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PHOENIX -- The lockdown of five East Valley schools was lifted Monday after reports of a man with a weapon was seen near Chandler High School.
No gunman has been found, police said.
St. Mary Basha Catholic School, Frye Elementary, Galveston Elementary and Chandler Christian Academy were also closed off by authorities. Chandler Police said the lockdowns were a precaution.
Police said they received a call about someone in the area of Erie and Delaware/Hamilton streets getting out of a vehicle carrying a rifle.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Florida Gulf Coast University men's soccer team was the subject of a WGCU radio story in recent weeks because of their continued involvement with the Boys and Girls Club and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. The team's work with the Boys and Girls Club in Bonita Springs will continue to grow, and the recognition the student-athletes have received for their work has been well-deserved.
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Craftsman 16'' Variable Speed Scroll Saw (21602)Item# 00921602000 | Model# 21602
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16" Variable Speed Saw Provides Powerful Performance
This Craftsman Scroll Saw not only measure a whopping 16 inches from blade to throat but also proves that it's not the size of the tool but rather what you can do with it that wins out in nearly every situation. This variable speed saw provides from 400 to 1600 strokes per minute, giving you the versatility you need to cut through soft and hard woods, as well as plastic and soft metals. A large cast iron work table with up to 45-degree tilt also allows you to really expand your bag of tricks with fancy moves like bevel cutting.
This 16" Variable Speed Saw was made with the understanding that after all that hard work, no one has the energy to clean up a big mess. Fortunately, the multi-directional dust blower on this Craftsman scroll saw does the dirty work for you, keeping the cutting line free of dust and debris so you can focus all your energy on precision. Make the rest of cleanup a breeze by utilizing the shop vac-compatible dust extraction port and stashing your extra blades in the convenient on-board storage.
- This 1.6-Amp Craftsman Scroll Saw offers a 60 Hz motor and operates at 120 Volts.
- Variable speed (400-1600 spm) cuts through soft or hard woods, plastic and soft metals.
- Large (17-1/8" x 10-1/4") cast iron table tilts up to 45 degrees for bevel cutting.
- Accepts standard five-inch pin and plain-end blades.
- Two-inch maximum cutting thickness at 90 degrees, one-inch at 45 degrees, 16-inch depth of throat
- Multi-directional dust blower keeps cutting line free of dust and debris.
- Dust extraction port (1-1/4") connects to shop vacuum for easy cleanup.
- On-board storage conveniently holds extra blades.
- Kit includes four pin and blank-end blades, blade wrench
- Weight: 37.93 lbs. (17.2 kb)
- Product comes with owner's manual and Craftsman warranty.
- Some assembly required
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Dayton, OH
I got this for a Christmas gift and was excited to finally have one. The first 4 times I used it, it worked great. Then, when I pulled it out to use it again to make a set of chimes...nothing. Would not turn on at all. Had it longer than the warranty period so when I called for assistance, I was told they would have to send someone out to me...at the tune of $100 for the service call, not to include parts or repairs! The dang saw only cost $96! Think the overload sensor tripped for some reason...too bad it still looks new out of the box...
Alpena, MI
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I just took her for a spin around the block. It isn't sweet or sexy, but what kind of frills do the more expensive brands offer that you can't do with this machine? It does everything the more expensive brands will do and at a much lower price. After reviewing the Craftsman, I just could not see buying something so much more expensive. This machine does what I need it to do and I can't knock off any points for quality. There's nothing wrong with it. It's a great little tool and I would recommend it to everybody. Overall, it's probably the best value for your money when it comes to this kind of tool. I'm very pleased with my purchase.
Parkersburg, WV
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My husband bought this saw for my birthday. I had a different model and had worn it out over years of use. I really like the variable speeds . It makes it much easier when cutting different thickness of wood.
Woodbridge, NJ
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Decent machine . only two things wrong with it -- 1st the bottom blade clamp keeps flopping forward when you try ti tighten down the blade lock screw.and 2nd the air bellows is totally under powered. Fixed the 1st by installing a wooded block infront of blade holder as I tighten down the screw and for the 2nd use a aquarium air pump (for a 30 gal or larger tank )
San Diego, CA
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I am a weekend handyman, doing exclusively home rather than commercial projects. So, I wanted a Scroll Saw that would do the simple things, and this saw fits nicely. It is light enough to move around on a crowded workbench, yet heavy enough to stay put when fired up. I like the saw; I've done a couple of small projects with ease. If you are a demanding professional, this might not be for you, but for the average guy, the saw -- and the price -- is right.
Roseville, CA
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bought This Saw And Have Used It A Couple Of Times. SO Far IT Has Performed Well.
Roseville, CA
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Bought this Saw on sale. Seems To Be Well Made. Have Only Used It Once, But Sar Far So Good.
Pembroke Pines, FL
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I build wooden clocks that requires precision cuts of all kind of woods from 1/16"to 3/4". With the proper blade this machine performs great with both pin and flat end blades. The only thing I'm no very happy is that it is not easy and kind of tricky to change the flat end blades.
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this is more than i expected. reviews talk about vibration and noise? i have been operating a tool room for years which includes repairing tools- air , electrical and any other tool they make. been 48 years doing this. this scroll saw is about the same as a singer sewing machine. goes through 3/8 like a knife in butter. if you are looking for a scroll saw that is priced right and not as noisy as the ..**** o.experts say. take it from someone who has fixed tools for years. buy this one you will like it. if you are a expert ..and your machine is noisy. you need to take it to someone like me and get it fixed. have fun guys.thanks for reading this
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I bought this for my son in law for Xmas, he is a very talented young man and so far he has been using it two to three times a week. He has made beautiful wood wall hangings like you would get in a home decorating store
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"All that Lies Beneath" is a collection of historic burials in the Alma Buckskin Cemetery, Park County, Colorado.
Author Christie Wright has researched all the historic burials and documented who the pioneers were, how they perished, and what their legacy was to Park County's pioneering, mining and railroad heritage. Many of the accounts were recorded in the Fairplay Flume, 1880-1910. These records provide invaluable insight into the lives of these pioneers.
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Women's Basketball Ranked No. 29 in ESPN/USA Today Poll
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The FGCU women's basketball team received 24 votes to rank No. 29 in this week's USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Coaches' Poll that was released on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
This marks 16th time in program history and the seventh straight week that the Eagles have earned votes in the national poll. FGCU, who leads the nation in three-pointers made per game (11.1), held on to its No. 29 spot and picked up four more votes than they received last week.
In their last outing (Feb. 18), four players scored in double figures as the Green and Blue defeated Atlantic Sun rival Stetson, 79-56, on Saturday night in front of a regular season record 3,489 fans, at Alico Arena. The win gave the Eagles the outright A-Sun Regular Season title, which is the third in program history, and the No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Sun Tournament (Feb. 29-Mar. 3).
The Green and Blue (24-2, 16-0 A-Sun), who own of the nation's third longest winning streak (16) behind Baylor (27) and Stanford (21) and also have the seventh best winning percentage (.923) in Division I, will hit the road for their final two regular season games of the 2011-12 campaign. FGCU will face USC Upstate on Feb. 23, before taking on ETSU on Feb. 25.
The Eagles, who will be the No. 1 seed in the 2012 A-Sun Tournament, will play their quarterfinal game on Wednesday, Feb. 29. Tip-off times are still to be determined. FGCU Athletics is now offering ticket packages for the conference tournament at Mercer in Macon, Ga. Fans can get ticket booklets that include admission into every game of the men's and women's tournament (14 games) for $75. All tickets are general admission. Tickets can be purchased by calling the FGCU ticket office Monday-Friday, between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at 239-590-7145, in person at the Alico Arena ticket office or by ordering online at www.fgcuathletics.com/tickets. Tickets through the FGCU ticket office must be purchased by 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27.
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Rule Of Thirds (Import Series Vol. 4) - Stillwater Artisanal Ales
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3.75/5 rDev -5.1%
08-07-2014 06:48:56 | More by DrBier
4/5 rDev +1.3%
01-15-2014 09:38:34 | More by YobroitsJoe
4/5 rDev +1.3%
12-12-2013 02:14:37 | More by BillRoth
3.25/5 rDev -17.7%
12-02-2013 17:13:35 | More by sendbeer
4.08/5 rDev +3.3%
Very sweet beer but not overwhelming. Loved the initial candy taste that was backed up by hops and slight bitterness at the end.
Slightly hazy initial look that wasn't too appealing, but ended up being a very smooth drink that I would have ordered again if we'd stayed longer.
Really enjoyed this beer and I hope I see it in the US sometime soon!
10-15-2013 19:12:14 | More by smpeterson327
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
08-08-2013 20:26:08 | More by Smurf2055
4/5 rDev +1.3%
06-06-2013 21:51:50 | More by desint
3.75/5 rDev -5.1%
Bottle picked up @ Max's Taphouse in Baltimore, MD last week
The beer pours a rich looking, hazy golden amber with a creamy, tight-knit white head that laces. Yeast/sediment speckle the bottom of my glass. The nose is relatively fruit/yeast forward with a bit of sugar and very little hops. It drinks the same as it smells with yeast esters overpower the beer's sweetness and unapparent hops. The mouthfeel seems off as a typically clean, drinkable Belgian beer style is now a hard-to-consume yeast bomb. The hops used are not particularly aromatic or bittering...so I'm not sure how this beer can be described as a "hoppy" version of anything. Regardless, I'm not completely let down once I've given the beer a chance to warm -- a lot more of the expected tripel sweetness is able to cut through its overpowering yeastiness. I'm not exactly sure how fresh this bottle is/when this beer was released, which may contribute to its overpowering yeast and underwhelming hop profile. I would recommend other stillwater collabs over this one.
04-01-2013 00:00:25 | More by ThePorterSorter
2.75/5 rDev -30.4%
02-21-2013 02:51:51 | More by t0rin0
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4/5 rDev +1.3%
02-10-2013 17:56:22 | More by yourefragile
4/5 rDev +1.3%
01-28-2013 21:14:02 | More by Mattias
4.23/5 rDev +7.1%
A - Clear golden orange with a finger of frothy slightly off white head. Fades fairly slowly.
S - Citrus, grapefruit, and grassy hops, sweet grainy malts, Belgian yeast, spices, spices, a touch of funk.
T - Sweet caramel and grainy malts, grapefruit, citrus, and a bit of grassy hops, some bitterness, lemon zest, Belgian yeast, coriander and other spices, and and a touch of farmhouse funk.
M - Medium bodied moderate carbonation. Smooth with a dry, lightly tart, and lightly spicy finish.
D - Great balance. Good mix of spices, malt, and hops.
12-17-2012 07:49:35 | More by ngeunit1
3.48/5 rDev -11.9%
Thanks to wishuwerebeer for his relentless persuit of drinking all things possible from any/all "Gypsy Brewers" and sharing them with me.
375ml bottle into a tulip. Warning here, this one is explosively carbonated and despite having a glass ready, brew was lost during the gushing. The brew appears a copper orange color with a mountainous 4 + fingers of white head composed of rather large bubbles.
The smell of this is hoppy with herbs, rinds, pulp, zest and earthy mineral quality coming into play towards the back. A pleasant citrus note fills the nose all around and is surprisingly enjoyable albeit unexpected for the style.
The flavor is spicy with yeasty character blended into citrus hop character. Fruity rinds, pulp and zest of oranges mixes with minerals and a bit of sulfur/carbonic quality. The fruity and floral components blend into caramel malt sweetness that hints to something along the lines of belgian candy.
This is a med to light bodied brew with an effervescent, lively and overdone amount of carbonation. This gushed out the bottle and filled the glass with bubbles instead of beer. 3 pours later we have liquid. However, overall its not bad and one of the better stillwater offerings ive had to date.
12-04-2012 14:01:29 | More by stakem
4.03/5 rDev +2%
This poured out as a muddy looking gold color with a fizzy white head on top. The retention and lacing are decent. The smell of the beer is sweet similar to what could be a barley wine. The hops have definitely mellowed but it's still enjoyable. The flavor is still good in my opinion whether the hops have gone south or not. The taste of the beer is sweet, I get notes of honey, some spice, malt and just a touch of bitterness. The mouthfeel is sharp upfront with a solid carbonation that settles into a creamy finish. Overall it's a good brew. Wishing I could have had it fresh also but all in all I found it to be good regardless.
10-26-2012 22:42:20 | More by Knapp85
3.15/5 rDev -20.3%
A- Bright gold with a big fluffy head that lasts forever.
S- An interesting blend of sweet biscuits and bread, probably a bit oxidized.
T- Bright and sweet malts with a bit of pepper and some strange bread, might be oxidation. Not nearly as spicy or hoppy as I expected, but this is definitely past the best by date.
M- Medium carbonation, dry with a nice creaminess.
D- Definitely an old beer that is hard to measure versus what it once was. Not a great beer at this point, but drinkable.
10-12-2012 02:01:59 | More by Guden
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
08-12-2012 16:32:33 | More by samEBC
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4.45/5 rDev +12.7%
A - Nice wheat orange body. The white head sits low with low retention and lace.
S - Great nose. Green apple, sage, hard cider, and a lace of spruce.
T - Sweet apple and honey opening. A spruce and rosemary center counterbalances the sweetness and keeps things in check through a soft malty finish.
M - Creamy, medium/full body.
O - Delicious. Great profile and excellent smoothness for the style.
07-22-2012 16:51:17 | More by vfgccp
2.73/5 rDev -30.9%
Poured from a 11.2 oz bottle into a red wine glass. No freshness date, but I bought it something like 5 months ago (probably a bit past it's prime).
Pours a dark golden/orangish color with a 3/4" white head. Ample floaties and a little yeast sediment. Head settles to a thin layer, like 1/8".
Very estery nose, with a little dried banana and something like palm sugar. Some kind of spice...allspice? Ginger? Smells like it's going to be too sweet and estery, but interesting.
Definitely tastes hoppier than it smelled...there's a rough alcohol to it, makes me think of nail polish. There's some of that nice estery/yeast character and some of the allspice and ginger notes, some apple, a little peach. The alcohol is really unpleasant though and overshadows anything else going on. It fades as it warms a little, but it only really goes from boozy to astringent. A slight citrusy aftertaste.
The texture is smooth, unobtrusive. Medium bodied, not too thick.
Dunno what to make of this one. I'll say this, despite the initial booziness I kept drinking it because there was enough other stuff going on. I wouldn't buy it again, or recommend it at the price, but it had some character. And I probably drank it a little old for a "hoppy triple", so there's that. Definitely my least favorite of the export series.
07-07-2012 05:11:54 | More by busternuggz
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
04-22-2012 19:10:48 | More by tln13
3.33/5 rDev -15.7%
Poured from a bottle into a Chimay goblet.
Appearance: Pours a cloudy orangish amber color with two fingers of foamy white head. The head fades to a layer on top of the pour.
Smell: Very sweet and malty. Getting a strong grape presence with some hops as well. The sweetness also has a hint of brown sugar to it.
Taste: Just as sweet as the smell indicates with some Belgian spice from the yeast. Still getting the strong grape notes as well as brown sugar and perhaps some wine. The finish has a slight hop bitterness to it along with the malt.
Mouthfeel: Medium body and over carbonated with a slick finish.
Overall: This one was a bit too sweet for me. Not terrible, just a bit too much.
04-20-2012 03:20:48 | More by oline73
3.58/5 rDev -9.4%
Rule of Thirds, purchased at Max's during last year's BBW. In a goblet.
A: The hoppy tripel is champagne-like, foamy and bubbly. The first pour was only a few ounces of beer and an overwhelming white head. Three pours later, I had a hazy autumn brown ale, sediment-laiden and thick, resting underneath that dense white head.
S: From an arm's length away, the tripel aromas waft out of the glass, big with spicy sweetness. Candi sugars and phenols, paired with citrusy hops, create a big swirling nose. Hard to pin this one down, but the ale smells bubbly, if that makes sense.
T: The carbonation is ample, leading to a zesty mouthfeel. As that passes, my first register was caramel, fuller malts supporting the yeast and sugars. Pepper and botanicals, paired with the herbal hop varietals, gives the tripel a zing that overcomes that caramel malt start. The spices and hops, which grow more prominent as the ale warms, crowd out that unappealing caramel presence (I'll blame the temperature). The hops rear up in the finish, adding an herbal bite that couples well with the candi sugars - nearly a Belgian IPA.
M: The ale feels like its got a bit of age. Still though, the hoppy finish and effervescent feel are very nice. I've been nursing this one for a few hours, give it time to warm (and wake) up.
03-24-2012 23:33:22 | More by akorsak
3.25/5 rDev -17.7%
03-19-2012 02:48:30 | More by iskeptopotamus
4.75/5 rDev +20.3%
03-10-2012 21:21:51 | More by sludgegnome
4.5/5 rDev +13.9%
02-26-2012 17:52:06 | More by grantino9
4.83/5 rDev +22.3%
Poured into a Nostradamus flute. Pours a cloudy yellow orange amber. Massive fine white head. Aroma of sweet malt, orange citrus, light fruit. Taste is complex sweet fruit, apple, yeast, caramel malt. Hops faint at first then becoming dominant in the finish. Pleasant hop and fruit aftertaste. Creamy medium to heavy bodied. This is really good. On the sweet side for a tripel, but one of the nicest, most pleasant tripels I've ever had. Excellent.
02-12-2012 04:51:07 | More by LiquidAmber
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S272 Sea Mist - Pet Friendly-Private Pool in Corolla
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- baths 5½
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This lovely 6 bedroom home has all the features and amenities that you have been
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Approximately 2475 feet to beach access.
Section K. Ocean Sands. Milepost CC 7.5.
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6 Bedrooms - 2K, 1Q, 2T, 6B, 2SS
5 1/2 Baths (1 whirlpool)
4 Master Suites
Central AC/Heat
2 Refrigerators w/Icemakers, DW, W/D, 2 Microwaves
7 Phones, Answering Machine, Ceiling Fans
8 CTVs, 3 VCRs, 8 DVDs, Cable
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Baby Equipment (highchair, port-a-crib, gates)
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Security Deposit $500
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In addition to lazy days soaking up rays here are a few things to keep you busy from Corolla to Manteo: Wild Mustangs of Carova, Currituck Heritage Park (home of the Whalehead Club and the brand new Center for Wildlife Education), the Currituck Lighthouse, National Audubon's Pine Island Bird Sanctuary, Icarus Memorial to Flight, Avalon Fishing Pier & Arcade, Wright Brother's Monument, Jockey's Ridge State Park (Largest Living Sand Dune on the East Coast!), NC Aquarium Annex at Jennette's Pier, Bodie Island Lighthouse, & Oregon Inlet Fishing Marina, Elizabethan Gardens, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, NC Aquarium (home of the 180,000 gallon shark tank exhibit), NC Maritime Museum, Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse, Freedman's Colony of Roanoke Island & Roanoke Island Festival Park (historical goldmine for anyone who has ever wondered about those first colonists…complete with tours, exhibits, museum, sailing vessel and full historic dress).
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Millions of students participate in sports activities at high schools and colleges across the country. Every year, some of those athletes die while playing on the field or court.
Doctors say exercise increases the risk of dying from a cardiovascular abnormality by two to three times.
Shortness of breath, feeling dizzy and a hard heartbeat are some of the warning signs of sudden cardiac death.
Dr. David Price is the medical director of the Heart of a Champion Day Program at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
"I think the prevalence is a lot more than we thought," Price says.
When sudden cardiac arrest occurs in a young person, it usually stems from a structural defect in their heart or a problem with the its electrical circuitry.
Usually, no one knows about the abnormality until the child becomes a teen and starts playing a sport that gets their heart pumping hard.
"They make a big basket, they're walking away and all of a sudden, their heart flow gets disrupted, it causes this arrhythmia and two to three seconds later, they pass out," Price says.
Of the 1,500 athletes screened for heart problems annually, a few are sent for further testing and one or two are sidelined indefinitely because of a defect that could kill them.
Their lives may be saved, but their activities are forever changed. As a result, these teens must not engage in activities that will get their heart rate up, but Price says the health risk still exists.
If your area doesn't offer a similar screening program, Price recommends athletes add an Echocardiogram or EKG to their sports physical.
Price says the results must then be interpreted by a physician who is familiar with EKG's performed on athletes.
That's because hard exercise develops a young heart and the small changes that will show on the EKG can easily be misread by an inexperienced eye.
According to the American Heart Association, there is no nationally-accepted standard for screening athletes before they are allowed to participate in sports.
Due to medical costs, false alarms and lack of evidence that EKG and echo screening reduces the number of deaths, experts recommend athletes stick to a personal and family history assessment and a physical exam designed to identify cardio issues before a youth athlete hits the field or court.
Parents should also go to their teen's physical screening to ensure doctors know about the family's medical history, and to ensure a teen doesn't omit critical health information that could prohibit him or her from playing.
Another thing you should do is learn CPR and find out if your sporting areas have automated external defibrillators and trained staff.
If your child's physical or exam is held inside a gym, you may want to schedule a solo screening with your doctor. Otherwise, the noisy environment could make it extremely difficult for a doctor to hear the slight irregularities in your child's heart beat.
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Dr. David Price works in Sports Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. He is also the medical director of the "Heart of A Champion" program.
The following information was obtained from the American Medical Association regarding the lack of standardized screening (Source: http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2011/11/21/hlsa1121.htm).
The following information is from a NYTimes.com article regarding sudden cardiac death in athletes (Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/30/heart-risk-in-athletes-is-gaining-attention/).
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The original headline was Elvis Andrus Shows Off Impressive Package In World Series Game 2, but there was something about that one that didn't seem to convey the desired meaning.
Here's the thing about Elvis Andrus: he isn't a very good hitter. He's still young, yes, and he could blossom into something more, but right now he isn't very good. This season, he posted an 87 OPS+. For his career, he has an 80 OPS+. Since breaking into the league in 2009, he's been about as good a hitter as Gordon Beckham and Mark Ellis, and he's hit as many home runs as Willie Bloomquist.
Here's the other thing about Elvis Andrus: overall, he's a really good player. He's still very young and he could blossom into something more, but right now he's already terrific. His array of skills is a strong one.
How can a guy who isn't a very good hitter end up as a very good overall player? How convenient that you ask, because Andrus answered that question with his performance Thursday night. Let's get to the details!
He's still okay at the plate
As we've established, Andrus isn't exactly prime Alex Rodriguez with the bat, but he's not a black hole. He has a career .340 OBP, for God's sake. Additionally, he doesn't chase many balls out of the zone, he makes a lot of contact, and he's able to hit to all fields. Consider his ninth-inning at-bat against Jason Motte. Andrus showed bunt for the first three pitches, before Ian Kinsler stole second base on his own. Then Andrus fought off a fastball before taking another fastball inside for ball two. He fought off another fastball, this one over the inner black, and then Motte left something offspeed over the plate. Andrus lined it to right-center for a critical single.
Those are the sorts of at-bats that Andrus can have. He's not much of a threat to hit the ball out of the yard, but he can make the pitcher work, and he can hit the ball on a line. He hits enough.
He's a wizard in the field
Not only is Andrus a shortstop, which is super important - he's a really good one. If you care about UZR, he's listed as one of baseball's best since 2009. If you don't care about UZR, you can trust your eyes, which will tell you the same thing. Andrus isn't immune to his errors, but he makes up for them and then some with range and flash. Thursday night, he made an absolutely sensational play on a shot up the middle that directly prevented the Cardinals from scoring a run:
He was also part of another sexy double play, earlier:
Defensively, Elvis Andrus does things that a lot of other shortstops can't do. He plays the hardest position, and he plays it exceedingly well.
He's a superb baserunner
The obvious thing about Andrus's baserunning is that he has 102 steals (and been caught stealing just 33 times) over his three-year career. That's good, but he really shines in other situations. There are lots of other ways for baserunners to advance, and Andrus is often able to recognize them and take advantage. FanGraphs tracks a baserunning statistic that measures effectiveness while ignoring steal attempts. Since 2009, Andrus shows up as the best non-stealing baserunner in baseball, just ahead of speedsters Michael Bourn and Juan Pierre.
Andrus's baserunning prowess was on display in Thursday's ninth inning. Andrus reached first on a single, but then sprinted to second when Albert Pujols made a lazy attempt to catch Jon Jay's throw back to the infield, allowing the ball to get away. Then, in the next at-bat, Josh Hamilton lifted a sac fly to right, and Andrus tagged up from second and slid into third ahead of the throw. That put Andrus 90 feet away from scoring the go-ahead run with one out, and Michael Young would drive him home with another fly.
Describing Elvis Andrus as "quietly awesome" is weird in a way, since he does so many of the things that announcers love. He hits the ball the other way, he can bunt, he plays good defense, and he runs the bases well. But I don't care what announcers think; I care what other people think, and I think the vast majority of people underestimate just how much Andrus brings to the table. He put it all on display Thursday night, and in the end, Andrus might have been the biggest reason why the Rangers escaped St. Louis with a win.


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Storecupboard pasta salad
By Emma Lewis
Cooking timePrep: 5 mins
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 2
This pasta salad makes a quick and healthy lunch, or is perfect prepared ahead for a picnic or lunchbox
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition info
- kcalories
- 189
- protein
- 19g
- carbs
- 12g
- fat
- 7g
- saturates
- 2g
- fibre
- 2g
- sugar
- 2g
- salt
- 0.91g
- 2 tsp finely chopped red onion
- 1 tsp caper
- 1 tbsp pesto
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 185g can of tuna in spring water, drained
- 100g leftover pasta shapes
- 3 sundried tomatoes, chopped
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Mix together 1 tbsp pesto with 2 tbsp mayo. Stir through 100g cooked pasta along with 100g sweetcorn, 185g can drained, flaked tuna and 1 chopped tomato.
Dress it up - Griddled tuna salad
Mix 200g leftover pasta with juice ½ lemon, bunch chopped parsley, 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 2 chopped spring onions, 1 tbsp drained capers and a handful toasted pine nuts. Brush 2 tuna steaks with olive oil, griddle for 2 mins each side, then cut into slices. Toss through the pasta to serve.
Mix the onion, capers, pesto and oil. Flake the tuna into a bowl with the pasta and tomatoes, then stir in the pesto mix.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2009
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Chuck Jackson is 24-year veteran of the Haddon Township Police department, husband to Stacey and father to Stephen, 18, Kyle, 15, and Emily, 13. Peeling back the layers also reveals a talented artist, set designer, and show business pro. This week, the 21-year Collingswood resident tells Patch how the borough nurtures his many talents.
Collingswood Patch: How did you get involved in theatrical set design?
Chuck Jackson: My first set was for The Wizard of Oz. I did the background piece; that was four-and-a-half years ago.
I build for the Youth Theater, for both the spring and the summer shows. I also build for the Middle School and the High School. And I'm not a primary builder, but also do a lot for the Collingswood Community Theater.
Patch: So do you have a construction background?
Jackson: (laughs) Nope, I just wing it.
Patch: What do you think was your most elaborate set you made? Of which set were you the most proud? Can you recall any tricky problems that you had to solve as a designer?
Jackson: That pharaoh mask for Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Collingswood Community Theater—it was all those things.
It was a design problem in that I wanted it to be big, and I initially had it 21 feet tall and it was going to be equally as wide. It was going to be on the stage and have a set of stairs going up the back for the pharaoh to come through.
It was going to be a stationary set piece, but Mary Baldwin, who's our director, she wanted to be able to slide it in and out. So I had to knock it down a little bit.
Great show, it was a lot of fun, but getting that piece together...wow. It was 8 separate panels. Four were 4 feet by 8 feet, and the outside ones were smaller.
Patch: How long did it take you to make that piece?
Jackson: Believe it or not, all told, it took me a week's time, but I got it set up and painted in 24 hours.
Patch: Did you have a lot of help doing that?
Jackson: Nope, just me!
Patch: You've been a Haddon Township Police officer for 24 years and, as well as being a beat cop, you serve as their resident forensic artist. Can you tell me a little about how you got started?
Jackson: When I was in the Police Academy, I was a dispatcher at the time, I had the opportunity to go to a night class. One of our instructors who came into to teach note-taking, he was drawing composites for Washington Township at the time.
He put some composites out in the back of class, and I had been drawing my instructors during the entire class. So I saw his composites and I thought, "Oh wow, I think I could probably do that."
I kind of developed my process based on his. I use his guide, but it's still a completely different way than he did it.
Patch: So you were working towards an art degree at Rutgers, and then made the switch to attending the police academy?
Jackson: No, Rutgers was way after the police academy. My art degree is actually going to be my third degree!
Patch: Oh, so, you trained to be a police officer first and then went back to school for art?
Jackson: Yeah, I had been a composite artist for 10 years before I got my art degree. In 1994, I went to Connecticut for my initial training as a composite artist. Then in 1995, I went to another 40-hour class. So, in 1995, with 80 hours of training under my belt, that's when I started to branch out and started doing sketches for other towns. But at that time, I had no formal art training.
Patch: Can you tell me about your process as a forensic artist? How do you translate witness descriptions into an actual image?
Jackson: I use the FBI face identification catalogue. It's got reference images. So I just walk a witness through an entire face. The head shape, the eyes, nose, mouth, chin shape, ears, hair.
Patch: Have any of your sketches ever resembled an actual perpetrator?
Jackson: You know what's funny? The one I'm most proud of looks nothing like the bad guy. But ultimately, it did help them find him.
It was a Haddon Heights case and it was a guy who tried to take an 11-year-old little girl right off her safety post. The detective sergeant at the time had me come in and draw a composite.
This little girl was covered with poison ivy, but stood right behind me the whole time while I did my drawing. And we went through the normal process: she picked the facial features and we did the drawing.
Rich Kinkler, who's the chief now, he took the drawing out on the street, and actually got some leads, and was able to turn this guy up and arrest him. And they documented in a broadcast that it was my composite that led to his arrest.
But I didn't think it looked anything like him!
Patch: How did that make you feel, that you were partially responsible to bringing this guy in?
Jackson: Oh, awesome. My career could've ended right there, because we caught somebody trying to take a kid. And there's no worse kind of criminal out there. To have had any part in that was, for me, a career highlight.
Patch: Currently you're working on Fiddler on the Roof with the Collingswood Community Theater. You're doing all the backgrounds for that?
Jackson: Oh, I have no idea what I'm doing. I'll do whatever [director] Mary tells me to do. That's pretty much been my role as a builder and painter. I just do whatever Mary tells me to do, including what part she wants me to play.
Patch: Oh, I didn't realize you were a performer as well!
Jackson: Yeah! All five of us—myself, my wife and our three kids were all in Oliver for the Community Theater!
Patch: What part did you play?
Jackson: I played Bumble. It was my first lead. Mary kind of bullied me into that because she didn't want to have a little Bumble.
Patch: What is your favorite thing about living in Collingswood?
Jackson: There are so many things I love about Collingswood. I would say the family that develops in things you do, whether it's a soccer family, or a school play family, or a theater family.
We're really sad at the end of a production. Our auditions are in December, we perform the show in February, but all that while we're together and going through all the ebbs and flows of a production. We wind up a weird, mixed family of people that wouldn't normally be together, but really enjoy being together.


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Oscar winner Helen Mirren drops in to smell the roses at RHS Hyde Hall (From Gazette)
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Actress Helen Mirren visits the gardens at RHS Hyde Hall
Updated 4:43pm Friday 6th June 2014 in News
OSCAR winner Helen Mirren dropped in to RHS Hyde Hall to talk to staff and explore the gardens.
The actress, who grew up in Leigh, visited the Royal Horticultural Society's gardens on the outskirts of Chelmsford for a day out.
The Hollywood star is a keen gardener and a regular visitor to the Chelsea Flower Show, but came back to her roots to visit Essex.
She stopped for a lunch in the restaurant and chatted to gardening staff about keeping the site blooming all year round.
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pompous cow
4:11pm Sun 8 Jun 14
Kim Gandy says...
...although it has to be said that people have said very much the same things on these pages.
Funny how people here get all bent out of shape when someone slags off their town yet there are others on here who think fit to slag off individuals they have never even met, either comment posters on here or people who are the subjects of stories.
Ye who is without sin and all that....
1:01pm Fri 13 Jun 14
Sugarman says...
gary 51 wrote:I totally agree, she slags of the UK too, now she's got an American husband and lives there. I can't stand her she's such a hypocrite.
****,slagging off in the past she didn't like Essex
pompous cow
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CLAYTON — Senior forward Gary Clark had a "take that" moment against Middle Creek on Tuesday night that helped Clayton's basketball team win its second straight game to the start the season.
Clark, a 6-foot-8 force who can run the floor and handle the ball, answered a dunk by Middle Creek's Fred Iruafemi midway through the fourth quarter with one of his own – putting the momentum squarely in the Comets' corner in Clayton's hard-fought 68-62 nonconference victory.
Iruafemi had stolen a pass intended for Clark near half court and took the ball hard to the basket for a high-rise dunk, drawing a foul in the process, and cutting the Clayton lead to 56-53. Iruafemi missed the free throw, however, and Clark grabbed the rebound.
Then it was showtime.
Clark dribbled the length of the court, spinning in the lane past a Middle Creek defender and throwing down a thunderous dunk that brought the Comets fans to their feet.
"I had told coach and our players when he was shooting the free throw (after the dunk) that it was my fault," Clark said. "Coach had been telling me to go to the ball when they were passing it to me. That time, I did not go to the ball and he got a big-time dunk off one of our players playing hard. I wanted to return the favor.
"I just came down and knew that nobody was going to step in front of me."
Clark, who has signed with Cincinnati, finished with 25 points. He scored his first basket on a baseline dunk, simply jumping past a Middle Creek defender for a two-handed jam. He displayed a variety of offensive moves, including a soft jump hook, and numerous driving moves to the basket. Early in the game, he was on the perimeter more often but went to a low post position in the fourth quarter.
Clayton trailed 21-16 at the end of the first period and it was tied at 32 at halftime. With the Comets up 47-46 entering the final quarter, Clark started the period with a dunk on the blocks, then scored again inside after a missed 3-pointer by Middle Creek.
On the Mustangs' next possession, he blocked a shot and then assisted on a basket by sophomore point guard Tre Armstead (15 points). In the first 41/2 minutes of the final quarter, Clark either scored the bucket or had an assist on a 3-pointer by Dawson Medlin that followed a Middle Creek 3-pointer that had cut the Comets' lead to 53-49.
"I thought it was a great game," Middle Creek coach David Kushner said. "I thought (Clayton) made some really big shots. I thought the Medlin kid's 3 after we hit a 3 changed things. After we had a big dunk, Gary Clark came right back and had a big dunk. They answered everything we did.
"We just really didn't shoot well tonight. We are predicated on 3-point shooting and we went 9-for-36 on 3s. My three best shooters went 6-for-36. I don't know if it was first-game jitters. But I like our fight."
While the Mustangs were missing 3-pointers, it was creating problems for the Comets on the boards, coach Denny Medlin said.
"When you shoot that many 3s, there are a lot of long rebounds, and they were pretty quick to the ball," Coach Medlin said. "They only hit four 3s in the first half but had 32 points, and a lot of those points came after long offensive rebounds."
Medlin went to a zone defense and the rebounds started going to the Comets. And Clayton went more to a half-court offense instead of relying on the transition game.
"They were getting off the 3s, but we were in the paint more and getting rebounds," Medlin said. "A lot of our turnovers had come in transition so we got back to getting the ball back inside to Gary. That was a big deal and helped us take care of the ball. But we are going to keep working on pushing it and playing in transition because I think we are a pretty good transition team.
"It was a good game. I thought all our kids played hard."
After a 78-30 blowout of South Johnston in the season opener on Monday, the Comets got a test against Middle Creek, a program with a winning history and some quick ball-hawking players.
"Being that we have so many young guys that haven't been in that situation where every play matters, having a close game early was really big for us," Clark said. "I love these games myself because it tests your will to win."
Middle Creek wouldn't go away at the end, pulling within 64-62 with a minute to play.
Armstead sealed it at the free throw line for the Comets, making four of four from the line in the final 55 seconds.
"I feel proud of my guys for doing what they had to do to win," coach Medlin said. "It was great for us to be in a game that were tied at halftime. It was great to get something that we can learn from and build on and also get a win."


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We have our first real head scratcher of the night. Sure, the T'Wolves passing on Damarcus Cousins to grab Wes Johnson was a questionable move, but the Warriors may have one-upped them, choosing Ekpe Udoh sixth overall in the 2010 NBA Draft.
That's not to say that Udoh isn't a fine prospect -- he's an elite shot-blocker with a decent feel on the offensive end -- but the Warriors passed on Greg Monroe and Al-Farouq Aminu, both of whom are three years younger than the Baylor product. Monroe in particular would seem to fit in perfectly in Don Nelson's system as a highly skilled big who can roam the high post.
Monroe and Aminu have real star potential; Udoh is more of a solid rotation guy.


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Roethlisberger, who spoke in the Steelers locker room and did not answer any questions, said he would not discuss the Georgia allegation. "I don't intend to discuss any details related to the events of Georgia," he said, according to The Associated Press. "I'm happy to put this behind me and move forward."
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Old Engine Oil - Harviestoun Brewery Ltd.
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4.55/5 rDev +9.9%
Presentation: 11.2 long neck gold foiled brown bottle with no freshness date. Blurb about the beer on the back label.
Appearance: Hmm … the colour of refined engine oil, nearly black with dark ruby hues. After a hard pour the brew formed a dense cake like head that left a spider web like trail of lace most of the way down the glass.
Smell: Sweetened coffee, toffee with a ghost like maple syrup nose. Fruitiness wanders from vague maraschino cherries to sweetness of a lemon.
Taste: Remarkable smooth, with a creamy and brawny fullish body and a slick velvety mouth feel. Huge flavours of caramel and slightly buttered toffee, coffee and unsweetened bitter chocolate. Hops are quite interesting, bitterness is spot on to balance this huge strong armed malt palate. Mild cherry fruit within the sweetness, the roasted barley and hops have no problem of making it disappear though. Floral hop flavour creeps in lending an earthened leaf like flavour. Residual sweetness is plenty but it is not alone as the roasted flavours ride deep into the finish.
Notes: A big dark beer to remember, had it on cask and I am pleased that it is easier to obtain now that it is imported in bottles. The likings of an old ale with a more than sturdy malt back bone to hold up against the heartiest of meals, lamb stew with parsnips and fennel paired with a loaf of multi-grain beer bread would do be just fine. 6.0% abv.
09-10-2001 01:17:14 | More by Jason
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North Carolina
4.03/5 rDev -2.7%
I must say I had never heard of this until now,pours a deep brown with some nice ruby hues with a great creamy head that sticks very well.The aroma is a little caramelly and dry.A taste of unsweetened chocolate and some fruity notes with a slight dry finish.Very impressed with this beer.
07-15-2003 14:25:02 | More by oberon
4.18/5 rDev +1%
Appearance Black as night in the body with a nice, full head that went down slowly and laced the glass.
Smell This has a tight aroma. After it warms a bit, the burnt malt and toffee character come out nicely. Other faint smells include coffee, chocolate, and milk shake.
Taste Definitely milk shake with a dash of coffee. This is well-blended and complete. The milky chocolate flavors mix with the coffee and a bit of candy, maybe Heath Bar meets Hershey, and a wonderful dark malt backbone. Everything is even-keeled though and very nice.
Mouthfeel No carbonation and very creamy smooth. This is full-bodied but even. No sharp edges to this ale.
Drinkability Wonderful to drink at any time and in any season.
10-20-2003 01:25:32 | More by RoyalT
Newfoundland (Canada)
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
10-19-2013 00:38:49 | More by cam477
4.38/5 rDev +5.8%
Found this at City Beer in S.F. and plunked down $5.69 for the 11.2 oz bottle. I had to know. What'd I have to know? How the base for Harviestoun's amazing Ola Dubh tasted (I've had the 12, 16, and 30, the last of which was on tap--possibly cask--at Blue Palms Brew House in LA) like. It tastes like awesomeness.
To quote Spinal Tap, "How much more black can you get? None. None more black."
Impenetrable by light, the old engine oil moniker is fitting, not merely boastful. Sometimes I like to go for liquid coal and this is the go-to beer for such occasions.
Syrupy, roasty, velvety, and to quote someone less famous (my friend Jeff from Montana), "richer than 3 feet up a bull's ass."
If no Ola Dubh is available, go for this, especially as a chaser for your top shelf single malt of choice.
09-30-2008 04:56:33 | More by byaeger
Ontario (Canada)
4/5 rDev -3.4%
01-14-2012 14:50:52 | More by beerhunter13
3.75/5 rDev -9.4%
08-06-2013 02:33:45 | More by DanGeo
4/5 rDev -3.4%
06-01-2012 19:16:55 | More by tectactoe
4.13/5 rDev -0.2%
Had this at BBC in Franklin, MA. It pours very dark, almost black. The head was creamy tan but small and dissipated rather quickly. There is some light lacing as well. Smell is of malt, chocolate, and maybe hops. The hops definitely come through on the taste, it's somewhat bitter with a hint of chocolate and malt. Smokey like a Porter usually is which is why I'm a Stout fan. The mouthfeel is pretty good but not the best. Drinkability: I'd take it if I had it, but I'm not sad that I don't. Definitely not bad, but at the same time it's nothing special.
04-14-2012 01:12:40 | More by ExtraStout
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
09-26-2013 01:22:42 | More by OhioBobcat
4.5/5 rDev +8.7%
06-09-2012 04:05:18 | More by Zakk
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
07-11-2013 01:30:32 | More by Tiernan
North Carolina
3.85/5 rDev -7%
Thanks to Chemmie for this one!
A-Black body with very little white head, not as thick as the name suggests
S-Roasted grain, ale fruit flavors, earthier hop/yeast
T-Roasted Falvor with some bready malts, very mild hop nice bitter aftertaste, some sweetness would have helped.
M-A little bit thin on the body with decent carbonation
D-I could go for another
Interesting beer, but not what Iwould expect out of an Old Ale.
08-07-2008 20:10:04 | More by hopsleeroy
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
11-03-2013 04:22:11 | More by dolivaw
4.5/5 rDev +8.7%
05-04-2014 03:11:39 | More by tbryan5
4.47/5 rDev +8%
This was my first sample of this style and a pretty darned good way to start. Not sure if all the Old Ale style is porter-like but this one certainly was for me. I shall explore further!
A: Black of course but there is a hint of a golden walnut brown at the edges when the head clears. Head is short lived but is coffee stained and leaves a slight lacing
S: I just couldn't wait for it to be poured (bad boy) and got a good whiff of blackberry from the bottle. When poured, it was the same but then I recognized the malt, chocolate and coffee. As the drink progressed, it definitely took on a more acidic fruit smell but wasn't too dominant.
T: Frickin' delicious. Fruity acidic start aided with some carbonation with a big dominant syrupy roasted malt middle. It ended with a bitter coffee, chocolate bitterness and the hops were there but oh so slightly. This is an artfully balanced brew for sure. A very fulfilling taste for me.
M: Lovely round creamy buttery smoothness. A wee bit of carbonation livened things up just a tad. The bold taste made me expect a thicker body but it was lighter than expected. Don't misunderstand me, the mouthfeel was not disappointing at all, just not what I expected.
D: I think I could drink quite a few of these. Very satisfying evening drink. It's not a session beer but it isn't intended to be. For me, it's a trip back in time. I am currently reading A History of Suds and Civilization from Mesopotamia to Microbreweries by Gregg Smith and I can just imagine being at an old Inn drinking one of these. Read the book - you'll get what I mean.
10-14-2008 02:44:51 | More by sgoodship
New York
4/5 rDev -3.4%
03-05-2014 19:21:50 | More by SkiBum22
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
10-09-2012 17:29:28 | More by JacobMutberg
4.2/5 rDev +1.4%
A: Pours thick and as dark as night with barely any tan head
S: smells of sweet chocolate and caramel as well as a roasty coffee like malt
T: The taste is very roasty and a bit bitter. Hints of chocolate and caramel are noticable but roasted coffee dominates.
M: Medium to heavy bodied with decent carbonation. Not the smoothest beer in the world but not much heat comes through either.
D: Above average drinkability for a dark beer
Overall, this is a good beer to drink once in a blue moon. Worth a try if you enjoy the style.
03-11-2010 23:39:05 | More by tuckevalastin
Alberta (Canada)
4.5/5 rDev +8.7%
04-21-2014 02:03:05 | More by FadetoBock
4.43/5 rDev +7%
A great beer! It was an opaque black with a thick, sticky, coffee-colored head. Aroma was sweet, dark cherry, a little chocolate. Wonderful taste: dark roasted coffee, chocolate, tiny bit of yeast. A very smooth beer. Not too high in ABV, so easily one to have a few of. My wife, who usually prefers wheat beers, liked this a lot.
08-09-2006 22:43:14 | More by lordofthewiens
New York
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
07-28-2012 19:49:45 | More by csmartin6
4.35/5 rDev +5.1%
No bottle date, but I've had this for probably 6 months.
A - Pours very deep brown/blacvk with just over two fingers of brown head. Head has great retention and leaves lots of lacing.
S - Milk chocolate, some bitter chocolate, lots of roasted malt. A bit of dark fruit.
T - Starts off with sweet coffee and fruit, with milk chocolate and bittersweet chocolate coming midway. Finish is roasted malt, somewhat bitter, and a faint sweetness. Very nice.
M - There is a viscous aspect to the mouthfeel, but overall it is medium, and alternates between silky and roasted bitter dryness.
O - Very nice English porter. A bit pricy, but I would still pick this up occasionally.
03-10-2012 00:42:02 | More by warnerry
2/5 rDev -51.7%
01-11-2012 12:26:56 | More by WuAnquo1
New York
4.22/5 rDev +1.9%
Nigh-on opaque (like, umm, old engine oil...) with a tan head that leaves lace down the glass as it goes.
Interesting aroma - toffeish, dark malty smells waft from the glass. The flavor starts out with a rounded sweet coffee-chocolate-toffee flavor, then from out of nowhere a strong apricot fruitiness comes into play mid-sip. Not a "sorta like an apricot a little bit" flavor - more like a "take a bite!" flavor that really compliments the rest of what's going on. This goes away almost as quickly as it came, leaving a finish of chocolate and coffee that becomes slightly moire bitter on its way down. Very complex, and very, very good.
Note: The second pint I had a month or two later did not exhibit the apricot flavor that was there the first time, but every other flavor note remained. Odd.
08-23-2002 07:40:38 | More by sponberg
Old Engine Oil from Harviestoun Brewery Ltd.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB)---Anytime there is a broken pole, a water main break, or gas repair in the New England area, utility workers must first put in a call to Louisville, Kentucky.
Employees with Asplundh One Call are already busy helping with the major winter storm hitting the Northeast.
"Everyone's always shocked to know the New England disaster recovery for utility companies is right here in Louisville, Kentucky," says Eva Crawford, the Center Manager.
They manage the New England states, so anytime there's a disaster utility workers depend on them.
"It's basically the call before you dig, Dig Safe, that you hear about a lot- that you have to call before you dig underground," says Eva Crawford.
They use a mapping system and notify the gas, water, electric, cable and telephone companies that are in the area where utility crews want to dig.
They're anticipating a busy weekend with the current storm, especially once the wind and snowfall stops.
Since midnight alone, they've already taken in hundreds of calls from utility crews in the Northeast. On Sunday they expect all of their employees to be working, answering even more calls.
The call center is set up this way so other people can handle the chaos, instead of people who may be impacted themselves.
Sometimes, the Louisville employees even forget they aren't actually dealing with the disaster themselves.
"We were going to go get lunch and I was almost afraid to send one of my employees out in the bad weather, and then I realized I'm here in Louisville. I'm not even in it," says Eva Crawford.
In October, they say they worked non-stop to help with Superstorm Sandy.
"Hectic. Chaos. Mass chaos," says Eva Crawford.
"There's times when I was here for almost an 18 hour shift," says Anthony Willemain, one of the Asplundh Call employees.
Now, it's a winter storm that they anticipate will need all hands on deck.
"Right now it's the calm before the storm, and I'm just waiting for this phone to start ringing off the hook," says Anthony Willemain.
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In yesterday's Washington Times, James George Jatras looks at the unintended irony in Washington's opposition to the expected Russian recognition of an independent Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the wake of the Bush Administration's support for an independent Kosovo. Jatras, an advisor to AOI, asks: If Moscow stepped over the line in its crushing military response to Mr. Saakashvili's offensive, what do we call 78 straight days of NATO's bombing throughout Serbia, destroying most of that country's civilian infrastructure? If Russia is to be faulted for imperfect implementation of the Sarkozy agreement, what can be said about Washington's violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244, which ended the 1999 Kosovo war and reaffirms Serbian sovereignty in the province? The standard reasons cited for making Serbia an exception to the rule we demand in Georgia is that NATO intervened to stop genocide of Kosovo's Albanians and that they will never again accept being part of … [Read more...]
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The Kurdish Globe
By Aram Kooshki
Kizkapan Cave is located to the west of the city of Sulaimanyia, near the Chami Razan Resort on the road between Sulaimaniya and Dokan Resort.
A side path, close to River Tabin, takes you through Chami Razan to Zarzi Village, the nearest inhabited place to the cave. Kizkapan Cave is located behind the village about one kilometer away.
According to archeological sources, the history of Kizkapan Cave goes back to around 600-550 B.C, the era after the reign of the Medes and is the oldest archeological remains in the area.
The word Kizkapan is of Turkish origin meaning "Girl Catcher", a new name that was reportedly set by the Ottomans during their governance of the region. The Ottomans changed the names of many places during their rule in the country between the sixteenth and twentieth century.
Hashim Hama Abdulla, Archeologist and Director of Sulaimaniya Museum argues that the drawings and engravings in the cave have no correlation or indication to its current name, as this name was consigned centuries later.
The cave is now registered as an archeological attraction and some routes and streets have been constructed around the cave this year to give tourists access to the cave and to the drawings and engravings on its various walls.
Kizkapan and ancient Kurdish rule
There are different ideas and opinions about the role and importance of the cave, some refer it to the Ottoman era, while others to the Median era, with the latter more commonly agreed.
Kamal Rashid Rahim, Director of Sulaimaniya Archaeology, stated "The significance of this cave is that it tells a history about the Kurds and their rule in this area."
"This has a special significance for the Kurdish tourists to know more about the archeological sites," added Rahim. "It is important for foreign tourists as well as they may want to know more about the history of the Kurds."
Abdulla, on the other hand, maintains that as archeologists suggest, the history of the place dates back to very ancient times, which is of a great significance as an archeological attraction for the Kurdistan Region in general and Sulaimaniya Province in particular.
The engraved map of Kizkapan
Abdulla talks about a map engraved on the walls of the cave, and states that in the map there are two men with their hands held up and their arrows on the ground, seemingly conveying a message of peace.
"This map is different from many other archeological maps as it has a message about war and hostility. There are two explanations on the map, the first explanation belongs to the archeologists Admon, M. Tofiq Wahbi and Taha Baqer, who believe that the men are two Zartosht religious men that take an oath by the fire. The second explanation proposed by other archeologists is that those two men are not religious men but rather leaders.
According to historical accounts, there had been a sun blockage around 585 B.C. At that time a fatal war ensued between the Medes and Ledes, but when the sun was blocked and it got dark, they stopped the war and announced a truce. Later the Ledes' princess married the Medes' prince in a marriage of political convenience to coincide with the truce.
Damage to the cave
Abdulla said that due to negligence some damaged had been caused to the cave and the old stairs were mostly damaged. As a result, they have built new stairs leading to the engravings on the cave.
"However, the cave's gate is locked and tourists cannot enter the cave, but can only look at the drawings and maps on the outer walls of the cave," explained Abdulla. "This is to protect the ancient tools and archeological remains in the cave from damage and loss.'
He also added that a large number of tourists visit the site on a daily basis.
Tourist complaints
However, tourists are complaining about lack of good services at the place.
Over the past two years, the cave was closed due to the renovation works that took place. Now as the renovation is complete and access is granted again, the many tourists who visit the place complain about lack of services in the area.
Aso Ghafoor, a local tourist who visited the cave with his family, complains that there is no place for tourists to relax.
"Sufficient care has not been given to this ancient cave that has very old maps and engravings with special historical and archeological significance.
"It is necessary to take care of the archeological sites that have valuable remains and that they become a priority for the Kurdistan Regional Government and be considered a national asset," Ghafoor, who is a history teacher at a high school in the city of Sulaimaniya. "Besides, they could also be used as a tourist attraction and source of income for the people and the region."


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Mets continue West Coast trip
New York (57-55) at San Diego (57-55), 10:05 p.m. ET
Once again, Kris Benson is in a position to pick up the Mets. For the third time in three starts, Benson will pitch following a Mets loss in a game started by Pedro Martinez. He performed poorly in the first two, pitching to an 0-1 record with a 9.58 ERA, as the Mets have lost both games. The team expects more from the man who earlier this season appeared to become the team's No. 2 starter. The Mets will ask for the type of start from Benson that they received on July 24, the day before they began a three-game series in Coors Field that would likely burn their bullpen.
Benson pitched eight scoreless innings against the Dodgers that day.
Nine of Benson's 18 starts have followed Mets losses. He has won six of them. The Mets will ask for a seventh on Wednesday.
Pitching matchup
NYM: RHP Kris Benson
7-4, 3.72 ERA in 2005
0-0, 1.29 ERA vs. SD in 2005
SD: RHP Brian Lawrence
6-11, 3.87 ERA in 2005
0-0, 1.42 ERA vs. NYM in 2005
Player to watch
It's a small sample, but Cliff Floyd has three hits, including a home run, against Lawrence, and left-handed batters are batting .310 against the Padres starter, 60 points higher than right-handed hitters.
"I told him, 'Go play defense without your glove -- you'll probably do a better job." -- Doug Mientkiewicz, after David Wright's barehanded catch in shallow left field in the seventh inning on Tuesday
On the Internet
Gameday Audio
Official game notes
On television
SD: Channel 4 Padres
On radio
NYM: WFAN 660, WADO 1280 (Español)
Quick hits
The last time Pedro Martinez didn't pitch beyond the fifth inning -- aside from a tuneup for the postseason last year -- was May 1 last year against the Rangers. ... Jose Reyes batted .374 in 91 at-bats during his 20-game streak, which equaled the fourth longest in club history. Reyes streak began against the Braves on July 17, and the Mets played the Padres the next three games.
On deck
Thursday: at San Diego, 3:35 p.m. ET
Friday: at Los Angeles, 10:40 p.m. ET
Saturday: at Los Angeles, 4:10 p.m. ET
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John Stephen Woodward, convicted in December of conspiracy to murder Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom, was sentenced Friday to 16 years in prison.
Woodward, who turned 50 today, was originally sent to jail in 2007 after an investigation by Backstrom that led to his conviction for felony drug crimes, including selling methamphetamine. According to a report in the Star-Tribune, he will have to serve at least two-thirds of his 16-year sentence before he is eligible for release.
As reported by Patch in December, Woodward was charged by the Rice County Attorney's Office after Minnesota Correction Facility—Faribault officials uncovered the plot to kill Backstrom.
Woodward had been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit premeditated first-degree murder: one charge for Backstrom and the other for Dakota County Judge Rex Stacey. Rice County Judge Thomas Neuville dismissed the count regarding Stacey earlier this week because of lack of evidence.
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Woodward was sentenced to seven years and 10 months in prison on the drug charge, in which he sold methamphetamine from his Inver Grove Heights home. His next-door neighbor was Backstrom, whom Woodward believed had set him up by working with the Dakota County Drug Task Force, according to the criminal complaint against him.
In 2010, prosecutors say, Woodward became friendly with Thomas Ray Jackson, another inmate in the MCF—Faribault, and offered to pay him $10,000 to murder Backstrom when he was released from prison in December 2010. The two men worked out together, and Woodward had helped Jackson file ethics complaints against Backstrom, according to the complaint.
Woodward was also charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree assault-great bodily harm against a witness in his 2007 Dakota County criminal case. The jury found Woodward not guilty of that charge.
Rice County Attorney G Paul Beaumaster and Assistant Rice County Attorney Benjamin Bejar prosecuted this case. Ira Whitlock was the defense attorney.
"The jury evaluated the evidence and found a fair and just conclusion that John Woodward was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Truth and justice has prevailed," Beaumaster said.
Woodward was scheduled to be released from prison next May on the drug conviction. He faces up to 20 years in prison for the conspiracy to commit premeditated first-degree murder conviction.
"As you might suspect, this crime has had a significant adverse impact upon me and my family," Backstrom said at Friday's hearing, according to the Star-Tribune report. "It has caused my wife and children to fear for my safety, and quite frankly, to fear for their own safety as well."
Backstrom told Judge Thomas Neuville, "It is important for the court to recognize that this crime was committed by a man who has never accepted responsibility for his own criminal behavior. He instead blames me ... for problems he brought upon himself through his own actions."
Annalise Backstrom, Backstrom's daughter, told the judge that she used to baby sit Woodward's children, and that The whole thing "still seems unreal to me ... the house I lived in for years will never feel completely comfortable again."
Woodward, however, continued to insist on his innocence, saying the plan to kill Backstrom was just so much talk: "People do a lot of talking in prison. I talked a lot of trash, but I've never hurt another person in my life."


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My brother picked me up first thing this morning and we drove down to my uncle's memorial service. My brother was only 9 or so when my parents split, and since I went to live with my father and he lived with my mother, we kind of didn't "grow up" together. We've never lived in the same city since, so despite the reason, it was kind of nice to have some hours alone together to talk and laugh about musical taste, and to revel in his new son who'll be 3 weeks old this Sunday.
The service was very nice – my cousins spoke well about their father and there was humour and tears in equal measure, which I'm sure my uncle would appreciate. And the people I saw – many I hadn't seen in 20 years or so. People whose childish faces I recognized in their adult form. People who brought back memories from the 70s and 80s.
A tough morning and a sad reason to see old friends of the family, but oddly uplifting.


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I have to relog in quite often even tho I do check the stay logged in box every time. Whats wrong ?
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How often do you delete cookies, history and files under Tools - Internet Options?
What is the frequencey for auto dump ? As in - How many days to keep history? This is a small dialog box that you can change the numbers in. This will also affect the logging protocols.
Do you have an Antivirus suite that dumps cookies everytime you run it, and what frequency do you run that software.
Are you running Spy-Bot and Ad-Aware Professional SE? They will also see these cookies as probable threats. I have had to exclude http://www.farmallcub.com and a couple other sites from the Automatic cleansing of these cookies by these two excellent programs.
Those are 4 things right off the bat that pop into my head about what could be causing this. It is probably some tiny little insignificant item that we just don't see easily because we are not expecting it.
Give those a check and see what heppens.
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HAMMOND, La. (AP) - The state will provide the city with $600,000 to buy a former Hancock Bank building in downtown Hammond for conversion into a new headquarters for the Police Department.
The Advocate reports the project remains on hold while the city pursues other procedural requirements to buy the property. The state must give final approval before the project gets under way.
The city plans to match the state grant with $200,000 of city funds.
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The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says a man working to repossess a car on Fletcher Drive was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon by the car's 81-year-old owner.
According to Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis, the repo man was working to get the car ready to go when he was confronted by the car's owner at 1:55 p.m.
Dennis says the repo man was fatally wounded by the owner, identified as 81-year-old Alton L. Shelly.
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- Burnett's showing has him worthy of consideration
- Hot Harrison earns spot in Monday's lineup
- Worth noting
- Last word
PITTSBURGH -- When the Pirates sent outfielder Jose Tabata to Triple-A Indianapolis on July 3, they were demoting an established player who had already appeared in 265 games at the Major League level.The move was not unprecedented. As D-backs outfielder Chris Young learned in 2009, a player who isn't cutting it runs the risk of being sent down, no matter his experience or accomplishments. Young debuted with Arizona in August 2006. He was a regular player the next two seasons, hitting .237 with 32 home runs the following year and .248 with 22 long balls the season after. But through 103 games in 2009, Young was batting just .194 with seven home runs. The D-backs demoted him to Triple-A Reno on Aug. 10. "I just tried to put things in perspective, and just tried to make the best out of it," said Young, who benefited from talking with Mike Cameron, a veteran who dealt with a similar situation. "I mean, I don't think anybody's happy to get sent down, but I got a chance to get some good, quality work in, and you know, not be angry at the world, just try to better myself and understand that I was still young and I still had a long career ahead of me." Young performed so well in Reno that Arizona recalled him after only 13 games. During that stretch, he hit .370 with three home runs and nine RBIs. Young finished the 2009 season by playing 31 games with the big league club, slugging eight home runs -- including three in a Sept. 6 game at Coors Field -- and batting .263 in that span. "I had a lot of success when I went down there," Young said. "It helps to get your confidence back. I was able to come back up a couple weeks later, and the confidence stayed. I actually finished really strong." This season, Young is hitting .216 with 11 home runs and 29 RBIs. He said he's glad the experience happened to him as a 25-year-old, rather than a player who's further along in his career. "I think it's tougher for guys who are older, if it happens to them," Young said. "But for a younger guy, you're like, 'If I can clean my stuff up a little bit and fine tune my game, I can get back up to the big leagues and still play 10 more years up there.' If you look at it like that, I think you'll be just all right." Tabata is 23 years old. As of Monday, he had spent 29 games this season in Indianapolis, where he's batting .321 with five doubles and 13 RBIs. He's also gone 4-for-6 in steal attempts and scored 18 runs. "I heard that the last week has been some of the best baseball he's ever played," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said Monday. Indeed, Tabata batted .432 and posted a .500 on-base percentage in his last 10 games. It seems that after some initial sulking -- as Pirates general manager Neal Huntington put it -- Tabata's attitude has come around, which was a concern when he was in Pittsburgh earlier this year. At the time of Tabata's demotion, Hurdle said, "He's not a lazy player. I think there's just some confusion going on right now. You see balls drop in front of him. He wants to catch them. He doesn't make a good first move and he backs off. It's all about first movement, whether it be in the box, swinging the bat. There's just some indecision. And I think sometimes we've just got too much going on upstairs." A proper mindset is vital in making the best out of a situation such as Tabata's, Young said. That's helped by the realization that baseball is a business, and that transactions happen. It also doesn't hurt that media scrutiny is less intense at the Minor League level, either. When all is said and done, Young said the experience could definitely help Tabata. "I remember playing against him," Young said. "He's a great player, so I'm sure he'll be just fine, as long as he keeps his head on straight."
Burnett's showing has him worthy of consideration
PITTSBURGH -- Could the National League Player of the Week be on his way to becoming the NL's pitcher of the year?A.J. Burnett may not yet lead that conversation, but he is tied for the league lead in wins, and probably no other pitcher in the league can approach his club leadership in intangibles. "He has got to be noticed," said Burnett's catcher, Rod Barajas. "When you look at what he's done and how consistent he's been, I don't think many other pitchers have done what he has." Burnett is pitching in his 14th season and has won 135 games -- but he has never received a single vote in Cy Young Award balloting, either in the NL (he began his career with the Marlins in 1999-2005) or in the AL. "When he got here, he got into the mindset of mastering his craft. He's had good periods in the past, then stretches where things went sideways," said manager Clint Hurdle, who admits to never before having a comparable pitcher on any of his staffs. "I've never had an ace before, in all the years I managed. This is the first time I've had a guy with the experience that A.J. brought." The subplot of Burnett's season is his renewed and continuing success with Barajas, his primary catcher during his 18-win season in 2008 in Toronto. In two seasons, their teams now are 32-12 with the Burnett-Barajas battery, and his own personal record is 27-10. Between the Blue Jays and the Pirates, Burnett has won 20 of his last 24 decisions with Barajas behind the plate.
Hot Harrison earns spot in Monday's lineup
PITTSBURGH -- Josh Harrison, who had two hits and made a nifty defensive play in Sunday's 6-2 victory in Cincinnati, was back in the starting lineup and Pedro Alvarez was back on the bench for Monday night's homestand opener.It was all about Harrison's hot bat -- he went 7-for-16 in the just-concluded road trip and was hitting .407 (11-for-27) across a longer stretch -- and left-handed rookie Wade Miley starting for the D-backs. "I'm trying to match up the way I feel is best for the team we're playing and the pitcher on the mound," said manager Clint Hurdle, who also is conscious of the club being in the early stages of 20 consecutive playing days. "I'll be getting everybody involved." However, it may have also had a little to do with what has become a dynamic duo at the top of the batting order: Harrison was again in the two-hole, ahead of Andrew McCutchen, and the Pirates had played .667 ball the first 15 times Hurdle had gone with that alignment. In their games as the speedy two-three combo, Harrison had scored 12 runs and McCutchen had driven in 15 while hitting .407 behind Harrison. Harrison's ability to make contact plays well in front of McCutchen. Harrison recently compiled the Majors' longest streak of the season without striking out, 19 consecutive games through July 30, until the Cubs' Alberto Cabrera rang him up on Aug. 1.
Worth noting
Juan Cruz (shoulder inflammation) stepped up his recovery with a rehab outing Monday night in Double-A Altoona. Cruz was due to go one inning or 25 pitches. Kevin Correia is set to make a spot start on Wednesday, two weeks after being removed from the regular rotation. He has pitched only once in the interim, a two-inning relief appearance on July 29 in Houston, but he said he's been able to stay sharp. "It's not an ideal situation," Correia said, "but it's late enough in the season and I've thrown enough that I should be OK. I've thrown bullpens and felt real strong, making all my pitches." A.J. Burnett, who got the National League Player of the Week Award, isn't the only pitcher in the Pittsburgh organization to receive a weekly award. Indianapolis righty Rick VandenHurk was named the International League Pitcher of the Week after going 2-0, with 14 strikeouts in 13 innings. VandenHurk has an overall record of 11-3 with a 3.34 ERA with the Indians.
Last word
"We want to be reactive, we want to be proactive -- we don't want to be over-reactive. We'll do what we feel we need for us to push our season forward in the best fashion we can ... and also take care of business along the way." -- Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, on why his club did not respond to having four batters hit by Reds pitchers during last weekend's series in Cincinnati.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. Mark Emery is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Wednesday 09 May 2012
Everton striker Victor Anichebe says he is looking forward to returning to full fitness and starting more matches in the Barclays Premier League.
The 24-year-old has only completed 90 minutes in the League once this season, when Everton beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0 at Ewood Park back in August.
He has endured a difficult time with injuries, including a serious groin problem, and manager David Moyes has shielded Anichebe in a bid to prevent him from picking up further niggles.
"I want to play more and stay injury free... I expect more of myself next year"
- Victor Anichebe
Anichebe has scored five goals in the Barclays Premier League in 2012, all of them after coming on as a substitute, and he is hoping to play more of a role next season.
"I've been pleased to score a few goals," the Nigerian told Everton's official website. "Considering the amount of appearances I've made I think it's a good return.
"Further on I'll want to play more games - play from the start and stay injury free. But for now I can't really ask too much more.
"I think I've done OK this year since I came back. I expect more of myself next year. Hopefully I can apply myself and do better."
Anichebe has often been used as a threat from wide areas after coming off the bench this term, especially with the form of Nikica Jelavic in a more central attacking position.
But Anichebe, who has won 11 caps for his country, says he sees himself as an out-and-out striker as his career progresses.
"I see myself as a forward," he added. "I don't know if it's going to be a number nine, in behind or just drifting - I don't really mind to be honest.
"I've played on the right, I've played on the left, behind the striker and up front.
"As long as you're helping the team you can't really complain, but I do see myself going back up front at some point so we'll see how that works out."