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You might not know this, but GiffGaff is an MVNO with a difference. It's powered by O2's network, and is actually owned by O2, but it's run very differently. It's a network for the people, run by the people, and operated up by a small, dedicated team of permanent employees headed up by the Gaffer himself, Mike Fairman. But where did GiffGaff start, and who is this Fairman chap?
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5 Computer Software & Services Stocks Pushing The Industry Higher
All three major indices are trading up today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading up 153 points (1.0%) at 15,063 as of Monday, July 1, 2013, 12:45 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 2,343 issues advancing vs. 631 declining with 69 unchanged.The Computer Software & Services industry currently sits up 2.1% versus the S&P 500, which is up 1.1%. Top gainers within the industry include Cerner Corporation (CERN), up 1.7%, Wipro (WIT), up 1.2%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP), up 1.1% and Infosys (INFY), up 0.9%.TheStreet would like to highlight 5 stocks pushing the industry higher today:5. Adobe Systems (ADBE) is one of the companies pushing the Computer Software & Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, Adobe Systems is up $1.27 (2.8%) to $46.83 on heavy volume. Thus far, 4.1 million shares of Adobe Systems exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $44.88-$47.19 after having opened the day at $45.23 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $45.56. Adobe Systems Incorporated operates as a diversified software company worldwide. It offers a line of software and services used by creative professionals, marketers, knowledge workers, application developers, enterprises, and consumers. Adobe Systems has a market cap of $23.1 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 40.6, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 21.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate Adobe Systems a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.TheStreet Ratings rates Adobe Systems as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full Adobe Systems Ratings Report now.3x UPSIDE POTENTIAL: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12-months. Learn more.
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The Patriots signed CB Tony Carter from their practice squad on Saturday before their Week 15 game against the Packers. To make room for Carter, the Patriots released recently signed CB Chevis Jackson.
Carter is a second-year player who played in two games, with one start, for the Broncos in 2009. He recorded three tackles and a pass defensed. The Florida State alum had spent the 2010 season on the Pats' practice squad.
The Patriots signed Jackson before their Week 14 game against the Bears, but they didn't activate him for the game.
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With nickel CB Jonathan Wilhite on injured reserve and top corner Devin McCourty battling a rib injury, the Pats are thin at corner. While Jackson has more experience, Carter has a better idea of the Pats' system from being on the practice squad all season long, while Jackson had just one week to learn the defense.


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Two 16-year-old boys are behind bars after a standoff with police Sunday night in south Jackson.
According to Chief Rebecca Coleman with the Jackson Police Department, the standoff happened around 10 p.m. at 1115 Shalimar Dr. in south Jackson.
Assistant Chief Lee Vance says it all started when patrolling officers spotted a Nissan Altima stolen during a carjacking on April 30 in the driveway of the home.
As officers pulled up to the house, two individuals ran inside.
Officers followed the two teens into the home. They found the first hiding under a bed, and he was quickly taken into custody.
Police say the second teen barricaded himself in the attic. The Jackson SWAT team was called to the scene, and at least 20 different law enforcement vehicles were on the scene during the incident.
After two hours of negotiating, the teen surrendered.
Both teens are being charged with receiving stolen property.
"At this point we can't put them at the scene of that crime so that particular part of the investigation is ongoing. There may have been a third suspect involved in the actual taking of the vehicle but right now we feel pretty comfortable we can prove they were actually both in the vehicle," Vance said.
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ANAHEIM -- Angels catcher Mike Napoli tested his inflamed right shoulder, taking some swings during batting practice on Friday at Angel Stadium before the Halos faced the Red Sox in the first of three weekend games. It was the first time he has performed baseball activities since going on the disabled list retroactive to July 6.
"Everything felt good," Napoli said. "It was a little sore yesterday, but there was no pain today when I was swinging, and that's a good sign. In a couple more days I'll throw, and we'll see how that goes."
Napoli is eligible to come off the DL when the Indians open a three-game series against the Angels at Angel Stadium on Monday.
The shoulder has troubled him in some fashion, Napoli admitted, all season.
"It's been there since the beginning of the year," he said. "Maybe I did something in the spring and inflamed it. We do a lot of [preparation] before we starting throwing in Spring Training, so I think it's just wear and tear, probably."
The shoulder hasn't bothered him swinging the bat. Unleashing throws has been the issue.
When he went on the DL on Sunday, July 7, there was visible concern in Napoli's eyes. He feared that it was "something serious," but an MRI on July 8 confirmed the original diagnosis of irritation in the shoulder.
"The pain was becoming constant," he said. "That's what concerned me. Before that I was having bad days, then good days."
Napoli had some very good days with the bat, hitting home runs at a higher frequency per at-bat than anyone in the Majors during the first two months of the season while sharing the job with Jeff Mathis.
Napoli is hitting .204 with 12 homers and 29 RBIs in 47 games and 147 at-bats. Mathis started all seven games on the road trip before the All-Star break, with backup Ryan Budde appearing in three games with a sacrifice bunt in his only at-bat.
Mathis, hitting .216 with six homers and 25 RBIs, said the break came at just the right time.
"I was feeling it," he said, grinning. "It was good to get off my feet. I feel a lot better now."
Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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CUPERTINO, Calif. - The Santa Clara County sheriff's deputy who struck and killed two competitive bicyclists Sunday was charged in 2001 in Los Angeles with drunken driving and engaging in an exhibition of speed, court records show.
The two drunken-driving charges against James Council - one count for allegedly being intoxicated and one for having a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit of 0.08 percent - were dismissed by the Los Angeles city attorney's office in a plea deal during the arraignment process, the prosecutor who handled the case said today.
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TAMPA, Fla.(AP) — Josh Freeman threw two touchdown passes and rookie LeGarrette Blount ran for a score to lead the surprising Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 31-16 victory over the struggling Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
Freeman threw TD passes of 8 yards to Arrelious Benn and 20 yards to Kellen Winslow for the NFL's youngest team.
Blount scored on a 17-yard run that finished a long second-quarter drive as the Bucs (6-3) rebounded from a six-point loss to Atlanta that knocked them out of first place in the NFC South.
Cadillac Williams put the game out of reach with a 45-yard TD burst on third-and-10 late in the fourth quarter.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and the Washington State Geocaching Association are launching the Washington State Parks Centennial GeoTour.
The State Parks Centennial GeoTour features 100 geocaches in 100 state parks to celebrate 100 years.
Geocaching is a family-oriented recreational activity where participants locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using a smartphone or GPS unit. The GeoTour will encourage visitors to explore Washington state parks, enjoy recreational opportunities and experience the outdoors.
The State Parks Centennial GeoTour features geocaches hidden at points of interest in state parks all across Washington. The geocaches may convey a historical story, reveal hidden vantage points or bring visitors to scenic locations.
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Helen Elizabeth Williams J.D. '86 was appointed by Gov. Gerry Brown '59 to a judgeship in the Santa Clara Superior Court. Williams, of Santa Cruz, has worked as an appellate court attorney at the State of California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District since 2004, frequently serving in the lead position. She served as an attorney at Robinson and Wood Inc. from 2001 to 2004, at Olimpia Whelan and Lively from 1999 to 2001 and at Williams and Williams from 1987 to 1999. Williams is certified as an appellate specialist by the California State Bar. She earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Santa Clara University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Douglas K. Southard. Williams is a Democrat.
Freshman Dorm: Swig
Arnie von Massenhausen '86 writes: "Maria '87 and I have been married 21 years and have our 1st son AJ "on the program".....he is a freshman at SCU and currently proud to be a member of the SCU LAX team! Our daughters Maggie ('17 SCU) and Cloie ('19 SCU) are actively watching AJ's success and excitement in being a Bronco!"
Freshman Dorm: Sanfilippo
Maria Nash Vaughn '86 will be celebrating her 20th wedding anniversary this year with Issac Vaughn '84. They have two children, Jacqueline, 13, and Joseph 10. They live in the Rosegarden of San Jose (within a mile of where they met.) Maria is serving on the Board of Regents for SCU and on the Board of the Common Grounds Speaker Series, which is a coalition of Bay Area schools that have joined together to provide parent education to their communities.
Anna (Lang) Tseng '86 is working as a sales application engineer with Atrenta in San Jose. She and husband Jeff love to travel, are avid cruisers and recently visited Shanghai China during the World Expo in Summer 2010. Along with their son Brandon, the family lives in Saratoga.
Anastasia Torres-Gil (nee Steinberg) '86 is the CEO and Chief Designer of the www.myfavoritecouture.com dog clothing boutique. The on-line boutique features Anastasia's hand-tailored dog fashions (including pillbox hats) from repurposed designer clothing. Myfavoritecouture.com was recently featured on the Sebado Gigante variety show, which airs in 19 countries. Anastasia lives in Santa Cruz with her husband, Rafael, and daughters Crystal and Cassy.
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Steve Toomey '86 writes: "Living in Chicago now for 5 years with wife (Karen), 3 kids (Quinn 10,Hugh 8,& Hollis 5) and effective yesterday, 2 dogs (our dismayed golden retriever got an 8 week old Welch Springer Spaniel sister). I have spent the last 16 years with the same company, BTS, a strategy alignment firm. (www.bts.com) Enjoying a new sport, Platform Tennis (aka, "Paddle) and I spend too much time in airports."
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Stacey Taddeucci '86 writes: "For 24 years I have lived on the Monterey Peninsula with my husband, Dominic and our 2 children, Alexandra '11 and Patrick. I retired from teaching kindergarten a few years ago and am now enjoying substitute teaching and walking my dog, Champagne. Dominic is enjoying a new job in the produce industry. Alexandra is a senior this year at SCU and is enjoying her last year. Patrick is at the University of Arizona and loving the big school scene."
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Carol Surrell M.A. 86 recently retired from Hewlett-Packard after 30 years of service in HR management. She is a volunteer at Filoli in Woodside.
Freshman Dorm: Swig
Mary Beth Suhr '86 writes: "Surviving the financial crisis at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney where I help successful individuals and their families oversee and manage all aspects of their personal financial matters. Peter J.D./MBA '86 and I have spent the past 22 years living in Menlo Park with our sons Michael (21 and an Oregon Duck) and Jamie (18 and running fast at Junipero Serra HS). When not hitting the slopes at Northstar, we enjoy sharing a good meal and a great bottle of wine with friends and family. Come on over!
Barbara Small '86 joined GCA Law Partners LLP as a partner in May 2014 and established the firm's Trusts and Estates practice. Barbara's practice covers estate planning, decedent's estate administration (probate), trust administration, conservatorship/guardianship matters, and elder law counseling. Her clients are drawn from all levels of the business and social structure in Silicon Valley, from innovative CEO's and pioneering legal leaders to individual family members and elders intent on preserving their independence.
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Andrea Hawkins Sloan '82, J.D. '86 was appointed Immigration Judge in October 2010 by Portland Immigration Court Attorney General Eric Holder. From 1998 to October 2010, Judge Sloan worked for the Office of Administrative Hearings, Salem, Ore., in various capacities, including administrative law judge, interim chief administrative law judge and executive/deputy chief administrative law judge. From 1987 to 1991, Judge Sloan served as deputy district attorney, Humboldt County District Attorney's Office, Eureka, Calif. Judge Sloan is a member of the Oregon State Bar and the State Bar of California. She lives in Beaverton, Ore., with her husband, Chris Sloan J.D. '84, and their two children.
Jennifer (Barnett) Skorlich '86 recently celebrated her 10-year wedding anniversary with her husband, Mark (a San Jose State grad and a huge SCU fan). They have been blessed with a little girl, Bridget, who is in kindergarten. After graduating from SCU, Jennifer worked in television in San Francisco before heading to LA where she spent many years working for NBC. She continues to work for the company from home in the Bay Area, and she says that while the Hollywood glamour is basically gone, she is lucky to have the best of both worlds -- being a mom and continuing a career that she loves. Her nephew Kevin Galindo is a sophomore at SCU and works in the Alumni office.
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Andy Russick '86 writes: "Life.....Trying my best to keep a good perspective, appreciate what I have been given and to take care of my fam. Living as quietly as possible at age 47. Family....Two cool kids, Chloe (18 a freshman at University of Oregon) and Jana (Junior in HS). My wife Kathy '87 is very nice to me and the girls, seems quite happy and looks like she did when we met...just shorter I think. Job....I sell stuff and am happy to report that people keep buying the stuff. So that's the goods on me at my estimated halfway point."
Freshman Dorm: Swig
Mike Pola '86 writes: "Just returned from a 9 month sabbatical with my wife and 3 boys traveling and volunteering throughout southern Europe, the Middle East and South America. Moving back to San Francisco this fall."
Freshman Dorm: Swig
Leslie Camille Pierce '86 writes: "After graduation, I moved to Southern California, where I met my husband in Hermosa Beach. I got to spend 12 glorious years there, then 4 glorious-but-rainy years in Seattle. We've been in northern New Jersey for almost 10 years, and it is quite an adjustment for me! My husband, Kevin, and I have 3 children, Hannah (16), Luke (14) and Whitney (11). I am a stay-at-home mom, with a part-time bookkeeping job. My husband works in NYC for an international engineering firm."
Lori Pegg J.D. '86 has been named Lori Pegg acting county counsel by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, making her the county's chief legal adviser. The veteran government lawyer, age 50, has been a deputy in the county counsel's office, which has about 60 lawyers. She previously worked for a number of law firms, specializing in labor, education and government law.
Acting Santa Clara County Counsel Lori Pegg J.D. '86 has been appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown '59 to the 79-member Santa Clara County Superior Court bench. Pegg has headed the county counsel's office this past year. She has been a county lawyer since 2001 and previously specialized in employment law for a number of local law firms. The San Jose resident received her law degree from Santa Clara University.
Freshman Dorm: Swig
Jill (Sidebottom) Olsen '86 writes: "I have been married now to John for 20 years. We live on the Central California Coast with our two boys, Chris (17 years-old) and Jason (15 years-old). I previously taught kindergarten in the Bay Area for 10 years. I'm now substitute teaching in Arroyo Grande and continue to play soccer in a women's league. Have a great time and the reunion. Sorry I can't make it."
Freshman Dorm: Graham 200
Catherine Nunes '81, MBA '86 lives in Los Altos, California with her husband Mike Plasterer and four daughters, Kelley (21), Rachel (18), Dana (15), and Jaclyn (13). Catherine is a partner in a consumer marketing and media agency and has spent her career leading product & company launches, advertising campaigns and brand initiatives for mobile, online and retail products ranging from consumer tech and web services to publishing, food and wine.
Tina (Hughes) Nelson '86, M.A. '98 and Thomas—the adoption of their daughter, Antonia (Toni) Rose Nelson, on May 18, 2011. The family resides in Willow Glen/San Jose, Calif. Tina is currently the school library coordinator with the San Mateo County Office of Education while Tom is a senior system engineer with Lockheed Martin.
Patricia Murphy '86 is vice president of EMEA Professional Services at McAfee Inc., and she is based in Paris.
Matthew C. McGlynn '83, J.D. '86 is now serving as a judge on the Superior Court of Tehama County.
Lawrence Luke '86 writes: "I have been happily married to Joan Oliver '86 for 21 years. We have lived in San Clemente, Calif., for the past 14 years. We have two daughters, Devon (21) who will graduate from the University of Colorado, Boulder in the Fall and Dante (20) who completed her freshman year at Marquette University. And two sons, Braxton (17) soon to be Senior at Santa Margarita Catholic High School, volleyball fanatic and Bennett (14) soon to be 8th grader at St Edward, lacrosse fanatic. I am the Western Division Wine Manager for Brown-Forman Corp in my spare time."


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The Alabama Crimson Tide got the ball back against the LSU Tigers with the score tied, 6-6, and elected to ... well, to play for overtime. First one to score a touchdown wins? That's been the refrain for hours now, and it might literally become the decider.
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— Virginia M. Reed died Thursday at her Plainfield home. She was 90.
Born Nov. 15, 1922, in Bloomington, Ill., she was a daughter of the late Walter and Theresa Gruber Ginter. She married Carl L. Reed on Dec. 27, 1941, in Missouri, and he survives.
Mrs. Reed was a homemaker and a member of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Plainfield.
Additional survivors include sons Monte L. Reed, Walter G. Reed, and Robin D. Reed; a sister, Betty Moore; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
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A former employee at a Gulfport law firm faces charges of embezzlement, according to Gulfport police.
Gulfport Police Chief Leonard Papania said 45-year-old Michelle Denton of Gulfport is accused of stealing an undisclosed amount of money from Sheehan and Johnson, PLLC while she was employed at the firm.
She was arrested and transported to the Harrison County Adult Detention Center and is being held on a $20,000 bond set by Justice Court Judge Brandon Ladner.
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A new report from the Federal Government ranks Georgia 2nd in the country for identity theft.
Too often, the crooks get away with it.
But south Georgia investigators say they cracked more than 100 cases with one arrest and the investigation is just getting started.
Social Security Numbers. Dates of birth. What used to be meaningless intangibles, are now often gateways to criminal activities.
"Make sure you stay on top of your credit. Order your two free credit reports during the year. Anything suspicious pops up, contact those creditors. Find out when it was opened," said Investigator Chip Nix.
Bainbridge investigators say after recently receiving numerous complaints of fraud, they were able to trace online purchases back to 33-year old Ivory Lawton.
"Through subpoenaing the records of different credit cards and creditors that had been opened whether it had been cell phones, credit cards, things of that nature," said Nix.
But when Bainbridge Public Safety entered Lawton's Camilla home, they had no idea what they would find.
"She had approximately 100 to 200 other peoples' names, dates of births, and social security numbers and applications where they had filled out at different businesses," said Nix.
Investigators say it is rare to actually arrest a suspect in an identity theft case.
"It's not often that you actually make an arrest in these identity theft cases. It's very hard to run them down. It often covers multiple jurisdictions. Even other states," said Nix.
Investigators say they think Lawton had inside accomplices.
"We think that it was possible through filling out applications, different credit applications at some businesses. And it leaked out at no fault of the business other than employees," said Nix.
Lawton is charged with identity theft and financial transaction card fraud, which are both felonies.
Bainbridge Public Safety is working on the case along with the GBI, Secret Service, and the Camilla and Albany Police Departments.
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Review submitted: July 19, 2010 Date of arrival: June 1, 2009
The grounds of PS Villas II are great. As is the pool. This unit is not so great. When I first arrived there were dirty towels hanging over the shower. The kitchen table was full of food smears. I wonder what the cleaning charge is for. The ad says the unit was recently remodled, but I saw no evidence of it. The A/C is problematic. The shower is a very very slow drain and when your shower is done, you are up over your ankles in dirty water. The last 10 days I had a very bad fly infestation that the owner ignored. I was told to take out the you may have problems.
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Review submitted: February 7, 2006 Date of arrival: February 7, 2006
We had a wonderful time in Palm Springs, the weather was beautiful and we enjoyed hiking the desert, the Thursday night street fair and lots of good food. The condo is in a good location and the grounds are beautifully kept.
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Review submitted: December 29, 2005 Date of arrival: December 29, 2005
The condo was the perfect size for the two of us. It had all of the ammenities that we needed; fully equipped. Nice Condo! Nice Pools! Great Tennis! Nice Location - Quiet! We had a great time!
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Review submitted: October 4, 2004 Date of arrival: October 4, 2004
The unit was clean and comfortable. Rarely used A/C, cool side of bldg and shady. Great pool. Everything I needed, all comforts of home were here. Thank you for a wonderful home away from home.
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Review submitted: October 11, 2003 Date of arrival: October 11, 2003
I sincerely hope you enjoyed your stay in this cozy, cute condo at the Palm Springs Villas II. Here's hoping you'll think of us in the future when your plans call for visiting charming old Palm Springs.
Rik Richter
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We had a wonderful time at your condo and would definately consider returning another time. The weather was perfect the entire time we were there, and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Thanks again for all of your help in renting your place. It was a great location and a perfect size condo for the two of us. We look forward to staying there again in future years.
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Cuvee Series Two (Oak Aged Series) - Southern Tier Brewing Company
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Ratings: 253 | Reviews: 176 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by bboven:
4.18/5 rDev +8.9%
Muddy brown color with an almost nonexistent head except for the edges. Leaves decent lacing for what's there, though.
Vanilla, boozy aroma, some caramel.
Very sweet, vanilla, toffee, again, some booziness but it's very well hidden.
Very thick and chewy. Could use some more carbonation to lift it a litle, but pretty good.
Very good. The most impressive thing is how well the high ABV is hidden. Defintely worth a try.
03-07-2010 20:02:22 | More by bboven
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North Carolina
3.58/5 rDev -6.8%
Poured into a imperial nonic a deep amber/bronze with a thinner but well defined off white head,aromas of deep caramel and vanilla,as it warmed I picked up the sweet booze more and more,I knew beforw tasting this it was gonna be big and sweet.Flavors of deep caramel,dark fruit,and vanilla really make for a sweet palate,it has a decent toasted oak element in the finish to keep the sweetness at bay just a little.The alcohol looms after mid bottle adding some heat to the sweetness,its coating and has a nice feel.A sipper thats for sure,it can get a bit cloying, but its nice to sip on, on a cold night.
12-14-2010 13:27:45 | More by oberon
4.25/5 rDev +10.7%
03-11-2013 14:23:17 | More by BeerMe13
New York
4.2/5 rDev +9.4%
22 ounce bomber, pours dark plum, glowing with purpleish glints, mellow khaki tiny bubble fim and splotches of lace and scattered sheeting on the glass afer a moderate swirl. My wimpy nose picks up whiffs of ripe fruit and sweet malts. Sweet, fruity, vanilla notes, muted alcohol, faint wood. Smooth mouthfeel, heady, tasty and nicely crafted. Quality sipper. More character and interest then the Cuvee 1. Well worth a try.
03-23-2009 00:42:26 | More by Billolick
4.4/5 rDev +14.6%
Pouring from a bomber into a snifter.
Good looking pour with a rusty amber color, picking up a bit of brown or ruby red depending the light. A 1/4 inch head recedes to lace the sides of the glass with a foamy lce.
Smells outstanding, with notes of plum or fig, and a definite oaky booziness, reminds me of brandy or scotch.
Taste does not dissppoint. Starts with the warm booze flavor, tastes more like a dark rum or brandy, thn the scotch I smelled. Finishes with a malty creaminess that stays warm and slightly lces the mouth with a bittersweet dry finish.
Feels great and it probably has a lot more going on for it than I m qualified to describe.
Drinkabilty is good because it tastes amazing, but not great, because it is a bit strong and lingering. Overall a great product, as I have come to expect from Southern Tier.
07-08-2009 22:17:41 | More by MisterDeeds
3.85/5 rDev +0.3%
Appearance: minimal head, clear, reddish-brown in color, small carbonation
Smell: oak and vanilla dominate
Taste: toasted malt, vanilla, toffee, big time oak and alcohol--especially in the finish
Mouthfeel: smooth, minimal carbonation, medium light bodied with some alcohol heat, semi-sweet
Drinkability: I do like Cuvee 1 better but this one is also a malty delight. The taste grew on me. I find the oak taste more dominant in this one. The beer leaves a nice aftertaste of toffee. I will get this again.
12-03-2009 17:55:11 | More by tigg924
4/5 rDev +4.2%
Thanks to Exiled for sharing this bottle.
The beer pours a hazy brown color with a white head. The aroma is alcohol, citrus and caramel malt. The flavor is a lot of caramel and chocolate malts. I also get some toffee and a little bit of smoke. The beer is very sweet. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. A good beer, but not as complex as Southern Tier Cuvee One.
07-01-2010 04:12:39 | More by Mora2000
3.6/5 rDev -6.3%
22oz bomber poured into a chalice.
Pours a nice ruby red/ ruddy brown with a very thin head. Nose is a bid funky, woody and tart.
Taste is really interesting and a bit woody and a bit bready an yeasty. Mouthfeel is sharp and sweet, it's got a lot of nice character it's really interesting and easy to drink
02-27-2010 18:04:39 | More by kingcrowing
New York
4.33/5 rDev +12.8%
got a growler from a consumer's beer store. cheaper to get a growler than it is for the bottle. this glass that im drinking for the review is the last out of my growler that i opened a little earlier in the day, so the beer is a little flat.
pours a very deep mahoghony color. nice head that had some decent retention. off white to almost tan colored head. a little bit of sticky lacing.
the smell is full of a bourbony oaked aroma. a little bit of alcohol. some vanilla as well as some nice malt aromas. perhaps even a little smokiness.
the taste is again a lot of bourbony oak, vanilla, heavy malts with a little bit of a hop bitterness in the finish. 11% is hardly noticeable, great job masking that.
medium to almost heavy mouthfeel. this paticular glass had no carbonation, but earlier when i drank it, it was medium to light carbonation.
very good drinkability for such a big beer, hardly much alcohol detectable, didnt even seem to get as drunk as i should have gotten off of a growler of this, but absolutely great beer none the less, definately worth a try.
03-22-2009 05:26:26 | More by dogfishandi
4.22/5 rDev +9.9%
Picked this up at Hyvee in Columbia, MO.
Pours a chestnut brown color with a half-finger off-white head. The head recedes quickly into a wispy layer on top leaving light lacing - though I wasn't expecting much more given the ABV.
Smells of toffee, buttery caramel and hints of dark fruits that intensify as the beer warms.
Tastes very good. Toffee and caramel malt flavors up front are joined by mild milk chocolate flavors midway through the sip. It's fairly sweet while it's cold but as it warms it gets even sweeter. Hints of dark fruits come out more as the beer warms.
Mouthfeel is good. It's got a very nice thickness with soft carbonation.
Drinkability is good. I split the bottle but I probably could've had the entire bottle myself.
Overall this was a tasty beer but one that was a bit too far on the sweet side after a while. Still, it's definitely worth a shot.
06-04-2009 02:03:13 | More by glid02
4/5 rDev +4.2%
12-22-2011 17:36:39 | More by OBIrish24
4.47/5 rDev +16.4%
(Served in a tulip glass)
A- This beer pours a clear dense body that glows a deep reddish brown hue with a bubbly yellowish tan head that fades to a ring of large bubbles. The carbonation is lots of tiny bubbles racing to the surface.
S- The aroma of caramel malt with a slight roasted note had buttery vanilla qualities and an oaky finish.
T- The sweet oaky flavor has some butter notes with caramel sweetness increasing as the beer warms. There is a roasted bitterness mixed with a stronger hop bitterness in the finish that has some nice piney qualities to it.
M- This beer has a medium mouthfeel with a tickling tight fizz on the tongue and no alcohol heat until it warms a good bit and even then it is pretty small.
D- This beer has a rich buttery oaky sweet malt flavor which really satisfied my sweet tooth and a nice cleaning fizz at the finish to balance some of the sweetness.
06-09-2009 20:40:58 | More by rhoadsrage
4/5 rDev +4.2%
02-21-2012 03:00:58 | More by cynical1027
New Jersey
3.88/5 rDev +1%
Southern Tier- Cuvee 2
A- Deep plum purple red with a very small filmy head.
S- Plums, cherries, sugar, oak, vanilla, and chocolate.
T- Sweet vanilla touched oak and chocolate with a good dried fruit body; plums and cherries.
M- Sweet and smooth with a dry chocolately feel and a warm alc. finish.
Overall- A good nightcapper. Smooth fruity and warming. A pricey pint at $7 probably won't buy another, but worth a try.
03-04-2009 23:12:52 | More by NJpadreFan
North Carolina
4.2/5 rDev +9.4%
Color is like redwood lumber, with an off-white head that's thin but holds on pretty well. Head shrinks to a thin skim in a few minutes.
Aroma is vinous at first, then a strong honey character takes hold. Huge blueberry/blackberry/Concord grape vibes muscle in too. Candy-like malt, big caramel notes...you can tell just from smelling it's gonna be sweet.
Good balance in the flavor between vanilla, fresh-cut wood, and the sweetness of burnt sugar and succulent berry. Honey comes to mind again. Butterscotch candies. The 11% alcohol is lightly medicinal, but stays in the background, amazingly enough. Wood, alcohol and sweet berries show up strongest in the finish.
Firm, round, slick, creamy...carbonation is gentle and delicate. A delightful thing to hold in the mouth...found this to be my favorite feature.
Didn't quite rock my world like Cuvee 1, as its sweetness veers toward the saccharine. I like sweet beers, so I liked this--and it's not disgustingly sweet--but Cuvee 1 had a nuttier character, better balance and more depth. Still a wonderful experience, and another unique beer from the mighty Southern Tier.
04-15-2010 21:49:11 | More by Metalmonk
Ontario (Canada)
3.58/5 rDev -6.8%
On-tap at Cole's. Much more sweet and barleywinish than the first cuvee, oaking taste is secondary, however significant. Pours barleywine brown. Carmel to bulkup mouthfeel. Made more popular? Better than this year's Flying Bison C-130, but it's as if the same brewing team worked on both. It was drinkable.
04-26-2009 03:35:55 | More by Sammy
North Carolina
4.19/5 rDev +9.1%
Picked this up on a trip to NY during Thanksgiving
A - dark brownish amber with a thin lacing of off white head
S - bread and candy sugar
T - very bready, burnt sugar, some toffee, slight woody notes in the finish
M - full bodied, well carbonated, a bit warm
This was really a nice beer. It could hold it's own as a barleywine. It has more flavor than the Cuvee One which offers a more pleasureable drinking experience. It also has a bit more oak notes in the finish. I really enjoyed this beer. This reminds me a bit of an early version of their barrel aged Backburner. If this were still brewed, I'd pick up another bottle.
03-05-2013 01:16:39 | More by tdm168
4.2/5 rDev +9.4%
A: ruby red. Deep hue. Tan head around edge of glass.
S: molasses, prunes, raisins, oxidation, chocolate covered cherries, hops gone stale.
T: prune juice, dark chocolate covered cherry. Oxidization. Stale beer. Dark fruits. Very sweet. Caramel.
Mf: thick as motor oil. Light carbonation. Slick.
O: not my preferred style but very well done. Abv is not noticeable. Dangerous. A good desert beer.
07-05-2011 17:40:50 | More by rmolledo
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
05-19-2013 01:22:12 | More by Photekut
3.38/5 rDev -12%
Cuvee Two pours a reddish copper color. It's fairly clear, and looks a little scarlet when held to light. A vanilla colored head covers the top. It rises to about two fingers in depth and recedes quickly. Lacing was a little sticky and moderate. Not bad.
The nose is very average. It's weak and needs more strength. It features a fairly prominent oak aroma throughout. That part isn't bad at all. However, there is an underlying sweet caramel malt scent that doesn't mesh well. Too much caramel. There are some light fruit scents. I am picking up grape, and perhaps a little pear. Alcohol doesn't come through very strong at all. Meh. It's alright.
The flavor is easily a notch above the nose. The caramel malt base doesn't seem quite as sweet as the nose suggested. Don't get me wrong, it's sweet, but not too sweet. Oak is certainly noticeable. It seems to work better than anticipated. Light fruit flavors of grape, pear, and perhaps a little raisin are secondary. It has a slight white wine vibe going. Alcohol is masked extremely well. It finishes sweet and oaky. All in all, it's not bad, but it's not great either.
Cuvee Two has a medium body that is fairly smooth. Carbonation is light and feels nice. Drinkability is rather average. The flavor, while okay, isn't great. It's also a substantial beer at 11%. I might finish off this bomber, but it's going to take quite a while. Definitely a sipper.
I had high hopes for these Cuvee releases from Southern Tier, but they're disappointing. I can't say that I like one much more than the other. I'm not sure if Three will ever see a release, but I'm not exactly excited about it anymore. The flavor in this release comes together a little better than One, but isn't materially better. If you're interested in the Series, it's worth trying out. But, I wouldn't go to great lengths to obtain a bottle.
04-24-2010 01:32:17 | More by prototypic
3.73/5 rDev -2.9%
On-tap at the Farmhouse, served in a snifter. Appears a slightly hazy honey brown color with a short light tan head. The oak really dominates the beer, and that's sort of a cool change from most barrel-aged beers. The American oak barrel defines the beer. Unfortunately, the actual beer has trouble standing up to the great vanilla and grainy woods character. The malt comes off as a simple, and fairly sweet, caramel candy taste. I still this is worth trying, however, for the oak alone. It's not often you get such raw barrel flavors.
03-12-2009 13:00:49 | More by tempest
3.83/5 rDev -0.3%
Another pick up from the Jane, Mizzou Macadoodles
Pour an effervescent amber/orange with a finger of tan head. Above average head retention & lacing
S: Dark fruit, especially cherries & figs, a touch of vanilla, fades as it warms
T: Follows the noses, along with some cinnamon & pears & leafy hops up front, along with a kiss of whiskey boozeyness. Dryness, figs, port boozeyness plus more subtle cherry as this warms. Finishes with some vanilla, cherry & figgyness, on the cusp of a 4.5
MF: Slick with some fairly lively carbonation, medium bodied, some stickyness as this warms
Drinks easy for the style & ABV, didn't quite pull together for greatness, but a worthy offering all in all. Would love to run into a bottle of this in a year or two & see how it ages...
04-26-2010 02:25:57 | More by russpowell
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
06-10-2014 22:02:15 | More by Kegatron
3.75/5 rDev -2.3%
04-12-2014 23:14:00 | More by mc4z
New York
4.22/5 rDev +9.9%
Pours an awfully pretty ruby brown color with a rather small head that settles quickly into a sparse cap. The aroma is of cherry and oak, a little musty; strawberry smoothie? Big oak and whiskey flavors hit that palate right away, followed by some vanilla, cherry, honey, caramel malt and some bittering hop. The feel is thick and chewy; prickly carbonation prevents the brew from becoming slick or syrupy, though it is a bit sticky. Nice balance between sweet and bitter. Good oaky brew with splashes of vanilla, cherry, and bourbon.
03-29-2009 02:18:07 | More by Gmann
Cuvee Series Two (Oak Aged Series) from Southern Tier Brewing Company
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WOOD 100 Strategies for Success 2013: Customer ServiceBy Karen Koenig | Posted: 09/08/2013 6:14PM
Service and customer satisfaction are key ingredients to a wood product manufacturer's ability to obtain and retain customers. Fast turnaround and a little luck are also key to growing marketshare.
WOOD 100 2013: Miles Keeps Cabinetry Business CookingBy Karen Koenig | Posted: 09/04/2013 12:00PM
This cabinet manufacturer knows how to keep things cooking in business.
WOOD 100 2013: Southern Minnesota Woodcraft's Millwork SuccessBy Karen Koenig | Posted: 09/04/2013 11:50AM
This WOOD 100 firm doesn't tread lightly when it comes to the development and implementation of successful business strategies.
WOOD 100 2013: Mill-Rite's Successful Architectural StrategyBy Karen Koenig | Posted: 09/04/2013 11:50AM
This successful architectural woodwork firm has locked up business by becoming more streamlined and maximizing production.
WOOD 100 2013: Vaughan-Bassett Markets Furniture Made in USABy Karen Koenig | Posted: 09/04/2013 11:50AM
Placards and media help promote these wood products manufactured in the USA.
WOOD 100 2013: RiverCity's Cabinet ProductionBy Karen Koenig | Posted: 09/04/2013 11:45AM
Business is cooking for this North American cabinet firm as the economy continues to show signs of improvement.
WOOD 100 2013: Lexington Wraps Up Component JobsBy Karen Koenig | Posted: 09/04/2013 11:45AM
Wrapping up sales while still making a profit often requires fast turnaround, production efficiency, and of course, quality control.
WOOD 100 2013: Nucraft Furniture's Technology InnovationsBy Karen Koenig | Posted: 09/04/2013 11:30AM
The successful finish of a project is the result of combining technology and quality craftsmanship. Sustainable and lean manufacturing practices also are utilized by Nucraft Furniture.


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The four coaches that AD Dave Hart reportedly targeted make a good list only under superficial examination.
Mark Stoops unifies the Kentucky football fan base, Charlie Strong wants to be more like the Big Blue Nation, and the basketball Wildcats are still learning what it takes to win.
The beleaguered Kentucky Wildcat football team battled hard in the season's final contest against arch-rival Tennessee, but came up short as the 'Cats 2012 season to forget mercifully ended in a...
We look back at our most interesting, most telling, and most incorrect posts during the last three years of Tennessee Football.
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Jon Gruden is the name that every Tennessee fan seems to want for their program. But there are almost certainly other names on Dave Hart's list as well
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The Razorbacks only had the fortune of facing Derek Dooley's Vols one time, but Arkansas made it memorable.
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Some of the biggest productions in America these days aren't touring rock bands...well, they are, but with a difference. They're tuning their strings to an Evangelical pitch, and churches across the country are investing in sophisticated staging facilities to accommodate them. Throw in a wide array of increasingly ambitious holiday dramas, and it adds up to one of the busiest segments in the entertainment industry. John McKeon talks to church technical directors, lighting and A/V rental houses, and tour managers about the challenges in pulling these projects off.
Prestonwood Christmas Festival:
Everything's big in Texas—even Christmas. After a three-year hiatus (during which a new 8,000 seat auditorium was built), the Prestonwood Baptist Church Dallas Christmas Festival returned in 2001 with a bang. Billed as the largest Christmas show in Texas, the three act event includes traditional and religious songs and the story of the birth of Jesus, featuring everything small lambs to large elephants to flying angels to tons of entertainment technology. Technical director is Cyndi Nine, scenic design is by Wolf and Company, lighting design is by Larry Danforth, sound design is by Randy Adams, costume design is by Creative Alliance, and flying effects are by ZFX Company. Participating vendors include MA Lighting, Artistic Licence, ETC, Wybron, Diversitronics, High End, Lighting & Electronics, City Theatrical, Doug Fleenor Design, EFX, Le Maitre, Lycian, Wybron, and Pyrotex. Hannah Kinnersley reports.
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ARCHITECTURE: The Kodak Theatre
The Academy Awards ceremony is just the most prominent event planned for the new, 3,300-seat Kodak Theatre, the anchor tenant of TrizecHahn's Hollywood & Highland complex. Starting with a massive, parted glass and crystal curtain at the entrance, architect/designer David Rockwell of the Rockwell Group has created a space that summons the spirit of old Hollywood, at the same time that it accommodates such state-of-the-art technology as a "media cockpit" in the midst of orchestra seating. John Calhoun reports.
THEATRE: Miss Saigon UK Tour
A new tour of this perennial hit went out in the UK late last year, and features the same design team of the West End and Broadway productions: lighting designer David Hersey, set designer John Napier, costume designer Andreanne Neofitou, and sound designer Andrew Bruce. The lighting has changed quite a lot since the production's debut in 1989; equipment includes a wide range of Vari-Lite units and a Strand 520 console. Other vendors include DHA (naturally), ETC, Pani, E/T/C, and Rainbow, all supplied by White Light and The Moving Light Company. Stage automation is by Stage Technologies. Sound, all provided by Autograph (again, naturally), includes products from Cadac, Meyer, Martin, TCS Electronics (a first in the theatre), Sennheiser, Amcron, Clear-Com, and XTA. Rob Halliday reports.
TECHNOLOGY/THEATRE: A Metamorphosing Metamorphoses
Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre production of Metamorphoses, a meditation on the myths of Ovid written and directed by Mary Zimmerman, is a big hit on the regional circuit, making stops at the Berkeley Rep, Seattle Rep, Mark Taper Forum; it was such a hit in its New York debut at Second Stage that it will be moving to Broadway's Circle in the Square. This wouldn't seem like a big deal except that Dan Ostling's set is essentially a big pool. Michael Eddy talks to Ostling and production stage manager Anjali Bidani, worked on the production since Chicago, about the challenges in reconfiguring the production for each location. Scenery for the New York production was constructed by Atlantic Studios.
TECHNOLOGY/RETAIL: Prada
Designed by architect of the moment Rem Koolhaas, the new Prada New York "Epicenter" intends to expand the notion of retail space. More than simply a place to sell merchandise, it has been designed as a high-tech public space that can constantly be reinvented. A huge wave that opens up the main level with the basement area can be opened up into a stage, with a surrounding seating area that also doubles as an area for selling shoes. The merchandise throughout the ground floor is displayed on moveable columns that can be positioned differently throughout the store, or moved out of the way for large events. The main dressing rooms are equipped with computers and video cameras, the better to check on different styles and sizes of that Prada sweater, or, believe it or not, allow you to see how your backside looks in those new pants. Scharff Weisberg provided the in-store technology design, systems integration, construction, and IT implementation for this most unusual project. David Johnson reports.
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by Chris Johnson (@ChrisDJohnsonn) Laying a strong foundation for an NCAA Tournament-level nonleague portfolio was the goal for Northwestern at this weekend's South Padre Invitational. The...
This year's batch of Thanksgiving tournaments wrap up with two televised finals, one at Walt Disney World, and the other in the shadow of Disneyland.
Even though the Old Spice and Directv Classics take a break, there's still plenty of tournament action on tap this Thanksgiving Saturday. The most noteworthy: the Battle 4 Atlantis final.
Chris Dobbertean of Blogging the Bracket has some 2012 early season tournament news for a December Thursday, including information about a new venue for the Legends Classic.
Blogging the Bracket's Chris Dobbertean looks ahead to the final days of the Old Spice and 76 Classics, as a busy Thanksgiving weekend of basketball concludes.
Blogging the Bracket's Chris Dobbertean previews Saturday's early season tournament action, which features the conclusion of the inaugural Battle 4 Atlantis.
Blogging the Bracket's Chris Dobbertean noticed a discrepancy in Iowa State and Northern Iowa's campus site games for the South Padre Invitational.
I've also added the full schedules for the final rounds for the four Basketball Tournaments, Inc. events in Chicago, South Padre, and Las Vegas. Note: I updated the page with a new URL on 9/9.
Chris Dobbertean of Blogging the Bracket takes a look at a busy Saturday of college basketball action that features five tournament finals.
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DOLPHINS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Final Day
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I had an early work-out this morning in the hotel to start the day. With all of this good ole red beans and rice every day, I may have picked up a few pounds!!
We watched a little film of our last game before breakfast with the team and final meeting /sharing session. The meeting was AWESOME! Here are some of the things we heard:
"You guys are my brothers … I want to do more for the girls in the orphanage … I felt like a kid again … I have a strong faith in God ... This trip brought me closer to God, my teammates and the coaches ... I'll remember this trip for the rest of my life."
Needless to say there were quite a few tears as everyone shared something personal.
We followed with a quick coaches meeting to discuss how each assistant felt coaching their own game and what they learned. It was great to be an assistant this week to make suggestions and watch the team from a different seat.
Blanco (Bus Driver), Felix (interpreter) and Giovany (Host/Organizer of all the games) mucho gracias. We didn't see them today but they made our visit very smooth. Also, David Conrady (Score International) was terrific this am with his words about God. Tommy and Heather Kyle (Nations of Coaches) were exceptionally gracious to our entire team all week.
As we departed for the states, our guys actually had fun coming through airport security - (Please look at the pictures!!!) Somehow, I got an upgrade on my tickets, not first class, but almost. The upgrade was enough to allow me to watch a movie "Think like a man" based off Steve Harvey book on the flight.
Now going through customs was a real treat for the boys. There were many languages being spoken, many bags that all looked alike, long lines and everyone is impatient. After security, a man named Joe Williams helped us avoid another severely long line. Joe was that helpful.
The entire team almost tackled me to get their phones back - Be ready for a Twitter overload!!! Thanks to all the parents and loved ones for understanding WHY I took their phones. (Hopefully your bill is lower this month also!)
Everyone sprinted to the nearest fast food place for any kind of greasy food they can get. And YES I am looking for all you can eat ICE CREAM!!! Our next flight wasn't until 10:20 p.m. to Orlando then bus ride back to Jacksonville. Oops … flight just got delayed until 12:15 a.m. More time to bond as a team …
The Orlando airport was still busy when we got there at 1 a.m. I guess people around the world still want to see Mickey Mouse at Disney.We watched the movie "Ted" on the bus back to Jacksonville.
Well I'm home I'm safe and I'm truly thankful. Thank you Jesus!
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Game or be gamed: Douglas Rushkoff on prototyping democracy through play
Can gameplay bring a new society out of beta?
Love it or hate it, the "games as art" debate won't be going away anytime soon. It reared its head again recently after a particularly incendiary Guardian review of MoMA's newly-opened exhibition of classic and modern video games. But to Douglas Rushkoff, digital theorist and author of Media Virus and Program or Be Programmed, the cultural importance of games goes far beyond any institutional designation as art. Rather, games and the ways we play them give us a new potential to re-evaluate, re-configure, and replace the systems we live under.
That might sound idealistic and a bit crazy, but there's no denying that games have seriously changed the way we look at the world. By viewing our social, political, and economic structures through the lens of interactivity, Rushkoff says, we are beginning to "transition from the world of passively accepted narrative to one that invites our ongoing participation."
"Gaming helps us transition from the world of passively accepted narrative to one that invites our ongoing participation."
During a talk last week at the NYU Game Center, Rushkoff described the different levels of interactivity in games that can take individuals beyond the role of a passive consumer. A person playing Doom, he says as an example, is likely to revisit the game using cheat codes at some point, which in turn might encourage them to build mods and custom levels. The final phase, he said, involves authoring an entirely new platform — a game engine — which replaces the game outright.
"Those levels of interactivity, for me, recapitulated the levels of participation that we as a society have had since the invention of media," Rushkoff said, referring to similar shifts that occurred when humans first transitioned from written language to the age of movable type.
They also say something about the motives behind the systems we already use: in a world where games are a dominant form of culture, we start to recognize things like Facebook as "game boards" tilted to the benefit of their creators, rather than blindly accept them as the immutable underpinnings of our lives.
A quick look at the software on our mobile devices shows how thoroughly such rigged "games" have infiltrated our lives — we increasingly exist within a "layered" hierarchy of dependence, each level supported by our passive submission to the various "walled gardens" of software and hardware below. It's why services and third party developers that use Twitter are increasingly at the mercy of Twitter, and why apps like Twitter that run on mobile OSes like Android and iOS are similarly bound by arbitrary rules set forth by the makers of those platforms — and so on and so forth.
"We don't question the values of the systems we're using."
"We don't question the values of the systems we're using," Rushkoff lamented. "What we're actually building is a society where we are all dependent on the layer directly beneath us. We accept it as a given circumstance."
More than any other medium, though, gaming seems uniquely equipped to challenge those givens. Our economic system, for one, is a giant game of competition. But what if that system was more like a collaborative game rather than a competitive one, Rushkoff asks — a tabletop fantasy roleplaying game as opposed to a zero-sum First Person Shooter?
The former is fundamentally different because the goal is simply to "keep the game going" for its own sake, rather than compete with other players. Rushkoff posits the Occupy movement as a kind of real-world "Public Beta" for this kind of system — the purpose is not the pursuit of some specific end, but rather to demonstrate an entirely different system of play where progress is made through consensus and collaboration.
An Occupy balloon-mapping game collects data from the skies during a demonstration in New York City
In this we can see perhaps why the mainstream media has been so confounded and angered by Occupy: it eschews the hallmarks of traditional political movements and operates more like an ongoing experiment, an infinite game that's constantly evolving and trying new ideas, such as Occupy Sandy, a relief effort for hurricane victims, and Rolling Jubilee, a recent (and so far successful) attempt at crowdsourced debt relief.
Admittedly, to think that games could uproot our entrenched social and economic systems seems more than a little idealistic. But Rushkoff and others contend it can at very least offer a kind of relief in a world where the power of traditional narrative seems to be waning.
"When you have a remote control or any kind of interactive escape, you're not as confined by stories as you might be otherwise," Rushkoff says of the trend. What we're seeing in response is more media that operates in the "now" and jives better with our always-on media universe of smartphones and Twitter feeds. "I think gaming and game design in particular becomes a new point of access to what we used to get through narrative."
Game designer Eric Zimmerman argues this new literacy is derived from "play" itself, rather than the game system under which it occurs. "Systems are important," he writes, "but if we limit literacy to structural, systemic literacy, then we are missing part of the equation. When we move from systems to play, we shift focus from the game to the players, from structures of rules to structures of human interaction."
Whether or not that "play" can really change anything about the way we live, it can at least change the way we look at it.


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Bishop. Fled to Bithynia, Asia Minor to escape the persecution of Diocletian. The people there accepted him as one of their own, and he became a great evangelist. Martyr.
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Leadership Board Chair, Erick Altona. Executive Director, Javier Guerrero.
Mission The mission of the San Diego Children's Discovery Museum is to inspire children to learn about our world through exploration, imagination, and experimentation.
History Founded as the Escondido Children's Museum (ECM) in 2001, the San Diego Children's Discovery Museum today is a dynamic and successful cultural institution that serves our diverse communities and visitors to North San Diego County. Over the last ten years, the San Diego Children's Discovery Museum has flourished as it has served a growing clientele of members and guests. Our staff, donors, sponsors, board members and volunteers are dedicated and passionate about our mission—to inspire children to learn about the world they live in through exploration, imagination, and experimentation.
In 1999, based on research on other start-up children's museums, the ECM began with a traveling educational program for elementary school students combining physics and art through kite-making. In 2001, ECM opened the doors of its first facility on historic Grand Avenue, a small-scale but fully diversified museum, the first phase of the vision for the organization and a growth strategy that prioritized close involvement with successful community groups. The facility's central location and petite size enabled the Board to plan for growth. This approach paid off when the City played a key role in helping the Museum move to its second facility in 2004, a 4,500 square foot indoor-outdoor space at the California Center for the Arts. This facility provided a crucial opportunity for the museum to grow internally and to create a dynamic role for itself in the community and region.
In 2010, the board changed the name of the organization to better reflect the growing community of guests and supporters. What has been consistent over these ten years is that by offering an inspirational and non-commercial hands-on setting, the SDCDM provides a distinct and valuable space where children learn about world cultures and science through play. Numerous studies have shown that through play, children learn to act and think in a way that harnesses their imaginations, which helps them achieve and succeed early in school and throughout their lifelong learning journey. The SDCDM has been a pioneer in this area for ten years, and has proved the value of this experience for families, pre-schools, schools, and home-school groups, and groups such as scouts, Mommie-and-Me, and special needs children.
Visitors since opening the doors to our new 12,00 square foot space in December 2011 SDCDM has served over 28,000 children, families and school groups.
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It's a phrase that has been echoed continuously since the conclusion of the 2011 season: "If Team X drafts Player Y, they could use him like Von Miller." That's all well and good. The former Aggie, Von Miller has had tremendous success rushing the passer during his first two seasons in the NFL, accruing 30 sacks. Naturally most teams would like to replicate that success.
But how exactly does Denver utilize Von Miller?
Miller at 6'3" 237 lbs. (per NFL.com) does not have the stature of a traditional 4-3 Defensive End, yet the Broncos Defense, under John Fox, Dennis Allen, and Jack Del Rio, have essentially run a 4-3 Defense. Miller, with the size of an outside linebacker, saw 960 defensive snaps last season for Denver, 90% of the Broncos' total defensive snaps. Where does Miller fit into a traditional 4-3?
In essence, the Broncos use a blend of schematic flexibility and ingenuity to accomodate for Miller's size, and take advantage of his impressive athleticism. Looking specifically to the 2013 NFL Draft, there are multiple prospects who fit Miller's paradigm.
With minor changes, a team like the Panthers would have no problem fitting in an athletic pass rusher in the mold of Von Miller.
The Alignments:
Like the Panthers, the Broncos run multiple fronts, often switching between the 4-3 and 3-4. The primary alignment for Miller is simply that of a DE in either a 4-3 or a 4-2-5 (the red triangle denotes Miller's location).
Miller takes the place of a standard defensive end, but instead of taking a three point stance like his fellow linemen, Miller uses a two point stance.
From this front, Miller is in position to put his athleticism to use; with the space between himself and the OT, Miller can choose from any number of pass rushing moves, or even drop into coverage. And with his lateral quickness, Miller is usually able to dictate hand combat.
This is Miller's most popular placement. Typically however, this front is used on passing downs, or against pass-heavy teams.
The Broncos also make frequent use of three man fronts, the 3-4 and 3-3-5, with Miller fitting in as the OLB
From this front Miller is the archetypal 3-4 OLB. The Broncos can run any number of zone blitzes, or stunts, especially with the capabilities of Derek Wolfe, Elvis Dumervil, and company; established pass rushers in their own rights.
The 3-4/3-3-5 is a versatile front for Denver: it is often brought out against running teams, or on third down and short; Denver can either blitz, or maintain gap discipline, while keeping their ILB's free.
Against a more run-centric team, or on an obvious run down, we might see the Broncos switch to a 4-3 Over/Under alignment with Miller as an OLB.
Here Miller is the 'Over LB' in the Denver 4-3 Over.
Again, Miller is the 'Over LB' in the Denver 4-3 Over.
Depending on the opponent, Denver will often opt for either the 3-4 or the 4-3 Over/Under alignment to defend the run. While a team looking for a pass rushing specialist won't necessarily require as much run support, it's nice to know that there are indeed available alternatives for pass rushers similar to Miller. Note here in these alignments that Miller is not asked to seal the edge against Offensive Tackles, but instead is free to crash down on plays ran towards the opposite sideline, or engage RB's/TE's behind the line of scrimmage.
There are a few more ancillary positions for Miller; not as common as those aforementioned, but still noteworthy.
Every now and then Miller will actually play from a three point stance as an inline DE.
Or even as a traditional 4-3 OLB.
Miller has enough instincts, and certainly the athleticism, to substitute as a Will Linebacker for a down or two. This alignment also presents the opportunity for a blitz through the B-gap (between the guard and tackle), in which Miller's speed and quickness could bedazzle a stout OG.
This goes for all alignments: In coverage, Miller is often free to 'green dog'. For example, if Miller is responsible in coverage for the RB, and the RB stays into block, Miller is free to blitz.
Miller's athleticism also enables him to 'spy' against mobile QB's, such as Cam Newton.
On this play, Denver's front three flushes Newton out of the pocket. As Newton rolls out towards the sideline, Miller accelerates and sacks Newton for a three yard loss.
Pass Rushing Alignments:
Obviously with a front seven as talented as Denver's DC Jack Del Rio has been able to dial up some unique and at times inundating blitzes (as Panthers fans saw firsthand).
With Dumervil, Miller, and Wolfe, the Broncos don't need a barrage of force to cause pressure, rather, only a few choice manipulations.
On most third down and long situations, Denver is able to cause significant pressure by only rushing three or four defenders.
Here we have a 1-3-7 front. Derek Wolfe is the nose tackle, while Dumervil and Miller rush the edges.
On passing downs, Denver likes to use a hybrid Wide-9 alignment; with Miller and Dumervil spread wide, and with one, or both, rushing from a two point stance. Del Rio likes to place the slender and supremely athletic pass rushers in space, where they may choose their approach against the isolated OT.
The Broncos are so effective with these fronts that when they do blitz, they often achieve optimal success, as in this example versus Tom Brady and the Patriots.
Again, a Wide-9 approach, but with double A-gap pressure from the ILB's. On this play, Denver brings the house, and forces Brady to throw the ball away.
So there's the nuts n' bolts of how the Broncos have used Von Miller. Primarily, he merely replaces a Defensive End, and depending on the opponent, Denver will then use him as an Outside Linebacker in their 3-4 or 4-3 Over/Under alignments.
Miller is an extraordinary pass rusher, and his success will likely open doors for less traditionally sized DE/OLB's.
As I mentioned above, with very little change, a team like the Panthers, which can operate out of both the 4-3 and the 3-4, could easily insert a player like Jarvis Jones (6'2" 245 lbs.), or Barkevious Mingo (6'4" 241 lbs.) on passing downs. This approach would be ideal for a team lacking pass rushing depth, again, like the Panthers, who could then opt to select the 'Best Player Available', while filling a fairly pressing need.


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Jeff Fisher interviewed with the Miami Dolphins earlier this week, and may already be in the midst of interviews with the St. Louis Rams on Thursday. Unsurprisingly, he has apparently whittled his coaching destination next season to one of those two teams, according to Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports.
In the Dolphins, Fisher would take over a team that went 6-3 over the last three games of the season after starting 0-7 on the year. He would have a trending young defense to work with, as well as decent skill players on offense. He wouldn't have a quarterback to build around, however, something the Rams can provide in Sam Bradford.
Whether that means any other suitor is out of the picture is unclear. A team like the Indianapolis Colts could be attractive if they let go of Jim Caldwell and take Andrew Luck with the first pick of the 2012 NFL Draft. For now, though, Miami and St. Louis are apparently the top destinations.
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Split Pea Soup with Smoked Sausage and Greens
Published: September 2010 Servings: 4 prep: 45 minutes total: 45 minutes
- 1 16-ounce bag dried green split peas (2 1/3 cups)
- 12 ounces fully cooked smoked pork linguiça or andouille sausages
- 8 cups (or more) low-salt chicken broth
- 5 Turkish bay leaves
- 3 to 4 cups coarsely chopped kale
Nutritional Information
One serving contains the following:
- Calories (kcal) 583.4
- %Calories from Fat 33.3
- Fat (g) 21.6
- Saturated Fat (g) 7.9
- Cholesterol (mg) 50.4
- Carbohydrates (g) 57.4
- Dietary Fiber (g) 19.7
- Total Sugars (g) 9.1
- Net Carbs (g) 37.7
- Protein (g) 41.9
- Sodium (mg) 1161.5
PREPARATIONView Step-by-Step Directions
Combine split peas, whole sausages, 8 cups broth, and bay leaves in heavy large pot. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring often. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until peas are tender, stirring occasionally, 30 to 35 minutes.
Transfer sausages to cutting board. Cut lengthwise in half, then crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick half-rounds.
Puree soup (including bay leaves) 1 cup at a time in blender until smooth; return to same pot. Add sausages and greens. Thin with more broth if necessary. Simmer soup until greens soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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