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The first issue on Rylands' list was to identify a "sense of community." Some examples of other towns that have done this are Leavenworth, Wash., located in the central Cascade Mountains which calls itself "Bavaria"; Beckley's (W.Va.) proposed "Coal Camp" section of downtown; and Jerome, Ariz., a copper mine boom town that calls itself "America's Most Vertical City" and "The Largest Ghost Town in America."
I agree with Rylands. I think that we should have a catch phrase for our town, too. Elkins might be called, for example, "The Western Gateway to Central Appalachia" or something that identifies us with one of the most beautiful and varied chain of mountains in the world. We might have a contest in our local schools as a way of finding an appropriate "title" for our town. We need something that will "stick in the minds" of those that visit us to take home with them that will serve as a memory jog of where they have been.
He suggested tying the bike trail to the downtown area and building amenities for bike riders throughout town. (If the cost of gasoline keeps going up — and it surely will — the implementation of this suggestion might be one that we'll all be using sooner than we think.) Along with this, he advocates amending laws to enhance pedestrian/bike safety, and the enhancement of crosswalks with in-street signs and outline highlights.
Along that vein of thought, here's a wish of mine that will bring "huffs and puffs" from our city fathers; those who know they have all the right answers but are never seen sharing their wisdom at idea sharing forums: let's get rid of all the traffic lights on Davis Avenue in the downtown area proper. I had the opportunity to visit Niagara-on-the-Lake in Canada last fall and was amazed at how orderly their traffic was. The only traffic light in use on this mile-plus-long Main Street was one flashing red and amber — amber for main street traffic and red for traffic entering the main street.
This little town lies along the west bank of the Niagara River where it empties into Lake Ontario and is a major tourist destination nearly year round. Other than this one intersection, the traffic is controlled entirely by four-way stop signs.
We don't have to go that far away, however, to witness the effectiveness of four-way stop signs.
South Charleston has only one traffic signal in its historic downtown business district. Shepherdstown took down its traffic lights and replaced them with four-way stop signs, providing a higher degree of safety for pedestrians. Requiring all traffic in high pedestrian traffic areas to come to a full stop provides a much safer environment for pedestrians than traffic lights ever have.
Now if you think that statement is contrary to fact, take a few minutes sometime soon, if you haven't already, and watch how drivers react to traffic lights as opposed to stop signs. If a driver is anywhere from 75 feet to 75 yards from a traffic light when it turns amber, the driver will accelerate in an effort to get through it before it turns red — and even run the red light. You will never see a driver accelerating to run a stop sign.
Think about this, too. There are many efforts being initiated among historians to maintain the historical heritage of our downtown. How many traffic lights were on Davis Avenue (or anywhere else for that matter) when the town was laid out by Henry Gassaway Davis, Stephen B. Elkins and their cronies? (Yeah, I know, times change — the horse-and-buggy days are gone.) I contend that downtown Elkins would be much safer for all concerned if traffic signals are replaced with four-way stop signs.
The fear factor of running a stop sign without incident is far greater than that of running an amber or red light a few seconds after it has changed color. It would also save taxpayers $450,000 that the state is shoving down the city's throat to replace the Darby lights that the Elkins Historic Landmarks Commission worked so hard to preserve.
Rylands also advocates a historic plaque program that would enable visitors to conduct self-guided tours of the downtown area during down time between their arrival, shows at the American Mountain Theater or the Old Brick Playhouse, and train rides. To facilitate this program, he suggests that a system be established that will enable visitors to know how much time they have between scheduled activities. This program would also include a map of what the downtown has to offer.
Also contained in Rylands' list of ideas was that if the enhancement/revitalization of downtown Elkins relies on the addition/expansion of entrepreneurial/family retail businesses, tax and fee schedules should reflect it. He suggests reviewing the B&O tax structure to allow exemptions on the first $500,000 of retail sales, appoint an individual within city government to act as a conduit for small businesses, and discuss changes in the zoning code to encourage continuity in storefronts and building design.
"Communities fall into three categories," Rylands said, "those that never take risks, those that take risks only when forced to do so, and those that take calculated risks when all is well, because they have an eye to the future — those that take responsibility for their destiny. Don't think staying with the status quo has no risks. Although comforting and familiar, that can lead to stagnation and isolation. The more options that are on the table, the better your decisions will be. Proactive is about attitude and outlook — ready for action with wisdom in preparing for that action. Hopefully with effective leadership, groups that are broad based, open minded and willing to work together toward our community's best interests, we will be successful in accomplishing our goals."
Rylands continued, "If a visitor can come into our community and interact with shop keepers, restaurant staff, hotel/motel staff, visitor information attendants and city officials, and come away saying their interaction was positive and everyone seemed to be working toward the common goals and best interest of their community, then that community is on the right track."
In conclusion, Rylands said, "A healthy community is one where people are not just out for themselves and they are not just working on their individual or organization's pursuits, but one where they understand their relationship and responsibility to the 'community as a whole.' This is what visitors see. Ultimately, Elkins will be defined by others based on how well we enhance the unique characteristics of our community and upon the level of economic vitality and diversity of our downtown, small-business community."
Rylands, I couldn't agree with you more.
Rotarian Merllene Yorkey introduced two prospective new members to Rotary at the weekly luncheon on Monday — Robert "Robbie" Morris Jr. and Elizabeth "Tate" Nestor-Summerfield. Morris is president of Elkins Business Consultants Inc. and Nestor-Summerfield is manager of Tygart Valley Distributing.
Rotarian Roy Stalnaker also introduced Palmer Clark as a prospective new member. Clark, a retired minister, is married to Josephine Clark, owner of Advance Realty.
The guest speaker at Monday's luncheon was Rosemary Wagner, executive director of Region VII Development and Planning Council, who updated attendees of past successes and projects in progress. Region VII, including Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Randolph, Tucker and Upshur counties, is one of 11 agencies covering the state, providing for the formulation and execution of objectives and policies necessary for orderly growth and development in the region as a whole.


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You had me at "man log". Looks great!!!
Man Log Recipe
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There are probably some other good primal recipes on there, although it's not a primal site.
You had me at "man log". Looks great!!!
Great recipes, indeed! Thanks
Ooh, that looks like a mini bacon explosion! I wonder if leaving the sausage intact would make it easier to roll?
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I'm in California and have found several places that end up being about 3.50-5.00 per pound (grassfed) but they were sold out through 2009... would take orders in Jan 2010, but the beef wouldn't be ready till June or July. I didn't want to wait that long.
I found another farmer through a "guy who knows a guy" situation, who has grassfed cows and he's going to sell for 5.00 a pound but we had to find people to split up the cow ourselves, because he doesn't have a waiting list of people who want halves, quarters, etc.
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Game 88, Mariners at White Sox
Taijuan Walker vs. Hector Noesi, 11:10am
This isn't the first time the M's have faced Noesi, and it's not the first time they've seen him since enthusiastically cutting him back in April. Still, this is his first start against his former team/enabler, and it's M's fans first chance to see him since he hooked up with pitching coach/reclamation guru Don Cooper. Many of you will remember that it took Cooper something like 25 minutes to turn Matt Thornton from homer-prone, fungible M's reliever into one of the premier left-handed relievers in baseball. Could the same thing happen again?
If it does, it's obviously going to take longer than it did with Thornton. Noesi's improved a bit with the Sox, but that's regression for you: he had nowhere to go but up. He's still yielding too many HRs for a guy with his stuff, and while his K rate's gone up, he's both too hittable and too wild for that to matter too much. When the M's acquired him, he looked to have the makings of a formidable sinker; even if he didn't strike many out, the sinker should've allowed him to get grounders and avoid 0-2 HRs. Instead, he's become an extreme fly ball guy, and his "sinker" now gets fewer grounders per ball in play than his four-seam fastball. The root of Noesi's problems has always been the fastball. Batters have hit a remarkable 25 HRs off of his four-seamer in his career, including seven in two-strike counts. Coupled with that below-average sinker, and Noesi's simply not able to get to his breaking stuff. He's experimented with a cutter this season, and there may be something salvageable in his change-up, but for them to play, Noesi needs to spot his fastball far better than he has.
Cooper's done some amazing work in the past, but his record isn't exactly perfect. The fix with Thornton was a mechanical one, and that doesn't appear to be Noesi's problem. For whatever reason, Noesi likes to pitch up in the zone, but he hasn't had the command to either get whiffs or avoid mistakes while doing so. That's something Cooper could help with, but it's probably not exactly news to Noesi.
Taijuan Walker makes his second start of the year for the M's. He's still throwing 95, still has the good slow curve, but he pitched a bit differently in his first start than he did last season. The story of 2013 was the development of Walker's cutter, a hard (91mph) pitch with slider-like horizontal movement. Some scouts who saw it raved about it, while I never saw it when it was "on." In any event, he threw very few (if any) against the Astros – the pitches coded as "cutters" came in with horizontal movement almost identical to his four-seamer. Maybe he saw that and ditched it in favor of his splitter/change, or maybe the M's are making a conscious decision to have him go with the splitter against lefties instead. We'll learn more today.
1: Chavez, CF
2: Saunders, RF
3: Cano, 2B
4: Hart, DH
5: Seager, 3B
6: Morrison, 1B
7: Buck, C
8: Ackley, LF
9: Miller, SS
SP: Walker
The M's have moved Felix's next start to Friday, so he'll face Oakland instead of Minnesota, and potentially lining him up to start against Jeff Samardzija. No word yet on who'll actually start that Thursday game in Minnesota.
Starting today in the M's system are Erasmo Ramirez, Victor Sanchez, and Lukas Schiraldi.
62 Responses to "Game 88, Mariners at White Sox"
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 11:20 am
Lloyd loves him some Endy.
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 11:25 am
A less old center fielder would probably have turned that into a routine out.
Microsoft Zunino on
July 6th, 2014 11:26 am
I worked with a White Sox scout briefly a few years ago. They're supremely confident in Cooper's ability to get every last ounce of talent out of pitchers, and love finding "buy low sell high" guys. So all the "Dayan Viciedo for Brandon Maurer" rumors these past few days scared the bejeezus out of me. Thankfully, it sounds like the M's are pouring some water on them.
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 11:28 am
One would hope the Mariners have learned their lesson regarding mediocre one-dimensional players like Viciedo, but I'll have to see them NOT make these sorts of stupid moves for a while before I'm convinced.
And what's up with Taijuan today?
californiamariner on
July 6th, 2014 11:30 am
Taijuan is all over the place.
lokiforever on
July 6th, 2014 11:32 am
I'm prepared for Noesi to have his best start in the bigs today.
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 11:35 am
Robinson Cano has never gotten a hit off of Hector Noesi.
Seattleguy527 on
July 6th, 2014 11:47 am
Do you expect/want Chavez to not play at all, Westside? I only ask because he didn't play in the first two games when the Sox threw out lefties — and he SHOULDN'T have because he's horrendous against lefties. But given our limited options in the outfield and the fact that he's done well against righties, I'm not sure who else should be playing in those situations?
As long as Lloyd doesn't play him against lefties I think he's using him the right way. Also, I would rather see him in left and let Ackley never see the field again, but that may just be me.
Paul B on
July 6th, 2014 11:55 am
I would rather see Endy in center than WFB.
Yeah, Jones is on the bench today.
Against Noesi, why did the Mariners decide to swing at evetything?
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 11:57 am
Seattleguy, I wouldn't have him leading off, and I wouldn't have him in center since he no longer has any range. Saunders is not a great center fielder but he can at least get to the balls most center fielders are expected to catch.
But given the roster I figure Endy has to play. I just think it's silly for Lloyd to continue treating him as if he was still his 27 year old self rather than the 37 year old person he actually is.
(Let's see if that can reverse jinx him)
Seattleguy527 on
July 6th, 2014 12:01 pm
Paul B,
I don't think anyone wants to see WFB in center. I would rather see Endy, Jones and Saunders as the regular outfield. That's a below average outfield, but given how bad our outfield options are it's probably the best we can do for now.
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 12:03 pm
If Hart weren't so fragile he could platoon in left with Endy. But that's probably not a great idea given his health issues.
I'm not sure that's a below average OF, Seattleguy, at least defensively.
Seattleguy527 on
July 6th, 2014 12:06 pm
Agreed, Westside. I think his OBP is too low to hit leadoff and you're right, his range is definitely lacking. Saunders is a much better option at CF but I don't know if anyone else on the roster has the arm to play RF. As everyone was saying yesterday, I think the ultimate answer is that they need to bring in another outfielder (please excuse the obvious comment of the century, there).
It's probably not below average defensively, but I was meaning overall. Endy isn't a great offensive player and to be honest, I'm still skeptical about Jones. And although Saunders has hit well this year, over his career his value has definitely been with the glove. I hope as much as anyone that Saunders has turned the corner offensively, but I think it's too early to assume that.
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 12:08 pm
I must admit I don't have a sense for how good or bad Endy's arm is, so I've assumed he's average (if people don't comment on it then I figure it's middle of the road).
Does he have a weak arm?
Seattleguy527 on
July 6th, 2014 12:12 pm
I'm pretty sure Endy has a noodle for an arm. It's funny you bring up arms because the announcers always rave about what a great arm Jones has, but I've yet to see that.
msfanmike on
July 6th, 2014 12:17 pm
Endy has a pretty good arm … Even at his age. Not a RF "gun" … But he has a major league average outfield arm from what I can see. Only seen him twice in person, though. I think his arm is more than adequate for CF or LF and he has real good fundamentals for his set up and release.
He has lost a step plus, though.
msfanmike on
July 6th, 2014 12:19 pm
Now Ackley … He has a noodle arm. Maybe a half-noodle for a major league outfielder.
Seattleguy527 on
July 6th, 2014 12:19 pm
Really? I didn't realize he had a good arm. But then again I think I was going more off of a hunch than actually seeing it in person, which was probably not the wisest of decisions on my part.
msfanmike on
July 6th, 2014 12:21 pm
This teams offense has me commenting on the strength of Endy's arm.
I need a new hobby.
Seattleguy527 on
July 6th, 2014 12:27 pm
I'm conflicted about Walker — my expectations of him are pretty much through the roof, yet watching him pitch is maddening. I realize part of it is probably just rust, but oh man.
Eastside Suds on
July 6th, 2014 12:30 pm
Seattle….you must not watch every game as I have. James has been more than solid this season given that he is only a 25 year old rookie. .280 hitter so far and would be the leading run scorer if not for the Almonte experiment gone wrong. Couple that with leading the team in SB's along with being thrown out ONCE. And, yes he has a cannon for an arm which he has shown off several times in the past three weeks. This kid is the real deal.
Eastside Suds on
July 6th, 2014 12:32 pm
Now…."noodle arm"? Look it up and you get a picture of Raul Ibanez!!
bookbook on
July 6th, 2014 12:33 pm
Walker's a rookie. Remember, it took Felix about three years to really take control of his domain.
He's clearly not in great control today, but he's muddling through thus far.
Eastside Suds on
July 6th, 2014 12:35 pm
Walker has been shitty today. No fastball command at all and he is a Buck misplay away from throwing a shutout so far. Of course, with his pitch count, he will only throw five today. Still…..he has good enough stuff to do what he is doing today. As BookBook says….he is muddling. Good pitchers sometimes "muddle"
Eastside Suds on
July 6th, 2014 12:37 pm
Westy…I figured this could happen today….but Noesi??? C'mon man!
bookbook on
July 6th, 2014 12:41 pm
Dear Mariners. Bunting doesn't work for you (as well as not bunting).
The Obvious
Seattleguy527 on
July 6th, 2014 12:44 pm
I definitely haven't watched every game this year, so you may have a better idea than I do about Jones. From what I've seen he's put up pretty good numbers thus far, but the sample size is far too small to make any kind of definitive conclusion as to whether he'll keep it up. I said I'm skeptical because there are times when he just looks overmatched at the plate. As you said he's just a rookie so in no way am I trying to predict what kind of career he'll have, I'm only saying I wouldn't be surprised to see his numbers drop as teams figure out how to pitch him.
As for the arm — yeah, I dunno. Maybe I'm putting too much weight on the bad throws. But I distinctly remember the Astros testing him a few times and he didn't look good. On one play, a guy tagged from 2nd and moved to 3rd on a ball that was hit to shallow right center. I actually looked away when he made the catch because I assumed they wouldn't try to tag. The throw was a one-hopper to third that was off-line. Then the next batter hit a fly ball to medium straightaway center and the runner tagged and scored easily because the ball was one-hopped (not bad considering the distance), and was also about 12 feet offline to the right.
But again, I haven't seen every game so I guess you've seen more of him than I have.
msfanmike on
July 6th, 2014 12:46 pm
Walker is all of 21 years old … And it's hard for any super hyped prospect to live up to inflated expectations.
I think he will be fine, though. He's 21.
But he needs a lot of polish. Paxton is much more polished … And three years older.
Eastside Suds on
July 6th, 2014 12:49 pm
He certainly doesn't want to face Sale again, but few lefties do. Even with the small sample size, the thing that supports future success for me is that he already knows how to hit to all fields. A huge advantage for any hitter, young or old. And, you can't coach speed.
msfanmike on
July 6th, 2014 12:53 pm
Jones has a cannon for an arm, but I remember those throws against the Astros, too. His throws had a left-handed tail to them. Like a fade for a golfer. He cranked it up to 95 mph as an amateur pitching prospect – if that helps to paint a better picture of arm strength. Accuracy may be a different matter, though.
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 12:56 pm
Jones has absolutely no power – that's probably his biggest drawback. His ISO is lower than Brendan Ryan's was as a Mariner.
The announcers talk about his arm because of the singe "threw the ball over the left field wall from home plate" story. I don't recall seeing him do anything special from the outfield, but I have missed a number of games this past month. My bias is that Saunders has the best arm in the org, but even his falls in the good-not-great category since he doesn't have the consistent pinpoint accuracy of, say, Ichiro.
Mike may correct me on any of these points, though.
Eastside Suds on
July 6th, 2014 12:56 pm
Yeah Mike. Strength of arm is a different metric than strength of throw. He will get better with experience, but the kid has a major league plus arm. No doubt about that. And did I mention his speed?
msfanmike on
July 6th, 2014 12:59 pm
Hart just let Noesi off the hook by swinging at too many shitty pitches.
Hector Noesi. It's fucking Hector Noesi, guys.
Eastside Suds on
July 6th, 2014 12:59 pm
And Mike, I like to call them fades too, especially on the course. "Slice" is such a negative term. I prefer to be positive. LOL
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 1:01 pm
On the golf course, I have what my dad referred to as a "duck hook". I've never seen a throw that could match the path.
Seattleguy527 on
July 6th, 2014 1:01 pm
Fair enough. If you guys all say he has a plus arm, that's good enough for me. I was only going off of what I've seen, but as I said, I haven't seen every game.
In other news… Hector Noesi. This is the stuff ulcers are made of.
Eastside Suds on
July 6th, 2014 1:04 pm
djw on
July 6th, 2014 1:05 pm
Jones strikes me as, best case scenario, roughly what Endy Chavez was before he was rendered a useless shell of his former self by age and injury. He makes enough contract to hit for a decent average, but with few power and walks. He'll make it work with + defense at a premium position (although the cannon-arm won't be of much actual value because of accuracy issues, although that is one aspect of his game where improvement is possible). He's someone you can potentially live with as a starter, but on a really well-constructed team he'd be a 4th OF.
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 1:09 pm
Djw, I'd have ended that first sentence with "… by age and Yunieski Betancourt".
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 1:24 pm
Let's see if Lloyd pinch-hits WFB for Saunders here.
djw on
July 6th, 2014 1:25 pm
Amended. Although he was still had enough in the tank to be a useful piece for the Rangers in 2011, with a bit of BABIP luck.
The notion that he should have any significant role on an MLB team now, though, is absurd. He's had roughly a full season's worth of playing time in the majors since 2012 and he's produced something like -2.7 WAR. And even if he managed to go back in time five years, his usefulness to the M's would be very limited given the extent to which he duplicates what Jones has to offer.
djw on
July 6th, 2014 1:28 pm
I've haven't been watching this game, but just following on gamecast. If GC is correct, it would appear that Noesi is doing this to us while getting squeezed by the home plate ump, which, if accurate, adds to the WTF factor here. Does it appear that way to the naked eye?
Section329 on
July 6th, 2014 1:28 pm
5 hits against Noesi? Aargh.
Anyone else worried that Jack Z will trade Walker+ for Price?
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 1:29 pm
Bases loaded for Cano!
Eastside Suds on
July 6th, 2014 1:30 pm
Eastside Suds on
July 6th, 2014 1:31 pm
DJW….that was the most strikes I have ever seen Noesi throw.
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 1:33 pm
Djw, I'm only half-watching the game… but it's seemed to me that the Mariners were to some degree doing it to themselves. But Noesi definitely appeared to be pitching pretty well.
Eastside Suds on
July 6th, 2014 1:36 pm
Yes….many of those strikes were bad swings by the M's
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 1:37 pm
Mauer may have discovered his niche.
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 1:41 pm
Nice catch by Eaton there. Unfortunately.
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 1:47 pm
Nice catch by Cano there. Fortunately.
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 1:50 pm
Huh. I was looking at Adam Dunn's FanGraphs page – he appears to be having a very Adam Dunn sort of season. Only a .225 average with a 31% K rate, but a .366 OBP and a wRC+ of 120.
lokiforever on
July 6th, 2014 1:51 pm
It's a little too sunny out there.
How did Noesi Do? "</end snark/"
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 1:53 pm
I'd dope-slap you if you were nearby, lokiforever.
juneau_fan on
July 6th, 2014 1:54 pm
Last chance, boys.
juneau_fan on
July 6th, 2014 1:59 pm
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 2:00 pm
Well that sucked.
Eastside Suds on
July 6th, 2014 2:01 pm
Man….that was hard to watch. Garden here I come. Have a great Sunday evening everyone.
Westside guy on
July 6th, 2014 10:46 pm
Hey, I just came across this interesting piece, by Joe Posnanski, about Raul Ibañez.
It's more human interest than statistically rigorous, but I always enjoy JoPo's writing.
ivan on
July 7th, 2014 8:10 am
It is the silly season and everybody has an opinion on who the Mariners should get, even extending to dead bodies. Joel Sherman thinks Alfonso Soriano "makes sense." No. John McGrath goes even further. Johnny Damon? Hell no! But hey! Why not Manny Ramirez? Why not Wily Mo Pena? Why not Wladimir Balentien? Is Greg Pirkl available?
MKT on
July 7th, 2014 12:54 pm
It an excellent piece about Raul. Although I don't know him personally, everything that I've read about him, and every interview of his that I've heard, supports what Joe Po says: Raul was a consummate professional; dedicated and thoughtful and intelligent in his approach to baseball.
But it was still a mistake to bring him back in 2013 (though the M's lucked out when he hit better than expected). Likewise, Junior brought years of delight to Mariner fans, but it was still a mistake to bring him back in 2009 and an even bigger bungle to bring him back in 2010.
I was sure that the Ms were going to repeat their mistakes by re-signing Raul for 2014. One of my first signs of hope for this season, faint though it was back then, was that they let him go to the Angels.
Paul B on
July 7th, 2014 3:30 pm
I liked seeing Raul hit. What I didn't like was seeing his limited range in the oufield.
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Humbled By Hickory - A Turn-of-the-Century Round Worth a Try
Driving past Hickory, N.C., on Interstate 40 en route to the North Carolina mountains for my inaugural foray into the wooden-shaft world had to be a good omen, correct?
Mike Henderson Finishes Drive
at 2013 Hickory Sticks Competition
During 100th Anniversary of
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I hesitated more than once when first invited to play in the Hickory Sticks Competition to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville in mid-July 2013. Those who have witnessed my golf game know I'm more about power and pride, not hickory and humility.
But the lure of the Grove Park Inn - the resort of choice for numerous presidents and one of the more glorious mountain getaways in the United States - was just too much to pass up. And to me there was no better way to test some hickory-stick clubs than on a historic Donald Ross course.
A few days prior to my mountains trek I was on a business trip in Myrtle Beach and entertained the thought of playing the part, of heading to one of the many golf superstores on the Grand Strand to purchase an ivy cap and plus-fours, or maybe some knickerbockers - the once commonplace components of a golf uniform.
Instead, I kept within my budget and returned to my home empty-handed. I remember feeling a bit "funny" the next day packing my 25-year-old Nicklaus DX irons and golf bag into the truck for my trip to the Grove Park Inn. I guess it was more of a security blanket than anything else, considering that I wasn't going to be using my modern clubs, but instead 90-year-old hickory shafts and a sweet spot the size of a dime - maybe.
I made an early visit to the pro shop to double-check on the shotgun time, to check out the course conditions (we've had a ton of rain), and of course to snoop around a bit and pick up any pointers. Sure enough, even though it was three hours before the tournament was scheduled, I ran into an elderly gentleman who was decked out in 1920s garb, putting on the practice green.
I introduced myself to the Rev. Richard W. Payne, who happens to be the team chaplain for the ultra-successful Richard Childress NASCAR team. Payne stopped his routine to chat some as I told him I was a hickory-stick novice, asking for a few tips to help ease my impending pain.
"You'll do fine," Payne said. "Just remember to take it back slowly and swing easy. There's really nothing to it."
Swinging easy and golf don't correlate when it comes to my game. I've built my 9-handicap over the years on hitting it hard, and the next shot even harder.
I asked to feel his putter and thought to myself: "This thing weighs about 10 pounds."
The Rev. Richard W. Payne Practices
his Putting in Throw-back Attire
As I left the practice green I also hoped the reverend was offering up a prayer for me and my game.
The scorecard for the Golf Course at the Omni Grove Park Inn has a black-and-white photo of players using hickory sticks, and the course regularly hosted the likes of Walter Hagen, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones and Sam Snead on summer barnstorming tours that helped the greats earn additional income wagering with the locals. So, I was pumped and ready to roll.
How many balls would I need? I scooped more than a dozen out of my bag just in case, hoping I wouldn't need to make an awkward stop at the car after the turn.
I made my way toward the clubhouse and my cart, where a ragged old bag and nine clubs awaited my approval. Strips of heavy metal were attached to the eight irons, with lofts and corresponding numbers to our modern clubs handwritten in black.
They looked like something I would find in the corner of a garage at an estate sale, and for the first time I began to worry.
One of my playing partners, 62-year-old Mike Henderson, equipped with a white handlebar mustache and dressed for the times, greeted me with a smile and asked if I was "the ringer" of the group. Hardly, I said, swallowing hard. "This is my first time - have any pointers?" I sheepishly asked.
"Just remember to swing easy," Henderson said. Seems as if I heard that one before.
As we made our way toward the course, Henderson turned around in his cart and shouted back to me that the key to the round was "having fun." Low expectations, he added.
I certainly was on board there, since this was also only my fourth round of the year.
Riding alongside me in the cart was Lisa, my better half. I was wishful she would offer encouragement in difficult times. By the second hole she was scolding me about my attitude and behavior. Well, I wasn't about to get any help on that front.
It was either sink or swim with these pieces of old trees. My goal starting the round was to break 100 (you know, for the 100th anniversary of the resort), but after three double-bogeys and a triple in my first four holes that aspiration was in serious jeopardy.
At this point, I could have been playing better with tooth picks than hickory sticks.
The Author Ponders His Next Shot
Using Hickory Clubs for First Time
Henderson jumped in. "I don't want to be too much of a pain, but just slow your swing down some, you can't overpower these clubs."
As I stepped on the 12th tee box (our fifth hole) I took his advice and kept my 3-iron in neutral and laced a nice drive on the 488-yard par-5. Henderson later told me that playing 5,761 yards was a bit too long for these events - and it was wet, too.
Geez . . . just my luck.
I pulled the 3-iron again for my second shot, not even walking to a sprinkler head to acquire a distance to the green. I was just hoping to keep it in the fairway and maybe, just maybe, chip on and make par or bogey and get my game in order.
The next shot was bliss. The ball felt like a feather leaving the club head and it rocketed down the fairway. Nice shot, I muttered under my breath, not wanting any bit of cockiness to enter into the equation . . . and that I may be getting the hang of this turn-of-the-century stuff after all.
As I walked over the crest of the hill, I spotted a ball 3 feet from the hole. That couldn't be mine, could it? It was, and I sank the putt for my first eagle of 2013.
The 18th Hole of the Donald Ross-Designed
Omni Grove Park Inn Course (All Photos by David Droschak)
As I chatted more with Henderson, I felt the passion of the game that now took on new meaning for me.
"If you dress right, you have the right clubs and you play a good replica ball, and you get on a golf course like the Grove Park Inn it's like a trip back in time. When everybody is doing it it's really neat," Henderson mused.
He proceeded to tell me that the Carolina Hickory Golf Association has more than 340 names on its website and more than 100 paying members, and that North Carolina has one of the more active hickory-stick participation rates in the nation. That makes sense, since Ross made a major part of his living designing layouts in the Tar Heel State, including Pinehurst No. 2, the site of the 2014 men's and women's U.S. Opens.
After starting 9-over through four holes, I finished with an 89, and didn't humiliate myself too badly - or break any wooden shafts for that matter. And I finished with more balls than I started with, which I can't often brag about.
"It was fun, wasn't it?" Henderson said to me after the round. "Hickory golf involves skill."
Henderson and I exchanged cell-phone numbers and email addresses and he invited me down to Pinehurst to try more hickory-stick golf, a game in which he plays exclusively five times a week.
On the way home, Lisa and I stopped by the Hickory Furniture Mart and I secretly strolled off to rub my fingers along some hickory wood tables.
Am I now hooked on preserving the traditions of the ancient game of golf? I'll certainly try it again and recommend to any golfer who hasn't played with hickory sticks to seek out a local tournament and sign up for some hickory humility.
David Droschak has covered golf in the Carolinas for three decades, mostly with The Associated Press, where he worked for 20 years as AP sports editor in North Carolina prior to launching Droschak Communications, a full-service marketing and PR firm based in Apex, N.C. Dave, 51, has covered numerous major golf tournaments, including the 1999 and 2005 U.S. Opens at Pinehurst Resort, and is a longtime member of the Golf Writers Association of America.
Dave was honored with the Sports Writer of the Year award in North Carolina in 2005, and is currently editor of Triangle Golf Today (www.trianglegolf.com), a print and online publication regarded as the "No. 1 Source for Golf News in North Carolina." He is golf editor for Pinehurst Magazine, an award-winning glossy publication, and was instrumental in helping launch Triangle Golf Deals powered by Twongo (www.trianglegolfdeals.com) in the fall of 2011.
Dave also is the co-founder of www.HurricanesBeat.com, a website devoted to coverage of the Carolina Hurricanes, an NHL franchise he has covered since the team moved to North Carolina from Hartford in 1998.
Dave grew up in Penn Hills, Pa., about five minutes from the famed Oakmont Country Club and was introduced to the game of golf as a caddie at Green Oaks Country Club in nearby Verona, Pa.
Dave was the co-captain of the 1978 Penn Hills state championship baseball team, was a pitcher for the 1982 Atlantic Coast Conference champion University of North Carolina Tar Heels, and pitched professionally for two years in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He is a member of the Penn Hills High School Sports Hall of Fame, which also includes NBA coach George Karl and former four-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman Bill Fralic.
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When a new doctor joins your practice, mail patients an introduction letter with photo. Share the news on your website and other venues, such as Facebook. To new patients, a "Welcome to our practice" letter introducing all staff with short biographies and photos should be mailed before their appointment. When patients put faces with names, the image of "dentist" softens. Familiarity with the associate commences.
Karen Hickman, a contributor to the book Dishing Up Smiles and the owner of a Fort Wayne, IN, etiquette protocol training firm, suggests dentists devote 10-12 hours to customer service training for all staff. As a consultant, Ms. Hickman advises that dental staff use handouts. "Many offices I'm working with have a card stock picture and background on them." When the topic of scheduling with the associate arises, the patient is handed the bio sheet.
Do not unknowingly schedule patients with an associate and cross your fingers that they'll be OK with it. For the associate to be accepted by the patient, a personal introduction is a must and permission should be required from patients before appointments are scheduled with associates.
When scheduling, if it is taking a long time to find a workable slot for the patient, staff can ask, "Do you want to see the associate sooner, or keep looking for a new date?"
When the patient arrives at the office, the front desk staff announces: "Dr. Old will be treating you today, but Dr. Old has asked Dr. New to also check on you today so he (or she) can become familiar with you in case it is the weekend, or you have to be seen any reason when Dr. Old is unavailable. Is that OK?"
For credibility and respectfulness, the doctor should make time to personally introduce the associate and patient, rather than leaving it to staff.
When Dr. New examines Dr. Old's patient, he (or she) repeats the same story as the front desk: "I wanted us to meet and take a peek in your mouth so I get to know you, just in case I'm on call and you need to be seen."
However, if an associate find himself/herself eye-to-eye with patients prior to a formal introduction, the associate needs to introduce himself/herself to the patient with a smile and a handshake. "The dentist tends to know who the patient is, therefore the patient should know who they are," said Suzanne Norse, contributor to book Power of Civility. Ms. Norse added, "Patients already feel at a disadvantage without also having an unnamed hand in their mouth."
"Eventually," said dentist Eugene Heller, a Georgia-based dental practice transition and management consultant, writer and lecturer, "the patients will migrate. After asking which dentist the patient wants to see, 50 percent will say 'I'll see either one who fits my schedule,' 25 percent will say 'Dr. New,' and 25 percent will say 'No one but Dr. Old touches this mouth.'"
Integrating an associate into the practice requires social skills. To transfer goodwill between doctors, never assume, always ask: "Have you met (name of associate)?" If already introduced, staff can still share their biggest friendliest hello with: "Well, it's good to see you again!"
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Tony Baird knew he had to diversify the customer base of his electronics business. He just didn't realize how fast he needed to act.
Tony Baird Electronics Inc. in Syracuse had about $5 million in revenues annually until 2011, when the bottom nearly dropped out from under the business. Revenues plunged to $200,000 that year, he said.
How Baird handled the crisis helped to earn him the U.S. Small Business Administration's 2013 Veteran-Owned Business Achievement Award.
Baird said he had to cut his company's workforce from five full time and two part time employees to three full time and one part time employees.
Fortunately for Baird, he saw change coming in 2010. Up until then, most of his company's sales of electronic cabling were to the military. And sales were good because, with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, demand was high.
But given that the U.S. was planning to wind down both wars, Baird said he began in 2010 looking for non-military customers for the custom-manufactured cabling and the audio visual and information technology services and products he sells.
It took more than a year to make the transition, but business has rebounded for the electronics business. Baird's company now sells to commercial customers, local school districts and the State University of New York. In 2012, it had revenues of $3.6 million, Baird said.
"If we didn't see that transition coming, we wouldn't be here right now," he said. "I'd compare it to a plane nose-diving. We pulled up just in time."
Baird, 55, who served in the Army during the 1980s, will receive his award at the SBA's annual business conference for the military community, "Operation: Start Up & Grow," on March 21.
The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gordon Student Center at Onondaga Community College. The free conference features speakers, workshops, networking and exhibitors. It is open to individuals with prior or current U.S. military service, including veterans, active duty, reservists and National Guard members.
Syracuse University Falcone Center Executive Director Terry Brown and SBA Deputy Administrator Marie Johns will present keynote addresses at the conference. Former Special Forces engineer Jeff Yaro will share his entrepreneurial experience at the event.
Baird started his business in 2005 after teaching history at public schools in Central Square and Syracuse and at Christian Bothers Academy in DeWitt. The company began in Baird's home, moved on to the Tech Garden business incubator in Syracuse and is now at 407 S. Warren St.
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Center City will light up with trucks, floats and maybe even horses for the Electric Light Parade on Dec. 3.
Interested float participants attended a workshop Tuesday to learn how to best illuminate moving objects. Jim Snyder, of Display Concepts Party Rentals, offered tips on theme, structural design and use of generators.
Penelope Davies, interim executive director for Center City, said she expects about 40 entries in the parade, which is being held in conjunction with the city's holiday tree-lighting ceremony.
The parade will begin at 6 p.m. at Polk and 11th Avenue and travel down Polk to 5th Avenue, turning east to Pierce Street. Floats will be available for viewing at the parking lot across from the Civic Center.
"It's a magical wonderland for the community to come and observe the floats up close," Davies said.
She said there are no limitations on the theme, but she requests there be no live Santas.
"We all know there is just one Santa, and he'll be at the ceremony," she said.
Floats will be judged on theme, crowd appeal, creativity and appearance. The Best of Show float will receive $350.
Snyder said music is very important in conveying a theme.
"Music adds to the float so much," he said.
He also said safety is a consideration for all float entries. Fire extinguishers should be on board, and exhaust fumes should not be directed toward people.
Parade entries can be anything from flatbed trailers to glowing walkers, said Wes Reeves, promotions chairman for Center City.
"We just want it moving and lit up," he said.
Zuni DuBois said she helps with the parks and recreation float. The anticipation in the children is what she most looks forward to.
"It's a chance for us to be back in our childhood," she said.
Anyone interested in entering should contact Center City at 373-7800. Entry fee for non-profit organizations is $15, and business entry fee is $20. Entry deadline is Nov. 19.
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2 of the Vitamin D capsules (for a total of 4000 IU)
If I follow that protocol, that's a whompin 6000 IU of Vitamin D every day!! A few of the resources I've found online suggest that over use/toxicity of vitamin D can cause kidney stones, irregular heart rhythms (especially for post menopausal women).
The recommended doses I'm seeing are between 400 to 800 IU daily, with some studies suggesting that postmenopausal women shouldn't be taking Vitamin D & Calcium supplements due to increased health issues with overuse.
If I were to follow the Primal Supplement protocol as outlined, I worry about overdosing. Can someone please shed some light on this? I'm a bit confused. This is of particular interest to me as I'm over 50 and post menopausal. Here are a few websites where I found further information:
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Our bodies are made of all kind of genetic patterns and molecules and researchers are honing in on certain markers when it comes to ovarian cancer. "Tumor markers traditionally have been a blood test known as CA-125," explains Dr. Edward Grendys, a gynecologic oncologist on the Lee Memorial Health System medical staff.
CA-125 is a protein marker that has recently made headlines. High levels of this protein have been associated with ovarian cancer but Dr. Grendys says the tests are not always accurate. "The traditional way to use tumor markers is after the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. The problem is that the marker is very non-specific. Even with negative markers, patients can still have evidence of the disease. There can also be disease of ovarian cancer types, about 1 out of 5 or 20 percent which don't produce the marker at all. So herein lies the problem."
At the same time, physicians, oncologists, and researchers are looking at what they call "risk marker" for any genetic components that could lead to ovarian cancer. "Really, the major risk factor we have is family history. We get a very detailed analysis of history. How many people, especially in the first and second generations have had either gynecologic cancers or breast cancers or related diseases," adds Dr. Grendys.
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December 7, 2009, 09:18 PM
Will a simmons scope(3-9x32) hold zero with the recoil from a .30-06?
I'm not investing in one, I just happen to have on to play with.
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December 7, 2009, 10:10 PM
My father in law gave me his .22 with one of those scopes on it. Keep in mind, it was made back in the 80's, but he had it on his 30-30 before that and it's always held solid.
December 7, 2009, 10:55 PM
I have a Savage 110 in 30-06 which came from the manufacturer with a 3-9 x 40 scope. I have put about 500 rounds thru it with no problems.
December 7, 2009, 11:13 PM
Right on, it's one of the 110's that walmart sold with the scope on it. I plan on upgrading it to a Nikon, but it's what's on it for now.
December 8, 2009, 09:26 AM
I have a "good" simmons whitetail expedition that on a 30-06 no problems there.. I wouldnt mind having another one,but they are not made anymore...
Others will probably bash the simmons name, or at least the newer scopes of thiers..but if you didnt buy it then why nto give it a try, if it fails you wont be out anything
December 8, 2009, 09:46 AM
I never had the problem with the German Simmons scopes have few of them, the last one I got has range finder, light enhancer, wind andthe 9 yards and it works much better then my Nikkon or bushnell.
December 8, 2009, 10:12 AM
I bought a Simmons Master Series "Blazer" 3x9, $29 from Sportsman's Guide, for my budget Savage 200 in 30-06 low buck project gun. I have maybe 100 rounds through it no problems, holds zero. The only thing I have to compare it too is a Millet DMS-1, $220 scope. The Simmons is far brighter and clearer than the DMS-1. The Simmons is excellent at dawn/dusk light. Of course I don't have a $500,600,700 dollar scope to compare with.
For my money, Simmons.
December 10, 2009, 05:58 AM
Every Simmons scope I've owned has given up the ghost in quick order.
Tim the student
December 10, 2009, 09:27 AM
I have a Savage 110 in 30-06 which came from the manufacturer with a 3-9 x 40 scope. I have put about 500 rounds thru it with no problems.
And I had one in .270 that lasted maybe 500 rounds before all of a sudden the reticle was canted about 30 degrees. Happened just that fast too - one shot it was fine, the next shot, it was game over.
Right on, it's one of the 110's that walmart sold with the scope on it. I plan on upgrading it to a Nikon, but it's what's on it for now.
Then it should be ok, but I would upgrade sooner than later if you can afford to.
I wasn't impressed with it, but I didn't feel it was bad enough to make me want to replace it right away.
December 10, 2009, 10:16 AM
I have a 2.5X10 power - 50mm that is about 10 yrs old with zero problems. Killed many deer, tons of hogs. Even a few yotes. Like most of the low end brand scopes if you pay under $100.00 retail- not so good. Over $100.00 better luck IMO
December 10, 2009, 10:50 AM
Simmons big problem is it won't impress anyone with how much money you've spent.
Sav .250
December 10, 2009, 11:50 AM
Have had some "old" Simmons (44 Mag) in the past and they did not serve me well at all.
December 10, 2009, 12:40 PM
Simmons big problem is it won't impress anyone with how much money you've spent.
Simmons' big problem is that I've yet to have one not crap out on me after 4-5 boxes of ammo.
December 10, 2009, 01:18 PM
Will a simmons scope(3-9x32) hold zero with the recoil from a .30-06?
I'm not investing in one, I just happen to have on to play with.
The scope MIGHT hold up for a little while.
But your forehead probably won't
I have a scar between my eyes that reminds me why light 30-06 package guns fitted with cheap Simmons scopes featuring NO eye relief is a downright DANGER to the shooter.
December 10, 2009, 01:58 PM
I have fired a number of high power rifles with the Simmons 8-point scopes (3-9x40) and they hold zero. I am a fan of Simmons. They are not fancy, but they are clear and hold their zero. That is not to say that they are on par with Leupold, Zeiss, or Swarovski, but for the money, they are certainly hard to beat.
December 10, 2009, 02:27 PM
Simmons is the worst scope I've ever owned. My time is too precious to mess with junk.
Nikon, Weaver, Sightron, Bushnell Elite, Burris, etc. Heck, even the Korean made Bushnell I had was better. Plenty of affordable scopes that are decent.
EDIT: I also have a sneaking suspicion that many people don't realize their scopes aren't holding zero. Scope problems can be a little disconcerting sometimes unless they're really dramatic.
December 10, 2009, 04:03 PM
So,my Simmons really IS a POS,it's just that I'm too dumb to realize it?
December 10, 2009, 04:30 PM
No. You're specifically excluded. I was referring to everybody else. :)
December 10, 2009, 04:38 PM
Oh,okay thanks! Whew!That makes me feel better!
December 10, 2009, 04:52 PM
Great. I have two Simmons Whitetail Classics that I bought on sale from Midway for ~$110 each. One is on a Rem. 700 in .30-06, the other is on my old Rem. 514 .22. Haven't got to shoot them much, so I can't speak for them.
December 10, 2009, 04:53 PM
Now its time to start a rant on BSA scopes.
December 10, 2009, 05:02 PM
Actually, what I should have said is that I was speaking from experience. I've had scopes go bad, and it has taken me quite a while to realize it.
December 10, 2009, 05:29 PM
I had one that I mounted on a Model 29. The recoil destroyed it before one cylinder full. I was told it would take it by the dealer. I took it back to the same dealer and he sent it to Simmons. It came back fine but I decided on using it on top of a 617 after that. Been fine since. Great dealer/manufacturer service.
Russ in WY
December 10, 2009, 05:50 PM
Have two Simmons & they have been OK so far. But they are on lighter recoiling rifles 223 & 20 Tac.
I with jcwit on the BSA scope [Been Screwed Again]... My 2¢. Russ.
December 10, 2009, 05:59 PM
The only Simmons that I have had to fail was a 3x9x40 that I got in a trade. It was mounted on a Savage Model 111 in .300 Win.mag. I don't know if it came on the rifle or if it had been added but the guy I got it fromm said that he had only shot it 3 times and decided that it was too much rifle for him. In handling the rifle I could hear a rattle and removing the scope fixed that. Three rounds of .300wm and it was trash.
December 10, 2009, 08:35 PM
I replaced the factory Simmons on my savage .17 with a BSA and never looked back.
Simmons wouldn't keep zero. No probs with the BSA (and for the record, my REAL rifles have REAL scopes on them...the .17 is a toy)
December 10, 2009, 09:08 PM
Have never owned a BSA or a Barska,(have shot several rifles with BSAs) but would buy either before buying another Simmons.
My guess is; had I owned the others and not a few Simmons, my statement would have been reversed?
December 14, 2009, 05:04 PM
I have a Simmons scope on a Marlin 336 in 35 Remington and I use another Simmons scope on my AR-15 occasionally. Neither has given me any problems. They are not as sexy as the Leupolds I have on two other rifles, but I think they are a decent value.
I'm considering getting a Simmons hand gun scope to try a scout type set up on a Yugo Mauser I have.
December 14, 2009, 05:49 PM
"So,my Simmons really IS a POS,it's just that I'm too dumb to realize it?"
No, you know what you have. But, do you realize how lucky you have been...so far?
I have a buddy who bought a 6-18x Atec for his Ruger 17 HMR, against my advice. That's NOT a heavy recoiler! It shot well and he was greatly pleased for some three years but then his groups started growing. He fought bore cleaning, bedding, mount/ring screws for a year but the groups kept growing, eventually to about 6 MOA. I loaned him an an old Weaver 10x and his groups immediately went back to sub-MOA. And, even when it worked, the barrel distortion was bad, especially strong around the edges.
Have seen exactly the same thing to some degree in every BSA I've been exposed to.
December 14, 2009, 06:12 PM
So far? Very lucky I guess considering how many Simmons scopes I've owned over the last 40 years.
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0. phoneArena 09 May 2012, 01:52 posted on
Well, well, well, what do we have here? Out of the blue the Sony Xperia GX, previously codenamed LT29i "Hayabusa", just got officially annnounced by the Japanese this pretty London morning. Everything we relayed to you about the newest Sony flagship turned out to be true, right down to the name, but for now it is announced for Japan only. We've no doubt it will be making rounds worldwide come June or July, as that's the timeframe listed in the leaked 2012 Sony roadmap, along with a price in both Euros and US currency...
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1. GeekMovement (Posts: 2156; Member since: 09 Sep 2011)
Nice Sony, can't wait to see the US release.
32. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Well, as for the international version, there are words it will be the same, just without the LTE
/05/09/xperia-gx-and-xperia-sx-announced-by-sony-mobile-japan/#more-67 48
..and as for the eventual US release, for now one can only guess and wish for the eventual availability, but assuming by logic it should be one of these options:
- the same internals as the Japanese version
- a version with S4 Pro processor instead("Mint"?)
Overall, this sounds like the best phone on the globe right now, but that doesn't mean much until we get some concrete info about Sony's global plans.
66. Extraneus (Posts: 121; Member since: 02 Jun 2012)
I don't know... The Xperia S looks great on paper, but I see little but dissatisfied customers on the net, and the 12 MP camera produces crap next to it's 8 MP competitors.
2. Dr.Phil (Posts: 1159; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
I can't wait to see what Sony has in store for the "Mint I" codenamed device coming out in September.
27. sadaivadai (Posts: 156; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
Please don't get too excited and expect too many things . Because if they are not there you will disappointed and blame the mobile and will call it waste . This is the same thing happened with SGS3 .
By the word "You" I did not mention you , just the people who did those . Don't mind this comment if you did not do those with SGS3 .
55. Aaron_R96 (Posts: 198; Member since: 22 Jan 2012)
Bad news for you here my friend, "The Xperia GX was previously using the codename 'Mint'. The Sony LT29i 'Hayabusa' will be the same as the Xperia GX without LTE functionality." - XperiaBlog
So basically this is the Mint and the Hayabusa.. The LTE version (Mint) set to come in Q4 2012
59. Dr.Phil (Posts: 1159; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
It says in the article that the GX has LTE already. So, how is it that it already has LTE connectivity and yet they are going to come out with one with LTE connectivity later this year? That just doesn't make sense unless this article is not accurate. Also, that is just one source that is saying that. I have not found any other article or source to back that claim up. I will still wait to see, because either way there will most likely be another flagship device for Q4 by Sony. I don't think they would just have this one device to hold people in all year.
3. scnix (Posts: 41; Member since: 01 Jul 2010)
"Sony Mobile Communications today announced two new Xperia™ Android smartphones designed specifically for the Japanese market."
4. AbhiD (Posts: 67; Member since: 06 Apr 2012)
what about xperia SX ???
Sony has announced that too...!
5. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
this actually looks pretty good but i can't get over how...disproportional Sony's UI is.
7. AbhiD (Posts: 67; Member since: 06 Apr 2012)
disproportional??? u must b kiddin'
it's really hard to find a nice UI like Sony in androids
13. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
do you even know what i'm talking about? xD
16. VJo003 (Posts: 357; Member since: 11 Mar 2012)
Sony should start delivering their phone with stock Android
22. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
well it doesn't even have to be stock. i get that Sony wants to create a different kind of experience for their customers but i just think that the experience should be more seamless and unified. i'm pretty critical about these things and some of you are already like "what's with this guy? seriously?" but i can give you guys some examples of what things i think make the UI "disproportional".
this device is running ICS right? that status bar is looking way too Gingerbread to me. it doesn't use space nearly as efficiently as the new "holo" style on other ICS devices like on ICS for the Razr which is what i rock and that is an actual, noticeable improvement if only for the sake of aesthetics.
am i the only one that's bothered by the icons here? there's no theme going on at all here and if there is it's really bad. the App Drawer Icon is much too small next to the other Dock Icons and is just ridiculous. a few of the Icons here are offset and i hope that you guys have at least caught that the Phone Icon is nearly an exact replica of Sense's very own Phone Icon.
this is all just from a look at the homescreen. i realize these are just my opinions but i have a point behind them and you should take a sec to just hear me out instead of just attacking. it's not like i said it's baaad or anything. i like the look of the Phone and yay for on-screen function keys. i even like some of Sony's Widgets like that Clock Widget right there for instance. nice. i would slap a ROM straight on this though if i had gotten this phone by some circumstance because my OCD just would not allow for those flaws i pointed out. i personally like Moto's approach of squaring off the Icons to make them more dock friendly and proportionate. they still however need to work on the actual styles and the colors a little more though. the closest they had to get it down flat was in their builds of 2.3.4 on phones like the Droid 3 and the Droid Bionic and on their builds of 3.2 on the Xyboards. so there you have it. my never before seen views on Sony's UI. why is it the first? i don't usually go to Sony Articles. why did i come to this one? because this is an actually NICE. PHONE. okay?
29. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Man you are ridiculous - dismissing a phone just on the base of a home screen photo. Really?
Btw, you ever used a Sony phone?
Their UI is still the most elegant and functional to me. I tried all launcher apps but none of them beats the Sony UI, even on Ginerbread
34. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
well there was enough on just that home screen photo to turn me off. first impressions are key and you'd be a fool to dispute that logic because whether you realize it or not even you draw opinions on devices all the time with a mere glance. i did not dismiss the phone, i dismissed the UI OF the Phone based on the elements of it that pointed out. they my seem very minor to you but to me they are critical. my phone brings order and efficiency to my life and i want a look to match in every manner. i've looked at a Xperia Play but it was briefly and i didn't have an extensive enough look to really judge anything beyond the Launcher like i've already done here. on Gingerbread the only custom Manufacturer UI's that i liked were TW4 & Moto's UI, this time around with ICS the only ones i like even a little bit are Moto's and LG's new UI.
50. poddey (Posts: 77; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
I can see what you are saying but for me I don't have an issue with the app drawer icon being smaller because it doesn't have a label.
I'm surprised with your OCD you aren't complaining more about the fact that the browser icon and the walkman icon aren't the same size when both are circles, or that the camera icon is as short as the app drawer icon? What about the asymmetry there? I only noticed these now after reading your comment and looking at the home screen more closely. Still it doesn't bother me at all.
I also find it hard to believe that you actually like both Moto's new UI (which I might add does look rather sharp but that's only because it almost stock ICS) and Touchwiz 4? For the same reason, I'm not really a fan of LG's new UI but I have to say their new circular swipe to unlock is really cool. :)
56. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
i noticed that too and i made a small mention about it in that comment.
33. snowgator (Posts: 3583; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
UI's on any Android manufacturer are a "hit -and-miss" kinda thing. I am betting you could easily find a couple things on your Moto you wouldn't mind changing, King. My son owns the "Play", and while this is a whole new generation of Sony on it's own, I dislike it's UI. It seems very incomplete and takes away from a otherwise fun device.
No manufacturer is going to compete against other Flagships without a UI. But, sometimes I wonder- with ICS, why not??? If LG or Sony, 2 manufacturers that are in need of hits, put all their efforts into the hardware experience and just trusted ICS for the fantastic Android experience it is, wouldn't that be something that set them apart? The Nexus was fine, but some of the hardware was lacking. I see an opening for a good sales pitch here.
36. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
as usual snowgator i completely agree with you. no UI is perfect, not even Moto's which i'm such a fan of. yes, incomplete is another way of describing it too i think.
if you'll take a good look at Moto's newest UI you might think that Moto is going ahead with that mode of thinking but a completely stock experience device would certainly be welcome. i think the most raw place for that in the U.S. would be with T-Mobile's G Series. i'm sure much of the modding crowd is still on the carrier due to the up til recently constant availability of the Nexus and i'm sure their miffed about not getting it this year. a G3x in the form of either LG's Optimus 4X HD or HTC's One X would fit the bill nicely.
38. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
There's a big difference between Xperia Play(Verizon, right?) and International Xperias, UI-wise.
The U.S. Play version is more like a stock GB.
39. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
AT&T's 4G version packs Sony's custom UI which is what i was refering to. of course i've used Verizon's version as well but like you i knew it was irrelevant to bring up because it runs nearly stock Gingerbread.
43. snowgator (Posts: 3583; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Yes, I am on AT&T. That was the UI that I was referring to. I did not know Verizon's version was more stock.
Learned something. Which most likely means I have forgotten something else....
67. Extraneus (Posts: 121; Member since: 02 Jun 2012)
I for one have yet to unlock any Xperia in the first try - damn annoying that you have to drag the unlock ALL THE WAY ACROSS the screen; it's actually rather difficult with a normal human thumb!
6. tharag (Posts: 26; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
if sony is releasing such capable device with no chaos aroind the launch then what will be the flagship device according to them....
8. VJo003 (Posts: 357; Member since: 11 Mar 2012)
Mint I will really be a beast if Hayabusa has delivered these specs
Looking forward to it
9. torr310 (Posts: 837; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
"Best of all - no front buttons"
really? I found the front button is easier to wake up the phone from lock screen
10. hafiy (Posts: 1; Member since: 02 May 2012)
why sony not use xenon flash
11. Gusto (Posts: 28; Member since: 20 Mar 2012)
Just hope this device will have a microSD slot, then it will be a serious candidate to be my next smartphone.
12. FoneAddict (Posts: 259; Member since: 05 Jul 2011)
Looks much better than Samsung Galaxy S3!
62. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
That is why I'm buying myself a SONY phone as me next upgrade than the SG III
14. wendygarett (unregistered)
is it me or this device looks like nexus clone...
17. UnlimitedSkye03 (Posts: 93; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
where's the angle that it looks like a nexus clone?
18. wendygarett (unregistered)
no front buttons :D
20. UnlimitedSkye03 (Posts: 93; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
Geez, it's an ICS device waddya' expect haha :D
21. wendygarett (unregistered)
My mistake :D
61. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
SONY design THEIR OWN PHONES. How the hell does this looks like A NEXUS PHONE? This is a bit thinner than the NEXUS
15. shadez10 (Posts: 427; Member since: 15 Jan 2012)
i think its better than SGS3... but lets wait for more specs... =D
24. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
yea yea...another magical cmos sensor with super duper low light capabilities...get over it sony. back to the desk and design something really innovative
60. XiphiasGladius (Posts: 813; Member since: 21 Aug 2011)
Do you even have an idea as to why they're focusing on the improvement of the camera's low light performance? It is because at this moment point and shoot cameras are still better at producing image in low light conditions. Now then imagine as to what would happen if this new sensor matches the low light performance of the point & shoots. . . Think about it. . . Also Sony's Xperia phones are marketed as multi media phones, what'd you expect a laser guided messile? ^__^
25. sadaivadai (Posts: 156; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
10.5 mm at its thinnest point ?
26. wendygarett (unregistered)
thinnest point is 8.6mm
63. Atlas (Posts: 158; Member since: 15 Apr 2012)
8.6 at thinnest
28. spiderpig2894 (Posts: 588; Member since: 10 Jan 2012)
i have a feeling that the "Mint I" will have a dual core S4 PRO Snapdragon with adreno 320
30. jibraihimi (Posts: 760; Member since: 29 Nov 2011)
Does this phone has micro sd card slot..........??????
35. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
No info about it just yet.
If they somehow make that omission of not giving an SD slot with just 16Gb of internal space - it would be unforgivable.
Greatest fail ever.
But lets just wait and see.
37. adjou (Posts: 103; Member since: 06 Jul 2010)
Yes it does. up to 32GB
41. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Alright, then that's it.
When Xperia Ion got announced my wishes were - less size and weight, better design, ICS, S4 instead of S3.
It all came true with this phone, PLUS it got even better camera on top.
They shouldn't even bother releasing the Ion anymore! : /
45. adjou (Posts: 103; Member since: 06 Jul 2010)
The ion is long overdue. At&t should just replace it with this one.
31. ffaarrooqq (Posts: 65; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Sony Xperia GX is a phone for Humans
Samsung S3 is only for Childrens (Plastic)
This phone can beat s3 in everything except battery.
40. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
if we're separating Humans and Children..what kind of Children are we talking about? *CUES LOST TWIST PLOT FLOATY WORD SOUND* O.O
44. snowgator (Posts: 3583; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Thanks buddy, I needed that. Humor is one thing lacking from our fellow posters these days.
42. grif_ (Posts: 61; Member since: 28 Apr 2012)
Looks good and will have a great camera bt 16gb storage and 1700mah battery isnt good enough.
46. hunted (Posts: 403; Member since: 21 Sep 2011)
hey does it have expandable memory card slot
47. Xquisite (Posts: 87; Member since: 23 Apr 2012)
Soon we'll be seeing an Xperia Nexus.
48. XiphiasGladius (Posts: 813; Member since: 21 Aug 2011)
Looks like the GPU & battery is the main let down for me. I could still be wrong about the GPU though.
49. Suts_97 (Posts: 124; Member since: 05 May 2012)
I feel that Sony is doing a very good job with its smartphones currently!
52. poddey (Posts: 77; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
I think I am in love with the GX! Oh my...
I hope Sony is going to release an identical international version of it in June.
51. yt6nin (Posts: 100; Member since: 16 Nov 2011)
Sony, nice!!! But I could see a little more effort done with the phone, esp with the internal memory and battery size... I would love them to have designed it w/32GB and @ least a 2,000mAh battery... may be they can try a much more powerful version???
53. Jyakotu (Posts: 844; Member since: 12 Dec 2008)
The phone looks amazing and, honestly, I always found Sony's customized UI to be the best looking and the most functional. I definitely want another Sony phone in the future, but alas, I'm a current Sprint customer and they won't be getting a Sony phone any time soon. :(


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Those titties are Ginormous!
por Erock 11 de Novembro de 2004
A word used when "gigantic" or "huge" or eve "enormous" just isn't big enough.
Dude, that house is ginormous!
por Aimee C. 27 de Setembro de 2005
Something that is really, really big.
As Buddy says in the movie "Elf," "Have you seen these toilets? They're GINORMOUS!"
por John 17 de Abril de 2005


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Chloe Moretz in red
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Tags: Chloë Grace Moritz, Sexy
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8 Responses to Chloe Moretz in red
finally…she's back!
and once again I am filled with angry sexual feelings
don't listen to them Tiki…keep the deliciousness cumming….I'd mean…err….going.
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