text: Centrally located in Bengaluru, Spree Bangalore is convenient to Baghmane Tech Park and Prestige Tech Park. This 4-star hotel is within the vicinity of Vrindavan Tech Village and Intel Technology India. Make yourself at home in one of the 76 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and DVD players. Your pillowtop bed comes with triple sheeting, cotton sheets, and down blankets. Rooms have private balconies where you can take in city and garden views. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, while 21-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms have rainfall showerheads and makeup/shaving mirrors. Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy body treatments and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a nightclub, a steam room, and a 24-hour fitness facility. Additional features at this Art Deco hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands. Guests can get around on the shuttle (surcharge), which operates within 40 km. Grab a bite at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. At the end of the day, relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served daily. Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and limo/town car service. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center, conference/meeting rooms, and banquet facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free parking is available onsite.


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Affordable Joint Supplement I just thought that I would share some affordable alternatives that I have found after researching joint supplements for my horse. I was trying to find the best supplement for the best price. I have heard many rave about Cosequin but I simply could not afford to spend over $2/day in joint supplement and I did not feel like the levels of ingredients in the Cosequin reflected its high price tag. So I have combined 3 products to make a supplement that has all the ingredients at levels that I was looking for at a price of only $0.92/day!! On paper this joint supplement is better than any joint supplement available from SmartPak at an extremely affordable price. I have not used it long enough yet to say how effective it is (horse has only been on it a couple days). Here are the 3 products that I am feeding: Acti-Flex Powder - $0.59/day Animed Pure Glucosamine-$0.23/day (feeding 1 teaspoon instead of 1 tablespoon) MSM- $0.10/day Here is the list of combined ingredients: MSM 13,000 mg Glucosamine HCL 9,167 mg Glucosamine Sulfate 8,000 mg Chondroitin Sulfate 4,000 mg Type II Collagen 3,000 mg Perna Canaliculus 1,000 mg Ester C (Ascorbic Acid) 1,000 mg Manganese 500 mg Calcium Silicate 250 mg Hyaluronic Acid (HA) 125 mg Boswellia Serrata 100 mg Posted via Mobile Device |
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In Reply to: How long do you wait before you can drive? posted by Ann on October 23, 2000 at 20:45:47:
: I have recently been diagnosed with partial complex seizure disorder. I am getting mixed messages from my physician and nurse practitioner on how long I have to wait to drive, and whether I need to report my seizures to the Department of Motor Vehicles. How long do you have to wait in New York State and is it reportable to the DMV? Any information would be appreciated!
i just looked it up..in new York State..it is a one year seizure free period ..and your Dr does not have to report it to the DMV


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17. Fake Steve Jobs (Dan Lyons)
Age: 47
What: Journalist, author, blogger
In August 2006, Forbes editor Dan Lyons started a secret, pseudonymous blog, posing as the alter ego of Apple CEO Steve Jobs. For a year, the satirical site attracted fans, growing in popularity–and the tech and media worlds boiled over trying to figure out who was behind it. In August 2007, The New York Times outed Lyons as the author; in October, he released a book, Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs, a Parody, under the pseudonym "Fake Steve Jobs."


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Benchmade 7505-132 Gold Class Dual-Action AUTO 3.9" M390 Blade, G10 and Titanium Handles
Part Number: | BM7505132 |
Manufacturer: | Benchmade Knives |
BM7505132: 7505-132 Dual-Action
It is with great pride that we offer this limited edition product to you. It has been hand-crafted by our talented employees in Oregon, USA. We've carefully selected designs and material that offer exquisite beauty. It is our sincere wish that it be enjoyed for generations to come with as much passion and enthusiasm as we had making it.
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Information from Benchmade
- Dual-action auto release mechanism
- Titanium frame lock with titanium tip-down pocket clip
- Drop-point premium M390 stainless steel blade (60-62HRC)
- Peel-Ply textured green G10 handle scales
- Unlimited Limited
- Shane Sibert Design
- Blade Length: 3.90"
- Blade Thickness: 0.150"
- Handle Thickness: 0.054"
- Blade Material: M390 Stainless Steel
- Blade Hardness: 60-62HRC
- Blade Style: Drop-Point
- Weight: 7.98oz.
- Pocket Clip: Titanium, Tip-Down
- Lock Mechanism: Titanium Dual-Action Frame Lock
- Overall Length: 9.08"
- Closed Length: 5.18"
- Sheath Material: Sold Separately
- Class: Gold
- Made in USA
UPC Code: 610953142223
Semi-Custom or Mid-Tech knives are knives produced by a process in which the designer has more direct--but not complete--involvement; parts of these knives may still have been made by others.
Powdered metal developed for knife blades which provides good corrosion resistance and very high hardness for excellent wear resistance during hard use cutting.
Includes a pocket clip for easy accessibility and a more secure carry.
This product is USA born and raised.
Formed in a sheet under high pressure by combining fiberglass and an epoxy resin binder. These handles are lightweight and shaped to ensure a solid grip.


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StreetChic Ralph Lauren Store, Michigan Ave. Why is it that Warm Weather and Bright Colors seem to be locked together in a torrid embrace? For the past few weeks, the skies of Chicago have been drabbly heavy with thunder clouds and constant rain. The bright neon stripes of this tube top are shocking in their ability to almost blind with COLOR in the midst of all this gloom. The Great Lakes Area is lucky to receive tropic-like sunshine for more than a few weeks every year. One year, I lived in a large house with a larger garden and counted the times I could sit out in the yard without extreme weather: 6 DAYS TOTAL. There was plenty of High wind. RAIN. And just the bleakest drab outlook for most of the summer. Then again, we can have killer sunshine and temps for three months in a row. As the temperatures now climb, the very same colors are starting to make sense… So, perhaps, Mr. Ralph is practicing some Miami voodoo on us Northerners by dangling these clothes in our pallid little faces… I would wear this suit in a second, if I lived 3 hours south… What summer house wouldn't be complete with some very bright cabled pillows and a kelly green afghan?
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Tuesday, May 25, 2004
8 responses to "Tuesday, May 25, 2004"
i'd wear that suit in a minute if i weren't the size of a bus right now.
Are the pillows and afghan from Ralph Lauren also?
I have always wanted to know where do the people work who wear such suits to work? It's like the really low-cut "work" suits in VS. Who goes to work in an office with that much clevage showing, and also are the hiring?
I LOVE that print skirt next to the suit! Did you make the pillows and throw? I like the colors.
What a great chair, pillows and throw. It is just waiting for someone to just sit down and knit.
Yes – those are all in the Ralph windows. The cabled afghan and pillows are really rather delightful in a over the top colorful way!
The cable pattern is a column of St st. seperated by a few purl stitches from a column of 6st cable.
In the second picture there is an orange afghan…
Hee Hee! And guess what else? In the South, people paint their HOUSES these colors!
Ahhh – someday, I'll live in a shocking PINK HOUSE with Aqua Shutters…
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I want you to pay attention to a few things. The turn over of new missteps by the PP has slowed down, and what we have now is a case of the same missteps further compounding themselves and becoming large and bloated issues.
These are the issues that are going to be used to do battle against them come the THA Elections, the next Local Elections and of course the next General Elections…whenever that will be. I'm no longer saying 2015 because the political environment seems volatile. While the Panchayat still has a pretty sound support base that flood the the online blogging sites and newspaper, radio and television comment boards; there is now a growing voice of dissent as well. The people who were always pro-PNM are openly gloating now, "Ent all yuh vote for that? Well take change in all yuh pweffen!" And many of the PP supporters who made the switch to the Bigger, Better Party are now bawling that this isn't the change they voted for. For many who remember being upset by nepotism, corruption, squandermania and an autocratic leadership style under Patrick Manning's version of the PNM, Kamla's tenure thus far seems like a case of exchange….we went from Patrick Manning….to Patrick Manning in drag.
The PNM die-hards have even gone so far as to insist that Manning's term in office wasn't "so bad"…and this is where it get's scary for me. Because when your governance is so bad that Manning starts looking like a good leader know that we in shit!
Our education, health and environmental policies are no better now than they were under Manning. The education system is outdated and failing the nation's children. Our health care system is in a mess….and as for Environmental policies? What Environmental policies? It still easier for a man to start a quarry in Trinidad than to start a farm!
The majority of the population here is so caught up with just surviving…finding ah food to eat, that the larger issues like what kind of quality of life they want and what kind of governance and leadership they should agitate for escape them completely.
For the mother who needs money to look after her family, does it matter if Dookeran has no real fiscal policies or if Kamla will giver her a handout that will help make ends meet?
And this is the problem right here for me….previous administrations have ensured that the majority of the population remains dependent on a system so shitty that it is demeaning. So, issues like nepotism, corruption, bad fiscal policies, squandermania etc mean nothing once the masses could eat ah food.
In the last 2 weeks there has been a web of lies developing around several crucial issues.
In 2010 the PP campaigned and said that the PNM had squandered so much money there was virtually none in the treasury. Dookeran promised as Minister of Finance he was going to steady the country fiscally, after 8 years of PNM mismanagement, and put us back on track. From Budget 2010, to Budget 2011/12 we have had increasingly larger budgets, and larger deficits. Further, no budget has followed through on the campaign promise of diversification of the economy away from fuel. If anything, Kamla seems to lean heavier on the fuel economy. The other thing that I have noticed about the budgets is that the last three have been focused on spending money on social programmes like increased pensions (which they took back) and CEPEP. What I want you to bear in mind is that the same kind of spending that Kamla et al complained about under the PNM (CEPEP, HYPE, MUST), all the various make-work programmes, is precisely what she is now copying….and further, her same supporters who complained bitterly that "money wasting in make-work programmes" are now saying on the same walls and blogs where they once complained…that CEPEP is a good thing!
I have to smile. CEPEP was once so demonised. It was a programme that UNC supporters complained harboured criminals, encouraged laziness in blacks (we all know about the 10-days mentality), indeed, many critics of CEPEP and other make-work programmes often complained that Manning and the PNM generally used it to create a dependency syndrome in their voter base…..so, then, tell me how Kamla's use of CEPEP and Colour Me Orange is any different? Is it that Kamla's supporters like hand-outs too and like to work as little as possible for a regular wage? My goodness….might we have been wrong about the ethnic-stereotyping we ascribed to CEPEP??????
What is frighteningly clear is that this government has no long term goals for turning the country's economy around. The 2011 budget has seen government come back to Parliament not once, but twice in 2012 to ask for more money….more money from a treasury they claimed was empty. If they've asked us twice this year for money to manage last year's budget…what going to happen in September 2012? Our next budget is about 3 months away and the steady economy and blue skies Dookeran promised us are nowhere to be seen. In fact, he has spent the last two weeks trying to convince us…and himself, that we aren't in a slump. Central Bank Governor Ewart Williams quoted figures and said the economy was in a slump…Winston Dookeran using the same figures said the economy wasn't….so who should we believe? Dookeran is a politician in a party that fighting for dear life right now because they have riled up the labour force and pensioners.
We are now three years into the PP's governance and the economy they claimed was left in shambles is even worse off.
The pension issue is another case of lies and half truths flying all over the place after yet another shady promised. In 2010, while in one breath saying Manning had squandered money and left the treasury empty, Kamla again promised on her election campaign that all pensioners over 60 years of age, regardless of whether they were receiving a pension elsewhere, would be entitled to a pension of $3000. Kamla made a big deal of it, because it was meant to show how much her government cared. After winning the election the PP government sought to distance itself from the pension promise. And by 2012 the talk had changed entirely with the government insisting that the senior citizens pension would now be reliant upon their NIS contributions. So, now, we have a situation where at least 15,000 pensioners are now receiving $1000 less than they were receiving at their last check, because Kamla didn't keep the promise made. Yet Glen Ramadharsingh in television and radio interviews keeps insisting that pensioners aren't getting a cent less than before….so who should I believe? A politician with a shady past….or the pensioners who can show you on their checks where there is a reduction in income?
The last issue I'll tackle today….and trust me there is more, there always is with this government….is the investigation into Jack Warner.
Last year the Attorney General, following the leaking of a tape in which it is alleged Jack Warner bribed a room of Concacaf officials, launched a probe into MP Warner 2-3 weeks ago the the Police Service Commission (why them???) sent out a press release saying that CoP Gibbs had been advised by the DPP that Warner was cleared. Jack was jubilant….claimed he felt vindicated. Then 24 hours later we would find out that the investigation was done in a half-assed way, the DPP never cleared Jack, in fact he indicated in his report that the evidence was thin….aka half assed investigation, and that the police service should look into whether Warner had broken Customs and Excise laws….to date not a word on that issue. Inspector Totaram Dookie seems not to have explored that avenue in his thorough investigation….and this morning we have the AG, who launched the probe into Warner, jumping in to weigh on the issue and say that Warner is in the clear….pre-mature doesn't begin to describe his actions….as well as immature and unprofessional. But, then again, this is the same AG who can't find another charge to lay on Calder Hart apart from perjury….To date the only real investigation into the Jack Warner bribery scandal is on wired868.com, but Lasana Liburd can't lay charges….the police have to….and now that Mr Warner sits on the same National Security Council as the Commissioner of Police and the Minister of National Security I doubt any investigation on him going to make serious headway.
Oh, and as an aside, the Minister of Buffoonery…Queen Kamla's Court Jester Rood Boi Moonilal is at it again….he whips out a document in parliament and misleads the public into thinking it might have been linked to Patrick Manning, when it was really another Patrick…..if it's one thing that has turned me off this PP Government entirely is their penchant for lying….brazen lying and vulgar behaviour….that seems to be their hall mark.
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Idaho could change its plan for managing sex offenders that includes requiring offenders to report more information, expanding a state board that oversees sex offenders, and ditching part of the state's sex offender law that is unconstitutional.
Sen. Denton Darrington, R-Declo, said the package of changes is a major piece of legislation that he thinks will get through the Idaho Legislature this year. Darrington chairs the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee, which approved introducing the plan.
The change comes in response to an Idaho Supreme Court case in 2009 that ruled the state's "violent sexual predator" designation, which required some offenders to check in with law enforcement more frequently, violated the offender's constitutional rights. Offenders couldn't receive information on why they were called violent predators, which went against their right to due process.
Darrington, who helped craft that sex offender law in 1998, said the high court ruling wasn't a surprise, and that Idaho needs to find a new way to manage its sex offenders. Since the court ruling, there have been no new violent sexual predators designated. Currently, 51 sex offenders in Idaho are labeled violent, out of several thousand total registered offenders.
Under the new plan, the violent sexual predator designation disappears and the Sex Offender Classification Board would be double in size from four members to eight, increase its responsibilities, and be renamed the Sex Offender Management Board. Also, all registered offenders would have shorter deadlines for registering and reporting changes in personal information.
The package of changes was introduced Monday by Steve Bywater in the attorney general's office and a member of the Idaho Criminal Justice Commission (ICJC), which put together the legislation. Bywater said that among the new reporting requirements for all sex offenders would be reporting the car they drive and any Internet markers, including their e-mail address or Facebook account.
Bywater also said offenders ready to leave a state prison would now need to report their address before they leave. They'd also need to report a change of address within two days. The public can search some of the reported information on an Idaho State Police website.
The reporting changes would bring Idaho closer into compliance with the federal sex offender law, though Bywater said the ICJC doesn't recommend fully complying with that plan. He did say the legislation would allow for better state supervision of sex offenders.
The change would cost $70,000, due to the expansion of the board. In addition to coming up with a new way to deal with violent offenders or those at risk of repeating a sex crime, the board would also create new state standards for treating and evaluating offenders, including the use of polygraph tests and psychosexual evaluations, when necessary.
Sen. Les Bock, D-Boise, a member of ICJC, supports the plan, saying Idaho needs a new way to identify people who are dangerous. Bock serves on Darrington's committee, which unanimously agreed to hold a hearing on the legislation.


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Forsyth Street Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehab
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About Timothy Stapleton
Dr. Stapleton earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Christianity at Mercer University and his Medical Degree from the Mercer University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and a residency in orthopedics while serving on active duty with the United States Air Force in Florida and Texas. Dr. Stapleton went on to complete a fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Hughston Clinic in Columbus, Georgia. He serves as the primary team physician for all Mercer University athletics. He is as the Chief of Surgery and the Chief of Orthopaedics for Coliseum Northside Hospital. Dr. Stapleton is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery for Mercer University School of Medicine and is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
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Horse Power Hello everyone! I could use some help with a physics problem. I'm trying to figure out how to calculate the actual horsepower of a horse. For example, if you knew how fast a horse runs and it's frontal area, could you quantify how much power that horse has like a car? Or for working horses, can you use performance data to calculate how powerful a horse is relative to another for doing work? Has anyone done this? |
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Thanks everyone for the replies! James, what would you consider to be the best predictor of a horse's speed, if not power? Posted via Mobile Device |
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isnt horse power in cars and trucks already done that. ?? caculate how many horses it takes for a engine. 350 horse power is..well 350 horses..lol.. just wondering |
This is the same iaauen translated to horses. If someone wanted to buy the fastest horse they could afford, what would you use as a metric in making your selection. We know that genetics isn't a great predictor - how many od Secretariat's children won a triple crown race? Posted via Mobile Device |
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Energy Efficiency Mandates Drive Smart Meter Deployments above 100 Million in 2011
Global shipments of smart meters will exceed 100 million this year and forge ahead to more than 250 million by 2016, with Europe being the main constituent of this total installed base.
"Robust smart meter uptake in Europe is the result of mandates legislated by European central governments, coupled with heightened development in renewables," says ABI Research Industry Analyst Kelvin Chan. "North America is also experiencing a quickening deployment rate due to stimulus from the ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grant Programs)."
The Asia-Pacific region has recently also seen deployments of smart meters. Australia is in the forefront in AMI deployments and New Zealand seems to be moving towards development of a national smart metering initiative.
The rest of Asia has also shown signs that smart metering is occurring. China announced in the 12th Economic five-year plan that AMI plays a key role in its economic vision. South Korea has also embarked on a Smart Grid Demonstration Project, encompassing various initiatives in the smart energy space. Singapore has also joined the bandwagon with its "Intelligent Energy System."
Smart meters play a significant role in rolling out energy efficiency initiatives due to the two–way communication that connects the utility and customer, facilitating the growing dynamic response and home automation markets.
Practice Director Sam Lucero adds, "Consolidation is also continuing, with Toshiba – known for its power generation and grid transmission and distribution business segments – acquiring Landis+Gyr, a global pioneer in smart metering, networking and service products."
ABI Research's "Advanced Metering Infrastructure" study analyzes the market dynamics of Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) deployment on a global basis, encompassing the myriad of advanced communication technologies in conjunction with utility infrastructure and operations. In particular, the study examines the adoption of smart meters and its integration into key Transmission and Distribution (T&D) infrastructure elements, thereby forming the backbone of the smart grid. In addition, updates on smart metering activities in the Asia-Pacific region are highlighted. Also central is an examination of trends in the use of cellular wireless technologies. Market forecasts are provided through 2016.


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Scores of visitors at the National Zoological Park are facing difficulties as the battery-operated vehicles have stopped plying since Saturday.
The service has been discontinued as the terms of contract for the current private operator expired on Friday. Also, the park administration did not get any interested parties while reissuing tenders.
Introduced about a decade ago, the battery-operated vehicles were popular with families coming in with children and
elders. The private operator was running 10 such vehicles at Rs 35 per head for adults and Rs 20 per head for children between 5-12 years.
The average footfall at the Delhi zoo is about 5,000 visitors per day. The number goes up to 10,000 to 12,000 on weekends and public holidays. A large chunk of these visitors are foreign nationals.
Officials said, the first tender was opened in January but there was no response from any company. "The second tender was opened on February 12, but only one company responded," said Riaz Khan, zoo's curator (education).


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Flick Red Balisong Butterfly Knife - Satin Plain
- Overall Length:9.125"
- Blade Length:4.00"
- Cutting Edge:3.625"
- Blade Material:Stainless Steel
- Blade Style:Clip Point
- Finish:Satin
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:5.125"
- Handle Material:Alloy
- Color:Red
- Weight:3.40 oz.
- Knife Type:Butterfly
- Model:Flick
- Best Use:Recreation
- Brand:Folder-Tec
- Country of Origin:China
- Product Type:Knife
Low-cost butterfly knife makes a great user or practice knife. Red aluminum handles (skeletonized for weight reduction), stainless blade w/ a high polish finish. Training tip: put electrical tape over the edge of the blade while you're learning to swing and whirl your way to fame and fortune.
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Nate E.
This was a great knife, and it lasted a few months. The handle snapped after hitting a carpeted floor, though I did abuse it a lot. the "mirror" polish was shotty and bad, horrible I'd say, but the blade itself was good, just weak handles.
Good, Cheap, Beginner
Damion L.
This is the 2nd knife i have bought like this. I agree that they are very cheaply made and they do break after constant use but for me they work fine for casual flipping nothing extreme. Nice to learn on if you aren't interested in a trainer. Flips easily out of the box and not sharp at all out of the box but that's probably a good thing.
weak handles
lochlan b.
i was hoping that when it said the handles were stainless it would hold up rather well but it hasn't even lasted me 2 hours and i was doing idle fliping watching hulu and one of the handles just snaped off.
christian t.
This is a very skinny knife i would say the perfect flipping knife is between the flip and scoundrel. if you want a knife thats not sharp at all get this but if you want a knife that can actually cut and can flip eh then get a scoundrel its great for the price.
Breaks to easily
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I had this knife for about two weeks and its already broken. I was doing some tricks and somehow the handle just broke off. I tried putting tape on it but now it wont close. Its a good knife but breaks too easily!
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Intraperitoneal Paclitaxel and Carboplatin With IV Avastin Therapy in Patients With Carcinomas of Mullerian Origin
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The goal of this clinical research study is to learn about the safety and tolerability of paclitaxel and carboplatin when given in combination with Avastin to patients with ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer.
Primary study goals:
To investigate the safety and tolerability of carboplatin and paclitaxel administered IP in combination with IV Avastin To determine if Avastin influences the pharmacokinetics of IP administered chemotherapeutic agents
Secondary study goals:
To determine the systemic exposure to paclitaxel and carboplatin during initial and late cycles of IP dosing.
To collect overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) To determine changes in IP VEGF levels To determine site of first recurrence Information on CA-125 response and clinical response will be descriptive as secondary goals of this study
Exploratory goal:
To estimate proportion of patients completing entire course of treatment
Condition | Intervention |
Ovarian Cancer Peritoneal Cancer Fallopian Tube Cancer |
Drug: Paclitaxel Drug: Carboplatin Drug: Avastin |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Pilot Trial of Intraperitoneal Paclitaxel and Carboplatin With IV Avastin Therapy in Treatment of Women With Newly Diagnosed, Optimally Cytoreduced Carcinoma of Mullerian Origin |
- Number of Patients Who Complete Entire Treatment Course [ Time Frame: Total treatment course = 6 cycles (1 cycle is 21 days) ]Rate of completers estimated along with a 95% confidence interval to evaluate the tolerability of this regimen.
- Systemic Exposure to Paclitaxel and Carboplatin [ Time Frame: Second and fourth 21 day cycle ]Primary objective of pharmacokinetic studies is to determine whether rate and extent absorption of paclitaxel and carboplatin into systemic circulation when given by the intraperitoneal port (IP) route is influenced by concurrent administration of Avastin by vein. Sampling to define plasma concentration time courses of paclitaxel and carboplatin performed during second cycle without Avastin and fourth cycle of therapy with Avastin. Pharmacokinetic parameters and variables calculated according to standard equations. Concentration-time profiles of carboplatin and its metabolites analyzed by noncompartmental methods and/or nonlinear least squares regression. Mean values of pharmacokinetic parameters statistically compared using the two-tailed t-test.
Estimated Enrollment: | 46 |
Study Start Date: | February 2008 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | February 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Paclitaxel + Carboplatin + Avastin
Paclitaxel Cycle 1 = 60 mg/m^2 IV weekly over 1 hour x 3 weeks; Cycles 2-6 = 60 mg/m^2 IP weekly over 1 hour x 3 weeks of each cycle. Carboplatin Cycle 1 = AUC 6 IV over 1 hour on day 1; Cycles 2-6 = AUC 6 IP over 1 hour on day 1 of each cycle. Avastin Cycle 2 = 15 mg/kg IV over 90 minutes on day 8; Cycles 3-6 = 15 mg/kg IV on day 1 of each cycle. |
Drug: Paclitaxel
Cycle 1 = 60 mg/m^2 IV weekly over 1 hour x 3 weeks; Cycles 2-6 = 60 mg/m^2 IP weekly over 1 hour x 3 weeks of each cycle.
Other Name: Taxol
Drug: Carboplatin
Cycle 1 = AUC 6 IV over 1 hour on day 1; Cycles 2-6 = AUC 6 IP over 1 hour on day 1 of each cycle.
Other Name: Paraplatin®
Drug: Avastin
Cycle 2 = 15 mg/kg IV over 90 minutes on day 8; Cycles 3-6 = 15 mg/kg IV on day 1 of each cycle.
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically confirmed epithelial carcinoma of mullerian origin. Specifically, ovarian, primary peritoneal and tubal carcinoma will be allowed. All histologic subtypes are eligible.
- Stage III or IV disease. Stage IV disease by virtue of pleural effusions is allowed but stage IV disease with visceral metastases e.g. lung, liver or abdominal wall is NOT ELIGIBLE. Please discuss any eligibility concerns directly with the P.I., Dr. Carolyn Krasner.
- Patient must have undergone surgical staging and debulking with optimal (less than 1cm) cytoreduction.
- No significant intra-abdominal adhesions or other contraindication to IP port placement.
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Exclusion Criteria:
- Visible disease on post-operative imaging (recognizing the limitations of postoperative CT scans due to postoperative changes there should be unequivocal CT evidence of residual disease greater than 1cm)
- ECOG performance status greater than or equal to 2
- Previous chemotherapy for the disease under study
- Suboptimal (greater than 1 cm residual disease) cytoreduction
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- Colostomy or ileostomy
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- Known hypersensitivity to E.coli derived products or to any component of Avastin
- Active psychiatric or mental illness that makes informed consent or careful clinical follow-up unlikely
- History of myocardial infarction within 6 months
- History of stroke or transient ischemia attack within 6 months
- Inadequately controlled hypertension greater than 140/90 mm Hg on antihypertensive medication(s)
- Any prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
- Clinically significant peripheral vascular disease
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- Unstable angina
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- Evidence of coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis
- Known central nervous system disease or brain metastases
- Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to day 28 (first dose of Avastin), anticipation of need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study
- Minor surgical procedures such as fine needle aspirations or core biopsies or laparoscopy for IP catheter placement within 7 days prior to cycle 2 day 8
- Open wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
- History of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation or intra-abdominal abscess; current signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction; current dependency on IV hydration or TPN
- Pregnant (positive pregnancy test) or lactating
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00652119
United States, Maryland | |
Johns Hopkins Hospital | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Massachusetts General Hospital | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Fox Chase Cancer Center | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111 | |
United States, Texas | |
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
United States, Washington | |
University of Washington | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195 |
Principal Investigator: | Anil Sood, MD | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00652119 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2007-0223 NCI-2010-00091 ( Registry Identifier: NCI CTRP ) |
Study First Received: | March 31, 2008 |
Last Updated: | August 24, 2016 |
Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Ovarian Cancer Peritoneal Cancer Fallopian Tube Cancer Carcinoma of Mullerian Origin Paclitaxel Taxol |
Carboplatin Paraplatin® Avastin Bevacizumab Anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody rhuMAb-VEGF |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carcinoma Ovarian Neoplasms Fallopian Tube Neoplasms Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Ovarian Diseases Adnexal Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Genital Neoplasms, Female Urogenital Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Gonadal Disorders |
Fallopian Tube Diseases Paclitaxel Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel Bevacizumab Carboplatin Antibodies Antibodies, Monoclonal Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Antineoplastic Agents Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Angiogenesis Inhibitors Angiogenesis Modulating Agents |
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The top ten rated whiskies from the spring 2013 issue of Whisky Advocate
February 11th, 2013The ten highest-rated whiskies from Whisky Advocate's spring issue are being announced right here, today, before the magazine hits the streets. Our list begins with the #10 whisky and ends with the #1 rated whisky of the issue.
#10: Wiser's Legacy, 45%, C$50
Winemakers have long known that toasted oak is very spicy. Today's whisky makers are slowly catching on. Cinnamon hearts and hot peppermint add zing to a rich and creamy mouthfeel. Although the whisky is not overly sweet, it has a candied feel. Cloves and hot pepper round out the spices while vanilla and butterscotch lend smoothness as they keep earthy, flinty rye notes under control. Essences of cedar cigar box and black, withered figs contribute additional complexity. —Davin de Kergommeaux
Advanced Whisky Advocate magazine rating: 91
#9: Highwood 25 year old Calgary Stampede Centennial, 40%, C$52
A few years ago, Alberta's Highwood distillers purchased all the remaining stock from Potter's whisky brokerage just over the Rocky Mountains in Kelowna. With it, Highwood skillfully created a sumptuous, limited-edition bottling that is as sweet, smooth, and creamy as French vanilla ice cream, and richer in fresh clean wood than a carpentry shop. Dried cloves and red cedar balance real maple syrup and butterscotch which, in turn, dissolve into sweet white grapefruit. (Alberta only) —Davin de Kergommeaux
Advanced Whisky Advocate magazine rating: 91
#8: Old Pulteney 40 year old, 51.3%, £1,490
The oldest bottling of Old Pulteney to date has been matured in American bourbon and Spanish sherry casks, and was personally bottled by distillery manager Malcolm Waring. The nose of this highly accomplished veteran is fragrant and waxy, with cooking apples, milk chocolate orange, Christmas spices, vanilla, and fudge. Initially, the substantial palate offers spicy fresh fruits, seasoned timber, then a hint of brine, with sultanas and plain chocolate. The finish is figgy, gingery, and sherried. — Gavin Smith
Advanced Whisky Advocate magazine rating: 91
#7: Alberta Premium Dark Horse, 45%, C$30
For six decades, Alberta Premium has been one of Canada's favorite economy-brand mixers. Floral, herbal, and fruity, with charcoal and wet slate, this new addition to the lineup is clearly meant for connoisseurs. While the original is made entirely from rye grain, Dark Horse beefs up the flavor and body with a dollop of corn whisky and a sherry finish, creating a vanilla-rich symphony of pepper, hot ginger, pickle juice, and crisp, clean oak. —Davin de Kergommeaux
Advanced Whisky Advocate magazine rating: 92
#6: Big Peat Small Batch, 53.6%, $48
The original Big Peat was a mix of smoky Islay malts and was already up there with the very best competition in the category, even though many of the others were bottled at cask strength. I scored it at 90. Now it's back to play in the big boys' pool with a killer cask strength whisky of its own. This is to whisky what AC/DC is to heavy rock: old school, predictable, but great and exactly what fans want. — Dominic Roskrow
Advanced Whisky Advocate magazine rating: 92
#5: Gibson's Finest Rare 18 year old, 40%, C$75
A quintessential Canadian whisky that holds fresh-cut lumber, hot white pepper, and creamy oak caramels in delicate balance. Long years in oak have delivered a range of complex flavors that evolve slowly in the glass and on the tongue. Sweet vanilla contrasts with dusty rye, while a drop of pickle juice slowly matures into poached pears with cloves. Dry grain ripens into fresh-baked biscuits before it all fades away in clean oak and citrus pith. —Davin de Kergommeaux
Advanced Whisky Advocate magazine rating: 93
#4: Millstone Sherry Cask 12 year old, 46%, €60
Millstone is made by Zuidam, a Dutch spirits and liquor company that prides itself on never cutting corners and in using the very finest ingredients. There are hundreds of European distilleries making spirit, but few this good. Its malt and rye whiskies have always been special, but this is Premier League, a world class sherried 12 year old that matches many sherried Scotch whiskies flavor to flavor. That's a first for Europe. — Dominic Roskrow
Advanced Whisky Advocate magazine rating: 93
#3: Michter's (Barrel No. 1646) 20 year old, 57.1%, $450
A soothing bourbon, with maple syrup, blackberry preserve, polished leather, roasted nuts, marzipan, vanilla toffee, dusty dates, subtle tobacco, and a hint of pedro ximinez sherry. Soft, flavorful finish. The oak is kept in check, with layered sugars and fruit for balance. The price of admission is steep, but this whiskey is very satisfying. –John Hansell
Advanced Whisky Advocate magazine rating: 93
#2: Evan Williams Single Barrel 2003 Vintage (Barrel No. 1), 43.3%, $26
Silky smooth. Lush honey notes married with bright orchard fruit and candied tropical fruit. Soft vanilla, mint, and cinnamon round out the palate. Seamless and perilously drinkable. Proof that a bourbon doesn't have to be old, high in alcohol, or expensive to be good. –John Hansell
Advanced Whisky Advocate magazine rating: 93
#1: Masterson's Straight Rye, 45%, $70
A seamless fusion of rain-moistened earth, gunnysacks, and searing white pepper underpins the delicately bitter grain-like notes of fresh-baked rye bread. Lilacs and violets speak of rye grain, as do delicate cloves and tingling ginger, while dark stewed fruits attest to age. A mingling of hand-selected barrels of 10 year old all rye whisky, Masterson's is redolent of vintage car leather and kiln-dried burley tobacco, with touches of dry herbs and spearmint. Sweet vanilla envelops early butterscotch. —Davin de Kergommeaux
Advanced Whisky Advocate magazine rating: 94
43 Responses to "The top ten rated whiskies from the spring 2013 issue of Whisky Advocate"
Alberta Premium Dark Horse isn't sherry finished, it has had sherry added to the spirit. Just as a point of clarification.
Hmmm, five Canadians, one single malt Scotch…is that simply a matter of what happened to be reviewed, or a function of the impossibility of calibrating different reviewers' scores?
I was wondering the exact same thing: Should we be viewing "Canadian" as a qualifier when considering the scores? Not sure if I'm explaining that well.
I guess I'm asking if there is a difference between a 90 point whisky and a 90 point Canadian whisky?-
See, that's the thing about reviews. By definition, they are a function of the palate of the reviewer. The only way to normalize between the palates (lets say John and Davin here) is to blind taste and average the scores. Of course, you may still end up with different scores between the tasters because Davin might just like Canadian whiskies more than John.
Just a long winded way of saying a whiskey that gets a 93 isn't necessarily better than a whiskey that gets a 92 score and that the real value in these reviews isn't necessarily the score but the overall description and figuring out if that's the type of whiskey you like.
I admit that a difference of 1 point is, really, too close to call, but the value of a review for me is an expert opinion of quality (and of value, if anyone is feeling bold). Taste and scent descriptors are nice, but I find them much more in the eye of the beholder, both personally and from reviews I compare, than an overall assement of whether a whisky falls 80-85, 86-90, or higher. If one reviewer finds a note of marzipan, while another doesn't, it's neither here nor there, but if the two reviews are 10 points apart, this does affect my opinion of the product and/or the reviewer(s) if a pattern develops. For that reason, I am glad that John tells everyone to try to grade to the same scale or the marks, as comparable values, are worthless.
Yes, for my first outing I reviewed the very best on my shelf. Over the years there have been some Japanese, Scottish, and American whiskies that I have given higher scores but for Whisky Advocate I review Canadians only.
I am not sure there is an agreed upon definition, but finishing means adding wine. Differentiating among the methods of doing so is just semantics and marketing smoke and mirrors.
It's an interesting point you raise about finishing, and it's well taken – there might well be no REAL practical difference between adding whisky to a wet cask and adding the former contents of that cask directly to the whisky but, as for definitions, what would the Scotch Whisky Association have to say about giving Macallan a dose of straight sherry or bourbon and then casking it (or are you talking about finishing as defined for other spirits only)?
The S.W.A. wouldn't like it, but I would have thought that the cask had the previous content in the wood rather than running down the side of the staves.
Alberta Premium Dark Horse is a flavored whiskey. Confused why this cocktail is here in the first place.
Not just wine, I've come across whisky finished in rum casks, it would be interesting to find out what other spirit casks have been used.
Canada is a sovereign nation as are the U.S.A., Ireland, and so on. We don't really give a hoot what the SWA says. Their rules apply to Scotch only. When I began seriously studying whisky it was always Scotch single malts so it was very difficult at first, for me to get my mind around the idea that there are other ways to make whisky, other norms, other rules, other grains, and other definitions that are equally as valid.
It may prove useful to the readership to adjust the description to what is the norm for the readership. I'd guess that Whisky Advocate's readership is most familiar with American and Scotch whisky terminology and rules; less so with Canadian whisky terminology and rules. The differences in what the same word means between two nations' whiskies can go without notice unless highlighted. This is especially so because of the volume of literature out there about Scotch whisky and American whiskey compared to Canadian.
I enjoy seeing more Canadian whisky reviews in Whisky Advocate. I hope the trend continues. Perhaps a series of educational articles is in order. They could explain many of the differences between Canadian whiskies and those made in rest of the world. Some ideas: this "finishing" business, the inclusion of grain neutral spirits, blending of 100% mashbills instead of producing a single mashbill of mixed grains. Those are just a few that I could think of off the top of my head. I bet the team at Whisky Advocate can come up with more.
I think it would be benefitial to use the same terminology across the magazine, since the readers (including myself) get confused if different reviewers use the same word but mean different things in the same magazine.
On this point I have to agree; it has been enough of an adjustment going from one reviewer (John Hansell) to the several that now review whiskies for WA. It would be best if everyone at least uses the same terminology, ie. sherry finish to refer to a cask finish versus flavoured whisky to refer to the addition of wine or other spirits.
As a suggestion, in Canada finishing means adding to the spirit, in Scotland, the U.S. and most other whisky producing countries it means letting the spirit draw something extra from a different cask.
You know, the more I think about this, the more it bugs me. It's fine to say you don't give a hoot what the SWA says, but when a Canadian distiller appropriates a commonly-used term in Scotland, and uses it to mean quite something else, I can only think of that as deliberately misleading. That isn't the way for Canadian whisky to garner respect.
There is a lot more variation in finishing practices, in Scotland, than many people realize.
Like what Davin?
There are, for sure, some things I'm not too thrilled about–mainly putting whisky into a barrel for weeks or even days just to soak up a bit of flavor from the previous contents. But at least they actually put it into wood. After all, "finishing" is meant to be the completion of maturation, not just slapping on a coat of paint.
I agree, if your going to finish you need at least 6 months, preferably a full year.
Davin hosted a Canadian whisky tasting for a group of principally Single Malt Scotch drinkers at our store in Calgary last year. We've had 3 or 4 dozen brand ambassadors, distillers, experts etc through the shop over the years, and Davin is without doubt one of the best, most informative presenters we've ever had. And the Canadian whiskies, to everyone's surprise really impressed. And refreshing that the price point is so reasonable compared to single malts. If anything, some of the best Canadian whiskies are comparatively under-priced.
So what if Canadian whisky doesn't conform to SWA or American styles definition and laws. Why should it?
Davin's a Malt Maniac and without doubt the foremost expert on Canadian whisky. If you have any question of that check out his blog: http://www.canadianwhisky.org !
I wasn't suggesting that the SWA write the rules for everyone, I was just trying to clear up whether Davin was talking about finishing on Canadian or whisky in general, his having mentioned previously reviewing Japanese, Scottish, and American whiskies, but his also having made the point that how whiskies are finished is all about the introduction of wine and that "differentiating among the methods of doing so is just semantics and marketing smoke and mirrors."
Adding stuff like juice, wine etc is not finishing. It is flavored whiskey! Misusing words is deliberately misleading.
I, too, would call whiskey with wine (or anything else besides whiskey added) a "flavored whiskey". i don't see anything wrong with that, mind you. I just think that there is a material difference and not disclosing it is likely to confuse readers.
As to whether the "finish" is substantially the same, I would cry foul. Let's face it – sherry butts are quite expensive, more so than a North American white oak cask. Depending on how much time the product spends in cask after the sherry is dumped in, the actual sherry butt, inclusive of its European wood, could have a meaningful impact on the final product. Dumping sherry in a white (North) American oak cask seems like an end run around the difficulties and expense of obtaining a fresh sherry butt. Nonetheless I have no doubt that it tastes great!
Incidentally, tasting the different versions of the experimental Buffalo Trace reveals just how much the exact barrel influences the whisky, without any wine involved. The barrels made from the bottom of the tree really do have a different effect. I was surprised. Harlan explained to us that one end of the tree has more of the chemical giving the vanilla flavor and the other end has more coconut. Crazy.
Good point. It might not matter how the sherry is introduced in terms of the majority of ITS impact on the product, but to "end run" the process could short circuit the influence of both oak and aging vs. using the traditional method.
Sherry is also matured in North American white oak , not just European oak so you get both the sherry and vanilla influence from one cask.
I'm happy that given the economy and a bunch of us loosing our jobs and finding lower paying ones, we can still afford to enjoy and experience new bottles. A 93 is a 93! So for me besides my Bold Islay Palette, I see some Bourbon, and a bunch of Canadian which will round out my rapidly depleting shelf. I use this as a guide to venture out and try new bottles and distillers and put items on my wish list. Appreciate what we have. I remember when so many Scotch distillers were mothballed and dismantled we wondered if we'd recover.
Now we have a huge selection from which to choose barrels really influencing and great palettes guiding us through the maze. I certainly won't bite the hand that feeds! -
Wow! This is an active group and you sure do raise some interesting and valid points. Thank you.
First, to reiterate John's comment that 93 points is 93 points. John gave me very clear instructions on how to score whiskies for Whisky Advocate. His instructions made good sense and were easy to follow. As well, Lew and I discussed scoring flavored whiskies using a specific example to be sure we were in synch. I don't think I like Canadian whisky more than John does. I base that statement on my general agreement with both his and Lew's scores for Canadian and other whiskies over the years.
The use of common terminology by all reviewers makes very good sense on the face of it. In practice though it might lead to even more confusion. Alberta Premium Dark Horse is not labeled as finished. I threw that in there because I know they added a small amount of sherry. Perhaps I should have just stuck to what was on the label, but I thought an informed readership, such as this one, would like to have that little nugget.
But what should I do if the label says "finished" but I'm pretty sure that something was added? I am thinking of Crown Royal Maple which is clearly labelled as "maple finished." It seems to me that it would be somewhat arrogant of me to say, "Sorry, but from my behind-the-scenes knowledge I believe that what you did does not meet the most common Scottish use of the word so I will call it flavoured even though you have not." On the other hand, if their promo material called it flavored then I might also, despite what the label says.
Among nations we cannot even agree on the definition of "whisky," never mind the definition of whisky marketing words such as "finished." Perhaps Mark Reynier was correct to differentiate finishing from "ACEing" – Additional Cask Enhancement. After all, it was traditional, at one time to add wine, honey, herbs and so on directly to Scotch. Today, the delivery mechanism has changed but the concept remains.
If we want each word to have a single meaning, from now on when we use the word "whisky" should it apply only to grain spirits that have spent at least 3 years in wood? No! Everyone knows there are differences among whisky nations. I hope that over time people will learn the nuances of Canadian whisky as well. In fact, let's start right now with one common misconception: There is no grain neutral spirit in Canadian whisky regardless of what those marketing other types of whisky might tell you.
I had an e-mail today questioning the absence of Forty Creek from the list above. Since I said I reviewed the best on my shelf for my first entry in the Buyers' Guide, I should also have noted that I did not review any whisky that had already been reviewed for Whisky Advocate in the past couple of years. Certainly my list of favorite Canadian whiskies would include not only several from Forty Creek, but Wiser's 18 as well.
I'm new here, I am just settling in, I appreciate the privilege, and I genuinely hope to learn more from readers' comments. It is a cliché, but true, that the more I learn about whisky, the more I realize I do not know.
Thanks for commenting, Davin. I find no fault generally, but would quibble that most whisky drinkers have an idea of what "finishing" means, and I think it's unfortunate that Canadian producers are using the word for simple additives. It's not reasonable, I suppose, to expect you to clarify what is meant every time this comes up, but I'm afraid it's always going to cause confusion. And frankly, this whole business of additives is why so many are wary of Canadian whisky in the first place. Since it isn't required to label additives as such, there is a belief out there that all Canadian whiskies have additives. That certainly isn't true, but we have no way of knowing. I would hope that, as a lover of Canadian whisky, you would advocate for more truth in labeling. Consumers should know what they're getting.
"At one time it was traditional to add wine honey and herbs to Scotch" Those were in the days before maturing and the spirit was drunk straight from the still; it needed something to make it palatable.
The Canadian whisky industry can obviously do what they want, but in almost every other example in recent history that I can think of, internationally, when the term "finished" is used, it refers to an additional length of time spent in a cask of some sort. This may well be because many countries seem to closely follow the standards set by the SWA. I'm not a chemist, so can't really give a good opinion on whether vatting-in some flavouring quickly prior to bottling is any different than it being absorbed over time through additional ageing in another cask – but I would have thought some more complex reactions / integration / mellowing would be happening with the latter and not so much with the former. Maybe I'm just influenced by SWA marketing, but to me, dumping in a bunch of flavouring afterwards gives me a feeling of a short-cut having been taken, something more cheap and non-premium. I'm an avid drinker, buyer and collector of Japanese & Canadian whisky primarily (and whatever else that takes my fancy) – for around 15 years now – and these products with added favouring (done in this way) simply do not appeal to me, and I won't be spending my money on them in the future….and of course that is my opinion which I'm entitled to as a customer.
I have a quick question–what batch is the Masterson's reviewed here? I noticed batch #3 was reviewed in a previous issue and was curious as to whether the difference in score was due to a difference in batches or the reviewers' tastes. Thanks!
Not sure, I've re-cycled the bottle. I have two more on my shelf and neither is batch 3.
Alberta Premium Dark Horse is unreal! It is nice to see some great innovation to a stale catagory. Well I guess there was Crown Maple, great for cavaties and diabetes.
Thanks for your prompt reply–are the two you have later or earlier batches?
Lots of interesting conversation. However, I just can't get past "dusty dates" I mean, come on! Can we dispense with the overblown tasting notes? What is that? An old date that was sitting on the shelf? Or the stale taste in my mouth after a bad dinner and movie date? Gawd! I am so over the GaryV-ization of taste.
Thanks for the clarification Davin. I would also add that for my palate, the Forty Creek Double Barrel is several steps ahead of standard Forty Creek. Now that you have set the hook, I need the Wiser's Legacy because the 18 is just fantastic. If any of you folks are ever in the SD area, look me up, as my list of single malts exceeds 100, over 50 bourbons, 20 ryes, and 20 Irish, just to name what is in stock for the home bar/entertaining.
I wish you would not review the EWSB from Barrel No. 1. I suspect that you are getting the cream of the crop when you do that, because EWSB that most if us get is never as good as your review. I have heard others comment on this as well. How about reviewing Barrel No. 1, and then going back later and doing a bottle from a higher numbered, random barrel.
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I have tried the Pexagon Store-It 2.5" and 1.8" drives. The head unit will not power the 2.5", but will power the 1.8". However, the unit will not read music files from the 1.8". Has anyone been able to find a drive that will work? I'm waiting for another response from Kenwood, but their first response was to review this page - http://www.kenwood.com/usb/english.html. Unless I'm missing something, the 1.8 Store-It drive meets these requirements, and still won't work.
Hey now, I just picked up a new stereo for my car. The Kenwood KD-X590 comes with a USB pigtail in the rear. Ive come to the conclusion that 320k MP3 files while not perfect will be acceptable for the car stereo envoironment. The USB connection works great with a 512 flash drive so far.
My question is, has anyone tried to use one of the 2.5" portable hard drives for a car stereo application? My manual says the stereo will power usb devices up to 500ma. Manufacturers do not list the power requirements for these portable drives other than the simple feature promotion "runs off usb power!" Im not willing to make a $100+ purchase on the chance it might work.
Also, knowing the car is a harsh envoironment, which drives have the best shock absorbtion, which ones run like a tank and which tend to fail etc?
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Te Ururoa Flavell has arrived at a meeting to resolve a complaint he laid against fellow Maori Party MP Hone Harawira, but it's unlikely Mr Harawira will attend.
Mr Flavell arrived at Papakura Marae to front the Maori Party disciplinary hearing early this afternoon, and made no comment to media.
Earlier today disciplinary and disputes committee chair Te Orohi Paul said Mr Flavell would wait in Auckland to attend the meeting in the event Mr Harawira turned up.
But she said Mr Harawira had given his apologies because of the Nga Puhi treaty claim hearings.
Asked if a recommendation on Mr Harawira's future was likely to be made to the national council, Ms Paul said that was the million dollar question.
She also appeared to hint that only Mr Harawira's side of the story had been told to the media.
This morning, the Herald obtained an exclusive copy of Mr Flavell's scathing criticism of his colleague.
Asked if Mr Harawira had put together a document similar to Mr Flavell's, Ms Paul said: "I'm sure Hone has because he's very good at putting his thoughts to paper."
Harawira wanted job as Minister - Flavell
In his submission to today's disciplinary committee hearing against Mr Harawira, obtained by the Herald, Mr Flavell said both he and the Te Tai Tokerau MP were prepared to take up ministerial positions - belying Mr Harawira's recent strong criticisms of his party for staying in the coalition.
"Put it this way: If he was to have received a ministerial position, would he still be writing to criticise the relationship? Answer: I doubt it."
Mr Flavell laid a complaint against Mr Harawira a month ago over a column the MP wrote in a Sunday newspaper in which he criticised the coalition and questioned the Maori Party's leadership and direction.
Mr Flavell revealed Mr Harawira's ministerial hopes to counter the MP's claims that the party had gone off the rails and sold its people out by dealing with National.
Mr Flavell was also scathing about Mr Harawira's criticism of National as "anti-worker" and "anti-environment," saying the MP had had difficulties with his own staff and once told the caucus he did not believe in climate change and nobody would tell him to drive a smaller car.
"So he champions the cause and yet abuses the cause as he feels."
Mr Flavell said Mr Harawira had backed the relationship with National at the time. He described the newspaper column as "lies, mistruths, misleading statements about everything but himself and his part in things".
In the often-emotional submission, Mr Flavell said it was not easy laying a complaint against his friend of more than 40 years and it had taken a toll on his whanau, the party and the other MPs, who had suffered personal abuse.
However, Mr Harawira appeared to have a deliberate strategy to cast the other Maori Party MPs in a bad light.
He depicted the maverick MP as "talking himself up" and "big-noting" by constantly painting himself as the only true voice of Maoridom. "That strategy is aimed at putting the rest of us down."
Mr Flavell also depicted brattish behaviour, saying Mr Harawira "spits the dummy" if he doesn't get his way and had a "Hone's view is right and everyone else is wrong" attitude.
He questioned Mr Harawira's conviction, saying co-leader Tariana Turia
left the Labour Party over the first Foreshore and Seabed Act.
"She is comfortable enough to support this [latest] bill. If it is that Hone is so vehemently opposed, then surely a belief in that principle would result in his walking as well."
Mr Flavell indicated things were past the point of no return, saying the other MPs "have lost any semblance of trust in Hone and clearly, he in us."
"I am clear that more hui with Hone or an electorate will not change things. He is his own man."
Last week, party president Pem Bird banned all of those involved in today's hearing from talking to the media, after Mr Harawira apparently breached an agreement by appearing on TV One's Marae.
Mr Bird did not return calls yesterday but has previously said the national council will meet tomorrow to decide on any disciplinary committee recommendation made today.
However, it is understood the Te Tai Tokerau electorate wants another extension, claiming many could not attend today's hui because of Waitangi Tribunal hearings in the Far North.


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The Kalar was a warrior species native to the planet Rigel VII. Somewhat larger than Humans, they primarily relied on weapons such as swords, spears, and maces.
In 2254, Captain Christopher Pike of the starship USS Enterprise had a violent encounter with a Kalar on Rigel VII, during which three of his own crew members, including his yeoman, were killed and seven were injured. Captain Pike later blamed himself for this, claiming that his own complacency was the reason the Kalar had been able to successfully attack them.
While en route to the Vega colony to hospitalize some of his crew who had been injured in the incident, the Enterprise was diverted to Talos IV, where Captain Pike was kidnapped by the Talosians. The Talosians used their illusion-creating powers to force Pike to relive the battle on Rigel VII, creating an illusory Kalar and this time adding the Human female Vina to the illusion, in an attempt to manipulate Pike into developing an emotional bond with her. (TOS: "The Cage")
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The story outline for "The Cage" (as reprinted in The Making of Star Trek, pp. 47-65) includes an illusion similar to the one in which Pike is challenged with protecting Vina from this type of warrior. However, that early version of the scenario incorporates multiple such beings, described in the outline as "hairy manlike creatures," bipedal and armed with medieval weaponry that is not specifically described. (The Making of Star Trek, p. 50)
In the second revised final draft script of "The Cage", the Enterprise's commanding officer (at that point known as Captain James Winter) mentions the Kalar by saying its species name, during a discussion with Doctor Philip Boyce. However, the name "Kalar" is said only once in that episode's final version (in footage that was reused in "The Menagerie, Part II"), spoken by Vina, shortly before the reenacted battle scene. The conversation in which Pike talks about the Kalar with Dr. Boyce is still present in the final version of "The Cage" (as well as in "The Menagerie, Part I"), though he indirectly refers to it as "one of their warriors."
In the script for "The Cage", the sound produced by the Kalar is initially described as "a strange bellowing like a man-beast creature in a rage." When the Kalar first appears in the episode, it is physically characterized as "a huge Neanderthal-like figure [....] It is humanoid, huge, hairy, with carnivore's fangs, clad in a strangely shaped armor breastplate and helmet, brandishing a deadly looking mace."
In November 1964, the Standards and Practices Department of NBC sent a memo which, as well as commenting on various other aspects of the script for "The Cage", politely advised that the production team "avoid camera angles that would feature the lance protruding from the giant creature's back" and "exercise caution when the creature falls to the compound below." (Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry, pp. 207 & 208)
The Kalar warrior was played by Mike Dugan. The look of the Kalar was given a distinctly Viking flair. (Star Trek: The Original Series Sketchbook, p. 177)
The name of this species is spelled "Kaylar" in the official reference book Star Trek Encyclopedia and the closed captioning on the 2005 DVD set erroneously interprets Vina saying the name as "killer" rather than "Kalar." However, the name is spelled "Kalar" in the script of "The Cage". James Blish, in his adaptation of "The Menagerie, Part I" and "The Menagerie, Part II" as "The Menagerie" in the book Star Trek 4, also noted that the alien species was the "Kalar." Blish worked from the actual scripts used in filming, noting that they were "heavily revised in various handwritings (and in which Pike confusingly appears from time to time as 'Captain Spring' and 'Captain Winter')."
A Kalar was illustrated on the front cover of A Child's Garden of Lifeforms in Our Galaxy. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 579)
The reference books Star Trek Maps, The Worlds of the Federation and Star Trek: Star Charts, which all used the "Kalar" spelling, describe the Kalar as pre-industrial. Star Trek Maps (p. 29) and The Worlds of the Federation describe the species as rated D-plus on the Richter scale of culture, while Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 54) describes Pike's encounter as the first contact with the species, details the Kalar as being the dominant species of Rigel VII and characterizes the world as being quarantined without any aligned political system, pending development of warp drive. Whereas Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 54) gives Rigel VII a population of 725,000, Star Trek Maps (p. 29) cites a population of only 10,000 for the planet.
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The Star Trek: Early Voyages comic "Our Dearest Blood" greatly expands on Pike's original encounter with the Kalar, and Kalar culture in general. In the comic, the Kalar are shown to be a warrior caste in a humanoid Rigelian species. As Rigel VII aims to join the Federation, the Kalar are threatened with being disbanded and conduct a coup. The attacks made by the Kalar in the coup are those which lead to the casualties and fatalities described in "The Cage".
The novel Burning Dreams expands on Vina's point of view of the Talosian's illusory Kalar encounter. It describes her playing up to her role as damsel-in-distress to assist in the Talosians' plan to have Pike fall in love with her and stay on Talos. From her viewpoint, she screams melodramatically and purposefully knocks things over to attract the attention of the Kalar, to try and draw Pike into the illusion by being too distracted with defending her to rationalize the Kalar as not being real.
The Star Trek: The Next Generation - Intelligence Gathering issue "A Matter of Dates" depicts a group of Kalar co-founding a new Federation colony with the Rigelians in the 2360s. In the comic, the Kalar work as laborers, building and servicing the infrastructure of the colony. Unfortunately, the cooperative venture is soured when the Rigelians try to renegotiate their contract with the Kalar workers, to give the Kalar less compensation for their work. This act provokes the Kalar into repossessing the dam they had built, which provided power to the colony, which in turn leads Starfleet to send in the USS Enterprise-D to mediate the dispute.
Both comics and the novel used the spelling "Kaylar" for the name of the species.
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- Kaylar at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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WALNUT â" For Riverside Sherman Indian High School cross country runner Isaiah Thompson, the difference between a good finish and a championship came down to mental toughness.
Running in third place, midway through Saturdayâs CIF-Southern Section Division 5 boys race, Thompson said he tapped into that inner strength that he has been working on all season and turned a good finish into a great one, winning the title.
âMy dad always pushed that on me,â Thompson said. âHe knew if I wanted to be at the next level as an athlete, Iâm going to really have to work on mental toughness because that separates from second to first place.â
Thompson covered the Mt. San Antonio College rain course in what was announced as a Division5 course record, 14 minutes, 40 seconds. To do it, running in third at the halfway point, he had to first move past Emery Caster of Xavier Prep and then reel in Brandon Price of St. Margaretâs.
âI knew I was 30 yards from first place,â Thompson said. âHey, why not try to go for the victory.â
He beat Price by one second.
Thompson, the Inland areaâs only individual division champion, is one of four area boys teams, three area girls teams, three area boys and two area girls to qualify for next Saturdayâs CIF State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. The top seven teams in each of five divisions and the first five individuals whose teams did not qualify, earned the trip to Fresno.
Temecula Great Oakâs girls team won the Division1 title, as the areaâs only team champion.
Great Oak, running like a wolfpack, had five runners in the top 16 to defeat runner-up Simi Valley, whose top runner, junior Sarah Baxter, blazed the course in 15:53, 35 seconds ahead of the next fastest runner, Menifee Paloma Valley senior Kiara McIntosh (16:28).
For Great Oak, Ashley Helbig and Haley Dorris, placed seventh and eighth, in 16:35, Miranda Kewley was 10th in 16:39, Christian Calain was 15th in 16:50 and Maiya Larsen was 16th in 16:52.
While it held to form for Great Oak, Southwestern League rival Vista Murrieta co-coaches Karen Candaele and Denise Robinson â" as well as the runners â" werenât initially certain where they placed. Candaele said she thought the Broncos had a good shot at seventh and that final state berth. And then the results came in.
âWhat?â she said. âNo? No!â
The Broncos girls not only qualified, they qualified fifth and will join the boys team, which placed second, in Fresno for the first time.
Vista Murrietaâs boys were led by Porter Reddish, who was running with a cold and not feeling very well after it was over, but still finished third in 14:04, just four seconds behind winner Juan Gonzalez of El Toro.
âI was just focusing, âstay with Juan. Stay with Juan. If I stay with him, Iâll finish OK,ââ Reddish said. âBy the way he was running, I knew he was going to win. He was running really smart. If I stay right with him, heâll help me get there.â
Yucaipaâs girls beat Dana Hills by one point (208-209) for that final state meet qualifying spot.
Kyle Warrick, a senior from Eastvale Roosevelt, finished sixth in the Division1 boys race in 14:14 to earn a state berth.
Also going to state among the boys are Fontana Jurupa Hills, led by sophomore Michael Teranâs runner-up finish (14:17), and Rubidoux sophomore Luis Ramos in Division3; Big Bear, behind sophomore Caleb Webbâs runner-up finish (14:27) in Division4, and Riverside Woodcrest Christian, led by senior Christain Contreras, who finished 12th (15:12) in Division5.
Temecula Linfield Christian sophomore Jackie Crowther finished fourth in the Division5 race in 17:32 but her team just missed a state meet berth, losing a tiebreaker to Crossroads for the final team spot. Rubidoux junior Fernanda Rodriguez finished 12th in the Division3 race, five seconds behind the last qualifying runner, Azusaâs Roxanne Valle, who finished 11th.


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It looks decent at best. Much rather get Dragon Age 2, since I know it is already good from the demo. It would be wise to create a demonstration for us to try rather than emptily saying "oh we have all this great stuff," especially when you lack proof. It may look great to them, but in the end, the public determines whether their opinion is valid or ignorant.
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Anyone not notice how giant that Giant Eye was and only seen how big that guy's head looked?
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This game looks interesting but I really want them to release a demo before I buy it on the Plus side it's being published by Bethesda games so there is a bit of credibility that comes with that name.
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I find it interesting that more companies who put co-op in their games are leaning towards an asymmetrical model where each player has different abilities. I like the idea, but I can't think of many games that hit it big with that style of gameplay.
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Kutcher is utterly transformed into late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in the colorful new poster (below). Sporting Jobs's signature round-framed glasses and beard, the actor certainly looks the role.
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