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CeeLo Green
|CeeLo Green
CeeLo Green at a Gnarls Barkley concert in July 2010.
|Background information
|Birth name
|Thomas DeCarlo Callaway
|Also known as
|CeeLo, Cee Lo Green
|May 30, 1975 (aged 39) <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123741/?ref_=nv_sr_1>
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
|Soul, hip hop, R&B
|Singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, television music competition judge, actor
|Vocals, piano
|Years active
|Arista, BMG,[1] Elektra
|Associated acts
|Gnarls Barkley, Goodie Mob, Trick Daddy, TLC, Kid Cudi, Outkast, Jazze Pha, Bruno Mars, Slaughterhouse, Foo Fighters, Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5, Blake Shelton, GorillaCallaway, Pharrell Williams
Thomas DeCarlo Callaway (born May 30, 1975), [2] best known by his stage name CeeLo Green (sometimes rendered as Cee Lo Green, or referred to as CeeLo), is an American recording artist from Atlanta, Georgia. A singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor, in 2011 CeeLo Green also became a talent show judge, working for American reality television singing competition The Voice. CeeLo Green came to initial prominence as a member of the southern hip hop group Goodie Mob, and as part of the soul duo Gnarls Barkley, with record producer Danger Mouse. Subsequently he embarked on a solo career, partially spurred by YouTube popularity.[3] His work has earned numerous awards and accolades, including five Grammy Awards.
Internationally, Green is best known for his soul work: his most popular was Gnarls Barkley's 2006 worldwide hit "Crazy", which reached number one in various singles charts worldwide, including the UK. In the United States, "Crazy" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Its parent album St. Elsewhere, was also a hit, reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart and number four on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. Gnarls Barkley's second album, The Odd Couple (2008), charted at number 12 on the Billboard 200.
In 2010, Green took a hiatus from working with Danger Mouse, and released a solo single titled "Fuck You!", on August 19. The song became a hit, with the radio-edit version "Forget You", reaching the top spot in the UK and the Netherlands and charting at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. Its parent album, The Lady Killer (2010), saw similar success, peaking within the top five of the UK Albums Chart and debuting within the top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and receiving a Gold certification from the BPI in the UK. His next two single, "It's OK" and "Bright Lights Bigger City" were also hits in Europe. In 2013, Green reunited with the rest of Goodie Mob, to release their fifth studio album Age Against the Machine.
- 1 Early life
- 2 Music career
- 3 Television and film career
- 4 Personal life
- 5 Controversies
- 6 Discography
- 7 Awards and nominations
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Early life[edit]
CeeLo Green was born on May 30, 1974, in Atlanta, Georgia. His father died when Green was 2 years old.[4] Later his mother — a firefighter[5][6] — was paralyzed in a car crash and died two years later when Green was 18.[4]
At the time, CeeLo's career with Goodie Mob had just begun taking off. His mother's death led Green into depression, as is reflected in various songs throughout his career, including "Free" by Goodie Mob, songs on St. Elsewhere, and on The Odd Couple ("She Knows", "A Little Better").[4][7] Green also expresses his love for his mother in the song "Guess Who" from Goodie Mob's Soul Food album. In an excerpt of "Cee Lo Distilled", a mini documentary produced by Absolut and The Fader released on YouTube, Green explained that his mother's death was a defining moment to "crossing that threshold over into a career".[8]
Music career[edit]
Goodie Mob[edit]
Along with Big Gipp, T-Mo, and Khujo, Green was an original member of the Atlanta hip hop group Goodie Mob. He is the youngest of the four.[9] The Goodie Mob was a part of the Atlanta rap collective the Dungeon Family, which also included Outkast. Goodie Mob appeared on two tracks on OutKast's 1994 debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, with Green providing vocals for both Call of da Wild and Git Up, Git Out.
The group released their debut album, Soul Food in 1995. The album received much critical praise as a pioneering record for the then emerging Southern rap scene. It featured a distinctive soulful southern sound by production team Organized Noize, who had also produced Outkast's debut Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik.
During this time, he also contributed backing vocals to TLC's hit 1995 song "Waterfalls".[10]
The group's second album, Still Standing came out in 1998 and also received much critical praise. Its commercial performance was slightly lower than the group's previous effort however. At this time, Green focused primarily on rapping over singing. While he did frequently sing hooks and did some singing, at this point he was a rapper first and foremost. Green took more creative control on the group's next album, World Party. Released in 1999, this album was more of a party record than the group's previous output, getting away somewhat from their socially conscious lyricism.[11]
During the making of the album World Party, Green left the group to pursue a solo career under Arista and the remaining members continued to perform together under the Goodie Mob name with Koch Records. They did however collaborate in combinations in the Dungeon Family album Even in Darkness.
The song "Hold On" from Big Boi of OutKast's Got Purp? Vol. 2 album was the first newly recorded Goodie Mob song with all four members since World Party. (Khujo later revealed to fans at an album signing[original research?] for his new album "Mercury", that the song "Hold On" was originally recorded in 1995 before Soul Food was released.)
In 1999, Green, was one of ten guest musicians who contributed to the Santana album Supernatural. Lauryn Hill wrote "Do You Like The Way," and the two of them trade off on lead vocals.
Gnarls Barkley[edit]
Along with DJ Danger Mouse, Green was part of a duo called Gnarls Barkley. They first met when Danger Mouse took second in a talent contest and opened for OutKast and Goodie Mob at a University of Georgia concert in 1998. Afterwards, Danger Mouse gave CeeLo an instrumental demo tape and told him to call him if he was interested.[citation needed] They did not make contact again until CeeLo was contacted to be featured in a remix of the Danger Mouse and Jemini song "What U Sittin' On?" from the album Ghetto Pop Life. They worked together again on the 2005 Danger Doom (Danger Mouse and MF Doom collaboration) album The Mouse and The Mask on the song "Benzi Box" where CeeLo sings the chorus.
Gnarls Barkley's first collaborative album, St. Elsewhere, was released on April 24, 2006, in the UK and May 2, 2006, in the United States. St. Elsewhere entered the charts at No.1 in the UK, as did the first single "Crazy". "Crazy" is the first single to go straight to No.1 in the UK based on digital download sales alone and is ranked by Rolling Stone as the No.1 song of the decade. The album is CeeLo's greatest selling venture yet, having shipped over 3 million copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[9] A second album by Gnarls Barkley, titled The Odd Couple, was released in March 2008. Its first single was released in January called "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)".[9]
Solo career[edit]
Green's Arista career was short-lived, as he was dropped after only two albums due to low record sales. His first album, Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections, was heavily in the vein of various other Dungeon Family releases, with southern soul/funk/jazz backings produced solely by himself and boasting appearances by fellow Dungeon Fam members Big Gipp and Backbone. The album explored his departure from Goodie Mob and his solo growth in the song "El Dorado Sunrise (Super Chicken)", as well as socio-political issues, and showcased his singing. The album did not sell very well, but CeeLo achieved some airplay with the single "Closet Freak".
His second Arista album, Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine brought a more branched-out sound and more deeply explored southern rap music. This is evidenced by collaborations with Ludacris, T.I., and Pharrell Williams, as well as production from Timbaland, The Neptunes and Jazze Pha, among others. The only other Dungeon Family member that appeared on his second release was Big Rube. This album saw CeeLo delve into other styles besides traditional rap. Timbaland proved to be CeeLo's single producer as their song "I'll Be Around" received mild airplay. They performed the single on an episode in the second season of Chappelle's Show. "The One" featuring Jazze Pha and T.I. was also released as a single. On the heels of the success of Gnarls Barkley, Arista released a 17-track greatest hits collection of CeeLo songs, Closet Freak: The Best of Cee-Lo Green the Soul Machine. It features predominantly CeeLo solo tracks and several Goodie Mob songs. His new song "What Part of Forever" has been included in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.[12]
After his second solo album, CeeLo joined the group Gnarls Barkley (see below) with Danger Mouse, temporarily putting his solo career on hold. He would release two albums with that group, before again releasing solo material in 2010.
On August 14, 2010, CeeLo released the single "F*** You!" to YouTube ahead of his planned solo album release, due to its partial leak on April 13. "F*** You!" was an instant viral smash hit,[3] registering over two million plays in less than a week. Two weeks later on September 1, CeeLo released to YouTube an official music video of the song.[13] "F*** You" made a debut at No.1 on the UK charts, notably beating out "Shame" from the recently reunited Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow. On December 1, 2010, CeeLo received five Grammy nominations for "F*** You!", which has been certified Gold in the United States[14] and Denmark.[15] The single achieved platinum status in Canada,[16] New Zealand,[17] and the UK;[18] and multi-platinum status in Australia.[19]
Green said his 2010 album The Lady Killer "is a more clear, concise, consistent, conceptual, entire album [than his previous]. It's a complete thought, because it's written to be like a score. The album's meant to be a motion picture, you know? I've never taken that approach to doing an album before."[20] The album was certified Gold in the UK on December 6, 2010.[21]
Green toured during 2010, his highlight was meeting Jason Brooks in London, and 2011 with an all-female backing band named "Scarlet Fever" (made up of Sharon Aguilar, Brittany Brooks, Theresa Flaminio, and Regina Zernay Roberts), performing for Taratata,[22] the BBC,[23][24][25][26] Late Show with David Letterman,[27] W's Symmetry Live Concert Series,[28][29] Saturday Night Live,[30][31] the Jimmy Kimmel Live! special show following the Academy Awards,[32] and many other venues. Green also performed "Forget You", a sanitized version of his hit "Fuck You", with Gwyneth Paltrow and several puppets provided by The Jim Henson Company at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on February 13, 2011, a shout out to Elton John, who wore a very similar costume in a Muppet show performance in 1977.[33] At the 2011 BRIT Awards two days later, he was joined by British vocalist Joelle Bennett in another duet of "Fuck You".[34][35] Shortly thereafter, it was announced that Green will be joining Rihanna and J. Cole on the North American leg of Rihanna Loud Tour in the summer of 2011.[36] However, he later dropped out of the tour citing that his busy work schedule which includes his commitment to judging "The Voice", writing a new book and recording a new album as the reason for his withdrawal.[37]
On August 14, 2011, Green performed at WWE SummerSlam performing "Forget You" and the event's theme, "Bright Lights, Bigger City". His 2011 Billboard Music Awards performance was also notable, particularly for a stage stunt whereby he and his piano began to rise up in the air and turn upside down, as he was playing his solo number Bright Lights Bigger City.[38]
CeeLo rereleased his album The Lady Killer as a Platinum Edition on November 28, 2011.[39] The repackaged album contained the original 16 tracks (including remixed versions of Bright Lights Bigger City (feat. Wiz Khalifa) and I Want You (Hold On To Love) plus one extra track, written by Ross Golan, Anyway. The new track, Anyway, served as the album's sixth overall single and first Platinum Edition single.
Future projects[edit]
Green is collaborating with producer Jazze Pha to release an album called Happy Hour on Jazze's record label. The songs "Happy Hour" (as well as the remix with Bun B, Snoop Dogg & Tone Tone), "Man of the Hour", and "Disco Bitch" (featuring The Pussycat Dolls) from the album have already been released as singles and B-sides. Jazze Pha has produced numerous hit singles with many artists, but this project is his rapping and singing debut. CeeLo is co-producing the album with him, so both artist and producer share equal roles in vocals and production. Also, Melody Thornton confirmed that she is currently in the studio with CeeLo working on her solo album. In 2010, he recorded a song for the Sex and the City 2 soundtrack which reached number 9 in the charts and was written by him and produced by T-Pain which is called "Language of Love". He along with The Red Hot Chili Peppers and OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder were rumored to be appearing on British DJ Paul Oakenfold's upcoming album. Also, Cee-Lo has recorded a song with Alien Ant Farm that is expected to be released on their upcoming 2012 album.[40] In March 2012, Green performed at a fundraiser for President Barack Obama with the president present.[41] He began singing "Fuck You" with the original profane lyrics, but then switched to the non-profane lyrics.[42]
In May 2012, the alcohol trade magazine The Tasting Panel featured a cover story detailing CeeLo Green's part ownership of an alcohol brand called TY KU Sake & Spirits.[43]
In August 2012, Green announced he will be releasing the song "I Love Football" on September 13, 2012. It is set to the tune of "Blitzkrieg Bop" by Ramones.[44]
On February 5, 2013, Green released the song "Only You," featuring Lauriana Mae, a contestant on P. Diddy's Starmaker. It is set to be on Green's upcoming fourth album,[45] tentatively titled Girl Power.[46]
He has announced an upcoming production called "CeeLo Green Presents Loberace" (or simply "Loberace").[47] Supposed to be unveiled at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on February 21, 2013, the event was rescheduled to a later unspecified date due to a fatal shooting along the Las Vegas Strip where the resort is situated.[48]
Green is set to appear on Tech N9ne's upcoming album Something Else on the track "That's My Kid" (featuring Big K.R.I.T. & Game).[citation needed]
Television and film career[edit]
Green, along with the rest of the Goodie Mob, had a cameo in the 1999 film Mystery Men as a member of the Not So Goodie Mob, in which he was credited as "Thomas Burton aka Cee lo". He also has done voice acting work, voicing Prime Cut Miggity-Mo' Macdaddy Gizzabang Doggy Dog Dog on the Brak Show episode "Brakstreet" in 2002, Frank and Buddy Z Class of 3000's Christmas special and as Godzilla in the Robot Chicken episode "Squaw Bury Shortcake" in 2007, and Rev. Rollo Goodlove in the Boondocks episodes "The S-Word" and "The Hunger Strike" in 2008. In 2010, he appeared in T-Pain's Freaknik: The Musical as Light Skin.
On January 15, 2011, Green both acted and performed on NBC's Saturday Night Live hosted by Gwyneth Paltrow, who, in November 2010, covered his song "Forget You" on an episode of Glee.[49]
Green is one of the coaches for contestants on seasons one through three on the singing TV show The Voice.[50] He returned as a coach on the fifth season.[51]
October 11, 2011, Green also made a guest-star appearance in the NBC show, Parenthood - season 3 episode 6, "Tales From the Luncheonette".[52][53]
On August 14, 2011, Green appeared at WWE SummerSlam and performed both "'Bright Lights Bigger City", the official theme song for the event, and his hit "'Forget You". On September 25, 2011, Green appeared as himself in a live-action/voice appearance and as the voice of a hot tub in the American Dad! episode "Hot Water".[54]
The following year, on February 5, Green appeared in the Super Bowl halftime show with Madonna. On March 31, 2012, Green appeared in the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards. Near the end of the show, he was revealed to be the evil mastermind that was trying to ruin the show, and the only reason he was evil was because he wanted to get slimed. However, the show's host, Will Smith, refused to slime him, and he "ice cream sundaed" him instead, claiming it was the "second-best thing" compared to sliming. On August 8 of that year, he played J.C. Carpenter in the TV Land sitcom The Soul Man episode "J.C. Carpenter's Gospel Show".[55] Ten days later, guest starred in the Nickelodeon show How to Rock in an episode called "How to Rock Cee Lo". He did a voice in the animated feature Hotel Transylvania as Murray the Mummy.
On September 6, 2012, NBC said Green would star in and serve as executive producer of a family comedy on the network.[56]
On February 28, 2013, he appeared as himself in the sitcom Anger Management, season 2 episode 8, "Charlie & Cee Lo". He appears in the film Begin Again as well.
Green performed at the Singapore Social Star Awards from May 23, 2013, to May 24, 2013.[57]
Personal life[edit]
CeeLo Green has described himself as having been a "goon" in his youth, as well as a "kleptomaniac, pyromaniac, just plain maniac".[58][59] He has expressed that, at a number of occasions, he deeply regrets that wrongful behaviour in those days and years. He still feels deeply grieved by the loss of his two parents, whom he both continuously misses, also during these times of having a successful career.
Green, who was married, divorced in 2005, after he and his wife had son Kingston in 2000.[60] On October 30, 2012, Green was accused of sexual battery by a woman with whom he had dined at a Los Angeles restaurant,[61][62] leading to a nearly year-long investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department.[63] On October 21, 2013, Green pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of furnishing a controlled substance after the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office declined to file a charge of rape of an intoxicated person, citing insufficient evidence.[64]
At the April 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Green had his set cut off while performing, and then stormed off stage.[65] CeeLo had arrived 25 minutes late, performed five songs, including "Fuck You" and Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". His set was scheduled to end at 5:40 p.m. At 5:44, as he was apologizing for being late due to an air travel delays, the audio from his microphone was cut off.[66] He then stormed off stage amid boos.[67]
On June 16, 2011, journalist Andrea Swensson of City Pages negatively reviewed one of Green's performances, writing that it "failed to measure up to the fun factor of his recorded material. Green spent most of the set stationed in front of a microphone at the center of the stage, barely moving an inch while he sang and flanked by two forgettable back-up singers and a DJ that was all but hidden behind a giant LCD display".[68] In response, the following day Green tweeted "I respect your criticism but be fair! People enjoyed last night! I'm guessing ur gay? And my masculinity offended u? well fuck U!"[69] Green promptly received angered responses from some of his followers on Twitter, to which he replied "Apologies gay community! what was homophobic about that?"[70] In a subsequent interview with magazine Us Weekly, Green stated that his comments were in good fun, adding that "I am not harboring any sort of negative feeling toward the gay community" and that "I am one of the most liberal artists that I think you will ever meet, and I pride myself on that."[71]
On December 31, 2011, Green sang John Lennon's "Imagine" just prior to the ball drop for New Year's Eve at New York City's Times Square. In his rendition, Green replaced the line "and no religion, too" with the words "and all religion's true".[72] Many saw this as a substantial revision of the meaning behind Lennon's original lyrics.[72] Shortly after the performance, Green responded via Twitter: "Yo I meant no disrespect by changing the lyric guys! I was trying to say a world where u could believe what u wanted that's all" [sic][73] Green deleted a series of tweets pertaining to this event shortly thereafter.[74]
On September 10, 2013 Green's appearance on Sirius Radio's The Opie and Anthony Show was cancelled due to the singer's failure to arrive on time. Green was told on arrival that he should leave the studio or he would be escorted from the building.
Awards and nominations[edit]
BET Awards[edit]
|Cee-lo Green
|Best Male R&B Artist
Billboard Music Awards[edit]
|Viral Innovator of the Year
Brit Awards[edit]
|The Lady Killer
|Best International Album
|Best International Male
Grammy Awards[edit]
|Record of the Year
|Best Urban/Alternative Performance
|St. Elsewhere
|Album of the Year
|Best Alternative Music Album
|"Going On"
|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
|The Odd Couple
|Best Alternative Music Album
|"Forget You"
|Record of the Year
|Song of the Year
|Best Urban/Alternative Performance
|Best Short Form Music Video
|"Fool for You"
|Best Traditional R&B Performance
|Best R&B Song
|The Lady Killer
|Best Pop Vocal Album
|Doo-Wops & Hooligans (as featured artist)
|Album of the Year
|Cee Lo's Magic Moment
|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Soul Train Music Awards[edit]
|Best Male R&B/Soul Artist
WWE Slammy Awards[edit]
|Himself and Beyonce
|WWE A-lister of the Year
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Malignant tumors of the proximal part of the fibula are rare. We sought to analyze the presenting characteristics, postoperative complications, and local recurrences of malignant tumors in the proximal part of the fibula in a large series of patients.
We identified 112 histologically confirmed malignant tumors of the proximal part of the fibula from the time period between 1910 and 2007. The sex ratio was nearly equal (fifty-four male, fifty-eight female). The average age of the patients was 27.6 years, and the average follow-up period was 5.7 years.
Osteosarcoma (44%) was the most common diagnosis. Pain (86%), palpable mass (51%), and peroneal nerve symptoms (12%) were the most common presenting symptoms. One hundred and three (92%) of 112 underwent curative surgical treatment. The two most common procedures were amputation in fifty (45%) of 112 patients and Malawer type-II resection in twenty-four (21%) of 112 patients. Deliberative sacrifice of the peroneal nerve was performed in seventy-four patients (66%). Postoperative complications occurred in fourteen (12.5%) of 112 patients, including wound issues (ten of 112), peroneal nerve palsy despite nerve preservation (two of twenty-nine), and posterior tibial artery thrombosis (two of 112). No long-term knee instability was seen in the fifty-three patients who underwent resection with lateral collateral ligament reconstruction. Fifty-six patients (50%) developed distant metastases and twelve (11%) had local recurrences.
Osteosarcomas are the most common malignant tumor of the proximal fibula. Complication rates are modest and long-term knee instability was not seen in patients undergoing reconstruction of the lateral collateral ligament. Local recurrence following resection is not uncommon and metastatic dissemination is the main cause of death. This series represents the largest collection of such tumors for which there is extended follow-up and data on surgical complications.
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
A type-II wide intracompartmental resection includes removing the proximal part of the fibula along with 6 to 7 cm of normal diaphysis, the anterolateral muscle compartments, the peroneal nerve, and the anterior tibial artery. Ex dig. longus m. = extensor digitorum longus muscle.
Aggressive proximal fibular tumors with a substantial soft-tissue mass may elevate and stretch the common peroneal nerve. Ext = extensor. (With kind permission from Springer Science and Business Media: Abdel MP, Papagelopoulos PJ, Morrey ME, Wenger DE, Rose PS, Sim FH. Surgical management of 121 benign proximal fibula tumors. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010;468[11]:3056-62.)
After a type-II resection, the resulting defect typically results in the lateral aspect of the tibia being exposed. Lat. ligament = lateral collateral ligament, Lat. Tibial condyle = lateral aspect of the tibial condyle.
Reconstruction after type-II resection consisted of repairing the lateral collateral ligament and covering the soft-tissue defect and exposed tibial shaft.
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Last week, Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, spoke with Columbia Business School students about his experience as an entrepreneur and in social enterprise. He recalled the moment he realized that he wasn't cut out for management early in the firm's history (today he calls himself a customer service representative) and selected Jim Buckmaster to run the company as CEO in 2001. "The decision made me wince because I had to relegate control," Newmark said. "But it worked. You need to know when to get out of the way and stop talking."
So how does a start-up founder know when to get out of the way? We asked Brendan Burns, adjunct associate professor in the entrepreneurship program and who teaches the course Launching New Ventures, for his insight. This is what he told us:
In general, company founders fall into two simple categories: (a) first-time founders, and (b) repeat or "serial" entrepreneurs. In both cases founders tend to be special individuals whose idea(s) are spawned from a unique customer insight (often from a sales background), technical innovation (technology background) or a perception of a future opportunity (futurist/evangelist type). Company founders are not usually people who excel in process, building of an administrative infrastructure, compliance with various regulations, etc. That is not to say they are cavalier about it, it is just not at the top of their mind or specifically germane to building a company.
Since companies typically grow in phases, or between inflection points that call for different levels of infrastructure, a lack of process refinement usually helps, not hurts, in the earlier stages. Creativity, flexibility and openness are crucial to success in these stages. As you add more people (employees and partnerships), customers and the overall number of transactions, process and discipline become hugely important parts of "scalable growth."
For every company, reaching that inflection point where things start to fall through the cracks is a true test of long-term viability. The exact metrics are different for every company, but the ability to anticipate these issues, add professional management to negotiate them and put ego aside in the pursuit of supporting the right outcome determines success or failure.
Not surprisingly, first-time founders fail more often than serial entrepreneurs at navigating these growth pains. Serial entrepreneurs more often have the self awareness to step aside or recruit executives with complementary strengths to support scale. Also, serial entrepreneurs more often go out and attract advisers who help hold them accountable to making these changes.
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When MBAs attempt a career triple jumpJanuary 8, 2014: 12:25 PM ET
Triple jumpers shake up three job variables all at once: country, job function, and industry -- and they do all of this in a highly compressed timeframe. It's a daring move, but certainly doable. A few tales from those who have succeeded.
By Lauren Everitt
(Poets&Quants) -- The triple jump is the most difficult thing an MBA student can pull off. For many, it might well be the hardest challenge they'll tackle over a lifetime. Just a select few attempt it -- and even fewer succeed. It is the ultimate act of reinvention.
Instead of leveraging the MBA to make one or even two career changes -- such as securing a promotion or moving from a small financial services firm to Morgan Stanley (MS) -- triple jumpers shake up three variables all at once: country, job function, and industry -- and they do all of this in a highly compressed timeframe.
At first blush, it may not sound like a particularly bold move, but imagine switching from product marketing for a semiconductor firm in India to strategy consulting for a hospital in Canada. For triple jumpers, the traditional hurdles of academics, networking, and job hunting are compounded by language, visa, and cultural barriers. Post-graduation, they must compete against students with more years of in-country and industry experience.
Few B-schools encourage the practice. Applicants candid enough to tell admissions that they want to change countries, disciplines, and industries all at once are likely to be rejected by many schools. Triple jumpers are simply too risky: The odds are not exactly in their favor, even when using a summer internship to ease these unusual career moves. As schools know too well, unsuccessful graduates usually turn into unsatisfied alumni. Few business schools want to graduate jobless, disenchanted students who could ultimately hurt their rankings.
A rare exception is the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. It supports students bold, or simply crazy, enough to face the daunting odds of making a triple transition. Rotman's location in a country with a pro-immigration policy makes it a more accommodating environment. But it's still a risky proposition, with few guarantees. "It is a difficult thing to do, but it's not impossible," says Leigh Gauthier, Rotman's director of careers for full-time MBAs. "I do believe that the MBA is a very good way for a young professional to start a new career. We want to support that, but we don't paint a rosy picture that it's going to be a cakewalk -- that you can do it with no problem."
Gauthier compares the MBA version of triple jumping to the Olympic one. "You take a pause from whatever you're doing in your life, and you're 100% focused on your studies and your career and your training," she explains. "You're doing everything you need to do to achieve your goal in a finite period.... It's tough to do, but very inspiring to watch."
Students' experiences attest to the extreme difficulty of making major life changes on three planes at once. Here are the stories of a few successful Rotman triple jumpers:
Partha Dev
Country jump: India to Canada
Industry jump: Semiconductors to healthcare
Function jump: Product marketing to internal strategy
Partha Dev is an exception in a workforce plagued by discontent. "I'm doing what I love and what I'm good at, which is very rare," says the 33-year-old. But it wasn't easy. The former product marketing engineer and native of India says moving to Canada and making the leap from semiconductors to healthcare was the hardest thing he's ever done.
For Dev, the single biggest challenge was convincing Canadian employers to take a chance on someone with limited experience in the country and in the healthcare industry. "My personal opinion is now the interviews are not about selecting a candidate. It's about rejecting a candidate, because they really want to find the best, and they are always looking for a reason to reject you," he says. Dev spent roughly a year applying for jobs.
During his search, he filled out some 70 job applications through Rotman, more than 100 external applications, and endured 40 often-grueling interviews. He estimates he was among the last 15 students in his graduating class to land a job, which he found several months after earning his MBA degree in June 2013.
Dev credits his MBA internship with healthcare IT firm Agfa for his current job as an internal consultant for Baycrest Hospital and Health Services. "When I went for the interviews, it was definitely a huge plus point because everyone knew of Agfa.... If I hadn't done the internship, it would have been impossible to have made the switch; it showed my passion for the industry, and a lot of the interview questions focused on the projects I worked on for Agfa."
It's a testament to Dev's determination that he didn't give up under the intense financial pressures on MBAs to secure jobs immediately after graduation -- that pressure is often more intense for international students, he says. Fortunately, Dev was able to sidestep India's exorbitant interest rates, which range from 14% to 15%, by saving for his MBA before coming to Rotman. However, he still graduated with about C$47,000 in loans from the Royal Bank of Canada. Dev watched some of his peers settle for jobs to pay the bills. "A lot of students come for the dream job, but then it becomes the reverse. They have to take a loan to get an education to get a great job, and then they take whatever they can to repay the loan," he says.
Although Dev says he wouldn't want to relive the triple jump, he's very glad he did it. "Getting what you really want or being close to what you really wanted is what makes a $100,000 MBA worth it. Otherwise, why pay all the money to do the same thing which I was doing before the MBA?"
Melita Cyril
Country jump: Sri Lanka to Canada
Industry jump: Finance to consulting
Function jump: Trading to consulting strategy
For Melita Cyril, 26, the challenge of triple jumping wasn't moving to Canada, or even trying on a new job title. Rather, it was breaking into the extremely competitive consulting industry.
Born in Sri Lanka, Cyril completed her undergraduate degree at the London School of Economics (LSE) and joined Lehman Brothers after graduating in 2007. She then spent three years as an interest rate swaps trader at Credit Suisse (CS) in London. But when her then-boyfriend, now husband, accepted a job in Canada, she jumped at the chance to "start fresh" and start a career as a consultant.
After unsuccessfully applying for a few jobs in Canada, Cyril decided to get an MBA at Rotman. "I was new. I didn't know anyone. I didn't have a network, and I thought this would be a great way for me to get to know more people and build my network in a new country," she says. Rotman's two-year program allowed for a summer internship, so she could dip her toes in consulting without making a commitment to the full dive.
Cyril landed an internship with management consulting firm A.T. Kearney. The experience confirmed her new career choice. But breaking in wasn't an easy victory. Out of some 263 students in her class, Cyril estimates that at least half were interested in consulting initially. Roughly 60 students would apply for one or two consulting spots at each of the big firms. "It's highly, highly competitive," she says. "Some students do have a consulting background, and they want to basically switch to a different or bigger firm, which means if you don't have that background and you have something completely different, it is definitely more challenging." Cyril thought about turning back several times and prepared herself for careers outside of consulting. "I did have options B and C to go with option A," she says. "Sometimes it becomes a numbers game, and you're just unlucky."
After graduating in May 2013, she accepted an associate consultant offer from A.T. Kearney. Looking back, Cyril has her own recommendations for MBA triple jumpers: "We, in general, have to work harder because there is a lot more to prove," she says. "So make sure you have a very good story and that it all adds up, so you can really sell yourself and sell someone on why you want to make this big jump."
Alex Yeo
Country jump: Singapore to Canada
Industry jump: Retail to consulting
Function jump: Operations to management consulting
When Alex Yeo, 36, entered Rotman, he had a clear goal: to do what was best for his husband and their infant son. He was less clear on how to get there. He had several options -- he could return to McDonald's (MCD) China where he'd been the vice president of restaurant solutions, move to another company within the retail industry, or make a leap to management consulting.
Conversations with alumni and industry professionals along with a summer internship in consulting helped him make up his mind. "I could always go back to retail and retail operations and strategy if I wanted to, whereas going to consulting opened up more post-MBA options for me," he points out.
Yeo visited Rotman's career center and attended interview and resume prep sessions hosted by the school's Management Consulting Association to get up to speed. He compares the process of making the three-way switch to training for a triathlon as a causal athlete. "It's not like you don't have the skills. You have the base skills, but it's a different order of competition," he says.
For Yeo, the gambit worked. After graduation in May 2014, he'll join McKinsey & Co. as a management consultant in Toronto. "That choice for me was definitely a lot of hard work, but because it's the right choice, it made the hard work worth it," he says.
His advice for MBAs attempting a triple jump? "Be clear about what you want in terms of is this really the right fit for you. Be clear about the obstacles and gaps you might need to overcome," he says. "It's really a journey.... You don't have to make all of that jump after your MBA; your MBA gets you there, but it's really the first step."


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Liverpool to open academy in Noida
Former Reds star Steve McMahon aims to tap soccer talent in cricket-mad country, plans schools across India.
By Our Correspondent
Former Liverpool star Steve McMahon is venturing into Indian football and is looking for great opportunities in the cricket-loving country. He is opening the Steve McMahon Football Academy in partnership with the Carnoustie Group.
The academy will also be the official Liverpool FC Academy.
In the press conference on Wednesday in New Delhi, McMahon was accompanied by fellow Liverpool player and legend Ian Rush and Steven Turner, the head of Liverpool FC International Academy.
"The idea of the academy is to promote football in this country. Cricket is still the No.1 sport but the popularity of football is improving. The academy is open for all, boys and girls," said a very enthusiastic McMahon.
"There were lot of talks before relating to India and football and people wanting to start something, but we are now acting and walking the walk. We not only want to nurture young talent but hopefully make them into professional and international footballers," he added.
The first centre will be launched at Genesis Global School at Noida in October this year. The SMFA will enrol children from the age groups of under 8/10/12/14/16. McMahon himself would be the head coach and will be assisted by fellow ESPN-STAR Sports pundit, Paul Masefield.
Turner said that the main ambition of the academy is to start international academies all around India. "With Carnoustie Group we are looking to find the best possible way to become better and share with the local coaches and kids what we have learnt from Liverpool FC, we want to do it the Liverpool way," he added.
On asked whether the likes of Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez, Andy Carroll and Jamie Carragher would tour India along with the whole club in the near future, Turner said, "There is a possibility Liverpool might tour India but as of now nothing is confirmed. There is tour of Asia in 2013, but there is no clear idea of the schedule right now."
Blackburn Rovers are the other Premier League club to be interested in starting a football academy in India as the owners are Indian poultry giants, Venky's Group.
Ian Rush said one has to take things one step at a time. "The grassroots need to be targeted as you have to start slowly, then the local leagues and then so on," said Rush.
Other centres will also be opened around the country. Four centres in Delhi and NCR region. North East and East India will then follow and then centres will be opened in Mumbai, Goa and South India in the next 18 months.
McMahon also said that there is no tie-up with the AIFF. "We will help in any way possible, but no direct connection with the AIFF," he added.
"We expect about 500 children in each location and that is what we want, more the better. Our aim is to build small blocks and then move around the country. We are also hoping to send children from here to Liverpool FC and maybe, they will play for the club and other big European teams."
"There has been a lot of thought behind this academy and it has not been a spur of the moment decision," McMahon said.


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It was my little sister's room. Everything was gone but a doll with one eye. It had a white dress on with a blood stain. I grabbed it. I took it downstairs, but my parents were gone.
It was a nightmare! I ran to my room and slammed the door. I threw the doll in the drawer and called the police, but they didn't answer. I hung the phone up and threw the covers over my head. I tried to go to sleep, but something thumped a few times.
I got a flashlight and opened the door, but nothing was there.
Thump! Thump!
I turned around and I walked over to the drawer. The doll was in it. I shivered with fear. I opened the drawer and the doll's eye blinked!
I couldn't look. The doll was terrifying, and out of nowhere the doll was behind me. I kicked the doll and grabbed it and threw it downstairs. I tried to break it, but it was, like, invincible.
It said, "Come down, I want to play with you." I tried to ignore it. I couldn't do it.
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Ontario (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Enjoyed on tap at the brewpub. Chat Noir is French for Black Cat, and the style is the same noted, yet it is a Belgian style stout. Smooth mouthfeel, owing to yeast. Some Candi, chocolate malt. Very good drinkability. Dark brown coloured. Worth a try.
Serving type: on-tap
08-19-2012 03:08:56 | More by Sammy
3.88/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to ajcormier for this one.
Pitch black, an aggressive pour yields 1 scant finger of khaki head.
Tons of roasted malt, slight caramel sweetness. Some acidity and astringency. Just a touch of alcohol heat on the nose (bottle did not label ABV but I see now it is only 5.5).
More of the aroma but it is very densely flavored. When I worked with a sommelier he used the term "concentration". This beer has a very good concentration of flavor.
Decent carbonation with a full mouthfeel.
Overall this is not quite as dry as some other Irish Dry Stouts I have had (perhaps this comes from the very full body) but it is a great beer.
Serving type: bottle
06-13-2012 17:12:17 | More by quirkzoo
4/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nitro tap at brew pub
Big creamy nitro head fades...wait doesn't fade, upside down waterfall settling beer, almost pitch black with slightest hint of brown light coming through, big nitro notched lacing.
nose starts with nitro but doesn't overpower, creamy dark malts, similar to the black cat stout, bit of bakers chocolate and cocos nibs, some caramel, sweet like but not quite as there is no syrupy aromas, a really big mocha.
Taste starts with black cat stout flavors again, dark malts, caramel, soft creamy milk and bakers choc, creamy nitro feel but very light on flavor thankfully, a nice mocha flavor, and hint of vanilla. The difference comes in in the background and more as out warms, light esters and saison like spices, a hint if a peppery flavor, interesting light fruit almost a pear like flavor. Ask those flavors come in lightly in the background mostly overshadowed by the dark malts, chocolate, and nitro. Finish is mostly dry but creamy, bit more mocha and vanilla, saison flavors are long gone.
Mouth is creamy and full, decent nitro carb.
Overall really interesting, black cat stout is dominant as it should be, nitro is there but not overpowering thankfully, nice saison spices, esters, and fruit add a nice change in the background and still plays nicely with the creamy but dry stout, drinkable and nice.
Extra comment, I found out after that they had this in cask as well, and the cask was much better! Without the nitro the true flavors came out much stronger and great. This goes right with my feel that nitro really ruins most beer, and is only good for very few select beers.
Serving type: nitro-tap
03-07-2012 14:24:26 | More by jlindros
3.68/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 22oz bomber into a red wine glass. Was drinking a great cab and felt like having a beer, but something with red wine influence for a nice segway. This hit the mark.
Deep espresso black brown in color. Good amount of tan head with decent retention, excellent lacing.
Heavy red wine overtones on the nose. A little fruity sourness but blended well the roasted malts. Judging by the nose alone, I didnt think I would like this one.
As far as taste, the red wine tartness seemed to give way to the heavier roasted presence of a classic stout. Dried fruits and a tad of cocoa powder as it warmed. No alcohol presence and a nice oatmeal stout silkiness on the palate.
Overall a tasty stout, but not one I'd seek out as I'm not a big fan of beers influenced by wine. If you are, this is one worth trying.
Serving type: bottle
01-29-2012 17:55:40 | More by Siggy125
3.6/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
22oz bottle purchased at the brewpub. Pours a black color with a thin, tan head. Some lacing. Aroma is chocolate and roasted malts. Hints of booze with some coffee. Earthy. Taste is some roasted malts with some burnt coffee and some chocolate. Earthy flavor with some dark chocolate bitterness at the end. Very light and thin mouthfeel to this beer. Overall, its an alright beer but nothing special.
Serving type: bottle
11-07-2011 03:56:30 | More by PicoPapa
3.45/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Had this recently during a lunch trip. Really unique beer that's hard for me to place. Nice dark color, but the body was a little lacking, almost watery without being watery if that makes any sense. Really unique flavor that I was enjoying a lot at first but kind of faded away as the beer went on. Pretty good overall though.
Serving type: on-tap
11-06-2011 03:40:25 | More by Kranders
New Hampshire
4.03/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Enjoyed on tap yesterday (24AUG11) at the Brewery, during lunch with Alewife.
My imperial pint glass was filled nicely with a deep, dense, opaque black liquid. Sitting on top was a tan, 1/2" layer of pure creaminess, looking as smooth and satiny as all get-out. Lacing was A-1 along the insides of the glass. Aroma was an inviting mix of roasty choco and some enticing bitterness. It was as smooth as expected on the tongue, though the medium body was a slight let-down; was hoping for more chewiness.
Flavor picks up where the aroma left off - with more roasty malts and choco notes. Has a little mocha, and almost a hint of smokiness, then it segues into some tasty floral bitterness and subtle fruity action. Nowhere near as dry as the Black Cat Stout this morphed from. I'd call it a Belgian Stout, if that category existed here. Quite enjoyable, to the tune of 3 pints out on their patio. Prosit!!
4.03 rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Serving type: on-tap
08-25-2011 14:41:18 | More by Bierman9
4.3/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a pint at the brewpub. Pours dark brown with a finger of creamy khaki colored head. Real nice retention here.
This one has a very faint aroma. Light coffee aromas with a little bit of plumbs. Nothing very strong here, but pleasing either way. The flavor is chocolatey right up front with light coffee notes and a little bit of fruit in the finish.
The feel is full and ver creamy. Low and soft carbonation. Pretty much your run of the mill nitro feel. Overall pretty good here. A nice take on their black cat stout
Serving type: nitro-tap
08-19-2011 03:51:19 | More by Bendurgin
3.48/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
2010 rate.
Should be changed to "Le Chat Noir" as that's what the bottle says.
Pours a dark brown with a small tan head. Nose is lightly roasted coffee beans and burnt, smoky malt, with a touch of bitter chocolate. Malt presence is not overly strong. Lightly roasty, bitter flavors, pleasant marriage of the coffee and bitter chocolate with the lightly toasted malt. Reminds me somewhat of an unsweetened cereal. Really comes across like a dark saison rather than a dry stout.
Serving type: bottle
01-14-2011 03:56:16 | More by JAXSON
3.15/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
A- Body is an opaque dark brown hue. Pours with a 1 finger or so creamy dark tan head that quickly fades to a thin collar.
S- Nose is good and reminds me more of a milk stout than a dry stout. Chocolate milk all over the place-just as this should smell.
T- Taste is where this one starts to drop off a bit. The chocolate and relative milkiness is there but aren't as good as they are in thse nose-initially everything is good but the milkiness lingers and it comes off as that cheap milk chocolate that you get from your great aunt Penny for Easter. Not bad but not nearly as good as it could be.
M- Medium carbonation and a body that is slightly more than medium weight-.slightly dry
D- This is an ok brew overall. I'm sure this was great fresh and on-tap- or maybe it tasted like generic milk chocolate then too. Not bad overall-but could be much better.
Serving type: bottle
12-14-2010 00:26:21 | More by PittBeerGirl
New York
4/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Irish Dry Stout is a style I am very torn on and only really like examples pushing the boundaries of the style and this did that.
S: Mostly black in color with some mocha colored head. A touch of lacing.
S: The aroma was a touch of chocolate with quite a bit of roast thrown in. It was a little bit estery but it really did not go that out of style. Really just came across as complexity.
T: Taste was more IDS than anything else. Nice balance of roast and chocolate. The yeast did it's job in the finish but it was never fruity again it came across as complexity.
M: Dry. Carbonation was light. Friend has this in nitro and said it was about perfect.
D: Am I the only one thinking Cadillac Mountain Stout? Just a nice riff on IMO what is a boring style while not getting too crazy. I would drink this on the reg if it were available on nitro. Really nice beer.
Serving type: bottle
11-28-2010 03:45:15 | More by aerozeppl
2.13/5 rDev -44.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Bought at the brewery. Really dissapointing.
Pours a coca cola color with a minimal head that dies off quickly. The nose is weird with a little banana showing through but mixing with a smell I can't name . The flavor is bland and doesn't give me much to write about. A touch sour with roasty malt as the most pronounced flavor and I get a little of the belgian yeastiness but it doesn't work for me. The mouthfeel is about all I can give an average grade to and just average is what it is. I am not trying to trash this beer, it just isn't very good. Obviously the drinkability suffers.
Oatmeal stouts aren't my favorite anyway and the odd consortium of flavors works in a negative way for me. To each his own.
Serving type: bottle
10-23-2010 22:45:21 | More by GoGriz
3.48/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
22oz bomber.
A) Opaque. Thin head, tan in color. Semi-sticky lacing.
S) Bready. Subtle smoky notes. Earthy.
T) Profound smoky flavor. Woodsy. Roasted grain in the finish.
M) Fizzy. Dry. Full body. Feels a bit harsh in the finish.
D) A decent stout. Wears a bit on the palate.
Serving type: bottle
10-19-2010 00:28:51 | More by u2carew
3.85/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Received in a trade some time ago. Just pulled it out of the fridge to try it. An interesting style, I think they did well with it.
The appearance is black, thick, and it owns a tan foamy one finger head. Light lacing with the head not lasting long, a dark thick stout.
The smell is of roasted grains, chocolate, and a little bit of alcohol. The roasted grain are really strong, but everything else is fairly muted.
The taste brings back the roast, but now it is paired with the chocolate very well. Nice medium thick mouthfeel that lets the beer show its flavors. Chocolate, earth, are all accompanied flavors.
Good beer that is a fun representation of this style. Portsmouth does well with this one.
Serving type: bottle
06-17-2010 00:46:49 | More by Jmoore50
New Hampshire
4.13/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On tap at the Brattleboro, Vermont Brewers Festival on May 22, 2010. The pour is a very dark brown with a thin, silky brown head. The aroma has more in the way of malts and oak wood than hops or chocolate. The taste has a wide array of light hops, muted malts, yeast, and a tiny hint of fruitiness. All told it was a nice beer.
Serving type: on-tap
05-22-2010 22:55:33 | More by puboflyons
New York
3.93/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
First off, big thanks to Tyler for answering all my questions and especially for telling me the cask was about to kick, which it did right as my pint finished.
You wouldn't be able to tell this was a cask beer by looking at it. It came with a dark but opaque body topped with a nice frothy cream head. The head had really tight bubbles and looked like a nitro beer, as the non barrel aged beer is. It has a pretty tight nose. The wine influence in the beer is fairly hidden. All that really shows is a slightly fruity sweetness and a touch of vanilla up front. The beer opens with some of that fruitiness and them some roast comes in later. The mouthfeel is super smooth and creamy which is weird for a cask beer. This is pretty good though and I could drink a lot especially at the relatively low ABV.
Serving type: cask
04-10-2010 18:35:13 | More by drseamus
3.75/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
A - Dark mahogany verging on black. Inpenetrable even when held up to light. Thick, creamy espresso like brown head. Head is initially about one finger after a somewhat agressive pour but it quickly fades to a thin foam cap.
S - Roasted malt, hints of coffee and a faint floral hoppiness. The roastiness is certainly the dominant aroma in this one.
T - Surprisingly strong fruity hoppiness backed by light roasted malt. The hops are primarily citrus and they carry through the entire drink. Somewhat odd.
M/D - Medium bodied with a velvety feel. Good carbonation as well. Easy drinking but the strong fruitiness is a little odd to me.
Serving type: bottle
10-06-2009 22:36:10 | More by ckeegan04
New Hampshire
4.3/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Served from 22 oz bottle
A: Black with small tan head that faded rather quickly, little to no lacing.
S: First thing upon popping the botttle I was hit with banana, other typical stout aroma'a appear as well.
T: dominate banana sweetness that meshes very well with the other dark fruit flavors, chocolate and coffee flavors as well. Takes a couple of sips to adjust, as it seems really odd at first, but very different, and impressive once adjusted too. This might just be the perfect summer stout.
M: little sticky, lightly carbonated
D: very drinkable with its low abv, really makes me wonder how special this would be with some more heat. Great beer
Serving type: bottle
03-01-2009 23:34:35 | More by bcastine
4.15/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Nitro-tap at the brewpub on 2/20/09. Served in an imperial pint glass.
Pours a jet black with a finger of super creamy beige colored head. Retains around the edges with some thin wisps in the center. Swirling leaves a huge cascade down the sides of the glass that settles into a solid latticework of spotty lacing and brown oils. The aroma is rich with chocolate malts, coffee, roasted nuts, and a ton of fruity smelling Belgian yeasty character that gives this bouquet quite a deep tangy quality. Also, even though the ABV of this is on the lower side, I swear that I'm picking up some light heat qualities as well.
The taste is similar, with a solid base of chocolate roast, caramel, and coffee starting things off; but once again, that same fruity tang from the Belgian yeast really kicks in, running all over the back of the profile and well into the finish where it leaves a heavy dryness that just hangs in the mouth for a good bit. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with a smooth and creamy overall feel from the nitro but this is still retaining a firmness in it from the heavier flavors that I'm really digging.
Well as freaky as this Frankenstein of a Irish/Belgian Style Stout sounded at first, I think that this came out about as well as you could hope for and I for one really liked it. Solid Irish Stout flavors that mix it up with some yeasty fruity esters that does give this a touch of a funky edge but thankfully not TOO funky. Another unique brew from Todd & Co. Nice!
Serving type: nitro-tap
02-26-2009 02:03:33 | More by Kegatron
South Carolina
4.1/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Many thanks to the generous trader that pulled this one out of their cellar for me. I cracked it open for a nightcap last night not knowing what to expect. Twenty Two ounce bottle, served at cellar temp in a snifter. Consumed 08/17/2008.
The pour was very nice, deep dark black and completly opaque. Rich head of tan was a little small and faded to nothing, leaving a touch of side glass lace. Still though, this was a very solid looking beer for sure.
The aroma was very odd, but good. Some light sweetness from the malt was evident that this was a stout at heart, but there was a nice bit of dark fruit like yeast present in here now as well. Rich notes of plums and prunes, touches of figs and some light vinous quality on top of some light milk sugar. The flavor was more of the same, it had that dry irish stout taste, but seemed to be blended with a light farmhouse ale. Not much funk for me here, just lots of dark fruit layered on top of the base. Medium feel on this one, could have used a touch more carbonation, but still very good. THe drinkability though was off the chart almost as it was easily a sipper, but at the same time, they were large sips.
Overall not sure what to make of this one. Definitly one of those fun crossovers for sure. Would love to try this on tap as it is probably extrordinary. Still this is something i would not turn away.
Serving type: bottle
08-18-2008 14:42:35 | More by mikesgroove
Alberta (Canada)
4.13/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Apparently La Chat Noir is just the Black Cat fermented with a Belgian yeast. The aroma is fruity with tons of sweet esters contrasting the roasted malt. Ripe banana shows its way through for sure. The flavor is a little more towards the stout end of things at first, with dry burnt, but not astringent malt coming through. This gives way to sweetness and more fruity esters. Overall I like this version of the stout, and I think it's really cool to be able to try two versions of the same beer with a different yeast.
Serving type: bottle
05-10-2008 02:03:34 | More by ericj551
3.88/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
The beer is not what I was expecting. Having had both Portsmouth's Black Cat and the Struise Belgian stout, Black Albert, I expected this beer to be sort of a lighter sweeter version of Black Albert with a bit of the flavor of the Belgian double on top of the regular Black Cat flavor profile. However, Le Chat Noir has instead a much more funky feel to as if the yeast used was more closely related to a saison rather and one of the belgian strong ales.
The smell is predominately funky barnyard with coffee and bitter chocolate floating around the edges. The appearance is a beautiful jet black with a dark tan head that fades to a rim around the edge of the glass. The taste starts with a strong saison funk and fades through some coffee and bitter chocolate tones to finish with some nice hops. There is a lovely dry stout mouthfeel creating a very drinkable beer. I have nearly finished the bomber in about 15 minutes.
Serving type: bottle
05-07-2008 00:41:59 | More by kaos14
4.25/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Black Cat Stout made with a Belgian yeast strain? Very interesting. Served in a pint glass this was a very dark brown, almost black, beer with a thick tan head and lots of lacing. It had a big coffee/roasted malt aroma. Similar taste, but there was a little sweet interlude in the taste. More on the dry side. Great beer.
Serving type: on-tap
04-30-2008 21:20:47 | More by lordofthewiens
3.88/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
22 fl oz brown bottle; served in a nonic.
Murky, russet-brown; near opaque. Creamy, lightly-tanned head that lasts as a filmy sheet. Traces of thin and spotted lacing.
Roasted chocolate malts with a spicy peat aroma. Generous hints of vanilla sweetness along with the rich caramel and chocolate.
Peat-smoke flavor up front with a hint of sourness that recedes behind the creamy, roasted malts. The malts are smooth; not chewy, but filled with chocolate, toffee, and caramel. The finish is abrupt with a spicy bite.
Medium bodied; smooth, somewhat airy with a distinct gaseous-quality from the hefty dose of peat.
A flavorful Dry Stout; a little too slick in flavor with the intense smokiness. Nonetheless, a more bold version of the style.
Serving type: bottle
04-26-2008 23:20:35 | More by NEhophead
4.55/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Note: This is the Black Cat recipie made with a Belgian yeast strain.
a: This was a very dark brownish ruby red color. It poured with a smallish tan head that faded fairly quickly.
s: Somewhat smokey, roasty, chocolate malts are the most obvious aromas. Also, fresh smelling sweet grains, vanilla, and, very faintly, some funky cherry aromas.
t: Wow, I think they got exactly what they were trying for here. I just wish I had tried some Black Cat first for comparison purposes. All the elements of a great Irish Dry Stout are here. Clean, chocolatey, roasty malts that have some smoke and vanilla. The finish is dry and I think made drier by the Belgian yeast. There are some subtle cherry/apple sour flavors blanketing everything that become more pronounced at the end. I swear I tasted some alcohol, but at 5%, that might be my imagination.
m: This is thick, satisfying, and gently carbonated. The dry, roasty, cherry finish lingers for a long time.
d: This is absolutely unique and well worth seeking out. This is inventive brewing at its best. Big, big thanks to DrDogbeer for the chance to try this fantastic Frankenstein of a brew.
Serving type: bottle
04-22-2008 10:54:18 | More by DIM
Portsmouth Le Chat Noir from Portsmouth Brewery
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Hi Shellbells - I really hadn't connected the dots till now, with you pointing it out - as to how much our self talk (negative or positive) can influence us. I journal almost daily - but almost always throw away what I wrote, but I can remember at this point how hard I've been on myself
Thanks for saying I'm tenancious - thats something new I can add to my positive self talk! I'm smiling girl, thanks for the pats on the back and support!!
Anytime Mzcamp!!! Keep that journal so you can re-read it... You will see how healthy you are becoming! Once your mental outlook is healthy, everything else will fall into place. Lets stay connected! we are now friends n this site..... I will stay in touch and check up on you... If you need me, I'm here!
It seems that when I am wondering why should I keep doing this I read a post in the forum and there is someone else feeling the same as me and I know I am not alone. I am beginning to feel the fit muscular me under the outer fatty layer. My day off is starting to make me feel sick to my stomach with all the things I eat to satisfy my cravings and the lack of water. I started the challenge on 8/27 and have only lost 7 pounds. I hate the scale but I like the mirror, it tells a different story. Some of my skinny clothes are starting to fit (the shirt that never gets worn because the sleeves are too tight or the pants you have to hold in your stomach all day that cut you in half) I wore that shirt last week to work! I doubt that I will finish strong in the challenge but I am working hard and trying not to make excuses. Most days there is a tiny cheat with the diet and about 1 time per week I have to make up a missed workout because life got too busy. Compared to my diet before (eating 2 x per day in very large quantities) and not working out at all; I have made some good progress. No one seems to notice the change that is happening to my body but I can see it and feel it!!!!!
UKC MOM! AWESOME JOB.....I love your post - it illustrates how we all feel. And I disagree, you will finish your challenge strong for you! and then? On to challenge 2 because this s a lifestyle.....
I have gone down 2 sizes, lost 13 overall inches and 13 poiunds - and I see a tremendousl difference and so do my kids and hubby...but guess what? I was at Bunco last friday - 16 women and NOT ONE said a word about what I looked like (not even my sister) - and these women hadnt seen me in 4 months! SO I said what you siad. They may not notice, but boy I SURE DO!!!
Keep workin it!
WOW. The outpour of support on this site amazes me. Everyone on this string has amazing stories and are wonderful for sharing them and their support of everyone else. It has really helped me get back and stay on track. I am in my 7th week of the challenge and I feel like I did the first couple of weeks with the everyones help on here. Thanks again and I look forward to hearing more stories.
Wow Josh!!!! I was wondering how you were coming along!!!! Awesome!!! I am really glad to hear you have regained your motivation!!!
I had to push the heck out of myself this week... Migraines and I'll, but still getting the work outs in. I feel better when I'm done, but holy cow!!!! Being under the weather sucks!
Keep up the great work! I'm check in on you and see how you're doing!!!!
Thank you everyone. I also came on the forum hoping for support and found it here. After going strong for 37 days, I am feeling unmotivated today. Yesterday I slipped up and ate a (small) piece of pumpkin pie last night and kept beating myself up about it.
It's nice to have this community for accountability and to remember how to persevere through the icky days and remember self love will only come through commitment!
Hit those 10s today and eat clean. Just focus on today. That's my plan anyway. :-)
Youthful Winter---Thats all we can do is plan.. Don't beat yourself up about the pie. Focus on today and move on the past is the past and that is where it needs to stay. You can and will do this.
Hey everyone!! I like this thread - very motivational!
Josh - I wanted to thank you for your support also. Everyone on here is friendly - and real. That means a lot
I"m at work - so better go. I like what you said Youthful Writer, about HIt the 10's and One day at a time!!
take care all - I can't believe the difference your support has made - WooooHoooo!!!
I have continued to push ahead and I have 2 1/2 weeks to go. There are times I want to just blow off a workout, but I remind myself that is how I got to where I am. I will finish this.
Brenda that is great. Keep going and the two weeks will be gone before you know it. I am finishing my 8th week this weekend. 4 more to go for me.
Hey Josh, you wanted me to let you know when I put my pix up... they are up now under the thread "pictures - challenge completed", posted yesterday. Success on your next week!! Keep pushing.
Soraya, I have posted my 8 week photos and you can find them in the thread listed as 8 week progress photos.
6 weeks into my second 12 weeks and I am quickly approaching the 100 pound lost mark!! Working out twice a day minimum these days. 5:15 am is elliptical and 3 upper body curcuits on the machines here at work. In the evening it is a 3 mile walk with my lovely and wonderful wife followed by a 5x25 session in the dungeon (basement) gym. A bit of lost focus over the weekend but now I am back in full force. New goal is to be at my goal of 225 by end of the year. That will be a drop of about 140 pounds. My running joke is I am trying to lose my wife and a few pounds....
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This recall does not affect any products currently offered for sale in retail stores but the company, out of an abundance of caution, wants to alert consumers to check any affected products they may still have in their homes.
Recalled products in Georgia are listed below with the applicable "Best By" dates and their states of distribution.
The "Best By" date is printed on the front of the bag on the bread items and on a sticker on the thin style buns product.PRODUCTSSTATES Best By dates prior to and including Feb. 20: ARNOLD DUTCH COUNTRY 100% WHOLE GRAIN AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV EARTHGRAINS 12 GRAIN NATURAL BREAD ALL STATES SARA LEE 12 GRAIN BREAD HEARTY & DELICIOUS ALL STATES
No other brands or products are affected.
BBU is committed to providing high-quality products, and the safety and health of our consumers is our most important priority. They are working closely with the third party flour mill to avoid this issue in the future.
Consumers who have purchased the recalled product can return the product to its place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-800-984-0989 at any time 24 hours a day.
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Wall Street slides on GDP, jobless dataNEW YORK - Wall Street sank Thursday, after weak readings on economic growth and the job market touched off renewed concerns about the financial health of businesses and consumers. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points. The Commerce Department's report that gross domestic product grew at a 1.9 percent pace in the second quarter disappointed investors. Economists polled by Thomson Financial/IFR had expected growth of 2.4 percent in the broad measure of the economy's health. Investors were also concerned about Labor Department data saying that the number of people seeking jobless benefits jumped to the highest level in five years. Economists warned the weekly figures can be volatile, however, and some dismissed them as an aberration. A $4.5 billion cash offer from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. for its cancer drug partner ImClone Systems Inc. kept the Nasdaq composite index from falling as sharply as other indexes. In other positive news, oil prices declined, and an index of Midwestern business activity indicated growth. Exxon Mobil 2Q profit sets US record, shares fall HOUSTON - Exxon Mobil Corp. reported second-quarter earnings of $11.68 billion Thursday, the biggest profit from operations ever by any U.S. corporation, but the results were well short of Wall Street expectations and its shares slumped 3 percent. The world's largest publicly traded oil company said net income for the April-June period came to $2.22 a share, up from $10.26 billion, or $1.83 a share, a year ago. Revenue rose 40 percent to $138.1 billion from $98.4 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Excluding an after-tax charge of $290 million related to an Exxon Valdez court settlement, earnings amounted to $11.97 billion, or $2.27 per share. Analysts on average expected Exxon Mobil to earn $2.52 a share on revenue of $144 billion, according to a survey by Thomson Financial. The estimates typically exclude one-time items. The record-setting results were largely expected, given that crude prices in the second quarter were nearly double what they were a year ago. Natural gas prices were significantly higher too.
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Hey everyone,
I am currently having a hard time finding a program for money management on my Mac (Snow Leopard). I reside in Canada and what makes it even more difficult is that Canadian bank accounts can't be synced to software -- yet?? Hopefully *someone* is working on fixing that..
Anyways, I would love to be able to find something really easy to use, preferably with desktop to iPhone syncing but it's not absolutely necessary.
I noticed that I am also able to download a list of my bank account transactions from my bank's website, in .CSV, Microsoft Money, Quicken, QuickBooks, and Simply Accounting formats. So maybe that will help get me on the right track if I am able to import one of these on a monthly basis into the Mac program?
Any help / guidance in finding a good Mac program for this is greatly appreciated.
Or maybe someone out there does know of a program which is capable of syncing balance and transactions automatically from Canadian bank accounts?