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What Paris Hilton thinks of Kim Kardashian's parenting skills
There was a time when Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian had so much in common: star-studded parties, shopping sprees, sex tapes… But now, while Hilton is trying to hang on to her glitzy social life, Kardashian is engaged and has a kid. And they don't exactly party together anymore.
So, how does Hilton feel about their divergence and does she think Kardashian is a good mom? "I think she must be great," she recently told OK! magazine. And there's no bad (blue) blood here. "I've seen her probably about six times in the past two years and she's been really sweet. I've seen her at events and we always talk. I've known her since she was a little girl," Hilton added.
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Korbin was transferred from Children's Hospital in Birmingham to Shriner's Hospital for Children in Cincinnati on Nov. 9.
He was declared infection-free on Nov. 13 and underwent a successful skin graft two days later.
Korbin was discharged from the hospital a week ago but has remained in Cincinnati with his parents, Jade and Jimbo Kennedy, awaiting a clinic visit this Friday.
"We get to come home after that, but for the first few months, we have to come back to Shriner's every two weeks for a clinic visit," Jade Kennedy said.
Korbin has been in the hospital since he was six days old.
He was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, commonly referred to as flesh-eating bacteria, after being taken to the emergency room for running a fever of 100.4 degrees.
Korbin developed a staph infection initially. Then bacteria in his body began producing toxins that ate away his skin, fat and tissue.
More than 50 percent of his back and part of his buttocks had to be removed in an attempt to save his life.
Korbin was flown to Shriner's Hospital for Children in Cincinnati after Zamora Shrine Temple in Birmingham offered to sponsor the family.
First, nurses performed wound cultures, which revealed that there was no infection remaining in Korbin's body.
A skin graft followed. Skin was removed from the top of his back and placed on the wound where the infection had first began.
Jade Kennedy said that typically the skin would have been put into a machine that would stretch it until it resembled mesh.
"Since a baby's skin is so fragile, they had to do a one-to one ratio. So they had to remove skin the exact size of his wound from the top of his back to put over it. He had two big places there," Kennedy said.
Korbin has healed well, but his road to recovery is just beginning.
In addition to bimonthly visits to Cincinnati, Korbin has also been fitted for a compression dressing that he will have to wear 23 hours a day for the next year.
Kennedy said no further skin grafts are expected to be necessary in the near future, although Korbin will likely require a procedure called a release as he grows.
Now that Korbin's condition is stable, his parents are preparing to turn their attention to the stack of medical bills they expect are awaiting them at home.
Jimbo Kennedy, a truck driver, has not received a paycheck in two months because he has been by his son's side.
Jade Kennedy has been on medical leave, but that time ran out this week.
Kennedy said she was warned by her employer that if she could not return by Monday, she would be terminated.
"I am now terminated from my job," she said.
A yard sale will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Amedisys Home Health Care in Jasper.
Proceeds will benefit the Kennedy family.
Korbin will also be receiving continued support from Zamora Shrine Temple. Shriners paid for the family's travel expenses to Cincinnati, will be driving them back home this weekend and will also be transporting them back and forth for the bimonthly clinic visits.
"Being at this hospital and seeing the things they do for other people and for our family has been amazing. They are angels in disguise," Kennedy said.


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Diane Pernet Loves Film, Fashion, and Zoolander-------
Fashion film is a curious genre. Oftentimes, the Style.com team is confronted with the typical pitch: a short little flick featuring haunting indie music, a pensive-looking model, a vintage bohemian ambiance, and, of course, a new collection. Sure, there are great ones (as evidenced by our Video Fashion Week series, which wrapped today), but more often than not, they're cheesy and lacking in both plot and substance. However, according to former designer, renowned journalist, and A Shaded View on Fashion Film Festival founder Diane Pernet, this breed of cinematography is not fashion film at all. "Just because you've used a movie camera doesn't mean you've made a film," Pernet told Style.com. And she would know. Having launched her famed Paris-based festival in 2008 (it gets its name from her blog, A Shaded View on Fashion), Pernet now sorts through more than five hundred cinematic submissions each year before curating the lineup of films to be shown (and judged) during her grand event. As you can imagine, she's seen the bad, the terrible, but also the spectacular.
Last weekend, thanks to a little help from the French Institute Alliance Française and Kering, Pernet brought New York its first taste of ASVOFF. She screened the festival's greatest hits by the likes of Bruce Weber, Ellen von Unwerth, and Mike Figgis with the hopes of inspiring and enlightening her stateside fans. There was no competition element this time around, but Pernet, who's as well known for her marvelously outré noir uniform as for her widespread work in sartorial cinema, hinted that she hopes to bring the full-fledged festival to the Big Apple next year. Also on her docket? The launch of a trio of perfumes, which debut on Style.com's Beauty Counter this afternoon. Here, Pernet talks to Style.com about the role of fashion film, her frustration with runway shows, and why fashion flicks are so rarely taken seriously.
Oftentimes, fashion film is not taken seriously. Why do you think that is?
I think the reason it's not taken seriously is that a lot of fashion photographers making films aren't filmmakers. It's their agents who are telling them, "You'd better get a video camera and you'd better make a film because that's where it's at." And a film director has to think of so many different elements that you don't think about in a frozen image. So a big problem is that some fashion photographers have a hard time making the segue. Of course, there are people who have made a nice entry, like Bruce Weber or Ellen von Unwerth who have been doing it for over a decade, or newer people like Steven Meisel, Steven Klein, and Inez & Vinoodh. But a lot of photographers are just making fashion photo shoots that move. That's not a film. It's a fashion shoot in motion and that's not interesting. Not interesting to me, anyway.
A lot of fashion films that we see are almost a parody of themselves, with the indie music, the "deep in thought" models, the vintage vibe…With that in mind, what does it take to make a compelling fashion film?
I always use this as an example because it's something everybody knows: A Therapy, Roman Polanski's 2012 film for Prada. That's an excellent fashion film. I personally like a narrative. I think you need a narrative if you're going to hold somebody's interest for three minutes. CO's She Said, She Said [2013] by Stuart Blumberg, which won best acting in my festival, is a great example. It had a wonderful story. After my festival at Centre Pompidou, I got an e-mail from a digital person at LVMH that said, "Now that is a great way to show fashion." Fashion film is not about just selling the product—it's about creating an atmosphere. It's a story. A great fashion film needs the same criteria as a feature film. Does it take you somewhere? Does it have some kind of emotion? And humor is always great. People in fashion need humor.
Does it upset you that so many brands are dubbing these moving photo shoots "fashion films"?
I get about five hundred submissions [for my festival] every year, and an awful lot are in that category. I think people still don't have a grip on what a fashion film is—they still believe that if someone's moving in front of the camera, it's a film. So that's a little depressing, but it's getting better. People are starting to realize that it's not about, like, here's the shoe, here's the dress, here's this. It's not an animated lookbook, for God's sake. It's a film.
Do you think that fashion film can stand on its own as an art form, or will its primary purpose always be to showcase a product?
I think it can stand on its own. There are a lot of fashion films that are made by actual filmmakers that are not just about a product, even when it is for a product. We have to move away from [product-centric fashion films] because they're not very interesting. You want something that's going to make you think. It's just not about being pretty—it's got to be more than that.
You were really the first major champion of fashion film. How did you come to be so passionate about it?
Well, my background is in film. That's what I have my degree in, and I've always loved film and I've always loved fashion. I think from the first Walt Disney movie I saw in a drive-in, the fantasy of films just captured me. And as far as clothing, I was a designer for thirteen years. I think the real seed of it, though, was planted when I moved to Paris at the end of 1990. My first job was working on a feature film as a costume designer, and I realized how directors are really afraid of fashion. Of course, some directors, like David Lynch and Peter Greenaway, got it. But most are afraid that the fashions are going to take too much importance. But really, fashion is supporting the character, and it can be very subtle. Most directors just don't understand fashion or they don't give it the credit that it really warrants. That really made me think about the relationship between fashion and film.
Do you think the fact that directors like Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson, who have made films for Dolce & Gabbana and Prada, respectively, have elevated the practice to higher regard?
Absolutely. That's why we like to always have one of our films presented at Cannes because we want more directors like that to be involved. I just met Alejandro Jodorowsky's son, Adan Jodorowsky, who made this incredible film, The Voice Thief [2013], with Asia Argento. We're going to put it in the next edition of ASVOFF. I want to always raise the bar, and I want more real directors. I think that's important.
Do you think that something originally pegged as a fashion film could evolve into something that ends up being a mainstream feature?
Yeah, I hope so. I'd love that. And why not? Take Wes Anderson. I haven't seen The Grand Budapest Hotel yet. But I think there are directors whose features you can call fashion films. We had William Klein two years ago as a special guest, and that film, Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? [1996], was a fashion film. Or what about Zoolander [2001]? I love Zoolander. That's a fashion film. I thought it was really interesting. And I love some documentaries, like the one on Diana Vreeland, The Eye Has to Travel [2011]. I loved that film. I thought it was really inspiring.
How do fashion films make us look at garments differently than a fashion photograph or a runway show does?
Fashion films are a dream. They're all about desire. You're seeing the garment in 3-D. I love a frozen image, too, so I'm not against print. I think there's a value to that, and they can be something really beautiful. Fashion films are just another way to show fashion—not the only way. I'm not saying that fashion films are going to take over runway shows, because they've always been the most efficient way to show fashion, even though now, I think, for the most part they look pretty last century. I don't think that will change right away.
Do you think it should change? Should we move away from runway shows?
I'd be happier to see more films and installations. I think so many fashion shows shouldn't even happen. You spend so much time going from one end [of a city] to the other just to see things walking up and down the runway. If you're going to take us somewhere, like Alexander McQueen used to or like [John] Galliano did in his day, or sometimes other designers like Rick Owens or Haider Ackermann do, there's something special and emotional about a show. There's a mood. But I don't see that a lot anymore. I've talked to Rick Owens about this, and he likes the "tribe" experience of a show, but if you ask me, the main point of a lot of these fashion shows now is just to see who's sitting in what row. I mean, who cares? I think they're not necessary.


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The Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers are discussing a draft-day deal that, according to SportsCity's Mark Heisler, would send Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler to Orlando for Arron Afflalo along with possibly Andrew Nicholson and, potentially, a future protected first-round pick.
Bledsoe, Chris Paul's primary backup, has been rumored to possibly be trade bait as long as the Clippers are able to convince Paul to re-sign with the team rather than heading somewhere else during free agency. Many believe that the Clippers moved a lot closer to doing just that with the trade for Doc Rivers, too, so it makes sense that more details of this trade are coming about.
Heisler also indicated in his report that the Clippers are searching for a stretch four to play alongside Paul, lending some credence to a HoopsWorld report from Steve Kyler that says Orlando may also have to package Nicholson with Afflalo to make the Clippers deal work. Kyler also indicates that a future protected first-round pick could shift from Orlando to Los Angeles, but that doesn't seem as likely.
Nicholson averaged 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds in 16.7 minutes for the Magic last year after being a first-round draft pick out of St. Bonaventure. Draft night could get a bit awkward for him if this trade happens, though, because Orlando Pinstriped Post cites a report saying Nicholson is expected to be in attendance for the Magic's official draft party.
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Update, 4 p.m. Friday
Police have released more information.
At 11:55 a.m., "a lone suspect walked into the Wells Fargo Bank located at 60 Hawley Lane, Trumbull and demanded money from one of the tellers. No weapon was displayed and the teller handed the suspect money from her station," police said in a press release.
The amount taken is undetermined and there were only a few customers in the bank at the time of the robbery. After taking the money, the suspect walked out the door to his vehicle and headed north on Rt. 108, police said.
The suspect is described as a black male, between 5'8" and 5'10", and weighing approximately 190 pounds. The vehicle is described as a Black Buick LS. He was wearing what appeared to be a knit hat with wide white and purple horizontal stripes on it, and dark clothing. The investigation is ongoing, police said.
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Just before 12 p.m., a male apparently robbed the Wells Fargo bank branch on Hawley Lane near the Hawley Lane mall. According to police radio broadcasts, the suspect is a black male who wore a purple hat. He fled in black Buick on the Merritt Parkway.
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Washington Leadership Training Institute (WLTI)
It's over and it went off without a hitch. There were 269 registrants from 25 states and Puerto Rico this year. We were particularly pleased that some of the states who sent delegations this year were new, or haven't been with us for some time. That includes the states of Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio and West Virginia.
There were also some great guest speakers including our Saturday night speakers John Gallina and Dale Beatty, co-founders of Purple Heart Homes (and introduced to us by Cindy Sutton of The Social Eyes LLC), and on Monday Jennifer McNelly of the Manufacturing Institute. For the advisors sessions there were presentations made by Steve DeWitt and Jamie Baxter of the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and Nancy Conneely and Erin Uy of the National Association of State Directors consortium (NASDCTEc).
We also held the SkillsUSA board of directors meeting at the same time and both the board and the WLTI participants visited Congress in Washington, D.C. to convey the message that CTE is needed and funding is extremely important.


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---- — METHUEN — Kenneth Poirier, dubbed the "red car rapist," was convicted yesterday of the aggravated rape of a woman he picked up at gunpoint outside Lawrence boarding house, drove to woods in Methuen and sexually assaulted on May 23, 2010.
Poirier, 42, formerly of Methuen, who has also lived in Merrimac and Pelham, N.H., will be sentenced this morning by Judge Mary Ames in Lawrence Superior Court. He faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison.
Jurors yesterday afternoon convicted Poirier of one count of rape involving oral sex and acquitted him on a second rape charge.
He previously faced six rape-related charges involving two victims. Two counts of aggravated rape and single counts of kidnapping and indecent assault and battery were dropped before trial, however.
Poirier was accused of trapping women in the red Pontiac Grand Am he drove. The red Grand Am belonged to his mother.
DNA taken from a cigarette butt at the Methuen crime scene also linked Poirier to five additional rapes, including one when he was a teen. To date, he's only faced trial for the May 23, 2010, Methuen rape and has not been charged in connection with the five additional DNA hits. He's been held in jail on $50,000 bail since the DNA hits were discovered last November.
A heavyset man with a acne-marked complexion, Poirier briefly took the stand in his own defense yesterday morning. He said he thought the woman was a prostitute and the sex they engaged in was consensual. Poirier told jurors he picked her up on a Broadway (Route 28) street corner in Lawrence after just leaving a card game in Methuen.
"I was looking for a companion. Maybe a prostitute," Poirier said.
After driving to Methuen, to the Old Ferry Road area, Poirier said the woman performed oral sex on him. He asked her to stop after she accidentally bit him slightly, he said. Then he refused to pay her and she became mad, he claimed.
"She threatened me and became angry," he said, adding the woman got out of the car and said she was going to take down his license plate.
But the victim described the sex as anything but consensual, saying Poirier initially asked for directions while he was smoking a cigarette outside her South Union Street boarding house in Lawrence. Then, he forced her into the Pontiac Grand Am he was driving at gunpoint. And when they arrived at Old Point Road in Methuen, the woman said Poirier raped her twice, once with the seatbelt wrapped around her neck.
When Poirier eventually let the woman out of the car to urinate, the victim said she ran from the area and flagged down Methuen patrol Officer Neil Quinlan who was parked at a red stoplight in a marked cruiser. She told Quinlan she'd just been raped.
In his closing argument yesterday, Poirier's defense attorney, John Morris, said the case was all about revenge.
"Revenge for not being paid for a sexual act," Morris said. He asked jurors to reject the rape charges, saying the victim showed no bruising or marks after the assault and failed to report key details of the crime to police.
And when the victim saw the police officer on patrol that night, "she saw a moment and decided that's how she'd get even," Morris said.
Prosecutor Kate MacDougall had described the victim as a damaged woman that Poirier looked at and decided was "expendable."
"That he could use as he wished," she said.
However, MacDougall said Poirier badly underestimated the woman, who "walked in literally off the streets and relived the horror" of her rape for jurors last Friday.
"There is no manual on how you are expected to behave when you are sexually assaulted ... (She) did what she had to do to survive," MacDougall said.
Poirier had no relatives or friends present for the trial, which started late last week.
In addition to Quinlan, Methuen Police Detective John Delano, along with State Police DNA analysts testified during the trial.
Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon said he was pleased with the guilty verdict. And he praised the victim "for her strength and courage to come forward and testify."
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Funding opportunities
Generation and Validation of Clinical Grade Stem Cell Lines for Human Trials in California.
Funding Type:
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Grant approved:
Public Abstract:
Very few laboratories in the State of California have the capacity to produce stem cells in compliance with GMP regulations, ("Good Manufacturing Practices"). This shortage is critical because it leaves the State deficient in its ability to produce clinical grade stem cells suitable for use in human clinical trials. The shortage of these laboratories and resulting absence of cell lines is a major bottleneck in the advancement of stem cell-based therapies in California. [REDACTED], is expected to offer GMP manufacturing services in early 2009. Working in partnership with the [REDACTED] and the world-famous [REDACTED], [REDACTED] seeks funding under this project to use pluripotent cells to grow and create California based banks of clinical grade stem cell lines. These lines will then be tested for their ability to differentiate into different types of cells as follows: 1) neurons (for brain injury treatment) 2) cardiomyocytes (for heart tissue treatment) and 3) beta cells (for use in the treatment of such patient conditions as diabetes) This project has two main Aims: 1) To develop and validate human embryonic stem cell lines inside [REDACTED] c-GMP compliant facility; and; 2) To determine the capacity of clinical grade stem cell lines to generate functional terminally differentiated cells representing all three germ layers. In the first year of the project, multiple stem cell lines will be created and catalogued. In the second year, characterization of the developed stem cell lines will occur, along with testing their ability to differentiate into functional neurons, cardiomyocytes and beta cells. An interactive web-based system will be established as a repository database for this project, providing detailed information to CIRM affiliated organizations as well as interested scientists and researchers around the world. In year 3, the manufacturing of master cell banks will be completed with the full validation of up to 15 clinical grade embryonic stem cell lines. A comprehensive educational outreach initiative will be implemented with physicians interested in applying these clinical grade cell lines for human trials in California.
Statement of Benefit to California:
This proposal will have a major impact on translational and clinically-oriented stem cell efforts in California. Many protocols differentiating hESCs into various cell types already exist. These protocols are constantly improving and it is certain that other protocols for hESCs differentiation are expected to be developed in the near future. However, according to California's Sherman Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law all of the hESCs lines or their derivatives produced for human use in California must be manufactured in FDB (Food and Drug Branch) licensed cGMP facilities. Therefore clinical application of any of these protocols critically depend on the availability of such facilities and their capability to manufacture clinical grade hESCs suitable for human clinical trials. The absence of California-produced cell lines is currently a major bottleneck for the advancement of stem cell-based therapies in California, and several disadvantages exist when California stem cell researchers and clinicians contract cGMP manufacturing outside California. 1. In the case of out of country manufacturing (Europe) we will have to deal with importation permits, customs, etc. In addition, the rules outside US, e.g. EU GMP are somewhat different from the FDA GMP. 2. It is difficult for a majority of California stem cell patients to travel due to their medical condition such as stroke or myocardial infarction. Therefore, shipment of live cell products long distance to California clinical sites is problematic and may raise quality issues. 3. Because California FDB inspects all production facilities prior to treatment of the first human patient, cGMP compliance is assured for California production facilities long before any routine FDA inspection. 4. cGMP regulations require auditing of the contract manufacturing facilities and periodic site-visits. Therefore, it is more convenient and cost effective for California biotech companies to use facilities located within the State. By removing the bottleneck through the active support of FDB licensed cGMP facilities in California, this program will accelerate the availability of stem cell therapies for interested physicians and researchers across the State. Such acceleration will lead to the sale and licensing of intellectual property rights which will accrue to the State and its citizens; and, secondarily, generate revenues from increased biotech, bio-manufacturing and health-related treatment business within, and for, California.
Review Summary:
This proposal addresses a bottleneck in the advancement of stem cell therapies to the clinic: the generation of well-characterized, clinical-grade human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines using current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). The applicant proposes to generate 15 such lines, validate their pluripotency and characterize them using a variety of methods, including karyotyping and gene expression profiling. The applicant will also assess the ability of these hESC lines to differentiate into cells representing the three germ layers: neurons and glia (ectoderm), cardiomyocytes (mesoderm) and pancreatic beta cells (endoderm). These differentiated cell types will be evaluated by marker expression and functional assays. Reviewers acknowledged the importance of generating clinical-grade hESCs but raised significant questions about the feasibility of the proposal. They were particularly concerned by the applicant's admission that "the hESC derivation procedure is new to" the research organization. Reviewers felt that demonstration of previous success in the derivation of hESC lines was crucial for this type of proposal. The learning curve for working with these cells may be longer than anticipated and it is practically difficult to assay "established criteria for purity, identity, strength and potency" as proposed. Although there are accepted cell markers for pluripotency, expression of the full panel does not guarantee the capacity to differentiate into specific cell lines and there is considerable line-to-line and clone-to-clone variability. One reviewer found it surprising that the chosen model for pluripotency testing is in vitro differentiation, instead of more commonly used in vivo teratoma-formation assays. Reviewers also noted the difficulty of differentiating hESCs into insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells, pointing out that even the pioneering company in this field has abandoned their efforts in terminally differentiating these cells in vitro, opting instead to transplant undifferentiated progenitors. Reviewers noted a general lack of detail in the proposal. The applicant does not describe the current state of clinical-grade cGMP hESC production in California, and it was therefore unclear what facilities currently exist and how this proposal fills an important gap. Another reviewer would have also appreciated more details about the preliminary data and the rationale for using a specific kinase inhibitor to establish clonal stem cell lines. In terms of the data, it was unclear to one reviewer whether the mesenchymal stem cells were functionally characterized and whether the hESC differentiation into neurons, cardiomyocytes and beta cells was done using clinical-grade lines. Reviewers found the applicant and research team qualified for cGMP banking but were concerned about their lack of experience working with hESCs. They found the academic collaboration to be a strength but felt it should have been described in greater detail. One reviewer noted that two letters of support mention either technology or investigators that weren't included in the proposal. This reviewer also pointed out that the majority of the budget is devoted to consultants. Overall, reviewers felt that this proposal lacked sufficient detail to inspire confidence in its feasibility. They were particularly concerned about the applicant's lack of expertise in hESC derivation.


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4.38/5 rDev +4.5%
Great to see this brew in western NY,poured into a goblet a hezed deep orange with a tight but thin white head.Ahh the hops abound in the nose alot of citrus and pine somewhat resiny but very fresh smelling,I was warned about this being thin but I didnt find it to be so much so yeah a tad thin but it went down very well and was no where near watery.Unbalanced yeah maybe but damn for hopheads this is it it just so juicy and hoppy quite resiny and very citrusy a touch of toasted malt is there but yeah it takes a backseat.I loved it but I love the hops if you dont you might not like it,Iam glad to have tried it.14% alc hmm I doubt it if it is it is unbelievably drinkable.
12-01-2006 03:15:07 | More by oberon
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4.43/5 rDev +5.7%
On tap at Coles. $3 per half pint!
Pours a hazy golden orange, small white head forms, nice lacing and good retention. Smell is sweet, super pine, citrus, floral, some alcohol, crazy hoppage, malt is out the window. Taste is the same, tons of grapefruit, pine , little toffee comes through the middle, alcohol, huge hops in the finish, big bitterness but not harsh. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with low to medium carbonation and very smooth hoppiness, some heat. The best beer I never heard of! What a DIPA should be, hopped up the ass.
12-12-2006 02:29:02 | More by Viggo
3.9/5 rDev -6.9%
Wow, what a DIPA this is. Totally against the grain if you ask me. Frankly, I didn't know it was possible to make a beer that bitter, this seems to blow every other DIPA I've had out of the water. This beer comes off so insanely bitter compared to other DIPAs for one major reason, light bodied dry malt profile! A lot of DIPAs are balanced with a strong and sometimes sweet malty backbone. Not Hopswitch! The thin body is indicative of a low finishing gravity, and a highly fermentable wort. The malt is really totally hidden, you get nothing but hops and alcohol in this beer. In fact, the alcohol flavors got overpowering while the beer was warmed.
The nose on this brew is amazing. I've smelled hops before, but int his brew you can taste the hops when you breath through your mouth near the beer! Graprefruit and resinously brutally abrasive bitter is the theme here, in aroma, taste and the whole works.
This beer is all about bitter, I've never tasted a beer so completely one sided and unbalanced. In this case, it's perhaps too unbalanced along with the potent alcohol notes. However, beeing a hophead I can't down it too much for being unbalanced.
Not a highly drinkable beer, this is definitely a sipper, and at $12 for a 32oz bottle, you don't want this to go fast anyway!
12-08-2006 16:04:29 | More by sopor
New York
4.03/5 rDev -3.8%
had it on tap at the Pizza Plant on Transit Road. They served it in a goblet, 10oz? Looked kind of small. Poured a hazy orange color with a thin white head. The foam laced the goblet throughout the entire beer. Carbonation is OK. Aroma is hops, hops, and hops, pine trees and some sweet sugar. The hops dominated the taste, an unbalanced beer that needed more malt to round it out. Not a bad beer but could use a little help.
12-21-2006 03:41:49 | More by kennyo
Michigan Brewing HopHead Switch from Michigan Brewing Company
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A Conversation With Groundbreaker Harold Prince On the Occasion of a New Phantom Milestone
By Harry Haun
Harold Prince, the visionary director who helped change the face of musical theatre with his productions of Cabaret, Company, Sweeney Todd and more, reflects on his staging of The Phantom of the Opera, which celebrates 25 years on Broadway.
It becomes official Jan. 26: The Phantom of the Opera, with its lush score by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, will have haunted the Majestic a full quarter of a century, and a formal black-tie audience is turning out to see and celebrate the historical performance that marks that spot — much like the black-tie audience that welcomed the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical to town Jan. 26, 1988.
Incredibly, this 25th anniversary of the Broadway show falls on the same week as the 85th birthday (Jan. 30) of the man that producer Cameron Mackintosh hired to helm the epic: Harold S. (for Smith) Prince, a.k.a. "Hal" and, sometimes, Prince Hal — one of the major hit-makers of the 20th century, with a Tony stockpile numbering 21 (so far — and doubtlessly more to come since the director is under the impression he's 60 or something and behaving accordingly, with a number of new musicals-in-the-making on his docket).
Neither he nor his Phantom show signs of winding down as you'll gather from this phone interview conducted Jan. 24, on a bitterly cold winter day in New York. A warm sun was shining in Prince's world, though.
I hope you're not at your office; I hope you didn't have to go out in this weather.
So smart. Ahead of the game, as usual.
But that's a good omen. It snowed the night Les Misérables opened, and it was a late snow, too — a March snow.
I know. I don't know whether to say "Happy Anniversary" or "Happy Birthday."
Isn't it remarkable these two events synchronized — your 85th birthday and the 25th anniversary of Phantom, in the same week?
Have you any idea why it has run so long?
It's funny, you go to work on a show with all optimism, and sometimes they really work. When people say, "Did you think anything like this would happen?," my wife always says, "No. The first day of rehearsal was just a day like any other day. Hal went off to work with talented people." And that's exactly accurate.
You brought in Sierra Boggess for Hugh Panaro's Phantom for the anniversary weeks.
She also did the sequel to Phantom, Loves Never Dies, didn't she?
Do you recall how Phantom all began?
There have been — interesting enough, given the musical form — very, very few romantic musicals: South Pacific in 1949, She Loves Me in 1963, My Fair Lady in 1956, The King and I in 1951, Show Boat in 1927 — but, gee, very few. I think Phantom's feeding that [need].
I've seen Phantom several times, and it always looks in great shape. You must check it out pretty regularly.
Phantom on stage and Hannibal Lecter on screen must be the smallest lead roles of all time.
Then, it's a good thing it's a small role, I guess.
There, certainly, is a great musical in your life — and you're actually working on one, right? Prince of Broadway? Who's going to play you? Robert Morse?
Are you a character in Prince of Broadway?
Considering the career you've had, I'm expecting The Ultimate Broadway Musical. How could it be anything else?
This 25th anniversary performance of Phantom is going to be black-tie. Remember when they had black-tie opening nights?
Your opening-night party was at the Beacon Theatre. Do you recall anything about it?
I always had a good time in theatre, even when shows don't turn out as well as I'd like. I've always been happy in the theatre — a Pollyanna — but I don't live much in the past. That's maybe more to the point than anything else. I really like to live in the future.
You're famous for having the first meeting for your next show the morning after you have a show open — a little thing you picked up from your mentor, George Abbott.
Well, I hope you continue that tradition and have many more mornings planning your next show.
I know. The one you did in London . . .
How far along are these shows you're planning?
Well, that fun you convey in spades. I can't think of anybody else who is more deserving of having the all-time capper of Broadway hits.
Thank you. And happy anniversary!
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The Reality of Reality TV
For the St. Lucian tourist industry, the world recession seemed to have bypassed the island like the September hurricanes thanks to the reality TV show, The Bachelor. Some of you might recall Jake taking Vienna to the Soufriere Sulphur Springs. The scene of them frolicking in the gray colored mud with a bottle of champagne nested along side Jake's submerged hip, was indelibly imprinted in the minds of every June bride. They all longed to repeat that exact moment and many did. Like everything produced for television, most of it was only an illusion, or at least an experience you wouldn't want to repeat.
The Sulphur Springs is exactly what the name implies, a volcanic hot springs flowing through a layer of sulfur. The water temperature is over 100 degrees; the water has a texture of murky grey mud that congeals on your skin. And then of course, there is the smell of sulphur...There is little about the experience that is romantic. To this we can attest.
Last weekend we ventured from our home in Fond St. Jacques along with two other PC volunteers along a back road in search of "the trail" to the springs. Along the way, numerous locals offered to serve as guides. "The trail might have disappeared..." warned one older woman; "It's over dere (there) but not used much any more" offered another. Confident of our outdoors abilities, we declined and traversed along on old banana farm road. Somewhere after the banana farm we lost the trail but continued our way bush-whacking down an 800 ft hillside, ever mindful of snakes, termites and gnawing ants and constantly "biffing it" as we descended. After stumbling across an abandoned geothermal drilling operation, we entered the Sulphur Springs Drive-in Volcano site from the rear and picnicked in a rainstorm just prior to venturing into the thermal springs. The black water was inviting but our enthusiasm quickly evaporated as traces of black sulphur coagulated on every hair follicle.
Our experience didn't end at the springs; elements of sulphur were embedded in every crack and orifice. Repeated showers have not eliminated it. Our bathing suits still linger with the smell of it. There are moments when I imagine I am even tasting it.
Many it's our age, maybe our approach we took to the springs, or maybe the visual imprint of a good bottle of champagne being chilled in 100+ degree water that cause all of us to question the romance of such an activity. Or maybe it's just that the reality of reality TV that is a bit unrealistic. As for the hotel owners, there is nothing unrealistic about their summer occupancy rates and increased profits leaving the island.


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Ohio groups launch outreach effort in advance of same-sex marriage ballot initiative
Voters would decide in 2014 or 2016
CINCINNATI -- Ohio will become one of the next battleground states in the effort to legalize same-sex marriage.
Four groups launched a statewide outreach campaign Monday morning, called "Why Marriage Matters." The effort is aimed at persuading voters to pass an eventual ballot initiative to allow same-sex couples to marry and have the same legal protections and benefits as heterosexual couples.
A decision hasn't yet been made whether the ballot initiative would go before Ohio voters in 2014 or 2016.
The groups pushing the effort are Equality Ohio, Freedom to Marry, the Human Rights Campaign and the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio.
The coalition launched its campaign with simultaneous press conferences in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus.
State Rep. Denise Driehaus and Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Seelbach were among the speakers at the Queen City event.
"In Ohio, we value fairness in our everyday lives," Driehaus said at a press conference in Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine. "I stand before you as a woman, as a state representative and as a parent. The simple fact, is, I don't understand why all Ohioans can't get married.
"Every single one of us should be able to celebrate love and family and the commitment we make to others in the same way," she added.
Seelbach, who is the first openly gay person to serve on City Council, said his support was two-fold. To make Cincinnati economically competitive, it must be inclusive and inviting to everyone.
"When we're competing for top talent and families, we don't want there to be an impediment where someone says, 'I don't want to come to Ohio because my family is not welcome there'," Seelbach said.
But he also noted that he doesn't enjoy the same legal benefits with his partner as committed heterosexual couples do.
"My partner, Craig, and I have been together for a little over eight years," Seelbach said. "This really is about my own family, my own family being treated fairly under the law. The person I go home to every single day, who I fight with sometimes, who I try to plan for the future, we're not treated fairly under state law."
Others attending Monday's event included Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld and council candidates Michelle Dillingham, Greg Landsman and Mike Moroski.
A recent poll of voters in Ohio done by the Public Religion Research Institute shows support for marriage equality tied at 47 percent on both sides.
Other polls have indicated public sentiment is trending toward the coalition's stance.
A Washington Post poll in September 2012 found 52 percent of Ohio residents surveyed said that gay marriage should be legal.
Similarly, a March 2013 Columbus Dispatch poll found 54 percent of Ohio residents supported allowing same-sex marriage.
That stands in sharp contrast to attitudes just a decade ago.
In 2004, voters approved a constitutional amendment banned same-sex marriage, with 62 percent of voters supporting the measure.
Since that time, several states have reversed course and allowed gay and lesbian couples to marry.
Same-sex couples can legally marry in 13 states and in Washington, D.C.
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional for the federal government to deny federal benefits of marriage to married same-sex couples, if the couple was married in a state that allows such unions.
Phil Burress, head of Citizens for Community Values, was instrumental in getting the 2004 same-sex marriage ban passed. He vows to oppose the current effort, too.
"They want to change one of the oldest institutions on the face of the Earth," Burress said. "Once they change it, polygamy can't be far behind."
Burress thinks if same-sex marriage is legalized, information about homosexuality eventually will be taught in public schools.
"As goes marriage, so goes the nation," he said. "Right now, this nation isn't doing too well."
CCV has prepared contacts in all 88 Ohio counties and in roughly 10,000 churches statewide.
"Apparently, (Equality Ohio) is targeting the 6 percent who are undecided," Burress said. "That was the same as in 2004. That 6 percent is ours."
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Album Rating: 3.0should be interesting, i actually like this band a bit so ill give it a try.
review is nice but the first sentence feels a bit awkward, imo.
Is that a new song As I Lay Dying ?
Is that a new As I Lay Dying song?Digging: Integral - Sercosa
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Album Rating: 2.5whoops, sorry about that.... should have caught it while i was re-reading a few times. sucks the editing reviews feature is broken right now....
Album Rating: 3.0Song of Solomon rules
the instrumental track on the last album was one of the best instrumental tracks i've ever heard
otherwise this band is pretty bad
Album Rating: 2.5Album did have a few tracks I liked, but in general it was average like the last album. I still jam All Consuming Fire though, that song is top gun.Digging: Interpol - El Pintor
Digging: Interpol - El Pintor
Album Rating: 3.0'the instrumental track on the last album was one of the best instrumental tracks i've ever heard'
oh yes, i love that song.
War of Ages being War of Ages: Okay vocals, horrible drumming, decent guitars. . same thing
Album Rating: 2.5Always liked the bands vocals. The song structures are pretty boring though. Digging: Rinoa - An Age Among Them
Digging: Rinoa - An Age Among Them
So, this isn't better than the last album? they didn't evolve?
just checked out that Song of Solomon and it was pretty good.
band used to be kind of cool, probably kinda beating a dead horse at this point though
This gay kid posts gay shit about this band all the time on facebook
I bet they suckDigging: Tiny Moving Parts - Pleasant Living
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Album Rating: 3.0they still have those kick ass guitars
Oops. I bothered
Fun live, nice guys, meh studio stuff
Album Rating: 2.5I'll check this out today.
Album Rating: 2.5It's good but boring. Just like their others. Was kind of hoping they would progress.
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I have been playing soccer competitively since I was 10 and have never lifted. I am 18 now and have decided to start lifting with my friends who are all jacked. I want to build muscle mass and all that and know that I should not start out expecting to be able to lift anywhere near as much as my friends.
Problem is, I am a right handed guy so my right arm is stronger than my left, by a lot. Looking at my arms, it isn't noticeable, but my left arm can't lift nearly as much as my right.
I have been working out for a week with the same routine. We switch off between one day working on arms and one day working on our chests.
When I go to do a curl, I can't do one with my left while the dumbell feels like a feather in my right.
I don't want to lift less with my left than my right because that would make the strength difference even greater!
What should I do?
Drop the weight lower and use your left arm first, then do the same number of reps with your right that you did with your left. Your arms should get an equal workout so you can even out the imbalance.
What exercises are you doing besides curls?
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One day arms? One day chest? And they are "jacked?"
That just goes back to what I always say, once you start working out for real, your definition of "jacked" usually changes A LOT. My advice would be to get on a tried and proven routine that has you working your whole body with big compound movements with nothing but a barbell. You won't notice the imbalance in your arms because they will both be used equally. And you will show your "jacked" friends what it means to get truly BIG!
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They aren't jacked..
Read stickies, pick real routine. Everything will even out after a while as long as you are consistent. Also, I wouldn't be taking any advice from them if they have 1 chest day and 1 arm day and thats it.
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For arms,
- Curls
- Hammer Curls
- Preacher Bar (contoured barbell)
- Crazy Eights
- Pull Ups
- Shrugs
For Chest (which as also affected by my weak left)
- Warm-up Bench Press
- Regular Bench Press
- Inclined Bench Press
- Declined Bench Press
- Flys
- and I usually use the Tricep Pull Down Machine
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-Military Press
-Bench Press (not incline, not decline just regular flat bench)
-Squats (parrallel)
-Heavy Barbell Rows
-Weighted Pull or Chinups
-Something heavy for abs
That is all you should be doing as a beginner. You shouldn't even be thinking about bicep curls or 9 different chest exercises. You want to grow your body as a unit, because thats the natural way it grows. If I was 18 and got this advice, I would probably be benching over 400 pounds by now. You can take it or leave it, but I am telling you, you will see minimal progress with a routine that you listed.
On the other hand, sometimes it takes spinning your wheels with a horrible program just to open your eyes to how horrible it is. When I started, I saw minimal progress for over 2 years because my program and diet sucked. When I got on a good program and started eating like a person 30 pounds heavier, I had very solid gains.
Last edited by mchicia1; 11-16-2010 at 07:41 PM.
No squats or deadlifts, no growth thus no getting jacked. Fix that.
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I have to be honest. I honestly laughed out loud when I read this, and I'm sitting in the quiet computer lab in my college.
Your program may be one of the worst programs I've seen in recent time.
Even if you couldn't squat or deadlift your way out of a cardboard box, your program is filled with some terrible exercises for growth even for aesthetic purposes.
A two workouts a week split with those as your two days..... And Decline Bench for a beginner.....
Go read starting strength or anything. There is no back in your workout (besides pullups), no shoulders, NO LEGS (WHERE ARE THE LEGS!?!?!?!) and way too much arm work and WAYYYYY TOO MUCH CHEST WORK.


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Dec 7 2013, 12:23 AM
I don't know much about him, but will duBoef be Arum 2.0 or will there be a new era at Top Rank? Will the Cold War end? Will fighters be treated better? Just curious as to what people think the future holds.
Dec 7 2013, 12:29 AM
If the fighters are treated poorly then Top Rank will go out of business. I expect Top Rank to run the same when Arum leaves.
Dec 7 2013, 11:50 AM
I'd hope the cold war ends and these super fights can be made
Dec 8 2013, 09:12 PM
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I'd hope the cold war ends and these super fights can be made
TR needs GBP a lot more than GBP needs them.
Super Fights? Let's name some of the better TR fighters:
Manny- ok he is one of the few fighters who has "super fight" potential with GBP. His contract is up in 2014 He will rcv a 1 million dollar bonus if he fights twice in 2014. Who knows what 2015 holds for him.
Chavez? According to fight hype his contact Is almost over? But even if it wasn't no "super fight" to be made with GBP. Who would be his Gbp option? Kid chocolate? Not a super fight
Rigondeaux- no super fight at super bantamweight with a GBP fighter, But if he moves to 122 - a Leo Santa Cruz fight. Good fight but not "super"
Bradley- he would have a lot of options with GBP fighters but he's not a draw and no "super fight" but good fights for fight fans
Also TR has nonito and Mikey Garcia. Some great matchups at featherweight. - Chris John, Gary Russell,mares and potential Santa Cruz all great fights. But super? Not yet.
The Cold War will end with TR calling Soon. Bob just turned 82, I'm sure his son in law knows he needs gbp for the future.
Dec 8 2013, 09:50 PM
Easy, the answer is no. DeBeouf will NEVER take over TR, because Arum will never die. It's our fault though...the public detests him so much, so he'll never go away. Maybe things will shake up, when we start liking him one of these days...
Dec 8 2013, 10:16 PM
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I don't know much about him, but will duBoef be Arum 2.0 or will there be a new era at Top Rank? Will the Cold War end? Will fighters be treated better? Just curious as to what people think the future holds.
Yes it will be more of the same, let's not forget that Bob still has his kids wrapped into this and they will be sure to carry out Arum's wishes or at least see to it that they are fulfilled.
Dec 9 2013, 10:31 PM
Time will only tell but my answer is yes, he has a great relationship with people within the industry. I've only heard Schaefer say negative things about him but you have to take that with a grain of salt because he despises anything related to Top Rank. He lied and said Floyd wants nothing to do with DuBoef when in fact that's not true, they both admit they keep in contact and have a good relationship, one where they always keep the other in the loop on what how each other's children are doing....this man, DuBoef said last week that of a fight between Manny and Floyd were to take place it would happen on Showtime...anybody who does the proper research will see that Todd is a standup guy, he just gets hit in the line of fire because his step dad is Bob Arum.
It's easy to categorize him because of his affiliation with Arum but anybody who does their due diligence will see he's different. I've met the guy numerous occasions, he's a solid guy. He shouldn't be criticized for things associated with Arum. I fully expect a new Top Rank once he takes over
Dec 10 2013, 01:47 PM
Bob Arum is my version of Jerry Jones. The moment Jerry Jones is out of the Cowboys way they will win a Superbowl. I honestly feel when Todd does take over things will change. There will be no reason for Todd to continue Arum's insane business practices. I met Todd on two occasions and he seems like a really cool dude. Hopefully, Todd will see that he will have more options if he opens up and starts making real fights. Bob is getting old because he is starting to believe his own BS>
Dec 10 2013, 02:15 PM
Things may change slightly but not dramatically. There still won't be any big fights happening among the 2. You may see Top Prank willing to dangle Guillermo or Tim across enemy lines because they really don't care about them either way. Other than that, I highly doubt much will change.
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Events in Iraq over the past few weeks could mean a speeded up timetable for ending the U.S./British occupation, but this will happen only if the peace movement in this country and internationally siezes the political opportunity that has opened up for us.
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Why are they doing this? Clearly, it is because they are in deep s__t in
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While we are opposed to all forms of domination and imperialism, the fact is that at particular historical moments the divisions between competing imperialist powers can be utilized by the people's movements to push back the most vicious and dangerous plans and open up possibilities for victories.
Here in the
and not the U.N.–which must be clearly authorized by the U.N. as the body to make decisions about the composition and functioning of police and peace-keeping forces to deal with the extensive crime wave that is hurting large numbers of the Iraqi people. This body must be fully in charge of the political process leading toward democratic elections, calling upon whatever international resources and assistance they decide is needed.
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Ralph Nader should make this a major issue right now. He should issue a public statement along these lines, following the lead of Green Party potential Presidential candidate David Cobb. If he meets with Kerry soon, as press reports have indicated is to be happening, this should be one of the major issues on which he presses him.
May 15th is Armed Forces Day. Perhaps this is a day for large local peace demonstrations all over the country.
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