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Rosenthal: Don't count Diamondbacks out in Tanaka derby
By Adam Green
Originally published: Jan 3, 2014 - 9:33 am
Originally published: Jan 3, 2014 - 9:33 am
The Arizona Diamondbacks' interest in Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has long been reported, but there are many who believe the team is a longshot to sign the sensation.
The reasoning is simple: Generally, players like this go to the highest bidder, and odds are that won't be the Diamondbacks.
However, FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal says the D-backs are very much in the race to land the 25-year-old who went 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA in Japan last season.
After all, he writes, they were prepared to spend a handsome sum to land free agent outfielder Shin-Soo Choo earlier in the offseason.
Tanaka, however, remains the D-backs' No. 1 target. Club officials do not expect to meet with him in Japan; the pitcher's agent, Casey Close, is discouraging such visits, sources said. But at this point, the D-backs expect to stay involved in the bidding, according to sources; the deadline for Tanaka to sign with a major league club is three weeks from Friday.
Any team that signs Tanaka must pay a $20 million posting fee to his Japanese club, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. If the pitcher's total salary reaches $120 million, the total outlay would match the $140 million that Boras wanted for Choo � money the Diamondbacks were prepared to spend.
Rosenthal notes it's possible the D-backs will instead decide to pursue a less-expensive option such as free agent Matt Garza, but adds that Arizona could be an attractive destination for Tanaka and they know it.
In a perfect world, the Diamondbacks wanted to trade for a hitter and sign a pitcher. Trumbo became that hitter. And the D-backs, sources said, consider Tanaka to be superior to Garza as well as to free-agent righties Ervin Santana and Ubaldo Jimenez, both of whom are attached to a draft pick.
In the end, the D-backs may lose out on Tanaka, but it won't be because they are ill-equipped to make a strong bid. They had money for Choo. They have money for Tanaka. No one should be surprised if they turn aggressive.
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I'm a bit out of it right now, but hell, a Marcos Maidana vs Josesito Lopez would be CRAZY! Lopez has made a name for himself at WW against a guy that Maidana beat at 140 to make himself known...what better for GBP to make it up to us boxing fans, than to make this fight?
Of course this would take place at 147...what do you guys have for this one? I'll share my thoughts later...just wanna know what you all think.
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wait, why would these guys who both beat ortiz be looking for a rematch? Ortiz should be trying to rematch them but he isn't interested, they can move on to bigger and better things.
Because they were both bad ass fights... ? There were like 6 kds in the maidana fight and ortiz is probably still a bigger draw then both
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The man was driving behind the school bus. After the girl got off of the bus, the man pulled in front of her and called her over. He then exposed himself and made inappropriate comments, police said. The victim said she screamed and ran home.Deputies responded to the scene but could not locate the man.The suspect is described as a heavy set white man with salt and pepper hair. He was said to be driving an older model white foreign-made sedan.Anyone with information is urged to call 911.
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This worked problem demonstrates how to write nuclear symbol for an atom when given the number of protons and neutrons in an isotope.
Write the nuclear symbol for an atom with 32 protons and 38 neutrons.
Use a Periodic Table to look up the element with an atomic number of 32. The atomic number indicates how many protons are in an element. The nuclear symbol indicates the composition of the nucleus. The atomic number (number of protons) is a subscript at the lower left of the symbol of the element. The mass number (sum of the protons and neutrons) is a superscript to the upper left of the element symbol. For example, the nuclear symbols of the element hydrogen are:
Pretend that the superscipts and subscripts line up on top of each other - they should do so in your homework problems, even though they don't in my computer example ;-)
The element with 32 protons is germanium, which has the symbol Ge.
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I was counting on you, my dearest Lakers. For the past few months, I have been unemployed. I have been awaiting bar results while working unpaid to fluff my resume. And as you well know, working unpaid in Los Angeles means your life sucks. Really, really sucks. And now, thanks to the asinine lockout, there is no hope. Nothing to distract me from the doldrums and soup kitchens of life... unless... maybe... hockey?
For all of those mourning the loss of the season, I'd suggest a mass exodus. We'll come back. We're not fans of some irrelevant team, like the Milwaukee Bucks. We are fans of THE TEAM. But until the league gets its hands out of the players' pockets (guess where I fall on the whose fault is it spectrum) we depressed NBA fans need refuge in the arms of another. Think of it as gettin' some while on a "break".
I'll be first to admit. I know nothing about hockey, other than playing Law School hockey for the past couple years. We played in tennis shoes with a stick and an orange ball. It's really a different sport. However, with the Association on break, I should have plenty of time to learn about the sport and the teams. And since my dear, dear, Chiefs are absolutely terrible and playing in a terrible division, their misery only keeps me occupied on Sundays. Plenty of time, indeed.
So who do you all suggest? I polled my facebook friends, which is a true scientific sample. I'll post their suggestions and why or why not they are a possibility. Perhaps I'll get inspired and go through the whole league... nahhhh.
The Criteria
No Canadian teams. Canada's cool and all, but I'm an American damnit. And if Kansas City doesn't have a hockey team, I'm at least going to root for one in my home country.
Must be good. Really though, if we're going to bandwagon, let's do it right. Why join a perinnial loser and suffer through the fate that many Kansas City Royals fans or Sacramento Kings fans have been dealing with for a while?
Their uniforms can't suck. I can't stand to stare at the Redskins' unis or the Blackhawks either. It's not a Native American thing. I'm a Chiefs fan. It's just, I want the logo and colors to speak to me. I want to feel happy and warm when I see the team, like I do when I see that Purple and Gold.
The Contenders
Anaheim Ducks: I hear they are good. And I'm digging the new colors. I hated the old Disney connection and they are beginning to distance themselves from that. Other than Disney, I'd really have no problem with following them.
Los Angeles Kings: I know, they are Los Angeles. But can any of us really bring ourselves to suddenly start chanting GO KINGS! during basketball season? I can't. The Kings (NBA) left Kansas City a month after I was born. They shall never be forgiven. And I cannot, and will not, root for a team that shares logos and similar colors.
San Jose Sharks: I really don't have much of a reason to hate them. A lot of my friends from UC Davis love the Sharks. And the teal ain't bad. It ain't good either. Something about San Jose having a hockey team has always bugged me.
Philadelphia Flyers: OK, no one has suggested this yet, but I do have some friends that are Flyers fans and the Orange & Black combo is truly underutilized in pro sports. To top it off, they are a good team. I have no connection whatsoever to Philadelphia though. I haven't even been there to visit.
The Washington Capitals: One of my dear friends immediately replied with, "Washington Caps will be perfect. Bunch of bandwagon fans who don't know anything about hockey.." Another stated, "I'd have to recommend the Capitals as well. The red jersey should bring out your blue eyes. They're also a great bandwagon team since they do well but haven't won the Stanley Cup. That way you can bitch about their failings like the other fans." I think they've made a good case. And I went to law school near D.C. (well, three and a half hours away, but D.C. was probably the closest team.) They also satisfy the jingoism/pro-America criteria to an extent that cannot be matched.
Dallas Stars: Supposedly a great, fast-paced playing style and are ignored completely by their fanbase. Also a good team, allegedly.
Other, lesser contenders:
St. Louis Blues: I want to like them. They are Missouri's hockey team, and I was born in Missouri. But they suck. They always have, I think. And Blue and Gold is only OK. Not feeling them though.
New York Islanders/New York Rangers: I love New York. And I don't yet have a New York team. But, both of them have tired and uninspiring logos and the Islanders suck. Bad.
Pittsburgh Penguins: They got two votes. The penguin is cute. I used to play Tux Racer (google it). Still, I don't get the warm fuzzy feeling yet.
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I am writing this in response to the possible idea of the Brewers again trading future talent for a more successful team today. As we continue to throw around different possible scenarios for getting a good substitute rental for Rickie this year and different journalists rumble about possible Peavy trades, my question that I ask to all of you is how willing are you all to sacrifice potential talent tomorrow for a real shot today?
Obviously we can't trade away our entire system for a one year rental and while the trade for CC ultimately propelled us into the playoffs at the expense of our number one prospect at what point do we stop saying we will be good tomorrow and start making moves that works for success today.
I am not sure if I speak for everyone when I say this but I think the last 5-10 of this franchise can be summed up with the thoughts of hope for the distant or not so distant future where our talented prospects would emerge and help us regain some pride for the organization. For me the time may be now or at least very fast approaching. As alot of people have mentioned much of our young talent is reaching contract age and existing as a smaller market it is unreasonable to think that we will be able to keep the team that we have now for the long haul as many budding stars will expect big pay outs.
Does anyone feel as if we may want to make a push using a high prospect (Escobar or Jeffrey) as the last catapult to make a serious playoff run? The reason I bring up this is because a recent article by SI suggests that Jake Peavy's most likely destinations are either MIL or CHI. While the article doesn't give alot of insider info it got me to questioning if our organization will be ok with continuing to grow young talent, achieve a decent level of success, only to see may pieces sign elsewhere and restart the process all over again.
It is clear to most that with the contracts of Hardy, Fielder, Weeks, and Hart in the foreseeable future that we will not keep everyone in the upcoming years. It's my thought that while we still have all of this talent in the field we should make a push to pass the field of the good and mediocre and attempt to make the level of the NL Elite. While we all can be happy with the performance our pitching staff has done this far this year with the losses of CC and Sheets it is fair to say that this success will most likely not last and in a 5 or 7 game series we do not have the lockdown ace needed to pencil in a W in a crucial game.
This all accumulates to my thought of trading for Peavy. I know it will deplete our farm system even more having already sustained the loss of LaPorta and the call up of Gamel, but it would appear that finally we have alot of the pieces needed at the Major league level where we have some time to regain depth on the farm. Looking towards the next year or two all signs point to us losing Prince Fielder to trade or free agency, this would ultimately release some money and also possibly replenish a depleted farm system. Trading for Peavy would benefit two fold because it would give us an Ace for years to come and keep him away from the Cubs which with him would have undoubtedly the best pitching staff in the NL, lowering our chances of the playoffs significantly.
I call for the Brewers to make the trade this year for Peavy that hopefully propels us out of the land of mediocrity and into a level of contention, something we have not seen around here in a long, long time.


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Densely-packed crowds often form during golf tournaments as fans try to catch a glimpse of the best players in the world. But, sometimes, there is this guy who is all alone.
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West Virginia and Connecticut each appeared to be in good position in terms of the NCAA Tournament in the middle of January.
The Huskies had taken their record to 14-3 and had seen some time in the top ten of both rankings. The Mountaineers were 15-5 and had a win over a top ten team in Georgetown.
Since then, things haven't gone quite as well for these two teams. Connecticut is nowhere near the top 25, is now just 20-12 overall, and finished the regular season with an 8-10 record in Big East play. That meant that, for the second consecutive season, the Huskies would be the ninth seed in the Big East Tournament and wouldn't have the benefit of a first-round bye.
West Virginia had its own struggles, going through a stretch in which they lost seven of nine games. The Mountaineers did win their last two regular season games, including a road game against fellow bubble team South Florida. Despite the slump, they found themselves in eighth place, and did get a bye in the first round.
On Tuesday afternoon, they awaited the result of the Connecticut/DePaul first round game. UConn took care of business against the Blue Demons, and now the two teams that stumbled to the regular season finish line will meet Wednesday afternoon to try to advance to the Big East Quarterfinals.
These two teams did meet in January, when Connecticut was #16 in the polls and West Virginia was coming off the big win over Georgetown. That game was played in Storrs, and the Huskies earned a close win over the Mountaineers.
Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut's leading scorer with 17.6 points per game, led all players with 25 points in that game. Andre Drummond, who averages 10.2 points, put up 20 to go along with 11 rebounds.
WVU will also have to watch for Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright. They each average double digits in points, and are the team's top two assist men. Boatright had originally committed to West Virginia before having a change of heart and heading to Connecticut to play for Jim Calhoun.
The Mountaineers are led by one of the conference's best players in Kevin Jones. Jones finished the season as the league's leader in points (20.0) and rebounds (11.2). He managed to score at least 12 points in every game this season, and put up 22 on the Huskies the first time these two played.
The team's other senior, Truck Bryant, is second on the team in scoring with 17.1 per game. He's struggled with consistency throughout the year, but he's been hot lately, getting at least 16 points in his last three games. In the January matchup, though, he was held to just two of 13 from the field. When Bryant has trouble scoring, the Mountaineers have trouble winning.
Bob Huggins has also had to rely on a few freshmen this year, too. Jabarie Hinds and Keaton Miles normally earn starts, though Gary Browne and Aaron Brown get significant playing time, as well.
Inside, Deniz Kilicli is the go-to man for the Mountaineers, but when he's struggling, Dominique Rutledge has become a solid option. Kilicli averages 10.9 per game, and can be a major offensive threat when he's hitting his hook shot, but he's gone cold lately. That's opened the door for Rutledge, who has taken advantage with some solid games as of late.
The winner of Wednesday's game will move on to the quarterfinals to face top-seeded Syracuse. Last season when Connecticut had to run a five-game gauntlet, they did come away with the Big East Championship.
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Whether it's a pulled muscle from yoga class or an afternoon basketball game, or a long-term pain caused by injury, most of us will come to know the beast that is called back pain. In fact, when it comes to low-back pain specifically, researchers say that 70-85 percent of the population will experience it at some point in their lives.
Causes of PainExperts say the cause of back pain can be the result of several factors. High on the list is stress. When our body is stressed, we literally begin to pull inward: the shoulders roll forward and move up to the ears, the neck disappears, and the back tightens in the new posture. "It's an armoring effect," says Angie Parris-Raney, a Denver-based massage therapist who specializes in deep-tissue massage and sports therapy. "That protective mode, with the muscles in flex, can even result in visceral problems," she says, where the pain also affects internal organs.
In addition to stress, poor posture, bad ergonomics, lack of exercise, arthritis, osteoporosis, a sedentary lifestyle, overexertion, pregnancy, kidney stones, fibromyalgia, excess weight, and more can contribute to pain.
Geoffrey Bishop, owner of Stay Tuned Therapeutics in Flagstaff, Arizona, says mechanics is the main cause of back pain that he sees in his practice. "It's mechanics, including repetitive use and ignorance about preventative postures, and neglect by employers and employees to provide rest and recovery." The past also plays a part, he says. "Old injuries and traumatic events, left untreated and unresolved, seem to dictate where stress lands in the back as well."
Massage Offers HopeThose who suffer with back pain know there are no easy answers for chasing the pain away. Physical therapy has proven effective for some sufferers, as has chiropractic and acupuncture, but massage therapy is also making a name for itself when it comes to providing relief. In fact, research has shown that massage can be a great friend to the back-pain sufferer.
"Massage therapists have long treated low-back pain safely and effectively," says Les Sweeney, president of Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. "They have done so less expensively and less invasively than is possible with other treatments."
In fact, a study by the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle found that massage was more effective at treating low-back pain than medication. Patients who received massage once a week for 10 weeks were more likely to report that their back pain had improved, and improvements were still present six months after the study. Other research from the University of Miami School of Medicine and the Touch Research Institute showed that massage can decrease stress and long-term pain, improve sleep and range of motion, and help lower the incidence of depression and anxiety that often accompanies back pain.
For Parris-Raney's clients, the length of pain relief provided by massage therapy varies depending on the condition they are experiencing. Getting on a regular massage schedule, however, has really helped her clients manage the back pain, she says. When they go past their normally scheduled appointment, "their bodies know it's time to get a massage again." Whether it's just helping clients get through the day, or reminding the stressed-out office worker to breathe, Parris-Raney says massage can play an important part in back pain relief.
Whitney Lowe, owner of Oregon's Orthopedic Massage Education and Research Institute, says the benefits of massage for back pain depend on the primary cause of the pain. "If it is predominantly muscular pain, then massage has a great deal to offer in reducing pain associated with chronic muscle tightness, spasms, myofascial trigger points, or those types of problems. If it's something caused by a joint alignment problem or compression on a nerve, for example, then the role of massage might be somewhat different, such as helping to address the biomechanical dysfunctions, but not really being able to get pressure off the nerve itself."
Massage WorksWhen it comes to back pain, there are a lot of options out there. Ultimately, massage, and its myriad benefits, might be a viable answer. For back pain sufferers, Parris-Raney says massage can work wonders. "Massage can help relax the body, relax the psyche, and improve a client's range of motion and circulation to the affected tissues," she says. Not only can massage help directly with the pain, but it can also make life a little easier, too. "Massage lets you tap into the parasympathetic system," she says, "and tap into all the good hormones that help you sleep better and help you handle stressors along the way." All of that helps in building a healthier back and a happier you.
Benefits of MassageFrom stress relief to skin rejuvenation, the benefits of massage are extensive. When it comes to managing back pain, however, there are some specific benefits touch therapy can offer:
--Improved circulation. With increased circulation comes faster recovery time for sore, overworked muscle tissues.
--Increased release of endorphins. The prevalence of these natural painkillers is boosted every time you have a massage. This can only help in managing pain.
--Improved movement. Range of motion and flexibility both get a boost with massage.
--Increased relaxation. When you relax, your muscles relax, thereby calming the pain.
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4/5 rDev -3.6%
7th Anniverary
What more do I need to say
much of a hoopy flavor to it, Gerg wasn't kiddin'. Lots - o - lace. No distguishable alchohol charecter, hidden by hops. Store it is you can, cane get greater if you give it a chance. I really am amazed thatr I got this beer. Has a thick and chewy mouth feerl, but that isn a good thing. Has a better drikngablity thn most stones, and that is going some. If yuo can, get this, it is worth it
09-21-2003 04:38:57 | More by PSUDREW
4/5 rDev -3.6%
Here's a rare one from the deepest darkest parts of my cellar. Stored at 55 degrees in total darkness all this time. As you pour, it looks pale copper. In the glass it is a dark hazy copper/amber, the thin off white head falls quickly to a ring, leaving a good amount of lace.
The aroma is gentle and unified, a sweetly spicy blur with mandarin oranges and toast. Relaxing.
The taste is buttered wood chips followed by a caramel and brown sugar that slowly fade into another vanilla/wood/butter note that finally releases a perfect bitterness. A sweet slightly butterscotch note stays along for the whole ride.
Overall: Medium full to full, this beer has lost something and gaind something as is typical of aged beer. Certainly, since I hade a few when they were young, it was great to taste the changes in this beer tonight. Funny how so many of the stone beers age gracefully, but still keep so much life in them. I only have one of these left now. Even though this one was somewhat oxidized, and looks very different, I love the uniformity the flavors have achieved. This is a great testament to cool dark cellaring. My lower score merely reflects imperfections of time that you can expect in a well cellared bottle. If you find one, you probably don't want one that has been kept in anything less than the best conditions.
06-03-2007 03:57:40 | More by xymyl
South Carolina
4/5 rDev -3.6%
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4/5 rDev -3.6%
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New Hampshire
4/5 rDev -3.6%
12-08-2011 20:17:56 | More by Rochefort10nh
4.03/5 rDev -2.9%
My first limited edition beer.
Pours like gold on the best pollution sunset you could find. Reddish gold with a light tan, almost white, head.
Smells hoppy, which I guess is what you would expect from "despots of the hop." (quote from the back of the verbose bottle)
The hop tang jumps out at you, with a slighty alchohol kick at the end. A hint of apple and caramel teases the palate.
Slightly oily mouthfeel, and that kick of alchol at the end gives it a pleasant tang. Overall a very drinkable beer, a good companion for sitting and watching a movie.(in this case, lost in translation)
03-08-2004 03:11:12 | More by hustlemuscle
4.05/5 rDev -2.4%
7th Anniversary Ale, August 2003 - Sampled at just over 3 Years Old.
Served up in a 5 year chronological Vertical line-up of the 6th, 8th and 9th past Anniversary Stone brews throughout the next few days, before I sample the latest 10th Anniversary Stone offering.
Appearance: Wow, this one is still as cloudy as ever it just never seems to clarify. Ever. This has been in my fridge quietly settled for well over 3 months in anticipation of own little Stone Anniversary 5 year Vertical tasting. With all that time this pours like muddy murky pond water. Light brown body fuses with a candy orange when backlit to produce a shining rust bloom torso. Head is lively and forms a dirty off-white rocky mass. Carbonation is high, no loss at all, and a gentle swirl reinstates a cracking looking ½ thick head that laces nicely. Despite the turbid body this ones still looks good, especially when backlit, the deep orange sunset hue adds depth and style.
Nose: Oily hops have a thick toffee background. The hops punctuate the nose, but the caramel malts coat them before they escaped in their elemental format. Chewy stuff for the nasal passage!
Taste: Malty start with a lightly toasted feel that quickly gets consumed by a rich Devon toffee middle. Hefty caramel coated hop oils leach into the cheeks and weight the tongue down. Finish is bitter with some pine residue which has a minty freshness. Bitterness has some coniferous liquorice tones which seemingly linger around for ever. Quite strange but nonetheless very appealing.
Mouthfeel: A hefty brew, big, brash, overweight almost it drinks way above its stated 7.7% strength. The texture is chewy and toffee like, the feel is of a slightly rough edged IPA with some warming malts to keep things balanced.
Drinkability: Tends to suffer from a raw feel at times, even after 3 years the earlier harsh character is still here, but it is diminished and the Drinkability is still an easy 4. That said, one 22 ounce bottle is more than enough for me.
Overall: Amazing to think that this is now 3 years old. It started a tad rough with raw edges but the toffee malts have rounded out and the oily hop aspects have mellowed a little, but the strength of the flavors is definitely not diminished. The superb conditioning also means that this feels as fresh in the mouth now as it did 36 months ago. Not one of my favorites, but a solid brew nonetheless.
08-24-2006 06:42:23 | More by TheLongBeachBum
4.05/5 rDev -2.4%
Now Quaffing: Stone 7th Anniversary Ale ~ 650ml
Pours an "iced tea" brown with some light, but not much clarity through the glass. The tan head is medium and consists of very fine bubbles which later contributes to the cream mouthfeel. Spider webs lace the glass as the head recedes, but there is always a thin layer all the way down. Aroma is like cutting into a fresh ruby red grape fruit with a definite sweetness accompanying the hoppiness. Each sip begins with a velvety smooth mouthfeel and well-placed malts and ends with a citrusy, piney hops, and just the right amount of bite. Alcohol isn't detectable in the taste, but there is definitely a nice warming effect with this one. Personally, this was my first experience with Stone and I was very impressed as I hoped I would be.
03-10-2004 01:40:37 | More by TripelJ
4.05/5 rDev -2.4%
Served in the 22 oz. bomber. The color is copper, with a film of white head. The smell is decent floral hoppiness. The taste starts very maltish, and then the hops take over as the beer warms in the mouth, and the alcohol then becomes noticable. Mouthfeel is very slick and oily. Drinkability-wise, could probably have a few.
Though it's not my favorite Stone, this isn't a bad beer. I wondered how a 7.7% beer could be a pale ale without crossing into IPA territory, and now I know. Here's to Stone, and waiting for the 8th Anniversary!
11-27-2003 02:35:23 | More by beergeek279
4.05/5 rDev -2.4%
Sampled at From The Vine monthly beer tasting Aug 4th, 2003: The 6th anniversary Porter was a bit of a letdown, but this beer is more along the lines of what I was hoping for. Pours a rich amber color with a medium thick light beige head. Decent lacing and mildly effervescent. Nice citrusy/hoppy aroma. More hoppy flavor than their regular Pale which is a good thing, and it retains a good balance. The finish is very resolute in the amount of hops as well. The finish is thorough and hoppy all the way. Well done.
08-06-2003 13:29:06 | More by Dogbrick
4.08/5 rDev -1.7%
Coppery red color with a big, creamy light tan head.
Aroma is somewhat subdued. Piney hops and sticky sweet malt.
Taste seems to lie somewhere between a pale ale and a barleywine. Smooth, sweet, barleywine-like malt flavor balanced by a hefty dose of piney hops. Balanced overall.
Mouthfeel is creamy, thick, and sticky.
Good drinkability.
Overall, a good beer. Would you expect anything less from Stone?
Big thanks to Blatzman for bringing this one over.
08-11-2003 02:59:44 | More by PhantomVodoo
4.08/5 rDev -1.7%
Amber in color with a pillowy white head. Aroma is of piney hops. Taste is piney with a very slight caramel character. The hops are the focus here. Another big beer from Stone. Usually it would be a turn off for a brewery to have so many big beers, but they do it so well. Happy 7th anniversery Stone.
12-05-2003 00:15:40 | More by dmarch
4.08/5 rDev -1.7%
Hazed pumpkin-amber with almost no visible carbonation. The head is generous in size, orangish ecru in color, dense, pitting and sticky. As with most Stone beer, 7th Anniversary Ale looks great in the glass. The super-stiff head stays at a solid one finger for the life of the bomber, growing larger with each pour. The lace is laid down in not-quite-solid sheets and is beautiful.
The nose is full of both citric and earthy hops, matched step for step by toasted caramel malt that is more prominent than expected. Upon drinking, it's readily apparent that the nose did not lead me astray. There's a huge amount of malt in this beer, a rock solid backbone with big, meaty ribs. I hope that the ten months that the bottle spent in the back of my beer fridge didn't weaken the hops significantly, but I fear that it might have.
The hops are grapefruity, but not bright and juicily grapefruity. They're more caramelized brown sugar-covered grapefruity, a flavor that always makes me think Columbus, maybe even a little Chinook. There's also a significant amount of pine sap to go along with all the fruit. I'd much prefer a throttling back of the sweet, caramel-toffee flavor and a ramping up of the hop flavor and bitterness. The finish is impressively long thanks to a body/mouthfeel that is full, sticky and slick.
Stone 7th Anniversary doesn't drink like an APA at all, but like a big ass IPA. I'm enjoying it a great deal even though I keep wishing that the malt-hop balance was tilted more heavily toward the good guys. Again, age probably has a lot to do with it, but I had a reason for waiting until today to crack the crown. Even though this is yet another solid beer from one of the best breweries in the country, I won't shed any tears over the fact that it's a limited edition.
I would like to dedicate this bomber of Stone 7th Anniversary Ale and this review to my dad (the only hero that I've ever had) who died 7 years ago today. R.I.P.
08-05-2004 16:39:41 | More by BuckeyeNation
4.1/5 rDev -1.2%
Pellucid, brilliant copper hue. Frothy, pitted vanilla white leaves rough, muddled lace. Pungent wafts of citrus peel and spicy, pine laced ethanol heat hit the nose at first, then are quickly bolstered by deep caramel and syrup drenched biscuit tones. As the volatile hop oils dissipate, a persistent impression of sugary, candied tangerine remains. Assertive, yet balanced and quite appetizing aromawise. Combination of bready malt and burnt toffee bathes the palate initially. Sharp, yet unastringent hop bitterness ensues and is complemented by notes of marmalade and browned butter. Understated hints of ethanol and hop derived spice lend an agreeable, dryish black pepper undertone. Bitterness fades slowly, leaving a static malt suggestion of bourbon soaked Werther's Original. Fairly full bodied, with ample dextrins lending a creamy, slightly syrupy mouthfeel. Finishes bittersweet and soft, with fading notes of brown sugar and citrus pith. 7th Anniversary is quite a unique brew, being akin to a Double Bastard and standard American pale hybrid. The buttery characteristics and malt dominance are unusual for a Stone brew, but are highly enjoyable. Delicious, although it begins to weigh heavily on the palate over time.
12-08-2003 01:32:57 | More by marc77
4.1/5 rDev -1.2%
Fairly clear orange colored body with a small white head that sticks to the sides of the glass. Nice citric hops jump right out at you with a base of sweet caramel and fruits. Hops are still fairly strong for the age of this. Flavors of sweet fruits with a solid bitter citric bite start this off. Some caramel before it finishes with more bitterness. Pretty thick stuff, almost like a light barley wine at this point. Great drinkability here, I only wish I got to try this fresh because its tasting pretty good right now.
03-24-2006 18:02:23 | More by meathookjones
4.13/5 rDev -0.5%
Dark orange-copper-amber with a three finger rocky khaki colored head.
Very hoppy aroma developed as soon as I started to pour. Piney and citrus laden notes.
Malty, bitter and hoppy taste, caramel, citrus (grapefruity), pine.
Surprisingly a fruitiness shows through all that malt and hop power.
I didn't notice the alcohol despite a 7.7% ABV.
Medium feel, I wish this wasn't a limited release, I could drink it all the time. A pale ale??? well it doesn't pale in comparison to anything, it's like beer concentrate.
01-13-2004 22:48:09 | More by mschofield
4.15/5 rDev 0%
OK, folks, I'm sorry, but this is not a pale ale. This is an Arrogant Bastard hiding behind a pale ale mask. I love this beer, but it is really Arrogant Bastard lite, and not too damned light at that.
Copper-orange body, slightly cloudy. Creamy, off-white head. Good lacing. Sweet aroma, with a hair of yeastiness and some grapefruit.
Taste is, well, yikes! Pale Ale from hell! Very strong and hoppy. I like the taste, but I'm only going to mark it as good, and probably ought to rate it lower, because this is no pale ale.
Mouthfeel is creamy, with a good mix of sweetness and raspiness. The bottle goes down fast, but you don't want more than one.
08-20-2003 19:46:02 | More by Darkale
4.15/5 rDev 0%
Pours a hazy copper color with a head taht leaves as fast as it comes. Heavy citrus hop note dominates aroma with minor malt nuances. Taste is great dark caramel malt, followed by a huge avalanche of hop bitterness. Both sides of this beer fight your taste buds but the balance produces a very pleasurable drink.
01-02-2004 03:11:25 | More by CRJMellor
4.15/5 rDev 0%
Stone 7th Anniversary Ale was served from a 22oz. bomber...labeled August 2003. In a Duvel tulip, the beer was a hazy reddish-orange, and was topped by a smallish off-white head that left decent lacing. The nose had a sweet candi sugar maltiness with tones of musty dried peaches, and mildly citric hoppiness. Tasting the brew revealed a lively orange-citric tinged sweetish peachy and smooth malt base, with zingy lemon accents that lead to a nicely bittered finish. Flavors of dried peach bitterness linger on and on. I found the overall flavor profile to be fairly original and well exectued. The body of this brew was full and somewhat heavy, but with adequate carbonation to keep it aloft. A very nice beer and worthy of the occasion...another solid entry from Stone.
03-03-2004 05:14:05 | More by HiroProtagonist
4.15/5 rDev 0%
Opening this bottle, I was very stoked. I happen to love what Stone has to offer, especially their little write-ups about their beer on the bottle..always make me laugh.
As I poured it, it poured an amber color which left very little head. It did give some nice lacing on the glass, but not much to it. The scent was by far the most impressive part of this ale. As I sat a good foot away, I could get good hints of caramel and a bit of fruit (undistinguishable to me however). Also, the hops were apparent in odor as well. I could definitely taste the caramel on the initial sip, and the hops also hit well towards the back of the sip, which was a nice thing! The malty caramel taste stands out the most to me. Carbonation was not overbearing, especially drank at room temp, and mouthfeel was pretty good...slightly creamy to me somehow....
Overall, this beer I rate as good...not the best ale I have ever had. I'd much rather have an Arrogant Bastard though.
08-16-2004 03:28:22 | More by Fish113d
4.18/5 rDev +0.7%
The pour is translucent deep amber to burnish copper color, the head gigantean in size and spumescent in texture, the color a winsome light tan and as it dematerializes the lace forms a thick and glutinous sheet to conceal the glass. Sweet malt dominates the nose, with an underlying hint of the hop flowers, citrus crisp and fresh, quite a treat. Start is ambrosial and thickly malt with the top middling in its feel to the palate and the finish ferine in its acidic bite, tart, hops are magnificent in their spiciness, very dry and lingering aftertaste, a quite quaffable beer and a winner in my book. Think I will lay down a few bottles to sample over the next several years.
09-07-2003 22:25:38 | More by Gusler
4.18/5 rDev +0.7%
Poured deep orange with a great full head that let off a citrus aroma. Great hops with a small under-tone of malt. I swear I can taste hints of orange and (?)Apple(?) maybe I'm off. I know the caramel is there and it left with the hoppy bite that is really starting to change my mind about pales! Chewiness and finish left me with a desire for more. I'll be back!
08-03-2003 22:41:10 | More by Ahhdball
4.2/5 rDev +1.2%
22oz. Bottle Deep amber ale with an orange hue. Big rocky head of foam. Aroma is super hoppy with a nice bready malt character. Mouthfeel is smooth medium bodied with a velvety texture. Flavor is big on hops with a sharp bitterness. This is similar to the Ruination but with a better malt balance. Flavor is great, blended malts and bitter flavorful hops. Another winner from Stone.
03-14-2004 06:04:03 | More by BierReise
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4.22/5 rDev +1.7%
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Before everyone starts sending the hate comments on me betraying my team. I write this as objectively as possible in terms of writing what went wrong in this "game" against the Seahawks.
Everyone will first and always point out how the defense didn't do their job. And its true giving up 42 pts is one of the many signs of a bad defensive game. All I can really say in regards to that is poor game planning. Give credit to Russell Wilson and the coaching staff. He was making great throws and being the most elusive person in the pocket. Every play that it seemed like the 49ers defense was going to get a sack, Wilson outmaneuvered linebackers. They didn't see that in game tape from previous games? And I think a part of it also was defensive players being indecisive attempts when running at Wilson. Go after the QB instead of biting on his fake throws and round about turns. And the other plays I felt that Wilson just outran our DEs. I counted several times Ray McDonald had Wilson but was just burned. And this game, the NY Giants, Rams, and Vikings showed that the 49ers defense is not a shut out defensive team. They are not the 85 Bears and are not the 2001 Ravens. The defense can get some stops and put the offensive in good positions to score. And despite giving up a lot of pts, they gave the offense several opportunities to score in the redzone. The corners for our defense are not elite corners. There are times when they play like elite corners but they cannot contest every passing play.
With this in mind lets focus on the offense. In all fairness, I do feel like the offense put some good strings of passing plays together, granted by then the score for the game was so lopsided the defense was probably just being conservative. The problem that is at the crux of the issue is the offensive planning and consistency of moving the chains and scoring. This has been an issue all year long, with Smith or Kaepernick.
Lets start off with the waste of time outs in the 1st quarter and lack of fluidity of making audibles at the line. We can sort of forgive this game, due to the 12th man stadium noise, but we also can't. Going into this game the 49ers game planned for the noise, so they said, blasting music to simulate the noise. So if you game planned for the noise and the noise was still disruptive, either your game planning was useless or you just weren't executing plays properly. With this in mind, why are you calling audibles at the line with 4 seconds left on the snap clock? This has been an issue all year long stadium noise or not. There are no excuses for this. If you are going to give the QB options for calling audibles then switch to a no huddle because it is ridiculous how much time is wasted communicating the next play and getting set.
This offense has no offensive identity. They say our offense is running dominated, which is not true. Our running game was non-existent this game. The running game is not a game changer for us and doesn't give us the edge to come back from games that end up this way. The offensive line was having issues all game getting pushes on running plays and on one key special teams play with the blocked field goal. 4+ times the offense was put in the redzone and 4+ times resulting in the inability to get to the endzone. Thats unacceptable in any game but especially in the game where your defense is getting throttled by 3 TD scores early on. Field goals will not win high scoring games if you can't get touchdowns. Field Goals keep you in the game if you can score some TDs or win you the game if your defensive is lights out.
This team has struggled offensively to develop a consisting passing game to compliment its above average success with the running game. And because of that the 49ers are left at the end of regular season trying to find answers.
Ok you are thinking I am being harsh on the 49ers, this is one game and we are still in the playoffs. True, very true and as I always like to say any given sunday. But lets consider the facts, from what we know of the Superbowl teams they typically spend the 2nd half to last 4 games of the season putting things together and correcting their weaknesses as a team. As far as I am concerned, creating consistent offensive scoring possessions and extending the drive was that issue and has been the issue since Harbaugh took over. Last year, it was getting TDs in the redzone, which is still the issue this year but at least last year we had the options of kicking field goals every redzone opportunity from a lights out kicker with a lights out defense that kept games close.
Last time we played Seattle this year, the game was close. And you can argue that Seattle should have won that game had their WRs made catches (Wilson was hitting WRs in the hands all game). Seattle seems to be that team that spent the 1st half of the season struggling but putting it together through the 2nd half. This 2nd game demonstrates that. Seattle has seemed to address their WR issue, they were making great catches this game. Lynch has always been a solid runner and only gets better with Wilson's growth. That is the momentum you want as a playoff team.
To complicate the matter more, the 49ers took a major hit in this game losing VD and Manningham with injuries. And while im confident that the 49ers can beat the Cardinals, these are not the signs of a team that will make it far in the playoffs. While there haven't been any teams that look unbeatable this year, there are clearly teams that look like they are moving into the playoffs getting better and playing more consistently and the 49ers are not one of them.
I don't really have a great feeling going into the end of the year or playoffs with the way the team is playing. The Seattle game was an example of our team failing on all levels. Each time the 49ers have gotten behind against early scoring teams, they have lost the game. Vikings, Giants, and Seattle. For the Patriots we jumped ahead and even then they were able to come back. This team has really only worked in one way, relying on their defense to set the tone of the game and bail them out. That needs to change. The offense needs to come up in the last week and into the playoffs and set the tone for putting pressure on opposing teams. The Saints, Packers, Broncos, Patriots, and Falcons respectively do that the best. If theres any hope for an improving 49ers team, that needs to change starting now, not when we are down 3 TDs and we feel compelled to open up the book.
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Thursday, Jan 6, 2011 11:45PM
Incarcerated rapper T.I.'s wife, Tiny Cottle, will reportedly avoid punishment for drug possession charges dating back to a summer 2010 arrest in Los Angeles.
Charges against Tiny were nixed Thursday (January 6) afternoon.
T.I.'s wife Tameka "Tiny" Cottle just scored a major victory -- the drug possession case against her has been dismissed ... TMZ has learned. The L.A. County District Attorney's office tells TMZ the case was dropped because Tiny completed 24 sessions of a certified drug diversion program in Georgia. T.I. and Tameka were pulled over and arrested on Sunset Boulevard back in September. They werebooked for possession of a controlled substance. The D.A. dropped the case against T.I. since he was already headed back to prison ... the arrest alone was enough to violate his federal probation. (TMZ)
Tiny and T.I. were initially arrested in Los Angeles last September.
After getting arrested for possession of what was confirmed to be ecstasy pills earlier today, the married couple was taken to the police station to have these sad-looking pics snapped. The newlyweds, who were pulled over in their Maybach on Wednesday night (Sept. 1) after making an illegal U-turn in West Hollywood, were cuffed after police detected the smell of marijuana from the car. Cops claimed that the arrest was made on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, which sources told TMZwere ecstasy pills. (Rap-Up)
Following the arrest, the couple tested positive for drugs in their body.
Pills found in the car of rapper/actor T.I. and his wife Tameka Cottle have tested positive as a type of Ecstasy, RadarOnline.com has learned, and the case has now been turned over to the District Attorney's office which now must decide what, if any charges will be filed against the couple. As RadarOnline.com previously reported, T.I., who's real name is Clifford Harris, Jr. was arrested Wednesday night, along with his wife, in West Hollywood, California. (Radar Online)
Ex-United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young previously questioned the real reasoning behind the couple being pulled over in Los Angeles last summer.
"I assume that you're innocent until you're proven guilty," Young told the Associated Press in a telephone interview. "If he was driving and smoking marijuana, that is absolutely stupid. But why was he pulled over in the first place? Because he had a Maybach? Because he was black? Because they know who he is and resent his success?" (CBS News)
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Forging and Metallurgy 101
So far I've only spent two days at the forge, since my mentor Arnon was sick on Monday, but both days have been awesome. I also have today off while Arnon works from home on parts of the business that don't require the shop, so I'll try to write a lot. I'll also put in some links to pictures I find online of tools that are difficult to describe in text so you can get an idea of what I'm talking about without me wasting space trying to explain them.
Before this project started I was wondering how Arnon would be splitting his time between teaching me and doing actual work, and so far we've found lots of ways to do both things at once. On Tuesday, we spent half the day working on some steel parts for tables. The customer, from what I gathered, is a hotel that has a bunch of tables with detachable leaves. The problem they encountered is that people tend to sit and lean on tables, and enough people putting their weight on the table leaves caused the parts holding them up to bend. Arnon's job was to make parts to fit the tables that won't bend when inconsiderate people sit on them. He made all of the parts out of mild steel, which is a relatively low carbon steel. It's normally really easy to bend, as he showed me, but if you know what you're doing you can heat treat it to be much stronger. This is done by heating the steel up to its critical temperature (the temperature where the structure of the metal changes), and then rapidly cooling it so that the metal doesn't have time to revert to its original structure. This is a fairly simple explanation since I haven't really had time to learn about the actual chemistry of what's going on, but it's sufficient for understanding the effect. Water, brine, and oil are some of the more common quenches (liquids that the metal is plunged in to cool), but we needed something that would cool the metal even faster, so we used a solution invented by a famous blacksmith called "super quench".
To make "super quench", you saturate water with salt, and then add Simple Green and Dawn dish soap (or any similar cleaning products). Why does this make it quench faster? Normally when hot steel is plunged into water, a layer of steam forms around the steel that pushes the water away, and that makes the steel cool much slower. The soap in the super quench makes it harder for the steam jacket to form around the steel, and keeps the steel more in contact with the water. To make it cool even faster, you can vigorously stir the steel back and forth to break the layer of steam. There's a fairly interesting story about the guy that invented super quench, and you can read about it here.
We had 36 parts that needed to be heat treated, and I was responsible for quenching most of them while Arnon did other things around the shop. After about ten parts, the water had warmed up so much that Arnon decided we should go out to the store and buy chemicals to make more, as well as some ice to cool the original batch. At the hardware store I found the Simple Green (thanks to my familiarity with the bottle after filling mop buckets in the theater), Arnon found the dish soap, and we left with everything we needed. After quenching all 36 parts, both batches had gotten hot, and we probably wouldn't have been able to quench any more without waiting. After that I got to sand blast the parts using a big sandblasting enclosure, which was pretty cool (it had two big rubber gloves to stick your arms in, and looked like this).
When I haven't been helping with jobs, my time has been spent learning the basics of forging steel from Arnon. On Tuesday he taught me the basics of holding and using the hammer, and I practiced turning my left wrist (the one that holds what you're working on) to make 90 degree angles and square up a round bar. The next day I learned how to take a square end of a bar, turn it into a square point, and then round that point out into a smooth, conical tip. After I had gotten that down, he also introduced the leaf shape, which is created by squashing the center of a rounded point into a flat, curved shape. This leaves a neat little point on the top that makes it look like a small leaf. If you've ever seen a big wrought iron gate, this is one of the common shapes to put on top of the vertical rods because it's pointy enough to deter trespassers while also adding to the gate's appearance. I tried making a couple leaves, and they were a little bit lopsided. Arnon is incredibly skilled at making them; his master in Israel had him make ten of them every day before he started his work, and he was only allowed to heat the steel one time for each (it took me about six heatings just to make the rounded point).
In the two days I've been at the forge I've had lots of little interesting conversations with Arnon, and he says lots of insightful things. When he was having me practice my accuracy with a hammer, he asked me: "Why is it that nobody can just hit the same place every time? Why can't anyone just play darts and hit the bullseye with every dart?" I said I didn't know, and his response was "Nobody does, that's just how it works". At some point he also told me that master smiths aren't incredibly accurate with every hammer blow, they're just really good at watching for what they screw up with each blow, and fixing it with the next one. I also overheard an interesting conversation between Arnon and another guy from the business complex. The other guy was talking about how it was sad that smithing was dying out as a craft, but Arnon asserted that it has actually been growing. There are lots of things that are way easier to accomplish by forging, especially jobs like the table parts that are repetitive, but not enough hassle to need a factory. It's also really hard to get shapes that blend together (like the leaf) with machining or casting. Smithing is really adaptive, and there is a lot of mixing of old and new technology. For insatnce, yesterday Arnon had a jig that needed to be put into his power hammer, but there weren't handles for him to pick it up with. To fix that, he had me help him score and bend two flat bars (using a forge, a sledgehammer, and a fuller) into some makeshift handles to attach to the sides. Arnon loves using more modern technology like power hammers when they make things easier, but he also won't hesitate to go back to the basics for things that don't need big machinery. That's one thing about the media that annoys him--when they show a blacksmith, they want to show a guy smacking a piece of hot steel and sending sparks everywhere because it's romantic. They don't think people want to see a guy using a big power hammer to get the job done faster, even if that's what a lot of the work entails.
So far I'm really enjoying this project, and I think it's only going to get better as we move into more advanced topics. Arnon seems really enthusiastic about helping me make a knife, and whenever it's relevant he'll relate some of the basic things we do to knife making (heat treating, for example). I'll try to take more pictures, and get some videos of forging, because it's hard to capture in pictures.
Attached to this post are some pictures of the pointed tips I made (in order of my progress), some normal leaf shapes, and one large leaf that was made by first scoring some circles into the rod, and then flattening it. There are also a few pictures of my workstations from the past two days. The pictures are all resized by the uploader, so I'll probably make an album online with all of my pictures from the whole project in full resolution (or at least, bigger than 1024x768).
Thanks Alan
Sounds like a fascinating project. I imagine your days go something like this:
Thank you for the detailed post!
I am curious about the different types of steel you use and why you would use one over another in a particular application. For example, why not just use a stronger steel for the table parts instead of doing the quenching thing? (Materials science is a fascinating field...how the differing chemical components of the material affect its overall physical properties.)
I enjoyed reading the link about the quencher and understand now the need for the different components. (I didn't know that salt raises the specific heat of water...I'll have to use that next year with the freshmen.) What is the "Rockwell" scale?
I look forward to your next post!
Steels and Hardness
The main reason for using mild steel for the table parts was the price. He said that it would have cost him a few hundred dollars to buy enough really strong steel, while correctly heat treated mild steel would be plenty strong for bearing the weight of a person, and all the steel was under a hundred dollars.
I don't know a whole lot about the Rockwell hardness scale, but he has a machine for testing it and he explained the basics of it. The machine has a diamond tip, and some weights. It first tests how far a known weight will push the diamond tip into the material, and then tests how far it penetrates with a heavier weight. The Rockwell number for that material is then somehow determined based on the difference between the first and second distances. When we tested the hardness of the table parts, we didn't need anywhere near that level of precision, so we just tested a few (to make sure the quench was working) by running a metal file along the surface. The metal file is hard enough to file away untreated mild steel, but after it's been quenched the file just squeaks over it loudly and doesn't remove much (if any) material.
Nice post
Cool post and project, I quite enjoyed it. Does your mentor work exclusively with steel? What other projects does he do?
I think it's mostly steel. One of his main crafts is knife making, which is all steel. I think the rest of his work is little odd-jobs that require making parts for things, and in most cases those are probably steel (for strength and price reasons). I'm sure he has plenty of experience working with other metals, since he was an apprentice to multiple blacksmiths in different countries, but I think the bulk of what he does now is with steel.
"Steel" is still a fairly broad category though--he uses everything from lower carbon steels (like the mild steel I've been working with) to high carbon steels, and stainless steels (steel alloys that contain ~10% or more chromium). They're all steel, but they behave pretty differently and have different applications, so there's still quite a bit of variety.
I agree with Nichole - what a great blog post! And I am so glad the project is going well! I feel like I should know more chemistry to understand some of the quenching stuff, so I will ask Becky to read and explain this to me.
Can't wait to visit!
What a wonderful post, and what a wonderful project! You. Are. So. Cool. Love the pics and the hyperlinks!
Looking forward to reading more. Be careful with those blades!
P.S. Hi, Nathan Norris!
So that's what a fuller is. Also what a great way to do sand blasting, sounds much cleaner. Looks like your'e jumping right in, which is awesome. Powerhammers are a gift to blacksmiths, and a curse to strikers. Have you ever started the forge or built the fire? I'd be curious to hear how exactly he goes about heating things. Keep making/photographing/posting leaves, that's the kind of thing that makes a blog and a presentation really fascinating.
Keep it up!
He has a few forges, and they all run on gas. He might have something for using coal but I haven't seen it, and if he has a coal forge he probably never uses it, because gas is way cheaper and has less environmental impact. The forge I used on Tuesday was hooked to a natural gas line, and it had an air compressor to increase the pressure (the gas only comes in at like 3 psi). Yesterday he needed the small gas forge, so he set up a portable propane forge for me. It looked sorta sketchy but it worked great, and it's actually better at heating things evenly due to its shape. There are pictures of both of the forges attached to the post, but I'll try to get some better pictures of the stationary one.
I didn't get to start either of the forges, but it seems simple enough. You turn on the air, turn on the gas, and light it with a lighter. Or alternatively, for the bigger forge I saw him using, you can take a rag soaked with flammable liquid, set it on fire, put it in the forge with some tongs, and then start the gas. The harder part, from what I've observed, is getting the balance of fuel and air flow correct. You want a nice steady stream from the burner, but you don't want excess flames belching out the front. I think I could do it with some fiddling, but he's had enough experience to where he can tell what to change just by listening to the sound.


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Junior defenseman Nick Jones was one of three Mercyhurst men's players named to the Atlantic Hockey Association's all-conference teams, which were announced Tuesday. Jones earned first-team honors for ranking fourth among all defensemen with 18 points. Sophomore forward Ryan Misiak was named to the second team for totaling 30 points, while sophomore forward Matthew Zay earned a spot on the third team after leading the Lakers with 34 points.
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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - New Charlotte - Mecklenburg school (CMS) Superintendent Dr. Heath Morrison wants to open up more K8 schools throughout the district. That's where schools starting with kindergarten students all the way up to 8th graders learn under one roof.
"I'm constantly looking at Scott and my team," Morrison said. "Asking where are opportunities that might be good models. I think K8's are research base and show a lot of promise."
Local NAACP President Kojo Nantambu says he has his own research concerning K8 schools and it doesn't match up to what the superintendent claims.
"All the research we did." the president said. "The NAACP and other groups did show that K-8's didn't work."
This request comes the day after CMS released mixed results on how the K8 schools in the district are doing. It revealed test scores at those schools. Some school improved and while others dropped. Parents are now concerned history will repeat itself if more K8 schools open up.
"I don't think there is any evidence," CMS Parent Michele Robinson said. "As we see it now, that the K8's are working. I am not convinced. I wouldn't want my child in a K8."
Morrison didn't mention where he would place a K8 school or when one would be created but he did say he wouldn't do it like CMS did last year. He would take his time.
"There are two different ways you can create it," Morrison said. "You can have a loving courtship where you invite a grade each year and at the end of the third year you have a K8."
Or he says you can do it like CMS did - force a K8 school to open overnight.
"This was a shot gun marriage." the superintendent said.
While we wait to see if another K8 school will open up, parents hope CMS will allow parents to weigh in.
"I think they need to look at it for another a few years," Robinson said. "If that is the route they want to go."
CMS did say it will take about four years to determine if the K8 schools it created last year are a success.
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