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Friday August 22nd, 2014 8:47am
Kyle Devitte covers Major League Lacrosse for Inside Lacrosse. Catch him on the MLL podcast this week and follow him on Twitter @TheKyleDevitte throughout Championship Weekend.
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If you polled any number of experts prior to the 2014 Major League Lacrosse season, approximately zero percent would have picked the Outlaws and the Rattlers in the MLL championship game. Well, maybe some people would have picked Denver, but nobody would have said Rochester. The Rattlers' run to the championship game is the story of the 2014 MLL season; though an earlier incarnation of their franchise has an MLL title. Denver's playoff story is much longer than Rochester's, but they will hope that this is the year it stops being predictable.
It is impossible to talk about the Denver Outlaws and the playoffs without addressing the colossal shaved mammoth in the room. The Outlaws have been to the playoffs in every year of their existence. This will be their fifth appearance in the final. They have never enjoyed life underneath outstretched arms holding the Steinfeld cup aloft. It has eluded them like the fictional pot of gold at the end of a twisted leprechaun's rainbow; they always find the soggy bowl of unlucky charms.
In recent years it seemed as if an omnipotent force was against the franchise. In 2011 it was a hurricane. In 2012 Brendan Mundorf broke his ankle in warm-ups. 2013…well 2013 was a hodgepodge of Face-off woes, sub-par goaltending and a stagnant offense. If it weren't for [then] rookie Eric Law and his nine goals the Outlaws would have experienced a record-breaking loss. What about all of the other times they lost in the playoffs? They were blown out by an average of 5.4 goals and have been bested by 10 or more goals twice (2006 and 2008 – both in the championship game). Can you call the Denver Outlaws chokers? You can. Though, I prefer to think of them as particularly quixotic asphyxiators.
The Rattlers on the other hand…the history of the Rattlers is what makes their advancement to the championship game so much more remarkable. The Rattlers haven't had much historical success in the playoffs apart from their championship run in 2008. In fact, those two games they won in 2008 were the only playoff games that they have won until 2014 despite making the playoffs five (now six) times in their truncated 12-year history. Rochester is a yo-yo franchise that has only made the leap once despite always having at least one or two marquee players on their team. Players like John Grant Jr., Casey Powell, Ryan Powell, Brodie Merrill, Alex Smith, Joe Walters and Matt Striebel have all worn the dull gold and midnight black.
The Rattlers have been plagued by a number of issues during their existence, the most problematic being ownership and venue. (They didn't even play their playoff game last week at their home field - it was at a prep school; at one point I believe they were owned by Jack Skellington from "The Nightmare Before Christmas".) It's fun — and easy — to make fun of the myriad of issues the Rattlers have faced as well as their host city. That very derision may not have inspired or motivated this particular collection of invertebrates into a tight knit and focused group of winners, but it certainly couldn't have hurt. There's something to be said for a team that nobody believes in but themselves.
The Outlaws and the Rattlers teams have met twice before in the regular season and split the series with one win apiece. The first game was taken by Denver in what amounts to a walk in the park whilst twirling an umbrella. It was Rochester's worst performance of the season, as it mustered just two goals in the first half and looked like it had no business competing with a far more organized and talented Denver team. I have affectionately referred to this game as "The Bradman Game" as it is the contest in which Mr. Bradman screamed at Outlaws goalie Jesse Schwartzman after scoring both his goals when his team was down by six goals. It was Bradman's last game as a Rattler. After the loss to Denver, the Rattlers sat at 2-2. They went on to win eight of their next 10 games. You can point to a few MLL teams and identify the exact turning point of a season — for better or worse — and for Rochester the first Denver tilt was its wake-up call.
After the very same game Denver was undefeated at 4-0 but finished the season by going .500 in their remaining 10 contests and dropped their final game of the season to New York in overtime. The Outlaws used the first half of the season to establish their dominance as the most athletic and diverse team in the MLL, winning their first five games by blitzkrieging their opponent's right out of the gate. In its first five games, Denver outscored opponents 21-4 in the first quarter. The Outlaws are a fast-punching boxer that hits you with everything they have after the first bell and then they lean on you for the rest of the fight. Against a Rochester team that looked horrifically out of sync for the entire first quarter last week, this tactic could be quite perilous. Rochester didn't stay down against Ohio last week, but a slow start just makes the mountain harder to traverse. The Outlaws will want to pile on an early lead by going at Rochester's d-mids down the alley and then hitting the rollback to their sharp shooting cutters Chris Bocklet and Eric Law or their big shooters in Jeremy Sieverts and Drew Snider.
The second contest between these two sides saw Rochester get out to a hot start, outscoring a noticeably sluggish Denver team 11-4 in the first half thanks to an early Dave Lawson hat trick and a similarly unguardable Jordan Wolf. Denver mounted a comeback in the third quarter, outscoring the Outlaws 6-4, but they were unable to put together a run of more than two goals at a time. he bright spot for Denver came at the face-off X where rookie draw man Brent Hiken had his best day as an MLL player going 6-9 (66.6% — the mark of the Beast!) in relief of Anthony Kelly, who managed to make an impact by carrying the majority of the load going 14 for 27 (51.8%). Denver hasn't had such a great time at the X as of late; they have won just 44 of a possible 141 face-offs — a dismal 31.2%. Maybe they can recapture their mid-season form against John Ortolani, who finished the regular season second in overall attempts at 373, 30 behind Chris Mattes' total of 403….unless you add in last week's semi-final against Ohio, which puts Ortolani on equal footing with Mattes at 403 total face-offs. That's a lot of face-offs for anyone, but for someone like Ortolani who doesn't have the luxury of being able to use his stature as one of his weapons, it could be severely detrimental.
Offensively, both teams have had stellar numbers this season. Denver and Rochester scored the exact same number of goals in the regular season (188), but Rochester allowed 15 fewer. That doesn't seem like a lot, especially when you take into account the shootout that Denver and Ohio participated in toward the end of the season that yielded 45 goalS, and/or you consider that Denver finished the season fourth in total defense, not last. Rochester's defense didn't exactly look impenetrable last week against the Machine, either — Galloway still had to make seven stops in the final stanza to keep Ohio off the board in order for any sort of comeback to even transpire, and the shots that Ohio got were of generally high quality and moderate distance.
There's a popular theory that in MLL a great shot simply cannot be saved. There are unsaveable shots at every level, but MLL has the best shooters in the world, aND one would stand to reason that they have more unstoppable shots than anyone has ever seen. Denver, by and large, creates and finishes a measurable metric tonnage of their shots. Galloway is the greatest keeper in the league (he has an award to prove it; medals are no good in this dojo) but even the greatest keeper will face shots he cannot save.
Denver has a considerable match-up advantage in that its midfield and attack is multi-faceted. Drew Snider and Jeremy Sieverts aren't one-dimensional shooters; they are field generals that pass nearly as much as they shoot at this stage of their career. Zack Greer and Cam Holding are good for a goal or two a game out of virtually nothing – they're Canadian. Junior has always been a ball-carrier, but now he doesn't need people to get out of his way when he hits GLE, he can bully his way in and look for feeds on the crease, across the cage or even move the ball up top if the defense collapses. Eric Law is a veritable Swiss army knife of an attackman, able to carry, pass, create and shoot any time he gets the ball. Chris Bocklet is the middle-class-man's Kevin Leveille, able to wriggle free of any defender once their head turns toward the ball and get open for an easy dunk; he even catches his own rebounds off the pipe and buries them for funsies.
Conversely, when you look at the Rattlers their versatility is somewhat less dynamic. Sure, it's a useful unit: Wolf dodges from X to draw slides, Leveille finishes from everywhere, Cockerton shoots every time he touches the ball, Thompson hangs on the edge of the defense waiting for his touches – there is a logical production of goals there. It's the midfield that is more bland and predictable. John Ranagan will dodge down the alley no matter what. There could be a moat in front of the 2-point line and Ranagan would not care; he is getting to that spot where the angle is too tight to realistically score from at a regular clip and he is shooting anyway or passing the ball on. Lawson is a bit trickier with his initiation, preferring to go at shortsticks from odd angles and press the cage for jump shots (a lot), dive shots (also a lot) or rollback dumps (not as frequently). Lawson is the team's second best dodger behind Wolf, but he always goes to cage with blinders on and a mission to score. It doesn't make him a bad player, but tendencies are why you watch tape, and I expect Denver to roll Lawson inside when he dodges and have a sledgehammer slide from Chris O'Dougherty or Dillon Roy right there waiting for him.
The guy that should give Denver pause is Justin Turri. Turri won this year's most improved player award, which is pretty much the worst award ever. It's like being told "Hey, remember last year when you weren't good? You were good this year. Congratulations." Except Turri wasn't just better or good this year, he was unprecedented. Turri logged a lot of minutes as a defensive middie for the Outlaws last year and was mostly an afterthought on Charlotte in its first year as an expansion team in 2012. Most players don't get the chance to go from D-mid to O-mid in MLL; it's basically unheard of. In the history of the league, no player has ever gone from D-mid to leading the No. 1 team in the league in scoring – until Turri did it this year. Do you think anyone wants to stick it to the Outlaws more than No. 12 in gold?
I know two players in particular that will be hungry to get their hands on the MLL hardware in Georgia. Kevin Leveille and Anthony Kelly don't play on the same side of the field, but they are ironically in the same position. Longtime veterans of the league — oft times spokesmen and ambassadors for their team and the sport itself — that have had their chances but have somehow found themselves unable to blot out "MLL championship" on their career bingo cards. Leveille's first chance came in 2004 as a member of the Boston Cannons, who fell 13-11 to the Philadelphia Barrage thanks to an completely ridiculous Ryan Curtis ejection that had ZERO MERIT TO IT AND – oh. Sorry. Leveille had one other playoff appearance with the Cannons in 2005 but it didn't result in a trip to the finals. He had a hat trick anyway.
Kelly has had more chances at the belt than Leveille and has gone to the big show with two different teams – the much missed and awesomely logoed Los Angeles Riptide and the, er, Outlaws. The Riptide's loss to the Barrage – seriously Barrage you ruined so many player's dreams you should be ashamed – in 2007 was particularly devastating as that team was an offensive laser show with Chazz Woodson, Michael Watson and Sean Lindsay shooting beams on a nightly basis. The Anthony Kelly you watch now may not have matched the Anthony Kelly back then with athleticism — Kelly was in more than one fastest shot contest at the all-star game by the way and he hit over 100 mph every time — but what Kelly has now is an insatiable (ie: scary) hunger to win a championship. He took draws against Greg Gurenlian with just one fully operational leg last week and he WON eight of them. He needed to play, and he said as much to me personally. I mean, it was me and Dave Cottle who was busy reaming me out at the time, but still - it happened).
Leveille has that same level of determination. Leveille was selected as the captain of Team USA by his peers, and he responded in kind by scoring 14 goals in the tournament. Leveille doesn't get the recognition that he deserves because he is widely considered to be one-dimensional; he doesn't create his goals by dodging or carrying the ball or even passing. Let me ask you something, dear reader: How can you knock goal scoring? He puts the ball in the back of the net, does it matter how he does it? You don't need to get him to a spot and set up an offense around him; he IS the offense around him. It was he that led the Rattlers' amazing comeback in the semi-finals, scoring two of his game-leading six goals in the fourth quarter. It's not easy to finish the ball in MLL, in fact it's far easier to get your helmet knocked off (which incidentally Leveille has had happen to him multiple times in his career) and dirt in your teeth. Plenty of media outlets have focused on players like John Grant Jr., John Galloway, Jesse Schwartzman, Lee Zink, Mike Manley, etc. For me the players that need to play, that need to win, are the players that make the league worth watching. Anthony Kelly and Kevin Leveille are those players.
Oh, hey one more thing: We're going to have Kelly and Leveille on the MLL podcast this Friday.
See you in Kennesaw.
The MLL Championship is 7 p.m. Saturday at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Ga. Get tickets here, or catch it on CBS Sports Network.


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John Harms talks empires, inspiration and role models with one of cricket's great captains.
Some years ago now, I won the Oakey State High School grade 9 social sciences prize. They say the field wasn't overly strong that year. Still, I was thrilled to be given The Hapless Hookers, Frank Tyson's account of the 1975-76 West Indies tour of Australia. A photo of Clive Hubert Lloyd adorns the cover. The Big Cat, resplendent in white floppy and glasses, so as to look like an African entomologist, has just belted D. K. Lillee to the backward square-leg boundary.
I liked Clive Lloyd. The year before, I had watched the whole of the World Cup final, the first time I had ever stayed up all night (then a decadent act for which I felt rather guilty). His was a magnificent performance against the Australians: a century and then a wicket in a dozen fluid overs. He led the way.
Clive and I progressed in our chosen fields: he in cricket, as one of the great captains, and me as a failing history student with a preference for cask wine and speculative social analysis.
But I was starting to realise that sport was about a lot more than bodies and bats and balls. I played and watched a lot of sport. Sport made me think about things. Watching Clive Lloyd made me think about calmness and about leaders.
These days, Lloyd is an International Cricket Council match referee. This past week, he has been in Melbourne. Last night, he was on duty at the MCG. In the week the Australian cricket captain resigned, it seemed the ideal time for a bloke with a dodgy history degree to find out some of the West Indian's ideas about leadership.
When you meet Clive Lloyd, you notice that, even when opening a hotel room door, he still moves in simple, harmonic motion: his hands make perfect pendulum arcs. He is initially reserved but, as he talks about things that have been important to him, he lets you inside.
It becomes clear that he has been a keen observer of people; perhaps more than others, as his father died when he was 12. As important as cricket people were in his development as a leader, he looked beyond the game. "I used to admire a lot of political leaders," he remembers. "I admired people like Muhammad Ali. He was inspiring. I read books by past captains. I took a lot from my captain (at Demerara Cricket Club), Fred Wrills, who was a QC. I used to go and watch him perform in court. I wanted to be a lawyer. And the way he used to bring the team together with drinks and food and making us sit. I liked how he would stay back and discuss the game. I learnt a lot from him because he was a very bright, very intelligent person."
Lloyd's first Test was against India, under Garry Sobers, in Bombay in December 1966. "I suppose Garry was quite inventive," he recalls. "He always liked to have a result, so (he was) a very positive captain. He led by example: bowled, batted and he fielded quite well." There were not a lot of team discussions. A word here and there at the nets, or from a roommate, and Sobers was most approachable.
He also played under Rohan Kanhai and at Lancashire under Jack Bond, who demanded a high level of professionalism. Appointed West Indies captain in 1974-75, Lloyd enjoyed immediate success, beating the Indians in India, 3-2. Then the 1975 World Cup. But there were lessons learnt as a hapless hooker in the 5-1 series loss in Australia the following summer. Lloyd called in the heavy artillery: an aggressive pace attack. And discipline in all elements of the game.
A West Indian captain juggles other issues as well. "We are different cultures and different people, spread far and wide," Lloyd explains. "It's not like Australia. To get them to play together is not easy. I took a lot from what Frank Worrell did. I more or less tried to continue his work. He got guys from different islands to room together rather than guys from the same island. But the first thing is to get the trust of the players. They grew to trust me. They knew that whatever I said or did was for the benefit of the team and not for me. Trust is very important."
Lloyd made the office of captain paramount. He took total responsibility. And that model, he believes, continues to work well in contemporary cricket. "The captain has to be strong. He has to show that steely resolve. He's got to be the person to show the way in every aspect. When he speaks, when he bats, if he's a bowler, in team selection, he's got to be positive."
It wasn't always easy. "If they are not enamoured with you as a captain, that's when you have got to be skilful. That's the importance of a captain, to get the best from your players - even (those) who are not happy with the situation."
Lloyd retired after leading the team to a 3-1 victory in Australia in 1984-85. At the time, West Indians were concerned that the departure of such a patriarchal figure could prove disastrous. In fact, the decline of West Indian cricket didn't begin until almost a decade later.
"Viv (Richards) had a good team. He was a very strong leader. He didn't suffer fools gladly. They had a good run," Lloyd explains. "Then (Richie) Richardson took over and there was a slight slide and we didn't recognise it and it turned into a slump. What happened is that because we always had great cricketers, the West Indies thought that it would just happen. So we didn't create a system."
With Steve Waugh's retirement, Australia is in a similar position to the West Indies in 1985. Lloyd is optimistic. "Australia doesn't suffer from the same thing the West Indies suffers from," he says. "Australia is a very rich country. They have all the things in place. There is an academy. They are not short of people to give impetus to the winning attitude. They know exactly what is needed - in all aspects of cricket. I doubt whether there will be a problem."
But Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer both attribute their late blooming to Waugh. What changes when the source of the confidence moves on? "I doubt whether it will affect those players," Lloyd argues. "They have the same respect for Ricky Ponting. They play under him in the one-day internationals. He has the same type of attitudes. He leads by example. He seems to be a strong character. I doubt whether there should be a great change."
Losing outstanding players to retirement may prove to be a more formidable problem. "That is when Ricky Ponting is going to be judged," Lloyd says. "You can't just have great players all of the time. When you bring in new players, it is important that you get everything right, that they know that they are joining a unit that is really strong in all aspects, mentally and physically."
There are many ways of understanding, and Clive Lloyd seems to have found his through cricket: a path to wisdom lit by the beacon of his own experience. But I have built sufficiently on the foundation of grade 9 social science to know that wisdom also comes from four big, angry fast bowlers bounding in all day. The Big Cat just had to work out how to get the best from them.
The Lighthouse Foundation is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for 25 people to share a meal with Clive Lloyd in Melbourne on February 5. Places cost $1000 per head, $900 of which goes to the Lighthouse Foundation, an organisation dedicated to providing accommodation, empowerment and long-term support to young people who would otherwise be homeless. For more information, call Lighthouse founder Susan Barton on 0412 999 002.
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Imagine that you're writing an essay about the most important facets of your personality. Do you discuss your personal likes and dislikes, your talents and your ambitions? Or do you talk about your family, your relationships, the community that envelopes you? If you prefer the former, individualistic response, you're probably a citizen of a WEIRD country – Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. This means, of course, that you're at a bit of a disadvantage when it comes to understanding how most people worldwide think about family, community, and morality. And new research from Virginia and China shows that you're also likely to be socially – and, most likely, religiously – liberal.


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The following is a new video interview with TNA iMPACT! Wrestling star Manik backstage without his mask on talking about his life before he joined the company.
I hate his new name. Its been Suicide forever!
They ruined it because of all the "internet journalists" whining on a daily basis that suicide was stupid. Same guys who complain that TJ Perkins doing promos without the mask is stupid and he has no reason to wear the suit now. This is the same as every comic book character (Batman, Arrow, etc) where the audience gets to see the actual persons identity but they still are in disguise when doing their business in the public. He wears the mask to strike fear and confusion in his opponents. I know this is a tough concept, but what masked TV character goes around and never reveals his face to the audience of the show? These "journalists" need to stop the nonsense and use some sense instead of just saying the first negative thing against TNA that pops in their head. They think they are clever, but it's just elitist nonsense they think they are too good for the product.
Why on earth did they change the name ?
The only good explanation I can think of would be if Suicide returned to feud with him, over who the real suicide was.
Probably because of political correctness. You get some advocacy groups who shit a fit over stuff like even with word "suicide". There's some people who believe even saying the word suicide causes people to think about killing themselves, pretty sad that these people don't even know basic psychology.
I guess that means hom0cide will be changing his name soon as well then
The basis for the name SUSICIDE has to do
With the high flying x-division moves that
He performs cause they practically
WHAT! TJ WAS SUICIDE THIS WHOLE TIME! I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING lol jk, but seriously Does Manik mean anything? Is it some sort of Acronym or something? When Hulk announced Manik's name I thought He said "Maniac" which made more sense since it's the Hukster and he's the GM.
Manic (Manik) it can be a stage of Bipolar disorder. Manic mode or Depressive mode.
1. frenzied, intense, hectic, hyper (informal), frenetic, feverish He was possessed by an almost manic energy.
2. mad, crazy (informal), insane, crazed, wild, lunatic, demented, deranged, demonic, maniacal His face was frozen in a manic smile.
Ohhhhhhhh I'm so stupid,I've heard of Manic Depression ans similar disorders but TNA spelled it with a K so nothing popped up for me, Thanks 🙂
If Manik wants to be a new character then
He needs to get a new costume cause to
Me he's always going to be SUSICIDE
It's retarded that he does things without
The mask on. The purpose of a masked
Wrestler is to wonder who is under the
Mask that's the mystery behind it
When I was a kid I dreamed of becoming a pro wrestler, however to hear of some of the stories of dedication to their craft. I'm glad I chose the United States Marine Corps instead. My hats off to all the wrestlers, from the indies all the way to the big time TNA & the other company. Don't let anyone or anything stop you from pursuit of your goals. Semper Fi
if i was in wwe i'd be like ''here jericho, you better put me over or i'll fucking kick your lips off''
but yeah manic sucks. suicide all day. i wonder what tna are planning next… shudder at the thought. hope they sign goldberg though. the clock is ticking.


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Winter Horse Turnout New Hampshire Log
This is a daily log of the deep winter turnout of my
three horses in central New Hampshire. As mentioned in
previous posts, also see Horse Profile (under Looking
Closer at right), we have a 21 yr.old Arabian mare and
her two half percheron sons, ages 3 1/2 and 1 1/2
years. They are offered run-in stalls 24/7, a shed
roof shelter with peastone gravel footing (12×20
attached to the barn,) and fields and woods to roam in
(approx. 5 acres total.)
They have the choice to shelter or not; we feed them
grass hay and a small amount of grain twice daily
(they are easy keepers.) They are barefoot and we do
not blanket them against the weather.
See all the blog info on peastone gravel for horsekeeping… and be sure to look for other folks' COMMENTS at the end of these posts.
Beginning on January 29 I recorded our morning
temperatures between 7am and 8am and noted where the
horses chose to be each morning. Their location
options were in their stalls, under the shelter at the
barn, near the barn, middle field, in some trees, and
lower field which is the furthest away and their
favorite (having horse neighbors.) They relish gnawing
on tree bark (they are all part beaver) and were often
found in a stand of "new" trees which was opened to
them for a couple of weeks.
We had our first covering snow early in this Log (3-4
inches on Feb. 3) and got a foot and a half more snow
on Feb. 14-15. Any unusual weather has been noted in
the Log below.
My observations are as follows: the horses stayed
outside about 95% of the time, day and night. Snow
showers did not drive them inside; their thick winter
fur (grown naturally because no blankets were used)
insulated them so well that the snow did not melt off
their backs. Freezing rain did not drive them to
shelter. Really strong winds with cold rain, sleet or
snow sometimes drove them to shelter after prolonged
On days with temps below 15 degrees F. they sometimes
came back to the barn at feeding time uncalled (we
have trained them to come to a bell for their twice
daily feedings– see other posts.) When more snow
was on the ground (over a foot) they seemed to come
unbidden to the barn (at feeding time) more often than
when less snow was on the ground.
We did shut them into their stalls during a 36-hour
snowstorm (Feb. 14-15,) and for other storms, mostly
for our own convenience so we could plow/shovel in
front of their stall doors more easily before they
trampelled it down. One or two other nights when it
was frigid with blustery winds, we also shut them in,
which made us feel better.
There was one frigid and windy night (March 6, -1
degrees record cold) that we didn't shut them inside;
the next morning we found them in their stalls, the
mare and yearling in one stall together, and the mare
was shivering and trembly. The wind was blowing into
the stall door. I shut her in the rest of that day and
night, rubbed her down vigorously, put a lightweight
blanket on her for a couple of hours, and gave her
extra hay (hay is much better and safer to warm their
guts than is grain.) She had no ill effects (though I
felt like a bad mom!) The two youngsters were not
shivering, so I assume her age and smaller size were
the differing factors, also that her Arabian hair coat
is not quite as dense as theirs. After that incident
we were a tad more cautious about shutting them in.
A final note: At the end of March we have seen them
reluctant to come up to the barn for their feeding
bell when they started reaching dead (overwintered)
grass in their lower field, and they have actually
left some hay uneaten. Our assumption is they prefer
dead grass to hay and are getting plenty of it to eat
once the snow has melted, so we cut down on their hay
quantity if they go off and leave it.
MORNING TEMPS in F. at 7am-8am (before variable feeding time) and where horses were:
Jan. 29 14 degrees, in lower field; took sunbath mid-morning in middle field
Jan. 30 7 degrees, in lower field
Feb. 1 21 degrees, in lower field; came to barn uncalled
Feb. 2 25 degrees, under barn shelter
Feb.3 25 degrees, lower field all night (gentle overnight snow 4-5 inches, no tracks in snow near barn)
Feb.4 13 degrees, at barn, in sun (see photo)
Feb.5 5 degrees, under barn shelter
Feb.6 8 degrees, in lower field
Feb.7 7 degrees, near barn/in stalls at 7:15am
Feb.8 11 degrees, near barn
Feb.9 14 degrees, in lower field; came to barn uncalled
Feb.10 16 degrees, in lower field
Feb.11 19 degrees, in lower field
Feb.12 18 degrees, in trees (newly-accessible area)
Feb.13 2 degrees, in lower field/new trees
Feb.14 10 degrees, in middle field; out in overnight snow storm (9 inches by 8am,) ran back to barn uncalled; shut into stalls in am.
Feb.15 7 degrees, shut in stalls 36 hrs. total for 18 inches snow falling, shut in overnight (very windy)
Feb.16 10 degrees, shut in stalls, very windy; let out for day, shut mare and yearling in overnight
Feb.17 20 degrees, two shut in stalls, three-year-old hanging near barn; let out in am.
Feb.18 23 degrees, in new trees; came to barn uncalled at 9am.
Feb.19 4 degrees, under barn shelter, wind gusty previous night
Feb.20 12 degrees, in new trees; came to barn uncalled
Feb.21 21 degrees, in new trees
Feb.22 24 degrees, in trees, cloudy; came to barn uncalled
Feb.23 25 degrees, in middle trees
Feb.24 12 degrees, at barn shelter; were fenced in close to barn due to fence problem
Feb.25 20 degrees, in middle field (still fenced in close)
Feb.26 26 degrees, near barn (fenced in close)
Feb.27 25 degrees, in middle trees (fenced in close)
Feb.28 30 degrees, at barn (fences fixed and opened up again, "new" trees access closed off)
Mar.1 22 degrees, in middle trees
Mar.2 29 degrees, out in snowstorm (which started 3 am,) came into stalls at 6:30 am; shut into stalls for day
Mar.3 27 degrees, still shut in stalls for plowing
Mar.4 31 degrees, in middle trees
Mar.5 24 degrees, in middle trees
Mar.6 minus 1 degree (RECORD COLD and WINDY,) in stalls since overnight, mare shivering in stall; shut into stalls for day, high temp. of 5 degrees
Mar.7 -1 degree, still shut in stalls; let runout into paddock only, high temp. of 17 degrees; shut into stalls for night
Mar.8 9 degrees, still shut in; let out in am., windy, shut into stalls for night
Mar.9 4 degrees, still shut in; let out in am. and left out overnight
Mar.10 24 degrees, at barn in sun (see photo)
Mar.11 38 degrees, hanging at barn (starts daylight savings time)
Mar.12 31 degrees, fenced in close to barn (accidentally)
Mar.13 40 degrees, in middle trees (sap is probably running)
Mar.14 43 degrees, in middle trees
Mar.15 50 degrees, lower field and trees; ugh!! RAIN!!
Mar.16 40 plus degrees, VERY WARM!, in middle field; midday snow starts, shut into stalls in pm. for snow
Mar.17 20 degrees, still shut in stalls; one foot snow with sleet on top; left shut in stalls
Mar.18 22 degrees, let out of stalls in am. after plowing; out overnight
Mar.19 21 degrees, in lower field pawing for grass through crusty snow
Mar.20 31 degrees, in lower field pawing for grass through crusty snow
Mar.21 17 degrees, middle/lower field
Mar.22 28 degrees, middle field; warming temps, melting snow, MUD HAS STARTED! yuck!
Mar.23 45 degrees, lower field; pawing through soft melting snow for dead grass; slow to come to barn for feeding bell, so reduced hay quantity
Mar.24 34 degrees, lower/middle field
Mar.25 34 degrees, lower field; pawing through 3 inches new soft snow for dead grass
Mar.26 35 degrees, lower field; eating dead grass; MUD started in earnest
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
PRINS, a noncoding RNA identified earlier by our research group, contributes to psoriasis susceptibility and cellular stress response. We have now studied the cellular and histological distribution of PRINS by using
Psoriasis is a multifactorial, hyperproliferative, chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects 1%–3% of the adult Caucasian population (OMIM 177,900,
We demonstrated earlier that PRINS, (psoriasis susceptibility-related RNA gene induced by stress), a noncoding RNA (ncRNA) first identified by our research group, is expressed more strongly in the uninvolved psoriatic epidermis than in the psoriatic involved or healthy epidermis, suggesting that the overexpression of PRINS in the uninvolved psoriatic epidermis may play a role in psoriasis susceptibility. Our
Since their first detection [
We now report on the cellular and histological distribution of PRINS, determined by using
NPM is a nucleolar phosphoprotein [
Our experiments indicate a similar pattern of intracellular localization of NPM after UV-B exposure in cultured keratinocytes, and reveal that the gene-specific silencing of PRINS modifies the UV-induced intracellular shuttling of NPM suggesting that NPM is a physical and functional interactor of PRINS.
By using real-time RT-PCR, we earlier demonstrated differences in PRINS expression in various human tissue samples [
The ISH experiments demonstrated variable levels of expression in different human tissue samples: high levels of PRINS expression were detected in the gut, lungs, lymph nodes, uterus, testicles and skin (
The dermal and epidermal expression of PRINS significantly differed while a strong staining intensity in the epidermis was similar in the various layers. The stratum granulosum and stratum lucidum exhibited somewhat darker PRINS ISH staining (
ISH experiments were performed to compare the expressions of PRINS in normal healthy (
The ISH results partially confirmed the Q-RT-PCR findings, indicating a moderately elevated level of PRINS expression in the uninvolved (
The differential distribution of PRINS (a multiple stress-related ncRNA) in the epidermal keratinocytes could be correlated with the abnormal keratinocyte functions seen in psoriasis and with the skin-relevant stress factors inducing the epidermal stress response.
Our previous data suggested roles for PRINS in psoriasis susceptibility and the cellular stress response. It is also accepted that long mRNA-like ncRNAs form complexes with proteins [
To investigate the molecular mechanisms involved in the stress-related functions of PRINS, we first searched for its intracellular counterparts. In an
NPM was identified as a putative PRINS-binding protein in all three independent binding experiments. NPM, a multifunctional phosphoprotein, is implicated in mRNA processing [
The psoriasis-associated expression of PRINS has been clearly established by Sonkoly
In the psoriatic involved skin, the different layers of the epidermis exhibited different NPM protein expression patterns. In the extended spinous layer, only moderate NPM staining was detected, while in the basal layer and in the immediate suprabasal layer NPM was expressed at high levels. The most interesting phenomenon was seen in the basal layer of the psoriatic involved epidermis (
In a previous study of the expression of NPM, exclusive nuclear staining was seen in squamous cell carcinoma, whereas in basal cell carcinoma samples a certain level of cytoplasmic NMP immunopositivity was also apparent [
Since the epidermal keratinocytes were found to express NPM at high levels, we investigated whether this expression was dependent on the proliferation/differentiation state of the keratinocytes. In a set of
The transcriptional level upregulation of NPM occurred in proliferating cells and, although a slight decline in NPM level was observed, the protein remained at a high level in the less proliferating, more differentiated keratinocytes when the alpha5 integrin was already decreasing [
NPM is a ubiquitously expressed nuclear phosphoprotein which shuttles continuously between the nucleus and the cytoplasm [
UV-B exposure caused a relocalization of NPM from the nucleolus to the nucleoplasm in HPV-Ker cells (
To determine whether PRINS had any effect on NPM intracellular trafficking, we silenced the expression of PRINS in growth factor-deprived HPV-Ker cells with a vector-based method [
In untreated samples, the NPM was localized mostly within the nucleolus in both the SC1313 and the AK696-transfected cells (
Besides the above-described NPM immunocytochemical detection, the shuttling of the protein was also studied by using an NPM-GFP chimeric construct. The results of the two experimental approaches were identical: both suggested that PRINS contributes to the UV-B-induced intracellular trafficking of NPM (
Our data indicate that PRINS does not act alone, but forms a complex with the NPM protein and contributes to its stress-related intracellular trafficking.
It has recently been demonstrated that NPM is a major interacting protein of the zinc finger protein CCCTC binding factor (CTCF), which is known to be a critical mediator of multiple epigenetic processes [
Interestingly, when we performed an
CyclinD1, a known target gene of the NPM/CTCF factor regulatory complex, is upregulated in psoriasis [
HaCaT keratinocytes, the immortalized human keratinocyte cell line kindly provided by Dr. Fusenig, N.E. (Heidelberg, Germany), was cultured to subconfluency in T75 tissue culture flasks (Corning Incorporated, Corning NY USA) and maintained in keratinocyte serum-free medium (Gibco® Keratinocyte SFM Kit; Life Technologies, Copenhagen, Denmark) supplemented with 1% antibiotic/antimycotic solution (PAA, Pasching, Austria) and 1%
NHEKs were obtained from normal human epidermis and cultured as described earlier [
The HPV-Ker cell line was immortalized by the HPV E6 oncogene as described previously [
Cells were subjected to UV-B irradiation (312 nm, 40 mJ/cm2) in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS; 153 mM NaCl, 7.67 mM Na2HPO4, 2.67 mM NaH2PO4) at room temperature (RT). Immediately after irradiation, the PBS was aspirated off, and culture medium was added to the culture dishes. Cells were harvested at the indicated times after UV-B exposure.
Custom LNA mRNA detection probes for PRINS with the sequence 5′-3′: /5DigN/AAGCTTCTGTCCTCATTAGTCTTC/3Dig_N/ and scrambled control sequence 5′-3′: /5DigN/AAGCCTCCGTTCTTATTAGTCTTC/3Dig_N/ were ordered from Exiqon (Exiqon A/S, Vedbaek, Denmark).
Tissue chips: Formaldehyde-fixed blocks measuring 4 mm in diameter of normal breast, cerebellum, cerebrum, gallbladder, kidney, large bowel, small bowel, lung, lymph node, skin, stomach, testicle and uterus samples were placed into a tissue microarray (TMA) block. The fixation of samples was standardized (4% buffered formaldehyde for 24 h at RT, in a volume of 1:10). After paraffin embedding, the TMA was cut into 4-μm-thick sections, which were rehydrated with increasing concentrations of alcohol.
HPV-Ker cells were trypsinized and harvested by centrifugation, and resuspended in PBS. One hundred thousand cells were centrifuged onto a slide by using a cytocentrifuge (Cytopro™, Wescor, Logan, UT, USA) and dried overnight at RT. The slides were fixed in 2% paraformaldehyde for 20 min at RT.
After 2 × 5-min PBS washes, tissue chip slides and slides with HPV-Ker cells were treated for 15 min and for 5 min, respectively, with 20 μg/mL proteinase K in PBS at 37 °C. Digoxigenin-labeled LNA probes suspended in hybridization buffer (50% formamide) were denatured at 95 °C for 2 min. Hybridization was performed at 60 °C overnight. After hybridization, samples were washed in 5 × SSC (saline–sodium citrate buffer) for 15 min, and then 2 × 30 min in 0.2 × SSC at 60 °C. After a 10-min PBS wash, samples were equilibrated in 10% goat serum-containing blocking buffer (0.5% blocking reagent (Roche, Budapest, Hungary) in PBS containing 0.1% Tween 20) for 1 h at RT and then incubated with anti-DIG alkaline phosphatase (AP) conjugate (Roche Diagnostics, Manheim, Germany) diluted 1:500 with blocking solution for 1 h. After antibody incubation, samples were washed in PBS containing 0.1% Tween-20 for 2 × 10 min and in PBS for 2 × 10 min. Coloring reactions were performed overnight with BM purple AP substrate (Roche Diagnostics, Manheim, Germany). Slides were mounted with Glycergel (Dako Denmark A/S, Glostrup, Denmark). Pictures were taken with the use of a Zeiss AxioImager fluorescent light microscope (Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Thornwood, NY, USA) fitted with a PixeLINK CCD camera (PixeLINK, Ottawa, ON, Canada).
These experiments were conducted in accordance with the instruction manual of the Dual TRAP™ RNP Purification KIT (Cytostore Inc., Calgary, AB, Canada). The flow chart of the procedure is shown in
Proteins in the elutes were separated on 7.5% SDS-PAGE and stained with Coomassie Brilliant Blue. As marker we, used Kaleidoscope prestained standards (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cressier, Switzerland) containing seven individually color-coded proteins. The bands of interest were cut out and identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.
Total RNA was isolated from cells through the use of TRIzol TM Reagent (Invitrogene Corp., Carlsbad, CA, USA), following the manufacturer's instructions. cDNA was synthesized from 1 μg total RNA with the iScript cDNA Synthesis Kit (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA, USA). Real-time RT-PCR experiments were carried out with the Universal Probe Library system (F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel, Switzerland). The PRINS primers were FWD: GAGGCCAGCAGTTTCTACAG and REV: AGGGACAACCACATCAAAGC and the Cy5-labeled CCTTCATCTCACACACCTACGCAG probe; NPM primers were FWD: GGAGGAGGATGTGAAACTCTTAAG and REV: CTCTTCATCATCATCGTCATCATC and the FAM-labeled probe was ATATCTGGAAAGCGGTCTGCCC; each probe was purchased from Integrated DNA Technologies Inc., Coralville, IA, USA. PCR assays were performed with an iQ5 Real-Time PCR Detection Machine (Bio-Rad). The relative mRNA levels were calculated by the ΔΔCt method [
During Western blot analysis, equal amounts of proteins were separated on 10% SDS-PAGE gel, transferred to Pure Nitrocellulose Membrane (Bio-Rad Laboratories) and immunoblotted with anti-NPM (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA) antibody diluted 1:500. Anti-mouse IgG alkaline phosphate conjugate (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA) was used as a secondary antibody, and signals were visualized with Sigma Fast TM BCIP/NBT (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA). A-Actin was used as a loading control; α-actin-specific antibody was purchased from Sigma.
Paraffin-embedded tissues of healthy, involved and uninvolved psoriatic skin samples measuring 5 mm × 10 mm × 4 mm were obtained for NPM immunohistochemistry. The fixative was 4% buffered formaldehyde for 24 h. The tissue block was subjected to paraffin embedding and 4-μm-thick sections were placed on silanized slides, dewaxed in xylene for 3 × 5 min and rehydrated in decreasing concentrations of ethanol and methanol for 2 × 3 min and 2 × 2 min, respectively. Tissue endogenous peroxidase was blocked in a mixture of 90 mL of methanol and 3 mL of H2O2 for 5 min. For nonspecific antigen blocking, a mixture of 1% BSA and 0.1% Azide was used for 10 min. After nonspecific antigen blocking, sections were incubated with anti-NPM mouse monoclonal IgG antibody (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA). The antibody was used in a dilution of 1:25 in LabVision Solution® (LabVision Corporation, Fremont, CA, USA) overnight.
For more sensitive reactions, HRP polymer (Envision® system; Dako, Denmark) was applied for 30 min. The intensity of the DAB reaction (RealEnvision® system; Dako, Denmark) was controlled under a light microscope. Sections were counterstained with hematoxylin for 1 min.
Gene-specific silencing of PRINS was performed with a vector-based method described previously [
Control and UV-treated HPV-Ker cells and NHEK cells were trypsinized and harvested by centrifugation, and resuspended in PBS. One hundred thousand cells were centrifuged onto a slide using a cytocentrifuge (Cytopro™, Wescor, Logan, UT, USA) and dried overnight at RT. The slides were fixed in 2% paraformaldehyde for 20 min at RT, and then washed in TBS. Nonspecific antigens were blocked for 30 min at RT in 1% goat serum containing 0.5% BSA-TBS. Slides were incubated overnight at 4 °C with anti-NPM monoclonal antibody (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA; 1:500) in 0.5% BSA-TBS. Anti-mouse Alexa Fluor 546 goat anti-mouse IgG secondary antibody solutions (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA; 1:500) were applied for 3 h at RT. Cell nuclei were counterstained with DAPI (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA, 1:100) and mounted with Fluoromont-G (Southern Biotech, Birmingham, AL, USA). Pictures were taken with the aid of a Zeiss AxioImager fluorescent light microscope (Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Thornwood, NY, USA) fitted with a PixeLINK CCD camera (PixeLINK, Ottawa, ON, Canada).
For the semiquantitative analysis of the intracellular localization of NPM (nucleolar or nuclear), at least 25 fields of view were counted per each group by two independent examiners. Cells were sorted and counted by observing the localization of NPM immunostaining in the nucleolus or in the nucleoplasm.
We have demonstrated here that the ncRNA PRINS interacts physically and functionally with the chaperone molecule NPM. The crucial regulatory roles of NPM in cell proliferation and cellular stress response have already been demonstrated [
We are deeply grateful to Paul Gordon, University of Calgary, Canada, for the
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Detection of psoriasis susceptibility-related RNA gene induced by stress (PRINS) expression in various human tissue samples by ISH. The sections were incubated with an LNA RNA detection probe for PRINS and for the control staining (see insets at the same magnification) we used a scrambled control sequence. Relatively strong PRINS positivity was seen in the (
Detection of PRINS expression in psoriasis. ISH for PRINS expression was performed on healthy normal (
Identification of the direct interacting partner of PRINS. The
Immunohistochemical analysis of nucleophosmin (NPM) protein expressions in healthy and psoriatic skin samples. Paraffin-embedded tissues of healthy, non-lesional and lesional psoriatic skin samples were used for NPM-specific immunohistochemistry. After nonspecific antigen blocking, sections were incubated with anti-NPM mouse monoclonal antibody at a dilution of 1:500. The incubation with secondary antibody was followed by the development of a DAB color reaction, the intensity of which reaction was controlled under a light microscope. Sections were counterstained with hematoxylin. In the healthy and psoriatic uninvolved skin, the keratinocytes presented nuclear staining throughout all of the epidermal layers. In the healthy epidermis, some subgranular nuclei showed a high density of NPM, while in the uninvolved epidermis, a higher rate of spinous suprabasal nuclear staining was observed. In the psoriatic involved skin, the various layers of the epidermis exhibited a different NPM protein expression pattern. The keratinocytes presented pronounced cytoplasmic immunopositivity besides nuclear staining. Bar = 100 μm; (
Expression of NPM protein during keratinocyte proliferation/differentiation
UV-B radiation induces the intracellular trafficking of nucleoplasmic NPM in HPV-Ker cells. Unirradiated and UV-B-irradiated (312 nm, 40 mJ/cm2) HPV-Ker cells were followed for the indicated periods of time, fixed and immunostained for NPM. DNA was stained with 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI).
Silencing of the PRINS expression modifies the UV-B-induced trafficking of NPM. HPV-Ker cells were transfected with a PRINS gene-specific silencing vector (AK696). Control cells were transfected with a vector containing a scrambled sequence (SC1313). One day after the transfection, the unirradiated (


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Wellington elections - who's winning on facebook?
Wellington elections - who's winning on facebook?
Media release: Health First
16 September, 2013
Voting papers for Wellington local body elections go out at the end of this week. With only one published poll on the Mayoralty to date (Dominion Post, 13 September), there is little indication of likely winners and losers in the race for the Mayoralty, Wellington City Council, Makara-Ohariu and Tawa Community Boards and Capital and Coast District Health Board.
But social media has become increasingly important in elections. Twenty-seven Wellington local body candidates have created facebook pages for their campaigns.
The top five Wellington candidates, by facebook likes, are Paul Eagle, John Morrison, Jack Yan, Simon Woolf and Grant Brookes.
"I am honoured by the high level of support people have shown me on facebook", said Grant Brookes, first-time candidate for Capital & Coast DHB. "I believe it's mainly a reflection of my record in the New Zealand Nurses Organisation, standing up strongly for nursing and health in the capital over the last decade.
"Outside of nursing, others may support me because of my involvement in community and union campaigns aimed at broader social justice goals.
"I believe that facebook can sway election results. And it is heartening that most of the people who like my page are from the Greater Wellington region, and have the opportunity to vote for me.
Paul Eagle's facebook page was established in 2010, and Jack Yan's in 2011. The "Health First - Vote Grant Brookes "1" for Capital & Coast DHB" page has attracted all of its likes in just six weeks. The on-line campaign is going hand-in-hand with a large mail-drop of election flyers in letterboxes as well.
"Perhaps an upset is on the cards", commented Brookes, "with some 'big name' candidates poised to be beaten by a newcomer."
The ranking and number of page likes for candidates, at midnight on 15 September, is as follows:
1. Paul Eagle for Wellington City Council (964 likes)
2. John Morrison (833 likes)
3. Jack Yan (812 likes)
4. Simon Woolf (726 likes)
5. Health First - Vote Grant Brookes "1" for Capital & Coast DHB (621 likes)
6. Mark Peck (437 likes)
7. Malcolm Aitken (423 likes)
8. Strong and fresh leadership for Wellington- Karunanidhi Muthu (348 likes)
9. David Choat for Capital and Coast District Health Board (348 likes)
10. Simon "Swampy" Marsh (317 likes)
11. Nicola Young for Mayor of Wellington (295 likes)
12. Ginette McDonald for Southern Ward (257 likes)
13. John Dow For Wellington (252 likes)
14. Vote Sarah Free for Eastern Ward (234 likes)
15. The Will of the People : Will Moore for Council 2013 (234 likes)
16. Jacob Toner "1" for Northern Ward (178 likes)
17= Phil Howison (101 likes)
17= Chris Lipscombe for Capital & Coast DHB (101 likes)
19. Councillor Jo Coughlan (96 likes)
20. Jack Marshall for Tawa Community Board (93 likes)
21. Allie Crombie for CCDHB (88 likes)
22. Vote David Lee for Southern Ward (86 likes)
23= Kiri Rikihana (70 likes)
23= Let's work together for Wellington (Hayley Robinson) (70 likes)
25. Stephen Preston for Lambton Ward 2013 (63 likes)
26. Fresh Thoughts for Wellington - Sridhar Ekambaram (34 likes)
27. Vote 1 for Camilia Chin for the Capital and Coast District Health Board (1 like)


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INDIAN ISLAND – A Mass of Christian Burial for Madeline Mary Paul will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Indian Island, with the Rev. Thomas Farley, celebrant, Deacon Fred Harrigan, homilist and Deacon George Stevens Jr. Interment with will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Tribal Cemetery, Indian Island. Arrangements by Birmingham Funeral Home, 438 Main St., Old Town.
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You've found that old bottle of beer stored in the pantry for a couple of months and you wonder "does beer go bad?". I've got some good news for you – it doesn't go bad (in 99 out of 100 times) if it is stored in appropriate conditions. The worst case scenario (in most cases) is that its taste has changed – the beer might be skunked, its taste be milder than usually or just plain stale. That kind of beer is safe to drink, but your taste buds might not be satisfied with that kind of beverage. To retain the best taste possible for the longest period of time you need to know how to store beer properly.
How To Store Beer
The most important thing you need to know about beer is that it doesn't like light and should be kept safe from it. Beer (in most cases) gets its flavor from hops. I won't get into much details here, but you should know that, unfortunately, hops are very sensitive to light. If they're exposed to light for a specific period of time, beer will undergo a chemical reaction in result of which it'll get that skunky taste. Some people just say that the beer is light struck, others prefer to call it a skunky beer. The mentioned period of time that beer has to be exposed to light depends on the kind of light to which the beer is exposed. Direct sunlight is the baddest for beer – the chemical reaction will be completed within one hour of exposure. If it comes to indirect sunlight, or other sources of light, the reaction lasts respectively longer.
To prevent your beer from skunking you need to store it in a dark place. The cellar, the pantry or the fridge seem to be the best places to store beer. Another factor that matters is the color of the bottle. There's a reason why most bottles are dark brown – that color is the best to protect the liquid from light. Green and other-colored bottles protect the beer less effectively than the dark brown one and transparent bottles don't protect from the light at all. If the beer is stored in a cask, keg or in a can it's safe from light.
It's true that some beers are being exposed to sunlight for a specific period of time in the process of manufacturing. That's done on purpose, so the beer will acquire a specific taste. Those manufacturers, however, don't recommend that consumers should do the same, so remember, don't expose beer to light for an extended period of time.
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There's one exception to the no-light rule – some brewers use hydrogenated hop extract instead of fresh hops, that kind of beer doesn't skunk. Unfortunately, it tastes differently than most beers.
As in the case of most alcoholic beverages, beer doesn't like temperature changes. It's the best to store beer in a cool place, like the earlier mentioned pantry, fridge or the cellar. Storing it in warm temperature or in a place where the temperature changes are often will definitely accelerate the process of staling of the beer.
Shelf Life Of Beer
As I've mentioned earlier, beer doesn't spoil in the similar fashion to milk, but its taste can change, or it can skunk. That's why manufacturers put a "best-by", "sell-by", or "best use-by" date on the label, instead of the usual expiry date. Most beers (those lower alcohol ones) and lagers are good for about half a year. If that kind of beer is stored properly it should taste fine for additional 4-6 months. If it is stored in a room temperature it'll probably be not-that-good after the initial 6 months of storage. After that time beer will probably taste stale, flat, or noticeable milder than usual. Those are the causes of decomposition.
The mentioned beers contain some preservatives and definitely are pasteurized. Some local microbrews might not use any kind of preservatives in the process of production, so their beer lasts only a couple of weeks, even if it is being refrigerated. This is the only kind of beer that might be unsafe to drink after some time (like half a year), because of the lack of pasteurization and preservatives. If after opening the beer you notice any masses or any signs of mold, you should discard it immediately!
There are also some beers (usually with high alcohol content) that are supposed to mature in the bottle. I'm talking about ales, lambics, barleywines, stouts or other vintage beers here. Those beers can (and even should) be stored for a couple of years before drinking. It's pretty difficult to say how long they can be stored, but 5-10 years are pretty safe numbers. Some of the producers even state that their beer it going to be fine after 20 years.
Beer doesn't go bad in a way that milk does. It can be stored for a few years and it still won't go bad. Most beers lose their taste with age, so after some time your beer will probably taste flat or stale. Regular low alcohol beers are usually fine for half a year, up to a year when they're stored properly. Unpasteurized beers lose their taste a lot faster and they might be unsafe to drink after some time. There are also vintage beers, that can mature in the bottle for at least 5-10 years. The most important thing that you must remember about beer is that it shouldn't be exposed to light.


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Virginia (September 3, 2011) A driver was injured when his tractor-trailer crashed on I-95 north between Exits 92 and 98 in Hanover, Virginia. According to the Virginia State Police the driver of the tractor-trailer, Nery Sorto-Gonzolez, was traveling north around 12:30 p.m. when his truck left the Interstate and overturned in the center median.
Nery Sorto-Gonzolez was transported to VCU Medical Center. Two passengers were also in the truck, but were not injured.
All of the occupants were wearing seat belts.
The wreck forced authorities to close the northbound lanes of I-95 for several hours as they investigated the scene and cleaned up the debris causing heavy backups in the area.
All lanes of I-95 north were re-opened around 4 p.m.
The driver was cited for reckless driving.


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It's an iPad on The First Day of June??
We had one iPad and $25 iTunes gift card leftover from "An iPad A Day In The Month Of May"....so we'll give it away today! CLICK HERE to enter to win, and then listen for your name at 7am (along with 8am and 9am if necessary). If we call your name, call us back at 299-7325 within 10 minutes to win!
7am: MARIELLA CLAIBORNE called back and WON our final iPad!


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CDs, serials, scripts, juvenile books, and any book that is in the regular collection at Newman Library, plus books in the Blacksburg branch libraries.
For this service only, we will also pull and deliver booked media materials that you need for class use. To do this, you have to use our online booking form. Please request media materials as far in advance as possible, so we can ensure that they are available when the time comes that you need them.
Books on display, new books, popular reading books, and bound journals are not eligible for this service; you will still need to retrieve these items on your own. (if you need an article from a bound journal, you should use the Desktop Delivery service.)
Using Addison, select an eligible book with an available status by clicking on the green Request checkmark icon.
Enter your name and Hokie Passport ID number to login to your library account. Select the departmental delivery location listed under the Book Runner Locations header.
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Cyclist Sarah Hammer on track for London
American cyclist Sarah Hammer came away from the UCI Track World Championships with her fourth title in women's individual pursuit. But it's her silver medal in women's omnium that's generated excitement in the run-up to next year's Olympics.
Hammer, 27, of Temecula, Calif., jumped from fourth to second place Sunday in the women's omnium, a grueling event that includes six disciplines over two days. The omnium — which includes a flying lap of 200 meters, 20-kilometer points race, elimination race, 3,000-meter individual pursuit, 10-kilometer scratch race and 500-meter time trial — is making its Olympic debut in London.
"My goal coming into it was to be able to get top three and that was achieved after a hard fought battle," Hammer said.
On Sunday in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Hammer won the omnium's individual pursuit and was fourth in the 10K scratch race. She clinched the silver medal in the time trial to beat Dutch cyclist Kirsten Wild, the bronze medalist. Canadian Tara Whitten won gold.
Earlier at the world championships, Hammer teamed with Jennie Reed and Dotsie Bausch in the team pursuit to claim silver, the first medal for the USA in the event. The following day Hammer won the individual pursuit, an event she won at worlds in 2006, 2007 and 2010.
Unfortunately for Hammer, individual pursuit is no longer on the Olympic program. But according to USA Cycling's selection procedures, Hammer's medal in omnium means she has already qualified for the London Games.
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Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun is stepping away from the sidelines for another health issue.
Calhoun is dealing with spinal stenosis, a back condition that causes him pain and hampers his movement.
"Last summer, Jim had some significant back pain and has seen two excellent back specialists," said Dr. Peter Schulman, Calhoun's primary care doctor. "The initial approach recommended to him was stretching, physical therapy and exercise, and that was successful for several months. It turns out that there is some degenerative problem in the lumbar vertebrae and it's impinging on the nerves."
The school confirmed he will sit out Saturday's game against Seton Hall and a Monday visit to Louisville.
"Jim has been able to manage it with the physical therapy and stretching, but over the last several days, things have become worse and he is not able to deal with this on a day to day basis, so other options need to be considered," Schulman said. "Right now, he is physically unable to coach."
Calhoun previous took leave of absences in 2003 for prostate cancer and in 2010 for a undisclosed medical condition.
Calhoun was also treated for skin cancer in 2008.
This latest absence creates questions about his future with the Huskies.
After winning his third national title, Calhoun delayed an announcement about his return. The 69-year-old coach has won 867 games in his career and has talked about retiring.
George Blaney will coach the team while Calhoun is out. The Huskies are 14-7 this season and have lost four consecutive games.
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I would like to change the look of a navigation button that lets the user know they are on that page. I am wondering if there is a way to dynamically change the button to have an .active class instead of hard coding .active on each page.
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Best Of :: People & Places
Sure, we were sad to see the well-preserved grit and grime of the old Dean's go. But let's face it: The couches smelled like pee, and the dark, cluttered room was a minefield of opportunities to fall on your ass. Besides, the new yuppified version of Dean's makes a few nods in the direction of its less illustrious past. Vintage clothes still fill the nooks and crannies along the bar's walls, and its bathrooms are papered with pages from the store's old accounting ledgers. But best of all, Dean's face-lift managed to preserve a little bit of the intangible that's so hard to come by in nightlife: a good vibe.
Tucked in the armpit of West U, Bellaire and the railroad tracks, Little Woodrow's seems out of place and time. Few of the mostly working-class regulars who frequent the area's only neighborhood bar live in the monstrosities that have sprouted in the adjoining neighborhoods, displacing the modest middle-class ranch-styles. But those regulars are fiercely loyal, thanks in no small part to Betty Campbell, bar manager since forever. Betty knows her customers so well that she recognizes many of their cars; by the time they enter the place and belly up, their brand of choice is already waiting on the bar. The crowd likes to drink, but disturbances are almost nonexistent, also in no small part because any transgressors would have to deal with Betty (as a few permanently banned customers have discovered). And if you need to vent about life's dirty deals, Betty (who has heard enough whining to board-certify in clinical psychology) fits the bill.
On June 16, the New Black Panthers had every right to be pissed. They'd dressed all in eye-catching black. They arrived at the state GOP convention in Houston in a rare Hummer limousine. And most of them came to the protest party armed with all manner of menacing weapons: rifles, shotguns and an AK-47 or two. They were hunting, all right -- hunting for attention. And that kind of preparation ought to attract ample publicity. Instead, it was A.J. McClure, a 71-year-old nobody Republican delegate from Kaufman County, who grabbed the limelight. What started as a verbal confrontation with the Panthers ended when he either fell or was pushed by a member of the militant entourage. For the next few days, the battles sifted to state legislators and city councilmembers and police and a mayor all arguing over the charge and actions -- or inactivity -- of the police. Meanwhile, McClure's tumble took him, or at least the footage of him going to the mat, onto the national network stage. Stories that touched on the incident totaled more than 2,000 words in the Houston Chronicle and on the Associated Press wire. Yep. It was a prime-time dive. Lots of old-timers may go headlong -- A.J. went headline.
Just another example of how overrated pop music songcraft is. Since a catchy five- or ten-second hook is usually described as genius, the little bit of pop profundity known as the Mossy Nissan commercial jingle also deserves as glowing a description. Over a snappy beat, a male voice sings the name of the dealership over and over. "Mos-sey Neeee-sahhhhn / Mos-sey Neeee-sahhhn / Whoooooooo!" Okay, so the lyrics aren't as deep as, say, "Oh, baby, baby," but they do roll easily off the tongue. The jingle is the brainchild of L.A.-based A&M Advertising.
Europeans may build great cathedrals, but Americans have a genius for bathrooms. At Prague, the WC marries old-world elegance with Yankee utilitarianism. When nature's irrepressible call rises above the club's techno beat, you can drift down to this swank unisex chamber of flickering candles, period furniture and a full-service bar to answer. The style might be described as bathroom baroque. A dripping chandelier throws just enough light to reveal the glinting accessories of nubile fashionistas and their well-groomed mates. The music keeps a respectful distance, allowing one to clear one's mind and bladder in one of 12 stalls set tastefully behind black doors. Roughly the size of a confessional, these immaculate stalls seem designed for a religious experience of one sort or another.
Maybe these are just the moments that downtown finally arrives. Party on the Plaza is in full swing. So is its dynamic corner of the central city, with Bayou Place beckoning the masses across the street. And there, on the magnificent grounds that serve as the front entrance to the Wortham Theater Center, are scores of motorcycles at rest in neatly lined rows. The bikers rumble in to party at the plaza, and what better place to park 'em than on off-nights at the Wortham. All the nightlife available isn't going to be enough if downtown can't loosen up a little. On these evenings, it shows off its finest colors: Electra Glides in blue.


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velocity retail Archives
Blaze Pizza comes to Tempe thanks to SimonCRE
Commercial real estate developer SimonCRE purchased a +/-3,300 SF freestanding retail building in the heart of the ASU trade area and will begin renovations immediately for Tempe's newest chain, Blaze Pizza, set to open in the spring. The building, located at 105 W. University, sits just west of the intersection of Mill Avenue and University… Read More →
Velocity Retail releases recent transaction list
Velocity Retail Group, LLC has released a summary of their recent retail transactions including: Velocity Retail Group's Darren Pitts, Michael Clark and John Jackson sold a 50,684 square foot former Fry's grocery store located at 825 W. University Drive in Mesa, Arizona. The building was sold to Geyser Management, LLC for $950,000, who is putting… Read More →
Velocity Retail announces recent transactions
Larry Miller and John Jackson of Velocity Retail represented Irvine Asset Group in the purchase of 31,193 SF at the 3668 W. Anthem Way, Anthem, AZ. The seller, DPC Development Co., was represented by Ryan Schubert of Cassidy Turley-BRE. The purchase represents Irvine Asset Group's first retail deal in Phoenix. Velocity Retail Group's Darren Pitts,… Read More →
Velocity Retail announces recent transactions
Following is a summary of recent retail transactions completed by Velocity Retail Group, LLC: Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen was represented by Darren Pitts, Michael Clark, Nick Ault, and Dave Cheatham of Velocity Retail in the acquisition of 2,565 SF at the southwest corner of Central and Dunlap in Phoenix, AZ. The former KFC building was represented… Read More →
Pizza85 leases two more store locations, celebrates grand openings
Andy Kroot announced that Pizza Five85 will be opening two new locations in the Phoenix area in August/early September with two more stores on the horizon. Kroot, principal at Velocity Retail represented Pizza Five85 in its leasing of its two new locations. "I am looking forward to continuing to help Pizza Five85 locate and open… Read More →
Phoenix retail is poised for progress
The Phoenix commercial retail market continues to improve in vacancy and increased leasing activity. Vacancy rates, once hovering near 14% have now dropped to 10.6% through the 2nd quarter of 2014. Leasing activity of 2.6 million square feet in 2013 was the strongest recorded since before the Great Recession six years ago. Additionally, in the… Read More →
Dollar Tree Opens Anthem Location
Velocity Retail Group, LLC announces that Dollar Tree has finalized a seven-year lease for a 9,145 SF store at Anthem Eastside Shops at the NWC of Anthem Way and Venture Drive. Larry Miller and John Jackson of Velocity Retail Group represented the Landlord, DPC Development Company in the transaction. The tenant was represented by Kurt… Read More →
Velocity Retail Group Releases Recent Transactions List
Velocity Retail Group, LLC completed eleven transactions in February including a large industrial transaction on behalf of one of their tenants and two locations for a new restaurant concept to the Arizona market. A summary of each transaction follows: Darren Pitts of Velocity Retail Group and Bob Crum of Ross Brown Partners negotiated a five-year… Read More →
Andy Kroot Negotiates New Leases for Pizza Five85
Andy Kroot, Principal at Velocity Retail Group, LLC announced Wednesday that Pizza Five85 has signed two new leases in February and will be entering the Phoenix market this year. "I am looking forward to continuing to help Pizza Five85 locate and open new locations all over the Valley; they have a great concept that Arizona… Read More →
Velocity Retail Releases Recent Transactions List
Velocity Retail Group, LLC completed eight transactions in January including two big box deals. The new stores will be located in California, Phoenix, Yuma and Tucson. A summary of each transaction follows: Andy Kroot of Velocity Retail Group represented Goodwill Industries of Central Arizona in a 15-year lease of 20,000 square feet at Fortuna Commons… Read More →
Velocity Retail Releases December Transaction List
Velocity Retail Group, LLC completed 10 transactions in December. A summary of each transaction follows: Velocity Retail Group's Dave Cheatham and Darren Pitts negotiated a lease with Fallas Discount Stores for 24,390 square foot space at Plaza del Sol shopping center at the southeast corner of Indian School Road and 33rd Avenue in Phoenix. The… Read More →
Velocity Retail Negotiates First Mattress Firm Supercenter for Arizona
The first Arizona, large-format Mattress Firm is coming to Scottsdale in the first quarter of 2014. The 23,958 square foot outlet store will be one of the largest Mattress Firm Supercenters in the country, and will offer buyers a huge selection of mattress choices at outlet prices. Typically seeking stores between 3,500 and 5,000 square… Read More →
Velocity Retail Releases Recent Transaction List
Velocity Retail Group, LLC completed transactions totaling nearly 250,000 SF. A summary of each transaction follows: Velocity Retail Group's Darren Pitts and Michael Clark negotiated a lease with Mattress Firm for 23,958 square foot space at Sonora Village located on the southwest corner of Frank Lloyd Wright and Loop 101 in Scottsdale. The landlord… Read More →
Phil Kwiecinski Joins Velocity Retail
Velocity Retail Group announces that Phil Kwiecinski has joined the firm as Director of Operations and for its affiliated development services company Accelerated Development Services. Kwiecinski, brings his vast experience as a 10-year veteran of CBRE's Phoenix office where he was the Senior Operations Manager and most recently the Regional Operations Manager for the states… Read More →


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While summer doesn't start officially until June 21, the summer movie season has been going on for a few weeks (unofficially since the first weekend in May with the release of "Iron Man 3"). If you are a comic book fan, this is a summer chock full of cool movies, but you've also likely been busy with other things (like watching "Game of Thrones" and "Arrested Development" on Netflix).
If you need a refresher on what's been out or what's coming out, watch our two favorite YouTube puppets, Glove and Boots, as they present their "Summer Movie Review" video. Of course, they haven't seen any of these movies (some aren't out yet, and hey, they've been busy too).
Just remember, don't anger a puppet that looks like Thor.
Keith Shaw rounds up the best in geek video in his ITworld.tv blog. Follow Keith on Twitter at @shawkeith. For the latest IT news, analysis and how-tos, follow ITworld on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.