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During the Patriots 49-21 win over the Bills, the Patriots debuted an interesting positional change. Struggling CB Devin McCourty was suddenly the starting safety, and from the third play of the game on, that's where he was.
No longer battling WRs in one-on-one coverage, the 2010 Pro Bowler player centerfield while his fellow CBs were locked in man-to-man coverage. He closed fast, looked instinctual, hit hard and securely and provided support.
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Standardized test backlash: Some Seattle teachers just say 'no'
Resistance to standardized tests has been simmering for years, but now a group of Seattle teachers is in open revolt. No longer will they administer the tests, they say, citing a waste of public resources.
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Forty-five minutes after school let out Thursday afternoon, 19 teachers here at Seattle's Garfield High School worked their way to the front of an already-crowded classroom, then turned, leaned their backs against the wall of whiteboards, and fired the first salvo of open defiance against high-stakes standardized testing in America's public schools.
To a room full of TV cameras, reporters, students, and colleagues, the teachers announced their refusal to administer a standardized test that ninth-graders across the district are mandated to take in the first part of January. Known as the MAP test – for Measures of Academic Progress – it is intended to evaluate student progress and skill in reading and math.
First one teacher, then another, and then more stepped forward to charge that the test wastes time, money, and dwindling school resources. It is also used to evaluate teacher quality.
"Our teachers have come together and agreed that the MAP test is not good for our students, nor is it an appropriate or useful tool in measuring progress," said Kris McBride, academic dean and testing coordinator at Garfield High. "Additionally, students don't take it seriously. It produces specious results and wreaks havoc on limited school resources during the weeks and weeks the test is administered."
Garfield's civil yet disobedient faculty appears to be the first group of teachers nationally to defy district edicts concerning a standardized test, but the backlash against high-stakes testing has been percolating in other parts of the country.
- The New York State Principals association recently issued a scathing letter, nearly four pages of "unintended negative consequences" it claims such tests foment.
- In Maryland, Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr has called for a three-year moratorium on standardized testing.
- In north Texas last year, superintendents of several high-performing school districts signed a letter to state officials and lawmakers saying high-stakes standardized testing is "strangling our public schools." As of Jan. 8, 880 districts that educate more than 4.4 million Texas students have adopted a resolution opposing these tests.
"This high-stakes testing – there needs to be a moratorium on it, because it's out of control," says Carol Burris, principal of South Side High School in Rockville Center, Long Island, N.Y. "None of these tests really have anything to do with curriculum. Maybe they have a little bit to do with math. But that's it."
Dr. Burris co-authored the letter for the New York State principals. On Dec. 31, she started a petition in New York opposing high-stakes testing. In 10 days, she says, 5,500 administrators, teachers, and parents have signed it.
"Parents are stressed. Teachers are stressed. Kids are stressed by these tests more than parents," Burris says. "And when you tie teachers' evaluations to these tests, the teachers end up focusing their lessons on the tests. And that's starting to destroy elementary education."

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Julian Assange's WikiLeaks group continues to make headlines. But would-be leakers will have a tough time sending information.
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But if you read on, you find that it's "currently closed for re-engineering security and useability concerns." The secure chat function for submitters seeking advice and the "secure upload" function are likewise shut. Desperate to leak? "Post your information to one of our trusted truth facilitators listed below. You may post to whatever country in the list that you feel most suitable given the nature of the material and your postal service."
That might better be written as "you can send the information to whatever country you like, as long as it's Australia." The only "trusted truth-facilitator" on the list is a PO Box at the University of Melbourne.
While using the mail provides a fair degree of anonymity, it would be a simple matter for US or Australian intelligence to monitor attempts to reach that address, and many people have been found over the years based on the addresses listed on letters they've posted. In effect, WikiLeaks and its cyber-anarchist cool reputation have been reliant on snail mail for months, at a time when Assange has been soliciting global donations for both his legal defense and to keep the operation running.
And the group's Internet problems have little to do with government interference and more to do with internal squabbling if Mr. Domscheit-Berg, once one of Assange's closest collaborators and now a critic, is to be believed (Mr. Parenti has a series of interviews with Domscheit-Berg from earlier this year up at his Vimeo site).
Mr. Manning continues to sit in jail. Assange continues to fight extradition to Sweden, where he's wanted for questioning over allegations of sexual assault. But the chances of Assange being prosecuted by the US on allegations that he was in a criminal conspiracy with Manning took a hit this week.
Adrian Lamo, a hacker and online activist, was the man who turned Manning in. Last year, he provided logs of online chats between him and Manning to Wired Magazine, which published a redacted version. This week, Wired released the full logs, which appear to support Assange's claim that he didn't know who he was in contact with while receiving the leaked cables and US military reports
When Mr. Lamo asked Manning if he were "worried that Julian would slip up" he responded: "He knows very little about me... he takes source protection uber-seriously... 'lie to me' he says." If you're interested in more on Lamo and who knew what when, Glenn Greenwald at Salon has been covering this all intensively.
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June 12, 2013
I always wondered if the title of the album is a pun on "right." Can you be right about love? Were you right about love, and it being something so heavy that you would have to write about it?
For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to write. In grade school, I imagined myself being R.L. Stine with his Goosebumps books. You have to remember, this is long before Google, so searching for what he looked like was out of the question.
In high school, I fell in love with movies, and I imagined becoming that writer/director combination. I learned about the directors all the cool kids liked – Stanley Kubrick. This was also when Tim Burton was "goth" and Kevin Smith was an indie genius.
In college, I dug deeper. Orson Welles became a personal hero. David Lynch was good at messing with your mind. Darren Aronofsky was clever, and low budget. Richard Linklater was…low budget.
After college, the digging continued. As did the hopes of many other filmmakers. Christopher Nolan was worth researching. Wes Anderson released a handful of great movies. Other low budget things caught my eyes, namely Primer.
I also dug into what I was positive was my genre – dystopias. I watched Dark City. I loved Blade Runner. I also got lost in Hollywood – Matrix and Matrixesque spinoffs. Then, something happened.
You see, after college, I was wondering what I was doing with my life. I thought a lot, and usually nothing good or conclusive, but I thought. I found out about philosophers who may or may not have paralleled my concerns. Albert Camus. Sartre. Neitzsche. I got into Deism, and dabbled in Buddhism.
In turn, I found what may have been hidden treasure. I discovered a cheap copy of Orson Welles' The Trial. I knew the name from Citizen Kane – who hasn't? At first I didn't get it. Why is this man being pursued? It is unclear what he did wrong, and in the end he accepts his fate. Is that all there is to life?
After moving out, I caught on to what was going on – or so I interpreted. I had to spend wisely, if at all, while being out on my own. I couldn't have fun like I once did. If I drank, I couldn't get trashed because I had an apartment to take care of. In 2009 when I moved out I didn't realize that. In 2013, three and half years after moving out, I am used to it.
You see, I thought writing was a childhood dream. And I realized, I had to live an adult waking life. It was a nightmare!
The Trial has themes of feeling guilty and age and loss. Being out on your own, with no one to protect you, you have feelings of guilt and loss and age. I should not have bought that wall-sized poster of ants because now I can't afford rent!
I realized that I wasn't living in a dystopia, as much as I was living in a social dystopia. Life isn't hard, it is social pressures that are hard. You have to have money! You have to have friends! You have to not just survive but thrive!
You see, for the longest time, I thought that was my genre. I was positive I was put here, just to show people how backwards the society we live in is. And so I read 1984. And I read Brave New World. And I watched Synecdoche NY and Brazil – more examples of society preventing you from doing what you want. But if you learn to content where you are, you won't have these troubles (of course, we're back the Buddhism thing – I want to do nothing but meditate and enlighten. But to enlighten I have to get up and show people peace! And if I don't show them peace then what good is meditating?).
And then I grow up. And I love. And I lose. And I read Warm Bodies. And I love, or so I think. And I lose. And I hurt. And I dwell. And I reflect. And I watch Warm Bodies. And I realize that love can bring new life to things.
But I think about that forced genre. The idea of something creepy falling in love. Hey, I know my flaws. I'm part of the internet age, I stalk – I'm creepy!
And I realize, it isn't a social dystopia. It's human interaction. It's love. Write about love.
And that's why I'm extra happy I'm getting into Star Trek – now do those videos make sense? Man can travel the stars, and all that will persist is human drama. The apocalypse can occur and what will remain? Human drama.
And I realize, being that creep and being in love is the perfect analogy to being human. And I write while I take a break from the internet during Lent. And I write about a werewolf who matures and stays human. An adult human.
And I realize, as much as I've been hurt, I'm still turning into into a creative outlet. And I realize, there are creatures in our subconscious and ancient myths who can add to things we feel in day to day life.
And while yes, I am writing on a blog, and wow is this a long entry, I don't feel this is me. I did not take journalism in college. I took art. I studied media communications, and focused on video production.
We all want to be that director and win an Oscar. But for as long as I can remember, I've wanted to write. I can write here. Or I can explain lessons I've learned without the aide of movies or music, and I just write.
This Is It
May 31, 2012
I think this will be my last post here.
I'm considering making a new blog, but I'm not too sure yet. Regardless of if I do or not, it isn't as if I have readers following my entries, who would need a notice of my new online whereabouts.
I was thinking of writing a few different things here. Mainly things I never got to write. I was gonna write about me cause I'm self-centered, or write about my friends but then reflect it back on me.
This blog has definitely run its course, I hadn't posted on it for ever five months and no one cared. Well, the author of another blog (who is in my blogroll!) had mentioned it, but only after I wrote a comment on his. Of course.
I don't mean any harm by writing that.
So, I guess in the long run, no, I am not as creative as I would like to be. Which, I guess is a human trait I never thought of until now. We all wanna be rock stars or movie directors, don't we? But, either we don't express our creativity, or we try to, and no one likes it the way we do. Or, just a small number of people do.
So, if you aren't as creative as you'd like to be, let me leave you with this. A manager at a job I used to have once told me that God created us, so we should create. I found that very insightful, even though I am not all that religious. So, for those of us who do not believe in God, or an almighty creator, let me leave you with this as well. If we do not create, we have nothing to leave behind. Nothing to ever show that we were here.
It's true, one day the world will end, and one day the universe will end. But for now, let's create, while we still can.
Toast & Tea
May 27, 2012
Wow, I never realized how much that sounds like (or at least rhymes with) the 'new' Death Cab album…
Well, I made it. Practically three years in the making, since I had it that one fateful morning at my parents' house.
I have that job. Well, kinda. I have my apartment. I have some weekends off, but definitely have Sundays off.
However, there are new stipulations. Such as an oven that I should clean, and a smoke detector that is very sensetive.
But I had it. Toast and tea, the way life should be.
May 18, 2012
May has always been an interesting month for me. For starters, it's my mother's name. Um, pretend I didn't write that…
For most students, May is one month before summer break which also means finals or regents testing depending on your state. As a college student, May means finals – and graduation. In fact, five years ago to the date I graduated from college!
While I can't say what has happened to me every May since college – like I think I can with November cause of pretty girls – May has definitely been up with Novemeber as a meaningful month in my life.
As I said, I graduated college in May. Last year, I swore I was in love with someone (which reminds me – what a terrible idea that was!). But what that really meant to me in the long run is that I can love. Usually I'm as exciting as a blank book cover. Only when I'm falling and my innards are flapping was my life exciting. But having the ability to love is something I never saw in myself – until last year.
This May, I am continuing on with my never ending growing, never ending learning, and never ending changing. I got a Full Time spot at a bank. Which on the surface isn't much – I didn't go to school for accounting or anything. BUT, it also means that I can finally leave my high school job. Which definitely was the most exciting thing as of late.
And I can look at this two ways. There goes a good chunk of my life that made me who I am – good, bad and indifferent. Or, I can look at it as a chance to look towards the future. The moment I left I should've done this, I could've done that.
But also, the moment I left, I was ready to start the next chapter of my life. There will be challanges, and there will be problems to face. But I can finally wake up in my apartment on a Sunday, drink tea and eat toast. Cause that was what I've been wanting to do for a long, long time.
The question isn't if the reward of toast is worth the challanges. It is if I'm up for the challanges. And the answer had better be yes – cause if I'm not, I'm losing this apartment, that toast, and that tea.
December 31, 2011
December 31, 2011
Yesterday, one of my fishies died. I had it for eight years – very old for a fish. But it was my fault – I took really bad care of my fish. But that's why I get hardy fish like silver dollars, who take it and take it and take it, and finally die – after eight years.
About a week ago, I went home to my parents' house. It was Christmas, and I felt I had to. I watched football with my family, which I never do. And it was nice. I think I finally see what my mom does, just because my dad does. She didn't know a damn thing about sports, now she knows the Red Sox better than I do – not that I'm a Red Sox fan.
About a month or so ago I put my ex in her place. And I felt bad, but it needed to be done. That makes me sound horrible. Perhaps I am – afterall, I let a fish I had for eight years just die like that – *finger snap*
About a year ago, I was smitten with someone. It didn't work out. Oh well.
But last year, I was a very different person. And it feels weird how I am now. There's a side of me that's no different from how I used to be. Every old crush is worth my time. Even if she has a boyfriend. And there's a side of me that looks to future – and knows I should look to the future – but that makes me just as lonely.
I never wrote posts like they'd be my last. I always wanted to report my shortcomings, and maybe I'll try to fulfill them tomorrow. But everything dies, everything goes away. I wanted to make an album about that – and I want to make a movie that mentions that.
Maybe one day, I'll let go of that balloon, that I let go of. It is resolutions time, isn't it?
There's No Eye In The Sky Just Our Love
December 22, 2011
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The surprise ending to this tale began to unfold a few days later, triggered by a media campaign I initiated with two goals: (1) to protect Nash's reputation, which others would attempt to soil to protect themselves, if he resigned, and (2) to push in front of administration elites evidence that our program was being marginalized, in hopes they'd move to save it. To protect Nash personally, I needed a sympathetic local reporter, someone especially insightful who wouldn't write that his resignation was an act of desperation. The day before I'd had a short meeting with a Wall Street Journal reporter, Yochi Dreazen, to explore the notion of a profile. His stuff usually appeared on page one, according to Nexis. I found him affable, worldly, and, above all, compassionate.
Back on December 17, Dreazen had hoped to fly to Washington with Nash, but it was too late to make the arrangements. The idea had been for Dreazen to observe a bidders' conference scheduled for December 19, but the conference was postponed at the last minute after we failed to get permission from the Office of Management and Budget to release to industry the Requests for Proposal that solicit bids from prospective prime contractors. We could have held the conference if we had received permission, even as late as December 18. But without RFPs on the street, there was nothing to be gained by a bidders' conference because there would be nothing on the table for potential bidders to discuss. When we were told by OMB not to release RFPs and to make no plans to release them until further notice, we began to suspect that our program was spinning downhill, out of our control.
Now Dreazen and I cut a deal: I would tell him everything I could off the record, with the understanding that he'd be the first to have news of Nash's resignation and free to use everything he had. And if Nash didn't resign because others agreed to fix what he said had to be fixed, then Dreazen could write that story if he felt it was worth it. My part of the bargain was unconditional, his was not. There was always the possibility that there would be no story at all, or, worse, that the facts would unfold in such a fashion that a sympathetic treatment would be impossible. This was putting a lot of trust in an untested relationship, but there wasn't much choice. The only option was to let Nash walk away from his office in the middle of the night, leaving others to wonder who did what to whom.
The plan for saving Nash and his construction program was to get the story featured prominently in the media, creating enough pressure to force a decision either to restore the program or throw Nash overboard. This approach carried inherent risk to me personally, but there was no course that was risk-free. Taking risks is a professional responsibility, and I'm supposed to be the civilian leader of the Army's public affairs community here.
On Christmas Day I sent Dreazen my take on how the PMO world was falling apart, expressing a belief that Nash's resignation was imminent. There was no indication that anyone at the Defense Department wanted our RFPs released.
The essence is that everyone is talking about Nash but no one is talking to him,' I wrote. 'The preponderance of opinion seems to be that Nash's staff will never reach critical mass … . The big question remains: Will there be a role for him or not, and if someone offers him something inferior, will he take it' One midlevel person in D.C. was quoted yesterday as saying, 'Nash is in over his head.' My view continues to be that Nash was given a mission by Bremer and he's worked hard to pull everything together to make it work. His approach is both realistic and visionary, carrying the onus of many who are ahead of their time.'


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4.38/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a cloudy peach/orange color with a slightly fizzy head that leaves an excellent lace all the way down the glass. Slightly tart smell with some apples, peaches, and other lighter fruits. Great starting fruitiness that has a nice refreshing tartness to it with some definite apple, raisin, orange zest, and some sweet candy flavors as well. The sweet fruitiness is offset nicely by just enough earthy noble hop flavors. The brew is slightly effervescant across the tongue and also rather smooth as well. This is one very drinkable brew regardless of the time of year. They just don't seem to know how to make anything that isn't excellent at this brewery.
Serving type: bottle
09-11-2002 11:51:52 | More by Murph
4/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
This beer is a blazing orange and has thick, meringue-like topping that is well retained. Some fruity and yeasty tones are evident on the nose. Almost a bit of a musty smell as well. Light to medium body. Carbonation seems just right. Very mellow and drinkable beer. Some light notes of wood and smoke. Also get fruits (Grapes?) and bready yeastiness. Some hebal qualities seem to surface as well. No hint of alcohol on my buds. Nice beer.
Serving type: bottle
08-28-2002 20:07:35 | More by Bighuge
4.28/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is one of my favorite "value for my beer dollar" brews. A complex, and very drinkable Belgian-style ale for $4.50 per 750ml? I almost feel like I'm stealing from the liquor store.
Cloudy orange/amber with a persistant foam. The lace on this beer has staying power, and leaves a trail all down the glass. Floral and spicy in aroma, with clove and maybe pepper notes. The flavor is malty sweet and spicy, with a pleasant hop bitterness at the end. Medium to full body, with wonderfully balanced flavors.
Serving type: bottle
08-26-2002 09:09:34 | More by zerk
4.13/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
It's a very nice golden-orange with a fluffy white head that leaves lace all the way down the glass. The smell is subtly spicy. The taste is also a bit spicy, but quite mellow and understated. It goes down like silk and is very drinkable. I enjoyed this the most of Ommegang's offerings.
Serving type: bottle
08-01-2002 19:50:25 | More by mickeymac
4.08/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Impressive off - white fluffy, thick and very persistent head. Slight hazy copper - orange hue, w/ copious, effervescent bubbling. Quite attractive in appearance. The aroma is comprised of notes of peach & candied fruit followed by understated acetaldehyde w/ just a hint of phenol. Caramelized sweetness hits upfront, but is immediately mellowed by honey flavors & sour apple as well as black licorice. The high carbonation coupled with the relatively full and dextrinous body for style lend a spritzy (but not prickly) and enjoyable mouthfeel. All around yeast esters are more mellow than the typical Belgian, but contribute more than sufficient complexity to this very drinkable brew. The clean finish reveals hop bitterness on the back of the tongue as well as a light biscuit flavor and mustiness. Alcohol warmth slowly emerges long after the sip is over. The 750 mL bottle is perfect... it's drinkability makes 12 oz a tease.
Serving type: bottle
06-19-2002 17:55:19 | More by marc77
4.1/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer poured a nice dark golden color and formed a good medium tan head. Some lace on the side. Nice frangrances of spice and malt. Is a fairly carbonated beer and bears alot of the characteristics you find in a Belgian style. Has a slight foamy heavy feal in the taste. Gives it a heavier feel to the body then you would expect.
Serving type: bottle
06-09-2002 16:18:05 | More by Wildman
4.5/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Big frothy off white head subside to a clinging cream coloured lace. Mild haze from the yeast, looks nearly clear with a pale copper hue. Fruity, estery and spicy aroma with hints of ripe plum and an earthy blend of anise, clove, nutmeg and citric zest. Dry malt palate that taste like a toasted multigrain cracker, big crisp mouth feel and a moderate body. Bitterness from the hops is noticeable. Estery with a slight peppery phenolic character that goes towards coarse and medicinal in the finish. The finish is dry and grain with residual phenols. Paired very well with whole grain crackers and aged hunters cheddar.
Serving type: bottle
05-26-2002 19:24:43 | More by Jason
4.4/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Copper in appearance, nice carbonation. Has very fruity taste and a dry finish. Tried some with cheddar cheese and enjoyed it very much. Very comparable to Belgian made ales. I did have one bottle, perhaps served a bit warm, which did taste a little solventlike. However this seems to have been an exception.
Serving type: bottle
05-24-2002 20:22:39 | More by mjohn27603
New Hampshire
4.08/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Sampled from the small 12oz bottle. Ommegang doesn't seem to make any poor biers, do they. This is nice, although Ommegang (original) is still their best. Beauteous cloudy copper color, big creamy head bubbling out of the bottle, and many lacy rings left down the glass produce a fine appearance. Nose is an arromatic lemony/orangy combo. Good body and creaminess make for a pleasant mouthfeel. Flavor abounds with citrus flavors, ending with a hint of peppery-like spice. Good stuff!
overall: 4.15
appearance: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | mouthfeel: 4.5 | drinkability: 4
Serving type: bottle
05-18-2002 17:12:46 | More by Bierman9
3.55/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a glass resembling iced-tea...sort of orange-brown with some haze. Creamy off white head defines retention.
Smells of spice (clove), bread and earthy hops.
Taste gets better as the bottle empties. Spiciness up front. Some grassy flavors. Slight Toffee/caramel maltiness. Yeast is present and plenty doughy, though lasks the general spiciness I desire (it's still present just bland). Grape like sweetness with perks of cherry and citrus. Faint traces of butter and nuttiness perhaps. Finishes up with a sharp blast of raw, earthy hops. Nice, if a little jarring for the style. Seemingly thin, but builds body as it sits. Don't bother sharing the bottle. In fact, get two for yourself.
All this for $3.99 / 750ml? I almost feel guilty.
Update: Not what I once believed it was (i.e. score 4.5). I've had both fresh and aged bottles since my initial review and all have seemed muted. This is certainly Americanized (Which is neither a good or bad thing). Yeast complexity is minor , bordering on nonexistant. Hops are too forward and throw the balance off.
Still a good budget Belgian-styled brew. But certainly not the classic I once thought.
Serving type: bottle
05-10-2002 00:10:51 | More by cokes
4.5/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Amber American-Belgian beauty! Well carbonated and spicy, this beer says it all. High in the tart and fruity ester, but strong enough to keep it real. Mellow hoppiness. Top notch!
Cheers to frank4sail for the sample.
Serving type: bottle
04-13-2002 23:14:45 | More by inebrius
New Jersey
4.5/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
750 ML Bottle
Bright Orange/Copper color, with a lasting head... and I mean lasting. Sweet spicey smell. Taste of esters, fruity, with a bite of spice. Great lace left in glass (Chimay goblet). The taste improves on your last glass.. swirl and pour the yeast it is good for you and improves the flavor. This is the most drinkable of Ommegang's products.
Serving type: bottle
03-26-2002 21:11:27 | More by frank4sail
4.8/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Other reviewers said it well. An exceptional beer that brings Belgium home.
Serving type: bottle
11-03-2001 23:55:32 | More by mmthompson33
New York
4.9/5 rDev +20.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
The folks at Ommegang certainly did their homework. Rare Vos is a fine example. You can't go wrong with any of Ommegang's beers. I had the pleasure of visiting the brewery this past summer. Following the tour and tasting, I bought a sampler case!
Serving type: bottle
09-26-2001 16:41:23 | More by John
4.35/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Presentation: 750ML Magnum Euro-style bottle with champagne cork and wire crown. Label notes: Beer is "Gauaranteed to be cellared at the brewery." Rare Vos is Flemish for "Sly Fox," which is a café in Brussels.
Appearance: Hazy amber with a very active carbonation. Head is near perfect, off-white, creamy, clingy and stays. Very appealing to look at. Loads of settled yeast at the bottom of the bottle.
Smell: Malt and grainy notes, a bit alcohol fruity, grape-like, with a dominant soft, sweet clove aroma.
Taste: Full bodied, malty sweet and with a spicy, yeast mouth. A bit peppery with a pleasant grassy dryness. Hop flavours are subtle, tea-like, and mingle with the grass flavours. Some dextrin sweetness as the beer warms. Finishes a bit dry with yeast flavours and semi-oily coating on the tongue.
Notes: A top fermented, bottle conditioned, Brabant Ale. Absolutey amazingly delicious! You almost forget you are not in Belgium, and for $4.50 a bottle it's a cheap imaginary trip to Belgium, for the taste buds and soul.
Serving type: bottle
09-24-2000 00:00:01 | More by Todd
New Jersey
4.14/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap in a standard pint glass.
A- Maybe it was the lighting; an amber ale with true amber color, full creamy white head and lots of sticky foam lacing. A touch of haze in the body from the yeast, perhaps.
S- Orange and spice, some light malt and yeast.
T- Slightly sweet malt combined with yeast dryness and fruits, spices.
M- Easy drinking with some hope bitterness and yeast and spice pungency. Dry finish.
O- Friendly drinker with lots of flavor, 6.5% abv is manageable; right level of hop bitterness, too.
Serving type: on-tap
04-06-2014 12:09:15 | More by NiceTaps
New York
4.1/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this on tap at Dinosaur BBQ (with a bbq brisket melt).
A - Copper in color with a rather small head. Lacing was average.
S - malt, caramel, bread, bananas and a touch of clove.
T - The Belgian yeast strain is quite good in this. More bananas and clove from the nose with a healthy dose of spiciness and bread.
M - Medium carbonation, medium body, but a touch chewy. Also the initial blast of carbonation was soda like but it quickly calmed down.
Serving type: on-tap
01-19-2014 03:55:16 | More by WheelsPSU
3.74/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
This beer has a great look and feel but is lacking in taste in my mind. Needs more citrus or more maltiness to keep it from tasting flat. I love Ommegang and I think they do Belgians right, but this is a bit lacking for me. Wish I liked it more. I'll try it in bottle to see if its the keg but maybe I'm just not a fan.
Serving type: on-tap
11-17-2013 01:52:26 | More by Beer-A-Lot
New York
4.45/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
I have had this beer multiple times and that should speak to how good this beer is but I will review my first encounter with it.
Beer was purchashed on tap at the Eagle Tavern in Liverpool, NY (they no longer have it on tap). Outstanding beer. I would recommend this to all of the beer lovers.
Serving type: on-tap
11-15-2013 16:38:39 | More by Edward19
North Carolina
3.54/5 rDev -12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Had on draft at Galileos in Boone.
A: Golden-orange with a white head that stayed for the duration of the beer. There was a fair amount of lacing on the glass.
S: Orange is the dominant aroma with a fair amount of pepper and coriander, possibly a few other spices as well as other less prominent citrus notes.
T: Again orange taste along with the spices mentioned above. There was a slight medicinal taste also, although not unpleasant.The alcohol is hidden very well.
F: This beer was very easy to drink. It had the perfect amount of carbonation which complimented both the citrus and the spice notes in the taste and smell. There was a nice zing on the tongue after drinking
O: I really enjoyed this beer It was only a dollar to upgrade from a budlight and worth every penny($4 a pint $14 a pitcher on non special days). This is a perfect end of summer beginning of fall brew, fruity enough to be enjoyed on a hot day but enough spice to remind one that the leaves are changing and the weather is becoming cooler. I wouldn't hesitate to order this again and highly recommend it to others. Plus at 6.5 abv theres enough to give a solid buzz but not so much that it would be unsafe to drive after ordering another.
Serving type: on-tap
09-26-2013 22:09:29 | More by watermelon
New York
4.14/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
The beer comes in a copper amber color with tons of carbonation.
The aroma has banana, lots of spiciness, Belgian yeast and breadiness. A good amount of dark fruit from raisin to plum.
The flavor has a good balance between fruits. There's some citrus, lemon, and floral notes. Then there's lots of spice with pepper and clove. There's also apricot and also some very ripe banana.
The mouthfeel is quite light and makes it drinkable, but I found that there was a bit too much carbonation.
A well made brew and packs a good amount of flavor for its ABV.
Serving type: on-tap
07-23-2013 02:29:56 | More by dar482
4.01/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served in a pint glass at the Avenue in Allston.
Appearance: This beer poured a small head that reduced to a thin layer. It is a copper color with great clarity and bubbles coming up through the glass. Nice lacing on the glass as the beer was drank too.
Smell: Spicy, banana, clove, malty, yeasty esters, and bready.
Taste: Same as above with a little bitterness in the end.
Mouthfeel: Silky, creamy, smooth, low to medium carbonation, medium bodied, and a little tingly bitterness in the end.
Overall: Pretty solid BPA. Thought I had it before, but I guess not. Definitely will have more now.
Serving type: on-tap
06-25-2013 23:10:47 | More by Flounder57
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pint in Alfie's on 9th Ave, New York on 18 Jan 2013: chalk board called it a 'Belgian style Amber' with 'Rare Vos' as an afterthought in brackets.
Belgian style Amber it is though, very drinkable in deed.
Slight cloud within the pour: light amber to dull gold in colour with a thinning white head on top.
The aroma was a mixed bag of smells, yeast, corriander and malts in that order.
The taste followed the smells too: add some grain feel into the blend, this was an easy drinking semi-sweet brew that I took too greatly: couldn't have another though, too many others to try!
Serving type: on-tap
05-28-2013 04:35:08 | More by BlackHaddock
4.34/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This is a great way to start your Belgian beer tour. Why start with Stella? In fact, don't. This NY beer is probably closer to the real Belgian beer taste than Stella has ever tried to be.
To start, Ommegang Rare VOS has a beautiful amber color, setting the stage for the full flavor that will follow. The nose is typical Belgian, which is a good thing, as you know you want to drink this. So to the taste... I love a full flavored beer, and as this is a pale ale, my expectations weren't too high. But forget expectations. This is not some great IPA (my favorite), but this IS a great beer. Will I get it again? Yes! Full flavor, great nose, lots of color and can you believe it is made in the USA?
Yeah, this is a good one.
Serving type: on-tap
04-26-2013 00:19:45 | More by hopheadhoward
4.03/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Hazy golden colour with a small white head. Fair at best head retention.
Clove and banana dominates. The Belgian/German yeast aroma is what you get here. I quite like the overall picture.
A moderate body and medium fizziness. Intense but not well regarded
This is a good beer. The Belgian note are prominent and the flavours work. A really sid beer.
Serving type: on-tap
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Acting on class loadFrank Brüseke Oct 29, 2008 6:54 AM
Hi JBoss AOP folks,
My question is the following:
Can I use JBoss AOP to act upon a class being loaded?
The AOP framework catches this event anyways doesn't it?
My particular problem is that I want to enter classes that implement a common superclass into a registry as soon as they are loaded. Is that possible?
I considered introductions, but this is no good as then I can only register on the first instantiation of an object.
Hope you can help.
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1. Re: Acting on class loadKabir Khan Oct 29, 2008 7:51 AM (in response to Frank Brüseke)
AOP out of the box does not support this. If you are running in JBoss AS with -javaagent, you can add an addidional transformer to PluggableInstrumentor's Instrumentation as shown here
When running standalone with -javaagent, rather than using PluggableInstrumentor, you use https://svn.jboss.org/repos/jbossas/projects/aop/branches/Branch_2_0/aop/src/main/org/jboss/aop/standalone/Agent.java instead, which unfortunately does not allow you access to the Instrumentation. I have added support for this in svn. https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBAOP-672
[kabir@~/sourcecontrol/jboss-aop/trunk/subversion] $svn diff aop/src/main/org/jboss/aop/standalone/Agent.java Index: aop/src/main/org/jboss/aop/standalone/Agent.java =================================================================== --- aop/src/main/org/jboss/aop/standalone/Agent.java (revision 79975) +++ aop/src/main/org/jboss/aop/standalone/Agent.java (working copy) @@ -35,9 +35,16 @@ */ public class Agent { + private static Instrumentation instrumentation; + + public static Instrumentation getInstrumentation() + { + return instrumentation; + } public static void premain(String agentArgs, Instrumentation inst) { + instrumentation = inst; StandaloneClassPoolFactory factory = new StandaloneClassPoolFactory(); AspectManager.setClassPoolFactory(factory); // necessary for configuration
2. Re: Acting on class loadFrank Brüseke Oct 29, 2008 8:22 AM (in response to Frank Brüseke)
Thanks for the quick answer.
So what I would have to do is:
- Implement my own class that conforms to the interface "java.lang.instrument.ClassFileTransformer"
- Register an object of that class with the PluggableInstrumentor
and then I'm ready to go?
So in code:
public class MyTransformer implements ClassFileTransformer { public byte[] transform(ClassLoader loader, String className, Class<?> classBeingRedefined, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain, byte[] classfileBuffer) throws IllegalClassFormatException { //do something ... } } public class someOtherClass { //all static for simplicity public static MyTransformer transformer= new MyTransformer(); static{ PluggableInstrumentor.getInstrumentor().addTransformer(transformer) } }
Is that correct?
Kind regards
3. Re: Acting on class loadKabir Khan Oct 29, 2008 8:40 AM (in response to Frank Brüseke)
I've not actually tried this, but I think something like what you say should work. You have access to the classloader and the classname, so you can register that with you registry. Once the class has completed, i.e. after your transformer and the aop transformer have finsished, you should be able to load the class in your registry using the classname and classloader.
I would wrap what your SomeOtherClass does in an MBean so that you have control over the transformer. Let us know how you get on!
4. Re: Acting on class loadT Rich Sep 29, 2011 12:16 PM (in response to Frank Brüseke)
I know this is an old post, just wanted to know if your above-mentioned post worked. I have need to do a
similar thing under JBoss5.x, enabled with custom ClassFileTransformer.


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Here is a preview of Laura Mercier's Spring Renaissance. The model is wearing a nude silk dress on the promo and the butterflies on the background look very pretty for Spring actually.
There are quite a few items in this collection , including a lot of re-promotes, so I have listed only the brand new products.
The star of the collection is definitely the Enlightenment Eye & Cheek Palette ($55/£42.50)
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I am personally a big fan of sheer lip products of such shades, and wouldn't mind something for nails and eyes, too.
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and they sound bad enough.
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I agree, it's a lot. For some people I think it's about style (either the style of the unit or disliking the look of a traditional stereo setup), or efficient use of space.
For $800, you are getting the capability of receiving Airplay (let's call that $100), and a built-in DAC (no idea how good it is, but let's call it $100 too). There's more value here than is immediately obvious, but I'd be curious to compare it side by side with, say, $200 or $300 or bookshelf speakers and $100 or $200 or amplification.
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I think you may be giving B&W a bit too much credit. They make good gear, but they're not magic. There's only so much you can do with that particular form factor. There are some great bargains in bookshelf speakers and amplification out there right now, especially if your point of comparison is an iPod dock speaker, and those units aren't handicapped by the same size restrictions that iPod docks have.
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A bit of history for those with some grey hairs: in 1968, a "middle of the road" good quality stereo system with a turntable, amp and speakers ran around $550 (source: 1968 catalogs for AR, Shure & Dynaco). Adjusted for inflation, that's about $3500 now. When I consider what we get for well under $1000 now, it's a huge improvement for people those of us who love music. What I carry in my pocket now is more than I could have dreamed of as a young man.
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and they sound bad enough.
Keep in mind that not everyone listens to highly compressed music.
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We've covered setting up just such a system (and we'll be doing an update to that article later this year). But it's fair to point out that some people don't want separate speakers—they want a single, compact unit they can stick on a counter, desktop, dresser, or shelf. And while we can debate the merits of separate speakers vs. a one-piece audio system, it's nice to know that there are high-end options for those who want the latter.


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You've probably heard from your parents, friends, and even your orthodontist, the long list of foods and beverages you should avoid while wearing braces. While it may seem like you're giving up a lot, it is important to avoid eating certain foods. We also want you to enjoy your braces experience, so here's a quick list of foods to avoid and foods you can eat while wearing braces.
Foods to avoid while wearing braces:
- Chewy foods - bagels, licorice
- Crunchy foods - popcorn, chips, ice
- Sticky foods - caramel candies,twizzlers
- Hard foods - nuts, hard candies
- Foods that require biting into - corn on the cob, apples, carrots (these can be eaten if cut up)
Foods you CAN eat while wearing braces:
- Dairy - soft cheese, pudding, milk based drinks
- Breads - soft tortillas, pancakes, muffins w/o nuts
- Grains - pasta, soft cooked rice
- Meats/poultry - soft cooked chicken, meatballs, lunch meats
- Seafood - tuna, salmon, crab cakes
- Vegetables - mashed potatoes, steamed spinach, beans
- Fruits - applesauce, bananas, fruit juice
- Treats - ice cream w/o nuts, milkshakes, Jell-O, soft cake
Orthodontic braces are a big part of life for many people your age. While braces may have had a bad wrap in the past, today's braces make it easy to look good and feel good! Please contact our practice to schedule your next orthodontic checkup.


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Thank you to all of the runners, walkers, and volunteers who came to support women's health at the 2013 Baltimore Women's Classic 5k! Your support helped to provide essential services to women and families undergoing treatment for gynecological cancer.
To find your ranking from the race, visit the Baltimore Women's Classic results page.
Check out all photos of the Planned Parenthood of Maryland team.
For more information, visit: http://www.baltimorewomensclassic.com/index.html


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Investors reacted positively to the technology stocks on Friday. Key movement were observed in ScanSource, Inc (NASDAQ:SCSC) and Imation Corp (NYSE:IMN) on percentage decliners side while Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was prominent stock on most active side.
Technology sector turned mostly higher on Friday supported by solid gains from shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Netflix, Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) and chip makers, but Apple Inc's (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock again were in the red.
The technology sector received a lift from Microsoft Corp, shares of world's biggest software maker recovered from a wobbly start, hiked 1% to finish at $27.88.
Conversely, iPhone and iPad maker Apple, who lost world's biggest company title to Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), stock continued to be volatile following the Cupertino, California based company's disappointing quarterly results.
Microsoft Corporation's YTD performance was recorded as 4.38% while its market capitalization was $233.53 billion. The company has P/B ratio of 3.41 while P/E ratio was booked as 15.07. Institutional ownership owns 67.43% shares of the company while beta factor, which is used to measure riskiness of the security, was 0.97. Net profit margin of the company was 21.71% while its gross profit margin was 75.23%.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has market capitalization of $413.06 billion. Its current ratio was 1.50 while its shares were lagging behind SMA50 with -17.63. The company offered earnings per share of 44.10 while its 940.69 million shares were outstanding. YTD performance of the stock was -17.34%.
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS) has the market capitalization of $1.89 billion. The company's EPS was 2.35 while its 65.49 million shares were outstanding. Its institutional ownership was 75.87%. Shares of the company were moving ahead of SMA50 with 0.57% while its YTD performance was 1.55%.
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