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look i don't want to be mean and i'm not going to single anyone out. but when you join a stream to watch an artist use traditional art please don't tell them what tools they 'should' use, especially for pencil sketch lines. i'm sure your 30$ professional drafting pencil is very nice. i don't want it, and would rather just have a standard mechanical pencil with 0.7 sized extra soft lead.
i have tried many, many pencils in my life. i've tried sketching with your standard wooden school pencil. i've tried hard lead. i've tried sizes as low as 0.3. the pencil itself doesn't matter to me, it's the lead inside.
i sketch best with soft lead because it means i have to apply very little pressure to get a line. it also means if i make a mistake it erases easier because less pressure -> less of a mark in the paper itself -> less of a crevace to have to pull lead out of.
i use .7 lead for the comic because the page is large and the line size is appropriate to what i'm trying to do.
and here's the other reason i'm not interested in brand recomendations for pencils. i lose pencils. a lot. i draw all over the house. i've drawn in the car. i put pencils down and pick them back up without thinking. i sometimes put them on the seat i'm in. sometimes in my lap. sometimes behind my ear. if i can't immediately find my pencil, i reach for another one out of the box. the one i couldn't find before sometimes rolls into couch cushions, into crevaces of a car, under beds, under printers or a myriad of other places where i might not find it again for some time if ever. an expensive pencil is a foolhardy purchase for me. the intelligent purchase is a package of cheap .7 lead mechanical pencils which i can use, lose, replace and reuse as i might need them. this is why on the stream you will see my pencil abruptly change colours from blue to pink to red to purple.
please. i'm glad people enjoy watching me draw, but it's not the time or the place to tell me to try another brand of supplies. i didn't ask for brand or supply advice. i'm quite content using the brands i use now. and brands of pencils is something i am not interested in.
plus if you have never seen the brush tip of a marker before i really can't bring myself to believe you're that familiar with art supplies anyway
okay sorry done
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2013 AGENDA & CONFERENCE SPEAKERS & Highlights
8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast & Networking (FastTrackers start pitching at 9:00 AM)9:00 – 9:15 AM Opening Remarks & Introduction of Julie Pilas- The Elephant Nose Pet Store Owner and the last Product Pitch Tank Winner
9:15 – 10:00 AM MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jory Des Jardins, BlogHer Co-Founder
Jory Des Jardins Co-Founded BlogHer, Inc. and will be the Morning Key Note Speaker. In 2005, Jory launched BlogHer with Elisa Camahort Page and Lisa Stone, and serves as the company's President of Strategic Alliances and lead evangelist to top revenue partners. With Jory's leadership, BlogHer has developed its own distinctive, brand of strategic partnership, helping to facilitate constructive dialogue between some of the world's major brands and women who are social media leaders and their readers.
Jory frequently gives private presentations and training sessions to Fortune 500 companies and their internal and external strategy teams, bringing community insights and case studies directly to companies and agencies that are navigating the social media space. Leveraging her prior experience in both print and online media, Jory works within brand teams to deconstruct media models and to develop messaging and campaigns that resonate with bloggers, blog readers and brands.
Pitching Rooms Open at 10:00 AM for Regular Pitch-Ticket Holders
10:00 – 11:00 AM GROWTH PANEL- Growth strategies for the future. If you plan to sell someday or pass to your children. How will the Healthcare Law affect your strategies? Tips on hiring the right people and filling the right posiitons. And it all begins with Marketing for sales growth.
Christina Stoneburner is a member of Fox Rothschild's Law Firm Labor & Employment Department. She counsels clients on complying with applicable federal and state laws and developing strategies to avoid liability. Christina also provides training to clients on a variety of topics, including sexual and other types of harassment, FMLA leave, compliance with the ADA and state anti-discrimination laws, disciplining/evaluating employees, diversity and workplace violence.
In addition to the preventative counseling and training she provides, Christina represents employers throughout the United States in federal and state courts and administrative tribunals in cases alleging violations of the FMLA, sexual harassment, race, national origin, gender, disability and religious discrimination. She also has experience litigating matters involving restrictive covenants, including non-competition agreements. Her representations have included numerous retail, manufacturing and service companies; hospitals and medical service providers; and commercial lending institutions.
Kate Wendleton is a nationally recognized authority on career development & hiring. She founded The Five O'Clock Club in 1978 and developed its methodology to help job hunters, career changers and employees of all levels.
Kate was a nationally syndicated columnist for eight years and a speaker on career development, having appeared on the Today Show, CNN, CNBC, Larry King, National Public Radio and CBS, and in The Economist, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune magazine, Business Week and other national media. Kate also founded Workforce America, a not-for-profit Affiliate of The Five O'Clock Club, that served adults in Harlem who were not yet in the professional or managerial ranks. For ten years, Workforce America helped each person move into better-paying, higher-level positions as each improved in educational level and work experience.
A former CFO of two small companies, she has twenty years of business-management experience in both manufacturing and service businesses. Kate founded, and directed for seven years, The Career Center at The New School for Social Research in New York. She also advises major corporations about employee career-development programs. Kate is the author of The Five O'Clock Club's five-part career-development and job-hunting series for professionals, managers and executives. She has kinldy donated 100 books to the first 100 women who enter the Conference doors.
Pavita Howe is Principal at Plan B Strategic Marketing in New Jersey. She works with startups and entrepreneurs to help them develop business plans, launch new products, and create marketing strategies at each stage of business. Her clients include technology startups, business-to-business, and consumer companies focused on launching new products, building brand awareness, attracting new customers, and growing their revenues. Pavita also serves as a Marketing Mentor for TechLaunch, New Jersey's first technology accelerator program which is backed by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
Early in her career, Pavita served as Director of Marketing at Forte, a San Diego based software startup, where she was responsible for all aspects of marketing and new product launches for retail and Internet software products, including the Free AgentTM newsreader. She later launched the company's flagship Internet contact center solutions with customers such as Dell Computer, Bank of America, and General Motors. She also helped the founders to formulate and present the company business plan to venture capitalists and investors in Silicon Valley, resulting in the sale of the company to Genesys. As Vice President of Marketing Strategy and Launches at Genesys, Pavita was responsible for corporate marketing plans and the New Product Launch Team for Genesys Contact Center Solutions. Genesys was later acquired by Alcatel.
11:15–12:00 CROWDFUNDING PANEL- Today's Trend for Fundraising- Is it the funding answer for Entrepreneurs
Natalia Oberti Noguera, Founder & CEO, Pipeline Fellowship, Natalia (aka Ms. Oberti Noguera) is Founder and CEO of the Pipeline Fellowship, an angel investing bootcamp for women philanthropists. The Pipeline Fellowship works to increase diversity in the U.S angel investing community and creates capital for women social entrepreneurs. Natalia has been featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, Dowser, Forbes CSR Blog, ForbesWoman, Mashable, New Prosperity, Reuters Money, TechCrunch, and The New York Times. Natalia was named to the Forbes list "Top 20 Women for Entrepreneurs to Follow on Twitter" and was selected as a Readers' Pick for HuffPost Tech's "27 Women in Tech You Need to Follow on Twitter." Women's eNews recognized her as a 21 Leaders for the 21st Century for 2012.
Jeremy Andrews is the Founder and CEO of Smart Money Entrepreneurs. Jeremy has an extensive background in finance has worked with major institutional banks and hedgefunds including Tiger Management and Prudential Securities. Prior to founding Smart Money Entrepreneurs, he spent significant time consulting with entrepreneurs in the finance, fashion, entertainment industries. He was recruited to turn around a fledging a New York-based fashion venture in 2009, streamline operations, reduce expenses and improve cash flow. Jeremy holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from the Zicklin School Of Business.
Teri Coaxum is the SBA Regional Advocate for region II, covering the states of New Jersey and New York, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Coaxum is the chief counsel for advocacy's direct link to small business owners, state and local government agencies, state legislators, trade associations, and small business organizations throughout the region. Coaxum was appointed to her post in January 2011.
Prior to her appointment, Coaxum was the deputy state director from 2004 to 2010 for Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.); Coaxum advised the senator on issues ranging from economic development to job creation. The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration is an independent voice for small business within the federal government.
Geri Stengel writes about crowdfunding, social media, social responsibility, and success factors for high growth women entrepreneurs. Geri has blogged for Forbes, Huffington Post, Inc., American Express OPEN, Women 2.0, her own blog, Vistas among other places. She provides a road map to success, highlighting what works and what doesn't, based on her experience as an entrepreneur, mentor, researcher, and marketer.
Her company, Ventureneer, gives small businesses and nonprofits a variety of practical, affordable resources to help them understand and overcome the challenges of entrepreneurship. As a writer, teacher and presenter, Geri has helped thousands of entrepreneurs take their vision to reality, develop their business plan, and learn the strategies and tactics they need to grow their businesses. Geri is a 2012 Small Business Influencer Champion and was recognized as one of the 15 top social media thought leaders by Regan a corporate communications publisher.
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch, Networking & Round Table Discussions
1:00 – 1:40 PM AFTERNOON KEYNOTE SPEAKER- KEVIN HARRINGTON, Chairman & Founder of As Seen on TV, a shark from the Shark Tank.
Kevin Harrington is widely acknowledged as a pioneer and principal architect of the infomercial industry. In 1984, Kevin produced one of the industry's first 30-minute infomercials. Since then, he has been involved with over 500 product launches that resulted in sales of over $4 billion worldwide with 20 products that reached individual sales of over $100 million. Kevin founded Quantum International, Ltd. in the mid 1980s, which merged into National Media Corporation in 1991. Under his leadership as President, National Media reached $500 million in annual sales, distributing in over 100 countries and 20 languages. This company's success has been chronicled in a case study at Harvard/MIT for over a decade. Kevin was also CEO of several other entrepreneurial companies including HSN Direct, a joint venture with Home Shopping Network, in 1994 and Reliant International Media in 1997. Reliant International Media was sold in 2007.
Kevin Harrington, Chairman and Founder of As Seen On TV, Inc. and a shark from the Shark Tank, Kevin is the Afternoon Key Note Speaker & will be in the Product Pitch Tank & the Sharkette Tank.
Due to his extensive resume, Kevin was selected as an investor "Shark" on the ABC television series Shark Tank, produced by Mark Burnett. The show gives budding entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their products to a panel of acclaimed judges in hopes of turning their ideas into a successful business reality. He recently released a book entitled "Act Now: How I Turn Ideas into Million-Dollar Products" that chronicles his life and experiences in the DRTV industry.
Dawn Fitch is the founder of Pooka Pure and Simple, a handmade bath and body company. After battling illness, she began exploring holistic therapies and aromatherapy. While reading the labels on many of her cosmetic products and becoming increasingly aware of the dangerous chemicals in them, she began making and selling her own products. The response was tremendous, and Pooka was born!
Dawn enlisted the help of Donna Lynn, April Reeves-Mathis and Tricia Akinwand; together they formed Pooka Pure & Simple. The company's warehouse is in East Orange, NJ. and is currently being sold in Whole Food Markets, online and through other distributors.
Pooka has been featured on The Today Show, CBS Evening News, Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, The Network Journal, Michael Baisden Radio and various media outlets. Dawn was the recipient of the Influencer Award for Entrepreneurship given by the Urban League, the Black Executive Award given by the African American Chambers of Commerce, and an Agent of Change award from the National Council of Negro Women, and Pooka Pure and Simple was named a Local Hero by Whole Foods Markets.
In 2002, PookaGiveBack was created- A division of Pooka that focuses on donating products to worthy causes. In 2011, Pooka opened its first Flagship Boutique in Orange, NJ! In March 2012, Dawn was recognized for her social media skills and was blessed to be on the cover of Black Enterprise Magazine!
Collette Liantonio – President, Concepts TV. Collette launched Concepts TV in 1983. With an MA in Directing from New York University, Collette also attended Harvard University's Owner/President Program. Collette is a licensed speech and dramatic arts coach and has experience in all aspects of public speaking and directing. Many of her direct response commercials and infomercials have become advertising legends, such as Ambervision Sunglasses, Topsy Tail, The Abdominizer, Contour Pillow and The George Foreman Grill. Concepts TV won over 70 awards for hits like Go Duster, Better Pasta Pot and Finishing Touch. Some direct response clients include WD-40, Bissell, QVC, Novartis, Time Warner, Salton, and Conair. Collette has been recognized as "One of the 25 Most Influential People in DRTV", and has served on the Electronic Retailing Association's Board of Directors and Backchannel Advisory Board. Collette also co-founded the Broadcast Council of the Direct Marketing Association, and is a member of the Women Presidents' Organization, The Woman's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and the Women-Owned Business Enterprise for New York City (WBE).
2:00 - 2:15 PM Announce the Sharkette Tank Finalists and the Product Pitch Tank Finalists, (Entrepreneur Products of the Year)
2:15– 3:15 PM PRODUCT PITCH TANK PANEL- Experts evaluating the Product Pitch Tank to the audience (main auditorium)
Collette Liantonio – President, Concepts TV. Collette launched Concepts TV in 1983. Many of her direct response commercials and infomercials have become advertising legends, such as Ambervision Sunglasses, Topsy Tail, The Abdominizer, Contour Pillow and The George Foreman Grill. Concepts TV won over 70 awards for hits like Go Duster, Better Pasta Pot and Finishing Touch. Some direct response clients include WD-40, Bissell, QVC, Novartis, Time Warner, Salton, and Conair. Collette has been recognized as "One of the 25 Most Influential People in DRTV", and has served on the Electronic Retailing Association's Board of Directors and Backchannel Advisory Board. Collette also co-founded the Broadcast Council of the Direct Marketing Association, and is a member of the Women Presidents' Organization, The Woman's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and the Women-Owned Business Enterprise for New York City (WBE).
Dawn Fitch is the founder of Pooka Pure and Simple, a handmade bath and body company. After battling illness, she began exploring holistic therapies and aromatherapy. While reading the labels on many of her cosmetic products and becoming increasingly aware of the dangerous chemicals in them, she began making and selling her own products. The response was tremendous, and Pooka was born!
Pooka has been featured on The Today Show, CBS Evening News, Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, The Network Journal, Michael Baisden Radio and various media outlets. Dawn was the recipient of the Influencer Award for Entrepreneurship given by the Urban League, the Black Executive Award given by the African American Chambers of Commerce, and an Agent of Change award from the National Council of Negro Women, and Pooka Pure and Simple was named a Local Hero by Whole Foods Markets.
Patricia Stark own Patricia Stark Communications works closely with Talent Development Execs, Casting Execs, Talent Reps, PR, Publicists, & Production companies to prepare on-air talent & on-air experts. She has worked with over 2000 corporations as moderator, trainer & spokesperson for corporate media productions both on-camera and on stage. Patricia is a seasoned Television Host & News Anchor with extensive experience working on 25 different television shows in her career. She serves as a guest expert for media appearances covering communication skills, making great first and lasting impressions, giving "best foot forward" tips for job interviews, public speaking, and image & branding.
With over 20 years of firsthand experience, Patricia is one of the only coaches in the country who has worked in front of the camera in every form of media. Her experience includes: Broadcast & Cable Television, Public Broadcasting, Dramatic Television, Educational Television, Live News, over 2000 Fortune 500 Corporate Training Videos, Television Commercials, Web, Radio, Ground and Satellite Media Tours, Direct Response, On-Location, and In Studio & Live Call-in programming.
3:15 - 3:30 PM Vote- "YES, I WOULD BUY IT" by the audience
3:30 – 4:30 PM SHARKETTE TANK PANEL- Experts evaluating the Sharkette Tank investor pitches to the audience (main auditorium) Sponsored by Fox Rothschild Law Firm
Elizabeth (Liz) Sigety, Partner, Fox Rothschild, focuses her practice on a wide variety of corporate work, with an emphasis on business and financial transactions, including franchising mergers & acquisitions, venture capital and angel financing, securities and private placements. Liz also acts as a general counsel for numerous emerging and middle market businesses including franchise, life science, and technology companies. She co-chairs the firm's Franchising, Licensing & Distribution Group and is a member of the firm's Securities Practice Group and the Technology & Venture Finance Group.
Beyond Fox Rothschild Law Firm: Liz is managing director and co-founder of Delaware Crossing Investor Group, an angel investors network headquartered in Bucks County, PA. & serves the Tri-State Area. Recently, Liz has been recognized by the National Diversity Institute as one of the most "Powerful and Influential Women in Pennsylvania".
Alicia Syrett is the Founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, an angel investment vehicle focused on seed and early stage investments (www.pantegrion.com). She is a member of several angel networks including Golden Seeds, NY Angels, and the Angel Capital Association. She is a frequent speaker on panels for various startup organizations in New York City as well as for entrepreneurial programs at NYU and Columbia.
Prior to founding Pantegrion, Ms. Syrett was the Chief Administrative Officer and Managing Director of a multi-billion dollar private equity firm. As the first employee of the firm, she established numerous operational areas (payroll, insurance coverage, healthcare and retirement platforms, vendor services, etc.). She also spearheaded the creation of the firm's Intranet and external website.
Ms. Syrett has spent over 10 years in the financial industry. Her previous roles included serving as the Chief Administrative Officer of a $20+ billion hedge fund, the Director of Recruiting for a multi-billion dollar hedge fund, an Associate at the executive recruiting firm Russell Reynolds, an Investment Analyst at a small hedge fund in Greenwich, and an Investment Banking Analyst in Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette's Los Angeles office.
Aaron Sylvan has secured millions of dollars of investment for startup tech companies, by writing business plans and delivering presentations. An entrepreneur since childhood, Aaron has been writing software and building software companies for over thirty years. As CEO he has closed seven rounds of financing for two companies: One Technology™, based in Cambridge, MA, was an Operations Research company that developed artificial life algorithms to solve complex business problems for Fortune 500s; it ran from 1995-2002. More recently, TrustWorks™ was a social networking startup, which Aaron ran from 2007-2010.
Over the past ten years, Aaron has worked with dozens of other startups to build out technology, operational strategy, branding, marketing, and pitches to investors. He has also been hired as a technical due-diligence advisor to Venture Capital and Angel Investors. At present, Aaron runs a software development shop in New York City, called "Sylvan Social Technology™, which builds websites and mobile apps for small business.
He is also writing a book on entrepreneurship, called Lemonade Heroes™, which features portraits and stories of founders - across a range of industries, nationalities, and company sizes. That book is in development as a TV Series, at http://LemonadeHeroes.tv. Aaron has also served as a volunteer for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (to at-risk urban youth), and been featured in many publications including Entrepreneur Magazine, Crain's New York Business, Business Insider, and Huffington Post.
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Who Should Bat Cleanup for the Pittsburgh Pirates?
Now that we are almost done with spring training what is your Ideal lineup? With the Platoon / If Both Mcgehee and JOnes start Tabata / Tabata Pressley / Pressley McCutchen / Cutch platooners / McGehee Walker / Walker Barnes / Jones Barajas / Barajas Alvarez / Barnes


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Dilkusha, Dhaka
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dilkusha is the commercial center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is a part of the larger Motijheel area in the city. Historically, the Nawabs of Dhaka used to have a garden palace here in the 19th and early 20th century. Dilkusha was the name of that palace.
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Have some cash but losing money - target price 35 cents and now trades at 13 cents - so there is room to grow.
May be best to wait for cash spending projections but at 13 cents and they do have cash and projects worth more the 13 cents.
Risky but could be fun over time.


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Blue Label Ale - Simonds Farsons Cisk Plc.
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Ratings: 9 | Reviews: 7 | Display Reviews Only:
3.75/5 rDev +7.4%
08-03-2014 11:39:59 | More by Jerseyislandbeer
3/5 rDev -14%
05-09-2014 17:15:29 | More by desint
3.28/5 rDev -6%
The colour is pale amber (17 EBC), the liquid clear. The high head slowly sinks down to a firm airy off-white head. No lacing.
The smell is malty. Frowsy sweet biscuit-like flavours. Hints of mint and leather.
The taste is malty and quite fresh. Hints of caramel and rye cookies. The flavours are light and smooth. Fragile bitter hints of almonds and apricots, perhaps even some leather. The aftertaste brings more malty flavours with some more lightly roasted flavours. Cookies and biscuits in the finish.
The carbonation is medium strong; the many small bubbles are fresh. The liquid is semi-smooth.
I am a sucker for English mild ales. This one wasn't one of the best, but still a good brew.
01-06-2012 21:19:07 | More by bark
3.53/5 rDev +1.1%
Poured from a 500mL bottle into a pint glass.
A: A nice head quickly disappears. The beer is copper-clear with light bubbles; rather pretty.
S: Predominantly metallic malts. Disappointing
T: A little tart, a little malty, quite carbonated. Very nice. Aftertaste is clean and light. Incredibly nondescript, but utterly pleasant.
M: Lovely! Carbonated and substantial. Just plain beery.
D: The best Maltese beer I've tried (for what that's worth). Most drinkable. I recommend a half-litre in the Hole in the Wall Pub.
02-20-2011 10:50:16 | More by AgentMunky
4.33/5 rDev +24.1%
A- First non stout I'd had on nitro. Clear and amber with the endless nitro head.
S- Only beer in Malta with notable aroma. Some toffee, caramel, good amount of fruity/berry/earthy UK hops.
T- Same as smell. Nice and malty, toffee/caramel, good hop flavor(fuggles maybe), amazingly full for such a low gravity beer.
M- pretty full for 3.8 percent. Light enough to drink all night.
O- Fantastic session beer. Perfect English character, malty but not sweet, hoppy but not bitter, satifying yet quaffable.
10-06-2010 17:04:35 | More by knoxtennessee
United Kingdom (England)
4.13/5 rDev +18.3%
Brown 25cl bottle, best before 10 Sept 2010, drank on a sunny evening early June 2010. Poured into Palm Special tulip.
Amber, clear, yet darker than your average Pale Mild. Off white bubbley head sat on top, the thickness fell away slowly to leave a high collar and wispy, but full covering.
Roasted, toasted malts hit the nose, not over-stated, but there all the same.
The malts carry on into the taste, some hop bitterness is evident, but the malts smooth those away to give an easy drinking beer that is ideal when you're hot and don't want a lager/pilsner based beer. It would/could be easy to knock down its mouthfeel, but at 3.3%ABV I feel it holds its own more than a lot of weaker strenghted Milds.
As far as I know this brewery is the only one in the Med that brews ales, and long may it do so. It is also one of the reasons I've been on holiday to Malta four times!
06-02-2010 18:13:02 | More by BlackHaddock
3.13/5 rDev -10.3%
Intense copper color. One finger of white foam, quite creamy.
Very english smell, with the domince of the classic english hop.
A mix betwenn orange and earthy.
The taste is more on the orange side, with a light malty base.
Well balanced, if you think at the 3.3 ABV.
Quite thin body, same notes in the aftertaste.
Pleasant and drinkable.
08-15-2008 09:23:54 | More by stcules
3.15/5 rDev -9.7%
Tasted this while visiting Malta. This brew pours with very little head and the body has a dark amber color. The nose has some faint nuttiness to it along with some malt. The taste is all malt and the mouthfeel is quite light. The finish is also light and leaves little to linger in your mouth.
Overall it is a very mediocre mild but one that is eminently drinkable and something that you can throw back quite a few of. In the heat that Malta can get, a cold lager is probably more refreshing but if you are an ale fan then this one is a good choice.
02-10-2008 21:50:31 | More by banker
3.08/5 rDev -11.7%
One of the three Farson's beers I've had on my trip to Malta.
This one is marketed as a creamy ale, ala Boddingtons, and served on nitro-tap into a nonik pint.
Deep golden color with a few medium-sized bubbles sticking to the side of the glass and a creamy, white, nitro induced head.
Very mild aroma, somewhat grainy on the palate, with a slight nuttiness. Quite watery. Not much body to speak of either which detracts from any potential creaminess.
Not one I'd be inclined to have again.
02-18-2007 09:54:24 | More by petemoss14
Blue Label Ale from Simonds Farsons Cisk Plc.
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As you all well know, I enjoy exploring the history of baseball. The Orioles have a long history of which half is from St. Louis and Milwaukee and the other half is since coming to Baltimore. I enjoy the Orioles a lot, but I also like reading the history of this franchise when it was in St. Louis and Milwaukee. I know that the history before Baltimore was not all that great, but I find it interesting non-the-<!-- TOKEN_1229911004143_TOKEN -->less and I am sure glad I did not live through those years!
When I was old enough to become a fan it was hard to imagine Baltimore ever having bad teams or even being the Browns. After all we rooted on Powell, McNally, Palmer, Robinson, Dobson, Alexander, Cuellar, Oates, Grich and Belanger and had a manager named Earl. Heck, what was losing like we thought back then. We had a powerhouse in the AL East at the time. Well, we've found out about losing but in time we'll win again. Unfortunately, I also can understand and empathise with the Browns years better now also after the past several seasons. :(
I always find it stunning the Browns could only manage one pennant in all those years. Also, despite their rough years they managed to have such great players such as George Sisler, Ken Williams, Urban Shocker, Goose Goslin, Rogers Hornsby and others. While I find it fascinating I sure am glad they moved to Baltimore and are our Orioles. It is too bad Baltimore hasn't had a continous presence in the majors since the founding of the AL.
So, I am just posting a poll here to see how you all feel about the pre-history of the Orioles. Just call it curiosity I guess. How do you feel about the past? Do you enjoy learning about those who played for this franchise in another place and time? I know some don't care, others are neutral and some like to study those years. I am just trying to figure out what the ratio of Orioles fans feel each way here on CC.


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Five years after Rashard Mendenhall was selected in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers are seemingly content with allowing the running back to reach free agency where interest has already been piqued, according to Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Per Dulac, Mendenhall has already drawn the eyes of two teams that are interested in his services:
The Arizona Cardinals and Denver Broncos are interested in Mendenhall, who fell into disfavor with coach Mike Tomlin last season and was suspended for one game for failing to show up for a game when he was inactive.
Mendenhall, 25, played in all but one game during the 2009-2011 seasons and accumulated an average of over 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns per year. In what appears to have been his final season with the Steelers, though, he finished with just 182 yards rushing and didn't find the endzone, as Jonathan Dwyer became the go-to back for the team.
The Broncos finished the 2012 season with the NFL's best record at 13-3 and had the league's fourth-best offense, led by Peyton Manning. However, Knowshon Moreno has been a disappointment for the team and running back Willis McGahee, the team-leader in rushing yards, is on the wrong side of 30.
On Monday, the Cardinals parted ways with former first-round pick Chris Wells, after the team finished with the worst offense in the NFL. The team's leading rusher, LaRod Stephens-Howling, accumulated just 357 yards on the ground, making Arizona a team desperate for help at the position.
More in the NFL:
• NFL mock draft: Changes on the eve of free agency
• Vikings trade Percy Harvin to Seahawks
• Ravens trade Anquan Boldin to 49ers
• Crowdsourcing the Jets: When social media goes wrong
• Just how powerful is Roger Goodell?


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What do you guys think of your backup RB, Pierce? I remember watching him in a preseason game and immediately texting my friend that it looks like the Ravens have another amazing RB in the wings, but I haven't seen much of him since.
What do you think of Caldwell's playcalling? Being from around Indianapolis, you can imagine I heard plenty of bad things about him here but I was wondering what it's like from your perspective.
Also, I haven't heard much about some of your bigger names on defense this year such as Ngata (but not exclusively him). Are they having a down year or just not being talked about?
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Archive for May, 2009
The Fantasy Show — May 31st, 2009
Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Another week gone by means another edition of The Fantasy Show.
Today, myself, Ryan and Ben discuss the highly anticipated major league debut of Orioles catcher Matt Weiters. We take a close look at David Price, significant DL stints for Carlos Quentin, Grady Sizemore, Joey Votto and Brett Myers. We take your emails and conclude with our pick-up's of the week.
Here is today's show:
As always, we want to hear from you. Send us your fantasy baseball questions/comments! firstname.lastname@example.com
Next Sunday, we'll back on the air at 6pm with Zach Cosby filing in for Ryan who will be visiting Fenway Park.
Talk to you all then!
– Alex Seixeiro
Rambling on a Thursday
Friday, May 29th, 2009
Ok I'm going to ramble about many things fantasy related and otherwise. Its a perfect format, since its a Blog, not a formal essay right??? Lets start with some dudes to pick up on the waiver wire:
-T Bay utility man Ben Zobrist. With Iwamura saying sayonara to the season, Ben might actually get to start for a prolonged period of time!He pushed his average above 300 tonight, plus the power, plus the speed. As Kazakh baseball correspondent Borat says:; "I Liiiike!"
- The Old Sheff, Mets OF Gary Sheffield. I know, he's older than the dude guarding the holy grail in Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade, but……… He's hitting for avg . 295, has had the power stroke going with 4 bombs in his last 13, and is sitting right in the cleanup spot for the team from Queens. Since Ryan Church has found his usual spot on the DL, and Murphy and Tatis filling in for Delgado at 1b, Gary's there to stay for awhile – you may as well benefit!
- Sometimes I'm so smart. Dodgers SP Randy Wolf, who I have been singing praises about since Day 1 of the Fantasy Show, has been rediculous. Another gem tonight for LA (what a team, Manny who??) dropping his ERA to 2.84, 1.11 WHIP, 57 k, 20 bb, and some how is only 50 % owned in ESPN, 61 % in Yahoo. HUH? The only other question I have is why didn't I draft him? Damn you Rob Wong. Damn You. AAAANNNND he gives some credit to the name wolf despite the horrific Nicholson/Pfeiffer movie. Speaking of Pfeiffer – underrated movie – The Fabulous Baker Boys. Check it. I told you, I'm rambling!
- I have Quigley Down Under on in the background. (AMC is solid) Not sure why. Might be Tom Selleck's moustache, or that Alan Rickman is the man. Die Hard 1 is the best.
- O's C Matt Wieters should make his debut Friday. Celebration for all those geeks who drafted him early this year! Should be the real deal, but who knows how he adjusts to the MLB at first.
- Speaking of the O's: OF Nolan Reimold, not a bad prospect himself, just hit his 5th bomb in 14 games. Take notice, those who are lacking power! Luke Scott came off the DL hit 2 as well. I don't like Luke as much as Nolan, but who am I?
- Guess what stadium has the highest runs per game average this year? Coors Field. Not every story has to have a crazy ending. I'm noticing that Citi Field in Queens is ranked 20th in runs, not playing as easy as The New Yankee Stadium (10th), just ask David Wright and his 3 home runs.
- Congrats Barcelona for winning the Champions League title. I hate you.
- Does Carl Pavano not suck?
- What's uglier than Danny Trejo http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001803/you ask? No, not Alex Seixeiro's fantasy team record but the Tampa Bay Rays closing situation! I thought Isringhausen would be the guy, since it would allow the rest of the bunch to keep their roles, but he loves to walk people doesn't he? Monday was frightening…At least he worked 2 scoreless on Wednesday! The word around the fantasy sites is that Wheeler might be the man, but it sure doesn't look like Mr. Maddon is in a hurry.
- Want to know what sucks? When Nick Markakis and Alfonso Soriano go cold on your team at the same time for 3 weeks.
- What else sucks? The jays. COME ON BOYS! Not another long summer!
- You know what doesn't? The Florida Marlins bullpen. Sure, Matt Lindstrom's #'s haven't been great closing out games, but when you have a sec – check out what Kiko Calero and Dan Mayer are doing. ERA of both well under 3, WHIP hovering around 1 and both have more K's than innings pitched. Good stuff! If only they started or closed haha! Either way, maybe some guys to keep on the pitching side of things everyday.
- In other news: The Fan590 ball hockey banquet goes friday night at the Mandarin, and the Madison. With all the ladies sure to read the blog given the female love for fantasy sports, feel free to head over to the Madison friday night. Ken Rodney needs some love!!
- More fantasy insight and bad jokes this Sunday on the FAN at 6pm – fire your emails to firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll be happy to help out and answer them on the show!!!
later. FABRO
Rays Bullpen Woes
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Firstly, I wanted to briefly touch on the blog-bash by Sportsnet's Joe C. found here. It looks like Joe has decided to use US Weekly headlines from 10 years ago and sitcoms from 20 years ago to attack me. "TomKat and Bennifer", "Facts of Life and The Cosby Show" seriously? How about a recent reference, like "Joe your fantasy advice is as tired and dysfunctional as John and Kate plus 8″. Perhaps Joe's just bitter about the fact that he has to wear a suit to work, while in the non-visual media world I am able to comfortably talk fantasy baseball while wearing my Tigers Cecil Fielder jersey. Either way, I hope that the stage lights from the Sportsnet Studio don't cause premature male pattern baldness for either Joe or Eric.
On to the important stuff…
Oh my goodness did that Rays bullpen implode last night against the Indians! The Tribe came back from down 10-0 and down 6 runs in the ninth to win 11-10. Jason Isringhausen was probably the biggest stiff to come out of the bullpen as he faced 4 batters and didn't retire a single one, while walking 3 straight. I'm pretty sure that was just a bad day at the office for Izzy as it's the first time in four appearances this season that he's given up a run, but if he continues to struggle I wouldn't be surprised if Dan Wheeler is the next guy to be given save opportunities. He's got 38 career saves, including 13 last season, although he did blow 5 of them. Maybe last season was an aberration as the Rays were third in the American League last year, converting 78% of save opportunities, while in 2007 they were 2nd last in the American League, converting just 57%. I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
A-Rod, I Love You
Monday, May 25th, 2009
That's what every fantasy baseball owner should be saying at this very moment, IF, you own Alex Rodriguez.
As many people had done during their respective drafts, I selected Alex Rodriguez pretty high in my draft knowing that a bum hip would sideline him for a good portion of the beginning of the season. As a result, my team suffered tremendously through April and the first week of May, but now, I'm smiling from ear-to-ear.
Although the batting average hasn't been great, heading into Monday's day-game with the Rangers, A-Rod picked up 8 home runs since May 8th, to go alongside 13 RBI's. Against the Rangers today, A-Rod tied a career-high with a 5-hit performance, driving in 4. Rodriguez up'd his batting average from a meager .189 to .259 in one afternoon.
The Yankees have now won 11-of-13 in big-part to A-Rod's return, which also sparked Mark Teixeira's presence at the plate (30 hits, 28 RBI's in the month of May). Without a doubt, A-Rod is the best hitter in baseball and it seems like the surgically repaired hip is not a problem at all.
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– Alex Seixeiro
The Fantasy Show — May 24th, 2009
Sunday, May 24th, 2009
Due to Jays, Memorial Cup and Sunday Night Baseball commitments, our show today can be heard at midnight on The FAN 590, or, you can check it out right here on the blog.
Myself, Ben and Ryan discussed a busy week in fantasy, touching on many pitching issues including K-Rod's visit to the hospital, Nolasco's demotion and significant call-up's by the Jays and Rays. We also take your emails and conclude with our pick-up's of the week.
Here is today's show for your listening pleasure:
We'll be back next Sunday in our regular time slot of 6pm.
Get your emails in! firstname.lastname@example.com
Talk to you next week!
– Alex Seixeiro
De La Rosa was like De La Hoya against Hopkins
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
So last night I debut on the Fantasy Blog raving not only about late night CD infomercials, but about Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa who has been putting up great numbers, until he got SMOKED tonight against the Braves. 3.2 IP 5 er 7 h 5 BB and 1 K. He's been striking everyone out this year, and I write a blog about him and he strikes out 1 while walking 5. Really? Ugly, like Oscar De La Hoya getting pounded by Bernard Hopkins back in '04. Oh well. A bad start on the Blog, but the on-air picks have been going much better. Oh by the way, we are not on at 10 AM this sunday but at Midnight now due to a super soccer show and the Memorial Cup; what a busy sports world…. SOOOOOO fire your emails and we will be more than happy to assist; you just have to stay up late to hear the answers! Back to De La Rosa, I think I'm going to keep him on my team another week (14 team mixed) and hope this was just a bad night at the office. On the other end of the spectrum, how about Phil Hughes tonight? He struck out a career high 9 tonight against the Orioles in only 5 innings, including my boy Nick Markakis 3 times (OUCH) . Hughes continues to be an intriguing pitcher with that stunning upside and solid team behind him, but can he ever be consistent? This start has to be great for his confidence, and the Yanks confidence in him, but Chien-Ming Wang is coming back soon, and it will likely be Mr. Hughes spot he will be taking… We'll watch with interest on the Fantasy Show, and let you know the dilio. (As the kids say.. back in 1998… i'm getting old..) Other pitching sidenotes: Cris Carpenter had a nice return from the DL with 5 strong, 4K's, 0 runs against and a W vs the Cubs, the Pirates pitching staff continues to impress – Maholm with a great performance, 1 ER, 7 K's and the W over the Nats; Brad Penny continues to be average but win for the BoSox (He's 4-1 now!) and as we talked about 2 weeks ago, what the heck is up with Scott Kazmir? Another ugly outing tonight, against the hittingly-challenged Oakland A's (wilner inspired bad, but good english) WHHHAAAT? How do you give up 7 ER against the A's, with the awful 4 BB and 3 K on the side. That's nasty. He says he is in a rut, that he'll figure it out, but the K's have been down over the last 2 years, the control is uncontrollable, and the once unreal slider is now real ugly. Edward James Olmos ugly. Sorry, that was superficial and petty. But that's me.. You would figure a guy who is still young should figure it out, put it back together and be a great buy low candidate in fantasy, but its scary isn't it? I'm considering dealing for him, but trembling at the same time.. Kazmir and Liriano in Minny, who tonight gave up 7 ER with 3 BB and just 1 K in a loss to the WhiteSox, just ain't what they used to be.. Since coming back from Tommy John surgery Liriano has not been the same guy. His groundball to flyball ratio has been waaaay up and much like Scotty K, his once mighty slider, isn't dominating like it used to be. You have to be brave to make a move for these guys when they look down and out, but I might try. Will you? You have to be fearless. You have to be like the most interesting man in the world http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2SSZA0CjdQ Last time i checked though, Dos Equis stood for X X , so you can cross me out of the running for those two guys right now. I'm too scared of their stats. I'm not the most interesting man in the world, I'm just 3rd out of 14 in my fantasy league and going up, despite Jorge De La Rosa's horrific night.
Fabro's First Blog Ever!
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
I am officially in the Blogosphere! Exciting! Between work, play, and marriage its a tough to get some free time! Ok on to business. The Fantasy Show is not at noon this Sunday as previously stated but at 10 AM so, wake up early folks! Calls and emails all more than welcome, we dig the communication!! So no breakfasts out, long sleeps, hangovers, morning jogs, church (i didn't mean that i swear) and so on, lets focus on fantasy baseball this Sunday at 10 am! By the way, i missed last week's show as I was attending a fantastic wedding in Waterloo (congrats Angela and Leo) but how about my Dave Bush pick of the week? Solid tonight, expect the same on the weekend folks! My advice to you now is pick up Jorge De La Rosa of the Rockies if you need some starting pitching help (he's widely available, but i expect not for long). SIDENOTE: is there anything better than random cd infomercials on tv late at night? Im digging THE EASY ROCK collection featuring such great hits as "Lotta Love" by Nicollete Larson and "Dance With Me" by Orleans, but then again I've spent too many hours at the FAN where Lance Kennedy is in control of the music.(YIKES) Anyhoo De La Rosa, ya i know he pitches at Coors Field, but I picked him up on my team (ranked 3rd of 14 right now in the FAN pool, don't ask where Seixeiro is) and he's been money. His past 2 games – 22 K's 1 BB. This season: 3.16 ERA 1.17 WHIP, Last year after the All Star break – 3.08 ERA 1.33 WHIP. Pretty good, no? The blemish right now is his 0-3 record, man how the Rockies suck. BUUUUUUUT I have faith, and those numbers are pretty good. A little run support, and we're looking good, Jorge and I. Plenty of room on the bandwagon folks. More tips and smiles coming up on Sunday's Fantasy Show, so check us out and get ready for Sunday before your parents/girlfriend/ wife orders you around for the rest of the day!! (Joking. Kind of…)
The Fantasy Show — May 17th, 2009
Sunday, May 17th, 2009
Hope you all enjoyed today's edition of 'The Fantasy Show'!
Myself, Ben and Zach Cosby (Ryan Fabro was at a wedding) touched on many fantasy baseball topics, including Big Papi's downfall, top prospects who've been called up, significant injuries around the majors and of course we conclude with our pick-up of the week.
In case you couldn't hear the show live, here it is for your listening pleasure:
We are live next Sunday afternoon from 10:00am-11:00am where we'll take your emails and calls.
Get your emails in! firstname.lastname@example.com
Talk to you next week!
– Alex Seixeiro
Sportsnet Fantasy Videos
Friday, May 15th, 2009
I was just over at Sportsnet.ca's fantasy site and stumbled upon this video http://www.sportsnet.ca/video/?bctid=23236991001 and wouldn't you know it, they're also into Nick Johnson. Sounds like somebody's been gleaning some info from this very blog. Hmmmmm.
First Post About Firstbasemen
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
I'm making my blog debut with a little thought about first basemen. In my keeper league I have both Kevin Youkilis and Carlos Delgado locking down my one-bag position, so needless to say I've been monitoring possible free agent first basemen to fill in while they're both out with their respective injuries and I think I've found a more that suitable replacement. Nats firstbaseman Nick Johnson was available and I quickly picked him up in time for his 4 for 5 game against the Gigantes. As poor a start to the season as the Nationals have had, that offence is not the reason and Johnson should rack up a ton of runs hitting second in that lineup.
Not exactly sure how to respond to comments, but send them in anyways.
-Ben Ennis


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2010 National Severe Weather Workshop Program
Last updated Monday, March 15, 2010
Program Chair, Greg Carbin
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
All presentations will take place in (University Ballroom) unless otherwise noted.
7:00a-8:00a Registration / Check-in (Also available Wednesday afternoon, 3:30p-6:00p.)
8:00a Presentation of the Colors and National Anthem
8:15a-8:20a Planning Committee Introduction
8:25a-8:55a Keynote Address, Vickie L. Nadolski, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, NOAA/NWS
Session Ia – Mitigation Strategies and Continuity of Operations
Moderators: Jeffrey Peters, NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center and Kevin Scharfenberg, NOAA/NWS Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services
9:00a-9:20a Wal-mart Stores, Inc. Mitigation and Emergency Management, Lucas McDonald, Emergency Operations Manager for Wal-mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas
9:25a-9:45a State Farm Insurance Corporate Security and Emergency Management, Kevin Wisniewski, State Farm Insurance Corporate Security, Emergency Management, and Business Continuity, Bloomington, Illinois
9:50a-10:15a Refreshment break sponsored by Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management
10:10a-10:15a Weather briefing courtesy of the Storm Prediction Center (please note overlap with scheduled break)
10:20a-10:40a Bringing Diverse Missions into a Common Focus – U.S. Air Force's 15th Operational Weather Squadron and the Storm Prediction Center/Aviation Weather Center Backup Mission, Mr. Jeffrey Mitchell and Mr. Larry McCoy, Meteorological Technicians (Trainers)
10:45a-11:10p Are You Really Prepared? A Real Life Assessment after the Ohio Valley Ice Storm 2009, Patrick J. Spoden, Shane Luecke, Robin R. Smith, Daniel Spaeth and Christine Wielgos, NOAA/NWS Paducah, Kentucky
11:15a-11:35a Hydrometeorological Prediction Center QPF Backup Procedures at the Storm Prediction Center, Mike Eckert
11:40a-Noon Sneak Previews of Afternoon Breakout Sessions and Announcements, Morris, Novy, Eosco, Smith, Scharfenberg
Noon-12:55p Lunch session (Oklahoma Ballroom F) sponsored by Verizon Wireless
Session Ib – Mitigation Strategies and Continuity of Operations
Moderators: Roger Edwards and Jared Guyer, NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
1:00p-1:20p Modeling of Severe Weather Risks from Insurance/Reinsurance Perspectives, Jianming Yin, Ph.D, Senior Vice President, Tokio Marine Technologies LLC
1:25p-1:45p Using Strategic Telework to Mitigate Emergencies, John Sanger, President, Tele-Commuter Resources, Inc.
Session II – Technologies Advancing and Enhancing Communications and Decision-Making
1:50p-2:10p Emergencies 2.0, Adam Crowe, Johnson County, Kansas Emergency Management
2:15p-2:35p Leveraging Social Media: NewsOK's Digital Strategies in News-Gathering for Weather, Paige Dillard, newsok.com
2:40p-2:55p Afternoon break sponsored by Oz Safe Rooms
3:00p-5:00p Breakout Sessions, one hour each, pick two to attend.
Breakout Session A (University Rooms 6a,6b) – Social Media Technology Workshop , Rick Smith and David Jones and Adam Crowe and Tim Brice (click on name for presentation)
Breakout Session B (University Room 6c) – VORTEX2 and Tornado Intensity, Jim LaDue and Josh Wurman and Karen Kosiba
Breakout Session C (Oklahoma Room I) – Remote Sensing and Decision Support, Phillip Bothwell, Chris Siewert, Mark Burger, Brian Hughes (click on name for presentation)
Breakout Session D (Oklahoma Room J) – SKYWARN: Practical Considerations for Emergency Managers, Chris Novy
Thursday Evening, March 4, 2010
7:00p Banquet (Oklahoma Ballroom F) with Guest Speaker: Leslie Chapman-Henderson, President/CEO of the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. – FLASH®, an award-winning national, non-profit corporation founded in 1998 by a collaboration of organizations dedicated to strengthening homes and safeguarding families from disaster. Read more about FLASH and Ms. Chapman-Henderson's accomplishments here.
Beyond Engineering: The New Social Science of Safe Rooms
The nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes – FLASH® has spent 12 years creating award-winning consumer awareness and professional education initiatives to help strengthen homes and safeguard families from disasters of all kinds. Their landmark project, StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes® at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort, combines entertainment and education to teach guests about severe storm safety, preparation and mitigation through fun and play. Using lessons learned at StormStruck, FLASH is developing its first ever, integrated tornado safety initiative to apply research findings and proven social marketing strategies to 1) increase market interest in tornado safe rooms; and 2) reinforce the importance of constructing quality safe rooms using FEMA 320 guidelines and/or ICC/NSSA 500 standards. The speaker will preview the preliminary research findings, share the new marketing concept and outline special implications for the Southeastern U.S.
Friday, March 5, 2010
All presentations will take place in (University Ballroom) unless otherwise noted.
7:15a-7:45a Registration / Check-in (For workshop attendees arriving today.)
8:30a-8:45a Opening Remarks, Bill Proenza, NOAA/NWS Southern Region Headquarters
Session III – Verification Metrics and Meanings
Moderators: Chris Melick and John Hart, NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
8:50a-9:10a On the Precision of Threats in National Weather Service Severe Weather Warnings , Ray Wolf, Science Operations Officer and Sara Christensen, NOAA/NWS Davenport, Iowa
9:15a-9:35a Perception of Accuracy in TV Weather Broadcasts, Dave Freeman, KSN Weather Lab, Wichita, Kansas
9:40a-10:00a Integrating Objective Evaluation into Operations – The Development Testbed Center's Approach, Tara Jensen, Development Testbed Center, Boulder, Colorado
10:05a-10:25a Refreshment break sponsored by ESI WebEOC
10:20a-10:25a Weather briefing courtesy of University of Oklahoma, School of Meteorology (please note overlap with scheduled break)
Session IVa – Event Alerting Technologies and Issues
10:30a-10:50a NWS Advances in Information Delivery, Ed Calianese, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NOAA/NWS Tulsa, Oklahoma
10:55a-11:15a Public Education on Storm-based Warnings / Lessons Learned, Valerie Ritterbusch, Weathercall.net
11:20a-11:40a The Mena, Arkansas, Tornado of April 9, 2009 , John Robinson, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NOAA/NWS Little Rock, Arkansas
11:45a-Noon Tornadoes Impacting Interstates: Service and Societal Considerations, Scott Blair, NOAA/NWS Topeka, Kansas
Noon-12:55p Lunch session (Oklahoma Ballroom F) sponsored by Mackay Communications
Session IVb – Event Alerting Technologies and Issues
Moderators: Harold Brooks, NOAA/OAR National Severe Storms Laboratory and Jeff Evans, NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
1:00p-1:20p February 2009 Tornadoes in Edmond, Oklahoma, Mike Magee, Edmond Emergency Management, Tim Dorsey, Edmond Police Department, Doug Hall, Edmond Fire Department, and Randy Decker, Executive Director of Human Resources, Edmond Public Schools
1:25p-1:45p Enhanced NWS Services for the Emergency Management Community across Southwest Lower Michigan, Jamie Bielinski, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NOAA/NWS Grand Rapids, Michigan
1:50p-2:10p Facilitating Emergency Response Using the Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) Standards, Bill Kalin, Office for Interoperability and Compatibility, Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security
2:15p-2:30p SPC Convective Watch Product Improvement Plans: Request for Partner Input and Support, Russell Schneider, NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center and John Ferree, NOAA/NWS Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services
2:30p-2:55p Afternoon break
3:00p-5:00p Breakout Sessions, one hour each, pick two to attend.
Breakout Session A (University Rooms 6a,6b) – Severe Weather Alerting: What Works and Why?, Joseph Mastandrea, Mike Magee, Lans Rothfusz, and Ray Wolf (click on name for presentation)
Breakout Session B (University Room 6c) – A Compelling Case for Total Continuity of Operations, Lloyd R. Smith, Jr., Managing Director, Business & Government Continuity Services, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Breakout Session C (Oklahoma Room I) – NWS Verification and Storm Data, Brent MacAloney and Chance Hayes
Breakout Session D (Oklahoma Room J) – New Standards for Storm Shelters, Ernst Kiesling, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas and Tom Bennett, The News on 6, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Saturday, March 6, 2010
All presentations will take place in (University Ballroom) unless otherwise noted.
7:30a-8:20a Registration / Check-in (For attendees arriving for morning sessions only.)
Session V – General Session
Moderators: Renee Curry and Ashton Robinson-Cook, University of Oklahoma
8:30a-8:45a iNWS, Aaron Sutula, NOAA/NWS Western Region, Salt Lake City, Utah
8:50a-9:05a Update on Online SKYWARN Training, Tanja Fransen
9:10a-9:25a Casinos and Severe Weather Risk Exposure, Dan Miller, SOO, NOAA/NWS Duluth, Minnesota
9:30a-9:45a Uncertainty about Uncertainty, Part II: Answers, Dale Morris
9:50a-10:05a Utilizing Incident Command for Storm Spotter Deployment, David Salmon, Weather Derivatives, Kansas City, Missouri
10:10a-10:40a Refreshment break
10:35a-10:40a Weather briefing courtesy of NWS Norman, Oklahoma Forecast Office (please note overlap with scheduled break)
10:45a-11:05a VORTEX2 Update, Lou Wicker, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
11:10a-11:30a Road and Atmospheric Hazard Products from Mobile Weather Platforms, Sheldon Drobot, Scientific Program Manager, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
11:35a-11:55a Dual Polarization Radar Update, Paul Schlatter, NOAA/NWS Warning Decision Training Branch, Norman, Oklahoma
Noon-12:55p Lunch session (Oklahoma Ballroom F), including briefing from Rick Smith on upcoming SKYWARN Training activities
12:30p-12:55p Registration / Check-in (For afternoon session only.)
1:00p-4:30p Free Storm Observation Training
Mr. Rick Smith,Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NOAA/NWS Norman, Oklahoma and Kevin Kloesel, Associate Dean for Public Service and Outreach and Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
This year's training will be conducted by Rick Smith, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the NWS Norman Forecast Office. The training is great for anyone who is a spotter, wants to become a spotter, or just wants to learn more about severe weather. The session will focus on the challenges and dangers associated with being a storm spotter, and will provide tips and suggestions for dealing with those challenges. We'll discuss some of the NWS products and information services that spotters should use, and some of the emerging technologies that are changing the way severe weather information is shared. The session will be approximately three hours long.


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With a full two weeks between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl -- and only the consistently lame Pro Bowl to separate them -- simply waiting for the big game isn't easy.
It sucks, actually, but National Football League (NFL) cushions the blow with an assorted list of activities once the two competing teams, in this case the AFC Champion Denver Broncos and NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks, touch down in the host city, in this case East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Up first? Media Day!
For those unfamiliar, Media Day is exactly the way it sounds. Players from both teams are given a time to show up to a venue where some sit at a podium -- others simply mill about -- and answer questions from the throng of media gathered looking for a juicy quote.
With Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman and the outspoken Seahawks in town, they likely won't have to look far to find one.
Fans can actually attend this event by purchasing tickets via Ticketmaster, though you'd be hard pressed to find one available by now. That's because the big day is less than 24 hours away as of this writing.
Here's all the information you need to know on it:
Date: Tues., Jan. 28, 2014
Venue: Prudential Center
City: Newark, New Jersey
Tickets: Ticketmaster.com
Doors open: 9:00 a.m. ET
Start time: 10:30 a.m. ET
Streaming online: NFL.com, SuperBowl.com
TV broadcast: NFL Network
This will represent the last of the Broncos and Seahawks major media obligations before they're off to prepare for Super Bowl 48, which is scheduled for Sun., Feb. 2, 2014, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Courtesy: Arkansas Athletics
The No. 25 Arkansas baseball team (3-0) completed a sweep in its season-opening series against Appalachian State (0-3) with an 8-3 win on Sunday at Baum Stadium with an announced attendance of 8,102. The victory marked the 2,000th in program history.
Freshman starting pitcher Alex Phillips held Appalachian State to only three hits through three innings and struck out three. Fellow freshman Zach Jackson threw three no-hit innings with three strikeouts on the mound. Juniors Jacob Stone and Jackson Lowery and sophomore Colin Poché each pitched one shutout inning in relief. Stone (1-0) earned the win after a three-up, three-down seventh.
Freshman Andrew Benintendi and junior Joe Serrano paced the Razorback offense with two RBI each. Serrano hit a double in the seventh inning to plate Clark Eagan from second base with the go-ahead run before Arkansas added another run in the seventh and three in the eighth to pull away late in the game.
Arkansas is back in action Friday at Baum Stadium to start a three-game weekend series against Eastern Illinois. First pitch is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. Friday. The Razorbacks and Panthers are also scheduled to play at 1:05 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.


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Thunder Crest Performance Horses instructor Kait takes a relaxed and positive approach to instruction. She's honed this technique over an equestrian career that started when she was just 8 years old, when she was riding and jumping on competitive circuits and most other kids were only climbing aboard horses as a way to pass roller coaster height requirements. Her work as an instructor, coupled with experience at a local thoroughbred breeding farm have taught her one of the most important skills any equestrian can have: the ability to foster a partnership with the horse. She tries to pass on this ability to her students, encouraging them to participate in all aspects of horsemanship during hands-on lessons, from tacking before the lesson to grooming, untacking, and watching game tape with the horse after the lesson ends.
Behind the exhibits at KidsPlay Children's Museum is a simple philosophy: children learn best through hands-on activities. There's plenty of that at KidsPlay, from enclosing yourself in a giant bubble to designing glowing, 3-D shapes on a magnetic light table. Children can grace the museum's stage in costumes and with props, imagine doing donuts in a racecar, or dash to pretend fires in a fire truck. Those are stored in the museum's firehouse, part of a small-town play area complete with a grocery.
Since opening in 1975, Haight-Brown Vineyard has churned out 2,000 cases of grape-based libations each year from its nearly 10-acre vineyard and welcomed visitors into its rustic, cottage-like wine house. Emphasizing vinifera and French hybrid grapes, the state's first-established winery creates a selection of wines that include the Big Red, a bold syrah; the Morning Harvest, a rich malbec; and Honey Nut Apple, a traditional apple wine that incorporates local honey and cinnamon. Vintners share their time-tested expertise during regular classes that teach aspiring oenophiles about a variety of vintages and techniques for cheese and chocolate pairing. Amid the tasting room's wood accents and crackling stone fireplace, customers sample vintages and attempt to describe taste sensations with adjectives such as "silky" or "very different from milk."
Within the stately Litchfield Inn, Bantam Bistro's executive chef Jonathan Gyles lends Italian flair to gourmet American dishes crafted from local and organic ingredients, such as mushrooms from Mountaintop Mushrooms and cheese from Cato Corner Farm. The expansive menu includes dazzling charcuterie platters, fillets of Atlantic salmon and tails of Maine lobster, and pastas such as bucatini and agnolotti. Barkeeps pour sips of more than 118 wines and muddle peaches into Bantam's signature take on the classic old fashioned, whose amber tones glow in the flickering light of tabletop candles in leaf-etched votives. The dining room's brick-lined fireplace gives chefs a cozy place to store canapés shaped like Christmas stockings, and sparkling chandeliers twinkle above Sunday brunch dishes nestled inside pristine silver chafing dishes.


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They're brown, they're ugly, and they stink. We're talking about the appropriately named stink bug, which has recently been invading many homes in New Jersey and New York.
The Asian stink bug first arrived in the U.S. in the late 1990s. National Geographic notes that reports of stink bugs have more than doubled this year. When temps drop like they do in the fall, the bug looks to move indoors so it can hibernate for the winter.
Stink bugs were spotted in a Long Island playground, all over northern Westchester, and even upstate Poughkeepsie is plagued by the stinkpocalypse.
So far, stink bugs have been spotted in 39 states. They're harmless to humans, but are known to damage fruit crops and gardens.
Don't squish them. If you do, the stink bug will then become a sting bomb.
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TO THE EDITOR: The Press-Republican has published multiple articles regarding the Beekmantown Central School District fund balance.
My husband and I have lived in the community for approximately 25 years and attend as many of the board meetings as we can. I have a hard time understanding where the $10 million surplus the school had three years ago was spent.
We have asked time and time again for public disclosure or future plans for the use of the excess fund balance. Our comments and questions have gone unanswered.
The money was certainly not used to benefit district taxpayers, elderly citizens of Beekmantown who lost their homes or had to move because of high taxes or citizens who are living on a fixed income.
It was not used to reduce taxes, pay off debt or for one-time expenditures. Can anyone from the old board tell us what has happened to it? Probably not.
Last year, three new members were elected to the board. They have tried to be transparent by asking questions but oftentimes they don't receive answers. They hit roadblocks with members of the old board, and then it becomes "business as usual." We need more change.
Please vote for Andy Brockway, Kenneth Maurer Sr. and Mike Hagadorn.
They will work with the current board to open lines of communication, promote better sharing of information and increase transparency.
They, with the three newest members, will be team players and will look for ways to find sustainable savings for the district. They will work hard to contain costs and still ensure that our students will be offered a good education.
I want to have a voice and feel I am being heard, don't you? I don't want business as usual again. Please get out and vote.


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Reginald Merritt
Reginald "Reggie" Merritt, age 50 of Maryville, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at home. He was preceded in death by his father, F.O. Merritt; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezell Merritt, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Allen.
Survivors include his mother, Helen Merritt; brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Barbara Merritt; sister, Jenny Hammond; nephew, Nathanael Merritt; niece, Ashley Culbreth; nephews, Taylor Hammond and Zachary Hammond; aunts, uncles and cousins.
The family will receive friends from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home. Family and friends will re-assemble at 3:00 p.m. Saturday at Grandview Cemetery for a graveside service.
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Former Virginia Tech and NFL player Marcus Vick has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving on a suspended license.
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The younger brother of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick spent 10 days in a Newport News jail in March on a contempt of court charge stemming from his failing to appear in court twice for a 2010 driving on a suspended license charge.
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