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Manitoba (Canada)
4.45/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2013 vintage, poured from a 650ml bottle.
A: Orange/golden, a bit cloudy off the pour but it settles clear.
S: Smelled is enticing...orange/citrus and floral hops.
T: Sweetness off the top with a slow bitter finish - very nicely balanced. Like the smell, strong citrus undertones, a bit of pine here.
M: Medium body and carbonation, and an oily mouthfeel frame the strong beer nicely.
O: This is a big beer: big on hops and and big on malts. But it is balanced in such a way that both these extremes dance across your palate and neither is overpowering. This is (one of) Half Pints' secret recipes, and is a seasonal beer to reflect fondly upon and look forward to year after year.
Serving type: bottle
01-09-2014 17:21:42 | More by DJQ
Manitoba (Canada)
4.35/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A : pours a clean dark amber, 1/2 finger of small bubbled head which hangs around, very healthy lacing
S : pleasant aroma primary of floral hops and lemon citrus, pine, some iced tea sweetness
T : starts of with some sweet caramel right into intense hops and citrus, pine and somewhat herbal, deep hops, minty and slightly soapy, the finish is a resonating hop filled bitterness
M : full body, well carbonated, somewhat oily, smooth, wet end
O : A fiercely hoppy DIPA which i enjoyed every minute of. The aroma complimented the delicious flavors of this beer and at %8.0 ABV the alcohol seemed tame. Overall this was outstanding and one of my two favorite beers from Half Pints.
Serving type: bottle
10-06-2013 14:11:33 | More by djoprahwinfrey
British Columbia (Canada)
3.76/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Huge thanks to tdadiuk for sending us this brew. Bottled August 2013.
A: Pours an exceptionally clear deep amber with 2 fingers of off-white head leaving plenty of lacing.
S: Sweet malts notes upfront of dark honey together with toasted grains or cereal and a slight toastiness. Background notes of earthiness and hints of pine. Much, essential hoppy in the scent than I expected.
T: Here are the hops, grassy, piney and citrus pith. Middle notes of sweet malts quickly followed by a long lingering bitterness.
M: Medium bodied with medium carbonation.
O: A nice DIPA but slightly less balanced than what I was hoping for. While the malts were very present in the scent, the taste was much more towards straight hops. This would work better in my view if there were more hops in the scent to balance out the malts and the reverse in the taste.
Serving type: bottle
09-07-2013 02:27:01 | More by FondueVoodoo
Ontario (Canada)
3.63/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On cask at Volo during the Half Pints cask takeover.
Good-sized white head on the beer, which fades steadily but not totally. Some head remains. Good lacing. Beer is a murky, cloudy amber colour.
Smell is quite full of herbal notes, caramel malt and muted citrus. A bit dank.
Flavourwise, the beer is (unsurprisingly) quite hoppy, but there is a large malt component as well. Citrus, orange, pine resin. Grassy and quite herbal. Alcohol stronger than I would like for the style. Biscuity, sweet malt, with some caramel. The herbal element results in a medicinal flavour, a bit minty. Quite bitter in the finish.
Full bodied, low natural carbonation. Too heavy. Not sure that cask is the best treatment for this beer.
Overall, the herbal characters of this beer and the alcohol heat really hurt it for me. I find it rather messy. Good qualities, but not for me. Would be interested to try it on tap or in bottle, as I do wonder whether it just does not work on cask.
Serving type: cask
10-27-2012 03:20:13 | More by jrenihan
3.58/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to drewone for sharing this one at jmgrub's tasting.
Pours a clear dark orange with a foamy beige head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt and dank earthy and herbal hop aromas. Taste is much the same with an alcohol kick and a high amount of herbal hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but it's quite herbal and dank.
Serving type: bottle
10-07-2012 03:17:23 | More by UCLABrewN84
4.33/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured from the bomber sized bottle into a tulip pint glass. MY FIRST HALF PINTS!! I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG!
Great shining brass dark amber body, and crystal clear. Head is white, but incredibly sudsy and shampoo like in appearance. Four fingers off the pour but still manages to sit around, little lacing, what is is spotted and scattered thin.
Nose is ripping mix of earth hops first, faint light airy soil. Lingering smoky pine as well, with a nice malt and toasted brown sugar backbone. Solid, it's a DIPA and it's going good so far.
Palate hits with a big malt sweetness and rich hops. Thick body, a bit sugar syrupy though, but the earth component hits like crazy. Huge MINTY finish on this beer, and herbal mint sweetness going on. Little carbonation, through this thick and seriously coating body. Faint prickly sense and incredibly tight and small.
Overall a real good solid DIPA and I love this mint finish on this. Not too boozy either. Well friggin done, would love to have this again easily.
Serving type: bottle
09-27-2012 23:19:53 | More by smakawhat
Alberta (Canada)
3.9/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance- Pours with a thick creamy head. Copper honey brown in colour.
Smell- Piney, earthy aromas. Mild sweetness with a hint of plum.
Taste- Very strong hop flavour. Strong bitterness but pleasant on the palate. ABV is quite noticeable in this one.
Mouthfeel- Medium to heavy bodied with good amount of bubbles. Smooth creaminess as it goes down.
Overall- A good session brew from Half Pints. A hoppy yet balanced DIIPA that is sure to impress those that are fond of this style of beer. Quite drinkable for the ABV. This offering from Half Pints tastes very similar to those brewing companies that use fresh hops. For example, the Fresh Hop Full Moon IPA from Alley Kat. Besides this, a good job by Half Pints and I would buy this again.
Serving type: bottle
11-06-2011 03:22:15 | More by leaddog
Ontario (Canada)
4.43/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I've had this beer a few times before and it's always been good. This is the freshest bottle I've ever been able to get my hands on thanks to kjyost who picked it up on the release day in Winnipeg so it can't be more than 3 weeks to a month old. The new labels are pretty sweet too.
A - Pours a dark copper with good carbonation. One finger beige head is very fluffy and thick. Bright. Good rings of lacing and a film hanging out after a while. Holds up well.
S - Tons of strong pine backed up with a strong caramel backbone. Citrus is there as well, but the aroma is definately coated with a pine sap type aroma.
T - Oh ya. Reminds me alot of the better DIPAs I had in Denmark. Tons of malty caramel and bread smashed together with intense amount of piney hop and citrus, but not typical grapefruit/pine. Interesting.
M - Very full body. Thick and syrupy with an obvious chew. Scraping bitterness leaves your mouth dry and wanting more.
O/D - Wow. Definately one of the better DIPAs to come out of Canada and it could probably hold it's own against alot of world-class ones. Excellently crafted and developed well with extremely high drinkability.
Serving type: bottle
10-05-2011 23:42:16 | More by tbeckett
Quebec (Canada)
4.43/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Received this bottle from Shadman. Thanks! From information given by Half Pints, this bottle is 1 year old.
Copper color, slightly veiled with very little head formation. Pours was timid which has probably didn't helped the head creating. The aroma presents some caramel notes and piny and citrus hops. Pretty intense in the aroma too. I like it! Wow pretty intense in the mouth. Notes of caramel malts and citrus with a very very dry finished. Very bitter. Well balanced even though it is very aggressive and intense. Very tasty. Warms. Complex body. I really like the feeling that the taste lingers in the mouth for quite some time. Some similarities with Corne du Daible from Dieu du Ciel.
Another good brew from half pints even though the bottle is old. Wish I could get my hands on their beers more regularly, thus tasting them fresh!
Serving type: bottle
09-22-2011 00:35:01 | More by ZorPrime
British Columbia (Canada)
4.45/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance. Pours a slightly hazy, deep amber with little head and little lacing.
Smell. Pine, peaches, mango, caramel. Nice
Taste. Caramel malt, ripe pears and herby, grassy hops. A little lemon and grapefruit rind in the nice bitter finish. Great stuff.
Mouthfeel. Medium body, lower side of medium carbonation. Alcohol well hidden.
Overall. Nice. These guys make a quality DIPA. Good balance with plenty of hop goodness. Just so happen to have another ...but not for long ;-)
Serving type: bottle
04-08-2011 01:54:26 | More by Rutager
New York
3.18/5 rDev -23.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed on 1/29/2010. Bottle thanks to DalzAle. Pours a deep tawny orange with a small white head. Aroma of caramel malt, prunes. Flavor of caramel malt with a citrusy, bitter finish. Decent but this might be a bit aged. I'd like to try this again as a fresh sample.
Serving type: bottle
12-23-2010 17:58:00 | More by LilBeerDoctor
Manitoba (Canada)
4.45/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours a deep cloudy amber colour with a nice white head that settles to a light cap. It leaves great lacing the entire time.
S: A strong smell of citrus and grapefruit as well as pine and lot's of hops. It all blends together perfectly.
T: Lot's of hops with pine and citrus. Caramel malt lingers in the background behind the intense hop flavors.
M: A medium body that sometimes feels a bit light with light carbonation. Has a nice bitter bite at the end seeing as it's 100 IBU's. The 8% alcohol is completely hidden.
D: One of my favorite beers. First time I had this I had no idea what to expect and didn't enjoy it but decided to try it again and loved it. Now I can't get enough of it and it's worth the $4.55 for a single 341 ml bottle.
Serving type: bottle
12-05-2010 22:05:48 | More by marty21
Ontario (Canada)
4.4/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
355ml bottle at barVolo in Toronto, Ontario. Pours a glowing amber hue with golden edges and two fingers of frothy white head. Strands of webbed lacing wrap around the tulip. Smell and taste are perfume, pine cone, navel orange peel, pit fruit, resiny hop oils, mango, some toffee flavours from the malts, and a bold citrus bitterness to finish. Mouthfeel is full bodied, sticky-sweet middle, nice juicy bite on the back end. An incredibly bright and floral strong ale, this beats out 10 Bitter Years by just a hair. More hop forward than several U.S. DIPAs that I've had, and easily one of Canada's top brews.
Serving type: bottle
11-30-2010 21:41:51 | More by cratez
Alberta (Canada)
4.35/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This gem from Winnipeg pours quietly and gives no head. Grapefruit and pine in the nose is very strong. Thick dark orangey red in color. Full bodied, quite bitter from front to back (in a good way!). This is an extrememly hoppy beer, up there with hop stoopid.
Serving type: bottle
11-19-2010 05:56:42 | More by Relic1
Alberta (Canada)
4.08/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A - a cloudy brown, one thumb of white head with nice retention and great sticky lacing
S - florals, citrus, toasty grains, and light spice
D - strong citrus hops with some floral and pine, light grainy malt flavour, and a pleasant spicy finish
M - a pleasant tangy bitter that stays wet through the finish with a slight spicy tingle
D - very nice hop flavours with the alcohol well masked, Half Pints never dissapoints
Serving type: bottle
10-29-2010 04:25:51 | More by joemcgrath27
Ontario (Canada)
4.05/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle courtesy of TheSevenDuffs via an unsolicited box! 341ml into a pint glass, thanks a ton Marcus. No best before date.
Tried to pour this pretty aggressively, still only came out with about a half finger of thin bubbly and white head. More appears with a bit of a swirl. Slightly hazy and golden orange body, some splotchy lace. Loads of orange, tangerine and pine, with some other citrus notes in the nose here too. Yummy. Taste is completely contrary to anything I could've expected, very forward and heavy on the malt and its the first thing to hit the tongue. Smooth and coating, with some sweet caramel here, and minimal hoppiness. Slightest touch of citrus and an some bitterness shows up at the end, but doesn't last too long. Drinkability is quite nice, this goes down real quick. Couldn't find the alcohol in here even if I tried. Quite good stuff here, nice enjoyable and malty DIPA.
Serving type: bottle
10-25-2010 01:13:17 | More by liamt07
Ontario (Canada)
4.43/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A - Pours a nice copper colour, solid finger of head with decent retention (couple minutes), leaving some fine sticky lacing throughout. Little carbonation noticeable on the body.
S - Scent is strong soapy hops, cedar and pine, sweet lemon iced tea and a light caramel finish.
T - Much like the scent, soapy cedar and pine hops, finish is bitter but not overly dry. Some woody caramels come through and linger on the finish, and the higher ABV is well hidden.
M - A nice smooth oily texture, medium bodied and not overly dry. Very nice mouthfeel.
D - Overall a very tasty DIPA and well worth the cost. Highly recommended to any hop fan and a great example of a stellar DIPA. Yet again, Half Pints comes through with a strong performance. I will be purchasing this one again.
Serving type: bottle
10-23-2010 23:19:33 | More by andrenaline
Ontario (Canada)
3.7/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Courtesy of kjyost.
Poured in to Duvel tulip. Waxes top was cool.
A - A nice dark amber/orange colour with half a finger of thick creamy head. Hazy with sediment floating around.
S - Juicy earthy and citrus hops. Some nice bitterness comes through but a very sweet caramel malt backbone cuts through the bitterness. Overall the nose is more malt forward.
T - Very sweet caramel malts dominate the palate. There is a nice bitterness from the hops and some earthy notes but overall the hops provide bitterness and not a lot of flavour. The bitterness lingers in the finish.
M - Medium body, nice chew, moderate carbonation.
D - A nice DIPA but a little too malty for me.
Serving type: bottle
10-20-2010 00:36:56 | More by TheSevenDuffs
Manitoba (Canada)
3.35/5 rDev -19.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a pretty nice light amber colour with a not so healthy head but its there and not so great lacing. First smell wow lots of fruit! First sip tons of fruit! and hops and super sweet almost fruit syrup taste to it. some grains in there too. aftertaste kinda metallic and bitter. i think one of these beers is good but after two or three it would be too sweet. other strong beers tend to be a bit more bitter rather than extremely sweet. not too shabby half pints
Serving type: bottle
10-14-2010 03:08:38 | More by A380
Saskatchewan (Canada)
4.05/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
341ml brown bottle with cap dipped in green wax. Purchased from Willow Park in Calgary. Poured in a pint glass.
Copper colour and cloudy. Beige head is 1/4 inch on the pour and recedes to a thin cap with splotches of lacing here and there.
Strong hop aroma is mostly citrus with hints of floral. Sweetish caramel malt backbone plays a supporting role.
Brief caramel malt sweetness at the start is overwhelmed by a wave of citrus hops. Finish is long and wet citrus hops.
Medium bodied oily mouthfeel with moderate carbonation.
The mouthfeel detracts from the drinkability a little. The hop profile is a little milder than most douple IPAs. This results in a more drinkable brew that belies the 8% alcohol backing it up.
Serving type: bottle
09-14-2010 04:06:22 | More by Noxious26
Ontario (Canada)
4.58/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Shades of amber with orange hilights on the pour, hazy and murky, opaque in the centre with softer tones nearer the surface. Fleeting tan head reduces to a thin film and hardly weighs in. There appear to be the tiniest of bubbles in the mirth, I always find that encouraging.
The nose is simply delightful with pitted fruit aromas of peach, nectarine, citrus hops predominant with sweeter mango and apricot glimpses lending another dimension. Those aromas are reflected in the taste as well with a marmalade array of flavours, tart and bitter with a malty backbone. Body is somewhat dense and chewy, medium or better, a cleansing finish, hop and malt teasers linger. Eight per cent ABV hardly noticeable, I could drink several of these.
Overall, this is simply a splendid DIPA and I'll hope to cross paths with more of it one day, a beer for discerning guests.
Serving type: bottle
09-02-2010 02:01:34 | More by ThatWineGuy
Ontario (Canada)
4.45/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Humulus Ludicrous is much darker than I had anticipated; its muddied, grubby, frankly dirty appearance is exacerbated by the fact that it has virtually no head (less you count the ultra-thin, fleecy ring of lace churned from swirling). The turbid, opaque complexion helps none but the colour itself has the bad luck of just looking boggy and unattractive.
The aroma, fortunately, is a whole lot of wonderful. The extra colour corresponds to a healthy amount of malts which, provided you're not one who insists their hop bombs must showcase strictly nothing but hops, is immensely appealing. Toffee, dates, nuts and toasty bread do a fine job supporting the leafy, bitter, resiny, earthy hoppiness.
And I should disclose that, upon first smelling the beer, and for the ensuing five minutes or so when I would smell it again and again without break or interruption, my mouth grew a long smile and my senses became blissfully sedated. Tasting it is even better. Dark caramel, nut butters, grapefruit pith, orange peel, citrus extract and pine are all flavours I enjoy.
Centennial and Cascade hops are never capable of doing wrong in my books - they're like the colour black, they go with just about anything. And while this is advertised as a DIPA it strikes me almost as a Barleywine. While I don't mind quaffing it, I'm equally tempted to try my luck with the cellar and break a bottle out only on those special occasions.
The brewery may be called "Half Pints" but there's nothing little about this one. When the brewery says they're giving you 100 IBUs you bet that they're delivering on each and every last one of them. Curiously, however, it seems as though I've been shortchanged on the 8% alcohol (not that I mind, on the contrary, I'm most appreciative of it).
Humulus Ludicrous is indeed ludicrous. In fact, this shit is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S. It has enough hops that you'll need a knife to cut through 'em and enough maltiness that it could coat the back of a spoon. I wish I didn't have to finish this bottle, I wish my glass could just stay full all day. If there's one beer in Canada I have to seek out again, this is it.
Serving type: bottle
08-27-2010 20:32:30 | More by biegaman
Ontario (Canada)
3.98/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to chianski for this.
12oz into pint glass
A- Hazy copper, thin white head, excellent lacing.
S- Grapefruit, mandarin oranges, pineapple, pine
T- Sweet pineapple, grapefruit, pine, brown sugar, mandarin, bitter hop oils.
M- Hop oils dancing across my tongue, silky, chewy, juicy.
D- Complex tastes and refreshing hops make this beer a winner long into the night. Be careful though; the 8% will sneak up on you faster than you think!
Serving type: bottle
06-10-2010 00:17:05 | More by korguy123
4.1/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to UncleJedi for hooking me up with a bottle of this in my Secret Santa box. After having this beer at the brewery it was nice to get another shot at it.
A-Orange-golden highlighted copper with a medium off-white head. Head had good retention and reduced to a thin cap and left nicely ringing lace..
S-A touch faded as this was about 4 months old at the time of drinking. Still a nice dose of tropical fruit, peach citrus rind and a touch of pine. Caramel malt sweetness is a bit more pronounced with this one.
T-Still a tropical, orange rind, grapefruit kick in the teeth...but a little less so than previously. Malt backbone becoming more noticeable but not a real detractor.
M-Medium body with good lingering bitterness and a lovely smooth feel.
D-Still a well done brew for sure but four months out and it is starting to lose it's hop pop. As with most of these brews they are always best when imbibed FRESH! I am glad I had the opportunity to revisit this beer again though!
Serving type: bottle
05-05-2010 02:17:20 | More by Deuane
Alberta (Canada)
4.38/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a bright copper-orange. Even the head is orangey-yellow. Some sediment in the bottle, doesn't look like yeast. Beer is therefore cloudy.
Smell is really nice. Toasty nutty malts and a blast of cascadey hops. This is an IPA of the old-skool, none of the skittles-esque amarillo or simcoe.
Taste consists of slight caramel sweetness, some toast and a bit of nutty malt. Lots of hops, as expected. It's got a pleasant lingering bitterness to it too.
Body is a bit thick. It's not overly sweet, like fruit punch, but it is somewhat syrupy. but, considering the overall size of this beer, I suppose it's acceptable.
Drinkability - well, it's tasty. But it's also a bit too big to pound these all evening.
Serving type: bottle
03-02-2010 22:29:03 | More by prosper
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A Phase I Study of the Effects of APF530 Exposure, Granisetron and Moxifloxacin
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This Phase I study will be performed in a double-blind, randomized, crossover design in healthy male and female subjects. The central ECG laboratory will be blinded to treatment. Every effort will be made to enroll equal numbers of males and females into the study.
Eligible subjects will participate in a screening phase (within 28 days of the dosing day), a treatment phase and a final visit, which will be conducted on discharge from the study. Study duration will be 32 days with a total of approximately 12 days of confinement. During the resting ECG periods, 12-lead digital ECGs will be extracted from continuous telemetry at selected time points to assess potential ECG effects. Blood samples for PK evaluation will be collected in conjunction with the ECG time points.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Healthy |
Drug: Withdraw treatment |
Phase 1 |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Four-Period Crossover Definitive QT Study Of The Effects of APF530 Exposure, High-Dose IV Granisetron and Moxifloxacin on QTc Prolongation |
- QTc Prolongation [ Time Frame: From baseline over 48 hours. ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]To evaluate the effect of APF530 given subcutaneously, in normal volunteers, on placebo subtracted change of QTcF
- Plasma concentrations of granisetron [ Time Frame: From baseline over 48 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]To achieve a mean Cmax of granisetron and AUC exposure in normal volunteers equivalent to that achieved by APF530 given subcutaneously, in patients.
Enrollment: | 56 |
Study Start Date: | July 2011 |
Study Completion Date: | October 2011 |
Primary Completion Date: | October 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Groups/Cohorts | Assigned Interventions |
APF530 Exposure, Granisetron and Moxifloxacin, Placebo
Arm 1:APF530 Exposure Arm 2:Granisetron IV Arm 3:Moxifloxacin Arm 4:Placebo
Drug: Withdraw treatment |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 50 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Healthy Male and Female Subjects
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects in good health
- aged between 18-50 years
- weigh at least 50 kg (110 pounds)
- have a body mass index of 18-32 kg/m2 inclusive
- capable of understanding and complying with the protocol
- have signed the informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- have a history of drug abuse or are current smokers
- have a known hypersensitivity to Moxifloxacin or granisetron
- a history or presence of clinically significant abnormal 12-lead ECG or an ECG with QTc by Bazett's correction of > 450 ms in men, > 470 ms in women on the screening ECG
- PR > 240 ms, QRS > 110 ms or a history of prolongation of QT interval
- a family history of Long QT Syndrome or cardiac disease
- may not have used any medications or consumed any foods contraindicated in the protocol
United States, Wisconsin | |
Spaulding Clinical Research | |
West Bend, Wisconsin, United States, 53095 |
Principal Investigator: | Albert Dietz, MD, PhD | Spaulding Clinical Research, LLC |
No publications provided
Responsible Party: | A.P. Pharma, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01416259 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | APPA C2011-01 |
Study First Received: | August 10, 2011 |
Last Updated: | October 24, 2012 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
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QTc Prolongation |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Granisetron Moxifloxacin Norgestimate, ethinyl estradiol drug combination Antiemetics Autonomic Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Pharmacologic Actions Central Nervous System Agents Therapeutic Uses Gastrointestinal Agents |
Serotonin Antagonists Serotonin Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Anti-Infective Agents Contraceptives, Oral, Combined Contraceptives, Oral Contraceptive Agents, Female Contraceptive Agents Reproductive Control Agents |
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The New Trend of Economic Optimism
At this time last year, as the government ran to the rescue to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as AIG and Citigroup crumbled, the country was mired in economic gloom. The downturn that began in late 2007 had blossomed into a full-blown crisis, with housing prices going down the drain and sub-prime mortgages claiming victims on a massive scale. Every piece of data released was pored over for the bad news. Those days now seem to be falling further behind in the rearview mirror.
Over the last couple days, more evidence has trickled out that brighter days are ahead for the United States, bolstering confidence in the economy. The trade deficit has widened, but the declines in exports and imports have slowed dramatically. In June, wholesale inventories continued to fall for the 10th straight month, but sales ticked upwards for the first time in a year. Consumer spending is still feeling the pressure from job losses and tightened credit conditions, but there are signs of stabilizing. The Federal Reserve Board's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released that it sees evidence "that economic activity is leveling out" and that conditions in the financial markets have continued to improve over the last several weeks.
But the U.S. isn't out of the weeds yet.
"Although economic activity is likely to remain weak for a time, the Committee continues to anticipate that policy actions to stabilize financial markets and institutions, fiscal and monetary stimulus, and market forces will contribute to a gradual resumption of sustainable economic growth in a context of price stability," stated the FOMC.
The Committee added that although the prices for energy and commodities have mostly rebounded recently, the slack in demand will likely keep inflation in check for the time being. As such, the Central Bank will keep the federal funds target rate between 0 and 0.25%.
Discouraging news did come via retail sales, which, after a nearly 1% increase in June, edged lower in July by 0.1%. Though the slip caught most off-guard, the total increase seen during the last three months has been the strongest three-month performance since December 2007.
"Despite the slight decline in retail sales we remain encouraged that the Recovery Act and other economic initiatives have stabilized conditions and help those harmed by the economic crisis," said U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, adding that the cash-for-clunkers trade-in program has led to a spark in sales in the automotive industry. "And stimulus dollars boosted disposable income in the first half of this year, signaling a bottoming out of the recession. The road to recovery is long, but with every Recovery dollar we spend and project we start, we are one step closer to getting there."
The move towards turnaround and perspective is also visible in the labor markets. In July, seasonally adjusted unemployment initial claims saw a slight increase of 4,000 to 558,0000, but, as the Department of Labor reported earlier this month, the unemployment rate in July leveled out at 9.4% from 9.5% in June. There were 247,000 jobs losses last month—not a number to be ignored— though the up side is that the average number of monthly job losses from May to July was 331,000, almost half the average monthly decline of 645,000 seen from November to April.
Even the beef and pork export industry—coming off a record year in 2008 to a brow beating this year because of the global downturn—is seeing the positive. The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) released that through the first half of the year, it looks like 2009 will wind up as the second-best year for U.S. pork exports. The fears of H1N1 hammered pork exports as more than a dozen countries instituted bans, but so far, pork and pork variety meat exports have topped $2 billion.
"The H1N1 influenza virus has been an important factor for U.S. pork exports," said USMEF Chairman Jon Caspers. "We have had market access issues in two of our top six export markets [China and Russia], which makes it all the more important to maintain a strong presence in our other key markets."
And that lock out of major markets has been considerable. Compared to the first six months of 2008, pork exports to China are down 52% in volume to 267.7 million pounds and 54% in value to $203 million, while the volume of exports to Russia have fallen 35% in volume to 134 million pounds and 37% in value to $123.9 million. The other side of the coin is that pork exports to Mexico—the No. 1 consumer of U.S. pork and pork variety meats—is up 52% in volume and 37% in value to $369.6 million.
U.S. beef exports have been on a slightly better track than pork, declining 2% in volume and 6% in value compared to the first six months of last year. But for the month, they are down 13% in volume and 16% in terms of value.
"In challenging economic conditions like these, there is no one silver bullet that will drive exports," said USMEF President and CEO Philip Seng , adding that USMEF has employed a number of educational and marketing programs to maximize U.S. potential in foreign markets.
Matthew Carr, NACM staff writer. Follow us on Twitter @NACM_National


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Emotional Email Design and Copywriting: The Secret to Driving Engagement and Sales
Most people respond to marketing messages according to how they feel about a product rather than logic.
Noted psychologist Robert Plutchik created what is now known as the "wheel of emotions" which describes how emotions are related, which marketers can use to cultivate the desired emotions and response.
Emotional Factors That Influence Engagement
Now let's explore how as email marketers we can cultivate these emotions in our subscribers, and influence their engagement.
Anticipation: Humans are curious. You can use this to your advantage when crafting your emails. Enticing imagery, trigger words, and teaser content all help to motivate your prospects.
Joy: Happy customers mean well engaged, repeat customers. Keep customers happy by offering valuable content, positive imagery, and well-written copy.
Trust: Your prospects want to feel safe when interacting with your offer. You can build trust through endorsements, well-known referrers, and reviews.
Emotional Factors That Influence Purchases
Research suggests that up to 90% of all purchase decisions are made unconsciously and in a matter of seconds. Below are some emotional factors that can influence those split-second purchase decisions.
No-brainer: People prefer to buy without thinking. If people are required to think too much when interacting with your offer, you are exhausting them, and the subconscious mind doesn't like that.
Make it easy. Narrow your product choices and cut out unnecessary information.
No Risk: People have a natural aversion to risk. As a general rule, people feel loss more powerfully than they feel gain.
Consider positioning your product as being the "safe" option rather than the "new" option or give them the option to kick-the-tires before committing.
Social Proof: People will follow the crowd. As humans we all like to move with the herd and see what other people like.
Provide your customers with proof that other people are buying, and benefiting from, your product.
An Example of Emotional Email Design and Copy
All of the work we do as creative marketers uses the abilities we have to play with emotion.
But as email marketers we have additional considerations, which run parallel to emotional triggers, such as preview text/panes, image rendering, mobile views and subject line/content/landing page continuity. All of which must also be considered.
Now let's take a look at how this animated email from Litmus which beautifully illustrates most, if not all, of the emotional engagement and purchase triggers mentioned above.
Here's a Breakdown
- Joy: Snappy Headline + Professional Imagery
- Anticipation: Simulated Video Animation + Crisp Body Copy
- Social Proof: "Mind. Blown." Tweets
- No-brainer: Solo Offer + Clean Call-to-action
- No Risk: Free Trial or Learn More
This email also successfully addresses the limitations of the medium. For example, note how well this email rendered on my mobile device.
Note too this slick screenshot that was created by a new, free service from MailChimp called Smartphones@.
What's The Takeaway?
If your emails aren't tuned to resonate with your audience's emotions, you could be losing business. If you are having problems developing engaging emails that resonate with your audience, you can look into an email marketing company such as iContact to help you. By cultivating one or more of the desired emotions in your email creative, nay…your email program, you'll boost click rates, decrease attrition, and grow your revenue.
But remember this…emotional engagement doesn't begin and end with email creative…but you can use it unleash the power of this creative thinking in all of your marketing or professional endeavors, not just design or copy of the email itself.
About the Author: Scott Hardigree is the Founder of Indiemark. He can be reached at email@example.com or indiemark.com
P.S. Props to Justine Jordan who created the Litmus email. I'm a fan but not just because she wears an awesome cat hat. Justine's work reflects that she has strong sense of how aesthetics and copy should work in partnership.
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07/26/2012 at 3:49 pmAgreed, Justine's pretty cool, knows what's happenin. I find the most difficult one is trust – unless you're a very well known brand, it's very hard to build up. What's worse, is it's hard to directly measure.
07/26/2012 at 6:12 pmSo true, Scott. Emotions have a lot to do with how a subscriber or potential customer views you and your brand. I think another important thing to bring up is the use of colors in your newsletters or campaigns and the emotions that those can render in your readers. I briefly mentioned them in a whitepaper I wrote about Calls to Action.
https://d2xcq4qphg1ge9.cloudfront.net/assets/128178/768509/original_fe39af15d5439fae69f1ab5a6ba81d49.pdf?1336584337I also used Ann Smarty's fantastic article on Colors called ' Colorize Your Brand' to help me : )
Great article, per usual! Keep up the great work!
07/26/2012 at 6:57 pmWow, Scott! For once, I'm actually a bit speechless! Thanks so much for featuring our Interactive Testing launch email for this post. It was a lot of fun to put together, and I couldn't have done it without my team here at Litmus creating such awesomely emotionally-inspiring products to promote
07/27/2012 at 8:02 amPeople should add this url to their agenda to check every once in a while A great reminder realy. But don't give all the credits to emotional links and content.
I'm definitely adding this into the email reading list up at: http://www.emailaudience.com/email-marketing-review
Functional has it's place as a revenue driver too, although mostly the marketers focus is on "buy now", simple chaptered navigation for instance can drive more purchases (also see: http://www.alchemyworx.com/emailworx/2012/strategy/why-you-should-be-investing-in-functional-links/ )
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About Tom Cunliffe
I've been sailing all my life
I started back in 1961 when my Dad shoved me and a pal off on the Norfolk Broads in a 22-foot gaff sloop with no engine. That way you either learn fast or come to grief. I was fourteen and I was lucky. Since those days I've sailed most things from Firefly dinghies at University when I should have been reading law, to big gaff schooners.
I've been Mate on a coasting merchant ship and run yachts for gentlemen. I've operated charter boats, delivered all sorts of vessels, raced at quite high levels and have been teaching sailing intermittently for thirty-five years. I've been a Yachtmaster Examiner since 1978.
Privately, classics are my passion, and until Westernman, my own boats have been at least fifty years old. My wife Ros and I have sailed them all over the Atlantic, from southern Brazil to Iceland and from the Caribbean to Russia, with a number of trips to the US and Canada thrown in. I love traditional craft, but I'm happy sailing anything that does the job properly. I've no time for boats that go sideways
Family commitments in the mid-1980s started me writing and lecturing about the sea. My first commercial article was about star sights. It was published by Yachting Monthly where I have a seamanship column to this day. On the strength of this and the advance for Topsail and Battleaxe, I came ashore after living aboard for many years. These days I operate from a cottage in the New Forest. The arrangement suits me well because it gives me somewhere to grow roses and to keep my motorcycle, but I still sneak plenty of time out to go cruising. In the last few summers, Ros and I have sailed from home in our old boat Westernman to Arctic Norway, down to Portugal and up the Baltic to Stockholm. Now I have sold her and we've bought a Mason 44. She'll need a bit of fettling this winter, but next May we'll be off on the 'long road' once more.


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Angelo was at Ma Peche, and Ma Peche is Vietnamese, French-influenced kind of cooking. I think that Angelo was very creative, and took a big risk with a big twist, which was to add white chocolate with fish. I don't even think David Chang would have thought of that, but it was very ingenius and Kate Krader seems to love it, and the panel of the judges loved the dish, including David, so Angelo had one fo the best dish of that challenge.
Antonia catch the spirit of David by doing scallop with peas and carrots. And she's very playful, she pickled the carrots. David like the dish very much, the judges like the dish very much, and I think she's on top becuas she understood his philosophy and created a great dish as well.
So at Marea, Stephen, because he seems to understood the restaurant well, is giving a lot of advice while they're eating, and he has been a frequesnt customer at Marea. In the end, it happened that I don't think he really understaood the phoilsophy at Marea because he got eliminated. It's too bad because he could have I think if he would've been a bit more careful with his cooking, been on the top, and eventually win. Marea is a great seafood restaurant -- Italian-inspired. It's all about the quality of the ingredients, about elevating the ingredients to the next level. And Stephen could have done that, but something wrong happened, and he's going home.
Dale at Townouse, has the same style in his restaurant at David Burke, and he's happy, he's going to be playful with his food, and he's definitely bringing some fantasy and some little twist here and there. Unfortunately a strange idea of bringing French toast into his dish, and it looks like he's mixing breakfast and dinner or lunch together. At the end of the day, the dish is not harmonious, it's overly sweet, and unfortunately for Dale he's going with Stephen home.
It's Eric Ripert commenting on Episode 3 of Top Chef in New York All-Stars season.
Chef Ripert, again your comments are dead on and delivered with class. You are my favorite!
As if I needed another reason to love Chef Ripert even more...
Elia was the first one eliminated from All-Stars. Rather than taking a look at her own dish, she then launched a press offensive against Tom Colicchio. How her refusal to meet the challenge (to take her losing dish from Season 2 and make it better) is somehow related to her perception that Tom Colicchio has become a corporate schill exists only in her own mind. Even if this were true (and that's a matter that we can argue elsewhere - I can based on viewer comments that some agree and some don't), it's really rather irrelevant.
Chef Colicchio's sponsorship of Diet Coke has nothing to do with how Elia cooked her fish. Or rather, how she didn't cook her fish. She, and the other cheftestants were all given the same challenge: "Here's the chance to recreate the dish that didn't win. The dish that you must have spent SOME amount of time agonizing over."
And from all of the talking heads we were presented, hers was the only one where we heard a cheftestant say, "My dish was great the first time. I have no wish to deviate from what I did the first time."
And then afterward, when she was eliminated, in typical Elia fashion, she ranted about production giving her different product, "I wasn't given ti leaves this time, I was given some other kind of leaves." and all her other statements about her dish.
Then, when she was interviewed afterward, she blamed Tom's sponsorship of Diet Coke and the fact that he's not organic enough.
Elia has ALWAYS blamed anyone and everyone. She has never, ever reflected on her own actions.
Bravo to Chef Ripert for attempting to bring it back it ELIA. Bravo for offering his own personal interactions with her - for calling her on her own lack of respect when interacting with him. Oh my god, if I was in the same room with Chef Ripert and he offered me ANY critique of my own cooking, I would take what he had to say to heart, with grace and humility and a resounding, "Thank you, chef, may I have another?" I certainly wouldn't deflect it and I would never, EVER, dream of telling him that he didn't know what he was talking about.
But Chef Ripert, gentleman that he is, never said a word about it. And he never would have done, until Elia went after Tom Colicchio. It was in defense of a colleague that Chef Ripert put Elia in her place.
The only thing that could possibly make this Vlog any better would be if I thought it would make an ounce of difference to Elia. Unfortunately, it won't. I'm sure Elia will be able to shrug it off and add Chef Ripert to the long list of people to whom she does not need to listen because he is tainted by corporate sponsorship.
They're just kidding.
Bourdain has referred to Ripert as one of his best friends. As another comment noted, Ripert introduced Bourdain to his current wife. They've got a really cute bromance going on. I'd love to see them together on the same Top Chef show! Imagine, the always polite Ripert and the snark master Bourdain, what a dream come true.
Are you kidding. They are good friends. Eric Ripert introduced Tony to his wife. They just like being cheeky monkeys.
Dear Chef, I'd never want to get on your bad side but there's such a thing as manners. Jen defended her dish but attacked the judges which was over my line. Elia said nothing then both ranted and Elia enlisted the press. Hat on head, white gloves to church. Respect your elders. It's always Mr. and Mrs. Please and thank you always. Yes, these "kids" are younger than me but they should have been taught right from wrong. It may be good TV fodder but is offensive to some.
huh? elia is awesome .. i have no idea what this dude just said, could we get some subtitles up in this joint?
Basically Eric says that Elia was eliminated because her dish was the worst, everyone could see it was raw, and Tom wasn't the only judge that day so she has no right to criticize him. He also shares a story about when he (Eric) was served a dish by Elia that she said was mole sauce, but really it was just a chocolate sauce. That day she argued with him, saying he didn't know what he was talking about. At the time he was polite, but now he tells her the sauce was not mole, and she embarrassed herself arguing, and she should be embarrassed now because she shows how little she knows. Instead of slagging off Tom, she should pay attention to herself.
Why aren't the comments about Elia in the transcript of the video? I'm not able to hear it, so I rely on the transcript. Are you not transcribing everything he says?
Eric, I love you! You are being too kind in your message to Elia. I think you are spot on and Tom is a wonderful chef.
Some people cannot rest until they seek revenge and I see that Elia.
Bravo, Chef Ripert! Vous avez pris l'occasion pour éduquer la petite Elia. Elle aurait dû pouvoir écouter la critique, répondre d'une manière civile. Je vous remercie de votre commentaire!
Je t'aime, Chef Ripert.
The only thing that could possibly have been better about Chef Ripert's little note to the self-important Elia, would have been to have the vlog done in Ripert's native French, with sub-titles. I'd pay to see that.
I must have missed the story of the "Silver Fox" and the rivalry between Eric Ripert and Anthony Bourdain. If anyone knows, I'd appreciate a clue. Or better yet, a dual vlog, with both of them....would be fabulous!
I disagree with Eric. I've eaten at Tom's restaurants in NY and haven't been impressed at all. I actually got violently ill from CraftBar and had to be hospitalized. I don't like the way Tom acts on the show and will forever be critical after he ousted Jen in what I think was a very political decision made for TV drama.
I agree that it's amazing that this is as "angry" or harsh as Eric Ripert can get. He was right that he was a gentleman and respectful of Elia with her molé during the challenge in her season. Most of the other chefs there were in awe of Chef Ripert, but Elia seemed like she needed to make all these excuses and accuse him of not knowing what a molé sauce is. He is a freaking Michelin starred chef and she is this whiny child who just can't seem to get over being criticized and eliminated. She always irritated me anyway because she seemed to want to give up so easily all the time, and that ain't a top chef. Regardless of whether Tom is right or wrong about whatever she is complaining about now, he has been a chef (and a professional) waaaaaaay longer than she has been, so needs to grow up and learn to keep her mouth shut. It's not all about her.
Very well said Chef Ripert.. And to Elia, who do you think you are?? Lest you forget, that the only reason why you reached top 4 on season 2 was because of Mia. You dont deserve to be in the top! Just like Ilan Hall..
I guess my other comment will not be posted? I love Chef Eric Ripert for saying this. Eric and Tom are real Chefs.
The true nature of Elia was seen during the interview in the middle of the 1st show when she relived the shaving incident "he didn't allow it..." ...as if tackling him and forcing his head to be shaved was a favour. She still sees that incident as being Marcel's fault. And that fact alone should frighten everyone.
Up until that moment, she was filmed saying she had no problem with Marcel and waseven his friend. It was only when she got to the end of their time in LA that she realized that Marcel was likely going to beat her, that she allowed Ilan to woo her over to the dark side. Her quote in the 1st Top Chef cookbook was also repulsive--she again took the side that Marcel should have let them shave his head and that he made a lot of people angry on their season. A total turn around from her "I have no problem with Marcel" interview from the middle of their season.
As for the "producer involvement" quote at the end of the show. That has been explained over and over by Tom and anyone who's watched the show for any length of time knows that. The producers become involved in situations like those that came about in Season 2---when Cliff was sent home for breaking the rules and when Otto and Mia voluntarily removed themselves from competition. That is when the producers become involved--otherwise it's posted at the end of the show for legal reasons only--in case there is a situation on the season that demands their involvement--like a personal attack. Anthony Bourdain has commented on this--was quoted in the 1st book (after he'd been a guest, not a regular judge as he is now) that he'd love to see anyone tell Tom what to do.
Since Elia had been on a season when cheating and reporting to judges had been a concern (the weight loss camp episode) she should have known that it would have been prudent for her to raise her concerns about the use of ingredients and changing of cooking methods WHILE THE COOKING WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN THE KITCHEN instead of waiting to be on the bottom and bringing it up then as a defense. Tom has said over and over, if you think something is going wrong or something isn't right with the competition and following rules--voice it WHEN YOU SEE IT HAPPEN so they can investigate it at that moment. The instance of Richard Blais going over time is a perfect example--he praised the chef who pointed out that Richard was still plating after the bell, because in a competition it's not tattle-tales it's following the rules. If Elia had issues with other's she should have voiced it before plates when to diners--period.
She's not a nice person, at least she hasn't presented herself as one. I will never get that head shaving incident out of my mind or the fact that she still thinks they were doing Marcel a favour and he was a spoiled-sport for not allowing them to force it upon him. That in itself sickens me.
@BigBillNC RE:"What I understood about Elia's comments about Tom "selling out" was *not* about Tom as a Chef or the food in his restaurants...."
Just to clarify, RudeStubbornElia DID call out Tom for his restaurants' ingredients:
And it was Diet Coke and not Coke.
BAM!!! Can't wait to see what Elia has to say after seeing this!
Regarding Elia and her comments about Tom:
What I understood about Elia's comments about Tom "selling out" was *not* about Tom as a Chef or the food in his restaurants so much as it was about the product/ingredient choices made available for the Cheftestants on the TV show (product placement....UGH....it's really disheartening to see this). Over the seasons, the drift from really interesting, high-quality ingredients toward more and more garbage food has been noticeable and undeniable. And I thought that Elia's comments about Tom and his Coke commercial were spot on. I was personally really disappointed when I saw Tom in that light, although I can't blame the man for cashing in.
I am a big fan of Eric, but I am disappointed that he felt the need to publicly "call out" Elia for her comments. I think she probably wishes she hadn't made the comments that she made, and the less fuss made about it the better--for Elia, for Tom, and now for Eric. Elia's comments may have been ill-considered, but she has the mitigating circumstance of her profoundly disappointing and upsetting early dismissal. Eric, on the other hand, just comes across as mean and sanctimonious...a punishment that wasn't necessary after the one Elia had already sustained.
And finally about Elia...it was really awful to see her leave so quickly. As a fan of Elia and of the show, I think this entire season was diminished by her early departure--although I can't really say that anyone in particular should have been "sent home" instead.
My $.02.
I LOVE ERIC RIPERT!! Elia had a lot of comments during All Stars about how she had matured since her season and she proved she is just as childish and unprofessional as she was in the past. She did not return humble about her treatment to Marcel, instead acted as if he deserved it. Now, continues with attacks on Tom. I hope to never see her on Bravo again. She doesnt deserve the awesome opportunity that is being provided to her. To Eric, XO!
Well said Eric Ripert. Elia, like her previous season once again showed a level of immaturity (the same immaturity she always accused Marcel of) that is unfathomable. Good luck Elia, serve that raw fish in your new restauraunt !!!!!
I love that this is the rudest Eric Ripert can get! He seems lovely, a real gentleman, and very likely the nicest Frenchman ever. I miss him as a judge this season, although Bourdain is pretty funny and his blog is hilarious. One day, when I'm rich enough, I'll go eat at their restaurants. For now, I'll just enjoy watching Top Chef and trying out recipes at home.