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CBCSports - Rejection is never easy. Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje are trying to overcome early season disappointment by revamping their free dance.
CBCSports - Rejection is never easy. Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje are trying to overcome early season disappointment by revamping their free dance.
I hope they will not change it a lot, I loved it! But I'm happy they're going to work on the middle part, because it was a bit meaningless, yes...
They beat Bobrova & Soloviev in the SD and didn't in the FD. That's why they would not be worrying so much about the SD.
My concern is instead of challenging for bronze - I still don't know why P and B are so well liked or marked - they are losing ground on P and B and are being threatened to be passed by B and S, C and L and I and K a reverse of fortune perhaps.
I think it is more the perception that they've lost their psychological momentum. It's always a problem the season after a breakthrough performance: how do you top it? And this program simply doesn't. I think Doris is right when she discussed elsewhere the problem with the program's music. It simply isn't as emotionally engaging as Je Suis Malade. And the program's theme seems more like an intellectual puzzle--oh yes, they are skating to a variation on the Pygmalion story--than an emotionally engaging one. And the choreography isn't as filled with "wow" moments--this team has some of the best lifts and holds I've ever seen in ice dancing, and there simply aren't any of those "how do they DO that" moments in the program. I hope they overhaul it because they're an exciting team to watch.
Oh no!!! I hate it when skaters "revamp" a program. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. I think all they need with this program is mileage. It's my favorite so far of all the ice dance teams this season - even V/M's program does not resonate with me as much. It's a shame they can't consult with Christopher Dean on this one - he is a master at this type of program. Oh well, I guess they know what they are doing. I just hope they don't change it too much. Maybe it is a lack of confidence thing. Who knows? All the best to them.
As for their free dance, W&P need to up the difficulty of their opening spin, which has received a Level 2 in both their Grand Prixes. That's an unnecessary loss of 2 points in base value. They also need to work on the synchronicity and speed of their twizzles. They could also work on upping the difficulty of their second step sequence to a Level 3 for 1.5 points extra.
I'm fine with them revamping the middle portion of their free dance as well. Just change some of the choreography so that their isn't too many simple hand-and-hand holds to up that transition mark.
Their biggest liability is the music. It is not engaging and it must be hard to feel any connection to it, not only for the audience but for W/P as well. Trying to fix this program is much like renovating a house. You can redo all the rooms, but you can't change the location.
I was hoping they had a chance at the bronze at Worlds this year. It is clear they are too far behind now they have none. I would be happy now with even 4th or 5th at Worlds, and setting themselves up to have a chance at the bronze next year perhaps.


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Some drivers complained that they were late getting to work Tuesday morning, as rush-hour traffic was slowed on Haleakala Highway while police traffic officers stopped oversized vehicles and ones with illegally tinted windows.
Thomas Russo, publisher of Maui Time Weekly, who had pulled up behind police vehicles and began using his cellphone to videotape a traffic stop, was arrested after police said he didn't comply with officers' instructions to stay a safe distance away.
"I was just doing my job," Russo said Tuesday afternoon, after he posted $3,000 bail to be released from the Wailuku Police Station. "I was arrested for reporting. All charges are ridiculous."
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Russo, 39, was charged with obstructing government operations, harassment and resisting arrest. He was scheduled to appear in court at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 27.
Police said the traffic enforcement was part of Operation Recon, which started Friday to focus on oversized vehicles and vehicles with illegal window tinting.
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Makawao resident Frederico Valdez said he arrived at his workplace in Kahului at 8:25 a.m., about a half-hour later than usual, because downhill traffic on Haleakala Highway was backed up near Haliimaile.
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Because officers were walking up to cars and directing drivers to pull over while there was a green light for downhill drivers, the usual flow of traffic was disrupted, he said.
Maui Police Department spokesman Lt. Wayne Ibarra said some drivers were slowing to observe the enforcement, contributing to the traffic delays. Drivers were traveling at the speed limit, Ibarra said.
Police said the operation was carried out in response to Letters to the Editor in The Maui News complaining about oversized vehicles and vehicles with illegal window tinting.
A check showed two letters published this month, one in April and three in February complaining about lifted vehicles or dark window tinting on vehicles.
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"As a matter of routine police traffic stop procedures designed for officer safety, the officers advised Russo to stay behind the police vehicles while they conducted a controlled traffic stop investigation," according to an MPD news release. "Russo refused to comply and continued approaching and videotaping the officers and the two occupants."
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Russo was arrested "after failing to comply with numerous requests from the officers to move back behind the police vehicles," police said.
As officers attempted to arrest Russo, he began to resist by pulling his arms away before he was taken into custody, police said.
Maui County spokesman Rod Antone said the mayor's office received one call asking about traffic on the highway Tuesday morning. He said police informed the Mayor's Office about the enforcement and "an arrest involving a member of the alternative media."
"Our police officers were responding," Antone said. "They're trying to be responsive to the concerns of the community that had written to The Maui News. We're glad that our officers are listening to the community."
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Taking their full measure, literally, Kentucky's Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory has offered up the fall exhibit "Baseball Hotties: Studs We Love," celebrating the boys of summer who make fans swoon – and featuring some of the greatest eye candy ever to grace the diamond.
To determine which players would be included, "We began with a poll of the visitors of Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory," executive director Anne Jewell tells PEOPLE. "There were only two players who showed up on everyone's hottie list: Ted Williams and Derek Jeter."
Adding on names took careful calculation. "We talked with women of all ages, researched other hot ballplayer lists, along with headlines and pictures from the 1800s to today," says Jewell.
And while she says "baseball has been blessed with a lot of good-looking guys, we couldn't fit them all into the exhibition." Instead, what is there is "a representative variety over time and a chance for fans to voice their own opinions."
As for what makes a baseball player hot, "For starters," says Jewell, "good looks and a great physique. Personality comes into play, along with charity work and overall charisma."
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CHESTER - Asked what it feels like to see the Taylor, Smith & Taylor pottery buildings gone and the site clean, Chester resident and business owner Mary Lawrence struggled for words for a minute on Wednesday.
"It feels wonderful. It feels like a Christmas present. It feels like progress." She hesitated, then repeated, "Yes, it feels like progress."
Many of her fellow residents, who gathered at the Chester Municipal Building on Wednesday, could have said the same thing. They were there to celebrate the demolition and reclamation of the TS&T site - a process begun nearly two years ago with a $5,000 grant that grew into $1.1 million.
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Jennifer Dotson and her children, Clay, 9, and Mallory, 7, look at artifacts recovered from the Taylor, Smith & Taylor pottery, whose demolition was celebrated on Wednesday at Chester Municipal Building. Dotson is the daughter-in-law of Chester City Councilman Mike Dotson, whose 3rd Ward includes the TS&T site. (Photo by Stephen Huba)
The event closed one chapter in the TS&T story - one that was 30 years in the making - and opens a new chapter in which officials hope to develop the eight-and-a-half-acre site for economic development purposes.
"This is a very marketable site," said Patrick Ford, executive director of the Business Development Corporation (BDC) of the Northern Panhandle, owner of the property.
On Tuesday, Ford showed the property to a business prospect from Europe - he couldn't give more details because of a non-disclosure agreement - who wants to build in Hancock County because of its proximity to drilling activity in the Marcellus and Utica shales.
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What follows is a timeline of the demolition of the Taylor, Smith & Taylor pottery site in Chester:
* January 2011-The Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center awards a $5,000 grant to form a community task force and develop a plan for reclamation of the TS&T site.
* February 2011-The task force begins work as the Rock Springs Riverfront Redevelopment Committee, made up of Chester City Council members, Chester residents and local business owners.
* June 2011-The Business Development Corporation (BDC) of the Northern Panhandle, the chief economic development authority for Hancock and Brooke counties, buys the eight-and-a-half-acre site from Dietz Enterprises for $135,000.
* October 2011-The task force holds a workshop with more than 50 participants to meet with BDC officials and discuss the future of the site.
* April 2012-The BDC receives a $500,000 loan from Hancock County commissioners and a $200,000 check from West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin for site cleanup work. Six Recycling of East Liverpool gets the contract for the demolition and begins work on April 23.
* June-The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awards the BDC $200,000 for the remediation of hazardous materials on the site, completing a funding package of $1.1 million.
* July-The TS&T smokestack is partially removed, reducing it in size from 135 to 50 feet. BDC officials say they will keep the smokestack and incorporate it into a future design plan.
* Oct. 15-Demolition of the seven, 70-foot silos begins.
* Nov. 1-Task force members get their first look at a preliminary design plan for the TS&T site-a plan that will be used to market the property for economic development purposes.
* Wednesday-The city of Chester holds a celebration to mark the completion of the TS&T site work.
"He was quite impressed with the (TS&T) site, actually," Ford said. "We're confident that we're going to see more of this. This is going to show up on people's radar."
Ford said the West Virginia Development Office soon will include TS&T on its inventory of state economic development sites so that it can be viewed by companies that search the Internet.
Ford spent much of Wednesday both giving and receiving congratulations for a project that many Chester residents thought would never get off the ground.
Among those sending their congratulations were West Virginia Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin. Among those attending Wednesday's celebration were West Virginia Auditor Glen B. Gainer III, West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie E. Tennant, and West Virginia Delegate Randy Swartzmiller, D-Hancock.
"I've been to a lot of groundbreakings over the years," Swartzmiller said. "It's kind of different to have such a big crowd to celebrate something that's gone. ... This is a big thing to us."
A source of local pride for decades, TS&T, after its closing by Anchor Hocking in 1981, became an embarrassment and an eyesore for the city of Chester. City leaders, including Mayor Ken Morris, labored in vain for years to get the attention of state government and find funding to raze the vacant, blighted site.
After a few false starts in 2008, the project gained traction in early 2011 when the Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center and the Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission used a $5,000 grant to support the city of Chester in its efforts to redevelop the site. Soon, a local task force known as the Rock Springs Riverfront Redevelopment Committee formed to oversee the effort.
In June 2011, the BDC bought the property from Dietz Enterprises for $135,000 and began raising funds to demolish the buildings, remediate the site of hazardous materials such as asbestos and prepare it for future development.
Lawrence, who served on the local task force, said the project was hard work but worth the effort.
"Every year, we were told we couldn't get it done. To know that we could, with a little bit of hard work, makes you feel so good," she said. Crossing the Jennings Randolph Bridge and seeing a clean site makes her feel even better.
"If I was a cheerleader and I had rhythm, I'd do a cheer," said Chester City Councilman Mike Dotson, whose 3rd Ward includes the TS&T site.
Among those Ford thanked on Wednesday was Six Recycling of East Liverpool, the general contractor for the demolition project, which "turned this into an archaeological find."
Historic TS&T products, including cups and plates from the once-popular Lu-Ray line of pastel dinnerware, were on display at Wednesday's event and will be donated to the Hancock County Museum and the city of Chester. Six Recycling workers unearthed them during the dig and set them aside for safekeeping.
"A number of these relics that were throwaways back in the day have become cherished items for us," Ford said.
Ford also thanked Arner Funeral Home, Jerry Chaney of Chaney Service Station and the Hancock County commissioners.


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Stetson University's volleyball and sand volleyball programs were well represented on the 2011-12 Atlantic Sun Conference Academic Honor Rolls, released Thursday.
The Hatters had four players named to the Conference honor roll. That list included a total of 406 student-athletes from around the league, 55 from Stetson. Those students were recognized for their sustained achievement over at least two years to go with a 3.4 or better GPA.
Stetson's representatives were sophomores Katie DiGirolamo and Ellen Hawks, as well as junior Alisha Hoffman from the court squad and senior Ashley Rutherford from the sand volleyball team.
"I am proud of each of those girls, and for both teams, for working hard in classroom and making good grades," Stetson coach Tim Loesch said. "This a very challenging academic school. One of our team goals was to get academic awards and get a 3.3 GPA or better for the two teams. It is very exciting, as a coach, to see them do that. They should be very proud of their accomplishments."
In addition to the four players on the Conference Honor Roll, seven members of the Hatters' court team and five from the sand squad were also named to the All-Academic team for posting a GPA of at least 3.0.
The members of the sand volleyball team to receive the honor were all freshmen: Julie Bassett, Claudia Kalin, Taylor Kennedy, Stephanie Marin and Maren Rygh.
The players from the court volleyball squad recognized were: freshmen Taylor Johnson, Morgan Pautsch, Taylor Story and Erika White, sophomore Kaley Melville, junior Madison Anderson and senior Samantha Freeman.
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Stetson was one of four league institutions to have had more than 70 percent of its student-athletes recognized for having a grade-point average of at least 3.0. Stetson had 139 of its 197 student-athletes who competed in the Atlantic Sun recognized.
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"It is important to recognize that this is a team effort, due to the commitment of the athletic administration, coaches and staff of our member institutions, who daily serve as the catalysts for such impressive development of our young people. Congratulations and thank you again to the institutions and to each student-athlete for providing such an outstanding representation of the Atlantic Sun Conference."


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The Hamburg Central School District's tax cap for next year is below 2 percent.
That means the district could raise the tax levy by about $574,000 with a simple majority vote, and if more money is needed, 60 percent of voters would have to approve a budget with an increase above the tax cap.
Administrators are in the early stages of budget development and have not yet determined a tax levy or tax rates. But calculations of next year's tax cap show that the levy could rise by 1.8 percent, or about $574,000, and stay within the cap, according to Finance Director Barbara S. Sporyz.
This is the second year that school districts will deal with a cap on the total amount of taxes to be collected. While it was touted as a 2 percent cap, it is based on a formula and varies by district.
If the district rolled over all its programs and staffing from this year to next year, spending would top $61 million and the tax levy would go up by 15.4 percent. Residents at a budget workshop late last year said 15.4 percent was too high, but some said they thought the district should override the cap by a little bit.
Increases in the usual items are affecting Hamburg, where about 70 percent of the budget is related to staff, such as salaries and benefits, Sporyz said. "We have made significant spending reductions over the last three years which have impacted program and staff," she said at last week's School Board meeting. The district is losing about $450,000 in state aid this year because the administrators and teachers could not agree on a teacher-evaluation plan. State aid for next year's budget again will be tied to the teacher-evaluation plan. That means Hamburg could lose another $2 million in state aid for next year if there is no teacher-evaluation plan in effect by Sept. 1.
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The Association for Asian Studies and the Social Science Research Council are pleased to announce the second jointly organized AAS/SSRC Dissertation Workshop, which will be held in conjunction with the AAS annual conference in San Diego in March, 2013. The workshop will be organized and led by David Szanton, and follow the same basic model used in previous AAS workshops.
Everywhere in Asia family relations, gender definitions and roles, and previously relatively stable inter-generational continuities are being contested and reconfigured in homes, schools, work places, national politics, and literary and cultural productions. Global forces such as urbanization, migration, expanded educational and employment opportunities as well as old and new media and information technologies are all challenging and expanding the boundaries of what is acceptably male and female, as well as previously tight relations between children and parents. While closely inter-related phenomena, there are also important variations by country, rural and urban locations, class, and within the various religious traditions of Asia. Stereotypic or "traditional" images of gender roles and generational hierarchies are being challenged and redefined with growing consequences for marriage, family, sexuality, property rights, community, and national politics.
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When Dexter Walters, 7-year-old science lover from the United Kingdom, wrote to NASA about his wish to travel to Mars one day, he didn't expect a response. But he got one.
NASA officials responded to his sweet and earnest handwritten letter, thrilling Walters and his mother, Katrina Anderson, Fast Company reports.
"I heard that you are sending two people to Mars and I would like to come, but I'm 7 so I can't," Dexter wrote in his letter. "I would like to come in the future. What do I need to do to become an astronaut?"
Dexter and his mother read about NASA's proposed one-way Mars missions on Reddit, Anderson said. When NASA wrote back, she posted the surprise letter from the U.S. space agency on the website for all to see, sparking more than 2,100 comments and an outpouring of support for the boy's interest in science.
"I ran into the room and said 'It's for me! It's for me!' " Dexter told Fast Company of the official package from NASA, which encouraged his interest in space and included pictures and materials to help him learn more about the Red Planet and space exploration.
"Just think – in a few years, you could be one of the pioneers that may help lead the world's activities for better understanding our earth and for exploring space," NASA officials wrote.
The letter, which mom and son read together, also sparked a discussion about the boy's future, Anderson said. "We sat and discussed whether a one-way trip to Mars would be a good idea, and he said he would definitely want to go."
Anderson is certainly supportive if a little hesitant. "I think in the future I will lose him to an American university," she says. "But that's not the end of the Earth. It's not Mars, is it?"
Dexter Walters, 7, Writes NASA About Mars Trip – and NASA Writes Back
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Big numbers such as the $60 million fine and vacating 111 wins from Joe Paterno stand out from Penn State's NCAA sanctions, and from a competitive standpoint, there's another number that jumps off the page.
That would be 65, which is the number of scholarships the Nittany Lion football team will be limited to for four seasons, from 2014-17.
It's tough enough trying to compete in the Big Ten with 85 scholarships, and Penn State figures to be at a big disadvantage in overall talent and depth having 20 fewer scholarships to offer than its opponents.
"Penn State now can't afford to miss on any of its player evaluations," said Sean Fitz of Lions247.com, who has extensive experience covering PSU recruiting. "Numbers are fairly tight at some positions as it is with the 85 scholarship limit, but the room for error with 20 fewer to hand out means that having a player be a bust could haunt depth at any given position for a few years.
"Every scholarship at the 85 limit is accounted for, but there is room for error. With 65, every scholarship is absolutely critical."
Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell told the Mirror on Sunday that if Penn State were to lose 20 scholarships a year, "You might as well give them the death penalty. That's more than crippling. That's a death blow."
There was some confusion about the scholarship sanctions early Monday because NCAA president Mark Emmert, in his news conference, initially said it would be a reduction of 10 scholarships a year for four years. Starting with the 2013 class, PSU can offer only 15 scholarships - or 10 fewer than typically allowed - per year for four years.
The bad news became much worse a little later when it was revealed that, starting in 2014, the Lions will have to cap their overall scholarship number at 65 per year.
By comparison, Division I-AA schools such as Delaware, Holy Cross and Appalachian State can offer 63 scholarships total.
Farrell could not be reached for comment Monday but addressed the scholarship reductions with this tweet: "Did #PennState just become #temple or is it more #Villanova?" - Villanova is a I-AA football school.
Penn State will not be able to offer 85 total scholarships or 25 a year until 2018. With such a limited number, coupled with the four-year bowl ban and possibility of the team struggling on the field for a number of years, the question becomes: How will the Lions be able to lure many, if any, top recruits during the sanction period?
Bill O'Brien has coached in the NFL, and he can use that as a recruiting tool, along with Penn State's great facilities and tradition. Whether that will work effectively or not won't be known for several years.
O'Brien's first challenge is convincing players who already have picked Penn State to stay true to those commitments, and he spent a lot of time Monday talking with recruits by phone.
Four-star Ohio cornerback Ross Douglas decommitted from Penn State shortly after the sanctions were announced Monday. That's a big loss for the program, which is hurting for depth in the secondary.
"There's 12 kids committed now, and I would say 10 of them are up in the air, and about seven of them are still saying, 'no comment,'" said Ryan Snyder, who covers PSU recruiting for BlueWhite Illustrated and was in contact with numerous recruits Monday.
The only two recruits Snyder believes are 100 percent committed to PSU are defensive end Garrett Sickels and offensive lineman Brendan Mahon, both four-star recruits.
Adam Breneman, the No. 1 tight end recruit in the country, sent a statement out to the media Monday that he's still committed to Penn State. Snyder, however, said he gets the sense that Breneman is keeping his options open.
"There's still a chance he could potentially look around if the right offers come in," Snyder said.
And what about the gem of the recruiting class, quarterback Christian Hackenberg?
"I do think Hackenberg will at least give Penn State a good shot at keeping him," Snyder said. "I think he wants to stay at Penn State. I don't really think he and his whole family have 100 percent thought this all out yet."
Hackenberg has said he would like to be able to play in a bowl game in his career, but he may not get that opportunity if he comes to Penn State.
One source told the Mirror that O'Brien is doing everything he can to keep Hackenberg and Breneman committed, since they are the "lynchpins" of the recruiting class.
If either or both of those top recruits decommit, it could start a chain reaction and lead to other top players spurning Penn State.
"I would say the majority of the class is still uncertain with what they want to do," Snyder said.


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Despite the warning to protesters, the junta offered a reprieve to the country's vital tourism industry. It lifted the military's curfew at three popular beach resorts – Phuket, Koh Samui and Pattaya – to ease the impact of the May 22 coup on tourists.
A midnight-to-4 a.m. curfew remained in effect for the rest of the country, including Bangkok, where the raised arm salute was unveiled over the weekend as an unofficial symbol of opposition to the coup.
"At this point we are monitoring the movement," Col. Weerachon Sukhondhapatipak, a spokesman for the junta, told The Associated Press. "If it is an obvious form of resistance, then we have to control it so it doesn't cause any disorder in the country."
Since staging its bloodless coup, the military has prohibited political gatherings of more than five people and tried to enforce a ban on criticism of the coup by closing politically affiliated television stations and blocking hundreds of websites.
On Sunday, authorities deployed nearly 6,000 soldiers and police in Bangkok to prevent planned protests against the coup. Amid the heavy security, creative forms of protest emerged. Some people wore masks as they walked through a central shopping district. Others joined small flash mobs, or stood alone, and flashed three fingers in the air.
Asked what the symbol meant, protesters have given varying explanations. Some say it stands for the French Revolution's trinity of values: liberty, equality, fraternity. Others say it means freedom, election and democracy. A photo montage circulating online paired a picture from the science fiction blockbuster The Hunger Games with a graphic of three fingers labeled, 1. No Coup, 2. Liberty, 3. Democracy.
In the movie series and the book trilogy it is based on, the salute is a symbol of rebellion against totalitarian rule and stands for: Thank you, Admiration and Goodbye to someone you love.
"We know it comes from the movie, and let's say it represents resistance against the authorities," Weerachon said, noting that if Thai authorities encounter the salute they will first ask protesters to stop.
"If a single individual raises three fingers in the air, we are not going to arrest him or her," he said. "But if it is a political gathering of five people or more, then we will have to take some action."
"If it persists, then we will have to make an arrest," he said.
Thailand has been calm since the army overthrew the nation's elected government on May 22, saying it had to restore order after seven months of demonstrations that had triggered sporadic violence and left the country's political rivals in a stalemate.
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The Holland, Mich., native continued her record-breaking season with a first-place finish on the 3-meter board, breaking her own school record with 316.20 points. VandePoel then placed first on the 1-meter, scoring 281.77 points.
The women's team will close out dual meet action by hosting Ohio on Saturday, Jan. 26, with the meet scheduled to begin at noon.
WVU Student-Athletes of the Week
Week 1: Christal Caldwell, Women's Basketball
Week 2: Haily VandePoel, Women's Swimming and Diving
This Week in Women's Basketball
The West Virginia women's basketball team will have two Big 12 home contests this week … WVU will open the week with a 7 p.m. tipoff with Texas Tech on Tuesday, Jan. 22 and will close out the week on Saturday, Jan. 26 with a 7 p.m. game with Iowa State … Tuesday's game will stream live online at WVUsports.com, while Saturday's game will be broadcast live on Root Sports.
Last Week in Women's Basketball
WVU went 1-1 last week with a 58-50 win over TCU at the WVU Coliseum, and a 76-58 loss at Baylor on Saturday … the scoring margin of 18 points was well under Baylor's season's average of defeating teams by 30.1 points and was the lowest scoring margin against the Lady Bears in all Big 12 games this season.
Notes & Quotes
Junior guard Christal Caldwell averages 15.2 points per game in Big 12 only games, the fifth-highest average for all Big 12 players … Caldwell is WVU's second-leading scorer in Big 12 play, behind fellow guard Taylor Palmer with 16.7 points per league game, and has led the Mountaineers in scoring for three consecutive games … this week, WVU will face Texas Tech on Tuesday for the first time in program history … the Mountaineers hold a 1-0 all-time series advantage with Iowa State, defeating the Cyclones 64-53 in the last outing on Nov. 27, 2010.
This Week in Track and Field
The West Virginia University track and field team will hit the road as the team travels to State College, Pa., for the PSU National Invitational on Jan. 25-26 … the meet will take place in the Ashenfelter III Indoor Track with field events starting at 10 a.m.
Last Week in Track and Field
The Mountaineers dominated their second indoor home meet of the 2013-13 season with eight first-place finishes at the WVU Invitational … WVU had one relay team take top honors, while also having five individuals place first in running events and two in the field events.
Notes & Quotes
At the WVU Invitational, senior Sydney Cummings led the way by posting the second best high jump score in program history with a leap of 1.76 meters … junior Chene Townsend took first place in the 60-meter dash with a season-best time of 7.77, while also placing second in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.71 … junior Sarah Martinelli once again led the group in the 800-meter run with a first-place finish and a time of 2:17.26, while junior Arielle Gaither and senior Hallie Portner followed closely behind in second and third place, respectively … three freshmen took top honors in the 500-meter run with Christa D'Egidio leading the way with a time of 1:17.35 … Alyssa Scherich placed second with a time of 1:18.36, while Peyton Hampson and junior Allison Tyree finished third and fourth, respectively … the Mountaineers also had first-place finishes from freshman Ashanti Bess in the 200-meter dash, senior Lauren Moskal in the 1,000-meter run, senior Alanna Pritts in the weight throw and the 4x400-meter relay team of D'Egidio, Hampson, Gaither and Tyree also took top honors.
This Week in Wrestling
WVU returns home for matches against Rutgers on Friday, Jan. 25, at 8 p.m., and Iowa State on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 3 p.m.
Last Week in Wrestling
The Mountaineers were defeated by No. 2 Oklahoma State, 36-3 and No. 14 Oklahoma, 25-14.
Notes & Quotes
In the match against the Cowboys, Nathan Pennesi was the lone WVU wrestler to score a win, as he defeated Julian Feikert, 6-0 … against the Sooners, the Mountaineers entered the heavyweight contest with the ability to earn an even split in terms of matches, but were defeated 6-4 in that category … Shane Young (125) gave WVU an early lead, but the Sooners used five bonus point wins to build a 22-3 lead … Bubba Scheffel, Lance Bryson and A.J. Vizcarrondo helped close the lead to 22-14, but it was too little, too late for the Mountaineers.
This Week in Swimming & Diving
The women's team will close out dual meet action by hosting Ohio on Saturday, Jan. 26 … the meet is scheduled to begin at noon … live results will be available on WVUsports.com.
Last Week in Swimming & Diving
Both teams fell to TCU in dual meet action last Friday … the women fell 160-140, while the men lost 160-131.
Notes & Quotes
Senior Rachael Burnett continued her impressive career into the Big 12 last Friday, beginning with a win in the 1,000 free with a time of 10:06.12 … she also won the 200 free and the 500 free, with times of 1:51.63, and 5:00.40, respectively … the meet started with the 200 medley relay and the women's team of Courtney Miller, Jenelle Zee, Julie Ogden and Jaimee Gillmore won the event with a time of 1:46.25 … for other members of the WVU women's squad, Zee won the 100 breast (1:05.33), with senior Breanna McCann placing second (1:06.92), McCann also placed second in the 200 breast (2:24.19) … senior Mandie Nugent won the 200 fly with a time of 2:03.08, and placed third in the 100 fly (58.34) behind Ogden who won the event with a time of 57.66 … for the men's swimmers, the Mountaineers swept the top three spots in the 200 free, with senior Hugh Simmonds winning the event with a time of 1:42.09, Ross Glegg and Nathan Cobbe followed close behind in second (1:42.26), and third (1:42.97), respectively … for the WVU divers, sophomore Haily VandePoel continued her impressive season with wins on both the 1-meter (281.77) and the 3-meter (316.20) … for the men, junior Richard Pokorny won both the 1-meter (306.82) and 3-meter (350.92) dives.
This Week in Rifle
The West Virginia University rifle team will have the next week off before traveling to the University of Kentucky to compete on Saturday, Feb. 2.
Last Week in Rifle
WVU rifle hosted No. 8 Nebraska on Jan. 19 … the Mountaineers out-shot their Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) foe in both guns, 4689-4661, winning air rifle, 2365-2352, and smallbore, 2324-2309 … the win improves the Mountaineers' all-time record against the Cornhuskers to 8-3.
Notes & Quotes
Sophomores Taylor Ciotola and Meelis Kiisk, and freshman Garrett Spurgeon contributed in both guns … senior Petra Zublasing and sophomore Maren Prediger counted in air rifle with junior Daniel Sojka, while sophomore Thomas Kyanko counted in smallbore … Zublasing finished first in air rifle with a 598 (99-100-99-100-100-100) score in her final career match at the WVU Rifle Range … Prediger finished second in air rifle with a 593 score … NU shooters earned third through fifth place finishes with Kiisk rounding out the top six with a score of 588 in air rifle … Kiisk won the smallbore competition with a score of 583 (198 prone, 192 standing, 193 kneeling) … teammates Sojka and Kyanko tied for second place with marks of 581 … Spurgeon and Ciotola tied for fifth place with scores of 579 … Kyanko and Spurgeon both shot school-record 200 prone scores … Kiisk, a Paide, Estonia, native, tied for first overall with NU shooter Janine Dutton with 1171 aggregate scores.
This Week in Women's Tennis
WVU takes on in-state rival Marshall at 1 p.m., at the Ridgeview Racquet Club.
Last Week in Women's Tennis
The Mountaineers fell in their season opener against No. 57 Ohio State, 6-1.
Notes & Quotes
Hailey Barret was the lone WVU player to score a win in singles play … Barrett defeated Fidan Manashirova, 6-4, 6-2 the win was the first of her career in a dual match … in doubles play, Audrey Wooland and Emily Mathis earned an 8-5 win, but it was not enough, as the Buckeyes earned the doubles point … three WVU freshman saw their first career dual match action.
"I was really excited to get our team on the court to compete in a dual meet because for a lot of them this was a new situation. We did some things that were positive, but we are still a young team. Despite what the score may indicate, we competed with Ohio State. Audrey (Wooland) nearly came away with a win against a ranked opponent in the No. 1 singles spot, so that is also encouraging." – Tina Samara
This Week in Gymnastics
The No. 22-ranked Mountaineers close out their three week season-opening road trip at No. 19 NC State on Friday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m., at Reynolds Coliseum, in Raleigh, N.C.
Last Week in Gymnastics
After starting the meet strong on floor and vault, the Mountaineers (2-2) were befuddled on uneven bars and beam, dropping their final team score to 192.125 and finishing third at No. 15 Utah in front of 14,917 fans at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City … the Utes finished first (196.95), while No. 23 Oregon State finished second (195.95) and No. 20 Southern Utah placed fourth (191.05) … the Mountaineers had their strongest showing on vault, scoring a 49.05 … the team also tallied 48.525 on floor, 47.4 on bars and 47.15 on beam … senior Alaska Richardson and freshman Jaida Lawrence had the team's best individual finish, as the duo scored 9.85 on vault and tied for fourth place … the score was a season best for both … Richardson also paced the team on floor and finished 10th overall with a 9.775 … after four falls on beam, sophomore Lia Salzano anchored the lineup with a ninth place, 9.8 routine … junior Hope Sloanhoffer paced the bars unit with a 9.725 score, good enough for 10th place … Sloanhoffer also was the team's top all-around performer with a 38.8 score.
Notes & Quotes
The Mountaineers dropped to 0-2 against Utah and 0-3 against OSU and improved to 4-1 against SUU … the meet was nearly a sellout, as Huntsman holds 15,000 … former East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) rivals, WVU owns a 24- 13 all-time record vs. the Wolfpack … the Mountaineers went 1-0 against NCSU last season, finishing first at the EAGL Championship with a 196.475 mark while the Wolfpack placed second with a 196.0 score … WVU last competed in Raleigh in 2011 and fell to NCSU, 194.55-194.475.


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I'm not going to argue the value of Datsyuk in regards to whether or not his jersey should be retired. The more interesting argument will be whether or not Datsyuk and Zetterberg are Hall of Famers in the end, and what the new definition of a Hall of Fame career is in the 21st century. Players don't put up the kind of obscene numbers as they did in the 80s, 90s, or early 2000s. The definition of what makes an elite player in the NHL has changed.
Assuming both players play to the extent of their ability until they can play no longer, lets say another 6 years or so, would we consider both Pavel and Hank Hall of Fame caliber? Neither will have lead the league in scoring. In all likelihood, neither will have lead to an incredible number of Cups as a primary player. In their time they will have been among, but never the best. On top of that, if Pavel leaves for the KHL after this contract, how does that effect his chances? We all recognize he is a once-in-a-lifetime talent as far as skill set goes, but how much is enough these days?
Are Datsyuk and Zetterberg's contributions to the sport in the end significant enough to get in when you consider players like Bure, Oates, and Mark Howe taking so long to get in, and players like Fedorov and Lindros still on the outside looking in?


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A person who tries to make good things happen, especially trying to create jobs or wealth, but does so in a fashion that is either without permission, illegal, or frowned upon by the authorities.
The guy who set up that guerrilla gardening project is a real Entreprovacateur.
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Special to the Mirror
PORTAGE - It may take 32 minutes to win a high school basketball game, but the Portage Lady Mustangs needed far less than that to show their dominance.
They did just that in the Art Burkett Memorial girls basketball tournament championship against Penn Cambria Saturday night in Portage's Len Chappell Gymnasium.
After taking a 19 point lead into halftime, the Mustangs finished off the Panthers by a 61-44 final.
Portage coach Lance Hudak wanted to set the tone early in his team's home gym by deploying a full-court press in the first quarter.
"It set the tone," Hudak said. "[Friday night] against Harmony, we went man the entire game and went back to a 2-3 at the end. We didn't show Penn Cambria our diamond press, back into our 1-3-1 at all last night for a purpose. So, tonight, we jumped out in it, and I think it affected them early."
But the stingy Portage defense was only half the battle for Penn Cambria in the first half. The Panthers also had to deal with a slew of 3-pointers from the Mustangs shooters, who drained six shots from beyond the arch in the first half alone, four of which came from junior guard Emily Chobany.
Chobany was named the tourney's MVP for her efforts.
"Coming into this season, we knew teams were going to try to zone us up and force us to beat them from the outside," said Hudak. "I don't know what changed from last year to this year, but we're knocking [the 3-pointers] down."
Chobany finished the evening with 26 points, 17 coming in the first half. She was followed by junior forward Olivia McCabe with 13 points, all but three of which came in the second half. McCabe and Chobany recorded 19 of Portage's 21 second-half points.
The biggest dagger for the Panthers, however, came in the second quarter, where they were outscored 21-7. It was that frame that built up a Mustang lead Penn Cambria would never threaten.
"We had to go to our bench because we were in foul trouble," said Panther coach Rodger Fair. "Our point guard and center were on the bench and we're not deep. It was a concern going into the year, and it showed there in the second quarter."
With 5-11 junior forward Tori Shingler out of the lineup for the Panthers, they had to rely heavily on the long ball. The Penn Cambria guards saw their early success from long distance wane over the course of the evening. Senior Bri Mulhurn scored 10 points in the first half, but was held to only two free-throws in the second half.
Once Portage built up its lead, the Mustangs put the game on cruise control, chewing through the fourth-quarter clock. Once time remaining dipped under four minutes, Portage used just under one minute on running only one possession, until a Penn Cambria foul allowed the Mustangs to continue milking the clock even longer.
The win gave Portage its second straight Art Burkett Memorial tournament championship.
PENN CAMBRIA (44): Capelli 0 0-0 0; Mulhern 5 4-6 16; Roberts 4 0-1 8; Krug 1 0-0 2; Vincent 1 3-4 5; Wheeler 2 9-9 13; Link 0 0-0 0; Stritmatter 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 13 16-20 44.
PORTAGE (61): Chobany 9 4-5 26; O. McCabe 6 1-2 13; Ramus 2 0-0 4; E. McCabe 1 1-2 3; Zatek 3 1-4 8; Jubina 0 0-0 0; Nolan 1 2-2 4; Wozniak 1 0-0 3; Baker 0 0-0 0; Crum 0 0-0 0. Totals -- 23 9-13 61.
Penn Cambria14 7 15 8 -- 44
Portage 19 21 13 8 -- 61
3-point goals: Penn Cambria 2 (Mulhern 2); Portage 6 (Chobany 4, Zatek 1, Wozniak 1).
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About a year ago, the Department of Justice identified a major heroin trafficking highway that runs directly between Williamsport and Philadelphia. Dealers would purchase the drug wholesale in Philadelphia and sell it in the Greater Williamsport area for twice the price, law enforcement officials say.
"Heroin coming into this area comes primarily from Newark, N.J., and Philadelphia," said Old Lycoming police Sgt. Christopher Kriner.
"They can purchase ... heroin in Philadelphia or Newark for $5 a packet. They can sell it in Williamsport for $10 or more."
In turn, Williamsport has become a wholesale distribution center for dealers who live in more rural parts of the state.
"Go to Lock Haven or Wellsboro and (a bag of heroin) is sold for upward of $25," Kriner said.
Heroin is sold in small glassanine "stamp bags" printed with words or phrases in an attempt to market a particular "brand" and create customer loyalty.
According to city police Capt. Michael Orwig, users in the city are often white, in their mid-20s. Maybe they've abused prescription opiates in the past with no long-term effect and have been lured into a false sense of security, he said.
"We see these kids who think they're invincible, that they can control their drug use. But heroin isn't a weekend party drug, it's a commitment. You can turn yourself into a junky after only one use," said Orwig.
Kriner agreed.
"Heroin is a dangerous drug. In my opinion, it's the most dangerous drug out there. It's a notoriously hard drug habit to break," Kriner said.
The high price of prescription opiate medication often leads addicts to try heroin, authorities say.
"I think one of the reasons why heroin is becoming such a huge problem is that more people are willing to try ... combating their prescription pain addiction with heroin," said
But the financial devastation of heroin addiction doesn't end with the addict. Heroin use often leads to a life of crime.
"The bottom line is, eventually if you're addicted, you end up robbing and stealing; doing what you have to do to get the money you need for drugs," said Montoursville Police Chief Jeff Gyurina.
Addicts also pose a threat to public safety. In the past year, police have seen heroin addicts overdose in public parks, grocery store and gas station bathrooms, and even while driving.
"I've talked to people who are addicted so badly that they can't wait until they get home. They're purchasing out on the street and shooting up as soon as they get back into their car, then driving high and nodding out," said South Williamsport Police Chief Robert Hetner.
"We've noticed a trend where people are either scoring or shooting up in business parking lots, restaurants, or inside their vehicles in public places," said South Williamsport police Sgt. James Taylor.
Even when authorities have identified an addict, their hands often are tied.
"In some cases, depending on what they have or don't have on them, we may only have a paraphernalia charge or possession of a controlled substance," said Hetner.


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I made it up one day, it is like a newb, but a cool alternate for the word.
stfu newbcakes
"Hey, guess what? you suck, newbcakes.."
"Hey, guess what? you suck, newbcakes.."
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when you kill an enemy with half a clip or more, while constantly firing untill their dead. burst shots do not count, reving up does not count or if enemy hits you once it also does not count and is easier to newb cake with a fast shooting weapon.
"i newb caked a guy with my mac11 so fast he didn't land one hit on me"
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Wannabe-pr0gamer variation of the word 'newb.' Used the same as 'newb'.
lolz ur newbcake.
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4 Easy Solutions To Problems We All Complain About
The Problem:
Imagine the most bullshit commercial any company has ever had the balls to air. No, wait, you don't have to imagine it, because it's this one from 5 Hour Energy:
Now imagine that they got so much backlash that they put out a followup commercial saying, "Hey, we just wanted to apologize for that verbal middle finger we gave you. The truth is that our energy drink -- and pretty much every energy drink on the entire planet -- is bad for you. There isn't a sane, credible doctor on Earth who would look you dead in the eyes and recommend our product without then laughing until he vomited blood. That's why we worded that boldfaced lie so specifically, in hopes that you were too stupid to pick up on it. Honestly? 5 Hour Energy gets you pretty amped. And yes, you do in fact get tired when the rush goes away. The truth is, if what you're looking for is a quick speed rush for a few hours, we've got you covered. If you're worried about your health, this ain't it. Because in no alternate dimension of existence is it healthy to drink these, and we're kind of assholes to have even considered that joke of a commercial."
How We Can Make It Happen:
Stop buying shit from companies that treat you like a fucking idiot. These people treat you like a moron because they're banking on the fact that you are. If you show them that you aren't, then by the very nature of their industry, they have to stop addressing you that way. Advertisements that decrease sales are scrapped so fast, you can hear the air collapse in on itself from the vacuum it leaves in its wake.
Look up at the hit counter of this article. Even if it's the biggest failure of any article I have ever written, imagine that many people writing a simple email to 5 Hour Energy (or any product from any company), telling them that they were so insulted by their commercial, it alone made them decide to not buy the product. That influx of feedback from offended customers would be a fucking PR nightmare.
"On behalf of 5 Hour Energy, you can eat my shit!"
Why We Won't:
It's easier to write a Facebook post saying, "Look at this dumbass commercial," than to write an email to the company, telling them that they insulted you out of a sale. It's easier to laugh at it than challenge it -- "Ha! How stupid do they think we are? Oh well, commercials will be commercials, I guess." And because of those reasons, those ads not only exist ... they thrive.
The marketing people hold up those tweets and status updates as a trophy. "Look how many people are talking about 5 Hour Energy! Hell, a columnist from Cracked even wrote a thing about it, and look how many people read it! We deserve a raise!" If our reaction to their bullshit is to just roll our eyes, they buy studio time to create more of the same.
"Your motivation is that you're lying in order to sell things. Aaaaand ... action."
We absolutely have a means of putting a stop to it, but we won't because it requires action. And most people hear that and think, "Eh, who cares? It's just a stupid commercial." Even though it was clearly designed as an attempt to blatantly trick people into thinking that doctors recommend adding it to their diet. Make no mistake, these commercials are still around because we let them stay around.
#1. It's Time to Take Out the Internet Trash
The Problem:
If you're one of those people who mistakenly think that "free speech" means that you can say whatever you want whenever you want, you are who I'm talking about. Feel free to stop right here, because you won't allow yourself to consider what I'm about to say.
Racist, harassing, violent, abusive comments are so common on the 'Net, it's become an accepted part of the landscape. The dog turd that you step over on your way to the mailbox. We make jokes about them or quietly roll our eyes when we see some dumb fuck trying to get noticed by making rape comments on videos of teenage girls doing literally anything at all -- or dropping the N-bomb on pretty much any video that features a black person. On a more outspoken day, most of us will offer a sarcastic "Stay classy, Internet" before moving on and forgetting about them.
How We Can Make It Happen:
I'm going to use YouTube as an example because it's a site we're all pretty familiar with. Start by bookmarking this page. That's the form they use to report abusive commenters. Personally, I open it in a separate tab, because at one point you'll need to put in the user's ID and the URL of the video where they can find the comment, so it just makes it that much easier to copy and paste. From there, just follow the directions -- it's pretty simple.
I'm not just picking on YouTube, mind you. No matter where you find these glass-eyed cliches, the idea is the same: report them. Because the truth of the matter is that there are far, far more of us than there are of them. And if we finally put our foot down and say, "OK, that's enough. It's time for you to get the fuck out of our house," they cannot possibly fight the tsunami that we can unleash by simply reporting them en masse.
"I am also a metaphor! Splaaaaash!"
Why We Won't:
Let's use the same YouTube example. Did you notice that nowhere in those instructions was the phrase, "Click the 'report abuse' button"? That's because they -- and most other large sites that I've seen -- make it ridiculously hard to full-on report someone for bannable offenses. For instance, to even get to that page I asked you to bookmark, you have to know specifically what you're looking for. In this case, it's a link buried at the bottom of the page, under all the content and comments, where you normally find the site's copyright info and disclaimers:
Aaahhh, of course. It all looks so obvious in retrospect.
Oh, and it's called "Safety." Because when I need to report someone for racist comments or verbal harassment, the first thing I think is "I need to get to the safety page." They might as well have called it "The Pussy Lounge." On top of that, if I hadn't mentioned opening it in another tab or window, how many of you would have just started the form, assuming that the site would actually offer you some help? Since, you know, you were going the extra mile to keep their fucking site free of bigotry and hate speech? Because they don't actually ask you for the user ID or the video URL until you're about 3/4 of the way through it. Meaning that if you didn't remember exactly what video you just came from (so you could open another window and find it again), you'd have to page back through the form until you got back to the video, and then restart the process from scratch.
Maybe that's what they're going for? To force people into giving up? It certainly appears that way. And from a certain standpoint, I can see why. If you have that many users, making a form that difficult would curb the amount of people who would be prone to hitting the "report abuse" button every time someone even slightly pissed them off. Going through that much bullshit with their "safety" form means that you feel really, really strongly about reporting them.
Damn. Dude must have been one massive douche to make you scale our report page.
But even if given an easy, functional means of flagging an abusive user, in many cases our ego won't let us do it because our immediate reaction is to fight back. Even though we know for a fact that exchanging insults with someone who is looking for a flame war never fucking works. It really is a shame that we won't weed out these fucking pukes, though. I think it would be kind of awesome to see that army in action.
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Proof86 Proof
ColorMedium Amber
NoseLight with deep vanilla and mint
TasteNotes of oak, brown sugar and caramel
FinishMedium to long
Evan Williams is a smooth, easy to drink Bourbon named after Evan Williams who, in 1783, opened Kentucky's first commercial distillery along the banks of the Ohio River. Many years and barrels later, we're still producing Bourbon with the same time-honored methods that Evan Williams did years ago.
Today, Evan Williams is the second largest selling Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey in the US and the world, distilled just a few blocks from the site where Evan himself built his distillery.
Evan Williams Black is 86 proof and aged far longer than we are required to by law. That proof and age leads to a Bourbon that we are proud of, made our way, and that is always rich, smooth, and full of character.
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Proof100 Proof
ColorBright Gold
NoseCaramel with hints of vanilla, oak & barley
TasteCitrus on top of vanilla & black pepper
FinishWarm, long & dry
Evan Williams White label is our signature 100 proof, Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon. To be labeled as Bottled-in-Bond," a spirit must be the product of one distillation season and one distiller at one distillery, bottled at 100 proof and aged for at least four years under U.S. government supervision.
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Proof86 Proof
ColorBrilliant honey
NoseOaky vanilla, sautéed butter & buttered sweet corn
TasteSemi-sweet, oaky & honeyed
FinishLean, off-dry & regal
Evan Williams 1783 is our signature, small batch Bourbon meaning that each batch is pulled from no more than 80 hand-selected barrels. It is extra-aged and uses the same sour mash process and traditional recipe made popular by our namesake. The result is a classic Bourbon- smooth rich, and worthy of the name.
Evan Williams earned the title "Kentucky's First Distiller" in 1783, when he began his distillery on the banks of the Ohio River. Today that pioneering heritage is honored in the crating of this special Bourbon. Evan Williams 1783 has earned the "Highest Recommendation" from Wine Enthusiast Magazine.
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Proof86 Proof
ColorDelicate amber gold
NoseDark caramel, sweet oak & charred wood
TasteLush & spicey; oak with honey, apple & orange notes
FinishLong, graceful and relaxed
Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage Bourbon is a five-time Whiskey of the Year award winner. Each year our Master Distiller selects barrels that meet his exacting standards. It's a bourbon that is vintage dated, meaning each bottle is marked with the vintage date it was put into oak, along with the year it was bottled and the exact serial number of the single barrel that the Bourbon was drawn from.
Careful handcrafting and many years in the barrel result in our most premium and decorated Bourbon.
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Proof70 Proof
ColorPale goldern straw
NoseSoft, citrus honey with Bourbon behind
TasteSweet honey and allspice with vanilla & a hint of smoke
FinishBourbon is evident with long, slightly spicey finish
This is the shot that's got everyone buzzing.
Meet Evan Williams Honey. This 70 Proof golden amber flavored Bourbon combines the smoothness of Evan Williams Straight Kentucky Bourbon with the sweetness of natural honey flavor. But more importantly, it tastes seriously good.
Honey is perfect for doing a round of shots with friends, simply chilled over ice or mixed with ginger ale, iced tea, or cola. It's smooth like Evan, but sweet like honey. So go on, give it a shot.
All Flavor. No Sting. That's how you get a party started.
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Proof70 Proof
ColorPale amber
NoseCherry and berry fruits, cinnamon spice
TastePlum and cherry sweetness, then caramel
FinishCherry pipe tobacco and marzipan
It is only right that we blend our smooth Bourbon with one of America's most iconic flavors.
Evan Williams Cherry combines classic cherry flavor with Kentucky Straight Bourbon to create a sweet, delicious blend that is full of maraschino cherry goodness. Enjoy it chilled over ice, mixed with cola, or as a shot when you're toasting with friends. It's a sure fire way to up your flavor game.
Smooth Bourbon with a cherry zing. Thats how we like our Cherries in Kentucky.
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Proof70 Proof, Cinnamon Infused
ColorLight copper
NoseSpicey cinnamon & melon notes
TasteSweet honeyed cinnamon building in spiciness
FinishWarming & delicate
Want to bring the heat to you next party? Don't worry, we've got you covered.
Say hello to Evan Williams Fire. This seriously good cinnamon infused Bourbon takes the term fire in your belly to a whole new level. It's got the hot cinnamon taste you love, with just the right amount of smooth Kentucky Bourbon blended in. 70 Proof with a light copper color, Fire brings the heat and keeps it going all night long.
Try it as a shot to get the party started, enjoy it on the rocks, or mix it with hard cider, cola, or Dr. Pepper®. Just make sure you can handle the heat.
All Heat. No Burn. It's finally ok to play with fire.
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Proof70 Proof
ColorGolden Amber
NoseFresh, sweet peach with Bourbon behind
TasteSweet peach with hints of honey & caramel
FinishBourbon is present, with a lasting, soft sweetness
What's better than kicking back on a sunny day with some Bourbon on ice? A glass of Bourbon that is full of southern Peach flavor.
Meet Evan Williams Peach. This 70 Proof golden amber flavored Bourbon is made with Kentucky Straight Bourbon and the sweet southern taste of Peach. Enjoy it on the rocks, mixed with iced tea, or as a chilled shot. Just make sure the sun is shining, you've got good company, and there's nowhere else you need to be.
No fuzz. All Flavor. Ripe for shooting.
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Proof30 Proof
NoseCrème brûlée and nutmeg
TasteCreamy with vanilla notes, Bourbon bread Pudding
FinishThick and creamy mouthfeel with sweet and smoky Bourbon notes
The holiday season is all about tradition, and at Evan Williams, our favorite is sharing our original Southern Egg Nog with you. It's our way of ringing in the holiday season right. Evan Williams Original Southern Egg Nog is made with smooth Evan Williams Bourbon and real dairy cream.
For a taste that is bound to get you into the spirit of the season, Evan Williams Egg Nog is traditionally served chilled, garnished with a dash of nutmeg. It's a holiday tradition you'll look forward to all year. We know we do.
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Proof34 Proof
ColorSlightly cloudy pale gold
NoseCinnamon, ripe fruit, & cotton candy. Warmed: Apples & graham crackers.
TasteSweet, soft apples with allspice. Warmed: Baked apples & nutmeg.
FinishShort, sweet, & mouth coating. Warmed: Longer with citrus & cobbler
Nothing says fall like Evan Williams Kentucky Cider. It's as American as apple pie, but better, since it's made with the all-American spirit, Kentucky Bourbon. Evan Williams Kentucky Cider is a seasonal blend of apple cider liqueur and Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. It is the original Bourbon-based apple cider that is made with extra-aged Evan Williams Bourbon.
Best enjoyed warm, look for Evan Williams Kentucky Cider in September. As the leaves begin to change color and you need a little something extra to stay warm on cool nights pour yourself a glass and enjoy.
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on January 10, 2013 - 9:07 PM
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The flu has arrived early.
Widespread influenza that has hit hard in places like Boston has also made its imprint on Western New York, with more reports of the flu about three or four weeks earlier than normal.
And those who are getting sick are staying out of work longer and fending off tougher symptoms.
"We're seeing a lot of ill people," said Dr. Gale Burstein, Erie County health commissioner. "The hospitals have reported to us that, of the people they've seen in the emergency departments, a higher proportion are requiring admission to the hospital than usual."
While the region is lagging behind the rest of the state when it comes to reports of emergency room visits for the flu, the message that doctors, health care leaders and hospitals were trying to spread Thursday was this: There's still time to get the flu vaccine.
"One of the things about this surge right now is that it's a bit earlier than usual because influenza can persist into April or even May," said Dr. Steven Lana, of Delaware Pediatrics. "We've got a long row ahead, potentially."
Like many doctor's offices across the region, Delaware Pediatrics has seen an influx of telephone calls and patient visits during the last two weeks, with more people reporting flu-like illnesses. After a particularly mild flu season last year, influenza is now widespread across the state and much of the country.
Last year, the state saw 4,404 lab-confirmed cases during the entire season. The number of positive lab results has skyrocketed to more than 19,000 since October, State Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav R. Shah told reporters Thursday. Those numbers represent only a small portion of the people who get the flu, since most patients with flu-like symptoms are not tested.
Burstein said that Erie County has seen more positive flu tests reported this year compared with previous years, as well as higher numbers earlier in the season starting about two weeks ago.
"Usually, it peaks at the end of January and February," Burstein said. "We're just about three or four weeks ahead of the game."
The region, however, is not experiencing the type of outbreak seen in Boston, where officials declared a public health emergency this week because of the flu, Burstein said.
With reports of flu on the rise, some area assisted-living facilities and other places that work with vulnerable patients are limiting visitors and taking other precautions.
"Everybody's radar is up right now," said Barbara Tschamler, executive director of communications for ElderWood Senior Care. "Not every facility is asking visitors to limit their visits. Some are, but it really is for the benefit of the residents."
Local emergency rooms also have been busy in recent weeks – but not all of those visits have been for the flu. Other upper respiratory illnesses and seasonal sicknesses are having an impact.
Dr. Brian D'Arcy, senior vice president of medical affairs for Catholic Health System, said the hospital system has seen an increase in the number of patients coming to emergency departments with flu-like symptoms. Overall volume of people coming to emergency departments also is up.
"It's definitely placing a burden on the emergency departments," D'Arcy said. "There's no doubt about that."
For example, he said, the emergency room at Sisters Hospital in Buffalo has seen between 130 and 155 patients per day during the last two weeks, compared with a typical average of 107 patients per day.
Michael Hughes, spokesman for Kaleida Health, said emergency rooms at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Buffalo General Medical Center and Women & Children's Hospital have been "seasonal busy" but it's not all related to the flu.
"Right now, it's lower on the flu side and higher on the upper respiratory side, things like bronchitis and emphysema, things like that," Hughes said.
Burstein, the county health commissioner, said the flu vaccine this year is a "good match" to strains prevalent in the community. Two new strains circulating in the community, she said, mean a flu shot from last year is not going to help.
"This year, the influenza strains are pretty much new strains that people don't have any type of protection against unless they've received the flu immunization," Burstein said.
Burstein recommends that anybody older than 6 months old get a flu vaccine, especially young toddlers and older patients, as well as pregnant women and people with medical conditions.
A flu shot is not absolute protection against getting influenza. Doctors also stress simple precautions to prevent spreading illness, including frequent hand-washing and covering your mouth with a tissue or arm during a sneeze or cough, rather than with your hand.
Flu symptoms include fever, cough, stuffy nose, body aches, headaches and fatigue. Burstein urged those who do experience flu-like symptoms to contact their health care provider to see if they should be evaluated. Most, but not all, people who get the flu will not need anti-viral treatments and can "self-manage" at home, she said.
"People who are infected with influenza should really have the expectation that it's going to take a good week for them to feel better," Burstein said. "So if you think that you have the flu and you're not better the next day, that's not a surprise. If you're better the next day, then you probably don't have influenza."
Tom Precious of the News Albany Bureau contributed to this report.
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