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Friday, January 18, 2013
Brandy Love
Wow, I have had a ton of fun reviewing brandies over the past few weeks. With whiskey, I feel like there isn't that much exciting being done these days, but just the small sampling of brandies I've tasted over the past few weeks has convinced me that brandy is something worth our attention. The last time I did a brandy series, around four years ago, I liked some of what I tasted, but I found much of it too sweet, too weak and too filled with additives. The market has started to change. While the big houses are still the big houses, there's a lot of innovation going, though you have to seek it out. In addition, you still get a lot of bang for your buck, though the prices tend to be more comparable to Scotch than American whiskey.
I've also been impressed with the amount of positive and enthusiastic feedback I've had with this series. Read through the comments on any of these brandy posts and you'll see wide ranging discussions by people who know far more than I (a particular shout out to commenters Numen, Tom Troland and NP who added a tremendous amount of information). There's a huge thirst for brandy knowledge and discussion out there and a real dearth of on-line resources.
It's funny that most whiskey drinkers don't drink brandy. We have these classifications in our minds...that whiskey is made from grain and brandy is made from fruit, and therefore, they are entirely different categories that have nothing in common. I used to think brandy was more an offshoot of wine, but its flavors have more in common with whiskey. Armagnac is much more similar in flavor to rye whiskey than rye is to Scotch, and I'm pretty sure I could convince someone tasting blind that the Navazos Palazzi Brandy de Jerez was the latest Glenfarclas. The fact is, these new brandies should be very appealing to whiskey drinkers, and their flavor profiles are going to be pretty familiar.
We'll get back to whiskey next week, but I'm going to keep drinking brandy, and I'll keep reporting on it. If you hear about something good, drop me a line or a comment.
10 comments:
- Matt L said...
Hey Sku I know you reviewed the Esteve Coup de Coeur Cognac, but have you tried the Reserve de la Famille? I was thinking of grabbing a bottle, but was curious to see if you've tasted it.
- January 18, 2013 at 10:37 AM
- sku said...
Matt, I did try it and thought it was very good. Overall, though, I think I liked the Coup de Coeur better, but I didn't do a head to head.
- January 18, 2013 at 10:40 AM
I think the thing to remember is that "mash bills" don't mean everything. I compared the new E.H. Taylor Small Batch to the Weller Antique and a few people emailed me to tell me I couldn't compare the two. Why? Because the Taylor is a rye-flavored mash and the Weller a wheat-flavored.
That don't mean shit. I don't need specs to compare spirits to one another. All I need is a mouth.
You've done brandy a great service by using your blog to do these reviews. The fact that they're distilled from grapes doesn't mean we can't compare them to whisk(e)y.
- January 18, 2013 at 11:58 AM
David, you're right about comparing spirits to spirits. I wonder whether, as Sku notes, "whisky drinkers" (those who would self-identify) don't really drink brandy in part because of the difference in branding between Cognac - the major brandy marketing force - and whisky, and the variety of producer and quality on the shelf for whisky related to brandy.
Cognac is now seen either as a hip spirit marketed toward an urban audience or the old, slowly swirling a brown spirit in a snifter while seating in a leather sofa. Whisky, by contrast, is seen as the spirit of the pub, the daily dram, etc. Whisky seems to have successfully marketed itself as more approachable.
Also, there's so much more whisky on the market, and it's much, much easier to find. When I go to any nearby liquor store, I see Cognacs from the big houses, and only really the VS and VSOP. Every so often, I'll see a Remy XO in a show-case, or even the Louis XIII or a Hennessy Paradis, but there's no entry room, or space on the shelf for smaller, quality producers. It's even more of an issue for Armagnac. At even an average liquor store, you can find Ardbeg 10, Lagavulin 16, Glenmorangie 10, and a host of other very solid whiskies of varying quality and price, so you can dabble in the $30-70 range with good quality rather than having to go from $20 to $140 for the next level (a la Cognac).
This changes for the top-end stores (like your K&L), but in terms of getting the average person to try brandy and then think about it as just another kind of alcohol... well, it's a challenge.
All this, again, highlights the valuable work that Sku is doing here on his blog, and you guys are doing in terms of talking about and getting accessible (and affordable) high-end brandy.
- January 18, 2013 at 2:43 PM
Thanks for the shout out r.e. brandy discussions. I enjoyed contributing and, especially, reading the comments by you, Numen and others. (Numen, are you in the trade or, like me, just an interested bystander?)
Of course, a whole other brandy category is West Coast brandies. When I was in school in the Bay Area during the 1970s, I got interested in spirits, and I thought California would be a great place to make alembic brandies. Just one more step past wine production. No sooner had I left California for Kentucky than, sure enough, alembic brandy production began on the West Coast. There was St. George Spirits, Germain-Robin, RMS Vineyards, and Clear Creek up in Portland. Even Randall Graham got into the act at Bonny Doon. And there were a few others. They all made some interesting products, some still do. But the movement seemed to stall. RMS went through a few changes in name and ownership. They made large quantities of alembic brandies from seven (I think) gleaming cognac-style copper pot stills. But the products were hard to find on the retail market, and the whole operation then vanished without a trace. I wonder whatever happened to all that booze? Also, Randall Graham got out of the distillation business and eventually sold his still to Clear Creek. Germain-Robin and Clear Creek still make great brandies. But you hardly hear about them.
Curiously, even before the age of alembics (i.e. the 1980s), California made some good brandy. The stills were continuous and the grapes, I am told, mostly Thompson Seedless and Flame Tokay from the Central Valley. But they figured out a way to make flavorful products, like Old San Francisco, Conti Royal, and Setrakian. All this seems to be gone, near as I can tell. A style of brandy now lost. Most of the brandy we see here in Kentucky with California origin names (Paul Masson, E & J Gallo, etc.) is not labeled by place of origin at all. (Some of this stuff is aged and bottled in Kentucky. Used bourbon barrels do have their uses. And Kentucky has lots of bottling lines.)
In any case, Sku, you might salt a few West Coast brandies into your tastings at some time in the future. Perhaps there is interesting stuff available in California that we never see here.
Tom Troland
- January 18, 2013 at 3:02 PM
"...getting the average person to try brandy and then think about it as just another kind of alcohol... well, it's a challenge."
Well said. It is indeed an uphill battle.
The only place where one would still have the romantic idea that companies care about promoting the product that is, say, cognac would be Cognac France. The reality is that companies are building brands and the nature of the product bottled does not mean much anymore as long at it sells and helps build brand recognition.
I understand - and I am grateful for - the fact that 100 years ago cognac (and brandy in general) got popularized thanks to the marketing efforts of the big houses, an endeavor that could not have been undertaken by smaller makers.
But from a tool to initially help promote this very spirit, marketing was so successful that sales exploded, brands became the focus, the product sold became largely secondary and mass production was the only answer to meet the demand.
Ultimately marketing became the reason why brandy in general has a terrible image (and often sucks).
I deal with brandy the better part of my day and this word "brandy" itself, every time i write or say it, is associated in my mind with some cheap adulterated blend at 40%. So imagine what the average drinker must have in mind as far as reference point.
What we are facing is the minor task of reversing the effects of decades of very well funded marketing by providing unbiased knowledge and getting people to rediscover brandy. That might take a while...
Hopefully we are at a turning point where drinkers/critics will start slowly to put pressure on companies so they put on the market products that are not as confected, exactly like when whisk(e)y writers pushed for unfiltered/natural color/higher abv.
Thanks Sku for talking about brandies.
Note: I have an Esteve Reserve de la famille and it is not disappointing in any ways. Definitely worth being purchased.
- January 18, 2013 at 3:31 PM
- sku said...
Thanks to all of you for the great comments throughout this series. It won't end here. I've got a case of brandy samples that I'll keep trying and intersperse with the whiskeys.
Tom, I'm a big fan of Germain-Robin but haven't had much else in the way of high quality domestic brandies.
- January 18, 2013 at 3:37 PM
for what it's worth, i was scanning through the current issue of esquire magazine, and there's an article on armagnac in there.
- January 18, 2013 at 4:31 PM
I'm just a fellow by-stander who likes good alcohol, and would also like to see better stuff with greater availability on the market. It's generally been happening with whisky, and I'd like to see it apply to brandy, too.
+1 on Germain-Robin's brandies being top-notch. They're also open about using sugar and water in their expressions (for instance, check the Small Blend no. 1 label), but it doesn't distract from the taste of what's in the bottle. G-R's (now discontinued) Anno Domini was stunning, and easily one of the greatest spirits that I've had. A few of us brandy lovers chime in a bit on the cognacforum - and I bet that the other users would appreciate your knowledge and perspective as much as I have. The entire G-R line exhibits obviously superb craftsmanship; I'm rather partial, too, to the Muscat.
NP - right on, completely. The best way that I've found to get 'whisky drinkers' to appreciate brandy is just to have them try some of it, some of the good bottles, just so that they can see what it can be, rather than what they're so used to seeing on the shelves.
- January 18, 2013 at 8:11 PM
Sku, Numen and other brandy enthusiasts,
Yes, this has been an interesting discussion! I'm lucky because here in Kentucky we have The Party Source and Cork 'n Bottle. Both stores have a history of carrying hard-to-find items like small producer cognacs, armagnacs and calvados. Not to mention fine brandies from other regions.
It is certainly true that cognac has both gained from and suffered from the history of its marketing. And the entire brandy category, I think, has long suffered from the dominance of cognac. So much so, perhaps, that many consumers may not even realize that cognac is a brandy. I suspect that cognac is often seen as separate from brandy, with "brandy" being a cheap product best mixed with eggnog or poured on a fruitcake. If this is the environment, then it is not surprising that the market for fine quality non-cognac brandy is so limited.
Speaking of which, Stephen McCarthy's Oregon brandy is an excellent product, not terribly old but filled with wonderful fruity aromas. As an eau-de-vie producer of great renown, McCarthy certainly knows how to highlight fruit aromas in a distillate. Any brandy enthusiast visiting Portland should stop by at his Clear Creek Distillery, speak with him and sample some of his great products. Looking for something really different? Try his Douglas fir eau-de vie.
Thanks to all for the comments and thanks to Sku for hosting and encouraging the discussion!
Tom Troland
- January 19, 2013 at 9:11 AM


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Freshman Brooke Schwab was Molten/Northeast Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. Schwab played her first collegiate matches with the Central Connecticut volleyball team at the Colgate Classic and made an immediate impact on the court.
Schwab had a strong start to her career for the Blue Devils with 10 total blocks over three matches and 10 sets of play. Her 10 total blocks were broken down between three solo and seven assisted.
She posted three blocks in her first collegiate match, a 3-1 loss to St. John's, on Friday. After failing to record a block against Colgate, Schwab rebounded with an impressive seven-block effort against Binghamton. She recorded two solo and five assisted blocks in the 3-0 victory over defending America East champion.
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Pineapple Kush
Pineapple Kush: The Pineapple Express
This is a clear favorite among the different Kush varieties. Pineapple Kush even enjoys a sort of mythical status with it being widely reported to be the breed that inspired the legendary strain featured in the massive box office hit that shares the moniker of "Pineapple Express".
A Tinge of Pineapple Flavor
Popularity aside, Pineapple Kush is definitely true to its name, boasting of a massively intense juicy fresh cut pineapple taste that is a nice complement to the distinctive, almost funky Kush flavor. Its incredibly powerful aroma is also infused with the sticky and sweet scent of the fruit that is its namesake. Apart from the heady and deliciously tangy flavors, Pineapple Kush also delivers a wonderful extraordinary high. Strong and potent, the signature Pineapple Kush high is also extremely quick to take effect and subsequently produce an intensely relaxing feeling in the body that then especially settles in the arms and legs.
Pretty and a Pretty Intense High
The Pineapple Kush grows into a distinctively attractive plant. The buds of the Pineapple Kush plant are large and tightly packed bearing a range of colors from yellow green to dark green speckled all over with hairs that vary in shade from orange to red to purple. These take on a beautifully dusty appearance with a gorgeous coating of golden pollen hash also called keif. But enough with its beauty. It's best qualities shine through, once you light one up, chief.


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Here are select January 2013 rulings of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on remedial law:
Civil Procedure
Annulment of Judgment; exception to final judgment rule; lack of due process as additional ground. A petition for Annulment of Judgment under Rule 47 of the Rules of Court is a remedy granted only under exceptional circumstances where a party, without fault on his part, has failed to avail of the ordinary remedies of new trial, appeal, petition for relief or other appropriate remedies. Said rule explicitly provides that it is not available as a substitute for a remedy which was lost due to the party's own neglect in promptly availing of the same. "The underlying reason is traceable to the notion that annulling final judgments goes against the grain of finality of judgment, litigation must end and terminate sometime and somewhere, and it is essential to an affective administration of justice that once a judgment has become final, the issue or cause involved therein should be laid to rest."
While under Section 2, Rule 47 of the Rules of Court a Petition for Annulment of Judgment may be based only on the grounds of extrinsic fraud and lack of jurisdiction, jurisprudence recognizes lack of due process as additional ground to annul a judgment. In Arcelona v. Court of Appeals, this Court declared that a final and executory judgment may still be set aside if, upon mere inspection thereof, its patent nullity can be shown for having been issued without jurisdiction or for lack of due process of law. Leticia Diona, represented by her Attorney-in-fact, Marcelina Diona v. Romeo Balangue, Sonny Balangue, Reynaldo Balangue, and Esteban Balangue, Jr.; G.R. No. 173559. January 7, 2013
Appeal; filing of motion for extension of time to file motion for reconsideration in CA does not toll fifteen-day period to appeal; rule suspended in exceptional cases to serve substantial justice. The assailed CA resolution upheld the general rule that the filing of a motion for reconsideration in the CA does not toll the fifteen-day period to appeal, citing Habaluyas Enterprises, Inc. v. Japson. However, in previous cases we suspended this rule in order to serve substantial justice.


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Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today's Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.
Word of the Day
Censure SEN-sher (verb) To find fault with and criticize as blameworthy - www.merriam-webster.com
Website of the Day
83rd Academy Awards
Hollywood's biggest show is tonight – the Oscars. Head to this official website to see video clips, see who's nominated in all the categories and more. And don't forget to tune in to the broadcast at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
Number to Know
41.3 million: Number of people who watched the 2010 Oscars, according to ABC. That was up from 36.3 million in 2009.
This Day in History
Feb. 27, 1991: Gulf War: President George H.W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated."
Today's Featured Birthday
Actress Elizabeth Taylor (79)
Daily Quote
"Ladies and gentlemen, the show is so long that 'Avatar' now takes place in the past." – Steve Martin at the end of last year's Oscars broadcast.


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Nov 16th 2017
Indian Families Social Group [December 2017]
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Padron pepper, paneer, carrot & quinoa salad in a teriyaki dressing
A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I stood in the kitchen amongst the pre-dinner pandemonium as we had our toddler boy perched on the worktop reciting a loud hum of, 'mum..mumma, I want to talk to you, I need to ask you a question…Muuuum' and quite abruptly, I disarmed all tools, turned down all simmering pots, swiped for some work surface space and exhaled, ' I think we should give thanks. Let's do something to show our gratitude, you know…give back'.
Of course I knew he would say yes, but I explained anyway; he had achieved a recent promotion, our boy was going to 'that' nursery school. The one which we used to talk about when I was a new bride of 23 years of age, when we lived in our rented flat in an upmarket area. There was a school uniform shop on the high street and once or twice when we evening-walked past it, my husband softened as he divulged that he has always liked the idea of having a son, and if we should have one he would go to 'that' school. So we had received a few blessings. I had even ended my term of lectures on a high with positive and glowing feedback from both institutions I delivered courses at; with students writing in 'I would love to have Deena as a lecturer again, she goes above and beyond'. I had waited so long for things to be positive again, that I really needed to show gratitude.
The following week, a hole appeared in the path. An uncomfortable hole appeared. This is life. Arrogantly, I had never contemplated a hole of this size and shape would ever be presented in my path, but this is life. Now I will spend some lengthy time and energy in building a bridge and mustering enough will to keep moving forwards. This is something I am not unfamiliar with, but this indeed, is life.
But there is a difference. I now have a few coping skills. I have learned a few ways of calming myself and pushing myself to see beyond the physiological reactions right now. Look, if I strip away that one hole, the other blessings are still there. If I strip away all the blessings that are 'things' the promotion, the accolades, the praise the recognition, the work the good stuff… even if we strip all that transient, 'here today, gone tomorrow' stuff, there is still enough to be grateful for. In time, the all the meetings the cancellations, the delays and the frustrations…all of it and none of it matter little. Around the dark hole is colour and beauty.
And that of course brings me to this recipe of delicate and mellow Padron peppers, succulent paneer, carrot and that low GI and high iron grain of quinoa. I have probably mentioned that I always have carrots in the fridge that are permanently in the at-risk status (at risk of going limp). But look at the colour they give the salad, and they work so well with spring onions and Padron peppers, which are one of my recent foodie best friends for being so easy, addictive and darn tasty. I have dressed the salad in home-made teriyaki sauce, though dark and bold it made my home smell lovely as it simmered away. All colour in darkness here.
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Sioux Falls Water Ban Lifted!
In a Tuesday morning interview, Mark Cotter of Sioux Falls Public Works tells us the water ban has been lifted!
"We're slowly getting caught up in the waste water system and would like people to limit their use of water throughout the course of the day. That will allow us to get caught up for what we expect will be the next large rain event taking place tomorrow. We'll lift the ban but we would like people to still limit their water usage as they go throughout the day."
If we get more rain, Cotter says limiting the use of water will be of help to the city. "It can! We're still catching up the amount of liquid that is in the system---all that has to be transported to the waste water plant. The less amount of liquid we have to manage, the better at this point time."
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Dell PowerEdge R720
Dell's 12th generation two-socket, 2U Xeon server—the PowerEdge R720—outperformed last year's CRN Product of the Year in the server category by a substantial margin.
The R720 is built around Xeon E5-2600 series processors, the Sandy Bridge edition of Intel's sturdy server platform. The tested unit was equipped with two eight-core E5-2680 processors running at 2.7GHz. Expandable up to 768 GB in 24 DIMM slots, the tested unit arrived at the CRN Test Center with Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 running on 128 GB of DDR3 1,600MHz SDRAM. The PowerEdge R720 turned in the fastest Geekbench score we'd seen in the CRN Test Center up to that time.


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Richard Littlemore | March 4, 2008
By Richard Littlemore • Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 11:33
… But Not What Organizers Wanted
Mainstream media seem to have caught up with climate change denial (caught up with reality, really), just in time to humiliate the assembled "sceptics" at the Heartland Institute's 2008 International Conference on Climate Change.
While Heartland wants to position the conference as a "smashing success," the New York Times, CNN - even that raving left-wing apology sheet the Wall Street Journal - have all lifted their delicate hands and snickered. CNN, in a spot that left the cool dudes at Newsbusters apoplectic, went so far as to call the assembled skeptics "flat earthers." (click on the seventh item here for Miles O'Brien's actual video.)
It's interesting, per Andy Revkin's New York Times piece, that the coal industry's pet scientist, Pat Michaels, stood up at the conference, acknowledged that humans are causing climate change and predicted a three-degree Fahrenheit temperature increase this century (a relative disaster scenario, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). Then he said that was really no problem and that we shouldn't bother taking any action to prevent this from happening.
If sowing confusion is the goal, these guys are still on their game. But if they were hoping to be taken seriously, alas, time, climate and public understanding has passed them by.
FEMACK replied on Permalink
Predictable . . .
In the fine tradition of the Oregon Petition, we now have The Manhattan Declaration:
They must have stayed up all night getting it just right. I wonder how many "prominent experts' will find their names attached to it?
Fern Mackenzie
Richard Littlemore replied on Permalink
Post-apocalyptic dinosaurs ...
who apparently can't come to grips with the fact that their kind is, functionally, extinct.
Mound of Sound replied on Permalink
Notice the great coverage
Notice the great coverage they got in the National Spot? The Post printed a Fred Singer fairy tale and an Open Letter to UN Secretary Bam without so much as suggesting this gang of clowns were connected to right wing think tanks and the fossil fuel industry. RealClimate.org has a great review of many of the signatories.
George Reisman,... replied on Permalink
Capitalism, Economics, Political Philosophy
ENVIRONMENTALISM IS RECYCLED COMMUNISM AND NAZISM (And You're Supporting It)
Here's the essential common core of hatred and destruction in the doctrines of Communism, Nazism, and Environmentalism. Only the concretes differ, not the fundamental principle of hatred for human life and happiness.
Communism: The pursuit of individual self-interest causes monopolies, depressions, and exploitation of workers by capitalists. It must be replaced by self-sacrifice for the benefit of the working class and the Socialist State. Capitalists and landowners must be exterminated for the benefit of the proletariat.
Nazism: The pursuit of individual self-interest causes racial impurity, national decline, and exploitation of German workers by Jewish capitalists. It must be replaced by self-sacrifice for the good of the Aryan master race and the National Socialist State. Jews, Gypsies, and Slavs must be exterminated for the benefit of the German Nation.
Environmentalism: The pursuit of individual self-interest causes global warming, acid rain, and ozone depletion. It must be replaced by self-sacrifice for the good of other species—our "fellow biota"—and for the good of the planet, under the auspices of international treaties and a nascent Global Socialist State: the UN. Most of the human race must be exterminated for the benefit of exploited species and the planet. (This is what the environmentalist "extremists" already openly say. The "moderates" merely want to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 90 percent and thereby reduce the American standard of living to that of a third world country, with a third world country's infant mortality and life expectancy.)
FEMACK replied on Permalink
Concerning George Reisman
I wouldn't know George Reisman from a blue plate special, so I don't really know how to react to this (or whether to bother …). I am going to go find out more, and offer this URL for anyone else who is curious. http://www.georgereisman.com/blog/
Fern Mackenzie
ABC's kstp link (below) to
ABC's kstp link (below) to kstp video shows bad-mouthing by "disingenuous" Paul Emmer and his nonsense group called GlobalWarmingScam - a scam in itself!
Troll replied on Permalink
Soooo Amusing
You guys are so entertaining.
As the AGW scam slowly and steadily self distructs, the angry vitriol will get more and more shrill.
It is really entertaining to watch it happen.
Keep it comming we love it.
Frank Bi replied on Permalink
I'm sure I remember seeing a picture of a big honking loudspeaker on the pages of the "conference" schedule.
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/2f63xd
Frank Bi replied on Permalink
Aha, I see a strategy
Aha, I see a strategy here…
When the science doesn't like you, play to the ideology instead.
Notice the ideological "argument" is/was pretty much the last bastion of every other issue that the conlibertarians have ever touched: tobacco, nuclear winter, gun control, …
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/2f63xd
FEMACK replied on Permalink
It's true
I can't help noticing that recently the argument that dealing with AGW will erode people's freedoms and subject them to the power of the UN, a "world-wide socialist organization" has been coming through loud and clear, even at the expense of the "message" that humans aren't the cause etc. They are clearly returning to their roots, as Oreskes' lecture, linked elsewhere on this blog, so clearly identified.
The deniers are increasingly making the point that, although the science of AGW is not a right/left political issue, the way we approach dealing with the consequences IS, and that terrifies their little free-market souls.
Fern Mackenzie
Frank Bi replied on Permalink
i r in ur climat modelz stealin ur freedumz
I see that some of the folks commenting at the WSJ blog (http://tinyurl.com/2668v2) are dishing out quotes from the US Founding Fathers.
The denialists are fast retreating to their last bastion of ideological "argument"…
Edit: Holy crap, I stand corrected. They're not down to their last bastion yet.
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/2f63xd
climate criminal replied on Permalink
Down with Trollism
Don't feed them!
Philip H replied on Permalink
Oh Really? I'm A Nazi Now?
So, because I want the free market to deliver me clean water I can drink, clean air I can breath, fruits and vegetables that aren't contaminated with pesticides, and power generated by something other then burning fossil fuels I'm a Nazi? That's a great leap, especially since the Nazi's exterminated 6 million Jews for simply breathing, let alone trying to actually make their world better.
Sure, there are probably some on the extreme fringe of environmentallism who would love to reduce our standard of living, but what's wrong wiith asking the market economy to solve some of the problems it created? Why can't we say to coal burning utilities that we're happy to pay for their power, as long as they invest in technologies to keep the products of combustion from destroying the atmosphere? Seems to me we did just that in the 1980's to eliminate acid rain, and I don't remember a slew of coal fired power plants winking out of existance.
You sound like another "keep the government off my back" libertarian, using the Global climate Change issue to take back handed swipes at governemnt regulation. if that's your position, fine, but just be up front about it, and leave the environment out of the equation.
Steve L replied on Permalink
Good point
As someone with some libertarian leanings, I'd prefer if people (from whatever political philosophy) would argue policy on the political bases and argue science on scientific bases. I appreciate your comment.
I'm sorry...
I usually try not to be a mean person, but this comment by Reisman has to be the stupidest thing I have ever read. Is this satire?
FEMACK replied on Permalink
Alas, no
I did some googling on Reisman and unfortunately the guy is for real. Loopy, but real. He was closely associated with Ayn Rand (what was your first clue?), and his blog at http://www.georgereisman.com/blog/ is pretty scary.
Fern Mackenzie
Jon replied on Permalink
Environmentalism is about preservation...
George, (if you really are George or whoever you may be) environmentalism is not about destruction but preservation and restoration of the world which sustains our lives (the core of environmentalism).
Likening failed nationalistic ideologies of the past to environmentalism is ridiculous - because really the link you are making with these ideas is based on incredibly distorted social implications. Exterminating people is not part of environmentalism.
Environmentalism is a global concern people have because they realize their dependance on the environment to thrive and survive. As natural beings we are all plugged into the environment whether we like it or not. Get with the future George!
TitanGreens replied on Permalink
The Skeptic Tank
If you want to check out a funny (and interesting) video about our trip to the 2008 International Climate Change Conference – ie. "The Skeptic Tank", check out this link. From Monckton of Brenchley to the head of the Heartland Institute – we got 'em all…Enjoy!
John Mashey replied on Permalink
Monckton ... scientist
I love it:
Monckton: "Most scientists here are retired. that means we are free to say what we think is true."
That's like saying what we members of the House of Lords think…
Svante's Poodle replied on Permalink
Cool, but not very
> CNN, in a spot that left the cool dudes at Newsbusters apoplectic,
> went so far as to call the assembled skeptics "flat earthers"
Now if they'd really wanted to make a splash, they should have called them "evolution deniers"… but that wouldn't have worked in America, now would it. Sad.
Frank Bi replied on Permalink
Meanwhile, in wingnutopia...
Meanwhile, the key message from the conference that seems to be spreading around in wingnut circles is this:
John Coleman Is Going To Sue Al Gore w00t w00t w00t!!!1111111
No, the key message isn't the "science". Or the call for inaction. Or fr33dom. The key message is that Coleman is going to sue Gore. (http://tinyurl.com/24uom5)
Holy batman, this is stupid. Wait, not just stupid. This is beyond stupid.
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… Then again, I guess there's method in this stupid. It's a good way to conjure up an image of some sort of Great Apocalyptic Struggle Between The Righteous Defenders Of Freedom And Al Gore The Antichrist. And when there's an impending "struggle", there'll be a fake impression of "doubt". Even though the doubt isn't in the science itself.
Which means they're still not down to their last bastion yet…
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/2f63xd
FEMACK replied on Permalink
The message I got,
coming through loud and clear, is very simple: "I'm alright, Jack – don't mess with me! I have the right to do whatever I damned well please regardless of the consequences, and you've got no business regulating anything."
… oh yes, and John Coleman is going to sue Al Gore.
Fern Mackenzie
VJ replied on Permalink
So who's John Coleman?
So who's John Coleman? Never heard of him.
FEMACK replied on Permalink
He's a weatherman
He founded the Weather Channel. Now, I do not mean in any way to denigrate weathermen/weatherwomen and/or meteorologists. But this guy is over-stepping his bounds. He may be able to do the weather forecast, but that doesn't qualify him to trash climate science.
Fern Mackenzie
wilbert replied on Permalink
His Comment about reporting accurate weather was directed to Heidi Cullen (the Weather Channel)..I think. After all for her to say that Climatologist should have their Certification removed if they did not agree with AGW, was also over-stepping her bounds.
Richard Littlemore replied on Permalink
People who "agree"?
First, I'd like to see Cullen's actual quote. The woman is both smart and reasonable and I suspect the source material here would bear that out.
Second, if a weather forecaster chose to "disagree" about whether the sun was shining or about which way the wind was blowing - and how hard - that would be his or her right as an individual. After all, life is all a matter of personal perception and we don't want to go around stifling creativity. But neither would I want to hire such a person to tell me what clothes to take camping for the weekend.
We wouldn't hesitate to strip the certification from a rogue engineer who decided to challenge the theory of gravity, why exactly would we rise to defend climatologists who refuse to read up on their area of "expertise" and choose instead to side with contrarians who are ideologically driven and, often, financially corrupt?
wilbert replied on Permalink
"side with contrarians who
"side with contrarians who are ideologically driven and, often, financially corrupt?" And the AGW side is driven by? . As a Tax payer I am not impress with these New Taxes EI the CO2 tax in BC.
Heidi Cullen.
" I'd like to take that suggestion a step further. If a meteorologist has an AMS Seal of Approval, which is used to confer legitimacy to TV meteorologists, then meteorologists have a responsibility to truly educate themselves on the science of global warming. (One good resource if you don't have a lot of time is the Pew Center's Climate Change 101.)
Meteorologists are among the few people trained in the sciences who are permitted regular access to our living rooms. And in that sense, they owe it to their audience to distinguish between solid, peer-reviewed science and junk political controversy. If a meteorologist can't speak to the fundamental science of climate change, then maybe the AMS shouldn't give them a Seal of Approval. Clearly, the AMS doesn't agree that global warming can be blamed on cyclical weather patterns. It's like allowing a meteorologist to go on-air and say that hurricanes rotate clockwise and tsunamis are caused by the weather. It's not a political statement…it's just an incorrect statement.
I agree with every meteorologist who says the topic of global warming has gotten too political. But that's why talking about the science is so important!"
How come no one from the AGW groups were present at the New York meeting last week? The Invitation was there..why not attend? Would it not have been the perfect forum to debate / confront this issue?
Frank Bi replied on Permalink
"The Invitation was
"The Invitation was there..why not attend? Would it not have been the perfect forum to debate / confront this issue?"
The issue has been "debated" countless times. No amount of "debate" will ever be enough for you guys.
It's like the Dover trial. The IDists totally got pwned, but did that stop them? Did they admit they were wrong? Nope. They just continued with their nonsense, except under a different guise – before, they called ID a "theory", now they just call it a "philosophy".
So yeah, any calls for "debate" are just an excuse to make noise. We know.
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/2f63xd
wilbert replied on Permalink
"enough for you guys" This
"enough for you guys" This should not be a Us vs Them debate… I am a 59.. No science degree just a Plumber(I know bovine dropping):-) and I want to know what my taxes are being spend on.
If am told something and if it does not make any sense? I ask questions. ..and that's wrong?
VJ replied on Permalink
The scientists have been
The scientists have been saying for many years that global warming is happening and that it is being caused by human activities. Wilbert, climate change is going to have serious effects on all of us, particularly on agriculture and therefore our food supplies, and in some places on water availability. We need to act as individuals, but our governments also need to act decisively to stop the harm we are doing to ourselves and to our home.
If you have suggestions on how to reduce our use of oil, gas, coal and other dirty fuels, bring 'em out. We waste a lot now in our daily lives, but also industries that produce greenhouse gas have to be forced to clean up their acts. Our governments have not had the guts or the political will to regulate them enough.
wilbert replied on Permalink
"Industries that produce
"Industries that produce greenhouse gas have to be forced to clean up their acts." See that's a problem when me when people are "Force" …By Greenhouse Gas..you mean CO2? I guess.
VJ replied on Permalink
People are forced to stop at
People are forced to stop at red lights when they are driving. That way they are less likely to kill someone who is driving through a green light. These industries are taking our resources and making us pay a lot for their products; so why should we allow them to damage our environment without making them pay for it? Why should they be able to poison us?
There are several greenhouse gases including CO2, methane, etc.
Here's a good source to counter some of the BS you have probably been reading, Wilbert. http://gristmill.grist.org/skeptics
wilbert replied on Permalink
gristmill been there done
gristmill been there done that still reading.
"People are forced to stop at red lights when they are driving." No they are not force they make a choice it is different.. Being force is when the Law makers decide that an Incandescent lamp is gone and you are "force" to buy a CFL type.. As a Consumer I want the choice between the two type of Lamps. Is it not California who want to use Remote control to set the Home thermostat temperature without a say from the home owners?
You said the BS I have been reading.. Well I have also been reading this site/forum/blog..:-)
Frank Bi replied on Permalink
"This should not be a Us vs
"This should not be a Us vs Them debate…"
There's nothing "us vs. them" about admitting to being wrong. Global warming is either serious or not serious. It cannot be both. One position is right, the other is wrong. And if you're wrong, you just admit you're wrong, and you change your position and move on.
But it's clear you don't want that. You don't want to admit your position may be wrong. Well, that's your problem (for identifying your very self with a position), not mine.
"No science degree just a Plumber(I know bovine dropping):-) and I want to know what my taxes are being spend on."
Oh, it's the ideological argument again. Who needs science? Who needs facts?
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/2f63xd
Richard Littlemore replied on Permalink
Thanks for Heidi's quote ...
… which I find entirely reasonable.
wilbert replied on Permalink
Of Course it is.. If it is
Of Course it is.. If it is wrong for Coleman to over step the boundaries it should also applied to Her.
VJ replied on Permalink
She did not overstep the
She did not overstep the bounds. Coleman did.
Frank Bi replied on Permalink
John Coleman is still going to sue Al Gore!
Hmm… why this obsession with Al Gore anyway?
Seriously, I don't get it. Why are denialists so obsessed with Al Gore?
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/2f63xd
Zog replied on Permalink
... overstepping his bounds
… overstepping his bounds …
Formal academic credentials aren't the only measure of a scientists credibility but, since you want to play that game, who do you think should be more knowledgeable about climate - a guy with a PhD in meteorology or an oceanographer and computer programmer (Andy Weaver) who identifies himself as a "climatologist".
Just askin'.
BTW, I have no particular beef with Weaver. He's a decent individual and much less prone to unscientific raving than some other members of the brotherhood (eg. Hansen).
Bottom line is that not very many institutions issue degrees labelled "climatologist" and there are PhDs on both sides of the debate who call themselves climatologists because of their interest and activity in the field.
Frank Bi replied on Permalink
Coleman has a PhD in Meteorology? From where?
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/2f63xd
Troll replied on Permalink
Hi Guys; Just a heads up!
If you start now you should be able work up a good smear for all of the engineers in this poll before the word gets out.
I am sure you can spin it to show they are all shills, crackpots and idiots.
(since that is what desmog was invented to do)
Have a good weekend.
Frank Bi replied on Permalink
That's off the topic of this blog post, Troll.
If you want to spam denialist talking points, go play elsewhere.
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/2f63xd
troll replied on Permalink
But But.....
It just so much fun to poke sticks at religeous zealots.
Frank Bi replied on Permalink
Fun spam is still spam
I don't care if it's "fun".
Because it's spam.
Go away, troll.
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/2f63xd
Troll replied on Permalink
And this one
While you are assinating those characters, you should make up some dirt on this guy as well. His position is REALLY dangerous to the AGW Industry.
Imagine…. suggesting an IPCC scientest might have made a mistake on somthing. Heresy!
Frank Bi replied on Permalink
Your off-topic spam's being
Your off-topic spam's being ignored, Troll.
By the way, here's a suggestion that Daily Tech might be being stupid: http://tinyurl.com/335ydu
I'm sure that'll go down well for the Church of Global Warming Denialism…
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/2f63xd
Frank Bi replied on Permalink
Oh noes, now everyone wants to sue Al Gore!
Monckton's "plan" against Al Gore, James Hansen, and the rest of the Vast Worldwide Satanic Conspiracy (not): http://tinyurl.com/25g5wr
I wonder if Gore already has a plan too?
Frank Bi, http://tinyurl.com/2f63xd
Gore degraded by NOAA NWS
Supervisory meteorologists with NOAA's National Weather Service claimed that Gore's book in 1992 on global warming book was politicallly motivated. During the 1993 Midwest flood, NWS supervisors refused national media requests to talk about climate change in relation to unprecedented heavy rainfall that year.
NWS has been embarrassed by Gore's speaking out on global warming. NWS have viewed weather and climate as their turf. Their distain for Gore may have cost Gore the election in 2000 in that NWS supervisors used their public offices (with 5500 employees in the US) to degrade Al Gore for more than a decade.


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While reading last weekend, I came across three examples of common usage problems. I have written about these before, and I probably will again. I have altered the examples a bit in the hopes no one will be embarrassed by them.
While reading last weekend, I came across three examples of common usage problems. I have written about these before, and I probably will again. I have altered the examples a bit in the hopes no one will be embarrassed by them.
"Minority children drown at higher rates then white children."
"Then" should be "than." I continue to be surprised at how prevalent this confusion is.
"Than," which rhymes with "fan," is the correct word when making comparisons of quantity or degree. The need for "than" is usually signaled by a word "in the comparative degree," such as "more" or "less," "greater" or "fewer," or adjectives ending in "-er," like "taller," "smarter," "faster" and so on:
"I miss you more than you can imagine."
"You may talk louder than everybody else, but that doesn't mean you're right."
"She's much smarter than I am."
"Then," which rhymes with "when," tells us that something comes after something else:
"Elvis made a brief appearance and then left the building."
"The president will talk first and then the House speaker."
It also can be used "with conjunctive force" for "in that case":
"If it doesn't rain, then I'll mow the lawn." (Notice that this also maintains the before and after aspect.)
A line in Bob Dylan's song "My Back Pages" uses both correctly:
"Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now."
"Police did not say what or whom drew the suspect to Chicago."
"Whom" should be "who." Why?
The entire clause — the part that comes after "say" — is the object of "say." The pronoun must reflect its function within that clause. And within the clause, the verb "drew" has the object "suspect," and its subject is "what or who."
In such cases, it's often helpful to replace "who" or "whom" with another pronoun to confirm whether a subject or an object is needed. For example, you would say "she drew the suspect to Chicago," not "her drew the suspect to Chicago." At least, I hope you would.
"Whom" would be correct in this sentence:
"Police did not say whom they suspect." (They suspect "him," not "he").
"The state's failure to make timely payments skew the results."
"Skew" should be "skews," and the issue is agreement.
The verb should agree with the subject. The subject is not the immediately preceding plural "payments," it's the earlier appearing singular "failure."
Writers need to watch out for this false attraction of the verb to the nearest noun, because the verb can only have a meaningful relationship with the subject, even when it's far away.
Yes, words can stray, too.
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The comma is a versatile punctuation mark, but it shouldn't be asked to replace a semicolon or a period. This can result in a type of run-on sentence sometimes called a "comma splice." Here's an example:
"He has been a member of the union for 10 years, his brother joined this summer."
A comma isn't strong enough to hold two independent clauses together. Possible fixes include replacing the comma with a semicolon or inserting the word "and" before "his."
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Showcasing Penchant & Supporting Beacon: Dances With Films 2012 – Feature
The continuing element of Dances With Films relates to show a diversity of independent films both intrinsically on their own but also with an interesting penchant for showcasing new talent vetted for entry into bigger world movie-making. By restricting the amount of films shown and heavily supporting filmmaker attendance, the registry of this film festival continues to grow and hopefully will become a beacon for buyers, despite a slightly lower quality in this year's films.
Interestingly, the most anticipated film also was the most divisive in terms of requisite personality. "The Ghastly Love Of Johnny X" pulls hard from everything from Ed Wood to the greaser odes of the 50s to cheesy science fiction to Rock Hudson musicals. The beauty of the film overall rests in its photography using some of the last Plus X film stock (which was slightly overhyped at the premiere screening). The music progression recalls last year's festival musical "The Dead Inside" [deadCenter 2011] but with less musical expansion. The relatability here in terms of the music is less 50s cool then Broadway sweet in terms of the songs while the score is undeniably rich and vivid. Will Keenan as Johnny X anchors the film for the first half skewing between camp and vicious cool but as soon as the long lost father-undead subplot ventures forth, the movie retreats to pure B territory. Now granted this is the angle from which the homage is based but there was a possibility for more.
"3 Days Of Normal" functions from a similar capacity on the romantic comedy front with great performances, especially from the lead actress, but with a story that closes itself in, in regards to its end progression. The narrative follows a police officer, clumsy by nature but loyal and good-hearted, who doesn't seem to be interested in the girls in town throwing themselves at him. Enter a gossip-clung celebrity debutante who happens to pass out in her car in rural New Hampshire. What follows is a comedy of situations (including paparazzi pursuit) that plays worn but because of the grounded element of said actress resounds with distinctive charm.
"Fray" works in a similar capacity with an applicable construct in terms of its progression but with a relatable angle that makes it all the more heartbreaking as its progresses. It follows a well meaning Marine back from Afghanistan after an injury leaves him with a gimp leg. This impairs the possibility of him getting work in an already squeezed economy. Slowly but surely, despite his continued perseverance, he can't seem to get ahead. He is helped along by his teacher-turned-lover (Marisa Costa), who slowly falls in love with him. Costa undeniably anchors the film with such a luminescence which balances the brooding but powerful functionality of Bryan Kaplan's performance as Justin. The key within here is structure and making sure these relationships pay off in the end without conceding the need to spoon-feed. "Fray" does this beautifully contrasting the dark but brilliantly forest backdrop with a sense of foreboding.
"Into The Wake" tries to approach the scenario "Fray" succeeds in with a bit more of a thriller scenario which is not untoward but plays with a little more ploy that others. A quiet-living biker type with a tattoo-covered exotic girlfriend seems to have everything in play except for some unexplained rage issues which becomes obvious in an abandoned steel mill location that was used more for its cool beauty against the Chicago skyline than anything else. A mysterious phone call draws this would be man away from an idealic (in some circles) life. After sleeping on forest canopies after driving his bike to the middle of nowhere, the progression seems a little lost, like he is looking for trouble without knowing where it is.
"Liars, Fire & Bears" tries to interact within notions of coincidence and morality depending which way the house crumbles. Built as a Las Vegas production, the degradation of sub-urban reality reflects in the functionality of the lead character who is just trying to make ends meet (a continuing subject base this year) but ends up in a compromising position involving kidnapping, home robbery and extortion, among other things. The eventual breakdown of communication functions well in some instances with most situations eventually extending beyond belief to a more well-toned ending.
"Disorientation" takes on the Midnight slot in good order while moving away from the more "bad cinema" horror integrations which, while creative, were the stalwart of last year's intentions. This entry combines the wantonness of "Van Wilder" with a "Waiting" progression: two early entries into the Ryan Reynolds universe. The movie tries warily with varying results but distinctly knows what it is despite a tongue-in-cheek overplay which is more dexterously capture by the resident geek in the picture who ultimately wins over in the "academics win out" category. Eventually, heavy drinking notwithstanding, the lead character finds his true energy (and girl) though, for a movie which bills itself on its extremeness, comes out with a distinct amount of sugar coating.
The key within shorts as opposed to features is provide a texture of broad film-making in a short time blending style and acting with a sense of story. Some of these are meant as simple reels while others are built as a primer to a feature depending on the people involved.
Within Competition Shorts #2, "Crescendo", follows to reveal the early life of Beethoven and what built him as a person, functioning with a degree of overwrought deniability, especially in the abuse of his mother to rightfully create stakes but the necessary end result feels a little empty. "Ten Dollar Cover" uses a ludicrous premise (with an interesting narrator) to identify the moment of a young person in existential crisis. While funny, ultimately it is a tad dark against the actual reality it justifies. "Breadcrumbs", which was shot over a weekend up in Monterey, is probably the most functional entry in this block using a backwards "Memento" progression to show the life of a man in reverse but delivers acutely on its premise.
Fusion Shorts #1, by comparison, plays in many ways more conventional in its structure but with better results. "Empty" approaches the minimalist, almost stage approach with little fanfare while "Elegy For A Revolutionary" approaches high production values with an element of social consciousness but, oddly enough, not much tension. "The Lift" using a gangster construct masked as a social comedy, wins in many respects because its characters are right on cue yet struck in a paradox backed by great production design standards. However, in terms of simple performance, "Interview Date" works the best because of its wit and personification of double standards while using very simple innuendo that is both innocent and dirty at the same time.
Continuing on, Fusion Shorts #2, moves between incomplete vision and simple but specifically crafted odes on oddity. "Crows" tries to be a metaphorical angle on the notion of protecting one's own but becomes more of a tribulation on personal structure while "Perceptio", while beautiful to look at, lacks the structure of a soul despite some interesting skin. "Far" begins the beguine with exceptional directorial strength. While fashioned as a romantic comedy mixed with some science fiction, it takes a little bit to get going but when it materializes towards the end of the dinner scene, its cheesy demeanor takes on an endearing charm that just seems to grow. "Losing Ferguson", in a similar sort of way, owing much to "Being John Malkovich" understands the oddity of its world while giving it also some grounded reality. With "Ferguson", it paints the way to a more vivid conclusion with a penchant for thought while still creating a lighthearted, playful and ultimately touching romp.
Dances With Films continues to find interesting and intrinsic films to populate its annual confab. With a new move to the Mann Chinese 6, the action and interaction with the filmmakers is more instantaneous than the previous venue: the closed Sunset 5. While the films were not as intensive as the previous year, the diversity, as compared to other film festivals of its like, is still way above the standard and deserving of praise.


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Welcome to the Game Day Fire Drill, for this, Calgary's 24th game of the season on Nov. 27, 2009.
(Please forgive any typos or other errors in this post, as it is being typed on an iPhone while I am in a car on the way back home after Thanksgiving down here in the good ol' US of A. The things I do for you people.)
I get nervous about games like this.
The Red Wings obviously aren't very good this year because they're old and they've had a lot of injury problems and, well, you can't be the best franchise in the league for 14 straight years without it catching up to you mathematically or something. I don't know though, I guess you'd have to ask Kent about it.
But I've seen more than a handful of Wings games this year and what I've gotten from them is this: they may not be the old Red Wings any more, but they can sure as hell play like them every once in a while. A couple weeks ago they beat some team (I forget which) like 9-1 or something crazy loike that. Then they hung seven on someone else a few games later. Plus they beat the Flames earlier this year in Calgary and boy did the Flames ever play like garbage in that one.
So would I be shocked to see the Flames win by a substantial margin tonight? No, because beating the Wings hasn't been that hard this year (they're sub-.500 if you account for OT lossses) and Calgary plays very well on the road generally. But would the Wings putting up a six-spot shock me? Of course not. You're Flames fans. You get it.
The Calgary Flames (14-6-3 for 31 points. Fourth in the West, second in the Northwest) and the Detroit Red Wings (11-8-4 for 26 points. Tied for 10th in the West, fourth in the Central).
5 p.m. Mountain time and 7 p.m. Eastern time. All other time zones should get in the box.
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan.
Calgary is 7-1-3 on the road this year, and have gotten points in the last seven games away from home. The Red Wings are 7-3-2 at home, which is pretty good, and they've been getting better the last few weeks.
What (to hate about the Wings)
Their fans — I know you don't have a reason to get it but in my writings for Puck Daddy I have run afoul of these people more than a few times. Because they are the most hypersensitive crybabies of all time, typing out anything about the team other than incredible amounts of praise is obviously based on some deep-seated hatred of the franchise and jealousy over its success. This is really the main and ONLY reason to hate an otherwise great team that's fun to watch.
Chris Osgood — This kind of stems from the first one a bit, but Chris Osgood hasn't been a good goalie in three years, and Red Wings fans act like he's the second coming of Ken Dryden. Again, my having anything resembling a dissenting opinion on this matter results in tons of hate email and chirping on Twitter.
Mike Babcock — I am upset that he tried to kill Spiderman. (Get it because he looks like Willem Dafoe. Okay I'll see myself out.)
Because I might make it home in time for puck drop. Enjoy the game and don't get caught in traffic in the comments section.


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The public policy major at Gettysburg College offers a flexible, rigorous, multidisciplinary curriculum that provides training for students interested in problem-solving in domestic or international public arenas. Core courses focus on the nature of public policy, including the process of problem recognition and articulation, policy development, ethical and legal deliberation and methods of policy impact assessment.
The public policy major is intended to accommodate students from a wide range of interests that include a public policy dimension and serves as a second major for students whose study of public policy builds on the substantive knowledge of the first major. Students interested in science policy might choose the public policy major after their declaration of physics as a first major. Students interested in health policy might choose the public policy major after a declaration of health sciences or biology as their major. Students interested in family policy might choose the public policy major in conjunction with a sociology major.
The major in public policy emphasizes quantitative and economic analysis, the study of political institutions that make policy, and the examination of specific policy areas chosen by the student. Courses include analytic methods, economic concepts, ethical analysis of political institutions, grounding in history, and field experience gained from a required internship. Students choose advanced courses focusing on particular policy areas according to their interests, with the guidance of a faculty coordinator. A formal analysis of a substantial public policy problem is undertaken in a capstone policy seminar.
The major encourages students to achieve many of the goals that shape the Gettysburg College vision of a liberal arts education. Students are expected to draw upon skills from multiple disciplines, to learn to write well, to read critically, to assess significant ethical issues that affect policy debate, and to think analytically about global and domestic problems.
Public Policy graduates regularly pursue graduate studies in business administration, economics, environmental studies, health policy and administration, law, political science, psychology, public administration, public policy analysis, social work, sociology and urban affairs.
All Public Policy majors are required to have another major in addition to Public Policy.
All public policy majors are required to take:
- Pol Sci 101 or Pol Sci 104
- Pol Sci 221 Intro to Public Policy or PP 201 Topics in Public Policy
- Econ 103 and Econ 104
- Pub Pol 400 (capstone)
An additional six requirements can be filled in a variety of ways:
- Stats I (choose from six statistics courses)
- Values and Public Policy (choose from nine philosophy, two religion courses, and one ES course)
- Econ Theory and Public Policy (choose from 14 economic courses)
- Policy and Policy Making (choose from political science, history, and other relevant options)
- Elective course related to the student's policy interest (approval by public policy advisor)
- PP 470 Public Policy Internship (approval by public policy advisor)
Courses that Fulfill the Stats I Requirement
BIO 260 Biostatistics
ECON 241 Introductory Economics and Business Statistics
HS 232 Statistics for Health Sciences
HS 326 Epidemiology
MATH 107 Applied Statistics
OMS 235 Statistical Methods
POL 215 Methods in Political Science
PSYCH Introduction to Statistics
SOC 302 Research Methods
SOC 303 Data Analysis and Statistics
Courses that Fulfill the Values and Public Policy Requirement
ES 225 Introduction to Environmental Humanities
HS 120 Public Health
HS 322 Global Health
PHIL 105 Contemporary Moral Issues
PHIL 230 Ethics
PHIL 222 Philosophical Perspectives of Justice
PHIL 218 Gender and Identity
PHIL 219 Philosophy of Peace and Nonviolence
PHIL 224 Philosophy and Human Rights
PHIL 318 Ethics, Choices and Economic Life
PHIL 364 Philosophy of Law
PHIL 328 Deliberative Democracy
REL 331 Religion and Technology
REL 320 Religion and Colonialism
Courses that Fulfill the Economic Theory and Public Policy Requirement
ECON 211 American Economic History
ECON 212 African Econ Development & History
ECON 213 East Asian Economies
ECON 214 Latin American Economic History & Development
ECON 243 Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON 245 Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON-249 History of Economic Thought and Analysis
ECON-250 Economic Development
ECON-251 International Economics
ECON-253 Introduction to Political Economy and African Diaspora
ECON-255 Poverty, Disease, and Underdevelopment in Latin America
ECON-262 Monetary Policy
ECON-267 Finance
Courses that Fulfill the Policy and Policy Making Requirement
HIST 236 Urbanism in American History
HIST 248 Poverty and Welfare in American History
POL 242 United States Foreign Policy
POL 251 Political Economy Advanced Industrialized Societies
POL 252 North-South Dialogue
POL 324 Executive Policy Making
POL 327 State Politics and Policy
POL 333 Environmental Policy
POL 340 Models & Policy Analysis
POL 344 U.S. National Security Policy
POL 351 The Political Economy of Armed Conflict
POL 211 Intro East Central European Politics
POL 223 U.S. Congress
POL 224 The American Presidency
POL 225 American Constitutional Law
POL 260 West European Politics
POL 261 Intro East Central European Politics
POL 265 African Politics
POL 270 Government & Politics in China
POL 271 Government and Politics in Japan
POL 275 Latin American Politics
POL 312 Transitions to Democracy
POL 321 Gender in American Politics
POL 322 Civil Rights & Liberties
POL 323 Religion and Politics in the United States
POL 362 Peasants, Politics & Rebellion
No more than two courses used to fulfill the requirements of a student's first major may count toward the Public Policy major.


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David from "Field Day" page two. My favorite character <3
Secret metapod?
No offense, but try to take more than 30 seconds to draw something. Take your time, and you will see your art quality improve dramatically.
I'm sorry, buuuut... this looks like something a 3rd grader could draw. Don't be afraid to erase & redo your mistakes as many times as you need to. Maybe you could try to do lineart before you draw? Sorry if I sound mean, I just want to help you improve and give you some tips. I'd like to see more of what you could do. Practice helps, too. I started drawing seriously about 3 months ago and I've seen a big difference. Just some suggestions.
This is freaking beautiful!
I love your art style! Do you think you could do other members of the cast?


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The Tokyo Game Show smashed all (TGS) records again this year, bringing a whopping 222,600 people to the massive convention center to play games, dress up and check out the PS Vita.
Our own Brian Ashcraft and Luke Plunkett were there from the first day to the last (yes, even the on the weekend) to write about every little bit of it. Here's their latest.
The Year E3 Went to Japan and Tried to Kill the Tokyo Game Show
With the Tokyo Game Show having just wound up, I thought today would be a good time to look back to 1996, when for the first and only time it wasn't the only major gaming event held in Tokyo.
For one year, and one year only, it had competition in the form of E3. More »
Ico HD Looks Like the Game's Third, and Best, Release
With the games to be released internationally over the next two weeks, the Tokyo Game Show was our last chance to check out both Ico and Shadow of the Colossus in HD before they hit the shelves.
Sadly, I didn't have time to get to Shadow of the Colossus (it was a little busy in there), but I was... More »
Cosplay at the Tokyo Game Show is a Sweaty, Dangerous Mess
Saturday was hell. The Tokyo Game Show convention halls overflowed with 86,000 people. Not everyone was there to game. Many had something else in mind: More »
How PSP Games Will Get a Second Lease of Life On the Vita
A big problem with PSP games like the Grand Theft Auto titles was the fact the old handheld only had one thumbstick. Now that the Vita has two, and can play old PSP games, Sony is looking at a backwards fix for that.
"Downloadable PSP games will play on the Vita", Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei... More »
The History of Video Game Consoles (Brought to you by TGS)
Tucked away in a deserted corner of the Tokyo Game Show was this enormous timeline, charting the history of both video game hardware and of TGS.
You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at firstname.lastname@example.com. More »
Let's Watch the Most Beautiful PS Vita Game of the Tokyo Game Show
Sumioni is one of the most striking and arresting games I've seen in a long, long time.
Last week during the Tokyo Game Show, Acquire's Luke Rideout showed me the game. More »
Get Ready To Fall in Love with Lumines All Over Again
Monster Hunter is now synonymous with the PSP. Back in late 2004 and early 2005, that wasn't the case. Monster Hunter was a PS2 game, and Sony was still convinced that the PSP was its new Walkman. More »
Metal Gear 3D, Zone of the Enders Coming In 2012
Soaking up the adoration of the masses at a Tokyo Game Show stage presentation over the weekend, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima dished out some release information regarding two of his company's upcoming remakes.
First, Metal Gear Snake Eater 3D. More »
Good Meat Sets the Tokyo Game Show Ablaze
At the Arc System Works booth, Tokyo Game Show attendees could do more than watch players duke it out in Persona 4 The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena. They could also watch Ushijima Ii Niku (aka Ushijima "Good Meat"), one of the country's most famous cosplayers, duke it out with cameras.
Cosplaying as More »
This Game Knocked My Socks Off at the Tokyo Game Show
Sumioni, aka "Ink Demon", is a stunner. Looks can be deceiving, and looks aren't everything. Thankfully, Sumioni's beauty is more than skin deep.
At its heart, Sumioni is an old school 2D platformer. More »
Dragon Quest Monsters Coming to the Nintendo 3DS
According to Square Enix, the first Dragon Quest Monsters (AKA Dragon Warrior Monsters) is being remade for the Nintendo 3DS. [DragonQuest.jp] More »
Japan's Wildest Gaming Designer Wanted To Be in America's Wildest Game
If Tomonobu Itagaki, the hard drinking cigarette smoking game designer behind Devil's Third, were a video game, he'd be Saints Row: The Third. No wonder he wanted to lend his voice to the game. More »
Tokyo Game Show Is Also about Chinese Arcade Games
Chinese arcade games with characters named "Lancelot" or with sharks that can drive and are dressed like pirates with some sort of Native American headdress. More »
Why Japan Never Got Rock Band
A few years back, Rock Band exploded in North America. In Europe. In Australia. It didn't in Japan. There must be a reason for that.
There is. The game was never released in Japan. More »
Booth Companions Make Gaming Easier in a Glass Box
Those hoping to check out Sega's Binary Domain at this year's Tokyo Game Show, got the opportunity to play the game in small rooms with large windows overlooking the show floor. More »


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isbn 9780955880780 Reid Publishing, 2013
Justin Fashanu became Britain's first black million pound player and the first professional footballer to come out as gay. However, instead of a happy ending, Fashanu's rags to riches story ended in tragic circumstances. Nick Baker traces the spectacular rise and fall of a sporting icon drawing upon exclusive interviews and previously unseen documents and photographs, and reveals the truth behind Fashanu's desperate suicide. 246pp
Fashanu was at Nottingham Forest 1981-82 and at Notts.County 1982-85.


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