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Unibroue 10 - Unibroue
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Reviews by hyuga:
North Carolina
4.78/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
I've been looking forward to this one for a long time! According to the Unibroue website, this is actually a tripel, not a pale strong ale. Pours a hazy orange/peach colored liquid with a big white Belgian froth floating atop it. The froth settles quickly, leaving patchy lace. Fruity esters in the nose, along with a little pepper and acidic citrus. Complex and flavorful on the palate as expected! Fruitiness and citrus hit first, with a hint of pepper making your tongue tingle. A little raisin floats among the acidic citrus and fruitiness in the middle, along with a tiny bit of yeast character. Slight bitterness hits here as well. A bit of cork character is noticeable as well. A bit of leafy character in the aftertaste. Tingly spice finish with a bit more yeast. Tingly mouthfeel as well, something I love in a Belgian. It does seem more like a tripel to me. Whether the cork presence is desirable or not is up to you, I personally think it adds a bit of complexity that I like. I've always loved the smell of the cork from a freshly opened Belgian beer. Back to the beer, the 10% abv is almost completely undetectable! I find that astounding. This is one amazing beer. One word description: "grandiose". Definitely 10th anniversary special reserve material. I need to stock up on this before it's gone!
Serving type: bottle
12-03-2002 11:23:57 | More by hyuga
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Quebec (Canada)
2.5/5 rDev -42%
12-29-2013 19:10:24 | More by tom10101
South Carolina
4.5/5 rDev +4.4%
07-03-2013 22:25:44 | More by WOLFGANG
4.5/5 rDev +4.4%
03-15-2013 08:21:32 | More by beer64nut
4.25/5 rDev -1.4%
08-27-2012 06:12:52 | More by beerpadawan
4.5/5 rDev +4.4%
02-19-2012 00:58:15 | More by jfcaa193
New Jersey
4/5 rDev -7.2%
01-15-2012 02:32:00 | More by djrn2
4/5 rDev -7.2%
12-05-2011 01:34:28 | More by PlinytheFarter
4/5 rDev -7.2%
11-18-2011 22:01:36 | More by JAHMUR
3.03/5 rDev -29.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: The pour is a very light straw color with a minimal white head capping it.
S: The nose has a strong white wine aroma to it. You could also pick out some similarities to mead. Overall, it's just really sweet. A fair amount of alcohol along with some cork and cardboard oxidation.
T: Intensely sweet with more of that white wine and mead-like character. A pretty large yeast note and plenty of cardboard to it as well.
M: The body is medium with a low to medium level of carbonation.
D: Not surprisingly, this one is well on the way downhill. Not really worth drinking at this point.
Serving type: bottle
12-20-2010 05:40:47 | More by womencantsail
4.4/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Presentation: 750ml caged and corked. Not much else on the label. Very special tenth anniversary reserve. I do know that it was bottled back in 2002, and it is around 8 years old. The cork was quite easy to get going. About half way through the pull, I had contemplated if I needed to run over to the sink before I finished opening it, but before I could do that, the cork flew out with a satisfying pop, with a very slight fizzing in the bottle.
Appearance: Brilliantly clear golden yellow with a slight tinge of copper. A small white head struggles to form and fades quickly leaving little lacing.
Aroma: A lot of fruity esters, dominating with apples, with a malt sweetness in the background. The medicinal phenols shine through with a peppery finish and a very smooth and pleasant alcoholic warmth, just letting you know that this is packing 10% ABV.
Taste: A lot of medicinal phenols upfront with a slightly sweet malt flavor. A lot of fruity esters shine through again, a little more apple, and some citrus. It finishes with some peppery phenols. The alcohol in barely perceptible, but can feel the warmth the more you drink.
Mouthfeel: It is medium bodied, but finishes light and dry. The carbonation is lacking, but I'll take into consideration that the cork might have let out some CO2 over the past 8 years.
Notes: I probably should have drank this a few years ago. The spiciness and the complexity has faded a bit over time, but it has smoothed out even more since the last time I had this beer 3 years ago. The flavors are still remarkably in a nice balance, but it's lacking the "oompfh" it used to possess. Even at room temperature, it is very smooth, and the reduced level of carbonation makes it that much easier to drink.
Serving type: bottle
07-26-2010 03:43:47 | More by dauss
4.13/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
WOW! what a foamy head, quite fizzy, As its been cellared for a while. Cloudy yellow-orange in color as I said a huge white foamy head, the lace clings to the side of the glass in layers. Nose is yeasty, citusy, fruity, and sweet, a great aroma to be sure. Start is sweet, the top light to medium, the finish is tart, well hopped, acidic, and the 10% abv warms the 'Belly'. Another winner in my books, a fine beginning to the Unibroue Series
Serving type: bottle
03-28-2010 21:35:41 | More by beergod1
North Carolina
4.33/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Originally reviewed on July 6, 2006.
Pours a beautiful shining gold with a vibrant white head. The carbonation is vibrant and evident.
The aroma is heavy with citrus and malt. The taste is fruity with a strong flavor of apple and citrus. The alcohol lends a bite that leads to a warming finish.
The drinkability is nice due to a pleasant crispness. I would say this would be an excellent beer to replace a white wine at the dinner table.
Serving type: bottle
11-21-2009 06:29:24 | More by kindestcut
New York
3.73/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed on 12/17/08. Bottle found randomly in the back of the fridge of my local beer store! Seems to have been stored well...pours a cloudy light orange with a small white head. Aroma of sweet fruits, particularly apple, some light spices, and yeast. Flavor is mostly sweet with a touch of light fruits, lots of yeast with some bitterness, and a slight vegetal quality. Nice BSA although I suspect this has passed its peak. Still quite enjoyable though.
7/4/8/4/14 (3.7/5)
Serving type: bottle
12-29-2008 18:15:42 | More by LilBeerDoctor
4.43/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
750 ml bottle in a snifter.
A - Bright yellow orange color with a thick white head.
S - Very strong fruit smells, some orange and lemon. A little malt sneaks past the fruit.
T - The fruit is not as strong as the smell but still very present. There is a strong spice flavor though. Very nice.
M - Light bodied with good carbonation.
D - Great beer, but what do you expect from Unibroue.
Serving type: bottle
10-09-2008 04:32:34 | More by jeffmonarch
4.3/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Seeing this at a beer tasting was a complete surprise a couple weeks ago. I've been meaning to try it for a while now.
The beer is yellowish orange in color, little head, hazy, not much retention. The orange glow is nice and the murkiness is Belgian. Not much to say other than that.
The smell is fruity and spicy. Some apple and some tangy orange. Verry smooth aged malt smell as well. Im curious what this beer was when it was new.
The taste seems almost like a white ale to me. Theres plenty of spices, no hops, possibly some wheat, and lots of sweet aged malt. Very nice and very enjoyable. Surprisingly the carbonation is still there and active.
Serving type: bottle
03-13-2008 21:40:56 | More by t0rin0
3.93/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I was happy to hear the pop of the cork when I opened the bottle. It's somewhat old, but quality and little cellar disturbance prevail. I bought this as a "freshie" and only moved once since. The new cellar is a bit more stable than the old one. The temps here vary from 55 to 65 throughout the year. The old cellar was actually the pantry and varied from 60 to 72. I've never had an ideal cave and I suppose that the lack of constancy and temps moving above 55 are contributors to accelerated aging, but this one has made it through.
The taste is "PUT TOGETHER" I really like a beer that is comfortable with itself. I mean that the components respect each other. This can happen with the initial choices a brewer makes and then it can happen in the bottle over time. Unibroue makes good beer,fresh and it's good to taste an aged special that has come to respect itself.(I have old friends that resemble this beer)
The beer has head. I see it in the bottle now. It's about 1/8" high. The glass has subsided to a respectable skim. It looks like a deep gold triple and has a slight tartness that balances the sweetness that immediately pursues it. The flavors are fruity and spicy and balanced. I can't pull flavors out of a taste as well as some, but mango is near here on the back of my tongue. There is enough tartness to generate a substantial saliva response. (Spit is serious.)
(My neice told me that Barbie is serious too.)
The appearance is beautifully clear. It is a very good example of the Belgian style. I feel that, in its maturity, it has become more that the initial offering. I have mixed feelings about cellaring. This beer keeps me putting good, bottle conditioned, 8% (and up) ABV examples away for later.
Serving type: bottle
02-17-2008 23:25:15 | More by faernt
3.3/5 rDev -23.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Pale orange in color with very little carbonation to speak of. Not sure if this is due to its age or not-I was expecting more. Slightly fruity and yeasty-faint aroma of apricots. Somewhat sweet and malty flavor dominates. Whatever spiciness that was intended to be here is long gone but the flavor it reaching to say "spices". Rather bland with a spicy note to it. Body is ok-rather thin but not in a bad way. Way past its prime here. I am trying to think when I bought this-I hate to think it was the spring of 07 and this is still on the shelves. Should be in one's cellar and in the front of the shelf for sure.
Serving type: bottle
08-19-2007 01:52:15 | More by lackenhauser
Ontario (Canada)
4.33/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer comes to me aged a full 7 years, thank you Harry!
Unibroue 10th Anniversary Special Reserve Ale.
750ml silk screened bottle, with classic Unibroue cork with the 'U" logo etched onto both the top and bottom of it.
Pours a very clouded appearance, a light yellow with marmalade orange highlights. Some head formed initially off the pour, but little would stay. A lovely bouquet (especially for something at its age) quite vibrant and fruity. Notes of over ripened fruits and a strong, fermented/mellowed Belgian malt bill. A surprisingly aggressive mouthfeel and lively flavour! Notes of pear and apple in particular, carbonation still on the level and texture suiting the style. Fascinating flavours of apple/vanilla/oak/and earthy spices. Good resonance. This is one Unibroue that HAS aged well. Drinks fantastically! I wish I had a bottle to stash away even longer.
Serving type: bottle
05-18-2007 01:51:51 | More by biegaman
4.6/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Appearance: Golden yellow and white 3 finger head. Almost champagne like carbonation. Light lacing.
Smell: Yeasty, spices, pepper, lemons, oranges, and tropical fruits (pineapple?).
Taste: The yeast and spices provide the major flavors here, but they aren't overpowering as the fruits provide a wonderful balance. A nice alcohol warming.
Mouthfeel: Medium/full bodied. The carbonation provide a nice crisp feel.
Drinkability: This is one of my favorite BSPA. I wish I had more of these lying around.
Serving type: bottle
03-28-2007 01:14:29 | More by stereosforgeeks
3.7/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I've had this beer 5 years--I wasn't a BA when it came out, and I don't have any tasting notes, but I remember liking it a lot. Still pours beautifully, with an unusually clear (only slightly hazy) pale, bright golden color, with a beautiful head atop it. Aroma has faded. There are no hop notes any longer, but there is a musty grainy frutiness left. Flavor still remains rather yeasty--a little medicinal, with a tannic pear-skin-like flavor. Bitterness is low, and alcohol is quite apparent at the finish. Body remains full and spritzy.
I probably should have reviewed this a couple years back. It lacks the complexity I recall. Still alright, but not "interesting".
Serving type: bottle
02-26-2007 04:50:34 | More by allengarvin
District of Columbia
4.35/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
i think i got this at acme when the spot next door closed. it's been in my cellar (fridge)
it's a peachy light amber with some chill haze going on. the head was great at the pour and is still lookin pretty good. grainy pale malt aromas, with a subdued hop and some citrus. fruity: dried apricots
flavors are fruity (not quite apricotstangerines? with some robust hop character. as the beers warms spices come to the fore: cinnamon, coriander
Serving type: bottle
02-24-2007 04:50:43 | More by bruachan
Alberta (Canada)
5/5 rDev +16%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Ok guys...
I aged this bottle for 3 years, and drank it a year ago. I made the mistake of not writing a review right away. I opened it and shared it 50/50 with a buddy of mine at my college grad.
From what I remember, as a Belgian Strong Pale Ale style, The aroma was mind blowing, it had the perfect balance of citrus, fruits, and malt. I don't remember the small details, although I wish I did. Nothing was out of balance, and nothing was off. The mouth feel was heavenly, It was extremely smooth, slightly on the thick side, but it also had the famous Unibroue special edition fluffyness, that the Terrible also posesses. Again, can't say to much about the taste, except that it was more than I would have ever hoped for. It was incredibly refreshing!
In a nutshell, this belgian-style ale, put to shame all the Duvels, chimay's, St. Bernardus Triples, Piraat etc and all other Belgian/Belgian styles. Unibroue got it 100% right with the 10. Perfection for a "lighter" looking beer.
If anyone has any of these bottles lying around, I would be VERY interested in traiding for one.
Serving type: bottle
05-13-2006 09:20:31 | More by CreamAle128
3.33/5 rDev -22.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 2.5
Appearance - slightly hazed yellow/gold color. A watery finger of foam manages a solid cover thanks to a major league bead effort in the glass.
Aroma - grassy, very earthy, a slight funkiness, portends of those sours styled beers. I like the smell more than I used to but it still ain't one of my favorites. Good resilience and intensity beyond the first few moments.
Taste - hey, this ain't too bad! I am sensitive to that funky style, but this is a mellowed funkiness, not sour, and has been sweetened up front with Belgian candi sugar. Alcohol vapors on the swallow, but not as warming as you might expect. As it warms the alcohol becomes more pronounced and a bit direct, but it isn't offensive. This pushes the limit for me with that funky flavor as far as what I classify as enjoyable. This is right on the fringe but I can say that I do like it.
Mouthfeel - champagne quality carbonation. Very gassy and crisp.
Drinkability - unless I knew I was going to be sharing this with someone who enjoyed this style, I wouldn't buy this again, it's just as well that it's a one-off.
Serving type: bottle
04-26-2006 02:11:39 | More by brewdlyhooked13
Quebec (Canada)
4.2/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Popped open this four year old sample after a few disappointing swings at Unibroue pitches. I figured I would fall back on what I know to be of reputable Unibroue quality.
Sports a golden apricot hue with a touch of caramel highlights. A healthy bead feeds the delicate ring of lace that was left behind when the white head of meringue like foam receeded somewhat too quickly into the cloudy brew.
The aromas are as delicate as the ring of lace, after four years of aging. Gentle notes of vanilla and madeira develop up front and are framed by hints of pineapple and yeasty spice. An earthy pepperiness surfaces near the end and adds an interesting element to the complex of aromas, making the olfactory experience a good one.
As I expected, the flavours are very well blended and harmonized. It is increasingly difficult as a beer gains in age to be able to easily break it down into its different flavour components. What dominates this sample is a tight blend of tropical fruit, malty sweetness and a stone dry mineral quality ensnared in a gentle alcohol bite. None of the flavours really stand out individually and the whole is not as voluminous as that of a young sample.
I found the aged 10 to be much more pleasant than a fresh sample in the sense that the harmony gained with time rendered it pleasantly drinkable. The complexities develop slowly and subtly which makes this cellared sample a welcome challenge in this age of bold brews.
Serving type: bottle
12-18-2005 01:10:18 | More by Beersignal
Unibroue 10 from Unibroue
95 out of 100 based on 109 ratings.


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Twins Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Month - May
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I posted the Twins Minor League Starting Pitchers of the month a day early, but nothing would have changed with it had I waited a day. This morning, I am happy to present to you the Twins Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Month, and tomorrow, Ill follow-up with the Twins minor league Hitter of the Month for May. Happy June!! Im about to embark on the Territory Train, bound for Davenport, Iowa, tonight to watch the Swing of Quad Cities take on Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, Twins Daily contributor AJ Pettersen and the rest of the Beloit Snappers. On Saturday morning, we will drive to Beloit to watch a Snappers game at Pohlmann Stadium. It should be a fun trip and expect a blog or two on the events.
For now, enjoy the fact that there were a lot of very good relief pitching performances in the Twins organization in May. It was tough to limit the list to six. However, here are my choices for the Top 6 Twins Minor League Relief Pitchers in May:
Number 6 New Britain LHP Blake Martin - 9 G, 0.82 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 11 IP, 8 H, 5 BB, 10 K,
I have to be honest, I am surprised that Blake Martin is still in the Twins organization. The last two seasons, he has actually walked more than he struck out and put up really poor numbers. However, the left-hander remains with the organization and had himself a terrific month of May. He likely wont be a control pitcher, but he can get left-handers out. Hopefully he can continue this success moving forward and get a shot in Rochester later in the season.
Number 5 - Beloit RHP Clinton Dempster - 9 G, 1.84 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 14.2 IP, 9 H, 7 BB, 12 K,
Dempster was drafted by the Twins in 2010, and in the first half of 2011, he dominated out of the Beloit bullpen. He earned a midseason promotion to the Miracle, but things really didnt go well for him there. He started this season back with the Miracle, and after a bit of a slow start, he has returned to his more dominant form. Dempster could be in line for another midseason promotion to the Miracle, one he is likely more ready for this go around.
Number 4 New Britain LHP Caleb Thielbar - 10 G, 2.65 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 17 IP, 16 H, 2 BB, 14 K,
Thielbar was a nice story last year. The Minnesota native signs with the St. Paul Saints and late in the season, he became the first player that the Twins signed from the Saints. He pitched well in a couple of outings for the Miracle, but many assumed the story ended there. Thielbar started this season with the Miracle and had a tremendous April, earning a spot on this list a month ago, and earning his late-April promotion to AA. It would have been a nice story had it ended there. However, the left-hander keeps the great story going by pitching remarkably well in New Britain. He has good stuff, and terrific control, and apparently that is a good combination.
Number 3 New Britain/Rochester RHP Lester Oliveros - 8 G, 1.88 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 14.1 IP, 11 H, 2 BB, 19 K
Oliveros came to the Twins last August in the Delmon Young trade. The hard thrower split 2011 between the Tigers, their AAA and AA affiliates, the Twins and their AAA affiliate. With many bullpen arms coming out of spring training, the Twins wisely sent this hard thrower back to AA, where he most recently had some dominating success. Oliveros handled it well, dominating the Eastern League the way you would hope and earning this months promotion to Rochester. During one stretch between AA and AAA, he accumulated consecutive scoreless innings. Oliveros is still just 24 years old and could be a very good big league reliever.
Number 2 Ft. Myers Bruce Pugh - 9 G, 0.56 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 16 IP, 13 H, 3 BB, 13 K,
2011 was a frustrating season for the hard-throwing Pugh. He fought injury, but he also fought control issues throughout the season that continued into the Arizona Fall League. Pugh returned to Ft. Myers this spring and has shown better control. The results have been there, especially in May. He has the kind of stuff that make him a strong candidate for a future big league bullpen spot. Its just a matter of control.
And the Twins Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Month is:
Rochester Anthony Slama - 11 G, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 11 IP, 7 H, 4 BB, 18 K
Was there even any question about this one this month? Anthony Slama hasnt given up a run in a long time, extending well back into April. He continues to strike out more and a batter and a half per inning. This month, his control was actually in check. The Why hasnt Slama been given a chance? plot line continues to thicken because he has dominated AAA hitters for three seasons now. Maybe he will get another shot and prove us all wrong, or maybe hell find a way to continue to miss bats consistently. That debate will continue until he has a lot more than seven big league innings under his belt. But for now, we are left with giving him awards like the Twins Minor League Reliever of the Month for May.
So what do you think? Ive listed six players here and there are a few bullpen guys in the Twins farm system that could (should?) be recognized for their terrific performances this past month. Who would your choice be? How would you rank these guys (and feel free to include others)?
Be sure to check back later for the Twins Minor League Hitter of the Month of May.

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Keith Maskus: I came to Knox with reservations about what such a small college could offer. What I found was a gold mine in the cornfields. Knox provided real academic challenges, such as the courses I took in advanced mathematical analysis, which were tougher than anything I took in graduate school. It provided terrific opportunities that I could not have enjoyed at a bigger school, including playing on the brilliant 1974 Knox soccer team, touring the Soviet Union with my Russian class, and sitting on the College planning committee. And its intimacy gave me a chance to make lifelong friendships with faculty and fellow students. Knox was even open enough to let an egghead like me be a Friar. It is a place filled with history and meaning, which I only really came to recognize while listening to the great Studs Terkel deliver the Commencement address when I graduated. I still miss the place.
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KM: Surely the most important way is that I married a Knox graduate, Susan Rehak '75, who has always been an extraordinary support for me. As for Knox, I left the College wanting to contribute to the world and eager to travel. Becoming an international economist and university professor has been a good way to do both of those things. I doubt that would have happened without the academic curiosity and intellectual openness a place like Knox instills. Probably the biggest thing is that I have always tried to bring a bit of small-college sensibility to my career as an educator at an enormous state university. It's a great thing when I can help a student navigate the wilds of international trade theory.
KM: What do you believe is your most notable achievement?
KM: I suppose it would be that I pioneered what is now an important area of scholarship among economists, which is to analyze the role of intellectual property rights (patents and copyrights) in international trade and economic development. The reputation I gained through that work gives me numerous opportunities to advise government officials and trade negotiators on policy reforms. Perhaps the one I am most proud of is working with World Bank officials to establish a fund to purchase and distribute HIV/AIDS drugs in very poor countries in 2002. Or it might be bungee jumping off a bridge in New Zealand and loving every minute of it.
KM: What will you do to celebrate your Alumni Achievement award?
KM: I imagine we'll try to find a restaurant with a good bottle of wine somewhere in Galesburg. I don't really know the town that well any more. Eventually, we'll get together with Knox friends and tell old stories.
KM: What words of advice would you offer to current Knox students?
KM: Enjoy your time here because it will go by very fast. As you go through life, always keep learning and wondering. Keep an open mind and remain thoughtful. Experience the world as much as you can and remember that it's more rewarding to visit one place for two weeks than five places in one week. And buy a good road bike so you can get lots of exercise.
Read the presentation of Maskus' 2010 Alumni Achievement Award by Roy Andersen, Charles W. and Arvilla S. Timme Professor of Economics.


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Google co-operates with MS to create a YouTube app for WP
According to The Verge, Google have reportedly announced that they will work closely with Microsoft to bring a "compliant" YouTube client to Windows Phone.
"Microsoft and YouTube are working together to update the new YouTube for Windows Phone app to enable compliance with YouTube's API terms of service, including enabling ads, in the coming weeks."
Apparently, MS is going to "replace the existing YouTube app in Windows Phone Store with the previous version during this time", a Google spokesman told The Verge.
The APIs that Google is allowing MS to use, will reportedly be seeing some functionality from the current iteration removed. Personally, I won't be updating. I'm still using the version with download support, and ignore the update message on my Lumia 820.
Is this a sign that MS and Google will learn to work together in the future? Or just another example of MS needing to publicly address the issue to see results, like the Google Maps fiasco?
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If Google Maps were confirmed for release on WP 7.x/8, I really doubt that Google will allow the option to choose Nokia/HERE Drive or other navigation app when it comes to driving to that location.
Well, at least we still have triplexer or other Google Maps-based apps if Google is unwilling to make one for WP.
Don't know how much arm-twisting Microsoft may have to do towards Google just to get them to release more apps for it though…
I'm still in "Google Cam Eat My Ass" mode until after July, when their so called "extended support" time frame for Gmail and the rest of Google APIs elapses. If they decide to make money and not short change a whole group of users, then a I may set u accounts with them again.
They should't even bother. WP is such a pathetically small segment, and WP fans are too full of themselves to need Youtube. Is there some sort of BingTube you guys like getting your lolcats from?


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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — An era in the history of Lockport and Niagara County came to an end on a frigid February day in 1928. At about 1:00 p.m. on February 25th, a spark somehow ignited "inflammable" material in the basement of the Merchant's Gargling Oil building on Market Street and quickly spread to the block long Hodge Opera House next door. When it was all over the next day all that was left were ice encased ruins of its massive ornate façade. Eleven million gallons of water had been poured on the building, which later froze in the 3-degree temperatures. The ice and snow clinging to the ruins gave the Opera House a haunted, surreal look.
This had not been the first time the Hodge Opera House had been destroyed by fire. The first Opera House had been built in 1871 by John Hodge who also owned Merchant's Gargling Oil. An ornate four-story tower graced the top of the building at the intersection of Main and Market Streets. The opera house itself was located on the third floor and could seat up to 1,500 people. Offices occupied the second floor with shops, restaurants and other businesses at street level. The City of Lockport also used space in the building to store vital records. Less than 10 years later, in January 1881, the Hodge Opera House burned down for the first time.
John Hodge vowed to rebuild and the following year, the second Hodge Opera House opened. Though not quite as ornate as the first, and minus the tower, the second structure still commanded a presence in downtown Lockport. The new Opera House contained 2,000 seats including many private boxes. For the next 33 years, the theater was the center of Lockport's entertainment industry, attracting singers, actors and statesmen from all over the world. In 1914, with the rise of motion pictures, the Opera House was removed from the third floor and it was converted into office space. Though the Opera House itself was gone, the name hung on for fourteen years until the 1928 fire brought an end to the building and to the name.
In 1929, the property was purchased by Richard Bewley who erected a five-story office building with retail shops at street level. The Bewley Building incorporated the remaining back wall of the former structure into its construction, so in a sense the Hodge Opera House has not completely disappeared from the Lockport landscape or from its collective memory.Ann Marie Linnabery is the assistant director of the History Center of Niagara.


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Mattioli Woods battles PI provider over £400k claims
by Brian Cantwell on Jan 29, 2013 at 13:41
Sipp provider and advisory firm Mattioli Woods is battling a professional indemnity (PI) insurer over two claims for client redress totalling £400,000.
The claims relate to investment advice and are subject to separate legal wrangles between lawyers representing Mattioli Woods and the claimants.
Although Mattioli Woods has not conceded that the claims are valid, it is at loggerheads with a PI insurer which has refused to pay out if they are deemed to be legitimate, on the grounds that they were made outside the period for which the insurer covered the advice firm.
In its interim results for the six months ended 30 November 2012 Mattioli Woods said: 'A number of claims were notified to the group's PI insurers in respect of the period from 18 February 2010 to 17 August 2011. The insurers have declined to indemnify the group in respect of certain of these claims. The group is of the opinion that the insurers' position is without any merit and is challenging their view.'
Nathan Imlach, Mattioli Woods finance director, said the firm would be in line to pay out £400,000 if the claimants and PI insurer won their battles.
'In a worst case scenario, if the claimants' position is upheld and the insurer's position is upheld, then we're on the hook for £400,000,' he said.
Imlach (pictured) said it was not always clear when a dissatisfied customer become a complainant.
'On any PI insurance policy there's a notification process….and in each period of insurance you have to notify claims and potential claims. Claims and potential claims are not a black and white thing,' he said.
'When you've got an unhappy client - and through the investment markets of 2009/2010 there were very few investment advisory businesses that didn't have unhappy clients- the question from the PI insurance perspective is when does an unhappy client become a potential claim?'
A statement in Mattioli Woods' interim results said it had not set aside the £400,000 to pay the claims.
It said: 'The estimated compensation payable should the clients' claims be successful, with no indemnity provided by the insurers, is £400,000. To the extent the group believes it is possible but not probable that a claim will succeed and result in an economic outflow, no provision is made in these financial statements.'
7 comments so far. Why not have your say?
Jan 29, 2013 at 14:22
Imlach (pictured) said it was not always clear when a dissatisfied customer become a complainant ? oh dear hope the FSA are not reading this even the office cleaner needs to know the procedurereport this
Jan 29, 2013 at 14:42
It is of course a lot easier to readily identify a client complaint / expression of dissatisfaction than it is to identify a 'circumstance' which could give rise to a complaint. PI policies generally require the policyholder to notify both claims and 'circumstances' in timely fashion. Without limitation; a 'circumstance' can be construed as a request from a client to retrospectively justify certain advice / recommendations without necessarily raising a dissatisfaction - arguably this can be foreseen as a pre-cursor to future complaint. Similarly, a 'circumstance' can also be determined by an internal awareness of a deficiency in the professional services rendered but without the affected client(s) being conscious of the said deficiency. If you are uncertain whether a matter constitutes as a claim or circumstance, avoid any risk and notify the matter immediately to your broker/insurer(s) and let insurer(s) decide whether a situation is deemed notifiable or not. This will help mitigate against any potential coverage disputes. Finally, you should always carefully read the T&Cs of your policy and take the advice from the broker who placed your policy.report this
Jan 29, 2013 at 14:52
I suspect that what Mr Imlach meant was in relation to the notification procedure within the PI policy.
A complaint for the purposes of the DISP Rules is made when there is any expression of dissatisfaction whether that be verbal or in writing, either letter or email.
The facts and nature of that expression of dissatisfaction may be insufficient to meet the definition of a claim or intimation of claim in terms of the PI policy such that an intimation has to be made – and the PI insurer may reject that as a valid notification. That is particularly a problem when you are getting to the end of your PI policy and you are trying to protect your back by making a notification of circumstances that may give rise to a claim.
When the complaint is formalised and the complainant says he is looking for redress then that certainly would meet the definition in most PI policies of a claim that had to be notified – the problem being that the insurer may later say that you should have made the intimation earlier and that your are out of time.
The PI insurers do have it both ways.report this
Jan 29, 2013 at 15:00
Although there may be technical issues about the PI cover etc. the thing that springs to my mind is an article in NMA a few months ago, when this very firm was professing itself to be the way to run an IFA in the New Model post RDR days.
Lets just hope they do not do a phenix on the rest of us.report this
Jan 29, 2013 at 16:09
My money is on the PI insurer winning...report this
Jan 30, 2013 at 09:33
I quite agree Tim. PI Insurance is a complete waste of time & money, & should be scrapped.report this
Jan 30, 2013 at 17:16
Do we have details as to the nature of the complaint? Was it a property syndicated investment for a client approaching retirement?report this
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The Greenbrier now has both of the most famous Watsons in golf — and plenty of green jackets to hang in its closets.
The historic resort announced Tuesday that 2012 Masters champion Bubba Watson has joined the team of professional golfers representing the resort. Watson will join Greenbrier pro emeritus Tom Watson — an eight-time Major winner, including a pair of Masters championships — 2012 U.S. Senior Open champion Kenny Perry and 2012 U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson as a member of "Team Greenbrier." He'll display The Greenbrier logo on his bag while participating in all professional tournaments, pro-am events and public golf exhibitions.
"The Greenbrier, to us, is all about family," Watson said Tuesday, while enjoying a mini-vacation at The Greenbrier with his wife, Angie, and 16-month-old son Caleb. "Everybody here has treated us great. The family atmosphere, the history here, the beauty here, how could you not want to be a part of it? It's a dream resort, and hopefully Caleb will grow old here and his kids will grow up here, as well."
Greenbrier owner and CEO Jim Justice has quickly developed a close relationship with Watson and said he was thrilled to have him as part of the team.
"He's got Caleb and Angie, and they're the greatest," said Justice. "His values are rock solid and grounded and what I think The Greenbrier ought to be all about. He's a good person with incredible talent. He's got a good personality, he engages the crowd and that's what we're all about."
Watson said it's an honor to be associated with the other members of The Greenbrier team, as well as former pro emeritus Sam Snead, who won a record 82 PGA tour events, including three Masters titles, and three-time Masters winner Nick Faldo, who now owns a home on The Greenbrier property, in representing "America's Resort."
"For me to be associated now, in a roundabout way, with Sam Snead and Tom Watson is an honor," said Watson, who saw the property for the first time in July when he played in The Greenbrier Classic, the resort's annual PGA tour event. "I'm young and haven't done anything in my life like they have. It's a thrill and a dream come true."
Watson has also purchased a lot and plans on building a home at The Greenbrier Sporting Club. He's spent the last few days researching different plans for his home, which he would only reveal is "on the mountain," and he hopes to have the construction finished in time for next year's Greenbrier Classic.
"I need a place to stay," he said with a laugh. "They make you feel at home here, and I love it. Then, when you add in four beautiful courses to play golf, it's great. It was easy to fall in love with it. There's the pools, the bunker, horse rides, walking trails, and in bad weather the bowling alley and the indoor pool. It's some of the best food I've ever had.
"I'm not used to snow, so that part is a little different. But I want to spend some winters here, and obviously Christmas here. During the summer, it will be perfect."
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You know the rest. Even though the new law limited the use of the larger, more powerful fireworks to the day before, day of and day after 10 "holidays" designated by the state, once the barrage began it didn't end — in some places at least — until the snow and cold forced the fireworks crowd indoors.
Now, Leelanau County citizens worried that warm weather will bring Round Two have found they have few options.
Dozens of residents fed up with late-night booms and the fireworks debris that litters area beaches and yards went to the Leelanau County Board in April to seek a county ordinance to reduce or ban fireworks.
But they found that state law prevents a countywide law, and though villages and townships can pass limiting ordinances, they don't have the police to enforce them.
One solution may be to have individual villages and townships pass identical ordinances - none of which could be more restrictive than state law — that the county sheriff's department could enforce without worrying about dealing with a patchwork of laws or being in a position to enforce state law.
But that puts a huge burden on the sheriff's department (any sheriff's department, for that matter), which has limited manpower to chase down late-night fireworks scofflaws.
The best way to deal with all this is to lobby the Legislature - just as the fireworks industry did - to change the law that caused all the problems in the first place. They started it, let them finish it.
Rep. Ray Franz, R-Onekama, who represents Leelanau County, said there is a "preliminary agreement" in the Legislature to alter the law, but the best way to ensure that happens is to call and write your lawmaker and demand change.
Lawmakers could again ban Roman candles, bottle rockets and firecrackers, but that seems unlikely. At the very least the number of "holidays" should be reduced to three or four — Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and perhaps New Year's Day. There is no reason in the world to include Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, Washington's Birthday, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas in the list. Nothing says Christmas like a few Roman candles or a bottle rocket, eh?
It will be interesting to see who has more clout — out-of-state fireworks industry lobbyists, or state residents. Give the Legislature's track record, bet on the lobbyists.


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At the end of this year, the coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act will take effect. Regardless of what a person thinks about the massive changes the law will make to America's health care system, it's important to understand the economic impact of the health care law's regulatory burden and 23 tax increases.
The reality is that the Affordable Care Act creates multiple levels of new government regulation and the cost of the law is covered with taxes and penalties on businesses and consumers who already pay for their insurance. Health insurance premiums are expected to jump significantly as insurers shift costs to comply with mandated health care benefits.
The law also continues to cause great uncertainty among employers. The employer mandate requires companies with at least 50 workers to provide health insurance to those who work at least 30 hours. In anticipation, some employers have cut back hours or added part-time staff instead of full-time positions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' recent employment report shows that of the 162,000 jobs added in July, a disproportionate share is skewed towards lower-wage, part-time work. The ranks of part-timers being hired are swelling due to the uncertainty created by the employer insurance mandate. The White House in July unilaterally decided to postpone the employer mandate, but the one-year delay does not remove the future burden on employers. The delay also opens up insurance subsidies to fraud, as the IRS likely will not be able to certify if those who apply legally qualify.
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The United States has long touted its record of sending disadvantaged children to college. That pride is misplaced, a study now finds.
The odds that a young person in the U.S. will go to college if their parents haven't — 29 percent — are among the lowest of developed countries, according to a report released Tuesday by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development.
The results indicated the challenge of one of President Obama's economic and educational goals: increasing college attainment in the U.S. relative to other countries. The U.S. ranks 14th among 37 countries in the percentage of 25- to 34-year-olds with higher education. A generation ago, the U.S. ranked among the top in the world.
"The odds that a young person will be in higher education if his or her family has a low level of education are particularly small in the U.S.," the report said.
Declining economic mobility in the U.S. has been the subject of social science research that challenges a mainstay of the American dream, that of children achieving more that their parents. The issue, particularly for the middle class, lies at the heart of this year's presidential campaign between Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
In the study, the U.S. ranked below all countries except Canada and New Zealand in sending the children of less educated parents to four-year colleges.
The evidence suggests a culprit: inequity among elementary and high school students, such as the concentration of immigrants and other disadvantaged citizens in lower-quality schools, according to Andreas Schleicher, the international organization's deputy director for education.
Rising college tuition doesn't seem to account for the difference, though U.S. student-loan levels could, Schleicher said in a briefing with reporters. Higher education debt has reached $1 trillion, raising alarm among families.


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While neither Joey Wilder nor Marcus Middleton scored in the third quarter, both came through with the game on the line in the fourth, helping the Stoughton High boys' basketball team erase an 8-point deficit and beat visiting Sharon, 58-55, Friday night.
Wilder scored Stoughton's first four field goals of the fourth quarter, and Middleton hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 57 seconds left in the game and hit a pair of free throws with 4.4 seconds left to cement the win.
Stoughton is now 6-6 on the season and has swept the season series with Sharon. Stoughton rebounded this week going 2-0, climbing back to the .500 mark, after a disappointing showing at Oliver Ames last Friday, Jan. 18 had the Black Knights sitting at 4-6. Both wins this week came without injured senior captain (and second leading scorer) Joe Bunce-Grenon. The team looks to have Bunce-Grenon back as soon as next week.
The Eagles, meanwhile, fall to 7-6. After an 0-3 start, Sharon ran off seven wins in a row, but now has lost three straight again.
"I thought we did a good job tonight of dealing with some adverse situations and keeping our collective cool and that's a good sign," Stoughton coach John Gallivan said.
"The kids played hard," he added. "[Sharon is] a really good team. We're thrilled to get out of here with a W."
Thrilled because the game looked to be slipping away from Stoughton a little less than three minutes into the final period when Sharon's Brian Mukasa hit a two-pointer to give the Eagles a 54-46 lead with 5:15 left to play.
But Mukasa's two-pointer turned out to be the final basket of the night for Sharon, with the Eagles scoring just one more point the rest of the game, on a free throw from Brian Lawrence with 45.4 seconds left.
Sharon coach Bruce Jackman felt his team "self-destructed" down the stretch with a number of missed layups and missed foul shots.
And Stoughton was able to take advantage on the offensive end and chip away at the Sharon lead.
After Mukasa hit his shot, Wilder scored, Middleton hit a pair of free throws, Oliveira had a free throw and Wilder scored again on a put-back to close the gap to just 54-53 with 2:30 left.
Middleton then had the ball with a chance to give Stoughton the lead, but Brian Lawrence leaped in the air and blocked him. Sharon missed on its ensuing possession, and Middleton, unfazed, found the ball back in his hands and this time sank a three-point shot near the Stoughton bench to give the Black Knights a 56-54 lead with 57 seconds left, their first lead since midway through the third quarter.
"Joey [Wilder] recognized that he didn't have good position and kicked it out to a wide-open Marcus [Middleton] and I'm sure no one in this league wants to see a wide-open Marcus. That was a huge play," Gallivan said.
Stoughton's defense didn't buckle in the final minute and Middleton sank two free throws to make it a three-point game with 4.4 seconds left. Stoughton was solid all night from the foul line (11 for 14). Sharon was unable to get a final shot off.
It's fitting Stoughton won thanks to a three-point shot because the three-pointer carried the Black Knights in the early going. Stoughton hit five three-pointers in the first quarter (Middleton with three and Mauro Oliveira and Eddie Grant with one each) to account for all of the team's 15 points in the period.
Stoughton led 15-12 at the end of 1, but Sharon started the second with an 11-2 run. Stoughton closed the quarter strong, however, and tailed 30-27 heading into the locker room at the half.
Stoughton was shooting 6/13 from beyond the arc and just 2/14 inside in the first half. Stoughton's inside shooting improved in the second half, with the Black Knights going 8/18.
Where Middleton and Wilder paced Stoughton in the fourth, Stanley Sajous, Mike Gallagher and Oliveira kept Stoughton in the game in the third period. Sajous had a team-high six points in the quarter; Gallagher hit back-to-back shots to tie the game at 36; and an Oliveira three briefly gave Stoughton a 39-38 led with 4:05 left in the third.
Sharon took a 47-42 lead into the fourth though, with Stoughton earning the come-from-behind win.
Middleton led all scorers with 21 points, including five three-pointers. Oliveira and Sajous each had 9 points.
Grant had 5 points and Gallagher had 4 points to go along with a team-high 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Wilder scored 8 points, all of which came in the fourth quarter, and added 5 rebounds.
"We don't win [this] game without him," Gallivan said of Wilder. "We couldn't find a way to score and he got a couple of put-backs and a couple of shots that he'd been struggling with. He just got us ignited. He was our energy guy out there."
After scoring 11 points in the first half, Stoughton (led by Middleton and Gallagher) limited Mukasa in the second half, holding the star guard to four points, for a total of 15 on the evening. Lawrence caused Stoughton fits in the second half, however, scoring 14 of his 16 points in the third and fourth quarters. Kevin Bartas added 11 points for the Eagles.
Stoughton travels to Milford on Tuesday and heads to King Philip next Friday. And Sharon hosts Foxborough on Tuesday and travels to Attleboro next Friday.


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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry has won Arab League backing for his effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, raising hopes that the stalled negotiations could resume.
Kerry cited significant progress in narrowing gaps between the two sides, but he declined to elaborate.
On his sixth trip to the Middle East in as many months as America's top diplomat, Kerry met today in Jordan with representatives of the Arab League and nine of its members that support an Arab-Israeli peace plan proposed by Saudi Arabia.
In a statement after the meeting, the Arab delegation endorsed Kerry's initiative, saying his ideas "constitute a good ground and suitable environment for restarting the negotiations."
Later, Kerry met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and the two had a lengthy working dinner.
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Ada resident Kenneth Gipson was born on Sunday, Jan. 24, 1954, to Leonard and Eula (Williams) Gipson at Madill. He passed away on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at Ada at the age of 58 years, 11 months and 27 days.
He graduated from Madill High School in 1973, then received his bachelor's degree in radiology in 1980 from ECU.
Kenneth was a radiologic technologist for 32 years at the Pushmataha County Hospital in Antlers, Atoka Memorial Hospital and Chickasaw Nation Medical Center in Ada.
He was a member of the Mitchell Memorial Methodist Church in Ada.
He is survived by his mother, Eula (Williams) Gipson of Madill; siblings, Carter Gipson and wife, Theresa, of Noble, Darrell Gipson and wife, Donna, of Ada, Clara Sheffield of Pottsboro, Texas, and Jonathan Gipson and wife, Laura, of Ada; his longtime companion and friend, Odelia Tiger, and her children of Ada; and nieces and nephew, Deidre Clark and husband, Joe, Okinawa, Japan, Kathleen Badgett and husband, Scott, and their children Austin and Kiera, Shane Sheffield, Jessica Sheffield and Brittany Gipson-Whartenby.
He was preceded in death by his father, Leonard Gipson, and his brother-in-law, Shawn Sheffield.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Pennington United Methodist Church in Reagan, with the Rev. Don Jacobs officiating. Interment will be in Cane Hill Cemetery.
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The voters of west Mankato have a clear choice between a three-term incumbent who defends the city's record and a challenger who sees wasted spending across the city.
Joe Steck, an insurance salesman who bought his childhood home on Blue Earth Street, said the overspending that triggered debt crises gripping the nation didn't start in St. Paul or Washington, D.C.
" ... It started in cities like Mankato," he said.
Incumbent Jack Considine said the council members have been "responsible stewards of the tax dollar."
He said he'd run on the merits of the city's accomplishments.
Steck doesn't like the city spending $3 million on Riverfront Park when he says another park (Sibley) offers a riverside experience with an amphitheater.
He's also bothered by the median and lack of stop signs on his street.
"Quite frankly, it's the little things," he said.
When asked about the highlights of his most recent term, Considine doesn't mention the smoking ban, chicken ordinance or any of the controversial issues he views as more noise than substance.
Along with Councilman Mark Frost, Considine sat on a task force for the new water treatment plant. As a result, he said, Mankato will have secure, quality drinking water for 50 years.
Riverfront Park "turned out to be just a jewel," he said. "I don't think the jury's out on that anymore."
Other accomplishments include the improvements to the city's credit rating, extending wastewater service to nearby cities and cleaner discharge from the wastewater plant.
The 5th Ward includes the neighborhood around Sibley Park as well as the western portion of the Lincoln Park neighborhoods. Considine took the seat after running unopposed in 1998 and defended it twice. In 2002, he beat Tate Palmer 1,453 votes to 743 and in 2006 defeated Mike Lagerquist 1,229 votes to 942.
In 2006, Considine said he would have a hard time envisioning a scenario where he'd run again.
The difficulties of working a full-time job coordinating programs for inmates at the jail along with council duties were starting to wear on him. The county, however, offered retirement incentives and Considine plans to work his last day at the county at the end of this year.
He'll have more time on his hands, and, if re-elected, said he'll spend some of it representating Mankato on one of the state's two associations for cities.
Steck's priorities, he said, would be police, fire, streets and utilities.
"We have to get back to that, taking care of the simple things," he said.
For example, he's dismayed at the city's attempt to purchase the U.S. Bank building downtown for a theater expansion to the Verizon Wireless Center. The city already has two higher-education theaters, he said.
Whether it's subsidies for downtown business, flower planters, decorative streetlamps or the spacious bathrooms at Riverfront Park, Steck has a litany of examples of what he believes are out-of-control spending.
"Plain and simple, these are tough times and tough decisions will have to be made," he said.
He has other criticisms as well: the lack of conservative voices in the Envision 2020 planning process, poor communication with neighborhoods and not enough public discussion on some council decisions.
Considine has had at least one disappointment from his last term: a 2008 ordinance he supported to require the prevailing wage paid to workers on city-sponsored jobs. The prevailing wage is the wage at which most workers in the particular trade are paid — typically the union wage.
At the time, Considine issued a rare critique of city staff for a report that said the proposal would cost, at minimum, between $860,000 and $987,000 in one year in increased construction and enforcement costs. The proposal was voted down by the council.
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New Dramatists Will Honor Seth Gelblum at Annual Luncheon; Keith Carradine and Tonya Pinkins Will Perform
By Andrew Gans
The Tony-honored playwright development workshop New Dramatists will honor entertainment lawyer and New Dramatists Chairman of the Board Seth Gelblum with the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award at its 64th Annual Spring Luncheon tribute May 21 at the New York Marriott Marquis.
Among those performing tributes will be Tony Award nominee Keith Carradine (Hands on a Hardbody, The Will Rogers Follies) and Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins (Caroline, or Change; Jelly's Last Jam).
The event co-chairs are Roger Berlind, Roy Furman, and Barry and Fran Weissler.
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"Seth Gelblum operates in a business of big-world deals and major theatre and film artists and producers, but he's never lost touch with the aspirations and struggles of every playwright," said Todd London, artistic director, New Dramatists, in a statement. "In his decades of leadership of New Dramatists, he's never stopped asking fundamental questions: 'What do the writers want? What do they need?' And then he's worked selflessly to make sure they get those things. He is and will always be the ChairMensch of the New Dramatists' board. We are lucky to have him and honored to honor him."
Past luncheon honorees have included Bernadette Peters, Roger Berlind, Julie Taymor, Horton Foote, Edward Albee, Harvey Fierstein, Chita Rivera, Meryl Streep, Angela Lansbury, Julie Andrews, Glenn Close, Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Miller, Neil Simon, Jerry Herman, Terrence McNally, Barbara Cook, John Kander & Fred Ebb, August Wilson and Gwen Verdon.
The luncheon will be held at the New York Marriott Marquis (1535 Broadway, between 45th and 46th Streets) beginning with a champagne reception at 11:15 AM and ending promptly at 2:30 PM. Tickets are $300 (a portion of which is tax-deductible). For tickets, call New Dramatists director of development, Christie Brown, (212) 757-6960, ext. 5468.
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Lesley student Natalie Cohen's photo documentary project shares portraits and stories of homelessness in Harvard Square.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
The exhibit, which runs through Nov. 26, is co-sponsored by the Lesley University College of Art and Design Photo Department, the Office of Community Service at Lesley University, Lesley Delivers, and the Office of Student Activities. Cohen's exhibit is among a number of events and activities at Lesley to mark Hunger & Homelessness Week, including volunteer opportunities, a Faces of Homelessness Panel and a Hunger Banquet.
Cohen is a junior and works as the photographer for the Office of Community Service. She spent a month and a half photographing homeless people in Harvard Square for the project with the help of Lesley seniors Theresa Powers and Brianna Ehler, the co-president and group leader, respectively, with Lesley Delivers, a student organization dedicated to supporting the homeless and hungry in the Cambridge community by contributing food, resources, and time to those in need.
"These are people on the street you literally walk by every day," Natalie says. "Just saying, 'Hi,' could make their day, or buying them a cup of coffee. Show they are human. We want people to start making connections with other people."
Amy Greene, director of Lesley's Community Service office, praised Natalie's efforts to shed light on the homeless population and humanize a people who are so often overlooked.
"The photo exhibit is an excellent example of why we value community service here at Lesley, where a talented student like Natalie is able to apply theory to practice, utilizing her creativity to truly have an impact in the world," Greene noted. "The emotion and openness that is visible in each portrait is the result of years of connection between Lesley students and the homeless in Harvard Square through our vibrant student service organization, Lesley Delivers."
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June 10, 2013
Pursuit ends when McCreary man crashes at end of parkway
By CHRIS HARRIS, CJ Staff Writer
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Somerset —
The sudden end of the old Cumberland Parkway has claimed numerous cars to unfortunate accidents. This weekend, it actually helped law enforcement nab a highly sought-after suspect.
Donnie Jason Lair, 33, of Stearns in McCreary County, was arrested after allegedly leading Somerset Police in a pursuit that ended in him crashing a reportedly stolen car at that particular intersection, where what had been the parkway ends suddenly and connects with the Ky. 914 bypass.
According to the Somerset Police Department (SPD), on Friday night, Officer Billy Bolin saw a pick-up truck make a U-turn on North U.S. 27 and spin its tires.
When Bolin responded, The truck's driver, Lair, allegedly attempted to flee from officers and drove south on U.S. 27, then west on the West Ky. 80 Bypass, the former section of Cumberland Parkway.
However, Lair failed to observe that the 80 bypass ends at intersection with Ky. 914 intersection and struck an earth embankment on the west side of the intersection, according to police.
Lair was taken into custody along with his passenger, Tiffany Keen, 32, of Deer Lodge, Tenn.
The 1994 Chevrolet pick-up was reported stolen from S and S Auto Sales in McCreary County on May 24, according to SPD.
Lair was charged with first-degree fleeing or evading police, receiving stolen property, driving under the influence, and operating a vehicle on a suspended license. He was also charged with two McCreary County warrants for first-degree robbery, and theft by unlawful taking.
Lair was also wanted in Wayne County for criminal possession of a forged instrument, theft by deception, receiving stolen property, and fleeing or evading police.
According to the McCreary County Record, Lair was identified as a suspect in a string of auto thefts in Kentucky and Tennessee recently, following a pursuit in that county involving a stolen 2002 Chevrolet pick-up truck, allegedly left abandoned by Lair after stealing it. The McCreary Sheriff's Office's investigation involved up to six vehicles reported stolen as of last week.
Given his suspected involvement, the McCreary Sheriff had put out information about Lair, seeking the public's help in capturing him.
Keen was charged with alcohol intoxication and having prescription controlled substances not in their proper container.
Both were lodged in the Pulaski Count Detention Center.
Accidents at that intersection are not uncommon. According to Derek Stringer of the Pulaski County 911 Emergency Center, there have been approximately 50 wrecks there since December of 2010, after the section was blocked off and those headed west toward Russell County took a somewhat altered route on the bypass.
The number of accidents has lessened over time, said Stringer — at first, some occurred because drivers were used to going forward and not encountering a roadblock, or perhaps couldn't see it due to visibility conditions — but they still happen, as evidenced by Friday's incident.
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Weber State 59, Northern Iowa 56: Every shot fell early for Weber State in Cedar Falls, Iowa, in the CIT semis. Then came a quiet second half.
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Fired Minnesota coach Tubby Smith could have a job before the Golden Gophers fill his vacancy.
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Texas Tech has been in the market for a permanent coach since last September, when Billy Gillispie resigned citing health concerns.
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