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Retired faculty member supports mental health advocacy
Arlene Aish has seen mental illness impact her students and patients over the years, which influenced her decision to volunteer with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), a community-based voluntary organization dedicated to enhancing, maintaining and promoting the mental and emotional well-being of all individuals.
"As I was about to retire, I was looking for a way to get more involved in the community. I had long been concerned about mental health issues even though not working directly in the field. When I was a public health nurse I encountered people whose lives had been seriously disrupted by mental illness," says Dr. Aish, a former faculty member in the School of Nursing.
Dr. Aish has served with CMHA's Kingston branch since 1997 and currently sits on the board of governors as treasurer. Along with other volunteers, she supports the local activities of the CMHA by seeking financial from individuals, corporations, or foundations like United Way.
Queen's students have supported the CMHA in multiple ways. This past October students in Commerce organized the Queen's Wears Green event to raise funds for the CMHA and combat the stigma around mental illness. Students from Medicine and Nursing have done fieldwork at the Kingston branch, developing mental health assessment tools and participating in community needs assessment and health teaching programs. Students from many departments have also volunteered with the branch's programs for children.
The United Way serving Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington supports a number of prevention and health promotion programs run by the CMHA in Kingston. These include the Please Listen group for children between ages six and 13, the Information and Referral program, the Public Education program that includes workshops on topics like anger management, and Mental Health First Aid that allows people to help others who are developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.
The Queen's retiree community is a leading contributor to the United Way among Canadian universities. In 2010 Queen's retirees contributed $108,000, a significant part of the total Queen's contributions of $326,000.
Queen's staff and community may donate to the United Way campaign by returning a pledge card to the Human Resources department (Fleming Hall, Stewart-Pollock Wing) or by sending it through campus mail.
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The 2011 NFL Combine isn't all about the NFL draft prospects came to Indianapolis to workout for teams. It's also about the NFL GMs, head coaches and other executives that make their way to Indy.
Many of the NFL's head coaches and GMs will be available to the media throughout the week. Already on Thursday we've got a full spread of interviews.
There are a few interviews you should catch including ones with the head coaches of the teams with the first three picks in the draft including Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera, Denver Broncos head coach John Fox and Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey. In the context of the draft, those are the three folks people care about right now. We'll see if any of them give us a clue on where they're leaning in the draft (don't count on it).
Courtesy of Mike Rodak of ESPN.com, here's the full media list for Thursday:
- 10:00 a.m. -- Bills head coach Chan Gailey
- 10:15 a.m. -- Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo
- 10:30 a.m. -- Panthers head coach Ron Rivera
- 10:45 a.m. -- Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland
- 11:00 a.m. -- Broncos head coach John Fox
- 11:15 a.m. -- 49ers general manager Trent Baalke
- 11:30 a.m. -- Ravens head coach John Harbaugh
- 11:45 a.m. -- Lions head coach Jim Schwartz
- Noon -- Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik
- 12:15 p.m. -- Pittsburgh director of football operations Kevin Colbert
- 12:30 p.m. -- Vikings V.P. of player personnel Rick Spielman
- 12:45 p.m. -- 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh
- 1:00 p.m. -- Raiders head coach Hue Jackson
- 1:15 p.m. -- Titans head coach Mike Munchak
- 1:30 p.m. -- NFL Network analyst Mike Lombardi
- 3:00 p.m. -- Eagles general manager Howie Roseman
- 3:30 p.m. -- Jets head coach Rex Ryan
- 3:45 p.m. -- Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum
- 4:00 p.m. -- Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett

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Fabulous and flattering
I bought this to wear to my daughter's wedding in early November. I felt so good in it and got so many compliments. It was very flattering, very comfortable and made my day go so much easier because I knew I looked nice.
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I got a size 1X - I'm 5'10 naturally and 6'3 when I wore heels with this dress. I have a full bust (38DD), my tummy tends to be my trouble area, and I have a hourglass shape. This dress is FANTASTIC for a similar or exact shape. I did finagle with the bust a little simply because I didn't want to be chesty all night (the reason I didn't give it 5 stars). Otherwise, the dress is a great addition to your wardrobe and you will look flawless with a great bra and/or shaper!
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This dress was super comfortable and fit true to size. I am usually a 16 dress and bought the 1x. The neckline was low enough to show some cleavage and the sash area hid enough that I didn't need to wear any shape wear underneath!! Worth the money! Oh and I thought it would be warm because of the fabric, but I wore it for a night out in 28C temps and was fine.
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Doesn't hit me in the right spots
I am sure others may look beautiful in this dress, but it was just too short-waisted for me and the neckline would not stay put somehow. Also, the sash was hard to arrange well.
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I bought this dress for a wedding. I looked so good in it and I love it and my husband loved it on me. I ordered a 3x and it is true to size and it looked GOOD on me. However, I did have to wear a spanx!
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The Green Bay Packers defeated the Baltimore Ravens, 19-17, on Sunday, but that win came with significant costs. Two starting receivers left the game with injuries, depleting the offense of important weapons.
James Jones limped off the field with a leg injury and did not return. He left early in the second quarter with a significant limp, suggesting an injury that could affect his practice schedule this week.
Green Bay suffered a much more serious looking injury late in the second quarter. Randall Cobb crumbled to the turf after getting nailed in the knee by Matt Elam. He was carted off the field with what the team is calling a right knee injury. The Packers had just two active receivers for the rest of the game in Jordy Nelson and Jarrett Boykin.
The Ravens' injury report was relatively minor. Haloti Ngata missed some snaps with an elbow sprain but came back into the game, and Jacoby Jones seemed to have a minor leg injury that didn't keep him out for any stretch of time.
The Packers are expected to update the status of Cobb and Jones no later than Monday.
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MURPHY — The allegations terrified many parents: Two teachers arrested for molesting kindergarten students at Martha Hunt Elementary School in Murphy.
Yet at a community meeting meant to calm parents, Plano ISD Superintendent Richard Matkin instead unintentionally enraged them.
"I find this presentation as an insult," shouted parent Benjamin Conner during a speech given by a child counselor. Fed up with the meeting, the father of three stood in the audience and interrupted the presentation.
Parents arrived hoping to speak publicly and ask the superintendent direct questions. Instead, they were told questions could only be submitted in writing, and answered later — after attorneys had screened them.
Conner lost his patience during a counselor's speech about how to discuss sexual abuse with children. "We're not here for you to tell us how to talk to our kids," Conner shouted as other parents cheered him on.
More parents soon joined him, yelling at the superintendent and demanding answers about what steps are being taken to ensure their children's safety.
"I acknowledge your comments," Superintendent Matkin said from the podium, before abruptly ending the meeting early. "I'm not going to get into a question-and-answer tonight... I cannot comment on this particular investigation."
Matkin, who only recently became superintendent, said the district is legally restricted from commenting because of ongoing criminal investigations and lawsuits.
"They're doing nothing to protect my children," said Steven Cuny, who has not let his four children return to Hunt Elementary this year. "They're doing everything to save their own jobs!"
Matkin tried to assure parents no other teachers were under suspicion. He added he was bringing in an independent investigator to review the district's hiring policies and discipline measures.
"We've heard the dialog from the community, and we'll address it. That's all the comments I have," Matkin told News 8 before quickly exiting the school's gymnasium.
The crimes go back to at least 2009. Former kindergarten teacher Joseph Garbarini is currently serving a 62-year prison sentence after a jury convicted him last year of sexual misconduct involving his students.
Investigators said the 30-year-old played out his sexual fantasies on young students using diapers and cages.
A second teacher, Todd Reich, was arrested last week for sexual misconduct involving a nine-year-old girl. Police said the gym teacher began touching her inappropriately when she was in kindergarten.
Reich, 38, is on administrative leave with the district.
Further infuriating parents is an accusation that the school's principal at the time, Linda Engelking, ignored early warnings of the abuse in both cases.
Engelking retired from Hunt Elementary this year after 33 years in Plano ISD. She has been unavailable for comment and is facing a federal lawsuit from some of the victims' parents.
"The problem has persisted for two-and-a-half years," said parent Karie Theologes after the community meeting. She has two young children at Hunt Elementary.
"My kids are worried about it. I'm worried about it, and I didn't get any answers tonight. None!"
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Huntsville area technology-oriented women are fighting a campaign to fix America's, and Alabama's, problems with math and science.
The Tennessee Valley Chapter of Women in Defense has just installed the latest, largest, and most expensive project in its initiative to encourage STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education.
"What we do is we work with the teachers in the school and find out what they need, what they'd like to have, that fits within the curriculum for their grade level, that will help them teach what they're required to teach," explained Debbie Fraley of Women in Defense.
Monday night, the group unveiled new STEM learning stations at Mount Carmel Elementary School. UAH engineering students helped devise the brightly colored cubicles, which can be reconfigured into multiple layouts, offering opportunities for kids to learn together, and also to see the real world applications of science and engineering.
"The goal is to encourage interest in these topics at a young age," said mechanical engineering student Jacob Muir. "A lot of them view math and science topics as, quite frankly, being uninteresting."
Standardized tests show American students, and Alabama students in particular, are lagging behind their contemporaries around the world. Meanwhile, the workforce at many high-tech American companies is getting older. Companies could run into serious staffing shortages if a new generation of technically-educated successors isn't prepared to step in as older workers leave the workforce.
"We're going to become Third World, technologically," said Fraley.
Members say the Tennessee Valley Women in Defense chapter stands out for its involvement in encouraging math and science in area schools. The chapter is currently working on a wind tunnel project at Discovery Middle School, among other area projects.
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DVF and Andrew Rosen Rally for the MePa-------
FNO may be a thing of the past, but Diane von Furstenberg and Theory's Andrew Rosen have appropriated the shop-till-you-drop evening fund-raising technique for their own philanthropic purposes. On March 18, the pair will host the first annual Open Market—an event that will bring music (DJ sets from the Misshapes, Nancy, JD Samson), food, cocktails, and fashion (sample sales from Alice + Olivia, Helmut Lang, Honor, Theory, DVF herself, and more) together to benefit the Meatpacking District Improvement Association. Set under one roof at the Highline Stages, the fund-raiser will be a "visual homage" to the vintage MePa days. We hope they don't take the theme too literally, though.
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04-13-2014 13:29:52 | More by outoffocus
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3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
04-13-2014 23:58:33 | More by WVbeergeek
3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
08-19-2014 02:27:25 | More by hozersr
3.58/5 rDev -5.3%
I'll list this as a strong ale, because, well, this is America. And being american means following the truthiness of your heart and ignoring rules and regulations.
The beer is pretty solid, and somewhat one-dimensional, as many of the draft versions of Draai Laag beers seem to be. (I find the bottles harness greater complexity; probably because it allows them to age.) Kind of a bready and doughy thing with a very mild burn of alcohol. Smooth feel. A bit too thick and rough on the edges. This could stand some age, as many of the Draai Laag beers could. Regardless, it's still pretty decent.
03-21-2013 23:33:14 | More by RblWthACoz
3.73/5 rDev -1.3%
500ml bottle for 10 bucks. Poured into a teku, the beer appears a hazy golden color with a white cap. As the head fades, it leaves patchy spotty lace on the walls of the glass.
The aroma contains notes of clove and banana with some sweet grain scent that getsnslightly herbal and grassy with a bit of a hop impact. Overall this is a pretty clean smelling brew, nice and yeasty without much noticeable inclusion of the listed adjuncts.
The taste is sweet with alcohol/yeast driven esters and notes of pear and apple skins. As it warms a bit of spicy clove and pepper come out. The aftertaste includes a wheat graininess with a flavor reminiscent of pink bubblegum.
This is a medium bodied brew with a moderate amount of carbonation. It is an interesting mix of character. A big bubblegum presence with typical clove, banana and pepper aspects. Strangely none of the advertised lemon addition came though to me.
08-05-2014 15:07:08 | More by stakem
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
02-05-2014 02:00:16 | More by BuzzLitebier
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
08-23-2014 04:40:33 | More by Jeremy0682
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
03-29-2013 00:19:58 | More by randylangford
3.83/5 rDev +1.3%
Has a honey color. Lost carbonation from the transfer into a masin jar. No visible head. Looks flat.
Apricot, pear, candi sugar, lemon peel, assorted citrus, and some fleshy apple. Rather nice. Not yeast overblown.
Lots of lemon peel. Notes of apricot and candied pear are also evident. Really follows the nose. Some white wine fruitiness and crispness with a hint of woodiness. The combination of lemon and booze gives it a slight cleanser quality. Still, very good.
Very much flat, but that's my fault. The body has a softness that feels round and enveloping. Good.
A very good Belgian Strong Pale. Recommended. Enjoyable.
03-10-2014 15:16:31 | More by thecheapies
4/5 rDev +5.8%
05-22-2014 01:36:30 | More by DrFunkenstein
4.11/5 rDev +8.7%
LOOK: Pours a clear golden color, white head recedes to a ring with little coating on the snifter.
SMELL : Spicy and sweet, expressive yeast, a bit of wheat.
TASTE: Complex flavors of pepper, clove, coriander, dusty herb, and white sugar. Some pear and cotton candy like flavor is nice, almost has that bubblegum thing going on. Restrained bitterness and a coarse graininess.
FEEL: Light to medium bodied, semi dry, medium carbonation. There is a nice crispness to the brew.
OVERALL: A great ale with rich complexity and fine yeast development. Quite enjoyable.
02-08-2014 19:03:58 | More by Stinkypuss
4.2/5 rDev +11.1%
Draft enjoyed at the brewery. Served in a snifter.
A: dense straw, with a fluffy bone-white head on top, 1 finger's worth. 4.0.
S: spicy, clove, banana, and maybe a touch of cinnamon? 4.0
T: spicy clove arrives forcefully up front, with an undercurrent of mild bready sweetness that grows, and nice mellow grapefruit hop finish on the back end. Artistically rendered. 4.5.
M: light, sticky sweet, with a finish that is semi-dry. My only critique would be that it is a shade under-carb'd for my liking. 3.5.
D/O: it's semi-sweet finish keeps it light and refreshing. I will definitely revisit, and could *reload* if other enticing options weren't also on the menu... 4.0
06-27-2013 23:03:00 | More by psuKinger
4.25/5 rDev +12.4%
10-04-2013 02:07:51 | More by KJ2013
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Middleton — Mr. Bert Suke 78, of Middleton, beloved husband of Helena Suke, died March 28, 2013, at the Hunt Nursing Home in Danvers, following a long illness.
Born in Rehau, Germany, he was raised and educated in Germany and was a long time resident of Middleton.
Bert is survived by his wife, Helena Suke, his sons, Julio Suke of Middleton, Alex Suke of Salem and Michael Suke and his wife Caroline of Middleton, five granddaughters and a sister Ria Probst of Munich, Germany.
ARRANGEMENTS: His funeral services are private. Assisting the family with the arrangements is the Peterson-O'Donnell Funeral Home 167 Maple St., (Rte. 62) Danvers. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Bert's memory to the Alzheimer's Association, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA, 02472. To share a memory or offer a condolence, please visit www.odonnellfuneralservice.com.


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The secret behind this really moist and delicious coffee cake is a combination of white whole-wheat flour (which is a more delicate version of regular whole-wheat flour), buttermilk, and a layer of fresh blueberries. For the finishing touch, a better-for-you crunchy topping made with store-bought muesli and honey, in lieu of a sugary, buttery streusel.
Blueberry-Flax Buttermilk Pancakes
Time:30 mins
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted, plus more for skillet and serving
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- Maple syrup, for serving
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A deliciously tangy cucumber and buttermilk soup is one of the most delicious ways to keep cool during the warmer weather months. With just a handful of ingredients, sliced cucumbers add a refreshing crunch. This soup is all you need to make a day in the sun just about perfect!
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'Tis the season (and now the day!) to be scared out of your mind! While some people might be headed out to party the night away, many folks will get together to watch terrifying movies tonight. Of course, what scares people in movies varies from person to person. The suspense of a movie like Psycho turns some into a ball of nerves. For others, the idea of being possessed by a demonic spirit, as in the classic scary movie The Exorcist, will do the trick.
Personally, I still feel a chill down my spine when I think of the creepy, snowed-in hotel in Stephen King's The Shining and I'd prefer to not even talk about 28 Days Later because it was too traumatizing. Now it's your turn: What is hands-down the scariest movie you've ever seen?
5 years
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iamangiepooh 5 years
I'm surprised I didn't comment on this earlier! Jeez, I'm a horror movie junkie. I get scared easily, but I love the thrill I get. This is a late comment, and even though Halloween is already over, I could NEVER pass up a good horror flick. On to the movies: The Exorcist, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Descent, It, 28 Weeks Later (after I got out of the theater in NYC I was scared and feeling weird lol), and that's all I can think of off the top of my head. I was watching Bravo's 100 Scariest movies on Halloween night, and the I saw a clip of "Don't Look Now." HOLY CRAP, that gave me the shivers, and I've been dying to watch it ever since. Every time I think of the clip they showed, I get really freaked out.... ugh.
emalove 5 years
Let me preface this by saying that I'm not a big horror movie fan...I am easily freaked out. And I HATE torture movies, like Saw and Hostel. So I don't watch those types of horror movies. I can usually handle creepy, but not gorey. When I was a kid in the 80s, Poltergeist was the scariest thing ever to me...when I was a teen, I thought The Shining was terrifying. I just saw The Strangers this past weekend and that disturbed me more than any horror movie I've seen recently.
Phorrest99 5 years
Wow, there's so many movies that freak me out! The Descent, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Exorcist, Haute tension (a French film), & Hostel are the ones I can remember off the top of my head...
liciababe 5 years
I think the origional omen is scary and one of my faves mostly due to how creepy the kid is in the movie, the shining is also another fave the isolation in the movie is creates a whole creepy character
californiagirlx7 5 years
Signs freaked me out too though.
californiagirlx7 5 years
Poltergeist...I love that movie!
gruaig_rua 5 years
The Ring. Mainly because I was aware of going home to an empty house (that had not been the plan when i arranged to see the movie!). I was terrified of turning on the TV that night in case static appeared :scared:
sushibananas 5 years
When I was a teenager, Nightmare on Elm Street was super scary. Somewhat more recently, Seven was just so intense. A classic scary one - Alfred Hitchcock's, The Birds.
maldelus 5 years
Any Edgar Allan Poe film in which Vincent Price was the primary actor, i.e. "The Cask of Amontillado."
notoriuskitty 5 years
Probably Child's Play 1-3. I first saw it when I was about 7 and it scared me to death! They are my favorites now because I'll always have an underlying dear of Chuckie. Also, 28 Days Later and the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre succeeded in giving me nightmares.
foxie 5 years
I guess Poltergeist. 28 Days Later has Cillian Murphy doing full frontal... which is not scary. It's hot. Really hot.
katie225 5 years
a spanish film called "the orphanage" which was made by the guy who did "pan's labyrinth" and "hellboy 2". no guts, no gore, but a spooky, jumpy ghost story. it actually has a rational ending! but truly scary.
Juicylemon 5 years
I'll go with Psycho. The Others scared me also.
LolaSvelt 5 years
Oh and you can't forget modern classics like The Descent, 28 Days Later (and 28 Weeks Later) and [rec].
LolaSvelt 5 years
When A Stranger Calls has a very tense opening twenty minutes. While the rest of the film is more of a thriller, the opening stayed with me for days. I'm talking about the original, obviously. The terrible remake dragged the opening twenty minutes of the original into a full film! I also love: Suspiria, The Exorcist, Scream, Nightmare on Elm Street, Ju-On, Ringu, Psycho, Halloween (which I'm watching now), Black Christmas. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre will forever haunt me. I threw up during Cannibal Holocaust.
nancita 5 years
I saw Pet Semetary way too young at a slumber party, but as an adult, the scariest have been The Exorcist, The Shining, and this movie called Session 9, where these guys are doing construction work on an old insane asylum and find the old recordings of patients. Seriously freaky. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261983/
supertramp 5 years
For me the Exorcist was definitely my nobrainer scare factor. Ohh it is so terrifying.
tiffsniff 5 years
The scared-est I ever got in a movie was "The Mothman Prophecies". Was totally NOT expecting it to be a scary movie, and it really messed with me. I think the fact that it's a true story makes it 100% scarier.
popcorn19 5 years
The Butterfly Effect.
Mykie7 5 years
CG! I didn't know "The Ring" was a book! Guess what I'm getting this weekend? LOL
tlsgirl 5 years
Also, my TV freaked me out after watching The Ring b/c it was one of those older ones that glows for a minute after you turn it off, so I spent most of the next week with a blanket over the screen. Oy, that's a little embarrassing.
tiabia 5 years
Definitely The Exorcist...those quick flashes of the demon scared the CRAP out of me.
Imabeliever 5 years
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (traumatized the hell out of me as a child.. the little creatures terrorizing that poor woman and finally get her and drag her down the fireplace.I HATE THAT MOVIE). The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (made me terrified of almond cookies and basements) The Last House on the Left The Changeling (best ghost story..love George C Scott) When a Stranger Calls ("have you checked the children" + "the call is coming from inside the house get out now" = goodbye babysitting money) The Shining since my name is Wendy (I am not going to hurt you Wendy..I am just going to BASH your head in!) Blair Witch Project on opening night in the theater with surround sound scared me to death...that chick has the most realistic terrified scream ever. Serpent and the Rainbow ... anything voodoo freaks me the hell out and don't bury me I am not dead freaks me out Jacob's Ladder had some of the freakiest disturbing images.. I hated that.
fakeplanettelex 5 years
hands down, the shining. the bathroom scene weirds me out. and it is still creepy. also, any movie with children tend to freak me out (e.g.: pet semetary, poltergeist, exorcist, etc.) and IT. i am deathly terrified of clowns. i will never watch texas chainsaw massacre again - not because it's "scary" but because it's plain disturbing, though it is a great horror flick (the original, not the remake nor the beginning). when i was younger, i was terrified of nightmare on elm street because of freddy, but it's so silly to me now. as far as foreign films go, audition hands down. when you first watch the movie, you don't think it will be scary but the last 15 minutes are intensely disturbing. ju-on scared me too.
Linda-McP 5 years
Psycho still terrifies me all these many years later.
Manda2980 5 years
IT by Stephen King scared the crap out of me as a kid I could not sleep for weeks. As did the Blair Witch Project, I avoided my basement for 5 days LOL. As well The Ring was scary as hell for me that chick in the tv is just wrong in so many ways. But I love to be scared so I keep going back for more.
shiningeyes 5 years
The Exorcist and Poltergeist movies scared me so much when I was a kid. When I go back to watch them now, they just seem silly. The Shining still gives me the creeps a bit though. I would love to stay in that hotel someday!
Jude-C 5 years
"Freddy was always like some flaming serial killer who couldnt dress and needed lotion." :ROTFL: Those "slasher" type movies and Texas Chainsaw Massacre might startle or gross me out sometimes, but I don't consider them "scary" because they don't cause me to lie awake at night in fear. Honestly, what are the chances of me driving through Texas some summer day with a carful of douches, getting lost/sabotaged and then ending up hacked to bits by a cannibalistic hillbilly family with too many power tools?
CaterpillarGirl 5 years
I didnt think the Ring was scary, only because I read the book way before and it was one of those books where you CANNOT read at night! the movie wasnt anything like the book and i was just dissapointed. PLUS i cannot get into those movies that are japanese remakes or inspired by, with the jerky movements and the black hair white skin.(although Ju-On was pretty freaking scary) I get scared by different things. Mainly the "things" you cannot see, unexplained, Like being in the dark woods at night and you *hear* something moving...is it an animal? person? your imagination runs wild. Movies that have serious "moods" to them that draw me in, play on those "what is that!" statements, those scare me. Crap like the Saw movies, or The Ring, or all the freddy, jason movies are just amusing. Freddy was always like some flaming serial killer who couldnt dress and needed lotion.
Briandiesel 5 years
Danny, I still cant bring myself to watch The Strangers. I keep trying to man up and get the courage but I think I would never wanna answer the door again.
syako 5 years
I think movies like the Ring are scarier because it's something that "could" happen anywhere. That is - if you still own a VHS! ;) But really, all the movies about houses, etc. scare me but there isn't that resonating 'could it happen to me' feel to it. The Shining was awesome! We vacation in Estes Park, CO (where Stephen King was inspired and wrote the book) and every time we're there during winter and see the Stanley Hotel I just see that image of Jack Nicholson. :P
Lily-Inferno 5 years
The Shining bc Jack Nicholson is just..hes creepy looking. No me gusta. And maybe Silence of the Lambs..but everything else named..yea not so scary. Come on guys.
Mykie7 5 years
Okay STOP IT TASSIE! I had forgotten about The Ring, but all ya'll talking about it reminds me how creeped out I was! STOP IT! LMAO
nessa17 5 years
i hate the ring. that little girl scares me!! the same day i watched the movie the lights went out. ever since then i dont watch many horror movies.
Tassie 5 years
The Ring. Mainly because the next day I was walking home at dusk after it rained, and I had to walk past a well. It was light-coloured, so it really stood out in the dark, and there were dripping sounds coming from it. I picked up my pace a little! I can still see the girl kind of falling/crawling out of the TV.
dannysf 5 years
Definitely The Strangers this summer. Scared the crap out of me.
CaterpillarGirl 5 years
Tim Curry is amazing.
c-a-t-h 5 years
So easy. It by Stephen King. I get the willies just thinking about it.
Mykie7 5 years
Yes I WILL! Brian, you touch that Avi and I'm huntin' you down man! LMAO
bethiesny 5 years
Blair Witch - I'm way more terrified of what I can't see chasing me through the woods than Freddy or Jason or Michael Myers. I love the book IT, and though the movie was terrible - not scary at all, because it was so badly cast/acted!
luckyme 5 years
Japanese horror movie called "The Audition." Completely terrifying (and disgusting). The Blaire Witch Project also creeped me out. Oh, and "It." I think I watched it when I was too young. I really love "The Shining," though. Non-scary movies that give me the heeby-jeebies: "Willie Wonka..." (the original. Gene Wilder is so freakin' creepy.) and "The Wizard of Oz."
Jude-C 5 years
Oh yeah, "It" definitely makes the list! Left me with a lifelong hatred of clowns. Especially the kind that live in sewers.
Briandiesel 5 years
Oh Otaku! It FOR SURE! I still cant watch that whole thing...
Briandiesel 5 years
Mes, you know you like it. Mykie will kill me if I change my avi!
JenOlson124 5 years
The scariest movies I have seen in a long time are Them(Ils) and The Orphanage (El Orfanato).
otaku 5 years
ooh, stephan king's it was freaky too!
colormesticky 5 years
The Silence of the Lambs. That part where she's in the basement, and he can see her with his night vision goggles but she can't see him. *shudder*
soulight 5 years
The Exorcism of Emily Rose scared the crap out of me. it still scares me in fact! Also the first time I watched The Ring was with my roomie then as if someone knew what we were watching it, when it ended the dorm phone rang. Talk about a heart attack!
UrbanBohemian 5 years
I love horror movies, but "The Shining" is too much for me because of all the scary noises in that movie. Often it's the things I hear that freak me out more than what I see, so I have a hard time handling that one.
CaterpillarGirl 5 years
Mesayme, the "hanging Munchkin" is actually a bird, an emu spreading its wings. there is a video and explanation of it here: http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/ozsuicide.asp
Pallas-Athena 5 years
I've seen a lot of scary movies and I love watching them even though I get scared for years! The girl from The Ring still scares me and I laughed at that movie! Every horror movie is almost always scary to me, but I'm going to have to say the Twin Peaks movie was pretty darn scary and I can never watch it again.
Jude-C 5 years
Ju-On. I couldn't sleep for like two nights after seeing that.
Mesayme 5 years
B!! get that 'crotch rocket' out of my eye! LOL 'Blair Witch' ... I got walking pneumonia the same weekend I watched that movie! And the same day I watched 'The Wizard of Oz' after hearing that one of the munchkins hung himself in the background and you could see it...I watched it to see if I saw it... I... ( go watch it, I'm not telling you!) Now I know why I hate Halloween. This is good therapy.
Mykie7 5 years
No Brian, do it yourself! :WAVE: And yeah, Blair witch FREAKED me out! The psychological stuff gets to me WAY more than the in your face stuff. Sixth Sense about did me in!
Briandiesel 5 years
take out the "we" in my first sentence please. :D
Briandiesel 5 years
The first time I saw Scream I was with my mom and we the entire audience was just screaming and jumping in unison. You could just feel the fear. I had never been to a scary movie in a theater before. Well like that atleast. Blair Witch absolutely freaked me out. It was so weird and then at the end with the guy or girl standing facing the corner. It was messed up.
CaterpillarGirl 5 years
There is a movie called "ghosthouse" 1988. Its about a house (duh) that lures people in via a demonic sounding message that is looped over the airways, it sounds like something sung backwards, Anyway there is a child and her possessed clown doll and i have a huge fear of clowns, the thing is just horrible! I watched it recently and i was still scared by it! The other films that have scared me were Blair Witch (watched it alone in my house in the woods mind you) The Mist (seriously frightened me) and The Watcher in the Woods.
Mesayme 5 years
Frogs and Blacula :ROTFL:
alikat07 5 years
We watched the Exorcist last weekend... it just doesn't scare me. Too much overacting! I think it was remade it could be really scary.
psterling 5 years
Hellraiser III. I was in junior high and it pretty much scared the crap out of me at my best friend's house and I had to go home, lol. I won't watch the exorcist though because just the IDEA of that movie scares me!
Francoisehardly 5 years
I haven't seen enough of the type of movie because I shouldn't in the first place but recently seeing Suspiria I have to say the window/stained glass roof scene freaked me out. I have to admit I spent years avoiding The Exorcist I was kind of left feeling like "That's it?" when I saw it, but I saw the censored TV version so maybe I would see it differently if I saw it without the censorship. When I was a kid I always found the 3rd Poltergeist the scariest one. I avoid the movie It with that creepy clown in it. And it's not supposed to necessarily be scary, but Shawn of The Dead freaked me out. And I think I know which scene Otaku is referring to from the movie Don't Look Now. I kind of wanted to see that movie but a certain part that I saw on a scary movie countdown freaked me out.
Mykie7 5 years
The Blair Witch project, because the scare is all in your head. The movie only gives you JUST ENOUGH information, then you have to draw your own conclusions, and it freaked me out!
fleurfairy 5 years
I might be in the minority, but The Blair Witch Project terrifed me. I live near the woods so it was even more frightening to me. Being lost in the woods is one of my worst fears.
otaku 5 years
i would have to say the movie "don't look now". it's not the scariest on a whole, but there is a scene in it that will seriously give me nightmares for weeks. EEEK! i'm actually getting freaked out right now just thinking about it. oh my god. uhhhg! {on a side note, i ♥ david lynch}
Mesayme 5 years
:? no, it's 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'... that's it...D'oh!
Mesayme 5 years
I Know What You Did That Thanksgiving...
rocketgirl 5 years
I have a weird scare-meter or something. I *love* The Shining and Poltergeist and Alien but hatehatehate The Little Mermaid and ET. They terrify me! I can't watch The Little Mermaid for more than 15 minutes at a time. It takes FOREVER to get through!
tlsgirl 5 years
28 Days Later, for sure. That movie scared the hell out of me. And Candyman, which I saw in 8th grade and has freaked me out ever since. It's ridiculous, but I still reach around the corner and flick the bathroom lights on before I walk in.
milkradio 5 years
I'm kind of a huge wuss, so I haven't seen too many scary movies, but 28 Days Later scared me (I love it though, I could watch it 3 times in one day) as did the sequel... The Spanish movie [REC] would have to be the scariest thing I've ever seen though. I couldn't even watch the last ten or twenty minutes of the movie. I had to turn away from the screen and have my sister tell me what was happening because the suspense was too much, haha.
cally8980 5 years
The Descent. I was shaking in the theater. Also, now that I watch the newer House on Haunted Hill I think its stupid, but in theaters, that doctor guy that moved really weird got to me.
kiwitwist 5 years
a movie from the 70s (I think) called When a Stranger Calls. It freaked me out!
LaurenG22 5 years
I think the demon thing is freaky, so I say Exorcist. Also, the poltereist is kinda creepy too!
girlnone 5 years
Scariest movie I've ever seen isn't technically a horror movie. David Lynch's Fire Walk With Me (the Twin Peaks movie) scares the hell out of me. Actually, most of David Lynch's movies are terrifying. Lost Highway, when Bill Pullman turns to his wife, expecting to see the lovely Patricia Arquette, and instead for just a moment he see Robert Blake's creepy face? Yeah, I screamed. In terms of "traditional" horror films, I gotta say the bit in The Exorcist where she comes down the stairs backwards. The rest of it doesn't bother me, but that's so unnatural and unsettling. *shiver*
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Call for probe over ambulance staff's £65k four-year Gwent hotel stay
9:12am Saturday 10th November 2012 in Gwent news Exclusive By Alison Sanders
AN INVESTIGATION is being demanded over allegations the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST) spent £65,000 on putting two senior staff up at a Gwent hotel - one of them allegedly staying there for four years.
Sources within the trust told the Argus that the trust's south east Wales region utilisation manager Gillian Pleming was housed at the Parkway Hotel in Cwmbran on weekdays for the last four years - at the trust's expense. She is now going back to north Wales.
It has also been claimed that Gordon Roberts stayed at the Parkway for a period of time while working as the trust's south east Wales regional director until around 18 months ago when he moved to become north Wales locality manager. The Parkway's standard room rate is currently between £90 and £110 a night during the week.
The claims come in the same week a review of the service was announced by the Welsh government amid budgetary concerns and declining performance, and a probe was launched into how a mum-to-be lost her baby after waiting two hours for an ambulance to take her from Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr to Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital.
One WAST member of staff, based in the Newport area and working on the operational side of the service, told the Argus it was thought the hotel stays had cost around £65,000.
He said: "£65,000 is an ambulance crew's wages for a year. We need more ambulances on the road and more staff recruited to do the job. Morale is very low, sickness is very high. A few people have left and some have taken the early retirement scheme and decided enough is enough."
The staff member said: "It's very difficult to explain to a family why they have waited six or seven hours for their loved one to get an ambulance."
South Wales East Assembly Member Jocelyn Davies has demanded an investigation.
She said: "This exclusive revelation by the South Wales Argus is truly shocking. Can the Ambulance Trust justify such extravagance as a good use of public money? It's time the minister ordered an investigation into the state of the Ambulance service in this country.
"What possible basis can there be for such a long-term relocation of managers from the north to Gwent? I find it unbelievable that in four years no-one from south Wales could be found who could do this job. If the relocation can be justified, then why weren't more cost-effective ways used?
"I really feel for paramedics on the ground who work tirelessly to save lives. Their morale must be very low in hearing that at a time of cuts, management is spending scarce resources on hotel rooms for years on end."
Monmouth AM Nick Ramsay added: "£65,000 on hotel fees is clearly outrageous. I think members of the public would find it completely inefficient to spend tens of thousands of pounds on hotels when what they really need to address is why we have these gaps. It's the length of time that's the issue in this."
He said he will be raising this with the health minister Lesley Griffiths.
Labour Torfaen AM Lynne Neagle said: "If the allegations are true, then the Ambulance Trust clearly have some serious questions to answer - not least why public money appears to have been wasted at a time when we know the resources of the ambulance service on the ground are being stretched and response time targets are being missed."
We put all the allegations to WAST. It said it does not comment in issues related to individual staff.
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UNIONS say they are concerned that South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is recruiting community responders who would be able to respond to life-threatening calls until an ambulance or rapid response vehicle arrives. An advert says the community responders would be paid an hourly rate of £13.
According to pay scales listed on the Royal College of Nursing website, a newly qualified paramedic earns a basic salary of around £10.85 an hour.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service's assistant chief fire officer Andy Thomas said the funding for a pilot community responder scheme, which it and WAST are looking to introduce over the coming months, has been secured by the South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority and that the rates of pay are based on those of a "competent firefighter".
Carl James, director of strategy, planning and performance at the Welsh Ambulance Service, said the Welsh Government has made it clear that all public services in Wales need to be working in partnership to provide the best possible service to the public.
He said it is working on a number of initiatives with South Wales Fire and Rescue Service including a community responder scheme which he said can be useful at times of high demand or in rural settings.
Unison branch secretary Dylan Parry said a joint union letter from Unite, Unison, the GMB and the Royal College of Nursing, has been sent to WAST's chief executive, Elwyn Price Morris, highlighting their concerns and asking for further immediate discussions.
Mr Parry said: "This is another blow to already low morale particularly being felt in this region. We have staff who are vastly more qualified who earn a lower basic hourly rate than what appears to be offered in this advert to the first responders."
AMs Nick Ramsay, Jocelyn Davies and Lynne Neagle said they were concerned by the news.
Torfaen AM Lynne Neagle added: "I'm really concerned to hear of First Responders being offered higher rates of pay than rank and file ambulance staff - particularly given that we know overtime is being heavily restricted."
She said she will contact local union colleagues and will be raising the issues with the trust and the health minister.
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10:34am Sat 10 Nov 12
signal box says...
the question of how much do WAST pay Mid & West Wales F & RS for providing co-responders. 1974 saw the end of combined Fire & Ambulance Services in the UK why are they being resusictated. I would ask the Minister responsible at WAG not to whitewash this complete shambles over.
10:42am Sat 10 Nov 12
chris227 says...
11:07am Sat 10 Nov 12
Aquarius says...
All the Trust needs to do is to provide it's own figures and then justify them. In the light of recent cuts in overtime which has meant dozens of operational shifts going uncovered and more an more pressure being heaped on both operational and ambulance control staff, that should be an interesting exercise.
But it is only fair that the Trust be allowed to put their case.
Otherwise there is a forthcoming review of the ambulance service, probable demands for an audit, might lead in to an inquiry as to the 'management style' in the Trust, etc etc.
Best for the Trust to come completely clean all on it's own, I think.
I mean, there *might* not be anything to hide, after all...?
11:41am Sat 10 Nov 12
spanner100 says...
12:20pm Sat 10 Nov 12
Nospin says...
Of course it would help if year on year WAG stopped treating the WHNS as a cash cow to burgle the budget for social engineering projects.
12:27pm Sat 10 Nov 12
PortORico says...
1:40pm Sat 10 Nov 12
signal box says...
3:41pm Sat 10 Nov 12
erudite says...
4:14pm Sat 10 Nov 12
Poolerkev says...
Agreed the Parkway was a waste of public funds but no more than the money Ramsey is wasting on himself keeping a second home he really does not need.
Hope if he sells it the money will go back to the tax payer.
6:26pm Sat 10 Nov 12
Magor says...
7:51pm Sat 10 Nov 12
parcel says...
Unlike their patients there not in the business to help them!
8:08pm Sat 10 Nov 12
signal box says...
8:26pm Sat 10 Nov 12
spanner100 says...
erudite wrote:Well done for supporting your "frontline" Staff.They need all the support they can gather.Our life is in their hands!!.
As a member of the professional staff within the NHS, I have to commend my ambulance colleagues for their tireless efforts to hold this sad service together. Having been out with them on many an occasion, it soon became apparent that they are not allowed to use common sense within their sphere of practice, but have assinine political rules that they HAVE to obey. These people are intelligent 'angels' to those in distress, but are treated as morons. God bless all our 'angels' and sit up and be counted NHS!!! Stands for 'NO HOPE STATISTICIANS!'
9:13pm Sat 10 Nov 12
emlynkide says...
10:11pm Sat 10 Nov 12
potty71 says...
spanner100 wrote:I love working for the Ambulance Service, nigh on ten years I agree with Spanner100, ironically i worked in the stats office prior...... TOO MANY (USELESS) CHIEFS. NEVER ENOUGH INDIANS !
erudite wrote:Well done for supporting your "frontline" Staff.They need all the support they can gather.Our life is in their hands!!.
As a member of the professional staff within the NHS, I have to commend my ambulance colleagues for their tireless efforts to hold this sad service together. Having been out with them on many an occasion, it soon became apparent that they are not allowed to use common sense within their sphere of practice, but have assinine political rules that they HAVE to obey. These people are intelligent 'angels' to those in distress, but are treated as morons. God bless all our 'angels' and sit up and be counted NHS!!! Stands for 'NO HOPE STATISTICIANS!'
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Magor wrote:That's actually true. I know one of them personally. Removed from role as completely useless and kept on to do a nothing job for the reason you state. Another piece of WAG brilliance.
I have read there are around 100 executives earning around £100k a year in the Welsh NHS that are no longer needed.But because of their gold plated contracts they cant afford to pay them off.
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Likewise, nobody is suggesting that fraud has been committed, so the 'fraudline' is likewise in applicable.
What is being suggested that money that could have been better spent on operational services has been wasted putting staff up in hotels. If these managers were so good, should they not have been relocated permanently?
You have a point when you ask where all these people have been until now before complaining (as I could also ask, DafOdyl, where *you* have been till now....?) and in answer to that I would refer you to the lack of confidence in the NHS whistleblowers policy.
Let's hope people are not given the chance to start discussing the management styles of certain people within this Ambulance Service, because even more will come out.
You wouldn't happen to know any of these people, by any chance, DafOdyl?
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In Florida, the fraud is as bad as anywhere. Stop by virtually any Internal Revenue Service office in the Sunshine State, and you'll find victims.
"No, I don't know how it happened," said one man, while another chimed in that he lost $8,000 dollars, "I am sick over this."
A couple who retired to Florida and had never had an issue with the IRS couldn't believe they'd become victims, "For somebody to just take what we work for? I don't understand how the IRS or anybody is letting that happen. It's like- why!?"
The answer begins with a letter from the IRS informing you that your tax return is "rejected," because your social security number "has already been used" -- by a thief!
"The thieves are very, very… they're smart!" says Kler Miller, an accountant and consumer tax expert for KEL Attorneys. She's seeing more people every year, victimized by this kind of identity theft, "Absolutely! It hurts the [victims] financially, especially for the single moms… or [people who] just need the extra money for daycare or to help with the household. It just doesn't come as soon as they needed it."
Here's how the theft happens: while you're waiting on your W-2s in the mail, or just waiting to file your return, the crooks are working fast! They've already stolen your social security number. Then, they cook-up a fake W-2, file it, and get your return money before your real info ever makes it to the IRS.
"And the IRS? They're not cross-referencing it quickly enough," Kler Miller explains. "They're just getting all these returns, see the refunds… There's some cross-checking but not that much. Then it gets refunded."
The problem is bad enough in Florida, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz took to the House floor asking for legislation to address it. Florida Senator Bill Nelson even brought the IRS's Deputy Commissioner for Enforcement Steve Miller to a Senate committee to testify.
"We are increasing the amount of work we do up front to prevent the fraud before the refund goes out," the IRS's Miller told Fox after that hearing.
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Reviews by czfreeman:
4/5 rDev -0.7%
22 oz Bomber
Pours a nice murky brown/golden color.
Head is abundant, thick and really a great looking beer.
Smells of orange, the FFF dosage of hops as usual, lots of citrus, and the smoky notes come through ever so slightly in the finish. Pine, citrus, bready malts .Well balanced
The smoke come through more in the flavor. Upfront a nice roasty bready smoky flavor, finishes with citrus notes.Orange, lightly sweet, tons of pine.
Actually a little heavy on the sweetness, but a good EIPA nonetheless
03-14-2013 00:12:05 | More by czfreeman
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3.08/5 rDev -23.6%
Received in a trade for some Hopslam; thanks, Drew! Poured into a pint glass, this beer had a nice golden body with a thin white head. Aroma is of hops, sugar and vanilla. Full bodied creamy and syrupy mouthfeel. This beer is mostly sweet and overly oaky with an almost cloying finish that has very little hop bitterness. I appreciate the brewer's intent with the oak and low bitterness to make this taste more authentic as if the barrel had sailed for months, however it just wasn't my cup of tea. I don't think I'll be having this one again soon.
07-29-2009 17:30:51 | More by blackearth
4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
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4.5/5 rDev +11.7%
06-08-2013 01:25:46 | More by csmartin6
4/5 rDev -0.7%
05-24-2014 17:53:51 | More by warnerry
4.5/5 rDev +11.7%
03-16-2014 06:10:33 | More by 77apm
4.85/5 rDev +20.3%
22 oz bottle pours into a Sam Adams tasting glass a hazed and rusty orange amber body. Small beige head has some legs and there is plenty of sticky lacing sheeting the sides of the glass.
Aroma is robust with pineapple and orange notes. Some florals tease from underneath and there is a hint of biscuity malt.
Exceptional feel! Medium body with an ideal velvety carbonation and a pleasant earthy hoppiness.
Taste opens with pineapple and blood oranges. Unbuttered toast and honey add some dimension. The hops take on an earthy bitterness midway through and some pine essence briefly appears. The citrusy sweetness recovers toward the finish but never overwhelms. Startling balance between the citrusy fruitiness and classic 3F hop bitterness. No hint of the alcohol.
Wow! Probably the best beer I've had this year. Need more.
07-02-2008 19:22:08 | More by merlin48
New York
3.9/5 rDev -3.2%
22 ouncer purchased at the brewery. No freshness info/bottling date info on the bottle. Hazed medium honey amber. Long lasting off white head and oodles of lacing bits. Soft hoppy nose.Tasty EIPA of better then average quality. Tasty stuff, lacks the depth of flavors of the all stars of the style.
08-01-2010 04:47:32 | More by Billolick
3.75/5 rDev -6.9%
06-27-2014 17:31:44 | More by Chris_Panos
4/5 rDev -0.7%
The beer pours an orange color with a white head. The aroma is caramel malt with some flowers and perfume notes. The flavor is very heavy on the caramel malt, but I also get some orange citrus, grass and flowery hops. The bitterness is about medium. A very good aroma and flavor combination. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Another good beer from Three Floyds.
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4/5 rDev -0.7%
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4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
11-14-2011 14:18:53 | More by bpfrush
New York
4.05/5 rDev +0.5%
huge thanks to my dad for bringing this home from chicago!
22oz. bottle at fridge temp poured into a snifter. no bottled on date.
pours out a cloudy golden orange color with about 1 finger of white head, good retention and some nice lacing on the glass.
the initial aroma is of very resiny hops. also detectable is piney/ woody hops, a candied, biscuity, caramel malt, a bit of alcohol heat and just a hint of some spice, almost winter warmer like.
a nice balance. pine, grapefruit rind, resiny, woody, spicy hops balanced by a big biscuit, candied caramel malt. comes off slightly herbal/ earthy as it warms. alcohol heat definatly makes the strenth apparent. finishes with a spicy, resinous hop bitterness, again just a hint of a winter warmer like spicey oak.
a big solid, dense, sticky feel on the palate, carbonation feels just right. some really nice bitter flavors linger on the palate after each sip.
a solid IPA here, id say its more american than english, but it works for what it is, almost barleywine like. similar to other 3floyds big IPAs ive had. worth a try, but i prolly wouldnt go after it again.
10-02-2011 00:45:38 | More by dogfishandi
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07-29-2013 12:10:51 | More by Cynic-ale
4.21/5 rDev +4.5%
Poured into nonic pint glass; translucent orange-yellow with a moderate tight fluffy white head that fades very slowly, leaving fine delicate lacing when it does.
Smell is earthy herbal hops, some spicy rye-like notes, clean malt.
Taste is big, but fairly one-dimensional; big wallop of crisp pale malt with some rye kick behind it, moving into hellishly bitter herbal hops with a hint of pine. Hints of oak and citrus, subdued beneath it all. Hops seem to differ from sip to sip; first they're barely present, and then suddenly they have me looking incredulously at that 78 IBU listed in the notes. Alcohol is a noticeable heat sometimes, other times it's invisible.
Mouthfeel is clean, dry and perfectly carbonated.
Overall, this is quite bitter for an English IPA in my opinion. Not that that's a bad thing...
09-03-2013 01:16:12 | More by BurgeoningBrewhead
4.75/5 rDev +17.9%
07-11-2013 04:41:31 | More by acknight
4.03/5 rDev 0%
Thanks to erric for sending a bomber of Blackheart.
A pale golden amber with billowy white head and great lacing. A little citrus in the nose with a hint of crackery malt. The malt forward beer is countered with minty, herbal hops with a nice balmy lingering bitterness. This is a great beer, that really hides the 9% ABV very well.
08-28-2011 23:39:11 | More by Soonami
Blackheart from Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub
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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -- Adelaide United earned a spot in this year's Asian Champions League on Thursday by beating Indonesian club Persipura Jayapura 3-0 in a qualifier ordered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Belfast lies snuggled into the rugged coast of Northern Ireland where the River Lagan flows to the sea. This Northern Ireland capital saw its earliest settlement in the early Middle Ages. At that time, a substantial stone fortress punctuated the horizon. Today, world travelers are eager to view her physical beauty and discover her renewed tranquility. Residents enjoy performances at the Grand Opera House, shop at trendy stores, and visit pubs lining The Golden Mile.
As shore excursions to be offered in this port are not yet confirmed, below is a list of those offered previously. We make every effort to have excursions finalized at least 240 days in advance of sailing, and often sooner, so please check back regularly.
Enjoy the beauty of the Ard's Peninsula on this tour that takes you off the beaten-track to discover some of the breath-taking landscapes that are found outside of Belfast.
The coastal road along the southern shore of Belfast Lough plays hide and seek with the sea, like the railway that runs alongside it, it darts in and out of the hills giving glimpses of sandy beaches, yacht clubs and busy harbors. Away from the coast are the beginnings of the rounded drumlin hills of the Ards Peninsula, unexpectedly rural so near to Belfast.
The Ards Peninsula is an area of outstanding natural beauty, unspoiled, free of crowds, and the perfect setting for a magical coastal drive. Here, you will find a rural way of life and a genuine Irish welcome combined with a haunting landscape, history and tranquility.
Departing from Belfast you will first make your way to Stormont Castle, seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly. A symbol of progress to Northern Ireland's troubled past, the power sharing executive with responsibility for Northern affairs rules from this impressive building. After a brief photo stop, you will drive to Grey Abbey, site of a Cistercian Abbey from which the village takes its name. A stop will be made at the abbey for an inside visit and tour of the ruins, which date back to 1193.
From Grey Abbey, you will travel the peninsula to Ballywalter. Formally a fishing village, Ballywalter is now typical of the tranquil lifestyle enjoyed by the inhabitants of this area where local fishermen still lay pots or creels for lobsters and crabs during the summer months.
Turning north, you'll follow the coastal route through the town of Millisle to Donaghadee. Donaghadee boasts a long seagoing history; therefore, it is not surprising that it still maintains a special relationship with the sea, proving very popular with water enthusiasts, anglers and those who simply like to spend time at the coast. From Donaghadee, visitors have the opportunity to enjoy spectacular views across the Irish Sea, when on a clear day, you can see all the way to Scotland. In the Harbor is Donaghadee's impressive lighthouse, which was built in 1836 and was the first lighthouse in Ireland to be lit by electricity. A stop will be made here to visit a local hostelry for Irish Coffee and afterwards, some free time is allowed for you to independently explore this pretty little hamlet before it's time to re-join your coach and travel back to the pier.
Please note: This tour is mostly panoramic with optional walking at the stops. The guided tour of the ruins at Grey Abbey includes up to 45-minutes of walking and covers rough and uneven natural surfaces. Arrangements can be made with the guide to not participate in this guided portion of the tour. This tour is not available to wheelchair guests and those with mobility concerns are cautioned only to participate to the extent of their personal stamina and ability. Weather appropriate clothing and flat, comfortable walking shoes are suggested. Guests should be prepared for the possibility of rain. The order of the sites viewed or visited may vary.
Terms & Conditions:
Free Unlimited Shore Excursions are for full fare guests only, capacity controlled and subject to availability. Requested excursions may not be available at time of booking. Supplement will apply on Regent Choice excursions (indicated by the above) and excludes Private Arrangements and all Adventures Ashore programs. In order to ensure quality guides and sufficient transportation, we must provide the tour operator with passenger counts at least 36 hours in advance. Therefore no refunds will be given within 36 hours of tour departure for cancellations or no-shows. Please pay special attention to scheduling and tour lengths when booking your shore excursions. In many cases, it is not possible to participate in more than one tour per day in a given port. Tour Departure times are subject to change so please reference your actual tour ticket for the correct departure time. Tours operate rain or shine. Minor children under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a an adult parent or guardian on all shore excursions. Tours require minimum participation levels to operate so please sign up as early as possible. Tours may be cancelled if minimum participation levels are not met. Prices, Itineraries and General Information shore excursion prices are subject to change to meet unexpected cost increases or currency fluctuations. Please consult the Destination Services Desk onboard for information. During local or national holidays, access to certain facilities (such as museums or archaeological sites) may be limited or denied. In such instances, adjustments will be made to minimize inconvenience to guests. Some tours have limited availability. Tours are generally available for reserving 180 days prior to the beginning of a cruise. Please sign up early to avoid disappointment. Regent Seven Seas Cruises reserves the right to require guests to complete a liability waiver for select shore excursions. For more information, please visit the Destination Services Desk onboard.
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