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The Oakland Raiders came into the 2013 NFL Draft as one of a small group of teams almost completely devoid of any talent. Between bad contracts, bad cap management, and brutal drafting, the Raiders are as heavily favored as any team in the league to be the worst run organization. After the passing of long time owner Al Davis, the Raiders brought in Reggie McKenzie to be their general manager and try to dig themselves out of this ridiculous hole and improve their team through the draft. Sadly for McKenzie, he is still suffering from one of the worst trades in the history of the NFL when the Raiders gave up a first and second round pick for quarterback Carson Palmer of the Cincinnati Bengals. The Raiders were without the second round pick on the back end of that deal and have also rid themselves of Palmer to the Arizona Cardinals. In the month leading up to the draft, the Raiders punted on taking a quarterback in the first round when they dealt their fifth round pick for Matt Flynn as a stopgap measure for the quarterback position along with Terrelle Pryor who McKenzie inherited. With few exceptions, the Raiders were starting from scratch and nine of their projected eleven starters on defense were free agents they signed; most of which were backups on other teams. They were just looking for bodies. McKenzie's challenge was to collect as much talent as possible in an effort to give the Raiders something, anything to hang their hat on as they move forward.
The Raiders entered the draft with the third pick of the draft and many projected them to take one of the premier defensive linemen in the draft. They shocked everyone when they traded the pick to the Miami Dolphins to move down nine slots and get an extra second round pick. The Dolphins made the move to select Dion Jordan. Presumably, the Raiders were moving down and hoping one of the premier defensive linemen would last to them at the twelfth pick in the draft and being able to get that player in addition to a second round pick. There are people who criticized the value the Raiders got in this trade but just about everyone wanted to move down. The Raiders did it, got an extra second round pick and still get a top level talent at twelve. The defensive tackles kept slipping and the Raiders had the chance to look brilliant as they came up on the clock; Sharrif Floyd, Star Lotulelei, and Sheldon Richardson were all sitting there as options for the Raiders to pick. The card goes in and Roger Goodell goes up to announce the pick and the Raiders picked… D.J. Hayden, cornerback, Houston.
The Raiders picked the best story in the entire draft in Hayden, because he suffered an injury that severed a vein that supplies the bottom half of the body with blood. The survival rate for this injury is 19:1. Hayden was part of the 5% as the medical professionals who worked on him were able to save his life. This is a fantastic story and it is improbable that Hayden was able to live, let alone continue to play football as a professional. Everyone can be extremely happy for Hayden in this situation and wish the best for him as he goes to Oakland to continue his career.
That being said, Hayden going twelfth in the draft was extremely curious. Reportedly, the Raiders were all set to take him at three before landing the trade, which if true, is good that they were able to get the second round pick in addition to Hayden. There are some analysts who had Hayden ranked as the best corner in the draft, but he had not played football in a year and while he has displayed great movement skills and aggression as a tackler, it seemed like a reach. And while the heart issue should not be a problem in the future, it could have a mental impact on Hayden going forward and his willingness to hit and being conscious of how close he came to dying while playing football.
Perhaps just as important as who they took is who they did not take. Raiders fans are going to follow the careers of Floyd, Lotulelei, and Richardson and if they turn into studs and Hayden is anything short of a great player, there is going to be a ton of second guessing after already having a lot of first guessing. It is a big gamble for McKenzie and their head coach Dennis Allen.
Hayden should end up as one of the starting corners in Oaklandand the question is who will be playing across from him. The two likely candidates who will battle in camp are Tracy Porter and Mike Jenkins, both free agents brought in during the offseason. The loser for that position then has to fight Joselio Hanson for the nickel spot and while they should win it, it is not a given as he is a great fit for that spot. For the Raiders, this position and to be an area of strength for the team after this move or it will leave many scratching their heads.
With the pick they received from the trade down with the Dolphins, the Raiders picked Florida State offensive tackle Menelik Watson. The Raiders offensive line has some decent pieces but no guys that stand out on a national level aside from Jared Veldheer but more for his Hulk-like physique rather than his play on the field. Watson had a lot of buzz at the end of the draft process and many analysts that swore he would go in the first round despite being a little raw still and being older than a lot of prospects as he turns 25 years old during the season. Many projected Watson as a potential left tackle because of his athleticism and skill set but he actually played right tackle for the Seminoles during his career, so he gives the Raiders some options.
The British born tackle will likely come in and compete against Khalif Barnes for the right tackle spot and the Raiders will hope he can unseat Barnes for that job. Potentially, down the line, there could be a situation where he would compete with Veldheer for the left tackle spot but in the end, the tandem of Veldheer and Watson is where they want to go, regardless of which side each are playing. If Watson has trouble adjusting to the NFL as a rookie and cannot take the job from Barnes, he becomes a nice swing tackle option to back up both spots. Conceivably, he could fight for a guard spot as well.
In the third round, the Raiders made their most interesting pick of the NFL Draft when they selected Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore. The reason this move is interesting is during the draft process, Moore said he was looked at for all three linebacker positions in the 4-3 as well as spots in the 3-4. From that standpoint, the Raiders bring in a linebacker that can contribute at all three spots potentially and the Raiders have a unit that has two question marks at starting linebacker spots; the strong side and middle linebacker spots. Moore also has experience putting his hand on the ground and rushing the passer from a defensive end spot, so he could play running downs as a linebacker and then move to an end spot and get after the quarterback. Moore brings a lot of versatility to a team that needs basically everything.
Moore's skill set suggests he is best suited to play the strong side linebacker in the Raiders system and then moving to end in certain situations but middle linebacker cannot be ruled out. Currently, the Raiders are slated to have Nick Roach and Kaluka Maiava start at the SAM and MIKE respectively. It seems like a matter of when and not if Moore takes one of those starting spots.
Moore is a tremendously confident player who believes he is the best linebacker in the draft and expects to be great at the next level. He has shown the ability to take on and shed blocks and attack the running game as well as contribute in coverage and get after the passer. Moore has the tools to be a complete player at the next level and it will be interesting to see how far he can go in Oakland. He has a nonstop motor and a tremendous passion for the game that has already endeared him to the fan base but should only improve when he gets on the field. Not only does this pick make a ton of sense given the Raiders needs, but he represents a great value and a player with a lot of upside and production.
In the fourth round, the Raiders made a pick that has gone under the radar when they selected Tyler Wilson, the quarterback from Arkansas. This move comes with a few connotations with it. When Matt Flynn was brought in, they had Flynn and Pryor who could not be more different in how they play the quarterback position. Flynn represented a West Coast/horizontally based quarterback while Pryor is the big, athletic kid who is at his best in a vertical offense that causes the defense to have to cover the entire field which opens up running lanes for Pryor with his incredible athleticism. Wilson is another west coast style quarterback and this could signal the way the Raiders offense is going. A west coast style, timing based offense that has a guy like Pryor who can potentially come in and be a change up with his athleticism and the threat of the run-option in the mold of a poor man's Colin Kaepernick.
The pick itself was great on value and while Wilson had a rough senior year, he was victimized by receivers who did dropped balls and linemen who did not block with any consistency. Wilson took a beating and kept getting up and trying to win games, showing his incredible toughness and will to win. He made plays for a team that struggled and never gave up or stopped trying and could have thrown teammates under the bus but did not. Wilson was substantially better as a junior and looked the part of a quarterback who had a future in the NFL. He did not simply forget how to play after he suffered the concussion early in the year. Wilson still demonstrates the ability to make accurate throws, throw with timing and lead a team. This past year, he had some questionable decision making and forcing passes into bad situations because he was under siege or his receivers dropped passes. His arm is basically just as strong as Matt Barkley and can make throws down the field but is not a consistent threat in that area. Getting to play in Oakland and being in a timing based offense that focuses on accuracy and decision making is the best chance for Wilson to succeed. The question will be if the Raiders front office can get a good team to support whichever of their quarterbacks they like.
It stands to reason that Matt Flynn will get the starting job this season but unless he has a much better year than anyone is expecting, Wilson will have a shot to unseat him next year after a year of getting adjusted to the NFL and their offense. This could be a much bigger deal in a year or two if Wilson can get the starting job down the road but it represents a good value even if Wilson is never more than a backup there.
In the sixth round, the Raiders opted to use the first of a four picks in the round another pick for the future rather than present in Nick Kasa, the tight end from Colorado. Kasa, a converted defensive end is huge at about 270lbs with impressive athleticism. He has been a tight end for about a year and a half of the results have been impressive. Kasa can be a terrific blocker initially and that is likely the role he will be used initially, but he has shown the ability to catch the football and if he has open field, he can take it to the end zone. It would be a mistake to dismiss him as just being a big, slow tight end. He ran a 4.71 at the combine which is a good time for that size, but a sore subject with Kasa. It bothers him to no end that he had a slight hamstring pull at the end of the run that cost him from getting to the mid 4.6's.
In addition to having the potential to being a great blocker who just needs experience to get more comfortable blocking as a unit, he is a huge body that can block out the sun in the red zone. He is a giant mismatch and finding guys with the ability to cover someone of that size and strength is not easy to do. It might take him a year, maybe even two, but if the Raiders stick with him and he continues working at it, he has the potential to be a steal down the road and a great tight end in the league as someone who can do it all but as his enormous size. It would be easy to mistake him as an offensive lineman. No one could have blamed the Raiders if they took Kasa in the fourth round, so getting him in the sixth round comes at a nice value for them and a good opportunity to have a terrific player down the road, potentially withWilsonif all goes according to plan.
Later in the sixth round, the Raiders went high upside again with Latavius Murray, running back from Central Florida. The first thing that stands out about Murray is his size and speed. Murray is over 6'2" over 230lbs and ran a 4.4 40. That probably sounds eerily similar to a prospect that went in the second round of the draft. Le'Veon Bell is not quite as tall as Murray but far taller than average and they are basically the same on the rest of the measurables. The Raiders got their back four rounds later than the Steelers did, which will be interesting to keep an eye on going forward.
Murray was not the feature back for the Golden Knights until his senior year but he was a touchdown machine with 44 touchdowns during his career and some big moments, such as being the work horse in the team's first ever bowl victory against Georgia in the Liberty Bowl. Murray plays incredibly fast on the field and has breakaway speed, so if he gets an opening, he can take it to the house. He has the power to lower his shoulder and drive run people over or push the pile and has proven to be a reliable weapon down near the goal line and in short yardage situations.
The issues that Murrayruns into include the fact that he does struggle to play with a low pad level and defenders are able to get to his midsection to hit him as well as hit the football. He is also extremely patient, sometimes too patient and he looks hesitant not unlike former Central Floridarunning back Kevin Smith. There are times when his patience works out and he finds a hole and makes teams pay but there are too many instances where defenders will get him in the backfield before he can get his momentum started and stop him before he starts. If he is put into a situation that forces him to be more decisive, he could be much better simply because he is so big and strong who can get an impressive head of steam that he can punish defenders trying to tackle him.
Murrayis not just a runner and he has shown a willingness to block and protect his quarterback, which will be important for him being able to get playing time, especially early on in his career. He moves well and blocks like it is important to him. Murraycan also contribute as a receiver and has natural hands out of the backfield on swing passes and screens, but shows the potential to run more routes that can put defenses at a disadvantage.
Murrayhad a good year as a senior but never really took off and the Raiders could be getting him at a premium value as the upside is near endless here with everything he brings to the table. He is also an intelligent kid who can soak up information and ran out of a ton of different formations atCentral Floridaso he can learn the offense quickly and make an impact early. At UCF, he ran out of a single back, shotgun, and two back sets, so he is used to seeing it all an will not be fooled in the NFL.
The depth chart at running back for the Raiders is really interesting with Murrayon it because they have Darren McFadden, who is outstanding when healthy, but has had injury issues. They also brought in another big back in Rashad Jennings as a free agent from Jacksonville. The group of running backs they have share some interesting attributes in common. They are all quite tall for the position; McFadden and Jennings are both 6'1" and Murray is over 6'2". McFadden is the smallest of the group at 210lbs with Jennings coming in at 235lbs. They all have some speed as well, so the Raiders have a 3-man rotation of these huge, athletic power backs that just keep coming. It will be interesting to see how they opt to use them all this year, assuming they can all stay healthy. They still have Marcel Reese as their fullback so they have a lot of power coming through the hole.
With their third pick of the sixth round, the Raiders selected Mychal Rivera, tight end from Tennessee. In many ways, he is the opposite of what they picked in Kasa. He is a smaller, sleaker, more fluid tight end that is more ready to contribute as a receiver than Kasa. Rivera is a more comfortable receiver now and has experience finding holes in the zone to get open and make plays. He does not have the top end speed, size or potential Kasa does but he might be a better tight end in the short term and might find playing time this year as their second tight end.
On the depth chart, Rivera is the fourth tight end which makes this pick a little perplexing, but it might be an indication of what this front office and coaching staff feel about the undersized Richard Ausberry. Rivera could kick out to the slot like Ausberry could but he can also play inline. The argument can be made that any pick that can contribute in the sixth round is a good one but it seems unlikely they took two tight ends in the sixth round just to compete for the third tight end spot with the loser on a team so low on talent trying to be snuck onto the practice squad. It seems more reasonable that unless Kasa or Rivera seriously underperform, they will be some combination of the second and third tight end behind Richard Gordon.
The Raiders finally took a defensive lineman with their last pick in the sixth round with Stacy McGee, defensive tackle out of Oklahoma. The Raiders opted for a reasonable gamble here with McGee as a 3-tech defensive tackle with athleticism who has shown flashes of being a big time player but has never been consistent and has had his fair share of off field issues. Currently, the Raiders have the newly signed Vance Walker as their starting 3-tech tackle and bring in McGee as competition but more likely as depth. In many ways, McGee is a homeless man's Lamarr Houston that could potentially contribute as a defensive tackle or on the edge with his legnth and athleticism. McGee is a guy who clearly has talent but has never lived up to it. The Raiders hope they can finally light a fire under him and get the player he could be, but it seems like a long shot. If it works out, they have another impressive athlete on their defensive line along with Houston that can do a few different things for them in various situations. The rotation at defensive tackle is pretty weak at this point so he should be able to make the team and get plenty of chances to prove he can be a player for them now and for the future.
With their first pick in the seventh round, the Raiders took Brice Butler, wide receiver from San Diego State. With this pick, the Raiders appeared to take a combination of triangle numbers as Butler is a 6'3″ 205lb receiver as well as a guy based on what he could have been coming out of high school. Butler got to San Diego State after transferring from USC. Obviously, USC has a tremendous reputation when it comes to recruiting athletes and while the Raiders have to have seen Butler work out, picking a guy who was recruited highly and ultimately did not work out in his college career is not this is not as unheard of as it sounds. The Eagles had success with this move when they selected Bryce Brown, who barely played in college after being the #1 high school running back by most rankings when he committed to Tennessee. Brown's career was a disaster in college but the Eagles took a flyer on him in the seventh round and while he is hardly a superstar, he has contributed for them and will have an opportunity to prove how much he can do for that roster this year. The same logic could be applied to this Butler pick.
With the last pick of their draft, the Raiders picked up David Bass, defensive end from Missouri Western. This is a logical pick for a number of reasons. The Raiders could use any and all talent they can add to this defensive line and Bass was a record setting player at Missouri Western. It is surprising that Bass lasted this long considering how well he played during the East-West Shrine Game week. By many accounts, he was the most effective pass rusher there, yet he still was available here in the seventh round. Bass has played a ton of football in his career in college and had a ton of production. For the Raiders, they are hoping he can get after the passer for them. If he can crack their rotation, it will likely be on obvious passing downs with one goal in mind; get to the quarterback. This pick has the potential to really pay off as Bass has shown ability and could be a steal for them.
My Thoughts: The Raiders were put in an incredibly difficult situation and Reggie McKenzie will have to be extremely effective in order to get this team out of their cap mess and get a quality football team on the field again. I love the trade down they made. It was a slight gamble, but they got an extra second rounder for something they were going to do anyway. It is gravy in addition to being a smaller contract at twelve than at three. I love the Hayden story and would like to see him succeed there, but I do not understand the thought process there. I did not see enough tape of Hayden to be comfortable in really breaking him down, but saw good strength and aggressiveness to tackle and play the run combined with good movement skills. He has the athletic ability to be a good cover corner but was more conservative and let people catch passes underneath and then go up and hit them. There is significant upside and he could become a great corner but he needs to get more comfortable playing in a receiver's hip pocket. They had a chance to get a second round pick and get any of Floyd, Richardson, or Lotulelei. They were all good choices and would help them rebuild a depleted defensive line that has nothing but Lamarr Houston and some free agents they hope can become something. Hayden could be a franchise corner and this criticism will look stupid, but it was a confusing selection. Not only that, but they did not take a defensive lineman until round six, which is questionable as well. Menelik Watson made a lot of sense given the Raiders situation along the offensive line. He gives them options, which is good. He allows them to put the best linemen on the field, which is always a good move. The fact that he is not being pressured to perform immediately could be a good situation as well.
I am a big Sio Moore fan was fortunate enough to be able to talk to him. He is as passionate in how he talks about football as he is on the field. Mooregenuinely loves the game and is confident in what he can do. His versatility is incredibly valuable and I would expect him to end up as the SAM linebacker coming out of camp, but he could do a lot of things for them. Not only does he have talent, he could give them a voice and leadership down the road.
I do think the Tyler Wilson pick is under the radar and if it was made by almost any other team in the league would be getting more press. He is tough as nails and can make plays with the football. He also goes against everything that Al Davis would have wanted in a quarterback. He does not have a cannon for an arm, but he is a nice quarterback prospect. It will be interesting to see how he adjusts to the NFL as a rookie and in preseason to get a sense of whether or not he will be a threat to take the starting job in the future.
The picks of Nick Kasa and Latavius Murray are great and I like both players for what the Raiders seem to want to do. Kasa has long term potential as a complete tight end but in the short term, he is a 270lb blocker who enjoys blocking. And with Murray, the Raiders have a stable of these tall, athletic, powerful backs. It will be interesting to see how they choose to use them all. They could run formations with multiple backs on the field and have a ton of options for how they want to attack defenses. It is a unique group with their height and the fact they resemble linebackers playing running backs.
In the end, the Raiders and Reggie McKenzie were desperate to grab any talent they could get their hands on to improve the overall team by just getting worthwhile players. There are some strategic moves and picks that could be criticized but the Raiders did not care where they got talent; just that they got it. The top three picks have the chance to start right away and make an impact while many of the remaining picks were made for the future as opposed to the present. If the Raiders can cash in on this draft, they will have far more clearly defined needs next year and might be more inclined to target certain areas; the defensive line and quarterback position stand out from this standpoint unless they really like what they get from the three quarterbacks they have on the roster this year.
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Earthquake hits Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – An earthquake with an epicenter near Westwood struck Los Angeles about 6:25 a.m. today, authorities said.
Initial reports by the U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor — located about 6 miles north-northwest of Westwood — was a magnitude 4.7, but that number quickly was downgraded to 4.4.
The jolt was felt in downtown Los Angeles and in Beverly Hills, and as far away as Palmdale and Camarillo.
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Officials at UCLA say the campus in Westwood has not suffered any damage from this morning's earthquake.
According to Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi, the quake was felt in parts of Orange County, but he said there have been no reports of damage or injuries.


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Beethoven—Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Liszt—Totentanz (Resli Bagaygay, piano—winner 2013/14 concerto competition)
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The University Wind Quintet members this year are: Vanessa Fourla—flute, Spencer Klass—oboe, Sarra Hey—clarinet, Sarah Krueger—horn, Brian Tuley—bassoon. They will perform Quintet Op. 43—Carl Nielsen.
The University Brass Quintet Members are: Harry Ostrander & Evan Walsh—trumpets, Christian Siqueiros—horn, Tyler McGeough—trombone, Prichard Pearce III—tuba. Their program includes Fanfare to La Peri—Paul Dukas, Scherzo—John Cheetham, Quintet—Malcolm Arnold, Madrigals—Claudio Monteverdi, Sonatine—Eugene Bozza, and That's a Plenty—arranged by Jack Gale.
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Brass Chamber Music featuring music by Gabrieli, J. Brahms, C. Jones and V. Ewald. The Shoreline Winds, under the direction of alumnus Greg Flores, will perform works by Mussorgsky, Ippolitov-Ivanov and Rossini. The Concert Band will conclude the evening with Abracadabra—Frank Ticheli, The Witch and the Saint—Steven Reineke, Dancing at Stonehenge—Anthony Suter and Harry Potter Symphonic Suite—John Williams.
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O.C. talks about some of his exploits on the road, namely 'burning Pirellis.'
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The magazine indicates that Triple H will face The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVIII. The headline for "The Game" cover says "Can The Game End The Deadman's Reign?" while the headline for the issue bearing The Undertaker reads "Will "The Streak" Survive?"
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Summary: Three of Spain's four main mobile companies have switched on their 4G networks this year.
Spain's summer of 4G continues as Yoigo, the country's fourth placed mobile operator, switched on its network in the Spanish capital Madrid on Thursday.
According to Yoigo, 4G coverage will be extended to 48 percent of the population — around 22.5 million people — by the end of this year.
During 2013, the network will be extended to cities with populations of more than 70,000 residents — 113 in all.
The theoretical maximum download speed for the network is 75Mbps, but Yoigo said the average is between 20Mbps and 40Mbps.
There will be no price premium for 4G though — Yoigo customers will be able to use LTE at no extra cost.
In May, Yoigo announced it was to become the first mobile operator in Spain to launch a 4G network. It was subsequently pipped to the post by Orange, the third biggest carrier in the country, and number two operator Vodafone, which switched on their networks in July and May respectively.
Spain's largest operator, Movistar, has yet to announce its 4G plans, although it's thought the operator is working on a network upgrade that could bring in LTE before the end of the year.
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Does Liquor Ever Expire?
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits
Q: True or False? Spirits are completely shelf stable. Unlike wine, which can sometimes develop an off taste during storage, or rapidly go downhill once it's been opened, liquor will keep indefinitely.
A: Well, yes and no. Read on to learn how to get the most out of your favorite bottle.
To find out more about the proper care and handling of spirits, I consulted Ethan Kelley, Head Spirit Sommelier and Beverage Director for the Brandy Library, a bar-lounge in NYC's Tribeca neighborhood that stocks over 900 fine bottles, including scotches, bourbons, brandies and armagnacs, as well as aged tequilas and rums:
Unopened bottles are shelf-stable, aren't they?
Ethan: Yes. Unlike wine, which continues to mature after bottling, a spirit stops aging after it's taken from its wood barrel and put in a glass bottle. An unopened bottle of spirits is stable - so long as it's properly sealed.
Okay, so far, so good. But what about after the bottle's been opened?
Ethan: From a spirit geek standpoint, it's good for 6-8 months - that's the industry standard. For the average layperson, 8 months to maybe a year.
What exactly happens to spirits after this "expiration date"?
Ethan: The first thing that happens is the alcohol begins to evaporate - you're losing the fun part. This will happen more quickly if you're keeping the bottle in a warm place. After that, at the 6-8 months mark, you'll begin to notice oxidation. The spirit will lose its "sparkle" and develop a flat taste.
Is it still drinkable at this point?
Ethan: Yes, but if it's a good bottle, you'll want to enjoy it at its very best. Once it's open, the clock is ticking.
Any tips for storing liquor?
Ethan: Room temperature is fine. Keep the bottle upright. You never want to keep anything stored sideways, the way you would a bottle of wine. If the bottle has a cork stopper, and the alcohol has prolonged contact with it, it will eat away at the material. (Ethan notes that this is a completely different phenomenon than the funky, moldy taste and smell of "corked" wine - what can go amiss with horizontally stored spirits is something more along the lines of an unappetizing "cork infusion".)
My Takeaway
Hmm, all this has me re-thinking those stray bottles I've been storing sideways in my wine rack...and a certain single malt scotch I've been dipping into from time to time over the past year or so, but haven't quite finished. Time to use things up, reorganize, and replenish for the new year.
Do you have any bottles needing "attention" at home?
Nora Maynard is a longtime home mixologist and an occasional instructor at NYC's Astor Center. She is a contributor to The Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries and is the recipient of the American Egg Board Fellowship in culinary writing at the Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow. She previously covered food and drink in film at The Kitchn in her weekly column, The Celluloid Pantry.
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I had no idea..interesting post. I think the only thing we have that is fairly old is a bottle of Sambuca that I purchased over 10 years ago for a biscotti recipe. We go through our stuff, on a fairly regular basis; esp. vodka, gin and whiskey (canadian and otherwise). Wow, I just realized I made my household seem like a bunch of boozers.
Good lord, I wish my scotch lasted long enough for me to wonder if it's still good. :D
For some reason I've carted around a huge bottle of Finlandia that I purchased as a teenager when I was visiting Helsinki (I was legal there!)... let's say it was stored for oh, 20 years. A little had evaporated from the bottle but it tasted, well... like vodka. Frankly, it's such a neutral spirit that I expected it to keep as-is.
My husband was puzzled by the label until I told him how old it actually was. I think he was more puzzled at how a teenager/college kid wouldn't crack something like that open!
LOL. My parents have a wine cart filled with various bottles of spirits they've collected during their travels. Many have been opened. Many are older than I am (25).
alcohol doesn't last that long in my house...whatever we've opened in the beginning of the year and haven't finished usually gets killed by Halloween due to a large house party. we almost rely on them to kill off the old stuff we don't like. ;)
I host an invent-a-martini party every year on my birthday and drag out everything that's open and all the guests bring a bottle of something along as well. We don't often have anything that's already open still unfinished by the end of the night unless it's something really weird or unpalatable.
At Christmas, my dad found a half-full bottle of Crown Royal that he had forgotten about since *1961* (according to the label). It tasted perfectly fine.
Nevertheless, this article gives me a good excuse to finish off all the Scotch in the house.
My H and I have a very stylish looking bottle of Remy Martin with the tax seal still intact from 1978. We are guessing it's either amazing or completely disgusting, but don't really have the heart to break the seal after all these years.
what is the rule about such things like open bottles of Baileys and Kaluah? Can they last over a year as well?
shastablasta, considering my dad opened a bottle of bailey's at Christmas that had been sitting unopened in its box for god only knows how long only to find it had solidified into a gelatinous goop, I'd say a year yes, but more than that watch out!
A ruined bottle Tanqueray is heartbreaking. Remember to keep those lids tightened!
I have a bottle of port from the early sixties. I'm a bit scared to open it (or not). Is there any chance it could be drinkable?
And where does port fit in this? My husband and I treat it like spirits.
Port is different than spirits. It's meant to be aged and will improve with age like wine. Look up the year to see if it was a good one for port. If so, then it should be fine. If not, well... it might still be drinkable. I have a bottle of '77 port that I was able to taste a sample of before buying. It's amazing stuff!
Moema, it's most likely still drinkable and will probably be wonderful. You should try it. Instead of trying to save it for a special occasion, you should create a special occasion around opening your special bottle.
Whether or not port gets better with age depends on the type. Old ruby port doesn't taste all that much different from new ruby port, while tawny port is best when it is at least 20 years old. The bottle should specify the style and, if it's tawny port, indicate either an age or a vintage.
Since people are often confused about this, it is probably also worth pointing out that the age of an aged spirit is based on how long it sits in a barrel, not how long it has been since it was fermented. 12-year scotch will always be 12-year scotch, no matter how long the bottle sits in the back of the liquor cabinet.
This makes me sad. I really enjoy augmenting my husband's single malt scotch collection, but now I'm worried that I've purchased so many for him that they'll go bad before he has a chance to drink them all (he has about 8 bottles open right now). If you only open one bottle at a time, how can you compare them? *sigh*
Charise, Mille. Cara and Sean P: Thanks so much for the advice! It turns out that it is a bottle of tawny, so now I'm excited (my mother-in-law gave it to me saying, "This may be vinegar. Open it and you'll immediately know," which made me less than eager to do so). Now opening the bottle may merit a party!
Does anyone know how long a bottle of port, once opened, is good? Not that this will apply to this particular bottle...
It also depends on how the bottle has been stored, though, no? Variations in temperature, exposure to light can ruin a wine.
This was something I wondered about but decided all the open bottles were a great excuse to have a party. Thanks for the research.
Sean P: I thought it was the other way around actually, that tawny ports didn't change once bottled, and ruby ports are the ones with vintage dates on.
The tawny that I have at the moment (a Grand tawny from All Saints in Rutherglen, VIC, Aus) certainly doesn't have any sort of date on it, ditto the rest of the tawny available in Rutherglen. As compared to the vintage port that they sell there, which is made from shiraz, bottled with a vintage on the label, and is FANTASTIC after a good bit of aging (2006 saw the opening of a 1979 Stanton & Killeen - oh yum I say).
My brother has been storing a bottle of Blue Label on its side for over two years now! What a noob. I wonder if the damage is done or if it will be fine...
FoodieGreenie: I think I confused myself. Vintage port is ruby port but ruby port is not necessarily vintage port. Vintage port is the stuff that has "vintage port" and a vintage date printed on the bottle. Tawny port ages in the barrel but not in the bottle. Other ruby ports (including "late bottled vintage") do not age in the bottle.
The reason your tawny port doesn't have a date is that it is old enough to be considered tawny port but not so old as to merit being sold based on its age. That means it probably spent at least 7 but less than 10 years in the barrel.


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From Piracy to Profits, Part 2: A Radical Suggestion For Rebuilding the Music Industry.
From Piracy to Profits Part 2:
A Radical Suggestion For Rebuilding the Music Industry.
(Exert from 'This Open Business Of Music' - By Max Gaines)
As Machiavelli once said: "It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to management than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all would profit by the preservation of the old institutions and merely lukewarm defenders in those who gain by the new ones.
What gives something value? Is it the set price? Is it the quality? Is it the content?
When people began sharing MP3's and changed the way the music business does business once again – they created a better distribution system. iTunes and Prince's NPG Music Club were the first attempts at making major steps towards legitimizing this business model.
As Steve Job puts it: "If you want to stop piracy – the way to stop it is by competing with it" Today selling of plastic discs only accounts for a quarter of what we consider to be the music business. Piracy was a market signal. 3
CD sales in 2009 have dropped nearly 55% since their peak tin 1999 –including digital album sales.
When something is given away for free, the conventional wisdom is that it hold no value – it makes no money. But this might be wrong. What gives something value? Is it the set price? Is it the quality? Is it the content?
Paulo Coelho wrote a book called The Alchemist. It was released in the late 80's and has become a worldwide best seller – until they reached Russia. For one reason or another his publishers couldn't figure out why this book, which is loved everywhere else, wasn't selling in Russia. So behind his publishers back Coelho started a blog called the Pirate Coelho – and started posting links to where fans could get pirated e-books of The Alchemist for free. 3
The Alchemist went from selling 1000 copies a year to 100,000 copies a year in Russia? Coelho realized that the free e-book was information and the hard copy was property – he used one to sell the other.
The same is true for cable network AMC's recent hit series The Walking Dead. Not only did this television series break ratings records for the network, but also it was the most pirated television series of 2010. 7 Piracy didn't hurt the series – it enhanced it. It allowed the message of the show to spread without borders or restrictions thus adding to its popularity. 7 Freely consumed content through piracy acted as information – information that increased the popularity of the series which is the property.
Popular British sketch comedy series Monty Python was televised from 1969 to 1975. In recent years Monty Python decided to launch a "crazy" campaign which included posting all of their Monty Python content on youtube, for free. They asked, in return, that those who view consider buying the actual DVD through a provided link. And you know what? It worked. Python's DVD's climbed to No. 2 on Amazon's Movies & TV bestsellers list in 2009, with increased sales of 23,000 percent. 10 The freely distributed content on their youtube channel acted as information – the property in the form of DVD's was helped. 10
Just as commercial industries are under like the music industry are in a state a chaos – so to is the role of a designer within these industries. We no longer pay attention. Bad advertising is no longer working. You now have a choice as to whether you engage with traditional advertising. Traditional roles for designer include crafted forms of communication – that are becoming less and less relevant to people's lives. People are now able to filter out the crap. It doesn't how big you make your logo or your price point, we can filter it out and our brains will just ignore it.
Chicago ad agency BBDO Energy came to the same conclusion in a study done in 2005. "Consumers are no longer buying what everyone else is selling," they announced. "What happened? For starters, being 'different' is no longer a difference for a brand. And being disruptive no longer gets consumers attention. After years of being of being told what to buy, consumers have changed their minds. They view brands as less relevant, they say they feel disconnected and unimportant – bystanders rather than participants." 3 So many ads shout at us all the time, one on its own is about as relevant as a single scribbled tag in a train car full of them. We simple tune them out like white noise.
As we spread this world with complex technical systems – on top of the natural and social systems already here – old style, top down, outside in design simple won't work.
Since 2000 the music industry and their political platform the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) have spent over $90 million in lobbying policy makers in the United States alone for copyright protection and to maintain the status quo. 8 It is clear that any effort to bring about change in the business of music will require change copyright laws - change that will actually reflect how a growing section of the population consume content.
Many content creators who have copyright available to them clearly don't value that copyright very much. A huge percentage of content creators simply chose not to renew their copyrights, because they knew there was little or no value in the copyright itself. Only 35% is ever renewed. In fact, the only type of work that had a renewal rate higher than 50% was movies, which came in at 74%. 9
The content creator clearly is no longer getting any benefit out of the copyright at that stage, and thus reverting the work to the public domain makes the most sense. 9
Music is content that can and should be available to make the public domain more fruitful and to enable new creative works — and yet it gets locked up anyway, even though the very people copyright law is supposed to protect clearly don't value what copyright gives them. So why do we still automatically give them copyrights, thereby harming the public domain, while adding little to no benefit to the content creators themselves? 9
What is called for is a counter to the lobbying efforts by the RIAA and change the course of the music industry.
A collective platform modeled after political lobbyists and think tanks for the formulation and promotion of the structural reinvention of the way content (popular music) is distributed and consumed.
This platform will take its message directly to policy makers and individuals alike by pushing for:
(1) The decentralization of the music industry
(2) Copyright reform to reflect how content is currently consumed that will free up content from its current restrictions.
(3) The systemic design necessary for a legal, open and free form of file sharing for the creation, sharing and distribution of popular music.
(4) Realization that such reforms and such will equal a viable economic model.
Parenthetically, the aim of such a platform will not be to destroy the music industry, but rather to save it. We will not call for the abandonment of physical music (in whatever form it may take) but rather a new system for its enchantment.
Tomorrow's business of music will not just be about open source, or free distribution or copyright reform – but rather it will be about the people over the process; about responding to change not following a plan; about collaboration over laws and negotiations; and about designing a business and system for the sharing of popular music that is actionable and relatable in peoples daily lives.
Such a file sharing system will rely on the principles of open source technology. That is to say:
(1) The system must be freely available or it can be part of a package that is sold.
(2) Any artist (content maker) must be allowed to add to (or modify to) with content individually or as part of a package. Modified versions can be redistributed.
(3) And fans must be allowed to freely access (take) and share (put in) all content.
What the Music Industry represents with centralization of ownership and means of production is not the free market at work, but rather an extension of Feudalism. It is the enemy of freedom. Systems based on open source technology work like the youth the youth cultures that dreamed them up, open environments that can infect people with the passion of those who built them and become self-perpetuating, growing sustainable and often substantially. In essence, they are the free-ist of free market capitalism.
Successful open source based projects are driven by the passions of their audience. Open source projects inspire people with new ideas and will gain support because there is nothing else like it. The same is true for such an existing system like Wikipedia whose cause is amassing all out knowledge in one place, for free, is a worthy one. The lawyers who contribute to open source projects such as Lawunderground.org do so for the same reasons Hip Hop DJ's promoted obscure music in the 1980's for very little pay: they believed in carving out a different way of doing things.
A business model based on an open free file sharing system will strike a balance between encouraging innovation and creation without giving away so much that you cannot sustain the model. For example, using freely distributed music as information and using the physical form and content. The information helps give fans a reason to buy the content.
Some would also argue that what is proposed is actually digital communication. But this is wrong. In fact is exactly the opposite. What an open and free form of file sharing system for the distribution of popular music will accomplish is the laying of a foundation for new ecosystems of private enterprise that will reinvigorate competition and break inefficient conglomerates.
Works Cited
1) Generation Y-Pay refuses to pay for downloads, Carrie Ann Skinner, 7 September 2009, http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/090709-generation-y-pay-refuses-to-pay.html, 4 October 2010
2) It's All Free! Lev Grossman, 5 May 2003, http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030505-447204,00.html, 1 October 2010.
3) Matt Mason, The Pirates Dilemma: How Youth Culture is Reinventing Capitalism (New York: Free Press, 2008) 174-176, 142
4) John Thackara, In The Bubble: Designing In A Complex World (MIT Press, 2006) 7
5) Peter Mason, The Rough Guide to Hip-Hop (Rough Guides, 2005) 332-333
6) Piracy Fight Shuts Down Music Blogs , Ben Sisario, 13 December 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/business/media/14music.html?_r=2&ref=technology&pagewanted=print, 13 December 2010
7) The Walking Dead Currently The Most Pirated Series, Mitch Michaels , 12 December 2010, http://www.411mania.com/movies/news/165075/%5BTV%5D-The-Walking-Dead-Currently-The-Most-Pirated-Series.htm, 13 December 2010
8) Special Report: Music Industry's Lavish Lobby Campaign For Digital Rights, Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch, 16 January 2011, http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2011/01/06/special-report-music-industrys-lavish-lobby-campaign-for-digital-rights/ 20 January 2011
9) If Artists Don't Value Copyright On Their Works, Why Do We Force It On Them? Mike Masnick, 8 February 2011, http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110207/02222612989/if-artists-dont-value-copyright-their-works-why-do-we-force-it-them.shtml, 9 Febuary 2011
10) Can Free Content Boost Your Sales? Yes, It Can, Stan Shroeder, 22 January 2009, http://mashable.com/2009/01/22/youtube-boost-sales/, 9 February 2011
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Collapsed entires - what does everybody think of them????
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- EclecticEater Sep 25, 2006 02:02 PM
My feedback is I don't like the new collasped entries. I like to see what's been printed and be able to scroll through 'em to pick out what I want. They're a little too cute and may save space but isn't space cheap today? What say all you other chow hounds?
The overwhelming sentiment seems to be positive on the thread currently discussing this topic
re: Chris VR
They came up with that feature in response to many complaints.
If you don't like it, just click "Expand All."
EE, it only collapses if you've read the thread and there are new entries. It makes the boards useable again.
re: ChowFun_derek
Yes, the collapsed entries are a wonderful improvement!
I really like the collapsed threads--it doesn't matter so much on short threads, but on distended ones it is a great improvement.
re: erikka
Too much work to click "expand all" once???
re: ChowFun_derek
It's ugly to look at and the yellow boxes were more than sufficient. And yes, scrolling all the way back up to the top to "expand all" after reading new posts at the bottom is a pain in the ass - especially in long threads.
re: erikka
Would an 'Expand all' button at the bottom be sufficient to solve that problem?
re: erikka
"And yes, scrolling all the way back up to the top to "expand all" after reading new posts at the bottom is a pain in the ass - especially in long threads."
You can get there in two simultaneous keystrokes - Control-HOME.
P.S. I *love* the collapsed previously read entries.
re: LindaWhit
mac user, but thanks for your gracious help.
re: erikka
Apple key + up arrow does it on a Mac
The other thread about collapsed entries is too long so I'll add my view here- I love the collapsed entries!! I also love that they are indented according to their reply sequence. It's the greatest feature since sliced bread! Ok maybe the greatest thing since Real Dates.
By the way, someone in the other thread had the concern that if you use CTRL+F to look for a certain word or phrase in the thread, your browser won't find the word for you if the word is in a collapsed entry. But there's an easy workaround: Return to the Board where the thread was posted, then open the same thread which is now white because there are no new posts. All of the entries are now expanded so you can do CTRL+F to find something. It's as if the software KNOWS that when you want to read a thread that has no new posts, you are doing it because you're looking for something that was said previously. Is it that smart??!! Whoa...Color me impressed!!
re: Alice Patis
Aha! So that's what's going on! I was just revisiting the other thread on this topic, and thinking that it's so ironic that the thread-collapsing function doesn't seem to be working in the "Thread-Collapsing" thread. Now I know why.
re: Helen F
So confusing. I *hate* it when something does X in one place, and Y in another. I prefer a consistent interface and set of controls.
But thanks for the explanation.
re: Alice Patis
You don't need to open the topic agian, you can just use Expand All.


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Dir: David Fincher
A film buff's dream which is a tribute to Alan Pakula's 1976 film All the President's Men. The focus is not on the build-up towards a climax which is resolved, but follows the futile way in which a group of reporters become obsessively involved in solving the Zodiac murders. Based on the Robert Graysmith book of the same name which recounts the case of the murders which took place in San Francisco during the 1960s and 70s. Pakula makes direct reference to All the President's Men through recreated shots, camera angles, and the development of dramatic tension, not to mention the fact that the original scores of both are by David Shire. A film based on a book is not uncommon, but directly making reference to another film, and then including a cinema viewing of the 1971 film The Zodiac Killer by Tom Hanson, makes the circles within circles complete; not to mention the existence of the 2005 The Zodiac which follows the same story and, also in 2005, Zodiac Killer which is loosely based on the same serial killer.
The most interesting aspects of this well-acted film are the way in which it deconstructs a serial killer thriller to the psychological repercussions on would-be secondary characters. Firstly, Robert Downey Jr.'s character is destroyed by his growing obsession, and soon he is followed by Jake Gyllenhaal. That said the traditional sense of climax is symbolically manifested in the reporter's need to look the killer in the eyes, so that he knows that he is the right person. No dramatic court-case, no baddy gets justice, but the vestiges of a Hollywood ending so as to not displease the audience.
Personally, it is not a film which interested me, but formally interesting, well acted and, like I said, I suppose a three-hour film-buff's masterpiece.


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For any spacecraft which travels through the Earth's atmosphere, there's a critical thing which needs to be considered beforehand. Space travel is fast, and hitting the atmosphere at the kind of speed you'd have in orbit will make your spacecraft hot. Very hot note . If you attempt to plow through the air without sufficient shielding, disaster could (and indeed, horrifically, did at one point) occur. It's fairly common for fiction to ignore this little inconvenient fact, because it means characters and impractically designed spaceships can get onto (or off) a planet without burning up. It simply doesn't include an atmosphere. In some cases, Applied Phlebotinum is used, or the ship simply slows down before reentry to avoid burning up. The later isn't necessarily too unrealistic for a ship which is using nuclear engines, or otherwise doesn't need to worry about fuel (or balancing fuel consumption with arrival time). If you have enough energy, cooling and propellant (the latter two are still needed until the air itself becomes dense enough to be useful), you can move as slowly as you want, but "enough" here is really big. The issue for all current orbital spacecraft is that they need to use most of their fuel to lift fuel (not crew or payload) to the altitude where it will be burned, and a ship that used its engines to slow down would be much more expensive since it'd have to carry even more fuel. Note this trope does not generally apply to anything with Anti Gravity or similar propulsion systems as such craft would be able to hover over a planet instead of needing to orbit a planet. Orbital rings, shells, elevator or anything else in geo-stationary orbit are also generally exempt as there is no need for them to move at hyper velocities to avoid crashing back down onto the planet. Craft that are in the process of taking off may or may not be exempt if they have not yet accelerated to orbital velocities or if they do not gain any horizontal velocity to escape a planet's orbit. Contrast Friction Burn, which is the opposite of this trope, and Reentry Scare. Compare Soft Water, a similar problem with using water as an all-purpose safety net. See also Spaceship Slingshot Stunt.
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Ageing Management of Buried and Underground Piping and Tanks for NPPs
Buried and underground piping and tanks are key components of nuclear power plants (NPPs) but due to their location are difficult to inspect and assess. Leaks from buried piping can and have resulted in impacts on NPP safety related systems, and have caused releases of radiation (typically tritium) or conventional contaminants (typically oil or fuel) to the natural environment. Such releases can be a cause of public concern regarding overall NPP operation and safety, and thus need to be minimized to ensure public confidence in nuclear technology. Repairs to buried piping systems typically are more difficult to implement that for above ground piping, as specific break locations are more difficult to locate, accessibility to break locations typically requires careful excavation (to not make a small problem catastrophically worse), and isolation of breaks is often more difficult or more impactful to plant operations. The science and technology regarding buried piping ageing management has developed over time as the world NPP fleet has aged. Numerous utility and industry groups (e.g. INPO, WANO, EPRI, NEI, NACE International etc.), have investigated or performed research into the topic. Risk informed approaches have been developed in some instances. Utilities and regulators have needed to address the state of older buried piping systems in the context of plant relicensing and life extensions. Some utilities have opted for design changes to change underground systems to above ground systems to facilitate inspections. There is significant operating experience outside of nuclear, notably in oil and gas, and in municipal water / sewage applications.
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For 40 weeks, a nation doubled over in uproarious laughter as it watched the epitome of failure that is Mark Sanchez running into his own teammate's butt and decided, no, there is nothing from the past week that is as terrible than that. That's how SportsCenter's weekly "Worst of the Worst" segment continued to show a play from November 2012 — until today.
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We're writing about neighborhoods in preparation for our Housing and Resource Fair on May 1. This is part four of our series.
Cherry Creek is known for its large houses and upscale retail stores. In this neighborhood, situated between University and Colorado Boulevards and Alameda Drive and Eighth Avenue, you'll find several mansions and large houses to marvel over. But not all the housing in this area is too pricey for students.
There are quite a few apartment complexes in and around Cherry Creek that are affordable. Cherry Creek Club and Atrii apartments are only 15 minutes from Auraria campus and provide a solid option for students. A little further north near Colfax Avenue, the Colorado Pointe apartments are conveniently sandwiched between Cherry Creek and downtown.
As hinted at above, Cherry Creek is a shopper's paradise. The Cherry Creek Mall is one of the largest indoor malls in Colorado with stores such as Coach and Hugo Boss.
For Denver fashionistas, it's a critical addition to the city.
Aside from shopping, Cherry Creek is known for its involvement in the arts community. Every year, the area hosts the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. There are dozens of galleries, including the Pismo Gallery, to stroll through. After a day of shopping and gallery viewing, definitely stop in for a drink at historic Cherry Cricket, a neighborhood staple. The bar has changed hands a few times since its opening in 1945, and now, under the direction of Wynkoop Holdings, offers cold beers in a friendly setting, according to its website.


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French édredon, eiderdown, said in Trésor to derive from Danish ederdun (Denmark the closest home of enough eider?).
To mean the feathers, English uses 'down (n.)', but French uses 'duvet'; 'eider' is 'eider'. I'm not sure if there's a term for isolated/concretized loanwords like these; it's like a calque without the translation, a little linguistic outcrop.


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Withdrawal of on board refreshment service
From mid-November the refreshment trolley service provided on board our mainline trains will no longer be available.