. The nose was sickly sweet with sugary hops. There was nectary syrup of peach and grapefruit flesh, sweet honey mustard, pale sweeter malts, and a musky, woody aged cheddar cheese with warmth. Our first impression was that this is just sensational. As we sipped, juicy, sweet grapefruit hops crash in, making the mouth water more with each sip. The malts were chalky, pale, drying, and puckering. The middle was sweet to the peak, with huge sweet grapefruit and floral hops. The malts deepened, became more caramel, and sweeter. The finish was of tart, candy sweetness, full nuttiness of cashews, and more of those rapturous hops. The aftertaste breathed of plastic phenols, hollow booze, of soft bittering aromatic hops, spicy hops, black pepper, and a final yeasty twang. The body was full, and the carbonation was soft. Each sip was silky smooth, with beautiful slurp, cream, and froth. The mouth was coated with that same velvety froth which eventually dried the palate a bit. The abv was appropriate, and the beer drank fantastically.
Overall, what we enjoyed most about this brew was the incredibly smooth flavoring. Our mouths were watering with luscious, juicy hops. The aromatics played into this, completing the package. Additionally, the feel was soft and coating, yet assertive and powerful. With too much warmth the booziness that is otherwise well hidden comes out in numbers, and can overwhelm the palate. Just keep it at that right temperature, just slightly below cellar temperature, and you're in for the ride of your life.
08-23-2012 12:52:20 | More by TheBrewo
4/5 rDev -6.5%
08-18-2012 18:43:58 | More by Focusf111
Rhode Island
5/5 rDev +16.8%
08-14-2012 20:36:14 | More by Nickfellow007
4.75/5 rDev +11%
08-03-2012 18:59:09 | More by ferrari29
4.6/5 rDev +7.5%
Poured into a Stone Imperial glass. Dark copper color, very clear in appearance. Quite a lot of tiny carbonation bubbles lead to a small one finger head that is just a tad bit darker than sea foam in color and creamy in appearance. The six years this has sat in the bottle has done nothing to the appearance. Very nice.
Smell is ultra sweet. Much like a Barleywine, caramelized sugar, light molasses or kayro syrup, some vanilla and lots of booze.
Taste is just fantastic. Creamy sweet caramel syrup vanilla notes, some bitterness and a bit of alcohol burn. I think the bitterness I am detecting could be some oxidation but I'm not refined in tasting this old of a beer.
Mouth is just fantastic. Smooth and creamy, carbonation is right on. The finish is very long and wet but not super mouth coating witch is nice.
Overall I must first thank t0rin0 for this bottle. He answered an ISO and wanted nothing in return. I did, of course, send him a box but he wanted nothing. To the beer... For this being as old as it is it drank fantastic!! Much more like a Barleywine than a DIPA but that is to be expected. I am glad I chose to celebrate IPA day 2012 with this!! Grab one if you can.
08-03-2012 05:08:01 | More by azdback
5/5 rDev +16.8%
Thank you stone for being the pallet assassin!
I love big bold beers, unless I want to get something done.
A.: clouding copper
S: big fruity hints and grapefruit.
T: MMM Hops alcohol and butterscotch.
F: good annihilate all other flavors in your mouth feeling. Like you could chew raw garlic and teach a virgin how to kiss after drinking this. The Stone experience is what other tastes can we knock out of your fead.
Yes, Love it, by it and be at home, with not were to go and hit this beer. It is so aggressive, You must take a preemptive strikeQ@
07-29-2012 11:24:51 | More by xmorgan
5/5 rDev +16.8%
07-27-2012 03:48:26 | More by Cheezus
Stone 10th Anniversary IPA from Stone Brewing Co.
95 out of 100 based on 465 ratings.


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Desert Travels
A photo album of our travels in the desert.
By Fred Erdmann
A Photo book of our travels around the southwestern states. Arizona Nevada. Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Old Tucson.
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Publish Date March 17, 2011
Dimensions Small Square 38 pgs
Standard Paper
Category Travel
Tags Death Valley, Grand Canyon, Desert, Travel, Arizona, Nevada
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