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Beer Market Insights USA
Beer Market Insights USA
Published: June 2014
Publisher: Canadean Ltd
Product ref: 217192
Pages: 172
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The Beer Market Insight USA report contains detailed brand, distribution and packaging data and analysis across the US beer market for 2013. Brand and packaging volume data is available whilst value data is also available for distribution data. Text analysis reveals the drivers behind the data.
Key Findings
• Beer consumption fell during 2013
• Rise in craft beer exports
• Top 5 brands still remain dominant
Beer Market Insight reports provide detailed data and textual analysis of the beer category and the report contains four sections plus an Executive Summary, a concise summary of the report including key findings and drivers.
Section 1: Market Context
A summary of the external conditions and factors which impact on the beer market
• Market Context
• Market Environment
• The Consumer Palate
• All Commercial Beverages
• Legislation and Taxation
• Market Parameters Tables
• Legislation and Taxation Tables
Section 2: Market Background Briefing
A brief history of brewing in the country proving context to current market structure
Section 3: Market Update
Each section contains text explaining the main drivers behind the 2013 data
• Current and Emerging Trends
• Outlook
• Imports and Exports
• Segmentation
• Brand Analysis
• Private Label/Private Label Producers
• New Products and Photo Shots
• Market Structure
• Brewers
• Packaging Trends
• Channel Analysis
• Market Valuation & Pricing
• Distribution Trends
• Beer Pricing Tables
• Beer Data Tables*
Section 4: Brewer Profiles
A brief history of each major player in the country along with discussion of facilities, key events and developments in 2013
*Data is segmented by the following attributes in Beer Market Insight reports;
• Alcoholic Strength
• Beer Type
• Brand
• Brand Owner
• Brewed In
• Calorie Rating
• Country of Origin
• Geographic Scope
• Geography
• Local Operator
• Local Segment
• Modus Operandi
• Price Segment
• PL indicator
• Trademark Brand
• Off-premise
• Off-premise sub channel
• On-premise
• On-premise sub channel
• Price Segmentation
• Pack Material
• Pack Type
• Pack Size
Refillable Indicator
Reasons To Buy
The Market Insight USA report contains detailed data segmented by many attributes which gives you a cohesive picture of the market and this data is combined with insight into the drivers of trends allowing you to identify opportunities and threats within the US market. The extensive data shows you the performance of brands and brewers allowing you to compare and track performances. This report identifies the growing segments in a market that has seen significant decline for several successive years. It shows how market value has shifted significantly and identifies successful brewer strategy for profitability.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Data Revisions Summary
Executive Summary
Executive Summary
Section 1 Market Context
Market Context
Market Environment
The Consumer Palate
All Commercial Beverages
Legislation and Taxation
Market Parameters Tables
Legislation and Taxation Tables
Section 2 Market Background Briefing
Market Background Briefing
Section 3 Market Update
Market Commentary
Current and Emerging Trends
Imports and Exports
Brand Analysis
Private Label/Private Label Producers
New Products and Photo Shots
Market Structure
Packaging Trends
Channel Analysis
Market Valuation & Pricing
Distribution Trends
Beer Pricing Tables
Beer Data Tables
Section 4 Brewer Profiles
Brewer Profiles
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-BInbev)
Boston Beer Company
North American Breweries
Pabst Brewing Company
D G Yuengling & Son
Smaller Brewers/Importers
Methodology & Product Definitions
List of Tables
Table 1: Data Revisions Summary
Table 2: United States of America Population Size and Growth, 1991-2016F
Table 3: North America Population Size and Growth, 2003-2014F
Table 4: United States of America Economic Indicators, 2005-2015F
Table 5: North America Commercial Beverage Consumption - Per Capita, 2003-2014F
Table 6: North America Commercial Beverage Consumption - Per Capita % Share, 2003-2014F
Table 7: North America Commercial Beverage Consumption - Per Capita Growth, 2004-2014F
Table 8: Taxation Base
Table 9: Historical Excise Rates of Beer
Table 10: Legal Controls on Beer
Table 11: Tax Burden on Beer @ 5% Abv, 2013
Table 12: Leading Retail Groups for Beer 2009-2013 (number of outlets)
Table 13: Beer Consumption by Region/State, 2009-2013
Table 14:State Taxes
Table 15: Beer Key Facts
Table 16: Top 10 Beer Brands - Volume, 2011-2013
Table 17: Top 10 International Premium and Superpremium Beer Brands - Volume, 2011-2013
Table 18: Licensed Brand Owners and Licensees
Table 19: Beer Market Valuation (Local Currency), 2012-2014F
Table 20: Trade Margin Build-Up Model
Table 21: Selected Consumer Beer Prices: On-Premise, 2012-2014
Table 22: Selected Consumer Beer Prices: Off-Premise, 2012-2014
Table 23: Commercial Beverage Consumption - Liters Per Capita, 2003-2014F
Table 24: Commercial Beverage Consumption - Per Capita % Share, 2003-2014F
Table 25: Commercial Beverage Consumption - Per Capita Growth, 2004-2014F
Table 26: Commercial Beverage Consumption - Million Liters, 2003-2014F
Table 27: Average Beverage Consumption - Liters of Pure Alcohol (LPA) Per Capita, 2003-2014F
Table 28: Beer Production/Trade/Consumption 000 HL, 2003-2014F
Table 29: Beer Production/Trade/Consumption - Growth, 2003-2014F
Table 30: Consumption of FABs and Cider (000 HL), 2003-2014F
Table 31: Beer Foreign Trade By Country (Imports), 2010-2014F
Table 32: Beer Foreign Trade By Country (Exports), 2010-2014F
Table 33: Beer Market Valuation (Local Currency), 2012-2014F
Table 34: Beer Consumption by Local Definition, 2010-2014F
Table 35: Beer Consumption by Standard Price Segmentation, 2010-2014F
Table 36: Beer Consumption by Alcoholic Strength, 2010-2014F
Table 37: Beer Consumption by Type, 2010-2014F
Table 38: Beer Consumption by Geographic Scope, 2010-2014F
Table 39: Beer All Trademarks, 2009-2013
Table 40: Beer Brands by Local Definition, 2009-2013
Table 41: Beer Brands by Standard Price Segment, 2009-2013
Table 42: Beer Brands by Alcoholic Strength, 2009-2013
Table 43: Beer Brands by Type, 2009-2013
Table 44: Imported Brands by Origin, 2009-2013
Table 45: Beer Licensed Brands, 2009-2013
Table 46: Beer Private Label Brands, 2009-2013
Table 47: Beer Trademark Owners, 2009-2013
Table 48: Beer Local Operators, 2009-2013
Table 49: Beer leading Brewers/Importers, 2009-2013
Table 50: Beer Consumption by Pack Mix: Refillability/Pack/Size, 2010-2014F
Table 51: Beer Distribution: On vs Off Premise, 2010-2014F
Table 52: Breweries Capacity (Mhl)
Table 53: Anheuser-Busch InBev Full Brand List
Table 54: Anheuser-Busch Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 55: Crown Imports Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 56: Breweries Capacity (MHL)
Table 57: Boston Beer Full Brand List
Table 58: Boston Beer Co. Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 59: Breweries Capacity (MHL)
Table 60: MillerCoors Full Brand List
Table 61: MillerCoors Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 62: Breweries Capacity (000s HL)
Table 63: North American Breweries Full Brand List
Table 64: North American Breweries Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 65: Breweries Capacity (MHL)
Table 66: Pabst Full Brand List
Table 67: Pabst Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 68: Breweries Capacity (Mhl)
Table 69: Yuengling Brewery Full Brand List
Table 70: Yuengling Brewery Brand Volumes 2009-2013
Table 71: Company CRAFT BREW ALLIANCE
Table 72: Company DIAGEO-GUINNESS USA
Table 73: Company HEINEKEN USA
Table 74: Company F X MATT BREWING COMPANY
Table 75: Company SIERRA NEVADA BREWING COMPANY
List of Figures
Figure 1: Beer Leading Brewers/Importers, 2013
Figure 2: Beer Consumption by Pack Material/Type, 2013
Figure 3: Beer Distribution by Channel, 2013
Figure 4: Beer Consumption by Price Segment, 2013
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Forum for discussion about the Netflix Prize and dataset.
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Customer # 305344 apparently rated 17,000+ movies.
Is this really realistic? Can any of you imagine a customer rating that many movies? More's the point, if you paid a customer to rate one movie a minute, that would take 7 weeks of full time work to rate that many.
Is some of the data bogus?
Jim Bennett mentioned this guy (or girl) in passing during his presentation at Recommenders conference (available online). Apparently this person really exists and is a real customer.
He also mentioned customers who always give everything a score of 1, or their polar-opposite brothers who give everything a score of 5. Would you consider these points outliers? It's your call...
The most avid raters prove the most difficult to predict. I find it difficult to imagine how rational each and every response to 17000 stimuli could be. Although it may be possible to identify taste preferences that customer 305344 shares with others, using this customer's responses to predict others could be a source of bias. This customer will probably get the boot in my algorithm.
On the other hand, chen questions whether to consider those who rate everything "1" or "5" as outliers. Au contraire, I enthusiastically welcome such customers in my dataset -- their responses are quite easy to predict
What a fascinating piece of info.
So this person must have watched at least 10 hours of movies, 7 days a week for the last 8 or 9 years. Even if it was a club or a huge family that would be impossible. The best plan on offer allows 4 DVDs at a time and this team would need at least 6 per day.
Another interesting fact from the Netflix top 100 movies.
Crash is at #1 (so maybe the Oscars have an influence)
Capote is at #100 (or maybe not...)
You don't have to have watched a movie to rate it. They invite you to rate movies you've already seen so they can give you better recommendations...
alexoss wrote:
You don't have to have watched a movie to rate it. They invite you to rate movies you've already seen so they can give you better recommendations...
Did you mean you don't have to rent a movie to rate it?
If you have a customer account, you can rate any movie in the collection, regardless of whether you've seen or rented it. The interface makes it convenient to browse through many pages of the collection rating one movie after the other, and invites the user to rate more movies to get better recommendations.
There are currently seven ratings, each grouped below with its explanation from the Netflix website:
5 Stars
Loved it
4 Stars
Really Liked It
3 Stars
Liked It
2 Stars
Didn't Like It
1 Star
Hated It
Not Interested
Not interested in this movie
No Opinon
I don't know enough about this movie to have an opinion
So perhaps my algorithm should filter out the ratings of any customer who rated more than say 500 movies and treat that data as erroneous.
willakawill wrote:
So perhaps my algorithm should filter out the ratings of any customer who rated more than say 500 movies and treat that data as erroneous.
I have currently rated 710 movies, and I have seen all of those movies. Not that I have rented all of those from Netflix. The only exceptions would be those movies that I rated as "Not Interested", but I would say that is less than 20 movies.
jswanner wrote:
willakawill wrote:
So perhaps my algorithm should filter out the ratings of any customer who rated more than say 500 movies and treat that data as erroneous.
I have currently rated 710 movies, and I have seen all of those movies. Not that I have rented all of those from Netflix. The only exceptions would be those movies that I rated as "Not Interested", but I would say that is less than 20 movies.
Great. So do you think that someone has reliably rated 25 times the number of movies that you rated? Will you trust this data?
I have rated 2010 movies and have seen every single one. Now yes many of those I saw before I had netfilx but each an every movie I have watched. I am only in my 20's too. It would not be hard for me to believe that a couple in their 70's could have collectively seen 17,000.
Yes I have lived for 192,830 hours and have spent 4,020 of those watching movies. Its only 2% of my life.
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Thank you petersendidit.
Interesting piece of info.
So you are 22 years old. Have you been rating movies that you were viewing since you were 1 year old?
Have your tastes changed since then?
Do the ratings you gave for movies you watched at age 3 still relate to your current ratings?
Did you love 'Bambi' then. Do you love it now or would you trash it?
Is the data you supplied to Netfix a valid predictor of how you will rate a movie you watch today?
The only "kid" movies I have rated are ones that I have seen in the last 8 years or so. I haven't rated stuff like Bambi or stuff like that.
Have my tastes changed? not really. I have had the favorite few movies for a long time now. I very very rarely watch a movie twice.
The data that netfilx has for me would be valid on how I would think about a movie today. I have even gone back and modified the rating I have given a movie if I saw it again and though differently about it.
Another thing to think about with the users that has rated 17,000 movies is . . How many movies do you think Roger Ebert has seen and rated. Who says that there aren't other critics out there that use netfilx and have rated all the movies they have seen.
Critics get to see movies before they are released in a theater, not on DVD.
They also get to see them for free plus the usual coffee and donut. (critics never eat popcorn, Something to do with professional pride)
So you have watched something like a movie a day since you were 16, with the ocasional day off per week.
Now I want you to know that this is an investigation and not an attack on you. It is easy to misunderstand posts sometimes. You are a living statistic who has valuable information pertinent to the competition. Something that cannot easily be obtained otherwise.
The 70 year old couple that you suggest, assuming they began watching movies in a theater at the age of 16 like you, would, like you, have had to watch a movie every day of the week with one day off for every week of their adult lives. They would have spent, inflation adjusted, over $200,000 without popcorn.
Yes I agree with you that it is not impossible. The question for me just purely in terms of this contest is can I trust this data?
What do you think?
A movie a day is pretty dang close. I have slowed down here the past 5 months or so but yeah. I was on a first name basis with the guys at blockbuster till netfilx started up. (A movie a day on top of averaging about 70 miles a week on a road bike a week and keeping a girlfriend and school/work)
I think that there is no way of knowing if that data is valid or not without talking to the the person who submitted that data. The same question could be asked about the people who have rated only 20 movies, do they really understand the rating system or are they just clicking to get it out of their way. I mean who knows all 17000 movies that that user rated could be dead on with the avarage ranking of each movie.
I think you have to use the ratings of the 17,000 movie rater. One thing I was considering was dropping the 'All 1's' people under the theory that they are being flippant. However, it could quite easily be the case that they specifically rate only the movies they hate. It doesn't mean they don't hate them. They could be taking the strategy of telling Netflix just what NOT to show. It's all still good data as far as you know.
But Netflix has clearly signalled preconditioning the data in this way. I'm just not seeing the logic.
Netflix wrote:
Straightforward statistical linear models with a lot of data conditioning
My emphasis added.
If I ever get this thing downloaded this will be my main focus. I think this is pivotal in reducing the RMSE.
We shall see.
This person could be employed any number of ways. The folks who assign the MPAA ratings have to watch the movies. Then there are the folks who give different organizations' approval (think of groups that quantify the violence, or the "family values", in films).
Anyway, when you're receiving the $1 million, you'll probably get introduced to that rater. Be ready.
I finally got a sucessful handle on the data. That user is insane.
It's a lot of ratings but it's not that hard to believe. What if said user was a professional film critic? 17,000 movies can be watched in about 47 years at a rate of one per day. 23.5 if you watch two per day. I am sure there are critics out there who watch 2 movies every day - after all that's their job!
This 17k guy annoys me
90% of the time he rates below average by two stars, and 50% of his ratings are 1. Yet he only appears seven times in the qualifying set, despite influencing pretty much every movie in the training set. This also means he is a candidate for comparison with other customers pretty much all the time, which is killing my poor little PC
Another possibility is that the 17k guy/girl, perhaps, is physically handicapped. Sometimes there's not a whole heck of a lot you can do other than watch movies.
I personally don't think you have to watch a movie to rate it. If I am going through the netflix rating system and see some teenie bopper chic flic straight from the Disney channel, I will rate it a 2, maybe even a 1. I don't have to see it to know I won't like it. It's very possible that the "17k guy" is rating simply by genre or something, not necessarily by movies he's seen. Just a thought.
I just had another thought on this 17k guy. We only have 17770 of Netflix's movies downloaded. So this guy may have rated even more movies that we're not seeing.
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Zhang, H G; Hu, H; Pan, Y; Mao, J H; Gao, M; Guo, H M; Du, S X; Greber, T; Gao, H J (2010). Graphene based quantum dots. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 22(30):302001.
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Laterally localized electronic states are identified on a single layer of graphene on ruthenium by low temperature scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS). The individual states are separated by 3 nm and comprise regions of about 90 carbon atoms. This constitutes a highly regular quantum dot-array with molecular precision. It is evidenced by quantum well resonances (QWRs) with energies that relate to the corrugation of the graphene layer. The dI/dV conductance spectra are modeled by a layer height dependent potential-well with a delta-function potential that describes the barrier for electron penetration into graphene. The resulting QWRs are strongest and lowest in energy on the isolated 'hill' regions with a diameter of 2 nm, where the graphene is decoupled from the surface.
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|A Novel of Emelan
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Plot introduction
The Will of the Empress is the ninth book in the Emelan universe. The four members of the circle are reunited and travel to the land of Namorn, where Sandry's relatives live.
Plot Summary
The primary plot of the novel is the struggle of Sandrilene fa Toren, a half-Namornese noblewoman, against her cousin, Empress Berenene of Namorn; Sandry had inherited the Namornese estate of Landreg from her mother, who had accustomed her to receiving a yearly income from the estate while rarely visiting it. Empress Berenene, who wants to keep the revenue from the estate within Namorn, repeatedly invites Sandry to visit her court in Dancruan while levying increasing taxes from her estate. When Sandry realizes that the taxes are damaging to the estate and its inhabitants, she decides to accept the Empress's invitation and use the visit to put her financial affairs in order.
Sandry's uncle, Duke Vedris of Emelan, asks her childhood companions Daja Kisubo, Trisana Chandler and Briar Moss to accompany her with the 3rd Caravan Saralon[1] in lieu of a company of guards, a gesture both incourteous and ineffectual. Though their friendship with Sandry and with each other has become strained since their return to Summersea after years of world-traveling, Daja, Tris and Briar agree, and the four travel to Namorn together.
While there, they learn of the Western Namornese custom of bride kidnapping, which entails a man kidnapping a prospective bride and holding her captive until she agrees to sign a wedding contract. While the so-called "horse's rump" wedding is usually only used to bypass reluctant families or out of a sense of adventure, some marriages are forced, and the custom remains legal. Empress Berenene has never attempted to illegalize it despite having twice been kidnapped, because she believes her ability to escape both times means that only weak women would allow themselves to be forced into a marriage they don't want. When he hears of this, Briar comments that the Empress's captors are unlikely to have used the same level of violence as a common woman might encounter.
Because of their power and renown, Empress Berenene decides that Namorn stands to benefit if she persuades all four mages to remain in her court, in addition to Sandry and the funds from her Namornese estate. She offers Tris a position as a court mage with a large salary and benefits including access to the Imperial library, attempting to appeal to her merchant upbringing, her current financial straits and her known bibliophily. She appeals to Briar by inviting him to her private greenhouses, offering him unlimited access as her personal gardener and showing him public favor. To entice Sandry to remain in court, she sends an entourage of four young nobles to escort her to Clehamat Landreg, including Finlach fer Hurich and Jakuben fer Pennun, who openly compete in their courtship of Sandry. Daja develops a relationship with Berenene's seamstress, Rizuka fa Dalach, which is encouraged by the Empress in order to keep Daja in Namorn.
When Fin, frustrated by Sandry's reluctance, kidnaps her with the aid of his uncle, locking her in a magic-proof trunk, Sandry reconnects her magical bond with Briar, calling out to him for help. Briar and Tris succeed in extracting Sandry, and they decide to leave Namorn despite Empress Berenene's efforts to dissuade them and the incarceration of Fin and his uncle, until then the head of the Dancruan Mages' Society. The Empress then orders Ishabal Ladyhammer, her most powerful war-mage, to prevent the four from leaving, and Ishabal casts a curse on Tris, causing her to fall down the stairs and fracture most of her bones.
The injured Tris insists that Sandry, Daja and Briar travel ahead of her, and she catch up to them when she recovers. Halfway to the border with Anderran Sandry is again kidnapped, this time by Pershan fer Roth, whose proposal of marriage she had refused shortly before leaving Dancruan, and Quenaill Shieldsman, a powerful court mage and Shan's rival for the Empress's attentions. Quen lays a powerful sleeping spell on Briar and Daja and magic-dampening spells on Sandry. Briar uses smelling salts he calls "Wake the Dead" to wake up Daja and they start to go after Sandry when they are confronted by Quenaill. Briar and Daja engage Quenaill, draining him until the spells on Sandry wear off. Sandry then uses thread magic to unravel her captors' clothing and cocoon them in the resulting threads.
After meeting up with Daja and Briar again, the party continue to the border. At the border, they are confronted by Ishabal Ladyhammer. She raises a barrier against them, but Sandry uses the circle of thread that binds them together to combine their powers. Tris, who had been travelling behind, magically accesses the ring from a distance, allowing the four mages to use their amplified power to break the border barrier. Having invested much of her power in it, Ishabal is magically drained when she leaves without attempting to stop Tris from crossing.
The Circle Reforged
The original title of the novel, The Circle Reforged, refers to the reforging of the four protagonists' friendship. In the year of the Circle of Magic quartet, Sandry, Tris, Daja and Briar live together and develop a strong friendship that manifests itself magically as a bond that allows them to communicate telepathically and causes their magical abilities to cross over from one to another. In The Circle Opens the four are separated, although their bond is clarified when they refer to each other as siblings or foster-siblings. Sandry remains in Summersea, living with her uncle in the Ducal Citadel, while Briar, Daja and Tris travel the world with their respective teachers. When they return, Daja after two years and Tris and Briar after four, the experiences they had while apart lead them to close their mental connection to each other, a representation of the distancing of their relationship. Sandry, feeling betrayed first by having been left behind, then by the telepathic wall, reciprocates in the same manner.
Throughout the first few chapters of the book the four mages fight frequently. Briar and Tris are invited by Daja to live in her new house, with Tris taking over housekeeping duties to assuage what she perceives as charity from her wealthier friends. Daja withholds the extent of her hurt at not being able to return to Winding Circle as well as her experiences with the arsonist Ben Ladradun during Cold Fire. Tris lies about her newly learned ability to scry on the wind because of the ill treatment she experienced from other mages who found out. Briar refuses to discuss his experiences of war in Gyongxe[2] and his resulting post-traumatic stress disorder with anyone but Rosethorn, his teacher and traveling companion.
Sandry and Daja are the first to reopen their mental connection, ending their estrangement. Some time later, Sandry telepathically calls out to Tris and Briar when she's trapped in a box, nearly paralyzed by spells that bind her magic and her own fear of the dark. Briar and Tris reconnect when collaborating to free her. Eventually, their telepathic bond is completely restored, though they maintain their ability to screen their minds when they choose to. The bond, and the circle of thread that represents it, serve them in a joint magical working to breach the barrier on the Namorn-Anderran border during the book's climactic battle; once complete, Sandry finds the thread gone, and each of them is left with a scar on their right palm resembling the four lumps in the thread that had represented their magical identities.
In the post-climactic scene, each of the four reveals the secret that they had been keeping, and Briar introduces his sisters to a mental recreation of Discipline cottage, their former home, which he had created and used when he wanted to feel safe.
Romantic sub-plot
The Will of the Empress is the first book set in Emelan to involve the protagonists a romantic sub-plot. While previous books alluded to romantic relationships between the adult characters, none of the four main characters were shown to have romantic interests.
Sandry's visit to Namorn is punctuated by Empress Berenene's desire to see her marry a Namornese nobleman. She is courted by Jak and Fin, whose advances she rebuffs while maintaining a friendly acquaintance with them. She develops feeling for Shan and responds to his less public courtship, but when she learns that he's sexually involved with Empress Berenene, she doesn't pursue the relationship and rejects his offer of marriage. After Fin's incarceration Jak learns that Sandry is leaving Namorn and visits her before she leaves, when she tells him that she enjoys his company much more as a friend than as a suitor.
Daja meets Rizu, the Empress's Mistress of Wardrobe, developing an infatuation with her and commenting on her beauty and flirtatiousness. Her feelings remain unacknowledged until Rizu makes the first move and kisses her, resulting in awkwardness on the part of Sandry, who telepathically senses the kiss and is flustered by the rush of Daja's emotions. Daja and Rizu's relationship quickly becomes sexual, and is discovered by Briar when he finds Rizu in Daja's bedroom one morning (Naked). During their short relationship, Daja develops intense feelings for Rizu and shows a desire for her to be accepted as part of her siblings' inner circle, while they are reluctant.
When Daja prepares to leave Namorn she asks Rizu to return to Emelan with her and is heartbroken by her refusal; during the ride to the border she's shown to carry a small portrait of Rizu in her pouch. After Daja leaves, Berenene comments on Rizu's low spirits since her lover's departure.
Briar, coping with an unspecified war in the country of Yanjing, tends to romance as many women as he can, mainly Caidy. He reassures the others that he takes droughtwort, a plant that renders the eater temporarily sterile.
Characters in "The Will of the Empress"
- Sandrilene fa Toren
- Daja Kisubo
- Trisana Chandler
- Briar Moss
- Berenene dor Ocmore, Empress of Namorn
- Zhegorz Fiavrus
- Gudruny Iarun
- Ambros fer Landreg
- Ishabal Ladyhammer
- Quenaill Shieldsman
- Pershan fer Roth
- Rizuka fa Dalach
Notes and references
- ↑ The Will of the Empress, Cp. 2 (p. 39; Scholastic)
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On May 30 and 31, 1969 Jim Morrison and Robby Krieger appeared at the Cinematheque 16 to raise funds for writer Norman Mailer's mayoral run in New York.
Mailer, urged by friends to run as the Democratic candidate for the mayor of New York City, ran on a platform of New York City secession, the city would become a state on it's own. Morrison and Krieger appeared at both nights of the event and a noticeably nervous Jim Morrison reading "An American Prayer." Door guitarist, Robby Krieger accompanied him on guitar for a rendition of some Elvis Presley songs including "I'll Never be Untrue," "Heartbreak Hotel." Morrison also read some poems such as "Paperback Queen" (see the video above this article), "Build Me a Woman" and the blues classic's "Woman in a Devil" and "Carol."
Mailer eventually lost his bid for mayor of New York, but Michael C. Ford, who was also a part of the program, said about Morrison's participation, on Mailer's platform, ". . . Jim loved that kind of buffoonery. .." Other readers featured that evening were Michael McClure, Michael C. Ford, Tom Baker and Seymour Cassell. Also featured as the part of each evening's events were The Doors' film "Feast of Friends," and Andy Warhol's "I, A Man" which featured Tom Baker.
The Cinematheque 16 was an experimental movie theater in Los Angeles that specialized in psychedelic and experimental film techniques such as using multiple projectors and looping. Many of Andy Warhol's films were shown there including "My Hustler," "Chelsea Girls," "Imitation of Christ." Cinematheque 16 was at the site now occupied by Book Soup at 8818 Sunset Boulevard.
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Within approximately 30 minutes of Tucson in Green Valley, La Canoa Ranch is a landmark spot to visit. It is of interest to locals and to tourists. There are many ranches that were of importance to the development of the culture of this area...the culture of the cowboy and the rugged, self-sufficient west.
This amazingly beautiful area is located geographically along the middle of the Santa Cruz Valley. It has been inhabited, beginning with the Native populations, from about 10,000 B.C. to the present.
Starting with the Paleoamericans, small, highly dispersed, family groups hunted the big game --- at that time bison and mammoth. Around 8,000 B.C., the big game disappeared and the population shifted to a farming culture. During what is known as the Archaic Period, the people were considered hunter-gatherers and early farmers. They lived in pit houses, remains of which can be seen today in various areas around Tucson, and once their food ran out, they moved their families where they could find more substantial means of surviving.
From about 6500 B.C. to 3500 B.C., the area was sparsely populated due to changing environmental conditions. There is another big gap in our history, and then the Hohokam are farming and settling in the area in the period from about 250 A.D. to 1150 A.D. They were planting fields and even building huge irrigation canals. As time passed, they developed more substantial houses and eventually moved to building with adobe.
For an unknown reason, around 1450 A.D., the Hohokam disappeared. Some scientists believe that they adapted to the climatic changes and became the people known as 'River People' - Sobaipuri and the 'Desert People' - Tohono O'odham. These are the people who would have first greeted the Spaniards that arrived in our area. Also, around the 15th or 16th century is when the Apaches make their way into this part of the country.
The arrival of the Spaniards Marcos de Niza in 1539 and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in 1540 hearlds the dawn of the historic period. We also hear of Father Eusebio Kino in about 1691 who is busy establishing villages along the Santa Cruz River and converting the native people to Christianity.
The first historic mention of the area that would become the ranch was in 1775 when Captain Juan Bautista de Anza from Tubac camped at the rancheria. It lay between New Spain and Tucson. De Anza and his group were on their way to found what was to become San Francisco. It was Friar Francisco Garces who named the land La Canoa because the Pimas would hollow out large logs into troughs and water would seep up into them.
In 1820, Tomas and Ignacio Ortiz paid $250 for a 17,000 acre Spanish land grant which was to become the ranch. Rancher Thomas Driscoll and cattleman Frederick Maish bought the ranch from Ortiz in 1876. The year Arizona became a state, 1912, the ranch changed hands again.
Levi Manning, big in personality, former mayor of Tucson and surveyor general, purchased the ranch. With his son, Howell, the Mannings expanded the area until they had a 500,000 acre spread.
The Mannings made the ranch the cultural center of the Santa Cruz. Irving Berlin visited the family as their honored guest. The complex also included homes for 40 plus cowboys and their families, workshops, stables and even a school.
Howell Manning, Jr. joined his father running the ranch. His wife, Deezy, was the socialite of the time. But tragedy struck the family on December 22, 1951. Howell Jr. and two ranch employees were instantly killed in a drunk driving accident on Old Nogales Highway. Howell Sr. was devastated and no longer cared about much of anything. By 1953, he was selling off parcels of the land. The glory days of La Canoa were over.
In 2001, the Arizona Open Land trust, in conjunction with Pima County, conserved about 4,800 acres of land as permanent open space.
The master plan now in effect is to preserve and protect the area, while encouraging tourists to visit the site to learn more about life in this area and most particularly, about how ranching is part of culture of the area.
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The coldest part of the house is the north side of any home and the most vulnerable to cold weather damage especially to water pipes. Any pipes on this side of the home need to be checked regularly, leave water dripping steadily to keep the water moving which may keep ice from forming in the pipes. Just in case it freezes, it is wise to have gallons of water in empty containers such as milk and juice jugs. Keep those inside from freezing.
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Before going out put on warm clothing, a hat, gloves, coat and a scarf to protect your lungs from the dangerously cold winds. While outside take a jug of water to make sure pets have plenty of fresh water and feed them extra to help their bodies stay warm.
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Golfers are always looking to improve.
I'm pretty safe in saying that, but how they go about that process of lowering one's handicap or making a player feel more comfortable, no matter which club is in his/her hand, is open to review.
I'm also pretty safe in saying that the Annika Academy welcomes anyone who wants to improve their golf game.
Charlotta Sorenstam, Annika's sister told me that, as she took me on a guided tour of the Annika Academy, located right on the property of the Reunion Resort in Orlando.
The Annika Academy has it all, along with a welcoming and non-threatening environment that will suit your game.
Along with a driving range, putting green, and chipping area, you get a fitness room with free weights, cardio machines and two large indoor hitting bays that are loaded with Callaway Golf club fitting tools and video analysis equipment.
"It's about using the right muscle, at the right time, at the right intensity, and the golfers learn that in here.," said Charlotta while standing in the fitness room.
The room is loaded with unique training tools including mirrors and the famous "tornado ball."
"There is a benefit for us as instructors, when we see something in the swing or a movement, we can come in here and look in the mirrors. Dancers and ballet (performers) work with mirrors- golfers can too"
And about that famous ball on a rope that Annika used in training?
"That's the tornado ball," smiled Charlotta, herself a former top-20 professional. "We talk so much about the golf swing; the ball helps a player create speed and energy."
Sorenstam says they like to tell anyone who sets foot in the Annika Academy to "practice with a purpose," but what type of player can the academy help?
"I think we get a little bit everything," offered up Sorenstam. "We get those close to retirement, who want to start practicing- both male or female.
On the day of my visit, a group of ladies were there for three days of instruction. Charlotta said they will not only get golf instruction and play, but also the principles of how to train and why, along with information on nutrition and wellness.
Sorenstam says at the Annika Academy working in groups, and in small groups can help speed up the learning process.
"Some people work well in groups and they learn from watching others. Our groups are never bigger than eight, and if there are eight, we divide into two groups."
That personal instruction, along with the experience of Annika, Charlotta, and Annika's personal coach, Henri Reis, it what makes the Annika Academy a special place.
The Annika Academy also boasts a "Elite" program where good golfers, particularly juniors, can come and raise their game to the next level.
The Annika Academy has also entered into a partnership with the LPGA/Symetra Tours to help mentor young female golfers.
"I am thrilled to have my Academy partner with the LPGA T&CP and the world's best young professional women's golfers on the Symetra Tour," said Annika. "We look forward to sharing our 'Winning Approach,' which I utilized throughout my career, with their elite athletes as they prepare for successful careers on the LPGA Tour. It's my goal to help grow the game of golf and I believe this partnership will do just that."
Growing the game of golf, and honing your skills is the theme that radiates from this academy tucked into a corner of the sprawling Reunion Resort.
The Annika Academy is located at 7450 Sparkling Court, right at the Reunion Resort in Orlando. You can find out all the specifics on packages and rates at www.theannikaacademy.com.


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We found this. We couldn't believe it was real - that people would pay cash-money for it when they could instead spend it on food or something awesome like this. But it IS real, and people DO buy it. There are just some things we'll never understand...
Color us horrified. A styling book for pubic hair? It's true, Hip Snips: Hair Flair for Down There ($8) offers a bevy of looks for females and males alike, including tips on using stencils. The best? worst? part about the entire thing (beyond the obvious fact that someone has actually written a book suggesting a rat tail as appropriate styling for your mons pubis) is the fact that each coif has a name, so you can rock the Chewbacca, the Bill Clinton, or the Dame Judy Dench. We repeat, horrified.
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White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
White Teeth Race and Ethnicity Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"You said the Iqbals are comin' to dinner. I was just thinkin'... if they're going to want me to cook dem some curry—I mean, I can cook curry—but it's my type of curry."
"For God's sake, they're not those kind of Indians," said Archie irritably, offended at the suggestion. "Sam'll have a Sunday roast like the next man. He serves Indian food all the time, he doesn't want to eat it too." (3.57-58)
Archie also thinks that Clara is not "that kind of black." And, in fact, the Iqbals are not Indian of any kind. So what does Archie mean when he says this?
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The woman took pity, swallowed her gum, and looked Irie up and down; she felt more sympathetic as she noted Irie's cocoa complexion, the light eyes.
"Pale, sir! Freckles an' every ting. You Mexican?"
"Half Jamaican. Half English."
"Half-caste," Jackie explained patiently. "Your mum white?"
Jackie wrinkled her nose. "Usually de udder way roun." (11.74-83)
Jackie tries to guess Irie's background and fails completely. We see here (and many other times in the novel) how unreadable racial and ethnic identity can be.
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Alsana took out baltic-brain, number three of their twenty-four-volume-set Reader's Digest Encyclopedia, and read from the relevant section:
The vast majority of Bangladesh's inhabitants are Bengalis, who are largely descended from Indo-Aryans who began to migrate into the country from the west thousands of years ago and who mixed within Bengal with indigenous groups of various racial stocks. Ethnic minorities include the Chakma and Mogh, Mongoloid peoples who live in the Chittagong Hill Tracts District; the Santal, mainly descended from migrants from present-day India; and the Biharis, non-Bengali Muslims who migrated from India after the partition.
"Oi, mister! Indo-Aryans... it looks like I am Western after all! Maybe I should listen to Tina Turner, wear the itsy-bitsy leather skirts. Pah. It just goes to show," said Alsana, revealing her English tongue, "you go back and back and back and it's still easier to find the correct Hoover bag than to find one pure person, one pure faith, on the globe. Do you think anybody is English? Really English? It's a fairy tale!" (9.227-229)
Samad criticizes Alsana for not knowing anything about her Bengali culture. He says she doesn't bother paying attention to it. Alsana makes the important point that it's pretty much impossible to find even one culturally "pure" person in modern England anyway.


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New insights for investors and business people looking to create wealth in the turbulent post-crisis worldIn a no holds barred expose of the 2008 financial meltdown from the inside, Ziad K. Abdelnour argues that the political and financial elites have done nothing to fix the structural problems and instead have worsened the situation. By creating more market bubbles, they are actually waging a war on the most productive members of society.For investors, business people, and entrepreneurs that need to navigate the troubled geopolitical waters of the post-crisis world, Abdelnour offers several solutions, including looking at the world anew and understanding that the federal government's primary objective is to promote the creation of an environment conducive to the creation of wealth not job creation, not bailouts, not subsidies, not expansion of the federal bureaucracy, and not providing lifetime support to those who choose not to take advantage of the innumerable opportunities that exist in this nation for them to create a better, more productive life for themselves.Written for investors that need to navigate the troubled geopolitical waters of the post-crisis world· Offers "out of the box" investment tactics and strategies to outsmart the system· Describes political and business solutions that anyone can engage in to restore freedom and prosperityThe author is President and CEO of Blackhawk Partners, Inc., a private family office that has two major lines of business, private equity investments and advisory services, and physical commodities tradingCompelling and persuasive, Economic Warfare reveals that wealth can be created in the new, post-crisis world, but investors need to understand that the rules of the game have changed.
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Saint Ignatius of Antioch in Cleveland, Ohio has seventy-five stained glass windows. Twenty-four tall, rounded lancet ones have five scenes portrayed. The bottom scene on the Last Judgement window shows the flames of Hell, and those people damned in torment. It limns the Scripture:
And the smoke of their torments shall ascend up for ever and ever: neither have they rest day nor night, who have adored the beast, and his image, and whoever receiveth the character of his name. — Apocalypse 14:11
The Conversion of Saint Paul, Cleveland, Ohio has a double lancet stained glass window depicting the elevation of the Host during Mass; at the bottom there is shown some souls in Purgatory, and its cleansing flames. While both scenes have tongues of flame about individuals, the condition of those engulfed is quite different. Look at the postures and faces of the people. Those in Hell have forlorn, angered, covetous, accusing countenances and gestures; those in Purgatory are in supplication, for their torment is transitory, and is being alleviated by the celebration of Mass.


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Evolutionary Algorithms and Computer Cables
By greimer on Aug 29, 2007
The other day I was over at The Panda's Thumb reading about how evolutionary algorithms (EAs) provide yet another class of evidence for biological evolution. As a result I've had EAs on the brain. Also, this week I had a new computer shipped to my door, so I set it up and moved my old box behind my desk. This of course meant dealing with a ferocious snarl of computer cables.
During all the unplugging and subsequent untangling, it hit me. Tangles of cables are complex problems with potentially large solution spaces, which makes them good candidates for EAs. What's more, the typical human response to such tangles is an EA!
The Tug-and-Jiggle
When confronted with a pile of cables, we're all familiar with the tug-and-jiggle maneuver. In other words, we pull on a loose end of cable, shake, and with luck, free it from the snarl. This is an EA, complete with populations, generations, mutations, selection, a fitness function and local maxima!
The tug is the algorithm, the first generation of which isn't very "fit" simply because pulling on a tangle rarely works on the first try. But we mutate the algorithm by continuously jiggling the pile and shifting it around in a random fashion. Thus we build up a "population" of algorithms, each having one shot at passing the fitness test. Eventually, things shift in such a way that a bit more cable is freed. This new state of affairs is superior, so we "select" it by pulling out the freed bit of cable while the chance exists. Then we continue jiggling through a second generation and so on. Often, we encounter local maxima during this process, where the tangle has decided to resolve itself into a knot. No amount of tugging and jiggling will free the cable now. Par for the course for EAs.


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It's "the end of an era" for Microsoft's Windows, Jim Zemlin, executive director, Linux Foundation told the New Orleans gathering of developers and vendors this morning. Web-based and cloud computing is exploding and making the shift to open source operating systems and software easier.
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One of the major pathways of apoptosis or programmed cell death seen in humans has been found in coral that dates to the Cambrian explosion. Steven D. Quistad from San Diego State University in San Diego, California and colleagues have proven that the tumor necrosis factor proteins that cause cell death are 550 million years old. The research was reported in the June 9, 2014, edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The coral species Acropora digitifera has been found to have more tumor necrosis factor proteins than any other organism including man. The researchers substituted human tumor necrosis factor proteins into coral and produced coral bleaching and cell death. Substitution of tumor necrosis factor proteins from coral into healthy human cells produced cell death.
The similarity in action of the same type of proteins from two very different organisms indicates that the tumor necrosis factor proteins have been evolutionarily conserved for at least half a billion years. Tumor necrosis factor proteins have been traced back to the earliest known arthropod species. It is unusual for a protein to have been preserved over such a vast period of time. The function of the protein also appears to have been preserved for the same time with minimal changes.
The research contradicts presently accepted theory that the complexity of life has steadily increased since the Cambrian explosion. This is the first evidence that a protein has been conserved in form and function for this period of time and probably as early as the Precambrian era. The multiple added forms of tumor necrosis factor proteins in coral may have a function in preventing cell death in humans.
The researchers do not express any opinion about the potential for human cells being a factor in coral bleaching and death. Diving around coral is a common human activity. Human cells with their tumor necrosis factor proteins are certainly lost around coral when people dive around coral. The fact that tumor necrosis factor proteins from humans produce cell death in coral could be a small factor in coral death.


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The second article by Peter Smith published in Quadrant Online exposes the hype around Green Jobs…Green jobs that simply don't and won't eventuate in this country.
Aussie Pete submitted a post involving 2 detailed articles that really needed separate treatment…..
So I have attempted to do so …sorry for the problems of continuity….. the editor
These two articles need to be read together as they both deal with the same issue from different perspectives.
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While Nickelback have been taking it on the chin an awful lot lately from all corners, the most centralized outpouring of Nickelbacklash in recent days has come from the smart alecky city of Detroit—specifically, its football fans, many of whom who want not to see the Canadian rockers play the halftime show at the Lions' Thanksgiving game against the Green Bay Packers. Of course, like so many kvetchers, these protesters failed to propose a reasonable alternative plan of action, a practical solution as to who should fill the void presumably to left by Nickelback if they were successfully ousted from the Lions' Turkey Day plans.
Enter Mayor Hawthorne. The Michigan-bred soul singer/writer/producer/do-everything-guy, born Andrew Mayer Cohen, took to Rolling Stone today to announce his plan to perform an alternative halftime show on the magazine's website, at the same time of Nickelback's nationally televised gig at Ford Field. "You want a halftime show and we're gonna give you one, right here from my parents' house in Michigan," the Mayor promised by video. "And my Dad's even gonna play bass, how about that?" (Governor Hawthorne? Cool.) Hawthorne elaborated further to the magazine about his setlist: "I'm gonna play a short medley of favorites and some songs especially for Detroit." ("Ain't Too Proud to Beg"? "Search and Destroy"? "Ass Like That"?)
Whatever Hawthorne ends up playing and however he sounds, you know what we're most looking forward to—the FOX Football crew's post-halftime-show debate about whose performance was better. "I gotta go with Nickelback, Curt," Jimmy Johnson'll say. "That Hawthorne fella was grand, just grand, but what was the deal with those glasses? And where was all the pyro? You play a halftime show, you gotta have some explosions, Curt, true now as it was back in my day. I'm going with them Canucks."


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I bought this dress for my fall wedding at Kleinflds in New York. Its the perfect dress if you are looking for something elegant and classic but also modern with a little bit of fun/playful character. Its made entirely of silk organza that is folded and layered across the bodice, then down the skirt; the layers lie flat at the front of the dress but criss/cross into strips of flowing silk at the back. iIts a really unique design and absolutely gorgeous on. I had SO many comments on the dress; I know this is common, but even I was surprised. I had never seen anything quite like it. its light as a feather and is 100% silk so it keeps you warm, but its weightless. it has some light corseting on the inside of the bodice to support the bust through the waist but it is quite comfortable and feels incredibly well made (Victoria Kyriakides trademark).
The strips of silk can be tied up unto a bow at the back for dancing, otherwise the train is about 3′. See photos and I can send some more if you like.
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2014 Alabama Softball
LSU at #5 Alabama
Mar 28, 2014 at Tuscaloosa, AL (Rhoads Stadium)
Score by Innings R H E
Alabama............. 002 025 - 9 10 0
Note: 1 out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.
Umpires - HP: Eric Mandley 1B: Ron Alexander 3B: David Erwin
Start: 6:35 Time: 2:06 Attendance: 2952
Weather: 64 degrees, clear
Corbello faced 5 batters in the 6th.
2014 Alabama Softball
LSU at #5 Alabama
Mar 28, 2014 at Tuscaloosa, AL (Rhoads Stadium)
LSU starters: 6/cf Andrews; 3/1b Simmons; 27/ss Bell; 2/dp Jaquish; 77/c Kloss;
26/rf Landry; 32/2b All. Falcon; 18/3b Wray; 23/lf Blades; 19/p Corbello;
Alabama starters: 8/cf McCleney; 18/rf Hawkins; 10/2b Hunt; 17/dp Spencer; 22/c
Fichtner; 24/1b Lafaele; 33/p Traina; 3/3b Grantham; 15/ss Hays; 12/lf Case;
LSU 1st - Andrews struck out swinging (2-2). Simmons
grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2). Bell struck out looking (2-2). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 1st - McCleney singled to pitcher, bunt
(0-2). McCleney stole second. Hawkins struck out swinging (1-2). Hunt flied
into double play ss to 2b (0-0); McCleney out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
LSU 2nd - Jaquish flied out to cf (3-2). Kloss
homered to left field, RBI (2-2). Landry struck out swinging (1-2). All. Falcon
struck out swinging (0-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 2nd - Spencer struck out swinging (1-2).
Fichtner singled to second base (1-2). Lafaele popped up to 1b (0-0). Traina
reached on a fielder's choice (1-2); Fichtner out at second 2b to ss. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
LSU 3rd - Wray grounded out to 2b (1-2). Blades
singled to shortstop (0-1). Andrews grounded out to 2b (1-1); Blades advanced
to second. Simmons popped up to 2b (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
Alabama 3rd - Grantham struck out swinging (1-2).
Hays hit by pitch (1-2). McCleney walked (3-0); Hays advanced to second.
Hawkins singled to first base (0-1); McCleney advanced to second; Hays advanced
to third. Hunt lined out to 3b (0-2). Spencer singled up the middle, advanced
to second on the throw, 2 RBI (0-2); Hawkins advanced to third; McCleney
scored; Hays scored. Fichtner grounded out to 2b (1-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
LSU 4th - Bell flied out to rf (2-1). Jaquish lined
out to cf (2-2). Kloss grounded out to ss (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 4th - Lafaele flied out to lf (0-0). Traina
walked (3-2). Case to lf for Traina. Traina to p for Case. Grantham walked
(3-2); Case advanced to second. Hays struck out looking (3-2). McCleney fouled
out to ss (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
LSU 5th - Traina to p for Case. Case to lf for
Traina. Landry singled to first base, bunt (0-0). All. Falcon struck out
swinging (1-2). Wray lined out to cf (0-0). Blades grounded out to ss (1-0).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Alabama 5th - Hawkins singled to center field (2-1).
Hawkins advanced to second on a wild pitch. Hunt struck out looking (3-2).
Spencer walked (3-1). Fichtner reached on a fielding error by ss (1-2); Spencer
advanced to second; Hawkins scored. Patterson pinch ran for Fichtner. Patterson
advanced to second on a wild pitch; Spencer advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Lafaele grounded out to ss (3-2). Traina hit by pitch (0-1). Grantham walked,
RBI (3-0); Traina advanced to second; Patterson advanced to third; Spencer
scored, unearned. Hays struck out swinging (3-2). 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error,
LSU 6th - Fichtner to c for Patterson. Andrews
singled to second base (0-0). Andrews stole second. Simmons flied out to cf
(3-2). Bell grounded out to p (1-2); Andrews advanced to third. Jaquish
grounded out to ss (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Alabama 6th - McCleney homered to center field, RBI
(2-0). Hawkins walked (3-1). Hunt homered to center field, 2 RBI (0-0); Hawkins
scored. Spencer homered to center field, RBI (1-1). Fichtner walked (3-2).
Selman to p for Corbello. Lafaele grounded out to c (2-1); Fichtner advanced to
second. Traina singled to shortstop (2-1); Fichtner advanced to third. Grantham
singled to right center, RBI (0-0); Traina advanced to second; Fichtner scored.
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.


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Love Bites: Biscuits from the Heart is a collection of dog treat recipes, fun dog related information and photos of favorite pets. Love Bites combines some of my favorite things dogs, trivia, photography and cooking.
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Outlaws Published December 09, 2007


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Ok so my DD is totally in love with having tea parties. Shes got a plastic set right now, but I really want to get her the "real" tea party sets for me and her to play with and then maybe her and her little girl :)
So this would be for Christmas, Heres the link on amazon, but zulily has it too for cheaper :))
Reasons why I like it.
1. Its 'old' looking, I love that it has a 'old' looking case for it too.
2. DD would love the fairies
3. Seems like quality is good
Reasons why i'm unsure:
1. Teapot comes in either 3.25" or 5", kinda small or no?
2. Worry about my DS breaking it, he just turned 3.


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