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Vermont Stimulus Office Announces $530,000 for Green Jobs Research
Posted: November 18, 2009
The US Department of Labor announced today that the Vermont Department of Labor, along with seven other states in a joint research consortium, was awarded a four-million dollar grant to study the demand for Green Jobs in our state and the North East regional economy.
Vermont's share of this award will be approximately $530,000. Vermont is the lead fiscal administrative state for the project.
The research project is designed to work with the state's green related industries to establish a common definition and understanding of what Green industries and jobs are in Vermont and across the region. This will include a common set of job titles as well as the skill sets and training necessary to succeed in these jobs.
More importantly, the project seeks to develop and implement a tool that will measure "real time" job demand for Green jobs by tracking all national online job advertising and parsing that database for Green related jobs by state. Once established, the tool will also be able to identify increasing demand for jobs any emerging industry as that growth occurs.
Governor James Douglas commented that, "Establishing the demand for green jobs will assist job seekers and Vermont's workforce development community in providing for the proper training to ensure success in these careers. I am pleased that Vermont will help lead the effort to grow sustainable jobs in the growing Green economy."


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24 delicious cupcakes made using the Magnolia Bakery cookbook Kelly sent for Christmas. Baked in the pans she sent for my birthday! And then oh so carefully loaded into my cupcake caddies for transport to the party.
In order to avoid a near collision, Veto hit the brakes on the way to the party. Turns out, no cupcake caddy can protect the most heavily frosted handheld cakes from trauma:
Needless to say, I was un-hap-py. Prone to drama at the best of times, I almost didn't even take them into the party. I mean, why spend five hours baking these festive little frosting piles from scratch and then produce them as smooshy lumps? WWMD? (What would Martha do?)

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I would like to nominate my teacher, Mr. Bola for the Golden Apple Award. Mrs. Bola is a complimentary math teacher who makes learning fun! We don't just sit there and be bored all day, we get up and dance and do all kinds of crazy things. We don't just sit there and be bored all day; we get up and dance and do all kinds of crazy thing! We don't ever sit there for more than ten minutes; we are always up dancing or stretching.
Mrs. Bola makes it fun to practice for a test and while getting ready for the PSSA. It really stinks when her class flies by so quickly because it is my favorite!
One of my favorite songs that she made up was her own remix for Dynamite!!! The songs that she makes are so catchy; we walk around singing them and they really do help us! There are so many fun things she does with us. Whenever we learn a new thing she has a dance to make it easier! Mrs. Bola keeps us from daydreaming because she is always interacting with us. She is always funny and fun!
Mrs. Bola makes things easy to understand. When we make note cards, she has us come up with the definitions ourselves so that we understand them our way, not the way other people do; this really helps. She understands that all students are different, like one student always moves in his chair so she said if it's easier, he can stand and march in place. The student said this helped him a lot!
Mrs. Bola is a great teacher and I definitely think she deserves the Golden Apple Award!


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Effective MAIS Reporting and Documentation
Effective MAIS Reporting and Documentation by: Carol L. Mitlacher, NREMT-P JoAnn M. Yost, BS NREMT-P United Steam Fire Engine Company Number 3 I. Effective MAIS Reporting and Documentation...
2. Patient Transport Priority
3. Transport Intended Destination
F. En Route to Hospital
1. Reassessments and Findings
2. Vital Signs
3. Additional Treatment Provided
4. Any Consultation Information
G. At the Hospital
1. Destination of Patient (i.e. –Room Number)
2. To Whom was Care Transferred
3. To whom was the Report of Patient Care Given
V. Refusal Documentation (1-2-5)
A. Legally Important
B. Pertinent Information to Include
1. Patient Identification Information
2. Call Type
3. Scene Description
4. Subjective Information
5. Objective Information
a. Assess Patient
b. Note Suspected Injuries
C. Inform Patient
1. Advise Patient of Risks
2. Allow for Informed Refusal
3. Document all Information Given by Provider
D. A3E3P3 (Acronym)
1. Assess – For Injuries
2. Advise – Of Options
3. Alleviate – Problems/Fears
4. Explicit – Be Direct/Honest
5. Exploit – All Avenues
6. Explain – Ramifications
7. Persuade – To be Transported
8. Protocol – Follow Protocol
9. Protect – Yourself, Crew and Patient
VI. Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols (1-2-6)
A. Abbreviations
1. Medically Accepted
2. Shorthand
B. Acronyms
a. Signs/Symptoms
b. Allergies
c. Medications
d. Past Medical History
e. Last Oral Intake
f. Events Leading to Injury or Illness
a. Onset
b. Provocations
c. Quality
d. Region/Radiation
e. Severity
f. Time
a. Deformities
b. Contusions
c. Abrasions
d. Punctures
e. Burns
f. Tenderness
g. Lacerations
h. Swelling
a. To Whom Care was Transferred
b. Time
c. Fluid Infusion
d. Necessary Status Update
C. Symbols
1. Not many in EMS
2. Listed in Handout
3. Physical Therapy Symbols
a. Right
b. Left
c. Increase
d. Decrease
4. Other Symbols
a. At
b. Degree
c. Equal to
d. Times
Session 1
Lesson 1:2 Written Narrative Completion
Student Performance Objective (SPO):
Given information and knowledge about narrative formats and abbreviations, the student will be able to formulate effective written narratives utilizing medically accepted abbreviations in accordance with medically accepted narrative formats.
Review/Main Points:
V. Written Narrative Completion
• Effective Narrative
• CHART format
• SOAP(IER) format
• Chronological format
• Refusal Documentation
• Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols
Oral Review: Under each review point, recall and list three features from the discussion. Make a note of these points or highlight points in your notes as you may use them for exam review.
Other Evaluation: Use course quizzes, if any, or create and use lesson quizzes and other learning reinforcements. Quizzes are diagnostic and may be given as in-class group assignments to generate discussion or as home assignments and used as review prior to starting the next session.
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Hey there Idol Fans! It seems Julie is still out of town, Artie went back to the Volleyball court, and Dancer X went back to Dancing. So today you get my thoughts and my thoughts alone on
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And that brings us to our first audition. David Osmond, one of many Osmond relatives. He came with a sob story. My guess is there weren't any sob stories on Tuesday night so they have to hit us right off the bat with one on Wednesday. David was okay. He was kind of boring. I've seen people just like him every other season. He did far too many runs. He had a nice voice. He could be good if he put some effort into it. But as for his audition it was enough to get a golden ticket, but a bit too bland for my tastes.
Frankie Jordan, a stay at home mom, hit the audition room next. It was like Amy Winehouse suddenly got hot and more normal. She was really good, but here's the deal. Either she picked an Amy Winehouse song, because she knew that it was the one that suited her best and she can't sing any other song as well, or she is an imitator. I mean it really felt like I was watching Winehouse trying to re-launch herself as a normal person. The judges sent Amy, er...I mean Frankie through.
Megan Corkrey, mom, and recent divorcee followed Frankie. She was really different. She had kind of an old school style about her. I liked her a lot, and so did Simon. I am not sure if all the people in TV land dug her like I did, but she was one of the most original contestants we've seen in years.
Chris Kirkham, and his lucky charm "Greg the Rabbit", hit the Audition room with some Simon love, only to get no love returned by the bitter Brit. I actually liked this guy. He was not bad at all. But I guess the dude dressed up in the pink bunny suit was too much of a distraction for the judges because they sent him packing. I guess next time the guy sings, he should ditch Greg and sit some computers with Mah Jong games loaded on them in front of those judges. That totally worked for me. I was sold. Chris, you would have gotten a golden ticket from this girl.
High School President, Austin Sisneros was up next. He was good, but also extremely boring. I don't see him going far, unless he finds a little excitement in himself. He might need to borrow Archie's dad to help his image a little bit.
I think that on top of being one of the most polite city in the world,
So after that boring audition American Idol decided to wake us up a little bit with someone who really was different. Well different for American Idol. Rose Flack also came with a sob story, and this is the first sob story of the season to actually make me feel bad. Rose had a look that reminded me of Aimee Mann during the Til' Tuesday era. I was waiting for her to break out in "Voices Carry" but instead when she sang, she reminded me of Beth Orton. Not at all what I expected. I think she may have been my favorite of the night. She didn't bore me, and she had true talent. So that brings the total to two Salt
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Thompson was hired in January as CEO to replace Carol Bartz, who was fired by the board last September. Her blunt approach, complete with often colorful language in public speeches, was at first seen as a breath of fresh air for the ailing company, but that quickly changed. Bartz was hired in 2009 to replace Jerry Yang, the company's cofounder who had stepped in to the CEO role in mid-2007.
Thompson quickly took steps to try to improve the company's ailing fortunes, cutting 2,000 jobs and making management changes. Yahoo's first-quarter sales figures beat analyst estimates and it also reported the first revenue increase in more than three years, bolstering hopes that the company was on the mend.
But Loeb found fault with Thompson's approach and began his public campaign in earnest to unseat the CEO, saying in April that Thompson should not have announced job cuts without having first provided more detailed plans for the company. He also argued that Yahoo should have accepted Microsoft's previous acquisition bid.


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Andrew Luck will come to Indianapolis for a private workout in the next couple of weeks. Robert Griffin III, apparently, will not.
Colts general manger Ryan Grigson said during a conference call Monday that the Colts plan to bring in Luck during the next couple of weeks.
Indy, however, will not have the same opportunity with Griffin, who is projected by most analysts to go No. 2. Grigson says team officials did attend Griffin's pro day at Baylor, but couldn't schedule an individual workout


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Accused of fondling clients, retired PD is disbarred by consent
Posted Jan 24, 2014 12:44 PM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A former public defender who was accused of fondling three clients has been disbarred by consent.
Illinois lawyer Lonnie Lutz was disbarred by the Illinois Supreme Court effective Jan. 17, according to the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission. The Champaign News-Gazette has a story.
Lutz retired as the Coles County public defender last June after 33 years in the job. An ethics complaint alleged that he:
• Rubbed the leg and shoulders of a client in 2010.
• Kissed and groped a client in 2012, and invited her to join him on a trip to Springfield where he said he would tie her to the bed while he attended a conference there.
• Touched a client's thigh on two occasions in 2012 on a bench outside the courtroom.
Lutz filed a motion in November to remove his name from the attorney rolls, the Herald-Review reported at the time. Lutz's lawyer, Rodney Smith, told the newspaper that his client had retired and it wasn't worth the time and expense to fight the ethics charges.
"It's not an admission at all," Smith told the newspaper. "We still deny any and all charges."
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about overcoming obstacles, working together toward a common goal, and rising
above one�s set of circumstances. The idea is that your dreams are not
necessarily out of reach, although there is plenty of heartbreak and trouble
along the way. As a former NFL player tells the team early on, �
You gotta think
outside your circumstances
This is a team in an underfunded system, a team that has
always lost, once having a season record of 0-10. They play in an area that is
basically poor. The plant that supplied most of the families with jobs closed,
and so a lot of folks moved out. (There are several shots of boarded up houses
during the opening credit sequence.) This film documents one season in which
the team attempts to do what the school had never done before � win a play-off
The film starts with the team�s coach, Bill Courtney,
listing off players who have been shot and are no longer in school; also, another
player was arrested, and this was all within two weeks. And yet he tells them, �
is our season � I don�t care what happens
.� The film takes us through the
entire season, starting with the first day of practice.
Before their second game, there is a talk of a planned
fight after this district game. At the half, Manassas is down, 20-0. The
players are obviously down as well. Bill Courtney tells them optimistically, �
is an unbelievably good opportunity
And the team does manage to come back in the second half. As incredible
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worry of a fight, the cops stop the teams from shaking hands. And you realize
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moment in the film. And this film is full of such moments.
The team�s coaches are all volunteers.
The head coach, Bill Courtney, began
volunteering six years before this film was shot. His first year there, the
team won four games, so they were no longer the worst team in the state.
Bill Courtney says, �
You think football
builds character, which it does not. Football reveals character
.� Bill can
relate to these kids because his own father left when he was four years old.
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teammates (and in doing so, he misses his own son�s first game).
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grandmother, and sees football as his way out. When O.C.�s grades slip he moves
into coach Mike Ray�s house, because tutors wouldn�t go to O.C.�s house.
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putting in the effort. And these are coaches who go way beyond simply teaching
them how to play the game.
Montrail (AKA �Money�) is also a senior, and plays right
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the football program
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to your district games, your kids were already beat up and defeated. So they
started Manrise, a program to raise money.
directed and edited by Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin.
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from the film.
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documentary began with a newspaper article about O.C. He and TJ Martin talk
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Sorry to burst Mel Kiper's bubble but Michael Crabtree is not a top NFL prospect. Top NFL WR prospects have tremendous size, speed and have demonstrated how to use those athletic attributes in college to make you believe they will dominate in the faster, bigger, tougher NFL.
Michael Crabtree in my estimation has demonstrated none of the above criteria to warrant such admiration and in my estimation is on route to becoming an infamous NFL bust.
I read a favorable comparison of Michael Crabtree to Calvin Johnson. Well to prove my point, let's just compare Crabtree's measurables to Calvin Johnson's along with other recent highly touted NFL prospects:
Calvin Johnson - Height: 6-5, 4.35 sec 40 yard dash, 45" vertical jump
Braylon Edwards - Height 6-3, 4.40 sec 40 yard dash, 38" vertical jump
Larry Fitzgerald - Height 6-3, 4.48 sec 40 yard dash, 35" vertical jump
Michael Crabtree - Height 6-1 3/4, 4.54 sec 40 yard dash*, 34" vertical jump*
* College reported measurements
The first measurement (and only official measurement) to jump out about Crabtree is his height. He is not a tall receiver of the likes Johnson, Edwards or Fitzgerald. In fact, he's not tall at all for a receiver of NFL standards.
Judging by his lack of height you have to question whether Crabtree can win the vertical battle in the NFL. In fact, what often differentiates the top NFL receivers from the rest is the ability to win the jump ball from the defender. At 6-1 Crabtree is already at a disadvantage to the receivers mentioned.
We lack a vertical leap measurement on Crabtree because of his injury prior to the combine so we're just left checking the tape. I looked at the tape. Not only could I not find evidence of superior on field leaping ability but saw he often failed to attack the ball at the highest point. In traffic, he had a penchant for diving backwards for the ball to make the catch. It proved effective in college, but NFL defenders are not going to misjudge the flight of the ball giving him the chance to complete the catch behind them. Anyone expecting Larry Fitzgerald's high acrobatics or Megatron's never ending reach isn't going to see that play from Michael Crabtree.
No. 1 NFL receivers who lack height often make it up with superior speed. I think I've pretty well proven Crabtree won't be a Calvin Johnson or Braylon Edwards but maybe he's of the Santana Moss, Steve Smith mold of top receivers with blazing speed. Checking the combine numbers Santana Moss ran 4.35 40 yard dash and Steve Smith ran a 4.38. I haven't read anyone outside the Lubbock cheerleader squad who thinks Crabtree runs below 4.5 sec 40 yard dash. Again, you can refer to the tape but it's often pointed out Crabtree faced inferior talent provided by Texas Tech's schedule. Yes, he looks fast but he isn't out running anyone to make you believe he is 4.35 fast.
If he doesn't have superior size or superior speed than he really is a low-end NFL deep threat or even worse an NFL slot receiver. Neither comparison makes him a viable top 10 NFL prospect. Drafting him that high would put him in the reach category of a Peter Warrick, albeit Crabtree is taller. Than again, top slot receivers are precise route runners. Crabtree needs a lot work in that area.
Yes, but he's a football player and winner . . .
No denying Michael Crabtree was a great college football player and Texas Tech achieved a greater fame with him. However, if you go back to his most famous play, the game winner against Texas, the play was more of a mistake by the Texas safety than a great play by Crabtree. You can see the CB intentionally shadowing Crabtree to attack the ball underneath but it was safety that blew the coverage by also attacking the ball underneath instead of staying behind the play to make the safe tackle. Crabtree made the mistake of running the route 6 yards short of the end zone and the safety let him off the hook.
The abilities that do translate to the NFL are Crabtree's great hands; ability to shake off arm tackles and good open field running, but that doesn't make him a special NFL prospect. As Reggie Bush found out, open field running in the NFL can be a rare commodity. Also to use those hands Crabtree will need to become a better, more deceptive route runner and display the ability to body the defender from the ball at the point of attack.
What about the immeasurables? No doubt Crabtree is a good kid who was a pleasure for the coaching staff, teammates and the campus. He is no knucklehead or malcontent but I question whether his college experience has prepared him for the culture shock of the NFL. I also question whether he is a workaholic, which is needed to survive in the NFL.
How many of you know that Mike Leach likes to keep the size of his play book exorbitantly low in order to give his kids more time for class? In 2 years at Texas Tech Crabtree had to learn a total of 35 plays. Let me repeat . . .35 PLAYS! Every high school football team in the country has a more elaborate play book. I have to believe such a minuscule playbook makes college life easy and the game more fun. Now project Crabtree's having to hunker down and memorize a 300 play NFL playbook with route trees based on secondary reads before he even enters training camp. He has the smarts but does he have the will or experience to break down and absorb that kind of playbook?
The NFL is a professional football league. The best players are known for their work ethic far above their athleticism . . . except you Randy Moss. Does Crabtree have the will to put in those extra, grueling hours to make him great? Minus exceptional height and speed, Crabtree is going to need to out work his counterparts to meet expectations.
More than likely, I expect to hear complaints that Crabtree doesn't find the NFL brand of football fun anymore. The extra hours of practice and study just to find mild success will probably wear on his expectations where he's always found that the game came easy. It cannot be emphasized enough; the greats are married to their job. Is Crabtree married to the grueling task of being an NFL football player or has the gotten by with athletic talent? Jeremy Maclin is told to be a great worker, is Crabtree of that mold?
Let it be declared now. If Michael Crabtree turns out to be NFL draft bust you heard it here first. Behind those rosy colored glasses painted on by the college football hype machine there are some serious questions to Crabtree's NFL prospects. Great college players don't always make great NFL players. 6-1 height, 4.5 sec 40 yard dash isn't special in the NFL and his fundamentals and work ethic are not his strengths.
As for Mel Kiper, just know his list annually consists of the top college football players who might be big or fast enough for the NFL ranks, but its mere coincidence if they measure out to be top prospects by NFL standards. I wonder how many NFL scouts have secretly admitted to friends and family that they would punch Mel Kiper if given the opportunity? Lucky for Mel, if Crabtree busts the fan base stuck with the disaster would have already forgotten his prediction.


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Shreveport fire officials are investigating the cause of a house fire that injured three people Wednesday night.
Firefighters say the fire broke out around 8:15 p.m. at a home in the 1600 block of Oakdale Street. Firefighters say a child told his mother that his bed was on fire. They say four adults and three children were inside the home at the time of the fire.
Firefighters say all of them were able to escape but one adult and one child suffered minor burn injuries. They were treated at the scene. A firefighter also suffered second degree burns and was taken to the hospital. He is expected to be okay.
Fire officials say the home was heavily damaged.
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On the day of finding out Manus injury could be in fact a serious one, not just Pop dicking around with the regular season, we loose out on a would be good/great fit via trade. The consensus around here was that Vince Carter isn't a Spurs guy, however pretty much everyone felt landing a John Salmons was just what we needed. Come to find out that is squashed now. The only thing left to do as I see is pray for Manus unholy ankle and as SiMA said jump on the Pops bandwagon "there's still room".
I've read some rumors that we've inquired about Richard Jefferson but acquiring him without involving Manu is crazy talk. We don't have the goods to pry him away unless all other active teams make deals leaving Milwaukee no other options but to trade with us. I guess they want to unload him pretty bad.
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I stole the idea for this drawing from a seventh-grade boy's school art project and I don't even want to show you the original, it's so much cuter than this. But if you're going to steal, steal from the best, and then give that thing you stole hollow, frightened eyes, an ax, and a mid-western backstory. What penguin wouldn't love Fargo?
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Danville,VA-- The Boys and Girls Club of the Danville Area just announced their new executive director.
Faith Stamps joined the team the beginning of this week. She is a former educator and worked for the United Way of Danville Pittsylvania County for four years.
Stamps said she is excited about her transition into her role at the Boys and Girls Club. She hopes to continue provide the children with programs and activities that encourages their personal growth.
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No, telling you to fuck off is not 'being a right fucking woman' its me telling you to shut your fucking mouth because I'm not a doormat and I've had it with your shit.
Afar away the light that brings cold cheer
Unto this wall, - one instant and no more
Admitted at my distant palace-door
Afar the flowers of Enna from this drear
Dire fruit, which, tasted once, must thrall me here.
Afar those skies from this Tartarean grey
That chills me: and afar how far away,
The nights that shall become the days that were.
Afar from mine own self I seem, and wing
Strange ways in thought, and listenfor a sign:
And still some heart unto some soul doth pine,
O, Whose sounds mine inner sense in fain to bring,
Continually together murmuring) —
'Woe me for thee, unhappy Proserpine'.
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City Beach Resort, all 162 guest rooms are beautifully furnished and meticulously appointed to afford every luxury and convenience.
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A Colorado woman was impaled by a light pole after she crashed because she was texting and driving.
Officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have arrested a man for burglarizing a home after an alert neighbor called 911, according to a release from CMPD.
On Monday, April 22, at approximately 12:30 p.m., patrol officers were dispatched to a residential breaking and entering call for service at a home in the 600 block of Farmhurst Drive.
A witness called 911 to report observing a man smash a window of a neighboring home before going inside, police said.
The witness gave the 911 tele-communicator a detailed description of the man, and officers immediately arrived on the scene and saw a man matching the description of the suspect exiting a wooded area near the home.
Officers detained the individual, later identified as Stephen S. Irby, 25, and positively identified him as the suspect who broke into the home by the witness.
After searching the wooded area, officers recovered a flat screen television and computer that was removed during the break-in, the report states.
Irby was arrested and charged with breaking and entering and larceny.
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A simple procedure for the evaluation of treatment effects on duration variables
AbstractOften, a treatment and the outcome of interest are characterized by the moment they occur, and these moments are realizations of stochastic processes with dependent unobserved determinants. We develop a simple and intuitive method for inference on the treatment effect. The method can be implemented as a graphical procedure or as a straightforward parameter test in an auxiliary univariate single-spell duration model. The method exploits information on the timing of the treatment relative to the outcome that is discarded in binary treatment analyses.
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I recently revisited my Hard Candy Top Ten Palettes and came up with this rich purple eye with a touch of sparkle. The sparkle comes from a Hard Candy glitter liner...they're awesome! A little note though - as I mentioned in nearly all of my Top Ten palette reviews, these eyeshadows work best with a good base. A creamy, colored base would be best. For this look I used a NYX Jumbo Pencil in Yogurt.
Anyway...I seriously love Hard Candy. Great products and so super affordable.
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- Taime said...
Gorgeous!! I love the color combo!! :)
- January 27, 2013 at 6:33 PM
- Saira Bhatti said...
That's such a pretty look, especially for valentines day!
- January 27, 2013 at 6:57 PM
- Goddesslily Seymour said...
That pop of purple glitter is too fabulous!
- January 27, 2013 at 8:36 PM
- MissAshDG said...
this is gorgeous :)
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- VOGUECITA said...
Love it!!! Beautiful dear
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- January 28, 2013 at 1:36 AM
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I'm in looove !!!
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- christinamartinaxoxo said...
crazy gorgeous look!!
- January 28, 2013 at 7:01 AM
- keLLy said...
Which one did you use for the primary lid color? I looked back at your swatches for this palette, is it the 4th swatch? The colors look more vibrant than the swatches so it's hard to tell which you used.
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love this look! that pop of glitter is so pretty. I love mixing pink and purple so girly. have never tried the hard candy glitter liners but now I want to!! xx. gigi. food and beauty blogger @ www.gigikkitchen.blogspot.com
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I love it! I need to try out some Hard Candy.
- January 29, 2013 at 4:23 PM
- Jacqueline A Brilliant Brunette said...
@Kelly...it was the fourth color. I had to pack it on the base on my lid and only blend in my crease to get it to show up like this.
- January 30, 2013 at 8:41 AM
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I love it
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News: A$AP Rocky Kills Kendrick Lamar's Vibe: "That 'King of NY' Sh*t, You Smoking Crack" [Video]
Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013 10:50AM
New York rapper A$AP Rocky has stepped forward with an opinion on rap pal Kendrick Lamar heating up the Internet with dicey words courtesy of Big Sean's "Control" track.
While he immediately killed the perception of Lamar being the king of his city, Rocky did acknowledge the competitive nature of K. Dot's lyrics.
"He named a lot of n*ggas," A$AP said in an interview. "I feel like, I mean, that 'King of New York' sh*t, you smoking crack, you're crazy, you know what I mean? Honestly though, K. Dot and them n*ggas, that's fam. I think hip-hop needs this sh*t. It's n*ggas who's pissed off just because they wasn't mentioned. ... I'm not justifiying sh*t, rap is rap, my n*gga. N*gga didn't say nothing about nobody mother -- he didn't say he want problems. He said, 'These are my n*ggas and I'm letting y'all know it's competition.' What's the problem? That man know I'm where he at. I feel like all the rappers making disses and responses -- I'ma keep it a buck, it's not even about being relevant because hip-hop ain't about relevance, man. It's all about the sport, it's all about the culture." (Hot 97)
This week, Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon said the only one who could wear the "King of New York" crown is the late Notorious B.I.G.
"All I'ma say is that n*ggas know he ain't the 'King of New York'," Rae said in an interview. "The King of New York, to me, is in the ground and that's B.I.G. That's the n*gga that came from the bottom, for real, and really earned that position in the game to be called that. I think son, dude was rhyming, having fun. He was feeling his d*ck, however he was doing it. He was just expressing himself. I think you're supposed to feel like that on wax." (Itz Bizkit)
A few days ago, New York rap icon Nas refrained from speaking heavily when asked about Lamar's "King of New York" claim.
"Wow," Nas said when asked by radio personality Miss Info about Kendrick Lamar's "King of New York" line. "My reaction is wow. I love hip-hop right now. ... Certain fans like certain eras of rap, certain fans are not up on certain eras, so they don't really remember all of them. Yeah, yeah, yeah, KRS-One, MC Shan and all the way to Busy Bee. This is what hip-hop is all about. You gotta ask him [about that line]. [Was I offended?] I'm a listener." (Miss Info TV)
Last week, New York rapper Maino said New York emcees have no one to blame but themselves for allowing K. Dot to feel confident enough to go for the NY title.
"It's kind of good that it happened because I feel like here, we kind of did a lot of d*ck-sucking, a lot of c*ck-licking for a long time," Maino explained. "We lost our culture, it's no such thing as a New York sound anymore. Look at Kendrick Lamar's perspective though. Here's a guy from Cali, he comes here, he had the number one album in the country at one point, he comes here, he sells out Roseland Ballroom, he gets more spins on New York radio than New York artists. If I was doing it in LA, I'd be the King of LA too. So, from a competitive rap standpoint, I see where he was able to say that at." (Street Heat TV)
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.- Several first-place finishes earned Pittsburgh's Brycen Spratling and Providence's Emily Sisson BIG EAST Track Athlete of the Week awards. Connecticut's Victoria Flowers was named BIG EAST Women's Field Athlete of the Week for the third consecutive time, while Rutgers' Kevin Bostick earned BIG EAST Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors.
Sisson finished first in the 5,000-meter run in 15:44.40 at the Boston University Terrier Invitational on Jan. 25 to take BIG EAST Women's Track Athlete of the Week honors. The junior's time ranks first in the league and nationally. Seven of the national top-10 5,000m times were recorded at the Terrier Invitational. The mark is an indoor 5,000m personal best for Sisson.
Spratling picked up victories in the 200m (21.01) and 400m (46.25) at the Penn State National Meet on Jan. 25-26 to be named BIG EAST Men's Track Athlete of the Week. The junior's times rank first in the league, and his 400m mark ranks second nationally. The defending BIG EAST men's 200m and 500m champion, Spratling marked a personal best in the 200m, while setting a 400m meet record at the Penn State National Meet.
Flowers earns her third consecutive BIG EAST Women's Field Athlete of the Week award after finishing first in the shot put and weight throw at the Terrier Invitational. The senior finished first in both events for the third consecutive week. Her mark of 21.32m in the weight throw ranks first in the BIG EAST and fourth nationally. Flowers took first place in the shot put with a toss of 15.87m.
Bostick jumped to two first place finishes at the Metropolitan Championships to be named BIG EAST Men's Field Athlete of the Week. The senior won the high jump with a jump of 2.07m and took the triple jump with a mark of 14.76m.
According to the NCAA, "qualification to the [NCAA] championships is based on the descending-order list for the season...for each individual event contested, the top 16 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the competition. For each relay contested, the top 12 relay teams will be accepted into the competition...There are no qualifying standards for the championships season."
The BIG EAST Indoor Track & Field Championships will take place Feb. 16-17 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
BIG EAST Track & Field News and Notes
· BIG EAST Competes at the Terrier Invitational
o Four BIG EAST women's runners finished with top-10 national times in the 5,000m, including Providence's Emily Sisson (1st - 15:44.40), Connecticut's Lindsay Crevoiserat (4th - 15:58.47), Providence's Laura Nagel (5th - 16:07.56) and Connecticut's Laura Sara (9th - 16:30.50)
o Providence's Shane Quinn ranks eighth nationally in the men's 3,000m with a time of 8:01.49, earning him third place
· Marquette junior sets school record
o Marquette's Carlye Schuh finished first in the long jump at the Bill Bergan Invite on Jan. 26
o The junior's mark broke a 14-year old Golden Eagles indoor long jump record
· BIG EAST posts top marks in women's field
o Cincinnati's Mackenzie Fields pole vaulted to a second-place finish at the Rod McCravy Invitational with a mark of 4.20m, which ranks first in the league
o USF's Courtney Anderson won the women's high jump at the Jayhawk Classic with a mark of 1.77m, which ranks third in the league
Below is a list of the top marks in BIG EAST Indoor Track & Field:
Jaquan Holland, SU - 6.82
Margret Harris, UofL - 7.38
Donald Pollitt, SU - 7.88
Kaila Barber, ND -8.32
Brycen Spratling, Pitt - 21.01
Jonnique Lawrence, Pitt - 24.12
Brycen Spratling, Pitt - 46.25
Michelle Brown, ND -54.59
Chris Giestling, ND - 1:03.17
Deseree King, GU - 1:12.75
Sam Ellison, VU - 1:48.62
Kelsey Margey, VU - 2:08.17
Billy Ledder, GU - 2:25.21
Rachel Schneider, GU - 2:43.34
Robert Denault, VU - 4:00.04
Lauren Penney, SU - 4:37.41
Shane Quinn, PC - 8:01.49
Emily Lipari, VU - 9:20.07
Andrew Palmer, SU - 14:15.22
Emily Sisson, PC - 15:44.40
4x400m Relay
Pittsburgh - 3:11.00
Pittsburgh - 3:40.10
4x800m Relay
Notre Dame - 7:37.73
Notre Dame - 8:47.94
Distance Medley Relay
Villanova - 9:52.56
Georgetown - 11:13.07
High Jump
Noel James, UConn - 2.14m
Michelle Theophille, UofL -1.85m
Pole Vault
Chris Wyckoff, RU - 5.12m
MacKenzie Fields, UC - 4.20m
Long Jump
Corey Crawford, RU -7.60m
Kaila Barber, ND - 6.12m
Triple Jump
Kevin Bostick, RU - 15.25m
Marqueshia Stallworth, USF - 12.45m
Shot Put
Eric Masington, UConn - 17.87
Khadija Abdullah, UofL - 16.80m
Weight Throw
Jared Thomas, USF - 19.75m
Victoria Flowers, UConn - 21.32m
Kaitlyn Good, UC - 3,907 pts.
Jesse Chapman, UConn - 5,228 pts.
The Week Ahead
NB Collegiate Invite
New York, N.Y.
Akron Invite
Akron, Ohio
URI Invite
Kingston, R.I.
Penn State Invite
State College, Pa.
Meyo Invite
South Bend, Ind.
Notre Dame
Armory Invite
All times and rankings courtesy of the Track and Field Results Reporting System and the USTFCCCA.


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KUSA - Talk about your risk takers. Daredevil stunt-riders who tour the country as part of a high-octane motocross show are in Denver this weekend.
The 2014 Nuclear Cowboyz FMX tour is described as "the most explosive choreographed arena-based production in the world." The show features a storyline conveyed through more than 1000 gravity-defying freestyle tricks performed by top freestyle athletes.
The action-packed show is complete with laser effects, a large indoor pyrotechnics show and a booming soundtrack comprised of heavy metal, electronic dubstep and alternative hip hop.
Adding to the action, the show features Shaolin Kung Fu Warriors known for their martial arts performances with swift movements, extreme force and fierce concentration.
These warriors use their own bodies to bend metal rods, break objects in precise strikes and be lifted in the air on the points of handheld spears.
"We are taking Nuclear Cowboyz to a whole new level in 2014 for the tour's fifth anniversary," said Juliette Feld, producer and executive vice president, Feld Entertainment. "For the first time ever, the show will feature incredible acts of athleticism and bravery from the Shaolin Kung Fu Warriors alongside an award-winning cast of world's most decorated freestyle athletes defying the laws of physics. Together, they are taking what's humanly possible to the limit."
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Despite Tim Kennedy's impressive first-round knockout win over Rafael Natal was last night (Nov. 6, 2013) at UFC Fight Night 31: "Fight for Troops 3" (watch it again here), the former U.S. Army Ranger wasn't about to call-out a Middleweight contender for his next match until he returned to social media.
It didn't take long.
Kennedy took to Twitter.com earlier this afternoon to influence the powers who be at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to pair up him up with a "lesser" challenge in the form of Michael Bisping.
Check out what the former Strikeforce 185-pound No. 1 title contender had to say:
I don't think I have earned a shot at any of the top guys. I think the @UFC should give me someone like @bisping— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) November 7, 2013
That's what the kids these days call a back-handed "burn."
Nonetheless, UFC President Dana White promised to give Kennedy an "important" fight following his spectacular win over "Sapo" at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. Perhaps matching him up against a longtime staple in the 185-pound division such as Bisping would make White's decision much easier.
But, that fight would have to wait because "The Count" is currently recuperating from an almost career-ending eye injury he suffered during training. But, judging by Kennedy's tweet, it's safe to assume he's willing to wait for a healthy Bisping.
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A MUM'S fundraising campaign has seen a life-saving device installed in a shop.
Charlotte Yoxall, 35, from Stanford-le-Hope, has got a defibrillator installed at John York Butchers, in East Tilbury Road, Linford.
If a person is suffering cardiac arrest, the £1,500 devices can shock the heart back into a normal rhythm. This is particularly important for Charlotte's daughter Katie, ten, who suffers from a complex heart condition and could go into cardiac arrest at any time.
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CHICAGO - After ending the month of August immaculately, the Northern Illinois volleyball team continued its hot start into September by sweeping Kennesaw State, 25-21, 25-16, 25-18, at the UIC Invitational on Friday evening at UIC Pavilion. In their first road match, the Huskies improved to 6-0 on the season, and are one win away from matching 1998's best start in program history, while the Owls dropped to 2-3.
"It was real nice for us to get off with a positive result in our first road match," said NIU head coach Ray Gooden. "I thought once we got into rhythm, especially towards the end, we were able to do some real nice things, both offensively and defensively."
Northern Illinois dominated Kennesaw State in nearly every category in the first all-time meeting between the programs. The Huskies held the match advantage in kills (47-30), hitting percentage (.337-.250), aces (9-3), and digs (37-30). NIU has now out-killed, out-hit, and out-dug every opponent in 2010. The only statistic that the Huskies didn't have an edge on was blocks (5.5-1), but it was more than made up for with 10 overpass kills to KSU's one.
Freshman Lauren Wicinski (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) paced the Huskie attack with 14 kills on 24 swings and a .417 attack percentage, and added three aces. NIU also received very positive efforts from sophomore Mary Kurisch (LaCrosse, Wis./West Salem) (eight kills, .400 hitting percentage), freshman Sarah Angelos (Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan) (seven kills, .429), and sophomore Meghan Romo (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) (six kills, .417). Junior Kristin Hoffman (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) captained the offense with 33 assists, five digs, and two kills.
On defense, sophomore Sue Hayes (Evergreen Park, Ill./Mother McAuley) totaled 10 digs, while senior Maddie Hughes (St. Charles, Ill./North) notched seven and a career-best four aces.
After opening a first-set 5-2 lead following a combo block from Kurisch and Wicinski, KSU came right back to tie it, 5-5. NIU would continue to control the set, but was unable to distance itself from the Owls, who tied the score three more times. With the score knotted at 12-12, the Huskies went on a 7-3 run to force a Kennesaw State timeout after an Owl attack error. Romo and junior Allison McGlaughlin (Morton, Ill./Morton) had two kills apiece during the spurt. KSU regrouped to tie the score, 20-20, out of the break, but NIU finished strong with another run. Wicinski started it with a blast that found the center of KSU's court and Hughes fired an ace. Out of another Owl timeout, Hughes served up another ace and a bad set gave NIU a 24-20 lead. A KSU point later, Kurisch slammed a ball down to end it.
A furious 7-1 start in the second set caused an early timeout by the Owls after a back row blast by McGlaughlin found the floor. The Huskies continued their rapid pace throughout the set, but needed a quick boost after a block brought KSU within four points, 14-10. After timeout, NIU received a kill by Wicinski off an Owl block and consecutive aces by Hughes to get it going again. KSU took another timeout with the score in favor of NIU, 20-12, but the break did nothing to stop the Huskies. With set point in sight, freshman Kayla Zeno (Lake Elmo, Minn./Stillwater Area) subbed in to serve and racked up an ace to put NIU up 2-0 at the break.
In the final stanza, the Huskies once again opened an early lead, going up 10-5 after a combo block by Kurisch and Romo, inducing a timeout by the Owls. KSU crept within three points after a block and tip made the score 14-11, but NIU regained the momentum after a timeout with a 5-1 run. Three kills came from McGlaughlin, while two were by Wicinski. Following an Owl timeout, the Huskies made it a 7-1 spurt after kills from Kurisch and Wicinski and would go on to end the match with the help of two KSU errors in the last two plays of the match.
The Huskies finish the UIC Invitational tomorrow with two more matches. NIU will take on Memphis (2-1) at 12 p.m. CT and Illinois Chicago (1-1) at 7 p.m.


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Mayor David Miller addressed allegations of sabotage, favoritism, and lies at Lubbock City Hall Thursday. His words came, just days after councilman John Leonard brought his concerns into the open.
Leonard claims he was unfairly pushed out of meetings, and says the council is playing favorites.
Miller says there are valid reasons why Leonard was asked to leave some meetings, and claims the "gang of four" doesn't exist.
"There is no gang of four," Miller said.
"I think it's true more than it's not true," Leonard said.
"It's fictitious and it does not exist," Miller said.
Miller and Leonard both took to the podium, telling their side of the story. Most of the incidents they spoke about took place out of the public's eye, so you'll have to decide exactly what happened for yourself.
"In recent days, council members and city staff have been the target of inflammatory and inaccurate allegations by John Leonard. I am correcting the record today," Miller said.
On Monday, councilman Leonard told NewsChannel 11 he was unfairly asked to leave water commission meetings, and claimed city leaders tried to keep him out of an audit committee meeting.
Miller says he requested a briefing with the water commission early in his term. He asked council members Jim Gilbreath and Phyllis Jones to attend. He says staff inadvertently invited Leonard.
"He was unable to participate because it would constitute a quorum of the council. I requested that he excuse himself and he agreed," Miller said.
"When I realized it was me that was being asked every time to leave the meeting, I said no, I'm not going to do that," Leonard told NewsChannel 11 on Monday.
Leonard says Miller could have asked other council members to leave a second meeting, but Miller says Leonard had the least seniority there.
"I simply went by seniority," Miller said.
Dispute at the audit committee meeting started when committee members went into executive session.
"All council members and staff were asked to leave, including my self," Miller said.
"I went back and asked the chair person to come out into the hallway. I said you understand that what you asked, you can't really ask of a councilman. Well, that's what the city attorney told me to say. I said thank you very much," Leonard said.
"Later the committee invited me, along with the city attorney, and the city manager to rejoin the meeting," Miller said.
"I returned, got my charter, spoke with councilman Boren, went back to the audit committee and when I opened the door, low and behold the mayor is in the meeting, so the attempt was obvious," Leonard said.
"It's of interest to me that the allegations being made, brought up, are of meetings that happened in the last 12 to 16 months, not in the last week or so," Miller said.
"The fact that this is old, 12 and 14 month old news is not correct. There were some attempts made in the last two to four weeks as well," Leonard said.
Mayor Miller says these allegations purposely coincided with Tom Martin's run for mayor, but Leonard denies that.
Again, folks will have to decide for themselves, because as of right now, there is no internal investigation into these matters that we've been made aware of.
Statement Issued by Mayor David Miller, 11/08/07
In recent days, Council members and City staff have been the target of inflammatory and inaccurate allegations by John Leonard. I am correcting the record today.
First, John alleged he was excluded from Water Advisory Commission meetings.
The truth is, early in my term, I requested a briefing on water from staff and the chair of the Water Advisory Commission for myself, Councilman Gilbreath and Councilwoman Jones. The purpose of this meeting was to bring me up to speed on the major water issues. Staff inadvertently invited John to the meeting as well, but he was not able to participate because it would constitute a quorum of the Council. I requested that he excuse himself, and he agreed.
On a subsequent occasion, I wanted to give a brief word of thanks to the Water Advisory Commission at one of its meetings, as I was doing with many other Boards and Commissions. As I entered the room, I saw John and two other council members present. In order to comply with the Open Meetings Act, I asked him if he'd be willing to step out for five minutes while I thanked the Committee for their work. He declined, so I left. Out of disgust, the other two Council members also left.
I believe that any interested Council member should be able to attend these important meetings. For this reason, under my leadership and for the express purpose of openness, all Water Advisory Commission meetings since January 2007 have been publicly posted to allow all interested City Council members and citizens the opportunity to attend.
Second, Mr. Leonard also alleges that he was excluded from an Audit Committee meeting. This is a half-truth. The whole truth is that when the committee moved into executive session to discuss a particular audit, all Council members and staff were asked to leave, including myself. Later, the committee invited me to re-join the meeting. Shortly thereafter, both Mr. Leonard and former Councilman Gary Boren entered the meeting without invitation and demanded to stay. Therefore, they stayed.
By design, the Audit Committee is independent of City Council and staff influence. The committee has unrestricted access to all relevant information and it has the authority to investigate any financial matter. It is within the committee's authority to hold an executive session meeting.
After concerns expressed by the Audit Committee regarding Council pressure and interference with their work, the Lubbock City Council unanimously re-affirmed the Audit Committee's independence in a resolution adopted August 23, 2007.
As Council members, we took an oath to act in the best interest of all citizens - not for political or personal gain. It has taken extraordinary leadership to keep this ship righted while others have tried to sabotage our work. I, for one, will continue to keep my oath to serve all citizens.
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District of Columbia
4/5 rDev -3.6%
02-10-2013 17:52:15 | More by yourefragile
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4/5 rDev -3.6%
Pours a clear, dark golden and copper color with a wispy white head that leaves a few spots of lace.
Aroma is pale matl, grain, citrus lime and some other zesty, citurs fruit notes. (they used Kaffir limes and Grains of Paradise)
Flavors of bleached pale malt, heavy grain with some buttery notes, some herbal bitterness and light citrusy, fruity notes.
Mouthfeel is very full and alive. Big time grain hit and some alcohol hiding in there. Finishes with a bold but refreshing citrus hop twang.
Drinkability is light and refreshing with just enough oomph to really make a nice beverage.
11-03-2004 21:11:38 | More by CRJMellor
4/5 rDev -3.6%
Had this at the Brewer's Art. Served in a chalice, the color is light gold with a thin but long lasting white head, not much lacing. Smell is very much of citrusy hops with a slight spiciness present. Taste has a strong assertive hop bitterness over a smooth lemony malt with some light melon notes. Mouthfeel is medium/thin with a lively level of carbonation. This is another really solid and refreshing summer seasonal from the Brewer's Art.
08-21-2005 18:48:05 | More by cubedbee
4.53/5 rDev +9.2%
Luminescent gold with a nice white lace, the aromas here are citrus rind, kaffir lime leaf, and melon. The taste is initially dominated by the lime leaf, but expands to include peach, melon, coriander and a pithy grapefruit finish. Nice medium bodied mouthfeel with lively carbonation. Lovely beer.
09-07-2006 20:32:33 | More by Hefe
4.53/5 rDev +9.2%
Had this at Brewer's Art recently, on tap.
Wonderful aroma, almost addicting. Incredibly drinkable. Hits on just the most minimal amount of Saison funk to make it blend with the style while also going in its own, powerful direction. Smooth, sweet, charismatic.
Less wild, more sublime. Yet another top-notch offering from the fine talents at Brewer's Art.
09-10-2008 03:59:41 | More by USCTrojanBrian
4.1/5 rDev -1.2%
Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a thick white head which gives way to nice lacing. The aroma is very inviting nice citrusy and yeasty notes are present along with a hint of lime and some hops at the end. The taste follows the nose yeasty and citrusy there is a litty funk as well. In the middle and end you get a hop bite. The mouthfeel is moderately carbonated. Overall very solid and leaves you wanting more.
06-05-2011 19:35:02 | More by goblue3509
4.15/5 rDev 0%
On-tap at Churchkey DC on 20 October 2013. Listed as "Saison Pecore".
Pours a clear orange color. Brought to me with 1 finger of yellowish-white head. Nice retention and pretty deltas of lacing.
Smell is lightly spicy, crisp in a delicate citrusy spicy way. A bit of peppercorn, lime. Light, high in the nose. Crisp and clean, backed by a little bit of grain. That description makes it sound all over the place, but everything fits together like puzzle pieces. The lime is a really nice complement.
Taste is a little rougher. Has some bite, and is kinda sharp on the edges. I wish it had more of the lightness and crispness that comes through in the smell. There's a juicy orange bready thing going on in the finish, making it more interesting. A little bitter there, too.
Feel is quite nice. Medium-light body, but with grinding carbonation late. Delicate but forceful.
A really good saison. The lime and spice in the nose is excellent, and if that came through more in the taste, it'd be even better.
11-02-2013 20:46:42 | More by zeledonia
4/5 rDev -3.6%
12-19-2013 00:53:48 | More by Boone757
4.28/5 rDev +3.1%
A hazy orangeish body with a large white head and plenty of good lacing and retention.
The aroma was great, with sweet citrus adn fruits, yeast and mild hops.
Citrus and yeast dominate the taste, but floral hops round out the experience. Quite complex.
Medium bodied, this was a good balance of bittersweet and hoppiness, and the ammount of carbonation was perfect.
I was very impressed since I think of a Saison as a difficult brew to make well; Brewer's Art did a great job; I could (and probably will) order several of these in one sitting.
10-10-2007 17:38:13 | More by sinistrsam
North Carolina
4.43/5 rDev +6.7%
Appearance: Arrives at the table with a hazy golden color and a nice head that leaves some decent lacing around the glass
Smell: Very interesting aromatics that contain floral, citrus pith and kaffir lime leaves
Taste: Herbacious floral tones up front, followed by a pithy citrus bitterness after the swallow; the kaffir lime leaves come through on the finish as well
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation
Drinkability: Extraordinarily complex; a fascinating saison; I could sniff this all night
09-07-2006 02:45:13 | More by brentk56
3.5/5 rDev -15.7%
10-20-2013 03:02:30 | More by ThePorterSorter
District of Columbia
4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
09-27-2013 23:07:25 | More by Dreadnaught33
Brewer's Art Pecore Ale from The Brewer's Art
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Scott Cooney here in Denver reporting live on day 3 of the 2009 BALLE conference. I have continued to be incredibly impressed by the level of commitment to green and sustainable communities by this network of locally owned businesses. From the outside looking in, BALLE and other groups of independent, locally-owned businesses are not green by definition. However, in reality, there are few more powerful forces for positive change than these associations.
Think about it. Buying locally sends less money out of the area. Of course, it also means more jobs for the local area. These are well-known and documented facts. It also just makes sense that shortening the supply chain of the products you buy lowers its carbon footprint. In addition, locally owned businesses are much more likely to donate to local environmental and other non-profits, by some estimates 350% more.
And what other organization is going to represent the real economy in Washington? The big business community that is represented by the US Chamber of Commerce, which most media looks to for the business community's position on issues like labor and climate change, cloud the issues around economic development and don't have us and our communities in their best interest. We at Triple Pundit have news for you, people: that ain't the real business community. What I'm witnessing here at BALLE is the real business community…entrepreneurs, Americans with a dream, people with values that include improving their local community. Yes, BALLE represents that hope, that someday the business community that is quoted in the media will be speaking from main street, USA, not from some faraway place. And it may be our best hope of ending taxpayer subsidies for big box development and other forms of corporate welfare.
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Scott Cooney here in Denver reporting live on day 3 of the 2009 BALLE conference. I have continued to be incredibly impressed by the level of commitment to green and sustainable communities by this network of locally owned businesses. From the outside looking in, BALLE and other groups of independent, locally-owned businesses are not green by definition. However, in reality, there are few more powerful forces for positive change than these associations.
The News You Might Have Missed
I'm back in the saddle after two weeks of MBA finals. Thanks so much to Scott Cooney for filling in for me on my weekly duties. Onward!
First and foremost, to all our readers in the Bay Area, the 3p team is honoring four local business authors and kicking off the summer with a happy hour at Temple Nightclub on Tuesday night, May 26th. See details and RSVP via facebook here, or let us know you're coming via Twitter – #3p. 6-9pm.
Real Climate Bill Passes House Committee! Waxman Markey will move to the floor for a vote in August. This bill will be criticized by some for not being more stringent, but the fact that an actual, binding emissions bill passed out of committee in the US congress would have been all but unimaginable last year. Waxman Markey sets national emissions reductions of 20 percent by 2020, 42 percent by 2030, and 83 percent by 2050, using 2005 as a baseline. More importantly, the fact that the bill passed out of committee and will go to the floor for debate sets the stage for a national conversation about our collective responsibility to mitigate climate change.
Green Designers and Green Design Enthusiasts Flood San Francisco 3P friends from Greener World Media threw a smash bang conference on the future off innovative design for the environment. William McDonough of Cradle to Cradle fame was the keynote, and designers from Method and Walmart, among others, were in attendance. Click the link above for a round up of Green Biz's comprehensive coverage. Here is 3Ps ( start-ups, Method, HP)
Five Startups Vied for Spotlight at Greener by Design Event
Rapioli isn't a new-fangled pasta, and Trula is not a women's clothing line. But they are both innovative products that were among five entrants in the Innovator's Showcase segment of this week's Greener by Design conference in San Francisco.
Rapioli is made by a startup called Innovation 2 Industry and it provides a reusable packaging solution for closed-loop shipping applications (meaning items are shipped repeatedly between point a and b). The packaging is made of recycled PET (RPET) plastic and designed so that it can be shipped without any additional, external packaging. The system is available in four different sizes (ranging from 9 by 12 inches to 12 by 18 inches) and is comprised of a tray, that holds the goods being shipped, and two "pillow" enclosures, which wrap the goods in sturdy plastic and also provide cushioning. (More details here.) Click to continue reading »
Reporting Live From the BALLE Conference in Denver, CO!
TriplePundit is a proud sponsor of this year's BALLE conference in Denver, CO, which is happening yesterday, today, and tomorrow. BALLE is the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. And while membership in BALLE is not restricted to green businesses, green has certainly become one of the biggest, if not the biggest, driver for social innovation at this year's conference.
Supporting and growing local economies and locally owned businesses, and creating communities has long been BALLE's mantra. The statistics are well known: buying local creates good jobs; supports local entrepreneurs; increases the community tax base; and fights the causes of poverty, disease, and hunger. This community creates a ripe and fertile ground for seeds of the green economy to prosper, and BALLE's 2009 conference has been inspiring for its focus on sustainability.
The conference opened with two keynote speakers last night that focused on rural economic development, with one story leading to the end of this joke: Did you know the toothbrush was invented in Hardwick, Vermont? Yeah, sure. Because if it was invented anywhere else, it would have been called the teethbrush. So why is no one laughing at this joke anymore in Vermont?
Yahoo's Make It Green: Inspiring Everyday Innovations
I'm typically skeptical when big corporations launch "green" initiatives, automatically assuming that their newfound eco-consciousness stance is an attempt to grab today's earth-minded consumer, and elevate their brand in the process. And more often than not, that's unfortunately the case, using causes and environmental issues to create the perception of social responsibility, while their commitment only goes as deep as their marketing budget. So, I was pleasantly surprised when I connected with Erin Carlson at Yahoo about the launch of their new Green Innovations initiative. Click to continue reading »
A Method to Design Madness
It's no surprise that Adam Lowry, Co-Founder & Chief Greenskeeper at Method was at hit at Greener by Design in San Francisco. Method products have shown mainstream consumers that sustainable products can be beautiful, cost competitive, and effective. What was most interesting was Lowry's coverage of Method's own design process, and the challenges they face in product development.
On Staying Ahead of the Curve
Method has had tremendous success in a highly competitive market. The company thrives with its robust, innovative product pipeline, which allows it to stay one step ahead of its behemoth competitors, innovating as they go. Method's first invention was concentrated liquid soap– packing a big amount of cleaning power into a little bottle. Now that every laundry soapmaker has moved into the space with their own concentrated offering, Method is on to its next big innovation…
Want To Make An Impact?
Ever thought of starting your own business? I'm sure many of you have, but did you consider, in your business plan, to have no ownership and give away all of your profits? Yeah, I said it: a for-profit company that gives away all of its profits. Sound crazy? Sound good? Well it does to Michael Pirron, CEO of Impact Makers, and their business model just may create a major shift in the way people attack some of today's most pressing social issues facing our communities.
You may think this sounds like a bad deal, giving away all of your profits, but upon further reflection, with few business categories thriving/growing/building in the current economic climate, perhaps a little shaking up is just what is needed. Impact Makers looks to do just that – turn the consulting industry on its head – and gain some serious attention in the process.
Based in Richmond, Virginia, Impact Makers offers traditional business consulting services at market rates, pays competitive salaries, and gives all the profits to nonprofit partners that are chosen by a non-partisan, volunteer Board of Directors (Impact Makers' current partner is Rx Partnership, a nonprofit that has provided thousands of low income and uninsured Virginians with free medication, by creating a streamlined process that connects pharmaceutical companies to free clinics and community health centers).Click to continue reading »
How Do We Put a Price on News?
Would you rather be fired or told that your work has no value?
I'd prefer being fired, since I enjoy the work I do and shudder to think that it has no value. But here's the rub: it has no value. Or, at the very least, its value is rapidly dwindling.
That is obvious to me based solely on the amount of money I earn as a freelance journalist today, as compared to the amount I earned a year ago. Earnings are down, as they say in the financial section. Way down.
But in this recent essay in the Christian Science Monitor, Robert Picard, who writes about the media industry and is professor of media economics at Sweden's Jonkoping University, argues that journalists are getting just what they deserve these days. And that's not much.
Sustainability 101: Creating Your Strategic Plan
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Yesterday I read an article that called out corporate social responsibility (CSR) as the new "Brand Content." We are all aware of the increased marketing push around CSR activities. But, how do you make sure those marketing claims are legit and reflect what your organization is actually achieving? And, more importantly, how do you keep your organization on track when implementing sustainability?
Creating a Strategic Plan
Creating and following a strategic sustainability action plan provides your organization with a road map.
Your vision, assessment, and goals are the backbone for developing a plan to move you forward and keep you on track (For more detailed information on how to accomplish these three key steps refer back to my previous posts!). A strategic plan helps you document, track, and monitor the different sustainability initiatives rolled out in a fiscal year and assists you in communicating to and getting buy-in from your staff. As I've mentioned over and over again, metrics and verification not only allow you to track your sustainability progress, they also support your marketing claims.
How to Work with a Clean Tech Recruiter
Say you gave notice, the economy be damned. Or you took the corporate buy-out offer and want to take your considerable skill set and apply it to world-changing (and potentially lucrative) work at a renewable energy startup. Or you just finished a workshop with Solar Energy International and are looking to implement phase-two of your job-change program (i.e., the find-a-job part).
And you're trying to get a clean tech recruiter to take notice.
What do you need to know?
Start with the Facts
"Our business, we don't have a magic bullet to create jobs," says Dawn Dzurilla, President and Founder at Gaia Human Capital Consultants, a retainer-based executive search firm. "We work with those who we think we can earn a living working with, even in the green economy."
That's right – clean tech recruiters are businesspeople, too.
Fortunately, a number of firms offer services that go beyond retained or contingent search. (Retained search means a company is paying the search firm to fill its vacancies. Contingent search means the search firm is paid only when it places a candidate; contingent firms typically work with dozens of companies.)
Hewlett Packard's "VooDoo" Reducing Waste by Turning Packaging into Products
One of the more interesting themes at the Greener by Design 2009 Conference is how some companies are reducing waste by turning their product packaging into reusable products. From the manufacturer end, Hewlett-Packard is leading the charge, with unique packaging solutions for its Voodoo line of high-performance laptops and for a line of products being sold at Wal-Mart.
Voodoo, recently acquired by HP, delivers ultra-high-performance gaming machines with a slick, minimalist aesthetic reminiscent of Apple products. Hewlett-Packard Creative Director Mark Solomon explained that the company wanted to design a unique packaging solution that would reduce waste while also increasing the value of the open-box experience for their customers. They wanted a solution that was as unique as the laptops themselves.Click to continue reading »
Google Power Partners Announced
Earlier this year, Google announced the development of a gadget called Google PowerMeter which delivers personal electricity usage data to consumers on their individual computers. This effort took a big step forward on Wednesday of this week when Google announced a list of eight initial electric utilities that will serve as partners.
United by a common interest in connecting their customers with personal consumption data, the diverse list of partners includes utilities from India, Canada and the United States. The partnering utilities range in size from small providers to ones with millions of customers.
Jennifer Rice: Proving Values-Based Business Is the Most Fruitful
In my cause marketing series, I
rant communicate often about the critical need for businesses to ensure their philanthropic efforts are strategically aligned with core values over using it as a sleazy marketing tactic to fake consciousness. And I am continually searching for clever analogies to drive this point home as I believe it is the foremost tenet that must be upheld in implementing successful – and sustainable – cause initiatives: Authenticity. So, you can imagine my excitement when I saw the below tweet by Jennifer Rice the other day.
Bingo! The perfect analogy. It reminded me of my childhood when my mother would snicker at those she called "once a week Catholics" as they filed into church like the picture of piety when "doing good" for them was making a pitstop at mass on the way to the IHOP. But it's the same principle as touting social responsibility while you engage in unfair labor practices (rhymes with Schmalmart) or claiming to be an eco-friendly corporation while you destroy the earth one overpriced, unrecyclable coffee cup at a time (ok, that one's blatantly obvious).
Needless to say, I sought Jennifer out to spotlight, and get her insights on philanthropy as part of her values-based business model at Fruitful Strategy, a consulting firm that creates corporate social opportunity by aligning business strategy with social impact. Through her responses, she articulates the importance of ensuring that CSR is part of the fabric of your company and outlines the brand, stakeholder and customer benefits achieved with a well integrated campaign that's built on a mission, not a marketing ploy. Click to continue reading »
Richmond, CA, Living a Green Economic Revolution
California has had 4 "rushes". First was the Pioneer land grab, followed by the gold rush, then the information rush of the dot-com era, and now, finally, the green rush. I'm thrilled to say it's not confined to Berkeley, San Francisco, Oakland, and Silicon Valley.
Last week, I wrote about the city of Richmond, California, and its exciting efforts to join the green corridor that includes Silicon Valley, Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco. Richmond held its first green business tour last week, modeling itself after the East Bay Green Tours that have been heralding Berkeley and Oakland area businesses and non-profits that are leading the way to a sustainable future. The tour included the deep green as well as the light green, and businesses more in tune with Richmond's gritty industrial environment.
While square footage is too expensive in Berkeley and San Francisco and other dense population centers for manufacturing, recycling yards, and other land-intensive businesses, this is exactly the kind of green economic development that places like Richmond are ripe (and hungry) for. And this is precisely the reason why green is so ubiquitous and holds so much hope for an economic turnaround in this country and around the world.
The Evolution of Aviation: Biofuels
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Earlier this week, Boeing released it's 2009 Environmental Report which highlights 2008 reductions in energy and water consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. On the more innovative side, the Boeing report describes biofuel demonstration flights held over the past year which document the technical feasibility of using biofuels in commercial jetliners. The demonstration flights represent a significant step toward a long-term vision of sustainable fuel solutions for the aviation industry.
In addition to biofuel advancements, a Boeing subsidiary, Spectrolab, achieved a new solar cell world record with 40.7% efficiency in converting sunlight to electricity. The 2009 Environmental Report provides a clear indication that the company is pioneering innovative technologies that will realize even greater efficiencies in the coming year.


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12 West 120th Street
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The Crown Jewel of Mt Morris Park, this single family Townhouse with four full floors and being 23' W and 55' D giving you over 5000 sq ft (approx ) making it really a New York City Mansion.
This MUST HAVE Townhouse was Fully restored to it original beauty & detail. With over 5 bedrooms 3.5baths, living room, sitting room, dining room , laundry room & Gourmet/Chefs kitchen. Hard wood floors with beautiful inlay.
The private garden in the back is a perfect place for outdoor dining & entertaining.
This Mt Morris gem is close to many forms of transportation ... Metro North, MTA Bus Lines M1, M7, M100, M101, M102, M60, M125 Subways Lines: 2, 3, 4 , 5, 6, A, B, C
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- Pied-à-terre allowed
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|Previously Listed by Douglas Elliman
|About 5 weeks later
|Douglas Elliman Listing is no longer available
|About 11 months later
|Listed by Douglas Elliman
|About 2 months later
|Price decreased by 4%
|↓ $2,500,000
|About 4 weeks later
|Price decreased by 8%
|↓ $2,300,000
|About 10 months later
|Listing is no longer available
|9 days later
|Re-listed by Douglas Elliman
|About 1 month later
|Listing entered contract
|About 1 month later
|Sale recorded
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|Listing sold
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2 3 at 116th St (0.3 miles)
6 at 116th St (0.4 miles)
4 5 6 at 125th St (0.4 miles)
B C at 116th St (0.5 miles)
A C B D at 125th St (0.6 miles)View subway lines on Google Maps
Local Schools All school zoning information applies only to the current school year and comes from the New York City Department of Education. No warranty is made with respect to the accuracy of this information as it may change at any given time. Please consult with the DOE or your broker for the latest information.Schools zoned for this address:
JHS 44 William J O'shea
JHS 54 Booker T. Washington (6-8)
PS 242M G. P. Brown Computer School (K-6)
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