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LAWRENCEVILLE — With a big-league start all ready this season, there wasn't any question Randall Delgado could get the best hitters out.He made it clear Saturday he can dominate hitters in Class AAA. Making his AAA debut and 100th career minor league start, Delgado blew through the Charlotte Knights, facing the minimum off one hit in his first three innings. He left the game after the sixth with a shutout and nine strikeouts. He walked three batters and allowed three hits. The stadium gun clocked him in the mid-to-low 90s for the entire start with his off-speed stuff dipping toward 80. INSTANT REPLAY G-Braves 4, Knights 0 • What happened: Randall Delgado did not disappoint in his Class AAA debut. The right-hander pitched six shutout innings, allowing three hits and striking out nine. The native of Panama earned his first win since June 30 in his 100th career minor league start. Matt Young went 2-for-3 with two runs scored including a steal of home in the first inning. Mauro Gomez homered in the fourth and Tyler Pastornicky scored in a passed ball in the sixth inning. Charlotte starter Doug Davis took the loss despite seven strikeouts. • Shattered mark: Mauro Gomez's 19th home run of the season made him the second player this season to surpass the previous season high of 18 set by Freddie Freeman last year. • Gutsy steal: With two outs in the first inning the speedy Matt Young stole home against Durham starter Doug Davis. • Streaking: Pastornicky increased his hit streak to 11 games with and RBI single in the sixth inning. • Web gem: Former prospect Lastings Milledge robbed Diory Hernandez of a base hit in the fifth with a diving grab charging in from left field. • Up next: The G-Braves finish off the four-game series with Charlotte with RHP Julio Teheran (12-1, 1.90 ERA) facing the Knights' RHP Joe Bisenius (3-1, 2.98) today at 2 p.m. "I was trying to, before the game, think about the runners … and just stay concentrated," Delgado said. "I never thought, 'I have to do a really, really good job.' I threw very well and I just tried to stay (focused)." Gwinnett's offense backed Delgado and the G-Braves ended a three-game skid with a 4-0 win over Charlotte. "He was as advertised," manager Dave Brundage said. "That's how you want to draw up your first triple-A outing. He gets called up and we are playing for something here and he gets to contribute right away. He had good stuff tonight. It was pretty evident right from the start." Delgado earned his first win since June 30, a tribute to the struggles of the Mississippi Braves. The 21-year-old native of Panama entered the season as the Braves No. 3 best prospect behind teammate Julio Teheran and the Atlanta Braves' everyday first baseman Freddie Freeman. He made 21 starts with Class AA Mississippi going 5-5 with a 3.84 ERA over 1171⁄3 innings, he struck out 110 and walked 46. His nine strikeouts Saturday were the most for Delgado since he K'd 10 on May 9 with the M-Braves. He used all three of his pitches, fastball, change-up and curve ball, topping out at 96 mph. "I felt a little tired with the road trip," he said, noting the late arrival from Friday's nearly three-hour delayed game. "I just tried to eat well and rest." Delgado, who occasionally would lose control for entire starts in Mississippi, showed very few signs of that Saturday. He walked two batters in the fourth inning and also balked, loading the bases with two outs. But after a quick conference on the mound, he escaped the trouble with a weak fly ball to center field. "That's not entirely a bad thing," Brundage said of the one-inning hiccup. "There are learning lessons along the way. He made pitches when he needed to." He allowed one hit and one walk the rest of his outing and struck out at least one batter in each inning. With a major league appearance already on his resume, Delgado said he didn't feel nervous making his AAA debut. He made his major league debut against the Texas Rangers on June 17, allowing three earned runs over four innings, including a home run to American League MVP Josh Hamilton. "If I hadn't pitched there, maybe I would have come here and been a little bit nervous, but I didn't even think about it," Delgado said. Gwinnett gave Delgado early run support when Matt Young stole home in the bottom of the first inning. Knights' starter Doug Davis had a slow delivery home and Young took off, forcing an off-line pitch from the lefty, scoring easily. Young paced the G-Braves' offense going 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles that both led to runs. Brundage and Young collaborated on the steal home when they saw Davis return to his windup. "I just said, 'You want it?'" Brundage said. "I knew the way he was looking at me. I said, 'Take it.'" The G-Braves added a second run in the fourth inning when Mauro Gomez crushed his 19th home run of the season to center field. Gomez is now the second Gwinnett Braves hitter this season to break the previous team high of 18 home runs in a year set by Freddie Freeman last season. After Delgado finished his sixth inning, Gwinnett piled on two more runs to Davis' night. Tyler Pastornicky singled in Young to increase his hitting streak to 11 games and the shortstop later scored on a passed ball. Corey Gearrin and Jaio Asencio finished off the Knights. Gearrin pitched a one-hit seventh and Asencio pitched the final two innings allowing one hit and one walk. "I know he's struggling with his rhythm and trying to get himself back to the way he is capable of pitching," Brundage said of Gearrin, who struggled with his command in his last outing. "Tonight it was pretty clear he came back tonight with quality strikes, quality pitches."
More like this story
- Gomez gives G-Braves win with home run in 9th ( June 6, 2011 )
- Gomez's 100th homer goes in vain for G-Braves ( July 19, 2011 )
- Canizares seals IL batting title ( September 6, 2010 )
- Delgado doesn't disappoint as G-Braves end losing streak ( August 6, 2011 )
- Teheran terrific as G-Braves end skid ( June 20, 2011 )


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A series of events coincided nicely for me on Nov. 5. My father, an avid basketball fan (and Gonzaga alum) was visiting from out of town and I had been gifted free tickets from the colleague of a friend for the Men's Basketball game versus Southwest Oklahoma State University that night. Dad was duly impressed with The Matt, comparing it to an NBA arena, and the production values during pregame and the intros left me recalling my sports marketing internship as an undergrad (not at U of O) where we were lucky if we could even get the mascot inflated properly.
What happened after tipoff was not nearly as impressive, however. One observer (me) described it thusly:
Sloppy game
Nine first half turnovers. The team played as if they'd never even met each other. Instead of taking advantage of the size discrepancy, Altman insisted on playing three guards, an SF, and Woods. Refused to play Woods and Waverly together. When Woods got into a rhythm in the post in the first half, he was immediately yanked. When the team needed to slow the pace and get into a groove (instead of running around like chickens with their heads cut off), Altman immediately implemented the full-court press, thus upping the pace of the game.
Tough to watch. Not optimistic about finishing above ninth in the conference.
Adding later:
Defensive rebounding was lacking. Kept letting Bulldog guards sneak in and take the ball back after misses.
(Obviously the "ninth in the conference" prediction turned out to be hyperbolic, but keep in mind Kazemi was still an open question at that time. Without him, where would we have finished?)
At halftime, having witnessed the inability to maintain possession on offense or box out when the ball went up, my father, basketball purist, sighed and sunk back into his chair, crossed his arms and gazed up at the big screen. The body language was not hard to read.
"Should we just go, Pop?" I asked. He seemed surprised. As a family, we're not in the habit of leaving games early, especially when the teams are only separated by five points and a sizable upset is brewing.
"Well," he said, preparing to shift the blame, "if you want to."
This post is a continuation of some admittedly drunk posting on my part last night and the response that if I felt that strongly about it, I should put together a Fan Post. It will seek to establish a.) the importance of turnovers to a basketball team's success and b.) where the responsibility lies in preventing them.
Turnovers are the second most important factor in determining a basketball team's success, behind only shooting performance, but ahead of factors often anecdotally thought to be more important such as rebounding or free throw percentage. Thoughts on the weighting of each of these factors differ, but here is one statistician's approximation. So basically the only way to overstate the importance of turnovers is to say they're more important than how well you shoot the ball.
Malcolm Gladwell touched on this in his New Yorker article, "How David Beats Goliath." In the exploration of how disadvantaged groups can overcome odds to prevail through the use of unconventional strategies, Gladwell's Exhibit A is the full-court press defense, which, rather than ceding half the court, forces the offensive team to protect the ball (prevent a turnover) the entire length of the floor. At one point, Gladwell quotes current Louisville head coach Rick Pitino about a game where, then coaching Kentucky, he successfully employed the full-court press against LSU.
"We had eighty-six points at halftime," Pitino went on—eighty-six points being, of course, what college basketball teams typically score in an entire game. "And I think we'd forced twenty-three turnovers at halftime," twenty-three turnovers being what college basketball teams might force in two games. "I love watching this," Pitino said.
Of course if you're a Duck fan, you know that 23 turnovers is, in fact, not a two-game total. The Ducks average 15 per game. As Adam Jude of The Oregonian pointed out, at the Ducks' lowest point:
(During three games the) Ducks (had) more turnovers (65) than field goals made (64) and more than twice as many assists (30)
In the same article, Altman is quoted as saying:
"It's gotten completely out of control."
In fact, if you read the entirety of the article, it may seem like Altman is somewhat at a loss for what to do to address the problem. Get Artis back? No doubt, having your best point guard available always helps the assist to turnover ratio, but Artis (not surprisingly for a Freshman) is actually second in turnovers per game on the team, behind only Singler.
In fact, of the three years under Altman's leadership, the Ducks have ranked 273rd, 180th, and 308th nationally in ability to retain possession. Given what we know about the importance of the stat, it's not hard to predict success. In his first year, the team shot (on a macro level) poorly from the field (.425, ranked nationally 242nd) and as such finished 21-18. The next year, turnovers weren't as egregious and the team shot significantly better (.469, ranked 36th nationally) and the results reflected the improvements with a 24-10 record. This year has been the worst by national rank for turnovers, but the Ducks have managed to offset that with decent shooting (.447, 97th) and strong defensive rebounding (806, 55th). It turns out my early-season concerns about their inability to block out were unfounded, and also that Kazemi is teh awesome.
So we know that turnovers are determinative to success, both in basketball in general and with the Ducks in particular. What can be done to prevent them?
Turnovers can be the product of two factors: lack of fundamentals or defensive pressure or, to borrow a tennis term, unforced and forced errors. One might suspect that players reaching the Division I level could be counted upon to play fundamentally sound basketball, but the high rate of churn with upperclassmen leaving for the NBA (or the high number of transfers that the Ducks have experienced), can mean relying upon younger, less savvy players (such as Artis and Dotson). So fundamentals need to be instilled and reinforced, rather than taken for granted.
Tactically, to be prepared for pressure game situations, defensive intensity in practice needs to closely mimic that of games, and the second unit needs to be effective at "cloning" the schemes commonly used by opposing schools. Altman-coached teams actually have an advantage here because, as Matt often points out on the podcasts, Altman uses a lot of different defensive looks and can switch them up on the fly. Presumably, this would mean the second unit could easily adapt when acting as a "scout team." However, the Ducks have conceded 210 steals to their opponents this year, leaving them ranked 191st nationally.
Can Altman produce non-turnover prone teams? Yes. His last three years at Creighton his teams ranked 94th, 133rd, and 196th. So was I misguided in drunkenly calling for his ouster last night, and instead was maybe just giving (slurred) voice to my visceral hate of all things sloppy and turnover-related? Probably. But whatever Altman did to progress his team to better efficiency the last three years at Creighton, he needs to employ in Eugene. Until that time, the Ducks' chances at success will be greatly hindered.

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I adore ginger. I suffer from a myriad of maladies that all culminate in a queasy stomach, let alone the three times I was pregnant and had all day, whole pregnancy sickness! I learned quickly just how important ginger products were. Plus, it's just plain good for you.
So, it is my honor to share this fantastic gingerrifc recipe with you!
- 1 cup unbleached white flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 T baking powder
- ¼ cup The Ginger People® Organic Ginger Syrup
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ⅓ cup sunflower oil
- 1 cup grated zucchini
- ¼ cup The Ginger People® Crystallized Ginger
- Pre-heat oven to 400˚.
- In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients (dry ingredients) and lightly whisk to combine.
- In a separate bowl, combine all the liquid ingredients, whisk until blended.
- Pour liquid ingredients into bowl with dry ingredients and stir until barely combined.
- Fold in zucchini and ginger without over mixing the batter.
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The St. Louis Cardinals will be gunning for the pennant when they lock horns with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS on Friday night at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals, who lead the series 3-2, have tapped Michael Wacha for the outing, while the Dodgers will turn to their ace, Clayton Kershaw, while fighting for their playoff lives. Coverage of the game begins at 8:30 p.m. ET on TBS.
Wacha pitched brilliantly in his Game 2 start, going 6⅔ innings and allowing just five hits and one walk—an intentional pass. He has only given up one run during this postseason, a home run in his start against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the NLDS. The 22-year-old rookie is a strikeout artist with blow-away stuff, with 17 strikeouts in 14 playoff innings.
Kershaw also pitched very well in Game 2, but was done in by the Dodgers' silent offense. The southpaw needed just 72 pitches to navigate six innings, sprinkling in two hits, a walk, and one unearned run with five strikeouts. Though he has allowed four runs total this postseason, Kershaw is only responsible for one of them, and he has racked up 23 strikeouts in 19 innings.
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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Each girl dreams of her special day. For Ashley Jewell the moment Dale Monteith, Junior popped the question only started a day she's been dreaming of for a long time.
Dale knew that Wednesday was the day that would change both of their lives. The proposal was just part of it.
"I'm about to have my transplant in a couple hours and it's a special day for everybody and I wanted to make it extra special for her for always being here," he said.
For one and a half years Dale has been fighting leukemia with Ashley by his side.
"When he found out, they said it wasn't great," Ashley said. "So every day even waking up together, seeing it as a journey."
"She's been right here every second," said Dale. "You can't get that nowadays. She just made me easy to love her."
So on Friday, when Dale told his transplant nurses he wanted to propose, they started talking, collecting money, buying the ring and the cake, arranging the surprise, all for one reward.
"Seeing him smile is the only thing I want," said Bone Marrow Transplant Unit nurse Melissa Pritchett. "I give him so many drugs that make him not smile, every single day and seeing him smile is worth everything."
It's a smile that doctors weren't always sure had a future.
"We were really running out of options for him," said Dale's oncologist, Dr. Cesar Rodriguez Valdes.
One and a half years of treatments hadn't beat back the cancer, but Dale had a reason to fight.
"I just take it head on like I do anything in life, really," he said. "I got a son to look after."
He's nine month old Dale, III. His parents call him "Man." Ashley said her baby wasn't planned, they weren't ready, but they think there's a reason he's here.
"If it wasn't for him, I don't know how far (Dale would) want to push to get through it," she said.
Each treatment helped Dale hold on a little longer until April, when a new drug to the market, finally put Dale in remission and made a bone marrow transplant possible.
"This is kind of like a booster to help that remission be a long lasting remission," Dr. Rodriguez Valdes said.
It's allowing Dale and Ashley to now plan for the future.
"It's been hard," said Ashley. "It's been so hard and I'm so, so glad this day finally came because a lot of people don't even get this."
Dr. Rodriguez Valdes said the bone marrow transplant gives Dale the best prognosis he could hope for.
Ashley said they don't know yet when they'll get married but there's no rush because neither she, nor Dale are going anywhere.
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---- — SALISBURY — A local woman says her year-old cavachon dog is lucky to be alive after being mauled by a pit bull last Thursday evening as she walked it near the Salisbury Discount House off Broadway.
Judy Walton said her dog, Skittles, was taken by surprise when a roughly 70-pound pit bull came from behind and attacked it viciously around 6:30 p.m. Both dogs were leashed, but the owner of the pit bull was unable to control the large dog until it was too late. According to Walton, Skittles sustained serious injuries to the neck and shoulders as the pit bull flailed it around for more than a minute before a bystander was able to kick the larger dog off it.
"The dog was just too powerful," Walton said. "It was the most horrifying thing I have witnessed in my life."
Walton said she immediately called 911 after the attack and then bent down to care for her dog. "I was holding my little dog, screaming, on the ground."
Following the attack, Skittles was taken to the Newbury Animal Hospital, where it cost almost $1,000 to treat her wounds, according to Walton.
What happened to the pit bull and its owner is unknown, as a call to the town's animal control officer was not returned. In some cases, dogs involved in an attack are quarantined by the town for up to 10 days to verify the dog is clear of rabies and is current on all immunizations.
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A South Carolina judge is set to consider how to transfer a girl of Cherokee heritage from her biological father in Oklahoma to the couple seeking to adopt her.
Court records show Matt and Melanie Capobianco have a hearing in family court in Charleston on Wednesday.
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The couple has been seeking to adopt the now-3-year-old girl of Cherokee heritage since her birth. The girl's biological father challenged the attempt, saying federal law favored the girl being raised by him.
State courts sent the girl to live with her father in Oklahoma in 2011. But earlier this year, with the backing of the U.S. Supreme Court, South Carolina courts ordered a family court to finalize the Capobiancos' adoption.
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I expect this week will be heavy on the food type posts, so here goes...in my effort to avoid sugar and dairy as best I can for a while, I bring you photos and a recipe. Oh, and before I go any further, I need to make clear that honey, maple syrup, rice syrup, barley malt syrup, and Greek yogurt will all remain in mindful quantities in my cooking repertoire, I am not insane after all! So, today for lunch I made this incredibly good Thai Tofu Salad. The recipe came from a cooking class I took a few years ago at Wild Oats. Recipe after the photos, hope you like it!
Thai Tofu Salad
- 1 small red cabbage, shredded
- 2 carrots, shredded
- 2 scallions, sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- handful bean sprouts
- 1 package Thai flavored baked tofu, diced
- 1 package udon noodles, cooked and rinsed w/ cold H2O
- sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste
- Bottled Ginger Sesame or Ginger Peanut dressing, really anything you like along these lines.
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It should be a signal that this book, with its amiable demeanour, might be able to swing some sceptics' votes.
By Fred Pearce
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Thirteen pages into "The Last Generation" you're given the word "megafart". Thus, like a classroom full of prepubescent boys, anyone fretting that the book will be "too scientific" for them can relax, have a giggle and get on with some proper learnin' up. The publishers and reviewers make much of author Fred Pearce's approachability, but he drops the word megafart often enough that some readers will want to keep their distance.
It should be a signal that this book, with its amiable demeanour, might be able to swing some sceptics' votes. The title and the apocalyptic cover - a city skyline on fire - suggest that this might be the warning that persuades everyone to write to their member of parliament and say, "I don't care how much you raise my taxes, just save my planet!"
But if Pearce is supposed to be a proselytiser, or the awaited messiah, he's far too gentle to convert any ba-a-ad sheep. Though clearly convinced that action must be taken now if civilisation is to be rescued, he's forced to keep retreating almost from the start. Precise predictions hide in carbon dioxide fogs; agreement sinks to the bottom of semantics. "The Last Generation" is ultimately all about scientists arguing among themselves.
This is not to say that Pearce, the environment consultant for New Scientist magazine, doesn't land some righteous punches. That nonsense about weather satellites failing to confirm global warming, which Britain's Channel 4 recently repeated in a much-publicised documentary, is felled in the early rounds. If you can stay awake for the rest of the fight there are more points scored, though on obtuse technicalities more than replay-worthy knock-downs.
Climate scientists must sort out their tribal differences first before the general public will emerges to bend politicians' arms. The Bangkok Municipal Administration's vow last month - in the midst of a vast and pointless global conference here on the subject, no less - to reduce exhaust emissions, create more green areas and turn off some lights is all well and good as the thermometer licks 40 degrees. But Australian Prime Minister John Howard is typical of the world's vote-rollers when at the same time he advocated prayer as the solution to the six-year drought withering his country's crops.
And Fred Pearce is going to have to take on Fred Singer of the Science and Environmental Policy Project, whose website twists the truth by admitting there's a serious problem, then says things like this: "Should we ruin our economies and cause tremendous hardship for people to counter a phantom threat? That's a leading question, of course; climate warming does indeed seem far away and a minor problem at that. There is a sure threat to human existence, however, and that is the near-certainty of a coming ice age. Geologists tell us that the present interglacial warm period will soon come to an end. Perhaps greenhouse warming can save us from an icy fate."
If there's no ice in the Arctic, obviously you can get at the valuable minerals there more easily. Plus, the permafrost is already well thawed in Siberia and it's quite beautiful. Canadian farmers will benefit from longer growing seasons. So goes the counterpunch.
People who would rather spend their money on Saabs than science are counting on groups like the Cooler Heads Coalition (GlobalWarming.org), whose members include the far-right "free marketers" of the Americans for Tax Reform, American Policy Center and National Center for Policy Analysis, and the Small Business Survival Committee and JunkScience.com. This is where the big money is, and a lot of it ends up in the pockets of scientists willing to play devil's advocate all hot summer long. This is why there's no reliable consensus on global warming.
Pearce stresses that he didn't call his book "The Last Generation" to imply that those now living are toast, but that we're the last to have enjoyed a stable, predictable climate, the one that's now coming to an end after 13,000 years. From now on, he quotes worried researchers as saying, there will "probably" be ferocious planetary forces showing up - mega-droughts and super-hurricanes, maybe the Gulf Stream switching off, Asian pollution perhaps shutting down the monsoon. These "monsters", as Pearce's sources call them, "will be sudden and violent".
It seems, he is told, that we are poking a snoozing drunk with a stick, knowing full well that he'll be mean once aroused. It appears, he concludes, that we are already on "a rollercoaster ride of lurching and sometimes brutal change". The "Earth's biggest ever fart" occurred 55 million years ago when the icy enclosures containing a trillion tonnes of methane melted. The gas raised the ocean temperature by 10 degrees and killed off almost as many species as that dinosaur-dooming asteroid. This "could" happen again, Pearce advises.
He harvests these colourful analogies as he globetrots throughout the book to visit the scientists in the field, at the various places, mostly arctic, where there is evidence of serious trouble brewing. Along the way we can sometimes add to our knowledge about climate change, occasionally subtract, but usually wait for someone else to tell us the answer.
Eventually we close the book informed about the "tipping points" man has crossed and keeps crossing, but no wiser, really, about whether we have already reached the frontier of no return, which is confidently described (if it comes to that) as goodbye to Bangkok, London and New York within decades, and as Pearce puts it, "toodle-oo to Tuvalu" within years, the Pacific impatient to submerge its atolls.
Among the love-gushes emitted from the blurbosphere to help sell the book, I like the quote from James Lovelock, whose own treatise, "The Revenge of Gaia", was genuinely scarier. "We are now at war with Gaia and have no chance whatever of winning," Lovelock writes here. Pearce, he says, though not quite accurately, "analyses the battlefield and will guide us to a sensible retreat to the place where we can negotiate a peace".
This is the sort of language buzzing around the issue of Iraq like flies on a corpse, and by now it's become acceptable to most thinking people. Unfortunately, when it comes to global warming, we don't even have a polling consensus yet, never mind an exit strategy.


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Was going to title this: "Why other GM's are better than ours, part 1049."
Assuming all parties involved stay healthy, this gives our "Rivals" a starting rotation of Jake Peavy, Chris Young, Greg Maddux, Randy Wolf, and Mark Prior. To quote Dex from Gaslamp Ball: "That's sick."
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Authorities have called off the search for a Staunton man who went missing a week ago while hiking on Shenandoah Mountain.
Sixty-year-old Robert Fitzgerald dropped his cell phone while hiking on the Confederate Breastworks Trail with a friend on Nov. 11. Authorities believe he returned the next day to find the phone. He hasn't been seen since then.
A 5-day search that began Thursday yielded no signs of Fitzgerald.
Billy Chrimes with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management says that authorities decided Monday night to call off the search.
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The Pittsburg State Nursing Department announced a $1 million gift on Monday.
The nursing department is now the Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing.
The new name is in honor of the mother Dr. Fay Bradley, who donated the $1 million.
On Monday PSU held a ceremony to honor Dr. Bradley and his $1 million donation to the program. Dr. Bradley is a 1960 graduate of PSU who went on to receive degrees in both medicine and law. Dr. Bradley is a retired physician who now lives in Independence, Kansas.
"It is a cumulation of a goal, I am delighted and well worth it," says Dr. Bradley.
PSU officials say the announcement was a reminder of the roles families play in the life of the university.
"For one thing this a historic moment, it forever changes the history of our nursing program," says Mary Carol Pomatto of Pittsburg State.
PSU announces gift for Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing
The Pittsburg State University Department of Nursing is now the Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing. PSU officials revealed the name change Tuesday at a ceremony in which they recognized Dr. Fay Bradley for a gift of $1 million to the program. The new name honors Dr. Bradley's mother.
University officials also noted the elevation of the department to the rank of a school within the university, in recognition of the nursing program's growing size and complexity.
PSU President Steve Scott said that Tuesday's announcement was a reminder of the roles families play in the life of the university.
"I always describe our alumni as family," Scott said. "Family is a powerful word. It evokes memories in each of us...Family is what brings us here today. We are here to celebrate the love and sacrifice of a mother for her family."
The president described the life of Irene Ransom Bradley, who was born in Texas and moved to Independence, Kan., in 1919. There she met and married Henry Bradley and worked as a domestic in a private home earning just $3.50 a week.
Neither Irene or Henry finished high school, but they believed in education and made sure their six children got their high school diplomas. Four of the six children earned college degrees and Faye went on to earn professional degrees in both law and medicine.
"Irene loved her family, so much so that she would often go without, in order to make certain her children had everything they needed to succeed," Scott said.
Scott said Irene wanted to be a nurse and often talked about going back to school once the children were grown. Unfortunately, she was never in a position to fulfill that dream and she died in 1996 at the age of 90.
Dr. Fay Bradley is a retired physician who now lives in Independence, Kan. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in biology from PSU in 1960.
Bradley came to PSU on a track scholarship, competing in the high hurdles, quarter-mile and mile relay. After graduating from PSU, he served in the Army as a medical lab technician. He went on to earn both a law degree and a medical degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Upon earning his medical degree, Bradley began a long career as a physician, serving with the United States Public Health Service until his retirement in 1992.
Throughout his life, Dr. Bradley has maintained his love of running and has been a passionate advocate for running and physical fitness. He is a former president of the board of directors of the American Running and Fitness Association and in 1998 was selected as the runner of the year for his age group by the USA Track and Field Association. In 2004, he was inducted into the USA Track & Field Association Hall of Fame. At 75, Dr. Bradley continues to run marathons. He hopes to run the London Marathon in the spring of 2014, one of the races still on his "to do" list.
Dr. Bradley received PSU's Alumni Meritorious Achievement Award in 2009.
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LIVERMORE FALLS — The Planning Board will begin work on a proposed property-maintenance ordinance that could restrict the disposal of trash, debris, tires and mattresses.
Code Enforcement Officer James Butler Jr. told board members Wednesday that selectmen have asked them to put together such an ordinance.
"We have a lot of issues in the downtown area with garbage," Butler said.
If there is an ordinance to back officials up, the code enforcement officer or police could enforce it.
The intent would be to make sure there is no garbage on properties and that they were neat, he said.
Butler said there is an ordinance in Old Orchard Beach that follows the International Property Maintenance Code. The board could use just sections of the code to put in a proposed ordinance for Livermore Falls. The ordinance would need to be fair and consistent.
Planning Board member Russell Flagg asked if there were any towns in the area that had such an ordinance.
Butler said he is not aware of any, but there are in southern and central Maine.
The board would have to decide what would be considered garbage.
He suggested the board look over the International Property Maintenance Code. Board Chairwoman Mellette Pepin said the board could make a schedule of times when individual members can read it.
Butler said he has only one copy.
"I think we need to start somewhere," he said.
He updated the board on the proposed fireworks ordinance, saying a map could be developed using geographical information systems that could help the board define where the village area is. Selectmen have directed the board to put together a proposed fireworks ordinance that stipulates where fireworks can be set off.
There is no budget for the Planning Board, he said.
He has talked to Town Manager Kristal Flagg, who will looking for $1,000 in the town budget to have a map created. The map could also be used for the property maintenance ordinance development, Butler said.
Planning Board Vice Chairman Bruce Adams said Butler had a valid point.
If this board is going to do some plan for the town, "we need to have some equipment to do it," he said.
In other business, the Planning Board approved a site review application for an antique shop on the property of Dale Farrar and Paul Chretien at 801 Park St. The building would be about 1,200 square feet with partial use as an antique shop, according to the application.


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UPDATE (Nov. 13, 5:15 p.m.)
Seventeen students will shift to different classrooms next school year.
The Custer County School Board decided to close Spring Creek and Fairburn schools Monday night.
The school district says it can save $130,000 in doing so, but community members worry the closures could come at a much higher cost.
Without the schools, people in the area say it will be all but impossible to attract new life.
"That's the only reason they plow the snow and they blade the road is because of the school," said Folsom volunteer fire chief Scott Edoff.
"It certainly will have a great impact on it, and I don't deny that," admitted School Board president Tim Wicks after Monday's meeting. "That's what makes this really difficult.
Difficult, but, according to a majority of the board, necessary.
"Smaller schools with less kids," Custer Schools superintendent Scott Lepke said, "it's going to cost more to run the schools."
The county's numbers show it costs about $5,000 per student at Fairburn and about $9,000 at Spring Creek, compared to about $3,000 at Custer Elementary with an enrollment of more than 300.
"We continue to receive less revenue from the federal government and from our state government," Lepke said, a problem the Board says became worse when voters last week rejected Initiated Measure 15.
That would have provided additional education funding through a penny bump in the sales tax.
"We have offered to do whatever we can to offset those costs," said Melissa Whitney, mother of a Spring Creek first-grader and former student there herself.
Parents clean the school themselves and have rejected mileage reimbursement for driving their kids to school.
"It just seems like it falls on deaf ears," Whitney said.
Some say they've had to fight to keep the schools open for more than half a century, a fight the School Board says it simply can't afford anymore.
"You try to do what's best," said Lepke, "for the majority of students in your district."
Parents say they'll fight the decision to close the schools, but they're unsure of just what the next step will be.
There was mention Monday night of talking to county commissioners, but nothing is set in stone.
UPDATE (Nov. 13, 11 a.m.)
The Custer County School Board voted 4-3 Monday night to close both Spring Creek and Fairburn schools.
The school district says it can save $130,000 by closing the rural schools, but parents say it'll cost the community a whole lot more.
Even the board members who voted for the closure said they felt bad about the decision, but felt it was one that had to be made.
Board member Larry Vickers, who was a teacher in Hermosa for 34 years, resigned the school board immediately after voting against the measure and walked out of the meeting.
A large portion of the 40-person audience followed him out.
Those who voted for the closure say the cost per student is much higher for the 17 kids in the two schools, and that's simply not fair for the rest of the county.
"I certainly do not feel good about the decision, but I believe it's the right decision," said Board president Tim Wicks. "We felt that ... the other parts of the district would suffer with those being left open."
Parents say it'll be detrimental both to their kids' education and to their wallets.
The long drives across the county won't be cheap, and some say that'll be nothing compared to the fact that without schools nearby, it will be near impossible to attract new property buyers.
"No one in their right mind is going to come out here and buy property under those conditions," Scott Edoff, fire chief of the Folsom Volunteer Fire Department, said. "They'd be better off to move to town and get a 9-5 at McDonald's."
Parents also say they've been willing to do anything possible to keep costs down and keep the schools open.
That even includes them coming in to clean the schools when the custodial staff was let go.
The plan right now is to finish out this school year, and close both schools beginning in the 2013-2014 year.
And even though community members say they're not sure what their next step will be, they will keep fighting.
ORIGINAL STORY (Nov. 12):
The Custer County School Board voted to close the Spring Creek and Fairburn schools Monday night, effective the 2013-2014 school year.
Despite objections from multiple community members in the 40-person audience, the board voted 4-3 to close both schools.
Board member and former Hermosa teacher for 34 years Larry Vickers resigned his post on the Board and walked out of the meeting immediately following the vote (he voted against the closures).
Supporters of the decision say it'll save the county close to $150,000 a year.
But parents say it'll mean much longer commutes to Hermosa and Custer, and that becomes dangerous in the winter months.
"Not only that," said Melissa Whitney, a mother of a Spring Creek student and a former student herself, "to afford the wear and tear on vehicles and the gas and all that, I don't know how we're going to do it."
Be sure to stay with KOTA Territory News for updates, including responses from board members, community members, and the Custer County superintendent.


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Exchange Students Need Osage Host Families
Students from Spain, Thailand, Germany, and Switzerland are looking for Pawhuska families to host them during this coming 2014-2015 school year.
The students range in age from 15 to 18 and will be here during the entire upcoming school year through the sponsoring program iE-USA.
It's a non-profit where the goal is to promote education through cultural exchange as well as through academic development.
The families will help provide a place to stay for the visiting students as well as mentoring and teaching opportunities.
Exchange student participants have to undergo a prior application and orientation process in their home of origin before they can be accepted into the iE-USA program.
For more information contact the Pawhuska representative Katie Robinson at email@example.com or by calling her at 512-538-8080.
The deadline to apply to be a host family is August 15.
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India's Mid-Day on the PoA Premiere and FanfictionMisc
June 10, 2004, 06:38 AM
India's Mid-Day newspaper has been filled with Potter-themed articles this week. On Sunday, they ran a story about the Indian premiere of PoA. The article also has an interesting image - it's the familiar photo of Harry and Hermione in her pink jacket, but an image of a big black dog is superimposed over them.
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There comes a time in a man's life where he takes stock in his life.
What has he accomplished?
Who has he become?
Did he grow into the man he wanted to be as a child, or just an old child?
Today is not the time I am asking these questions, today I am asking "Who is next to fall at the feet of Oi?"
(I did a Google search of feet to add a picture here, bad call)
While this season has seen it's share of elite teams hold on to the top 4 spots, all those teams have shown enough weakness that a mid-season shake up is not out of the question. No one has been assured a playoff spot yet, and god knows one of the bumbling ass-clown teams can ruin a late season playoff run for one of the middling guys. All the games are important. Even if you are already out of contention, you can still ruin someone else's season with a meaningless win. So buck up little campers, all of you are still important, even if it is just because you are the drunken cock blocker of fantasy football.
OMG I'm Gonna Cam busted one out in Goodell Can't Lose's end zone. 126.9 to 112.34 (this was the narrowest margin of victory of the week, blow outs to come)
Thor's Hammer proved Marvel will always be superior to DC against Kuechly is Beastly 107.84 to 69.94 (the most disappointing 69 ever)
Jim Skipper played the 49ers to Wile E's Coyotes Jaguars 153.98 to 107.04 (Was AD on a bye?)
Joe Buck Yourself won the equivalent of the MRSA bowl against Queen City Katz 85.34 to 62.28 (You're both just turrible)
Gross Miscalculation earned the right to bitch about the waiver wire for another week knocking Monster Energy down a peg 115.36 to 89.42 (I hope you both still got fucked on waivers)
Finally Release the Kraken played any other team in the NFL to Sippin' Ginn and Juice's Jaguars 90.60 to 70.26 (I would rather look at those Google feet than this game)
And now for something completely different...
Who's Who?
In a change to the schedule, this week won't be a pathetic effort. Instead at this point in the season heading into week nine I thought I'd compare our fantasy teams to their real life equivalent. Following me? I understand this is probably a difficult concept for you Americans to understand but I'm sure you'll pick it up. This week Division 1 and Division 3.
Division 1
Jim Skipper: Denver Broncos
An awesome if not aging QB surrounded by awesome WR's made the bronco's the choice for me. I don't quite have the record but this team lives and dies by their passing game with serious question marks at RB.
OHMYGODIMGONNACAM: Green Bay Packers
A great QB and a great WR are keeping this team alive, refusing to go away even when everyone else wants them too. A fairly dependable running back combined with an annoying sense of entitlement complete the comparison.
Release the Kraken: Carolina Panthers
On a run of three straight wins? Check. Deemed to have had a decent draft? Check. Fell flat on their face to start with? I'm seeing a theme here. Want more proof then look at Mikes tricky schedule coming up in the next few… ah ok, so maybe they aint an exact replica of the Panthers but close enough.
Division 3
Gross Miscalculation: New Orleans Saints
Well Yes BBA is from New Orleans but the similarities between his 'home team' and fantasy team are there. Great QB play making up for only decent WRs, but having a stellar TE always helps. BBA has also had a fairly decent DEF and looks to make a deep run into the playoffs.
Queen City Catz: Arizona Cardinals
Great DEF combined with a really up and down season so far, including taking some scalps over teams many consider better. Queen City Katz, despite the annoying 'z' is not a team to be overlooked. A solid team, but doubtful to make a run at the playoffs unless results go their way.
Keuchly is Beastly: Atlanta Falcons
A team that thinks it's awesome but in actuality is pretty rubbish. A good QB and Harry Douglas also help the comparison somewhat. There's also the matter of the 'star' running back that's been a big disappointment and struggled with injuries a little. A team with ideas above their station.
Right, that it for me. I'm sure you'll all agree with my assessments of your teams performances so far, stay tuned for divisions 2 and 4 next week.
Who loves ya baby?
Thanks Kojak-off
That's all for now, bitches.


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Conflict Resolution For Kids
— U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Updated on Apr 23, 2014
We hear them shouting and we come running. Then, we hear, "He said, he did" or "She said, she did." How can we help them solve their problems and play together? Here are some strategies you might try from Kids and Conflict:
- Stay calm. Get down to the children's level and talk to them calmly.
- Let them know you understand their feelings. Describe what you see that they're feeling. Don't ask questions until children are calmer.
- Find out information. Ask "what" questions to find out what happened to make them upset.
- Repeat what you have found out. Use clear statements to retell what you heard them say.
- Ask for ideas to solve the problem. Have the children offer ideas and solutions to the problem.
- Stay close by for support. After the children agree to the solution, stay close at hand to be sure things stay calm.
- Praise them for playing well together. Make sure they know you're proud of them for solving the problem for themselves.
- Conflict Resolution with Young Children. Kids and Conflict provides strategies and resources for conflict resolution for children.
- Conflict Resolution for Preschoolers from Teachers College at Columbia University has some interesting conflict resolution activities for kids and suggests ways to help children respect others.
- Bibliography of Peacemaking from Head Start has an annotated list of books for teachers, caregivers, and children.
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Way back when, in an OKC vs Suns game thread, one Mr M Motherwell (Esquire) made a bet with one Mr BringBackBarkley17, the details of which are here:
With Miami just a single game away from fulfilling my prediction, I get to plan the public humiliation for one Mr BringBackBarkley17.
Whilst I have SEVERAL ideas, I thought I'd ask if anyone else has anything they'd like to suggest. So, what form of "Public Humiliation" would you all like to see BringBackBarkley17 (or me, if Boston can climb out of the 3-1 ditch) perform?


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12:00. Moody Lecture—Margaret Mitchell
March 25th - Incarnate Word Day
8:00 Banners and Balloons—Dubuis Lawn (SGA)
11:00 Picnic at the Tower—Sodexho
12:00 Cardinal Carnival Golf Cart Parade—Dubuis Lawn (Campus Life)
1:30 "Justice, Solidarity and Hope - the Magnificat" Father Juan Molina will explore global challenges and Sister Martha Ann Kirk glimpses of hope from Mary's prayer, "The Magnificat" (Luke 2)
3:00 Incarnate Word Day Liturgy—Presentation of CCVI Spirit Award. OLC.
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Rentals Market 2012 review
'2012 has been another interesting year in Guernsey's rental market' says Property Management and Lettings Director, Craig Whitman
With concern about fewer licence holders coming to the Island it was thought that there might be a reduction in the number of potential tenants in the marketplace however, in reality, the number of properties being rented on both open and local markets seems to be broadly the same as in previous years. This is partly due to the difficulty some people have been experiencing raising funds to enable them to purchase a home leaving renting to be a secondary option but it is also because canny landlords have in many cases refrained from imposing rent increases. All of this has meant good news for tenants who have enjoyed a period of wider choice often at realistic rental prices.
Investors have continued to be frustrated by the low returns on their money from the banks but have still seen investment in the property market as a good option. They have been buying not only modern apartments but family houses, an area that traditionally has been less well supplied in the past. Both types have let well in 2012 with rental yields remaining level and most investment properties showing a 3% to 5 % gross yield.
There has been a constant demand on the local market for properties priced at the lower to middle price range and similarly open market homes have also continued to rent well in this same section of the market.
Many landlords have opted for full management services this year and we feel that this trend will continue. It is not only cost effective but it takes the hassle out of looking after your property and gives comfort to the landlord and tenant who can both call on the experience of our professional Swoffers Management Team. Having a competent, dedicated, reliable property manager looking after your assets really does pay dividends.
Swoffers offer a full and comprehensive management and lettings service. We make a clear distinction between each of these with dedicated teams to serve each section including a full team of property managers. During late 2012 we were delighted to welcome a new member of staff to our property management team, Sam Rowe. He brings experience and knowledge and will help strengthen our team and continue to maintain and improve the quality of our service.


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Follow the adventurous Green family, as they take a walk on the 'wild side' of Hamilton Island.
Our Family Travel reporters - the Green family, show us that its not just the kids that can have all the fun on a Hamilton Island holiday. Parents can take a well-earned time-out whilst the kids are at play.
Our Family Travel reporters - the Green family, take us sailing away into the beautiful Whitsunday Islands, for a unique family adventure to their own private beach.
Our Family Travel reporters - the Green family, take us through the huge range of Family Beach Activities on Hamilton Island. There is just so much to do - you'll need to allocate more than just one beach day for the family to enjoy.
Our Family Travel reporters - the Green family, take us out to the magnificent Great Barrier Reef. At Reefworld the whole family can get involved in the great snorkeling, diving, sliding and reef-exploration facilities of this World Heritage listed wonderland.
Holidaying with kids? Hamilton Island has top-notch services and heaps of family holiday activities to keep pre-school children entertained, inspired and content.
Choose from activities specifically designed for pre-schoolers and family-friendly holiday excursions, or take advantage of the Clownfish Kids Club and do your own thing for the day. Plus we'll share some little-known secrets for active toddlers from Hamilton Island's locals.
From building sandcastles to cuddling a koala, Hamilton Island guarantees Queensland family holiday fun for little ones.
Wildlife Park: The fun begins with koala cuddling at Hamilton Island's Wildlife Park, where your toddler can also meet kangaroos, birds and the resident crocodile. Don't miss the chance to start the day with Breakfast with the Koalas!
Mini Golf: Watch your pre-schooler tee off on their first round of mini golf, through a shady maze of plants and palms designed for all ages.
Bougainvillea Pool: There's safe splashing in the Bougainvillea Pool, a tropical lagoon with plenty of shade, and pool toys and games to add to the fun.
Catseye Beach: Catseye Beach has gentle waves and golden sand for building sandcastles on the shore.
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3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
05-26-2014 14:56:05 | More by Janeinma
4.3/5 rDev +10.8%
From notes, On-tap at the brewery on 10-18-13
A - Total black motor oil kinda apperance, two fingers of a rich tan brown head, thick lacing.
S - Some chocolate notes, vanilla bean, hint of dark fruit such as fig, even some light tropical notes.
T - Outstanding complex flavor, tons of roasted malt, then theres a ton of fruit in the mix, peach apple, cherry.
M - Smooth but not super creamy, mildly bitter, full
O - Complex taste, really a treat to drink and pick apart.
02-20-2014 20:21:58 | More by Omnium
New Hampshire
4/5 rDev +3.1%
01-19-2014 19:14:21 | More by kdivers
4/5 rDev +3.1%
01-13-2014 18:01:53 | More by GotWad629
New Hampshire
4/5 rDev +3.1%
12-27-2013 01:07:22 | More by ScottP
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
12-23-2013 02:24:07 | More by DelicateDelirium
New Hampshire
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
12-12-2013 19:10:07 | More by Mikeypnh
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
12-06-2013 00:58:40 | More by Dhamma73
New Hampshire
3.5/5 rDev -9.8%
11-29-2013 21:17:49 | More by sdaly3
New Hampshire
3.99/5 rDev +2.8%
On tap at Cask and Vine,
Arrives at my bar stool a bit on the cold side, so I took my time with this one. Solid black pour with a decent sized off white head that persists for a bit. Aromas of roasted coffee, dark bitter chocolate, and earthy citrusy hops dominate the aroma. Light pitted fruits and a hint of vanilla round out the nose. The flavor follows the aroma. Highly hopped roasty chocolate with bits of dark pitted fruits drizzled about. Medium body with a light to moderate level of carbonation and a lightly creamy mouthfeel. Nice brew, I really enjoyed this.
11-24-2013 22:43:49 | More by johnnnniee
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
11-10-2013 20:36:44 | More by Massbmx
3.25/5 rDev -16.2%
11-09-2013 14:47:45 | More by polishkaz
New Hampshire
4.04/5 rDev +4.1%
From the 750- ml. growler. Acquired at the brewery on November 2, 2013. Sampled on November 3, 2013.
The pour is very dark brown to just about black with some ruby red hues in the light. Full brown silky head that slowly dissolves and laces. Beautiful to look at.
A bit of a surprise on the nose. Instead of a chocolate, dark malt, or coffee note upfront I get pine resiny and earthy hops. Then I get the aforementioned chocolate and roasted dark malts.
The body is light to medium in the Guinness range. But very smooth.
Whereas the hops play themselves up on the nose the melted chocolate and dark malts kick in on the first couple of sips. Then the mild hop bitterness kicks in toward the end with a short lingering quality to it. Highly drinkable.
11-03-2013 17:28:45 | More by puboflyons
New Hampshire
4/5 rDev +3.1%
11-03-2013 01:15:08 | More by Jacob007
3.98/5 rDev +2.6%
Thanks to Ricky for sharing.
Decent dark head, creamy, just about pitch black.
Nose nice choc, little toasty and roasty, creamy oats and light spicy hops, little earthy, mild caramel and black malt.
Taste choc and malty, oats, chewy nougat, caramel, toasty and little roast, light earthy spicy hops, little creamy, tasty and rich, fair bitter and roasty. Long fairly bitter finish, more choc and roasty, little hoppy.
Mouth is med to fuller bod, creamy, fairly thick, nice carb.
Overall pretty nice, drinkable stout, nice malt character, good hop presence, tasty.
10-26-2013 17:00:18 | More by jlindros
3/5 rDev -22.7%
10-20-2013 20:02:20 | More by Rekrule
New Hampshire
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
10-15-2013 02:16:32 | More by ChrisL24481
4/5 rDev +3.1%
10-14-2013 11:45:35 | More by nootch23
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
10-12-2013 19:47:28 | More by emottram
New Hampshire
4/5 rDev +3.1%
10-10-2013 18:46:39 | More by Mike
New Hampshire
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
09-15-2013 23:41:06 | More by Trevdawg
4/5 rDev +3.1%
750ml growler poured into a Bruery tulip.
A - Pours a near pitch black in the glass with faint hints of dark mahogany on the edges. A thin finger of dark khacki foam lingers for a couple of minutes and leaves thick lacing on the glass.
S - Good amount of coffee up front with dark chocolate and burnt malt. Some fruity hops kicked in for good measure.
T - Quite roasty in the flavor. Dark roasted malt, some charcoal, bakers chocolate. Firm bitterness from the hops and all of the roasty and heavily kilned flavors found here. Hops are a bit grassy but not very strong in the flavor profile.
M - Body is a lightish medium with a soft carbonation that yields a bit of a tingle on the tongue. A touch of acidity, more that a little burnt and acrid. Assertive in its bitterness seemingly from several sources and leaves a lingering roasty and burnt impression far past the swallow.
O - Another fine beer from this new brewery. Looking forward to returning this growler for a refill of another Blue Lobster offering. Had a couple of their beers now and have enjoyed both. Quite roasty and burnt in flavor and aroma...kinda reminds me of a lighter version of Founders Imperial Stout which is always a favorite.
05-24-2013 22:54:54 | More by portia99
New Hampshire
4/5 rDev +3.1%
05-24-2013 14:21:14 | More by mklisz
New Hampshire
4/5 rDev +3.1%
05-15-2013 04:42:17 | More by Kelp
New Hampshire
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
05-07-2013 03:10:56 | More by jjcote
Black Claw Stout from Blue Lobster Brewing Company
86 out of 100 based on 31 ratings.