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Special Issue "Structure-Property/Activity Modeling of Polyphenols"
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2009)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polyphenols (flavonoids, phenolic acids etc.) are abundant phytochemicals in human diet, and evidence for their role in the prevention of various diseases such as cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases and cancer is emerging. Mechanisms involved in the health-promoting activities of these compounds are far from clear.
The goal of this special issue is to present novel results about structure-activity relationships (SAR) and quantitative structure-activity (property) relationships (QSAR/QSPR) of polyphenols, which may help in resolving the mode of actions of these food phenolics. They may also help in the design of new and efficient polyphenols, which could be used as potential therapeutic agents.
With best regards,
Prof. Dr. Nenad Trinajstic
Guest Editor
Leading Papers and Reviews
- Amic, D.; Davidovic-Amic, D.; Beslo, D.; Rastija, V; Lucic, B.; Trinajstic, N. SAR and QSAR of the Antioxidant Activity of Flavonoids. Curr. Med. Chem. 2007, 14, 827-845.
- Reis, M.; Lobato, B.; Lameira, J.; Santos, A.S.; Alves, C.N. A theoretical study of phenolic compounds with antioxidant properties. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2007, 42, 440-446.
- Khlebnikov, A.I.; Schepetkin, I.A.; Domina, N.G.; Kirpotina, L.N.; Quinn, M.T. Improved quantitative structure–activity relationship models to predict antioxidant activity of flavonoids in chemical, enzymatic, and cellular systems. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2007, 15, 1749-1770.
- Cabrera, M.; Simoens, M.; Falchi, G.; Lavaggi, M.L.; Piro, O.E.; Castellano, E.E.; Vidal, A.; Azqueta, A.; Monge, A.; de Cerain, A.L.; Sagrera, G.; Seoane, G.; Cerecetto H.; Gonzalez, M. Synthetic chalcones, flavanones, and flavones as antitumoral agents: Biological evaluation and structure-activity relationships. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2007, 15, 3356-3367.
- Cai, Y.Z.; Sun, M.; Xing, J.; Luo, Q.; Corke H. Structure-radical scavenging activity relationships of phenolic compounds from traditional Chinese medicinal plants. Life Sci. 2006, 78, 2872-2888.
- Raad, I.; Terreux, R.; Richomme, P.; Matera, E.L.; Dumontet, C.; Raynaud, J.; Guilet, D. Structure–activity relationship of natural and synthetic coumarins inhibiting the multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2006, 14, 6979-6987.
- Brand, W.; Schutte, M.E.; Williamson, G.; van Zanden, J.J.; Cnubben, N. H.P.; Groten, J.P.; van Bladeren P.J.; Rietjens I.M.C.M. Flavonoid-mediated inhibition of intestinal ABC transporters may affect the oral bioavailability of drugs, food-borne toxic compounds and bioactive ingredients. Biomed. Pharmacother. 2006, 60, 508-519.
- Lameira, J.; Medeiros, I.G.; Reis, M.; Santos, A.S.; Alves, C.N. Structure-activity relationships study of flavone compounds with anti-HIV-1 integrase activity: A density functional theory study. Bioorg. Med Chem. 2006, 14, 7105-7112.
- Prabhakar, Y.S.; Gupta, M.K.; Roy, N.; Venkateswarlu, Y. A high dimensional QSAR study on the aldose reductase inhibitory activity of some flavones: Topological descriptors in modeling the activity. J. Chem Inf. Model. 2006, 46, 86-92.
- Sadeghipour, M.; Terreux, R.; Phipps J. Flavonoids and tyrosine nitration: structure–activity relationship correlation with enthalpy of formation. Toxic. in Vitro 2005, 19, 155-165.
- van Zanden, J.J.; Wortelboer, H.M.; Bijlsma, S.; Punt, A.; Usta, M.; van Bladeren, P.J.; Rietjens, I.M.C.M.; Cnubben, N.H.P. Quantitative structure activity relationship studies on the flavonoid mediated inhibition of multidrug resistance proteins 1 and 2. Biochem. Pharmacol.2005, 69, 699-708.
- Zhang, H.Y. Structure-Activity Relationships and Rational Design Strategies for Radical-Scavenging Antioxidants. Curr. Comp.-Aided Drug Des. 2005, 1, 257-273.
- Zhang, S.; Yang, X.; Coburn, R.A.; Morris, M.E. Structure activity relationships and quantitative structure activity relationships for the flavonoid-mediated inhibition of breast cancer resistance protein. Biochem.Pharmacol. 2005, 70, 627-639.
- Fernández, M.; Caballero, J.; Helguera, A.M.; Castro, E.A.; González, M.P. Quantitative structure–activity relationship to predict differential inhibition of aldose reductase by flavonoid compounds. Bioorg. Med.Chem. 2005, 13, 3269-3277.
- Mukherjee, S.; Mukherjee, A.; Saha, A. QSAR modeling on binding affinity of diverse estrogenic flavonoids: electronic, topological and spatial functions in quantitative approximation. J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem) 2005, 715, 85-90.
- Rasulev, B.F.; Abdullaev, N.D.; Syrov, V.N.; Leszczynski, J.A Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) Study of the Antioxidant Activity of Flavonoids. QSAR Comb. Sci. 2005, 24, 1056-1065.
- Nemeikaite-Ceniene, A.; Imbrasaite, A.; Sergediene, E.; Cenas, N. Quantitative structure-activity relationships in prooxidant cytotoxicity of polyphenols: Role of potential of phenoxyl radical/phenol redox couple. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 2005, 441, 182-190.
- Rackova, L.; Firakova, S.; Kostalova, D.; Steferk, M.; Sturdik, E.; Majekova, M. Oxidation of liposomal membrane suppressed by flavonoids: Quantitative structure-activity relationship. Bioorg. Med Chem. 2005, 13, 6477-6484.
- Fylaktakidou K.C.; Hadjipavlou-Litina D.J.; Litinas K.E.; Nicolaides D.N. Natural and synthetic coumarin derivatives with anti-inflammatory/antioxidant activities Current Pharmaceutical Design. 2004, 10, 3813-3833.
- Amic, D.; Davidovic-Amic, D.; Beslo, D.; Trinajstic, N. Structure-Radical Scavenging Activity Relationships of Flavonoids. Croat. Chem. Acta 2003, 76, 55-61.
- Sadik, C.D.; Sies, H.; Schewe, T. Inhibition of 15-lipoxygenases by flavonoids: structure-activity relations and mode of action. Biochem. Pharmacol. 2003, 65, 773-781.
- Van Hoorn, D.E.C.; Nijveldt, R.J.; Van Leeuwen, P.A.M.; Hofman, Z.; M'Rabet, L.; De Bont, D.BA.; Norren, K.V. Accurate prediction of xanthine oxidase inhibition based on the structure of flavonoids. Eur. J. Pharm. 2002, 451, 111-118
- Kim, D.O.; Lee, C.Y. Comprehensive Study on Vitamin C Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity (VCEAC) of Various Polyphenolics in Scavenging a Free Radical and its Structural Relationship. Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Nutr. 2004, 44, 253-273.
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Article: Dietary Protection Against Free Radicals: A Case for Multiple Testing to Establish Structure-activity Relationships for Antioxidant Potential of Anthocyanic Plant Species
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2009, 10(3), 1081-1103; doi:10.3390/ijms10031081
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Article: Prodrugs of Fluoro-Substituted Benzoates of EGC as Tumor Cellular Proteasome Inhibitors and Apoptosis Inducers
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9(6), 951-961; doi:10.3390/ijms9060951
Received: 1 April 2008; in revised form: 12 May 2008 / Accepted: 26 May 2008 / Published: 2 June 2008Show/Hide Abstract | PDF Full-text (329 KB) | XML Full-text
Article: 3D-QSAR Investigation of Synthetic Antioxidant Chromone Derivatives by Molecular Field Analysis
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9(3), 235-246; doi:10.3390/ijms9030235
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How durable is the touch sensor? Analysis
iFixit posted a link of a very interesting analysis, that questioned the durability of the technology:
We worry about how well the sapphire crystal covering the sensor can protect it from degrading over time like most CMOS fingerprint sensors. If not, it could become a ticking time bomb, just like that super-glued battery.
Here: http://weblog.invasivecode.com/post/57447455012/will-a-fingerprint-sensor-be-apples-next-hit
The last part:
Here the first technological issue. An electrical current is basically a flow of electrons moving between 2 points. This flow happens only in electrically conductive materials (mainly in metallic materials). The flow always originates from the point containing a higher number of electrons and terminates at the point containing a lower number of electrons (this is one of the most beautiful principles of modern physics, since every electronic device around you works because of this principle). When you touch the sensing surface of a fingerprint sensor, the electrons move from your finger to the sensor surface. The quantity of electrons arriving to the surface is typically enormous for the small silicon capacitors. Constant usage of the sensor starts to destroy the capacitors and over time, the fingerprint sensor stops to work. To avoid this issue, during the manufacturing process, the sensor surface is covered by insulating material (essentially silicon, processed to become an insulating layer) that protects the metallic surface. The touchscreen of your iPhone is manufactured in the same way. However, the coating layer on the fingerprint sensor surface cannot be too thick otherwise the electrons from your body cannot reach the metallic surface of the sensor to generate a fingerprint image. So, this protecting layer is thin and only used to extend the life of a sensor, but its continuous usage will destroy its surface, making the device useless.
In everyday life, things are even worst. You usually use your hands for different tasks and you usually touch different types of materials. Small portions of the objects you touch accumulate on the skin of your finger. When you touch the fingerprint sensor, you deposit these material on its surface. Additionally, your skin produces sweat (a combination of water and different types of salts) and the sebum (a oily/waxy substance our body produces). When you touch the surface of a fingerprint sensor, the mix of the sweat, sebum and any substance accumulate during your daily activities become a killer combination for the sensor surface that speeds up the destruction of its surface.
Fingerprint sensor manufacturers (including Authentec) never achieved great success in this issue which is why it is not common to see fingerprint CMOS devices on laptops, cars, building front doors or credit cards. Most of the devices you see are optical sensors that require less maintenance and last longer.
If you search for the specifications of a CMOS fingerprint device, you will find a number representing the lifetime of a device. That number is expressed in number of touches (before it completely dies). That number is provided in ideal conditions of usage and in a normal operating environment of temperature and humidity. But remember where you normally use your iPhone. You keep it in your "dirty" pockets, you leave it on different surfaces, and in humid and hot or cold and dry environments. Sometimes water drops on it or you forget it in your car under the sun. All these factors stress the working conditions of the sensor surface and contribute to speeding up its decay process.
Unfortunately there is no existing solution to this. Manufacturers can only try to make the fingerprint sensor last longer, but sooner or later that device will stop working properly. This is also why Apple cannot provide a fingerprint sensor for payments. And if they do, they are making a huge mistake, because the surface destruction process explained above introduces the most dangerous problem in fingerprint recognition: false acceptance, when after a while somebody else can be granted access to your device.
Companies like Motorola, Fujitsu, Siemens, and Samsung have tried to integrate fingerprint readers in their laptops and handheld devices, but they have all failed because of the poor durability of the sensing surface.
For you, this means that a fingerprint sensor on your phone will break after a while. How long after you buy it? Well, that will depend on where you live, how you use it, where you use it, how careful you are with it, and how clean your hands are.
That can be a little scary or disappointing for such a beautiful technological product.


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Meyer Sound Laboratories Becomes Linux Foundation Member
Membership formalizes long-time collaborative relationship between the audio pioneer and open source icon.
The Linux Foundation announced the addition of Meyer Sound Laboratories, manufacturer of loudspeakers, connectors, audio analysis tools, processors, and drive systems, as the newest member of the foundation.
Meyer Sound began producing professional-grade sound reinforcement products in 1979. Their experimental design and innovative approach to professional audio directly led to collaborations with Francis Ford Coppola and The Grateful Dead.
Now, the company uses Linux to run many of its proprietary audio applications. Meyer Sound's Cinema Experience system is used by American Zoetrope, Coppola's studio.
Representatives of Meyer Sound will be on-hand at the Linux Foundation's Collaboration Summit.
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Cell cycle-dependent regulation of human BRCA2 gene expression by SLUG and PRDX5C
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BACKGROUND. The expression of the tumor suppressor protein BRCA2 is strictly regulated depending upon the growth stage of the breast cell. It is not expressed in the non-dividing human breast cells and it is only expressed in the dividing stages of the cells. The notion is that balanced expression of BRCA2 in the rapidly dividing human breast cells is critical to prevent the malignant transformation of these cells. We recently have identified SLUG as the repressor of human BRCA2 gene expression in the non-dividing cells which works through an Alu repeat-containing transcriptional silencer located upstream of human BRCA2 gene promoter. Our unpublished preliminary data suggest that the DNA binding nuclear isotype of peroxiredoxin 5 (PRDX5) plays a critical role in the desilencing of BRCA2 gene expression in the dividing human breast cells. The HYPOTHESIS is that BRCA2 gene expression is silenced in the non-dividing human breast cells by the repressor protein SLUG and is desilenced in the dividing cells by the sequestration of the binding site of SLUG by PRDX5 at the BRCA2 gene silencer. The SPECIFIC AIMS to test the hypotheses are: (i) to determine the cell cycle stage dependent binding of SLUG and PRDX5 to the BRCA2 gene silencer in vivo by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays; (ii) to determine whether a specific isotype of PRDX5 preferentially binds to the silencer; (iii) to characterize which domain of PRDX5 isotypes binds to what sequence of the silencer DNA; and (iv) to evaluate the levels of acetylated histones at the BRCA2 gene promoter at different growth stages of cultured human breast cells with or without knock down of SLUG or PRDX5 gene expression using specific siRNAs. STUDY DESIGN. We will verify potential variations in the cell cycle dependent binding of SLUG and PRDX5 to the BRCA2 gene silencer in vivo by ChIP assays followed by real time PCR to quantitate the silencer DNA in the chromatin immunoprecipitates. We will evaluate in vitro binding of recombinant PRDX5 variants with the silencer DNA by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. We will evaluate in vivo binding of over expressed FLAG-tagged PRDX5 variants to the silencer by ChIP assay. We will selectively knock-down different isotypes of PRDX5 using specific siRNAs followed by evaluation of the binding of the remaining subtypes by ChIP assay. We will evaluate whether PRDX5 indeed blocks the suppressor functions of SLUG by inhibiting the recruitments of co-repressors and HDACs and thus increasing acetylated histones at the BRCA2 gene promoter at the dividing stage of cultured human breast cells. POTENTIAL OUTCOME. Understanding the silencing/desilencing mechanism of BRCA2 gene expression in detail, we should be able to effectively intervene in the pathway and thus be able to efficiently combat the onset of human breast cell malignancy caused by this malfunction.
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Existing data and our studies suggest that proportionate expression of BRCA2 in the human breast cells is critical for the survival and growth of human breast cells. Because of its growth suppressor activity, over-expression of BRCA2 in the non-dividing cells may be toxic to these cells. We recently found that SLUG, which binds to the transcriptional silencer at the upstream of the BRCA2 gene, silences BRCA2 gene expression in the quiescent cells. The objective of the proposed study is to understand how BRCA2 silencer is inactivated in the dividing cells. Our notion is that a variant of PRDX5 goes to the nucleus in the dividing breast cells, sequester the binding site of SLUG on the BRCA2 gene silencer and thus prevent SLUG from silencing the expression of BRCA2 gene. The research proposed will study in details how PRDX5 competes with SLUG to bring about the desilencing of BRCA2 gene expression in the dividing human breast cells. According to our hypothesis, SLUG should bind to the silencer in the quiescent cells whereas PRDX5 should be the major binder to the silencer of the dividing cells. We will verify these expected variations in the cell cycle stage dependent binding of SLUG and PRDX5 to the BRCA2 gene silencer in vivo. PRDX5 has three subtypes and all of them are expressed in human breast cells (unpublished data). We postulate that PRDX5C, which lacks catalytic activity (active site Cys is missing) and is smallest in size, may preferentially enter the nucleus and bind to the silencer in the dividing cells. To verify this we will evaluate in vitro binding of recombinant PRDX5 variants with the silencer DNA; in vivo binding of over expressed PRDX5 variants to the silencer and will selectively knock-down different isotypes of PRDX5 using specific siRNAs followed by evaluation of the binding of the remaining subtypes. We will also determine which subtype of PRDX5 best competes with SLUG for the binding with the silencer DNA. The objective of this part of the research activity is to understand (i) What is the exact binding site for PRDX5 to the silencer DNA? and, (ii) which part of PRDX5 protein is responsible for this binding? The footprint of recombinant PRDX5A was previously determined for the Alu promoter. From sequence similarity we have predicted the probable site of PRDX5 binding to the silencer DNA. We will experimentally verify this binding site. This study will help us to understand the mechanism of desilencing of human BRCA2 gene expression by PRDX5 at the molecular level. These data may also give us some clue to design molecular decoys to intervene this process to accomplish clinical or research objectives.
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GRAND-AM 101: The Rolex Series GT Class
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The Fog
Ben Comer
It was a year like any other, a day like all the rest. A group of young men were out in the mountains in Philmont, New Mexico. They all ranged from 23 to 27 years of age. There was Mikey, a tall, strong strength and conditioning coach for Coe College, John, a short pud who teaches at Cedar Rapids Washington, Ryan, a track athlete graduate from Iowa, and Jake, a biology major from UNI. They came out here for a couple weeks to get a break from everything going on back in Iowa. They wanted to be able to hike the mountains and just relax for a while before heading back home. What they encountered, though, was much more then what they had expected. A trip that was planned to be relaxing and enjoyable turned into a nightmare.
On July 8th, the guys all arrived at Philmont, New Mexico. They rode up
from Iowa on a long and boring 16 hour train ride. They were all excited
to be there and couldn't wait to pack up and head out onto the trails through
the mountains. After all the paper work and insurance forms were filled
out, the guys were given a ranger to be with them for the first night,
to give them a sense of how to live out in the back country of Philmont.
The ranger was Rick and he was a very funny and enjoyable person to be
with. All the guys were happy to have Rick with them.
Day One:
Mikey, John, Ryan, Jake, and Rick all strapped up their packs and started to head out on the trails. It didn't take long for them to start to see the beauty of the wilderness, the mountains and the wildlife. They all took pictures of everything, and wrote in their journals of what they witnessed.
They passed by beautiful trees and saw wildlife that was close enough to touch. They walked the trails in amazement, passing over thin logs, cut out to get them over small cricks and rivers.
"Look at those mule deer right there," said Jake. "There so close I can almost touch them!"
"I think its about time we stop and get some food. We have been walking for a few hours and we all need to get some energy in us," said Rick. "Just up ahead there is a camp where we can sit and have a quick snack and talk to some of the natives."
All the guys agreed. They came up to a small log cabin shack with an outhouse and what seemed to be a little cattle barn. It is exactly what you would expect to have seen way back in the early days. As they got closer they noticed an old looking man who wore a ragged straw hat and tathered up clothes that look to have never been washed.
"Hello sir, we came up to this beautiful area from Iowa. How are you doing today?"
The old man looked up at John. He opened his mouth a little bit, just enough for John to see that he only had three or four teeth that were brown and very worn down. The man just stared at John and finally said, "Go home, leave and never come back."
"Excuse me?" said John.
"Go home, leave and never come back."
"Why should we go home? Are we bothering you and your people here?"
"Go home, leave and never come back!" said the old man.
"Is that all you can say?" said John.
The old man said nothing. He just got up and walked back into the small cabin. John went back to the guys completely dumbfounded.
"That man is obviously crazy" said Rick. "Lets just sit here on these logs and have some lunch before we head back out."
The guys all sat down and pulled out their meals. The meals included energy bars, lara bars, a small package of gorp (a mixed assortment of dried fruits and nuts), and a juice pouch. After they were all done they got up and headed back down the trail.
Hours passed and Rick made the decision to find another camp and call it a day. They came upon Camp Conestoga and set up their tents. The camp was wonderful. It had trees surrounding the area with small fire pits spread out everywhere. In the middle there was a shower house. Out here you don't see very many of those. Also there were two toilets set up about half a mile outside of the campsite. After they had the tents all up they made a fire, had dinner, and went to bed.
Day Two:
The guys all woke up the next morning with excitement to head back out onto the trails. They packed up camp quickly, strapped up, and got back onto the trails. After walking two miles, they came upon a small camp.
"This is where I get off," said Rick. "Remember everything I taught you guys out here yesterday and you will do just fine."
They all gave Rick there thank you's and said goodbye. They were on their own now.
"So did anyone think that the old man at the camp yesterday was a little strange?" said John.
They all agreed with him.
"What do you guys think? I mean that dude kind of creeped me out. Ever since I talked to him, this place has been kind of freaking me out."
"I don't think we have anything to worry about," said Ryan. "This place is too beautiful for anything to happen here. The only thing we need to worry about is getting attacked by a bear."
"Yeah you guys are probably right. I just need to forget about the old man and enjoy what's here," says John.
They finished up the day 8 miles later in a small campsite. They followed
the same ritual from the night before and headed off to bed. They were
all in their tents except for Mikey. Mikey couldn't sleep, so he sat around
the fire. As he was sitting he started hearing noises out in the bushes.
He didn't think anything of them, he just kept sitting their watching the
fire blaze. The noises started getting more strange. He couldn't quite
pick out what the noise was coming from. It sounded a little like a mix
between a baby cry and a growl. He thought about just calling it a night
and heading back to his tent, but instead he decided to investigate a bit.
Mikey walked over to the bush where he thought he heard the noise. As he
came up to the bush he pulled out his knife. His knife was huge, it was
like the knife off of those Rambo movies. As he got closer he jumped behind
the bush and yelled. "Where are you you little shit!" said Mikey. He didn't
get a clear look at it, but he heard something about the size of a small
bear run off into the woods. Mikey whispered to himself, "Thats right you
little bitch, come back here and I'll slice your throat."
Day Three:
The next morning, everyone slept in. They all got out of their tents to notice that it was still pitch black out.
"What is the deal with the sun? It is 10 in the morning and its still pitch black out," says John.
"Maybe the sun is being blocked by the moon or a cloud or something," says Jake.
Not only was the sun gone, but there was fog that started creeping up around the guys. The fog was very thick and waist high.
"Guys I'm not liking this. What are we supposed to do?" said John.
The guys were all quiet just looking around. Mikey spoke up, "Well we didn't bring lights that are bright enough to walk us through this thick fog so the only thing we can do is stay here and wait out the fog".
They all decided to do as Mikey said and they stayed. They sat their for what felt like hours.
"Anyone hungry? I think we should eat something while we think about this," said Mikey.
"WHOA! What was that?!" screamed John.
"What What John? What happened?" yelled Jake.
"Something just rubbed up against my leg! It felt cold and rough!" screamed John.
John screamed at the top of his lungs and fell below the fog line. All the guys came running over trying to find him, but couldn't for the lives of them tell where he was.
"John! John where are you?! Say something if your alive!" yelled Mikey.
John screamed but it didn't last long. The scream became silent and then there was nothing. The guys all walked around frantically trying to think of what to do.
"Guys we need to get anything we can that we can use as a weapon. I don't know what the hell that was that took John, but we need to protect ourselves somehow", said Mikey.
They all searched through their things. They found pocket knives, sticks, and hatchets.
"We need to stay together. We should just stand right here by the fire pit and attempt to kill anything that tries to take us. We need to work together!" said Mikey.
Just as Mikey said that, Jake gets grabbed. He screams and starts thrashing at his leg with the stick.
"Stand still Jake!" yelled Mikey. Mikey comes over and starts stabbing around Jakes leg with the knife. "I can't find it!" said Mikey as Jake was screaming saying, "It's constricting my legs! Get it off!"
Just as Jake said that he got swept underneath the fog and disappeared.
"What the hell is going on!" screamed Mikey.
"What should we do Mikey? All that is left is you and I" said Ryan.
"We need to stay here and hold our ground! This thing is going to die by my knife!"
Ryan didn't listen. He freaked out and started to run. Mikey couldn't see him anymore as he was engulfed into the fog. Mikey couldn't hear anything for a little bit except the sound of Ryan's footsteps. He heard a loud scream and knew that Ryan had died.
Mikey was all alone now because all of his friends were taken away by this thing. Mikey was getting really upset and angry. He took out his knife and stood there. He waited and waited, holding his knife in a clenched hand. After a long moment he started hearing the noise which he heard the other night, the sound of a growling baby lurking in the dark. "Come here you little shit! I'll kill you!" The noise was getting louder and closer to him. Mikey crouched lower to the ground, held his knife out, waiting for the thing to get closer. "That's right, keep coming." The noise got louder and closer, until it was nearly in his ear. Mikey started to grin slightly in excitement. Mikey then heard a loud screech.
"Holy..." started Mikey.
The thing lurched out at Mikey's legs. He started freaking out. His heart started pounding and his palms became sweaty.
"You're going to die!" he yelled. Even through his panic, Mikey knew that he needed to calm down or he would die. He didn't want to go out without a fight. Mikey gripped the knife and slashed down towards his leg.The blade pierced the monster. He slashed again, but missed. As he brought his guard up, the thing latched onto his arm with sharp teeth. He dropped his knife and released a deafening yell. He reached down to grab the thing, attempting to wrestle it off his leg. Its grip seemed to be getting weaker from the stab, so Mikey wrapped his hands around the things neck. Mikey felt great, strong. He was going to be able to see what this monster was that killed all his friends. He was going to kill what killed his friends. A grin grew on Mikey's face as he started to raise the thing up to eye level, but it lashed out with claws and teeth. His screams could have been heard four miles away, "Aaaaaah Noooo!" He fell to the ground below the fog and bled out.
No one from the group of guys was ever to be seen again. The families back
home had sent out search parties two weeks after their disappearance. The
search parties found no bodies, no fog, and no trace of any monsters. There
was nothing to be found.


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When you consider what the Blues have done all season WITHOUT ever having their entire roster available, it's even more impressive to see them sitting on top of the League/Conference standings. That being said, one can only become very excited at the possibility of seeing the entire roster when the playoffs start on April 11.
Not only would Blues have the ability to roll FOUR strong lines, it would give Hitchcock and the Blues the opportunity to matchup better on the road regardless of the opponents line choice. Consider the following line combinations for a moment:
Steen – Backes – Oshie
McDonald – Berglund – Perron
D'Agostini – Arnott – Stewart
Schwartz – Sobotka – Langenbrunner
Based on those forward line combos, you've got balanced scoring potential, outstanding forechecking and, most importantly, the ability to just keep rolling four lines. Nearly every article by the national media outlets talks about the "banged up Blues" when they're looking forward, however no one has begun to discuss what appears to be the reality. THE BLUES ARE GETTING HEALTHY!!
I'm not going to predict the Blues win the Cup, but one has to get excited about the potential of a healthy lineup, terrific goaltending, team defense that gives up less the two goals per game and the overall success of Hitchcock's total team philosophy.
By the time the 'Note return from the West Coast, we should have a pretty good idea about injured Blues and whether Steen, D'Agostini, Russell, Artnott, Backes and McDonald are "playoff ready". If the news is good, bring on ANYONE in the league and the Blues have a shot!!


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The Word: Are Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx dating?
Aww, look at Katie Holmes in this video from the Hamptons this weekend. Smiling, grooving, doing the white girl head bob. She hasn't looked this happy in public since her "Dawson's Creek" days.
Could it have something to do with the man next to her, Mr. Jamie Foxx? The actress does keep grabbing his arm, but to me it looks less like a "we are dating" arm grab than a "my heels are very high, keep me from spraining an ankle while I dance, nearest person" arm grab. But then again, Katie Holmes seems like a very reserved person and she's been through a lot, so maybe high-heel-related affection is all she feels comfortable with in public.
Holmes's rep denies that there's anything between the two: "They're not dating. They've been friends for years," she told Page Six. Boo.
Are Katie and Suri planning to become Brooklyn girls? Fort Greene residents have apparently spotted Katie Holmes making the rounds with a real estate broker recently, according to Page Six.
Katie and Suri currently live in a fancy apartment building in Chelsea. Although the neighborhood is awfully convenient for… well, whatever it is they do day-to-day, it's not hard to see why they might head to Brooklyn. More and more stars are choosing to raise their young families in the borough: Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway and Keri Russell all call Brookyln home.
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Alfie (2004)
In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His best friends are his colleague Marlon and his girl-friend Lonette. Alfie has a brief affair with Lonette, and the consequences of his act forces Alfie to reflect over his lifestyle.
Alternative titles: Alfie Remake; Untitled Alfie Remake; Untitled Charles Shyer Project
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Last year, Corey Conners fell one match short of the U.S. Amateur finale. This year he wasn�t going to let the opportunity slip away again; the 22-year-old Canadian advanced to the championship match after a 1-up victory over Denny McCarthy.
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Jon Rahm's time in the United States has been marked by a shaky start but an inspiring recovery as the Spaniard advanced to the Round of 32 Wednesday at the U.S. Amateur.
The Round-of-64 results are rolling in at the 2014 U.S. Amateur. Here is a look at the finished matches at Atlanta Athletic Club.
A well-established amateur player himself, Corey Conners took down 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur champion Scottie Scheffler on Wednesday in the Round of 64 at the U.S. Amateur at Atlanta Athletic Club.
Nathan Smith, one of three mid-amateurs remaining in the field, joins Garrett Rank, Zach Healy and Jesse Heinly in advancing to match play after surviving a 17-for-4 playoff Wednesday morning at the U.S. Amateur.
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term focus
The term foaf:focus does not exist yet.
It is likely to be added, and to serve the role of the previously proposed 'foaf:it' or 'foaf:isAbout' proposed properties.
See also SKOS Issue list
SKOS concepts are a level of indirection from the things they're about; their creation dates and creators relate to their nature as information artifacts. So for example, we can have a SKOS concept standing for Bill Gates, and an RDF description of "Bill himself".
<skos:Concept> <skos:prefLabel>Bill Gates</skos:prefLabel> <foaf:focus> <foaf:Person> <foaf:name>Bill Gates</foaf:name> </foaf:focus> </foaf:apropos> </skos:Concept>
Or in Turtle, switching from a personal to a geographic example:
<http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sj96005405#concept> a skos:Concept ; skos:prefLabel "Eiffel Tower (Paris, France)"@en ; skos:altLabel "Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)"@fr ; skos:inScheme <http://id.loc.gov/authorities#conceptScheme>, <http://id.loc.gov/authorities#topicalTerms> ; dct:created "1996-05-08T00:00:00-04:00"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime> .
... to which we might add:
<http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sj96005405#concept> foaf:focus <http://rdf.freebase.com/ns/en.eiffel_tower> . <http://rdf.freebase.com/ns/en.eiffel_tower> a <http://rdf.freebase.com/ns/travel.tourist_attraction> .
This crosses us over from the bibliographic and cataloguing facts associated with LCSH's conceptualization of the Eiffel Tower, to worldly facts and claims about the tower itself. By naming this link ("foaf:focus") we can use such associations to find bibliographic artifacts via arbitrary properties of the thing they're about. For example, the nationality or birthplace of engineers, designers, managers etc.
From #talis IRC
14:48 danbri: ldodds, re 'focus' as a property name (not it/apropos/isAbout) ... actually i like it for another reason: 14:49 danbri: sometimes there are a cluster of skos concepts which have a common focus but in thesaurus you get diferent aspects 14:49 danbri: shakespeare - youth 14:49 danbri: shakespeare - as englishman 14:49 danbri: shakespeare - rumours 14:49 danbri: i think the 'it' relation in each case most usefully points to the core thing of interest, ie. the person 14:50 danbri: ... ie the common focus of all those aspects which can be independently talked about in skos 14:50 danbri: whereas RDF class/property model is more thing-centric 15:27 ldodds: danbri: nice 15:27 ldodds: just emailing the list now 15:28 danbri: thanks!
The idea of this property dates to SWAD-Europe-era SKOS discussions between DanBri and Alistair Miles (skos:it / skos:as). However the SKOS WG didn't standardise anything, and so we're including it in FOAF since FOAF has a few other topic-related properties already.
Naming discussion (danbri/ldodds)
12:21 danbri: is 'apropos' too obscure as a property name? 12:21 ldodds: hey danbri -- I owe you a response :) ... I think its a little on the obscure side 12:22 ldodds: I see where you're coming from, but not sure its right. Its the other meaning of "apropros" that comes to mind first 12:23 ldodds: Also see your point re: isAbout 12:23 danbri: yeah, it's so tricky finding a nice word for rdf properties. Re 1st sense, maybe the concept 'fits' the thing? 12:23 ldodds: I was wondering whether we could borrow stuff from library/thesauri aspects of skos 12:23 ldodds: catalogues? 12:23 danbri: catalogues in what sense? 12:24 ldodds: As in "This Concept catalogues Gordon Brown" 12:24 ldodds: I'm not sure thats right either, but was thinking along lines of saying that a concept organizes material about something 12:24 danbri: timbl argued that foaf:knows would be better with a noun phrase, eg. foaf:contact 12:24 danbri: and i think avoiding verbs in the relation does make some sense 12:24 ldodds: ok 12:24 danbri: but i don't know really 12:25 danbri: if you consider any single rdf vocab, you might get some stylistic consistency 12:25 danbri: but since they're all used together, it is necessarily pretty chaotic 12:25 ldodds nods 12:25 danbri: 'focus' 12:25 danbri: the concept 'focusses on' the thing? 12:25 ldodds: ooh, thats nicer 12:26 danbri: or 're' 12:26 danbri: for 'regarding' 12:26 ldodds: theme? 12:26 danbri: we had 'theme' in foaf before, for something libby made up 12:26 ldodds: ah 12:26 ldodds: I like focus though 12:26 danbri: http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec/#term_theme 12:26 danbri: 'The theme property is rarely used and under-specified. The intention was to use it to characterise interest / themes associated with projects and groups. Further work is needed to meet these goals. ' 12:27 danbri: (and marked archaic) 12:27 ldodds: I missed that 12:27 ldodds: could be re-purposed I guess 12:27 danbri: foaf:focus is at least nice sounding, alliterative 12:27 ldodds: yes 12:28 danbri: focus might work better as a property of a project, the area it focusses on? 12:29 ldodds: maybe. 12:29 ldodds looks for synonyms 12:30 danbri is at dictionary.com :) 12:31 ldodds: theme suggests there may be several (un-related) themes for a concept, which isn't quite what we want to exporess 12:31 ldodds: focus is more explicit: this is what this category or concept is "about"


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Jason Pennick was eating dinner with his wife at Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill in Fall River recently when he glanced at one of the televisions and saw something that nearly made him choke on his burger.
"It was good food, nice atmosphere, but then you look on the screen, and right there you see the news playing and it's about [Remy's] son," said Pennick, 40. "Everybody stops eating."


text: I know we all care about the Warriors here, but seriously, what is the likelihood that the Warriors will make the playoffs this season? Well, I don't know, but I can easily predict that it's going to be pretty low with the way we're playing. However, with better chemistry and defense, I know for sure that next season we'll do much better. So that raises the question, are there any particular players from the draft that we can add to the team, say like a good bench player or a proven small forward with an actual offensive game? I don't know any prospects we should be looking at, but we can throw out ideas.


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Shotgun Mic with a Built-In Flash Recorder: the Shure VP83F
Audio technology is a pretty stable industry, but manufacturers are continuing to experiment with new features to help sweeten the deal. This time, it's an interesting approach from Shure: a shotgun mic with its own internal recording capabilities called the VP83F. Hit the jump for the details:
- Supercardoid
- Three position gain switch
- Low-Cut Filter
- Records 24bit / 48kHz WAV to Micro SD cards
- Playback control
- Built-in Rycote shock mount
- RF immunity
- Headphone monitoring
- Pricing TBD
Targeted for DSLR filmmakers, this mic might prove useful for specific applications where you need a stand-alone recording system. I'm not sure this coupling will catch on, but it's always cool to see companies trying new things. Pricing has yet to be determined, but I expect it will fall in line to compete with other on-camera shotguns like the Sennheiser MKE400 at around $200-$300. There's also a version of the mic without the internal recorder.
What do you think? What kind of situations would this be useful in?
Link: Shure VP83 Series — B&H
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Eric on 04.22.13 @ 9:35PM
Looks pretty plasticky and awkward to me. Kudos to them for trying, but no way I'd ever buy one.
Antony Alvarez on 04.22.13 @ 9:45PM
Looks to me like it's definitely going to be Shure VP83f > Rode Video Mic Pro
Mariano on 04.23.13 @ 3:05AM
you mean the Rode Video Mic Pro which is announced for ages? compared to the BMC delays this is ridiculuos given the "not so high-techy" nature of this microphone
BJNY on 04.23.13 @ 7:17AM
Anyone have an idea when Rode VideoMic HD is going to ship?
Ben Prater on 04.22.13 @ 10:25PM
This is interesting. Because it records, you know you have a backup of your work. It has a headphone jack, so you can monitor the signal. If you are a run-and-gun shooter with a non-headphone jack camera, this might be a hot item.
Ben Prater on 04.22.13 @ 10:41PM
Bummer that it looks like this isn't coming out until Jan of 2014.
Henry on 04.23.13 @ 2:12AM
via Shure's YouTube; "The products are scheduled to ship later this year (summer)…"
Rob Manning on 04.25.13 @ 4:31PM
Just in time for NAMM Anaheim, figures.
Taylor on 04.23.13 @ 3:53AM
The advantage of supercardioid and shotgun microphones is the great degree of control in positioning them, usually on a boom. I am no sound expert, but a shotgun fixed on-camera seems inflexible – unless your subject is dead centre and has no noise source behind him/her. I have a Rode video mic and often get great results for the minimal effort invested & it's discreet. But for a serious project, I'd consider renting, because pro sound gear is comparatively cheap, especially renting good microphones. Or hire a professional, of course.
I'd like to see more articles by working sound professionals. The articles here skew towards $10k+ cameras and $200-300 audio solutions. Let's face it: the NFS readership is DP-centred (an observation, not criticism).
+1 to all of the above.
maghoxfr on 04.23.13 @ 6:29PM
LOL that's true, high end cameras very few people can buy and cheapo mics.
Rob Manning on 04.25.13 @ 4:40PM
Off camera, a must (clicks and whirring) on a stand, above and pointed down, need two if there are two subjects standing say in a gallery art show, discussing the work, or a boom pole operator, check sound before rolling for position, all of what you said and more.
These will sell to the dads who have the MK2′s, D7100′s, GHs etc. doing straight ahead takes.
Otherwise a chance for Shure to rake Sennheiser and Rode over the coals on the low end for a cycle or two, hence the roll out at Winter NAMM where most of the Shure reps are also covering (much larger segment) broadcast and sound contracting but have realized that professional camera stores like Calumet and Samy's were an undervalued sales target.
Richard on 04.23.13 @ 4:30AM
I can't wait to see and hear how it works in filming situations to have an opinion about the product. Marketing videos can sometime be misleading. As far as pricing, it will be really hard for Shure to compete with establish companies who sell DSLR audio gear. Hopefully, their pricing is cheaper than the current Rode Mic's since are more established for the DSLR filmmaker market. Shure is coming into the game pretty late with this product. Who knows what new audio gear we will have next year from other establish companies. I can only imagine better. Crazy to think this year we are getting 4k for 4k in terms of cinema cameras. I look forward to see what gear audio gear will come out next as we progress into the future of filmmaking.
I could see this thing being used as a backup audio with your boom/tie mic. The more backup the better I say. Plus, syncing in post would be easier with quality audio going into the camera in stead of onbody mic (being horrible in windy situations).
Stuart on 04.23.13 @ 9:10AM
Rode announced something like this a long time ago but we haven't seen it emerge, yet!
Stuart on 04.23.13 @ 9:11AM
Sorry guys, hadn't refreshed the page, you already mentioned this.
alguti on 04.23.13 @ 11:27AM
From my understanding mic's plugged directly into a dslr won't give you the best possible audio. So wouldn't this be a better option?
alguti on 04.23.13 @ 11:29AM
I"m looking into investing in audio equipment, but i find myself a bit confused as to what devices are best for low budget production. Here is what i'm considering.
A zoom h4n, a seperate mic to attach to a pole and xlr cable. Would i need anything else? Can you guys help me with this dilema, point to the right direction?
Neil on 04.23.13 @ 3:55PM
Just because the H4N is the most popular doesn't mean it is the only option. I highly recommend the Roland R-26 which has a better pre-amp, less noise 6 useable channels and a much easier to operate menu system. I'm also using a RODE NTG-2 shotgun, a Falcon carbon fiber boompole. For narrative work it's worked out great for me.
Taylor on 04.25.13 @ 5:24AM
Also consider the new Tascam DR-60D — no reviews out yet (well, just one by juiced link, a rival manufacturer). In choosing a device, the quality of the pre-amps is the most important consideration. I've used the H4N — great value when it first came out but probably now superseded by newer models. I wouldn't buy H4N now: the two AA batteries drained too quickly when using phantom power, and I'd like better sound now. I see the DR-60D has better battery power, and is nicely set up for both on-camera sound and as a separate recorder (dual system). Consider renting Sound Devices for important projects? I like 4-track recorders because I can get stereo ambience (room) sound in addition to the shotgun mic – then choose how much "ambience" you want when mixing. I also like to output straight into the camera when I don't want to spend time syncing files — so separate headphone and output jacks are highly desired (to monitor while outputting to camera) – unless the camera has a headphone jack – mine doesn't.
That Roland R-26 looks interesting – never seen one.
Ben Maciejack on 04.23.13 @ 11:46AM
Looking forward to seeing some demos. Shure makes some great equipment, I use them at our theatre a lot in the wireless arena.
I'd given up on Rode ever delivering their version, but for me the big plus of this is being able to leave it record, getting ambient/dialogue when I'm not shooting to card. I don't know how many times I've needed just another few second of music/ a speach etc so that I can cover a cutaway. Fine when there's time to set up the H4 (which I usually have two radio mics into. The Tascam is the next device on my wish list though.
JustinB on 05.6.13 @ 8:15PM
Long time SHURE user here and I loved them as my favourite mic maker until these rode video mic pro and video mic HD plagerist knockoffs this just ain't cool and I hope they reap some thief karma for being Borgs here, SHURE you guys are unoriginal hacks now.
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"Almost all the industrialized economies are struggling under the weight of enormous debt levels. The problem is their government revenues are too low. Debt-ridden countries like the United States, Ireland and Japan need to raise their taxes to a similar level to Germany.It is essential that policy-makers in debt-ridden countries get moving on their public relations efforts to correctly inform their citizens that they can not have their cake and eat it too. Modern governments are fundable without debt crises, but you have to raise taxes to do so.
The height of citizen irresponsibility is demonstrated by such archaic groups as the Tea Party in the USA, who want to remain big shots in this world, but not finance their elite position. It is not going to work.


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The satisfaction of having a clear-cut champion at the end of the playoff will outweigh the controversy of a team being left out of it IMO.
The 6 BCS conference champs should be automatics (if you can't win your conference you shouldn't go any further)...and then for the 2 at-large selections we have 2 "play-in" games for 4 highly ranked, non-bcs teams. The winners of those 2 games get the 2 remaining slots in the playoff.
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4/5 rDev +4.2%
Pours a murky copper orange with a 2 inch foamy tan head that settles to a film on the top of the beer. Nice chunks of lace cling to the sides of the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, brown sugar, caramel, and some citrus zest hops. Taste is of malt, brown sugar, caramel, toffee, citrus fruit, citrus juice, and citrus zest. A mild hop bitterness sticks around the palate after each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a smooth and sticky mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good barleywine with a nice hop presence but the flavors are still a bit all over the place. I bet this one would get better as it ages.
10-12-2011 03:41:18 | More by UCLABrewN84
New Jersey
3/5 rDev -21.9%
01-10-2012 18:23:20 | More by djrn2
North Carolina
3.45/5 rDev -10.2%
Appearance: Pours a cloudy amber color with a modest head that leaves more than a fair shareof lacing
Smell: Caramel and piney pith, with a grainy edge; nioely balanced between the malt and hops
Taste: Big caramel flavors, up front, with the pith and pine shredding the tastebuds by mid-palate; the assault continues, after the swallow, though the caramel lingers in the finish
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate carbonation, but the aggressive hopping leaves the tongue feeling like it has been taken out behind the woodshed
Overall: Another polarizing beer from the folks at Stone; this one needs a few years of age to bring the ingredients into balance
11-26-2011 03:40:12 | More by brentk56
3.75/5 rDev -2.3%
07-19-2014 06:10:38 | More by zestar
4.5/5 rDev +17.2%
Does life get any better... just put the family to bed, on a cold winter's night, and a world-class barleywine in hand? ....and Sportscenter!
Aromas of this magnificent beer hold a complex matrix of deeply caramelized malts, citrus and resiny hops, and a true malted milk bready character that declares a masculine stature but with refinement and grace.
Malty rich flavors give a bold array of caramel, buttered toast, molasass, and brown sugars. Mild bready flavors allow for the reminescent of toast and honey. Hoppy flavors combat with early citrus, turn pine, turn resiny for a clean bitter finish. There's an aura about this beer that commands respect with its boldness and control, but its restraint and deliberacy shows a sense of elegance and regal that's not to be overlooked. When I taste this beer, it's not about picking apart the individual flavors, but rather about describing the magical qualities of the beer that only the great ones exhibit. For this one, it's the balance and richness of malt and hops- all with the yeasty microbiology steering the wheels.
A creamy, malty upstart holds onto that dense textrue until very late. While citrus flavor turns pithy bitter, then grassy/resiny in the finish; it's not until very late where the beer finally turns the corner toward semi-dryness and a medium-toasty finish. Still, remaining savory and succulent 'til the very end. A return of toffee malt and citrus return in aftertaste, inviting the next sip way sooner than it should.
Delicious and challenging from start unitl finish, this beer is way more palatable and digestible than a 12%er should be. Stone hits homeruns, time after time with this beer!
02-23-2011 04:57:35 | More by BEERchitect
South Carolina
4/5 rDev +4.2%
still young, this needs some time to develop but wanted to try it fresh for some perspective.
caramel in color with light reddish tints to it. Small head of white rises up from the bottom to cap off the top of it rather nicely, no active carbonation that I could see either.
The aroma was very sweet, with lots of carmael and hints of bready malts. SOme light diffused hoppiness in it as well, but nothing that was terribly overpowering. alcohol notes were hiding underneath as well. The flavor was more of the same, light alcohol, some light piney hops and a touch of carmel and toffee. Nothing really huge here at all, but on the same token nothing really bad either.
07-16-2011 15:26:13 | More by mikesgroove
3.53/5 rDev -8.1%
On-tap at Stone
A: Pours a dark amber color with a thin layer of off-white/khaki head.
S: Very boozy with a lot of caramel and toffee. Dark fruit notes as well as some bread. Not the big, strong hop aroma that I really remember Old Guardian having.
T: Bread, caramel, and toffee make up the malt profile which is really what you get from this beer. There is a surprising lack of big hop flavor and bitterness which I usually characterize fresh Old Guardian by. Quite boozy with some mild fruits and a touch of pine.
M: The body is medium to full with a moderate carbonation.
D: I usually love Old Guardian fresh but I'm very indifferent about this one.
02-22-2011 19:02:00 | More by womencantsail
4/5 rDev +4.2%
12-02-2011 22:18:03 | More by kjkinsey
3.75/5 rDev -2.3%
05-02-2013 04:50:28 | More by spycow
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11-14-2011 23:23:11 | More by westcoastbeerlvr
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11-27-2011 21:32:14 | More by JAHMUR
3.23/5 rDev -15.9%
22oz brown bomber with a vintage date of 2011 on the labeling.
Showcasing a great head right away, sticky lace on the glass as well. Tawny glow in the light. Tobacco, citric rind and tree sap from the hops with a faint beef broth, caramel and rose water mix ... nose is pretty damn complex. Hops are strong to say the least, like a thick wool blanket that keeps you warm but reminds you that it is wool with an occasional itch here and there that only the smacking of the tongue can shake it. Big fat kernel of bready caramel malt is completely surrounded my the hop blanket and a very warming alcohol wants to clean house or at least the malt character. Hoppy alcoholic finish is more than aggressive.
Boozy mess, insane amount of hops that does not even come close to making sense to me and the combo really just detracts from all aspects. With that said ... if you are looking for something that got pushed over the edge this is your bag then. Nothing horrific ... just overboard.
03-06-2011 02:37:47 | More by Jason
3.68/5 rDev -4.2%
22 oz bottle into a couple of tulip glasses. 2011 Release.
Pours a clear coppery looking ruby in the glass, with 2 fingers of stiff off-white head. This retains with creamy ½ finger of froth, which leaves back some thick swathes of sticky lacing. The aroma smells floral, piney, and spicy up front, which is undercut by a thick bitter mix of grapefruit and a strong toasted graininess. Alcohol adds some light feeling beef to the nose.
Those American hops are up front of the taste, with pine resins and bitter grapefruit having some strength to them before crashing into a wall of beefy toasted graininess that also has some sweeter caramel flavors to it as well. Alcohol adds a bold sweetness and spice to this that linger in the finish with dry resins and warmth. The mouthfeel is full bodied and quite chewy on the sides, before coming together and laying a solid prickle down the middle of the tongue. The alcohol is mostly confined to the flavors and feel here, luckily keeping any stray heat from the ABV out of the equation.
I was a bit surprised by the strength of the grains in this, as even though the hops still had plenty of force left in them (this was consumed in April, 2011), the malts were what left a final impression on me. Not sure if this was a good or bad thing necessarily but the overall impression this left on me was good. Malt and alcohol drive this more than the hops do though and it's definitely a good candidate for some extended cellaring.
08-18-2011 17:04:17 | More by Kegatron
3.6/5 rDev -6.3%
2011 vintage Stone Old Guardian Barleywine served in a new style Stone Old Guardian glass. Beer is amber, dark, caramel, hazy, nice tan head of small bubbles, lots of lacing, low carbonation, looks good.
Aroma is sweet, plums, malt, thick on the nose already, stone fruits.
Beer is medium to heavy in body, oddly bitter and dry finish at the end. Very sweet, very syrupy, very malty, strong throughout. Lots of fruit flavors, I drank the whole bomber and it put me out for the night, not my favorite Stone beer but this my annual ritual, drink the Old Guardian for that year. I'll wait until 2012 for the next one.
12-27-2011 15:00:20 | More by drabmuh
3.73/5 rDev -2.9%
way better with a year on it, or two, I found this edition to be a much more approachable version of the style, although barleywines are supposed to be a little intimidating I think. this one pours that same dark crimson color, bordering on brown, and retains a decent tan head. the nose and the taste are identical, with all kinds of fruit being detectable in here, red apples, ripe cherries, even dried dates. I think its complexity isn't so stifled by its raging booze content as it is in the fresh version, so I pick up so many more subtleties in both aroma and flavor. the alcohol is still sharp though, and the carbonation is disappointing. its a slow sipper, and when it warms its almost like a distilled spirit. the oaked and smoked versions mellow this out in a special way that apparently even age cant do with this one. still, I think its an improvement over the fresh, and maybe this year I will keep a few bottles around a lot longer to really see how time affects these barleywines.
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New Hampshire
4/5 rDev +4.2%
11-18-2011 20:06:44 | More by Rochefort10nh
3.78/5 rDev -1.6%
Thick, egg-shell head. Cloudy amber with a strong orange hue. There's some semi-ring lace.
Sweet as if brown sugar was added. Notes of molasses and cane sugar are present. No notable hop in the smell.
Lots of alcohol on the tongue. I do note some hop in the swallow although it takes a back seat to the strong malt. Rich, rich body with enough carbonation to prevent this from being too coy.
This is a BIG beer. It comes closest to cognac of nearly any other beer I've ever had.
07-04-2011 22:52:51 | More by smcolw
3.63/5 rDev -5.5%
1 pt 6 fl oz brown glass bottle with standard pressure cap served into a generic hefeweissbier glass in low altitude Los Angeles, California. Reviewed live.
A: Pours a three finger head of nice cream, good thickness, and excellent retention for the high ABV. Colour is a semitransparent textbook copper.
Sm: Bittering hops (I can't distinguish which), chocolate, caramel, cream, and slight biscuity yeast. Aroma is of moderate strength.
T: It's got a nice little character to it. The bittering hops are present mainly from the climax through the third act, and aren't overdone. It's biscuity, malty, and slightly sour all at one. Very caramelly without going overboard. The yeast gives it that biscuity quality which is really its best feature. The alcohol does come through, but it's buried beneath a layer of caramelized sugar and maybe extremely slight molasses or candy sugar, which is an extraordinary way to handle it. I definitely get a Belgian candy sugar vibe from it, which is pleasant. Most of the flavour is in the second half, which sort of messes with the balance, but I don't find it particularly problematic. It's built well for the style. Good all around.
Mf: Smooth and wet, and extremely thick. Biscuity and good, suiting the flavour. The thickness is a bit much for the drinkability, however.
Dr: She's a sipper. Difficult to quaff but easy to enjoy. As a note on presentation, I don't know that this size bottle is really necessary. The ABV is too high and the temperature won't maintain for the time it takes to consume. For the ABV and the power of the flavour, it's very drinkable.
10-08-2011 03:56:23 | More by kojevergas
New York
3.78/5 rDev -1.6%
Bomber bottle, 2011 edition.
Pours rich darker honey amber, ample loose head, collar, sheeting and rings of scattered lacing.
As it warms, the nose opens up with notes of honey infused malts, some ginned up alcohol also present.
Large, bold, flavorful...Loads of malt-Loads of hops....I'm picking up vanilla, honey, grapefruit, pineapple. Smokey malts smoldering in the rear, fruity hops up front. Alcohol quite present...Love to have the chance to try an aged bottle of this huge beer in a few years.
05-09-2011 01:51:05 | More by Billolick
3.75/5 rDev -2.3%
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12-08-2013 05:21:50 | More by BillRoth
3.23/5 rDev -15.9%
Poured from the bottle into a snifter glass.
Extremely clear pour into a snifter with a fast disappearing head. Head was a faint off white color and tight bubbles. Gorgeous red hued very clear and transparent body
On the nose is sea salts and yeast, and a small blast of mild sushi style soy sauce. This might be off putting for some but I actually like this smell. Hints of warming alcohol.
Taste unfortunately is very lacking. Cough syrup sensation borderline medicinal, but it has also a tea tannic quality too it as well, perhaps rosehip. Mouthfeel is not too bad but still a bit wet, and the finish is really missing. Not even boozy tasting and a very front forward palate. Unfortunately the cough syrup Halls like bent is too prominent for me on this so I can't make this better than average.
Not sure if this improves with age, but this does not feel like a barleywine I want to be consuming right now. There's certainly better ones you can have than this at this time.
03-08-2011 01:35:22 | More by smakawhat
3.6/5 rDev -6.3%
Clear, reddish amber with a cap of fine off-white bubbles, a few soapy ones forming a collar. Sticky, spotty lacing, great head retention. Mild aroma. Malty and bready, caramel and alcohol, a bit of citrus. Malty flavour up front, cereal grains and caramel, more bread, with sugary sweetness following. Light citrus, alcohol flavour and warmth, lingering sharp bitterness. Nice texture, nicely integrated carbonation gives the full body some richness. Pretty good, but seems like it needs some aging to really tie everything together.
02-27-2011 02:58:38 | More by DrJay
4/5 rDev +4.2%
11-16-2011 01:28:13 | More by PEIhop
3.75/5 rDev -2.3%
Pored into 10oz glass. Poured a clean, clear orangeish-amber color with an inch of off-white head that had good retention and lacing.
The aroma was heavily malt-sweet, with noticeable hop and alcohol notes. The flavors were pretty similar, lots of malt, hops and alcohol.
The body was full, even and smooth, except for the alcohol burn, and was a bit better than average. Drinkability was pretty good for a beer this big.
Overall, a nice example of the style. Try it when you see it.
02-17-2011 04:15:01 | More by beertunes
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In the most recent edition of Stewart Mandell's mailbag column, a Boston College fan asked, "As a Boston College alum, I don't understand the love for Florida State over BC in ACC predictions. The Seminoles are no more "talented" than they were the last five years when they were mediocre, most notably on defense. Meanwhile, BC returns 16 starters from a team that beat FSU last year and won more games. That does not even count any possible contributions from Mark Herzlich. Is the media overrating FSU and underrating BC, the same way they do every year?"
You can go to find the column to read Mandell's response, which seems to try to be PC and not totally hurt anyone's feelings.
How would you, as a Seminole fan answer the question yourself though? I would not take the home field advantage angle in the argument based on the last few years. FSU comes into the game after facing Miami. BC comes in after playing NC State, so neither is going to come in after a warm up. What I would do is point to all the recent changes to FSU's defense. There are definitely changes going on, but none of us know for sure how quickly they will improve the defense. I would argue though, by game seven, when the two teams go head to head, there will definitely have been enough time for the defense to have improved enough versus, what as I perceive (though I admit not knowing tons about BC) the less likely fact that their offense will improve at the same rate. I would also argue (though it would probably sound like sour grapes to any BC fans) that FSU's offense had was not clicking early against BC last year and they got somewhat lucky. While their defense deserves some credit for causing some of the FSU offensive breakdowns early on, much of it was self inflicted. The chances that BC will face a slow starting FSU offense two years in a row is not likely, and FSU returns even more experienced depth on that side of the ball.


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Budget cuts in one local county means cutting back on around-the-clock patrols.
For the first time, the Montcalm County Sheriff's Office is not staffed 24 hours a day.
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For parents, when it comes to disciplining kids, positive reinforcement may be better than negative, according to a new study from Michigan State.
Michigan State University researchers wanted to know: just how often do parents or caregivers resort to spanking to discipline kids. The researchers covertly camped out to study parents and their kids in public places.
They found that nearly one in four parents settled disputes with their child by hitting, spanking, or some sort of physical contact. But they found that kids disciplined with positive touch, like hugging or gentle patting, were more likely to comply more often than those punished by negative touch.
And listen to this: men were more likely to engage in positive touch. Whether you're pro or anti-spanking, the experts at Web-MD have a few tips for encouraging good behavior from kids.
Establishing discipline: be clear about consequences, be respectful, be consistent.
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Officials in Fresno County, California voted last night in favor of a controversial measure that bans all distribution of medical marijuana and forces production into warehouses along the county's industrial areas.
Growers and sellers are almost certain to challenge the ordinance in court, arguing that it violates the state law's guarantee of patient access to medical marijuana.
"We understand that there's a legitimate need for medical marijuana for some people in Fresno County, but what we experienced in the last two years is a complete abuse of the growing of medical marijuana in Fresno County as well as some of the dispensaries that aren't properly dispensing and are causing problems in our neighborhoods and schools," Fresno County Supervisor Henry Perea reportedly said, explaining his vote in favor of the ordinance.
The measure orders a total of 15 medical marijuana shops to close down within six months or face zoning violations. While that alone may not be enough to force them to close down, the county could drag them into zoning hearings and then take them to court to get an injunction and force them out of business.
It is unclear if Fresno's ordinance will stand up in court: a judge in a Tulare County case late last year initially refused to issue a temporary injunction sought based upon a zoning violation, citing prior commercial activity in the same building that the county never sought to shut down.
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Complete Results GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Vanderbilt women's track team competed at the Pepsi Florida Relays at the University of Florida this weekend. The Commodores came away with three top-ten finishes in a highly competitive field, including four personal bests for the 'Dores.Junior Rita Jorgensen placed 10th in the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:31.70, shaving nearly a second off her time from last week's Black and Gold Invitational."Rita ran a little better than last week but the race went out at a much faster pace," distances coach Steve Keith noted. "It's good for Rita to get acclimated to that fast rhythm."Newcomers Kristen Findley and Allie Scalf both ran personal bests in the 1500 meter run, finishing 28th and 31st, respectively. Findley finished with a time of 4:42.47 and Scalf came in at 4:44.65.Sophomore Louise Hannallah registered the highest individual finish for the Commodores with a 5th place finish in the 5000 meter run. Hannallah clocked a time of 17:02.82. Fellow Commodore sophomore Alexa Rogers came in 11th, racing to a time of 17:29.11."Louise and Alexa both ran personal bests of close to 30 seconds better than last year," Keith commented. "Louise was shooting for 17:00, so in a couple of weeks we think we can really put one out there."The 'Dores then focused on the relays, with the sprint medley relay, consisting of sophomores Teegan Hill and Anna Carr and juniors Taylor Jackson and Rita Jorgensen, coming in 4th place with a time of 3:56.42."All four ladies ran great splits," Vanderbilt head coach D'Andre Hill said. "It was a very nice effort," added Keith.Finishing up the day for the Commodores was the 4x100 meter relay, consisting of Jackson, Carr, senior Buky Bamigboye, and Hill), coming in 18th. VU shaved nearly a second off their time from the Black and Gold Invitational."With a new season best of 46.56, the ladies feel good and are looking forward to going under 46 seconds next week at Sea Rays," Coach Hill exclaimed.The 'Dores will head to Knoxville, Tenn. this week to compete in the Sea Rays Relays at the University of Tennessee from April 7-10.Vanderbilt Results100 meter dash43. Carr, Anna (VU) 12.131500 meter run10. Jorgensen, Rita (VU) 4:31.70; 28. Findley, Kristen (VU) 4:42.47; 31. Scalf, Allie (VU) 4:44.655000 meter run5. Hannallah, Louise (VU) 17:02.82; 11. Rogers, Alexa (VU) 17:29.111600 sprint medley relay4. Vanderbilt 'A' 3:56.42 (Hill, Carr, Jackson, Jorgensen)4x100 meter relay18. Vanderbilt 'A' 46.56 (Jackson, Carr, Bamigboye, Hill)
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.Round 3, Pick 78, WR James Jones .Next Position Available, (JAX) Mike Walker (1) Best Player Around, (JAX) Mike Walker .Round 3, Pick 89, SAF Aaron Rouse Next Position Available, Tanard Jackson (17) Best Player Around, QB Trent Edwards .Round 4, Pick 119, OG Allen Barbre Next Position Available, Mansfield Wrotte (5) Best Player Around, SAF Dashon Goldson .Round 5, Pick 157, WR David Clowney Next Position Available, Legedu Naanee (15) Best Player Around, TE Brent Celek .Round 6, Pick 191, FB Korey Hall Next Position Available, Deon Anderson (4) Best Player Around, OT Herb Taylor .Round 6, Pick 192, LB Desmond Bishop Next Position Available, Prescott Burgess (15) Best Player Around, OT Herb Taylor .Round 6, Pick 193, K Mason Crosby Next Position Available, None Best Player Around, OT Herb Taylor .Round 7, Pick 228, RB Deshawn Wynn Next Position Available, Jason Snelling (16) Best Player Around, OT Steve Vallos .Round 7, Pick 243, TE Clark Harris Next Position Available, None Best Player Around, RB Ahmad Bradshaw
This draft screams to me "bust" overall, but there are a few gems. Harrell may have been one of TT's greatest poor decisions since joining the team. Bjax, while on the surface filled in well in Grant's absence, however, his stats were terribly inflated becuase of a gigantic run against the Jets I think. Other than that, we burnt a second round pick on a 3rd down back. hmmmmm
James Jones, Barbre, Hall, Bishop, and Crosby definitely played well for our team. Three of the players in this draft are still on our active roster and we got some value from some of the other players. Jackson was our lifeboat during our Super Bowl season, but it is undisputable that we could have taken Michael Bush later in the draft and would have gotten a better player. I see most of these picks as decent, with none standing out.
On a side note, I was especially pleased when Jones came back to us for so cheap. If he didn't have the dropsies in 2010, we would have been talking about him last year like we are about Nelson this year. It made me giggle a lot last year going to my Army Reserve weekends in Illinois listening to Bear fans bitch about how bad their WR's are, knowing all the while that if they would have had any smarts at all, JJ89 would be on their team and ont on ours. So, let me know what you think.


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CBO report discusses smaller Obamacare subsidies, raising Medicare premiums
Medicare recipients and providers might be interested in a new Congressional Budget Office analysis of federal health care policy presented Jan. 29 to the Healthcare Leadership Council by CBO Director Doug Elmendorf. It acknowledges that "cutting federal subsidies for health insurance would help the budget but would leave affected people to bear higher costs."
Nonetheless, the report advances possible federal policies that include repealing or narrowing the expanded eligibility for subsidies under Obamacare, reducing the size of exchange subsidies under that Affordable Care Act, raising the eligibility age for Medicare, increasing Medicare premiums, increasing Medicare cost-sharing, and reducing the tax subsidy for employment-based health insurance.
Changing the method for paying Medicare providers also could be a matter for study. Possible federal policies include shifting to new models of physician payments, and bundling payments for physician services, according to the analysis.
"Federal savings would be achieved only if providers were paid less in total than under current law, either because they would be delivering fewer and less complex services or because they would be receiving less money per service," the analysis said.
Larger structural changes to federal health care programs could be considered. New federal policies might include a premium support system for Medicare, and capping Medicaid payments to the states, according to the analysis.


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I'm thinking of doing a calendar for some family members and would like to do something more than just print it off the computer. I already have an idea of how I'd like to physically construct. I just need to brainstorm what to do for it. I don't know if I want to have the pictures related to the month or something totally different. I think I'll start thinking about January and see what I come up with and then see if I like the process. This what I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about! Let's see January of course snow but it also reminds me of blue and cold and being tired of winter. Ginger cookies and games and Sunday afternoons with a book, sitting at my desk totally blocked after all Christmas projects and needing to rejuvenate. Oooh, tea with lemon and cinnamon.
What do you think about when you think of January. I'll have to keep pondering. That brings up frozen ponds and that brings up hot air balloons, strange. Maybe that's about escape, who knows.