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When I read various articles or blogs or listen to sports talk radio one of the things that sticks out to me when it concerns the 2012 New York Mets season is the reasoning for keeping certain players on this team: who is going to show up to the ballpark when there's no one exciting to watch on this team?
Attendance for the 2011 season was about 2.35 million people, down roughly 8% from last year. There can be many factors at work here, be it the expensive price of going to the ballpark combined with the sluggish economy combined with a sub .500 team. But the point I am trying to make is even with a fairly healthy and competitive team for most of the 2011 season Citi Field was not filled with Mets fans.
They say New York loves a winner but the current Mets roster doesn't strike me as being one. They say you can not rebuild in New York as you can in other cities around the country, but I say hogwash. There comes a time when you must start over and give everyone a fresh start. I understand that what I am about to propose could be considered both insane and outlandish to the point of being branded a traitor but I assure you I am neither.
For this exercise I am the General Manager of the New York Mets. It is my job to improve this team in the mold of how I see fit for a successful run over the next decade and longer. The objective of the AAOP is to build a competitive team for the 2012 season where the payroll can not exceed $110 million, with that rule carried out for the next few seasons as well. As reference I have used the Cot's Baseball Contracts (CBC) and MLB Trade Rumors (MLBTR) websites to assist me with players who are or could be available.
Arbitration Eligible
Manny Acosta – RP
Taylor Buchholz – RP
Angel Pagan – OF
Ronnie Paulino – C
Mike Pelfrey – SP
As GM I will offer arbitration to Acosta, Pagan and Pelfrey. MLBTR gives raises to the 3 for a total of $11.6 million in salary.
Free Agents
Jose Reyes - SS
Ryota Igarashi - RP
Chris Capuano - SP
Scott Hairston - OF
Chris Young - SP
Willie Harris - IF/OF
Miguel Batista - RP
Jason Isringhausen - RP
Of the 8, Reyes is the only one who projects as a Type A Free Agent. This means that if another team signs him to a contract, the Mets obtain that teams First Round draft pick and a supplemental draft pick (between Rounds 1 and 2) in the 2012 MLB Amateur Draft provide he is offered arbitration by the Mets. Since this is the case I will offer arbitration to Reyes only.
I fully expect another team to sign Reyes (my guess? Detroit) and therefore he will not be on the Opening Day roster for the 2012 season. The salary he received on the open market plus the injuries suffered over the past few season makes him unaffordable to the Mets. As GM I wish him the best of luck in his new surroundings and hope he can produce for his new team as he did for ours.
Resign Capuano: 2 yrs/5 million
Resign Harris: 1 yr/1.1 million
Capuano gets a two year deal in the event Johan Santana is not healthy and a possible loss of Pelfrey in the 2013 season, but to begin the 2012 season he will start in the Mets bullpen. The remaining players I will not resign and I wish them the best of luck on the open market.
3B David Wright to the Colorado Rockies for SP Drew Pomeranz, C Wilin Rosario and a player to be named later (with restrictions).
By adding Wright to the core of Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos Gonzalez and Dexter Fowler, the Rockies now pack an extremely powerful punch in the NL West. Wright's Coors Field numbers will surely go up in the friendly hitter's park. Not only that but his salary of $15 million can fit in the Rockies payroll after Aaron Cook, Jose Lopez and Ian Stewart are let go.
For the Mets, Pomeranz gives the Mets another SP (specifically a lefty) to build on their already impressive minor league starters. And within a years time Rosario can provide the Mets something they haven't had in years: a solid young catcher. The loss of Wright moves Daniel Murphy to 3B to start the year.
The player to be named later comes to the Mets ONLY if Wright does not void the clubs' 2013 option in is contact, which he can. His contract states that he can void the 2013 option if he is traded during the life of his original 6 year deal. Since I have dealt him, he can stay in Colorado for the 2013 season, or test the free agent market. If he stays, another Rockies player comes our way. I will submit a list of 10 minor league players to the Rockies by the July 31 Trade Deadline, and the Rockies must approve of at least 5. When the season is completed and if Wright decides to stay in Colorado, I have 48 hours to decide on the player I want from the Rockies 5 approved players list. If Wright voids the deal, then Pomeranz and Rosario will be the only players the Mets obtain from the deal.
1B Ike Davis, SP Jeurys Familla and SP Kyle Allen to the Tampa Bay Rays for SP James Shields.
FACT: The Rays have not started a starting pitcher over the age of 30 in over 750 games.
FACT: James Shields will turn 30 on 12/20/2011
To get talent, talent must be given up. Unless the Rays think Casey Kotchman can have another solid season, then this deal would not be in their favor. But a young 1B who can play solid defense and can swing a mighty bat just might be the left handed compliment to Evan Longoria in the Rays lineup. Familla, a starter the minor leagues, projects as a middle relief pitcher and although he would look good in the Mets pen, the Rays seem to thrive on cheap young players to fill out their bullpen. Allen, who struggled this past season, may need a change of scenery to straighten himself out.
Shields has fairly affordable club options until 2014, which can fit nicely in the Mets price range. He, a healthy Johan Santana and RA Dickey would make a competitive 1-2-3 combination at the top of the Mets rotation. Plus, with the addition of Shields, Dillon Gee will start the season in Buffalo to get some more seasoning and be called upon in case of an emergency. The loss of Davis moves Lucas Duda from RF to 1B to start the year.
Free Agents Signings
Sign David DeJesus: to a 1 yr/$3.5 million
DeJesus becomes the starting RF for the Mets. His speed and defensive prowess will cover the new right field at Citi Field. In a pinch, he can play CF to spell Angel Pagan if need be.
Sign Laynce Nix: 1 yr/$1.1 million
Nix is the left handed bat off the bench that can deliver a pinch hit home run off if need be and we're looking for him to provide that. He and Harris will be the #4 and #5 outfielders on this team, but will start on occasion.
Sign Gerald Laird: 1 yr/$1.5 million
Laird becomes the right handed complement to Josh Thole, plus is the stop gap when Rosario is ready in 2013.
Sign Ryan Theriot: 2 yrs/6 million
My guess is that Theriot will not be offered arbitration by the Cardinals because he will be too expensive to keep, since the Cards need every dollar to sign Albert Pujols. On the Mets, Theriot will become the starting 2B and at the same time provide veteran leadership for Ruben Tejada taking over Reyes at SS. Theriot can also bridge the gap between himself and Reese Havens who should be ready to take over 2B sometime in 2013.
Matt Capps – 2 year/$10.5 million
Capps becomes the teams closer. In an already flooded market, Capps represents the best option for a closer that does not have a long history of injuries and is fairly inexpensive. Furthermore, he can mentor both Bobby Parnell and Pedro Beato who will eventually become the Mets closer, hopefully in 2013 or 2014. Please note: now that he is the Mets property without any restrictions, Beato, as well as Danny Herrera will start the year in Buffalo.
Todd Coffey – 1 yr/$1.65 million
Coffey can provide both as a setup man and as a guy who you need to get an out in a big spot. As with Parnell, Coffey can close in a pinch if need be.
Opening Day Roster 2012 Salary
CF – Angel Pagan $4,700,000
2B – Ryan Theriot $3,000,000
3B – Daniel Murphy $422,000
1B – Lucas Duda $414,000
LF – Jason Bay $18,130,000
RF – David DeJesus $3,500,000
SS – Ruben Tejada $414,000
C – Josh Thole $420,000
SP – Johan Santana $24,000,000
SP – James Shields $7,000,000
SP – RA Dickey $4,750,000
SP – Jon Niese $452,000
SP – Mike Pelfrey $5,900,000
Bench – Justin Turner $414,000
Bench – Willie Harris $1,100,000
Bench – Gerald Laird $1,500,000
Bench – Nick Evans $414,000
Bench – Laynce Nix $1,100,000
RP – Matt Capps $5,550,000
RP – Todd Coffey $1,650,000
RP – Manny Acosta $1,000,000
RP – Chris Capuano $2,500,000
RP – Bobby Parnell $433,500
RP – DJ Carrasco $1,200,000
RP – Tim Byrdak $1,100,000
$91,063,500 Total
As you can see, I am well under budget. In the event the Mets are contenders during the 2012 season there is more than enough room to acquire 1 or 2 players and fit them within the $110 million restrictions.
None of the players I have obtained will come at the cost of losing draft picks, and at the same time I have acquired 2 more (including the 27 overall pick) with the loss of Reyes. The farm system has now added another great starting pitcher and a valuable catcher, who both should be ready the following season. At worse this roster finishes under .500 again, which almost assures another Top 15 draft pick (key, in the event the Mets sign a Type A Free Agent in the 2012 off season).
As the 2012 season plays out Jason Bay must establish the type of numbers he was suppose to put up when he signed as a Free Agent. If he continues at the pace he has over the past two years then there's no choice but to begin platooning or benching him outright for fear of his vesting option to begin to take shape. As with Bay, this may be the last chance Pelfrey has to impress the ball club. In a perfect world, he will improve this coming season and with his improved stock could be dealt to a team in need, allowing Pomeranz or Gee to take his spot in the rotation. Pagan is the only 'major' piece that can leave via free agency after the season. With plenty of room under the $110 threshold, there should be enough room to add a major free agent, specifically in Center Field.
It will not be pretty, but this is my team. I will root for this team, I will complain about this team but I will support this team. I have no loyalties to any player because when the chips are down they will have no loyalties to you. The New York Mets need to start fresh and building from within through the draft and obtaining other prospects is the way to go within a limited budget. And the 2011 off season is the year where that process needs to start.
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After writing his third play, August Wilson realized he was developing something quite monumental. He had created three different plays set in three different decades, detailing the hopes and struggles of African-Americans. In the early 1980s, he decided that he wanted to create a cycle of ten plays, one play for each decade.
Collectively, they would become known as the Pittsburgh Cycle -- all but one take place in the city's Hills District. August Wilson's 10 play series is arguably one of the finest literary achievements in contemporary drama.
Although they were not created in chronological order, here is a brief synopsis of each play, organized by the decade each one represents. Note: Each of the links connects to an informative New York times review.
Gem Of the Ocean:
Set in 1904, a young African-American named Citizen Barlow, like many others traveling north in the years after the Civil War, arrives in Pittsburgh in search of purpose, prosperity, and redemption. A woman named Aunt Ester, who is rumored to be 285 years old and possess healing powers, decides to help the young man on his life's journey.
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Joe Turner's Come and Gone:
The title warrants a bit of historical context -- Joe Turner was the name of a plantation owner who, in spite of the emancipation proclamation, forced African-Americans to work in his fields. In contrast, Seth and Bertha Holly's boarding house offers room and nourishment to wayward souls who have been mistreated, abused, and sometimes even kidnapped by members of white society. The play takes place in the year 1911.
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom:
As four African-American blues musicians wait for Ma Rainey, the famous lead singer of their band, they exchange off-the-cuff jokes and cutting-edge barbs. When the blues diva does arrive, the tensions continue to mount, pushing the group towards its breaking point. The tone is a combination of bitterness, laughter, and the blues, an ideal representation of the black experience during the late 1920s.
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The Piano Lesson:
A piano that has been handed down for generations becomes the source of conflict for members of the Charles family. Set in 1936, the storyline reflects the significance of objects in relationship to the past. This play garnered August Wilson his second Pulitzer Prize.
Find out what the critics have to say about Wilson's fascinating family drama.
Seven Guitars:
Touching upon the theme of music once again, this drama begins with the death of guitarist Floyd Barton in 1948. Then, the narrative shifts to the past, and the audience witnesses the protagonist in his younger days, ultimately leading up to his demise.
Perhaps Wilson's most renowned work, Fences explores the life and relationships of Troy Maxson, an activist-minded trash-collector and former baseball hero. The protagonist represents the struggle for justice and fair treatment during the 1950s. This moving drama earned Wilson his first Pulitzer Prize.
Learn more about the setting and characters of Fences.
Two Trains Running:
This multiple award winning drama is set in Pittsburgh 1969, in the height of the battle for civil rights. In spite of the political and social change that sweeps through the nation, many of the characters of this play are too cynical, too down-trodden to experience hope for the future or rage for the ongoing tragedies.
Set in a cab driver's station during the boisterous late 1970s, this character driven play features sharp-witted, hustling co-workers who gossip, argue, and dream in between jobs.
Discover more about August Wilson's earliest play.
King Hedley II:
Often thought of as the bitterest and most tragic of Wilson's cycle, the play focuses on the downfall of the prideful ex-con protagonist, King Hedley II (the son of one of the characters from Seven Guitars). The mid 1980s setting finds Wilson's beloved Hills District in a dismal, poverty-stricken neighborhood.
Read the New York Times review.
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With this 1990s setting, the final play in the cycle tells the story of affluent Harmond Wilks, a successful politician and real estate developer – who considers tearing down a historic old house that once belonged to none other than Aunt Ester. It all comes full circle!
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It was reported this morning, that Free Agent Left Tackle Jake Long, formerly of the Miami Dolphins, has signed a 4 year contract with the St. Louis Rams. The deal, per Rotoworld, is for $34 Million with another $2 million available through incentives. Simple math tells us it's a $9 Million-per-year deal. So how does that affect Ryan Clady?
The Broncos began contract talks with their own Left Tackle, Ryan Clady, last May. Just before Training Camp began, the team offered him a five-year, $50 million contract extension with $28 million guaranteed. That $10 Million per year was denied by Ryan and his Agent, Pat Dye. They were seeking something more along the lines of what cleveland Browns Tackle Joe Thomas, who signed an 8-year, $92 Million contract in August 2011. That averages out to $11.5 Million each season.
It appears that Ryan should have taken the Broncos offer.
Clady was banking on a rebound season after allowing a career-high nine Sacks in 2011 trying to protect the erratic Tim Tebow and despite the fact that the Broncos passed less than they ever have during his four-year tenure. He earned his 2nd Pro Bowl selection after
helping the Broncos lead the NFL in rushing, setting a franchise record with 164.5 yards per game on the ground.
Ryan accomplished that goal of rebounding in 2012, earning his third Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection after he allowed the fewest sacks in the NFL (1.0) among 16-game starting Tackles. Clady started all 16 games for the fifth consecutive season. He hasn't missed a game despite tearing a patellar tendon in the Spring of 2010.
After seeing the market drop in the Free Agency period this offseason, maybe Ryan and his Agent are "a Day late and a Dollar short" as the axiom goes. He'll receive the $9.828 Million Franchise amount this season and a 120% raise in 2014 ($11.79M) if he can't strike a deal and the Broncos Franchise him for the second year in a row. The one thing going for Clady however, is that the Left Tackle is the 2nd-most important position in the NFL.
I'm in no way advocating for Ryan to sell himself short. He has had a terrific career by all standards, but he's also been injured and needed surgery (knee, toe and shoulder). Yes he will have a bigger than usual payday this season, fully guaranteed, but betting on your health in an occupation where you could have a career-ending injury at any time is the main reason why players get upset with the Franchise Tag.
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(Tim) Several of you forwarded this article about feminists' obsession with Mormon housewives. A well-known feminist once quipped, "A lot of us feminists are becoming the men we wanted to marry."
Weirdly "uplifting", she says?
I had seen mention of it, but passed it off as something related to "Big Love" and "Sister Wives". It is, of course, but not in the way I had thought. I've never seen "Sister Wives", but I have watched several episodes of "Big Love". She's right about these things being weirdly uplifting, but I would put emphasis on the weird - sinister, even.
It's a skin of attractiveness over a body of death and decay. Mormonism isn't a death cult in the obvious way that the religion of ancient Egypt was, but it does have its own fascination with death - the geneological resources so many love to avail themselves of are there so the Mormons can trace their families and bring everyone posthumously into their church and its salvation. These Mormon Mommy blogs present an idyllic picture of life, it seems. The Salon blogger is right to worry about what lurks beneath it.
It's no surprise that a false religion will generate this sort of guilty pleasure while the same sorts of women who are Chrstian bloggers receive nothing but abuse upon abuse.


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Surprise, AZ (Sports Network) - Alex Gordon and Lorenzo Cain both hit solo home runs to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 7-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in Cactus League action.
Johnny Giavotella and Eric Hosmer drove in two runs apiece for the Royals. Jonathan Sanchez was tagged for four runs on three hits with two walks over two innings while Everett Teaford pitched three scoreless innings for the win.
Jay Bruce went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI in the loss for the Reds. Mike Leake gave up eight hits and four runs over three innings in the start while Nick Christiani was charged with the loss for giving up a run in the fourth inning.
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A PETITION to encourage dredging of rivers on the Somerset Levels has been started on a Government website.
Over 720 people have already signed the document, created by Andrew Lee.
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The roads and infrastucture will need repairs in places. Extra fuel spent on using diversions, for private users, haulage, and public sector cars/vans. Farmers unable to use their land. Potentially even loss of out of season torists.
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For most people, competing in a 10-K run is challenging enough. That's why it's hard to imagine why someone would want to make their Bellin Run experience even more difficult on purpose.
That's exactly what Team CrosFit is doing. "We do 25 burpees every mile;" Bellin Runner Tom Schmidt tells us. "A burpee is just all the way down to the ground, chest to the ground, come up, jump up and clap your hands."
The question many want answered is 'Why'? "Why not?" Joe Kasprzycki explains. "We like to take things and make them harder than they need to be I guess. Kind of for the challenge of it really."
And their Bellin Run experience will resemble something out of a boot camp. "We start with a group of 6 people and there will be 2 20 pound weight vests, 2 people start with it. We will run 1 mile. The person with the weight vest will do 25 burpees along with everybody else;" Tom tells us.
The run gets harder from there, according Grant Soletski. "As soon as that is done, we take our vests, we switch them with 2 other people on our team, and then they run a mile. 25 burpees again, switch every mile, 25 burpees every mile and then at the finish line we do 25 burpees"
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A city commission has cleared the way for a new Walgreens in Sioux City. Now, the project has to get approved by the City. This could mean more jobs, and access to a pharmacy. But, there is opposition.
It's one of the few undeveloped spaces along in that area.
Previous plans to put a Walgreens there have failed after meeting criticism and concern over construction designs.
But thing are looking different this time. The Planning and Zoning Commission has approved plans to rezone the land for development on the proposed site.
They recommend the project go to city council for approval. John Kohler an architect with Semper Development says the company is looking forward to the next step.
"It's a good location, we're very excited about seeing this project through, we worked on it a long time with staff, and you know we'd like to see it get approved when it goes to city council," Kohler said.
He says the development could bring in dozens of new temporary, and permanent, jobs they get the okay from the city.
But, some residents who have followed the project came to speak out against it.
"I have real concerns about the congestion, you know there's two blocks down, Kyle Kelly, has a great lot already landscaped and developed next to Jimmy Johns, for a Walgreens, where you wouldn't have the congestion," Tim Bottaro a Sioux City resident who lives close to the site.
Others also voiced concerns about building safety, and landscaping.
Meanwhile others say things like traffic and design are correctable issues, which are not deal breakers.
"You have 3 corners of the intersection already developed, there's one corner that's not, and that's the corner that really is an eyesore, of the Hamilton corridor. This is a way to improve it'" Bob Tiefenthaler a Sergeant Bluff resident with friends in the neighborhood near the site.
Kohler says from here he'll talk with staff and concerned residents to make revisions before he finalizes plans to present to the city council.
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It is good to have traditions at this time of year. It is good to have the traditions from our childhood continue to be something special for our children. But, it is good to start new traditions too.
I have been making cards to give to family and friends with supplies from craft shops. I think they are really cute and have given me and my children time to do something round the kitchen table together with the time to chat and anticipate the season. This is something I hope to be able to do again in future years.


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The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team fell to Saint Stephen's 3-0 in its final district match of the season Oct. 9.
The Lady Falcons swept the Lady Thunder 25-12, 25-11, 25-19.
Gabriella Costa finished with five kills and Natalie Rodriguez had four aces. Monica Costa finished with nine perfect passes.
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Silva's apparently about to sign with the Mariners for $44MM/4yrs per Ken Rosenthal, and boy oh boy are the M's fans unhappy with it.
Good analysis and discussion by Dave at USS Mariner (a site that you should probably be reading anyway; I certainly enjoy it even though I don't feel very strongly one way or the other about the M's). Weirdly enough, seems that the posters over yonder aren't too keen on the idea of committing $11MM per annum to Senor Silva...can't imagine why. Though to be fair, I don't know what the M's fans were expecting their front office to do with that money anyway.


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The first homerun of the season by Ryan McBroom gets the Mountaineers off to a four-run first inning today against Youngstown State .
Following a tough loss Friday due to errors, John Means started strong on the mound for the Mountaineers by getting two quick outs with a strikeout and a groundout. After a wild pitch and error in left field, YSU showed promise but could not show any results scoring zero runs.
YSU flied out twice and struck out in the top of the fourth with the Mountaineers holding the lead at 4-0 behind pitcher J. Means.
Brady Wilson singled to centerfield igniting the team in the fifth inning after that homerun in the first by McBroom. Catcher, Alan Filauro, followed earning a walk after a long count. YSU's pitcher Patrick O'Brien got Constantini to fly out ending the inning quickly for the Mountaineers.
In the fifth inning Kris Moules earned YSU's first RBI with a single to left field scoring Devin Higgins who was hit at bat earlier in the inning. K. Moules was quickly picked off after the single, ending the top of the fifth with only one run allowed by Mountaineers, J. Means.
Bobby Boyd, second basemen, quickly started the fifth for the Mountaineers with a single to center field. J. Rice singled to third base advancing Boyd to second. Coach Mazey used his speed to attack in the bottom of the fifth with Rice stealing second and Boyd stealing third, scoring at home on a throwing error by YSU's catcher, Josh White, bringing their lead to 5-1.
After walking the first batter for YSU, Josh Harlow replaces J. Means in the top of the sixth giving him one earned run, four hits, and three strikeouts in five innings of work for the Mountaineers. J. Harlow started quickly with a fly out and double play by the Mountaineers defense to end the top of the inning.
Ryan Tuntland continued the trend getting on base with a walk in the bottom of the sixth. Quickly stealing second, Tuntland was in scoring position for B. Wilson and the Mountaineers. Wilson reached on a fielding error by the second basemen while Tuntland hustled all the way from second base to score at home bringing his team to a 6-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth with only one out. Constantini was struck out following Wilson being thrown out at second trying to continue the attack on the base paths.
Seventh inning started with a ground out by YSU before pinch hitter Jason Shirley singled to the right field. Jonas Wellan followed, pinch hitting for the YSU's designated hitter Nick Dinello. Shirley reached third base following a steal and single. YSU would score after a fielder's choice brings Shirley in from third base. Double to right centerfield would score another RBI tying the hits for both teams at seven a piece and the game to a 6-3 score. Pat Shedlock came in to pitch for YSU in the seventh starting with Boyd lining out to the shortstop and two fly outs by the Mountaineers.
Corey Holmes took the mound in the top of the eighth for the Mountaineers allowing zero hits and one walk. Hoping to build on the already 6-3 lead for the Mountaineers, M. Frazer began the eighth inning with a single through the left side of the infield. Kevin Cohen would be picked off after pinch running for Frazer on first base. Taylor Munden pitch ran for Tuntland following the single through the right side of the field and was moved up to second base after an interference call. Mountaineers scored after a single to centerfield by B. Wilson bringing Muden in at home 7-3. Munden stayed on defense at third base for R. Tuntland in the eighth.
YSU threatened in the ninth with a runner in scoring position but could not succeed giving C. Holmes his first save and J. Means his first win this season. Coach Mazey and the team earned their second win of the season and will face Wake Forest later today at 4 p.m.
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Jelly Bean for the HTC One X Reportedly Coming Next Month
If you have an HTC One X, here's good news for ya. The official update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is going to be coming along next month.
This comes in according to MoDaCo, so it's still not an official statement, but it's apparently coming along this October. Though carrier branded versions will get the update later. No word about it's younger brother, the One S unfortunately.
Let's hope this one is right, eh?


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September 2014
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MCAP Lunch
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This lunch is for students who are participating in the Multicultural Connections and Advisement Program. If you are interested in participating in this mentor program please visit our webpage at http://www.altoona.psu.edu/oied/mcap_default.php
Word to Play - Shakespeare Workshop
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Legislation that could have very significant impacts on Louisiana is getting attention from lawmakers in D.C. this week.
A deal involving the Restore Act, which would provide billions in funding for coastal restoration, could be reached as early as Wednesday.
Also, an extension for the National Flood Insurance program is being debated by the Senate.
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Hannover Messe, one of the largest industrial conventions in the world, with 11 different trade shows running concurrently, will open its doors from April 8 to 12 in Hannover, Germany. The massive event will be unveiled with the theme of Integrated Industry, showcasing the growing approach to integrating and networking the manufacturing production life cycle from the mining of raw materials to the final product's performance.
My ThomasNet IMT Journal colleague Christian Bonawandt and I recently traveled to Hannover to experience a preview event of the April trade fair and attend a special industry conference.
At the event, Professor Manfred Broy of the University of Technology, Munich's Computer Science Institute, addressed Hannover Messe's Integrated Industry theme by summarizing some of the advances the manufacturing sector is seeing in so-called cyber-physical systems.
As Cyber-Physical Systems (www.cyberphysicalsystems.org) notes, cyber-physical systems are integrations of computation, networking, and physical processes using embedded computers to cohere vast, non-computational pieces of technology.
Sounds complicated? Surprisingly, it's relatively easy to understand.
Dropping all the jargon, cyber-physical systems are simple to conceptualize, and the idea has gained traction in the past several years. Here at IMT Machining Journal, I recently covered GE's decision to put its resources into the Industrial Internet, which is one massive cyber-physical system, as did sister publication IMT.
Dr. Broy described cyber-physical systems in similar terms to GE's approach to the Industrial Internet: During launch, the Space Shuttle generated 50 million to 70 million lines of code — data concerning performance, fuel consumption, speed, and general operation functions.
However, everyday tools, such as smart phones, car engines, and medical devices like pacemakers, also generate considerable amounts of data. In fact, 90 percent of the data that exists today was created in the last two years, according to IBM. Much of this big data is going to waste, often because the volume of information is too high. Harnessing and analyzing big data could result in positive, tangible outcomes in the real world. Big data analysis could "[c]onvert 350 billion annual meter readings to better predict power consumption," IBM notes, or "[t]urn 12 terabytes of Tweets created each day into improved product sentiment analysis."
Using embedded systems, technology producers can harness this data in real time via the Internet. For instance, connecting to all the pacemakers across the world and analyzing the data produced on their performance can give engineers, designers, and manufacturers better ideas about how to construct better, more reliable, and more efficient pacemakers.
But to push this idea further, a cyber-physical system would result in a technology network, across cyberspace, that's connected to the physical world, with humans. This would allow a machine or device connected to the technology network to update itself in real time, based on the experiences of other pieces of technology on the network. Your car could "talk" to other cars passing by to generate a picture of road conditions ahead and adjust the trip accordingly.
To illustrate this concept, Broy cited a quote by the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs: "You'll see more and more perfection of that – computer as servant. But the next thing is going to be computer as a guide or agent."
The Internet has long operated on a syntactical basis – recognizing and displaying information via coding and computer language, where the order of commands guides processes. However, the implementation of a semantic web could open up cyber-physical systems, allowing computers not only to process information but to also know what that information means.
Broy noted that we are seeing this implemented, albeit slowly. The idea of a computer recognizing a digital file not as a series of code describing thousands of pixels but as a picture of, say, a flower and describe and use it as such, seems like science fiction. But gradually, the technology to allow this to happen is being developed.
The implications could be staggering.
Cyber-Physical Systems on the Shop Floor
In industry, the exchange of digital information across cyber-physical systems could radically enhance efficiency, safety, and production capabilities. Machine tools on the shop floor would be able to communicate with every step of production in real time, maintaining a constant flow of information to track new orders, raw materials availability, shipments, production quotas, supply chain networks, and human resources and labor management.
Further, a company's financial status, logistics, management, energy usage, and regulatory compliance could all be tracked, integrated, and communicated across facility hardware or handheld mobile devices, allowing management and employees to keep on top of all aspects of the business for which they are responsible.
The idea of a "Smart Factory" is not just about greater efficiency. It is about a vast reorganization and improvement of the way human beings make things.
The massive influx of big data would not require human analysis, but the data would be available if desired. The embedded computers in various pieces of technology would do this, processing and analyzing information and then providing that information to humans in understandable terms. This "human-machine interface" (HMI), Broy noted, would "keep humans in the loop" via a human-centric cyber-physical system, or HC2PS.
Surprisingly, much of the software needed to operate large-scale cyber-physical systems is already around. Broy pointed out that, in fact, much of the technology needed to implement these systems is already available, but investing in them has high stakes. He commended GE and others for taking their first steps in supporting the Industrial Internet.
You can read more of Broy's thoughts on cyber-physical systems in the November issue of Information Technology, available here. Additional information about the Integrated Industry theme at Hannover Messe can be found here.


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WBC Venues Announced; Giants to Host Semis and Finals
San Fran will host the semis and the championship game for the 2013 WBC. The Diamondbacks will host earlier round games at both Chase Field and their Spring Training facility (I'm guessing this is to capture revenue from ST tourists). The great baseball town of Miami was also chosen again over cities like New York, Chicago and LA, with their inferior fanbases. In a related saga, the nature and likelihood of two-time champion Japan's participation remains up in the air.


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Throughout history up until recent times, it was considered taboo to be a single parent through choice or even divorce. It was looked upon with disfavor and distaste. There was also a great deal of hardship for these parents. The only accepted form of being a single parent was through becoming a widow or widower, and even then it was often frowned upon. Single parenting may come about for many different reasons, some of which may be totally out of one's control.
A lot has been said about the disadvantages of single parenting, but as Dr. Phil says, kids are better off being from a broken home than to be in a broken home filled with a lot of tension and conflict.
Despite the challenges one may face, there are some real advantages to single parenting. Children from single parent households can be just as well adjusted, happy and healthy as those from two parent households.
The advantages of being a single parent are numerous. It can often give adults a level of self-confidence that was previously not experienced. They may learn skills, which they were lacking, including learning how to stand up for themselves and their children.
The single parent may now have the opportunity to manage money securely and safely. One of the largest issues in marriages and families is the distribution and use of finances, which the single parent no longer has to do deal with.
In many cases, children from single parent homes have a higher level of self-confidence, self-esteem and competency than their two-parent peers as long as they are not continually subjected to tension and stress from separated but fighting parents.
As the sole parent, you have the choice of religion, lifestyle and rules for your child and yourself. You can discipline and raise your child according to your values instead of having to constantly compromise.
Despite the common view that single parent homes do not produce successful kids there are a number of instances where children are just as or even more successful than their peers. They develop strong character traits necessary for survival, especially where there is a strong community and extended family presence in the child's life.
To supplement the household income, children from single parent homes may start working a part-time job during school. They learn time- and money-management early in life, preparing them for a successful adult life.
Single parenting may be challenging, but it can also be rewarding, with the right skills. It does not imply that children and teens will be less successful than their peers.
These teens do have the same platform as everyone else and they can choose to excel, just like the President elect, Barack Obama, the world renowned athlete Michael Phelps and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition star Ty Pennington, people from single families, who have each excelled in their chosen fields.
The advantages of being a single parent, whether it is by divorce, by choice or by the death of a parent, should not be overlooked due to society's misconceptions that children from single parent homes are not successful and cannot be successful because they did not have a "balanced" parenting dynamic.
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I know I'm probably older than anyone who comes to this site regularly, and maybe I should leave and find some adults to play with. But that would disappoint me. I've enjoyed visiting here the past couple of years, the comments and insights, the shared passion for the Jags, and I've appreciated many of you for what I've learned. But BCC has changed, and not for the better.
Differences of opinion are fine and are actually the lifeblood of a site like this. But there is a way to disagree without losing respect, without being churlish. A number of you these days seem to gravitate almost immediately into a pissing contest, like you come here specifically for that reason. If you have personal issues with one or more people on this site, do the rest of us a favor and take it off line, send nasty emails to each other, meet in a back alley, do pistols at dawn, whatever.
My sense over the years is that fans from other sites have appreciated the way they've been treated here, and have respected the intelligence and dignity of the BCC regulars. We're losing that, and it's a shame. Please, for the sake of all of us who love the Jaguars and enjoy frequenting this site, let's see if we can clean it up. Thanks.


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The cross-country microphone relay known as 'Idol Across America' passed through metro Detroit Thursday as part of its two-week, 5,000-mile trek.
The 'mic' arrived just in time for the first Top 10 live performance show on Wednesday, March 13.
The relay will take the Idol 'mic' to iconic Detroit landmarks, including the Motown Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Heidelberg Project and more.
FOX 2's Amy Andrews followed along. Click the videos to watch two of the stops.
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For those that are interested in this sort of thing, in preparation of getting tickets to this year's All Star Game at the K, I very unnofficially tracked prices of the CHEAPEST tickets to the All Star game by monitoring Stub Hub and a couple other secondary ticket markets over the last three years. So now, after three years of data collection and some intro level excel charting, here are the results:
But wait, there's more! The Home Run Derby too.....
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So now, to answer the obvious the questions:
My prices mostly came from Stub Hub and a couple local Kansas City ticket brokers. My criteria were that the prices I quoted were from a group of seats that had at least two together (no single tickets) and no standing room only tickets.
These were the LOWEST available prices...that typically meant the worst seats. In Kaufman Stadium terms, that would be like sections 401 and 402 in the upper deck.
Yes, I have actually been compiling this data since 2009...I am not aware of a way to find historical prices today to do this trending.
Yes, I realize there is a gap in 2010 at the beginning of the year...I forgot about this project until April of that year, so I don't have the data for the first few months.
Conclusions....if you think the KC market is more like Anaheim and Phoenix, wait until as late as possible to scalp. If you think our market is more like St. Louis, then waiting may not pay off as much. FYI, ticket prices so far in KC have been a lot closer to St. Louis than the other two.
Oh, and as for me, after compiling this info, I got nervous and afraid the prices would still be unreasonable in July, so I split a 40 game ticket plan with my friend. So I've already bought my ASG tickets and I won't be scalping. Three years of work for nothing.
But hopefully some of you will find this interesting or useful.


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By Ken SelvaggiWAVE 3 Vice President & General Manager
Our community hurt considerably 23 years ago when a gunman
went on a shooting rampage inside the Courier-Journal building. Our entire nation is hurting now with a small
community in Connecticut following the
second deadliest school shooting in our nation's history. In between, there have been several mass
shootings that have ripped apart our country.
The technology and killing power of weapons today far
outstrip what our Founding Fathers envisioned.
And people who are a danger to themselves or others should
not be able to buy high-powered, rapid-fire weapons.
Mental illness isn't something modern medicine can easily
treat and issues like the proper balance between the individual's right to
privacy and society's right to know
complicate it further.
Congress didn't pass the Mental Health First Aid Higher
Education Act this year which would have provided training to help people
identify and respond to signs of mental illness and deal with psychiatric
Let's hope it gets passed this year. While just 5 percent of people
dealing with mental illness are violent, that number is too high.
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Brown Deer resident wins Days of Sharing donation for Cynthia's Breast Cancer Giving Circle from Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual, through its Foundation, is announcing a $2,000 grant for Cynthia's Breast Cancer Giving Circle, Inc. on behalf of Brown Deer resident Shanita Rowsey, a winner in Northwestern Mutual's Days of Sharing campaign. The annual program encourages employees to nominate local nonprofits they care deeply about to receive grant funds in their name.
Rowsey works as a service representative III in the policyowner services department at the Milwaukee-based financial security company.
"Cynthia is a breast cancer survivor who helps those battling this sickness," said Rowsey. "This grant, along with fundraising events, will help support treatments."
More than 770 employees nominated their favorite local nonprofit as part of Days of Sharing this year. The 25 winning grants were chosen at random each day during the week of November 12 and range in size from $1,000 to $10,000.
"Northwestern Mutual employees have a long history of giving back to the community," said John Kordsmeier, president, Northwestern Mutual Foundation. "This is a unique way for us to recognize and honor the passion that employees like Shanita have for strengthening the places where we live and work."
More than 1,000 Northwestern Mutual employees donate 21,000 hours each year to community volunteer efforts through group activities, mentoring, charity drives, and service on nonprofit boards.
In the program's five-year history, the Northwestern Mutual Foundation has awarded more than $600,000 in grants on behalf of its employees.
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Between competing against 120 teams from around the world, claiming a world championship title and taking a trip to Disneyland, the past week has been a whirlwind for Northwestern Elementary School's Pixelated Piranhas.
The student robotics team traveled to Anaheim, California, last week for the four-day 2014 VEX IQ Robotics World Championship. Coached by Mike Carmain, the team consists of fourth grader Gavin Nielander, fifth grader Ainsley Butler, sixth grader Blake Andrew and sixth grader Jada McDaniel. The Pixelated Piranhas came away with the judges' Think Award, third place overall in the Programming Challenge and the elementary world championship title for the Teamwork Challenge.
"This group has a lot of teamwork. They really worked together and tried to help each other," said Carmain, who has never had a team win a world championship before.
To win the Teamwork Challenge, the group advanced through 10 rounds of competition. They were randomly paired with a different team each round and had to collaborate to have their robots work together to move balls to different goals set up around a 4-foot-by-8-foot arena.
Andrew was the primary driver going into the final round, which the Pixelated Piranhas won by just three points. Nielander was appointed as secondary driver, while the girls cheered them on. Having the end of the competition broadcast on the big screen for everyone to see only added to their nervousness.
"I was hoping I would get to drive in the final round, but we had to do what was best for the team, so we went with our most consistent driver," said Butler, the team's second stage gearing builder. "It was a bunch of pressure on the drivers. It's like 'You've gotta make it, you've gotta make it!'"
They made it.
"Pretty much the only thing going through my head was 'Wow!'" said McDaniel, who handled programming for the team.


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Calder Cup games 5, 6 and 7 on NHL Network
@NHL Network US has Gms 5-7 of Calder Cup Finals - Hershey (Capitals)/Texas (Stars). (Canada has Game 5 only). Game 5 is tonight at 8:30 ET— NHL (@NHL) June 11, 2010
As per the NHL's official Twitter feed. US Network only. Us poor suckers in Canada I guess only rate a token game five showing and then out to dry on games six and seven.


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More than 100 cement trucks are helping fill the foundation for the new SkyVue large-scale observation wheel on the Las Vegas Strip Thursday.
The foundation filling marks the start of construction of what will be the third largest observation wheel in the world and the largest in the Western Hemisphere.
Plans call for SkyVue to tower 500 feet above Las Vegas Boulevard, across from Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort.
The wheel will feature 32, 24-person gondolas and two high-definition light-emitting diode big screen displays at the center of the wheel. Each display will measure 50,000 square feet. The monitors will feature live performances, and listeners can tune in on their iphones even from miles away.
The project has brought 700 construction jobs to the valley, and will have another 500 openings for retail and dining once the property opens.
Organizers have scheduled the opening of SkyVue on July 4, 2013.
For more information on SkyVue, visit www.skyvuelasvegas.com.
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Cadillac SRX owners have reported 1 problem related to computer failure (under the electrical system category).
#1 - Computer Failure problem of the 2010 Cadillac SRX
The vehicle involved was a 2010 Cadillac Srx. The VIN of the car is 3GYFNAEYXA_. One of first new Srxs sold in 2009. Started with intermittent failure of power windows, followed by failure of nav/radio display and eventually replaced. Then issues with back-up camera screen would not pop up during reverse so could not see or use camera. Technicians unable to diagnose problems because the connection port to car's computer failed. Seats ripped out and connection rebuilt. Auto rear tailgate with safety sense close failed as I reached into get package out as tailgate went up. Supports failed causing tailgate to crash down on me trapping me with legs out back of car. Not only did supports strut fail but safety close mechanism failed. Wife had to manually release and raise tailgate to free me. Then ac failed on way back from long trip. Computer issue and part failure according to dealer. Camera and info screen locked up again and was repaired. Two weeks ago while traveling on highway approx. 65 mph engine started shaking completely out of sync with cylinders banging and decrease engine power light came on. Without warning and not hitting brakes suddenly lost speed and was almost run over by truck behind us because of abrupt deceleration. Barely had enough power to get off and up exit ramp. Turned out to be computer failure for engine. Last weekend while backing up watching mother and child through back-up camera pass behind me , camera failed screen went blank but still showed park assist symbols. Screen would not clear but symbols frozen on screen when shifted into drive. Went to home depot came out , car would not sense remote unable to start. Had same issue 1 year previous and remotes replaced. Put remote everywhere in car still could not start. Asked Cadillac to ensure me car was safe . They said they could not. Asked to get another car until end of lease or out of lease. They said no. I am worried car may have safety failure. The failure date was Wed., Jan. 6, 2010.
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(WMC-TV) - The next book selected for Action News 5's Book Club is "Glory Be" by Augusta Scattergood.
It is a real look at growing up in Mississippi during a time when segregated water fountains, swimming pools, and libraries were the norm.
The book looks at segregation through the eyes of a child. It details how kind-hearted Glory learned to deal with the reality.
It is not as serious as it sounds though; the book is also about growing up during an important time in our country's history and learning what the world is all about.
There is a little bit of Elvis, The Beatles, and Nancy Drew thrown in to take us back to a simpler time.
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RANGELEY — The annual Snodeo snowmobile festival will go on as planned, despite the presumed deaths of three sledders who apparently rode into open water on Rangeley Lake on Dec. 30.
Members of Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club met with representatives from the Maine Warden Service and town officials Wednesday and decided to go ahead with the festival, Club President Steve Dudley said.
Recovery efforts for the missing snowmobilers has remained on hold as the Maine Warden Service monitors ice conditions, Cpl. John MacDonald said.
"It's extremely unfortunate," Snodeo Chairwoman Sandi Dumont said Thursday. "Our hearts go out to the families, but we can't stop. Things have to go on.. Many plan vacations around the Snodeo."
The three-day festival will run Jan. 24 through 26. Organizers have added a "blessing of the sleds" and safety awareness education.
Sponsored for the past 24 years by the club, it was conceived "to provide a community event and a business opportunity in the least busy time of the winter," club Co-chairwoman Mac Dudley said. "It is now a snowmobile event that is widely recognized as the leading winter snowmobile festival in Maine."
Club members want to support the families of the lost snowmobilers and will probably do something when the time is right, Dudley said, adding that the tragedy has affected everyone in the community.
At the same time, the Snodeo is an economic boost to the town, she said.
"Snowmobiling remains the principal business driver for Rangeley's winter economy," she said. "Rangeley is a destination snowmobile resort anchoring the riding in Western Maine and between the key snowmobiling areas in northern New Hampshire."
A festival that draws between 3,000 and 6,000 people, the numbers are expected to rise this year because the Snodeo weekend coincides with this year's Snowmobile Reciprocity Weekend.
Anyone with a sled registered in Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont can ride in all three states over the three days, Jan. 25, 26 and 27, according to the club website.
Riders from New Hampshire and Vermont can travel by snowmobile to the Snodeo, Dumont said. It's about 40 miles to the New Hampshire border by snowmobile trail.
This year the club is trying to bring back the carnival-type atmosphere and make it even more family-oriented, Dumont said.
Family canoe sleigh rides will be offered along with a family marshmallow roast on Saturday. A snowmobile will tow the canoe at 5 mph, Dudley said. There also will be a new treasure scramble for children.
A schedule of events and more information is available on the club's website at www.rangeleysnowmobile.com.


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All right guys...this is the last straw....we cannot sit back quietly anymore! The so called analysts are driving me crazy....and I know I'm not alone. So here is your real chance to let loose...and I mean let loose! All these self-proclaimed analysts and experts who don't even know much about the players they are talking about. They pronounce names wrong. They shoot off the wrong stats. They forget the best players and only talk about the popular ones. But worst of all....they give us their opinions....which is sometimes so absurd it would be equivalent to using a baseball bat to play golf. These clowns will no longer go unchecked...as we will rate them.
How can ESPN and NFL network let these guys get away with this. They don't know the players. They don't know the drafts. They don't know the stats. Yet many of us do. These guys get paid to entertain us and they can't even get it right. (Don't make the arguement that since we are irritated it means they are entertaining us...not the point of this post.)
So here is what we'll do...in the comments section...post the links of these guys ridiculous articles and give your take on who the dumbest "Analyst" is. Feel free to make multiple picks. The Pat Yasinskas of ESPN, Bucky Brooks of NFL Network or anyone else out there who speaks about our team incorrectly will feel our verbal wrath.
Here's an example of stupidity from NFL Networks Bucky Brooks:
He rates Corvey Irvin as a flop ("fumble" in his words). Irvin was injured last season, yet Peria Jerry and William Moore of the Falcons were rated "Jury still out" even though they were injured as well. Well if Irvin is a flop then why aren't Jerry and Moore? I'll tell you why...cause Bucky Brooks is a circus clown....that's why...and he gets paid to not do his research. I suppose we needn't wonder why Brooks wasn't an NFL star, he ignores details and doesn't do his homework. (And don't bother posting the "well at least he made it there" crap, that's not the point of this post) The clown even rates Josh Freeman as a "touchdown" after one season.
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Release Date: 10/29/2013 |
Album Rating: 4.0First review as Contributor :] Tried to make it up to snuff.
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Album Rating: 3.5nice review wish the whole album was as good as easy and lost it to trying
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Kuchlbauer Weisse - Weissbierbrauerei Kuchlbauer
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Ratings: 16 | Reviews: 11 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by JCBears:
3.3/5 rDev -11.1%
appearance: Very nice but par a normal amber cloudy color. Good frothy head
smell: wheaty with a pungent but not totally unpleasant bitter edge .
taste: Nice bitterness not common to this type, I can't say its bad good aftertaste as well
mouthfeel: A lingering mouthfeel that leaves you wanting more I like it
overall: an overall good brew that has dynamic flavor and a good backbone to it
03-03-2014 09:52:49 | More by JCBears
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3.53/5 rDev -4.9%
Trying as many Hefe's as I can, this one is another, brought back from a trip to Germany.
Golden hazy colour, decent head, decent lacing.
Smell of bread and yeast, citrus and clove.
Taste is similar. It's bittersweet, but not too pronounced.
Light body, crisp, clean, refreshing.
Balanced, but fairly simple. I would say it needs a bit more body, aroma and flavour
06-11-2010 11:26:36 | More by RuudJH
4.5/5 rDev +21.3%
08-20-2012 18:10:34 | More by Liquoric3
4.53/5 rDev +22.1%
I had the pleasure of enjoying this in a glass in Munich's Shamrock Irish Pub (Prost Jackson [the bartender]).
The beer had a cloudy and superlative wheat appearance. After the giant creamy head had dropped, I was able to get my nose in there and enjoy the tangy and spicy aroma. Flavor was jammed with cloves and banana.
An incredibly smooth beer with some serious complexity.
so smooth and heavenly. You must try this one fresh.
03-06-2007 22:04:49 | More by BrotherJon
4.28/5 rDev +15.4%
It pours hazy and brass colored with an off-white head and lace. The head and lace are super frothy. It has a wonderful spicy aroma. This beer has a strong banana and citrus ester. There is quite a bit of complexity to the flavor as a whole. There are the usual German wheat flavor but they compliment each other in this beer very well. There is a very mild bitterness. Yeasty bread like flavor seems work with the fruitiness. It has a creamy and full feel.
12-30-2008 13:11:47 | More by MTNboy
3.58/5 rDev -3.5%
Large foamy head on a hazy orange slightly glittering color. Wheat and yeast in the smell. Very dry. Bananas and some grapefruit in the taste, some oranges, with less of a wheat aspect than what I expected from the smell. Mouthfeel is very creamy, but the beer leaves a slightly skunky aftertaste, thicker than other weizen. Decent, but could be really better.
05-21-2004 21:19:36 | More by tjd25
United Kingdom (England)
3.5/5 rDev -5.7%
06-05-2014 22:45:55 | More by endless1408
4/5 rDev +7.8%
Poured a huge oatmeal colored head that was big even for a Hefe Weizen. Hazy golden beer with and apricot hue. Inviting aroma of yeasty bananas over fresh spring flowers. Clean wheat flavor along with a bit of yeast. Finishes with a dash of lemon and some tangy carbonic acid. It's filled with carbonation giving it a light and bubble mouthfeel. The first of a few beers recommended to me by one of the locals. If this is any indication today will be a good day. Just a hair towards the lighter end of the style, but still plenty flavorful and enjoyable. Grab one if you get the chance.
10-01-2006 16:03:57 | More by HappyHourHero
3.6/5 rDev -3%
Pours pale honey with slight hazy, strange fizzy head that dissappears unusually fast for Hefeweizen. Aroma is lively spicy clove and banana, also citrus.
Taste is spicy wheat with plenty of fruit, somewhat slightly worse than smell. Mouthfeel is medium with prickly more than average carbonation.
Overall, a rather strange Hefe, I did not like the appearance and also the flavour seems to be quite unusual.
09-11-2009 20:04:43 | More by atis
4.55/5 rDev +22.6%
Pale clover honey with swirls of ample trüb. Sculpted head which towered more than an inch above the rim with enough of the goods to stay that way for ~5 minutes. Could have been longer but she was willing and I was weak. Left long frilly trails reminiscent of beer hall garland.
Really rich with sweet malt and banana bread, caramel hops top note.
Smooth, robust and deliciously classic weizen flavors, extremely well balanced with enough sweetness to anchor the aroma squarely on the palate. By the time it reaches the back of the tongue its becomes intrigueingly hoppy and crisp. It has the easy natural balance of flavors typical of a really good craft brew; exactly that which eludes nearly every commercial brewing enterprise.
I suppose it would pair nicely with a meal of Manna from heaven. No,this beer deserves your full attention.
Malty sweet. My wife somehow doesn't agree.
Overall, this is a great beer. Classic Hefeweizen character with lots of soul, terrifically balanced with a flourish of hops. Most beers in this vein lack any real hops flavor, and its one of the few things I miss from my barley brew days. Its depth of flavor and intensity in my opinion rivals the gold standard in Hefeweizen brewed by Weihenstephan.
Serving type: 0,5 liter bottle
09-03-2009 19:04:21 | More by jayjay1976
Croatia (Hrvatska)
3.5/5 rDev -5.7%
03-23-2014 22:04:17 | More by poskok
3.7/5 rDev -0.3%
500ml bottle poured into a weizen glass
a: nice pale orange color with a frothy and bubbly white head. seems quite carbonated. settles to a bubbly half finger.
s: a nice fruitiness - banana and light citrus such as lemon, some yeastiness as well, a bready wheatiness as well. banana comes through really nicely.
t: a clean wheatiness, less banana than in the nose, more cloves here. a high carbonation gave it a prickly bite which to me took away from what could have given more complexity and subtlety to the beer. quite refreshing, however.
o: quite refreshing, classic weizen, very intriguing aromas, but the high carbonation turned me off a bit.
03-12-2012 20:20:16 | More by RodneyFarva
3.5/5 rDev -5.7%
11-16-2012 23:20:48 | More by whatsgoody
2.45/5 rDev -34%
Hazy dark orange; decent head, maybe not very compact.
The smell is banana, yeast, breadcrust; slightly unbalanced toward the sweetness.
The taste is again some sweet. But an excessive carbonation covers it all (maybe some light spiciness, camomile?).
It slips away in the mouth easily, almost without traces. The aftertaste too is quickly fading away, lefting just a hint of banana, maybe marzipan, and just a trace of lactic in the back.
03-17-2005 19:15:14 | More by stcules
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
10-01-2013 19:56:41 | More by DeutschesBier
New Jersey
3.11/5 rDev -16.2%
Had a few left over when last visited Germany. I think its freshness is past due. Still, an enjoyable overall beer. Light and crisp. decent mouthfeel and Aroma. nothing that really stood out.A lot of cloudiness in glass. I would buy again, but would try others first. Sorry this review isn't too helpful.
08-19-2013 22:23:56 | More by jesster64
Kuchlbauer Weisse from Weissbierbrauerei Kuchlbauer
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Little news of the gay marriage debate in the French National Assembly has made its way across the Atlantic into the American press. The lack of news coverage could be due to the perception that the outcome is not in doubt. The governing Socialist Party and their allies on the left hold a majority and have directed their members to vote in favor. Or France, being a very foreign country, the goings on way over there are of little concern to the American newspaper audience.
Whatever the reason, the lack of interest is a shame as the debate has been informative, lively and fun to watch. And, some of the arguments being proffered have not been laid before the American public. Let me digress for a moment and bring you up to speed as to where things stand as of this post's publication.
The story so far — Following last year's general election victory by the Socialist Party (PS) and its presidential candidate, François Hollande (I have shortened this from François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande), the party and its allies on the Left — the Radicals, Communists, etc., began the legislative implementation of their campaign promise to legalize gay marriage and permit gay couples to adopt children. The right has fought the move while social conservative groups — led by the Catholic Church — have mounted a vigorous public protest campaign, culminating in the largest public demonstrations last month in France in the last 30 years.
In the National Assembly, the right, led by the UMP party, proposed 4999 amendments to the bill. After 24 marathon sessions spread over ten days, with many sittings lasting until the small hours of the morning, the National Assembly concluded debate on Friday and a formal vote is scheduled for Tuesday, 12 Feb 2013. The Senate will then take up the bill on 18 March.
Back to GetReligion — When I say the debate has been fun, I mean that it has been vigorous and pointed to a degree seldom seen in the U.S. Americans fed upon the pap of MSNBC or Fox commentators might find the French political debate indigestible — too spicy, too rich. Part of this lies in the stark polarization of French public life. In European eyes there is very little difference between the American Democrat and Republican Parties. While such an observation would baffle most Americans, from a French perspective the difference between the two American parties is miniscule compared to the spread of ideas between the Communists and the extreme Right in France.
And the place of religion in politics is very different in France — some right-wing French groups are ultra-montane Catholics while others are atheists — and there are Catholic Socialists on left (though no Catholic Communists I have found, though friends tell me a few of their seminary professors might qualify).
The right-wing news blog, 24 heures actu, which the Atlantico says
est un média impertinent de droite, radical (sans être extrême), et dans une France bâillonnée par le discours convenu de certaines élites, ça fait du bien !
is an impertinent radical right (though not extreme) publication, and with France gagged by the conventional chatter of its elites, its impertinence is a good thing.
has attacked gay marriage as racist.
Le mariage pour tous serait-il, à l'image du golf, un loisir réservé aux blancs et aux bourgeois ?
Will "marriage for all", like golf, be a hobby reserved for whites and the bourgeoise?
N.b., "Marriage for all" or "mariage pour tous" is the French equivalent of America's "marriage equality" — a slogan of the left that seeks to drive the direction of the debate through packaging. But again I digress.