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5/5 rDev +15.5%
06-18-2014 03:39:30 | More by timlyon
4/5 rDev -7.6%
06-15-2014 19:39:46 | More by Powderhornphil
4.25/5 rDev -1.8%
05-16-2014 15:28:27 | More by mmulebarn
4/5 rDev -7.6%
01-30-2014 19:32:25 | More by benjamincarter
4.71/5 rDev +8.8%
Great food, awesome ever-changing beer selection, cool atmosphere, 2-4-1 happy hour taps, eclectic world music and good jazz playing overhead, good service. What else needs to be said about The Blue Nile? The selection although not massive (a dozen taps) is full of unique rotating options. They get a lot of rare beers from both local breweries, and breweries as far away as Belgium and Sri Lanka. They also put on great special events, and release parties.
09-15-2013 15:46:06 | More by KarlHungus
4.1/5 rDev -5.3%
I love Blue Nile, I really do. Virtually all of my "drinking out" dollars go there. That said, it has some drawbacks that visitors should keep in mind.
Atmosphere: (Note: I am not planning to review the restaurant or the non-beer beverage selection) This is a hermit-crab establishment through and through. A great beer bar nestled in the husk of an Ethiopian restaurant, itself occupying the shell of a Mexican restaurant. If you're confused, join the crowd. It's dark, and the bar stools are of dubious integrity. The roof leaks when it rains. Patrons are a mix of neighborhood residents and beer geeks. And more, depending on what's on stage.
Yeah, there's a stage and dance floor. If there's a Reggae or Death Metal band, there's a $10 cover charge and a crowd to match the music. You can avoid the cover by getting there before 9 PM or so, which dovetails nicely with the 8-10 happy hour (more on that later). If there is no stage act, the music is likely to be jazz, especially in the afternoon.
Quality/Selection: The bar manager is fellow BA feloniousmonk: ask for Al. Al maintains 12 tap lines, of which none are wasted. Typically, 6 are dedicated to pints (mostly local), and 6 to the more expensive beers. The latter typically include some hard-to-find Belgians and special releases from local breweries. As proud owner of Surly invoice #3 and Harriet invoice #1, Blue Nile has an unsurpassed relationship with those two breweries, and only takes their beers off-tap during special events.
The bottle list is not huge, but it has some gems, and you never get gouged on price. I drank more than my share of barrel-aged Gonzo at $6.25 a bottle last year.
Service: The staff love customers who love beer. They are as friendly as you are. Chat them up, and you'll get great service.
Food: There is a restaurant menu and a bar menu. I consider the Ethiopian fare acceptable, but below par for the city. The bar menu has two gems, however: the Shwarma sandwich and the wings. Big and meaty, these are not BW3 wings.
Value: Blue Nile has two happy hours every day: 4-6 PM and 8-10 PM. Buy any draft beer and get one of the pints for free. As in: Buy a Cuvée Des Jacobins Rouge for $7, get a free pint of Furious. That kind of thing.
All-in-all, it's a great place to drink and talk beer. Plus, it's quite close to a light rail station, in case you have one too many.
08-13-2013 05:17:57 | More by DaveAnderson
4.31/5 rDev -0.5%
The Blue Nile doesn't have a ton of beer options. Other places in town such as Stubs or the Happy Gnome have a lot more choice. With that said, the Nile has some great quality in their tap list and they are always moving through to new and more interesting options. The food is also fantastic if you are up for Ethiopian. Definitely a fun place to visit if you are from out of town.
01-24-2013 03:32:08 | More by Hopsiam14
4.33/5 rDev 0%
Had an excellent couple of brews here couple with the same quality service, food, and music. Lights were a bit bright, but other wise great setting. Waitress had a great attitude, fast, and helpful with food. Didn't speak much of beer. Food was exemplarary though a touch pricey. Beers were good and of good value; although, the draft selection was weighted towards Belgians and IPAs. Bottle selections are similar; however, there are some pale lagers, wheat brews, and some dark, rich choices. I'll return someday. Was a perfect celebration for the renewal of my passport!
08-02-2012 22:54:23 | More by drpimento
4/5 rDev -7.6%
Solid, fun place to get a few beers or have some good food.
The atmosphere is that of an Ethiopian restaurant, so it is fairly standard for what I imagine an Ethiopian restaurant to be. That said, it is pretty damn cool overall.
The quality and selection is great, always interesting things on tap. Not a huge selection but always the specialty Surly beers and a nice rotation of Belgians. One thing I really like is that they do alot of theme nights with their taps (like a stout and porter fest which was awesome, among others like Belgian fest and a IPA/hops fest). Unusual stuff pops up all the time their too.
Service is average usually I have had a few nights where it has taken a long time to get a beer. That said, I do tend to go when it is busy. Service on release nights tends to be gruff and poor, though.
Food is good from what I remember. I only had it once but it was solid.
I like that they host parties for local brewery releases and they have all sorts of music and entertainment most nights of the week.
01-30-2012 08:24:23 | More by sacrelicio
4.75/5 rDev +9.7%
After years of going to the Blue Nile, I'm finally doing a review after attending last night's Battle of the Belg. I didn't try them all, but filled in my list with a few new beers. Last night's sampling included De Ranke XX Bitter and Harriet Brewing Dark Abbey. Both fine ales, but in different categories for the head to head format of the tasting. Tried both Epic Brainless on Cherries and Kasteel Rouge in the fruit category to finish the night--for me, Kasteel wins hands down, but I walked away with more respect for the Epic ale than I had when I tasted the bottle last fall.
Over the years, I've added 50 new drafts to my list with excellent beers ranging from St. Amand French Country Ale to Boulder's Killer Penguin, and many of those--like Monk's Flemish Ale--are difficult to find other places. Since I live over 20 miles from the Nile, I'm an irregular regular at best. But it's always a treat when I do. Bar manager Al McCarty--aka feloniousmonk--always does a fine job of not only bringing in great beer, but you know that the beer is always going to be well served in its proper glass. The beer you're drinking is the beer the brewery wanted you to drink. For me, there's no greater compliment.
Food is excellent as well. My favorite meal is from the bar menu, and is the falafel sandwich, made with simple, fresh ingredients makes it my usual. I've tried the range of vegetarian options of authentic Ethiopian food and have enjoyed them all. While the menu may be new to many, the descriptions of the food and the help from the servers makes ordering and indulging accessible for everyone.
In short, if you haven't tried the Blue Nile and stopped in to say hi to Al, you are missing out of one the most unique beer spots anywhere. When I belly up to the bar for a special event or walk in for a Saturday afternoon pint, I simply ask Al--what am I drinking today? And, I'm never disappointed.
10-16-2011 19:08:45 | More by FightingEntropy
Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant & Lounge in Minneapolis, MN
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Vt. Senate approves compromise on aid-in-dyingBy DAVE GRAM
The Associated Press | May 09,2013MONTPELIER The Vermont Senate on Wednesday passed a hybrid aid-in-dying bill under which stiff safeguards would be in place for terminally ill patients seeking lethal medication for the first three years, after which regulations would be lessened significantly.
Sen. Claire Ayer, explaining her compromise amendment to the Judiciary Committee before the Senates 17-13 vote in favor of the bill, likened the system the bill would set up to training wheels used by beginner bicyclists. Many of the safeguards would expire in 2016, unless lawmakers act between now and then to preserve them.
If the House concurs before lawmakers scheduled adjournment for the year Saturday, Gov. Peter Shumlin is expected to sign the bill, which would bring to Vermont for the first time a legal method by which doctors could prescribe a lethal dose of medications to terminally ill patients who request it.
Shumlin issued a statement saying he knew Vermonters were divided on the issue.
But I also know how important it is for those who face terminal illness and tremendous pain to have this choice, in conjunction with their physicians and loved ones, in the final days of their lives, he said.
One of the spectators who have watched days of legislative debate on the issue, Marnie Wood of Middlebury, said after the vote, Vermont in my mind has always been about choice, about rights.
Wood cared for her sister, an Oregon resident, as her sister lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrigs disease, before she took advantage of Oregons first-in-the-country death with dignity law and ended her own life with a doctors help.
She had a beautiful death, Wood said.
Opponents of the legislation voiced disappointment that Vermont appeared poised to become the first state to pass an aid-in-dying law by legislation, rather than by referendum or court decision.
I just dont feel the government has any business getting between a doctor and patient, said Sharon Iszak of Fairfax, a member of the Vermont Right to Life Committee who has been a regular presence at the Statehouse in recent days, along with others favoring or opposing the bill.
The measure followed a fraught and circuitous route to Senate passage, while the House passed it easily last week. When the Senate first took up the issue in February, an amendment was offered by Sen. Peter Galbraith, D-Windham and Sen. Robert Hartwell, D-Bennington that sought to limit what they said was governments overly intrusive role under the original version of the bill.
On a 16-15 vote, with a tie broken by Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, the Senate passed a stripped-down version that shrunk the bill from 22 pages to one. It then went to the House, which restored most of the provisions in the original Senate version and moved it much closer to an Oregon-style law.
In debate over two days that ended Wednesday, the Senate then settled on the hybrid, in which an Oregon-style law would prevail for the first three years, then to be replaced July 1, 2016, by a more stripped down version similar to what the Senate passed in February. Passage came after Hartwell and Galbraith, critics of the Oregon-style legislation, joined the majority to support the compromise.
The Oregon-style provisions include three requests, one in writing, from the patient spread over 15 days, with two witnesses affirming the written request; a second doctors finding that the patient is terminally ill, and others. Those provisions expire after July 1, 2016.
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New dugouts and benches for the Jaycee ball park, and new signage for the Kearney County fairgrounds.
Two young men from Minden's Boy Scout troop 444 find their own ways of earning Eagle Scout status by helping each other.
These projects not only promote people skills and quality workmanship, but gives them a sense of pride that they're the ones who made it happen.
"It's just helping the community like advertisement on there, sign is more appealing", said fairgrounds sign maker Keaton Hoffman. "So it might draw a little more people and help the community a lot."
"Glad that kids saw the need for it, they did it themselves," said dugout project manager Andrew Gasseling.
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As of the 1.6 release, LdapAdmin is gone multilingual!
Ok, currently only German language is available (this I could do myself) but the really good news is that no programming skills or extra tools are required in order to translate LdapAdmin. All you have to do is to create translated text file and add it to LdapAdmin directory (or configure LdapAdmin to include the file directory in language search path).
The LdapAdmin language files are XML based files, so you can edit them with any text or XML editor.
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Inspired by Hiram College alumnus George Bellamy, who in 1896 founded one of the country's first settlement houses in Cleveland, Ohio, Hiram Service Leaders are a select group of students who serve with local nonprofit agencies and participate in a multi-year student leadership program, all with a focus on ethical awareness, reflection, and action. Students reflect on and advocate for fairness, impartiality, and equality while addressing systematic social and environmental issues and participate intentionally as a citizen in the democratic process, actively engaging in public policy and direct service.
To provide students with opportunities to develop their capacities in the areas of leadership, ethics and civic engagement while benefiting local community service agencies.
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Serve with an area nonprofit agency:
- Students serve as service leaders at area community partner agencies, recruiting, transporting and helping to facilitate additional student volunteers and interns.
- Work study awards or stipends of up to $1,800 a year at hourly wages are provided to eligible students on a selective basis for their work with partner agencies.
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- Students are engaged in an interdisciplinary approach to service enriched by an introductory seminar in civic engagement facilitated by faculty whose expertise span such diverse disciplines as biomedical humanities, communication, education, environmental studies, social entrepreneurship, ethics, public leadership, sociology and psychology.
- Faculty advisors lead regular reflection and planning meetings and coordinate skill-based workshops to enhance the work of service leaders in the community.
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- Annual fall and winter retreats orient Service Leaders and build community.
- Regular service leader meetings are scheduled for planning and student development.
- Students are invited to participate in an alternative break service trip that impels them to learn about, reflect on, and act to address a root cause of environmental, social and/or economic inequity in a community.
*The individual components of the Hiram Service Leader program are open to all students (volunteering at local agencies, taking the Service and Learning 1hr Seminar, participating in retreats and alternative spring break service trips), but only selected students are hired as Hiram Service Leaders and are able to receive work study or stipends for their participation in the program. Hiram Service Leaders take on the additional responsibility of helping to facilitate the overall program.
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Danville, VA - A late night fire woke the neighbors on a sleepy Danville street.
Ray Willis lives just next door to the house where four occupants narrowly escaped the flames pouring from the kitchen.
"The main thing is they got away and it didn't spread no farther than it did, " Willis said, but one member of the family did not survive.
Firefighters found their 12-year-old dog Sadie hiding in a back bedroom, but they could not save her.
"They're real devastated because the dog meant a lot to them and they loved him to death, " said Willis.
Unattended cooking was to blame, making this just one of many cooking-related fires in the last several months.
"We average sometime two or three a week and those are just the ones we know about, " said Danville Fire Marshal Shelby Irving.
Irving says the biggest mistakes she sees are pots and pans left on top of the stove with no one watching.
She says leaving food inside the oven is okay, but it should never be left too long.
"You're oven is self contained, it's not going to go anywhere, but definitely check on it, " said Irving.
Firefighters say the best way to stop these preventable fires is to slow down and pay attention in the kitchen.
"It's so many things now to take your attention away from what you're doing. You have the Internet, the cell phone, the television, the children, the laundry, but anytime you're using anything to heat up, I would be very cautious, " said Irving.
Irving says she has not seen any fires started by crockpots left on during the day, but she says she would not leave any hot appliance on for that amount of time in her home.
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Saving the things we need to keep while building the new
Last month I attended the trial in Staines magistrates' court, of a group of activists charged with offenses relating to the shutting down of five Shell petrol stations back in July. The activists were from Greenpeace, and their actions against the oil giant Shell were part of a day of action which saw 78 Shell stations shut down in London and Edinburgh, and part of a week of action against Shell with direct action and protest taking place in over 30 countries, involving thousands of people. The people in the dock in Staines that day ranged in age from their early twenties to late fifties, among them a care worker, a foster mother to four children, and a playwright.
The week of action was and is part of a sustained campaign against oil drilling in the fragile and pristine Arctic, home to unique species like polar bears and narwhals, to indigenous communities who live in ways unchanged for thousands of years, one of the last wild places on earth. The Arctic campaign encompasses, not only direct action against Shell and other oil companies, but also the gathering of over 2 million signatures of people who want to declare the Arctic as a global sanctuary; relationship building with Arctic communities; the enabling of scientific research on Greenpeace ships; and a political process – through the Arctic council and the UN – to try and reach global agreement that the area around the North Pole must be off-limits to industrial exploitation.
Sometimes when we talk about peak oil, we put aside the fact that there is still great deal of oil in the ground and under the sea, enough left to fry the planet several times over, and much of it difficult and dangerous to extract – deep in oceans, under the fast-melting Arctic ice, absorbed into Canadian tar sands. The technology to reach this oil is improving and the economic incentives to do so are becoming greater. So as we Transition on one hand to a society that uses less oil, on the other we urgently need to stop the companies from extracting every last barrel of oil on the earth.
Around eighteen months ago, on the Transition Norwich blog, Charlotte Du Cann wrote an article called 'Lock on' about Transition and activism. It highlighted that although the focus of Transition is firmly on community level action to build an oil free and resilient future, many Transitioners are also actively engaged in other forms of action, both local and global - saving libraries, Occupy, stopping airport expansion and fracking. For me, the article and the many comments that followed were an enormous relief, as they mirrored my own feelings.
My activism at that time - involvement with a local library campaign; organising UK Uncut 'breakfast clubs' in banks with other mums and their kids to protest the closure of local children's services; and my job as a campaigner - was separate and distinct from my involvement with Transition. And it felt like a disconnect - I think that people who want to stop environmental destruction, the closure of services and other things that are wrong in the world, are in many cases the very people who will also want to create positive change in their own communities. When I started Transition Dartmouth Park, the first people I approached were those who had helped save our local library, as I knew they were people who cared about community.
On the Shell direct action day I was involved in, in July, the group of 20 people I was part of, included four of us who had founded Transition Initiatives, and a fifth who worked for the Brixton pound. All of those were also seasoned Greenpeace activists, several of whom had run local Greenpeace groups. This is a small example but it does feel to me like there is a great deal of overlap.
While Transition is undeniably a positive and solutions focused movement, I think campaigning movements like Greenpeace are sometimes wrongly characterised as only 'against' when in fact campaigns by their nature pose a problem, a solution and a way to act. In recent years the environmental movement including Greenpeace has been increasingly solutions focused, and organisations with the reach and capacity to gain government or inter-government level solutions can pave the way for community level action to follow. One example of this was the successful campaign a few years ago against new coal fired power stations, most publicly Kingsnorth. The solutions side of this campaign was the demand made by most of
the large NGOs involved for a government commitment to renewables, in particular a feed-in tariff, which was won. The feed-in tariff, which paid individual producers for renewable energy they put back into the grid, enabled not only individuals, but community energy companies - some set up by Transition groups - to make a financially viable switch to renewables.
Current solutions-focused Greenpeace work includes a campaign for strong car efficiency standards in the EU which would reduce demand for oil on a large scale; and working with small scale local fishermen for an improved Common Fisheries Policy which could help save their livelihoods.
Overwhelmingly, I campaign because I have to. Because I don't believe oil companies like Shell will quietly relinquish their power and go away, they need to be directly challenged. Because I want to be part of saving the last wild places on the planet - places like the Arctic.
When I sat in the suburban courtroom last month and heard the powerful closing speech of the barrister, who likened the actions of the defendants to those who fought aparteid and to the Suffragettes; when I saw ordinary people who were prepared to take extraordinary actions, and to risk criminalisation in defence of the planet; I thought of those around the world who had taken action with Greenpeace, on the same day and for the same cause, and hoped that together the strength of so many would be enough to save some things that matter.
Photos: 1. Shutting down Shell petrol station with a polar bear (copyright Greenpeace); saving Highgate library
taking on the big boys5 December 2012 - 10:49am — Jo Homan
There's an issue of global/local activism - whether one has the energy or ability to mind-shift between those different perspectives - and also the issue of building the vision versus attacking the old.
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Overwhelmingly, I campaign because I have to. Because I don't believe oil companies like Shell will quietly relinquish their power and go away, they need to be directly challenged. Because I want to be part of saving the last wild places on the planet - places like the Arctic.
Our community plant nursery has been forced into taking on a 'big boy' in the form of a housing association that wants to almost halve the amount of land we're using. Although we've never been particularly impressed by their 'site management' in the two years we've been there, we kind of felt that as long as they weren't getting in our way it wouldn't be a problem. But now they're tightening the screws it's revealed the power imbalance, the looks of incredulity when we ask what their plans are for the site. "You're in no position to ask" they say. I have to say, however, that while there are often moments of real enjoyment (when we come up with a creative solution to their constraints which also further our ends) it is incredibly draining of energy and I wish they would quietly relinquish their power!


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Thanks to thirdeye11 for sharing this bottle.
I have wanted to try this one for a while and was excited to see it at the tasting. The beer pours an orange, iced tea color with a large white head. The aroma is resiny hops, very impressive for a beer of this style. The flavor is caramel malt along with the same resiny hops from the aroma. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
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3.88/5 rDev -6.7%
Bottle poured into a FFF glass.
A - Beautiful English Bitter. It's dark, orange with light brown tint to it. Big, rocky, off-white head that left a ton of lacing on the glass.
S - Light orange peel and pine with a light bready malt to it
T- Orange peel and grapefruit on the front. There is a slight bready malt in the middle that gives it a very slight sweetness. On the back end is where the bitter comes in with a strong grapefruit and pine presence. The pine and grapefruit really linger on in the finish with a slight bigger hop presence than you'd find in your normal bitter.
MF - Light, slightly watery body with good carbonation that makes it have a slight smoothness to it when drinking. Leaves a thick hop resin that lingers on the tongue in the finish.
O - A solid bitter from FFF that is really easy to drink but brings a lot of flavor. Worth getting a bottle if you are near when they have it out, especially if you are a fan of the style.
07-28-2012 03:15:11 | More by jeonseh
New Jersey
4.4/5 rDev +5.8%
Got this one as a package full of surprises from whitemomba, thanks Jason.
A: Pours golden brown with tan/white head. Looks awsome. Something about the combination of colors is super inviting
S: Hops, Fruit, light spice, bit of caramel and breadiness. Dont drink many ESBs but this is a top smell for me
T: Mmm. Hops, malt, and a bit brown sugar (i think), delicious.
M: Awsome. Creamy Smooth. Slight bite, but not bitter at all. Super balanced.
D: Super High, Seriously. All night long.
Definitely the most impressive offering from FFF for me because I wasnt expecting it to be as good as it was. Definitely the best ESB I've had. And a great introduction to the style if you're looking.
08-31-2011 15:34:43 | More by beenitty
District of Columbia
4.75/5 rDev +14.2%
05-09-2012 00:13:15 | More by MeneerBeerSnob
3.75/5 rDev -9.9%
04-27-2014 13:22:53 | More by DerekQXQX
4.25/5 rDev +2.2%
Review from notes. Big thanks to Jim for this bottle. Very cool bottle art.
A: Pours a hazy copper/amber color with a large white head on top. Rather foamy with great retention and rings of lace.
S: Rather hoppy with lots of orange and grass, and to lesser extent some grapefruit and pine. There is some caramel malt sweetness to round it out. Certainly the hoppiest ESB aroma I have come across.
T: Nice grapefruit and orange flavors combined with some bready malt and a bit of caramel. Slight bitter pine on the finish.
M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Very smooth and clean.
O: Not a style I drink a lot of, but this one is fantastic. A hopped up ESB, another job well done by Three Floyds. Would be a nice beer to drink all the time.
08-27-2011 19:40:04 | More by mdaschaf
North Carolina
4.1/5 rDev -1.4%
Another amazing label design from Three Floyds, this one courtesy of artist Chris Berg. The beer itself looks pretty awesome too, with the liquid a hazy copper/bronze sort of color, and a dirty white head that, while not enormous, is fluffy and rigid.
The aroma is terrific. I get deep berry and cherry notes that are slapped upside the head with something very much resembling Sweet Tarts candy. Also mega-herbal. Clean, breezy, bright, hoppy. This doesn't resemble any ESB I've ever had, and I suspect the only thing this will really have in common with a traditional English ESB is the "Bitter" part of the equation.
While I couldn't detect much obvious malt character in the nose, it does come through in the taste, having that musty, bready, grainy, roasty taste you find in plenty of English ales, ESB or otherwise. The twist is the especially bitter hops, which are leafy, green and close to astringent. Citrus and tart young berry. Very much heading west of Indiana toward southern California, in terms of the hop vibe, than the other direction toward England. The fruity nature of the nose is dialed down on the tongue, not as much resembling fruit as resembling what it actually is (hops), although the tart character remains and makes you think of grapefruit, both flesh and peel.
Feel is bright and tingly, slick and airy of body but definitely with a pleasant sort of carbonation sizzle that aligns well with the intense and vibrant flavor.
Would be a tough one to have more than a bottle of in one sitting (especially considering this bottle is bomber size), because of the up-front bitter/tart/tangy element...but damn, it's a good one and surely one of Three Floyds' more interesting and nonconformist brews, for sure.
10-12-2011 22:35:01 | More by Metalmonk
Ontario (Canada)
3.48/5 rDev -16.3%
Jon's bottle. The aroma is he first to hit, amarillo orange like and then some odd acidity. Beautiful head on cloudy orange. A creamy taste. It is a nice orange tangerine IPA bitterness, unique although nothing I would seek out again. Lacey. Nice orange aftertaste.
03-16-2010 01:42:26 | More by Sammy
4.5/5 rDev +8.2%
05-03-2013 18:38:19 | More by Oboogie
4/5 rDev -3.8%
05-11-2012 17:16:10 | More by danp14
4.33/5 rDev +4.1%
22oz bottle, scooped at armanetti's in chicago last weekend
served with a farmers market dinner - honey/soy/dijon grilled porkchop and baked golden beets
appearance: typical "busy" and colorful three floyds label art - poured into a great divide shaker pint...bright copper-orange body, light beige ring
smell: nice bright hops, floral grapefruit zest, orange, lemon peel, light spice, toasted malt
taste: another confusing beer from three floyds - unlike any ESB on the market...trademark hop bomb - tons of pink grapefruit, orange zest, lemon zest, a little toasted malt, rye spice, pineapple and mango. You definitely forget you have an "ESB" in your hands - damn tasty beer though
mouthfeel: medium-light body, oily hop resin
drinkability: great
08-01-2010 00:43:00 | More by dirtylou
3.05/5 rDev -26.7%
Neighbor brougth home a growler of Sir Lord Admiral Nelson from Three Floyds...it was about a day and ahlf old. The appearance was nice, great head and a caramel clear color. The nose offered hop, alcohol, and some malt. The taste was very sweet to me...definitely bitter....and some hops. The bitterness really affected the mouthfeel score....for me at least. Wasn't a big fan of this beer. Not nearly as good as some of 3Fs other offerings.
07-23-2011 02:37:46 | More by WoodBrew
3.75/5 rDev -9.9%
05-18-2013 22:13:48 | More by Photekut
4.55/5 rDev +9.4%
thanks to Sean9689 for bringing this
light copper cola color, light fluffy head
big floral aroma, almost concentrated with a touch of sweet malts
bitter all over like it should be with bitterness from the malts and a combo of pine and citrus hops. very floral through out with a great ESB finish. quite complex, love it.
medium body, easy drinking
this was great, one of the highlights of my night. i hope they end up bottling this.
12-21-2009 00:02:26 | More by hooliganlife
4.22/5 rDev +1.4%
Bomber via trade thanks to dug on BA.
Pours a nice clear amber-brown color with a sticky off-white head and excellent lacing.
Aroma is bright fresh hops, citrusy mostly, slightly herbal, with sweet malt in the background. Really smells awesome.
Flavor is caramel malt and toffee along with the typical excellent FFF hop character, citrusy, mostly grapefruit, with slight herbal notes as well. Not terribly much bitterness given the hop aroma and flavor, although it's definitely there.
Medium body with some hop resins present on the palate.
Extremely drinkable. Another great one in FFF's awesome line of hoppy beers. What an amazing American style English bitter. Respects the style yet adds a nice twist to it. A great session beer. What, the ABV is 6.5%? Oh really? Well, this is a great session beer still.
03-13-2010 09:51:33 | More by nickd717
New York
4/5 rDev -3.8%
01-06-2012 02:47:08 | More by jmpizzo
Lord Rear Admiral from Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub
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Abhayagiri Photo Album 2010
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The 2010 Photo Album of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, a Thai Forest Monastery in the Tradition of Ajahn Chah. This album feature photos of yearly events at Abhayagiri including the opening of the Pacific Hermitage, Abhayagiri's first branch monastery.
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Rodney O. Martin, Jr., CEO, ING U.S., and Richard G. Dudley, Jr., MD, to be Honored at Vera's Seventh Annual Benefit
The Vera Institute of Justice is holding its seventh annual benefit the evening of September 24, 2012, at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
The event will honor Rodney O. Martin, Jr., chief executive officer of ING U.S., and Richard G. Dudley, Jr., MD, a psychiatrist and Vera trustee.
John F. Savarese, chairman of Vera's Board of Trustees, said, "We are honored that Rodney Martin, one of the leaders of the insurance and financial services industry and a great proponent of corporate philanthropy, is associated with Vera and will be our corporate honoree this year. The work and commitment of the ING Foundation, especially to education and children in under-served neighborhoods, resonate strongly with Vera's mission and efforts."
Michael Jacobson, Vera's president and director, stated, "Vera is very pleased also to be honoring Rick Dudley, our long-time trustee, and one of the most accomplished forensic psychiatrists in the United States. For decades, Rick has made enormous contributions to the integration of mental health considerations into the criminal justice system, especially as it affects young offenders."
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This is the second refurbished Dyson vacuum I'v bought from Overstock. When I saw the deal on this, I jumped. Even though my old Dyson still works great, in a home with 5 pets, I liked the idea of even more power to keep that pet hair at bay. Now I keep one downstairs and one upstairs. Truly a great machine.
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Decided to make a colour blocked dress using burdastyle girls shirt dress pattern no 148.
I used navy blue, white and red, it was the queens jubilee the week I made the dress.
Piping was also used
For more pictures and details, visit my blog http://zoeeden.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/jubilee-colour-blocking.html
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Mar 14, 2013, 05.58 PMby Kasiorist
sweet dress. I like the seams used between the fabric, really cute!
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Love the piping.
Jun 16, 2012, 09.35 PMby zoeope
Thanks, first time piping, quite easy to make.
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Simply adorable dresses. What beautiful girls you have!
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You are so kind. Thanks. I never get tired of making them dresses.
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So cute!! And I love the button detail. :)
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Thanks, using the three colours was a last minute idea. :)
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The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that are shared by two countries. Both by area and population, the Dominican Republic is the second largest Caribbean nation (after Cuba), with 48,442 square kilometres (18,704 sq mi) and an estimated 10 million people.


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Pulleez Groovy Giraffe Dog Toy
Our Price $12.87
Item#: 8221
Manufacturer: Charming Pet
This giraffe will keep your pal squeaking and playing all day. Twisted arms slide through. 6 Squeakers enclosed. Made of corduroy and animal pattern. Why We Love It: Interactive Pulleez toy line is designed to help keep pooches busy. The toys feature twisted arms that slide back and forth. Each toy is made of mixed corduroy and animal patterns and has 6 squeakers. Other Pulleez animals sold separately.


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Rocky Point Casa - 2 bd 2 ba - Close to it All! in Puerto Penasco
- bedrooms 2
- baths 2
- sleeps 6
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community Mirador
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$ 369 - $ 439 / week
$ 900 - $ 1,000 / month
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Walk to the Beach and SAVE! Beautiful New Single Family Home located on quiet street in Mirador area of Rocky Point. Close to Restaurants and Night Clubs and only a short walk to the Beach. Friendly American Neighbors keep an eye out for each other.
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Erik Becker
house rental amenities
- 1000 sq ft home with 2 Queen beds and a pullout sofa.
- Walled and gated front yard for secure parking. Walled back yard with charcoal grill.
- Brick cupola living room ceiling. Custom cabinetry throughout home. Nicely furnished.
- Full kitchen with refrigerator, electric range, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, blender, pots and pans, dishes, silverware, and glassware
- Satellite TV. VCR/DVD Combo. DVDs available.
- Washer/Dryer Combo for your convenience. All towels and linens provided.
- FREE Internet!
activities and attractions in Puerto Penasco Northern Mexico
- Scuba diving, snorkeling, boating, fishing, swimming, sunbathing.
- Enjoy great restaurants and night clubs nearby.
- Rent an ATV, paddle boat, or canoe.
- Help the Mexican economy with tons of shopping opportunities.
- Take in the beautiful sunsets and entertainment along the Malecon.
- Well over 300 days of sunshine per year.
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It's Summer time in Rocky Point and most of our calendar is booked up! It's great to see people finally coming back to this great vacation destination!
Erik Becker
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Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in Puerto Penasco
- Parasailing.
- Tacos and Cerveza on the beach.
- Rent an ATV and ride to Cholla Bay.
- BBQ chicken pizza at Capones 2 streets behind the house.
- Sunset cruise on the pirate ship.
Top things to do on a budget
- Shop a supermercado and eat in.
- Take in the free entertainment along the Malecon.
- Rent a video at Busters and watch on VCR/DVD combo.
- The churros are cheap and delicious at Churros and Burros.
- Spend a day at the Beach. Take one of the friendly neighbor dogs
Top things to do with a family
- Snorkeling on Sandy Beach.
- Dinner at the Point restaurant.
- Shopping along the Malecon.
- Ride the giant banana tube.
- Horseback riding on the beach.
Erik Becker , owner


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Some public four-year higher education institutions in West Virginia are seeing declines in enrollment.The Charleston Gazette reports that preliminary data show West Virginia University's enrollment for the fall semester is down about 200 students, or 0.8 percent, compared to the 2012 fall semester.
Associate vice president Brenda Thompson says WVU has tried to reduce the size of its freshman class to ease strain on the school. Marshall University's fall enrollment is down 2 percent. Bluefield State College and Fairmont State and West Liberty universities also report enrollment declines. Glenville State College is projecting a flat enrollment.
Meanwhile, enrollment is up at West Virginia State University. The number of freshmen increased more than 48 percent from 2012.


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Hispanic veterans with HCV at higher risk for cirrhosis, HCC
Treatment Decision-Making through the Spectrum of MDS: Case 2 High Risk MDS
Treatment Decision-Making through the Spectrum of MDS: Case 1 Low Risk MDS
The desire to detect minimal residual disease in patients with cancer as a way to predict prognosis or relapse risk became a reality in the past decade due to the development of technology sensitive enough to measure minute levels of cancerous cells in human tissue.
Since then, several questions surrounding the clinical utility of minimal residual disease (MRD) in hematologic malignancies — including its potential as a surrogate endpoint for survival, and the optimal method with which to detect it — have been the subject of extensive research and intense debate.
The evidence in some areas is robust, but much of it is retrospective. Many experts in the field have called for randomized trials, but simply defining study parameters has proved challenging because detection techniques, benchmarks to distinguish MRD-positive and MRD-negative status, and effective approaches to eradicate residual cells vary greatly by disease.
The FDA conducted a series of public hearings earlier this year to explore the value of MRD measurement in hematologic malignancies, and the discussions revealed there is some common ground. Use of MRD has been established as an accepted prognostic factor in certain pediatric cancers in the United States, and it has been shown to play a critical role in evaluation of patient response and treatment efficacy in multiple forms of leukemia.
As the scientific evidence mounts, an increasing number of advocates are calling on members of the research and clinical communities to come together to build further consensus.
Retrospective studies suggest minimal residual disease has clinical value in the treatment of hematologic malignancies, but prospective trials are needed to better define positive and negative status, said Timothy S. Pardee, MD, assistant professor of hematology and oncology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
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"The data are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore," Timothy S. Pardee, MD, assistant professor of hematology and oncology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, told HemOnc Today. "As more of these retrospective studies come out, it will become necessary for the clinical community to pay attention."
Two studies released this year related to multiple myeloma encapsulate the issues at hand but also highlight the potential utility of MRD detection.
Up to half of patients with myeloma demonstrate complete response to current treatments. However, the persistence of MRD causes most to relapse, highlighting the need for more sensitive techniques to define response, said Joaquin Martinez-Lopez, MD, PhD, of the hematology service at Hospital Universitario in Madrid.
Martinez-Lopez and colleagues conducted a study to compare the prognostic value of traditional response criteria and MRD measurements as determined by multiparameter flow cytometry (MFC) and genetic deep sequencing. The analysis included bone marrow samples collected from 68 patients.
Patients deemed MRD negative (MRD levels <10-5) demonstrated significantly improved median OS (not reached vs. 86 months; P=.026). Researchers reported 35 patients demonstrated conventional complete response. Of them, 24 were MRD positive and 11 were MRD negative. The MRD-negative patients demonstrated significantly improved median OS (not reached vs. 80.9 months; P=.041).
"For patients in complete response by traditional response criteria, the presence or absence of MRD by sequencing delineated two groups of patients with significantly different OS," Martinez-Lopez and colleagues wrote. "MRD negativity by sequencing may be a better prognostic indicator than complete response by traditional complete response criteria."
There may be barriers to widespread use, however.
"At the moment, identification of malignant cells by next-generation sequencing is limited by depth and coverage of sequencing," John DiPersio, MD, PhD, deputy director of the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, told HemOnc Today. "It will be necessary to sequence the patient and then look for the mutation, because each patient will have an array of mutations."
Mutations can be grouped into one or more clones, and sequencing can identify those clonal populations, DiPersio said.
Although sequencing technology has — at least until now — been prohibitively expensive, documentation of mutations in certain malignancies, such as acute myelogenous leukemia, may make it more feasible, DiPersio said.
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'git diff-tree' [--stdin] [-m] [-s] [-v] [--no-commit-id] [--pretty] [-t] [-r] [-c | --cc] [--root] [<common diff options>] <tree-ish> [<tree-ish>] [<path>...]
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Floodplain Management FAQsContact: Les Thomas 517-335-3448
What is a flood?
What is the 100-year floodplain?
How is the floodplain elevation determined?
The amount of runoff during a 100-year flood event is dependent on a number of factors, including rainfall (or snow melt), drainage area, vegetation cover, soil type, moisture content of the soil, land use, slope of land, and presence of wetlands & other flood storage areas. All of these factors are considered in computing the flow rates to be used in the hydraulic analysis. If the United States Geological Survey (USGS)maintains a gaging station (a location on a stream where discharge measurements are made and recorded) on the watercourse, this flow information will also be used in determining the 100-year flood flow.
The hydraulic analysis uses the flood flows to determine how high the water will get during the 100-year (1% chance) flood. The amount that a stream will rise during a flood event is dependent upon a number of factors such as the shape of the channel and the land adjacent to the channel, the slope of the stream, vegetation and obstructions in the stream, and man-made obstructions (including bridges, culverts, and dams). If past flood events have occurred in the area, the hydraulic model will be calibrated to reproduce past flood events. The hydraulic analysis will result in a flood profile being developed which will identify the 100-year flood elevation at any point along the reach of stream that has been studied.
How are the floodplain maps developed?
How can my property be floodplain, I have lived here for 20 years and I have not seen it flood yet?
If a house is located within the 100-year floodplain, it has a 26% chance of being flooded during the life of a 30-year mortgage. The same house during that same 30-year period has only a 1% chance of being damaged by fire.
How do I know if my property/house is in the 100-year floodplain?
Flood Insurance Rate Maps published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are available on-line, or you can call the FEMA help line at 1-866-336-2627. You can also contact your community (City, Village or Township), your local library, or the MDEQ Water Resources Division.
FEMA has not published maps for every community in Michigan. If a floodplain map does not exist for your area you can contact the MDEQ Water Resources Division to see if your property is within the 100-year floodplain. To make a determination, the MDEQ will need a map showing your property location, (preferably with a legal description), and an estimate as to how high the property is above the water level of the river, lake or stream. This information should be mailed/faxed to the Water Resources Division district office. Because of workload, please allow about 4 to 8 weeks for such a determination.
How do I know what the flood elevation is on my property?
What types of activities will require a state floodplain permit?
Can I build in the floodplain?
The current building codes in Michigan requires that new construction or substantially improved buildings within the 100-year floodplain have the lowest floor, elevated at least one-foot above the 100-year flood elevation. Basements that are below grade on all sides must be at or above the 100-year flood elevation.
What is a floodway?
Residential construction is prohibited within the floodway portion of the floodplain. Commercial construction may be permitted within the floodway, however, a hydraulic analysis may be required which demonstrates that the proposal will not harmfully increase flood stages or shift flood flows onto adjacent property owners.
If a Flood Insurance Study has been published for your community, the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map may be available on-line, the community may have a copy of the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map, or it may be available in your local library.
If a floodway map has not been prepared, the District Floodplain Engineer may be able to provided some guidance into the location of the floodway. Because of workload, please allow 4 to 8 weeks for a determination.
What is a "harmful" interference?
A harmful increase in flood stage can vary from site to site. It is possible in an urban setting, which currently experiences flooding problems, that any increase in flood stage will be harmful. Under this setting, it would have to be demonstrated that the project would not cause any increase in flood stage, for a range of discharges up to and including the 100-year flow.
If a project results in an increase in flood stages, and the increase is not contained on the property of the individual proposing the project, it would be necessary to obtain damage waivers from upstream property owners that will be impacted by the increased flood stages. The damage waivers would state that the upstream property owners are aware of the increased flood potential, and have no objections.
If the increased flood stage is confined to the individual's property, or it is considered not harmful, the project may be permitted under Part 31.
How much does a state floodplain permit cost?
If the project will involve work within the floodway, but is something that can be permitted without having a hydraulic analysis prepared, the application fee is $500.
If the project will involve work within the floodway, but will require the submittal of a hydraulic analysis to demonstrate the effects of the floodway alteration, the application and review fee is $2000.
Download a permit application or fee schedule.
What is involved in a hydraulic analysis?
Download the hydraulic report guidelines.
I need to install a culvert in a stream, river, or drain, do I need a state floodplain permit?
The culvert can be reviewed as a minor project (no hydraulic analysis required) if the proposed culvert crossing meets the all of the following criteria:
Another option which meets the minor project category is to install a clear span bridge that has the lowest bottom of the beam elevation at or above the natural ground elevations on either bank, and the approach fill sloping to natural ground elevations within 10 feet of either end of the bridge.
If the culvert will not meet the minor project category, a hydraulic analysis may be required to demonstrate that the project will not cause a harmful increase onto adjacent property owners. You should contact the district floodplain engineer to discuss the project.
Do I need a state floodplain permit to put an addition onto a house that is in the floodplain?
I plan to build a house near a lake, do I need a state floodplain permit?
Following are other activities that do not require a permit under Part 31:
It should be noted that while these activities do not require a state floodplain permit, other state, county or local permits might still be required.
Do I need a State floodplain permit to install a culvert in a designated county drain?
The runoff from my neighbor's property is causing flooding problems, what can I do?
Following are some answers to questions pertaining to the National Flood Insurance Program, a more detailed list of questions and answers may be found by clicking here.
What is the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)?
The goal of the NFIP is to mitigate future flood damages by requiring proper construction methods, and to provide a method of insuring against damages due to flooding.
I have homeowners insurance, does that cover damage due to flooding?
Where can I purchase flood insurance?
How can I find out if my community (city, village, or township) participates in the NFIP?
Why do I have to buy flood insurance?
What is a special flood hazard area?
My community does not have a flood insurance rate map, does that mean there no floodplains in this community?
How does a community join the National Flood Insurance Program?
Questions on joining the NFIP may be addressed to the DEQ.
My lender says I have to purchase flood insurance because my house is in the floodplain (special flood hazard area), how can I prove that I am not in the floodplain?
If the house is shown to be within the floodplain on the FIRM, the only way to remove the flood insurance purchase requirement is to apply to FEMA for a letter of map amendment (LOMA). A LOMA requires that the property owner submit elevation information that demonstrates that the structure is above the 100-year flood elevation. The elevation certificate and the LOMA application can be downloaded from FEMA's website. These forms are also available from the local DEQ office or the Lansing DEQ office at 517-284-5567.
If the house was constructed before the date of the FIRM, it would have to be shown that the lowest ground elevation next to the house is above the 100-year flood elevation. If the house was constructed after the date of the FIRM, it would have to be demonstrated that the lowest ground elevation next to the house, and the lowest floor elevation (including basement) are above the 100-year flood elevation.
If you have questions on the LOMA process, you can also call the FEMA's toll-free help line at 1-877-336-2627.
My insurance agent says I cannot buy flood insurance because I live in the floodplain, is this true?
How much does flood insurance cost?
If the house was built before the date of the existing flood insurance rate map, it qualifies for a subsidized rate. For $100,000 worth of structural coverage for a house with a basement in the 100-year floodplain, built before the date of the map, the coverage would cost about $700/year.
If that same house did not have a basement, and if the lowest floor elevation were 1 foot above the 100-year flood elevation, the insurance rate for $100,000 worth of structural coverage would fall to about $320/year.
If the house is located outside of the 100-year floodplain, the insurance rate would be about $241/year, for $100,000 worth of structural coverage, and would include $25,000 worth of contents coverage.
You may want to talk with your insurance agent, to discuss your particular situation.
My house is located in flood insurance zone X (outside of the 100-year floodplain), do I have to buy flood insurance?
It should be noted that about 40% of the flood insurance claims occur outside of the 100-year floodplain. Even though a house may not be located in the 100-year floodplain, there is no guarantee that it will not flood.
My community has a flood insurance rate map, but no longer wants to participate in the NFIP, can the community drop out of the NFIP?
However, before dropping out of the NFIP, a community must consider the ramifications:
If I want to purchase flood insurance, is there a waiting period?
If you have other questions on the floodplain permitting process or the National Flood Insurance Program in Michigan, click here for a list of contacts.
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Join us for an Italian themed potluck on Monday December 10 from 7-9pm at Saw Works Brewery. Casey Self will be sharing her experiences from this year's Terra Madre International Convention in Italy, where she was Slow Food Knoxville's delegate representing East Tennessee in October of this year.
Please bring a $5 or a dish made with a local ingredient to share (Italian inspired if you can, or it's just fine if it's something else, too). Remember to bring your own place setting and beverage of your choice. Saw Works will have beer for purchase also.
Saw Works Brewery is located at 708 East Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Hope to see you there!