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Directed Stem Cell Recruitment into the CNS in Response to Coxsackievirus Infection
Funding Type:
New Faculty II
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Funds requested:
$1 788 000
Funding Recommendations:
Not recommended
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Public Abstract:
Improved and more effective treatment strategies to alleviate the clinical symptoms associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's disease remain problematic. Stem cell-based therapy offers the great potential to improve neurological function by replacement of key neural cells in the central nervous system (CNS). A better understanding of targeted stem cell migration across the blood-cerebral spinal fluid (CSF)-barrier and subsequent differentiation into therapeutic cells may assist clinicians and researchers in maximizing the efficacy of stem cell based treatments. Furthermore, many previous studies utilizing stem cell-based therapy for tissue regeneration have relied on the seemingly inherent ability of stem cells to migrate and differentiate somewhat haphazardly into predetermined areas in damaged tissues. However, the random inoculation and migration of stem cells, regardless of regenerative potential, is unlikely to lead to the most efficient recruitment of stem cells and subsequent repair of critically damaged regions. Utilizing our neurotropic viral infection model which appears to induce the recruitment of peripheral stem cells, we will characterize the peripheral stem cells responsible for stem cell migration across the blood-CSF-barrier, and determine necessary recruitment factors upregulated during infection. Additionally, we will test the advantages of utilizing an attenuated or defective enterovirus as a novel viral vector for gene transfer into stem cells. The ability to insert foreign genes into stem cells may assist in proper stem cell differentiation, expression of therapeutic molecules, and protection of donor cells from the host immune response. Finally, we will evaluate the therapeutic use of transduced stem cells guided through the blood-CSF-barrier with novel chemoattractant molecules utilizing a relapsing-remitting mouse model of MS (EAE), and in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (hAPP751 transgenic mice) . MS is thought to be an autoimmune disease in which the loss of myelin contributes to CNS damage and clinical disease. Alzheimer's disease, a dementia affliction affecting over 20 million people worldwide, is a neurodegenerative disease with no known cure. Stem cell transplantation may be a therapeutic approach for the re-establishment of myelinated axonal fibers, replacement of damaged neurons and a return to proper neuronal function. The addition of regulatory genes into stem cells may help protect the newly differentiated cells from suffering from the same fate as their non-functioning neighbor cells. We hope that the proposed research will assist in the development of novel reagents for optimized stem cell-based therapy in patients suffering from neurological diseases.
Statement of Benefit to California:
Approximately 400,000 Americans suffer from the neurological symptoms associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). Furthermore, over 5 million people in the US and Europe alone suffer from the dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. The therapeutic use of stem cells may provide the basis for improving the lives of patients suffering from MS, Alzheimer's disease, and a variety of other neurological diseases. However, much remains to be understood regarding productive stem cell migration and proper differentiation of therapeutic neural cells in the host. Oligodendrocytes are essential cells in the central nervous system (CNS) that help to protect the axons of nerve fibers by producing a fatty tissue called myelin. In MS, myelin is lost in many region of the CNS thereby producing sclerotic lesions. Hence, the ability to promote new myelin formation in damage regions by the addition of new oligodendrocytes may be a potential therapy for the alleviated the effects of clinical disease. In contrast, Alzheimer's disease is associated with plaques and tangles in the CNS which can affect normal neuronal function and lead to memory loss, loss of major bodily functions , and eventual death. The replacement of damaged neurons and the reduction or reversal of plaques and tangles may be considered a possible treatment to ameliorate the symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease. The project will provide new insights on how stem cells may traverse through the blood-cerebral spinal fluid-barrier and differentiate into the various cell types found within the CNS. Furthermore, we will test the ability of using a well characterized enterovirus that efficiently infects stem cells, as a viral gene delivery system. Our hope is that the information gained from our efforts will point to new directions, whereby optimized stem cell-based therapy may be of great benefit to those suffering from MS, Alzheimer's disease, and other neurological disabilities.
Review Summary:
This applicant proposes to investigate the mechanisms of coxsackievirus-induced recruitment and transdifferentiation of neural-like stem cells from the periphery into the central nervous system (CNS). The project is based on the observations that the virus preferentially infects neural stem cells and recruits neural-like stem cells from the periphery into the CNS in response to injury from infection. Three aims are proposed: 1) a search for peripheral stem cell populations that respond to virus infection in the CNS, 2) the identification of chemoattractant molecules that are responsible for the suspected stem cell recruitment into the CNS following infection, and 3) developing vectors based on this virus and testing of the possible ability of stem cells transduced with this viral vector expressing regulatory genes to ameliorate disease in transgenic mouse models of multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). This is a novel, well-written proposal by a new investigator. However, reviewers commented that the proposal is overly ambitious, consisting of more work than can be done thoroughly in the time proposed. They were also disturbed that the project is based on a limited amount of data that the virus preferentially infects neural stem cells during acute infection. Finally, although interesting information may emerge from the investigator's preliminary findings, the reviewers considered the project high risk and viewed the therapeutic potential of a vector derived from this virus as relatively low. The research plan is extremely detailed and involved. Reviewers commented that elucidating the mechanism of virus action might indirectly lead to the development of improved methods for targeted genetic manipulation of neural stem cells and/or improved control of stem cell migration/homing. However, it was not clear to reviewers that new chemoattractants would be discovered using the proposed techniques nor that the proposed follow-up experiments would be sufficient to characterize the effect of a putative chemoattractant, making this a high risk aim. The strongest aim is the final one, in which the applicant proposes to explore the action of specific regulatory genes on disease models (MS and AD). This aim was considered interesting and commendable, although the likelihood that results would lead to an improvement in disease progression was considered to be low. The investigator has experience with the virus, but reviewers were concerned by his/her lack of experience with stem cells and neurons. The mentoring plan includes monthly meetings with faculty who are appropriate mentors given their expertise, and was considered adequate. On the other hand, an extensive career development plan is not specifically outlined. Reviewers commented that important milestones and goals for career development were not described. The applicant's institution has made a commitment to stem cell research, and to this investigator. The department chair has provided a very strong letter of support. However, reviewers commented that the amount of time allocated for research is not specifically stated, and were concerned that teaching responsibilities might still remain too high to allow the applicant enough time to complete the ambitious research project proposed.


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ERICA AINSWORTH Arthritis is unacceptable because of so many things. It really hits home with me because my 12-year-old son suffers from JIA. I watch him suffer through pain and inflammation while trying to be a "normal" kid. He is often picked on at school. We can't shop for longer than about 20 minutes without him having extreme pain in his knees. The medications he has to take cause awful side effects such as extreme fatigue. All I want is for my son to be happy and pain-free. We are praying for a cure!
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How Much Does The Hills Cast Make Per Episode?
Guess How Much The Hills Cast Makes Per Episode
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Everyone's favorite guilty pleasure show, The Hills, returned to TV last night for its sixth season. Lauren Conrad may have moved on, but her Laguna Beach classmate Kristin Cavallari proved to be an entertaining addition to the neighborhood. Do you know how much the crew pulls in per episode of the show? Take my quiz and find out how they pay for their gadgets and fancy clothes.
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4 years
This is f@#$ing disgusting!! this is what society has come to, that people like lauren conrad and lo bosworth and all the other talentless stupid cast of the hills are making more than middle-aged, educated hard-working people who go to colleges and universities to actually gain a degree or at least have a decent purpose in life!! And even those who don't go to college or whatever, anyone in general who works hard to make a living, struggling actors with actual talent....etc.. I mean c'mon there is no way that any member of that cast deserves those salaries..i mean the hills is a stupid show composed of fallacious and laughable plot lines meant to be commercially pleasing its so stupid and we as the viewers are the ones to blame for watching their stupid show and giving them such high ratings so the gong show cast members can make ridiculous amounts of money! I mean i know I sound like a bitch and I'm ranting but it's ridiculous that they are making that much per week when most who are actually deserving don't even make as much in a year.
EuroFAB 4 years
So Lo Bosworth makes $100,000 for her 3-7 min of airtime per episode!!!! My God, what is the world coming to!
4 years
It's not like they are the cast of Friends, for crying out loud... That is crazy. And people who actually work hard for a living... They make in one episode one a lucky person may make in a year. They better be donating to charities or something. It's truly undeserved.
4 years
sorry but that's absolute insanity. They don't "deserve" that, they should be on their knees thanking God they even have the opportunity to have it that good!! So freakin' spoiled, it's insane.
msshellokitty 4 years
I heard these figures aren't true.I believe the 10,000 an episode over 100,000.That is just ridiculous.
Chrstne 4 years
Ridiculous amount of money to essentially well, do nothing.
SDTransplant 4 years
Wow, they get paid that much to "live" their lives in front of the cameras? Boggles the mind...
redchick152 4 years
WOW...weird that KCav makes less than Lo and Audrina, considering she is the new "main character". i find it funny that spencer doesn't make as much as heidi! i agree w/ tiabia...now i know!!
soulight 4 years
And we aren't even counting all the extra money they make with appearances, and endorsments and all that jazz!
tiabia 4 years
I will never question how they can afford luxury items again. At least now I know they all get paid pretty big bucks for what they do.
Happsmjc 4 years
Regardless of their talent, I totally think its justified...they make so much money for MTV, thats peanuts compared to what they bring in. But, a year or so back (at the beginning of Lauren's last season I think) I heard Lo (and Brody etc.) only made $10,000 an episode...so that obviously went WAYY UP!
weffie 4 years
I wish I made $100,000 a week to eat, shop, and bitch about my friends!
Zivanod 4 years
Easy! I agree though, they make way too much! Are there really enough people watching this to justify those salaries? Oh well, for most of them, this will be what they live off of the rest of their life. I don't see any budding Meryl Streep's among that bunch.
snarkypants 4 years
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ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - Winter weather
has given teachers and students a vacation from school, but they are back in
the classroom.
Students at Brame Middle School in Alexandria got back
into the swing of things after missing three days of school this week.
Teachers tell us that everyone was ready to get back to
school and back to their routine.
"Personally, I loved these days. It was a good break for me; I've been
teaching for several years. But I think
that for the most part the students don't want any more weather days. They're ready to get back, so they can get
back to a normal schedule," said Frances Clark, a teacher at Brame Middle
It is not yet determined how and when students will make
up days missed during the winter storms.


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Why did Haifa Hindiya, a 38-year-old married woman and mother of five, stab a soldier at a checkpoint on the first day of the month of Ramadan? Was it because she was battered and humiliated by her husband, as her family claims? Or because she was mentally ill, suffering from depression, as her husband alleges? Did the fact that her parents' house was demolished three years ago, even though her parents had done nothing wrong, have an effect, as her brother claims? Was it because of the occupation, as claimed by Fatah, which immediately adopted her into the movement's fold and declared her a shahida (martyr) after she was shot and killed by the soldiers at the checkpoint?
Two homes in Nablus are now in mourning for Haifa Hindiya. The mourners in a home in the neighborhood of Upper Dahiya, high up on Mount Eival, are her parents, sisters and brother; the mourners in a home on the edge of the Balata refugee camp are her husband and children. Each group is hurling serious accusations at the other, but both homes agree that Haifa wanted to die. She was finished with her life. "She wanted to rest," says her mother, who saw her for the last time on the evening before she went to the checkpoint, a fateful evening whose events are also in dispute. The husband says that her mother threw her out, the mother says that she implored her daughter to go home to her husband ahead of the holiday.
It was the first day of Ramadan and the woman from the edge of Balata apparently succumbed to fear of the holiday. A month of festive family meals evening after evening to break the fast can be an oppressive and threatening burden for a shaky family and an equally shaky women. So, the only way out that appeared on her gloomy and stifling horizon was to take a knife and go to the checkpoint that closes off the city. There is nothing easier than committing suicide at an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) checkpoint. All you have to do is take out a knife and inflict a light wound on a soldier – in this case a female soldier – and your body will immediately be riddled with bullets. That is exactly what happened to Haifa, the woman who was finished with life. Her last wish – to die before the holiday season – was fulfilled by IDF soldiers.
To Israeli eyes, the Balata refugee camp, situated on the slopes of Nablus, looks like an evil place. It is a collection of wretched, densely packed shacks dominated by the color gray. The carpentry shop of Munir Yaish is located on the first floor of the building on the edge of the camp, and on the third floor – a makeshift space reached by a wobbly staircase – is the family's home. It was here that the carpenter Munir Yaish and his wife Haifa Hindiya lived. Here they raised their five children: Farida (14), Asaraa (12), Rahama (10), Ahmed (8) and Tisnim (6). Here they lived their lives and had their ceaseless quarrels. Here Haifa, 38, fell into a depression, surrounded by her husband's family, who apparently bullied and abused her. The fact that she had four daughters and only one son was one of the pretexts for this treatment. Her children apparently also shunned her, under the influence of their father and his family.
There is also no lack of testimony, on the part of Haifa's family, that her husband often beat her. Munir denies this and says his wife was mentally ill and fell into a state of clinical depression 10 years ago. As evidence he shows medical documents, prescriptions and a bag containing psychotropic drugs that his wife took. Munir: "She was not sensitive to her husband and the children. She received warmth and love in this house, but from her parents' side she received nothing. She felt deprived because of that and it made her depressive." Yet immediately afterward he adds: "She was very sensitive, sensitive to every little thing." Maybe both sides are right – maybe she was battered and humiliated, and as a result became depressive and mentally ill.
Be that as it may, two weeks ago on Tuesday, October 4, the first day of the Muslim holy month, Haifa got up early, as usual, recited the morning prayers and got her children ready for school. Munir dropped the kids off, as usual. Haifa said nothing: She was often silent in recent months, and nothing she did hinted at what was about to happen on this day, the last day of her misery-ridden life. When Munir got back, Haifa was no longer there. Because she sometimes went to be alone, he attached no importance to her absence.
According to Munir, his wife's condition had become aggravated since the demolition of her parents' home in the IDF's Operation Defensive Shield in April 2002. All their property was lost in the ruins, and the only reason was that the building looked out over Balata. The fact that Munir's brother, Bashir, 34, was killed around the same time as a passerby during a targeted assassination by the Israeli army also affected her deeply, the widower says. Nevertheless, she never talked politics, was not active in any organization and did not express an opinion about events. "A good girl, very good," her brother, Amar Hindiya, interjects. "She did not talk to people if they did not talk to her."
Amar Hindiya is present at the conversation with Munir. He speaks in Hebrew, a language his brother-in-law does not understand – and offers a different account concerning the events: "Look at his face. He is not a human being. She lived with his five sisters, which is like living with five mothers-in-law in the house." In the Hindiya home, they say that one of the husband's sisters, who is a lecturer at Al-Najah University in Nablus, allegedly used to tell Haifa's daughters that they would never find husbands because their mother was mentally ill.
The husband bemoans the lack of work in the carpentry shop and the rough economic situation – people are hardly even bringing chairs to be repaired for NIS 5 during this brutal siege of Nablus. The brother takes us to the carpentry shop to show us that his brother-in-law has no shortage of work: "He just wants more money." Amar is convinced that Munir is spreading the tale of his wife's mental illness not only to absolve himself of responsibility for what happened to her, but also to prevent the demolition of their home by the IDF – which every family of a terrorist dreads.
On the evening before the incident, Haifa and Munir went to bed together. That afternoon they had gone to do shopping for Ramadan, the husband says – further evidence of the domestic harmony. A few days earlier, the brother relates, the husband's brother came to him and told him that the situation in Munir and Haifa's household was serious. Amar then went to his sister and asked her what was happening at home. She told him, he says, that "things are difficult; Munir has been very edgy lately." Munir says that on the second to the last day of her life, Haifa wanted to go and see the demolished home of her parents, which is now being rebuilt. "There were no problems between us. Her problem is that she was sick, a sickness that went on for years."
The following is a medical document from the Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture, signed by the director of the institution, Dr. Mahmud Sehwail, which was given to Munir only after Haifa's death: "The above-named was treated by us from September 29, 1995 until June 15, 2005 for a depressive illness of the highest degree, including manifestations of schizophrenia. During the period of treatment and follow-up, she experienced several events of deterioration in her condition and received medication for depression and schizophrenia. She was also referred for electric shock treatment at the hospital for the mentally ill in Bethlehem."
Amar, the brother, will afterward allege that this medical certificate was extracted under false pretenses. He is convinced that the husband rushed to obtain it after Haifa's death, only to prevent the demolition of their house. Munir says he obtained the medical confirmation of her condition in order to refute the gossip that was being spread in the city to the effect that he beat his wife. Amar: "What is he trying to say? She fled from here. She did not want to stay in this house. She wanted to die." The brother is convinced that she had no other way to leave her home and her children other than death and that she had no other way to die than to go with a knife to the checkpoint. Munir says she could have committed suicide by swallowing the many pills in the house.
Dr. Ghassan Hamdan, director of the Nablus branch of the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees, who is accompanying us on the visit, says that there is no way the medical certificate could have been obtained fraudulently. Amar tells about an incident that occurred a few weeks before his sister's death, to which he was a witness, when Munir asked Haifa to make him a cup of tea and, when she refused, pushed her forcefully, knocking her to the floor. The children say nothing. There is also a Rashomon-like dispute about what happened on the last evening of her life, in her parents' home. Haifa went there with the children. Munir says she was thrown out of the house shamefully, with curses and imprecations, an act that wounded her deeply. Amar says that it was the children who, incited by their father, reviled their grandmother. Haifa's mother, Sakina, tells us that she implored her daughter, who lived in dread of her husband, to go back home because of Ramadan. "My daughter was not sick. Before her death she came to us and complained about her hard life with her husband. She wanted to stay here a week. I did not agree, because of Ramadan. Her husband and the girls treated her very badly." Sakina says that before her daughter left, she parted from her with kisses. She said she was very, very tired.
There is also a medical certificate that no one disputes, issued by Rafadiya Hospital, a government institution, in the city: "Haifa arrived at ER without a pulse and not breathing, her pupils dilated. An examination of the body found a superficial wound on the left cheek, a hole in the chest, a wound in the lower stomach, a wound in the right knee, a wound in the left leg and a deep wound in the area of the posterior." Salah Hajj Yihya, a fieldworker from Physicians for Human Rights, has taken the report for an examination by his organization.
On that fateful morning, Munir waited at the entrance of his carpentry shop for his wife to return. When she did not, he called one of his brothers, Mahmoud, to tell him that his wife had disappeared. At 10:30 A.M., Rafadiya Hospital called: Come right away. All that remained for him to do at the hospital was identify the body. What happened at the checkpoint? Munir says his wife was incapable of even hitting a small boy. Their only son, Ahmed, wearing a white judo uniform, listens to the conversation, his eyes constantly blinking, either out of nervousness or fear. At the checkpoint his mother took out a knife and was killed by the soldiers' fire. Eyewitnesses told the husband that the soldiers defaced the body with the knife. That is very unlikely. This week I saw photographs of the body in the offices of the IDF Spokesman's Office, which was asked to respond to the allegations, and it was difficult to tell whether the few wound marks on the body were caused by bullets or by something else.
Was there a reason to kill her? The IDF Spokesman admits that the soldiers shot her after she had already been knocked to the ground: "On Tuesday, October 4, 2005, a Palestinian woman arrived at the Hawara inspection point from the direction of Nablus. When she reached the place, she pulled out a knife and stabbed in the face a female soldier from the Border Police checkpoints unit, who was checking equipment at the site. At this stage the soldier succeeded in pushing the terrorist to the floor. The soldier was lightly wounded, treated at the scene and then transferred to hospital for further treatment. Subsequently the terrorist tried to stab two male soldiers. The troops at the site were forced to shoot her in order to prevent her from harming the soldiers. As a result of the fire, the terrorist was seriously wounded and was given medical treatment at the site by the IDF, Magen David Adom and the Red Crescent [the Jewish and Muslim equivalents of the Red Cross]. Despite the efforts to save her, the terrorist died of her wounds. It should be noted that other than the immediate reaction to wreck the terrorist?s attempt to attack the soldiers, no other action was taken with the aim of harming or disfiguring the body. Any allegation to the effect that the terrorist was stabbed by the soldiers is incorrect and without foundation."
In the house on Mount Eival, the Hindiya family is also in mourning for their Haifa. Here, Amar feels able to speak more freely: "What caused my sister's mental condition were the accusations of Munir's family that she brought four girls into the world. He even hit her for not preparing a cup of coffee. He would threaten to expel her and that she would have nowhere to go. She went to the checkpoint because she wanted to end her life in that way before Ramadan."
Dr. Hamdan, who knows the family, says, "This is a case of an innocent woman who reacted to the difficult situation in her family. She lived in very difficult conditions and she pushed herself to extricate herself from her life. But the most important thing is that the soldiers could have arrested her. There was no need to kill this woman. She was thin and weak and wounded the female soldier very lightly. The eyewitnesses told us that the soldiers shot her only after she was already lying on the floor. She was a sick woman, but sick because of the poverty, sick because of her children?s future and sick because of her husband."
What will happen to the children who have lost their mother? Haifa's family wants nothing to do with them: "Let their father take care of them," Haifa's mother says. On the wall is a memorial poster issued by Fatah, with a photograph of the deceased Yasser Arafat in the background: A smiling woman looks out of the poster, holding two infants to her breast, two of her daughters.


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Some of the best racing during Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Phoenix occurred in the first half after a pit road miscue on lap 43 trapped a dominant Kyle Busch to 23rd in the running order. Busch, who had led every single lap prior to that point, quickly worked his way through the field and was leading again by lap 89.
But what if NASCAR required all drivers declared for the Sprint Cup championship to start at the rear of the field at the start of each Nationwide Series race?
This might be the long sought after solution to Cup drivers competing on Saturdays. First, the idea would radically improve the overall racing product of the Nationwide Series. The fastest cars and teams are typically driven by full-time Sprint Cup Series drivers and this system would require that they work their way through the field before they can challenge for the lead.
This encourages immediate passing once the green flag drops but more importantly, aids the development of some of the top prospects driving in the Nationwide Series.
Instead of Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Brad Keselowski running away from the field, this new system would ensure that the Nationwide regulars get much-needed TV time, and the opportunity to prove themselves against NASCAR's elite.
Qualifying will still matter as time trial speeds will determine the pit stall selection order and decide the order the Cup Series invaders will start. Qualifying would take on an increased importance among the championship contenders as well since leading a lap, and the real chance of leading the most laps, will improve racing up front, too.
While I acknowledge this as a radical idea, so was the pick-a-series rule that forced drivers to run for just one championship starting in 2011. The idea was to give the development drivers a forum to shine and a real chance to steal headlines from the Cup Series regulars. This is just the evolution of that concept.
Sure, it's not fair to the Cup drivers competing on Saturdays but the status quo isn't particularly helpful to those running the full Nationwide campaign either. And as Saturday showed, sending Cup Series drivers (like Kyle Busch) to the back isn't really going to make a difference in the final rundown anyway.
But it will level the playing field, place greater emphasis on those running for the championship and most importantly, encourage action and increase passing throughout the race. After all, isn't this why we're watching anyway?


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ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 31, 2010) – With 504 training victories entering the year's final day and no other trainer nationally within 200 wins of him, Steve Asmussen expanded his wealth on New Year's Eve: He won a race at Santa Anita.
Saddled by Asmussen assistant Scott Blasi, 6-1 shot Silver Medallion captured the $79,950 Eddie Logan Stakes for 2-year-olds by one-half length over Ten Devils, part of trainer Richard Mandella's 4-5 favored entry, to officially commemorate the arrival of the far-flung Asmussen operation in Southern California.
The winner of the Eclipse Award for trainers the past two years, Asmussen had raced only two horses at Santa Anita prior to the season that began last Sunday. But with the lure of an all new natural dirt main track and a higher overnight purse structure, he dispatched some 30 horses to Santa Anita.
"We've got a lot of good horses beaten here, so any win right now feels good," Blasi said in the winner's circle. "This is a nice colt (owner) Mike Ryan sent us for a winter run on the grass. He's trained well, and he ran like we thought he would."
With Garrett Gomez in the saddle, Silver Medallion became Asmussen's first local winner while racing one mile on turf in 1:35.67 to prove best in the race named for Santa Anita's memorable shoeshine attendant, the self-proclaimed "Footman," who died at age 98 in 2009 after plying his trade at the track since its inception, on Dec. 25, 1934.
Silver Medallion took command entering the stretch to register his first stakes victory and only win since breaking his maiden by a nose four races previously at Saratoga in his racing debut. "He had his running shoes on today," commented Gomez.
Ten Devils, who was coupled with tiring pacesetter Robie the Cat, gained the place by one-half length over Moment of Weakness in the field of eight juveniles.
The winner returned $12.60, $4.80 and $3.20. Ten Devils, ridden by Joe Talamo, paid $2.60 and $2.10. The show price on Moment of Weakness, with Joel Rosario aboard, was $2.40.
"He's a little goofy," Gomez said of the winner. "He's a difficult horse, and Scotty's (Blasi) been working with him. Mentally, he's just not there yet, but it's nice to know that a horse is this talented and he's not totally focused yet. Once he figures it out, hopefully he'll turn into a really nice horse."
Silver Medallion's earnings of $47,970 elevated his total to $92,904. The Kentucky-bred son of Badge of Silver was purchased by Ryan as a yearling for $150,000.
The earlier sister stakes race to the Eddie Logan, the $80,300 Blue Norther for 2-year-old fillies at one mile on turf, attracted a field of six, but developed into a two-horse battle throughout.
Tales in Excess, the 9-10 favorite, got her nose down on the wire to nudge 5-2 second choice Wave of Applause after the pair had the race to themselves from the outset. The final time was 1:36.23.
Making her first start around two turns and her first on turf after finishing third to divisional leader Turbulent Descent in Hollywood Park's Moccasin Stakes on Nov. 21, Tales in Excess broke on top, but quickly ceded the lead to Wave of Applause.
With Mike Smith at the controls and wearing a different bridle that trainer Jim Cassidy thought would help to keep his filly in check, Wave of Applause proceeded to set the pace with the favorite at her flank.
The latter pulled alongside with Rosario aboard in the stretch, but Wave of Applause fought back. The two dueled stride for stride before Tales in Excess prevailed in the final jump.
"This filly is very honest," Rosario said of the winner. "I hit her a couple of times just inside the sixteenth, but she didn't really respond, so I stayed with my hands the rest of the way. I knew it was close, but I thought that I had won."
Winning trainer Jerry Hollendorfer credited Rosario. "She (Tales in Excess) had to work hard," he said, "but I think what made the difference was Joel deciding to take back early and not get caught in a speed duel. She was game, and Joel's a strong finisher. It's a good way to end the year."
With the partnership of Rick Awtrey and Dutton Stables banking the winning purse of $48,180, Tales in Excess wound up her juvenile year with earnings of $109,800 from a record of 2-2-1 in five starts. She paid $3.80 in winning the Blue Norther.
Wave of Applause finished 1 ½ lengths ahead of third-place Recipient, the longest shot in the field at 27-1 with Brice Blanc in the irons.
Multiple Grade I stakes winner Harmonious is the 3-5 morning line favorite in Saturday's 42nd running of the Robert J. Frankel Stakes for fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles on turf. Formerly the San Gorgonio Handicap, the stakes race was recently renamed in memory of Santa Anita's winningest trainer, who died in November of 2009 at the age of 68. Frankel trained the winners of 917 races at Santa Anita. The race that honors him is carded as the third on a nine-race program that begins at 12:30 p.m.


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The former police chief of Boiling Spring Lakes was convicted of failure to discharge duties in Brunswick County District Court on Friday, July 18.
Emmett Ballree, who began his career as chief in Boiling Spring Lakes in 2008 before his 2012 termination, pleaded guilty to willful failure to discharge his duties as a police officer, according to a District Attorney's Office news release.
A 61-year-old business owner has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for crimes related to the to handling of a toxic substance at his facility in Leland.
Benjamin Franklin Pass and P&W Waste Oil Services Inc. were sentenced Wednesday, July 16, in Raleigh, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Thomas G. Walker.
The man who played an integral role in the development and incorporation of Sunset Beach has died.
Ed Gore, 82, died in his sleep Wednesday morning, July 16.
HOLDEN BEACH — A yearlong wait for a recreation park across the street from the Holden Beach Town Hall is almost over.
At the July 8 town board meeting, Holden Beach Town Manager David Hewett said the park work will begin once a bulkhead along the waterfront is completed.
Hewett told the town commissioners the contractor hired to install the bulkhead is making headway.
"It's not done yet but we are pleased with the progress," Hewett said.
HOLDEN BEACH — Town officials received good news about the lifespan of water pipes on the island and the potential cost of their upkeep.
Shane Lippard of Right Angle Engineering provided commissioners with the results of a water system study at the July 8 town meeting.
"We sent three pieces of pipe off for an evaluation of their condition because the manufacturer's warranty was for 36 years, and we have reached that point," Commissioner Dennis Harrington said.
While North Carolina legislators decided 2013 would be the last year of the tax-free weekend, Brunswick County shoppers can still take advantage of the tax savings — in South Carolina.
The sales-tax free holiday returns Aug. 1-3 but what it saves Brunswick residents in taxes it might cost them in gasoline.
The tax holiday was signed into law in 2001 by then-Gov. Mike Easley but was eliminated as part of the Tax Reduction Act in 2013.
The House passed the act by a vote of 77-38. The state Senate passed it by a vote of 32-17.
HOLDEN BEACH – Holden Beach's ribbon cutting for a new dog park turned into a doggiepalooza, as dozens of dog owners brought their pals to check out the new facility.
Dolly and Louis Mitchell attended the ribbon cutting for the new dog park with Ninja, their border collie/lab mix rescue dog.
Dolly Mitchell said she appreciated having a dog park closer to home.
"The closest dog parks were the one in Shallotte and one at Myrtle Beach," Dolly Mitchell said.
LELAND — Brunswick County economic development officials learned a lesson in the changing methods to attract industry from a consultant who selects sites for them.
Brunswick County Economic Development Commission Executive Director Jim Bradshaw invited Chris Lloyd, a consultant with McGuireWoods Consulting infrastructure and economic development, to speak to the EDC board Thursday, July 10, at the Brunswick Community College's Leland Center.
Lloyd said his work as a site selector more often requires him to be a site eliminator.
Former Brunswick County Sheriff Ronald Hewett died in the New Hanover County jail Saturday afternoon, July 12, following a physical altercation with jailers, New Hanover County Sheriff Ed McMahon said.
Hewett, 51, was arrested Wednesday, July 9, on a possession of a firearm by a felon charge, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. He was in custody at the New Hanover County jail after an initial appearance in federal court in Wilmington on Thursday, July 10.
BOLIVIA — After 16 hours over a span of three weeks, the Brunswick County Board of Education finalized the superintendent's evaluation.
However, it was Superintendent Edward Pruden's announcement following the completion of the evaluation that caused the biggest stir inside the administrative offices of Brunswick County Schools on Tuesday, July 15.
At the end of the 2014-15 school year, Pruden informed the board, he will resign.
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Whipped Carrot Salad Recipe
"Carrots and pineapple give this fluffy gelatin salad its refreshing taste," says Jean Smith of Crossville, Tennessee. "A friend gave me the recipe. I serve this side dish often, whether I'm entertaining guests or my family. Lovely and light, it's perfect with almost any menu."
- 1 package (6 ounces) orange gelatin
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
- 2 cans (8 ounces each) unsweetened crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 cup finely grated carrots
- 1 carton (8 ounces) reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed
- In a bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Place cream cheese in a food processor or blender; cover and process until smooth. While processing, gradually add dissolved gelatin; process until smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Stir in pineapple and carrots; fold in whipped topping. Pour into a serving bowl. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Yield: 12 servings.
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This is excellent!!! I also made it with sugar free gelatin. It is a real treat. I will be making this often this coming season. Highly recommend trying this to anyone!
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Our family loves this salad. I make this recipe frequently with two minor changes. I use sugar free gelatin and almost double the carrots. Most of the time by doubling the carrots, I only need to make 1/2 of the rest of the recipe. It is more healthful and filling. You know it is a salad, BUT you feel like you are eating a dessert!
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A friend made this salad recently when she had us over for dinner. It is excellent!
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I have purchased all kinds of catnip toys for my 7 yr old adopted main coon cat, she ignores them. I put this in a sock, tied a knot in it, she goes to it all the time. try it.
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After I open the container I store this in, our cat Norman comes running anytime he hears a jar open for the next week!
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Casa De Loma: Comfortable Home with Private Swimming Pool in Puerto Rico
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 8
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community Humacao
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vacation rental description
Enjoy a wonderful, low cost Caribbean vacation at our "House in the Hills" (Casa de Loma)
on the beautiful East Coast of Puerto Rico. Our three bedroom vacation home comfortably
accommodates parties of up to eight people in a modern, cheerful, quiet,
and relaxed rural setting.
New Swimming Pool! We have recently installed a large, private swimming pool enclosed
in a very private, garden courtyard. The pool is large enough for six adults or an entire
family to enjoy at one time. It has lighting for night-time swims and is a wonderful
addition to this cheerful home.
Convenient to beautiful beaches, world class golf courses, the mountainous El Yunque rain
forest--the only rain forest in US National Forest System, day trips to remote islands,
resorts & casinos, world class snorkeling and scuba diving, as well as the vibrant and
historic city of San Juan, "Casa de Loma" can make your dream vacation affordable!
Casa de Loma is in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico . Las Piedras is a rural community high in the
hills just west of Humacao. The house is a forty-five minute drive from San Juan's
International airport. It is situated more than 1000 feet above sea level, overlooking
striking vistas, including rugged mountain ridges, pasture lands and neighborhoods of
Caribbean/Spanish architecture. The surroundings are lush, verdant and tropical. Palms,
citrus trees and yucca plants abide. Flowering bougainvillea, poinsettia, flamboyant and
hibiscus color the hillsides. On a clear morning, as you descend the hill to town, your
views will include spectacular vistas of the rainforest summits.
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The master suite done in tropical green, offers a queen size bed and private bath. This bedroom also a Day and Trundle Bed allowing 8 adults to sleep comfortably at the house or two kids to share a room with Mom and Dad.
The sea blue room provides a double size bed and shares a bath with the Caribbean Coral bedroom featuring two single beds. There is a Port-a-crib for an infant or toddler
A full kitchen offers ice maker refrigerator, flat top range,
microwave oven, toaster oven, coffee maker and a blender. Fully
equipped for cooking and dining, this kitchen gives a large group
everything it needs to prepare and serve a relaxing meal.
A comfortable area furnished with soft, love seats and comfortable chairs, the living room
provides a quiet place to read, talk, relax or watch TV. A 150 movie library, DVD player,
and stereo provide evening entertainment.
A large dining table allows 8 adults to gather inside for a relaxed meal. On the adjacent
porch, outdoor dining is a pleasure with mountain views and the songs of birds and the
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Yunque: the rain forest park, or playing golf at Puerto Rico's finest courses. It is only one
hour from San Juan. The nearby city of Humacao offers restaurants and services. Just
minutes away the resort of Palmas Del Mar allows our guests access to a casino, restaurants,
deep sea fishing, horseback riding, tennis and golf.
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Float tubes - thanks guys - was thinking an inflatable boat but they are much larger and heavier so this may be a very handy alternative. Here's a good article: http://flyfish-edmonton.webs.com/floattubing.htm
I'd still be pretty worried about losing my gear. If I had some kind of floating stand to put the camera on...something very stable that couldn't be swamped, then I might feel safer...but even with a float tube, if I'm just holding my gear.... *shudder*
It's funny you guys are talking about waders and float tubes and your concern is losing your gear. I worry about losing my legs to the friendly sharks and alligators where I shoot :
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10AM Walker Room, Memorial Union
Kathleen O'Connell – President
Barbara Smith – Advisor
10AM Meeting Open
1. While filling out the final approval form to become an officially recognized student club, Kat discovered an item of concern. This item asks: What individual or group shall be legally responsible and accountable for the functions and activities of your group? Kat asked several people about the issue, but did not receive a response that made her or any other officers of the association comfortable with signing the form. She then made an inquiry to the free legal services provided to all students to find, not surprising, that they could not advise us because they work for Student Government. At this point, Kat edited the line to remove the word 'legal,' and would submit the form later that afternoon after Barbara had made copies. Kat would find out if it would be possible for us to apply for funds even if we became an official club the following week. This will impact our plans to recognize nontrads graduating this fall.
2. Discussion ensued regarding the need to revise our bylaws for nomination and election of officers. Due the vacancy in the Secretary/Treasurer position, Lisa Chapman was nominated and elected at an earlier meeting this year, but our bylaws do not account for this situation, so we propose some additional text. Following is the affected section of the bylaws with the additional text in capital letters:
ARTICLE IV – Officers
The officers of the association shall be a President, Vice-President, and Secretary/Treasurer. Officers shall serve until a successor is elected. Elections will be held during April each year OR AS NECESSARY TO FILL VACANCIES. Sufficient notice of the dates of nominations and elections must be given to all registered members.
3. We then discussed how to hold elections to allow all registered members, not just those present at meetings, to vote. Barbara suggested use of a ballot box in the Commuter Lounge. Since it is normally staffed during open hours, the staff person could handle checking off names as people voted. Provided there is no strong opposition to this procedure, we will implement it at the next election.
4. Barbara informed us that there are over 160 nontraditional students graduating this fall. She will send a note to these students asking if they would like to be recognized.
Meeting adjourned at 10:40AM
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Late in 1989, when my wife Lisa and I walked into Sound Goods, an audio video store in Mountain View, California, a nearly quarter-century-long love affair with the combination of Perreaux Electronics and Polk Audio SDA ("Stereo Dimensional Array") speakers began. We had recently moved from Columbus, Indiana, to Palo Alto, California, and had decided that with a new home we needed a new stereo system.
While our aging AR turntable, Sony integrated receiver and Allison 6 speakers had served us well for almost a decade, the rise of digital music reproduction influenced us to make the transition to CDs from LPs and to upgrade our stereo system. This transition was motivated not so much by our conviction that the sound would be better with a digital system as by two other factors: First, our three-years-old daughter loved to play with the tone arm of our turntable – even as it was spinning -- and consequently had damaged most of our LPs. Second, I had begun working for NeXT Computer Inc., a company that was committed to facilitating growth of digital music recording and reproduction. The NeXT Cube, the company's revolutionary computer system, in fact, was the first computer to be shipped with a magneto-optical drive as standard equipment.


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DALLAS -- A small group gathered outside of Dallas Independent School District headquarters Thursday afternoon in protest of principal growth plans, which could result in several principals losing their jobs.
The group, which calls itself the "Black Coalition To Maximize Education," planned its protest to take place just before the DISD Board of Trustees' regularly-scheduled meeting.
The group was made up of mostly of South Dallas residents who believe principals at their high schools are being targeted for removal.
Joyce Foreman organized the protest. Foreman said she wants reform in the district, but wants to make sure it is fair.
"We do want that, but at the same time, we want to make sure that principals are being given a fair opportunity to correct whatever is deficient," she said.
Of the districts 223 principals, 65 have been put on growth plans with recommendations to improve or risk losing their jobs. Next month, a list of principals who've been recommended for non-renewal will be presented to the board at its April 11 meeting.
A petition was circulated Thursday afternoon asking the board to protect principals at Madison and Lincoln high schools.
Executive Director of the Dallas School Administrators Association Linda Isacks told News 8 last week as many as a dozen principals have already been given verbal notice that their contracts will not be renewed. As a result, fear has spread in some communities that their school's principal will be or has already been fired.
Dallas NAACP president Jaunita Wallace said she and other community leaders wanted to send a message to the board members.
"I hope to let them know that the board members were voted in, and just as they were voted in, they can be voted out," Wallace said.
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Indianapolis —
Greensburg's Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE), area 927, will host a social, steak dinner and dance from 3 p.m. to midnight, Oct. 27, to benefit The Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent in Indianapolis.
According FOE secretary Rob Hunter, the event will raise money for the Hospital's Audiology Department.
Although the charge to eat dinner is $14, Hunter stressed that the evening, which will include a four-hour set by the "Neon Heart Ache Band," is free for anyone not eating.
"The public is invited," he said. "You don't have to be an FOE member. And you don't have to pay if you're not eating. It's free to come and socialize and dance if that's what you want to do."
Hunter suspects, however, that most people will want to support hospital's Audiology for Kids program.
"This is a great cause," he said. "It's an important cause. This hospital does free hearing screenings and performs cochlear implants for kids who would otherwise be deaf for life."
According to an event flyer, the evening will also include a Texas Hold 'Em tournament, raffles, pull tabs and a 50/50 drawing.
Unfortunately, Hunter lamented, Peyton Manning himself, now busy quarterbacking the Denver Broncos, will be unable to appear; however, he suspects that fact won't deter Decatur Countians from attending.
For more information, or to purchase tickets for the dinner, call the Fraternal Order of Eagles at 663-8111 or call Rob Hunter at 614-1600.
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The perfect Tahoe Donner escape! This 3 bedroom plus den, 2.5 bath home features a hot tub, amazing panoramic views of the surrounding peaks, WiFi, and an attached 2 car garage. Will accommodate 8 people.
What a fantastic Tahoe Donner vacation retreat! This 3 bedroom plus den/family room, 2.5 bath home will sleep 8 comfortably. Bedding includes a King in the master suite upstairs, Queen in the 2nd and 3rd bedrooms downstairs, and a Bunk Bed in the den/family room, also downstairs. The den/family room also has a TV, and a slider door leading out to a lower deck with a hot tub and nice views of the Carson Range and Northstar. Amazing at sunset!
The master suite upstairs features a large bedroom with a walk-in closet, a writing desk overlooking the ridge line above Sunrise Bowl, and a huge master bath with a large, separate shower enclosure and a jetted spa tub overlooking the Carson Range. In addition to the master suite, the upstairs level offers an open and inviting living room with gas fireplace, TV/DVD, dining area, and nicely updated kitchen. From this level, enjoy 270 degree, panoramic vistas of the Carson Range and Northstar, the Tahoe Donner downhill ski area, and the entire ridge line above Sunrise Bowl. You can experience both stunning sunrise and sunset views from the living room!
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Courage Imperial Russian Stout - Wells & Young's Ltd
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Ratings: 632 | Reviews: 240 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by mlhyatt:
4.5/5 rDev +6.1%
02-23-2014 06:06:21 | More by mlhyatt
More User Reviews:
North Carolina
4.22/5 rDev -0.5%
Poured into a snifter a deep cola brown with deep ruby hue,roasted malt,bitter chocolate,and alcohol soaked fruit in the nose.Rich tasting with a decent amount of booziness,highly roasted with chocolate undertones.A great imperial stout from an old school brewery in England,nice job here.
01-21-2012 17:16:39 | More by oberon
4.5/5 rDev +6.1%
05-29-2013 00:28:44 | More by DanGeo
4.29/5 rDev +1.2%
Review #200! Pours a deep, jet-black color with a khaki colored head, thick and bubbly with reasonable staying power. Nose contains a powerful amount of dark chocolate and cocoa beans, roasted, nearly burnt barley, and a slight alcohol character. This beer has an incredibly body - viscous, rich, silky, creamy and chewy - everything an RIS should be. Flavors are an excellent combination of bitter cocoa beans, dark roasted coffee, sweet licorice and tobacco, heaps of roasted malt, big roasted and charred profile, a slight hint of smoke, faint nuttiness, a touch of molasses, and lots of underlying sweetness in the dark of dark fruits; dates, currants, blackberries. The hops aren't exactly vibrant in the taste, but are still necessary for their bittering element; somewhat ashy and herbal to provide a good counterbalance to the sweetness and richness of this beer. Alcohol warms and adds character without being abrasive or rough. Huge body, low-medium bout of carbonation.
Had this beer once before and it was just as great as I remembered. Makes me wonder why I don't get this more often. Truly a fine example of a Russian imperial stout done right.
01-04-2013 12:31:46 | More by tectactoe
4.75/5 rDev +12%
01-06-2013 01:34:37 | More by tbryan5
Alberta (Canada)
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
08-25-2013 01:43:15 | More by FadetoBock
4.75/5 rDev +12%
02-11-2014 21:55:57 | More by NWer
4.47/5 rDev +5.4%
I'm still shuddering from excitement and respect after sampling this beer @ Redbones tonight. What a treat! I mean seriously, this is the first and last time that I'll ever taste this beer. It's the last time it was brewed, and this is the last round to hit us in the US. Very well matured, extremely smooth and palatable. An absolute classic, with a lot a kick after all these years.
Our pile of samples still had dust on them ... from like 10+ years ago.
02-11-2002 23:35:16 | More by Todd
New Jersey
4/5 rDev -5.7%
06-16-2013 05:00:38 | More by megamass
4/5 rDev -5.7%
11-15-2012 19:17:39 | More by innominat
New Jersey
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
06-01-2014 03:19:21 | More by ImFlyerThanYou
4.05/5 rDev -4.5%
275ml bottle poured into a Hill Farmstead tulip.
Pours a pitch black color with a small dark brown head along with some light brown lacing. Nose is sweet, chocolate and vanilla.
Taste is rich and smooth, there is a light bitter coffee bite that's there and is crisp on the finish. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy. Very delicious beer.
12-25-2011 22:10:11 | More by kingcrowing
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
05-28-2014 12:16:20 | More by IrishGermanAmerican
South Carolina
4/5 rDev -5.7%
03-23-2014 20:52:43 | More by wehttam
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
04-10-2014 21:24:57 | More by HoppySeb
South Carolina
3.84/5 rDev -9.4%
Small bottle served in a small nonic.
Appearance: Pours hazy and dark brown with dark tan head. Meager lacing.
Smell: Roasted malts, chocolate, dark fruits and booze, in that order.
Taste: Well-roasted malts impart hints of coffee, dark chocolate and licorice. Mildly bitter. Slightly tart; a bit more than I'd prefer up front but better balance by the finish. A hint of smoke in the roasty finish.
Mouthfeel: Full body. Medium carbonation. Fairly smooth. Some harshness from the 10% ABV.
O: more rustic than expected, and with the high ABV more apparent. Good but not world-class.
03-10-2013 16:02:31 | More by chinchill
4.2/5 rDev -0.9%
275ml bottle, brewed May 2011, to tulip. (Best by...19/09/24.)
A: Pours a little thinner than I'd expect of the style, from the look of it—distracted my pour, so I produced a four-finger fluffy mocha head. Dark, but not quite black. Nice lacing and impressive legs.
S: Great nose of chocolate, dark fruits, smoke, and leather.
T: Sweet fruits and dark chocolate. A bit of roasted malt bitterness at the end—just enough for a nice drawn-out aftertaste. No hint of the 10% ABV.
M: Not thick (as I expected from the pour). Finely carbonated (as I expected from the pour). Really pleasant. The carbonation seems to hide a bit of the flavour initially, less so as it sits and warms.
Shame it's so expensive for such a small bottle...wouldn't mind drinking more of it! Can't justify it, though. Glad to give it a try and look forward to having it another time.
02-10-2012 05:56:26 | More by jpbebeau
4.5/5 rDev +6.1%
04-03-2014 00:06:10 | More by dsauter
United Kingdom (England)
4.33/5 rDev +2.1%
Gravity cask GBBF 2003- present vintage, this is definitely worth the bloody price. So rich and chocolatey, rich, yet smooth, very long finish. Really good stuff. wasn't as vinous, and salty as the 1985 bottle i had gad a week or so earlier. Less porty aged characters aswell. probably one of my favourite beers of the GBBF in 2003, extra special that it was on cask aswell, very exciting.
09-23-2003 02:46:58 | More by rastaman
4.6/5 rDev +8.5%
(Served in a snifter)
Brewed may 2011
Drank summer 2012
A- This beer pours a jet black body with a deep cocoa creamy head that is thick and long lasting.
S- The char black malt aroma is rich with some dark cola notes and a slightly earthy dark graham sweetness in the finish.
T- The roasted black malt has some brewer's licorice to it with a dark toasted malt note in the finish with just a touch of fruity ester. There is some green bitterness that comes through in the finish and a nice roasted deep flavor that lingers after each sip.
M- The medium mouthfeel has no alcohol heat and a slightly slippery texture.
O- The dark rich black malt flavor is full but lagered clean with a little bitterness and just a bit of sweetness that enhances the malt flavor. This is a classic and I loved every drop.
07-11-2013 03:02:34 | More by rhoadsrage
New Jersey
3.75/5 rDev -11.6%
03-31-2012 22:57:10 | More by acurtis
4.5/5 rDev +6.1%
06-20-2013 18:45:32 | More by ste5venla
New Hampshire
4/5 rDev -5.7%
2012 vintage
Estimated calories - 300/12oz
Purchased through Let's pour
Price - $9.75/9.3oz bottle
One inch lite tan head covers this near pitch black jem. Foam bergs float effortlessly along a thin veil of silk. Sticky with great legs and plenty of lacing. With each sip a rejuvenation of bubbles adds to the head, nice...
Aroma is roasted malt, raisins, licorice, sweet molasses, chewing tobaco and leather. I'm actually frightened that I picked up the last two ingredients. The nose is perfect in strength to read.
The tastebuds have nothing to complain about with the usual expectations for the style. Un-sweetened chocolate, coffee, dark fruit and a hint of smoke. A big blast of black licorice though in the finish was a surprise. I'm a fan of licorice but this is much more prominent than I've experienced.
Mouthfeel is extremely well balanced between sweet and bitterness which makes this on the smooth side. Carbonation is all but non-existent. The hops are kept in check as expected with a UK brewed Impy Stout which is why I wanted to review this as fresh as possible. There is enough hops to offer that pleasently dry finish I look for.
Overall a quality representation of the style from an American point of view. The 10% alcohol strength is well hidden and makes this somewhat smooth if you can overcome the extreme licorice flavor and metalic aftertaste. Over priced IMO.
04-03-2013 23:09:31 | More by 05Harley
4.75/5 rDev +12%
03-01-2013 21:02:53 | More by PopGun
Alberta (Canada)
4.11/5 rDev -3.1%
275ml bottle, a limited quantity special happy-time goodness event for we here in Wild Rose country, it would seem, according to the rep, at least.
This beer pours a solid oily black abyss, with ever so slight reddish highlights, and one finger of foamy, puffy, and fizzy mocha head, which leaves a thorough, yet loose webbed pattern of lace around the glass as it quickly settles.
It smells of sweet roasted caramel toffee, treacle, thin black licorice, aged dark fruits, soft saccharine booze, and musty, dusty hops. The taste is lightly roasted caramel malt, a touch of soaked brown bread, bittersweet dark fruit, some lighter drupe fruit frivolity, molasses, gritty dry chocolate, a bit of sooty ash, singed brown sugar, leafy, weedy hops, and a simmering alcohol warming.
The bubbles are fairly sedate, and innocuous, the body a more or less sturdy medium weight, a touch hollow, with a bit of astringency maybe screwing with an unjustly expected smoothness. It finishes just off-dry, the bitter cocoa, muddled tart fruit, and straining booze all pitching in to proffer their two-bits towards the overall effect.
An interesting, and heady affair, to be sure, but kind of lacking the gravitas of those New World upstarts, unfortunately. The sly tugging of the booze, while not actually hot, does soon aggravate to a certain degree, even over such a small serving size. Quite nice to try, sure, but probably meant for a more reserved, Old World stout aficionado, than this otherwise biased camper.
11-16-2012 04:07:25 | More by biboergosum
Courage Imperial Russian Stout from Wells & Young's Ltd
94 out of 100 based on 632 ratings.