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I am relatively rookie in the world of waterfall ice. 5 days out over the last couple years. Enjoyed the shit out of it each time but it is also goddamn terrifying. Well I've changed my panties since last year and I'd like to commit to this a bit more but that requires the dropping of a pile of coin to get enough screws to get my pumped arms and shaking knees to the top of what I'm aiming at. What I would like to know is why do people in this day and age buy the BD turbo (no spinny knob)? You can weigh in on BD express vs grivel 360 vs the petzl with the spinny hanger, but in my limited experience, when I was 5+ meters above my last screw and apologizing to jesus for every sin I've even thought of, I loved my buddy's out-of-the-packaging-sharp BD expresses that I stuck in and spun. At that moment I couldn't imagine taking the time to twist the screw around and let go, especially at the start, afraid that it would fall out and be found later impaled through the helmet of the belayer below me in a ripleys believe-it-or-not special. Turbos are significantly cheaper so do guys carry a couple for backing up anchors? Making v-threads? escape piece? I've just seen a couple up full-ish racks (9+ screws) for sale of entirely turbos and I want to know if a) do other people have bigger balls/ more skill than me and just know to save enough of their arms to put in the screw? b)are they selling these "in new condition" because they bought them, used them once and said never again? or c) am I not understanding something? Does anyone here have a full rack of non-spinny-handled screws that they climb on and if so, is it justifiable for saving the price difference? Thanks
In my opinion the BD's are the best. They have less fuss than the others and they rack easier. Putting them in when your pumped isn't as easy as it is with the Grivel's, but everythiing else about them is easier. I keep one long screw with me at all times for anchors and v-threads. Thats almost a necessity in Canada. Not as much in the US. There is a technique to placing screws that makes it go fast... you get better at it. But one of the key things is placing the screw where its easy to place, not where you think youmight fall. Thus balls do come into play. Chances are they are selling them as new because the faded away from ice climbing. Most of the best ice climbers I know have gone in and out of the sport. Its a dangerous game and eventually it will catch up with you.... I'm not doing it NEAR as much as I used to. Also, maybe they moved... maybe they dont live near ice and don't plan to travel for ice. No matter what, if they are giving a good deal, take it.
Yes, the spinny ones are great. I have a complete history of ice screws going back to Salewas and Warthogs...geez. Talk about improvements! They're in the history chest, believe. I still have a lot of turbos on my rack still but as I get the $$ I slowly replace them with spinnys, which seem to go in much faster. And, yes, BD is the best in my experience. Have one or two longer ones at least for belays, setting strings (esp in Cody). Invest in at least 1/2 dozen Yates Screamers. They really help ameliorate shock loading off the screw in a fall.
Basic screws are significantly cheap. Far better than the old POS screws, too. I have a handful of both varieties. How many screws do you expect to place on a given pitch? Knobless screws are fine for anchors.
Thanks guys for responses- In the 5 times I've been out, I went with 4 different guys so I got to try out a pile of different brands(not always on lead). If cost wasn't a factor, I'm pretty sold on the BD express. I can easily see saving the cash for your couple of screws intended purely for v-threading and equalizing anchors where speed doesn't matter, but for the pro being placed with one hand I'm hearing kinda mixed messages- yes you guys climb on knobless screws (thanks for the term stephan) but if you had a wealthy benefactor you wouldn't? @ bob- what do I need screamers for? I thought the number one rule of ice climbing was "don't fall" ;)
I really can't see any good reason to use screws without the spinny knobs, unless you just want to carry a screw or two for general mountaineering that you plan to never place when on a pump clock. I have 10 screws that all have the spinny knobs. Two of them are 12cm Grivel Speedy screws that are my go-to crux pieces. If you are indeed living near Roger's Pass, give me a shout this winter and you can try out my system sometime. I'm still new to Kamloops though, so I don't know where all the good ice is around BC. I only really use screamers on sketchy pieces because they are expensive and not necessary otherwise. Although falling is not an option, it does happen and it's nice if the screw actually stays there.
Haven't been sending screws to the head as long as Sam, and I respect his opinion, BUT I've been at it 17 years and ONLY rack 360...... I can easily carry 10 or more with out complications....... Climb in Cody every year........ Rap off of V-Threads like I was rolling out of bed..... There is quality, and there is marketing........ You can place a 360 faster and in more places without having to worry about clearing a 3-4" circumference around the hanger to be clear of ice.
He spoke the truth above: "most folks eventually realize that new screws are signif. better than old, and they bite the bullet and buy a bunch of the latest-and-greatest. Non-spinny screws are cheap ($20 or less) b/c no one would buy them otherwise." I have been climbing on a full rack of Grivel Helix for a few seasons...and worth every penny after several decades of ice climbing. And I have literally used them all. That rack has convinced most of my partners to switch to Grivel Helix as well. More here if you want a real world, no bs, comparison on ice screws in the alpine: coldthistle.blogspot.com/2011/04/2nd-look-at-ice-screws.html I have no dog in the fight, and am required to buy the ice screws I actually use. Depending on the water ice quality I can take either the BD or the Grivel. More info on CT for the discussions I have had with myself on the subject. The above comments finally settled the delima for me. coldthistle.blogspot.com/2011/01/black-diamond-express-ice-s>>> coldthistle.blogspot.com/2011/01/be-attentive-when-placing-i>>>
The only other explanation (besides saving money) for climbing on knobless screws I could think of is to prevent an accidental rope damage that supposedly could happen if you don't crank the knobs back after you're done boring in the Express screws. edited to add: just noticed Dane included his blog post about the issue (last link he posted).
I carry one BD Turbo screw in 22cm. It is only for cutting V-Threads. Otherwise all the rest are express with knobs.
The product info for BD does tell you to reset the knob. The newer screws also have the closer clip-in point for a better angle on an overhanging placement, or for use as an extra point at the anchor. They work fine for me. Easy to rack and pull off the harness, also.
I want to second some of the comments about the Grivel screws. For close to 20 years, it was BD screws or nothing. I used a friends helix last year and they are just as good as the BDs (hanger might be better). As Sam L pointed out, you have to know how to place them and the tricks. One other comment, you have to keep the teeth SHARP!. A good screw can be awful if you can't get it to bite because the teeth have dulled from use. Get a small triangular file and learn how to maintain them. PT
I'm really surprised nobody has said this already, so I guess I'll bend rule 1. If you've only been out on ice five times, what are you doing on lead? Even if you're a fantastic rock leader, you're still a new ice climber. Building up a rack for the future is a good thing, but pushing yourself on lead from (almost) day one is just a bad idea. Perhaps I misread the OP's account, but it certainly sounds like he's already been on the sharp end and scared shitless. Ice climbing is a lot closer to soloing than most new climbers realize. If you're spooked up there on lead, something is probably wrong.

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Hirsch Jacobs was the king of finding cheap horses and finding their hidden potential (Photo courtesy of Horsephotos.com)
One was a devoted family man, the other a confirmed bachelor. One was born to an immigrant tailor in New York City and raced pigeons as a youngster, the other might have stepped from the cast of "Guys and Dolls," the Broadway musical.
Hirsch Jacobs was a bright-faced, redheaded trainer who possessed steely determination and loads of ambition. Isidore Bieber was a wildly successful ticket broker (scalper) of blockbuster Broadway shows and mega-watt sporting events in New York City. The two men bumped into each other one afternoon at Oriental Park in 1928. Bieber was 41, Jacobs just 24.
Over three decades Jacobs and Bieber formed one of the great partnerships in racing history.
Jacobs had a phenomenal eye for racehorses. He possessed an amazing ability for spotting latent abilities in runners whose owners had given up on them. He was known as the "voodoo veterinarian," successful at restoring bad-legged horses into consistent winners over his career of 45 years.
His finest year was 1936, when Jacobs saddled 177 winners. He won eleven training titles from 1933 to 1944, except 1940, when he finished second. Horses Jacobs trained earned more than $12,000,000 in purses. In the second half of the 20th century Jacobs ranked with John Nerud as the most versatile and successful horsemen in the nation. Each man could have merited Hall of Fame status singularly as an owner, trainer or breeder. It was the grand opening of Belmont Park in 1905 that hooked Bieber on the racing game for the rest of his life. Reportedly, he bet as much as $50,000 on a single race. As the story goes, one day Bieber parlayed $20 into $120,000 at the Empire City track but lost it all when he backed Bill Brennan in his prize fight that night versus Jack Dempsey at Madison Square Garden.
Hirsch Jacobs
Born: April 18, 1904
Birthplace: New York City
Died: February 13, 1970
Champions Trained: Action, Paper Tiger,
Jacobs' and Bieber's specialty was claiming inexpensive horses, developing them into big winners and as one turf writer put it-- "they ran them like a fleet of taxicabs."
By 1933 Jacobs ranked as the U. S.'s leading trainer with 116 victories, despite racing only on the New York circuit. His most famous claimer was Stymie, a son of Equestrian who was by the great Equipose. The rich chestnut colt had a near perfect conformation for the distance champ he became. Entered in a $1,500 maiden claimer at Belmont in June of 1943, Jacobs was there to write the claim slip.
Bred in Texas by the legendary King Ranch, Stymie came with a mind of his own. In morning workouts the colt would come to an abrupt halt without any warning, confounding Jacobs and the exercise rider. The trainer calmed the red chestnut colt by running him relentlessly— 55 times at age two and three.
Stymie didn't win until his fourteenth start, but the long striding horse blossomed in 1945, winning eight stakes and was named champion handicap horse. He went on to dominate the New York racing circuit, winning stakes at distances from nine to eighteen furlongs during his long career and with his come-from-behind style Stymie became a darling of the Big Apple's sporting fans.
Racing in the emerald green and salmon pink colors of Jacobs' wife Ethel, for three glorious seasons Stymie competed in stirring duels with Armed and Assault, all three powerhouse handicap horses that shouldered every weight and distance, capturing the imagination of an ever-growing post-war racing public. After seven tough seasons and through 131 starts Stymie was retired in 1949. He stood as the richest racehorse in history with career earnings of $918,485 on a record of 35-33-28.
Renowned turf writer Joe Palmer wrote: "He came around that turn his copper mane flying in the wind, making good horses look as if they just remembered a pressing engagement with the quarter pole."
Flash forward to 1960. Horsemen and turf writers anointed Hail to Reason as the best two-year-old in the country. He was a big and still growing 2-year old colt, a massive strider who liked to wheel around his field of rivals roaring down the stretch in the run to the wire. Bred in a Jacobs-Bieber partnership, Hail to Reason was sired by the English stakes winner Turn-to, a grandson of the very influential sire Nearco.
A calm, intelligent and willing horse, Hail to Reason won nine of 18 starts in 1960 beginning in January at three furlongs at Santa Anita Park. From May forward, he was a man among boys. He triumphed in the Youthful, Tremont, Great American, Sanford, Sapling, Hopeful and World's Playground stakes, owning a virtual monopoly on the East's coveted 2-year-old prizes. Winning by ten lengths in the Hopeful at Saratoga, Hail to Reason set the track record of 1:16 for six and a half furlongs.
By September Hail to Reason had already clinched the 2-year old championship with the Futurity, Champagne and Garden Stakes still in the offing. Then disaster struck. On a Sunday morning gallop at Aqueduct, Hail to Reason apparently stepped on a horseshoe thrown by another horse. Both sesamoids of the left front fetlock were fractured. His career was over with earnings of $328,434.
Jacobs, then 55, took a good deal of criticism for running Hail to Reason so much. Jacobs replied, "I've always believed in racing my horses rather than training them once they are fit."
Despite having saddled 3,596 winners-- more than any trainer in history at that time-- there was always one piece of hardware missing in Jacobs' trophy room. Though he owned hundreds of cups, plates and assorted prizes from 51 stakes victories, Jacobs had never fashioned a win in one of the Triple Crown races.
In ill health in February 1970 Jacobs called his 35-year-old son and now trainer John to his hospital bedside. Barely able to speak, the elder Jacobs told him, "Don't worry about the gray (High Echelon who would finish third in the Kentucky Derby). He'll win his share. The real horse for us this year will be Personality."
The elder Jacobs then pointed to picture of a Personality race, and hoarsely whispered, "Do better, blinkers." Jacobs slipped into a coma few days later and died in Miami Beach at age 65.
Personality was a son of the Jacobs' own celebrated stallion Hail to Reason and their all-time favorite race mare Affectionately. With Eddie Belmonte in the irons, Personality held off the stalwart My Dad George to win by a scant neck. Remarkably, in his first year as head of the family stable, John Jacobs scored the family's first classic victory. The 95th Preakness victory was not only the richest race ever won by a Jacobs' horse, but also the richest ($151,300) payout ever for the winner of a Triple Crown event at that time.
In Baltimore, the evening belonged to Hirsch Jacobs' family.
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Martha Anderson left behind a legacy...a book…called 'Stolen Innocence'...and her two children: Kate And Sean Anderson.
For the first time, Anderson's children are coming forward to talk about their experiences living through 'the nightmare' their mother describes in her book...living through the juvenile justice system...a system Martha Anderson was already very familiar with.
"She worked for the Department of Juvenile Justice for 27 years. Up until the end, she was very passionate about it, and about working with children," says Kate Anderson.
But, Martha's passion would quickly turn into distrust...after her own son, Sean, who was called Michael in her book, would go through the very same system to which she dedicated her career.
In her book, Martha writes..."it all started with a drawing of a pipe bomb. Michael was 15...a freshmen in an Edgefield County school."
Years later, he recalls the moments that changed his life forever. "The particular class that I was in, we were doing all individual research papers...and a friend of mine was doing a paper on a nuclear technician, or something to do with the military, and the discussion just, you know, came into me informing him that I knew how to make simple pipe bombs," says Sean Anderson.
Sean says his friend was interested. "He wanted to know more about it, and he asked me if I could draw him a picture," he says.
The picture ended up in the hands of his friend's father, who brought it to the school...and then to police. Within hours, Sean was suspended from school...and days later...he was arrested.
"Everything just kind of spiraled out of control after that," says Sean.
Accused of planning to blow up the school...Sean was taken to the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice's Juvenile Detention Center in Columbia, South Carolina.
"I remember one of the last things my mother said to me before they took me away was she said, 'mind the guards. Just keep to yourself and don't talk to anyone," Sean says.
Martha was worried. She writes, "Michael...was a good student...and had never been in any trouble before."
Martha says he never had any intention of planting any bomb anywhere...much less in his school. Remember, Martha worked for this juvenile justice system. In her book, she writes...
"I had little faith in the correctional officers, but I couldn't let Michael know that. Sometimes, I thought the department hired just about anybody to fill those positions at the institutions...just plucked them off the street and put them in those facilities."
Sean says his experience at the detention center traumatized him. "It's a jail. That's what it is. Confined spaces, very poor sleeping quarters, you know, you had a big stone slab to sleep on, you know. No windows," he says.
Sean says, and Martha writes, that the hearings to get sean out of the detention center were repeatedly postponed. Sean says, finally...after 2 months inside...a judge granted his release....under one condition...house arrest.
He complied...and Martha writes..."it wasn't until 8 months after Michael was arrested...that a formal hearing on the charges against Michael was scheduled." Michael would finally learn his fate...but she writes, "the damage was already done."
"I would have moments of complete meltdowns. Where I would just cry from the trauma of the whole thing," says Sean.
Now...years later...Martha's children are moving on. Sean has a supervisory job and he's married, with two children. Kate, Sean's protective older sister...who says she too suffered from the pain of the whole experience...is doing well, too. She's a talented artist and is also moving forward with her career as a musician.
Both Kate and Sean say they are telling their story to keep their mother's legacy alive...hoping her book will help other parents and their children understand the juvenile justice system.
Martha Anderson felt the system failed her child...but her book...is about how she would not let them fail.
Martha is no longer here, but her legacy lives on. She died from complications from rheumatoid arthritis...just months after her book was published.
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Lawrence O'Donnell and Other Liberals Make a Fool of Rep. Alan Grayson
For the second night in a row, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell exposed a prominent liberal for being totally ignorant about the tax code.
His victim on Wednesday's "The Last Word" was liberal media darling Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.), and this time O'Donnell had some assistance from two very unlikely participants (video follows with partial transcript and commentary):
REP. ALAN GRAYSON (D-FLORIDA): So they are giving a 100 percent tax cut to large corporations only. And I mean large corporations only because small corporations already get to write off $250,000 of their investments, but no more than that. So taking this tax cut that was meant, this tax benefit that was meant for small corporations, and they're applying it to Microsoft, they're applying it to GE, they're applying it to huge multinational corporations to cut their taxes to zero next year, because some people in the White House evidently think that the real problem with the U.S. economy today is that corporations aren't making enough money.
Did you notice the man in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen shaking his head saying "No?' That's Robert Greenstein, the head of the liberal think tank the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities who in a few minutes was going to strongly challenge Grayson's assertions.
But before he got to the plate, there were others holding bats waiting to get at the Congressman:
LAWRENCE O'DONNELL, HOST: Congressman, if the -- if you were to succeed at this and kill this bill, all tax rates would increase on January 1st. Do you know which bracket would be hit with the largest percentage increase?
GRAYSON: Yes, the people who have dividend income.
O'DONNELL: Wrong, Congressman. Stop there, it's the bottom tax bracket, not the top tax bracket. The bottom tax bracket would go from ten percent to fifteen percent. That is a 50 percent increase in the bottom income tax bracket…
GRAYSON: I'm sorry…
O'DONNELL: the one that none of you Democrats ever talk about. You are wrong, sir.
GRAYSON: Respectfully…
O'DONNELL: You are wrong, sir!
Sweet. But that was just the beginning, for when the Washington Post's liberal blogger Ezra Klein got his turn, he too went right after the Congressman:
EZRA KLEIN, WASHINGTON POST: I can't agree with Rep. Grayson's opinion on the business tax cut. That tax cut isn't a secret. It was first proposed by the Obama administration in September. What it does is it takes investments, you usually get a deduction for that over time, and instead of giving it to them over ten years, it gives it to them in one year. So, you're trying to pull investment forward from the future into 2011. Over the next ten years that would cost $30 billion not $150 billion, and it isn't a zeroing out of the corporate tax rate. I take his point that, you know, you can argue that corporations pay too little already, they have mountains of profits they're sitting on, and so there's arguments about how effective it will be. But it isn't, it isn't just a giveaway. It's an attempt to try to move investment from the future to here. And that does make some sense in the current situation when they have this level of profits they could spend if they wanted to.
Nicely stated, and quite the contrary of what Grayson claimed. But there was still more, for after the break, when Grayson got a chance to respond, it was quickly met with further opposition first from Klein then from Greenstein:
KLEIN: Sir, I must respectfully disagree with you.
O'DONNELL: Ezra, go quickly, and then I'm going to get Bob Greenstein in.
KLEIN: Number one, I've sat with Larry Summers while he explained this number one is domestic, not foreign. I can't speak to the materials you got on this. But number two, this does get paid back, I don't believe you're suggesting, or maybe you are, that over the next – that they are not -- there's not a depreciation that is going to get ratcheted back, because what you're doing is moving an existing tax break into one year rather than over a period of time. But why don't I let Bob speak to this because he knows it better than anyone.
O'DONNELL: Bob Greenstein, go ahead.
ROBERT GREENSTEIN, CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES: You know, Lawrence, I'm not sure any group in town has put out as many reports over the years attacking as many corporate giveaways as we have.
O'DONNELL: That's correct.
GREENSTEIN: This isn't one them. Congressman Grayson is misinformed, Ezra's right. What this provision does is it accelerates into the next year or two tax deductions that corporations would have taken anyway in subsequent years. They get 150 billion in the next year or two, but they get 120 billion less. They pay 120 billion more in taxes than they otherwise would in the years after that. Those are the official figures, they're not from the White House. I think they're from Congress's own official estimator on this.
And there it is: in the course of about fifteen minutes, Grayson's views on this tax plan were completely discredited by three different liberals on the nation's most left-leaning cable news network.
This wouldn't be at all surprising if he was a Republican. But this is a devout liberal that gained prominence with the far-left and MSNBC when he took to the House floor in September 2009 claiming that the Republican healthcare plan was, "Don't get sick, and if you do get sick, die quickly."
Since then, he's been a darling with the Netroots and folks like Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, and Ed Schultz.
Makes one wonder if the bloom has come of this rose because of his defeat in the November elections, or if folks on the left have finally figured out what a buffoon he is.
Either way, it sure was entertaining seeing him torn to shreds by folks on his side of the aisle on the network that does its darnedest to advance a far-left agenda.
Please also see "Lawrence O'Donnell Exposes Liberal Ignorance of Tax Code."
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As far as I can tell, Grayson
Submitted by killa37 on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 3:38am.
As far as I can tell, Grayson doesn't need anyone to help him look like a fool!!! He does it every time he opens his stupid mouth!!! But when lib MSM socialist sheeple like O'Donnell start busting his chops, it gives you a pretty good idea of what kind of pathetic shape the loony left is in................................
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you have that right!!
Submitted by Patriot II on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 11:47am.
This buffoon can make a fool out of himself without any help at all!!!!
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Next to be a contestant on
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 11:53am.
Next to be a contestant on Dancing With The Stars?
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Submitted by amyshulk on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 4:01am.
That was awesome!!! I may have to give his show another try!
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Yoda said it best about Grayson
Submitted by KC Mulville on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 4:04am.
"At an end your rule is and not short enough it was, I must say."
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He's stealing our jobs!
Submitted by JakeMo on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 5:48am.
Grayson is about to be unemployed and looking for a job. The most obvious place? MSNBC.
O'Donnell is just trying to knock Grayson down a few notches because he's afraid Grayson might be his replacement.
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Lawrence O'Donnell is also taking on Olbermann and Maddow.
Submitted by Rush Fan on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 6:46am.
Inside Cable News reports that :
MSNBC is now presenting a fractured schism between two polar opposites on a major issue dominating our news cycle: Obama's Tax Deal.
Inside Cable News explains that while Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow were vehemently attacking Obama's Tax Deal the first two hours of MSNBC prime time, when it was Lawrence O'Donnell's turn at bat, he took the opposite view. As Noel Sheppard points out, O'Donnell not only supported the Obama Tax Deal with Republicans, but he attacked those on the left who oppose the deal.
Inside Cable News goes on to point out that:
As part of Olbermann's Special Comment, he cited a statement from Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu that she would do everything in her power to stop this deal. But O'Donnell used his "Re-Write" segment to blast and ridicule Landrieu for that statement.
Considering that Keith Olbermann runs MSNBC, perhaps we can expect Lawrence O'Donnell to receive time off in the corner (without pay, of course) for opposing Olbermann and Maddow's stance on the Obama Tax Deal.
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A Liberal Come Lately?
Submitted by fstaff on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 7:54am.
All well and good, but I noticed MSNBC never called that buffoon out like that before he lost his re-election. Liberals always savage their losers.
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Don't get all giddy over this
Submitted by Barack_must_go..... on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 8:34am.
Don't get all giddy over this video. Lawrence O'Donnell is a self proclaimed ( his own words on air many times, many places, most recently Morning Zoo ( Joe).
He only is picking on Grayson in this place & time because he lost in November.
No matter how vulgar or embarrassing a liberal is, if he's in office and staying there, he gets the Obama Socialist Regime / MSNBC talking points three days before appearing for review. Then the night before a jr. producer calls to administer a pop quiz just so everyone is on the same page the next day.
This was a well thought out and orchastrated ambush in a lame attempt to distance what's left of the true party of NO ( democrats ) from the jackass's of the party that didn't survive.
Watch what happens when Anthony Weiner comes on with Larry in the next week or so if you need proof.
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Alan Grayson is ignorant
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 8:55am.
Alan Grayson is ignorant about a great many things.....
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I'd say
Submitted by HockeyKid on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 9:19am.
just about everything above autonomic response falls into that category.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
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31 Million reasons Grayson can be ignorant.
Submitted by Red Jeep on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 9:27am.
Grayson is a puzzlement.
He worked his way through college, then went to law school. Ended up with 31 million from his legal work. Essentially he is a self made man, but is now a crazy liberal. Go figure.
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He actually made his millions
Submitted by Barack_must_go..... on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 11:23am.
He actually made his millions while president of Newark N.J. based IDT Communications, not as an attorney, as it's first president back in the 1990's.
I could not imagine hiring this jackass as my attorney, maybe as a clown for my kid's birthday party, but as an attorney...never.
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Oh! Thanx for the info. Still puzzling.
Submitted by Red Jeep on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 11:57am.
The puzzle remains. I can understand inheriting a vast sum of money and be a liberal kook.
I can't understand "earning" it and being a liberal kook. Why would you want to see your hard earned money disappear in taxes? Guilt?
I was so surprised when I learned that he is worth 31 million. I just thought he was a loudmouth dumbbell riding the congressional gravy train to wealth, and that we wouldn't see much of him afterr his defeat in the elections. I was wrong.
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Truly bizarre.
Submitted by JLin on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 4:23pm.
Did he steal the money? How is it possible someone this stupid actually earned it? Lucky lawsuit? Lotto?
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take off the last 5 words
Submitted by TheHistorian on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 9:59am.
and you are perfectly correct about Alan Grayson.
Mr. Grayson, be glad there are another 13 months of unemployment. You will need it, because you are too stupid to hold a legitimate job.
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Entertaining, yes. Bloom off the rose… no.
Submitted by Sweetness on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 9:12am.
What they do here is provide cover for Obama's "compromise" by throwing Grayson under the bus. Not too difficult, since he is illogical, a poster child for the dem defeat in November, and certifiably loony.
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The latest sitcom
Submitted by HockeyKid on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 9:23am.
from Duck N Cover Entertainment: "@#$%^ My Congressman Says"
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
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Grayson is embarrassingly stupid
Submitted by Cactus Kurt on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 9:47am.
Democrats would be wise to forbid the recently-terminated nincompoop Grayson from doing interviews. Simply embarrassing.
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He's not so bad
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 10:02am.
Let him talk, all day, everyday. : )
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I guess O'Donnell's support
Submitted by Chris Norman on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 10:12am.
I guess O'Donnell's support for what Obama does trumps his sympathy for what the far left wants - "Obama" being the operative word here.
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Spudsucker Alan
Submitted by rossi on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 10:25am.
I knew Alan Grayson when he was doing spud work for traffic ,VOP and misdemeaner violators at the 9th circuit court in Orlando. Our code word for him was D A and it didn't mean prosecutor.
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"Lawrence O'Donnell and Other
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 10:58am.
"Lawrence O'Donnell and Other Liberals Make a Fool of Rep. Alan Grayson"
Never a difficult feat.
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Don't let the door hit this D-Bag in the ass on the way out
Submitted by ah64mtp on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 11:08am.
"D" stands for Douche. Flushing out idiots one Democrat at a time.
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Didn't waste my time
Submitted by kaj on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 12:34pm.
watching the clip. Read the partial transcript and wasn't surprised by what I read.
Alan is a 'my way or the highway' kind of guy. I would not want him as my lawyer for any kind of court case. He's the kind who would get you a life sentence for a jay walking ticket because the Judge over ruled an objection he had made.
Larry is a Socialist and admits it.
So he seems to be liberal because they are closer to his politicial views than conservatives. But like all liberals/socialist, he's still an idiot and jerk.
But to 'make a fool of Grayson' doesn't require any kind of talent, preparation or even a remark. Just put him in front of a camera and he'll gladly show the world how big of a fool he is.
I guess the sad part is, there is a woman who actually married the jerk and made kid(s) with him. She had to have been under the effects of the 'date rape' drug.... she just had to have been.
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Grayson, O'Donnell, Schultz, et al ...
Submitted by Rokketmania on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 1:01pm.
Don't ya just love it when Leftists eat their own?
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The idiots over a A-MESS-NBC
Submitted by djwolf12 on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 1:51pm.
are trying as hard as they possibly can to salvage their careers because they know the jig is up. They unmasked themselves for who they are (Socialists, with O'Donnell being the openly-socialist on-air personality) and the American people reject them. Watching O'Doofus and Ezra (Journo-list, What Journo-list?) Klein running to the center is all the makings of Must-Miss TV.
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A useful idiot
Submitted by Rebar002 on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 2:11pm.
Alan Grayson is a lame duck, and a wounded duck, and of no use to the Liberal media. He'll become a "non-person" once the new Congress is sworn in.
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I'm still laughing at Grayson's line about how MSNBC
Submitted by ProudAmerican58 on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 2:15pm.
"...is supposed to be the intelligent network" LOLOLOLOLOLOL
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One thing the left hate more
Submitted by Tjexcite on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 5:21pm.
One thing the left, socialist and progressives hate more than the Republicans and the right is failure by a progressive and by not pushing the progressive polices when they have the chance and then lose. If Grayson was going to be a congressman in the 112th he would not have even been challenged. but as he lost he is worthless. This too will happen to Obama if he does not declare war on the right. If he lets the right win on anything and Obama will go under the bus faster than anyone he sent under.
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"Lawrence O'Donnell and Other
Submitted by Cowboy on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 8:46pm."Lawrence O'Donnell and Other Liberals Make a Fool of Rep. Alan Grayson"
Like that's a challenge?
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THE MARKET IN THE CAMPO SQUARE (Piazza del Campo). December, 15TH and 16th 2012. SIENA.
On December, 15th and 16th in Siena and more precisely in the heart of the city, in the beautiful Piazza del Campo, an extraordinary event will come back: "the market in the Campo Square," a real modern market that, both in terms of products or the arrangement of the sales counters (which will be a copy of those of the past), will propose an image of what the city market at the time of the Republic of Siena was. Two whole days to admire and taste the tradition of Siena with the quality of today.
In the thirteenth century, the "big market", which took place once a week in the square, was the main source of supply but also a place of social relations and important area of trade. The small farmers from the countryside and craftsmen were so numerous that at some point it became necessary to reorganize the market to make it less chaotic adopting a specific placement that will be reproduced during the event, in fact there will be a food area (once the queen of the market was the "treccola" , she who sold fruits and vegetables, legumes as well as milk and cheese, poultry and game) and another area dedicated to crafts (among the most known craftsmen were tanners, baskets makers, cobblers, sellers of barrels). In today's market it will be possible to find other excellence of the territory as producers of wine, saffron, bakers, goldsmiths, bookbinders and many others. Some craftsmen will perform live their creations and, as once part of the square was reserved for entertainment, games and activities will be organized to involve also the children.
On the occasion of the event it will be possible take guided tours at a cost of € 5.00 (free for children up to 11 years) to discover places of taste which ,over time, have distinguished Siena. Departure for the visits is scheduled at 11a.m. and 4p.m. from the information desk.
Some restaurants in the city will take part in the event offering typical food:
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- CASATO ENORISTORANTE ( "polenta" with wild boar) polenta is cornmeal mush
- FONTE GAIA ( red gnocchi with potatoes and beetroot served with black cabbage and sausage)
- FORI PORTA (sausages and beans with" polenta" and mushrooms)
- GROTTA DEL GALLO NERO ("pici "with wild boar and wild boar stew)
- BAGOGA (pork stew)
- IL RIALTO (braised beef cooked with chianti wine with mashed potatoes)
- IL BANDIERINO ("pici" with cheese and pepper)
- LA BIRRERIA (pasta with "cinta senese" pig sauce)
- LA BUCA DI SAN PIETRO ( "pici" with black cabbage, crumbs and pecorino cheese)
- LA CHIACCHIERA ( stew with potatoes)
- LA FINESTRA ( wild boar with grape and apples)
- LA MOSSA ("senese" tripe)
- LA SPERANZA (wild boar)
- MILLEVINI (braised beef with "polenta" pie)
- MUGOLONE (chicken with "sangiovese" grapes or wild boar in " dolce forte" sauce)
- OSTERIA BABAZUF ( vegetable soup with meat balls)
- TRATTORIA DELL'OSTE MEZZO AL GIUGGIOLO ( "pappardelle" with wild boar sauce).
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With Hanukkah season in full swing, Inspiration Gallery at 1333 North Ave. is bustling with customers looking for Judaica gifts this Tuesday.
The gifts exchanged during the eight-day celebration of Hanukkah range from religious items to personal gifts, according to Edna Kaye at Inspiration Gallery.
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"We've sold hundreds of these," said Kaye. Puzzles and games are popular as well as traditional gifts like gelt.
"One of the most popular gifts is gelt, these gold-wrapped chocolates," Kaye explained. "Giving money was a tradtion. Now we give these candies and also Hanukkah cookies."
Inspirations also has a wide selection of menorah- the nine-candle holder used to mark the eight-day holiday—in media from ceramic to pop art to glass and precious metal.
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The not guilty verdict in the Trayvon Martin murder trial has caused debate over civil rights across the country.
Some East Texas NAACP members are in Florida now for a conference. Monday we spoke with Kenneth Davidson, the President of the Palestine NAACP group, who is in Florida right now. He says he hopes to join with Longview NAACP in coming weeks to plan further action.
One East Texas attorney, however, says action isn't likely to make any difference.
"From the court room point of view he's pretty safe. From his personal point of view, he'll have to figure that out himself," Blake Bailey, an attorney at Bailey Law Firm in Tyler, said.
The not guilty verdict that came in Saturday, signified the end, although for many people across the country, it's not over. Civil suits may follow, from either side, but according to Bailey those civil suites are not likely to stick.
"I would say that in all likelihood he's not going to ever serve any jail time and they'll never be a civil rights action brought and if it is it would probably be lost," he said.
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The federal government could file suit, too, but Bailey said, "If I was a U.S. attorney I would not bring a civil rights action because I don't think I could meet that burden of showing that the reason that Mr. Zimmerman killed this young boy was because of racial hatred."
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He says it's important that the American people are aware of that.
Bailey also noted that though it may not have been the outcome many were hoping for; the system did work, saying reasonable doubt was the determining factor in this case.
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4/5 rDev +0.8%
01-25-2014 07:12:59 | More by orangesol
New Hampshire
4/5 rDev +0.8%
01-20-2014 20:59:14 | More by JakerLou
4.5/5 rDev +13.4%
01-18-2014 05:01:48 | More by Mphis
North Carolina
4.2/5 rDev +5.8%
Very dark brown color topped with a moderate frothy tan head. Fruity balsamic-like aroma...sherry, cherries, grapes, blackberries, and raisins. Just a bit of chocolate, but otherwise not much from the malt. Increasing dry oaky notes as it warms. Big time tart fruity flavor, very silky, and delightfully sweet and sour. Black cherries, berries, oak barrel, and a little red wine. Very soft, "floaty" mouthfeel with a solid lingering tartness, finishing dry. Sticks to the teeth. Excellent.
01-12-2014 04:26:31 | More by wedge
3.36/5 rDev -15.4%
Poured from the bottle into a tulip glass.
Dark oxidized purple color out of the bottle, hits nearly black but more of a dark inky purple color. Tan head which makes about two fingers but doesn't last, with some nice rising thin tan colored accented carbonation on the sides to populate a thin collar. Collar does eventually vanish while drinking quite quickly.
Nose is mildly sweet smelling but with a tinge of soft sourness and real nice juicy hints of plum and grape. Wet like raisin sensing a bit but not much oak character going on here.
Noticeably tart, but also incredibly wet bodied. Strange crazy finish with a sharp wine must sourness of cheap grapes. Very light bodied with a salty tinge and highly seltzery fizz carbonation. Aftertaste is nearly non existent with lots drying tannic qualities which don't help the palate. Some of the fruit character hinted on the nose particularly of plum and grape does come out but feels spoiled.
Always wanted to give this one a shot, and really love Flanders beers but even this one from the area really does not do it for me.
01-10-2014 21:04:50 | More by smakawhat
4/5 rDev +0.8%
01-08-2014 01:47:40 | More by MRsojourner
North Carolina
4/5 rDev +0.8%
This is Zymatore Edtion 2012 Batch 3, aged on Ransom Spirits Whisky, Pinot Noir and Late Harvest Zinfandel Barrels. Alvino sour aged on red grapes blended with Mano Negra (Belgian Stout). Blended and barrel aged. Barrel Numbers 12, 147, 149 and 150, Filled 3/5/12, emptied 10/7/13. Poured from a 750 ml bomber into a Founders Snifter at around 50F.
A: Basically a still beer, no carb other than the slightest cap which formed from nucleation after the pour. I Poured it aggressively. Dark Dark Dark red, basically black. Not turbid, pretty clear.
N: Tart red cherries, vinous grapes, a bit of lacto. I dont get any Belgian Owl Whisky barrel, but maybe a bit of Pinot Noir Oak. I don't get much funk or must, but there's a certain organic earthiness to the fragrance. Pleasant.
T: Big tart cherries are the dominant notes. It hits you with aggressive lambic lacto tartness, which you really get on the sides of your tongue, but transitions to the stout like oaky, very slightly smoky maltiness on the finish. Very interesting hybrid flavor profile. It's totally well integrated but you can pick out the two blended components on the front and back of eack sip.
MF: More wine-like than ale-like due to the almost total lack of carbonation. You have the tartness, which commands your palate and then puckers it a bit, without any real effervescence to cleanse. Medium bodied, with nice coating, but I could go with slightly more carbonation.
O: This is definitely a quality beer, and quite unique in approach. I can imagine that there is a fair amount of batch to batch variation based on the aging and blending methodology. If you like Flemish Reds, Oud Bruins and have an open mind, I think you will appreciate this beer. I'm a bit underwhelmed by the complex barrel aging protocol, which I imagined would be more apparent; I guess it's overshadowed by the tartness. I would definitely buy it again, and I would love to see how this ages.
01-06-2014 01:27:36 | More by JeffreyJDavis
3.75/5 rDev -5.5%
12-29-2013 19:53:38 | More by infuturity83
North Carolina
4.5/5 rDev +13.4%
12-29-2013 17:11:50 | More by Ivegotmule
North Carolina
4.25/5 rDev +7.1%
12-29-2013 16:50:18 | More by KevinGordon
New Jersey
4/5 rDev +0.8%
12-26-2013 23:46:36 | More by BeerForMuscle
North Carolina
3.95/5 rDev -0.5%
Poured into a Funky Buddha Brewery snifter. Bottlecap says JUN2018
A- Pours a mostly opaque black color with a 1/2 inch dark tan head that retains a bit before becoming a thick ring around the edge of the glass and a patch of wispy surface foam. Not-so-resilient lacing leaves a thin ring behind.
S- Powerful aroma of dark fruit, mainly black cherry, oak and lactic acid. Very musty. There's a unique medicinal aroma mixed in with everything that I'm not familiar with. Could be the yeast combined with the oak.
T- The flavor is much more controlled with a good balance of dark fruit, tartness and a bit of oak. Tastes like a Flanders Red on steroids which I guess is what a Flanders Oud Bruin is supposed to be. There's a decent amount of malt to balance but the sourness really catches up to you after a while
M- Very dry with a heavy pucker. Medium-low carbonation with a full body.
O- Intensely sour, but luckily there's enough fruit and malt to keep it within the bounds of drinkability.
12-26-2013 02:06:20 | More by Immortale25
4.3/5 rDev +8.3%
This stuff pours a murky brown little head but you can see bubbles present...smells of oak and something funky.... the first sip is mouthwatering unexpectedly really fruity and sour... superb sour flemish ale.... Lovely acidic tarness with lots of cherry tones... not overly sour but well balaced with oak and aCIdity... wow superb!!!! It is sour though dont get me wrong prob most sour flanders ive tried...Great Stuff!!!
12-22-2013 22:44:53 | More by Santanax
North Carolina
4.3/5 rDev +8.3%
11.2oz bottle into a snifter. 2013 bottle
pours a murky dark red with absolutely no head. the smell is of sour cherry skins..and is quite pronounced. its not super in your face sour but the sourness is definitely there and the cherry skins are dominate in the aroma. The taste almost exactly follows suit...slight sourness but a good cherry flavor. not boozy at all. very tasty. 0 carbonation and medium bodied.
overall better than i was expecting. i really enjoyed the taste on this one!
12-13-2013 14:36:31 | More by Axnjxn
3.85/5 rDev -3%
A: No date on the bottle. Cap didn't pop off with much vigor. I was surprised to see some sediment around the top of the bottle. I poured it hard but there was only a slight lacing to speak of. The swirls of the foam I haven't seen on another beer before; they sort of appear from under the surface and slowly form into a cohesive head. I think it has something to do with the sediment.
S: Tart cherries and darkness. Sour and fruity.
T: That potent yeast strain kicks in, followed by some tart, sweet fruit, and ending with a bit of bitter sourness reminiscent of lemon juice and red wine. The dark tartness oversees the entire taste.
M: Nothing amazing but appropriate to the beer. Thin. Wine-like.
Overall I do like this beer. I'm wondering if it's a little past its prime, given the sediment around the top of the bottle rather than on the bottom, as well as the lack of "oomph" the cap had once I popped it. The good thing about this style, though: it can be past its prime and still quite tasty and interesting.
12-09-2013 00:59:02 | More by erickehoe
4/5 rDev +0.8%
12-08-2013 21:27:23 | More by LostHighway
3.75/5 rDev -5.5%
11-26-2013 05:02:14 | More by Apathetiq
4/5 rDev +0.8%
11-24-2013 16:47:18 | More by AJ01923
4.75/5 rDev +19.6%
11-23-2013 10:00:10 | More by Raziel313
3.5/5 rDev -11.8%
11-22-2013 23:48:39 | More by oldedog
4/5 rDev +0.8%
11-20-2013 15:17:11 | More by bradfordjohnson
New Hampshire
4/5 rDev +0.8%
11-17-2013 22:09:27 | More by Satchboogie
New Hampshire
3.75/5 rDev -5.5%
11-17-2013 13:24:42 | More by Kelp
4.25/5 rDev +7.1%
11-12-2013 09:19:29 | More by jhhollier
New Hampshire
4/5 rDev +0.8%
11-10-2013 23:45:47 | More by jrae2424
Cuvee Freddy from Picobrouwerij Alvinne
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10:01am Thursday 30th January 2014 in News By Daniel Milligan
A BUS driver from Taunton is getting behind the wheel of a fundraising campaign to help a children's cancer charity which is looking after her granddaughter.
Diane Petty was chosen as charity of the month and given £750 from a sponsorship committee at First Bus to help towards her target of £5,000 to CLIC Sargent.
The charity have been caring for her granddaughter Kelsey Petty, two, who has been diagnosed with cancer three times so far in her short life.
Diane has worked at First Bus's Taunton depot for ten years, and said: "CLIC Sargent has supported me and my family, so I wanted to give something back."
Diane's daughter and Kelsey's mum, Miranda Petty took on a skydive from 15,000ft and organised a waxing event and family fun evening to raise funds for CLIC Sargent and a sensory room in the children's unit at Musgrove Park Hospital.
Alex Carter, of First South-West, said: "We are extremely impressed with Diane's determination in helping a charity which has helped her and her family overcome a particularly difficult time in their life.
"First Bus is always happy to help its employees who are supporting charities and causes which have made a difference to their lives and we hope that the company's contribution will go a long way."
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Home Runs Help FGCU Defeat Michigan, 6-4
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Behind a season-high 13 hits and a combined 15 strikeouts by six different pitchers, the FGCU baseball team earned its second straight win over a Big Ten opponent with a 6-4 victory against Michigan on a windy Wednesday night at Swanson Stadium.
The win avenges a 13-7 setback against the Wolverines last year for the Eagles, who even their mark at 4-4 heading to the opening weekend of Atlantic Sun play. FGCU defeated Illinois last Sunday, as it now stands at 3-4 all-time against the Big Ten.
Michigan, who has faced a pair of ranked teams and six BCS schools, falls to 0-7 this season with the loss.
Tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the sixth, senior Zach Maxfield (North Port, Fla./North Port HS/Pasco-Hernando CC) delivered a go-ahead RBI double to right center that scored classmate Mikel Alvarez (West Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Central HS) all the way from first after an inning-opening single.
Senior right-hander Craig Crumbly (Port Charlotte, Fla./Port Charlotte HS) took the mound in the top of the seventh and fought off Michigan rallies in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively, to help the Eagles hold the lead.
After being inserted into the lineup the same time Crumbly entered the game, senior Robert Greene (Cape Coral, Fla./Mariner HS) provided the Eagles with an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth, smashing a towering solo home run down the left field linen to make it a 6-4 game.
With five scoreless innings already to his credit this season, senior Austin Gaines (Dunedin, Fla./Northeast HS/South Florida CC) earned the save in the ninth, getting the final out on a grounder to second.
After going the first seven games without a home run, senior Tim Roberson (West Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Central HS) and Greene supplied the first two round-trippers of the season for the Eagles during the 13-hit attack. Roberson's 2-for-5 night also included a double and two RBI, while sophomore Mike Reeves (Peterborough, Ontario/St. Peter's Secondary) produced a double during his multi-hit evening. Senior Stephen Wickens (Whitby, Ontario/Sinclair Secondary) and freshman Brandon Bednar (Stuart, Fla./South Fork HS) also had two hits each.
Freshman Harrison Cooney (Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach HS) got the win on the mound despite being the fourth pitcher to enter the game for the Blue and Green, and tossing just two-thirds of an inning. Freshman Ricky Knapp (Port Charlotte, Fla./Port Charlotte HS) got the Eagles out of a big jam in the fourth and finished with strikeouts over his 2.1 innings.
Used primarily as a reliever, junior Jacob Barnes (St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg HS) got the nod on the mound and was impressive over his three innings of work. The 6-foot-2 righty gave up one hit in the first, but struck out the side and followed suit in the second by sitting down the side in order on strikes.
Following Barnes' three strikeouts in the top half of the inning, FGCU took a 2-0 lead in its half of the inning on Roberson's 36th career home run. Wickens led off the inning with a single into right center before coming around to score on FGCU's all-time home run leader's two-run blast to left field.
The Blue and Green stretched its lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the second as Reeves came around to score on a RBI single by freshman Jake Foley (Punta Gorda, Fla./Charlotte HS). Reeves doubled to right center field to get into scoring position, as the Eagles could have done more damage but left the bases loaded.
Michigan finally got to Barnes in the third, putting two runners in scoring position with no outs. UM's Patrick Biondi's fly out to right field appeared deep enough to score the runner from third, but Bednar's throw from right beat the runner to the plate and Reeves applied the tag.
Faced with the bases loaded and no outs in the top of the fourth, Knapp inherited the jam left by classmate Alex Norris (Clearwater, Fla./Dunedin HS). Knapp helped the Eagles escape with just one run allowed to make it a two-run game, at 4-2. After striking out the first two batters he faced, Knapp issued a bases loaded walk before getting the final out.
Michigan tied the game at 4-4 in the top of the sixth with two runs off Knapp before Cooney got the final two outs.
Prior to the game, the FGCU Athletic Department presented Duane Swanson, who the baseball complex is named after, with an Honorary Letter, the highest honor Florida Gulf Coast University Athletics can bestow upon a non-athlete.
FGCU will now turn its attention to the start of Atlantic Sun play just two days from now. The Eagles will head north to Jacksonville, Fla. to for the opening weekend of league action when it takes on UNF for a three-game set. Game one is set for Friday at 6:30 p.m.


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Barry Lamar Bonds faces thirty years in prison because the Department of Justice is a corroded husk of political decay. The baseball Home Run King has now been officially indicted on perjury and obstruction of justice charges and it only took three years and millions of tax dollars to make it happen.
The DOJ's entire case hinges on the ridiculous question of whether Bonds "knowingly" was on the juice, or lied on the witness stand when he said he took such substances "unknowingly." The actual indictment parses in language that would shame a
This is idiocy raised to the level of law. It makes me wonder what they're teaching at
Most of the media has focused on the prison release of Bonds' trainer and childhood friend Greg Anderson.
It's far more likely that
Mukasey believes that the pillars of these
The fact is that Bonds is under attack from a collection of torture-loving, Habeas Corpus shredding, illegal wire tapping, political operatives. The idea that a Barry Bonds indictment becomes the first act of Mike Mukasey's Justice Department only exposes Sens. Diane Feinstein and Chuck Schumer, and the other Democratic pols who backed his confirmation. They called him "a man of character" as well as "a strong leader, committed to depoliticizing the agency's operations." There is no evidence of character and leadership in this indictment; only the tawdry political desire for headlines.
Mukasey and friends may have worked themselves into a lather over the thought of their "Capone" behind bars. But they shouldn't be picking out his orange jumpsuit just yet. The indictment comes on the heels of the resignation of San Francisco US Attorney Kevin Ryan. Ryan was by all counts a Bush loyalist but he had earned the ire of the DOJ for, among other things, not indicting Bonds. He apparently didn't relish the thought of prosecuting the local hero in a
Because it appears that the DOJ has nothing new to say, the plan will be to scorch the jury pool by raising the temperature on the story. Already in the wake of the indictment, the White House felt the need to weigh in saying, among other insipid platitudes, "learly this is a sad day for baseball." You would never know that there are wars and occupations going on that might require some attention. This is like FDR delivering a fireside chat on the death of Fatty Arbuckle. It's also yet another sign that the justice system has more holes than the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Tomorrow (Friday) I will be demonstrating in front of Mukasey's Department of Justice along with thousands of my closest friends. We will march because they refuse to indict people for hanging nooses, or see the rape and torture of Megan Williams as a hate crime, or do anything to change the perception that justice means "just-us." But my vocal chords might be a little more raw than usual at days end. The idea that they have no time for Megan Williams, but invest years in the prosecution of Barry Bonds should make any good person of conscience utterly enraged.
Think about it: Barry Bonds joining Marion Jones in prison. Feel any safer yet?
[Dave Zirin is the author of "Welcome to the Terrordome:" with an intro by Chuck D (Haymarket). You can receive his column Edge of Sports, every week by going to http://zirin.com/edgeofsports/?p=subscribe&id=1. Contact him at [email protected]]


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Proposed guidelines for how the state will decide which water bodies get stocked with walleye in 2014 and 2015 under the Wisconsin Walleye Initiative are now available online and are the subject of a public comment period until Jan. 31.
"Wisconsin means good walleye fishing and it's only going to get better with the walleye initiative," said Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Cathy Stepp. "We look forward to public feedback on this important part of helping direct where those fish go."
The Wisconsin Walleye Initiative is a two-year funding package to help produce and stock more of the larger walleye that can survive better in waters where natural reproduction isn't getting the job done.Last year, the first increased funding available
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9:00am Saturday 30th November 2013 in News
A 170-year-old Oldbury bridge will re-open next Wednesday after major safety work was completed ahead of schedule.
Motorists have faced four months of disruption with Brades Hall Canal Bridge in Dudley Road East restricted to one-way and traffic out of Oldbury being diverted.
The bridge will be re-opened to traffic travelling in both directions by cabinet member for highways and environment Councillor Maria Crompton.
She said: "I know it has been difficult for drivers but we had no alternative. The work needed to be done and safety was our priority.
"I am just delighted that the work has been carried out ahead of schedule which has caused less disruption to drivers."
The work was carried out by Oldbury-based contractors Currall Lewis and Martin, with funding secured by Sandwell Council from the Local Transport Plan.
Councillor Crompton added: "The work has been first-class. I would like to thanks everyone involved in what has been a major project.
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The Princeton Review has once again named North Central College a Best Midwestern College in its annual survey of the nation's best colleges.
North Central College is included in The Princeton Review's college guide, "The Best 379 Colleges, 2015 Edition." The guide surveys more than 130,000 college students nationwide to determine the top 15 percent of about 2,900 four-year institutions nationwide.
Forbes magazine once again ranks North Central College among America's Top Colleges.
Forbes includes North Central College among the top 20 percent of the nation's colleges and universities. The magazine profiles the top 650 of the nearly 2,500 four-year institutions of higher learning in the United States. Forbes ranks North Central College No. 490 overall, No. 333 among private colleges and No. 117 in the Midwest.
Saxophonist Mitch Paliga, a member of North Central College's acclaimed jazz faculty, performs Sept. 26 at the College.
The performance begins at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, in North Central College's Madden Theatre at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. Tickets are $20/adults and $15/students and seniors; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
North Central College ranks among the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
North Central College's Summer Music Theatre presents the rock 'n' roll-era musical "Bye Bye Birdie" in August and features actors from the community.
Six performances will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1-2, 8-9 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 3 and 10 in North Central's Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave. Tickets are $18/adults and $12/students and senior citizens; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
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The 15th annual edition praises North Central College and its commitment to those four core values.
North Central College's Summer Light Opera presents the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas "Trial by Jury" and "The Sorcerer."
Six performances will be staged at 7:30 p.m. July 11, 12 and 17-19 and at 2 p.m. July 13 in North Central's theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall, 31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville. Tickets are $18/adults and $12/students and senior citizens; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
North Central College student vocalists and musicians are benefitting from the gift of a Shigeru Kawai piano, one of the world's most exquisite instruments.
The College acquired the SK-EX model concert grand piano in fall 2013 through the generosity of alumna Jane Koten '55. Thirteen students performed at a dedication recital in Koten Chapel on June 7, including pianists who played the instrument and vocalists and other musicians who were accompanied by a faculty member performing on the piano.
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, Natalie Cole and Jars of Clay are just three of the big-name artists performing at North Central College during its 2014-2015 Fine and Performing Arts Season.
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Good Purchase NIce, easy to assemble product. Everyone has commented on how nice it looks. Only drawback is keeping it stable in windy weather. I put it in an urn as shown and FILLED with rocks, still wobbles in windy weather. As others have suggested, I added some cheap garland as filler between my urn and the greenery to fill in the gap. I'm glad I took advantage of a discount offer as would not want to pay the full price. December 9, 2012
OK, but not great... Based on the reviews, I purchased the pre-lit branches. They look OK, but for the price, I'm not impressed. The lights are only on four of the branches, which leaves a lot of the branches unlit in the evening. Also, trying to get the branches to stay upright like the picture took a lot of effort and it still doesn't look stable or centered in my planter. The filler should have been created to help keep the pieces up right, or somehow had the ability to 'thread' the branches through so the branches are more in the center. December 10, 2013
Love this so much! I absolutely love this item so much that I use it inside so I can see it. I bought a pedestal planter separate (about 24" tall and 18" in diameter) and only use it inside. I filled the planter with rocks/gravel to secure the filler and branches. Have not had any problems with it leaning or falling over. I have it beside my fireplace which has the Pinecone and Berry Mantel Swag (Item #61596) on it. It looks so good. I do wish it was a little fuller but it doesn't look bad as it is. It is priced so that you can always add something separate like pine cones or additional greenery if you choose. I didn't add a thing and love it! December 2, 2012
Merry and Bright Very nice addition to the holiday decor at the entrance to my home. The Christmas Branches are on my patio outdoors here in New England. Over the last couple of weeks, they have stood up during a very windy & rainy day plus a 4" snowstorm. Still standing and sparkling. They are much sturdier than what can be concluded from a photo. A great purchase. December 27, 2012
Very pretty I wanted something for my front door entry but for outdoor use. This piece is meant to be placed into the ground with snow. This worked just as good except for in a wind storm. It blew over but did not break. It's a lovely side piece I will use every year. Easy to assemble. January 2, 2013
Very disappointing Bought both the branches and urn - branches do not fit into urn without significant work to secure them. My husband and I spent several hours using floral foam to secure, only to have the urn base snap in half from the wind overnight. December 16, 2012
Beautiful Decor I bought 2 of these a few years ago and they still look great! I even put them out in the fall and cover up the red berries with fall leaves. After Thanksgiving I take out the fall leaves and I'm ready for Christmas. December 18, 2012
Nice! These are pretty in our urns out front. Well made and bring some class to the front entryway. Can't wait until Christmastime to keep them out there! Not sure how durable they'll be--since we don't have them out yet. October 22, 2012
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Is the urn filler made like the autumn harvest one, or is it two seperate pieces?
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Answer:I don't have the autumn harvest one but this one is two separate pieces. It comes with a base that you can use outside or I just filled a planter with rocks and secured the metal rod of the filler in the rocks. The gold lighted branches then securely fits in the filler with another metal rod. The greenery is one piece and the gold branches is another piece. Hope this helps. It is so pretty!
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Answer:You can detach the urn and place the branches in another pot.
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Is it different from battery operated option? it says 3000 hours....what does that mean? It is lit all day and night?
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Answer:It's a plug in. Maybe it says 3000 because of the light bulbs. They included a few in the package.
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the price is it each or you have two of them ?
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Aerial photo of Soldier Field, and the Hockey City Classic rink. | Aerial Photo by Lee Hogan
Hockey action will kick-off on an outdoor rink at Soldier Field as seven high school games will take place today and tomorrow as part of the Hockey City Classic Winter Festival.
Five top-10 teams will play on the rink, including Benet, St. Rita, Fenwick, Loyola Gold and New Trier Green.
Benet plays today against St. Viator at 7 p.m; St. Rita will carry on its rivalry with Fenwick tomorrow at 5 p.m.; and top-rated New Trier Green will square off with No. 3 Loyola Gold tomorrow at 7 p.m.
''I skated on the ice there twice,'' St.Rita center Chris Foley said. ''It's something that I haven't done before.
''Two good teams facing off against each other. It could end up being big for future games. We could end up playing [Fenwick] for the Kennedy Cup.''
Unlike past hockey players, most of today's high school players have rarely played outdoors. Most of them came up playing in rinks around the area. The experience will be a new one for today's youth, but it was the way stars of the past learned how to play the game.
A pair of Blackhawks legends remember coming up by playing outdoors.
''The difference is that you never get tired outdoors because it's cold,'' Tony Esposito said. ''You don't want to stop anyways because you'll freeze. It's a grass-roots thing with me because I did that my whole life. I was never on indoor ice until I was 16 years old.''
Added fellow Hall of Famer Bobby Hull: "Sixty years ago we used to play in weather just like this and think nothing of it. They were great days and that's where hockey was first played.''
The rink will be the same as indoor rinks with boards, blue lines and a red line, but the weather will and large-stadium atmosphere will add new elements.
''I think it's really cool — Saturday's game,'' St. Rita goalie Marty Napleton said. ''I played a little bit of outdoor hockey but nothing like this. I've never played organized hockey outdoors.''
The players and fans may have lucked out with clear, relatively mild conditions expected for both days. But once the sun goes down, temperatures may drop.
''I don't know what I'm going to wear underneath,'' Foley said. ''Some guys will end up wearing long johns, some guys will wear what they usually wear. We play at five o'clock, so it will be pretty cold.''
Rita will play Fenwick for the fourth time this year, with the Friars holding a 2-1 edge. The two teams may see each other down the road in the Kennedy Cup championship. Fenwick drew the top seed and the Mustangs garnered the second seed.
New Trier has beaten Loyola twice this year with one goal deciding each game.
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John Watters joined St. Norbert College in 2010. As marketing communications specialist, he is the chief writer for most non-enrollment marketing materials produced at the college, in both print and electronic media.
John advises internal clients on marketing strategy and communication planning, helps develop identity systems for college divisions and departments, and is a contributor to the college's website and print publications. He also serves as editor, copy editor and proofreader on a by-project basis. As a project manager, John is the department's primary liaison with the Office of College Advancement.
Prior to joining the communications team, John spent more than twenty years at publishing companies, first as a copywriter and later as creative director, and served as a creative consultant and writer for firms ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.
He resides in Appleton with his wife, one son, and Bunsen, a large and vacuous Bernese mountain dog.