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Fire guts house and melts car- 'if it happened at night I would be dead' says woman (From Sutton Guardian)
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Woman whose house caught fire in Trafagar Avenue, North Cheam, says she would be dead if it happened at night
Updated 3:07pm Friday 20th June 2014 in News By Tom Gillespie, Reporter
A woman whose North Cheam house went up in flames this morning, said if it happened at night she would be dead.
Elizabeth Fasino, 67, was eating breakfast in her Trafalgar Avenue home this morning when two men working for the council alerted her to the fire.
The retired nurse was in the conservatory round the back as the flames gutted the front of her house.
She managed to get out through the front door which is to the side of the property.
It is unclear when the fire started but the London Fire Brigade were not called out until 11:49am when it was reported by a neighbour.
The fire was put out at roughly 12:30pm this afternoon.
The cause is still unclear, and is being investigated by the Fire Investigation Team.
The heat melted Mrs Fasino's car as well as part of their neighbour's vehicle.
The flames melted the side of Mrs Fasino's Mercedes
Mrs Fasino said: "The flames were enormous and going right up to the roof.
"If it had been at night then we would not have survived.
"I am devastated but relieved that me and my dog are OK.
"I was terrified, it was so hot I can not describe it.
"I will have to get onto my insurance company and stay at a hotel for a bit."
The fire happened at 37 Trafalgar Avenue, North Cheam.
Two fire engines were sent to the scene and the blaze was tackled by 20 firefighters.
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"Mrs Fasino and her husband, who asked not to be named",
And to top that. "The fire took place at 37 Trafalgar Avenue".
The Guardian, ever discreet.
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Two hours delay; must be short of SG's much loved "quick-thinking
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Telly Leung, the Broadway actor seen in the world premiere of the new musical Allegiance, will make his U.K. concert debut this summer.
Leung, who recently released his debut solo recording, "I'll Cover You," will offer Telly Leung: Live in London July 20 at 8 PM and July 21 at 4 PM in the Matcham Room at the Hippodrome Casino.
The concerts, according to press notes, will feature "a selection of material from the shows that have shaped Telly's career so far alongside songs from his debut album, some personal favourites, and one or two never-before-seen surprises exclusive to his debut London engagement."
The concerts will be produced by Ava Eldred for Speckulation Entertainment in association with Michael Karns for Marathon Live Entertainment.
The Hippodrome is located on Cranbourn Street in Leicester Square. For tickets, priced £20-£35, call 0843 208 6011. For more information visit www.tellyinlondon.com.
"Although most audiences know my work as a Broadway performer," Leung said in an earlier statement about his new recording, "I love music of all styles. I wanted to 'cover' these songs in a way that would make the listener hear them again with a new perspective…My collaborators and I aimed to create the unique sound of this album by combining a standard jazz trio and a string quartet. I want the listener to hear these beloved songs as if they were discovering them for the first time, while still honoring the intent of the original."
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On Broadway Telly Leung has been seen in Godspell, Pacific Overtures, Flower Drum Song and Rent. He created the role of Boq in the Chicago production of Wicked and was also seen in the starry Hollywood Bowl staging of Rent. His other theatrical credits include M. Butterfly and Titanic. His TV credits include "Glee" and "Law & Order: CI."
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Ben Vega scored a game-high 14 points and grabbed five rebounds as the Eagles fell to Butler, 73-53, at Hinkle Fieldhouse on saturday afternoon.
With the win, Butler improves to 9-1 overall, while the Eagles fall to 4-7 on the season.Butler raced to an 8-0 lead in the first three minutes on a three-point field goal by freshman Shelvin Mack, a free throw by Howard, a pair of free throws by freshman Gordon Hayward and a lay-up by freshman Ronald Nored. The Bulldogs never looked back.
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Stories aplenty! A matchup between the #1 and #2 seeds that ended in a four game sweep that looked anything but -- will generate those. Dustin Byfuglien continuing his
dominance on the top line bogarting of huge goals. Playing better on the road, or when they pretend they're on the road (with the help of Mario Kart). The murine qualities of Dave Bolland. The disappearing Sharks (click to enlarge your mind):
Discovery Channel sez: "Sharks Can Become Invisible!" o rly?
To be fair, this time it was not Patrick Marleau, not even Joe Thornton -- but rather Dany Heatley and surprisingly, the hot-and-now-cold Joe Pavelski with the disappearing act.
What do the stats have to say about this, you might ask? Well, aside from being freaked out by glowing sharks, that is. Well, how do we know unless we question them? Mutual +/- isn't terribly important here, because our lines stayed relatively stable. So instead, let's start with Head-to-Head +/-, which is a better name for the "Cross-Mutual +/-" I concocted in my last report. I'll also tackle the Flyers in the second half.
WCF Head-to-Head +/- and Corsi
I thought that "Cross-Mutual +/-" was too clunky a name, so I decided instead to make myself semi-consistent with what Vic Ferrari calls his Head to Head Icetime tables. I'm sticking with "mutual" for teammate-to-teammate stats so that I have a way to distinguish them.
Anyway, here are the numbers, arranged by the lines as they looked at the beginning of the series (click to enlarge slightly):
This is essentially just a breakdown of what actually happened. I wrote what felt like a book (but was really just a FanPost) about the Bolland line - Thornton line matchup, so I'll hold off on expounding on it here. That said, this made for an interesting series because Antti Niemi had to face more shots that either 'Hawks goalie had to face up until this point. So, to bring some additional clarity to the picture, and because I now have the tools, I also created a Head-to-Head Corsi script, which produced this:
There's some interesting numbers here, because there are cases where some Sharks were dominating Corsi with nothing to show for it.
One attempt at clarifying this came out of my other FanPost, where I came up with something called Weighted Shots-Directed rating (though the VerRATING name may stick). Since it's still highly experimental I'm not going to post head-to-head WSD ratings here, but for all you young overachieving stats geeks out there, I'll package it along with splits for Games 1-2 vs. 3-4 (due to Todd McLellan line shuffling) and head-to-head TOI in an Excel file you can download here.
- Joe Pavelski's positive +/- against the line centered by Jonathan Toews is remarkable, considering none of his linemates actually scored. Except when he was on the PK with Marleau... oh wait, that's why he was a plus (shorties count in +/-).
- The guys who shut down HTML -- VerBolLadd and Marlboro 72 -- all did well against them but not so well in their other matchups, if you look at Corsi. But, no damage was done in the even-strength time spent away from their normal matchups -- green all across on +/-.
- Also, while lots of credit for this shutdown combo has to go to Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook, don't blame the Sharks' D men. In that same matchup, the second pairing of Dan Boyle and Douglas Murray clobbered Bolland's line on Corsi.
- Drink your soup -- Brian Campbell was a beast on Corsi. He really is a key cog in our offense, and his pairing stood up well against everything that wasn't thrown at Keith & Seabrook.
- The second line saw fairly even time against the Sharks' top 9. Their results were mixed; if they were the weak point among our forwards in this series, McLellan didn't do a very good job of exploiting them. Of course, they're probably doing something right, because they keep posting solid +/- numbers.
- One has to wonder what would've happened if San Jose took advantage of the depth it didn't know it had. Even though their top two lines got the bulk of the ice time, Logan Couture and Manny Malhotra posted solid Corsi ratings, and the Pavelski line did well when they could get free of the wrath of Tazer. But, nobody could pick up enough slack for this to happen.
- Actually, after Couture, the bottom three forwards weren't much help, even against our fourth line (which wasn't much better otherwise).
- Let me say it again: why didn't Logan Couture get to play more?!
- They don't call Jason Demers a 'Hawk killer for nothing.
- Past Patty Marleau, the Sharks were unable to turn any shooting advantages into goals. This speaks both to the performance of Antti Niemi and to factors other than even-strength shooting, though it's not easy picking out what those might be. It's not like the Blackhawks dominated spectacularly on special teams or anything.
Though the "eye test" could've told you this, the statistics seem to confirm that this series really should have gone more than four games. But, in the end, it did -- what can we say? Goals are more important than chances, and somehow the Sharks couldn't put those pucks home.
I think you really have to credit the combination of a strong commitment to backchecking by the forwards, responsible clearing of rebounds and pucks in danger areas by the D, and a tremendously tremendous performance by Pelican here. Let's hope they can keep this up for one more series!
March 13 vs. Flyers Head-to-Head Corsi
So, as I did before the WCF, I now turn to our regular season results against our upcoming opponent. Of course, with the
Phillies (why is it so easy to do this?) Flyers, this was only one game -- one we many of us wanted to forget, at that.
Since there were only four even-strength goals in that game, plus-minus probably isn't too meaningful here. So let's look at head-to-head Corsi, arranged by how we expect the lines to look like now (with Kop filling in on the third line until Laddie gets back):
I don't want to draw too many conclusions from a one-game sample size, especially since we had a different goalie in net, our lines were different, and nobody is playing at the same level (good or bad) as they were playing back then. Also, I actually missed this game. But I'll put up a crap shoot of observations anyway.
Chris Pronger and Matt Carle posted a solid game. Kimmo Timonen was okay (even on both +/- and Corsi even though he got an assist), but Braydon Coburn and Ryan Parent were adventures in their own zone, it looks like. Testing their defensive depth is a must.
- Buff McNugget was downright awful, as was our fourth line. Reading the comments from that recap, it sounds like Biscuit had a bad game, but you can't see that here. Likewise, Versteeg's solid game doesn't stand out here, even if his numbers were decent.
- Interestingly, from their numbers here, it looks like our checking line could handle their top line okay. Our top line, not so much, especially if Buff is on it.
- This was Soupy's last game before the infamous hit. It wasn't a very good game, but considering Philadelphia's potentially killer forecheck, he will have to be more than good.
- The Flyers' second line looks like it could kill us if left alone. If Richards draws the Bolland line, then we need to match Toews against this. If not, then flip this.
- Of course, that leaves Marian Hossa in the same position as he was in against the Sharks -- underutilized. I don't see this lasting long; if we can't take advantage of Panda, it will show. Nobody wants it to happen, but there is a very real possibility that we haven't seen the last of Coach Q's line generator.
- Kaner got a +1 Corsi against Pronger. Does that mean anything?
Of course, none of this really means anything. But I didn't want there to be white space where I normally spew random observations, so I coughed some up. I hope you're happy. Plus, if any of them are accurate, I'll have proof that I "predicted" something.
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This probably isn't the best thing to have right now, but I think we're all hoping that, given the nature of the latest mayoral hockey bet (sorry laaarmer... just look at that list, though!), we get to keep some of this for ourselves: what Eli's is calling a "hat trick of cheesecake":
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Quick Consultant: Industry Profits and Sales Decline
BASIC RATIOS TELL THE TALE – In 2007 we reported average Owner's Compensation was 12.6% for ALL participants. In 2009, Owner's Compensation, for the first time, actually dropped below 11% and now stands at 10.9%. Please note that many of the key ratios reported above do change based upon the extraction criteria being used. The 2010 Financial Benchmarking Study provides numerous breakouts based upon annual sales categories, population densities, companies with and without sales reps, and profitability quartiles, just to name a few.
PARTICIPANTS WEATHER THE STORM - With the exception of Cost of Goods, which has remained amazingly steady in the 28.5-29.5% range for more than 25+ years, expenses such as payroll (excluding owner) and general overhead rose enough in the past two years to produce a dramatic decline in owner's compensation, at least for the 124 companies who participated in both the 2007 Operating Ratio Study and the 2009 Financial Benchmarking Study.
What an exciting time to be in business! I must admit that I've been in this industry for more than 35 years and I can't recall a single day when I actually dreaded going to work. I look forward to coming into the office every single day. Some days I've got a report to write, while other days I have to analyze some figures for a special article I am working on. It really doesn't matter. There's always something new and challenging on which to work.
This past weekend I found myself more energized than normal as I began examining some of the early data coming in from this spring's special survey conducted by NAQP, its 2010 NAQP Financial Benchmarking Survey, formerly called the Operating Ratio Study.
To some readers, words such as "excited" or "extra energy" sound a bit over the top when it comes to analyzing financial ratios for an industry, but believe me when I say they are not. Having been a newspaper reporter before I got into the printing arena, there's just something special about being among the first to uncover exactly what is happening in an industry, especially one with which you've you have been so closely involved with for so long.
So it comes as no surprise that I spent all day April 2-3 pulling together all the data submitted for this year's biennial benchmarking survey so I could write about it in this column. Even though the deadline for the survey was March 22, we had to allow another few days for the surveys submitted by mail to work their way through the postal system and back to our offices.
As a practical matter, we simply cannot conduct any serious analyses whatsoever until all the data is available. Once we reach our assigned cut-off date, we then use a series of tests and examine virtually every cell for outliers and mathematical errors. With more than 300 printing firms submitting surveys this year, it meant that we had to deal with more than 40,000 data cells on our Excel spreadsheet. When we begin to do specific extractions or sorts it gets even worse, with the spreadsheet actually doubling in size to almost 80,000 cells as we use special sorting criteria and advanced filtering to explore some of the keys to success in our industry.
Customized Study to Participants
Fortunately, for as long as I can remember, I've always had help producing this study. My good friend and industry guru Larry Hunt has always been at my side helping me to produce this major industry project. While I use Excel to produce hundreds of special extractions, sorts, and comparisons, Larry has this truly unique talent for just being able to cut through the chaff and spot a major trend or an erroneous data entry in seconds, all without the benefit of Excel or a calculator. Larry, as he has done for years, will also author the Executive Summary that will accompany this year's final study.
Every company that submitted a survey by the published deadline will receive a customized Financial Benchmarking Study before the end of May. The report will include a number of profit and loss, balance sheets, and key ratio sheets comparing various aspects of their performance against their peers in the industry. Accompanying each customized report will be a special Executive Summary written by Larry Hunt.
Hunt will also author a longer, more detailed Executive Summary that will appear in the complete, 86+ page 2010 Financial Benchmarking Study. Readers who did not participate in this year's survey, can purchase the complete study directly from NAQP by going to its website at www.naqp.com. The new study is available to NAQP and NAPL members for only $155, and to non-members for $225.
From my perspective as both a consultant and industry analyst for more than 30 years, I consider this document to be in its own distinctive class. I have taken absolute novices in this industry and made them experts about its financial inner workings within one weekend, using nothing more than the Financial Benchmarking Study as a primary tool.
I've even told people, especially newbies, that if you purchase this report and spend two or three hours analyzing its contents, you will end up knowing far more about what really makes this industry tick and what it really takes to be a profit leader than 90% of your peers.
Sales & Profits Clearly Down
Although we still have a couple of weeks before the Benchmarking Study is finalized and released, we are confident enough in our preliminary findings to provide the following information. We've already started producing a variety of test breakouts based upon specific criteria. Below are just two of the dozens of breakouts that will eventually make their way into the final study.
Our first data is from an "ALL" extraction of all participants, excluding those with annual sales below $150,000 and/or greater than $5 million. Note, those companies excluded from the data analysis will still receive their own customized reports.
All Participating Firms (This year's survey)
- Average Sales: $1,016,939
- Average Cost of Sales: 29.3%
- Average Payroll: 32.9%
- Average Overhead: 26.9%
- Owner's Compensation: 10.9%
- 2009 Sales vs. 2007 Sales: -12.9%
- Sales Per Employee: $118,010
Comparing the above ratios to what was reported in the Operating Ratio Study conducted two years ago, we find that average annual sales dropped $164,976, or almost 14%, between calendar year 2007 and 2009.
The data below represents ratios extracted from companies with 2009 sales between $800,000 and $1.4 million—one of the largest, most representative sales extractions in the benchmarking data:
Firms Between $800,000 - $1.4 Million in Sales (63 companies)
- Average Sales: $1,026,973
- Average Cost of Sales: 28.7%
- Average Payroll: 32.8%
- Average Overhead: 27.1%
- Owner's Compensation: 11.4%
- 2009 sales vs. 2007 sales: -15.6%
- Sales Per Employee: $118,391
Comparing 2007 vs. 2009
So, how do some of these overall performance ratios really compare to those we reported in 2007, since we are dealing with two different groups of respondents? Remember, those who participated in this year's Benchmarking Survey are not necessarily the same as those who participated in the 2007 Operating Ratio Survey.
Well, thanks to the efforts of Larry Hunt, and the fact we must be able to identify individual participants in order to meet our fulfillment obligations, we now have the tools that allow us to identify companies that have participated in multiple/consecutive surveys. This, in turn, allows us to get an even more accurate read on the industry since we can look at what the same companies reported for the year 2007 compared to what they reported for 2009. We found 124 companies that participated in both biennial surveys. Among those selected companies, we discovered the following:
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|Cost of Goods:
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The data, although somewhat disappointing, should certainly not come as a great surprise considering what the printing industry has endured during the past two to three years. With a decline in sales across a two year period, one would expect that overhead expenses, since they are generally fixed, would tend to increase as a percent of sales.
It is also not surprising to find that payroll expenses increased even while annual sales started to decrease. We believe this is quite simply to be blamed on the reluctance of owners to layoff employees when a drop in sales first became apparent.
Assuming that most owners recognize the long term danger of allowing payroll as a percent of sales to slowly creep upwards, there is still a lag between the time the problem is recognized and the time a solution is finally implemented. In either case, this hesitancy to terminate clearly shows up in lower owner's compensation and a decrease in sales per employee (SPE).
Next month we hope to highlight at least a few of the key characteristics of the profit leaders in this industry that distinguish them from the profit laggards, and how you can move your company into the former group as opposed to the latter.


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When Brock Lesnar was kicking ass and taking names under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner, he never appeared on a pay-per-view (PPV) that did any less than 600,000 buys. He was, without a shadow of a doubt, the largest drawing fighter and champion in the history of mixed martial arts (MMA). Four of his eight fights inside the Octagon did at least one million buys.
So when the preliminary estimates for his first match back in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) were revealed today by the Wrestling Observer, it came as a bit of a shock.
Indeed, according to the Observer, WWE Extreme Rules 2012, which took place on Sun., April 29, in Chicago, Illinois, drew a total of 251,000 buys. That breaks down to 147,000 domestic (within North America) and 104,000 outside North America. I thought Todd Martin brought up a great point on how this is a failure for WWE on Twitter shortly after the numbers were revealed.
"Prelim. estim. is Brock Lesnar's WWE Extreme Rules PPV return drew 35,000 more buys than last year's ER show headlined by Miz-Cena-Morrison," Martin tweeted. "WWE barely popping a # for the return of the biggest non-boxing PPV attraction is a strong indictment of their booking and business strategy. Money in the Bank was up 41,000 last year, compared to 35,000 for Extreme Rules. CM Punk booking himself made more money than WWE booking Brock Lesnar."
That's quite the shock to the system and it's difficult to argue Martin's point that this is a strong indictment of WWE and its inability to book the biggest star in MMA history. Extreme Rules 2011, which was main evented by John Cena vs. The Miz vs. John Morrison for the WWE championship, did 216,000 PPV buys and while any upkick is nice, the feeling is there should have been a much bigger jump than this.
There are any number of reasons that can be given for why the number isn't higher. Lesnar did leave UFC on a terribly low note, having been embarrassed in consecutive fights by both Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem. Simply put, this appears to confirm that WWE made a huge mistake putting Lesnar on a "B-show" instead of waiting for a major event like SummerSlam. The Rock's return match at Survivor Series 2011 did 281,000 buys, which means a meaningless tag team match with Rock teaming with Cena against The Miz and R-Truth sold better than Lesnar vs. Cena in Brock's first match back since 2004.
This is all quite incredible to me, Cagesiders. What are your thoughts on the matter? And will this mean Lesnar won't have a big effect on the buyrate once he returns for SummerSlam in a rumored match against Triple H?


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The Register-News
---- — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Ron Rivera has no doubt wide receiver Steve Smith can still be a dominant receiver this season.
But Rivera also knows Smith can't play for ever and the Panthers will need to eventually find a long-term replacement for the five-time Pro Bowl receiver.
Smith is still extremely productive, coming off his seventh 1,000-yard season.
But the 12-year NFL veteran turns 34 next month.
Rivera said having a replacement in place for when Smith retires is something he and new GM Dave Gettleman have discussed and that needs to be addressed "in the coming future, obviously."
"A lot of it will depend on how things unfold," Rivera said. "How we go through free agency and finish free agency. How we go into the draft and finish the draft. We'll see. That's one of the things that Dave and I have talked about. . But as of right now, Steve Smith is still an integral part of what we do and he'll continue to be that big part for us."
With Cam Newton providing needed stability at the quarterback position, Smith's numbers have dramatically improved over the last two seasons.
In 2010, he went to a fifth Pro Bowl after catching 79 passes for 1,394 yards receiving and seven touchdowns. Carolina's offense struggled to find its way early last season, but Smith still led the team with 73 receptions for 1,174 yards and scored four TDs.
Smith was out of the country and unavailable for comment, but he's previously said he wants to continue to play as long as he's productive.
Brandon LaFell has locked down the Panthers other starting receiver spot and he finished with 44 receptions for 677 yards and four scores last season.
But he's viewed as more of a possession receiver rather that a No. 1 threat.
"I think he's developed into a very solid football player," Rivera said of LaFell. "The fun thing to watch about Brandon is his growth. He's going to continue to grow and become a better and better football player. The thing I like about him is his ability to get into tight spaces and make good catches."
Rivera called this is a good draft class for receivers.
But the Panthers enter next month's selection process with only five picks, having already traded away their third- and seventh-round selections.
"We're trying to find out about who these young receivers are and do they have the ability to read on the run?" Rivera said. "Can they make those decisions that, OK, they're in cover-2, I've got to run this route. Or they're in man and it's, I've got to run this route. It's 3-deep, I've got to run this route. What's happening is you really have to do your homework to find out does this guy play all these different positions? Does this guy understand defenses? And does this guy know the offense? Where in the past I don't think you worried about some of those other elements in terms of scouting players."
The Panthers have never had to worry about Smith being a presence.
He's the franchise's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns. He has more than 11,000 yards receiving since being selected as a third-round pick out of Utah in 2001.
Rivera said finding a player to replace Smith's competitiveness, work ethic and overall productivity won't be easy.
"The thing about Steve I'll always be impressed with is how hard he does everything," Rivera said. "Not just on the football field. Everything he does, he gives 100 percent. He really does put his all into it. I think that's why he's been able to sustain it for such a long time."


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First the concrete stuff:
Pac networks estimates and info
Now the anonymously sourced update (only the first four items are pertinent):
OU/UT to Pac commentary
Reactions and TLDR; after the jump
On a side note, I'm not sure how many people caught it, but our volleyball coach said it in his interview here on ATQ that all the volleyball games will be televised next year. If the network is going to be devoting that kind of coverage to volleyball, you can bet they'll be televising as many baseball games, softball games, track meets, and whatever other random athletic events they can get on film (maybe even water polo, Gorby). Think of how much this'll help recruiting. You can tell kids in non-revenue sports that they'll be easier to watch on tv than their professional counterparts. Crazy.
The big items in both of these stories is the Pac-12 networks and their future. If the estimates from the first article are anywhere near correct, the networks are going to be bringing in some real skrilla for the conference. It's worth noting that Larry Scott has so far delivered actual revenue above estimated expectations on all other occasions I can think of. Keep in mind this is without the possible addition of the Oklahoma and Texas schools that would basically make us the left of the Mississippi conference while opening up another time zone and bring in millions of more households on basic cable.
It's eye-opening to see how the distribution numbers for the (unlaunched!) Pac-12 network stack up to established channels, without any more deals having even been struck. It's amazing to me that the Pac-12 networks will in all likelihood have greater carriage numbers than the NFL Network, before they're even launched (and look at all the problems the Longhorn Network has had in securing agreements).
The most interesting thing out of the second article was the statement that ESPN "would welcome" the horns moving and a re-branding of the network. I've never seen this said anywhere else, it makes sense when you think about it, and that would remove one of the largest roadblocks to a Pac-16 happening. The Dodds and Scott tidbit was a cool peek behind the curtain as well.
Putting everything so far together:
1. OU and OSU are mentally in the Pac-12 already. Bob Stoops waxed poetic about being able to play in Cali earlier this week and Boone Pickens said he sees the future of OSU as being in the Pac on Saturday. If those two are on board and saying these things, it's a good signal as to the way their schools are leaning, which is also backed up by past anecdotes. In a lot of ways, OU is now the one calling the shots in the Big-12ish.
2. Texas Tech just wants to end up in an AQ conference and would jump as fast as humanly possible to the Pac. This inference is made from reading their message boards and the school telling UT to pound sand instead of allowing them to televise their football matchup, so no actual "sources" (see #6 as well). They also seem like fairly nice and interesting people. Makes me wish even more they hadn't stupidly fired Mike Leach. Anyways, they're in.
At this point if even Missouri or Texas Tech were to leave the Big-12ish, which either of whom would do so in a heartbeat, there's no way the remaining schools could even pretend to be able to or want to keep the conference together, especially OU. OU leaving would be the giant steel beam breaking the paraplegic camels' back.
3. This means the Big-12ish is dead if and when the Pac wants it to be. So, Texas is left with the options of Pac-12, B1g-10ish or independence, in roughly that order at this point. Texas doesn't want to be independent because of the scheduling difficulties for both football and their non-revenue sports (it would absolutely kill them in non-revenue sports) and other reasons listed in the second article. A good portion of their rivals would be in the Pac and they have historically flirted with joining the Pac a few times before, so if it comes down to it, you would have to think they would lean to joining the Pac (see #6 as well).
4. With ESPN amenable to the move, there's really no reason it shouldn't be able to be worked out. This is like the NFL labor negotiations, there's just too much money that'd be left at the table for the parties to not be able to work it out. I see UT as being forced to share their network with TT and distributing the proceeds to everyone equally. UT saves face by getting to keep their ESPN branded network and actually having it available for people to see. ESPN gets more content, a better price and lots of guaranteed distribution. Larry Scott gets the schools he has always wanted and a lot more households for his media empire.
5. ????
6. Profit. $$$$$$$$. A Pac-16 would stand to make significantly more from the Pac networks because of more content through extra football and basketball games, along with more quality olympic sports. They's also get access to a huge chunk of extra households because of greater nationwide cachet, another time zone in the footprint, and increased basic cable tier distribution. Finally the network would have far greater national clout and leverage and the dish companies and other carriers would have no choice but to come in the fold then, as if they did already, and at a higher price to boot.
Scott has also mentioned that there are stipulations built into the tv contract with Fox and ESPN re: increased payouts if the conference were to expand. We know Scott has said all along he thought the conference would end up expanding again. Knowing this, it's a reasonable bet that with the negotiating prowess of Scott the conference would actually see a bump in revenue per team in this situation, not just an overall increase to keep the status quo, especially since Scott knew if he expanded it would be almost certainly with Texas and Oklahoma, two very valuable schools. You're not gonna get them for status quo.
At this point, the Pac-12 is estimated to likely be raking in $30 million+ per school in a few years. I would be very surprised if a Pac-16 was making less than $40 million+ per in that time frame. So yeah, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
If at this point you're still wondering about motivation for any of the schools involved, read #6 again.


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BAYOU CORNE, La.—Clean-up at a giant sinkhole has been suspended after more land fell into the hole today, swallowing a boat, and forcing two workers to be rescued.
Our partner station, WAFB, reports that two workers were rescued at the site, but not before their boat was "eaten" by the sinkhole. It was reportedly tied to a tree, before being swallowed.
The Assumption Parish Police Jury reported a 50-foot section of property fell into the sink hole in the Bayou Corne/Grand Bayou area during cleanup operations Thursday morning.
The lost land was on the southwest side of the site.
Officials said no injuries were reported.
Right now, clean up at the site has been suspended.


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Sydney Plummer
Hometown: South Bristol, Maine
Academic Year: Sophomore
Major: Psychology
Things I am Involved in:
Greek Life and Big Brothers Big Sisters
My Plan After College:
My plan is to pursue a Master's in Counseling
Why I Chose UNC:
UNC was originally my back up school, but after taking a tour I fell completely and totally in love with it. It was beautiful, the people were friendly, and my tour guide was extremely positive and helpful.
Advice To My Freshman Self:
Don't procrastinate
If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional, with whom would it be?
Any young child. They're able to entertain themselves for hours!
The Quote I Live By:
"Smile, it's contagious"
Favorite Movie:
Remember The Titans and Sandlot


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Southampton Publick House
Ratings: 68 | Reviews: 54 | Display Reviews Only:
New York
4.65/5 rDev +8.1%
Recently, I have come to realize that each of the 3 districts my company has on (dirty) Long Island are within 15 minutes travel of one of the 3 Long Island brewpubs. Coincidence? Nah, I don't think so, divine design perhaps. We have a site in Quogue that I seldom get out to but I finally did, and that means an excursion to Southampton. Sure, the Sunrise Highway shrinks to a mere 1 lane in each direction goat trail and it's jammed with "en route to Montaukers" but I had to head out East to Southampton, had to go, just had to...
Rolled in mid afternoon, main dining room to the right and bar to the left. Seating for upwards of a dozen along the "J" shaped bar, with a brass rail and tile floor trim, a row of fermenters visible through glass in a room behind the bar. Tiered booze runs the length of the bar back, a rack in the center with some glassware, scotchs & Southampton bottles above, blackboards to both sides of center, one with the tap selections and the other with tap room specials, and a glassware rack hanging from the ceiling. 4 raised bar tables in the middle of the floor in front of the fireplace and a large blackboard listing the standards and the seasonals with brief descriptions. There's an attached room with a dozen tables, many sharing a common red pattern bench, pale green walls with wood trim, big slate floors, slat shaded windows, beer trays, and framed prints, various GABF & World Beer Cup awards, and enlarged label displays. TV's in all the corners of both rooms.
In the dining room, a dozen and a half tables, mostly 2 and 4 seaters but some larger round ones in the corners. Exterior brick walls, lime green interiors, posts and beams, shaded windows with wood shutters and the room done with a GABF framed print, vintage Miller & PBR framed ads and old beer trays. A mash tun, grist mill and fermenters in a paneled glass wall corner room with access to below, and to the rear, McSully's Tavern; a back party room with it's own small bar and a nice brewerania collection.
Meanwhile, back at the bar, a single tower with a dozen taps, some of them dupes, some unused. They were pouring 4 of their year round beers, 4 seasonals and a cask. I did the beer sampler of course. The Publick House Porter was outstanding, all caramel and chocolatey and the Bavarian Wheat, unfiltered and fruity was marvelous as well. The Southampton Pale Ale was also very nicely hopped and the Secret Ale, a German brown Alt was smooth and malty. All the beers there were pretty damn great.
They also had a few of their beer in bottles. The Southampton Double White Ale is undoubtably my favorite. It's a Belgian white that packs a whallop. Is beautiful, yes. They've also got the Old Herb Barleywine and the Saison. The beer, it's all good here.
Food? Yeah, they've got food. The good seafood choices you'd expect to find out on the east end and more. I had wings and a burger, but mostly for lunch I'm likely to do the chili and french dip (edit: some evil man who's name I shan't mention here removed the french dip from the menu, so you have to get the grilled sirloin sandwich instead. Comparable, but no dippy stuff), or dinnerwise, the ribs are wonderful, as are the pasta dishes. This last time around we did the Mesquite chicken quesidella rolls and Wasabi seared tuna apps, both were excellent. Actually, I've never had a bad meal here. Always ask for the sweet potato fries. Sat at the bar and chewed the fat with the bartenders, generally you get Alex or Brady. Pretty damn (way out) East but well worth the trip. Good folks, great food and drink.
08-08-2003 01:32:51 | More by slander
New York
4.43/5 rDev +3%
This is what a brew pub should look like. Nicely landscaped outside, Great looking classy room(s) inside, nice out door deck, friendly athmosphere and staff, great looking bar, tastefully placed flat screen tvs. Award winning brews, available in bottles, on draft or growler pours. All the fermentors, brew kettles etc are on view in the various rooms. I havent been able to speand much time either in S'hampton or in this fine establishment over the years. Those who live close to this place truly are lucky. Very well worth the effort and long drive "out east" to experience this high quality beer destination.
10-16-2004 02:41:27 | More by Billolick
4.55/5 rDev +5.8%
It was with some excitement that I headed out here on the Sunday of the recent Labor Day weekend with 3 other NY BAs.
From the outside it has a rather low key appearance. A simple awning nestles between well trimmed hedges & over the entrance path which has the words Southampton Publick House. As you walk up the path, grassed areas immediately create a very countrified feel, or as my US brethren stated, villagey.
A small outside deck area with lots of white washed walls creates a cool looking relaxed area for some fare al fresco, at least if you want that option. Once inside lots of darkish woods contribute to a feeling of being in a place that is probably younger that its image portrays. Awards and Brewing Medals adorn the wooden walls & hint at what is in store for those not in the know. A small counter sits to your right which displays many of the SPH promotional wares. To the left is a decent sized bar that has a good run of white handled taps, all sporting SPH products. In front of the bar there is a mixture of tall round tables with high stools, tables & chairs, plus the odd booth. Larger dining tables are towards the well lit area as you approach the large expansive window at the front of that part of the building.
After much deliberation & a several emergency piss-stops (hey, it was a long ride out here!) a mandate from the masses meant that we elected to populate the front of the bar for a few beers before trying any food. We sat right in front of the bank of SPH Taps as it happened, which made for a fun time when the beers ran off; dj & Rokotgirl had some free beer samplers sprayed on them on two occasions if memory serves me right, which made for some mirth and entertainment for myself and Rapopoda who wisely sat to the left of the Taps.
Beer Range the most important part, was by far the best. The Selection does alter, which is a good thing in my book, but sadly they had no Cask Ale, which was a real bummer. What they did have was a superb selection and range of brews. From the Montauk Light (SPHs own Bud Lite for the heathens that will insist on asking for one) to the big boys in the Bottles, there is something for everyone. I tried the Pale Ale, Golden Lager, Secret Ale, Left Coast IPA & the lovely Oyster Stout. I also tried some of Rokotgirls fruity Raspberry brew (? Forget what that was called). Several Bottles were also available, including the Cuvee des Fleurs, Double White, Saison & Imperial Baltic Porter, all of which were excellent. Yes, eulogize indeed, the beers here are all top notch, well maybe except for the Montauk Light ;-)).
Service well I have to be honest here and say that my first impressions were not good, but they did change. I felt a little uncomfortable at first, there was no-one to say where or where we couldnt sit, and it all seemed a little informal, which it is, but nevertheless, as a first timer it was a tad confusing but I was only here for some beer at first so the safe option of sitting at the Bar meant that I avoided any embarrassment. However, it wasnt just me, an oldish Dude was complaining about the lack of waitress service to the bartender, only to be told that there wasnt any until later. So some confusion at first. However, our BA party of 4 easily struck up a rapport with the bartender, a nice chap who was kept extremely busy explaining the lack of waitress service and food hours to visitors, as well as serving and generally tending the whole front room on his own. Despite the fact that he was kept busy, he ensured that we were topped up when our glasses emptied, and even offered us all a free top-up before we left the bar area to sit down for some food in the more formal front dining area.
We decided to sit at a large table in the well lit area in the front window for our meal. The food menu was decent enough, nothing too outstanding, but the food was pretty decent and the portions well-sized, and I am not sure if any of us finished our meals here, the fish and chips were great. I ordered a Chocolate Mud Pie thingyumijig of sorts that we all shared and it did the rounds slowly, it was great but we were all full, although it went extremely well with the Imperial Baltic Porter, yum!
The waitress that picked us up for the meal portion of our visit looked bored, but as soon as Rapopoda exuded his charm on the poor young thing she was putty in his hands. I think the beer was taking effect because the waitress seemed to enjoy returning to the Mad Hatters Tea Party at Table 9, or was it to chat to Rapopoda? Overall the Service was great, & I think we managed to at least entertain one young lady that afternoon with some of Rapododas hilarious red neck impressions & to a lesser extent some English mirth.
Thanks to djgonzalez & Rokotgirl for the transport, & Rapopoda for entertaining the waitress with his myriad of impressions & constant requests for a Holiday Ham.
SPH deserves the hype, the beers are excellent!
Last Visit: Sunday 5th September, 2004.
09-19-2004 20:38:05 | More by TheLongBeachBum
New Jersey
4.5/5 rDev +4.7%
This place is located a short distance off the main Route 27 drag in eastern Long Island. Easy to find with the big sign and hedge row outside the building. A small amount of parking spots are located along the road.
We stopped in around lunch time just to grab a pint or two, and we were not eating lunch. There is a nice outdoor seating area that must be nice during warmer weather seasons. Inside the bar area is small, as there are only about 8 stools there. Some high tops and dining tables are in the area too. Loads of TVS locked into local sports. There is some merchandise at the front door at the reception stand if you wish to buy anything, and a small refridgerator has some beers for take out.
A nice big blackboard lists all the beers available. This trip there were the standard 5 beers Secret Ale, IPA, Light, Double Wit, and Lager. There were 4 special beers, a Uber Bock, NYDP Finest, Oatmeal Stout, and Sullivans Irish Ale. The beers were fresh and very tasty.
Service was prompt and the girl behind the bar knew her beer offerings.
I wish I had more time to hang here, but if you are in this part of Long Island, this is a must stop.
04-22-2011 20:02:05 | More by Gavage
4.47/5 rDev +4%
Ah, the Southamtpon Publick House. I finally got a chance to go here last month for my birthday. Unfortunately Phil was not in the the house, but they took care of us pretty well, regardless. The atmosphere is nice. Southamtpon is a nice little town, and the LIRR station stop is only a short 10-15 minute walk from the SPH. Upon arriving at SPH we were greeted by a huge awning leading up to the main entrance of the bar. On the way to the front door you also pass a small outdoor tap station, and some patio seating for when it is a nice day out. Pretty cool, if you ask me. Also at the front door is several empty casks with free beer periodicals on top of them, another classy touch. Younger BA's may be put off by the sign that says "Over 23's Only!" and "Proper Dress Required", although we are talking about the hamptons, these signs are only there to deter under-age kids from trying to squeeze in unnoticed. The "proper dress required" sign is particularly funny, as we visited on the off-season and many of the patrons were dressed in shorts and flip flops ;-). SPH also welcomes kids in for brunch and lunch, although I saw no children in the evening, so perhaps they are only allowed into the pub during the day? Anyway the atmosphere is very nice here. In fact, this place screams "neighberhood pub and restaurant" but not in an Applebees way :-) There is a counter and a long bar to the left when you walk in, with some varioius tables by the bar and in a room behind the bar. There is also a seperate dining area that is visible to your right as you walk in through the front entrance. The ceilings are high, and everything is a light wood colour. On my last visit some choice football games were being shown on several TV's and no music was being played. It should also be noted that the TV's were at a very nice volume. The service here was exceptional, our bartender Brandon was very quick in taking our food orders, and he warmed up to us right away. Since we visited the SPH on a Sunday evening it was very empty in here, so i'm not sure what the service is like when it gets crowded. They do a ladies night here, and apparantly it gets absolutely mental, especially, during the on season. The quality of all of the brews sampled were all awesome. Although it was in this very pub that I learned that Phil Markowki, is indeed, human. The Pale Ale and Secret Ale are great brew pub staples, but the Montauk light and Golden Lager are not the best. The four seasonals on offer on our last visit were all pretty good, with the Porter, and Steam beer being highlights. The Octoberfest lager was good, but no better than my local BBW's version, and the Belgian White ale was downright disssapointing (see the reviews). Another negative about the quality was the fact that the tap beers are served way too icy cold here. C'mon guys Phil is brewing some of the best brews in the country, serve them above 20 degrees! The selection was very nice, as you can see. Four year round brews, and four seasonals as well as a few beer cellar brews in the bottle. We sampled a 2003(?) old herb barleywine, a 2004 saison, and a 2004 cuvee des fleurs, all were in excellent shape, but again too cold. Beer cellar beers should be at cellar temperature, should they not? The food ordered was very good. I had a chicken sandwitch that was quite tasty, and the (s)mashed potatoes were very nice as well. The food items were all reasonably priced (especially for the hamptons!) as well. I had e-mailed Phil and the Don Sullivan a few times before coming here to see if some special beers could be put aside for me, but due to a lack of communication the box of brews was misplaced. Hopefully I will be able to reclaim these beers on my next visist to the publick house.
Final thoughts: OK, so Phil is making some of the best beers in the world, but not all of the brews on tap here are masterpieces.
The quality and selection here is very good, but please serve the beers at a warmer temperature.
The service here is absolutely awesome, with Brandon (?) our bartender for the evening going above and beyond the call of duty (heck he even gave us a free 750 and some pint glasses on our way out!)
For the Hamptons the atmosphere here is not upscale at all. This place really feels like a friendly neighberhood pub with good food, and killer beer at nice prices!
Go Here! Sure it is out of the way, and it is not truly "Valhalla", but I will go back every few months to sample some more Markowski creations, and claim my box!
Note: The Southamtpon Publick House is easily reached by LIRR, the Southampton station is only 10 minutes from the brewpub and it takes about 2 and 1/2 hours to get there from NYC. However, be cautious when planning a trip up because the train schedule can be very sporadic, especially in the off-season of the Hamptons!
11-01-2004 17:53:38 | More by francisweizen
New Hampshire
4.78/5 rDev +11.2%
Joined some fellow BAs here yesterday for an afternoon of Bier and banter....
Place is a fashionable building set amongst some big, shady trees and nice landscaping way out on Long Island. There's an outdoor patio right at the front entrance for dining/quaffing when the weather permits. Inside to the left is a long bar with a dozen seats, as well as some tables in the lounge area. More to the left near the front is a large glassed-in area with added dining space. Additional seating is to the right and rear as you enter, and this is where you can see to a lower level housing the brewing equipment. Yet another dining room is to the far rear right (with another bar, I think). A large blackboard to the left of the main bar highlights the year-round biers (Helles Lager, Alt, Pale Ale....plus...), as well as current seasonals (Scottish, Porter....), casks (Porter), and "cellar" biers. These are bottled versions of Phil Markowskis bier available to purchase and consume on-site. Nice stuff...like Grand Cru!! Our bartender (who we deemed "Cliff") as well as our waittresses and the owner himself were all outstanding, going above and beyond the call to serve the small BA posse gathered here. My Pulled Pork Sammich was top-shelf, and the rest of the gang expressed good words on their meals. Biers we enjoyed we're A-1!! Helles, Scottish Ale, Saison and Grand Cru, among others, were supremely tasty and well-made. A bit of a trek for some, but well worth it! And, we bumped into golfer Phil Mickelson, dining near our group.
Zum Wohl!!
overall: 4.78
atmosphere: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5 | $$$
06-06-2004 16:15:16 | More by Bierman9
4.5/5 rDev +4.7%
My second visit, but this time during the cold winter season. Enjoyed several great beers including the Imperial Porter & Old Herb Barleywine (finally!). Also enjoyed an excellent dinner in the pub. Our waitress and bartender were GREAT. Service rating has increased.
After spending two days in Patchogue it was time to get in the car and head east. A quick 30 minute drive lead us to Southampton Publick House in the heart of Southampton. Upon entering I got that small town, upscale village feel.
We were greeted by the hostess and given the option to sit inside or outside on the patio. Since it was a beautiful July afternoon, we decided to chill outside on the patio.
The beer selection was presented nicely on the menu. There were four regular staples that included the Montauk Light, Southampton Pale Ale, Southampton Secret Ale and Golden Ale. The "seasonal" options were the IPA, Espresso Stout and Steem Beer. The Steem beer was described as "like the Anchor Steam beer, but lighter." There were also 4 oz sample options too.
I also noticed that there were "cellar" options available. This consisted of such beauties as the Double White Ale, May Bock and Imperial Porter. It was around 90 degrees outside and the Double White Ale sounded like a thirst quenching option.
I tried the Espresso Stout, IPA, Southampton Pale Ale and the Double White Ale. Wow! Every beer I tried was so incredibly fresh and well crafted. The Double White Ale was presented in a 22 oz brown bottle and served in a nice tulip shaped pilsner glass.
The menu offers options like salads, wraps, sandwiches and entrees. The party that I was with sampled a variety of food including the fried calamari, chicken wrap and salad.
I tried the mussels, which were described by someone I was with as "out of the world" and I fully agreed. Every bite of anything I ate was so friggin' good. Without question, the food here is above average from any brewpub that I've ever been to. I had the tuna burger with remoulade and it was awesome.
Service was solid. Our waitress was friendly, responsive and welcoming. The bar inside is borderline perfect. I would love to re-visit and clock in some quality time there. A big chalkboard outlines all of the info for draft and bottles selections available.
There is a mini fridge that has beer to go. The IPA & Secret Ale were there in six packs and then the impressive beers like the Grand Cru, Old Herb Barleywine, May Bock and Imperial Porter in either 22 oz or 750 ML bottles. You can also purchase shirts, hats, glassware, etc.
This place is phenomenal and strongly recommended if you are out east on Long Island. I was super impressed with the overall quality of beer and food at the Southampton Publick House. Check this place out.
07-27-2006 23:54:13 | More by Hibernator
4.25/5 rDev -1.2%
Thanks to Slander for "talking" me into making this trek. I was on the fence and he said "No excuses!" so I cajoled my coworkers and took the rental car for the entire night to drive out and find SPH. My advice if you don't know the streets is take Exit 70 from the 495 (LIE.) It's easier than Exit 68.
First, the parking lot is sorta connected to the street so ya just drive right up. Outside, the SPH looks like a, well, a big house. The interior is a clean almost Irish lookin' joint. Lots of clean wood and decorative touches with a set of super clean brew tanks behind the bar.
Note that I went on a slow Winter Wednesday night which is "Ladies Nite" and $2 pints for the gals. I must've got there before the locals that appreciate the place showed up. A few guys who work there were enjoying some brews after their shift. Lucky!
Taps were a little limited to Light, Lager, Pale Ale, Secret, X-mas Saison, Porter and 80 schilling scottish. I had to try a Secret at the source. Some guy named Vinnie next to me told me that it's the only beer his wife will drink. Bottles consisted of IPA, Secret, Saison, Christmas Saison, and Baltic Porter. I have had all before except Christmas so I took one home.
Dinner was a cajun grilled chicken and fries for $10. Pretty reasonable, especially for those Hamptons.
Could you take your Mother here? Yes. It's a decent restaurant with top notch food and beer from what I experienced. Too bad that it is so far from everything.
Last call: Long drive is tricky to find because the streets have NO Signs. Also, there is a take out counter for shirts and growlers.
12-15-2005 04:42:49 | More by blitheringidiot
4.44/5 rDev +3.3%
I didn't especially spend much time at the Southampton Publick House. Just dropped in for a pint with my bro then got lots of beer to go. But I did manage to form a few impressions while I was there.
First off, the place is a lot more casual than I would have anticipated. The Hamptons are a notoriously ritzy community. On the day I arrived, John Kerry was in town for a private $1000 per head fund raiser among many celebrities and fancy folk. (Jimmy Buffet had his yacht moored in nearby Sag Harbor. Nice little skiff he's got.)
But the Publick House was very low key and friendly, really just a village drinking establishment. House beers are listed on a chalkboard featuring about five house taps plus seasonals. A nice selection of cellared, bottled beers was also on the menu and the bartender was helpful in making suggestions. He even offered me a discount and (apparently) their last hidden bottle of Biere de Mars, 2004. I sampled one beer of modest quality, two that were pretty good, one quite good, and three that were truly exceptional.
The Southampton Publick House has a full bar and restaurant and offers growlers to go. Their bottled beer is a bit expensive. Corked magnums are about $10-12. But their Imperial Baltic Porter, Grand Cru, and Biere de Mars are worth the money if you've got it. Anyone in the area should certainly stop in for a visit.
09-01-2004 19:58:33 | More by RedDiamond
North Carolina
4.95/5 rDev +15.1%
There is a reason this place is #1, it deserves to be.
Atmosphere: Wonderful. From the hedge and ivy covered entryway and archway, to the landscaping, to the patio, to the pub section, to the dinning area, to the view of the stainless steel tanks, to the TVs this place radiates a laid back, beer atmosphere. Everyone there had a smile on their face and was more than happy to talk to you about anything. TV's all over the pub from 27" to nice big, flat screen plasmas or LCDs. Lots of locals. Friendly bartenders and staff. It was almost enough to get me to move to Southampton, but then I would have to drive across Long Island to get anywhere.
Quality: Top notch. Their beers are excellent. And if you can't find something you like on draft (well then you don't like beer), they have cellared bottles for purchase to go, or for their. I had three of their beers and took home five cellared bottles. Every beer was better than average or great.
Service: Friendly, fast, and willing to talk, when they're not busy. The pub business began to pickup as the night progressed, but seemed like a quiet Monday night. Brady was the bartender that night and took care of me after I had dinner, three pints, then asked what bottles they had in the cellar. I left with five bottles; Bier De Mars, two Saisons, Grand Cru, and Imperial Baltik Porter for more than a fair price. Oh and he through in a pint glass, which will be my new standard.
Selection: Varies, as does any good brewpub. They have 5? year round brews, including the exceptional and unique Secret Ale plus the seasonals and the current cellar bottles. The seasonals where the Bavarian Wheat, Burton Ale, and Publick House Porter. The Burton ale seemed like a combo of traditional English Cask Ale and Nitro beer and the Porter was simply wonderful.
Food: All I can speak to was the burger and fries, which were both great. And the fact that they cook the burger to order was even better. See in NC you have two choices burnted and charred, due to health reasons. However, the guy next to me said the wings were great, and they looked it. Everyone there seemed to enjoy the food.
Overall: One of the best places I've been to for beer, and the best brewpub I've ever been too. I did get some bad news. Nothing on cask, and likely nothing on cask again. Seems it doesn't move fast enough, then they either serve stale beer or have to throw alot out, and well that's just not right.
If you are close and are wonder, like I was, "Is it worth the trip?" I would say, that if you were in say 3000 miles give or take a 1000, it's worth it. I waited until 7:00PM to leave Westbury (about 1/3 - 1/2 across Long Island) and I had no problems with traffic, or finding the place at all. But I took the South State Parkway not 495!
06-29-2004 15:47:37 | More by Loki
Southampton Publick House in Southampton, NY
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About 10 days ago, Salomon brought the media together for the launch of the Synapse Asphalt. Being Salomon, this wasn't any ordinary press event .. the Synapse was introduced to us by way of 'The Hungrier Games'.
We all donned a pair of the Synapse (also comes in a female specific fit, perfect!) and were ushered off to a pavilion in Bishan Park. After a short briefing and a practice session, the Games began. In true Hunger Games style, we had to run and search for hidden laser tag guns, then 'kill' everyone ... last (wo)man standing was the winner.
The torrential rain at the start of the Games really did test the grip and comfort of the shoes, particularly since we had to play undercover on the void deck of some flats. When the rain eased we were able to expand our boundaries to the park itself. Running, dodging and sprinting for cover the Synapse felt super comfy and I never once worried that I'd slip on the wet floors. It was quiet, too .. sneaking up on people to shoot them was never easier! :)
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10:40am Saturday 10th November 2012 in News
THE Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has alerted residents in York to an invasion of waxwings.
Flocks of the distinctive Scandinavian birds are appearing across York.
Two have already been spotted in Bishopthorpe and flocks have appeared at St George's Field and in the Museum Gardens.
Expert Jono Leadley said: "Listen out for their high-pitched trilling calls and look for them in urban areas especially where there are berry-bearing shrubs and trees, such as rowan, pyracantha and hawthorn."
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4:40pm Sat 10 Nov 12
BigJon says...
re not are they?? :-)
8:32pm Sat 10 Nov 12
Pedro says...
BigJon wrote:Only when they have been drinking.
The fact that we're being 'alerted' makes it sound that they're dangerous......they'
re not are they?? :-)
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xtc says...
7:38am Sun 11 Nov 12
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9:25am Sun 11 Nov 12
capt spaulding says...
gmc_1963 wrote:Could you be more specific.?
I saw 185 of them in St George's Car Park yesterday morning
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MrsHoney says...
10:35am Mon 12 Nov 12
meme says...
Run for cover
Perhaps sirens should be sounded when they come on their guano runs
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Sooooooo... this could be fun if the Maloofs actually address the crowd. I am tempted to buy a ticket because the boys Maloof sure as hell do not appreciate the fans of Sacramento.
So will you go? If you do will you Boo the Maloofs, carry a sign, wear a bag over your head... chant etc... or will you cheer them on? It will be next to impossible to straddle at this, and expect creative editing by the Maloof staff on any video clips. The cheers will be factored into all sorts of Maloof propaganda!
I honestly think we should pull a "Here We Build" type of effort to show our displeasure with the ownership... enough hoop jumping and walking on egg shells. Being nice has proven NOT to work, and the definition of insanity is "Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results"... a lot like the whole North Korea thing. Assholes will always be assholes... and being an asshole is not a momentary thing for the Maloofs... it is a lifestyle.