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Apple Changes iPhone App Store Customer Review System
Apple has made a vital change to the App Store, in order to review an app you now have to actually have downloaded it first. All I have to say is... it's about time!
This brilliant idea (that should have been in place since day one!) means we no longer have to read reviews from people who have never tried the app out -- or don't even own a iPhone or iPod Touch!
Now all we have to get rid of are the thousands of reviews that simply say "How do I uninstall this?" That is so sad, not only because they give it a rating of 1 star but the person has no clue how to uninstall a app! Is a 1 star rating simply because you can't uninstall the app fair to the developer? I think not.
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Apple Changes iPhone App Store Customer Review System
Great idea. That in conjunction with sites like ours make buying apps a much more informed decision. Check out our review site!
Censorship is overused and under-understood. Apple is offering to publish reviews of apps. That's it. If you've tried it and hate it, Apple will publish your review. If you haven't tried it, but have an editorial type comment to make -- you gotta do that on your own site, on your own dime, to your own traffic.
Just like you can't force NBC to broadcast your living room, or the New York Times to carry your column, you can't force Apple to host and give audience to anything anyone wants. They're publisher, and this isn't censorship, it's -- about time -- editorial responsibility.
Great but can Apple also stop having apps in the UK store that are only for use in the US. There are so many traffic camera apps for US cities and location based apps that will not work in the UK.
Good job apple. I think the app store is really starting to mature
I think this is the right move. And as Rene Ritchie very eloquently explained, it is not censorship of any kind. When I'm looking at apps in the store, I can read the blurb and look at the screenshots as well as anybody else. So why on earth would I need to read somebody else's take on those things? And the sort of person who wants to shoot his mouth off about something he has no real understanding of is not the sort of person whose opinion I value.
Way to go Apple. I support this all the way. I am tired of reading meaningless rants of why an app should be free. If you own an app, then your review is relevant to me.
This is why Apple is so success at whatever it puts its hands on. Little things like this makes sense and improves user experience,
Another example I love from Apple is that on any Apple sale receipt, Apple puts the date that you can return the product for a refund. Now, how many companies out there do this? I can't think of one. All companies out there would pray that customers will forget that a refund policy is in effect for the first 15 or 30 days they have. Why remind them so they can return. Not Apple.
In the past 7 years, Apple products are the greatest in the world. So they don't have to worry about return policy too much. Apple has the LOWEST return rate for a refund in the world.
Now that is a great experience for both Apple and consumers.
I used to be an Apple hater and loved Microsoft. Not ashamed to admit it.
it's about time, this needed to be like this on day 1.
The reviews are not a forums for chatting nuff said
Now delete all if the reviews and start over. Bout time for this. Lots of "didn't buy it because it costs 3$."
Yea for Apple.
This should decrease the crap perhaps.
Now if they could convert the reviews into a filterable, searchable forum, that would help out immensely. If you read the reviews through iTunes, you can't even copy and paste text - at least from my Mac I can't.
Good for Apple.
I'm sick of bogus "reviews"
And not to be crass, but some of you need to understand what "censorship" is.
I do NOT want the opinion of someone that says a $50 app is too expensive unless they've BOUGHT & USED it!
Reviews have no value if it's just idiots spewing opinions based on nothing more than being bored.
Sadly, good software may be overlooked by people when they see low ratings.
It's the same with music, movies, etc.
The difference is you can watch trailers and sample songs before buying - most of the iPhone/iPod apps have no trial versions (if paid) while a few do offer "lite" versions.
I'm with Apple on this one. There are way too many one star reviews from competitors and people just wanting to say I wouldn't pay $9.99 for this app.
Agree with the chorus above - it's about time!
Good decision and good job by Apple, from a user that has downloaded over 40 apps so far. You can see some of my app reviews and other iPhone information at http://johnkendrickonline.com/index John
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Tom Lee Park, Memphis, TN
Set 1: Chalk Dust Torture[1], Love is Freedom[1], Bathtub Gin[1], Back on the Train[1], Talk[1], Waste[1], Night Speaks to a Woman, Low, Mr. Completely, Bar 17, Push On 'Til the Day, In the Light
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Notes: This setlist is unconfirmed as recordings of the performance do not circulate. Due to rain, this set began with a lengthy sequence of songs ("Chalk Dust" through "Waste") performed solo, acoustic by Trey.
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BLACKBERRY, Ky. — A Williamson police officer who had been suspended without pay following a DUI arrest in Pike County, Ky., was found unresponsive at his parent's home on Monday afternoon. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.
Jefferson (Jeff) Taylor III, 27, of Williamson, had been a patrolman with the Williamson City Police Department (WPD) for two years before his death. WPD Chief C.D. Rockel spoke with the Daily News concerning the death of the officer, saying that it was a tragic loss of life.
"This saddens me heart," stated Rockel. "Our department has suffered a great loss and Jeff will be greatly missed, and hard to replace. He was a good officer."
"My heart goes out to Jeff's family and friends, and to each and every officer within this county who served with him. He made a lot of friends and his death will leave a definite void."
According to reports from Pikeville Post 9 of the Kentucky State Police (KSP), in the early morning hours of April 30, Taylor, who was not on duty at the time, allegedly crashed his police cruiser into an electric pole in the Hardy Camp community, totaling the vehicle. He reportedly left the scene and was located approximately 2 hours after the accident occurred at the residence of a family member and was placed under arrest by a KSP trooper on charges of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident.
Taylor allegedly told the arresting officer that he had taken a prescription sleep aid and had consumed an alcoholic beverage/energy drink called Four Loko that has actually been banned in several states. Later he recanted this statement and told the trooper he had not taken any medication or consumed any alcohol, although the officer stated he detected the smell of alcohol on his breath. Taylor submitted to a blood toxicology screen, which the results of are still pending. The officer was removed from active duty and was suspended without pay pending the investigation results of the KSP and an internal investigation by the WPD.
Pike County Coroner Mike Hall pronounced Taylor dead and sent the body to Frankfort, Ky. for an autopsy. Taylor's death is under investigation by KSP Detective Newsome. More information regarding this case will be released as they become available.


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Rumor has it that Lindsay makes it to Sean's final two, and her love for kiddos probably has something to do with it. It's a well-known fact that Sean wants to procreate, so it's important that he ends up with a lady who's good with children!
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Viki can't believe her eyes, Nora and Bo refuse to believe Clint, and Blair finds out about Jack's bullying...
At the carriage house, Rex rereads Shane's goodbye note and thinks Shane's planning to run away. Gigi thinks Shane's planning something a whole lot worse. When they can't reach anyone, Rex decides to call Echo. Shane confides in her.
Viki walks into Echo's motel room and sees her and Charlie in bed. "How could you do this?" Viki asks then shows Charlie the text she received from Tess. "It's a picture of you kissing that piece of trash." Once dressed, Charlie tries to referee the women. Though Echo claims they never set out to hurt Viki, Viki slaps Echo and screams, "You pig!" Echo takes a call from Rex, leaving Viki to lash out at Charlie. She warned him Echo would dig her claws into him. Echo rejoins them. Shane's missing. She needs to go find him. Charlie comforts Echo. Viki warns Echo not to dare ask her husband to go with her. Echo leaves. Charlie claims he still loves Viki, who demands to know when the affair started. Charlie admits it started on the night that her daughters were to be married. Viki remembers leaving her daughters and searching for Charlie. She was afraid he was hurt, drunk or dead. It never occurred to Viki to look for him with Echo. Charlie tries to reach out to Viki. "Don't touch me," Viki snaps. "You stink of Echo."
Echo arrives at the carriage house. They show her Shane's note. Rex looks on Shane's MyFace and sees the video of Shane. Echo thinks maybe Shane went to confront Jack.
Shane arrives in the school gym and glares at Jack. Kids everywhere watch and laugh at the video of Shane. Shane approaches Jack and hands him his inhaler. "I thought you need this?" Jack asks. Shane reminds Jack he didn't care about that the other day. Shane walks away, claiming he doesn't need the inhaler anymore.
Out in the hallway, Destiny sees Matthew and accuses him of watching Shane's video. Matthew was checking to see when Clint's being arraigned. Matthew assures Destiny the proof they have against Clint isn't what it looks like. His uncle can't go to prison. She wonders what's had Matthew so jumpy lately. Matthew refuses to talk about it then leaves. Shane appears. Destiny assures Shane he'll get through this mess, like she did when kids picked on her. She begs Shane to tell someone what happened. He needs to stop Jack. Shane thinks it'll only make matters worse and walks away.
Outside Todd's hospital room, Starr admits to Shaun that she's there to see her mom about Jack. She enters Todd's room and overhears Blair talking about what Dani said about Jack. Starr tells Blair everything Jack did to Shane. Blair can't believe Jack would do these things and thinks Jack's acting out because Todd was shot. Starr admits this started way before the shooting then shows Blair the video Jack posted of Shane on his MyFace. "How could Jack be so cruel?" Blair cries. Jack appears. Starr gives them some time. Blair rants at Jack about what he did. Jack disrespects his mother with cocky comments. Gigi calls. Blair apologizes for what Jack did then demands to know if Jack's seen Shane. This is serious. Shane's missing. Jack says he saw him a few minutes ago at the school. Gigi hangs up on Blair. As Jack tries to leave, Blair sees Shane's inhaler fall out of his jacket. Jack claims Shane gave it to him and said he didn't need it anymore.
As Gigi and Rex arrive at the school, Shane makes his way up some stairs. Destiny points in the direction of where Shane took off to and says, "Oh my God, the roof."
In her motel room, James pushes Deanna away and warns, "I'm with someone." Deanna thought James loved her. He reminds Deanna she left him. Did she expect him to wait around? He's found someone else now. Deanna made a mistake but refuses to admit that she's in financial trouble. Starr calls. James claims he's in the middle of something, makes sure Starr doesn't need him then promises he'll call Starr later. James knows Deanna is in trouble and insists she come home with him.
In the courtroom, Clint admits to Bo and Nora that he can prove that Matthew murdered Eddie Ford. A man appears and brings Clint a tape recorder. Clint plays Matthew's call to him for help, admitting he killed Eddie Ford. Bo and Nora accuse Clint of faking the call. They're furious Clint never showed them this tape. Clint was trying to protect the family until Rex found that DVD of him leaving Eddie's room. He never wanted to incriminate Matthew. Everyone enters and the hearing is called to order. The judge asks how Clint pleads. Matthew appears. Just as Clint is ready to show the court something, Nora stands and asks for the charges to be dropped. She claims there was a mistake. The evidence they have doesn't implicate Clint. The judge lets Clint go and reprimands Bo and Nora for wasting his time and ruining a man's good name. Matthew joins them. Bo asks for the tape recorder then sends Clint on his way. Nora breaks down in Bo's arms. He orders Matthew to go home with them to talk about Eddie and who really shot him.
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- Relativistic heavy-ion collisions (2)
- Relativistic heavy-ion collisions (2)
- Baryon (1)
- Charmed mesons (1)
- Charmed quarks (1)
- Charmonium (1)
- Chiral symmetries (1)
- Hadron (1)
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- Baryon number and electric charge fluctuations in Pb+Pb collisions at SPS energies (2006)
- Event-by-event fluctuations of the net baryon number and electric charge in nucleus-nucleus collisions are studied in Pb+Pb at SPS energies within the HSD transport model. We reveal an important role of the fluctuations in the number of target nucleon participants. They strongly influence all measured fluctuations even in the samples of events with rather rigid centrality trigger. This fact can be used to check different scenarios of nucleus-nucleus collisions by measuring the multiplicity fluctuations as a function of collision centrality in fixed kinematical regions of the projectile and target hemispheres. The HSD results for the event-by-event fluctuations of electric charge in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20, 30, 40, 80 and 158 A GeV are in a good agreement with the NA49 experimental data and considerably larger than expected in a quark-gluon plasma. This demonstrate that the distortions of the initial fluctuations by the hadronization phase and, in particular, by the final resonance decays dominate the observable fluctuations.
- Particle number fluctuations in high energy nucleus-nucleus collisions from microscopic transport approaches (2005)
- Event-by-event multiplicity fluctuations in nucleus-nucleus collisions are studied within the HSD and UrQMD transport models. The scaled variances of negative, positive, and all charged hadrons in Pb+Pb at 158 AGeV are analyzed in comparison to the data from the NA49 Collaboration. We find a dominant role of the fluctuations in the nucleon participant number for the final hadron multiplicity fluctuations. This fact can be used to check di erent scenarios of nucleus-nucleus collisions by measuring the final multiplicity fluctuations as a function of collision centrality. The analysis reveals surprising e ects in the recent NA49 data which indicate a rather strong mixing of the projectile and target hadron production sources even in peripheral collisions. PACS numbers: 25.75.-q,25.75.Gz,24.60.-k
- Hadronic observables from SIS to SPS energies: anything strange with strangeness? (2002)
- We calculate p, ±,K± and (+ 0) rapidity distributions and compare to experimental data from SIS to SPS energies within the UrQMD and HSD transport approaches that are both based on string, quark, diquark (q, ¯q, qq, ¯q ¯q) and hadronic degrees of freedom. The two transport models do not include any explicit phase transition to a quark-gluon plasma (QGP). It is found that both approaches agree rather well with each other and with the experimental rapidity distributions for protons, s, ± and K±. In- spite of this apparent agreement both transport models fail to reproduce the maximum in the excitation function for the ratio K+/ + found experimen- tally between 11 and 40 A·GeV. A comparison to the various experimental data shows that this failure is dominantly due to an insu cient description of pion rapidity distributions rather than missing strangeness . The modest di erences in the transport model results on the other hand can be attributed to di erent implementations of string formation and frag- mentation, that are not su ciently controlled by experimental data for the elementary reactions in vacuum.
- Baryon stopping and strange baryon/antibaryon production at SPS energies (2002)
- The amount of proton stopping in central Pb+Pb collisions from 20 160 A·GeV as well as hyperon and antihyperon rapidity distributions are calcu- lated within the UrQMD model in comparison to experimental data at 40, 80 and 160 A·GeV taken recently from the NA49 collaboration. Further- more, the amount of baryon stopping at 160 A·GeV for Pb + Pb collisions is studied as a function of centrality in comparison to the NA49 data. We find that the strange baryon yield is reasonably described for central colli- sions, however, the rapidity distributions are somewhat more narrow than the data. Moreover, the experimental antihyperon rapidity distributions at 40, 80 and 160 A·GeV are underestimated by up to factors of 3 - depending on the annihilation cross section employed - which might be addressed to missing multi-meson fusion channels in the UrQMD model. PACS 25.75.+r
- Nucleus-nucleus collisions at high baryon densities (2002)
- We study central collision of Pb + Pb at 20, 40, 80 and 160 A·GeV within the UrQMD transport approach and compare rapidity distributions of ,K+,K and with the recent measurements from the NA49 Collaboration at 40, 80 and 160 A·GeV. It is found that the UrQMD model reasonably describes the data, however, systematically overpredicts the yield by < 20%, whereas the K+ yield is underestimated by < 15%. The K yields are in a good agreement with the experimental data, the yields are also in a reasonable correspondence with the data for all energies. We find that hadronic flavour exchange reactions largely distort the information about the initial strangeness production mechanism at all energies considered. PACS: 25.75.+r
- Kaons and antikaons in hot and dense hadronic matter (2004)
- Abstract: The medium modification of kaon and antikaon masses, compatible with low energy KN scattering data, are studied in a chiral SU(3) model. The mutual interactions with baryons in hot hadronic matter and the e ects from the baryonic Dirac sea on the K( ¯K ) masses are examined. The in-medium masses from the chiral SU(3) e ective model are compared to those from chiral perturbation theory. Furthermore, the influence of these in-medium e ects on kaon rapidity distributions and transverse energy spectra as well as the K, ¯K flow pattern in heavy-ion collision experiments at 1.5 to 2 A·GeV are investigated within the HSD transport approach. Detailed predictions on the transverse momentum and rapidity dependence of directed flow v1 and the elliptic flow v2 are provided for Ni+Ni at 1.93 A·GeV within the various models, that can be used to determine the in-medium K± properties from the experimental side in the near future.
- Dynamics of strange, charm and high momentum hadrons in relativistic nucleus nucleus collisions (2003)
- We investigate hadron production and attenuation of hadrons with strange and charm quarks (or antiquarks) as well as high transverse momentum hadrons in relativistic nucleus-nucleus col- lisions from 2 A·GeV to 21.3 A·TeV within two independent transport approaches (UrQMD and HSD). Both transport models are based on quark, diquark, string and hadronic degrees of freedom, but do not include any explicit phase transition to a quark-gluon plasma. From our dynamical calculations we find that both models do not describe the maximum in the K+/ + ratio at 20 - 30 A·GeV in central Au+Au collisions found experimentally, though the excitation functions of strange mesons are reproduced well in HSD and UrQMD. Furthermore, the transport calculations show that the charmonium recreation by D + J/ + meson reactions is comparable to the dissociation by comoving mesons at RHIC energies contrary to SPS energies. This leads to the final result that the total J/ suppression as a function of centrality at RHIC should be less than the suppression seen at SPS energies where the comover dissociation is substantial and the backward channels play no role. Furthermore, our transport calculations in comparison to exper- imental data on transverse momentum spectra from pp, d+Au and Au+Au reactions show that pre-hadronic e ects are responsible for both the hardening of the hadron spectra for low transverse momenta (Cronin e ect) as well as the suppression of high pT hadrons. The mutual interactions of formed hadrons are found to be negligible in central Au+Au collisions at s = 200 GeV for pT e 6 GeV/c and the sizeable suppression seen experimentally is attributed to a large extent to the interactions of leading pre-hadrons with the dense environment.
- Mass modification of D-meson in hot hadronic matter (2003)
- We evaluate the in-medium D and -meson masses in hot hadronic matter induced by interactions with the light hadron sector described in a chiral SU(3) model. The e ective Lagrangian approach is generalized to SU(4) to include charmed mesons. We find that the D-mass drops substantially at finite temperatures and densities, which open the channels of the decay of the charmonium states ( 2, c, J/ ) to D pairs in the thermal medium. The e ects of vacuum polarisations from the baryon sector on the medium modification of the D-meson mass relative to those obtained in the mean field approximation are investigated. The results of the present work are compared to calculations based on the QCD sum-rule approach, the quark-meson coupling model, chiral perturbation theory, as well as to studies of quarkonium dissociation using heavy quark potential from lattice QCD.
- Open charm and charmonium production at RHIC (2003)
- We calculate open charm and charmonium production in Au + Au reac- tions at ps = 200 GeV within the hadron-string dynamics (HSD) transport approach employing open charm cross sections from pN and N reactions that are fitted to results from PYTHIA and scaled in magnitude to the available experimental data. Charmonium dissociation with nucleons and formed mesons to open charm (D + ¯D pairs) is included dynamically. The comover dissociation cross sections are described by a simple phase-space model including a single free parameter, i.e. an interaction strength M2 0 , that is fitted to the J/ suppression data for Pb + Pb collisions at SPS energies. As a novel feature we implement the backward channels for char- monium reproduction by D ¯D channels employing detailed balance. From our dynamical calculations we find that the charmonium recreation is com- parable to the dissociation by comoving mesons. This leads to the final result that the total J/ suppression at ps = 200 GeV as a function of centrality is slightly less than the suppression seen at SPS energies by the NA50 Collaboration, where the comover dissociation is substantial and the backward channels play no role. Furthermore, even in case that all di- rectly produced J/ mesons dissociate immediately (or are not formed as a mesonic state), a sizeable amount of charmonia is found asymptotically due to the D + ! J/ + meson channels in central collisions of Au + Au at ps = 200 GeV which, however, is lower than the J/ yield expected from f pp collis ns.
- Charmonium chemistry in A+A collisions at relativistic energies (2005)
- Charmonium production and suppression in heavy-ion collisions at relativistic energies is investigated within di erent models, i.e. the comover absorption model, the threshold suppression model, the statistical coalescence model and the HSD transport approach. In HSD the charmonium dissociation cross sections with mesons are described by a simple phase-space parametrization including an e ective coupling strength |Mi|2 for the charmonium states i =Xc,J/psi, psi'. This allows to include the backward channels for charmonium reproduction by DD channels which are missed in the comover absorption and threshold suppression model employing detailed balance without introducing any new parameters. It is found that all approaches yield a reasonable description of J/psi suppression in S+U and Pb+Pb collisions at SPS energies. However, they di er significantly in the psi'/J/psi ratio versus centrality at SPS and especially at RHIC energies. These pronounced differences can be exploited in future measurements at RHIC to distinguish the hadronic rescattering scenarios from quark coalescence close to the QGP phase boundary.


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STEUBENVILLE, OH – After their comeback rally fell short, the Hilbert College women's basketball team suffered their second straight Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference loss in a week. Franciscan University won the December 1st game (53-43) at the foul line improving to 2-0 in league play. Jessica Jamison's overall play led the Hawks (2-4) who dropped to 0-2 in AMCC.
Jamison finished with 14 points shooting six for fourteen from the field. She grabbed four offensive rebounds as she and point guard Sarah Lorusso each ended with six rebounds apiece. Natalie Whitman chipped in an even 10 points and three assists. Lorusso dished for game-high five assists.
Amy O'Keefe led Franciscan with 15 points and was followed by Lacey Huck's 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Both teams traded baskets early in the game before Franciscan went on a 13-1 run to take a 23-7 lead with 3:57 remaining in the first half. Jenah Labuski finished the half with one block, one steal and a made basket but the Hawks still found themselves down by 12 points by the break.
The second half played out like the first period with both teams matching points until Hilbert went on their own mini-run beginning at 6:20. Courtney Coots {in photo to right} made two three-point baskets and was two for two from the charity stripe to cut the deficit to six points, 45-39, with 3:39 remaining. The Hawks finished the game sending the Barons to the foul line 16 times and watched the home team's lead balloon again with all the free shots. Hilbert made only two of their last eight field goal attempts in the game's final minutes.
The Barons held the field goal percentage advantage (34.9 vs. 27.9) and went to the foul line twenty-two more times than the Hawks (35 vs. 13). Hilbert secured 14 offensive rebounds to win the battle of the boards (33 vs. 32).
The Hawks will travel to North Buffalo December 5th when they take on Medaille College (3-2, 1-0) at 6pm in the Sullivan Center.
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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Mark Teixeira hit a two-run home run as the New York Yankees topped the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-0, in a rain-shortened game to complete a three-game sweep.
Dewayne Wise added a pair of RBI while Jayson Nix finished with two hits, an and two runs scored for the Yankees, who finished a six-game homestand with a 5-1 record.
Hiroki Kuroda (9-7) tossed all seven innings for New York, scattering four hits and striking out five.
"His command was great," Yankees catcher Russell Martin said of Kuroda. "The Blue Jays are an aggressive team. We kind of used their aggressiveness against them, pounding them in and then speeding them up and then using off-speed (pitches) when we needed to."
Ricky Romero (8-6) surrendered all six runs on 12 hits and two walks in six innings for Toronto, which has dropped four of its last six.
"It's disappointing to get swept here in New York against a very good team," Romero said. "We weren't able to do much."
After the Blue Jays stranded a man on third in the top of the first inning, New York struck for four runs in the bottom of the frame to take control.
Derek Jeter started the rally with a leadoff double to the wall in right field and came home on Nick Swisher's base hit down the first-base line. Teixeira followed with a blast over the left-center field wall for his 19th homer of the year.
Robinson Cano then lifted a ball to left that bounced out of the glove of Rajai Davis as he made a leaping attempt. That landed the batter on second with a double and he came home on Andruw Jones' single to right to give the Yankees a 4-0 advantage.
New York added to its lead in the fourth inning when Nix hit a one-out double and came home two batters later on Wise's ground-rule double to right field.
Nix singled, advanced to second on a Martin groundout and crossed the plate on a Wise base hit up the middle in the sixth to increase the Yankees' lead to 6-0.
Kuroda, meanwhile, stranded a man on second in the fifth inning and a runner on third in the seventh before play was called due to rain before the start of the home seventh.
The start of the game was delayed one hour and 49 minutes because of lightning...The Yankees extended their single-season franchise-record streak of scoring three or more runs to 42 games...Cano stretched his career-high hit streak up to 21 games...New York recorded its eighth series sweep of the season...Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion went 0-for-3 to snap his 19-game streak of reaching base safely...Toronto has now dropped eight straight games in New York. It is the club's longest road losing streak against the Yankees since also dropping eight in a row from June 23, 1995-June 4, 1996.


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I was so proud of my daughter , She is tight monetarily as the bark on a black oak , but a few weeks ago , when the shit hit the fan about wanting to ban "assault weapons" she called me . She asked me if "now" was the time to rejoin the NRA , I said hell yes with an emphatic statement , that day she sent out her check . I saw one of my NRA hats on her table , and asked if that is where I had left it , she told me no , that that was her new one . Raise those kids the way that they should go , and when the time is right they will get right into the fray . BTW , Once again she told me to tell her friend in FL thank you so much , as wally the gator is setting on her kitchen counter , a big place of honor in her house .
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TO vote for the lesser of two evils , is to still vote for evil.
What a bunch of ass's Thats like the Detroit Auto show removing V8's because "speed kills"
Maybe the elected officials will realize gun owners will destroy a "gun event" if it/they conform to the agenda and will do the same to their career.
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But my supplier took off with her girlfriend and moved too Key West or something.
Even tried the big boys who process them.. No go.. The tourists are paying top dollar for complete gator heads..
I will find her one.. Damn critters are all up in my canal..
Very sorry to get off topic here..
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
The NRA is a huge sponsor of the show and pulled out Tuesday after Reed moved to ban assault rifles like Bushmasters and AR-15s at the show. A Bushmaster was used in the Newtown, Conn., shootings, according Connecticut State Police Lt. Paul Vance, and Reed said it was bowing to concerns about the gun in banning it from the show
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No Officer Vance.. He never took the Bushmaster out of his trunk.. You sir are a blatant lire.
The scum bag low life who did the shootings, used pistols.
So far we have all sat back and listened too Feinwit and crew...
God Bless those companies and people who boycotted that show.
The fight back from us LEGAL gun owners is just in its beginning stages..
The "Sleeping Giant" is just awakening. Please support the NRA, they have a tough fight on their hands, and they are just starting to punch back.
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
In the words of my old man, "Forget prying the gun out of my cold dead hands, the barrel is going to be too hot."
"What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?" -Thomas Jefferson-
"Our rights come from our humanity and may not be legislated away -- not by a vote of Congress, not by the consensus of our neighbors, not even by agreement of all Americans but one." Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
Forget violence, I or am sure no one here wants to see that, including me.
"Peaceful Resistance." Gandhi used it, Jessie "the extortionist" uses it, the list is endless. It works..
You nailed it Abukia. Good God, does anyone realize how many legal gun owners their are in this county?
One ugly bitch in D.C. running her mouth, refusing to listen too us.
With the help of this computer, we could literally bankrupt this country.
Any company does not like our "legal" right to own weapons, well hell we do not like them..
We "stand together" we can drop them too their knees.
That gun show, was the first rounds fired, no pun intended.
Together we stand, divided we fail..
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
Agreed. Something else we should be doing is calling talk radio shows.
Calling the ones like rush or savage is just preaching to the choir and only their listeners will hear you .\
Call your local mourning shows, and the mainstream 'middle of the road' shows. Alot of people who don't follow politics are listening to the radio at that time for news and weather.
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Peter Bucalo, Shayne Duvall, and Jason Harris to be Ordained to the Priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville
May 15 (Louisville, Ky.) – On Saturday, May 30, 2015, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D. will ordain Deacons Peter Bucalo, Shayne Duvall, and Jason Harris to the diocesan priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville. The ordination will take … Continue reading
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Program prepares Catholic School educators to be principals, administrators May 12, 2015 (INDIANAPOLIS) – Marian University, a Catholic university serving 2,750 students in Indianapolis, announced today a partnership with the Archdiocese of Louisville to offer a scholarship to a current … Continue reading
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Archdiocese of Louisville Welcomes 521 New Members
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Cocoa Beach, FL – Manhattanville scored 6 runs by the end of the third inning to ride their way to a 7-2 victory over Hilbert College in the morning game played at Cocoa Beach March 15th.
Ryan LaCorte (Cheektowaga, NY/JFK) singled once, walked twice and scored one of the two runs while playing a solid game at short stop. Jim Pernick (Tonawanda, NY/St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute) doubled and walked, and Matt Militello (Depew, NY/Lancaster) had two hits in the loss. Chris Hoak (Hamburg, NY/St. Francis) took the loss having thrown the first three innings, giving up six earned runs. Frank Casey (Buffalo, NY/Leonardo daVinici) came in and threw four scoreless innings in relief.
The Hawks (0-4) travel to Ft. Pierce, 80 miles south for a 2pm game against Westminster College, 3-0 during spring break.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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At home, JJ refuses to give Jennifer his cell phone and threatens to move out. Jenn whines not to say things he doesn't mean. They argue. JJ feels controlled. Jenn snaps. "If you walk out that door don't you bother coming back!" They argue some more and Jenn physically tries to take his phone and falls into the birthday cake. JJ feels bad but she won't let him near her so he leaves. Jenn sobs.
Daniel drops by the rectory to suggest Father Eric visit the hotel room in the capital in order to jog his memory. Eric is up for it. Privately, he thinks Nicole should come along.
At the square, Nicole feigns being drunk and tussles with Kristen, whose purse falls. While the women are struggling, Marlena grabs the purse and finds Krissy's cell but accidentally drops the spyware into Kristen's purse. Kristen spots Marlena and wonders what they're up to. Nicole does some quick thinking and scoffs that Marlena was probably stealing it. Marlena acts indignant and hands Kristen the purse. Nicole puts on a show, arguing with Marlena and Kristen's had it so leaves. Marlena needs the handbag back! They follow Kristen to the park and Kristen throws down her purse and gets Nic in a head-lock. Marlena grabs the spyware and breaks up the fight. Kristen runs off and Marlena has to go. Nicole follows.
Nicole finds Marlena at the pub. Marlena says they're not working together. She was just desperate and didn't even get what she wanted. She doesn't trust Nicole who has 'impulse control issues'. Nicole was just trying to help. She's hurt when Marlena says she's worried she'll screw up her plan and Eric's life.
Jenn's cleaning the cake mess up at home when Daniel arrives. She sobs in his arms and says he was right. She was enabling JJ. She tells him about the misdemeanor and what happened afterward. Will she let him help? She doesn't think he can.
Kristen's chased by a shiatsu dog, into the park. In a tizzy, she calls Father Eric to warn him not to let Nicole operate any heavy machinery today. She fills him in on the attack and is glad to find her flash drive. Later, JJ finds Rory and tells him about his fight with his mom. Can he crash with Rory? Rory cracks up. He was going to ask the same of him. JJ says Jenn wanted his cell to call all the parents of the kids they sold drugs to. Rory's shocked. "Dude, I thought you had a cool mom."
Kristen arrives at Jenn's as Daniel leaves. Jenn tells her JJ left but Kristen is sure he'll be back. "There's no place like home." They hug.
Nicole goes to the rectory. Father Eric needs her help about the night in the capital. She's reluctant to discuss it. He asks her to go back there with him but she can't. She runs off.
JJ and Rory watch Daniel walk by the park and JJ mumbles a threat to Rory about the doctor.
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JJ returns home.
Abby seeks comfort in Chad.
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Bumper stickers boasting elementary students' honor roll status will soon be a thing of the past in Montgomery County.
Principals and parents in Montgomery County Public Schools will need to find a new way to recognize student achievement with the roll out of new report cards for elementary school students, according to Ebony Langford-Brown, the school system's director of elementary instruction and achievement.
Students will no longer see A, B, C, D or E, but rather ES for exceptional, P for proficient, I for in-progress, N for not-yet making progress or making minimal progress, or M for missing data.
There will be no more traditional honor roll at schools, she said.
"Schools are redefining what it means to be on an honor roll," she said. "They are making decisions about how they reward student work. ... The language we are using with schools is around recognizing students in a multitude of ways. But there is no mandate otherwise."
School districts nationwide are shifting reporting systems to match their grading with federal curriculum guidelines that most states are adapting, called the common core standards.
The county's new "standards-based" report cards will be delivered for the first time in all kindergarten through third-grade classrooms this November, and in fourth and fifth grade in the next few years, with the implementation of the new Curriculum 2.0, Langford-Brown said.
Curriculum 2.0 focuses more on what Superintendent Joshua P. Starr calls 21st century skills, such as critical thinking. The report card is made to match, noting progress not just on subjects, behavior and effort, but also on more complex concepts such as analysis, elaboration, intellectual risk-taking and metacognition.
The new grades do not correlate with the traditional grades, Langford-Brown said — they will not be based on percentages, and they are more focused on seeing that kids understand and can conceptualize material, rather than if they can answer test questions correctly.
Getting through the changes will take a lot of communication from principals to parents, said Laurie Halverson, curriculum co-chairwoman for the Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations.
"A lot of kids are probably going to be getting P's, and there is a shift that parents need to make," Halverson said. "It is going to be important for MCPS to meet with parents, or at least the principals should be meeting with parents, to help them understand what it means."
Students' progress will be reported on not only main subjects, but also areas studied in that subject; in third-grade science, students will receive grades for engineering and technology, life sciences and physical sciences. This will also be true for special subjects such as art, where students will be graded both for analyzing and responding to art and creating art.
Despite the greater number of categories, parents may have less of an understanding where their student actually stands, Halverson said.
There will no longer be a space for teachers to provide comments on student progress — something that parents fought for when the school system was testing the new report cards in schools, Halverson said.
"Parents would like to see something else to personalize the report card," she said.
She said face-to-face conferences are going to be very important.
The report cards have been altered several times, and parents, teachers and administrators have had a chance to weigh in during the process, Langford-Brown said. Twenty-five schools have been testing the report cards for the last few years.
The school system has directed principals to hold meetings with parents, and to include explanation sheets with their first report card they send out, Langford-Brown said.
All materials can be viewed on the school system's website, along with a 10-minute video explaining the changes.
The school system told principals that parents should be familiar with the changes before report cards go out, Langford-Brown said.
"We said that should not be the first interaction with how to read the report card," she said.


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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Treasure Chest Thursday: From Baba's Hands
Baba, my father's mother, crocheted. She was a good cook, a gardener in her younger days. But above all she crocheted. Her house was full of doilies, placemats and table runners she crocheted. She made vestments and altar cloths for her church and laundered them each week. Her children's baby bonnets, baptismal robes and her own clothes were decorated with her lace. When her vision faded enough so that she could no longer crochet lace she made afghans.
She was a small woman, just over five feet tall in her youth and far shorter late in life. When she met my husband, then boyfriend, at my sister's wedding she was too frail to stand much. He was just shy of 6'6". She must have thought she was looking at a tree. Later Baba asked my father if we were serious and he told her we were. She returned home and began the afghan that was her wedding present to us a year later. It was well over eleven feet long before it was blocked. It's still almost eight feet long and the only snuggly thing we've ever had that covered either my husband or son head to toe. They adore it.
This is part of a piece she made to hang in a doorway. I was able to have it framed by wrapping it around an acid free mat.
Anna Pereksta, Framed needlework, date unknown. Digital Image. Privately held by Nolichucky Roots [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], 2007.
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What an incredible treasure!ReplyDelete
A great idea to frame the piece. I love it.ReplyDelete
I have a couple of Hawaiian quilt squares framed and hanging in my kitchen, as well as a quilted Amish wall hanging. Women's work = women's art. Baba, as well as her handcrafted/needlework items, seems like a treasure...ReplyDelete
Susan, The lace piece was made in 1923 when they bought their home at 17 Baxter ST. Binghamton, NYReplyDelete
after Steve was born. Love, Aunt Rose
Wow! That is beautiful!ReplyDelete
and from a latecome, nearly two years after the post, this treasure is just lovely.ReplyDelete
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Erie BayHawks combo guard Demonte Harper didn't play for Sean Woods.
So he was never subject to the outbursts Woods has had on the sidelines at Morehead State. Last week, he and the nation saw Woods erupt on Devon Atkinson during an 81-70 loss at Kentucky.
Before this, Morehead State had become known for pulling off upsets in the NCAA Tournament and Kenneth Faried, who has become an impact player with the Denver Nuggets.
In fact, Harper hit a game winner to beat Louisville in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, but he's confident the Woods' situation won't disrupt the program. Woods is in his first season at Morehead State.
"It is what it is," said Harper, who ended his career at Morehead State in 2010-11. "Everybody makes mistakes. He just happened to make a mistake on national TV. I don't think it's going to cause too much harm to the program."
Woods was suspended for a game and returned for Wednesday's game at Marshall. Morehead State lost, 70-67.
"After a while, once they continue winning, I think all that will go away," Harper said. "He just made a mistake. Everybody does it. We're all human. We make mistakes. Hopefully he can learn from it and continue to have success with the school."


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2014 Domaine Renaud Mâcon-Charnay
Review Date: 08-04-2015
The Macon Charnay is another winner from Domaine Pascal & Mireille Renaud. All of their 2014 whites are extremely fresh, pure and clean. The Macon Charnay shows hints of tropical fruit, with excellent mid-palate richness followed by a crisp, mineral driven finish. Very solid wine for the money!
Price: $13.99
2014 Domaine Renaud St-Véran
Review Date: 08-04-2015
Great value! The 2014 Renaud Saint Veran shows super creamy and rich upfront fruit, which is followed by flavors of pear, coconut, Asian spice and fresh green apples. This is a wonderfully fresh and lively expression of Chardonnay, which drinks more like a Sauvignon Blanc from Loire Valley. Excellent food wine.
Price: $18.99
2012 Domaine Gros Frere et Soeur Clos Vougeot Grand Cru "Musigni"
Review Date: 05-06-2015
One of my favorite producers is Domaine Gros Frère & Soeur. The style of the property is pretty straightforward: Big, rich and ripe fruit with a healthy dose of new oak. In good vintages, the wines of Gros Frère are voluptuous, bordering exotic. His wines drink and show well young, which is another reason I really like this property—as patience is not one of my virtues. The 2012 Musigni is a serious wine, jam- packed with intense fruit, lots of spicy undertones, hints of bacon fat, smoke and black cherry fruit. This wine shows quite a bit of structure and power, so you might want to put it in the cellar for 5-10 years.
Price: $169.00
2012 Olivier Leflaive St-Aubin 1er Cru "Charmois"
Review Date: 05-06-2015
In the mouth this wine really shows explosive richness and depth of fruit. The round entry is balanced out with a wonderfully crisp, acidic backbone; hints of lemon, green apple and a slightly toasty edge really make this wine a pleasure to drink.
Price: $39.99
2012 Snowden "The Ranch" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 04-10-2015
This is a very approachable and drinkable 2012 Cabernet! It is loaded with supple, juicy fruit along with hints of minerals, cedar and spice. The wine shows excellent balance and acidity, which allows the wine to remain focused and fresh. The blend for the 2012 is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot. Delicious Napa Cab!
Price: $49.99
2012 Araujo "Altagracia" Napa Valley Proprietary Red
Review Date: 02-26-2015
The 2012 Altagracia shows a focused core of red currant fruit intertwined with minerals and graphite flavors. Not made with a heavy hand, this wine shows a wonderful purity of fruit and balance that lingers on through to the finish. This classic Bordeaux blend from Araujo will improve with some extra bottle age and be delicious over the next 5-10 years.
Price: $129.99
2012 Lewis Cellars "Reserve" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 02-25-2015
Nearly black in color, this concentrated Cabernet is loaded with dark black cherry fruit, licorice, and graphite, with hints of smoke and mocha flavors that linger on the finish. Despite this wine's size and depth; it is remarkably round, supple and fresh. Tannins are big but ripe and integrated. Patience will be rewarded for those who can put this bottle away for 5-10 years but I doubt many bottles will make it that long, as this wine shows so well even at this young age. One of the best 2012 Cabernets we have had in the store so far!
Price: $129.99
2012 Anaba Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
Review Date: 02-04-2015
A terrifically fresh, well balanced Chardonnay that shows layers of lemon, pineapple and other tropical fruit flavors. The wine is 60% barrel fermented and 40% stainless fermented, which adds the perfect balanced between the acidity and vanilla bean flavors, which linger on the palate. Nor heavy or fat in the mouth, this wine is an excellent pick to pair with food.
Price: $24.99
2012 Adelsheim Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
Review Date: 01-28-2015
The 2012 Adelsheim Pinot Noir is another winner from the excellent 2012 vintage in Oregon. This wine is delightfully fresh and bright, with a juicy mid-core of red cherry fruit that lingers on through the finish. I love the silky mouthfeel of this wine, while it still has that lively, crisp, food friendly appeal. Delicious!
Price: $23.99
2013 Charles & Charles Washington Chardonnay
Review Date: 01-27-2015
A screaming deal from the 2014 Wine Enthusiast "Winemaker of the Year" Charles Smith and Charles Bieler of Three Thieves wine company! This little gem of a Chardonnay shows flavors of fresh green apples, pear and wet stone. There is plenty of richness in the mouth with hints of melon and lime, which linger on through to the finish. This cool climate Chardonnay sees about 22% barrel fermentation and aging to help round out its bright and fresh acidity. Great buy +!
Price: $9.99
2013 Au Contraire Russian River Valley Chardonnay
Review Date: 12-22-2014
Au Contraire is a brand new project that has turned out a fabulous debut Chardonnay from the Russian River Valley. I love the balance and freshness of this wine. In the mouth the wine is creamy with hints of tropical fruit, lime and toast. It is balanced and the finish is long and lingering. Excellent buy!
Price: $16.99
2013 Brewer-Clifton/K&L Wine Merchants "B-C. Kessler-Haak Vineyard" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
Review Date: 11-20-2014
Fans of Santa Rita Pinot Noir will love this wine. This unique blend from the Kessler Haak vineyard is loaded with red fruits, Asian spice and cola notes. The texture is lush and round in the mouth while the finish is supple and smooth. Even though this Pinot Noir is still very young it is drinking great right now and should develop even more complexity with some extra time in the bottle. A very cool wine to serve friends as it is a unique item that can only be found at K&L!
Price: Hidden
2013 Daou Vineyards Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 11-14-2014
This is the most bang for the buck you can get in California! Loaded with black licorice, mocha, black cherry, cola and Asian spices, the 2013 Daou really blew me away. The concentration of this wine is deep and intense, while still keeping a round, seamless mouth feel. When you taste this wine it is hard to believe it is under $25!
Price: $24.99
2005 Valandraud, St-Emilion
Review Date: 11-11-2014
One of our suppliers was kind enough to hold this wine for several years before we purchased it for a ridiculous price (that is one way to look at it). A few extra years in the bottle has really rounded out and opened up the wine. It is just starting to hit its stride now as there is still plenty of tannin and structure underneath the enormous amount of fruit and toasty oak. Still, with a little air this wine is delicious right now!
Price: $199.99
2012 Turnbull Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 11-04-2014
The 2012 Napa explodes from the glass, while the texture is rich, decadent and lush in the mouth. There is lots of structure and tannin here but the tannins are juicy and ripe. Still a baby, this is a big wine that is surprisingly drinkable at this stage but will keep improving in the bottle over the next 5-10 years.
Price: $42.99
2011 Joseph Phelps "Insignia" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 11-04-2014
In warm vintages such as 2007, I feel Insignia is too much for me. The cooler 2011 vintage really allows this wine to still have that typical Phelps fruit but with much more restraint and a bit more elegance and finesse. This is a solid effort for the vintage!
Price: $179.99
2012 Joseph Phelps Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 11-04-2014
Fans of California Cabernet will love this wine. It is rich, concentrated in the mouth with blackberry fruit, graphite and spicy oak, which lingers in the back. What I loved about this wine is the richness of fruit without being sweet. There is structure and tannin but it is balanced, seamless and silky on the finish
Price: $59.99
2013 Kalinda "Clone 828 Reserve" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
Review Date: 10-07-2014
Exotic, spicy and ripe aromas jump from the glass. The mouthfeel is lush, explosive and layered. The finish is spicy, silky and long. This is flat-out delicious Pinot Noir!
Price: $29.99
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2013 Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc
Review Date: 09-04-2014
Pretty floral fruit, spicy, red currants, focused and balanced, fresh, tannins are integrated and firm--will be a wine to buy if price is right. 89-91 points.
Price: $29.99
2013 Calon-Ségur, St-Estèphe
Review Date: 08-04-2014
A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2013 Calon Segur shows aromas and flavors of coffee, black tea, red cherries and dried tobacco leaf. This is a rustic style wine in every vintage, but I do find the 2013 to have plenty of fruit to carry through to the finish. Tannins are firm and sturdy. 89-91 points.
Price: $64.99
2013 Calon Ségur, St-Estèphe (1.5L)
Review Date: 08-04-2014
A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2013 Calon Segur shows aromas and flavors of coffee, black tea, red cherries and dried tobacco leaf. This is a rustic style wine in every vintage, but I do find the 2013 to have plenty of fruit to carry through to the finish. Tannins are firm and sturdy. 89-91 points.
Price: $129.99
2011 La Jota Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 07-21-2014
The 2011 La Jota Howell Mountain Cabernet is a super effort! In a vintage like 2011, if a winemaker tries to do too much with the wine in the cellars, the wine will come out rough, unbalanced and green. The 2011 La Jota was created with a light hand. It shows tons of spicy red currant fruit, minerals and cedar hints. There is a wonderful freshness that explodes from the glass! This is an earlier drinking wine that shows great right now with some air.
Price: $79.99
2013 Margerum "K&L Blend" Happy Canyon Sauvignon Blanc
Review Date: 05-20-2014
Wow! This wine came out fantastic! We blended this wine back in early February with Doug at the winery. We had 6 lots to taste. We ended up choosing a blend of 3 of the lots. The wine is a great example of what kind of Sauvignon Blanc can be grown in California. While still having a tropical fruit element upfront, the acidity is what keeps this wine together and focused. It is rich, fruity and loaded with citrus on the backend. Although a great wine for summertime sipping, it shows so much complexity and richness, that this wine would even be better paired with food.
Price: $18.99
Wine Club$14.99
2013 Pontet-Canet, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-14-2014
This wine has a crazy nose. My first thought was a young J. Swan Zinfandel - that is how ripe this wine was in the nose. In the mouth it calms down a bit, revealing its Cabernet backbone and displaying surprising freshness and acidity. This is a very interesting wine that should drink well young. 91-93 points.
Price: $99.99
2013 Pichon-Baron, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-14-2014
Composed of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Merlot, the 2013 is an open-knit, dark and lush wine that coats the palate with fruit and flavors of mocha and black currants. Tannins are integrated and ripe but still firm. It's a tad strong, but really a solid effort, bordering on the exotic. 91-93 points.
Price: $89.99
2013 Lynch-Bages, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-14-2014
Classic Pauillac, with black licorice and black currant aromas and flavors. There's lots of fruit and tannin but it stays balanced, with nice, silky mid-palate fruit and a tannic finish. 89-91 points.
Price: $84.99
2013 Montrose, St-Estèphe
Review Date: 05-14-2014
68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. The 2013 Montrose is tight, tannic and closed right now. Rustic. The fruit was hard to find. We tasted this wine twice and I have similar notes. English tasters seemed to think the wines was excellent, however. Maybe not for the American palate?
Price: $89.99
2013 Alter Ego de Palmer, Margaux
Review Date: 05-14-2014
46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot and 8% Petit Verdot. Lots of cola, licorice, red currants, smoke and cedar. Good fruit, ripe tannins, medium bodied, balanced and fresh. Fine tannins. Good value! Early drinker. Long, fresh and lingering finish. Sleeper. 91-93 points. Ralph: I'm absolutely wild about this wine! So much more sweet fruit to enjoy, hints of passion fruit and perfectly ripe grapes. Round and lush, this wine may not live as long as the first wine but it is flat out delicious and will be the first wine I buy. **
Price: $59.99
2013 Cos d'Estournel, St-Estèphe
Review Date: 05-14-2014
The 2013 Cos is a solid effort. On the nose, the wine reveals toasty and exotic aromas with hints of coco powder and graphite. The fruit is spicy, full and balanced on the palate with firm but ripe tannins which hold the wine together. I would expect this will to be one of the longer-lived wines of the vintage. 91-93 points.
Price: $129.99
2013 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-13-2014
For the first time ever, Pichon-Lalande is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. It is very lush and rich in the mouth, showing classic sweet herb, coffee flavors and hints of mocha. Tannins are ripe and sweet with a lingering finish. Should be an early drinker! 91-93 points.
Price: $99.99
2013 Labégorce, Margaux
Review Date: 05-12-2014
A solid effort for the vintage! Plenty of upfront fruit, spice and hints of toasty oak, this wine has plenty of structure and tannin that is still integrated into the wine. The 2013 is a blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot and 30% Merlot. 87-89 points.
Price: $25.99
2013 Clinet, Pomerol
Review Date: 05-09-2014
Loaded with flavors of crushed berries, sweet bright high toned fruit and ripe, juicy tannins. Shows well! 88-90 points.
Price: $67.99
2013 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge, Pessac-Léognan
Review Date: 05-08-2014
Big wine, lots of power and depth of fruit, spice. Silky midpalate but then grabs you on the finish. 88-90 points.
Price: $47.99
2012 Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Léognan
Review Date: 05-08-2014
The 2012 Haut-Bailly will provide pure pleasure five to seven years after release. It shows flavors of black currant and black cherries that are surrounded by hints of cedar, mineral and licorice. The tannins are present but should round out nicely by the time this wine is bottled. A solid effort in a difficult vintage!
Price: $74.99
2013 Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux
Review Date: 05-08-2014
Big and chewy, dark, meaty fruit, smoke, big tannins, masculine wine; 88-90 points.
Price: $56.99
2013 Vieux-Château-Certan, Pomerol
Review Date: 05-05-2014
A blend of 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc, the VCC was showing excellent on the day we visited the property. It was delicious even at this young stage and I imagine it will be a wine that will show well early in its life. Lots of lush, mouthwatering fruit that lingers onto the finish. Tannins are integrated and ripe. 92-94 points.
Price: $149.99
|Limit of 6 per customer
2012 Pontet-Canet, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-05-2014
When we tasted this wine I thought it was a bit shut down on the nose, but the palate was showing everything it had. Very rich and intense, the fruit showed a bit of a meaty quality along with flavors of black cherry, smoke and cassis. It is a darker, juicier style wine that does show some bigger tannins on the finish. Still balanced, this wine should be a good early- to mid-term drinker.
Price: $99.99
2012 Pontet-Canet, Pauillac (1.5L)
Review Date: 05-05-2014
When we tasted this wine I thought it was a bit shut down on the nose, but the palate was showing everything it had. Very rich and intense, the fruit showed a bit of a meaty quality along with flavors of black cherry, smoke and cassis. It is a darker, juicier style wine that does show some bigger tannins on the finish. Still balanced, this wine should be a good early- to mid-term drinker.
Price: $199.99
2011 Mauvesin-Barton, Moulis
Review Date: 05-04-2014
Good fruit, very fresh, lively. A bit light, but clean and not green. Elegant. Good Value! We tasted this three times, and it was very good all three times.
Price: $14.99
2011 Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc
Review Date: 05-02-2014
Great balance, sweet fruit--almost jammy plum and red fruits--minerals, lots of spice. Polished.
Price: $29.99
2012 Margaux, Margaux
Review Date: 05-01-2014
A seductive nose with floral aromas leads to a fine, elegant and polished wine. The 2012 Margaux shows some power but this wine is defined by its elegance and purity. Tannins are integrated and supple. This wine should show well upon release but still manage to develop in a cellar for up to 20 years.
Price: $379.99
2013 Margaux, Margaux
Review Date: 05-01-2014
The 2013 Margaux is not as opulent as usual and a bit closed now. Nevertheless, it has a juicy texture and fine tannins, displaying ripe plum flavors accented by cola notes. It's not not super concentrated and I was hoping for more, but this is an early drinking vintage. 90-92 points.
Price: $359.99
2013 Margaux, Margaux (1.5L)
Review Date: 05-01-2014
The 2013 Margaux is not as opulent as usual and a bit closed now. Nevertheless, it has a juicy texture and fine tannins, displaying ripe plum flavors accented by cola notes. It's not not super concentrated and I was hoping for more, but this is an early drinking vintage. 90-92 points.
Price: $749.99
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2013 Léoville-Las Cases, St-Julien
Review Date: 05-01-2014
A solid wine. Shows quite a bit of power. The fruit is laced with flavors of graphite, tar, tobacco leaf and minerals. It has lots of grip, but also balance and the structure to hold up. This may be one of the longer-lived '13s. 91-93 points.
Price: $129.99
2013 Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac (1.5L)
Review Date: 05-01-2014
May be a candidate for wine of the vintage! A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, the 2013 Mouton is a sexy, elegant wine that really shows finesse and excellent middle sweetness. Tannins are on the lighter side. This should be delicious in its early years. 93-95 points.
Price: $749.99
2013 Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-01-2014
May be a candidate for wine of the vintage! A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, the 2013 Mouton is a sexy, elegant wine that really shows finesse and excellent middle sweetness. Tannins are on the lighter side. This should be delicious in its early years. 93-95 points.
Price: $359.99
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2013 Léoville-Barton, St-Julien
Review Date: 05-01-2014
Fruity and perfumed in the nose, with notes of coco powder and cigar box. There's a cola-like quality in the middle fruit, and is round and lush in the mouth, with ripe tannins. An early drinker and a good wine. 91-93 points.
Price: $74.99
2013 Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac (1.5L)
Review Date: 05-01-2014
98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot make up the 2013 Lafite blend. Though somewhat closed, the barrel sample showed upfront cedar, minerals and lead pencil flavors. The wine was balanced, with a dry finish. This is not a huge Lafite, but should be a good cellar candidate for the short to mid term. 91-93 points.
Price: $979.99
2013 Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac
Review Date: 05-01-2014
98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot make up the 2013 Lafite blend. Though somewhat closed, the barrel sample showed upfront cedar, minerals and lead pencil flavors. The wine was balanced, with a dry finish. This is not a huge Lafite, but should be a good cellar candidate for the short to mid term. 91-93 points.
Price: $479.99
2013 l'Evangile, Pomerol
Review Date: 04-29-2014
A blend of 87% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Franc, the 2013 L'Evangile is a candidate for wine of the vintage in my book! Lush, and silky in the mouth with hints of cola, raspberries, vanilla spice, this wine has one of the longer finishes we tasted this year. Finesse and purity come to mind. 93-95 points.
Price: $169.99