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Pamper that special someone with a relaxing and romantic evening at Garver House Bed and Breakfast with our "Romance Package." The Romance Package includes one half pound of local gourmet chocolates, fresh flowers in room , a bottle of sparkling grape juice or cider, and a thirty dollar gift certificate to Georgio's Grille one of the best restaurants in Bolivar, Ohio or the Canal Tavern of Zoar located in a 1829 restored Inn on the Ohio and Erie scenic byway. We now also have gift certificates to the newest restaurant in Strasburg, Shy Cellars an upscale eatery with a fresh and ever changing menu.. Let us know which restaurant you prefer and we will make the reservations for you. We are not allowed legally to offer wine, but you may bring your own and we will be happy to chill it for you. Along with this package you may choose breakfast in the dining room or a candlelight breakfast served in your room.
The Romance Package may be added to any room for just $100.00. Cheese and fruit may be substituted for chocolates if you desire, just let us know when ordering the Romance Package.
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Ride for Precious Lives is one of the highlights in our events calendar, it is our yearly three day cycle challenge. The ride starts in Cornwall and ends in Bristol taking in our three children's hospices; Little Harbour near St Austell, Little Bridge House near Barnstaple and Charlton Farm near Bristol. The buzz and camaraderie between the cyclists over the three days is one of the event's big draws.
This exceptional event attracts cyclists of all abilities and has raised over £335,000 in the last five years!
Cyclists who have taken part have been inspired by the children and families they met along the way at our three hospices, together with the care team and family members that take part too - and it is this that makes the Ride for Precious Lives a truly unique cycle event and a must on any cyclist's calendar.
If you require any further information about this amazing event please email us at email@example.com
The Ride for Precious Lives event was a huge success this year with 70 riders, 3 days, 3 counties and 3 very special hospices. We waved them off from Little Harbour and from there they have created so many special memories, met new friends and taken on hills that challenged like they've never been challenged before. We had a huge welcome party waiting for the riders on the Downs in Bristol for the closing of the event. The riders were overwhelmed by how inspired they were by this event and we would like to say a huge thank you to each rider for being such a wonderful member of this year's team.
The weather was prefect for riding conditions, sunshine and clouds and only a drizzle of rain occasionally to cool the riders off.
The atmosphere was unbelievable, the riders were so supportive and encouraging of each other, waiting back to help any riders that were struggling. They were challenged to the limits but each stop at the hospice and the talk from bereaved granddad John Wyatt inspired and motivated them up every hill. There were many tears along the way, of reaching the top of the hill, of hearing the stories from our families, of making new friends and special memories.
There is pledged to raise over 75,000 and don't forget there will be a prize draw around the 29th August, so if you can get your sponsorship to us within this time frame, you will be in for a chance of winning a prize.
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I did the ride last year with my wife, did it this year on my own and was a little nervous being a solo rider.
You and the CHSW team provided so much support, so many words of encouragement and flapjack!!
YOU all did an amazing job and the success of this event was down to amazing organisation." quote from a 2014 rider.
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We followed recipe, no pectin was added and I must say the jam turned out just fine with good texture and the flavor is great. Making it again!
This recipe wasn't as hard to make as it sounds. Slipping the skins off does take some time, but it's not hard. I had no trouble getting my jam to thicken... in fact, it only took about 15 minutes of cooking once I had removed the solids instead of 35. Maybe that's because I'm on the East Coast and I had eastern concords with higher pectin? Anyway, this was the perfect recipe for using up all the concord grapes I've gotten from my CSA over the last few weeks.
I made this exactly as written as it is my first time making jam. I even separated the skins even though I didn't wan to (it's not as difficult or time consuming as it sounds, at least not with Concord grapes). It is perfect and delicious. I am very pleased with the results (and also with myself :) )
i really loved your recipe for grape jam it turned out great but i have a question why cant you take the whole grape and put in a blender to save the hassle of pealing the grapes ps the jam turned out great
I successfully made this without slipping the skins off. It was very time consuming and not necessary. Instead, I put everything together (grapes, sugar, and lemon juice) in a large stock pot and used a potato masher to to smoosh the grapes. It worked well. If you have an immersion stick blender, that will also help break down the skins ever further. Follow the recipe for the remaining steps. This cuts down your work considerably and I can't tell a difference in taste. I also cut the sugar by about 10% and added a little extra lemon. In total, I made 50 pounds. YUM! Do not double the recipe, it won't work.
Just finished making 6 batches from my garden's concord grapes and plan to make more. DO NOT double the recipe. It won't work. Alternatively, you can have several staggered batches going at on at the same time. Slipping the skins off is the most time consuming, so I'd like to experiment with either pulsing the grapes in a food processor or just cooking them whole and see if that works.
The jam came out fantastic! Made it with a grated apple and a bit of sage as other reviewers suggested. Just got more grapes for another batch.


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Students aren't back yet but the buses have kicked off their fall schedule. As of Monday, the complete routes have restarted including the reopening of the orange route which had been closed over the summer due to low ridership. July ridership was up with 12,725 riders compared to June's 11,048. But with students returning to Oxford next week, Oxford University Transit Manager Ron Biggs expects the ridership to once again swell despite better than expected summer ridership. For more information, visit http://www.oxfordms.net/out/schedule.htm.
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Jordan The village of Jordan hosted its 66th annual Fall Festival, which raises funds for local non-profits, this past weekend. The festival features a variety of free entertainment along with tons of food and games, a giant book sale, an antique car show, the popular greased pole climb and so much more.
None of this would be possible without the help of more than 400 volunteers.
Having served 26 years as the Fall Festival Committee chair, Shirley Drummond said it would be impossible to thank all the volunteers enough for what they do.
"There's no way I could thank the volunteers so much," she said. "They put in so many hours and don't get paid for it."
Drummond said getting people to volunteer is becoming more of a challenge.
"It's a little more difficult to get volunteers but I think that's the same everywhere," she said. "I think our population is decreasing. The festival always grows and we need more volunteers; it's been hard. But we're trying to get more people involved."
Although it may be a challenge to find new volunteers, it's longtime volunteers like Don and Wanda Bard, also known as the "Big Kahunas" of the festival, that can always be relied on.
Don Bard has run the hotdog and hamburger booth for 45 years, while his wife Wanda has had a hand in it since the festival started. Wanda helped her father when the festival first began 66 years ago.
"That was back when the festival was very small and up the street in the back of a garage, with an auction and hotdog booth," Don Bard said.
When Wanda Bard's father passed, the couple decided to keep the booth in the family and run it themselves.
"I'm glad to be part of the community. Even though you don't make money [working at the festival], I enjoy it," Don Bard said. "We go through eight cases of hot dogs, 250 pounds of hamburgers and 400 pounds of hot sausage. We try to keep prices down. We have been selling $1 hotdogs for years because families with four kids can be fed for $5."
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Royal Parks half marathon road closures
There will be travel disruption due to the Royal Parks half marathon taking place today.
Road closures include Hyde Park Corner, Parliament Square, Victoria Embankment and Westminster Bridge, with a number of bus routes also affected.
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TC3 Bakun Trio ( Mt. Lubo, Mt. Kabunian, and Mt. Tenglawan). Shout out to my group mate and thank you SB!
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Ginga, Brazilian Music at the Laughing Goat, Third Thursdays!
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Ginga plays high energy Brazilian dance music every Third Thursday at the Laughing Goat in Boulder. Lots of Brazilian rhythms, singing, dancing. Primarily choro, instrumental samba from Rio de Janeiro.
The Laughing Goat serves beer and wine, as well as all the usual cafe items. Fun, informal setting for a great dance party. Every month!
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LOS ANGELES – It was one more lap around the victory track for the AMC-TV show 'Breakling Bad,' as the gritty drama about a teacher turned meth dealer took home six Primetime Emmy Awards at the 66th ceremony on August 25th. 'Modern Family' took home the statue for Outstanding Comedy Series for a a fifth straight year.
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Ineffective 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' From Producer Guillermo Del ToroSubmitted by BrianTT on August 26, 2011 - 9:03am
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CHICAGO – Echoing elements of masterful works by Producer Guillermo Del Toro (most notably "The Devil's Backbone," "Pan's Labyrinth"), "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" is an incredibly frustrating remake, a film that reminds one of scary movies instead of actually producing scares itself.
Following 'Pan's Labyrinth,' 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army' Regresses From Best to Worst For Guillermo del ToroSubmitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 11, 2008 - 12:01am
Rating: 2.5/5.0
CHICAGO – Hellboy is plugged as the world's brawniest, kitten-loving superhero. While that paradox is supposed to be both funny and action packed, "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" from famed writer and director Guillermo del Toro falls flat on the funny front and instead winds up on the funny farm.


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Randy Travis Avoids Jail, Reaches Plea Deal in Assault Case
Randy Travis won't be spending any time behind bars, as long as he can adhere to the terms of his plea deal entered in regards to his misdemeanor assault case.
Randy Travis won't be spending any time behind bars, as long as he can adhere to the terms of his plea deal entered in regards to his misdemeanor assault case.
Randy Travis entered a not guilty plea as a response to assault charges stemming from an August parking lot incident in Plano, Texas. The tangle at the Prestonwood Baptist Church resulted in the singer being charged with a Class C simple assault, which a spokesman for the Plano police described as something from a simply unwanted touch to any physical contact that doesn't cause pain or injury.
After a series of embarrassing public incidents involving alcohol, country star Randy Travis has given up drinking. His lawyer, Larry Friedman, tells TMZ that the troubled singer has "eliminated alcohol from his daily life."
Despite his pending legal troubles, Randy Travis hopes to return the focus to his superstar music career with an appearance on an upcoming new episode of 'CMT Crossroads.' The 'I Told You So' will converge at the 'Crossroads' with the critically-acclaimed folk act the Avett Brothers for an installment of the popular CMT series, which is set to debut on the network next month.
Randy Travis' brother, David, was arrested twice in recent weeks, including an arrest last Thursday (Sept. 13) on charges of methamphetamine possession, manufacturing drugs and drug paraphernalia possession. David Traywick (Travis was born Randy Traywick) was also arrested on Aug. 27 in Union County on second degree trespassing and communicating threats charges.
Randy Travis is in the news again, but this time, it doesn't have to do with him being naked, intoxicated, assaulting someone, defending his lady friend or being near a church — all of which have been the scenarios for his previous brushes with the law this year. This time, a Chevrolet truck registered to Travis was found tipped over and abandoned in a field behind a Walmart in Frisco, Texas. The singer's lawyer, Larry Friedman, says Travis was not driving the vehicle nor was he responsible for its condition.
Sources say that Randy Travis was only defending his fianceé when he was charged with minor assault early Friday morning (Aug. 24), leaving many to wonder: Is the country legend getting married again soon?
The 911 call made to Texas dispatchers after a passerby found an unclothed Randy Travis on the side of the road has surfaced on the internet. It's the latest development in the scandal surrounding the troubled country music superstar, who was arrested late Tuesday night (August 7).
Randy Travis was arrested late Tuesday night (Aug. 7) on suspicion of DWI following a car accident in Texas. The country singer suffered minor cuts and bruises after crashing his car, according to TMZ. His vehicle was the only one involved in the accident. He is still in custody as of Wednesday morning.
After a 30-year relationship (including a 20-year marriage), Randy Travis and his ex-wife (and former manager) Elizabeth Travis haven't exactly gone through an amicable divorce. Just days ago, the country legend filed a lawsuit against his former love, claiming that she breached her management contract and ruined his career by blabbing personal details about him. According to TMZ, Travis hasn't given specific details about what personal details his ex is using against him — but it sounds pretty bad.


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PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix police say one man is dead and three others injured after a shooting between guests attending neighboring house parties.
Police spokesman Steve Martos says officers responded around 2 a.m. Saturday to a call about shots fired on West Palm Lane near 54th Avenue.
Martos says guests from two parties taking place across the street from each other got into a physical altercation.
Martos says the fight led to one person getting a handgun and firing it several times at people outside a home.
Authorities say a victim who left to get medical attention became involved in a vehicle collision and died from injuries suffered in the shooting.
Police say the other three victims are in stable condition.
According to Martos, detectives have no description of a possible suspect.
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Sharyland struck hard and often, scoring three unanswered touchdowns in the opening period of the 5A Division 1 area playoff game last Friday evening. As the evening progressed, so did the lopsided score with Coach Ron Adame's Rattlers hammering the Cardinals with a 42-2 victory.
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Well, it's finally happened. Microsoft, which has only sued two other companies for patent infringement in its whole life, is exercising its patent rights over Linux and suing TomTom, the Dutch-based portable GPS device house, for ignoring its pleas to license its patents like other GPS system makers have. It accuses TomTom of both direct infringement and induced infringement.
Actually Microsoft is suing TomTom on eight counts of patent infringement, five of which have nothing at all to do with Linux. But the other three do and that's what's bound to make a big noise.
Click here to view a PDF of the Verified Complaint
In fact Microsoft is trying not to make too big a deal of the matter and is issuing statements saying, "Open source software is not the focal point of this action. The case against TomTom, a global commercial manufacturer and seller of proprietary embedded hardware devices, involves infringement of Microsoft patents by TomTom devices that employ both proprietary and open source software code."
That's hardly the point.
For years now Microsoft has claimed that Linux infringes on its IP but it has never substantiated those claims in any way. This is the first time it has put some meat on the bone or even identified some of its claimed IP.
Besides filing suit Wednesday in federal court in its hometown of Seattle, Microsoft also took its case to the International Trade Commission (ITC) in D.C. asking that TomTom's Chinese-made widgets be barred from U.S. shores.
The stubby lawsuit is a dry, colorless affair that never mentions Linux; the 25-page ITC complaint, even in its redacted form, is more substantive. And the three "Linux" patents are the core of its complaint.
According to Microsoft's story it has been chasing TomTom for over a year trying to get it to license its patents. That's why its suit demands treble damages for willful and deliberate trespass.
The three provocative Linux-involving patents that Microsoft says TomTom is treading on are U.S. patents 5,579,517 and 5,758,352 both entitled "Common Name Space for Long and Short File Names" and 6,256,642 entitled "Method and System for File System Management Using a Flash-Erasable, Programmable, Read-only Memory."
Microsoft explains to the ITC that TomTom's GPS widgets run a version of Linux and that Linux "and/or the software applications supported by the operating system also provide the devices with additional functionality such as file system support for long and short file names, memory management for flash memory commonly used on such devices, and a platform for integrating and controlling various electronic components used with the portable navigation computing devices, such as other components in a vehicle."
Microsoft says patents '517 and '352 "describe an innovative system that both supports long file names and maintains compatibility with file name system and applications that are aware of only short file names" so "a short file name system can read the directory entry containing the short file name but will ignore the directory entry (or entries) containing the long file name. A long file name system can access and manipulate these long file names and so in such a way as to ensure compatibility with the short file name system."
Microsoft also explains that "file systems are the part of an operating system that manages files on a storage device. A common way of managing files is to use a hierarchical structure, often referred to as 'folders' or 'directories.' These directories contain files and often other directories or subdirectories. These traditional file systems were designed for 'multiple-write' devices rather than 'single-write' devices such as flash memory. The '642 patent describes a file system that supports the byte-addressable and block-erasable nature of flash memory, while providing support for a file system offering the functionality of traditional file systems.'
Click Here to See PDF of Microsoft's Complaint for Patent Infringement
Microsoft says it uses '517 and '352 in Vista and XP (remember FAT16) and '642 is used in Windows CE.
Microsoft also tells the ITC – in case the open source community thinks it'll just get the patents declared invalid – that both '517 and '352 withstood re-examination by the Patent and Trademark Office. Both were issued in 1996 and reconfirmed 10 years later. Patent '642 dates to July of 2001.
There appear to be both Canadian and German counterparts to '517 and '352 that Microsoft has challenged.
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Sergio Aguero insists he is staying at Manchester City amid speculation linking him with a move back to Spain.
Both Barcelona and Real Madrid are reportedly eyeing the former Atletico Madrid striker as they look to bolster their ranks this summer, but Aguero has no intention of leaving the Etihad.
He told Spanish radio station Cadena Cope: "There's lots of talk about Real Madrid and Barcelona. It's always the same every year, but the truth is that I'm going to stay at City. I'm very happy and I'm going to continue there."
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Creme Brulee (Imperial Milk Stout) - Southern Tier Brewing Company
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Ratings: 3,622 | Reviews: 1,298 | Display Reviews Only:
1/5 rDev -74.2%
01-10-2014 02:37:51 | More by Renegrenade
North Carolina
1/5 rDev -74.2%
11-15-2011 10:56:24 | More by eerbayman
1/5 rDev -74.2%
02-02-2012 03:14:44 | More by jfcaa193
1/5 rDev -74.2%
06-19-2014 00:44:04 | More by tykechandler
1.15/5 rDev -70.4%
My first review, unfortunately, is spurred by my feeling responsible for warning people to save their money.
Smells like cake batter that tried to drown itself in vanilla extract after downing a pint of vodka. Boozy and sickly sweet aroma can be smelled from across the bar, I actually said 'ugh" as the bottle passed by me on it's way to the poor person who actually had 22 oz of this to drink.
I generally agree that a beer can't be properly reviewed based on 1 sip, but that's literally all you need. Unless you posses a 5 year old's sweet tooth and an alcoholic's liver I'd suggest avoiding this beer.
* Would be interested to try this beer with 1-2 years of aging, but I won't go near it again in the interim.
08-20-2008 23:35:35 | More by IBUlover
South Carolina
1.25/5 rDev -67.8%
Thanks to Yamar18 for this bomber, poured into an oversized snifter.
An aggressive pour directly into the middle of the glass coaxes a little skim of tan foam that covers 1/3 of the surface of the beer and disappears quickly. Very dark cola brown body. No lacing to speak of. Disappointing visually.
STRONG butterscotch and caramel aromas jump out of the glass. I can easily smell this beer from a foot+ above the glass. Once my nose adjusts a bit, I can pick out some cocoa, Irish cream liqueur, and a hint of vanilla. I can't detect any malt at all. Certainly no bold roasty flavors like you'd expect in a big stout. Sweet and boozy, with heavy emphasis on the sweet.
For the most part, this beer tastes like it smells. Weird, that is. Thankfully there's actually a hint of coffeeish dark malt and a hint of bitterness, but hints are it, and they seem to be in conflict with all that sweetness. The dominant sweet flavor is Irish cream- it's artificial and unpleasant to my palate. I hate it a little more with each sip. I'm pretty sure my dog is laughing at me as I try to choke this stuff down (I should give him some, too; misery loves company).
Mouthfeel's somewhat disappointing. Medium-full bodied, lowish carbonation. The lingering artificial sweetness all the way into my throat is quite unpleasant.
Overall impression: Strange beer. I'm pretty much morally opposed to drainpours, but in the case of Creme Brulee, this rule was meant to be broken.
04-16-2009 03:52:32 | More by PDXHops
1.25/5 rDev -67.8%
Chilled bomber into a glass. Courtesy of a trade with funkydelic. Thanks Cameron!
A: Pours a pitch black with a surprisingly light, cream-colored head for an RIS. Retention is about 30 seconds before retreating to a collar of big bubbles, and no lacing down the glass or during swigs. Not much in the way of legs either.
S: Vanilla. Jesus. Like I'm sniffing a bottle of vanilla extract. Cannot smell malt, hops. Just vanilla and some burnt sugar.
T: And that's all I can taste too. Wait. Wait. Chocolate. Roasted malts. Burnt sugar. Ugh. To say this beer is oversweetened is an understatement. I'm beginning to be less and less impressed with Southern Tier's Diabeetus imprint. Please cut the sugar and the vanilla the next time you make this. KTHXBYE.
M: Low carbonation, and a surprisingly thin body that makes it feel like sugar water.
D: Never again. I'm not done with the bottle yet, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to pour it out before I'm done. This might be the worst beer I've ever had, and it is a testament to my cheapness that I'm still at it.
Incidentally, this is one of those beers that I would use as an example of, "Just because you can make it doesn't mean you should." Really, a creme brulee beer in 22oz form? Who thought that was a good idea? Christ.
08-15-2009 03:51:30 | More by Arbitrator
1.25/5 rDev -67.8%
What is trinity cream? Pours a midnight black color with very little hue throughout. A very prominent and soft tan head with good retention and lacing. Not sure for how long as it was a dumper.
The nose has WAY too much vanilla coming out. Put the glass now and still could smell it. Let it breath for 10 minutes, still the vanilla is obnoxious. Some butter and milky notes. No beer notes to speak of.
The taste is super sweet and like the nose is dominated by vanilla. Super sweet with a "hurts your teeth" sweetness. There is a fake cream/lactic thing that really emphasizes the sweetness. Almost like condensed milk. On the back end the vanilla comes out and really overpowers everything in the finish. Some minor roast, but really where is the beer.
The body is waaay too sweet. Overall this is not beer. This is a dumper. How can you drink this?
12-08-2008 18:34:53 | More by Oxymoron
1.3/5 rDev -66.5%
Everything is ok until you take a sip of this beer. The smell and the look are pretty nice but that's where the party ends.
The sweet flavor of the beer just tastes very fake and processed. It doesn't taste like Creme Brulee, it tastes like a non-fat yogurt or something. If you are new to southern tier don't let this one scare you away.
02-20-2009 14:50:21 | More by woodske1
1.43/5 rDev -63.1%
A: The pour is a dark brown color with a khaki colored head that settles down to a thin layer.
S: The amount of butterscotch, caramel, vanilla and burnt sugar in the nose is nearly unbearable. I felt like I got a cavity just from smelling it.
T: I thought the nose was bad, but jeeze. This is pure, unadulterated sugar. Butterscotch, burnt sugar, vanilla, caramel, and some sugar on top for good measure. A bit creamy, but who really cares?
M: The body is medium with a low carbonation and a tooth rotting sweetness.
D: I'm pretty sure I am diabetic after having taken a few sips of this beer. So unbearably sweet and sugary without any sort of balance.
06-17-2010 17:04:05 | More by womencantsail
1.45/5 rDev -62.6%
Poured a black into my glass with a small cocoa brown head.
The smell of vanilla extract was overpowering. It smelled of fake vanilla, like vanilla vodka.
The taste was awful with the flavor of overpowering vanilla extract.
The mouthfeel was pleasant, smooth and velvety with a light soft carbonation.
I would never recommend this beer. Stout and imperial stout are my favorite styles of beer but this was disgusting. I've never reviewed a beer before but after opening this one and the southern tier chokolat, which is equally awful, I had to review them.
07-31-2012 03:08:36 | More by Lare453
New York
1.5/5 rDev -61.3%
08-21-2014 14:04:13 | More by SkiBum22
1.5/5 rDev -61.3%
12-19-2011 22:37:00 | More by evilkorova
1.5/5 rDev -61.3%
10-12-2012 23:48:14 | More by anewlanguage
1.5/5 rDev -61.3%
12-24-2011 05:49:33 | More by pouritdrinkit
1.5/5 rDev -61.3%
08-14-2012 00:59:11 | More by Ally928
1.5/5 rDev -61.3%
03-13-2014 00:18:39 | More by Zetcha7x
1.5/5 rDev -61.3%
08-16-2013 02:13:12 | More by heytomcat
1.5/5 rDev -61.3%
06-11-2013 17:36:49 | More by M1A2
1.5/5 rDev -61.3%
08-05-2013 11:31:17 | More by Rekrule
New York
1.5/5 rDev -61.3%
01-01-2012 05:53:18 | More by emdawg
1.55/5 rDev -60.1%
Picked up this bottle from Manchester Liquors. I wanted to see what all the hype was about.
The "Butt Water" series with the screening of cows on it.
Pours a dark black with slight caramel highlights. thin tan head and bubbly lacing.
this beer smells exactly like a french vanilla coffee from dunkin donuts. almost like caramel corn.
what the hell! the taste in no way matches the aroma whatsoever!
very heavy on the palate, a ton of caramel/toffee sweetness up front that has a funky imitation taste. the back end has a dry bitterness that is musty, earthy like tree bark, and leaves a dirty metallic aftertaste in my mouth.
i wonder if someone is pulling a prank on me and switched the brew inside with an over syruped two week old coffee from starbucks.
this beer makes me want to quit drinking beer all together.
i cannot believe the hype on this beer, you've got to be kidding me!
awful! F! get this thing away from me!
08-16-2008 01:47:17 | More by SteveO1231
1.55/5 rDev -60.1%
The more I drink this the more I realize I'm not a big fan of this beer. Some people love it...others hate it....I'm in the later category now.
What this tastes like are those werthers candies....I never liked them either....just too rich and sweet and over the top for me....butterscotch, toffee, french vanilla...it's all too much more me..
I even tried pairing this with a Padron Maduro cigar and that just about made me even sicker to my stomach..
I like this brewery and I respect that others may like this but to me it is one of my least favorite beers or all-time
11-27-2008 19:23:10 | More by ZAP
1.55/5 rDev -60.1%
Well, I had this on tap last year. I hated it then, I didnt finish my pint. I also hated Pumpking about this time last year as well, but I have that another shot and now I love it. I grabbed a bottle of this in hopes that it would turn out like Pumpking.
A- Not nice and thick looking like the other Black Water Series beers. Its a clear rootbeer color on the pour and condenses in the glass as a black beer with cola edges. No head retains so there is no lacing.
S- The smell is what I remembered most about this beer. It will stick with you. I cant decide if it is good or not. Its a nice smell, but it is not a smell I can associate with beer. It smells like some sort of scented candle found in a tacky living room all decorated with "rustic country" things that are actually just cheap trinkets made to look old. It smells like Worther's Originals and vodka. There is barely any beer smells coming through.
T- It is how I remembered it. Wildly sweet with a spike of astringent alcohol, like vanilla extract with vodka. Its like someone took the extract used to make Vanilla Coke and fermented it to 10% abv. Its not so bad until the finish and the aftertaste. Thats when the nasty alcohol hits you and things get messed up. It stings the back of the throat with every swallow. The aftertaste is like vanilla vodka with Splenda.
M- Not full enough and too carbonated.
D- I am really fighting this bottle.
10-23-2010 03:51:20 | More by MbpBugeye
1.58/5 rDev -59.3%
This beer was an utter disaster. In my opinion it could have been something nice if they would have cranked down the vanilla extract, cake batter taste about 7/8th. It's that outta wack. It looks like a stout without the bishop's collar. Smell is again vanilla extract only. The taste is equally non-complex with thankfully some bitter roastedness in the finish. Mouthfeel and Drinkability are irrelevant as it is too cloying to swirl in the mouth and have more than a few sips before leaving at the bar. Again other than appearance this beer was an utter disaster.
09-19-2008 02:15:54 | More by Chinon01
Creme Brulee (Imperial Milk Stout) from Southern Tier Brewing Company
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Photos by Gerry Ellis from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a nursery and orphanage for elephants in Kenya's Tsavo East National Park. Here, fifty five keepers are charged with being around the clock parents to an elephant. The elephants, however, are the ones who chose their caretakers; it is the keepers who must ingratiate themselves to the elephants and earn their trust.
When elephants first arrive at the orphanage they are often traumatized from having witnessed the slaughter of their mothers and family by poachers. Grieving can last several months, and they often lose the will to live. But as Dame Daphne Sheldrick, founder of the orphanage, explains, a caretaker is charged with "persuading an elephant to live when it wants to die."
Approximately 35,000 elephants are killed by humans every year. With an estimated 350,000 elephants left in the whole continent of Africa, they will be gone in the wild within ten years.
CBC's The Nature of Things did a program on the elephants and their caretakers. You can foster an elephant with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust online here. For more on the emotional lives of elephants, as well as the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and other human efforts to save them, check out these posts
Excuse me. I've got something in my eye.
My neighbor has been playing the drums for like, 3 hours. Am I the biggest asshole if I go over and ask him to give it a rest? Like, christ.
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No one loves food as much as The Rock does.
Absolutely impossible to pick a favorite
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Marta Klonowska (b. 1964, Warsaw, Poland) - Animal sculptures made from shattered glass pieces. Represented by: Lorch + Seide Gallery.
This give me such a shiver. I hate broken glass! They're so nice though!
whoaaaaaa fuc
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"Don't put me down, you know, I'm not one of the guys
Just because it's clever, that doesn't make it any less unkind
Oh, I'm so crazy for you, I'd jump if you gave the sign,
Oh, my love, please don't put me down."
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life has been pretty dumb lately & i have nothing to look forward to except school starting and the end of all my free time alone with my brain.
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Not a lot of pictures from riverwest24, but here's some. (I didn't take all of these obv).
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Driver who struck three children fined $1,000
DOVER — A Somersworth driver, moments before she struck three school children in a crosswalk, was sending email on her cell phone and turning down the volume on her radio, a prosecutor said.
Tiana Conlon, 35, of 15 Spruce St., was fined $1,000 and lost her license for 30 days after she was found guilty in Dover District Court of negligent driving and failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, both violations.
Conlon pleaded "no contest" to the offenses.
She was driving her Honda Element toward town on Jan. 10 when three of the four Wilson siblings, Alyssa, 16, Zach, 14, and Caleb, 10, were crossing Portland Street to the school bus stop at 6:48 a.m.
Less than two minutes earlier, Conlon responded to an email on her BlackBerry, and moments before, she looked away to turn down the volume on her radio, Dover Police Prosecutor Brian Estee said in court this morning.
In that moment, Conlon struck the children as they were walking in the crosswalk at Rogers Street, sending all three to the hospital with injuries, none considered serious.
On Monday, Conlon declined to comment to the media, but she apologized to the children's father multiple times in the hallway outside the courtroom while sobbing loudly.
The children's mother, Lori Wilson, said she was glad the maximum penalty was imposed against Conlon, and said she has not ruled out a civil suit. Her boyfriend, Matt Weeden, said they have also been talking with local legislators about strengthening the state's texting and driving laws.
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Obesity is a well-known risk factor for complications following spine surgery. However, obesity is associated with other comorbidities such as diabetes and heart disease that also contribute to complications. In an effort to determine if obesity is an independent risk factor for adverse events after spine surgery, Dr. Seicean and her colleagues from Cleveland used the NSQIP database to analyze about 50,000 patients who underwent spine surgery between 2006 and 2012. They compared rates of adverse outcomes (i.e. major and minor complications, prolonged length of stay, return to OR, discharge to nursing facility, readmission, and mortality) that occurred within 30 days among patients stratified by BMI. Not surprisingly, they found that most adverse events occurred more frequently in obese patients, and the rate of adverse events increased with increasing degrees of obesity. Patients with a BMI over 40 were nearly twice as likely to have a complication compared to patients with a BMI less than 25. They also performed a propensity-score matched analysis in order to control for the effect of comorbidities and found that obesity tended to be an independent risk factor for adverse events only in the morbidly obese (BMI > 40). This indicates that while overweight and mildly obese patients did have an increased risk of adverse events, these differences were likely being driven by comorbidities like diabetes.
This is an interesting study in that it clearly demonstrates that obese patients, especially morbidly obese patients, are at increased risk for complications, but obesity-related comorbidities may be more important than obesity itself. The results need to be considered in light of the limitations inherent in a NSQIP database study, including possible coding inaccuracies, the lack of patient reported outcomes, and a limited, 30 day follow-up period. The most concerning limitation is the inability of the authors to determine exactly what type of procedure was performed. The authors did not control for invasiveness or location of surgery, and it is possible that selection bias played a role, with morbidly obese patients undergoing less invasive procedures. Obesity is likely a more important risk factor in extensive posterior lumbar surgery compared to anterior cervical surgery. This study adds to the body of literature indicating that obesity is a risk factor for adverse events following surgery, and this information should be communicated to obese patients as they make decisions about treatment. Morbidly obese patients should be well-informed about their high risk for suffering a complication if they elect to undergo spine surgery. Additionally, it suggests that "healthy" patients with mild obesity without comorbidities like diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease may not be at significantly increased risk for complications, which can also help to guide treatment decisions.
Please read Dr. Seicean's article on this topic in the August 15 issue. Does this change how you see the relationship between obesity and complications after spine surgery? Let us know by leaving a comment on The Spine Blog.Adam Pearson, MD, MS
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Treatment decision-making can be challenging in some cases of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). The spine community agrees that surgery is indicated in the case of a healthy, middle-aged patient with clinically significant myelopathy. However, there is scant data to guide treatment in patients with mild signs and symptoms, and the natural history of mild myelopathy is unknown. Choosing treatment for the frail, elderly patient with severe disease is also challenging as the benefits may not justify the substantial risks of extensive surgery. Given these difficulties in deciding whether to perform surgery for myelopathy, efforts have been made to determine if demographic, clinical, or radiographic characteristics can predict outcomes after surgery. In the August 15 issue, Dr. Fehlings and his colleagues from Toronto analyzed the associations between MRI findings and baseline and post-operative disease severity in 134 CSM patients. Transverse area (TA) of the spinal cord at the level of maximum compression as well as the presence of intramedullary T2 hyperintensity and/or T1 hypointensity were determined. These were correlated with physical exam findings, mJOA scores, Nurick grade, SF-36 scores, and timed walking test. The investigators found that there were moderate correlations between TA and physical exam findings, Nurick grade, and mJOA scores, both pre- and post-operatively. Correlations between intramedullary cord signal changes and disease characteristics were much weaker and generally not statistically significant. Interestingly, neither TA or cord signal changes were associated with change scores, indicating that patients with severe cord compression and signal changes could still have significant improvement with surgery.
This study is helpful in that indicates that the degree of cord compression is fairly well-correlated with the clinical severity of myelopathy. It should serve as a reminder to the spine physician to be suspicious of the diagnosis of CSM in patients with pronounced findings and mild cord compression on MRI. It does not shed much light on the prognostic role of cord signal change as the study found minimal correlation between cord signal change and disease severity or degree of improvement. Such a result could be due to a true lack of correlation in the study population or represent a Type II error due to lack of power. Some prior studies have suggested that cord signal changes were associated with less post-operative improvement, though that finding has not been consistent. While studies such as this one provide some prognostic information to spine surgeons and patients about what to expect post-operatively, the lack of a non-operative cohort limits how much it can assist with surgical decision-making. For patients struggling with the decision about whether or not to undergo surgery, prognostic models need to be able predict both surgical and non-operative outcomes in order to determine the likely benefit of surgery. Studies that could provide these data are difficult to perform as most spine surgeons feel patients with a diagnosis of CSM should be treated surgically, so there is a lack of equipoise to perform a randomized clinical trial. The best option going forward is probably an observational study in which patients who are felt to be surgical candidates yet decline surgery are followed to get a better sense of the natural history of CSM using modern outcome measures. Until such a study is performed, patients and spine surgeons are left with predictive data from only one side of the treatment decision-making equation.
Please read Dr. Fehlings's article on this topic in the August 15 issue. Does this change how you see the prognostic role of MRI findings in CSM? Let us know by leaving a comment on The Spine Blog.Adam Pearson, MD,MS
As the population ages, the number of dens fractures in the elderly has increased and placed a large burden on the healthcare system. These patients frequently have multiple comorbidities, leading to high rates of complications and mortality whether they are treated surgically or with non-operative treatment. Additionally, the best treatment for the geriatric odontoid fracture remains controversial, with a recent, large observational trial suggesting better patient reported outcomes measures and lower mortality with surgery.1 However, this study was not randomized and there were likely unmeasured differences between the surgery and non-operative group that could have confounded the results. Given the increasing number of these fractures and the high cost to society associated with their treatment, Dr. Daniels and his colleagues from Providence performed a retrospective administrative database analysis using the National Inpatient Sample from 2000-2010. They found that the overall incidence increased over two-fold over the decade, with the greatest increase in patients over age 84 (3 fold increase). The use of a halo-vest decreased from 25% to 10%, while the rate of surgical treatment increased from 13% to 16%, changes consistent with recommendations in the literature. Not surprisingly, the comorbidity burden increased, which was likely responsible for the non-significant increase in inpatient mortality (4.9% to 6.7%). The inpatient mortality rate was lower for patients undergoing surgery compared to those treated non-operatively (3.1% vs. 7.5%), though the surgery patients were healthier. Inpatient hospital charges were approximately twice as high for surgical patients compared to patients not undergoing surgery.
The findings of this paper suggest that we might have an epidemic of C2 fractures on our hands. While the fracture incidence could plausibly be increasing due to a more active elderly population or the prolonged life expectancy of less healthy patients at greater risk for C2 fracture, given the increased incidence even in younger age groups suggests other factors may also be contributing. The authors point out that the rate of advanced imaging has likely increased over the past decade, and the likelihood of diagnosis is much greater with a CT scan than with plain radiographs. Additionally, coders may have become more likely to code the specific fracture level over time, which could also give the appearance of an increased incidence. Even if the incidence was not increasing, the absolute number of fractures would be increasing simply due to the increasing number of elderly patients in the population. The authors indicate that hospital charges for C2 fractures exceeded $1.5 billion dollars in 2010, so this is clearly a problem that needs further study. Given that prevention will likely be difficult, determining the most cost-effective treatment for dens fractures is essential. While surgery may lead to better outcomes and lower mortality in certain subgroups, it may be less beneficial or harmful in others.2 Future studies should focus on determining the most cost-effective treatment for patients based on their specific characteristics.
Please read Dr. Daniels's article on this topic in the August 15 issue. Does it change how you look at C2 fractures in the elderly? Let us know by leaving a comment on The Spine Blog.Adam Pearson, MD, MS
1. Vaccaro AR, Kepler CK, Kopjar B, et al. Functional and quality-of-life outcomes in geriatric patients with type-II dens fracture. The Journal of bone and joint surgery American volume 2013;95:729-35.
2. Schoenfeld AJ, Bono CM, Reichmann WM, et al. Type II Odontoid Fractures of the Cervical Spine: Do Treatment Type and Medical Comorbidities Affect Mortality in Elderly Patients? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2011;36:879-85.
Incidental durotomy is a common complication in lumbar spine surgery and can be seen in cervical spine surgery as well. It has been studied extensively, though questions still remain about the best way to manage dural tears. Given that durotomy is a common complication that is treated with a period of bedrest, it is well known that it increases length of stay and costs to the healthcare system. As such, Dr. Singh and his colleagues from Chicago performed a cost analysis using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database to compare costs, length of stay, and complications associated with incidental durotomy in cervical and lumbar spine surgery. They analyzed over 275,000 cases captured in the database and reported a durotomy rate of 0.4% for cervical surgery and 2.9% for lumbar surgery. After controlling for demographic characteristics, comorbidity burden, and hospital factors, they determined that incidental durotomy increased hospital costs by $7,638 for cervical surgery and $2,412 for lumbar surgery. Durotomy increased length of stay by 1.8 days after cervical surgery and 1.3 days after lumbar surgery. The authors also reported increased rates of other complications following durotomy including hematoma, neurological injury, DVT, PE, ileus, and UTI.
The results of this study come as no surprise, but the question that emerges is how much the durotomy actually contributes to the observed differences. In this study and prior studies on the topic, durotomies were more likely to occur in patients undergoing more extensive, more complex surgery, and these patients were older with a greater comorbidity burden. While the authors attempted to control for some of these factors in their analysis, the number of covariates that can be gleaned from billing data is quite limited, and there are clearly many unmeasured confounders that are likely contributing to the reported differences in addition to the incidental durotomy. Another major limitation in studying complications in the NIS database is that they are frequently not recorded in the billing data, and this is reflected in the very low rates of incidental durotomy in this study. The lumbar decompression group has a durotomy rate of 3.5%, markedly lower than the 9% reported in the SPORT spinal stenosis study. It is highly likely that many of the durotomies were not coded, which limits the conclusions that can be drawn from the study. Similarly, while bedrest following durotomy could increase the rates of complications such as DVT, PE, and UTI, it is also possible that hospitals that more frequently code durotomy also code other complications more frequently. This study serves as a reminder that durotomy is not a completely benign complication and increases costs to the healthcare system. Given that durotomies are a part of spine surgery that cannot be eliminated, future efforts should focus on the most cost-effective way to treat them. Studies should determine if the use of patches and sealant is cost-effective and if using such technology can decrease the need for bedrest. There is wide variation in how incidental durotomies are treated, and a high quality multicenter study evaluating different approaches might allow for the development of a widely-accepted protocol that is both safe and cost-effective.
Please read Dr. Singh's article on this topic in the August 1 issue. Does this article change how you view incidental durotomies? Let us know by leaving a comment on The Spine Blog.Adam Pearson, MD, MS
Spine surgeons have long believed that fusion likely accelerates degeneration at adjacent levels, though the data supporting this belief has been limited. In general, long-term RCTs comparing fusion to non-operative treatment have been underpowered to evaluate adjacent segment disease (ASD) in the long-term, so the question has remained unanswered. In order to overcome the reduced power related to attrition, Dr. Mannion and her colleagues combined data from four major RCTs comparing fusion to non-operative treatment for low back pain and obtained radiographs and patient-reported outcome measures at a mean follow-up of over 13 years. While just over 50% of patients were lost to follow-up, over 350 patients were included in the analysis, making this the largest data-set ever collected to look at long-term ASD after lumbar fusion. They found that the fusion group had significantly greater loss of disk height at the adjacent level and two segments cranial to the fused level. However, there was no correlation between disk height loss and clinical outcome measures (ODI and low back pain scale). This led the authors to conclude that while fusion had at least some role in accelerating ASD, this was not symptomatic, at least out to 13 years.
The authors should be congratulated on working together to create such a large dataset with long-term follow-up in an attempt to answer the age-old question about fusion and ASD. The paper does provide rather compelling evidence that fusion does accelerate ASD, but that development of ASD has minimal effect on clinical outcomes. The most concerning aspect of this study is the large loss to follow-op, though nearly 50% follow-up over a decade from enrollment is actually quite good. There were also a substantial number of crossovers from non-operative treatment to surgery. While these factors could cause selection and attrition bias, there was no indication that the patients who were lost to follow-up or crossed over were much different than those who did not. One could also suggest that disk height loss may not be the best marker for ASD and that MRI findings and/or dynamic radiographs would be better. Despite these minor shortcomings, this paper represents the best data on this topic in the lumbar spine.
Please read Dr. Mannion's article in the August 1 issue. Does this paper change how you think about ASD after lumbar fusion? Let us know by leaving a comment on The Spine Blog.
Adam Pearson, MD, MS
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