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Old Growth Imperial Stout - Caldera Brewing Company
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Reviews by BlurryVisi0n:
New York
4.04/5 rDev -0.5%
Served in a snifter glass.
Appearance: Thin opaque body, comes off very opaque black-brown looks like a glass if ink with an average tan head that rises to roughly 1/3".
Smell: Deep coffee bean scent, it's smells ridiculously well by disappears quickly. Comes and goes.
Taste: Bitter coffee with a shot of mocha. It's delicious taste simple and addicting.
Mouth: Medium bodied brew, feels a little lighter on the carbonation side. A body the has is a bit dry.
Overall: Not a bad beer but there is much better out there. I love imperial stout and have a particular liking to Russian imperial stouts, this one is good but not on the level of greatness as some other easier to find beers are.
10-21-2013 05:34:22 | More by BlurryVisi0n
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North Carolina
4.05/5 rDev -0.2%
Pours jet black with a thinner well retained deep mocha colored head,even when held to the light there isnt much to be seen thru the glass.Molasses and dark fruit dominate the nose along with dark coffee roast.Heavy roast and molasses flavors at the onset when the dark fruit comes into play,a big earthy almost raw finish.This is a nice American impy stout,a little raw with full flavor packed in.
10-30-2011 21:56:39 | More by oberon
New York
4/5 rDev -1.5%
06-06-2014 04:08:00 | More by mjtiernan
3.68/5 rDev -9.4%
Imperial stout = dark beer, no different here, its black. Foam about 3/4" deep, tan, light brown colored, hits the bricks right quick sucka.
Coffee absent in the aroma, otherwise, chocolate malt, light boozy in a good way, warming, hides abv relatively well, no coffee to it still on the mouthfeel. Sticky, bitter, low carbonation. About 1/100th of the smoke they put in rauch ur bock. Plenty chewy. Maybe some licorice.
Pretty good stuff. What a bummer mine followed a Mogli. Tough act to follow, but would not heitate to recommend this beer, just like 99% of the rest of Caldera's stuff.
09-15-2011 01:53:10 | More by Beerandraiderfan
3.95/5 rDev -2.7%
Received in trade with ArchEnemyBrew.
Pours a deep black, with a quickly fading mahogany head.
The aroma is full of roasted malts, bitter chocolate, hits of dark fruit and just a bit of alcohol.
The flavors delivered are lockstep with the nose. Full of roasted malts, almost a slight smokiness. Bitter dark chocolate, with out being off-putting. All rounded out with the slight sweetness of dark fruits, raisin, plum, fig.
The mouth is a little thinner that every other part of this brew would lead you to believe. It's not watery, but just slightly lacking. I prefer a RIS to coat a bit.
This is really good RIS. I didn't have any idea of what to expect when I opened this one up. I was pleasantly surprised with what this brew delivered. Other than being slightly thin, the look, aroma and flavors are all what you want in a solid RIS!
12-26-2011 04:25:02 | More by dc55110
New Jersey
3.75/5 rDev -7.6%
11-10-2012 23:03:42 | More by acurtis
3.75/5 rDev -7.6%
03-09-2012 17:10:37 | More by switzer
4.51/5 rDev +11.1%
Thick pour with an awesome shimmering deep black walnut with whipped cream density mocha head. This stuff has the propensity to stain your lips and glass.
Smell is deliciously inviting. Chocolate fudge, frosting, dark fruits, coffee and a hint of black licorice.
Tastes of light roast, coffee, chocolate licorice, anise and whipping cream.
This has Russian imperial written all over it. Full bodied, complex and voluptuous. Like letting a Hershey Kiss melt away in your mouth.
I don't say this to often but this double mash imperial is really underrated. Absolutely no bitterness or alcohol detected. On par with ten-fidy. If this were mainstream-fuggetaboutit! Bought this on a whim while passing thru Albany NY so I doubt I would see this again for a loooong time. Damn fine Imperial Stout that even Peter the Great would approve of!
12-01-2013 03:53:29 | More by joeseppy
4/5 rDev -1.5%
Review from notes.
A: Pours an oily black with a small tan colored head on top. Decent retention, slowly reducing to a ring around the top. Sporadic lacing.
S: Earthy with some chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. There is a little bit of wood and a vanilla.
T: The flavor profile starts off with some roasted dark malt, then some mocha, a combination of chocolate and coffee.
M: Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Rather smooth and easy drinking. Slightly bitter finish.
O: Was skeptical at first, since I didn't even know that Caldera bottled their beer, but this was a solid RIS. Would be awesome if they canned it.
01-30-2012 20:54:33 | More by mdaschaf
North Carolina
4.25/5 rDev +4.7%
Pours pitch black with 1/2" of foamy, brown head. Great retention. Smells of roasted malts, a little coffee, and a little chocolate. Taste is similar to the nose in some respects but far more complex. Deep roasted malts and hint of coffee up front followed by a rich chocolatiness in the finish; just a hint of alcohol esters in there as well. A few more sips reveals a little toffee and some dark fruits; alcohol becomes more prevalent as the beer warms but doesn't detract from the flavor or drinkability. Mouthfeel is smooth, rich, and surprisingly, dangerously drinkable.
09-03-2011 10:00:32 | More by tdm168
4/5 rDev -1.5%
09-26-2012 03:22:42 | More by let8it8grow
4/5 rDev -1.5%
Picked this up at the tap house in Ashland. It came in a quart jar filled from the tap. I drank it the next day.
Minimal head on a clearer brown body. It's a light color for a stout.
It smells like oak and caramel. Rich.
The taste is oaky and sweet with a touch of bitterness at the end.
Smooth texture with minimal carbonation and a medium body.
Pretty good and very drinkable for an imperial stout.
01-10-2013 02:14:56 | More by Fatehunter
3.75/5 rDev -7.6%
07-07-2014 17:21:38 | More by SamuelR
4.5/5 rDev +10.8%
03-04-2012 02:21:25 | More by sbluerock
4.25/5 rDev +4.7%
07-02-2013 01:07:15 | More by Gonzoillini
3.98/5 rDev -2%
Got this one from the Nashvillian, cheers John!
Pours ebony with less than a pinky of mocha colored head.Near zero head retention & lacing
S: Chocolate, dark fruit, vanilla, & a touch of Bourbon once warm
T: Follows the nose, plus some herbal & woody hop notes, charred grain & dryness up front. More charred grain & Baker's chocolate as this warms. Finishes with a nice chocolate sweetness, herbal hops, a bit vanilla & more charred grain
MF: Chewy, oily, subtle carbonation
A nice Imp Stout, didn't quite come together for perfection, but a solid offering
10-29-2011 18:17:30 | More by russpowell
4/5 rDev -1.5%
02-04-2014 00:45:33 | More by Kegatron
New Jersey
3.25/5 rDev -20%
11-21-2012 20:43:10 | More by zillo043068
3.58/5 rDev -11.8%
Viscous fluid that is pitch black in color. An attractive 2+ fingers of mocha colored head forms and had excellant retention before settling to a thick cap. Heavy lacing is left down the glass. This beer is a real looker.
The aroma is great too. Roasted malt with notes of chocolate, smoke, coffee, dark fruit, and some herbal qualities. Alcohol is not detected.
The flavor was a bit of a letdown compared to what I had previously expected. A little astringent and rough. There is a biting bitterness that is not very pleasant. I can still pick out some chocolate and coffee notes. Finishes a little chalky. Alcohol is well disguised with just a light warming affect.
Big bodied and nicely carbonated. Smooth, silky texture. The only fault is that is falls off the palate a little quick.
This beer was not successful where it counts the most. Otherwise an impressive RIS.
09-23-2012 18:39:02 | More by morimech
4/5 rDev -1.5%
22oz. Nice viscous looking black pour. Has that light tan fading to dark tan layer of head.
Aroma, roast malt, dark chocolate, some anise and herbal notes.
Taste, roast malt, some bitter pine and anise. Dark chocolate, a woody/peaty quality. Cocoa and some piney bitter finish.
Nearly full body, a smooth carbonation. A little warming, but on par with the style. Rock solid and worth while.
07-28-2012 03:50:57 | More by Bung
4/5 rDev -1.5%
01-22-2012 05:56:27 | More by madpentzer
New York
4/5 rDev -1.5%
01-04-2014 03:21:22 | More by DrewZ926
3.98/5 rDev -2%
22oz bomber poured to a snifter.
A- Pours like a thick motor oil. Ebony tint with a tiny ring of mahogany soap on the brim, otherwise virtually no head. Zero lacing.
S- Dark licorice aromas with a little tobacco, smokey char, and a slight bit of alcohol on the tail. Strong undertones of molasses and sticky dark fruit round out the nose.
T- A bursting blend of licorice, dark baker's chocolate, burnt sugar (almost creme brulee crust...) with a dominate raw tobacco character. Followed shortly by an intricate smokey char that is kindly humble and not overpowering as it goes down. Balances well with the moderate roasted coffee tones and woody cedar characters that hit mid-palette. It got more aggressive in flavor as it warmed, but for the most part I found the taste to be balanced and smooth.
MF- Smooth, velvety and soft. Lower on the carbonation with a slightly soapy feeling in the throat and a lighter dry coffee astringency on the tongue.
Overall a nicely crafted, smooth stout. The char and tobacco characters really highlighted the complexity of this beer for me. Pretty good.
12-31-2011 22:47:23 | More by suncrust
4.13/5 rDev +1.7%
Big black. Nice medium brown head. Nice lace. Big roast, coffee and chocolate hints. BIG roast, BIG chocolate and a hint of coffee. Slight alcohol, but barely noticeable. Creamy feel, full bodied. I don't really get any licorice, but this is a great stout nonetheless.
01-27-2012 21:51:13 | More by EgadBananas
4.25/5 rDev +4.7%
11-03-2013 16:06:45 | More by jaydoc
Old Growth Imperial Stout from Caldera Brewing Company
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Updated 10:43am Tuesday 21st January 2014 in News By Alexandra Rucki, Senior Reporter
A series of events are taking place to support established and start-up businesses.
Wandsworth Enterprise Week, an initiative organised by Wandsworth Council, is taking place from February 3 to 8.
The event aims to help businesses flourish, through the help of free workshops, seminars and events.
Speakers include Laura Tenison, founder of JoJo Maman Bebe and Daily Telegraph columnist Rose Prince, who runs the Pocket Bakery from her home in Battersea.
Sam Harrison, who co-owns Harrisons, Balham, with Rick Stein, will also be offering advice.
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Hao Zhu, Guohong Cao, "On Supporting Power-Efficient Streaming Applications in Wireless Environments," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 391-403, July/August, 2005.
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[Update: On Jan. 17, 2014, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Thomas I. McKnew Jr. also dismissed the Luskins and the UCLA Foundation from a separate lawsuit by Save Westwood Village that challenges the project's compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and ordered the plaintiffs to reimburse them for attorneys' fees, estimated to be in the tens of thousands of dollars. The ruling does not change UC Regents status as a defendant in the case.]
A state court judge on Oct. 1 dismissed two key donors and the UCLA Foundation, which manages contributions to the university, from a lawsuit challenging how the university collects certain taxes at its guest facilities, including the planned Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant granted a defense motion to remove the Luskins and the foundation from the lawsuit and further ordered the plaintiffs, Save Westwood Village, to reimburse all of their attorneys' fees, estimated to be in the tens of thousands of dollars. The UC Regents remain a defendant in the case.
Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs Kevin Reed said it was "shameful" that generous donors like the Luskins were ever named in the lawsuit and it is appropriate that they be reimbursed for legal costs. Part of their most recent $100 million gift is being used, in part, to build the conference center. A similar motion will be filed to remove the Luskins and the foundation from a separate lawsuit by Save Westwood Village challenging the project's Environmental Impact Report.
UCLA remains confident that all university facilities are in full compliance with all local, state and federal laws and fully expects to prevail in both cases. Guests seeking to stay at all UCLA-operated facilities – including the UCLA Guest House, Tiverton House and the planned conference center – must have an appropriate affiliation with the university in order to book a room. As such, these facilities do not and will not compete with local hotels for tourists and are not subject to certain taxes. The project is fully compliant with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and all applicable laws and requirements, including public input.
The university broke ground on the conference center last month following unanimous approval by the UC Board of Regents, which performed an exhaustive review of the project. The project will directly support UCLA's academic mission, allowing the university to host important academic conferences and also satisfy a long-standing need for additional guest rooms on campus. An opening is expected in 2016.


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How Responsive is Kazakhstan's e-Government?
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This year's Global Information Technology Report showed Kazakhstan performing relatively well in terms of technological propaganda: the country was ranked 68th out of 134. However, this does not necessarily mean that Kazakhstan's government is using its online resource effectively.
The term "e-government," according to Wikipedia, refers to "the use of technology to enhance the access to and delivery of government services to benefit citizens, business partners and employees." This means citizens are supposed to use these services, but it also means that a government's electronic portal is supposed to respond to user demands. In Kazakhstan, however, it is more often the case that the government decides what services its people need and how they are going to access them.
The biggest flaw in the project is that its user interface is, to put it lightly, below par, which is actually a flaw of all government websites.
"Take, for example, the government website www.government.kz . The domain name is in English. There are letters in the middle of the word, which are not pronounced. Someone who doesn't speak English will find it very difficult to remember the name, although they could, of course, locate it using a search engine," says Yulia Natarova, deputy director of the Zubr Foundation, which evaluated the website.
Another problem is accessibility. How many people can access the e-government website and find the information they need? Are all those who need to use it able to? Officially, the number of internet users in Kazakhstan is growing, but the majority of them are residents of large cities (Almaty, Astana, Karaganda). Those who have to make long trips from their villages to larger cities in order to get documents are unlikely to get high-speed internet access in the near future.
When we say that we are watching the internet in our country grow before our very eyes, we don't take these "small details" into account. I should add that, if we are planning to start using electronic documents, we have to make sure the process is streamlined on all levels of government (village, district and regional), otherwise documents used in rural areas might not be accepted in urban centers for technical reasons (for example, computers may not be equipped to handle some types of paperwork).
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wearesc.com's Garry Paskwietz has a weekly Chat on espn.com.
For two straight weeks, he has a question posted using the profane phrase "FUCLA".
After the first one, I email'd him to state it was inappropriate. He replied arrogantly and claimed it was ESPN's posting but would not reveal who was posting it.
And then it happened again the following week (see both examples below).
I have also email'd espn.com about this.
Perhaps those of you in Bruins Nation might want to communicate to ESPN or Mr. Paskwietz that such a profane term is inappropriate?
Is it ok that Garry and ESPN condone this? Garry's reply to me was arrogant, like Lane Kiffin on deflated footballs, jersey-switching esp. versus weak Colorado, locker room fight at the Sun Bowl, 7-6 after being #1, etc. Oh well.
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GP where are we in terms of recruiting any news and possibel commits, or our current 4 commits. i know the Smallwood went to FUCLA, but sounds like that was not a big deal. What insight do you have?
Garry Paskwietz
I think things will pick up in late April and early May when the coaches are visiting schools during the evaluation period. They have been hosting a lot of players during spring ball and I've been surprised at how many offers have gone out recently as well.
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if kiffin gets fired after this year .would sc consider coach O ? secondly ,why did we lose all those d lineman? and to see a few go to fucla...how tragic !!!! :( j.makay is turning over in his graveGarry Paskwietz (5:56 PM)
Coach O is held in very high regard at USC, the title of assistant head coach speaks to that. There were varying reasons for the defensive line decommits; Fitts wasn't able to enroll early, Vanderdoes changed his mind about SC, Hatcher wanted to stay closer to home and Prevot got swayed by Oregon. Those were big losses for SC. As far as McKay turning over in his grave, that definitely happened two years ago when SC lost a pair of big-time OL recruits on signing day to Stanford. McKay never would have understood that one.


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Mayajaal The first of its kind Themed family entertainment center in India , A multiplex
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Crocodile Bank
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Tuesday is a holiday.
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The two men arrested have been in a relationship for over 10 years, the mother of one of the men told a local newspaper
In what's a rare case in a country which has a reputation for a low crime rate, the police have arrested two Singaporean men, believed to be responsible for kidnapping a 79-year-old woman for a ransom of S$20 million.
Heng Cheng Boon, a 50-year-old credit card salesman, and 41-year-old odd-job worker Lee Sze Yong were arrested and charged on Friday for allegedly kidnapping Ng Lye Poh on Wednesday, according to local media reports.
Ugly Betty alum talks to Gay Star News about his new comedy Partners
Michael Urie has not been a regular presence on television since Ugly Betty left the air two years ago.
But the talented actor has been keeping busy in the theater and film.
He starred off Broadway in The Tempermentals and made his Broadway debut this year in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
The openly gay star also co-starred in the indie film Petunia and executive produced and appeared in the documentary Thank You for Judging, both of which screened last month at LA's Outfest Film Festival.
Steve Levitan: 'The minute it becomes our agenda, it loses some of what makes it perhaps special'
It was in the first episode of Modern Family in 2009 that gay couple Cam and Mitch introduced their adopted baby, Lily, to the world.
Since then, the couple - played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet - has been an integral part of the comedy's Emmy-winning formula.
Other US networks have taken notice.
This fall, Justin Bartha and Andrew Rannells star as a gay couple having a baby with the help of a surrogate mother in the NBC comedy The New Normal. And over at CBS, Michael Urie and Brandon Routh play a couple in the sitcom Partners.
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I should have known how things would go when she started off the interview with "Let's have some fun." Haha...needlesstosay, she proceeded to push all the right hot buttons and got me ranting and raving about women's golf, long putters and slow play.
When I hung up the phone, I was still in a feisty mood, so I decided to write about another topic that gets me hot and bothered - the big debate on who should be the #1 golfer in the world.
I know I know....he hasn't won a major (YET!), but Donald has won three times this year (one of which was a World Golf Championship) and his stats speak for themselves.
Donald leads the tour in:
- Top 10 finishes (13/18)
- Money list on both the PGA and European Tours (the only player EVER to do that)
- Strokes gained - putting
- Scoring Average
Luke played well week after week to climb his way up to the top of the world rankings the hard way; as of this posting, he's held that position for 19 weeks.
And... he did it all without using a long putter (Sorry, I had to get that dig in, Phil, Adam, Keegan... ;)).
He may not have the power of Dustin Johnson, the creativity of Phil or the killer instinct of Tiger, but he has a game of which none of those players are familiar - the game of consistency.
I'd put money (if I had any ;)) on Luke winning a major next year and I see many more over his career.
What's wrong with Tiger is not his swing. If it was, we would still see his wondrous wedge play and putting prowess. Sure he made a few good shots at the Fry's, but seriously...we're talking Tiger playing in a less than stellar field and still only tied for 30th.
Tiger's problem is one he can't fix with coach changes, swing changes and caddie changes... The only thing that will allow Tiger to return to his greatness is a change from within. Arnie said it this weekend on GC. And who can argue with the King?
Talent is a terrible thing to waste. Luke's making the most of his; Tiger isn't. And if Tiger doesn't take a good look in the mirror and see where the real problem lies, he'll never be able to fix what's fundamentally wrong with his game.
And here you can beat me up again, but I honestly believe that if Tiger continues down this path of thinking that swing changes will turn things around, he will win a few more tournaments and maybe another major, but he won't achieve what he's really capable of. And that would sadly make Tiger Woods the biggest underachiever golf's ever seen.


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Lots of people in Oregon like marijuana. This is not news, but it is newsworthy that the Oregon Ducks have softened their penalties on drug use by players in light of an ESPN The Magazine story estimating that nearly half of the Oregon team smokes up. CBS Sports's Brett McMurphy digs into the school's changing drug policy:
In 2010, Oregon's substance abuse policy, obtained through a public records request, indicated that the "continuing use of tested-for drugs on two occasions beyond the initial positive test, the student-athlete shall be expelled from the team and shall lose all athletic grant-in-aid support beginning with the next academic term."
Under the current policy, a third positive test only results in missing 50 percent of games played in a season. If a player's ineligibility is not complete by the end of post season play, it carries over to the next season.
Seems to be a west coast thing, as four other Pac-12 schools have similar policies, according to the report. Oregon released a statement in response to the ESPN story, arguing that the school does all it can to protect the best interests of athletes.
For more on Ducks football, visit Oregon blog Addicted To Quack, plus Pac-12 blog Pacific Takes.
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GULFPORT, Mississippi -- Regional bank Hancock Holding Co. said Wednesday that it has met efficiency targets nearly a year early, as quarterly profits bounced back thanks to lower expenses.
Hancock, which operates Hancock Bank in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, and Whitney Bank in Louisiana and Texas, posted first-quarter 2014 profit of $49.1 million, or 58 cents per share. That's up slightly from $48.6 million, or 56 cents per share, in 2013's first quarter. But the numbers are up sharply from profits in the last six months of 2013, when Hancock spent $38 million to reduce costs, cutting into its bottom line.
Analysts polled by FactSet estimated 57 cents per share for the quarter ended March 31.
CEO Carl Chaney said in a statement that the bank is committed to holding down expenses, but that they could rise temporarily.
"Over the next couple of quarters you may see expenses rise temporarily as we reinvest in higher-return, revenue-generating lines of business," he said.
Hancock said it plans to close an additional 16 branches in Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana early in the third quarter "as part of its ongoing branch rationalization process." The company had 251 branches as of Dec. 31.
Part of the pressure to hold down expenses comes from declining net interest income across the banking industry. That's the amount the bank collects in interest from borrowers, net of what it pays out to savers, and is traditionally a cornerstone of bank profits. Net interest fell again in the first quarter at Hancock to $165.6 million, continuing a downward drift. The bank's net interest margin, a measure of that spread divided by all loans, fell to 4.06 percent in 2014's first quarter from 4.32 percent in 2013's first quarter.
More positively, loans continued to rise at the bank, climbing $203 million, or 1.6 percent, from Dec. 31 to March 31. Hancock said business lending was the strongest component of growth, with strength concentrated in the Houston area, southwest Louisiana, Mississippi and central Florida.
Return on average assets, a key measure of bank profitability, was 1.05 percent in the first quarter, the highest level in more than a year. That's above the national average of 0.96 percent that all banks nationwide achieved in the three months ended Dec. 31, according to Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. statistics.
Hancock said that a previously announced plan to sell parts of its insurance business would cut insurance revenue — $3.7 million in the first quarter — by about half beginning in the second quarter.
Gulfport-based Hancock has $19 billion in assets.


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Veterans to receive Arctic Convoy medals today
Prime Minister David Cameron will present the first Arctic Star medals and Bomber Command Clasps at Downing Street today.
Up to 250,000 veterans, and the families of those who died, are eligible to receive the new awards.
It comes after David Cameron's announcement in December that he was accepting the recommendations of a review of military decorations.


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Posted: 8:54 am Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
July data boiled down: A steamy story
By John Nelander
July went into the record books Palm Beach-style. That is, definitely on the sultry side, but with enough flare to keep weather watchers interested and give folks something to talk about in the Publix checkout line.
Naturally, everyone associates July weather in South Florida with one word: heat. And we had two days when the mercury pushed record highs, falling just one degree short on July 6 and July 8. That put us up to 94 degrees and 95 degrees, respectively. (All readings were taken at Palm Beach International Airport.)
From personal observation I can add this. I've been walking and running along the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach and the Lake Trail in Palm Beach for years, but this was the first time I heard so many people grumbling about the heat. It's something we take as a given, but at a certain point it starts to get your attention.
However, we also had a day during which we almost tied a record low: 70 degrees on July 19. That's the nature of a summer South Florida record low – not a front in sight, so all we can hope for is a rain-cooled plunge in temperatures.
If you take the high for the day and add it to the low, then divide by two, you get the average temperature for the day. You can compare that to the normal average and get the daily departure from average. Looking at this data for the month, we were plus 8 degrees.
We were heavily on the plus side for the first half of July, but somewhat on the negative end of the balance sheet in the second half.
Rainiest day: the 25th, with 1.07 inches.
TROPICAL UPDATE: The wave I talked about in yesterday's post continued to slowly organize as it chugged west across the Atlantic. This morning it was clearing 35 degrees west at about 10 degrees north. Check out the satellite image here. Some computer models are picking up on the system and predict development. The National Hurricane Center began discussing it in today's 8 a.m. outlook, saying that significant develop would be slow to occur. The center's forecast is updated twice a day.
About the Author
John Nelander is a freelance writer, book editor and publisher in West Palm Beach. Weather Matters features news and observations about the weather with a focus on what's happening in South Florida. The blog also looks at the latest studies on climate change as well as what's happening in the weather forecasting biz. His website is www.pbeditorialservices.com.


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.. they all. fall. down.
I can't help but feel a little ashamed – this list started out as a way to track those utterly impossible pie in the sky oh look here's an extra pile of money that I absolutely no other use for kind of things that maybe I would get someday if I happened to find a sugar daddy or my mother finally won the lottery, but I'm slowly making my way through it as I end up with new toys.
Not that I'm complaining, mind you.
As with all of the above purchases, a great deal of justification and fast talking went into this. I got a surprise bonus at work today, which was nice. Ed is getting a bonus next month, and has promised me a chunk of it to do whatever I want. Those two together equaled two thirds of the iMac I'd been eyeing for MONTHS, and after a morning full of waffling and doubt, I took the plunge.
Basically, it was either this or an iPad. I *know* I don't need an iPad – I've promised myself I would wait until the second generation if I get one at all, but I really and truly don't need one – and my laptop is starting to chunk and do weird things, and it pretty desperately needs a reformat that I don't dare do. I've also really wanted to set up a media PC for quite some time, and now that I have three episodes of Glee to catch up on, it's as good a time as any.
Now, what am I going to name my Mac?!


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It's Raider week for the second time this season. We look at the difference between "Tebowing", "T-Bow-ing", and "T-Doh-ing". The Broncos 3 keys to the game and Tim Tebow in a Stephen King movie.
For the most part, I have fully backed Bowlen/McDaniels/Xanders throughout this Dove Valley Disaster that ended yesterday. While there is obviously blame to be laid everywhere, now that it's over,...
Another classic Bang Cartoon episode!
Wow. I mean, WOW. Oakland will be nothing more than an NFL pariah while Al Davis lives.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that Lane Kiffin is expected to be fired as soon as Monday, regardless of the outcome of today's game in Kansas City. This would be a really sad day to be a...
Moment #2 -- One of the Best --Shanahan vs. the raiders "I really did think that the game was over," Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin said. He, of course, was referring to first round wonder...
The Pro-Football-Reference Blog has a short post on Al Davis and his infatuation with 1st round picks. My favorite part of the article shows that of the two teams on which he had 22 former...
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There's a perfect storm brewing for sports fantasy players. The time is upon us for the NFL Combine, the NBA trading deadline and the start of NFL free agency. Oh yeah, the NHL trading deadline happens sometime soon too. Think of the possible changes these can make to one's fantasy squads; imagine the head start you can have at your fantasy football draft if you know the vertical leap for a rookie offensive guard who will be blocking for your key running back next year. How will free agent signings work out for the players and the teams? There's a lot of work to be done here… But, since the NBA trading deadline is today, that seems to be the happening that is getting the most attention at the moment; and lots of folks are expressing shock and amazement that Jason Kidd is still with the Nets.
There's no denying that Kidd is a very good player and that he is one of those guys who tends to make the players around him look better than they actually are. But there are a few speed bumps on the highway for a team looking to add him to their roster. First of all, Jason Kidd is no kid anymore; he will be 34 years old in a month. Sure, he can still play; but his employer will owe him the balance of his $18M salary for this season and then another $41M over the next two seasons. That's a whole lotta money. In addition, Kidd is in the very early stages of a divorce proceeding that looks as if it could be a beaut. Given only the first barrages fired by each side in the first set of court filings, this one could get nasty; and his estranged wife claims that he in the company of other teammates partied around and behaved in ways that led to the divorce action. That means the divorce could spread out in a locker room. This has to give a team thinking of acquiring Kidd a moment of pause.
In addition, the Nets obviously want to get something decent in return for a really good player. At the moment, the rumor is that the Lakers want to give them a package deal with Kwame Brown and/or Chris Mihm as the lead players from the Lakers in the deal. Yes, Brown and Mihm are big; yes, they are both young; that would sound like a good start to a deal – - except there is one problem. Neither Brown nor Mihm can play all that much. The shoulder injury suffered by Dwayne Wade last evening ought to vault the Miami Heat to the top of the "We're Really Interested In Acquiring Jason Kidd" List. The problem is that the Heat don't have a whole lot of talented players that the Nets might want as part of a rebuilding program. Jason Williams, Udonis Haslem and Michael Doleac would probably get close enough to match the salaries in terms of a trade, but if I'm the Nets, I don't want any of the three all that much but would take Haslem as a throw-in on a trade to sweeten the deal.
The other trade that has been rumored for a long time is the one that gets Pau Gasol out of Memphis. He's unhappy there; the team is losing money hand-over-fist and Gasol's contract is for $12.3M this year and has four more years to go with a total of about $63M left on it. It would seem that the Grizzlies would be "motivated sellers" in the final hours leading to the trade deadline…
As I've been thinking about the NBA trade deadline, I began to realize another change that the NFL could make in order to make its product better. The NFL trading deadline is way too early (mid-October); teams haven't played half their games yet and the possibility of trading is already gone. Why not move the trade deadline up until the weekend before Thanksgiving? That way a team that looks to have playoff hopes might cope with an injury or two – - assuming they were smart enough to save some cap room along the way to handle an acquisition. That may be the stumbling block in getting that change through the next set of CBA negotiations; the NFLPA tends not to like any system that rewards teams for "hoarding cap room".
I have not finished my research on who are the potential free agents in the NFL this year so I'll have to put off commentary on that until tomorrow. What I can say from the data I have so far, there's not a lot of blue-chip players on the market this year without a franchise tag around their necks.
Another event that is just over the horizon that will generate scads of debate and howls of outrage is Selection Sunday for the NCAA basketball tournament. I read where the Selection Committee met back in early February to get an idea of what the individual members thought made sense at that point in the season. There are 10 people on the committee and the chairman is the Athletic Director at Princeton. I don't care if he's the smartest person on the entire Princeton campus; there's no way he can put out a bracket of 65 teams that will make everyone happy with the outcome. It has been generally assumed that a team with 20 wins will always find its way into March Madness. However, the proliferation of the early season "exempted tournaments" now allows some teams to play hefty schedules prior to Selection Sunday; some teams could have as many as 35 games under their belt by then.
The "20-win mark" has been devalued to some extent because a team could have 20 wins and more than a dozen losses; so,now you have to look at the quality of the wins and the horror of the losses to get a better handle on who should be in the tournament and who should not. The selection process is an art and not a science; it always leads to controversy and to finger pointing and to conspiracy theories. In that sense, it is sort of like the BCS except for two very important differences:
1. The BCS makes its selections and then waits for about a month until it plays its games. That just gives people too much time to vent their spleen and work themselves into a frenzy. The Selection Committee makes its announcement on Sunday night; the play-in game is Tuesday; the tournament begins Thursday. The time span for spleen venting is about 90 hours. And most folks have to stop venting and get busy picking their brackets; so, the wailing dies down.
2. The outcome of the Selection Committee is a tournament where the teams decide the champion; every team has a theoretical shot at winning it all. The BCS process forbids that.
I wish good fortune to the Selection Committee. I know I won't agree with every one of their selections or seedings, but I don't think I'd really want their job…
Finally, with Bud Selig waffling on whether or not there will be some big celebration when Barry Bonds breaks the all-time home run record, Scott Ostler posed this rhetorical question in the San Francisco Chronicle:
"With 16 technical fouls [Rasheed Wallace] has a shot at his league record of 34. The big question: Will David Stern show up to honor 'Sheed when he breaks the hallowed mark?"
But don't get me wrong, I love sports…


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Does the fact that this has been the last post for almost a month mean that the site is dead, or just comatose?
I was thinking the same thing. The idea of humorous captions for news stories is a good one.
Must be yet another dead site. Seemed like a good idea. Oh well.
Fuck man, Gutters can survive with Kickstarter (as it should, Gutters fucking rocks!) but this remains stagnant? Come on, Sohmer, you have to have some witty "kapshen" regarding Congress sitting on its own balls. Given the proper avenue, I will consider tossing a few bucks towards your thoughts on this latest clusterfuck.
I liked this, shame its dead now.
If it's dead, it's dead. I just wish Sohmer would say something about it so I can take it off my daily read list!
Twitter followers are glory, of a sort. A mass of ADHD, friskey, irritable cat herds.
RIP Kapshen. Good while it lasted, which wasn't long.
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Since funding for the Crystal Pool is on the City's application to the federal government why not start a thread about it (if there isn't one already).
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[Quadra/Hillside - Victoria] Crystal Pool reno/replacement
Posted 01 May 2009 - 08:14 PM
Posted 01 May 2009 - 11:19 PM
Posted 02 May 2009 - 08:29 AM
Posted 02 May 2009 - 09:46 AM
Victoria will go bankrupt if it keeps this up: $60 million for a bridge; $60 million for a rec centre; hundreds of millions for sewage treatment, etc, etc.
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Posted 02 May 2009 - 11:20 AM
They just built the darn thing. (thinks back) Good heavens, it's that old?
Looks like you're older than you thought....
Posted 02 May 2009 - 12:15 PM
Posted 02 May 2009 - 12:28 PM
They ought to build it on the Radius site, it already has potential for an extra deep pool. So they could not only have an Olympic size pool in terms of surface area, they could also have one in which to teach deep sea diving in a controlled environment.
Posted 03 May 2009 - 03:26 PM
The TC article that mentioned the project pegs the cost at just under $60 million.
Victoria will go bankrupt if it keeps this up: $60 million for a bridge; $60 million for a rec centre; hundreds of millions for sewage treatment, etc, etc.
iirc $60 million for a new centennial square & library also
Posted 03 May 2009 - 07:46 PM
Posted 03 May 2009 - 08:04 PM
Dean Fortin = the 60 million dollar man.
Hahaah, FTW.
Posted 08 May 2009 - 12:59 AM
I can think of way better ways to spend taxpayer money.
Posted 08 May 2009 - 12:36 PM
It would be great to have a full service rec centre there like other munis have, not just an aging pool.
But I agree, Victoria does have more pressing issues.
And it is reasonably well served by private facilities (plus Oak Bay/Saanich facilities!).
Posted 08 May 2009 - 04:39 PM
Hahaah, FTW.
Dean Fortin = the 60 million dollar man.
$60 million for the hillside mall expansion...
Posted 11 May 2009 - 04:57 PM
FCM prez response:
Posted 12 May 2009 - 07:43 AM
$58-million dream for Crystal
City applies for stimulus funds to replace aging swimming pool
By Bill Cleverley, Times Colonist
May 12, 2009
Decision time is drawing near for the money pit known as the Crystal Pool.
The City of Victoria has earmarked the pool for replacement in its application for federal government stimulus funds -- at an estimated cost of $58 million.
If not replaced, the 38-year old Crystal will need $10 million to pump 10 more years of life into mechanical systems that are obsolete.
It already takes $1 million a year and minor mechanical miracles to keep systems operating.
"The building is lovely but the guts inside it are old. ... It's more than run its lifetime, so the question is: Do you keep on patching and making it work?" said Coun. Chris Coleman.
"It's worked well in the '70s but it's very costly to maintain," said Kate Friars, city director of parks, recreation and community development. "I would say if we don't invest, at the very minimum, the $10 million to the mechanical systems we've identified through the various studies over the past few years ... we would have to probably recommend decommissioning [of the pool] within the next five years.
"I just don't think, financially, it makes any sense to keep it going."
Friars said that while a $10-million investment might buy another 10 years of life for the facility's systems, it wouldn't address space limitations or the aging wood-frame structure itself.
"That's just the mechanical systems: heating, ventilation, plumbing and some filtration. It doesn't give us any more usable space and it still is an inaccessible facility for the disabled," Friars said.
The Crystal is popular, with about 300,000 people a year crossing its threshold.
Replacing it has been a topic of debate for years.
In 2004, the city considered a $38-million plan to overhaul of a number of its recreation facilities, including $18.5 million for replacement of the Crystal's pool. The idea died due to opposition to a plan to close a number of community and senior centres in favour of creating satellite recreation centres.
The city applied for $58 million in federal-provincial infrastructure stimulus funding for replacing the pool as its second choice for funding. Its top choice is $60 million for replacing the Johnson Street Bridge.
The $58 million is a huge jump from the $18.5 million estimate from 2004, but the lower price tag would have been for a bare-bones replacement, Friars said. The new rough estimate envisages a multi-purpose facility of about 90,000 square feet equipped with pools, a fitness centre, one or more gymnasiums and multi-purpose rooms.
Even to the casual observer, to look at the inner workings of the Crystal Pool is to step back in time. Built in 1971 as a replacement for the Crystal Gardens pool, some of the 1960s-vintage guts of the operation -- the boilers, fans and some of the piping -- were imported from the old pool.
"The majority of our major systems are obsolete or near obsolescence," said Sean Beatty, maintenance supervisor.
As the first competitive swimming pool built for south Vancouver Island, the facility produced several world-class swimmers over the years. But competitive swimmers were largely drawn away from the Crystal in 1993 with the opening of Saanich's Commonwealth Place.
Through the mid to late 1980s, the Crystal was reinvented as a facility for community recreation. That saw the addition of a couple of tot pools to augment the 50-metre lap pool.
Other activities have been shoe-horned. An old downstairs storage room was converted into a combination dance, yoga, meeting and babysitting room. Yoga mats are spread out in hallways behind the pool's concrete viewing stands.
Coleman said no one would build a building like the Crystal today. "Classic to me are the concrete stands as a seating area. In a new building now, you'd have seats that roll out and then roll back to give you some functional space," he said.
Posted 12 May 2009 - 08:51 AM
Posted 12 May 2009 - 09:04 AM
So would parking be underground in the new centre?
Posted 01 September 2009 - 09:25 AM
Bwah ha ha ha haaa!
I crack myself up sometimes.
-City of Victoria website, 2009
Posted 05 March 2010 - 02:24 PM
It's a money pit, I know, most pools are, and the older they are the more problems they have, the Crystal has an old system and in the end they will end up wasting more money putting off replacing the pool, if they got it over with they would save money in the long run. There are more problems with the facilities too, because it was built so long ago there are no family changerooms and families change in our first aid room, workout machines are thrown into every nook and cranny because there is no dedicated workout room large enough to house it all.
But I think the biggest misconception about the Crystal pool is that if it was shut down we'd be ok because the city is being well enough served by Oak Bay and Saanich Facilities. We have national athletes that train at Crystal who would be without a home to train if the Crystal was shut down or replace by a mere 25 meter leisure pool.
If you come by early in the morning you'll find a gold medalist and half of the national triathalon team training in our waters, why do they choose the Crystal over Commonwealth, well, it's partly because there isn't enough pool space there to go around. If you come by in the afternoon as soon as school lets out you'll see we are overtaken by the Tyee swimteam, thier biggest wish, that we had more pool space to give them because they want to train more students. And when the national swimmers can't get pool time at Commonwealth, you'll find them in our waters. Oh, and you'll also find the Oak Bay Swim team in our waters two nights a week. When I asked why they don't swim at Oak Bay I was told it was because they couldn't get time there.
If we lost the Crystal, or didn't replace it with a 50 meter pool we'd be shutting out national athletes and prohibiting the development of future champs.
It is a funky old building, but I think there is more than one leak.
It would be great to have a full service rec centre there like other munis have, not just an aging pool.
But I agree, Victoria does have more pressing issues.
And it is reasonably well served by private facilities (plus Oak Bay/Saanich facilities!).
Posted 05 March 2010 - 03:05 PM
I once again woder why we need new railings around the seawall to West Bay when we have that situation ^ where you could fall, smash your head, then hit the water. At least on the Westsong, you just hit the water. What's this thread about again?
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I got a chance to speak with our good friend Bill Shanks the other day and picked his brain about a number of topics. As most of you know, Bill is the author of SCOUT'S HONOR:
The Bravest Way to Build a Winning Team and runs the ever popular Scout.com site, The Braves Show.
Joe Hamrahi (JH): There's a lot of talk that maybe the Braves reached a bit picking Cody Johnson at number 24. What's your take on that position, and do you know of any other names the Braves were looking at with that pick?
Bill Shanks (BS): (Cody) was their guy all along. They (front office) were very happy he was available at their pick. In fact, they were pretty surprised by the comments other people were making about him being a reach at #24. His power has been something that impressed the Braves all along.
JH: After Johnson, Atlanta stayed true to their game plan of selecting players in or around their backyard. Which of their other top selections excite you the most?
BS: I'm really excited about the 3 pitchers that were taken after Johnson...Cory Rasmus and (Steve) Evarts taken in the supplemental round, and (Jeff) Locke who was picked in the second round. The Braves were thrilled that they were able to get all three of those pitchers where they did. This draft reminds me a bit of the 2003 draft when three pitchers were picked early as well...Jo Jo Reyes, Paul Bacot, and Jacob Stevens.
JH: Dayton Moore...what exactly got him to leave Atlanta? Is this any indication that Schuerholz is going to hang around longer than maybe he originally intended?
BS: What it all comes down to is that Schuerholz isn't going anywhere. He gave some indications last year that he might be considering retirement. But now, it looks more like he'll be signing an extension. John is 65 years-old, but he's healthy and in good shape. Dayton saw the opportunity in Kansas City and felt it was his chance to put his own stamp on a team. It wasn't an easy decision, but there's certainly nothing that may prohibit him from returning to Atlanta someday.
JH: Who do you think the most logical successor is now to the GM position?
BS: Right now, there's no talk or discussion about that at all.
JH: Checking out the minor league front...Anthony Lerew seems to be back throwing again. Any indication when he might be fully recovered and ready for a shot at returning to the Majors? Any news on Joey Devine?
BS: Yeah, Anthony is back throwing again in Pearl (AA-MS). He's starting slow, and they'll take their time working him back. Devine is in Florida and set to begin rehabbing, but I haven't had a chance to follow up on him yet. They're certainly not going to rush him (after the difficulties he's run into in Atlanta).
JH: Is there anything wrong with Salty (Jarrod Saltalamacchia)? He's improved as of late but overall he seems lost up there compared to the last few years.
BS: No, there's nothing wrong with him at all. Jarrod went into this season wanting to work on his defense. And he's concentrated heavily on improving his overall defensive game. He's done a great job too especially with throwing out runners. So no, there's nothing wrong with him. He'll be fine.
JH: Heading back to the Majors now...this year has been a major disappointment on so many levels. The bullpen is obviously a mess. Can this actually be fixed? Ray has been the most consistent but nearly everyone is getting hit. Are there any rumblings about a deal similar to the one that brought Farnsworth to Atlanta last year?
BS: I honestly don't know. It's been a long time since anyone has seen anything like this. I don't think you'll see Schuerholz give up on the season though until the very last second. He's been through too much and has too much pride.
JH: The starting pitching has been pretty bad as well. Smoltz has been fine. Hudson has been on and off and Ramirez has been solid. But Thomson and Sosa have been major disappointments. Are there any options other than these guys?
BS: There may be some moves to adjust the rotation. Chuck James is coming up to make a start on Sunday and Cormier will take a few turns while Thomson is on the DL. Thomson and Sosa have been pretty awful, but that really doesn't surprise me. James is 100% healthy now and should get a shot at the rotation.
Thanks Bill for taking time out of your busy schedule to provide your insight. I know we all appreciate it quite a bit!


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Such decisions aren't easy for the editorial board or for voters.
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Cue the tone for a "back in my day" story.
When we ran off the football field at the end of a practice, the topics of conversation ranged from things I cannot print on a family-friendly site to any and all possible situations in which we could make fun of other people.
When Steelers safety-in-training Myron Rolle walked off the field with SS Troy Polamalu, their conversation, apparently, goes a bit differently than the ones me and the other morons with whom I played.
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What's expanding, though, is Rolle's understanding of the game. He admits to building up some rust in his time away from the game, when he was attending Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholarship winner. Two seasons with the Tennessee Titans, after being a sixth-round draft pick in 2010, helped him work some of that out and is ready to compete for what will likely be only one open safety position.
With Polamalu and FS Ryan Clark firmly entrenched in the starting spots with Ryan Mundy serving as back-up to both, as well as a talented crop of cornerbacks at minimum filling the maximum amount of roster spots given to the position, Rolle will battle veteran Will Allen and incumbent roster-fringer Damon Cromartie-Smith, as well as UDFA Robert Golden.
The Steelers must feel good about the position, considering they haven't drafted anyone there recently. Maybe they feel this is the year Cromartie-Smith locks himself in, or perhaps they'll be the benefactors of Rolle's outside-looking-in position over the last two seasons.
It's an important position, and definitely one to watch come training camp.


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