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Dear Java Developers: Told Ya So!
Well, I suppose I didn't tell you so, I didn't knock on every Java developer's door and say it. But I did say it. To myself. In a soft mumble. LOL.
What I said is that Java is not any more "Open Source" than .NET is. Granted, a huge majority of the open source community such as the gobs and gobs of projects that have been hosted for like ever at http://sourceforge.net/ are Java-focused. But Java as a platform itself has always been far from open source.
I couldn't get that Java vs .NET fake movie trailer video. It would have made more sense if it was .NET vs. PHP, Python, or Ruby, but Java?
I could never understand where Java developers got the idea that Microsoft was on this dominating consumption spree to gobble up everything that's innovative and sue everyone who used their platform, but yet Java was somehow free from all of this. No programming language has set a monetary-loss/gain precedent like Sun set against Microsoft with suing and winning over the language's platform like Java has. It was this very behavior from Sun that had me rushing away from Java and into the arms of C# as soon as C# was announced.
It should come as no surprise, then, that Java's owner would now sue again, once again over the use of the platform in a free, open source distribution platform (Android). You're surprised? Really?
Truth be told, I was surprised, too, at first. I shed a tear for the Java community. (Almost literally.) I genuinely hate this sort of behavior, companies suing companies because what was thought of as an open and free platform was treated as open and free, and meanwhile the company suing has no interest in the "open and free" part and wants to make a buck off every use of the platform. I realize that on the surface it's naturally every company's best interest to let every activity be a profitable one. Microsoft giving IronRuby the cold shoulder (they no longer have any full-time maintainers of the project) is another example of this. But I hate all that, I really do. These companies—Microsoft, Oracle, Apple, and Google—really need to maintain strong rapport with their user base if they want to maintain long-term loyalty.
I sold my iPad and set down my iPhone to switch to Android as soon as Apple killed off support for cross-compiled applications. They lost my loyalty for that. I wonder how many other people are in the same boat as me. As for Oracle, bleh! I could never see "Oracle MySQL" or "Oracle Java" or "Oracle Solaris" being word phrases that really went together, they just didn't work for me, like taking an orange square lego and forcing it on a play-dough ball, just squishy squishy, it doesn't fit.
I'm sorry, Java, that you must suffer a rude, foul owner and maintainer. Perhaps another, truly open-sourced and open-licensed platform will come about that we can all agree on as being "good". Perhaps Google's Go running on Linux is a start. For once, I am seeing great value in the true meaning of "open source" and in the benefits of GPL and other open-source licenses. It's really a shame that the Java platform didn't enjoy such licenses up front, but the world will keep turning, life must go on, and we must keep coding, ideally without getting sued!
(Note: Opinions expressed in this article and its replies are the opinions of their respective authors and not those of DZone, Inc.)
Casper Bang replied on Fri, 2010/08/13 - 8:32am
This was probably born out of Sun's suing of Microsoft, but it's remained pretty strong ever since and founded many religious debates where state-of-the-art of technology unfortunately would take a distant second place. The cross-pollination has certainly remained stronger with Microsoft, than the other way around (just listen to an episode of .NET rocks vs. an episode of The Java Posse.
At least now it's out in the open, for those who have not followed the Apache Harmony or Java 7 controversies. However it has to be said that Java actually is more open, quite literally, as you have ALWAYS been able to read (and learn) from the source code in the SDK by simply navigating from your code base to theirs.
Btw. JavaZone made another video with some more throwing mud.
Andrew McVeigh replied on Fri, 2010/08/13 - 9:20am
java is still open source, and covered by the patent guarantee. while the lawsuit isn't great and oracle will never be a particularly good steward, it has more to do with a failure to follow the spec, putting Dalvik outside of the guarantee. the poster perhaps also would like to read up on what open source actually means -- is the source code of .Net available under and OSI approved license?
essentially this is just one big company is suing another over IP. it will end in one company paying money to another to cross license patents. just like MS paid lots of money to Sun a few years ago, and Sun paid lots of money to Kodak a few years before, and... well, you get the picture.
as an aside, with .net you have 2 problems: 1. it's not open source, and 2. it is also covered by many patents. don't think for a minute Microsoft wouldn't sue in the same position.
the real problem is software patents and the ease of being awarded one for something that a twelfth grader could work out on their own given 30 minutes. that is the real problem, and until that goes, noone should be indulging in feelings of shadenfreude. and certainly noone closely aligned to the .Net world...
Maarten Djones replied on Fri, 2010/08/13 - 10:04am
Either you're not too intelligent, or you're just looking to get a few people riled up by writing completely moronic things like: "Java is not any more 'Open Source' than .NET is." (in which case, hey look, you succeeded!) Unless you're right, that is. So...
I guess you can point me to the online repository where Microsoft is doing bleeding edge .NET platform development under an OSI approved license, much like Oracle is with JDK 7.
Ok, then how about an older version of the .NET platform, which has been almost 100% open sourced, like JDK 6?
No, again?
Ok then..., how 'bout just a published tarball of the .NET platform code, like SUN did for the JDK for years before it was actually open sourced? C'mon, a tarball is all I'm asking for here...
Still no?
So I guess you're just a little tired of people telling you that, by choosing .NET, you're completely beholden to Microsoft, however good their intentions may be, and you've now seized on this utterly unrelated patent lawsuit to make the completely groundless claim that Java developers are in the exact same position with respect to Oracle?
Yes? Ok, glad we got that sorted out.
As for myself, there are 2 things that bother me. The first is that your blogpost somehow ended up in my DZone RSS feed (and that a grand total of 8 blog posts in 2 years apparently makes you an MVB on the .NET zone). The second is that a lot of people, yourself included, seem to think that theirs is The One True Definition of open source, and that anything that doesn't measure up to it doesn't deserve the qualification.
This is called Stallman Syndrome. Get over it.
Because it leads to weird blogposts where people argue that a patent lawsuit somehow proves that something isn't open source.
Jilles Van Gurp replied on Fri, 2010/08/13 - 12:14pm
"Java is not any more "Open Source" than .NET"
Sorry, I believe the technical term is "bullshit". By the OSF definition, it is enough for the source code to be available under OSF endorsed license for a product to be open source. .Net is not available under such a license (other than the independently developed mono, which is only a partial implementation).
Apache Harmony is 100% Apache licensed. It is not Java in the sense of that being a trademarked name and in the sense of Apache not having licensed the Java test suite from Sunnacle (which is not OSS) that would prove it is pretty damn close to being 100% compatible. Other than that it is of course the Java implementation that Google is using in the Apache licensed Android platform which includes the Apache licensed Dalvik virtual machine as well as various Apache and Eclispe licensed development tooling. Is that open source enough for you?
Then of course most of the "real" Java is available under GPL. And if you insist, you can get by pretty well with the 100% GPL icedtea distribution. Or one of the many OSS jvms combined with the gnu classpath implementation.
So yes, Java is more open source. Much more so. 100% in fact. That's not an opinion but a fact. Multiple indpendent OSS implementations exist of which at least two are known to run the bulk of most available Java software.
As for patents, they are a nuisance but they have very little to do with open source licensing which is fundamentally about copyright and not about patents. This despite some attempts to correct this in GPLv3.
As for Oracle behaving like a bully on these topics. Yes, that was very predictable. Duh.
What will be interesting to see in the next few months is how successful they will be. My guess is that Google is sitting on quite a bit of patents that they could use to counter sue and harass Oracle customers with. Of the top of my head such highly relevant (for Oracle) technology as cloud storage, security, indexing & clustering technology come to mind as areas where Google is extremely likely to hold bucket loads of non trivial patents that Oracle is likely to be interested in and infringing upon given the nature of their business.
Read that Oracle license carefully, especially the bit on indemnification. Just because it is closed source doesn't mean that you are immune against lawsuits when you infringe Google's patents by using Oracle's software. Google wouldn't do that of course (being non evil and all), but if they wanted to they could sue Oracle customers in addition to Oracle itself. That's like the nuclear option in patent law suits. Sco tried to play that card and look where they are now.
So, the predictable outcome of this whole mess is an out of court settlement, likely after several years of legal battle. I doubt this will affect either sales of Android devices or the level of endorsement by the many manufacturers depending on it already.
Oracle is in it for the cash and if they can bully Google out of the enterprise market they will happily do it but not at any price. Likely they will settle for cash and a license to selected patents from the before mentioned Google port folio.
The real question is what IBM will do. I'm sure they won't be amused that their biggest competitor is sueing anyone over technology they created (i.e. Apache Harmony). IBM is of course the owner of the worlds largest patent portfolio ...
So, bullshit and hardly the end of the world. Not even the Java world.
Sami Songo replied on Fri, 2010/08/13 - 1:06pm in response to: Jilles Van Gurp
Ivan Ooi replied on Sat, 2010/08/14 - 5:53am
Randy Hobart replied on Sat, 2010/08/14 - 7:52am
John J. Franey replied on Sat, 2010/08/14 - 2:30pm
However, to run a blog, working knowledge of patent and copyright law is not required and even eschewed. Facts are mere technicalities that obstruct high-hit rates and advertising income. What a country.
Ivan Lazarte replied on Sat, 2010/08/14 - 7:18pm
Liam Knox replied on Sun, 2010/08/15 - 2:34am
That you have chosen to run into Microsoft arms does not really seem a sad loss for the Java world. Thank God for patents, they have ensured Java is by far the most successful language to date
Andrew McVeigh replied on Sun, 2010/08/15 - 1:00pm in response to: John J. Franey
Working knowledge of patent and copyright law is essential for any java developer. With good working knowledge you can avoid infringing upon another developer's intellectual property
sadly, having a working knowledge of the patent system and the patents in your area is actually detrimental to development as it is very difficult to avoid encroaching on the many thousands of technically invalid patents. the reason it is detrimental is that triple damages are avoided for a knowing breach of patents. and if you haven't seen the patents, you cannot be held for a knowing breach. hence, looking at patents is deemed dangerous to a software developer.
that's why linus tovalds doesn't look at (or want to know) any of the patents that linux might collide with: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.11/linus_pr.html
from the article above:
Torvalds is unapologetic about his "don't want to know" email. "As any patent lawyer will tell you, no engineer should ever go looking for a patent." For one thing, he argues, that's a job best left to lawyers; for another, if a competitor can prove a person checked and went ahead anyway, then that engineer would be liable for triple damages.
and that's how broken the system has become. truly a sad state of affairs.
Alex(JAlexoid) ... replied on Tue, 2010/08/17 - 5:22am in response to: Jilles Van Gurp
OpenJDKs GPL v2 also makes sure that patents are freely available for anyones use without fees. GPLv2 is a very anti-patent license.
But, yes, Java IS opensource while .NET is not. A few years back it was not the case, but now it is.
Oracle's lawyers are idiots, because this stirred up a lot of the dormant Oracle hate.
Alex(JAlexoid) ... replied on Tue, 2010/08/17 - 5:26am in response to: Sami Songo
Hassan Turhal replied on Sun, 2012/09/16 - 3:10am
"the idea that Microsoft ... everyone who used their platform ... but
yet Java was somehow free from all of this. No programming language"
The problem I have with this tack is a lack of separation between platform and language.
Both .NET and Java are made up of (at least) two distinct parts.
The platform/library and the language.
I think any argument dealing with openness and "free-ness" should distinguish between these two, because the languages and the platforms have varying degrees of free-ness and openness and standards certifications.
I doubt this lawsuit will go anywhere. Oracle seem to be trying to find ways to monetize their new properties and lawsuits are cheap and easy to file, and often result in a quick settlement. The problem is, this will sour many longtime supporters (even more) on the management of Java. If there's an ongoing threat that Oracle might sue anyone and everyone for using Java in any way they don't like, the open sourcers will have a hard time cozying up to Java any more.


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Discussion in 'Great Skate Debate' started by vexlak, Jan 28, 2013.
Team USA & alternates for 2013 Worlds, 4CC, Jr. Worlds are also being discussed in the 2013 U.S. Nationals forum in Kiss and Cry: Worlds, Junior Worlds and 4CC Teams
I posted the U.S. Men's assignments here: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/sho...l-discussion&p=3818579&viewfull=1#post3818579
U.S. Ladies' assignments here: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/sho...al-into-2013&p=3818564&viewfull=1#post3818564
U.S. Pairs' assignments were posted late last night here: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/sho...-amp-updates&p=3816352&viewfull=1#post3816352
How will Yasmin and Samantha get their points remains to be interesting.
The only ISU junior competitions that are held before the JW are Obersdorf, Ljubljana, Vienna, however all competitors deadlines were closed before US nationals.
(I also placed this questions in the other thread however this one is more appropriate)
USFS only named skaters who already have attained the TES minimums.
You are correct.
I had to go back and check. Yasmin earned her points in JGP Volvo Cup 2011.
Thank you for correcting me.
It would have been nice if you had put "US" in your thread title. There *are* people on this board from places other than the US.
I am so glad that Wagner is not going to 4CCs.
I like that they are sending Gold to 4CC and leaving Wagner at home. Gold can use the experience and another chance to test herself under pressure whereas Ashley doesn't need it and can use the time better by making sure she is healthy and well trained.
I can't believe they gave a spot to Adam Rippon and not Jeremy Abbott for 4CC's...That just does not seem logical from a best-results-possible-at-4CC-type of approach.
A very valid comment
Jeremy probably declined.
Why decline? Unless he's injured again? He needs the points.I'd like to know if they bypassed him or he declined. I recall they bypassed Alissa one year.
I agree. I originally thought that this thread would be about world teams from different countries and was surprised to see that it was only about US skaters..
They bypassed Alissa when she was national champion. Quite a bit different, I think.
They bypassed Alissa last year when she was silver medalist, not champion...but she still had the Worlds assignment.
I seriously doubt they deliberately bypassed Jeremy, they wouldn't do that. He almost certainly declined. It's not crazy that he might decide not to go to 4CCs. Maybe he didn't feel up to gearing up for a competition overseas with little time to spare, maybe he felt he needed some time to rest and regroup for next year.
Can an admin please rename this thread before I throw my laptop out of the window in a fit of rage?
How is Patrick Chan not going to Worlds?!?! Or Trankov/Volosozhar!?!? This sucks!
I am sorry for the missing "US". I tried to fix it but I am not able to.
Shouldn't that be, "Really, Really?"
Ahhhh, the only reason I opened this thread was to see you freak out. Well done.
I hope someone withdraws from 4CC so Mirai can go, but we know that won't happen. Agnes probably has nothing better to do.
Instead of complaining, people could post who is going from other countries. I'd love to have all the names in one place.
1) From the Skate Canada website:
2) the Japanese World team (yay, Wikipedia):
Yuzuru Hanyu, Takahito Mura, Daisuke Takahashi (1st alt.: Nobunari Oda, 2nd alt.: Takahiko Kozuka)
Mao Asada, Kanako Murakami, Akiko Suzuki (1st alt.: Yuki Nishino)
Cathy Reed/Chris Reed (1st alt.: Emi Hirai/Marien de Asuncion)
3) South Korea (hat tip to Sylvia)
Kim Jin-Seo
Kim Yu-Na
Perhaps this post will get the ball rolling?
Don't use logic! How dare you!
Why does Canada not yet know who they send as their third dance team and third men entry? Given the depth in Canada, I'm positive they had someone place third at Nationals, so can anyone elighten me what's up with that?
Gao's school schedule could interfere with her going.
They decided not to assign their bronze medalists to Worlds, at least right off the bat. They assigned gold and silver (where there were two spots) immediately. Chan isn't going to 4C's, but bronze medalist Andrei Rogozine and Elladj Balde are going to 4C's, so SC may be waiting for that result. (Rogozine has the Worlds TES minimums, and Balde still needs the Worlds TES FS minimum.)
The Ice Dance podium is going to 4C's, but I assume Skate Canada is waiting to see if there's any chance that Weaver/Poje will be ready for London. They took a different approach than USFS, which assigned Denney/Coughlin a provisional injury bye assignment (subject to monitoring.) If not, I assume they'll send bronze medalists Orford/Williams, since there's no direct comparison between them and Paul/Islam (the only other Senior team with World minimums) at 4C's.
So Canada isn't holding the 3rd sport for Sandhu?
(Hey, a gal can dream, can't she?)
wrong thread
Ralph and Hill don't have the world minimums? I know it's unlikely they'd be sent due to their placement, but I'm just surprised if they don't have the minimum scores.
I concluded the same... (the other option being Jeremy being dropped by USFSA)
Wang should have gotten the nod to go to Junior Worlds over Yasmin. Wang had a good year on the JGP while Siraj didn't even compete. Plus Wang has way more potential especially if she can start skating clean in her SP. As usual the USFS uses the standings at Nationals to pick their team and leaves off more talented skaters.
Maybe they were questioning their judgement in sending Vanessa Lam on the basis of her strong JGP season last year when she placed behind Wang at Nationals then kind of bombed at JW and wound up 13th. Angela's scores on the JGP were quite a bit higher than Vanessa's last season, though the placements were pretty similar (both 1st and 3rd at their events, then 4th to Vanessa's 5th at the JGPF) and Angela scored higher at Nationals compared to Vanessa last season. I think it's more the situation that if they sent Wang, they'd have to send Miller too as she finished 2nd at the JGPF and also skated well at Nationals, finishing just a couple points behind Angela overall, and where Hicks medaled, she earned and after-Nationals assignment and Cesario skated so well and beat both Wang and Miller at Nationals and deserves an assignment too (and really needs it to get GP assignments next season), but there wasn't room on 4CC to send Cesario and Hicks there without chalking Gao, who really does deserve 4CC after her GP season and skating so well at Nationals too, so it was probably just easier to go with Siraj than having to pick between Wang and Miller. Also, Samantha can't compete on the JGP or go to JW next season, while both Angela and Hannah can, so missing out on JW this year is not a huge deal, they can definitely get JGP assignments next season and may even be able to get senior GP assignments based on their SBs and points accumulated on the JGP
But I'd rather cry Nationalism and throw my laptop out the window
I have a feeling like we are back in 2012. Ashley is going to end up cleaning the ice like Alissa did last year and Gold will be the top finisher of the two.
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3.6/5 rDev +1.7%
Wohoo, Guinness without nitro. This brew pours a deep brown with amber highlights. A thick tannish head that coats the beer stays forever. Aroma is quite good, nutty with some cocoa thrown in, some roasted malt character in there with a nice thick body and some decent bite set this apart from it Draught brother. This is the superior brew in my opinion. Finishes light and creamy.
I'd put Extra Stout just over this in overall taste, but this is the better original Guinness flavor than either Extra or Draught.
06-06-2009 07:04:39 | More by saintwarrick
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3.85/5 rDev +8.8%
Pours dark brown, almost black, with a light brown head.
I actually like this one quite a bit. The aroma is chocolaty, similar to English Porter. Light roast, inviting.
A little black licorice in the taste, along with chocolate and light coffee. Very sessionable, I think this is better than their extra stout. Creamy mouthfeel and light carbonation, slightly dry.
03-16-2010 03:34:35 | More by brownbeer
2.33/5 rDev -34.2%
Purchased from Consumer Beverage in Hales Corners, WI. Pours a black body with a puffy light tan head. Aroma is of wet cardboard and bready. Medium bodied with more carbonation than is necessary for a stout in my opinion. Astringent flavors are mixed in with the roasted malt flavors. This is the last of the six pack I bought back in May, so it must not keep very long. I remember the first one I tried being better than this, but still nothing very special.
07-29-2009 17:18:12 | More by blackearth
3.2/5 rDev -9.6%
I'm not a big fan of Guinness, but thought this was worth a try. The beer was a very dark brown, almost black, color with a thick tan head. It had a nice aroma of cocoa and roasted malt. Unfortunately, the aroma did not transfer into the taste. A very meek chocolate and coffee taste. On the watery side. I don't think I'll buy another 6 pack.
05-01-2009 11:26:26 | More by lordofthewiens
North Carolina
2.03/5 rDev -42.7%
A couple inches of fizz tops off what looks like an average stout. The head has only the slightest black tint. The initial fizziness leaves me surprised when the thick foam cap just sits there for minutes. If nothing else, Guinness knows how to pressurize a beverage.
Smells like every other Guinness I've experienced: there's a malty, raisiny quality to it--an aroma that's distinctively Guinness. It's almost like you can smell the pressure. The carbonation that forms the head gets creamier as the beer sits, and it offers a milky tip to the nose. As I try to distinguish it from the more familiar Guinness, I detect more raisin and cream. Still, it ain't that much different.
I smelled the cream, but I taste the malt. Though it's there, the raisin sensation is less apparent in taste. The milk effect is like a spoiled aftertaste. It tastes oddly like fancy cheese smells: pungent and old. For such a fizzy pour, the taste is stale malts. Is it more bittering hops in what is usually an ordinary, malty stout?Whatever was supposed to make this special has backfired--it's inferior to a normal Guinness. It's a stale malt milk hop. Though that might sound promising, this is forgettable.
Stale malts make for a dull mouthfeel, and high-pressure carbonation compounds that effect. Throw in the old cheese milky aftertaste, and it feels downright disappointing. Were there not the comfortable familiairity that a Guinness offers, I'd dub it awful.
It's less enjoyable than your average stout, as well as your average Guinness. Though it's lighter than most stouts, I debate whether I'd just as soon have the nothingness of a Bud Light. A stout in that light must really be awful. Throw in that it's a special anniversary beer, this one is a real let-down.
09-24-2009 21:45:51 | More by marvin213
New York
3.78/5 rDev +6.8%
Presentation: It was poured from a brown 11.2oz bottle into a pint glass. There appears to be no freshness date on the label.
Appearance: The body has a very dark brown/black color and is nearly opaque. A small tight foamy head about one finger thick sets on top. It is light tan in color and hangs on well making nice rings of lace on the glass each time I sip.
Smell: There are hints of smoky wood with loads dark roasted grain and some dried leafy/mineral like hops.
Taste/Mouth: The base has nice roasted malt flavors with very mild sweetness and creamy over roasted coffee notes. Hop flavor is mild but adds some leafy spice and light mineral notes. The light sweetness dries out into the finish and becomes more roasted and bitter but not overly so. It has a light to medium body, moderate carbonation and an easy drinking texture.
Notes: It's not my favorite stout by Guinness but it is still very drinkable. Happy 250th Guinness!!!
09-22-2009 15:49:32 | More by generallee
3.48/5 rDev -1.7%
Since a trip to the Irish Republic several years ago I've been a bit harsh in my appraisal of the Irish stouts I've encountered stateside. This bottle doesn't change my opinion. Pours decent enough, with a dark, essentially opaque body and a lavish light brown head that retains well and deposits ample lacing on the glass. Aroma seems a bit muted, with some light roasty malt notes of cocoa and coffee and not much else. Creamy medium to light medium body is a bit overcarbonated. Taste is roasty, but not bitter. Mild notes of cocoa powder and coffee. No hops presence. An okay drinker, but not impressive. Nowhere close to a fresh pint from St James.
05-29-2009 01:16:04 | More by merlin48
New York
3.9/5 rDev +10.2%
11.2 ounce botle. Stouty near black, under a puffy mocha head, that sticks around and leaves plenty of thick lace and ringed sheeting. Mild nose of coffee and oaty malts. Tasty and suprisingly bitter stout, more coffee, unsweatened chocolate, and dry hops late. For me the Guiness family of beers are the classic "in a pinch" type of selections. Nothing amazing but when nothing more interesting is to be had, they are distributed EVERYWHERE and...you know the rest.
05-03-2009 16:07:14 | More by Billolick
3.58/5 rDev +1.1%
Pours dark brown-black with a khaki head. The aroma is roasted malt with some coffee notes. Definitely a better smelling beer than regular Guinness Extra or Draught. The flavor is roasted malt. My problem with this beer is the same I have with Guinness Draught and Guinness Extra Stout, that is the beer is so thin-bodied. I definitely prefer this without nitro since I am not a fan of nitro-stouts. Better than the regular Guinness beers, but still not great.
01-05-2010 23:01:37 | More by Mora2000
4/5 rDev +13%
11-17-2011 16:25:46 | More by sm0key
3.68/5 rDev +4%
Tap @ Princess Pub. Poured a nice dark brown with a foamy off-white head with nice retention. Strong lacing. Sweet roasty malt with cocoa powder and earthy grain. Same smooth, creamy mouthfeel and dry finish. Cocoa and bitter roasted malt in the taste, with some vanilla and cream towards the back. Easy drinker, had two of them. Didn't really detect a difference between this and a regular Guinness Draught.
08-13-2009 16:15:32 | More by magictrokini
4.25/5 rDev +20.1%
09-17-2012 19:58:29 | More by NilocRellim
3.98/5 rDev +12.4%
11.2oz bottle poured in an Amstel glass.
pours a dark almost black color with a very small head that fades quick. On the nose is a whole lot of coffee and roasted malts, very toasty, an awesome aroma for a stout.
Taste is awesome for a stout, nice, rich and smooth. It's somewhat thick and creamy, not a meal like many will say of Guinness but still very good. I'm not sure how much longer this will be out but worth seeking out, I think it's pretty decent.
08-28-2009 00:01:43 | More by kingcrowing
4.25/5 rDev +20.1%
02-24-2012 22:44:54 | More by IrishGermanAmerican
3.78/5 rDev +6.8%
Had this at the Truckee Soroptomist beer fest. Also have had some subsequent bottles of it. Pours not as impressively as the usual nitrogen guinness, but looks cool nonetheless.
Nothing to write home about smell wise, just a hint of the smoke.
Taste is where its at. Superior to normal Guinness, it has a smoky edge to it. A little thicker than the normal stuff too. Mouthfeel is better, stickier, not thin like the normal. Very drinkable.
12-05-2009 16:20:09 | More by Beerandraiderfan
West Virginia
3.78/5 rDev +6.8%
Appears with a pitch black body with ruby red highlights, light tan head much like a draft version. Head retention and lacing are pretty slick, big chunky layers of lacing coat my pint glass, a very nice looking brew. Aromatics a bit tame but here's what I'm getting...malty milk chocolate with powdered yeast notes slightly tart with some raisin sweetness underneath the dark roasted malt layers. Flavor wise a nice blend of toasted malt from sweet creamy to slightly tart with a lactic mineral character. Finishes slightly fruity without any residual sugars, dark chocolate with tame coffee accents makes this beer much more flavorful than the standard dry irish stout. Mouthfeel is nice as well with the standard carbonation makes this one a medium bodied fine dry irish stout that will hopefully see an imperial form, maybe at the 300th Anniversary. Drinkability overall was nice, definitely a beer I didn't mind imbibing on. Solid example of what Guinness should be all of the time.
06-29-2009 19:06:04 | More by WVbeergeek
3.5/5 rDev -1.1%
On-tap at the Brick Store in Atlanta.
Pours a slightly hazy dark brown color with a one-finger off-white head. The head recedes into a thin layer on top leaving decent lacing. Not quite as pretty as the nitro-tapped normal Guinness.
Smells of lightly roasted malts with hints of burnt caramel and dark fruits.
Tastes similar to how it smells. Lightly roasted malt flavors up front are joined by toasted caramel flavors ending in a roasted malt bitterness. The flavors are all pretty clean but there's not a whole lot of complexity.
Mouthfeel is alright. It's a bit on the thin side with light carbonation.
Drinkability is alright. I finished my glass without much problem but I could pass on another.
Overall this is a decent beer, but there's a reason Guinness is served on nitro-tap.
05-03-2009 22:18:25 | More by glid02
3.25/5 rDev -8.2%
(Served in a nonic)
A- This beer has a black dense body with a creamy beige head that pops of big bubbles and then fades to a thin wisp of foam. There are a few tiny bubbles that stick to the glass.
S- This beer has a light cola note followed by mellow roasted dark malt notes and a cream note in the finish.
T- This beer has a light smooth roasted flavor with a light chocolate malt note and finishes with a soft dark roasted not that doesn't have any bitterness. There is a very light tartness that only comes through when the beer is pretty warm.
M- This beer has a light mouthfeel with no alcohol heat and a thin texture on the tongue. There is a tight fizz that cleans up any flavor at the finish.
D- This reminds me of a Guinness that has been lagered for a good bit of time and is smooth but really doesn't have much character.
11-30-2009 22:55:51 | More by rhoadsrage
New Mexico
3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
03-01-2014 19:13:21 | More by LXIXME
3.4/5 rDev -4%
250th Anniversary Stout pours the same color as the brown bottle it came in. Rich stained wood color that is opaque but not cloudy. The sand colored head starts out as a fluffy mix of large and small bubbles that have kind of a soapy/ oily look to them. It dissipates to a thin film but still has enough retention to lace the glass. The carbonation is firm in this beer so a light swirl refreshes the head very nicely.
The nose has a dark roasted scent to it that fluctuates between sugary malts and bitter scorched barley. The smell is gritty and processed but not unsatisfactory.
Taste is silky sweet but doesn't have a lot of complexity to it. Some light roasted barley flavor that yields a subtle caramel and a dose of bitterness. There is also some hops in there that add to the overall profile but their flavors are erased by an over carbonation for the style.
Initially this beer reminds me of a cheap extract brew however there is a saving grace. The aftertaste redeems 250 by giving me all the flavors I've been missing in the liquid. Touches of creamy dark chocolate, caramelized sugars and a nice dry roasty flavor.
Ok, this is not the best Guinness I've ever had. It is way to over carbonated and I've found that warming it to room temps and swirling the crap out of it to release the bubbles makes it much better. Fancy packaging and brand loyalty to the Guinness name sold me this beer. Cheers to Guinness and the 250 years but this beer isn't even as close to the fantastic-ness Guinness draught served in Dublin.
04-17-2009 22:34:35 | More by jbphoto88
New Jersey
3/5 rDev -15.3%
01-09-2012 00:09:44 | More by acurtis
3.93/5 rDev +11%
The color is typical Guinness black. A nice tan possesses an impressive rocky denseness and takes some time to dissipate, leaving patchy lacing.
The smell is mostly the caramel malt backbone accompanied by a toasty aroma and maybe some dark fruits.
The taste follows suit with a nice addition of balance from hops and a smokier flavor lingering. This has a nice, mild flavor that isn't weak but isn't overpowering either.
The mouthfeel is sturdy with a very nice creamy texture in a moderate body. Carbonation is quite light.
This is a sturdy, tasty brew from Guinness. It might lose points with some BAs for a lack of complexity and a certain lightness in aroma and flavor, but it's balanced, tasty, creamy and very drinkable.
09-11-2009 02:41:56 | More by Brenden
West Virginia
4/5 rDev +13%
Appearance - almost black body with a nice dark tan head - much like a doberman.
Smell - The smell is rather faint, but smells a bit smoky with that classic malty but creamlike smell.
Taste - The perfect balance between the draught and extra stout Guinness. Tastes much like the draught Guinness with a bit more carbonation, taste, and a bit less creamy. Nothing special, but very good for a a dry stout
Mouthfeel - exceptional! carbonation gives way to a creamy roasty taste that makes your mouth water even more. You'll feel like you need this beer in your mouth more than Obama needs a public approval boost. It's that epic.
Drinkability - Unfortunately, I only have this one bottle. But I could easily go ahead and quaff six of these bastards in about 90 minutes and feel great. It's even tastier on tap!
03-02-2010 08:24:41 | More by eweneek83
New York
3.5/5 rDev -1.1%
11-15-2012 14:21:22 | More by dmbhaggis
New Jersey
4.47/5 rDev +26.3%
Situation: Trying to erase PSU's loss to OSU... Glassware: Guinness tulip... Appearance: like any other Guinness--jet black, formal for the evening, with a milky brown head... Aroma: lactic, milky with a smoke that somehow cohabitates into an awakening of cocoa... Palate: soft, creamy body that stands with enough backbone to flourish at the throat--smooth across the tongue with a fortified aftertaste... Taste: velvet milkiness with a complexity unexpected--hops and malts are in a whirl of enjoyment... Overall: A celebration of all that a stout should be--dry, creamy, yet warming, invigorating, a pint that needs to be refilled...
01-02-2010 04:35:18 | More by dacrza1
Guinness 250th Anniversary Stout from Guinness Ltd.
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By ASHLEIGH LIVINGSTON Press-Republican
---- — PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh High School will kick off the upcoming school year with a new assistant principal.
On Aug. 5, David Baroody, a business-education-and-marketing teacher and girls varsity basketball coach at Peru Central School, will take over for Jamie LaBarge, who stepped down from the post earlier this month to become principal of Stafford Middle School.
The Plattsburgh City School Board approved Baroody's three-year probationary appointment and salary of $70,000 at a recent meeting.
"He brings with him a nice range of high-school teaching experience and athletics that we see will fit really well into the assistant-principal position at PHS," City School Superintendent James "Jake" Short told the Press-Republican after the meeting.
In addition to the duties of assistant principal, Baroody will assume Trevor Cameron's job of overseeing the district's athletic program, which is based at PHS.
Meanwhile, Cameron, who is also the assistant principal of Stafford Middle School, will take on LaBarge's responsibilities as administrator of nurses, Title I and IIA grant coordinator and school-safety-plan writer, allowing LaBarge to focus on his new role within the district.
A PHS graduate, Baroody told the Press-Republican in an email he is honored to be returning to his alma mater for the first administrative position of his career.
"I am very pleased to be moving into administration and feel that this position is a great opportunity.
"I am hoping to continue to promote student learning and a strong educational culture at Plattsburgh High School," he said, noting that he also intends to help build on the school's "highly successful athletic program."
Before joining the faculty at Peru Central in 2011, Baroody taught business education and marketing and coached varsity basketball at South Glens Falls Central School in Saratoga County for five years.
He has also advised numerous student club activities, served as a College for Every Student liaison and had experience tending to some administrative duties throughout his career.
Baroody earned a certificate of advanced study in education administration and bachelor's degree in business management from SUNY Plattsburgh and a master's in business and marketing education from SUNY Oswego.
Having served locally as a varsity coach, Short said, Baroody already knows area officials and members of the sports community, making him a perfect fit for the district's athletic program.
"We think he'll relate very well with kids," the superintendent added.
Baroody said he intends to work closely and collaborate with the school's faculty, staff, coaches and students in order to balance his duties as assistant principal and athletic administrator.
"By building positive relationships, we can work together to achieve student goals both academically and in the Athletic Department," he said.
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The prices of 1080p projectors have fallen to the point that some are not much more expensive than 720p projectors. Still, for those on the tightest of budgets, a 720p projector will create a home-theater experience that will wow all but the most finicky. Among budget home-theater projectors, experts and users say that the Optoma HD66 (*Est. $650) is one to consider. Most say that it's a terrific choice for displaying movies and more with picture quality that belies its low price tag.
The Optoma HD66 is not without a touch of controversy, however. It's marketed as a 3D projector, but it can only work that magic with 3D computer games, not with broadcast, cablecast or Blu-ray content. In addition, you need a computer with a powerful graphics card and 3D glasses for each viewer. Still, Tom Andry at Audioholics.com writes, "While I feel the 3D branding is a bit misleading to the uninformed consumer, the fact is that the HD66 is a fantastic projector for the price." Bill Livolsi at ProjectorCentral.com concurs, saying: "All in all, the HD66 offers an outstanding value for those on a budget."
Like all DLP projectors, the rainbow effect can be an issue for the small percentage of the population able to see that artifact. However, Andry reports that he saw no trace of it in the HD66 he reviewed. Like most low-cost DLP projectors, the Optoma HD66 can be difficult to place in some viewing rooms. There's no lens shift and the zoom range is a paltry 1.1x, which means the only real adjustment you can make to get an image centered on a screen is to physically move the projector. Livolsi notes that the best placement to completely fill a screen will be on a low table or suspended from a ceiling mount.
We also saw some excellent feedback for the Epson MegaPlex MG-850HD (*Est. $680) , a budget LCD projector. Accolades include an Editors' Choice award from PCMag.com and a Highly Rated designation at ProjectorCentral.com, along with a host of good to great reviews elsewhere. All agree that this cheap LCD projector won't impress videophiles, but that's not its intended audience. The MG-850HD is clearly designed for family viewing at a budget-friendly price -- and it seems to fill that role well.
Reports say that this is one bright video projector, much too bright, in fact, for a dark home theater room, but it's perfect for watching big-screen entertainment is a moderately lit space, such as a living room or family room. It also has a relatively powerful 10-watt per channel stereo sound system. That can't take the place of a well-designed surround sound audio system, but experts such as those at CNET and Wired say that it is surprisingly satisfying. It also serves to make the MG-850 an excellent portable projector, an approach that's emphasized by the built-in carrying handle and other touches, including an integrated sliding lens cap and recessed ports with snap-on caps. "In other words, the MG-850HD isn't just portable because it weighs very little; it's portable because it was designed to be, writes Bill Livolsi at ProjectorCentral.com.
The feature that drew the most attention when the MG-850HD was released was its built in docking port for an iPod, iPad or iPhone. Of course, as Apple fans certainly know by now, Apple ditched its long-standing docking port in favor of the new Lightning Port. The good news is that the projector is full usable as designed with older versions of Apple's mobile devices. It also still works perfectly well with standard program sources, such as a Blu-ray Disc player.
In terms of picture quality, reports say that it is very good for its price class. The big shortfall -- no surprise given the projector's brightness -- is its black levels. But, as ProjectorCentral.com notes, black level becomes "functionally irrelevant" in a well-lighted room, such as a living room or a family room. Color performance, on the other hand, draws mostly raves, and experts say they are impressed with accuracy and saturation right out of the box.
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Kollercraft Betta Tank Aquarium Kit is a one-pint tank with a removable lid, gravel and plant, and is seamless. This plastic tank features 360 viewing with crystal clear clarity. It's interlocking capabilities is perfect for multiple betta groupings.
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This is just too small for an everyday aquarium for any fish. It does have a place though. I think it works well as a holding bowl for a betta or guppies while the main aquarium is being cleaned. It also serves well as a hospital bowl for a sick or injured fish or one on medication or one that has been bullied by other fish. Keeping a fish in this enclosure by itself for an extended period of time is no good. Put it next to another bowl or aquarium so the fish in it can see tank mates and know it is not alone. Give the fish in this bowl more attention than you normally would. He needs to be able to interact with either you or another fish. Put part of a plant in the water and float some duck weed on top of the water. Betta fish need to be kept engaged even when sick or stressed.
To keep a fish in this on a dresser by itself would be cruel. But keeping a fish with some plant matter and situated near another fish in a similar bowl would be better.
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5 Stocks Pushing The Consumer Goods Sector Lower
Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our modelAll three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading down 20 points (-0.2%) at 12,795 as of Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, 11:49 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,283 issues advancing vs. 1,555 declining with 129 unchanged.The Consumer Goods sector currently sits up 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include Canon (CAJ), down 1.0%, and Honda Motor (HMC), down 0.8%. Top gainers within the sector include VF Corporation (VFC), up 3.4%, Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V (KOF), up 0.7% and Companhia de Bebidas das Americas Ambev (ABV.C), up 0.6%.TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 5 stocks pushing the sector lower today:5. Sony Corporation (SNE) is one of the companies pushing the Consumer Goods sector lower today. As of noon trading, Sony Corporation is down $0.22 (-2.0%) to $10.64 on average volume Thus far, 706,773 shares of Sony Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.9 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $10.61-$10.79 after having opened the day at $10.76 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $10.86. Sony Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electronic equipment, instruments, and devices for consumer, professional, and industrial markets worldwide. Sony Corporation has a market cap of $10.9 billion and is part of the consumer durables industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 3.1, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 39.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there is 1 analyst that rates Sony Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.TheStreet Ratings rates Sony Corporation as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its disappointing return on equity, poor profit margins, weak operating cash flow, generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself and generally high debt management risk. Get the full Sony Corporation Ratings Report now.
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The workers added a metal roof over the concrete pads to be used for outdoor kennel space. This will give the shelter dogs a place to be outside while shielding them from the elements, something the old facility couldn't offer.
Last month, officials from the company appeared at a Jasper City Council meeting to donate the materials and labor as part of Central States' "Giving Back Program."
The labor was provided as part of the company's program to benefit nonprofits, called The Carpenter's Hands. That program is named after the company's founder, Paul Carpenter. As part of that program, each employee gets eight hours paid time off to volunteer and make a difference in the community.
Joe Matthews, Jasper's public works director and city engineer, said the renovations were much-needed because the shelter had been run down for some time.
He said there was now water to the outdoor kennels to assist in cleaning them and the water would drain into the city's sewer system.
"Hopefully we can make it into a nice, clean area for the dogs," Matthews said.
Matthews said he hopes the shelter improvements will continue so the shelter can be used to increase adoptions, even after the county's animal shelter is built near the county landfill.
Matthews expected the renovations to the outside and the new kennel project to be completed by the end of the month, weather permitting.