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Frank's Wild Rye'd India Pale Ale - Sand Creek Brewing Company
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Ratings: 22 | Reviews: 14 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by WastingFreetime:
3.2/5 rDev -13.3%
Reviewed from notes.
Pours out a fairly standard amber color with two fingers of sand colored compact foam that lasts for about two minutes, leaving behind some decent rings of lacing on the glass. Medium-light levels of carbonation and body thickness with a slightly crisp finish.
Smells of coriander, pine resin, and medium amounts of strawberries, melon and caramel sweetness. Lighter floral and peppery hopping aroma elements do appear as the glass warms up, but the aroma is way too sweet and malty for an DIPA. A strong ale, perhaps, but certainly not a DIPA.
The flavor is a bit more on target with a spicy dry leafy hopping central focus that works in tandem with pine and a drier rye breadiness which is agreeable enough but suffers somewhat from a lack of further complexity beyond a simple rye spice and pine resin with herbals on the side. The ABV is only partially hidden, it gets rather warm about halfway through the glass.
It needs some polishing and fine-tuning, but it's not really a terrible beer either. Remove the strawberry sauce from the nose, add some citrus depth to the flavor, and I'd be much more into this one.
10-18-2012 23:52:54 | More by WastingFreetime
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3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
11-15-2011 18:20:09 | More by bpfrush
2.78/5 rDev -24.7%
Toasted orange hued, slightly hazed and topped with a moderate stack of ecru suds, one that sags somewhat quickly and leaves big patches of lacing.
Wet dough nose, though it does hint at nutty rye. Backed with sawdust, and a squall of bitter, reedy, pulpy grassiness. Some orange peel shows up as it warms. It's a weird nose, to say the least.
Doughy again as it scrapes against the teeth. It's like a big, wet piece of rye bread. Generally nutty, and vaguely spicy (at least malt-wise). Then the hops make this explicitly spicy. Tons of dried herbs and grass and florals, and dried citrus, but far more bitter than flavorful. It's almost puckeringly bitter, but actual hop flavor isn't all that high. Alcohol adds to the bitter melee, as it rears up, just a tad, on the swallow.
Round, obtuse bodied, but not clingy or obese. The carbonation, low as it is, stays the course, giving it a gentle levity, which it absolutely needs. This seemingly stumbled-upon mouthfeel coupled with the nearly brutal, slaking bitterness actually creates something that is more drinkable than it should be, if only because it increases thirst with each sip.
I don't like this very much, but I also don't hate it. The hopping doesn't work. All bitterness, no flavor or aroma. The rye base is solid enough. Reconsider the hops, and this might have some promise.
01-29-2011 08:43:26 | More by cokes
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
03-19-2012 00:41:13 | More by deanis30
4.13/5 rDev +11.9%
Frank Booth from Blue Velvet might even put down a PBR for one of these... on second thought, maybe not.
Saturated "tropical sunset" shade of orange, slightly hazed, two fingers of off-white eggshell foam that slowly receded. Second pour yielded 4 fingers of foam to the rim that left sticky lacing all around. Concentric striated rings formed, which was pretty impressive.
Honey, melon, grapefruit rind, resiny hop aroma.
Spicy element in the taste, meshes well with the boatload of hops. Citrusy, bready, spicy. Firm bitterness. Slight sweet melon, dried apricot, and bitter grapefruit rind. Malt is evenly matched with the hop content, this is a burly brew. Bittersweet, leafy herbal hops, with a solid dose of fruitiness.
Low carbonation, slick and resinous, bitterness lingers for awhile. Had two of these, easily. Not bad for a DIPA that's likely 8% or higher. Fairly unique, and likely the best beer from Sand Creek out there.
01-27-2011 00:35:38 | More by emerge077
5/5 rDev +35.5%
11-23-2011 17:06:03 | More by wallrock
4.08/5 rDev +10.6%
Really low-budget packaging on this one. 12 oz bottle. I enjoyed the Wild Ride IPA, hopefully this one is similar.
It pours a very reddish color for an IPA. It has a frothy white head that doesn't leave much lacing.
The smell is super sweet and malty, there is some citrus in form the hops, but it smells like a malt bomb.
The flavor thankfully is a lot better than the smell. Isn't an insanely hoppy brew but it does have some nice elements. Up front it is sweet, tropical and citrusy, and it finishes with a dry piney bitterness that really lingers and keeps you coming back for more. It has an alcoholic bite to it as you go, but it isn't cumbersome.
I was worried by the smell and appearance, but this one is a pretty solid double ipa.
02-18-2011 07:26:15 | More by crossovert
3.4/5 rDev -7.9%
Served in a Walter Payton shaker pint glass.
I wonder if Frank's last name is Toad... Anyway, this stuff pours a mostly clear amber-orange topped by a finger of cream-tan foam and populated by a herd of large floaties. The nose comprises buttery biscuit, light caramel, spicy greens (not entirely unlike cilantro), and iceberg lettuce. The taste holds notes of dry pine, rye spice, balsa, mixed greens, grass, orange peel, light lemon zest, and rich caramel. This is a decent step-up from the smell, that's for sure. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a pretty dry finish. Overall, a nice little RIPA, one that doesn't really pop, but something that's fairly enjoyable regardless. Something tells me it's on its way downhill, though...
10-03-2011 18:33:04 | More by TMoney2591
4/5 rDev +8.4%
06-06-2012 01:29:00 | More by slavall
3.98/5 rDev +7.9%
A - Crystal clear copper body. Slightly off-white head struggles to build more than a finger high even after an aggressive pour, however it's retention is quite impressive as is it's creamy, dense texture.
S - Sweet caramel candies are the most prominent note, not quite what I was expecting for a "double" IPA. Maybe some tropical fruits in there as well.
T - Tastes a lot more like an IPA. Got a slap in the face of bitterness with a STRONG hemp flavor. I feel like I just drank the murky water out of my roommate's unusually shaped bob marley-themed glass vase. Although I never saw any flowers in it.... Anyway, where was I - Ah yes. What I mistook for tropical fruits pulls through with resiny pine and that lovely herbal hemp flavor. Malts are in there somewhere, but you might need to hire a P.I. to find them. Alcohol is just barely perceptible if you are really looking for it.
M - About on par for an IPA, a touch hot on the carbonation.
O - I actually loved Wild Ride (one of my favorite IPAs) even though it doesn't have rave reviews around here by any means. This beer is just a continuation on that, and I'm glad to see they made a solid IPA that didn't turn into a big syrupy mess like many other IIPAs on the market.
06-15-2012 00:54:17 | More by ChimRichels
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
12-02-2012 02:38:37 | More by TastyIsBeer
4/5 rDev +8.4%
01-20-2012 23:06:31 | More by kyledg
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
10-15-2012 03:42:35 | More by hinemk76
1.95/5 rDev -47.2%
12 bottle into a snifter
Pours a ruddy copper with a soapy cover. Unfortunately, the highlights...used loosely...end here.
Smells of hot, sweaty cantalope run amock, like Al Joltsen at the Winter Garden. After tonight, he couldn't get arrested in this town.
Gorilla's Choice meets British Petroleum via Amalgamated Copper.
Feels better in the sink than down the hatch. I really don't understand or like this beer. Davey Jones Locker here she comes.
06-14-2011 01:59:03 | More by BarrytheBear
3.58/5 rDev -3%
resiny/dank hops with a strong malt bill, solid rye notes. Smells sweeter than it drinks. An above average Midwest DIPA.
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07-05-2012 02:15:26 | More by SafeAtFirst
4.03/5 rDev +9.2%
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. It pours a translucent copper/orange color. A 3/4 inch very light tan head forms and reduces leaving a nice lacing.
The nose seems almost like a fruit bread with some definite citrus. The raw earthiness combined with a somewhat malty sweetness allow the components to okay, but still hindered.
The taste again starts out on the bready-side but moves into that earthy rye components followed by the citrus hops. Not as much caramel as I felt like was present in the nose.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied and quite textured but smooth. Carbonation is adequate, but slightly limited. A very nice dryness lingers.
I am not sure what I expected, but this was very good. I do think the drinkability is slightly limited by the hopping, simply because the palate loses some of its strength as I go through it.
02-09-2011 01:48:28 | More by SykDoc
4.18/5 rDev +13.3%
The latest in the Special Reserve Series.
This double rye IPA pours a brilliantly clear deep copper color with a clingy off-white head. The aroma is medium-high hops -- pine, citrus, and a little earthy. The flavor is intensely hoppy -- pine, grapefruit citrus hops, with a firm hop bitterness. The spiciness of the rye really shines at the swallow, with a smooth, warming finish. The body is medium-full and carbonation moderate. Overall this is an extremely flavorful, well crafted brew, with intense hop flavor and warming, rye finish. Best Sand Creek beer I've had!
12-19-2010 04:39:09 | More by uwmgdman
4/5 rDev +8.4%
Deep yet clear copper colored hue with about a one finger head after the pour. The head recedes to a ring of foam and leaves some nice sticky lace.
The aroma has a sweet sticky bun malt mixed with piney and orange zest hop aromas.
The taste has the right mix of malt and hop flavors. You get sweet bread and biscuit malts with a little caramel. Then you have sticky, resiny palated hops imparting flavors of orange zest marmalade and a little pine oil.
The mouthfeel is a sticky resin from the middle of the tongue to the finish. A nice bitter and malty DIPA.
01-08-2011 20:50:13 | More by scruffwhor
4.05/5 rDev +9.8%
A. Pure amber appearance with a hint of cloudiness. Pours up with a nice white head. Leaves lots of sticky lacing.
S. Caramel malt and some rye on the nose. Not the most expressive smelling beer but at least it is pleasant.
T. Lots of flavor packed in this brew - bready malt starts things off followed by a quick transition to the rye. Plenty of hop bitterness on the back end to finish things off. The bitterness is on the edge for me - any more and it would be off putting.
M. Good creaminess and overall feel. Medium bodied with adequate carbonation.
D. This is well made beer and drinks quite easily. For a DIPA, it hides its alcohol well. Sand Creek is a brewery I usually pass over but this beer caught my eye. I am glad I picked up a 4-pack. Nicely done and highly recommended if you like hops and rye.
01-21-2011 02:02:07 | More by bound4er
New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
A - a nice reddish gold, 1/2" of head with great lacing
S - malty and fruity.. smells like berries, and i'm assuming the malt is rye! a bit of sweetness (caramel/molasses), orange
T - tastes like roasted grains, a bit rubbery from bittering hops, black coffee taste on my tongue as an aftertaste. hints of brown sugar (maybe?), caramel, honey
M - a bit heavy but fizzy which makes it a little easy to go down the hatch. thick bodied for the style at least!
O - a very nice example of a rye p.a. - kind of a "notebook recipe" i suppose, but there is nothing wrong with that!
03-15-2012 18:00:41 | More by facundoCNB
4/5 rDev +8.4%
05-22-2012 01:11:33 | More by Localdrinklax
2.8/5 rDev -24.1%
Pour shows an amber colored body that leaves some lacing.
The aroma is nothing like your typical DIPA, there is a prominant sweetness, and the rye is very noticeable, very strong malt bill for the style. The hops are coming through but getting lost on the way.
The flavors are no more unbalanced then the aroma was, still rye spices with some mild pine resins hiding inside. There isn't much bright clean hop smack as you want, rather sweet. i wonder how this would have came out with half the malt bill and a single ipa? Maybe adding enough malts to attenuate into a double is the culprit here, just too much malt.
11-18-2011 05:32:59 | More by ChadQuest
Frank's Wild Rye'd India Pale Ale from Sand Creek Brewing Company
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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who heads his government's delegation to the P5+1 talks in Geneva, told Israel Radio on Wednesday any agreement reached between the Western powers and Tehran over its nuclear program "will open new horizons in our relations with all of these states."
When asked by Israel Radio whether Israel could "live with" Iran's proposed concessions in its talks with the West, Araqchi answered in the affirmative.
Israel is both hopeful and concerned about nuclear talks with Iran, Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Wednesday.
"The State of Israel is not closing the door to a diplomatic solution. If an agreement is signed preventing Iran from having nuclear capabilities, we will be happy with it," Steinitz explained, saying the agreement should follow "the Libyan model" but not "the North Korean model."
As far as Israel is concerned, Tehran can use nuclear power for peaceful purposes, but only if it buys nuclear fuel from other countries, the minister added.
Steinitz reiterated Israel's concern that Western powers could be duped by Iran into removing sanctions without ensuring that Tehran's capability to produce nuclear weapons are adequately curtailed.
At the same time, though, Steinitz said "we're worried Geneva 2013 will end up like Munich 1938," which allowed Nazi Germany to annex Czechoslovakia and led then-British prime minister Neville Chamberlain to announce there would be "peace in our time."
"History has seen agreements that were celebrated by the world only to see it lead to war," he said.
Steinitz was set to meet with US officials next week to discuss strategic bilateral dialogue, with Iran as a central issue.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has also stated that Israel is not against diplomacy with Iran, but rather wants to ensure that negotiations with the Islamic Republic will lead it to a halt of uranium enrichment.
On Tuesday, Iran presented a three-phase plan for ending the standoff over its nuclear program during the first day of an October 15-16 meeting with six world powers in Geneva. The talks were due to resume later on Wednesday.
As part of Tehran's proposals during talks to resolve a decade-old nuclear dispute with the West, Iran suggested it was ready to address calls to give the UN atomic watchdog wider inspection powers.
The P5+1 powers - the United States, France, Germany, Britain, China and Russia - also want Iran to scale back its uranium enrichment program and suspend higher-level activity.
Refined uranium can be used to fuel nuclear power plants, Iran's stated aim, but can also provide the fissile core of a nuclear bomb if processed further, which the West fears may be Tehran's ultimate goal.
Western diplomats stress they want Tehran to back up its newly conciliatory language with concrete actions.
Herb Keinon and Reuters contributed to this report.

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X10 (186866) writes "I use Truecrypt, but recently someone pointed me to the SourceForge page of Truecrypt that says it's out of business. I found the message weird, but now there's an explanation: Truecrypt has received a letter from the NSA." Anyone with a firmer source (or who can debunk the claim), please chime in below; considering the fate of LavaBit, it sure sounds plausible. PCWorld lists some alternative software, for Windows users in particular, but do you believe that Microsoft's BitLocker is more secure?


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White House photographer Pete Souza has unfettered access to the President's every move. His photographs give viewers a backstage view of the presidential experience.
The album showcases traditional shots of Obama meeting with world leaders and senior advisors, but also captures unusual glimpses of the President, such as strolls with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and his polished shoes during a press conference.


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The Naperville Jaycees are hosting their annual Labor Day Weekend festival, celebrating the end of the season with music, carnival rides and food. To help you make the most of the last days of summer, we've compiled a list of everything you need to know about this year's Last Fling.
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Mt. Vernon's offense collapsed in the second half of a 38-31 regional final loss to the host Terriers on Friday night.
"You can't have five points in a half," Mt. Vernon coach Scott Gamber said. "You can't beat anybody doing that let alone a team as good as Carbondale."
The Rams took a 26-20 halftime edge but shot 1 of 18 from the field in the second half to watch the lead slip away. Jake Pike hit Mt. Vernon's only field goal of the second half when he stole the ball and scored a layup with five minutes left in the game. The bucket cut Carbondale's advantage to 31-30. Pike finished with 11 points.
"I thought we got the ball around the rim a lot there in the second half," Gamber said. "I thought most of our shots were around the rim. We just didn't finish. I don't know. I felt like just a little bit of a rush look to everything. I felt like we were in a hurry when really there was no need to be."
The game was tied at 28 apiece going into the final quarter.
"If you told me going into night you're going to be tied going into the fourth quarter, I loved our chances," Gamber said. "I thought you know what we're going to regroup. We're going to settle down here, and we're going to have a really good half, and it went the other way."
Despite the shooting problems, the Rams stayed close and had chances to close the gap as the clock ticked away. Carbondale's Shamarc Bursey put the Terriers up 33-30 with a free throw with 2:28 left in the game. Shakari Hawkins tried to tie the game with a 3-pointer, but his shot was blocked.
Down five points with about a minute left, Trevor Flota tried to pull the Rams closer with a long-range shot of his own but missed. Mt. Vernon continually tried to slow the clock with fouls. Carbondale had a pair of chances to extend its lead in the final minute but missed. Again the Rams couldn't take advantage after a pair of missed layups from Braden Fitzjerrells and Jarron Liddell.


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MADISON (WKOW) -- Henry Vilas Zoo has a new addition.
They've added a third lion in the hopes of adding even more.
27 News got a first look Thursday at Shakura, the new lioness.
Shakura is just over two years old and comes from a zoo in Kansas.
"We all work together to preserve the species. This is part of pairing our older male, Henry, who's 17, with a younger female. Hopefully, we're gonna be producing offspring out of this pair," says zoo director Ronda Schwetz.
Zoo officials say Shakura will be given time to become familiar with her surroundings before she is introduced to Henry and his son, Leopold.


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Spicy Salmon With Bok Choy and Rice
Serves 4| Hands-On Time: | Total Time:
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 4 6-ounce skinless salmon fillets
- 1 pound baby bok choy
- Cook the rice according to the package directions.
- Meanwhile, combine the honey, soy sauce, and red pepper. On a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet, broil the salmon fillets until opaque throughout, 8 to 10 minutes, basting with the honey mixture during the last 3 minutes.
- Steam baby bok choy (cut into quarters) until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve with the salmon and rice.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 509
- Fat 13g
- Sat Fat 2g
- Cholesterol 107mg
- Sodium 363mg
- Protein 44g
- Carbohydrate 52g
- Sugar 10g
- Fiber 2g
- Iron 3mg
- Calcium 38mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101 .
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Me Too - Paperback
Little Critter is learning to get along with his younger sister in this picture-book classic. When Little Critter goes off with his friends, his little sister wails, "Me, too!" When Little Critter eats a piece of cake, he has to share it with his hungry sister. It seems as if Little Critter's responsibilities as a big brother will never end. Then comes the day when his little sister learns to share. Little Critter sees a ray of hope. Maybe his little sister is growing up! Paperback. 24 pages.


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Travis A. Prince has joined the Morgantown office of the firm Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso. He will focus his practice on defense litigation with a concentration in medical negligence defense.
Prince is a cum laude graduate of Concord University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in political science. He is a 2011 graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law.
The firm was founded in 1991 and now has offices in Charleston, Morgantown and Wheeling. Its focus is on trials and appeals, regulatory matters, corporate and commercial transactions, bankruptcy, creditors' rights and employment law issues.


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I'd been scouting around for just the right dessert to share for Fourth of July. Something delicious, pretty, and so easy you could be out enjoying the holiday instead of in your kitchen fussing over pastry. Then, like a minor miracle, into my inbox came a recipe from Snack Girl, who sends me healthy snacking tidbits everyday, for an 87 calorie cheesecake.
87 calories? For cheesecake?
I figured the recipe had to be polluted with all sorts of laboratory-engineered, impossible-to-pronounce ingredients. But that's not Snack Girl's style. And alas, the list of ingredients could be recited by any first grader (minus the Neufchatel cheese, unless they're a French first grader, that is).
The key is relying on low fat dairy products for the filling, using a small cookie for the crust, and keeping the portions petite. Right up my alley. So we gave it a whirl. The cheesecakes were so easy, even a "just turned nine year old" could do the job.
So pull your ingredients together, grab a kid or two, and get baking. It will take you 10 minutes, tops. Even the littlest among you can help with the decorating.
Below you'll find the recipe, with one minor tweak. I used gingersnaps instead of Nilla wafers. My version pops the calories up to 99 each, but adds a little layer of flavor that goes just right with all those colorful berries, fruits that seem tailor made for the Fourth of July.
Makes 15 mini cheesecakes
Fifteen 1 1/2 to 2-inch ginger snaps (Midel or other brand)
8 ounces Neufchatel cheese (see note)
1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese (no salt added)
2 large eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Raspberries, blackberries, blueberries for decorating
Special equipment: paper muffin tin liners
Preheat to 325 F and place rack in center of oven. Line muffin tins with paper liners. Set one cookie into the bottom of each liner.
Put the Neufchatel cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla into a large bowl and use a beater to mix until smooth, with no obvious lumps remaining from the cottage cheese.
Spoon 2 tablespoons of batter into each muffin tin.
Bake until the cheesecakes are just firm in the center, 10-12 minutes.
Remove from oven and chill. Decorate with berries just before serving.
Note: Neufchatel cheese is similar in taste and texture to cream cheese, although naturally has about 1/3 of the fat.
Adapted from a recipe by Lisa Cain


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Friday is Earth Day, but many schools, businesses and families have been commemorating the holiday of awareness all week. We've highlighted a few events happening around the Bay Area this weekend, as well as things you can do on your own, to help celebrate Mother Nature, and hopefully make our planet a little better while doing it.
Civic Center Plaza will be the site of a free day-long celebration of healthy lifestyles, green living and wellness within and without. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., visitors can check out exhibits on everything from alternative energy solutions to organic beer and wine. Check out demonstrations from raw food chefs while listening to musical performers like Sun Ra.
This San Francisco celebration will take place at the Presidio's Crissy Field, where the whole family can enjoy live entertainment, hikes led by park rangers and informative lectures and demonstrations on how to live healthier and respect the planet. A $5 donation is suggested.
Adults can check out one of two free environmentally-themed classes next week at local libraries. Learn how to start your own backyard composting system at the Foster City library's 7 p.m. class Monday, or discover which native plants will work best in your garden at a 7 p.m. class at the San Carlos library next Thursday.
- Stock up on canvas grocery bags.
Help cut back on daily waste by buying reusable cloth bags for all your shopping trips and actually using them. Fold one or two up and keep them in your car so you're not caught without one on your next trip to Safeway.
- Have a family planting day.
We all have different spaces to work with at home; some have yards with gardens, while others have apartments with limited to no outdoor space. Earth Day weekend is the perfect time to make the most of whatever space you have and start your own sustainable ecosystem, whether it's planting a new lemon tree, digging trenches to grow tomato plants or starting a window planter with the fixings for a new herb garden. Get the whole family involved to give the kids an early lesson in healthy eating and living.
- Shop—and recycle—at Old Navy
Starting April 22 and running through May 21, shoppers can deposit their used flip flops in colorful collection bins found inside the store at The Shops at Tanforan. TerraCycle will then recycle the flip-flops into playgrounds, which will be built in communities around the country.


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If you listen to Pitsburgh Sports Talk like I do every Monday night, tonight you will have learned that:
A) Pitt is leaps and bounds ahead of where they were last season after a close loss to Michigan St. The fact that they wern't blown out by a team that just hired a new coach and missed a bowl last year is cause for celebation.
B) "Shady" McCoy is a Heisman candidate after big games against powerhouse like MSU, Eastern Michigan, and Grambling.
C) Lerod Stevens-Howling is the best backup running back in college football.
D) #10 Penn State and #5 WVU do not exist.
It is a sad state of affairs in this town right now. The sports journalism has reached perhaps an all time low. They've set the bar SO LOW for Pitt that a close loss to a non-bowl team is considered a moral victory.
You can't POSSIBLY be happy after losing to MSU can you? I know McCoy is reason for optimism, but PITT STIL LOST TO MICHIGAN STATE!
In unrelated news, Pitt PG Levance Fields was tasered the other night for trying to take an officer's gun is a frakas with police. Where can I get in contact with the Fulmer Cup fellas?


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Area Girl Scouts helped the hungry this Holiday season by collecting canned goods.
This past weekend, more than 50 Jackson County Girl Scouts came together for the 66th Annual Holiday Sing at Grace United Methodist Church.
The girls collected canned items at the event and dropped off their donations at Good Samaritan House Tuesday.
Scout leaders say members took a vote and chose to donate to the Carbondale homeless shelter. Copyright 2012 KFVS. All rights reserved.
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France is affectionately referred to as "the Hexagon" for its overall shape.
French history goes back to the Gauls, a Celtic tribe which inhabited the area circa 300BC until being conquered by Julius Caesar.
The Franks were the first tribe to adopt Catholic Christianity after the Roman Empire collapsed. France became an independent location in the Treaty of Verdun in (843 AD), which divided up Charlemagne's Carolingian Empire into several portions.
The French monarchy reached its zenith during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King, who stood for seventy-two years as the Monarch of all Monarchs. His palace of Versailles and its Hall of Mirrors are a splendid treasure-trove of Baroque art.
The French Revolution ended the rule of the monarchy with the motto "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!" On July 14th, 1789 angry mobs stormed La Bastille prison and began the Revolution in which Louis XVI, his wife Marie-Antoinette and thousands of others met the guillotine.
One decade after the revolution, Napolean Bonaparte seized control of the Republic and named himself Emperor. His armies conquered most of Europe and his Napoleonic Code became a lasting legal foundation for concepts of personal status and property.
During the period of colonization France controlled the largest empire in the world, second only to Britain.
France is one of the founding members of the European Union and the United Nations, as well as one of the nuclear armed nations of the world.
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PLATINUM 120w 130v BR40 Lamp Flood 60 degree incandescent floodlight bulb
- Product Review (submitted on March 17, 2010):
- 120w (with the higher voltage for long filament life) Individually boxed and well packed. All arrived fine. The big box stores (Lowes, HD,...) all seem to stop at 90w. and cost more. Light weight and work fine.


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Hi fellow climbers, I wonder if you have seen or tried the Figure Four Omega and Delta Climbing pack? They are saying that the hipbelt for the Larger Omega pack is compatible to the climbing harness by wrapping around the harness like "Buritto style". www.figurefourpacks.com/techie_zone/technology/omega_pack/ha>>> Any idea how good are the F4 packs?
interesting idea, what if you just want to take your pack off??? Never mind i didnt finish the demo video. Thats a really cool idea!!! Curious myself what people think


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We highly recommend Brandy's photography services for any occasion. We had her take some family photos for us, and then she photographed our wedding day. She was very efficient, kept in contact with us, and was very professional. She cares about her work, and puts a lot of time and effort into it. You can tell she is passionate about her job. The photos look amazingly beautiful!!!
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Welcome to the holiday season. If you are struggling to find the perfect gifts for the kids on your list, then look no further. I've compiled several Gift Guides to help make your holiday shopping a breeze.
1. The Ulitmate Fashion Gifts for Girls
What are the most sought after luxury gifts for girls? This is your gift guide to incredible girls' fashion like shearling boots, premuim kids' jeans, Juicy Couture suits, and more! Whether you are shopping for Christmas, Hanukkah or any other special occasion, show her she's your little princess by spoiling her with incredible high-end gifts for lucky girls.
2. Fashionable Gifts for Boys
Many readers tell me that it is harder to shop for boys than for girls. I say, that it's not true. Sure, the selection is thinner, but there are some totally cool kids' fashion items out there for boys and the selection is improving every year. I've found some great gifts for boys that are fun and fashionable.
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Which Ultrabook for College?
Not sure out of the Samsung Series 9, Zenbook Prime, and X1 Carbon. They all seem really good except each one has it's own issue. The Samsung only has 128gb storage, is that enough for a college laptop? The Zenbook looks a bit too flashy and also has a huge bezel, but has all the specs. The X1 carbon has some great features, like a great keyboard and a trackpoint (makes precise actions like word documents much easier), but I have not heard great things about Lenovo's quality control recently. My brother has to manually kickstart the fan on his, my father's needed a new mobo, and several of his graduate students are also having problems with theirs. Any ideas?


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Officially it's called Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac, but to the thousands of sailors who take part in the annual ritual it's simply "The Mac". It's the longest fresh-water race in the US and most probably in the world, covering a distance of approximately 300 nautical miles. I have to admit that before I went to Chicago to cover the Chicago Match Cup, I had never heard of the Mac race. That's why I was surprised to see Puma's il Mostro sailing half a mile off Navy Pier. I would have never expected to see one of the world's best offshore and ocean racing yachts on a lake! However, Lake Michigan is not a pond and Chicago businessman Peter Thornton, member of the Chicago Yacht Club, bought Puma's il Mostro, the VO70 yacht that sailed in the 2008-9 Volvo Ocean Race edition, and brought it on his home waters.
Pyewacket, a Reichel Pugh 75, owned and skippered by Roy Disney, set the monohull record in 2002 with an elapsed time of 23 hours 30 minutes and 34 seconds. For multihulls, the record of 18 hours 50 minutes and 32 seconds was set in 1998 by Steve Fossett on Stars and Stripes, the catamaran previously sailed by Dennis Conner in the America's Cup. Peter Thornton's intention is to take line honors and, if conditions are favorable, break Disney's record with il Mostro that will be skippered by Ken Read.
VSail.info: I always like to start my interviews with the owners of big racing yachts talking about their sailing background. What is yours?
Peter Thornton: I started sailing about 35 years ago. I bought my first boat and after three years I had just sailed on the lake front and became quite bored with it, so I decided to start racing. In my second year of racing we won our section in the Chicago-Mac. It was quite exciting for us and that's when the bug really bit me. I started purchasing boats that some people thought might had been used up and then gradually graduated up to Santa Cruz 70s. I owned a boat called Halua, which I sailed for about eight years and we had quite a bit of success here on the lake front. I never went international with it, we were just sailing in local races. We had the GL70 division which was made up that time of eight-nine boats and raced together for several years.
Back in 2005 I had a first-to-finish in the Mac race and for some strange reason I thought I was done with sailing. I sold the boat to a fellow in California, in fact she is still racing in California and doing quite well. I was sitting around at the beginning of the year with some of my old sailing buddies Brett Reed and Willie Lynch and we were talking about what it would take to beat Disney's record in the race. Willie Lynch said there was a boat sitting in Providence, Rhode Island, the old il Mostro, but we had no way of getting it here to Chicago. The boat is 18.5 feet wide which prohibits from being trucked. We could have gone to Saint Lawrence with it but at that time of the year it was too cold so we came up with the idea of taking the keel off it, loading sails in the bottom of the hull for stability and running the boat down the east coast to New York, then up the Hudson river and then through the Erie Barge Canal to Oswego, New York where it met with the keel and the rig. We then set her up there, in a commercial yard, and we sailed through all the Great Lakes to Chicago.
VSail.info: That's quite a complicated way to bring her to Chicago! However, wouldn't you say it's quite an irony that you buy one of the most advanced offhore and ocean racing yachts, designed to sail in the world's toughest oceans, and you sail it on a lake?
Peter Thornton: This is one hell of a lake! This lake can get just as rough as any ocean. I remember, years ago, Ted Turner referred to Lake Michigan as a big mill pond. He took his boat to the Chicago-Mac, grounded into a storm and changed his mind shortly after that. It's the longest fresh-water sailing race in the US, and probably the world, and I thought it would be a real challenge. The Royono Trophy goes to the first-to-finish boat and it hasn't been in the Chicago Yacht Club since 2005, when I won it. I thought I would try to bring it back to the Chicago Yacht Club and I assembled some very good guys, ex Volvo sailors
VSail.info: What will your crew be?
Peter Thornton: We are kind of overloaded but we are doing that because we feel this is going to be a learning experience. I had Kenny Read coming in to skipper the boat. My son Christopher and myself will be helming, along with Kenny Read and Stu Johnston. I have Brad van Liew who is a round-the-world single-handed sailor and will be doing navigation. I have Jared Henderson who was on Sanya in the last Volvo Ocean Race. We have Richard Mason who was on Ericsson in the one before. I have Larry Leonard who was with Quantum Sails and now with North. the balance will be made with quite a few of my old sailing buddies.
VSail.info: What about your adversaries? If your aim is line honors what boats do you consider to be the ones to beat?
Peter Thornton: We only have one boat, Windquest, owned by Doug DeVos. It's a 100-foot boat now, they have lengthened it, they have given it waterline, a big bowsprit. It's quite a formidable boat but I think that given the right conditions we can do a good job. i'm not making any predictions but I'm sure we can do a pretty good job.
VSail.info: What is the prevailing type of sailing in the Mac race?
Peter Thornton: The prevailing winds are southwest, south-southwest. You can get conditions like we had last year with storms rolling in from the Plains that can give you hurricane-force winds. I didn't do last year's race but I heard reports that people saw 100mph winds. It can be really dramatic when the storms come through. They could throw anything at you but most of the time you are in moderate to light air. We can build apparents so well, so that if we can average 10 knots of breeze we can probably beat Roy Disney's record.
VSail.info: Last but not least, what are your plans for il Mostro after the Mac race?
strong>Peter Thornton: After this race we will bring the boat back to Chicago to do some social sailing with clients and people that have an interest in going out. We will put her to bed for the winter and make some changes that we feel we need to make. I hope somebody buys another one of these boats so that we can have some real competition here.
il Mostro CYC Race to Mackinac crew:
Pete Thornton
Chris Thornton
Greg Fordon
Chris Higgins
Willie Lynch
Rock Roney
Gary Marino
Justin Palm
Dean Tank
Larry Leonard
Stu Johnstone
Brad VanLeiw
Jared Henderson
Richard Mason
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Athlete of the Week: Phil Couture
Date: May 16, 2012
by: Dora Walters | Senior Editor
Longboat Key resident Phil Couture is Sarasota Yacht Club fleet captain and organizer of the members' bocce ball games. Bocce is one of the earliest games known to mankind. In 5,000 B.C., Egyptians played the game using polished stones. The game, as it is known today, was developed by the early Romans. With the many Italian immigrants, the game became popular in the United States.
What led you to organize bocce games at the club?
Many clubs include bocce in their activities. Initially, as fleet captain, I thought it would be a fun activity for our weekend cruises. We usually plan it for Saturday morning wherever we dock. It is a great way to get everyone together. We always have a fun prize for the winning team.
Does it require a lot of work to prepare the game area?
Not really. All you need to do is section off a rectangular game area by using a length of rope and stakes. The width is about 10 feet, enough for two players, and the length can vary up to maybe 100 feet. The course can be any surface, and a grassy area is fine.
What equipment do you need?
Each team has four players and one bocce ball for each. The balls weigh about one pound. There is a Jack ball. It is white ball not much larger than a golf ball.
How is the game played?
A designated team player opens the game by tossing out the jack ball. In turn, the players throw their bocce balls trying to get close to the jack ball. The team getting the closest to it scores a point.
A game win can be any number of points chosen. We generally set it at seven.
What do you enjoy most about bocce?
Definitely the camaraderie. It is so much fun. Everybody seems to have a good time. Some of players get very passionate and competitive. And, it really doesn't take any special skills; maybe a little luck.
Any plans for a bocce tournament at the club?
We did have one at the club during our Blessing of the Fleet weekend held in April. It took place on Saturday morning, and it was a great success, so much so that I think it is going to be an annual tradition for this weekend.
Do you participate in any other sport?
I did play tennis and racquet ball but don't anymore due to an injury.
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Goliath grouper lives up to name
Talk about a real big fish.
Mazel tov to Klauber and Mancini
The West Coast Florida Region of AJC (American Jewish Committee) will honor Michael Klauber and Phil Mancini, of Michael's On East, with its Civic Achievement Award in November.
Bob Havel celebrates 90 years with family members
Bob Havel recently celebrated his 90th birthday on Longboat Key with 24 members of his family.


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World War Z Movie Delayed
Sadly the highly anticipated World War Z movie it seems will not be coming as soon as we all might hope or like. The film being produced by Brad Pitts production company and distributed by Paramount has hit a snag. The director is not pleased with the script according to Dark Horizons and will be moving onto another project leaving World War Z on the backburner.
Although the movie will be coming since he is moving on to other things while the script gets better developed it looks like we may be waiting years for this film.


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I am a graduate student in the Florida State Physics department, and will graduate in May 2013. I got my undergraduate degree from UMASS, Amherst in Astrophysics, with minors in Physics, Math, and Music in 2006. I recieved a Masters degree in Astronomy and Astrophysics from Penn State, 2008. My primary research interests are mathematical physics, classical and quantum gravity, noncommutative geometry and high energy physics. My current work involves studying the geometry and topology of models for the gravitational field. Specifically, I am looking at the effects of exotic smooth structures on some basic results from quantum gravity, and I am also working on the topspin formulation of Loop Quantum Gravity. On this page you will find links to my research projects, some teaching resources, and other interesting links related to physics, astronomy, and non-science related topics. Also, here is my Curriculum Vitae.
Matilde Marcolli My adviser's home page at Caltech.
Florida State Physics Department Home Page.
Robin Ciardullo My adviser's home page from Penn State.
Penn State Astronomy and Astrophysics Department Home Page.
UMASS High Energy Astrophysics Group My undergraduate research group.
Semiclassical Partition Functions in Gravity with Cosmic Strings Archive paper, on contructing complete partition functions which naturally include cosmic strings.
Topspin Networks in Loop Quantum Gravity Archive paper, on a proposal to include topological data in spin networks.
Exotic Smoothness in 4 Dimensions and Semiclassical Euclidean Quantum Gravity Archive paper, published in the International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics.
Topological Issues in (Loop) Quantum Gravity An introductory-level talk covering topological issues in quantum gravity and the Topspin networks.
Exotic Smoothness, Gravity, and Geometry A presentation I gave to the FSU mathematics club in the Fall of 2009.
Informal Mathematical Physics Seminar: Weekly seminar, primarily populated by myself and Dan Li (webpage). I presented some lectures on Spin Geometry In Physics, Spectral Action Principle, Noncommutative Geometry and Statistical Mechanics, and Seiberg-Witten Theory.
Journal Club Presentation, 2006 I presented a pair of papers in the spring of 2006 - General Relativity Resolves Galactic Rotation Without Exotic Dark Matter, and Perspectives on Galactic Dynamics via General Relativity, both by F.I. Cooperstock and S. Tieu
Soft Gamma Repeaters and Anamolous X-ray Pulsars: Magneters Presentation I gave about Magnetars, Fall 2006.
Galaxy Clusters Presentation I gave about X-rays from Galaxy Clusters, Fall 2006PNLF of NGC 5128: Observation and Modeling A talk I gave pertaining to my Master's research, which resulted in my Thesis.
An astronomer's short-range forecast. Here is what is says for Tallahassee today:
Astronomy Videos There are some instructional videos produced by the Astronomy department at Penn State University.
Harvard Abstract Service Query form for Astrophysics Data Service.
Los Alamos "Preprint Server": Astronomy and Astrophysics, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology. Mathematics. Searchable database of articles submitted to peer-reviewed journals.
Black Holes Videos Some great videos where real physicists (Kip Thorne, Clifford Will and others) talk about black holes.
Hyper Physics Good online physics reference.
Mathworld Excellent reference for all things math.
Parallel Transport of Vectors in a Surface Cool little flash applet that shows you how vectors parallel transport on a curved surface.
The Schwarzschild Solution from Kepler's 3rd Law A page describing how to find the Schwarzschild solution of general relativity from Kepler's 3rd law.
The Field of a Moving Point Change Cool little applet that shows you what the electric field of a moving point charge looks like. Whoa.
Online Gravitational Waves Course from Caltech Taught by Kip Thorne, videos and some lecture notes online.A List of Famous Scientists' Birthdays Sick of everyone ELSE taking all those "holidays"? Useful Metrics and Geometry A list of some metrics and related quantities like Christoffel symbols, curvature forms, Reimann tensors, Ricci tensors, ... Math Love Song!
XKCD A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
Peeps Research Ever wondered what kinds of Peep-related research there is out there?
Spaced Penguin! Help get Kevin back to his spaceship! AWESOME flash game based on orbital mechanics.A List of Famous Scientists' Birthdays Sick of everyone ELSE taking all those "holidays"?
Slackware LinuxFARAD The Futurama As a Replacement for Arrested Development project I have been involved in with H. Flohic (submitted to ApJ, 2006). An "Anonymous" Review of FARAD


text: I looked at amazon.co.jp but it disappointed me as far as its selection (and price) goes. I realize things in Japan are more expensive which is okayAt about 77 JPY per USD, the Yen is very strong right now. I bought my brother some music gear from amazon.co.jp a year or two ago and was amazed at the low prices. Now I'm amazed at the high prices.


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We've all had a teacher we've loved, who changed our lives and believed in us. God bless 'em. Today on Snap Judgment, "Teacher, Teacher."
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It's an all-new Snap... "The Return." We all have an instinct, a homing signal, a knowing. And even when we try to ignore it, it drives us back to the place where everything got started. From NPR and PRX, Snap proudly presents, "The Return."
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Can you smell those ribs on the barbeque? Can you taste the summer's first watermelon? Get ready, America. It's time to celebrate ourselves. Put on your sunglasses and open up the fire hydrants for Snap Judgment's Fourth of July special! Amazing stories about people making America their home. Expect fireworks.
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An all new Snap... "The Dirt." Secrets have power. Whether you're keeping your own deep, dark secret or someone else's secret is burning a hole in your pocket, they can be weighty. This week, stories about what happens when the secret slips out and the consequences that ensue.
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LB 53 Kavell Conner (Clemson, Manchester High): Reserve; 1 tackle (on kickoff).
LB 59 Cam Johnson (U.Va.): Not active.
OLB 56 Lawrence Sidbury (U. of Richmond): On reserve/injured list.
CB 28 Greg Toler (St. Paul's College): Not active.
RB 44 Ahmad Bradshaw (Marshall, Graham High): Out for the rest of the season because of a neck injury that requires surgery.
Jacksonville Jaguars:
DE 90 Andre Branch (Clemson, Varina High): Reserve; 3 tackles; defended 1 pass.
WR 12 Mike Brown (Liberty U., Monticello High): Started; targeted 4 times; 2 catches for 40 yards.
OL 67 Austin Pasztor (U.Va.): Started at RT; no stats.
LB 56 LaRoy Reynolds (U.Va., Maury High): Reserve; 1 tackle (on kickoff); downed 1 punt.
Kansas City Chiefs:
LT 76 Branden Albert (U.Va.): Bye week.
CB 24 Brandon Flowers (Va. Tech): Bye week.
LB 55 Akeem Jordan (James Madison, Harrisonburg High): Bye week.
Miami Dolphins:
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I'm sure a lot of us have watched the Gruden QB Confidential (or whatever its called) and I was just curious what everyone took from it? It was definitely a unique opportunity with these QBs that we have not really had a chance to see before.
I'm also really interested to see the Parcells special Tuesday at 9:30 PM (No, I'm not getting paid by ESPN).
Here are my takes on the QBs (I admittedly have certain bias):
Cam Newton: To put it bluntly he just came off dumb and not very teachable. There was the whole thing with the advanced play call, which I was OK with. But when Gruden showed the play of Newton trying to stick it past the goal line when Auburn was in victory formation, that is when I lost a lot of respect for Cam. His excuses were nauseating and I could just see him trying to explain it the way he did to Gruden to a big time head coach when the game is going on, you can't do that. He should of just said "I made a mistake and will learn from it".
Ryan Mallett: Mallett sounded dumb, but he had pretty good content. When he was talking about plays he sounded like he really knows football and is a gamer. My only concern is...what if he's been drawing up that one play over and over? My other concern is how incredibly skinny he is, he seriously looks like me when I was in middle school, concave chest and all. I'm still not sold on Mallett but my gauge did move a little slightly for the better after watching this. (Then the Carolina news came out)
Jake Locker: Seemed pretty quiet, about what I expected out of Locker. He's a monster size-wise and it was good to see his knowledge for the game.
Andy Dalton: Definitely a smart kid, still not my first choice but I wouldn't be too upset if we took him as a "later resort".
What did everyone else think after watching this?


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Hullo! I'm Pip's friend Gemma. I'm a bit of a craftster. A bit of a writer. A sometimes curator. And, mostly, a doer. Recently my do levels kinda dropped when I left my long-time job. I loved my job A LOT! I loved what I did. I loved who I worked alongside. I loved being in the city. But, it was time to burst the bubble, take stock, change gears and do something new. Or at least new-ish.
It has been weird. And the weirdest thing has been finding a new pace and looking at myself in a new way. Here are some things that have crossed my radar in this new phase of mine.
Le Tigre are on my running mix. And it's totally a thing – when they pop out of shuffle, I get a smile on my face and I find my pace. It's upbeat, go-get-em, positive, tough-arse music. Hello Kathleen Hanna, you are a force! I was lucky enough to go along with my very own riot grrl friend Sarah Barber to see the MIFF documentary about Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, Julie Ruin) "The Punk Singer". If you like DIY, if you like punk-rock, if you like a devil-may-care-approach to fingernails, if you like community and if you like a damn good story of tenacity, toughness and vulnerability – go see this film if you can!
I loved the way Kathleen Hanna's friends and colleagues spoke about her. (Cue the likes of Kim Gordon, Joan Jett, JD Samson, Adam Horovitz and even young gun Tavi Gevinson)
I loved her sense of style. (Why shouldn't a feminist like dresses?)
I loved seeing all those cut n paste fanzines. (I was a dedicated photocopy, cut n paste zine maker as a teenager too)
And I loved the surprises and the making-connections of her absolute place in history. (Our history!)
And I totally loved seeing the rolling credits at the end of ALL the songs that were played throughout the doco. Really made me realise how incredibly prolific Hanna was, and how I've only scratched the surface with my aural knowledge of her.
When it came to my taste in flowers, my mum would always say "Oh you're such an Aries!". Meaning, that I liked all the strong, upright, sculptural garden blooms. It's true. Dahlias are my super faves. Especially the intense almost fluorescent ones. And there is nothing I like more than an oldy timey suburban garden that has a glorious combination of dahlias, strelitzias, red hot pokers, mother-in-law's tongue and a nice mix of cacti & succulents. And really a good bunch of succulents can really MAKE a garden. Even when other blooms are dormant, you can count on succulents to be there, standing up for you and holding the fort for the rest of the garden. They are a bit like the architecture of the best gardens.
The other rad and heartwarming thing about succulents is that they are super-easy to propagate … and hence the perfect shareable plant. Break off a piece (from a plant you own, from a plant in a friend's garden, or maybe one in the public domain)**. Let the break dry out over a few days (some people say 3 or 4 days, some people reckon as long as 10 days). Prepare your containers (I have been using old tin cans – but I bet you could collect some super cute ones from the oppy.) Pop your new bit of plant into your pot with some damp, loose soil mix and it should not take long for roots to take hold. Voila!
A friend of mine has started a Succulent Swap group, so that we can get together and share plants and expand our collections. Greenness! Community! Cheap fun!
In the meantime I'm flirting with taking it up a notch and teaching myself to make little concrete planters.
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Oakland school board seeks interim superintendent
With Oakland's K-8 district Superintendent Richard Heflich stepping down from his position at the start of 2013, the Oakland school district is seeking a short-term replacement before settling on a candidate to lead the district in the future.
Board of Education President John Scerbo said the district plans to hire an interim superintendent once Heflich's retirement takes effect Jan. 1.
"We've put it out there that we're looking for an interim now," Scerbo said. The board has notified the New Jersey Association of School Administrators about the district's need.
The search for a permanent replacement is also in its early stages, Scerbo said. The district is hoping to fill the position permanently by July 1.
"We'll talk to search firms to find out what they do to obtain full-time working candidates," said Scerbo, who mentioned that the board will meet with firms during the New Jersey School Boards Association Convention on Oct. 23-25.


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The Words You Don't Swallow OUT NOW!Uncategorized — By HopelessMelissa on April 20, 2010
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- more than 7.25 yards a play before garbage time
Fail Florida State gained 450 yards on 70 plays before garbage time set in. That's 6.43. 6.43 is a fine number, but a team of FSU's talent against a defense as untalented as Miami should have done better. It's 87% of the ambitious goal we set.
Why did Florida State fail? We'll have that broken down in painstaking detail during the film review to come later in the week. And yes, it will probably focus on penalties and fumbles.
- No more than 1 turnover
Fail Speaking of fumbles... Florida State's offense had four of them and lost two. On occasion, this goal can be missed due to bad luck. But not when a team fumbles four times.
- 70% or greater TDs in the red zone
Fail Florida State was 3-6 in the red zone. 5-6 would have been required to reach this goal. When making it, we expected at least seven red-zone trips. That would have required five TDs (on seven trips) for success.
- less than 4.75 yards a play before garbage time
Pass Florida State allowed 183 yards on 57 plays before garbage time. That is fantastic defense. 3.21 yards/play. One day, people will be more accustomed to using yards/play to measure defensive performance (as opposed to total yards). They'll look back and realize how good this defensive performance was.
How did they do it? Again, we'll find out more in the film review. But here's a hint: no big plays. As in, the longest rush allowed was 9 yards. The longest passes? 32, 24 and 19.
- Force 2 turnovers
Pass Florida State picked off Morris and forced a fumble on a strip sack. That's getting it done.
- 50% or less TDs in the red zone
Pass Miami was 2-4 in the red zone. Technically. But one was in garbage time, so 1-3. And that's getting it done.


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Sibley House
976 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit - Wayne County
Other Names
Rectory of Christ Church
Property Type
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Historic Use
Current Use
Greek Revival
Narrative Description
The Sarah Sproat Sibley House is a two-story, side-gable Greek Revival house with a subsidiary rear extension. The frame structure is covered with clapboard siding topped by a shingled roof with heavy entablature and cornice returns. The entrance facade is divided into five-bays separated by trabeated windows. A central, columned portico entrance fronts the building and supports a pedimented entablature.
Statement of Significance
The Sibley House is one of the oldest continuously occupied residences in Detroit and a well preserved example of Greek Revival architecture. The house was built in 1848 by Sarah Sproat Sibley, widow of esteemed territorial Judge Solomon Sibley. The Sibley family occupied the home until it was sold to neighboring Christ Church in 1925. The house was used a relief home during World Wars I and II and became the church's rectory in 1946. The rectory is currently well maintained and used regularly by the church.
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**Editor's Note: Bumping this to the front page. Good comments, and a good discussion. -- JDMill
Adam Rittenburg just released his rankings of the B1G football facilities at the ESPN B1G Blog. He takes what I think is the right approach; focusing on the facilities from a player's perspective. That means practice facilities, meeting rooms, weight rooms, etc. get priority in the rankings because that is where teams spend the bulk of their time. He puts Minnesota at #9 and has this to say:
9. Minnesota: Although I'm placing more emphasis on football complexes and the like, Minnesota's sparkling newish stadium (TCF Bank) keeps it out of the basement. The Hump Dome era is mercifully over, and Minnesota hit a home run in every way with TCF Bank Stadium. The next step is obvious: upgrade the everyday facilities that lag behind most of the Big Ten.
I think this is probably about right. TCF Bank stadium is top notch and must be a joy to be in as a player, but I think folks often forget how little time the team spends there compared to the Gibson-Nagurski complex (even during the season).
The full list, some surprises (to me at least) from the list, and additional link to Kill talking about his desires for new practice facilities after the jump.
Here's Rittenburg's full list (go to the blog post if you want to see his full comments for each):
2) Nebby
3) Michigan
6) Iowa
7) Illinois
8) Indiana
9) The U
10) Purdue
11) Wisky
12) Northwestern
Things from this list that surprised me:
1) Indiana being so high: I think B1G fans are so accustomed to Indiana being the conference cellar dweller on the field that it is easy to overlook the fact that the Memorial Stadium renovation they completed really bumped up the quality of their meeting, weight, and office facilities.
2) Purdue being lower than Minnesota. I've read several accounts, most notably from a Nebraska beat writer prior to last season, that gave really positive reviews of the Purdue practice facilities. Sorry, no link. I Google'd pretty hard and couldn't find the article. I guess the office/meeting room/weight room areas must not have been what the Husker writer was talking about. Obviously Ross-Aide doesn't help them either.
3) Wisconsin not having an outdoor practice field. The fact that I don't know this is actually a little odd since I live in Madison and have spent plenty of time down on campus in and around Camp Randall over the years that I've been here. But once I read that I thought about the area around CR and said "duh, obviously there isn't space". Given how highly folks think of the atmosphere at CR (Rittenburg def feels this way) the current locker room and practice facilities must really suck to drop them this low. I'm interested to see how the new facility they are planning would jump them up the list.
4) MSU being #5. This is mostly due to the fact that I didn't realize they'd opened a new practice facility in 2008. If you want to see why Minnesota is lagging behind, just take one look at this photo gallery and I think you'll understand. This is not a traditional perennial B1G power program who has this facility. But that's the level of quality you see on display.
General Thoughts:
- Something tells me the middle of the pack schools are probably pretty close together. In other words, one might have a better set of practice fields while another has a better weight room, locker room, meeting room, etc.
- I wonder how much of a difference 3 million in changes would make to Gibson-Nagurski and how much those renovations would improve the facilities in the eyes of recruits and observers like Rittenburg.
- Building a new facility near TCF (while highly unlikely to happen anytime soon, if ever) would easily jump Minnesota up this list.
Kill's Practice Facility Dreams:
Speaking of the idea of a new facility, it is clear that Kill is serious about wanting one. Here's a link to him talking about it with Sid on the 6/3 Sports Huddle (discussion of facilities starts at 1:20 and runs until about 2:50). Whether or not he truly believes it is possible right now, the way he discusses it (talking about how it will improve things for the wider department space issues) suggests that he's serious about it. If he is successful here I suspect he'll start pushing harder and harder for this to happen before research buildings gobble up the spaces closest to the stadium.


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Thanks kat. A much needed update. We need to skype or something. miss you guys! Can't wait to hear about work andy! Hope the new schedule adjustment goes well. love you.
p.s. you guys are crazy! and i wouldn't be surprised if you move again next year. just sayin. gluttons for punishment.
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The End of the Twinkie?http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/11/16/hostess-twinkies-ding-dongs-wonder-bread-going-out-of-business/1708409/World War 3 may just be months away, with much of the middle east currently being blown apart by missiles and the locals setting their neighbours on fire, but the real news is that the Twinkie, the USA's primary contribution to world cuisine, could cease to be."You eat those?" I hear people ask. Hell no. Never eaten one in my life. There's something about their unnatural, chemical-yellow colour and that they have a half-life rather than a use-by date that just sets off one too many alarm-bells.In fact, I'm pretty sure that if you read the print on the pack, you'll find asbestos to be a key ingredient.Even John McClane can't keep one down, and he took out a building full of terrorists with nothing but his bare feet and a Santa hat.Which leads to my point: Without the Twinkie, there are SO many lines from SO many classic movies that future generations just a
EjaculationThat got your attention Now who dares click the link?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z99xbwrFWocAhhh, language.
I'm changing my name.That's right. I'm changing my DA name.I've thought long and hard and have decided to change it toooooo.........................................."jollyjack".That's right; i'm one of the few artists here on DA that seems content with my name. That; and I think changing a "brand" simply because you can, after you've spent time and energy building up an audience is f**king stupid.I've been here for years. I've operated on the internet under "jollyjack" for longer. If I changed that now it would be monumentally confusing to people that follow my work, which, in turn, would have an effect on revenue.There are a ton of artists here whose work I keenly follow, and I think they're kinda shooting themselves in the foot by doing this.Kinda reminds be of those little label-making things everyone's been given on at least one Christmas as a kid: you unwrap it, you find out what it does and you spend the rest of the day punching out new tags for everything. Even if they'
PuritanArt"Your deviation Sonic Screw(driver) was reported for Explicit Pornography. The report was reviewed by a member of the Staff and action was taken, deleting the deviation and marking the report as Resolved.Additionally, the following comment was provided:A member of staff has reviewed this deviation and has determined that the theme itself, or one or more details present in the scene, has made the work unacceptable for submission here.As such this deviation has been removed in accordance with our policies and should not be resubmitted.""Explicit Pornography"?! Aw, jeez, guys. You must have the worst collection of porn on the planet to think that was explicit.A 90s Rochelle Swanson outing was more explicit that that pic, and that stuff got aired, uncut, on terrestrial UK TV (god bless you Channel 5, you made the young Jack jolly).I believe that, for something to be labelled "explicit", SOMETHING must be visibly going in SOMEWHERE. Such was not the case in the offending image,
Orcs of MaineEveryone's used to politicians badmouthing each other and highlighting flaws in their opponents to try and belittle them in front of the eyes of the public.In my little corner of the world, things like fraud and corruption regularly bubble to the surface, usually by way of the media. The police investigate and the offending politician is, more often than not, destroyed. Possibly literally, as they're not usually heard from again, but more likely because the parties distance themselves from the offending moron, who was stupid enough to misbehave while the public gaze was upon them.The parties use incidents like that to discredit their rivals and question their abilities to govern.Occasionally an irrelevant element of a politician's personal life will crop up as the focus of a jibe, but it's never seen as anything more than that. Using, say, a harmless hobby to try and smear someone in Parliament would be seen as monumentally petty."Petty" is not a word American politicians seem to h
Grow some balls.I don't mind people voicing that they don't like my work or the content of my silly little cartoons. Most of the time I find it funny! But what really grates is when the individual doesn't have the spine to do so via their day-to-day DA profile.They set up a new one. One which they use to rattle off whatever flatulance they believe passes as worthwhile commentary in the real world, most likely in the wake of mummy and daddy slapping them on the wrist over something - angsty, juvenile pricks that they are.And juvenile they must be, as anyone with a mite more experience would realise that any weight you hope your words might have is completely lost when someone visits your "slander" profile and reads the numbers "0 Deviations", "0 Favourites", "0 Watchers", "No Journal entries", etc.It renders your words as vacuous as your gallery.So if you're going to type stuff like "I feel like some of the smut you draw takes away from the credibility of your art as a whole." or
A classical spin.Very, very cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjOQac1vOEcKinda makes you wonder why people with genuine talent aren't used more often in popular music.....
Learning to read, with Jolly Jack.Well, that was fun.Let's just go over what I posted yesterday: I voiced that I have no opinion on guns in America, because I don't live there and as such; don't care. I said that I, personally, am afraid of guns and think they're industrial killing machines. And I posed a vague, hypothetical question that could have been applied to any situation where an old law/doctrine is in effect.That's it. Nothing more. Harshest word in there was "change" followed by a question mark. Not "ban", not "make guns illegal" and certainly not "outlaw free speech and trial by jury", which some people with a slightly looser grasp on reality seem to think go hand in hand with owning the firearms I said I don't care about.Well, today, I am going to post an opinion: if you're the kind of insecure, paranoid little twit that flies off the handle when someone poses a simple question, and who holds weapons and the laws that permit them with such religious reverence that you perceive that question as not
RIP Ray Harryhausen.http://www.hollywood.com/news/celebrities/55012302/ray-harryhausen-diesGodspeed, Sir.Your creations scared the living sh*t out of me as a kid.Loved you for it!
A Shooting in AuroraLate last night, a lone gunman went on a killing spree in a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado. At least 12 people were murdered, and many more were wounded; some of them are in critical condition.If you are a spiritual person, please say a prayer for the dead, the dying, and those living touched by this tragedy.If you are not a spiritual person, any happy thoughts or kind gestures would surely be appreciated.Please refrain from any speculation, politicization, rumor-mongering, conclusion-jumping, finger-pointing, and other similarly inappropriate behavior for just a little while, if possible. It hasn't even been 12 hours since the tragedy took place, and that sort of unproductive demagoguery is already being handled nicely by the 24-hour news venues.Real tragedies like this happen, all over the world, and our responsibility to our fellow man is to render aid & support, be it large or small, in times of crisis.
I HATE THIS GUY. Seriously. I quit, LOL.I discovered Kim Jung Gi during my years living in South Korea when I came across his first sketchbook in '09. It was a blue and red bible of non-stop art. it made me cry. SEEING him do what he does, however, makes me contemplating giving up art altogether, lol. T________T #SoGood
Today, I am HeartbrokenThis past week our nation witnessed one of the most horrific violations in history. A beast that I refuse to name, planned and then killed 12 people in a theatre in Colorado. I won't go into details of how, why, or who committed this atrocity.What I WILL address is the idea of our Constitutional "right to bear arms". The misconstrued perception of this "right", saddens and confuses me. The archaic belief that having a gun in our houses will enable us to "defend ourselves" is not only statistically improbable, it is metaphorically AND literally unsettling to those who live with us. A loaded gun in a house says,"I don't trust people", "I am afraid someone will break in and hurt us", and also "I am willing to shoot to kill another human being".If you have a gun in your house and it is NOT loaded, the statistical probability of you being able to get to it, load it, and confront a home invader AND for the outcome of that confrontation to be positive in ANY way, is insignificantly small.T
Everything is Beautiful...NOT!In the 1960s, Ray Stevens wrote a song titled "Everything Is Beautiful" and it won him a grammy. Perhaps it was the idealism of those times or maybe a personal philosophy that gave birth to this song. It starts out with children singing "Jesus Loves the Little Children", a song I remember singing in church when I was a child."Jesus loves the little childrenAll the children of the worldRed and yellow, black and whiteThey are precious in His sightJesus loves the little children of the world"Like Disney's "It's a Small World", this song has a worm like infectious tune that rolls around in your brain like a marble in a barrel. A child, once he has learned this song, will hum it, whistle it, and sing it until adult ears bleed. Not only is the tune contagious, the lyrics are ideal and Pollyanna to the point of near myopic blindness.After one chorus of "Jesus Loves the Little Children", Mr. Stevens' song moves into his "Everything Is Beautiful, in It's Own Way" mantra.The notion he pu
Crossing the LineAlmost 99.9999% of the comments I get on DA are very nice and complimentary. For this I am grateful and appreciative. I also appreciate the occasional criticism that suggests I try a different crop, color, or lens choice. Even after 35 years I feel it is vital to listen to all the input I get because there are occasional jewels of ideas that come from learned professionals and beginning amateurs alike. Sometimes I even like it more when someone who is new to photography makes suggestions because they aren't stifled by the "rules" we all learn when we start out.Recently, I've had a few people say some interesting and absurd things. These comments are related to my having taken down my gallery of nudes. First of all, let me say, my motive for this action was simply time management. I run a business so I don't have time to respond to all the comments or even read them all.The suggestion has been made that by me removing the nudes, by responding to horrid comments then hiding and blockin
TO YOU ASPIRING ARTISTS...Someone just linked me to this image (even featured my artbook cover in it) this morning and I thought it spoke to what i've dealt with my entire career.Try to embrace what makes you different, even if it makes others uncomfortable.
PLAY IT! DO IT NOW PLZ!!Hey, it's been a while since I've had a journal entry. You might be wondering what I've been up to lately.Some of you might already know that I had lost my job at Meteor Games (Island Paradise, Neopets: Treasure Keepers, Serf Wars). In fact, everyone who worked there lost their jobs, because the company went under. The social gaming scene is a bloody and fierce place.Despite the fall, it was truly a wonderful place to work, with the coolest most talented people, and I was very fortunate to have been a part of it. I walked away with nothing but good experiences and lifelong friends.But not to worry! I have since found a new home at Konami Digital Entertainment... Their USA office! And I've been there since the turn of the year as their 2D/3D artist in their mobile games department. They are mostly known for their console games (Silent Hill, Metal Gear Solid, Dance Dance Revolution, Yu Gi Oh) but we've been trying to get on the social games scene.So help us out (And
Evil Dead RemakeIf an original film has a splendid core concept, but a budget too low or a director too inept to do it justice, I don't mind a remake. I'll applaud it.The most toxic remake thus far has been "Total Recall", which was terrible simply because it used the original as a crutch at more than a few points and, despite having a massive budget and 20 years of technological advancement on the original: felt less exciting and epic.Closer to the book, sure, but just not as much fun.And now they've turned their gaze upon "Evil Dead".Now, I'm not going to try and defend the original Evil Dead, because it's not actually that great a film. This is proven with "Evil Dead 2", in which the entirety of the preceding movie's plot and purpose is successfully reduced to an opening act. Something that wouldn't have been possible were the movie, y'know; good."Evil Dead 2" is awesome. It's called a "cult classic" for a reason, and, in my eyes, should have rendered the whole franchise "sacred", meaning you
Liquor is one way out an'death's the other The art of growing up,is to pour shots of whiskey into your coffee in the morningto make it throughthe day.when all you want to dois lie in bedinstead,but there's nothingbeautifulabout thateither.
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