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November 2006
Belgium: La Moneuse, Brasserie de Blaugies, Dour
Posted by Alan McLeod on Thursday, November 30, 2006 in Saison and Biere de Garde, Belgium and the Belgian-Influenced
I just reviewed four saisons a couple of weeks ago and little did I know there was one lurking right down there...yes, just there. • Anyway, this one is by the markers of the previous reviewed Saison d'Epeautre, a spelt saison, and Darbyste, a fig lambic. 2004 on the cork. A tiny burst of cotton …
EU Beer Disputes
Posted by Alan McLeod on Thursday, November 30, 2006 in Regional Scenes, Beer and Law
Interesting news this morning with a decision by the EU to take Canada to task for unfair tax practices: • "In the May 2 federal budget, the Tories announced tax relief for beer and wine makers -- the sort of small-business vote the Conservatives like to court -- and on June 30 they announced …
Good Pub Working Hard
Posted by Alan McLeod on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 in Pubs, Inns and Tavs
I've never been there but once every once in a while I get an email from Troy R. Kirkby, Publican of The Spitfire Arms Alehouse in Windsor in my old home province of Nova Scotia telling me what is going on - and this one is too good not to share. Look at how they are working hard to help their …
Review: A Beer Of The Month Club
Posted by Alan McLeod on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 in ReadMe Reviews, Beer and Economics, Web Resources - 21 comments
Recently a reader asked me if they should get their husband a beer subscription. Then I thought I would sign up for a paid review service to see what came my way - and low and behold the first review I was sent was for the "Beer of the Month Club" by a website called "Amazing Clubs" of Stamford …
Quick Note: Autumn Ale, Nethergate, Suffolk, England
Posted by Paul of B. St-E. on Monday, November 27, 2006 in Regional Scenes, Beer Reviews - 2 comments
Suffolk is a gem of a brewing county, with such class names as Adnams, St Peters, the controversial Greene King plus a whole host of small and micro • breweries - and I live here. Fantastic! One of our better kept secrets is the Nethergate Brewery who brew a range of fine Suffolk ales that …
Photo Contest Winner
Posted by Alan McLeod on Sunday, November 26, 2006 in Contests, Web Resources - 6 comments
Well, there it is - the big winner. I have to say the response to the photo contest was better than I have thought with thirteen contestants and exactly umpteen entries. Why this picture above over, say, some of the great pictures of hops or great beers being had in great pubs? First, it is a good …
Belgium: Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru, Cantillon
Posted by Alan McLeod on Friday, November 24, 2006 in Belgium and the Belgian-Influenced, Sour Beer Studies, Beer Reviews - 8 comments
Gold amber ale under large frothier lazy rim and foam that quickly fades then leaves town. The smell is beyond brett. The unripe Annapolis Valley Gravenstein green apple of my Nova Scotian youth gone mad with aspirations of manure pile. Quite plainly watery at the outset then acid and more …
Beer And Party Delivery Service
Posted by Alan McLeod on Thursday, November 23, 2006 in Beer and Economics, Regional Scenes, Beer News - 7 comments
When I was a high school kid in Nova Scotia, the bootlegger¹ was the guy who could get you, say, a pizza, two big bottles of Coke, a case of beer and a pack of smokes all delivered somewhere all illegally after hours or on a Sunday usually by a taxi driven by a very ugly guy. Apparently, a … read more »
Quick Note: Pumpkin Ale, Smuttynose Brewing, NH, USA
Posted by Alan McLeod on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 in Beer Reviews
Just in time for what we Canadians call "that other Thanksgiving." The label says ale brewed with pumpkin puree and spices. Not only is it apt for Thanksgiving because of the familiar pumpkin pie to end the holiday meal - it is a throwback to early colonial days as explained by the brewer …
Final Contest Photos In
Posted by Alan McLeod on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 in Contests
Well, there you go. What a good little contest that was. I have to thank Hans who won a CD in the last contest for this idea. I think we will have to repeat it as a theme depending on the sponsors and how generous they are. • So first we have Blork, our man in Montreal. He forwarded the picture …
Last Call For Photo Contest Entries
Posted by Alan McLeod on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 - 2 comments
In the Bible it says those that are first shall be last and those that are last shall be first. These photos are proof that this is not a universally applicable principle. To the right is a picture that is not so much a submission as a nomination. Chris from Maine explains: • "...I did not take …
Make Me The Beer Commissioner!
Posted by Alan McLeod on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 in Beer and Economics, Regional Scenes, Beer and Law
Short of naming me The President of Beer, this is one office in the public service that I could take on with a clear conscience: • "In Washington state, where the brewpub craze was launched two decades ago, craft brewers have created a new state-sanctioned commission to better market their beers …
Paul Goes To Dublin
Posted by Paul of B. St-E. on Monday, November 20, 2006 in Regional Scenes, Pubs, Inns and Tavs
Dublin is a fantastic city. Founded on the banks of the Liffey by the Vikings in about 841, further developed by the Normans after the conquest of the English in 1066, made even grander during the days of the British Empire, before finally returning to the Irish in 1922. Sadly the beer in Dublin …
Yet More Photo Contest Photos
Posted by Alan McLeod on Sunday, November 19, 2006 in Contests, Regional Scenes
A busy Sunday here at Good Beer Blog headquarters. We've picked up another sponsor but for a time limited period for after the New Year. Very interesting but will tell more later. Do you have concerns about sponsors and advertising here? The goal is to have funding or support through which we can …
Belgium: Wallowing In Four Saisons
Posted by Alan McLeod on Friday, November 17, 2006 in Saison and Biere de Garde, Belgium and the Belgian-Influenced, Styles, Beer Reviews - 6 comments
Saisons are one of best kept secrets in the world of beer. In the recent book What to Drink with What You Eat, awaiting my review, Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery names "Saison du Fond" - is that a typo of "Saison Dupont"? Yes it is - as his first beer in his fantasy desert island dozen. Early …
Of course I applied.
Posted by Alan McLeod on Thursday, November 16, 2006
The Beer Boards Of Tennessee
Posted by Alan McLeod on Thursday, November 16, 2006 in Regional Scenes, Beer Reviews - 1 comment
Swooping around for cheap and easy cut and paste stories for you the readers of the beer blog - in the guise of finding out more about global beer culture - I came upon reference to "the Chattanooga Beer Board." Apparently municipal governments in that state act as both licensing boards and …
Still More Contest Photos
Posted by Alan McLeod on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 in Contests, About A Good Beer Blog And Its Readers
More photos from the email. First we have a very attractive picture from North Coast Brewing of Fort Bragg California, a selection of beer testings which must have sat quite happily before Jonathon of the Beerinator - a great beer news information aggregator. You can find some of my North Coast …
New York: Saranac Pale Ale, Matt Brewing, Utica
Posted by Alan McLeod on Monday, November 13, 2006 in New York - 4 comments
From the Saranac line from Matt Brewing of Utica or, as the chamber of commerce calls it, Beautica. A small growler picked up at a Wegmans somewhere in the North Country of New York. Surprisingly - but I don't know why - an attractive dark orange-amber with a billowy white lacy head. In the mouth …
Beer And Politics In Oregon
Posted by Alan McLeod on Monday, November 13, 2006 in Regional Scenes, Beer and Law - 1 comment
Here is a very interesting article on the state of beer taxation in the state of Oregon and some of the...err...instruments of democracy that are involved in taxation determinations: • "Seven state legislators - five Republicans and two Democrats - have acknowledged this fall that they accepted …
A Trip To The Norwich Beer Festival
Posted by Paul of B. St-E. on Sunday, November 12, 2006 in Festivals and Gatherings, Regional Scenes, Beer Reviews - 3 comments
A few Saturdays ago I was lucky enough to take a trip to the Norwich Beer Festival put on by the Norwich & Norfolk Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale. It's a somewhat idiosyncratic festival, held in a former church. For some very strange reason they have a separate lunchtime and evening session … read more »
More Photo Contest Entries
Posted by Alan McLeod on Sunday, November 12, 2006 in Contests, About A Good Beer Blog And Its Readers - 2 comments
It's been a busy week here at the good beer blog with a trip to Toronto as well as working my way through an a amazingly good history of beer and brewing as well as another not so amazing history of beer in America. And working. And having a life. All the while, the emails have been coming in with …
Another Six US Pale Ales
Posted by Alan McLeod on Friday, November 10, 2006 in Regional Scenes, Styles, Beer Reviews - 3 comments
What do we have here. A variety of pale ales, one of which I reviewed back in July 2005 with this group of six US pale ales. There are two Pennsylvanians, two Californians and a couple of upstate New Yorkers in this group which ranges from mellow grainy pale to a hot hoppy double IPA. For my money …
BeerBistro!, Toronto, Ontario
Posted by Alan McLeod on Thursday, November 9, 2006 in Ontario, Pubs, Inns and Tavs - 3 comments
I had the occasion to visit BeerBistro! near the corner of King and Yonge Streets in Toronto today...ok, twice today...which in itself tells you something. I had to meet a friend for a quick lunch in that area of town and later took the time to have another beer as I waited for the train back home …
Paul Visits Beerhouse in Funchal, Madeira
Posted by Paul of B. St-E. on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 in Regional Scenes, Pubs, Inns and Tavs - 7 comments
Madeira is a jewel of an emerald isle set equidistant from Portugal (the territory that it's part of) and Morocco. It's famous for its fortified wine, most of which is sweet and sticky. It's generally not a particularly palatable desert wine, although if you look hard enough there are some very …
First The NBP Then We Conclude the NAFBA
Posted by Alan McLeod on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 in Beer and Law - 5 comments
I was reminded today that last Friday I had one of those a-ha moments...and then promptly forgot about it. The a-ha I had? • "...by the way, if we do ship beers back and forth this way, can we call it the National Beer Policy (NBP)?" • I went on to suggest that once Canada solves it …
Our Second and Third Contestants Are...
Posted by Alan McLeod on Monday, November 6, 2006 in Contests, About A Good Beer Blog And Its Readers - 1 comment
Two more submissions of three pictures each to share today. Both are Eastlakians in their own way, one eastern Ontarian and one Upstate New Yorker. But both consider the hop and both are dependents of a sort on Rochester. • First, Ian in Ottawa, author of La Biere a Ian, sent me the submissions …
Posted by Alan McLeod on Sunday, November 5, 2006
Five Lagers That Were Just There
Posted by Alan McLeod on Sunday, November 5, 2006 in Styles, Beer Reviews - 4 comments
Sometimes beers sort of gather in the stash with no reason for being together other than being the odds and ends of a number of beer runs. In this collection we have three Ontario lagers, one from the states and one from China so really not much of a theme so much as a need to check them out. This …
First Photo Contest Submission
Posted by Alan McLeod on Saturday, November 4, 2006 in Contests, About A Good Beer Blog And Its Readers
I just had to share this submission for the beer blog's photo contest from Darcey out in Alberta, the guy running Dust My Broom and DJ of a blues and beer every Friday night. • Email your submissions or post them at your site and let me know. Remember - this time there is a real prize...really.
Knut Goes To The Guinness Storehouse
Posted by Knut Albert Solem on Friday, November 3, 2006 in Regional Scenes, Brewery Info - 8 comments
I have never hidden my scepticism (you may even say I am a bore on this subject) to the big brewers, the lager lads, that brew most of the beers most of us consume. Well, one of the big ones is not a lager lad, you might call him the black sheep of the family. I am, of course, talking about …
Stouts: Oatmeal Stout, Anderson Valley, Boonville, CA, US
Posted by Alan McLeod on Wednesday, November 1, 2006 in Stouts, Beer Reviews - 1 comment
...Or rather "Quick Note: Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout, Anderson Valley Brewing Company, Boonville, Mendocio County, California, USA". Damn good thing the beer is damn good with that much on the label. • Expresso foam head laying languidly over the blackest of ale. Dry licorice and minty hop … read more »


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September 2009
Teixeira Made His Mark With Yankees
Posada Proved Doubters Wrong In 2009
JORGE POSADA – Age 37
010. Cervelli may not be as good with the bat as future Yankees catching prospects like Jesus Montero and Austin Romine. But Cervelli is great defensively and he made a good impression in the brief time he was needed.
Miranda Delivers Yankees' 15th Walk-off Victory
'Scranton' Yankees, Gaudin Drub Royals
Yankees Starters Improved In Second Half
Grading The Yankees
Yankees Sweep Bosox To Clinch AL East Title
"Everybody here was counting on me, and everybody let me know they appreciated it," Bruney told MlB.com. "I would have loved to look up and give a thank you, but honestly, I had tears in my eyes and I couldn't. That's been my moment in baseball right now. It was an awesome feeling."
4th save but he had to endure some shaky play in the field.
CC Helps Blank Bosox To Win 19th
Ace – the best pitcher on a baseball team.
ause shortstop Chris Woodward was charged an error for allowing Brett Gardner to escape a rundown off a wild pitch from Wagner.
"It's a good feeling," Damon said. "Hopefully, we can do something about it tomorrow, but even when that does happen, we still have to go win 11 more games in the postseason. That's what we're shooting for."

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Special Instructions for the Inca Trail:
There is a maximum amount of 8 Kg (about 17½ Lbs) per person that is allowed in the duffel bags/backpacks that are to be given to the porters to carry. Therefore, apart from what you are going to wear on the trail, including your camera, snacks and water bottle, the rest of your gear can only weigh a maximum of 8 Kg. and should be in a duffel bag or backpack that the porters can carry. This regulation exists to prevent the porters from becoming overburdened on the trail. You can leave your extra luggage in your hotel in Cusco (travelers do it all the time so hotels are used to it) and then recover it when you return to Cusco after the trek.
Preparing for the Inca Trail
To get the full enjoyment out of the Inca Trail, it is essential to prepare for it. This is not a trek that should be underestimated. You will have from 6-8 hours of hiking a day for 4 days in a row, with one pass at 13,800 feet and another just over 13,000 feet. Running or hiking on a regular basis in the weeks leading up to the trek is a good idea. Acclimatization is also essential. You should plan to spend at least a couple days in the Andes before starting the Inca Trail, and it is highly recommended that you take some warm-up hikes/walks, either in Cusco or the Sacred Valley area, prior to the start of the trek. Please see the special packing list for the Inca Trail below.
Suggested Packing List for the Inca Trail


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LOUISBURG - Essie Virginia "Jennie" Edwards Bowers, 89, a resident of Franklin Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. A graveside service was held Friday, Feb. 18, at Sunset Gardens, with the Rev. Ricky Easter officiating.
Born in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late William Jasper Edwards and Ora Neal Edwards.
Surviving: sons, Jerry Taylor of Henderson and Freddie Taylor of Louisburg; stepsons, Jerry Bowers of Albuquerque, N.M., and Billy Bowers; sisters, Joyce Pool of Kittrell and Dot Winters Smith of Henderson; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Ernest Bowers Jr.; a son, Gene Taylor; brothers, Benjamin Edwards, William "Biddie" Edwards and Clarence "Buck" Edwards; sisters, Mary Journigan, Edith Byrd and Mamie "Sis" Faulkner.
Arrangemenets by J.M. White Funeral Home.


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By Sean Greene 11:23am, June 4, 2013 - Updated 4:18pm, June 4, 2013Lincoln Financial Field will host five public Eagles training camp practices, as the team makes its summer transition from Lehigh to South Philadelphia this summer.
Tickets to the 12:30pm practices on July 28, August 5, August 11, August 17, and August 26 will go on sale Tuesday, June 18 at 2pm. Seating will be general admission by section. The team is currently planning on using the lower bowl of the stadium, with the option to open up more seats if demand grows.
The August 17th practice could be switched to 8:15am if the Phillies game that day is moved to the afternoon.
Parking for the Lincoln Financial Field practices will be free, with concessions available inside the stadium, although alcohol will not be served.
The other practices will take play at the nearby NovaCare Complex, with the team saying a limited number of season ticket holders will be selected to attend at random.
In addition, the Eagles will welcome the New England Patriots to Philly for a pair of joint practices on August 6-7 before squaring off in an exhibition game against them on August 9 at the Linc. It is the first time the Eagles will practice with another team since training with the Buffalo Bills in 1998.
"We are very excited to hold training camp in Philadelphia this summer," said Eagles President Don Smolenski. "We organized the practice schedule at Lincoln Financial Field to begin in late July and run throughout the entire month of August so that our fans and their families would have opportunities to come and see the team up close."
Rookies are scheduled to report to NovaCare on July 22, with training camp running through the final exhibition game at the Jets on August 29.
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ok....well when we have our winning record this year, ill see what all u guys have to say....yes i like isiah, yes i love the knicks, and whoever is on our roster...if u leave the knicks, no matter how good a player, ill respect ur individual talent, but ill hate u and ur team....i hate kobe with a passion, but if he's in orange an blue, ill get his jersey....all yall anti-knicks and fake fans cud fu*k off.....I LOVE MY TEAM...AND OUR COACH.....i wnat to see u manage the team, instead of your fantasy trades
IDK, i think the real story of why Ariza got traded will be a mystery that will always be trapped in Knick lore. I dont buy that Larry wanted to banish him. I think this move really has Dolan's stench all over it.
Im gonna start by saying i like this team we have young guys and we have young guys. Zack is still young so i dont know why some people say if we are trying to go young why bring in zack. Maybe because zack is still younge. Now i know everyone has a million different ideas on how the team should look what trades should have been made what trades shouldnt have but i think Isiah did a pretty good job in creating what i think is a damn good team. now you say the team went down hill once isiah got here the team was falling apart way before that so stop it and you know that it was. He took a horrible mess and put together a bunch of good talent. Now as a coach i do not like him he has no strategy and the knicks never look prepared to play any team. I beleive he shoud first be fired as a coach right away so we can get someone in who will have these guys playing together. Unfortunatley if Isiah did what they are saying he did well yeah he should be fired. I know i would have been and he is an imbarrasment to the Knicks thats if he did what they are saying if not i love his gm style but i hate his coaching
Now y'all are being hard on Isiah for even making this Post.
Yes' I must admit that I been an Isiah Thomas Basher since the week he traded for Marbury & Penny. But I could do that because I been an all out Knick-Fan when Isiah Thomas won the NCAA Championship. When the Knicks had Center Bill Cartwright and Outstanding PF-Toby Knight inwhich these two players were good for 23 boards a game, plus 30 something points for 32 MPG.
Isiah Thomas mouth got him in a lot of trouble as a player however he backed up his words with his outstanding play to be the BEST PG throughout his career (Magic Johnson will say the samething). Isiah will talk to you bringing down the ball or criss-crossing on you for a basket.
Every old NBA B-Ball Fan knew and expected the PAST of Isiah Thomas enemies (rich & poor) will catch up to him when we seen what happen to the CBA, then the Toronto Organization, then the immediate Firing as the Indiana Pacers Coach. This sexual harrassement case is a Joke inwhich shows that Isiah Thomas has alot of enemies out to get him.
Knick President Isiah Thomas made this Knicks team into a Future competive team.
He also made some outrageous trades that put this Knick team below the .500 percentage mark for Four straight seasons.
And NO the Knicks did not need the Curry trade!
after they signed Jerome James.
Assistant Coach Mark Aquire was doing a great outstanding job in his personal gym with Rookies Jackie Butler, Channing Frye, and David Lee. Mixing these three rookie bigmen with James, Taylor, and Malik in the frontcourt their first season could not have been as bad as the 23 WIN season with Curry & Davis 30 minute bad performances.
The Knicks gave away three good young players that Knick-Fans would not have mind keeping and losing with just for them to get playingtime experience (Trevor Ariza, Jackie Butler, and Channing Frye).
However, the Knicks have a young core frontline of defensive Rookie 6.11 Randolph Morris, 6.9 David Lee, and 6.7 Renaldo Balkman that may be more effective on NBA oponents than Curry, Zach, and Jefferies if given the playingtime (together) this season. Especially if one of the three guards (Marbury, Crawford, or Nate) are on Fire an in a scoring zone.
Firing Isiah Thomas may lose this team Assistant Coach Mark Aqiure if he is not made the Head Coach.
All I can say is, there's such a thing as being faithful to a fault. Time will tell. I've grown to tolerate Thomas as coach but I can't tolerate Cablevision and Dolan's involvement. This is corporate ownership run a muck. It makes me say unbelievably crazy things.
I always looks at these knicks forums and see people posting stupid stuff without thinking, and we need to get a few things clear. first to jusdge isiah we need to take a look into the situation he inherited.
shandon anderson
michael doleac
howard eisley
othella harrington
allen houston
kurt thomas
charlie ward
clarence weatherspoon
frank williams
van horn
I kid u not, this was only 4 years ago and almost all of them are out of the league. the only players with any value today are mcdysse and thomas. the rest suck or are out of the league. now lets realize that he didnt inherit a bad team that was cheap. with dolans bad contracts this team was also one of the highest, if not the highest, in the league. now he could have just waited for all their contracts to expire and undrego true rebuilding, but everyone knows ny has no patience for that so he tried to flip the roster quick to contend. do do so, he had to take on afew bad contracts. if u are gonna have a expensive team might as well have some talent and compete. he upgraded but the team was obviously not good enough to contend for a title, but did make the playoffs. ny wanted to win now so he made moves for players like tim thomas who obviously didnt work out but he did what he had to to try and get somethin done. u can question the moves in hindsight, but no one questioned thos emoves at the time because looking at that roster we were facing a dire situation and a long rebuilding process with a 100 million dollar untouchable man on the books. might as well have tried to win immediately. eventually players were swaped and scrapped and 4 years later we still have the highest payroll in the league, but we are actually young, exciting, and will be competitive. if u look at the before and after rosters, what isiah did in 4 years is actually remarkable. we havent shown the ability to win yet, but im confident we will this year. it may have been expensive and had many failed tries but that was a rebuilding overhaul, and even if we just slashed contracts and waited and rebuilt in a traditional sens we wouldnt have a young talented team this good this fast. it took the bulls like 8 years after jordan left to make the playoffs and people were patient there and they still havent accomplished ****. now people are saying they are ready to compete, 9 or 10 years later.isiah did the same thing in 4years and the wins are going to start coming this year. u cant dispute the talent he brought in. i like our squad for the future as much as any out there in the east. as far as the francis fiasc, everyone knows and knew at the time isiah did id to placate brown cuz he didnt like the roster. he wanted to keep his pick, ariza, but its all good cuz it landed us randolph in the end. the bottom line is no one has ever given isiah a chance, he faced scrutiny during a rebuilding process. now that process is over so now we can look to see what the results are. the bottom line is isiah took an old, expensive, boring piece of crap and revamped it to a young, exciting, talented team that will contend in 4 years. now give em a chance to win. any questions??????
i couldnt have said it better myself....co-sign
Great informitive post with a ton of truth!!! Get off Zeke's back he's done a whole lot more good than bad in N.Y.
How are you even a Knick fan but you don't know how to spell Allan Houston? This just actually says you're an Isiah follower who just started following the Knicks in 2004. You're pretty much limited in everything that isn't related to Isiah, notice how your post revolve around Isiah's image, and they are against anyone who tarnishes his image, thus making you an Isiahsexual. Isiahsexuals say the same thing in every post.
Almost all of them out of their league cause their contracts expired and retired, who said we were going to keep them?
Isiah inherited a poor team, upgraded the talent and the youth, but lower the standard of success. I just don't see how people DON'T get tired of seeing our team fail each season but still praise Isiah as a God. Its really a sad cult.
Some people see the upside in this team while others cry over the result. No one is happy about a 33 win season. Let's be real. But the talent level on this team has risen 7-8 times fold since Layden has gotten the boot. So when the only problem is injuries and team chemistry...that can be taught and not acquired. The latter is harder so that should give you some fulfillment. But not as much as a 50 win season of course but when this team is on the right track and pessimists fail to realize this...they only shed tears about the number of losses. It takes years to get rings not 3 offseason...I'mma let that marinate and hopefully it clicks in the pessimist state of mind...
Stay Tuned.....
The day the knicks play for picks is the day I stop watchin em I think it shows no heart. And in reality bombing doesn't always work I mean the alot of teams have been rebuilding for 10+ yrs. I mean just the last yr or 2 have the clippers, cavs and nuggets started turning it around and they sucked forever. I'm sorry but a great player can't beat a great team more than once or twice. What I do agree with though is that a change in management or philosophy can make a team a winner. Case in point the celtics if they win or lose everyone has to respect the moves they made the only knock is they traded depth for talent. To tell the truth good trades and fa signing can mean as much or more than picks.


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The Republic confirmed a Fox Sports Arizona report Saturday that ASU has interest in Utah coach Kyle Whittingham for its vacant coaching position. In his seventh full season with the Utes, Whittingham is 65-25. The Utes, in their first Pac-12 season, started slowly but finished 7-5. They will play Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl.
Whittingham reportedly received a recent $525,000 pay bump, raising his annual salary to $1.7 million per year.
ASU quarterback Brock Osweiler said he was one of nine juniors who recently met with Vice President of Athletics Lisa Love in support of offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone.
"Obviously, I would like Coach Mazzone to stay here," Osweiler said. "I'm the first one to admit that I would not be where I am without him. He's a tremendous quarterback coach ... I would love Coach Mazzone to be here next year."
Osweiler said he's trying to stay out of ASU's coaching search, but he admitted it's difficult.
ASU seems interested in making Utah's Kyle Whittingham its next football coach.
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- Location: Daegu (Korea)
High‐reflectivity multilayers are required in many soft X‐ray researches, from nowadays Synchrotron Radiation (SR) to future Free Electron Laser (FEL) optics. These synthetic reflectors are capable of working at near‐normal incidence covering the lower X energy range not accessible by crystal diffraction. Recently, the deposition of such devices has progressed at INFN Legnaro Laboratories (LNL), giving robust Si/Mo mirror devices and first Ni/Ti and Ni/TiO2 multilayers. To test these new optics, at INFN Frascati Laboratories (LNF) a new vacuum compatible reflectometer has been assembled and commissioned in 2005. The final system is a θ‐2θ diffractometer in vacuum environment, endowed with high angular resolution and repeatability and absolute detectors. A direct characterization of multilayer performances have been accomplished by SR from a wiggler source at DAΦNE. Results on characterization of the vacuum reflectometer and on the new Ni‐Ti based multilayers are presented.
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Rail tracks are seen on South Hill on March 3, 2014, the same day the provincial government passed a motion to encourage Ottawa to introduce emergency law in the coming weeks to resolve the grain backlog.
Even if the grain transportation crisis were resolved tomorrow, it would still take many months to export the record product backlog in Saskatchewan.
"The system's behind enough now that I think it's probably going to take until at least harvest to get this cleared up no matter what we do now," said Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart. "But at least we won't have to look at this happening again next year or the year after or the year after that if we come up with a proper solution this time … This is a problem that's ongoing for decades."
The Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly passed Premier Brad Wall's motion to encourage Ottawa to introduce emergency law in the coming weeks to fix the backlog on Monday. It was the first day of the spring session.
The emergency law would have "requirements for levels of service and reciprocal penalties between the grain companies and railways for failure to provide that performance," said Stewart.
"Elevators are all full on the Prairies and the terminals have been mostly empty on the West Coast. As many as 55 ships are ready to load," he said. "They've been inflexible about adding locomotives and crews and cars to the fleet, although they have them.
"They're just not willing to use them, it seems. They're more concerned, I'm afraid, about their bottom line than they are about providing service."
He began talking with railways in May or June of last year.
"There hadn't been a problem yet, but I was concerned that there might be a shortfall in capacity and sure enough, there has been," said Stewart. "So we've been engaged ever since then and certainly more intensely since harvest."
Passing the motion encouraging the federal government to introduce emergency law wasn't the ideal course of action, he said.
"We hoped that railways and grain companies could co-operate and voluntarily enter into those agreements, but it doesn't seem that's going to be the case. We spent a considerable amount of time trying to make that happen," said Stewart.
"But it looks like it's going to take new federal legislation to force them into it. That's never anybody's first option, but in light of their intransigence in the matter, we're left with no choice and it appears that the federal government is interested in going that direction."
The 2013 harvest marked a provincial record for the third year in a row for agriculture exports. Total sales were $11.7 billion in 2013, which is a five per cent increase from 2012.
"It's great for the province," said Stewart. "That represents 23 per cent of all Canada's agricultural exports."
The top three exported commodities included $2.1 billion in non-durum wheat sales, $2.1 billion in canola seed sales and $1.5 billion in canola oil sales. Exports to India increased 54 per cent or $243 million, exports to the United States increased 13.5 per cent or $424 million and exports to China increased 5.5 per cent or $104 million. The top three destinations were the United States, China and Japan.
"Our customers like what they're getting from us and they're willing to do more," said Stewart, "but clearly we have to solve the problems in our transportation sector before we're going to be able to continue to grow at this rate."
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Austin Bay On the Libyan War
I have long been distressed at the poor level of reporting on wars. Most media people have no military experience and it shows in their news story which read as if a deaf person is trying to describe a symphony. Austin Bay, a retired Army Colonel, Armor, who earned a bronze star in Iraq in 2005, and his analysis of the Libyan War is a welcome oasis in the desert in comparison. I have been playing board war games since the early seventies, and I have long been familiar with Austin Bay, designing war games being one small part of his multifarious career. If you want to keep abreast of military developments around the globe Strategy Page, run by wargaming legend Jim Dunnigan and Colonel Bay, is the place to go.
Tea Party is the New Neocon
So I guess that makes it neo-neocon.
The Washington Times reports on a poll released by Rasmussen on the relative popularity and unpopularity of various political labels.
• 38 percent of likely U.S. voters "consider it a positive" when a political candidate is described as "conservative," 27 percent say it's a negative.
• 37 percent say "moderate" is a positive label, 13 percent say it's a negative.
• 32 percent say "tea party" is a positive label.
• 56 percent of Republican voters agree.
• 38 percent of voters overall say the tea party label is a negative.
• 70 percent of Democrats agree.
• 31 percent of voters overall say "progressive" is a positive label, 26 percent say its negative.
• 21 percent say "liberal" is a positive label, 38 percent say it's a negative.
What jumped out at me is the disparity between how the term "conservative" is received versus the term "tea party." The positive/negative spread for "conservative" is 38/27, but it's 32/38 for "tea party." Now, conservative/tea party fares better than progressive/liberal, and that is probably worth a discussion in and of itself.* But I want to focus on the conservative versus tea party aspect of this poll for a moment. Continue reading
Employment for All: A Debate
Alex of Christian Economics is a thoughtful guy who adheres to some economic theories (specifically the Modern Money Theory of economics) that I don't hold with. Thus marking out one of my rare areas of agreement with Paul Krugman.
Alex and I were looking for topics to have a sort of slow-motion blog debate over, and there seems no better place to start than one of the bigger policy proposals which many MMT adherents support: having the government become an Employer of Last Resort. Alex has a substantive post up to day making the case for an employer of last resort program from a Catholic and economic point of view. I'll be writing and posting reply-post in the next couple days.
Council of Jerusalem
A question arose yesterday in a thread, posed by Michael:
I have a real question. Homosexuality, as a sin an abomination, is mentioned in Leviticus. That book, however, also says:
– disrespect of parents should be punishable by death
– sleeping with a woman during her period should make both parties outcasts
– don't eat pork
– shellfish are an abomination
So my question is, why are some of the verses ignored and others so important?
It is a good question and sometimes confuses Catholics and non-Catholics. The answer to the question is in the very earliest history of the Church. After the ascension of Jesus, the apostles went about the great task of making "disciples of all the nations", and Christianity began to spread among Jew and Gentile alike. The question quickly arose as to whether Gentile converts would have to be circumcised (the males only of course!) and follow all of the Jewish laws regarding ritual purity. If they were asked to do this, it would mean a complete revolution in their life. They would no longer be able to even eat a meal with their Gentile relatives and friends. Like the Jews, the Christians would be a people set apart, cut off from interacting in the simplest ways with non-Jews for fear of violating the hundreds of laws of the Old Testament regarding ritual purity.


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Tech rehearsal from emk Korean Rock Opera Musical
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"Crying over you! You got married already…"
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Kim Junsu, a member of group JYJ, is chosen as a main character of the Broadway musical Dracula, laying sound foundation as a musical actor.
His success in musicals like Mozart, Tears of Heaven, Elizabeth, and December, has raised him to the rank of a musical actor whom the audience can go see on faith, and now, he is considered as a irreplaceable actor in the musical field.
No one can confine Kim Junsu any more to just a musical actor with the origin of an idol star. In the musical community, Kim Junsu himself is very meaningful in light of breaking this prejudice. Still now, not only the general public but also people in the musical community usually look on an actor with idol origin with a jaundiced eye. Yet, Kim Junsu is the textbook example of an actor who has already overcome all this.
It is because of his irreplaceable ability. His overwhelming power on the stage, his powerful energy as a musical actor, and his ticket power make him be cast in significant musical works one after another.
Who are the best stars in this sector?
Although a lot of idols have deeply infiltrated popular culture, a few are considered undoubtedly triumphant in achieving popular success. With star quality and box-office potential, who are these all-rounder 'must-have' idols?
JYJ Park Yoochun has dominated television. Park Yoochun was introduced as an actor through the lead character Lee Sun Joon in 2010 hit drama 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal', and instantly penetrated into the small screen. With regards to Park Yoochun's acting, Shin Kyung Soo PD of SBS Wed-Thu drama 'Three Days' that's currently airing said, "He surprised me with each episode. The martial arts director also praised his action performance."
Amongst idol-turned-actors, Park Yoochun's unrivalled blockbuster power is something to be proud of. A look at the average viewer ratings of the dramas he has appeared in: 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal' 10.1%, 'Miss Ripley' 15.4%, 'Rooftop Prince' 14.8%, 'I Miss You' 11.6%; and as expected, 'Three Days' has also been showing stable viewer ratings at above 10%. All five consecutive productions he has acted in have maintained double-digit viewer ratings.
As a Hallyu star, his blockbuster power overseas is also unquestionable. All the productions he has previously appeared in were broadcasted in Japan while the DVDs sold like hot cakes. 'Three Days' was exported to China for approx. $50,000 per episode, exceeding the previous record holder 'My Love from the Stars'.
Another JYJ member Kim Junsu has established himself as 'box-office guarantee' in the musical scene. In 2010, he was cast in the musical 'Mozart!' which was held in the 3,000-seat main theatre of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts; he made a splendid debut with tickets to 15 performances he appeared in all sold out. His performances in musicals 'Tears of Heaven' and later on 'Mozart!' encore stage were also sold out, showing off an unrivalled 'ticket power'.
The production that gave Kim Junsu wings to fly is the 2012 musical 'Elisabeth'. He won the Best Actor Award at 'The 18th Korea Musical Awards' for his role as 'Death', receiving recognition for his singing and acting abilities. Professor Lee Yoo Ri from the Department of Musical Theatre of Chungkang College of Cultural Industries commented, "It's almost impossible to maintain 'ticket power' reputation for four consecutive years relying only on his title as an idol. The passion, sincerity, and his own acting style he has built in order to overcome the aspects he lacked in are what placed Kim Junsu in the best position."
Note: parts unrelated to Park Yoochun and Kim Junsu were omitted.
That's why Park Gunhyung gave more compliments than advices to Kim Junsu who acted Jiwook, the same role. He said, "First of all, Junsu was under a lot of pressure. Because it was the first time for him to act in a musical with [so much] acting and lines."
"Was I going to teach him how to sing or act? What the only thing I could do as a colleague was to give him more confidence by saying, 'There's surely something you do very well. So you can do it well. I know it. You'll surely do it nicely.' I told him a little bit about the tone of his voice, but [I told him] nothing more than that. Kim Junsu accomplished more than I told him. He has his own boldness and because he stood on large stages for so many times, he's got his guts."
– I guess lead roles and supporting roles or ensembles don't have much time to get close.
"If I used the same room with the lead roles, I must have gotten close with them. If not that situation, I'm not really a kind of a person who cares about someone intentionally so… I don't text or call someone often. However, actors who naturally take care of others get close regardless of what role he or she plays. Not long ago, I texted (Kim) Junsu because I watched the video of him singing 'An Overly Painful Love is Not Love' and was touched. I liked (the video) very much. Then Junsu answered 'Is that really you, hyung?' That's the person I am. (laughs)"
– Co-actors know exactly what the personality of star actors are like.
Note: <GOOD-BYE 2013 – BIG 30> is a survey from entertainment authorities concerned with Korean pop culture
27. Kim Junsu = JYJ's member Kim Junsu is now officially a musical actor. He is the best ticket-power blue chip as well. He made his musical debut in 2010 with 'Mozart' and showed off his power by making the last round of 3000 seats in Sejong Center for the Performing Arts theater sell out. From the original musical 'Tears of Heaven''s National Theatre to 'Elisabeth''s Seoul Arts Center he achieved the 'Triple Crown' by selling out all the national and public theatres.
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Pop singers in South Korea enjoy taking on new challenges to expand their careers in the entertainment industry into various fields. Musicals are one such avenue. The profession, which requires talent not only in singing but also in acting and dancing, is sometimes considered overly arduous for idols to manage. However, there are a few who overcame these underestimations of idols' talents and successfully became competent musical actors.
1. Kim Jun-soo (JYJ)
A member of K-pop group JYJ and also known by his stage name Xia, Kim Jun-soo made his debut on the musical stage in 2010 with a leading role in "Mozart."
Soon he was acknowledged for his skillful singing talent as well as his well-polished acting and dancing skills. He received the "Best New Actor" award at the Musical Awards and the Korea Musical Awards in 2010. Kim continued to perform on stage with "Tears of Heaven" and "Elizabeth."
Recently, the hallyu star was voted the "idol singer with the most potential to become a musical actor" in an online community poll.
[parts unrelated to Jun-soo omitted]
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As the late spring brings the full swing of Commencement celebrations to Harvard every year, it also brings the annual opium poppy harvest in Afghanistan. In mountainous fields across the country, thousands of men score and scrape the poppy bulbs to extract the dark sticky resin that will be processed into heroin. Most of the heroin is trafficked across Afghan borders and sold, to be injected into the veins of addicts in the region and farther afield to Europe and the United States.
However as the United States and her NATO allies ready themselves for the 2014 drawdown of forces and transition of security responsibilities to the Afghans, the Afghan narcotics industry cannot be forgotten. It not only causes untold misery for addicts and their families, but also emboldens the insurgency, fuels corruption, and undermines governance and development. Today it remains one of the key threats to peace and stability in Afghanistan.
Elements of the Western media portray the Afghan drug problem as bearded, barefoot men with a few fields of opium poppies. However, in reality opium is a fully-fledged industry with, a complex production chain, sophisticated markets for raw and finished product, a futures market, large scale employment, cross border transactions, and a network of key players from the Government to the narcotics-lords to the criminal gangs and the Taliban. Although the equipment and methods used may be primitive, this is no small village farming operation.
In 2011, Afghanistan produced a staggering 5,800 metric tons of opium grown on 131,000 hectares of land across half of the Provinces in the country. The United Nations recently released preliminary figures on the size of this year's crop, and the news was not good. The size of the 2012 crop will undoubtedly increase. For the Afghan opium farmer everything points to a bumper season; a plant disease that stunted the crop in 2010 has disappeared and prices are again high.
The farmers, however, will only receive a fraction of what their crop will eventually be sold for. Last year the value of the crop to farmers was in excess of $1.4 billion; by the time it reaches the border the value is in the order of $5 billion. Leaving Afghanistan the risks for traffickers increase exponentially, but so do the profits. It is estimated that importers into the countries of use will pay in excess of $25 billion for the goods, which will in turn be sold to addicts for an estimated $60 billion plus.
In a very poor Afghanistan, it is opium money that assists the Taliban in their operations. The insurgents maintain a symbiotic relationship with the narco-lords. The narco-lords require protection and labor for their operation and the Taliban need money for theirs in order to pay fighters and buy weapons and ammunition. Fees paid for protecting heroin labs and convoys, as well as providing large-scale employment for off duty fighters to help with the harvest, are estimated to be between $100 and $500 million according to the Afghan Government.
The power and money flowing from the narcotics industry is also the lifeblood of corruption, undermining good governance that allows officials to profit from the facilitation of deals, free passage through border checkpoints, and appointment of a key official in strategically important posts.
The issue is complex and the solutions are even more complex. Since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001, it has been demonstrated time and time again that there are no silver bullets able to deliver a short-term solution. The bottom line is that where there is insecurity in Afghanistan there is usually opium cultivation. Moreover, development assistance has helped to break the opium cycle with farmers. Therefore, a comprehensive suite of programs needs to be implemented: alternative livelihoods for farmers, targeted crop eradication, interdiction, institution building, and public awareness. Most of these initiatives are underway, but progress is slow, if at all, and very costly in terms of funding and, at times, lives.
And how long will these changes take? If experience in former opium producing countries such as Thailand, India, and Turkey shows, it can take 20 or more years to drive and implement sustainable progress, progress which was achieved without an insurgency raging and with better established governance.
With fewer international troops on the ground and, potentially, expensive counter narcotics programs being dialed back, the threat of the Afghan drugs industry exploding beyond record levels and unraveling any gains made over the last decade is real. As 2014 approaches it is an issue that the West cannot afford to allow to fall off the radar. Progress is guaranteed to be slow and costly, but necessary in order to prevent Afghanistan from slipping into a state fully owned, run, and funded by narcotics.
Rodney D. Cocks is a MPA student at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Dubin Fellow at the Harvard Center for Public Leadership. He served for nearly five years in Afghanistan with the United Nations and the British Government.
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Eric and Sami are left horrified by the scandal which erupts when the new school opens.
Adrienne's choice lands Sami in a world of trouble which she may not be able to escape from. It doesn't do Adrienne any favors either.
Brady's decision to try again with Kristen rubs everyone the wrong way, especially Nicole and Eric.
Jennifer's latest warning to Theresa about JJ, leaves the young lady casting her eyes elsewhere… like over at Daniel.
Rafe is shocked to learn about what Sami did and needs some answers, but everyone is reluctant to offer any.
Cameron has some advice for Gabi.
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April 7, 2011 —
LIBERTY, NY — The Catskill Artists Gallery (CAG) will hold a spring members exhibition and sale starting with an artists' reception on Saturday, April 9 from 4 to 8 p.m. It will feature new work by members Robert Friedman, Cate Gundlah, Kathy Jeffers, Buff McAllister and Hank Schneider.
During the opening, guests will be able to sample the CAG's famous goodies, along with wine, soda and other refreshments.
Friedman's work consists of standing sculptures and wall reliefs in a variety of materials, including aluminum, acrylic plastic, wood and found objects. Gundlah works with glass and jewelry. Jeffers has been a professional clay artist since 1970. She also works with pottery and jewelry. McAllister creates fiber art and Schneider is a photographer.
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Officials Evacuate Residents as Typhoon Approaches
Thousands of residents in the country's northeast are evacuated
Fierce Storms Claim Lives in Midwest
At least 13 people are dead after fierce storms that tore through the Midwest overnight.
Taliban Claims Responsibility to Bombing
The Taliban says the blast was to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden
Obama and Cameron Vow Military Ops will Continue
Military operations in Libya will continue until Moammar Gadhafi stops his attacks
Mississippi Pastor Urges Congregation to Trust God
A Methodist pastor in Redwood, Miss., has urged her congregation to trust God as floodwaters...
Police Raid Meth Lab at Hotel in Walla Walla
Police in raided a Walla Walla motel to get to a methamphetamine lab
NW Rivers Swell from Snowpack
A unusually wet spring and higher than average snowpack are swelling rivers
Massive Fire at Melbourne Factory
A massive fire at a factory in Melbourne, Australia has been brought under control
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MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A Medford man who lost two fingers when an illegal firework exploded Friday is recuperating at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. David Jenkins tells the Mail-Tribune he is in good spirits despite his injury that will require one more surgery. Police said they issued Jenkins a $250 citation for using the illegal firework.


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|The Beginnings of Warlord Twitch Silverfangs; Inspired by 100% boredom
|Tweet Topic Started: 14th December 2011 - 01:28 AM (628 Views)
|Lord Twitch Silverfangs
|14th December 2011 - 01:28 AM Post #1
Silver Collecter Extraordinaire
Twitch sauntered down the long tunnel after his master, Warlord Krazzul. Being fangleader for the Warlord's bodyguard was a posh posting. He was at the forefront of every battle, something he loved very much, had 100 slaves...well 99, he had eaten one for breakfast, and received first scavenge every time. He had just helped his warlord put down a minor slave rebellion in his warpstone mines, just inland from the Southern coast of Norsca, and those that lived were dragged back in chains. A fork in the tunnel loomed ahead. The left branch led back to the lair-cave, a massive sea cave scratched-clawed into the massive cliffs of the coastline, and the right branch, not even Twitch knew where it led.
Krazzul began to walk towards like right branch as Twitch called out, "Master, where are you going? Are we not taking the slave-workers back to the lair?"
"Just follow me." Krazzul gave a slight swish of his right paw. Instantly Twitch knew something was wrong, he could feel in his tail tip-end. Before he could speak again, a club crashed down on his head, splintering against his newly garnered dwarven helmet, and he fell like a sack of warpstone.
Twitch awoke in a large cavern, light filling the chamber from two sconces next the only opening, a small passageway. His armor was removed, sword gone, and his paws were chained together. Around him lay the corpses of the three score slaves they had "retrieved" from the mines. He looked up to see Krazzul infront of him, Twitch's elven sword at his waist and a hammer in hand. Twitch's old leiutenant, Festerclaw, stood at Krazzul's right, wearing Twitch's old armor! That traitorous rat! Twitch screamed in his own mind. "You are too much of a burden-cost to be useful anymore Twitch. Festerclaw took your job for only 50 slave-servants and first scavenge-search when he performs well. Good bye littermate." With that Krazzul smacked Twitch across the face with his mace and the world went dark, again.
Twitch bolted awake, several hours later, maybe a day, he could not tell. The sconces were out and the passageway sealed. Agony filled his mouth as he tried to open it. Krazzul's blow had shattered nearly all of his teeth! Sore all over, and with a headache like he had been inside of a Screaming Bell, he rose quietly. There was no telling what was in the darkness. He groped around for a weapon and picked up a scrap of metal from a dead slave. As his eyes adjusted to the light, he could tell his was in a massive cavern, filled with spikes of rock, no bone! Ancient bones from long dead creatures filled the hall.
The black hunger hit him like a wall and he fell to his knees. A dead human slave was stretched out in front of him, taunting him. He opened his mouth and howled in pain at the action, but he must eat or he would die. He fell ravenously upon the corpse, nearly sobbing in agony by time he was done. The hunger left and he rose up again. Small lights appeared far across the hall, and the quiet air soon filled with the rumbling of dwarven mining songs. A small smile, and a thin line of blood crossed Twitch's lips.
More to come. Thanks for reading! btw sconces=fancy torches
|SHINY!!!!! urgh....its only gold...needs silver.....
|14th December 2011 - 09:47 AM Post #2
The one and only.
What happens next?? It's a very interesting beginning, really makes you want to read on.
I shall keep an eye on this thread!
|,,,^_^,,, Proud owner of Clan Yersinia Pestis ,,,^.^,,, | >-- Possessed Mordheim Warband --<
|Lord Twitch Silverfangs
|16th December 2011 - 01:07 AM Post #3
Silver Collecter Extraordinaire
To keep Kimzi from exploding with excitement, the story continues.
It had taken Twitch nearly two hours to crawl across the cavern, well as best as he could tell, towards the dwarves. He had ran into several rocks, and bones spires along the way, nearly giving himself away, but the dwarves remained oblivious, intent on mining. he slunk up to a massive rib poking from the ground, metal scrap in hand and waited. He spied three miners, their candles casting a soft glow around the area. Picks struck rock perfectly in time with their singing. The obvious leader, he wore more elaborate armor and a brace of pistols in his belt, stopped mining and called out. "You two keep on going, I'll bring this cartload back to the camp. "Gotcha Jerak!" One called back, he then resumed singing. The one called Jerak grabbed a full cart and began to haul it away from the other two, heading right, along the wall of the cavern. Twitch started stalking him, slipping from bone to bone. He gripped the scrap of metal so tight, his hand began to bleed. In his haste his clawed foot-paws clacked against a stone, and the older dwarf turned. "Ho, is that you Josef?" "No, bearded-thing." A stratchy, mumbling voice replied as a piece of metal whistled through the air into the dwarf's throat. He gurgled, fell onto his knees, and slumped forward.
Twitch ran up to the dead dwarf, and took anything of use. The brace of pistols were slung across his torso and a small dagger into his own belt. The large pick was worthless to him and the armor didn't fit. He peeked into the minecart and began to drool. It was completely full of silver ore, Twitch's most favorite of the shiny-things. The other dwarves had heard the commotion and were concerned for their friend. The older of the two looked at the other and said. "Josef, you stay here. Be very careful." Then he turned and walked away into the darkness. Seconds later Josef heard, "What in the name of-" A loud retort filled the cavern air, and cruel laughter began. A skaven materialized out of the darkness in front of Josef, a sinister look across his blood soaked face, and the other dwarven pistol in hand.
|SHINY!!!!! urgh....its only gold...needs silver.....
|16th December 2011 - 10:47 AM Post #4
The one and only.
Yay, destroy the dwarf-things!
|,,,^_^,,, Proud owner of Clan Yersinia Pestis ,,,^.^,,, | >-- Possessed Mordheim Warband --<
|18th December 2011 - 11:21 PM Post #5
scratchings and squeakings
Now this is something very excellent! Kimzi's not the only fan.
So, what to say? The quality of the writing is 'specially good to start with. Excellent grammar, diction and so forth so the whole thing reads very easily. I'm liking the central character a lot. Bitter, broken, betrayed characters are some of my very favourite to read, and write come to that. One minor thing I was wondering at with him is if you'd work a bit of a mumble into his speech given that most of his teeth have been smashed out? "Mno mearded t'ing" for example or something along those lines? I'd love a nice stretch of dialogue with Twitch stumbling through his consonants and trying to sound dangerous at the same time. Dialogue is always good for introducing characters as well. A lot of personality comes through in the way characters talk to each other and a good stretch of dialogue is immensely easy and satisfying to read.
Anyway, looking forward to the next installment.
Thermoluminescent Divilment / Requiem for an Exile / M(elrik)atriculation / Twikitch's Triumph
|Lord Twitch Silverfangs
|19th December 2011 - 03:22 AM Post #6
Silver Collecter Extraordinaire
I was thinking about the mumbling but i want people to know what he is saying so idk ill think of something. Thanks for the compliments. 100 warptokens to whoever can put together Twitch the dwarf and the cart of silver ore.
Twitch took nearly three hours to mumble out what he wanted the dwarf to do. "You'm wilf make me meef, mearded t'ing!" The dwarf gave him a blank look. This was going nowhere and Twitch was getting angry, fast. A small piece of slate drew his gaze. He picked it up and started scratching, all the while aiming the pistol at the dwarf. When he was satisfied with the drawing he held it up. On it was a rough pile of bars an arrow and spike like shapes. "MEEF!" The realization dawned on the dwarf and he nodded rapidly. Twitch smacked him across the cheek with the pistol, and pointed to the minecart.
Josef, the young dwarf, hauled the cart the last few feet into the makeshift camp his fellows had made. He fell to his knees panting, only to have that awful skaven hit him again. It shouted at him to get up and he did. He grabbed several handfuls of silver ore and brought it to the forge. It was still hot, Jerak knew how to stoke a forge. He dumped the ore into the bowl on top and proceded to poke and prod the fire to get it going. While that was going he took some rectangular blocks and began to carve teeth shapes into them, sharp, barbed teeth. Maybe this would please the vile creature. He had never met a skaven before, and never met a person who broke a deal, so he expected to come out of this hostage situation with at least some of his dignity left. All he thought of was himself, not of Jerak or Rolland, or anyone. By the time the silver had fully melted he finished the molds. Two seperate pairs of blocks, more than fifty holes of differing size in each one. The skaven took them with glee, inspecting each pocket with care. He turned his back to Josef, focussing on the blocks. Now was the time, Josef grabbed a piece of stone off the ground.
Without looking back, Twitch pointed the pistol backwards and fired. A thud followed the boom, the dwarf was down. He had served his purpose, then Twitch looked up and realized he now had to pour the molten silver, then file it into shape, and insert each tooth. He slightly regretted it, but the delight of killing took its hold. He turned back to see the dwarf lying face down, a pool of sparkling crimson spreading out from under him. At the moment Twitch was not hungry, no he would save the dwarf for his new shiny, silver fangs.
Edited by Lord Twitch Silverfangs, 20th December 2011 - 02:01 AM.
|SHINY!!!!! urgh....its only gold...needs silver.....
|20th December 2011 - 09:23 AM Post #7
The one and only.
|Aha! So that's where the name Silverfangs comes from. I love it.
|,,,^_^,,, Proud owner of Clan Yersinia Pestis ,,,^.^,,, | >-- Possessed Mordheim Warband --<
|Grey Seer Snachett
|14th February 2012 - 01:50 PM Post #8
|Great fluff Silverfangs, looking forward to reading more
|Lord Twitch Silverfangs
|2nd March 2012 - 02:53 AM Post #9
Silver Collecter Extraordinaire
So after a brief hiatus I'm coming back to the Twitch literature (writing a book atm). This with be a brief section for now.
Krazzul absent-mindedly scratched his chin. The heavy, gold platters in front of him held the choicest of dwarf-thing and man-thing meat a warlord could want. "Hmm...which to choose..." The double doors of his chamber slammed open, breaking his concentration. Krazzul looked up in anger to a heavily armored stormvermin backlit in the doorway. "M-master...Twitch..." Krazzul's eyes narrowed, he reached for one of the knives he kept by his granite throne. "Yes-yes? What about that dead rat?" "H-he is ali-" Krazzul whipped the dagger across the room, landing it expertly in the skaven's throat. It gurgled, before falling forward, crimson blood pooling around its corpse. This was not the time to give Krazzul bad news. "Guard captain! Go deal with this ghost. Now." Krazzul stepped off the cold throne, slinking down the stairs to the platters held aloft by weakening slaves. He grabbed chunks of meat from both platters. "I feel like having both-all."
|SHINY!!!!! urgh....its only gold...needs silver.....
|25th April 2012 - 10:50 PM Post #10
|Wow, thats really good, I already love it, need to see more of this
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Pipeline company is forging ahead
July 6, 2011 —
MILFORD, PA — The Tennessee Pipeline Company is circumventing a refusal by the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area (DWGNRA) to allow the company to extend its proposed gas pipeline through the park to markets in New York and New Jersey. They're cutting a six-mile bypass line around the borough of Milford, thus avoiding the park altogether.
The park is operated by the National Park Service (NPS).
The problem was addressed weeks ago when representatives of the company met with the Pike County Commissioners, John Donahue, the superintendent of the DWGNRA, and staff members of Congressman Tom Marino, who agreed to approach the Congress about enacting a law that would allow the line to go through the park.
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"We are still waiting for Congress to respond and are hoping it will act quickly," Caridi said.
After several weeks with no response from Congress, Caridi said that the company has already begun to dig the loop.
The response to the situation came from the El Paso Corporation, which owns and operates the Tennessee Pipeline Company.
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is currently reviewing El Paso Corporation's certificate application for its Northeast Upgrade Project (NUP) which lists the proposed route around the DWGNRA.
"We have been advised that an Act of Congress would not be supported by the National Park Service. Enactment would be highly unlikely, and so far as we know, none of the delegation is pursuing such an effort.
"In March 2011, we filed the certificate application with FERC and subject to FERC and other regulatory approvals, we are planning a November 1, 2013 in-service date for NEUP. Once in service, NEUP will provide safe and reliable transportation of clean-burning, domestic natural gas supplies to key Northeast markets."
Superintendent of the DWGNRA was away and could not be reached for a reaction.
Good news for the folks in
Jersey and The Big Apple! They do use a lot of energy and will increase demand tremendously in the future. This pipeline will be their lifeline. They should be very pleased that the pipeline company is going to such extreme measures to ensure their growing energy needs will be met! Natural gas usage will increase, as will extraction. This is all good news.


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