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The PeerCARE Study (Peer Community-based Assistant in REtention)
Recruitment status was Recruiting
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|June 2, 2011
|Last Updated Date
|March 28, 2012
|Start Date ICMJE
|June 2011
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|August 2013 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01366690 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|The PeerCARE Study (Peer Community-based Assistant in REtention)
|Official Title ICMJE
|The PeerCARE Study (Peer Community-based Assistant in REtention): Effect of Peer Health Workers on People Living With HIV Not on Antiretroviral Therapy—A Randomized Trial
|Brief Summary
The provision of HIV care and prevention services in resource-limited settings (RLS) entails substantial challenges due to a human resource crisis.[1] One strategy to address this human resource crisis is task shifting—the redistribution of tasks from higher trained providers to health workers with less training. Peer heath workers (PHWs), a group of community health workers who are people living with HIV (PLHIV), are an underutilized cadre to whom tasks can be shifted. Peers have been used extensively and effectively in HIV/AIDS programs in RLS, typically as peer educators who provide HIV prevention and education services.[2] PHWs may be a potential source for not only providing care, but also impacting patient behaviors through peer counseling, education, and psychosocial support.
With the scale up of HIV counseling and testing in RLS, increasing numbers of PLHIV know their serostatus and could potentially be engaged in care and prevention services. While antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a critical component of care which has been a source of much attention, PLHIV who are not yet on ART can also benefit from being engaged in care and utilizing other evidence-based health interventions besides ART. Also, many HIV/AIDS care programs have difficulty both retaining PLHIV in care prior to ART and initiating ART in a timely fashion. Additionally, many PLHIV not yet on ART still engage in risky sexual behaviors and do not fully utilize a proven basic preventive care package (BCP) set of interventions (cotrimoxazole prophylaxis, bednets, and safe water systems). PHWs may be able to impact PLHIV not yet on ART by improving linkages to care, facilitating timely initiation of preventive interventions and ART, and decreasing risky sexual behaviors. However, well-designed and evaluated operations research is needed to assess PHW effects on these care and behavioral outcomes.
The objective of this study is to assess the impact of a peer health worker (PHW) home visit intervention on patient retention, utilization of a basic care package (BCP) of preventive care interventions, and risky sexual behaviors among people living with HIV (PLHIV) not on antiretroviral therapy (ART) through an individually randomized, operations research, community-based trial. We will compare outcomes between PLHIV who receive the PHW-led intervention to those who do not. The primary outcomes will be appointment adherence, BCP adherence, and condom use. The study hypotheses are as follows: (1) PLHIV who receive the PHW intervention will have improved time to initiation of ART and retention in care (appointment adherence) compared to PLHIV not receiving the intervention; (2) PLHIV who receive the PHW intervention are more likely to adhere to a BCP of interventions to prevent illness compared to PLHIV not receiving the intervention; (3) PLHIV who receive the PHW intervention will have less risky sexual behaviors compared to PLHIV not receiving the intervention.
|Detailed Description
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|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
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|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Behavioral: Peer Health Worker
A trained peer health worker (person living with HIV) is assigned to support newly HIV-positive diagnosed persons.
|Study Arm (s)
|Publications *
|Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Estimated Completion Date
|June 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|August 2013 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria: See above.
|18 Years and older
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Location Countries ICMJE
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|Responsible Party
|Larry William Chang, Johns Hopkins University
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Johns Hopkins University
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Investigators ICMJE
|Information Provided By
|Johns Hopkins University
|Verification Date
|March 2012
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Hearty Turkey Meatball Soup Recipe
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
- 4 teaspoons Italian seasoning, divided
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 3 medium carrots, sliced
- 3 celery ribs, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup ditalini or other small pasta
- In a small bowl, combine the egg whites, bread crumbs, cheese and 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well. Shape into 3/4-in. balls.
- Place in a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until no longer pink.
- Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, saute carrots and celery in oil for 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the broth, pepper and remaining Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Stir in pasta; cook 10-12 minutes longer or until vegetables and pasta are tender. Add meatballs and heat through. Yield: 6 servings.
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This was really good, hearty soup! I served it for lunch with homemade whole wheat dinner rolls. Delicious winter meal! I only had 2 cans of chicken broth so I substituted 1 can of vegetarian vegetable broth for the third can. Then I sprinkled in some powdered chicken bouillon to add back the chicken broth flavoring. It worked great! I also used Jennie-O 99% lean ground turkey. My 12 year old son really liked this soup!
love it
I've made this twice, with ground turkey and with leftover turkey, both were excellent. I doubled the pasta because we wanted a heartier dish. Even the kids ate it up.
This is a great recipe. I added a can of diced tomatoes with Italian seasonings to my version and it was great. Very healthy and tasty!
Even my 3 year old loves this soup. Super yummy! I make it with turkey sausage, just remove the casing.
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Men's Basketball Falls at JU in Season Finale
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The JU men's basketball team found its rhythm early and often on Saturday as the Dolphins raced by Florida Gulf Coast, 71-53, at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. The Eagles were led by senior Delvin Franklin, who scored 14 points in his final collegiate game. Derrick O'Neil also added 14 for FGCU. The Dolphins (15-11, 13-4 A-Sun) stayed tied for the lead in the Atlantic Sun Conference, with four players scoring in double figures led by Ben Smith's 13.
JU led by 11 at the half and pushed the lead to as many as 23 in the second half, cruising to a school-record 13th win in conference play. One key to JU's victory was their team defense, holding the Eagles to 35.8 percent shooting and just 53 points. The Dolphins controlled the glass as well, holding a 42-35 advantage while scoring 19 second chance points. The defense also forced 23 turnovers and the Dolphins converted those into 30 points.
The Eagles scored the game's opening basket, led a few minutes later at 4-3, and never was in the game again as JU had a nine-point lead midway through the opening half en route to a 34-23 lead at the intermission. The Dolphins put to bed any hopes of a comeback in the opening five minutes, going on a 10-1 run to push the lead to 20. The lead grew to as many as 23 and the Eagles cut the deficit to 14 with 3:36 left in the game, but were never able to get back into the contest.
The Dolphins (15-11, 13-4) were led by Ben Smith's 13 points and game-high 5 assists. Ayron Hardy added 10 points and 7 rebounds while Lehmon Colbert chipped in with 10 points and a team-high 8 rebounds.
The Eagles (11-20, 7-13) were led by senior Delvin Franklin's 14 points; Derrick O'Neil also scored 14 points and added 6 rebounds and a game-high 6 steals. Kyle Marks registered 10 points, a team-high 8 boards, and a game-high 3 blocks.
Although the Eagles failed to win a road game this season, FGCU finished the 2008-09 season with an improvement in total wins and conference wins compared to last season.
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The Los Angeles Angels missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season, in part because of one of the more baffling trades of the decade, but this is still a bit of a shock: Angels GM Tony Reagins is stepping down from his post. From Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times:
Tony Reagins resigns as GM.
But the plot thickens. From Mark Whicker of the Orange County Register:
(Owner Arte) Moreno quote in the release says "we felt a change was needed," which means it wasn't a resignation.
If there were ever one move that could rightfully cost a GM his job, it would be the Vernon Wells trade. In came Vernon Wells and his entire $86 million contract, and out went catcher/DH Mike Napoli. The trade meant 505 at-bats of .218/.248/.412 for Wells, and 247 at-bats of .174/.225/.259 for Jeff Mathis, who had split time with Napoli in the previous year.
Even though the Angels finished 10 games out in the AL West, the trade could have been the difference in the division. Even worse, Wells is still due $60+ million. Other than that, Reagins was just swell.


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Interstate Parking Company
204 W. 9th St., St. Paul, MN 55102
This parking does not currently offer online bookings.
15 people Recommend Parking Here
8 Left Comments
"Excellent location right next to the arena where accessing the lot was very simple for in and out. Gate keepers were informative and friendly! Glad I chose this for my parking location. Thanks!"
"First time using this reservation service & parking location. I would definitely use again - for events at Xcel Energy Center or other (close) St Paul activities. Attendant was helpful & courteous; easy in/out & extremely convenient to event location."
"Easy in, easy out. I've parked here before and will again!"
"Easy inbound access from north bound 35E. You skip the congested Kellogg exit and get off at 106C. A couple of easy right turns and you're there. Small surface lot about a 2 block walk to the Energy Center. Exiting is also easy. Left on main with little traffice and then right on Kellogg to the 35E ramps. Probably the easiest in and out of all the lots I have used. Offset by a longer walk."
"Very easy, very simple."
This is a surface lot just 2 blocks from Xcel Energy Center. This lot allows for easy in-and-out parking directly off of W. 9th St.
This location is a commercial parking lot.
Nearby destinations: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul River Centre, Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Landmark Center.
This surface lot is off W. 9th St. past the south-east corner of W. 9th St and N. Main St. The entrance for this lot is across the street from a parking garage and next door to a columned building.


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With such cool looking pair-ups as Slayer/Ice-T and Living Colour/Run-Dmc, I thought i was gonna be in for a treat when i heard this cd. Unfortunately i was wrong. Many of the tracks were simply forgettable despite all the talent involved on this soundtrack. As a fan of both metal and rap, I was expecting much more from this cd than what i got. One song, Which is "Another body murdered" By Faith No More and The Boo-Yaa Tribe, Is great and actually saves this cd from being a total throw away.
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Can't tell you much about the movie, I hear it is nothing special; the Soundtrack however is something in itself of a classic. It took me years to discover this one, and apparently it was reissued earlier this year.
The soundtrack was originally released in 1993 as a companion to the movie of the same title starring Emilio Estevez and Cuba Gooding Jr. apparently (can say I've never seen the actual movie).
So many great collaborations on this one from Hip hop, Metal, Grunge, Hard Rock, Alternative groups pair up to create some early rap/rock, and rap/metal. It was the early 90's and it was still a fresh sound, pioneers like Ice T and Run DMC are here of course. How great is a Slayer/Ice T combo anyway??
Going through the songs and my favs in order it is indeed a fun task…
1. Judgement Night – Heavy and what an anthem! If you like early Biohazard, you know what to expect here.
2. Just Another Victim – Has a very pronounced Rage Against the Machine vibe. Nice shift at about the 2:30 mark of the song. Tight lyrics, heavy.
"Just another victim, Kid!"
3. Disorder – This one is very much Slayer meets Body Count. Not sure what you would call this but I would be happy with the term "Rapcore". The first line of the song is very timely also for an election year.
4. Fallin' – Flows so mellow, and it is a very fun song. De La Soul, yea.
5. Freak Momma – Groovy, Grungy, Surf Rap?…sounds good to me. Another fun song. A very Red Hot Chili Peppers vibe to this one (early RHCP that is).
6. Me Myself, and My Mic – Rocker of course with Pioneers also Run DMC and a forgotten band Living Colour.
7. Come And Die – Heavy Groove.
8. Another Body Murdered – Haunting and Heavy.
9. Real Thing – Grunge Rap…I dunno, but it's a pretty good song I guess.
10. I Love You Mary Jane – Mellow and Smokey Vibe.
11. Missing Link – Kinda Grungy Rap again, least fav track.
Overall a very balanced record, it's heavy in places, it grooves of course, and it has a couple mellow spots (songs) to keep it from blending too much, but then most of the songs have a different vibe to them, you know almost from the get go of each what at least one of the bands is…as soon as you hear the first couple notes of "Disorder" you know it's Slayer, it's got that sound. And of course you can spot a Biohazard song too if you are into them since the early 90's.
Some bands are hard to pick out like Pearl Jam, Sonic Youth, and well Teenage Fanclub I'm not even sure who they are…but it all works out. I don't think Eddie Vedder is rapping…so that's probably really a good thing if you can't hear it so well, right?
It serves well as something to definitely add to your collection if you are into the early days of the genre.
This upon finding it was like the missing piece of the puzzle; a hidden gem, great reissue at a nice price that is really essential to me anyway.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Police are investigating a JCPS school bus accident.
Dispatchers say the accident took place at around 4:20 p.m. Monday at the corner of Brownsboro Road and Drescher Bridge Ave.
Police say the accident involved a school bus and a car. The school bus was JCPS #0424 and was transporting 15 students from Chenoweth Elementary School.
The bus turned in front of a Ford Focus, which hit the side of the bus, fire dept. spokesman Capt. Sal Melendez said.
The driver of the car has life threatening injuries and has been taken to University Hospital for treatment.
The parents of three students were taking them to hospitals as a precaution, Melendez said.
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An E-Team to Develop an Image Quality Analyzer for Endoscopes and Laparoscopes
University of Pittsburgh, 2001 - $13,000
According to the American Hospital Association, there are 6,400 hospitals in the US, and most of them own endoscopic equipment. Endoscopes and laparoscopes are narrow, tube-shaped optical devices that allow surgeons to see inside a patient's body without making incisions. The devices minimize trauma in surgery and therefore shorten patient recovery time. However, scope performance depends on the image quality they deliver, and many factors contribute to image quality deterioration, including collision with alien objects, poor maintenance, and the heat and chemicals used in cleaning and sterilization procedures. Currently, hospitals have no tool to ensure scope performance by evaluating and monitoring image quality.
To fill this need, this E-Team developed an image quality analyzer that facilitates efficient and automatic evaluation of the image quality of scopes. With the analyzer, hospitals can ensure the quality of endoscopic surgery and track the performance of scopes over time. Performance data shows optimal maintenance procedures and when replacement is necessary.
The E-Team consisted of two graduate students in engineering. They worked with an industrial engineering faculty member and the director of minimal invasive surgery at the Magee-Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh.
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I study in Zhengzhou city,and most of my classmates are Henan people , in a word, I get a lot of information about Kaifeng city from my classmates and want more and more to step inside the ancient capital.
Sophomore year, I finaly have a chance to visit Kaifeng. I travel there with three people, two are my senior frends, one is my frends' boyfrend.
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The information in this report was obtained from many sources, including federal and state agencies, private research organizations, and professional associations. The data were collected by many methods, including surveys of a universe (such as all colleges) or of a sample, and compilations of administrative records. Care should be used when comparing data from different sources. Differences in procedures, such as timing, phrasing of questions, and interviewer training, mean that the results from the different sources are not strictly comparable. More extensive documentation of one survey's procedures than of another's does not imply more problems with the data, only that more information is available on the survey.
The accuracy of any statistic is determined by the joint effects of "sampling" and "nonsampling" errors. Estimates based on a sample will differ from the figures that would have been obtained if a complete census had been taken using the same survey instruments, instructions, and procedures. Besides sampling errors, both of the surveys, universe and sample, are subject to errors of design, reporting, and processing, and errors due to nonresponse. To the extent possible, these nonsampling errors are kept to a minimum by methods built into the survey procedures. In general, however, the effects of nonsampling errors are more difficult to gauge than those produced by sampling variability.
The standard error is the primary measure of sampling variability. It provides a specific range—with a stated confidence—within which a given estimate would lie if a complete census had been conducted. The chances that a complete census would differ from the sample by less than the standard error are about 68 out of 100. The chances that the difference would be less than 1.65 times the standard error are about 90 out of 100.
The chances that the difference would be less than 1.96 times the standard error are about 95 out of 100. The chances that it would be less than 2.58 times as large are about 99 out of 100.
The standard error can help assess how valid a comparison between two estimates might be. The standard error of a difference between two sample estimates that are uncorrelated is approximately equal to the square root of the sum of the squared standard errors of the estimates. The standard error (se) of the difference between sample estimate "a" and sample estimate "b" is
sea-b = (sea2 + seb2 ) 1/2
Note that most of the standard errors in the original documents are approximations. That is, to derive estimates of standard errors that would be applicable to a wide variety of items and could be prepared at a moderate cost, a number of approximations were required. As a result, most of the standard errors presented provide a general order of magnitude rather than the exact standard error for any specific item.
Both universe and sample surveys are subject to nonsampling errors. Nonsampling errors are of two kinds—random and nonrandom. Random nonsampling errors may arise when respondents or interviewers interpret questions differently, when respondents must estimate values, or when coders, keyers, and other processors handle answers differently. Nonrandom nonsampling errors result from total nonresponse (no usable data obtained for a sampled unit), partial or item nonresponse (only a portion of a response may be usable), inability or unwillingness on the part of respondents to provide information, difficulty interpreting questions, mistakes in recording or keying data, errors of collection or processing, and overcoverage or undercoverage of the target universe. Random nonresponse errors usually, but not always, result in an understatement of sampling errors and thus an overstatement of the precision of survey estimates. Because estimating the magnitude of nonsampling errors would require special experiments or access to independent data, these magnitudes are seldom available.
To compensate for suspected nonrandom errors, adjustments of the sample estimates are often made. For example, adjustments are frequently made for nonresponse, both total and partial. Imputations are usually made separately within various groups of sample members that have similar survey characteristics. Imputation for item nonresponse is usually made by substituting for a missing item the response to that item of a respondent having characteristics similar to those of the respondent.
Although the magnitude of nonsampling errors in the data used in Projections of Education Statistics is frequently unknown, idiosyncrasies that have been identified are noted on the appropriate tables.
Common Core of Data
NCES uses the Common Core of Data (CCD) to acquire and maintain statistical data from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Defense Dependents' Schools (overseas), and the outlying areas. Information about staff and students is collected annually at the school, local education agency or school district (LEA), and state levels. Information about revenues and expenditures is also collected at the state and LEA levels.
Data are collected for a particular school year via an on-line reporting system open to state education agencies during the school year. Beginning with the 2006–07 school year, nonfiscal CCD data are collected through the Department of Education's Education Data Exchange Network (EDEN). Since the CCD is a universe collection, CCD data are not subject to sampling errors. However, nonsampling errors could come from two sources: nonresponse and inaccurate reporting. Almost all of the states submit the five CCD survey instruments each year, but submissions are sometimes incomplete.
Misreporting can occur when 58 education agencies compile and submit data for approximately 97,000 public schools and over 17,000 local education agencies. Typically, this results from varying interpretations of NCES definitions and differing record-keeping systems. NCES attempts to minimize these errors by working closely with the state education agencies through the National Forum on Education Statistics.
The state education agencies report data to NCES from data collected and edited in their regular reporting cycles. NCES encourages the agencies to incorporate into their own survey systems the NCES items they do not already collect so that these items will also be available for the subsequent CCD survey. Over time, this has meant fewer missing data cells in each state's response, reducing the need to impute data.
NCES subjects data from the state education agencies to a comprehensive edit. Where data are determined to be inconsistent, missing, or out of range, NCES contacts the agencies for verification. NCES-prepared state summary forms are returned to the agencies for verification. Each year, states are also given an opportunity to revise their state-level aggregates from the previous survey cycle.
Further information on the nonfiscal CCD may be obtained from
John Sietsema
Elementary/Secondary and Libraries Studies Division
Elementary/Secondary Cooperative System and Institutional Studies Program
National Center for Education Statistics
1990 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Further information on the fiscal CCD data may be obtained from
Frank H. Johnson
Elementary/Secondary and Libraries Studies Division
Elementary/Secondary Cooperative System and Institutional Studies Program
National Center for Education Statistics
1990 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
The purposes of Private School Universe Survey (PSS) data collection activities are to build an accurate and complete list of private schools to serve as a sampling frame for NCES sample surveys of private schools, and to report data on the total number of private schools, teachers, and students in the survey universe. The PSS is conducted every 2 years, with collections in the 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, and 2005–06 school years.
The PSS produces data similar to that of the CCD for public schools and can be used for public-private comparisons. The data are useful for a variety of policy and research-relevant issues, such as the growth of religiously affiliated schools, the number of private high school graduates, the length of the school year for various private schools, and the number of private school students and teachers.
The target population for this universe survey is all private schools in the United States that meet the NCES criteria of a school (i.e., a private school is an institution that provides instruction for any of grades K through 12, has one or more teachers to give instruction, is not administered by a public agency, and is not operated in a private home). The survey universe is composed of schools identified from a variety of sources. The main source is a list frame, initially developed for the 1989–90 PSS. The list is updated regularly, matching it with lists provided by nationwide private school associations, state departments of education, and other national guides and sources that list private schools. The other source is an area frame search in approximately 124 geographic areas, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Further information on the PSS may be obtained from
Steve Broughman
Elementary/Secondary and Libraries Studies Division
Elementary/Secondary Sample Survey Studies Program
National Center for Education Statistics
1990 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) surveys approximately 6,800 postsecondary institutions, including universities and colleges, as well as institutions offering technical and vocational education beyond the high school level. IPEDS, which began in 1986, replaced the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS).
IPEDS consists of nine integrated components that obtain information on who provides postsecondary education (institutions), who participates in it and completes it (students), what programs are offered and what programs are completed, and both the human and financial resources involved in the provision of institutionally-based postsecondary education. Until 2000 these components included: institutional characteristics, fall enrollment, completions, salaries, finance, and fall staff. Since 2000, data are collected in the fall for institutional characteristics and completions; in the winter for employees by assigned position (EAP), salaries, and fall staff; and in the spring for enrollment, student financial aid, finances, and graduation rates. With the winter 2005–06 survey the employees by assigned position, fall staff, and salaries components were merged into the human resources component.
The degree-granting institutions portion of IPEDS is a census of colleges awarding associate's or higher degrees, that are eligible to participate in Title IV financial aid programs. Prior to 1993, data from technical and vocational institutions were collected through a sample survey. Beginning in 1993, all data were gathered in a census of all postsecondary institutions. The IPEDS tabulations developed for this edition of Projections of Education Statistics are based on lists of all institutions and are not subject to sampling errors.
The definition of institutions generally thought of as offering college and university education has changed in recent years. The old standard for higher education institutions included those institutions that had courses leading to an associate degree or higher, or that had courses accepted for credit toward those degrees. The higher education institutions were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or were recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. The current category includes institutions that award associate or higher level degrees and that are eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The impact of this change has generally not been large. For example, tables on degrees awarded at the bachelor's level or higher were not heavily affected. Most of the data on public 4-year colleges have been affected only to a minimal extent. The impact on enrollment in public 2-year colleges was noticeable in certain states, but relatively small at the national level. The largest impact has been on private 2-year college enrollment. Overall, total enrollment for all institutions was about one-half of a percent higher for degree-granting institutions than for higher education institutions.
Prior to the establishment of IPEDS in 1986, HEGIS acquired and maintained statistical data on the characteristics and operations of institutions of higher education. Implemented in 1966, HEGIS was an annual universe survey of institutions accredited at the college level by an agency recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. These institutions were listed in the NCES publication Education Directory, Colleges and Universities.
HEGIS surveys collected information concerning institutional characteristics, faculty salaries, finances, enrollment, and degrees. Since these surveys were distributed to all higher education institutions, the data presented are not subject to sampling error. However, they are subject to nonsampling error, the sources of which varied with the survey instrument. Information concerning the nonsampling error of the HEGIS enrollment and degrees surveys can be obtained from the HEGIS Post Survey Validation Study conducted in 1979.
Elise Miller
Postsecondary Studies Division
Postsecondary Institutional Studies Program
National Center for Education Statistics
1990 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Fall (Institutional Characteristics) This survey collects the basic information necessary to classify institutions, including control, level, and types of programs offered, as well as information on tuition, fees, and room and board charges. Beginning in 2000, the survey collected institutional pricing data from institutions with first-time, full-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students. Unduplicated full-year enrollment headcounts and instructional activity are now collected in a separate component (12-month Enrollment), part of the fall collection. The overall response rate was 100 percent for Title IV degree-granting institutions in reporting fall 2006 data.
Further information may be obtained from
Tara Coffey
Postsecondary Studies Division
Postsecondary Institutional Studies Program
National Center for Education Statistics
1990 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Winter/Spring (Fall Enrollment) This survey has been part of the HEGIS and IPEDS series since 1966. The enrollment survey response rate is nearly 100 percent. Beginning in 2000, the data collection method became web-based, replacing the paper survey forms that had been used in past years, resulting in higher responses rates. In 200708, the overall response rate for all degree-granting institutions was 100 percent, except for 99.9 percent for private not-for-profit 4-year institutions. Imputation methods and the response bias analysis for the 200708 survey are discussed in Knapp, Kelly-Reid, and Ginder (2009).
Public institutions made the majority of changes to enrollment data during the 2004 revision period (Jackson et al. 2005). The majority of changes were made to unduplicated headcount data, with the net differences between the original data and the revised data at about 1 percent. Part-time students in general and enrollment in private not-for-profit institutions were often underestimated. The fewest changes by institutions were to Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code data.
Further information about the Winter/Spring (Fall Enrollment) survey may be obtained from
Jessica Shedd
Postsecondary Studies Division
Postsecondary Institutional Studies Program
National Center for Education Statistics
1990 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Fall (Completions) This survey was part of the HEGIS series throughout its existence. Collection of degree data has been maintained through IPEDS. However, the degree classification taxonomy was revised in 1970–71, 1982–83, 1991–92, and 2002–03.
The nonresponse rate does not appear to be a significant source of nonsampling error for this survey. The response rate over the years has been high, with the degree-granting institutions response rate for the 2006 survey at 100 percent. Because of the high response rate for degree-granting institutions, nonsampling error caused by imputation is also minimal. Imputation methods and the response bias analysis for the fall 2007 survey are discussed in Knapp, Kelly-Reid, and Ginder (2008).
Most Title IV institutions supplying revised data on completions in 200304 were able to supply missing data for the prior year (Jackson et al. 2005). The size of the differences between imputed data for the prior year and the revised actual data supplied by the institution indicated that the imputed values produced by NCES were acceptable.
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Prior to July 2001, estimates of school enrollment rates, as well as social and economic characteristics of students, were based on data collected in the Census Bureau's monthly household survey of about 50,000 dwelling units. Beginning in July 2001, this sample was expanded to 60,000 dwelling units.The monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) sample consists of 754 areas comprising 2,007 geographic areas, independent cities, and minor civil divisions throughout the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The samples are initially selected based on the decennial census files and are periodically updated to reflect new housing construction.
The monthly CPS deals primarily with labor force data for the civilian noninstitutional population (i.e., excluding military personnel and their families living on post and inmates of institutions). In addition, in October of each year, supplemental questions are asked about highest grade completed, level and grade of current enrollment, attendance status, number and type of courses, degree or certificate objective, and type of organization offering instruction for each member of the household. In March of each year, supplemental questions on income are asked. The responses to these questions are combined with answers to two questions on educational attainment: highest grade of school ever attended and whether that grade was completed.
The estimation procedure employed for monthly CPS data involves inflating weighted sample results to independent estimates of characteristics of the civilian noninstitutional population in the United States by age, sex, and race. These independent estimates are based on statistics from decennial censuses; statistics on births, deaths, immigration, and emigration; and statistics on the population in the armed services. Generalized standard error tables are provided in the Current Population Reports or methods for deriving standard errors can be found within the CPS technical documentation at http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/cps/cps-main.html. The CPS data are subject to both nonsampling and sampling errors.
Caution should also be used when comparing data between Census years. With the release of the January 2003 CPS data, population controls that reflect the results of Census 2000 were used in the monthly CPS estimation process. The new controls increased the size of the civilian noninstitutional population by about 3.5 million in May 2002. This adjustment usually occurs 3 to 4 years after the census, and, if the adjustment is substantial, historical data will be revised. Data from January 2000 through December 2002 were revised to reflect these new controls. Over and above these revisions, the U.S. Census Bureau introduced another large upward adjustment to the controls as part of its annual update of population estimates for 2003. The prior change in population controls occurred in March 1993, where data after this date were based on the 1990 census-based population controls and data before this date were based on 1980 or earlier census based population controls. This change in population controls between 1980-based and 1990-based had relatively little impact on summary measures, such as means, medians, and percentage distributions. It does, however, have a significant impact on levels. For example, use of 1990-based population controls resulted in about a 1 percent increase in the civilian noninstitutional population and in the number of families and households. Thus, estimates of levels for data collected in 1994 and later years differed from those for earlier years by more than what could be attributed to actual changes in the population. These differences could be disproportionately greater for certain subpopulation groups than for the total population.
In addition to the changes in population controls, two other relevant changes were introduced into the CPS with the release of the January 2003 data. First, the questions on race and Hispanic origin in the CPS were modified to comply with the new standards for maintaining, collecting, and presenting Federal data on race and ethnicity for Federal statistical agencies. A major change under those standards is that respondents may select more than one race when answering the survey. Respondents continued to be asked a separate question to determine if they are Hispanic, which is considered an ethnicity rather than a race. The ethnicity question was reworded to ask directly whether the respondent was Hispanic. Persons who report they are Hispanic also are classified separately in the race (or races) they consider themselves to be. Second, improvements were introduced to both the second stage and composite weighting procedures. These changes adapt the weighting procedures to the new race/ ethnic classification system and enhance the stability over time of national and state/substate labor force estimates for demographic groups. These two changes, in addition to the change in population controls discussed above, benchmark the CPS data to the results of Census 2000, improve the estimation procedures, and ensure that the data series produced from the survey reflect the evolving composition of the U.S. population.
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School Enrollment Each October, the Current Population Survey (CPS) includes supplemental questions on the enrollment status of the population 3 years old and over, in addition to the monthly basic survey on labor force participation. Prior to 2001, the October supplement consisted of approximately 47,000 interviewed households. Beginning with the October 2001 supplement, the sample was expanded by 9,000 to a total of approximately 56,000 interviewed households. The main sources of non-sampling variability in the responses to the supplement are those inherent in the survey instrument. The question of current enrollment may not be answered accurately for various reasons. Some respondents may not know current grade information for every student in the household, a problem especially prevalent for households with members in college or in nursery school. Confusion over college credits or hours taken by a student may make it difficult to determine the year in which the student is enrolled. Problems may occur with the definition of nursery school (a group or class organized to provide educational experiences for children), where respondents' interpretations of "educational experiences" vary.
The October 2006 basic CPS household-level response rate was 91.9 percent and the school enrollment supplement person-level response rate was 88.0 percent. Since these rates are determined at different levels they cannot be combined to derive an overall response rate.
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State Population Projections These state population projections were prepared using a cohort-component method by which each component of population change—births, deaths, state-to-state migration flows, international in-migration, and international out-migration—was projected separately for each birth cohort by sex, race, and Hispanic origin. The basic framework was the same as in past Census Bureau projections.
Detailed components necessary to create the projections were obtained from vital statistics, administrative records, census data, and national projections.
The cohort-component method is based on the traditional demographic accounting system:
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To generate population projections with this model, the Census Bureau created separate datasets for each of these components. In general, the assumptions concerning the future levels of fertility, mortality, and international migration are consistent with the assumptions developed for the national population projections of the Census Bureau.
Once the data for each component were developed, it was a relatively straightforward process to apply the cohort-component method and produce the projections. For each projection year, the base population for each state was disaggregated into eight race and Hispanic categories (non-Hispanic White; non-Hispanic Black; non-Hispanic American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut; non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander; Hispanic White; Hispanic Black; Hispanic American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut; and Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander), by sex, and single year of age (ages 0 to 85+). The next step was to survive each age-sex-race-ethnic group forward 1 year using the pertinent survival rate. The internal redistribution of the population was accomplished by applying the appropriate state-to-state migration rates to the survived population in each state. The projected out-migrants were subtracted from the state of origin and added to the state of destination (as in-migrants). Next, the appropriate number of immigrants from abroad was added to each group. The population under age 1 was created by applying the appropriate age-race-ethnic-specific birth rates to females of childbearing age. The number of births by sex and race/ethnicity were survived forward and exposed to the appropriate migration rate to yield the population under age 1. The final results of the projection process were adjusted to be consistent with the national population projections by single years of age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. The entire process was then repeated for each year of the projection.
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Who'd have guessed that Jeff Spicoli, among the alumni of Ridgemont High School, would be Most Likely to Succeed? Yet 30 years after the release of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (which hit theaters on August 13, 1982), it's remarkable to see how many careers the influential teen comedy launched. Not just that of Sean Penn, whose ultra-slacker Spicoli led to the most brilliant dramatic acting career of his generation, but also those of Jennifer Jason Leigh, Forest Whitaker, Nicolas Cage, filmmakers Cameron Crowe and Amy Heckerling, and many others. Several classmates may be returning to the 30th reunion with plenty of laurels; others, not so many. Below, find out what became of Ridgemont High's Class of 1982.


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8:00pm Tuesday 11th February 2014 in Sport By John Boyman, Sports Reporter
THERE was little or no joy for north Hampshire rugby teams last weekend, with the two who managed to beat the weather suffering defeats.
Overton RFC remain bottom of Hampshire One after losing 22-8 at home to US Portsmouth. They are now 14 points from safety and look doomed to an immediate return to Hampshire Two. Next up is a trip to fifth-placed Millbrook on Saturday.
Kingsclere RFC were the only other side to avoid a postponement – but they may wish they had been washed out after going down 70-0 at home to Wheatley in the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Championship.
They too look destined to finish bottom of the table, having failed to win a single game all season. They have also failed to raise a side on two occasions, meaning they have -8 points, 18 less than Winslow, the side above them, who they travel to on Saturday.
In the same division, Aldermaston RFC had their trip to Didcot postponed. They sit fifth and travel to ninth-placed Faringdon on Saturday.
Tadley RFC remain 12 points clear at the top of the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Championship despite having their trip to Hungerford postponed. The gap could get even bigger on Saturday as Tadley host second-placed Bicester at Red Lane.
Chineham RFC's home game against Fawley in Hampshire Two was also rained off. They sit fifth in the table ahead of a trip to third-placed Locksheath Pumas on Saturday.
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After years of trying to commercially develop a large chunk of land next to the Streets at Southpoint, the City of Durham, along with property owners, has finally given the go-ahead to Hendrick Auto and their developer WRS Inc., to build a new autopark mall in the area.
The Kentington Heights Subdivision is within minutes of the Streets at Southpoint, but it has been plagued by years of problems with their septic system.
Tony Hester has lived at the subdivision for more than 20 years, and said he's looking forward to house hunting where water issues will no longer be a problem for him and his family.
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Durham Mayor Bill Bell said the city has been trying to develop the area commercially for years.
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This interdisciplinary course will explore the ways that gender inequality structures aspects of personal lives and social institutions. We will examine a variety of feminist perspectives on work, family, sexuality and culture and will consider the role of class, race and ethnicity in feminist thought. Emphases will vary with instructor.
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This seminar in women's history examines the lives and contributions of women in the fine arts primarily in Western Europe from the medieval period through the twenty-first century. A series of case studies facilitates historical understanding of women fine artists in the church, in secular society, in the domestic sphere, and in popular culture. Topics include: women's artistic products (music compositions; works of visual art; literature and poetry; videos); women's lives as fine artists in their respective historical period, demographic, and cultural milieu; women's representations of themselves as fine artists in letters and other documents; and present-day biographical narratives of women fine artists.
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Sap Vampire Maple Lager - Amber's Brewing Co.
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Reviews by markaberrant:
Saskatchewan (Canada)
2.42/5 rDev -28.8%
A - orange (maple-y?), clear, agressive pour yields a small white cap with soapy bubbles, and quickly dissipates. No lacing.
S - non-descript sweetness and corn. I suppose you could say there is some maple in the sweetness, but in a blind tasting, I don't think I would pick it out.
T - maple, maple, maple. Tastes like maple syrup diluted with a tasteless lager (aside from the corn). It is not overly sweet, so I'm assuming they used maple extract flavouring instead of pasteurizing and adding real maple syrup. Aftertaste is... are you ready?... more MAPLE!
M - thankfully, it is not syrupy, one of the few times I'm actually glad that a beer is watery. Low carbonation, light body. A few sips in, and I can already feel the alcohol burning down my throat... not good for a 5.3% beer.
D - I doesn't taste "bad" per se... but would you really want to sit down and session 3-4 maple lagers?
Take a generic lager, and add maple extract. Sorry, but I was always taught that two wrongs don't make a right.
I bought a 6-pack of these for my wife as a novelty based on the name and packaging. She tried drinking them, and said, "it's ok, but I'd rather drink good beer." I think her review pretty much sums it up.
I'm not trying to pick on Amber's (Alley Kat is just as guilty, if not worse), but I am tiring of these Edmonton breweries putting out "gimmick" beer, instead of getting the whole "good" beer thing down pat first.
08-17-2008 20:24:21 | More by markaberrant
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Alberta (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev +2.9%
04-06-2014 20:09:55 | More by LDuke
Alberta (Canada)
4/5 rDev +17.6%
I first saw this at the Edmonton Festival of Beer back in June, and it seemed to be a big hit there, big crowds around Amber Brewing's booth whenever I passed by it. When we sampled it, everyone that I was with seemed impressed with it, beer geeks and the women who love them, alike. Maple beer, eh? How very Canadian, not to take away from that other massive FoB booth peddling T&A to go with their insipid and ubiquitous lager. I now have a single bottle left in the fridge, after a summer of indulgence.
This beer, poured into a standard pint glass, appears rusty-orange, with a few fingers of foamy white head that disappears quite rapidly. There is also a fine silky swirly haze floating through the glass as I hold it to the light right after the pour, that falls away quickly too. The smell, if it wasn't apparent right from popping the cap off the bottle, is sweet, sweet maple, giving those Maple Mini-Wheats a run for their money. The flavour is right on the money, maple candy intense, like those maple-sugar diabetes treats from Quebec, sold at a tourist trap near you. It's hard to discern much behind the overwhelming maple flavour at first, but after a few sips to get acclimated, I could sense a better balance, with a bit of hop dryness coming through before the finish. The mouthfeel is quite nice, full (of what, it's not hard to guess), the carbonation moderate, it goes down smoothly. The finish is better than I had anticipated, not as much maple, nor cloying, but you are left with a lot residual maple perception, due to its presence throughout this beer.
I would imagine this is a love it or hate it beer, depending on your affinity for the main non-beer ingredient, and whether you would accept it in beer at all. I have to say that I am a big fan of this beer, for being what it says it is, delivering the goods, as it were. I have on occasion consumed a number of these in one sitting, so I can't proffer the usual "it's really good, intense, but only good for one at a time - not a session beer". This is something different, and well-made. Also, wasn't there a recent forum thread about what would constitute a unique "Canadian" style of beer? Well, Exhibit A, ladies and germs...
09-14-2008 03:52:42 | More by biboergosum
Alberta (Canada)
3.95/5 rDev +16.2%
A - actually looks like maple syrup with a thumb of head and decent lacing
S - sweet maple, nutty with light fresh grass
T - wow talk about sweet, maple syrup and nutty roast malt with a woody note
M - a little sticky like syrup and generally sweet, coats the mouth
D - a delicious Canadian desert, compared to most maple infused beers Amber's REALLY went after it, very tasty but probably wouldn't want to drink more than a few in a sitting
12-20-2010 01:54:43 | More by joemcgrath27
Alberta (Canada)
3.55/5 rDev +4.4%
Hazy dull orange with a finger of beige head. Head falls almost immediately to a thin cap.
Buttery maple and something a little strange, almost egg like. I don't necessarily think the beer is off, but the mix of sweetness and lager seem to present an off aroma. The buttery maple does bring waffles to mind, so it is a bit of a trade off.
Sweet maple, with a very natural tree-bark like flavour to balance the sweetness. Clean lager crispness cuts through most of the mouth. At once sweet, crisp and natural tasting, mission accomplished in my mind.
Not quite lager light, but not syrupy heavy in body, it lands somewhere in the middle. There is a certain mouth drying stickiness that leads to the next sip.
An intresting beer for sure, worth checking out if you like maple at all. I could see myself having a couple. If it wasn't for the slight strangeness to the aroma I could see myself having many.
07-06-2009 03:30:44 | More by elricorico
Alberta (Canada)
2.03/5 rDev -40.3%
A- Is a rusty color and there are lots of floating bits suspended, therefore making this somewhat hazy...could this be crystalized maple syrup or sugar? The head starts out nice and foamy, eventually settling to a frothy layer over the brew. What looks like very modest lacing initially is actually decent clingy foam on the side of the glass. Not bad looking at all, except for the suspended particles.
S- Very sweet aromas of maple taffy and/or syrup some moderate grainy malt and yeasty bread like creaminess dominate the smells here. On the finish, it becomes much drier and leaf like, but not bitter by any means.
T- Ugh...this tastes absolutely terrible. There is absolutely no maple flavor, but rather a woodsy sourness that resembles red cooking wine. There isn't really anything else to describe the flavor going on here!
M- Is actually fairly thin bodied for such a powerful smelling and the dominant flavors provided. The carbonation isn't overly palate scrubbing which helps this to be a clean, yet creamy brew.
D- This is one of the least drinkable beers that I've had or probably ever will have. If this tasted as well as the aromas let on, I'd be in heaven, but rather I ended up in Hell. I couldn't finish my bottle and the sewer system thanked me for the gift. I don't know how anyone can really drink this?!
10-07-2010 03:51:05 | More by ChrisCage
Quebec (Canada)
3.1/5 rDev -8.8%
Bottle: Poured a medium copper color ale with a small foamy head with minimal retention and not much lacing. Aroma of maple is more dominant then I had expected and more enticing then I would have hoped for. Taste is dominated by the maple with some very small amount of residual sweetness which is surprising when you think of the amount of sugar in maple syrup. Very surprising and at least tasting of maple instead of so many other maple beer tasting nothing like maple - but then again I am still wondering if maple should be mixed with beer.
05-18-2009 02:40:39 | More by Phyl21ca
3.85/5 rDev +13.2%
Very tasty beer. I liked it warm or cold, it always tasted good to me. I'm not much for the vampire theme but you can't go wrong with a beer like this. Also, the bit of an afteraste is a good one, with seemingly a hint of molasses, even though the bottle states maple lager.
03-26-2012 09:40:54 | More by Maxrelax
Alberta (Canada)
4.03/5 rDev +18.5%
Curious name on this one, but it seems to work. A rich golden maple amber in appearance, with a finger's width splash of head that doesn't retain very long.
Given that this is a lager without much getting in the way of the extra adjunct of the maple, the aroma is gorgeous, intense buttery maple, reminds me of Belgian waffles. I rate it high as I tend to enjoy maple, and have brewed with it before, but never with these results.
It even tastes like buttery maple, with the slightest hint of crisp malt pushed far into the background. I'm licking my lips with a maple coating as well. Somewhat one dimensional, but it still has it where it counts. Crisp grains on the finish to balance out the sweetness a bit.
The mouthfeel is brisk with carbonation, a more rounded texture probably would have suited the flavour profile a bit better, but it's on par with the lager style, crisp.
In the back of my mind I'm thinking I like this beer for all the wrong reasons, but simply put it was an experiment with a fussy style and a hit-and-miss adjunct, and Amber's totally pulled it off, and with wonderful results. I never would have conceived the marriage of the two, but they work well together.
09-21-2008 20:32:55 | More by IronDjinn
Alberta (Canada)
1.5/5 rDev -55.9%
01-15-2012 17:44:29 | More by mdevonshire
3.63/5 rDev +6.8%
Picked this up on a whim. Gotta try a maple beer while in Canada right?
A- haven't had a beer from a twist cap in quite some time. Pour is dark red with little head that dissipates quickly.
S- its a maple lager, and rightfully so it smells like maple syrup.
T- not as sweet as the nose leads on. Big maple taste. Very clean and natural flavor. Its actually got a surprising amount of hops on the finish
M- medium to light body. Good carbonation.
Overall- Didn't have high hopes but was pleasantly surprised. I don't know how many I could drink in a sitting.
01-08-2011 07:18:25 | More by levifunk
British Columbia (Canada)
2/5 rDev -41.2%
05-22-2013 02:19:37 | More by bumchilly25
Alberta (Canada)
1/5 rDev -70.6%
01-15-2012 17:22:54 | More by hockeybarbie
Ontario (Canada)
3.9/5 rDev +14.7%
A - Pours dark amber red, finger of head with little retention and no real lacing.
S - Burnt sugar and maple syrop off the top. Quite sweet on the nose, finishing with some toffee and caramel.
T - Bitter caramel malts off the top, but the true flavours emerge on the finish. Reminiscent of buttered pancakes with maple syrop lingering on the tongue. A tamed down version of a maple ale, but the syrop comes through strong enough to remind you of its presence.
M - Medium bodied ale, goes down smooth but is a tad dry on the finish.
D - Easily drinkable with unique flavours, though a sweetness that does not overwhelm the palette. Quite impressed with this one and I would recommend it to any fan of sweeter ales.
02-09-2011 04:59:19 | More by andrenaline
Alberta (Canada)
3.48/5 rDev +2.4%
a - looks good. There's a finger width light beige head that disappears relatively soon. No lacing; and a few co2 'streamers.'
s - smells fantastic! Lots of diacetyl butter & vegetal tree notes, as well as some roasted grains. Reminds me of waffles :)
t - lots and lots of maple flavours and an odd chemical-y sweetness that makes me wonder if this stuff has been sweetened with Sucralose or Aspartame. There IS a cloying sweetness to it, so if it's not an artificial sweetner, then perhaps it was pasturized and microfiltered before the syrup was added, or at some point before full attenuation was reached. There's a barely detectable floral hops taste there too, I think. Better marks if not for that odd chemical note and cloying sweetness. Perhaps these will fade if I chill it more before drinking (I poured this one at 15*C or thereabouts)
m - low to moderate carbonation, and very little carbonic acidity. An oddly thin body considering how full the maple flavour is, and the cloying sweetness I noted earlier.
d - there's a chemical flavour that pervades and persists in the aftertaste that reminds me of preservatives or artificial sweetners that would prevent me from downing many of these in a single session
10-19-2008 20:30:51 | More by prosper
Alberta (Canada)
3.38/5 rDev -0.6%
341ml bottle poured into pint glass may26 2010
A clear dark amber with a fair amount of carbonation feeding a small fast falling head that left no lace
S candied fruit, maple and just a little smoke
T a little cotton candy to go along with what I smell, rather sweet but nothing crazy
M a little sticky and not as thick as I expected but decent
D I just can't see myself drinking these back to back so from that point of view just average here
nothing offensive here but nothing that impressed my either, with so many great beers out there it may be a while until I get back to this one
05-25-2010 20:59:02 | More by wordemupg
3.75/5 rDev +10.3%
Pour is deep red with lots of browns. Small one finger head. No lacing.
Aroma is very cherry and lots of maple.
Not sure if this one has soured or not. But, it's still nice and delightful. Flavors are light and crisp. Red apple, yeasty, maple, cherry, peach, light, airy, crisp. Perfect for fall. High carbonation detracts, IMO. Sweetness is fluid and forward. Very little bitterness.
Not sure I love it, but it unique and different. Definitely one of the better Canadian brews I've had. Nothing overly remarkable, but worth a try.
08-15-2014 01:25:03 | More by chugalug06
Ontario (Canada)
3.38/5 rDev -0.6%
I get the whole vampire thing now - this is a rustic, shadowy tone of amber that, not to worry vampires, allows no sunlight to penetrate through it. It looks like a species of the night. Its head is ample only enough to make a crescent, rather than full, moon which is perhaps better for our safety (oh wait, that's werewolves. Nevermind that thought.)
The scores (and appeal) from here on in depend entirely on the size of your sweet-tooth. The aroma strikes me as pure maple syrup or something of the like (maple fudge, maple brittle, maple sugar). It reminds me of going through the tourist gift shop of just about any and every Canadian town, or the duty free shop at the airport for that matter.
Finally a taste... and now the name is really making sense; Environment Canada should investigate this 'sap vampire' creature, it must be sucking the forests dry! Maple shacks around the country will be forced to declare bankruptcy and foreclose! Actually, the maple pairs well with the natural caramelly sweetness and kilned toastiness of the amber malts.
All that sweetness, however, adds up. And it becomes overwhelming pretty fast. The maple and its sweetness can, at times, resemble a concentrated distillate. I can't imagine ever getting through a six pack of the stuff (unless I started eating pancakes for breakfast every day for a month). Even a full bottle is a little much; a 5 ounce snifter seems perfect.
It's like Amber Brewing got its order mixed up with the IHOP down the street but instead of making a fuss they just decided to go with it. The use of maple syrup - such generous use of it anyhow - leads to mixed results: the beer is appreciably rich and flavourful, assuming you like maple, but, by the same token, is not something you could drink much of.
Sap Vampire Maple Lager sounds like something out of the X-Files and, indeed, it could have easily turned out that way with less capable brewers. The beer is decadently, impressively rich for something of it's kind - who'd of thought a lager would make the ideal digestif with dessert? That being said, the maple really need be scaled back for it to be anything else.
08-24-2010 21:33:02 | More by biegaman
British Columbia (Canada)
4.03/5 rDev +18.5%
A gem from Edmonton.
Cloudy orange appearance with traces of sediment on the head. Looks like traces of yeast - I think this is an unfiltered lager.
Rather sour, skunky smell. Smells almost like a sugary lager gone off. In a blind taste test, I'd be reluctant because the smell is so bitter.
Very smooth maple flavour, with decent hops and hits of butter, caramel and toffee. The taste is far superior to the scent - you can really feel the maple syrup presence. I could probably drink this for breakfast.
Nice carbonation, and smell aside this is a good session ale - especially with breakfast.
06-28-2009 04:34:21 | More by BDTyre
South Dakota
3.95/5 rDev +16.2%
Sap Vampire Maple Lager pours a dark amber color, with a small lacing head. The smell is rather sweet, and as the name suggests full of maple. The taste is full of maple flavors; very strong. Overall this beer is different, and the maple is very strong, worth a try, might not be for a lot of people.
06-03-2012 20:52:09 | More by vette2006c5r
4.5/5 rDev +32.4%
05-21-2012 14:39:17 | More by TJMcScmeebs
Alberta (Canada)
4.55/5 rDev +33.8%
341ml bottle poured into a 16oz pint glass.
A - Pours with a finger-and-a-half of fizzy tan head. The hue is an amber, maple brown. The head settles down to a nice cap on-top.
S - Really strong malty backbone, with a generous maple aroma upfront. Buttery, toffee malt and light nuttiness round out the scent.
T - Full maple flavor upfront, with a nice sweetness to it. Feels natural and delicious. A simple flavor with notes and smokiness and caramel malt. Really, really enjoyable.
M - It has a pretty thick bodied feel. Carbonation is on the lower side, but it fits the brew well.
D - A personal favorite of mine. It tastes fantastic and goes down smooth, and the sweet malt here is just irresistible.
07-12-2011 04:20:56 | More by Converge
British Columbia (Canada)
3.7/5 rDev +8.8%
I bought this 6-pack while visiting Edmonton. Maples are not native to this area but I selected it because it seemed creative.
It pours with a light creamy beige head which dissipates within a few minutes with not much lacing. The colour is really close to real maple syrup, perhaps a little darker but that could be because the mug holds a thicker amount of liquid than the syrup bottle.
The smell has a small amount of maple but not the sharp maple smell of real maple syrup (comparing it to Canada No. 1 Medium maple syrup). Otherwise not much else to the smell, maybe some butter and bit of citrus.
The taste is definitively maple syrup. But more like pancakes with maple syrup, than just syrup by itself or, say, french toast or that tree taste that some maple syrup has. Not much on the hop side (only in aftertaste), and some tastey malt. It kind of tastes like carbonated maple syrup but this beer seems to lose carbonation a little quick. Light-medium body, not overly sweet though.
Overall, I like it, but only when cold. I could drink a few of these but wouldn't make a the only beer of the night. A good mix of maple flavour and beer, balanced and integrated well.
05-04-2011 02:40:03 | More by maclean25
Alberta (Canada)
4.5/5 rDev +32.4%
04-28-2012 02:46:49 | More by Maydame
Sap Vampire Maple Lager from Amber's Brewing Co.
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