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DMA Releases Annual Ethics Case Report
March 9, 2010 The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) today released its Ethics Case Report for February 2009 February 2010. During this period, the Committee on Ethical Business Practice (Ethics Operating) conducted in-depth reviews of the promotions and practices of 34 companies. DMAs Corporate & Social Responsibility (CSR) and Customer Service staff handled an additional 4,000 complaints and inquiries from consumers about direct and interactive marketing practices.
Based on the 34 cases that were reviewed, DMAs CSR staff and the Ethics Operating Committee re-iterated the importance of the following ethical business practices:
· All material information should be disclosed to the consumer in every promotion. Such
disclosures should be clear, honest, and conspicuous. Consumers surprised to discover that they have unknowingly joined a program or accepted an offer are not happy consumers;
· Copy on the outer envelope of a mail piece is advertising and subject to the same ethical
standards as the promotion contained in the envelope. Unclear envelope copy undermines consumer trust in all marketing;
· Marketers should honor all requests from consumers, both customers and prospects, who
ask not to receive further solicitations, and they should include an opt-out notice in every commercial solicitation they send. DMAs Commitment to Consumer (CCC) already requires both. The CCC also requires marketers to scrub their prospecting lists against the DMAchoice file on a monthly basis. DMAChoice (previously known as the Mail Preference Service) is a free, online consumer portal for choice in mailings from commercial marketers and nonprofit organizations. DMAchoice not only allows consumers to opt out of prospect mail offers from all DMA members, but also to choose to opt out of individual organizations or listed brands of DMA members. Learn more at www.dmachoice.org;
· Marketers should not tout their products or services as environmentally-friendly, nor should
they disparage or make specific claims about the environmental impact or benefits of a particular form or channel of communication, without first having reliable and, as necessary, scientific data to support those claims. (The term greenwashing speaks to a growing trend in green marketing whereby products, policies, or practices are presented as environmentally-friendly when they are not, or when there is not sufficient substantiation to support such claims.)
The Committee also forwarded one case to appropriate state and federal agencies for potential legal violations. Specifically, FFS Storage Facility of Las Vegas, NV (a nonmember) did not respond to numerous attempts to resolve the Committees concerns about promotional postcards sent by FFS Storage Facility that stated Notice: Merchandise Held for Release and instructed recipients to check off items of merchandise that they wanted to receive and return the postcard, along with a shipping/release fee, in order to receive the merchandise. The Committee found that the company did not honestly, accurately, and clearly state the exact nature of what was being offered; the price; the terms of payment (including all extra charges); and the commitment involved in the placing of an order. The Committee also found that the company did not clearly identify itself as the sender of the postcards and provide a means for recipients to contact the company. The matter was referred to the Federal Trade Commission, United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Nevada Attorney General.
The latest Ethics Case Report, published annually by DMAs Corporate & Social Responsibility (CSR) department, is available online by clicking here.
If you are aware of a promotion or practice that should be brought to the attention of one of the Ethics Committees, please contact the department staff at firstname.lastname@example.com. There is also an online form here.
About Direct Marketing Association (DMA)
The Direct Marketing Association (www.the-dma.org) is the leading global trade association of businesses and nonprofit organizations using and supporting multichannel direct marketing tools and techniques. DMA advocates standards for responsible marketing, promotes relevance as the key to reaching consumers with desirable offers, and provides cutting-edge research, education, and networking opportunities to improve results throughout the end-to-end direct marketing process. Founded in 1917, DMA today represents companies from dozens of vertical industries in the US and 48 other nations, including nearly half of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as nonprofit organizations.
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Hi, I plan to travel to S. Chile (Lakes district...) starting on 3/31 or 4/1 to 4/6. Anyone interests in sharing rental car expenses?
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Answered by Jaime Moraga Zuñiga , Valdivia, Chile
Ryan, I would like to suggest you to take a bus Santiago to Temuco, Valdivia or Pucon on night (if you get a cama bus you could even sleep very well for around 100 usd ticket). The way from Santiago to south is just by the high way so it's not much interestin.... better save energy and time and you could rent a car when you arrive at any of the southen cities and take a nice trip on the 7 lakes district.
Answered by Paulina Gonzalez Ralph , Santiago, Chile
dear ryan lakes district is not santiago de chile because santiago is metropolitan distric or region los lagos o lakes district is the nine region of chile if you visit santiago in any rental car a city car like a spark is cost 10 dolars i work in the airport of santiago for lan if you want contacme by mail email@example.com
Answered by Eugenio Vasquez , Santiago, Chile
Hello Ryan
I would like to say it´s hard to find someone to share with you rental car expenses.
Anyway we always have CARS in promotion.
You can first go to Valparaiso and Viña del Mar a charm town.
Cause the lakes in Chile are located in the sourth.
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Here's a collection of protest music as a continuation of our Dear Mr. President article from the other day. Each of the videos below pose questions which deserve answers, but will likely never receive one from this administration. Oh well, I guess we can look forward to the next one in 2008.
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The blogs listed below meet one qualifications: lots of details. The writers tell you how to do things and they share their results.
I remember my first days pouring over threads on WebmasterWorld and Sitepoint. It appeared that the entire business model of making money online was write content, exchange links, and get free traffic from Google.
Since then Google has evolved. Cash cow Adsense niches have turned downwards due to an enormous growth in available click inventory. While things may not be as "simple" as those days, there is no shortage of opportunities to be had online.
EarnersBlog – Dig deep, there are lots of good "out of the box" posts here.
Capitalist Pig – A blog from a successful affiliate marketer.
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Keiichi Morisato is just your average college student until one day, fate interjects as he makes a call for take-out food. Unknown to him, he reaches the Goddess Help Line, and contacts a goddess named Belldandy, who grants him a wish. Thinking it to be a joke, Keiichi wishes for her to be his girlfriend 'forever'.
After his apartment burning to the ground and almost being killed by a falling metal object, Ohmura Takeshi is ready for the afterlife. Luckily, a beautiful angel appears to heal his wounds and inform him that if he stays with her, no harm will come to him. The catch? His long-lost deadbeat dad has passed along a curse: he will experience nothing but sadness in his life. Now, after changing to a human to maintain close contact, Elle will stop at nothing to make sure that a bit of happiness comes into Takeshi's life, but not before first learning how to be a human!
Happy World and Ah! My Goddess have more in common than just angels. Both have a very romantic comedy type feel to them, involving a young man who has a woman forced upon him. Of course, love inevitably follows, and the rest is history! I do think you'd enjoy one if you enjoyed the other.
Shichiri Tasuke is an average teenager, who lives on his own while his archeologist father roams the globe searching for ancient artifacts. One day, Tasuke receives a package that contains one of these artifacts, and from it appears Shaorin: a guardian spirit charged with protecting the person who brings her forth. Shortly thereafter, a second artifact arrives which contains another spirit, Ruuan, whose job is to bring her master happiness. Unfortunately, Ruuan and Shaorin are old rivals and they cause no end of trouble while vying for Tasuke's attention.
Both animes come with your live-in goddess. Complete with the skills to make you life comfortable... or maybe not. Both main guys have to deal with the strange and weird situations that come about because of the goddess and also have to worry about the jealous classmates coming to attack as well! Life seems to get harder for them, and does it help at all that they are starting to feel something special for their goddess?
Misaki Suzuhara is a young girl who traveled to Tokyo to live with a relative, but ended up becoming involved in the greatest game of all time: Angelic Layer! In this fast-paced competition, players customize dolls and fight them in arenas of all sizes, hoping to gain experience and perhaps win the greatest tournament of them all! With new friends to meet and new enemies to defeat, the best time of Misaki's life seems to be just beginning. Join Misaki as she struggles to be the best, even in the face of overwhelming odds...
Heartfelt characters and amazing human technology story design similar to the feel of Ah My Goddess characters.
On a day that seemed ordinary, a spaceship crash landed in Tokyo bay, filled to the brim with beautiful aliens that would come to be known as DearS. Since that day, though all of Japan seems to have gone DearS-crazy, one high school boy named Takeya it still not impressed by the phenomenon. But things change for Takeya when he finds a lone DearS girl on the side of the road, who forces herself into his apartment, and his life! Now, he must brave a plethora of complications, misunderstandings, and embarassments, when all he wants to do is be left alone!
both have a similar master-slave relation between the main characters, but this changes while the plot continues and the characters develop their feelings for eachother
Ren and Belldandy both have special powers while Keiichi and Takeya are both ordinary teenagers
They also have many similar funny and embarrasing moments
same ecchi style of comedy. female lead characaters that are weak willed and have a male to "show them the ropes" if you will. oh and of course all this is an accident. strange person in a new world complex is there too. they also have a real feel of "emotional insecurity" but also "male dominate" almost in a spiteful way. if that's you then add these to your want to watch list or favorites.
Tohru Honda is a compassionate girl who is down on her luck. Her mother having recently died, she has been forced to camp out in the woods for shelter. However, things start to turn around once she is invited to live with class hunk Yuki Sohma and his family... but all is not as it seems! Yuki's family is burdened with a dark curse which causes them to turn into the animals of the Chinese zodiac once hugged by a member of the opposite sex... and Honda may be the only one who can help them.
Both Fruits Basket and Ah! My Goddess show us that happiness is in the experiences you have together, not the goals at the end of the story. On the surface they seem like completely opposite series in every way, but under the superficial details the stories share common points. Both main characters find joy in ways they would have never imagined and grow into people they would have previously only dreamed of.
Both of these anime are about chaste love. Both involve a lot of supernatural themes, humorous situational comedy that stems from two different characters suddenly living together, and a cast full of well-thought-out characters. Both Belldandy and Tohru are quiet, loving characters that are well-meaning in everything they do. With a little drama thrown in for good measure, these two animes are both great watches.


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The annual Kitchen/Bath Industry Show and Conference set up camp in Las Vegas this year. The giant exposition, which took place in May, hosted more than 900 exhibitors and, despite its location, offered enough enticements of its own to keep attendees indoors and interested for its three-day run. While no dramatic new trends emerged, all of the established product lines were well represented. For kitchens, that meant lots of solid-surface and stone countertops, specialty cabinet finishes, ingenious storage solutions, and both built-in and "professional" stainless steel appliances. In the bathroom, it's still all about adding luxury to the space you've got, with vessel lavs, furniture-like vanities and accessory suites, jetted tubs, big showerheads, warm floors, and spa showers galore. All and all, from the utilitarian to the lavish, there was something for everyone. Here's a quick tour of the floor's most intriguing highlights.
Generally, the focus in cabinetry seems to be on finishes, especially contrasting glazes that emphasize nooks and crannies. Dark finishes are on the rise — not only darker wood hues, but black stains and enamels. At the opposite extreme, cabinets rendered in primary colors and bright tints are experiencing their own little renaissance. Cherry continues to be a popular face material, although usually as an "upscale" option; a few manufacturers, however, have recognized an opportunity to bring cherry to more affordable cabinetry, as Armstrong has done with its Merrimac line.
Face-frame cabinets have long been the standard at KraftMaid, but the new Venicia line offers European-style frameless cabinetry at what the company touts as affordable prices. In these cabinets, interiors coordinate with face materials, setting the collection apart from other frameless packages with more typical white melamine interiors. A wide variety of door styles, finishes, and storage choices make the line worth considering.
Those with chemically sensitive clients will be interested to know that Columbia Forest Products has announced plans to start using only urea-formaldehyde-free, soy-protein-based adhesive in all hardwood plywood production (see "New Glue Creates Superior Bond Without Formaldehyde," In the News, September, 2005). The company's new particleboard panel product, EcoColors, offers decorative possibilities with zero formaldehyde emissions and an acrylic surface.
Another smart option: aluminum and stainless steel cabinet doors and drawer fronts from Element Designs and Lasertron. Absolutely no off-gassing, guaranteed.
Or, how about a novel way to maximize storage in a small kitchen? The ever-present, never-used toekick gets down to business with Diamond'sbase toekick cabinet.
Fully concealed undermount slides have by now proven their mettle; the latest innovation is the soft self-close. Grass, for one, offers its Metro Elite series slides with Airmatic shock absorption that slows drawer momentum to a soundless close. It's a nice enhancement.
Similarly, Blum'sclip-on attenuator modifies the standard cup hinge to self-close doors silently; it can be a simple proprietary retrofit or a complete replacement option. Blum also showed its cool Space Corner drawer, which makes clever use of that pesky corner base. Upon opening, the opposing drawer faces actually flex toward one another to clear adjacent face panels and keep reveals uniformly narrow.
On the massive-hardware front, everyone got a big kick out of working Reversica Design's demo installation of the Gyre 6300 television-concealment system. On one side, the cabinetry appears to be a handsome bookcase; flip it around like one of those secret doors in a haunted castle and there's a working television on display.
LG Electronics tackles countertop clutter with two new products that combine functions: a microwave/toaster and a microwave/coffee maker.
Lance Larkin'sBrew Express, which brews coffee directly into a stainless steel carafe, installs within a 2x4 stud cavity — yet another way to clear some precious countertop space.
Apartment dwellers and others with no practical means to vent the range hood to the outdoors may appreciate Kobe's new recirculating filtration hood, which delivers up to 400 cfm and uses charcoal filtration to capture odor while directing grease and oil to a detachable container.
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Santa has arrived!
Santa arrived at the Prairie Hills Mall this past Saturday. If you missed him, don't worry! Santa and his elves will now be at the mall every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you would like to volunte...
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Photos of this cool, old truck outside my house ... and my father-in-law's old 1952 Willys
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I took a lot of photos at the Medina Fall Festival, and we didn't use all of them in the paper, of course. Some were definitely better than others, but here are my leftovers, so to speak. Cute baby...
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Signs of the times: A visual tour of some of Fargo-Moorhead's intriguing business signs
It's one of the most basic marketing tools a business has: the sign. A good sign can do more than just tell where a business is. It can communicate a lot about what a business is, what it values and how it does what it does.November 15, 2013
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THE VIEW FROM ABOVE: Gallery #5 – Images from the US Bank building in Moorhead
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Our Pittsburgh Chapter remains focused on developing the sport of mountain biking for everyone by strengthening and developing the diversity within the sport. This year, we continue providing programs for women to learn new bike-handling skills, take on new roles in leadership and create alliances with our regional partners. Learn more about our new Board members here.
Women's Weekend: Gravity Camps at Snowshoe
Whether you're just getting into Gravity riding or you're a seasoned veteran, Snowshoe's wide range of Downhill & Freeride Camps will help you make huge leaps in your riding skill and confidence. Velomuse endorses these camps and the bike park, they support women's mountain biking and women ride free all the time! We attended last year and wrote a report on it, here.
July 21-22, 2012
Kona's Women's Weekend Camp I
Ability Level: All ability levels welcome
Head Coach: Angi Weston
Base Price: $149 plus tax
Optional Add-on's: Bike Rentals starting at $40 per day, Lodging starting at $16.50 per day, Meal Plans starting at $18 per day (taxes not included)
Summary: A 2 day Camp designed for women riders by women coaches. This camp is designed to introduce women of all riding backgrounds to the sport of gravity riding in the Bike Park during a fun filled weekend with the girls. Skills clinics, trail riding, group learning, morning yoga, and evening chair massage are all included in this Camp Package.
August 11-12, 2012
Women's Weekend Camp II
Ability Level: All ability levels welcome
Head Coach: TBD
Base Price: $149 plus tax
Optional Add-on's: Bike Rentals starting at $40 per day, Lodging starting at $16.50 per day, Meal Plans starting at $18 per day (taxes not included)
Summary: A 2 day Camp designed for women riders by women coaches. This camp is designed to introduce women of all riding backgrounds to the sport of gravity riding in the Bike Park during a fun filled weekend with the girls. Skills clinics, trail riding, group learning, morning yoga, and evening chair massage are all included in this Camp Package.
Coach Bio: Angi Weston hails from Bellingham, Washington, is an IMIC Level 3 Coach and works for Kona USA in Ferndale, WA. Angi has extensive downhill and freeride coaching background both in group and one-on-one settings and is a competitive racer across a number of riding disciplines.
Snowshoe is recruiting and training additional mountain bike coaches this summer, as well. Registration is $599 (+$100) for the June 13 – 15, 2012 weekend learning essential bike handling skills from Shaums March. Last year's Coach Certification flyer can be found here.
Velomuse Vixens Ride Again!
On February 26th 2012 a group of six Velomuse Vixens (Greta Daniels, Alicia Mathers, Jeanne Morin-Leisk, Kamden Hoffman, Melissa Hopkins, and Jessica Nelson) dressed up as Ballet Bikers, complete with tutus and Velomuse T-shirts, and competed with more than 80 other teams in the largest stationary bike race in Western Pennsylvania. The Race to Any Place was a six-hour relay race, consisting of twenty-four grueling 15 minute heats and lots of fun, that benefited the Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The Velomuse Vixens were able to raise over $500 in donations, which we are grateful to all of our friends and family for sponsoring our fabulous team. We may not have won the race in mileage but we did win the best dressed team, the best dancers, and the team with the most spirit! We had such a great time and encourage everyone to come out next year and join us in supporting this great event, no athletic prowess is necessary just a desire to have fun and meet a lot of awesome people, especially if you're dressed in a tutu! If you don't believe me check out what a couple of the Velomuse Vixens had to say about this year's event.
"I really thought wearing a tutu was a crazy idea, but after a couple spins with my awesome lady team and the admiring looks we received I was honored to be on team Velomuse. Can't waiy until next year, who knows what kind of costume we'll come with but if I have teammates like I did this year I can't wait!!" ~Kamden Hoffman
"The Race to Anyplace is one of my favorite events every year. Not only is the entire room coming together to benefit a great cause, but this year's turnout of women's riders/racers was truly an inspiring site. The community is certainly growing by leaps and bounds and I know it is because of the welcoming and supportive environment that we all work very hard to cultivate and maintain. As for the Vixens – I could not have asked for a better ballerina squad spinning their hearts out!" ~ Greta Daniels
Velomuse MTB ride for Nightvision Installation
Eryn and I went to Frick a week before (topography trail map in hand) and scouted out a couple good spots for me to shoot pictures from. Then, on Dec 12th we all meet at Frick Park to lite up the trails. The weather was decent (i.e. no rain); though, it was pretty cold so we only got in two runs down the hill. We had about ten eager riders who split up into two groups for each shot. However, by splitting up the group we didn't get enough light on the top trails. So, this is a works-in-progress update, because we would like to try this again and get more riders and keep all the riders in one group. Also, we are going to look at other spots to shoot from. We'll get the photo we want eventually we just may have to have a lot of fun getting there . Thanks to all the riders who showed up to help get this project going.
Snapshot 5: Land Manager Round Table & Trail Successes in the Mid-Atlantic @IMBA Summit
Here are some additional notes on the sessions from attendee Justin Scheifflee:
Session 2 – Land Manager Round Table
Major take home points:
- It takes years to approve trails in National Forests and Parks, if at all, due to all of the
necessary studies and procedures
- Before going to land managers/park staff, be prepared with full plan of proposed trail
design and work involved
- Input from all user groups is important for project success
Session 3 – Trail Successes in the Mid-Atlantic
Raystown Lake
- Project was a bit of "leap of faith" given there are no other MTB trails around the area
- Accessing funds from grants turned out to be a sizeable issue and caused delays
- 13 contractors had to be hired to complete rough trail build in final 3 months
Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC)
- Awarded $100,000 grant for trails; proposed 12 projects, completed 8 of them
- All projects are multi-use trails
- Grant used for mostly smaller projects like re-routes of long fall line sections (see video clip, below) but no totally new trail construction
- SVBC had to front up to $50,000 of club money before getting reimbursed from grant
DNS/DFL vs. DNF/DQ
What're all those letters about? Well, the literal translation is "Did Not Start/Dead F*cking Last versus Did Not Finish/Disqualified", and those acronyms are commonly used in bicycle race results, when no numeric placement can be identified. Having gotten my feet wet over the last few years as a professional cycling coach, I've had the opportunity to discuss the philosophy and psychology of racing (and goal development) with various intellectuals. It is not that I think a cyclist's lifestyle is more quantifiable than the status quo; however, in being forced to consider the impact of one's decisions in all actions, I believe cycling provides solutions where there would be an increasing void.
My personal interpretation relates these acronyms with an element of intention; that is, EFFORT. Basically, the largest obstacle in a race, is getting TO the event, itself. Finishing an event is the next greatest obstacle, which provides a great deal of satisfaction. The goals can also keep stacking, in smaller increments. Honor and good sportsmanship speak lengths about where your personal goals rest, and how much effort you are really willing to put forth. In essence, finishing dead last feels about the same as winning, when I look back on it. My memories are still in the smaller goals I've achieved, and there's at least one thing I found to work on as a result of the race.
I have never considered numeric race results as an indication of success, as field size and conditions can vary widely. Satisfaction can be achieved with more specific goals: a particularly gnarly rockface descent, pacing a climb, nailing a twisty piece of singletrack without braking, etc. Therefore, it is important to pick events which suit your goals and skills, accordingly. And when the lack of opportunity arrives, just pick any race and focus on part of it. Numeric results may not provide the depth of satisfaction that one can achieve in a race situation, only giving a temporary interpretation. The decision to participate in the Art of Racing is a significant one. Success can be found in setting oneself against mother nature – a synergy of bike, mind and body – another good reason not to let recreational rides be replaced by competition entirely.
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Anna Nicole Smith's body in morgue amid court fight
Moldova.ORG -- The bickering over Anna Nicole Smith spiraled into a post-mortem legal war Wednesday, with judges on both coasts issuing rulings and a parade of lawyers fighting for control of the body, relates BBC.
At the end of the day, though, Smith's remains still were at the medical examiner's office, and a judge here said the dispute could be lengthy.
"We're going to have hearings, as many hearings as we need," Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin said at the start of afternoon proceedings. "This is just a warm-up."
At least three people are seeking control of Smith's body - her longtime companion Howard K. Stern; her estranged mother, Vergie Arthur; and photographer Larry Birkhead, who claims to have fathered the model's 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn.
Stern claims he is executor of Smith's will and wants to have her buried next to her son in the Bahamas; Arthur wants her daughter buried in her home state of Texas; and Birkhead simply wants to prove he is the father of Dannielynn, who potentially could inherit millions.
For now, though, the judge said Smith's body would stay until he makes a ruling.
"This body belongs to me right now," he said.
Stern's attorneys claim he is authorized to make her funeral arrangements. The petition includes affidavits from Smith's bodyguard, her physician, a neighbor and a friend stating that she wanted a Bahamas burial with her son.
"I think we all know Anna wants to be next to Daniel, and anything else is a tragedy," said Krista Barth, a lawyer for Stern.
Stern's attorneys provided a transcript of interviews Smith gave to "Entertainment Tonight" in October in which she said Arthur was her birth mother but nothing more.
"You want to hear all the things she did to me? You want to hear all the things she let my father do to me or my brother do to me? Or my sister?" she said, according to the transcript. "All the beatings and the whippin's and the rape? That's my mother. That's my mom."
Arthur's attorney, Stephen Tunstall, said the mother had become estranged from Smith over drug use. None of it made any difference now, he said.
"Since the dawn of civilization, the next of kin has been given the rights and responsibility of their dead," Tunstall said.
Broward County medical examiner Joshua Perper warned that Smith's corpse is decomposing and should be released. Her body will remain refrigerated until the judge rules.


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Reviews: 558
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pDev: 12.9%
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
I really enjoyed this little gem I picked up in a 750 corked bottle from the local craft beer store. It has great drink-ability and a high ABV%. It has strong Belgian yeast characteristics with tastes of clove and coriander. I enjoyed it in a stemmed glass and observed a nice thick head that accented the taste perfectly. I will be comparing all Belgian strong ales I drink in the future with similar characteristics to this beer.
Serving type: bottle
11-17-2013 23:00:54 |
More by Lederer85
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bottle 12/2011 consumed 10/2013.
Appearance: Dark amber body with a medium sized khaki head.
Nose: Classic quad, if a bit restrained. Raisins, dates, and prunes, big caramel, some fresh apple and big toasty bread.
Taste: Pretty bright flavors for a big quad, lots of mushy banana, ripe red grapes, sticky caramel. It's missing that complexity that marks a great quad, but the it still tastes great.
Mouthfeel: Nicely carbonated, starts off sticky, finishes dry.
Overall: A borderline great Quad, definitely a good value. A little more complexity would go a long way.
Serving type: bottle
10-05-2013 15:08:24 |
More by fdig23
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 1.5
I'm getting very tired of American Microbreweries ruining every style they can by over-hopping it! It's a Quad. It's not supposed to taste like a friggin' IPA.
When I buy a quad, I want a quad. What I don't want is an IPA with a little more barley. Please, when will this horrible trend stop? Read my review history - I don't make a habit of crapping on a beer, but between this brewery, Sierra Nevada, and Digfish Head, pretty much every style has had it's over-hopped American version. There's nothing on this bottle that tells you they've ruined the style, but that's what they've done - ruined a perfectly good beer style by going way too hard with the hops.
Victory - please approach this style with a modicum of respect. Please?
Serving type: bottle
09-23-2013 01:59:11 |
More by disastermouse
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Brewed with "imported 2 row malts and whole flower Styrian Goldings and German Tettnang hops", 12.0% ABV
$9.99 for a corked and caged 750ml bottle @ BevCo. Pours out to a hazy light amber, forming a tall creamy and poofy off white head with excellent retention and lacing. Very tiny bubbles. Carbonation is moderate, ~2.5 carbs or so...thankfully not overdone like many Belgian style bottle conditioned ales. The nose is exceptionally fragrant...HUGE bouquet of orange marmalade, pineapple, mango, very distant grassiness. No DMS, no off aromas. Mouthfeel is initially prickly then eases into the very silky and luxurious. Deceptively light bodied considering the ABV. The taste is like liquid orange marmalade and cloves...a firm wave of peppery alcohol in the middle, a mild bitterness in the aftertaste with more hops than you would expect for the style but still well balanced. On the lightly sweet side like a quad should be, but not overbearingly sweet. Alcohol is warming but not boozy. I don't get a distinct dark candi syrup/dark fruit flavor like most quads.
This is an exceptional beer worthy of stocking up on! This beer is one to be savored during special events. I imagine myself on Xmas eve sipping on this next to a warm fire as the rest of the world goes to bed and I drift off in my chair. Kinda like the sleepytime tea box:) Exceptional stuff. VERY highly recommended!
Serving type: bottle
09-16-2013 00:11:59 |
More by Mitchster
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a corked 750 ml bottle into a St. Bernardus goblet. No bottling date is printed.
Appearance: Pours a deep brownish caramel amber orange with a moderate amount of bubbles. About one finger of off white head that fades into a thin patchy layer. Leaves a good amount of lacing on the glass.
Smell: A sharp, sweet, and rich malt forward aroma with lots of yeast and fruit esters. Belgian yeast with some farmhouse funk along with some hints of clove, cinnamon, and peppers. Sweet scent of Belgian candied sugars. Toasted malts with a big presence of sweet caramel along with hints of biscuit, toffee, grains, and straw. Fruit esters of bananas, pear, apple, and grapes. Dark fruit hints of fig, raisins, prunes, and cherry. Also some subtle hints of citrus orange, apricot, and pineapple. Some grassy hops in the background. Fairly boozy. A pretty good aroma.
Taste: Like the aroma, a rich, sweet, and fairly sharp and boozy caramel malt driven taste with notes of yeast and dried fruits. Belgian yeast with notes of funk and a mix of clove, pepper, and cinnamon spices. Sweet Belgian candied sugar and some molasses. Bready toasted malts with notes of sweet caramel, toffee, biscuit, straw, and grains. Big mix of fruit flavors with notes of bananas, pear, apple juice, and grape. Dried dark fruit notes of raisin, fig, prune, dates, and cherry. Light citrus notes of orange, pineapple, and apricot. Some hop bitterness comes towards the finish with some grassy notes. Some alcohol is tasted as expected. A pretty good taste.
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with a medium to high level of carbonation. Juicy, slick, and slightly syrupy. Big alcohol presence is felt as expected but things are still fairly smooth considering.
Overall: A pretty solid American take on a Quad/Belgian Strong Ale. Nice caramel and fruit notes. A little more hoppy than usual for the style but it adds a nice twist.
Serving type: bottle
09-13-2013 07:17:25 |
More by MattyG85
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
A: hazy copper with a thin white head. Lacing is excellent.
S: caramel, bread, alcohol. There is also a vague fruity aroma.
T: caramel, bread. Warming alcohol finish.
M: medium/full bodied. Very nice. Dry and warming finish.
O: not quite a quadruple in my opinion. I would like some more dark fruit.
Serving type: bottle
09-03-2013 01:57:28 |
More by silverking
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Three finger head
Appearance: clear deep orange to amber orage
Smell: fragrant caramel molasses
Taste; deeply sweet caramel, molasses, maple, light pepper, vanilla, almost a candy
Mouth feel: smooth with sweet aftertaste
A solid Belgium ale on the sweet side.
Serving type: bottle
08-31-2013 04:09:26 |
More by otterbearfla
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
I made two attempts to try this beer. Each time it was a 750ml bottle with a cork. Both times the cork broke in half. The first time I used a cork screw to try and get the remaining cork out of the bottle, the lip of the bottle burst under the slightest pressure. The second time I managed to get the cork out. The beer tasted like a stew of dirty mop water mixed with old garbage, it was honestly awful.
Serving type: bottle
08-19-2013 11:32:14 |
More by jthm
New Jersey
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
V-Twelve's look marries auburn and toasted orange hues, with a thin ring of off-white head. Not a bad look at all. The aroma is very fruity, with pineapple and apricot being dominant. I also quite strongly pick up what I perceive to be citrusy hops here. The taste is actually more balanced than the aroma suggests, with Belgian yeast and lots of candied fruit esters mingling with one another. The finish leaves a 'syrupy' taste in my mouth, which is borderline too much. Overall, I think this Belgian Inspired Ale is good, but can benefit a lot by resting it for a year or more.
Serving type: bottle
08-15-2013 02:18:44 |
More by Neorebel
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bomber poured to a tulip.
A - Pale copper with brilliant clarity. A thin, off-white head fades quickly to a thin ring and leaves no lacing.
S - Alcohol dominates the aroma. Some caramel sweet malt aroma fills in the background. Light spicy aromas, and some dark fruit esters, but both are subdued.
T - A bit more interesting than the aroma. Toffee-like sweet malt with some raisin and dark cherry esters. Bitterness is medium and provides a surprising balance to the sweetness. Alcohol is quite evident but not "hot" and provides some complexity.
M - Medium-full body and moderate carbonation. Would like more carbonation on this one. Alcohol warmth. Dry finish from alcohol.
O - Interesting take on the style, and not quite what I expected. I would definitely like more malt complexity, and more of those Belgian yeast aromatics. This reminds me almost of a double bock.
Serving type: bottle
07-21-2013 22:34:03 |
More by CASK1
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured into a Funky Buddha Brewery snifter. Bottled On date is blank.
A- Pours an orangeish light brown color with a 1/4 inch light tan head that doesn't retain long before becoming a thick ring around the edge of the glass and sheer wisps of surface foam. Resilient lacing leaves a thick ring behind on the glass.
S- Caramel and toasty malt plus a considerable alcohol aroma. Also some light hop tones.
T- Biscuity and sweet with a bunch of Belgian candi sugar and noticeable booze. More toasted malt and some hop bitterness to balance.
M- A bit stingy from the alcohol. Medium-low carbonation and a medium body.
O- Quite good but there are definitely better versions of the style. Pairs decently with Havarti.
Serving type: bottle
07-21-2013 03:07:49 |
More by Immortale25
South Carolina
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
750mL bottle into a tulip
Bottled on date is blank
A: Pours a clear dark amber with just under 2 fingers width of light tan head. Head dissipates at a moderate rate and leaves only small patches of lacing.
S: Belgian yeast like aromas, nutty, caramel, toffee, a bit of spice, subtle hop aromas as well, and a bit of booze. Kind of a mix between a Quad and an American Barley Wine, but I like it.
T: Sweet, yeasty, spicy. Spice is probably the most prevalent character. The taste is more quad-ish then the aroma, as the nutty/caramel/toffee characters aren't nearly as prominent as the aroma suggested. Tasty but you can tell its not an authentic Belgian beer.
M/D: Full bodied, moderate carbonation, ABV is very well masked and drinkability is very good. It does however, lack that wonderful smoothness coupled with big carbonation that the best of the Belgian Quads miraculously pulls off.
O: This is a pretty enjoyable beer, but like most American versions it pales in comparison to the original Belgian products. Worth a try, but for nearly the same price you can get Abt 12, which is on a whole different level than is one.
Serving type: bottle
07-12-2013 22:50:39 |
More by zac16125
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
I'm aching for a good quad tonight so I decided to take on a 750 of this by myself. 12% ABV confirmed - God help me waking up tomorrow. No visible bottled on date; the label has a "Bottled on" section in the lower left but there's no date printed. Hm. I believe this sat around the bottle shop where I got it; I bought it last week. So much the better; I'd prefer it aged. 750ml brown glass bottle with hood and wire cap over a cork served into a Mitchells of Lancaster flared stem-tulip in me gaff in low altitude Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California. Reviewed live. Expectations are high; I've had some beers from Victory I've really taken a fancy to.
Served cold, straight from the refrigerator, and allowed to come to room temperature over the course of consumption. I like my quads a little below room temperature, but with a 750 I'm content to start cooler and see how it develops. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.
Note that this is, probably, my favourite style of beer - and I'm intimately familiar with good beers in the style. I may nitpick.
Yield a satisfying pop upon removal of the cork, but no beer surges upwards in the neck. Carbonation seems good.
A: Pours a 1.5 finger beige colour head (or ecru for the pretentious). Slight cream. Decent thickness. Above average retention - about 3-4 minutes. The colour is not at all what I'd expect in a good beer of the style; it's a transparent orange-red. Translucent as well. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show. Really not looking like a good quad ought to. Both the head and colour should be better - the head darker, creamier, thicker, and with better retention; and the colour darker, nontransparent, and more delicate. Misses the mark already, but I'm hoping the taste is far better. In fact, given that this comes from Victory, I'm expecting it to surprise me with its quality.
Sm: Light cherry. Biscuit malt. Peach fruit. Lychee. Light raisin. Nuts. Where the hell are the luscious dark fruits - the very reason I drink a good quad? Noticeable floral hop character. Bright malts. Lychee is dominant - lychee? In a quad? Apricot fruit. Flowers. Sweet candi sugar. Heavily fruity - but bright. No subtlety at all here. But there's nice balance and good complexity; it's just completely wrong for the style. I'm content to abandon judging this as a quad at this point and just let it take me where it will; it's definitely in no way shape or form to style, but I can't deny that in a general sense it's quite pleasant and inviting. No yeast character or alcohol is detectable. Reminds me of a wheatwine, actually. I get some mango. There's no luxurious delicacy here, but it's intriguing.
T/Mf: Interesting fruity notes - orchard mango, apricot, light orange, lychee, and peach. Nice soft mouthfeel with sufficient coarseness to coax more of the lighter notes out. Some sweet cherry in the background. Body is comprised of grainy malts - not much in the way of bready malts. Some biscuit and amber malts, sure. Hop character is way too pronounced for a quad; floral in nature. It's also got (non hop derived) flowery notes, giving it a light and surprisingly refreshing taste and feel. Some bright raisin. As it warms, more and more of that lychee fruit kicks in - joined by some white plum. I wanted dark plum from this quad, but I'll take what I can get. Juicy throughout. Smooth, wet, and refreshing. Clean and enjoyable. Lacks the delicacy and fragility of superior quads, but it's nice for what it is. On the sweeter side of the sweet/bitter scale, but it's never too sweet. Alcohol is well concealed here; drinks like it's about 9.0%. Not getting any yeasty character.
Just like I noticed from the aroma, it seems more like a wheatwine than a quad (even though I don't get any actual wheat notes). I hate to rely on comparisons to other beers as a crutch, but the juicy fruit character reminds me of Marin's Star Brew.
Overall, it's a balanced beer with decent complexity but no real subtlety. I do like it, but I don't consider it a quad. Good carbonation, body, and thickness. It almost makes me want to smack my lips drinking it; fairly luscious.
Dr: It doesn't scratch my quad itch, but it is quite nice for what it is. Hides its ABV pretty well and even comes off refreshing somehow. It's a solid brew from Victory, and now that I know what to expect I'd probably get it again in the right mood. I'm confident I'll enjoy finishing this 750 alone. Very drinkable for the ABV, but you wouldn't want to quaff it. At the same time, it's far from a sipper. Just a tasty all around brew that really misses the mark of the alleged style. Style aside, I consider it a success.
Serving type: bottle
05-26-2013 05:12:24 |
More by kojevergas
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
I went straight from work to my favorite purveyor of brew offerings (vacation time )and after choosing my favorite mix a six and picking up my wife's favorite crap beer Coors light, I perused the craft beer isles looking for something different.I have had many great offerings from Victory before so I picked it up and alas what jumped out at mews not the Belgium style ale ( which I love ) but the 12% abv ( again vacation time).
I really enjoyed this brew allot - not like anything I have had before - start off sweet then the hops hit with a dry finish. A very well done beer! Cheers - drink slowly..
Serving type: bottle
04-13-2013 02:47:40 |
More by PaulD
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Shard a bottle of this with a friend last Friday night. To try and drink one of these on your own is asking for trouble. We were both a little fuzzy when we finished it, even after splitting this guy in half.
Appearance: Pours a very beautiful amber/ reddish hue. Polished, looking beer with little to no haze. Lots of bubbley champagne like head thate quiclkly recedes to light lacing in the glass.
Smell: Theres a lot in the smell. Different fruits and spices. For me, it was hard to pick out one, but you can definately get a blend of citrus notes, strong spices and a strong smell of alcohol.
Taste: Again, another blend of citrus and spice with rather hot finish. You can really taste the 12% ABV in this beer.
Mouthfeel: Again, a little hot on the palate. Sort of a champagne like bubbleyness and tingling from the carbonation and a light to medium body type of finish.
Overall: Definately a beer to enjoy amongst friends in small quantities for an after dinner digestive or for celebration. Not something I would drink to unwind at the end of a long day. I enjoyed it.
Serving type: bottle
04-08-2013 21:40:43 |
More by jhutch31
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
a nice quad, but nothing extraordinarily complex or intriguing I didn't think. it pours a sexy amber redish orange color, maybe a little darker than that sounds, with a prominent white head that slowly settles. the nose is big on this beer, dried cherries and alcohol right away, some warmer molasses notes also trickle in above a sizable grain bill. the flavor is heavy on the dark fruits, raisins and plums join the party, but the alcohol wipes out some of the subtleties. lots of burn in the finish, which is also very sweet, caramel based, and maybe a little overdone. Belgian yeast provides lovely carbonation, but there just isn't quite enough body for me here. also the teeth rotting sugar finish is even more than the style calls for. this is an absolute must share bottle of beer, even with one friend we struggled with the last of it. a quality quad, especially if you like yours sweeter and stronger than the standard issue.
Serving type: bottle
03-19-2013 22:48:44 |
More by StonedTrippin
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Corked and caged 750 ml bottle. No bottled on date given. Served at cellar temp.
Partly cloudy brilliant orange-red body. Lighter than I was expecting. Small, spittle-y, off-white head. Not a ton of lacing. Big fruit aromas up front. A melange of tropical fruit, sweet citrus (mandarin oranges), treacle, and Juicy Fruit gum. Some vinous, almost tannic notes as well. I can definitely whiff some booze on this, but is kind of nice.
Fruity sweetness and toasted grain off the bat. Tropical fruit, candied pears, and banana rum fill in. Sweet, but not cloying. Herbal, spicy, peppery bitterness weaves in and out, providing some balance. Might be due to the alcohol. Notes of caramel, sweet bread, and honey come out mid-palate. Rummy fruits into a warming finish. Post-banana bitterness spreads, peppered by the peppery, spicy alcohol. Yeasty too. Full-bodied, with a subdued, smooth, bottle-conditioned feel. A very nice sipper.
Serving type: bottle
03-11-2013 01:19:07 |
More by alexgash
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Got a bomber of this at the Wegman's right down the street from the brewery... don't ask me why. Poured into a tulip. Bottled on 8/10/2012. Reviewed 2/20/2013.
A- Golden rust, slightly hazy, with a bubbly 1/4" yellow-white head. Retains well with beautiful lacing.
S- Caramel, biscuit, slight citrus - lemon, and some boozy dark fruit.
T- Sweet, a little brown sugar, and a mellow hop finish.
M- Thick, and the warming from alcohol only intensifies with a temperature rise. Definitely a sipping/sharing beer.
O- This was a solid choice. It's nothing spectacular, but it is one of Victory's better brews.
Serving type: bottle
02-27-2013 03:16:52 |
More by BWED
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A-Clear amber, one finger head and some carbonation.
S-Malt, tad bit of darker fruits along with some bread.
T-Malty, too malty. Bread and some darker fruits. Too much malt throws of the the balance.
M-Medium bodied, ok amounts of carbonation.
O-This bottle had some aged on it, still good though. But it didn't seem all together. Maybe I'll give it another go fresh. But very meh.
Serving type: bottle
02-20-2013 23:44:09 |
More by rlee1390
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bottled On: Aug 11 2012; Consumed Feb 4 2013
A: Pours a copper mahogany color with 2+ fingers worth of sticky off white head that retains forever and leaves some nice lacing
S: Very aromatic. Belgian yeast comes through at the front, lending notes of fruit and spices. Also get a lightly sweet maltiness and booze soaked raisins
T: Follows the nose. Belgian yeast and booze soaked raisins/figs/dates come through along with a sweet maltiness. Gets drier towards the end due to the alcohol. Finishes very clean given the flavors and for a 12% quad. Only a light sweetness barely lingers for a few seconds
M: Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation
O: A very nicely done American quad with good complexity and depth. Not as many layers as some of the European counterparts, but still up there in terms of quality. Fairly damn cheap for what it is, too ($6 for a 750 of 12% American quad). Nicely done, Victory
Serving type: bottle
02-05-2013 02:13:13 |
More by BEERMILER12
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
750 Ml poured into a tulip
Bottled on April 4th 2011 (22 months old)
A- Pours mostly clear and a brilliant orange color. A quarter finger of an off white head. Surprisingly little alcohol legs.
S- Very intense dark fruits. Figs, raisins and plums all bursting out of this beer. A candied sugar sweetness to back it up. This beer is almost like smelling grapejuice, crazy but this smells closer to a red wine then beer. Amazing stuff.
T- A massive grape at first. A pop of carbonation and a sugary sweetness to back it all up. A massive and sweet load of dark fruits. A bit too sweet. This beer does remind me of grape juice. A syrupy and velvety backbone of breaddy malts. Alcohol is very well hidden.
M- A velvet feel. A very warming sensation. Very sweet but little aftertaste. Very nice on the tongue.
O- This is a nice quad. I dont say this often but this beer is just a bit too sweet. I can see this beer doing well aged in a wine barrel. Keep in mind my bottle is almost 2 years old.
Serving type: bottle
02-04-2013 23:56:53 |
More by TwelveOunces
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Cloudy yellow. Great lacing. Head smaller than expected.
S: Strong banana scent. Ample spice. Fruit and yeast abundant
T: Banana again up front. Hops noticeable. Malt rolls in smooth.Strong spice.
M: Good carbonation, gritty but pleasant.
Overall 4
In style 4.25
Serving type: bottle
02-03-2013 21:37:23 |
More by hungarianwax
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750 ml bottle into chalice, bottled on 8/10/2012. Pours slightly cloudy reddish orange color with a 1 finger fairly dense cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lasts. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big raisin, pear, apple, fig, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, biscuit, nuttiness, candi sugar, honey, light banana, earth, light pepper, light clove, and light yeast spiciness. Fantastic aromas with great complexity and balance of malty/fruity notes. Taste of raisin, pear, apple, fig, brown sugar, toffee, biscuit, nuttiness, caramel, banana, honey, candi sugar, toast, pepper, earth, clove, and light yeast spiciness. Lingering notes of light fruits, brown sugar, toffee, nuttiness, biscuit, caramel, honey, candi sugar, banana, herbal, earth, clove, and light yeast spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic balance and complexity of malty/fruity flavors; with a nice malt and spicy ester balance; with zero cloying sweetness present after the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a creamy and fairly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is extremely well hidden at 12%, with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic quad style! Great complexity and balance of flavors; and dangerously smooth to sip on. A highly enjoyable offering; very well done.
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02-02-2013 07:19:42 |
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Poured into my St. Bernardus Goblet. The Belgians are mad because I've poured a light colored American belgian style quad into it. Kidding aside, Color is a light copper like color, lots of carbonation uprising from the depths and it looks brilliant! Cannot see through.
Smell is malty and smells of sweet candy is all I can gather and I can sense from the smell that this beer is going to be boozy.
Taste, A few sips and your pretty warm from the 12% abv. It has a candy taste as well, which of course is really sweet,
Mouthfeel is thin, not thick like you would expect if the beer was candyish like I describe this.
Overall this quad is awesome and I got it for 7.50 for the bottle!!! Gotta be dumb not to pick it up for that price.
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02-02-2013 07:13:28 |
More by basscram
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours a deep amber-red color with a nice fluffy white head with pretty good retention.
The scent is very sweet, dark fruits are apparent, notes of yeast and spices, a little alcohol is detectable.
The taste is of sweet fruits including apple and some pear. There is also some raisin and cherry notes. Sweet Belgian sugars, yeast, some spices and alcohol presence is noticeable.
Full body, smooth and a little creamy feel, moderate carbonation.
Overall this was a really good beer, nice flavor and very well balanced.
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The following information describes the twfo types of non-immigrant visas for persons wishing to invest in or trade with a company in the U.S.: a Treaty Investor visa (E-2) or a Treaty Trader visa (E-1). Please note that neither of these visas is a substitute for an immigrant visa. Persons wishing to remain indefinitely in the U.S. should apply for the appropriate immigrant visa.
A national of a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation who wishes to go to the United States to carry on substantial trade, including trade in services or technology, principally between the United States and the treaty country; or to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which the national has invested; or is in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital, may qualify for a nonimmigrant Treaty Trader or Treaty Investor visa.
Requirements: Treaty Trader (E-1)
- The applicant must be a national of a treaty country; (see 9 FAM 41.51 (PDF 242 KB) N3)
- The trading firm for which the applicant is coming to the U.S. must have the nationality of the treaty country; (see 9 FAM 41.51 (PDF 242 KB) N3)
- The international trade must be "substantial" in the sense that there is a sizable and continuing volume of trade; (see 9 FAM 41.51 (PDF 242 KB) N6)
- The trade must be principally between the U.S. and the treaty country, which is defined to mean that more than 50 percent of the international trade involved must be between the U.S. and the country of the applicant's nationality; (see 9 FAM 41.51 (PDF 242 KB) N6)
- The applicant must be employed in a supervisory or executive capacity, or possess highly specialized skills essential to the efficient operation of the firm. Ordinary skilled or unskilled workers do not qualify. (See 9 FAM 41.51 (PDF 242 KB) N13); and
- The applicant intends to depart the United States when the E-1 status terminates.
Requirements: Treaty Investor (E-2)
- The investor, either a real or corporate person, must be a national of a treaty country; (see 9 FAM 41.51.2 (PDF 242 KB))
- The applicant has invested or is in the process of investing (see 9 FAM 41.51);
- The investor must have control of the funds, and the investment must be at risk in the commercial sense. Loans secured with assets of the investment enterprise are not allowed; (see 9 FAM 41.51N8.1.1 (PDF 242 KB)) and
- The investment must be a real operating enterprise. Speculative or idle investment does not qualify. Uncommitted funds in a bank account or similar security are not considered an investment; (See 9 FAM 41.51 (PDF 242 KB) N9)
- The investment must be substantial. It must be sufficient to ensure the successful operation of the enterprise. The percentage of investment for a low-cost business enterprise must be higher than the percentage of investment in a high-cost enterprise; (See 9 FAM 41.51 (PDF 242 KB) N10)
- The investment may not be marginal. It must generate significantly more income than just to provide a living to the investor and family, or it must have a significant economic impact in the United States; (See 9 FAM 41.51 (PDF 242 KB) N11)
- The applicant is in a position to "develop and direct" the enterprise (see 9 FAM 41.51 (PDF 242 KB) N12);
- If the applicant is not the principal investor, he or she must be employed in a supervisory, executive, or highly specialized skill capacity. Ordinary skilled and unskilled workers do not qualify. (See 9 FAM 41.51 N12 & N14); and
- Applicant intends to depart the United States when the E2 status terminates.
New Enterprise Applications
To qualify for Treaty Trader (E-1) or Treaty Investor (E-2) status the enterprise must meet the requirements of the law for the designated category as outlined above.
Prospective investors and E-visa applicants should always review regulatory requirements and seek professional advice from an immigration law attorney before submitting an application, if they feel that will help them organize their application and their business activities. At the same time, applicants should be aware that decisions about eligibility are made only by a Consul who reviews the application -- and then only after all of the information requested by the Consul has been received. Applicants should never rely on prospective business partners for immigration advice.
New employees for companies that currently hold 'E' status
We require all the forms and information detailed above for each applicant together with a brief narrative of applicant's quality/suitability for the position and an organization chart showing the employee position in the enterprise.
If the company's treaty trader/investor status is about to expire, all corporate documentation needs to be updated and resubmitted; this information is to include latest U.S. tax returns and financial reports. Similarly, if the DS-156E (PDF 588 KB) reflects changes to information previously provided, then the relevant updated documentation needs to be included with the application.
Revalidation of a company's 'E' status
To revalidate 'E' status for the enterprise we require: a DS-156E (PDF 588 KB) duly completed (changes to detail on previous DS-156E (PDF 588 KB) need to be documented), updated corporate documentation, copies of most the recent U.S. tax returns and financial report, W2 (for investors with 10 employees or less) and letter from the company summarizing its performance to date and outlining future plans.
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An applicant for a Treaty Trader (E-1) or Treaty Investor (E-2) visa must first establish that the trading enterprise or investment meets the requirements of the law. An 'E' visa application consists of "Non-immigrant Treaty Trader/Investor Application form" DS-156E (PDF 588 KB) and all required company documentation:
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- Statement of intent to depart the United States on termination of 'E' status..
- Limited additional supporting documents may be necessary depending on visa classification.
- Receipt for visa application fee paid to a TEB Bank (Türk Ekonomi Bankası) branch
The investor or the employee must submit the new online Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application Form (DS-160) via the internet at least two business days before their visa interview.
After completing and submitting the DS-160, applicants will receive instructions to print a confirmation page that includes biographical information and a bar code with confirmation number. Each applicant must bring the confirmation page for their application in order to be admitted to the Consular Section on the day of their visa appointment.
On the day of interview, please bring all required documents for submission. You will be fingerprinted and briefly interviewed on the day of your scheduled appointment. However, except in rare cases involving established 'E' enterprises seeking renewal of status, most applicants will be called in for another interview after the adjudicating officer has had time to review the submitted documentation.
Review of corporate files may take between two to four weeks. Renewals for employees and new applicants take up to three weeks. These time frames are approximations only; processing may be longer or shorter depending on our workload and the quality of the material submitted.
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Spouses and unmarried children under 21 years of age, regardless of nationality, who wish to accompany or join the principal visa holder in the United States for the duration of his/her stay require derivative E visas. If applying separately from the principal, a copy of the marriage certificate and/or birth certificate(s) for the child(ren) will be required. Spouses and/or children who do not intend to reside in the United States with the principal visa holder, but visit for vacations only, may be eligible to apply for visitor (B-2) visas.
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Brian's moving tribute the the heros of 9/11, 'New York's Damn Bravest,' was originally released in 2001, and has been very popular, particularly amongst firefighters. This album, originally released in 2003, includes that song, and an Irish language version of it called 'Is Mó Damanta Cróga Nua-Eabhrac,' which is a translation by the poet Réamonn Ó Cléirigh. There are a number of great new songs that Brian has written, as well as many special treats, including performances by Lugh D. DePaor (Luke Powers).
Séamas Ó Neachtain, who is featured as a musician and a poet on this CD, has remastered it to sound better than ever before, and Brian has added a bonus track, a new patriotic song called 'Thank You For Bein' America.' Brian's love for Ireland, the country of his people, which he often visits, and his love for America, his home, shine through every track. Brian and his friends have been featured often on WFUV radio in New York. Check out the artist's website: http://www.scoilgaeilge.org/ceol/ Track List: 1. Limerick 2. New York's Damn Bravest 3. Na Buachaillà Ãlainn 4. Ireland's St. Bridget 5. Éamonn an Cnoic 6. Home Again 7. The Celtic Tiger 8. Nuair a Bhà Mé sa Cheathrú Rua 9. Mise Brian 10. Home Again 11. Cothrom an Lae 12. 'S Mó Damanta Cróga Nua-Eabhrac 13. Thank You For Bein' America Suggested CDs:Other Genres:


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After reading too many novels about knights and heroic stories, Don Quijote and his servant Sancho Panza decide to wander the roads of Spain to protect the weak and to accomplish good deeds. But the real world is not as magical and fairy as Don Quijote imagines it to be. Following the plot of Cervantes classical book, Don Quijote fights with windmills thinking they are giants but unluckily, he manages to be defeated by them. –IMDb
The prodigy son of an inventor and a musician, Welles was well-versed in literature at an early age, particularly Shakespeare, and, through the unusual circumstances of his life (both of his parents died by the time he was 12, leaving him with an inheritance and not many family obligations), he found himself free to indulge his numerous interests, which included the theater. He was educated in private schools and traveled the world. He found it tougher to get onto the Broadway stage, and get a job with Katharine Cornell. He later became associated with John Houseman, and, together, the two of them set the New York theater afire during the 1930s with their work for the Federal Theatre Project, which led to the founding of the Mercury Theater. The Mercury Players later graduated to radio, and their 1938 "War of the Worlds" broadcast made history when thousands of listeners mistakenly believed aliens had landed on Earth. In 1940, Hollywood beckoned, and Welles and company went west to… read more
He was only 6 years old when he started composing music under the protection of his brother Enrique. After the Spanish Civil War, he was able to continue his studies at the Real Conservatorio de Madrid, where he finished piano and harmony. Being a Bachelor of Law and a easy-read novel writer (under the pseudonym David Khume), he signed on to enter the Instituto de Investigaciones y Experiencias Cinematográicas (IIEC), where he was only for two years, while he worked simultaneously as a director and theatre actor. Later, he went to Paris to study directing techniques at the I.D.H.E.C. (University of Sorbonne), where he used to go into seclusion during hours to watch films at the film archive. Back to Spain, he started his huge cinematographic work as a composer, with Cómicos (1954) and El hombre que viajaba despacito (1957), and later worked as an assistant director to Juan Antonio Bardem, León Klimovsky, Luis Saslavsky, Julio Bracho, Fernando Soler and Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent… read more
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The United States is falling behind its economic peers in most measures of health, despite making gains in the past two decades, according to a sweeping study of data from 34 countries. Although Americans are living longer, with overall U.S. life expectancy increasing to 78.2 in 2010 from 75.2 in 1990, increases in psychiatric disorders, substance abuse and conditions that cause back, muscle and joint pain mean many do not feel well enough to enjoy those added years of life. The study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle is the first comprehensive analysis of disease burden in the United States in more than 15 years. It includes estimates for death and disability from 291 diseases, conditions, and injuries as well as 67 risk factors.
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"The consensus is stronger than at any time since the 1989 Tiananmen crisis that the resilience of the authoritarian regime in the People's Republic of China is approaching its limits," writes Columbia University political scientist Andrew J. Nathan. What remains unclear, however, is when the breakthrough moment will come and what will be its trigger.
Regime transitions belong to that paradoxical class of events which are inevitable but not predictable. Other examples are bank runs, currency inflations, strikes, migrations, riots, and revolutions.
As [Timur] Kuran puts it in his analysis of how the East European communist regimes collapsed in 1989, "seemingly unshakable regimes saw public sentiment turn against them with astonishing rapidity, as tiny oppositions mushroomed into crushing majorities."
No one knows why one "collective incident" and not another is capable of sparking a cascade. Perhaps the outbreaks that have been occurring ever more frequently in China have been too small and too local. Perhaps the regime has responded too deftly with a mix of punishments and concessions.
Moreover, the PRC is not East Germany. It is not the client of a hated foreign power, but a rising state proud of its prospects. Its economy is growing faster, not more slowly, than those of its neighbors.
Three other contrasts are important.
First, citizens' access to information about what other people think is not as occluded in China today as it was in the East Germany of the 1980s. The rise of the Internet and social media—as well as a more sophisticated government propaganda strategy that floods citizens with harmless information and allows a limited level of grumbling for tension relief—has allowed citizens to know a fair amount about one another's desire for change. …..The kind of message the regime censors especially strictly is the type that proposes a concrete blueprint for change, such as the one found in Charter 08.5 The difficulty that people have in envisioning an alternative to CCP rule is one of the greatest obstacles to voicing a demand for change.
Second, on the repressive side of the equation, the police in China are more numerous, better funded, more technologically advanced, and more skillful in the arts of repression than in other authoritarian regimes. They seem so far to have kept up with the rise of the Internet and new social media, censoring messages that they view as threatening, posting messages that support the regime, and punishing messengers whom they consider particularly dangerous, such as Liu Xiaobo (above) and Ai Weiwei. So while people may know more about one another's desire for change than they do in the classic cascade model, they also have a frightening picture of the regime's capacity and willingness to repress critics.
Third, the PRC regime as it stands today is more adaptive than other authoritarian regimes. The leadership proactively addresses the most neuralgic sources of popular dissatisfaction by making health and retirement insurance available, attacking corruption, cracking down on the worst polluters, and increasing the appearance of transparency and accountability with devices such as e-government, opinion surveys, and limited-scope elections.
From where we sit, on the unpredictable side of what may turn out to be an inevitable event, fundamental change in fact continues to look unlikely. Small farmers are unhappy, but they live scattered across the countryside and far from the center of power. Worker unrest has increased, but it focuses on enterprises, not the government. Intellectuals are weak as a class, divided, and unable to spark resistance. Civil society is growing in scale and potential assertiveness, but remains under effective government surveillance and unable to form national linkages. Independent entrepreneurs have ideas and means, and show increasing initiative, but their stake in stability makes them cautious. The broad middle class sees through the regime but is busy enjoying itself. National minorities such as the Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Mongolians live on the periphery of a vast continental landmass and are culturally and socially cut off from the much larger Han Chinese majority.
When it comes to defecting from the existing order, each group seems likely to look at the others and pipe up with a hearty "After you!"
Change, if and when it happens, will not necessarily come in a form that we envision or that Chinese actors prefer. Some Chinese form of democracy is one possible outcome, but since there is no well-developed opposition movement (as there was in Taiwan before its democratic transition in the late 1980s), the prodemocracy forces would have to come from inside the ruling Communist Party. A Chinese Vladimir Putin might emerge to reconsolidate authoritarian or semi-authoritarian institutions. A crisis might even galvanize a shift from social dissatisfaction to social support for the current regime. Or China might descend into disorder, a scenario that no prodemocracy activist, Chinese or foreign, wants.
What one can say, however, as we wait for history to deliver its answer, is that more and more people believe some kind of change is coming.
This is an extract from a longer article in the January 2013 issue of the Journal of Democracy.
Andrew J. Nathan is a board member of the National Endowment for Democracy, the Washington-based democracy assistance group.


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Prospero writes:
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karlkowalski670 writes:
"The nation's economy was on the brink of collapse. Our image overseas was tarnished, and our military was bogged down in two unpopular wars"... and not a whole lot has changed for the better.
The economy still sXXXs, we are looking at higher taxes and likely inflation.
Our image overseas is laughable.
The terrorists are winning and we are getting ready to further gut our Military.yeah things are looking real good...
..... and "things" could be a whole lot worse if McCain,Romney or West had been elected ! In order to have ANY credibility with a majority of voter's, the GOP will have to move toward the "middle" and rid the Party of ----well, you all know !@#$%^&*()_
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