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Industrial Music Electronics Zorlon Cannon MKII (Firmware V2.0)
Dual Linear Feedback Shift Register Battery
Dual-clock LFSR battery with external inputs and mixers. Suitable for the generation of random gates, digital noise, and pitched tones in the same manner as the classic Atari "POKEY" sound chip, with fully editable timbre for each of the eight outputs. The sound configuration is visually represented on a bar graph display, and a rotary encoder facilitates quick editing of each output. The Zorlon Cannon enables efficient exploration of the musical and statistical properties of LFSRs up to 16 bits in length.
You can construct more complex sounds and sequences entirely in-module, by using one half of the module to clock the other. By using the onboard mixer to combine four channels into one, you can achieve dense drones, random CV sequences, or a precisely constructed flavor of digital noise. There are two clock generators each driving four outputs, with each half able to operate independently in several frequency ranges.
Zorlon Cannon mark II features, compared to the original, an external clock input, a stronger internal clock generator with better CV control, and a fully editable and storable output configuration. The functionality of the "qotile ultimatum" mix expander has been added to each half of this edition of the module.
Dual Linear Feedback Shift Register BatteryDual-clock LFSR battery with external inputs and mixers. Suitable for the generation of random gates, digital noise, and pitched tones in the same manner as...
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A comprehensive range of tuition is available for visitors, societies and corporate clients, from individual lessons to group coaching and golf clinics. Individual lessons can be structured in half hour (30 minutes minimum) slots, to be booked in advance and available on most days.
We can assess your golf swing on video and compare it to the top tour players in the world by using the technology of C Swing and the ability to freeze frame your swing. Combined with our professional's knowledge and advice, the experience will give you a better understanding of your golf swing.


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Macomb County 'really stepped up' for Obamacare enrollment
Despite waves of negative media reports, Macomb County "really stepped up" to enroll people in the final days of Obamacare sign-ups, and the result was a number of inspiring success stories, with families in dire financial straits receiving affordable health care.
That was the consensus at a small public forum on Thursday in Sterling Heights by U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, held at one of the leading nonprofit agencies that fielded a team of Affordable Care Act enrollment assistants – ACCESS, which traditionally serves the Arab-American community.
"We had a great event March 23 at Macomb Mall. People were just coming and coming to the end. We couldn't turn anybody away. It felt good to know that we had accomplished a job well done," said Madiha Tariq, ACCESS health programs manager.
ACCESS alone signed up more than 8,000 people in the tri-county area during the 6-month enrollment period, some 300 to 400 per week in the final month. Two big Macomb County events held in the last weeks of enrollment at the Macomb Intermediate School District building made it clear that "Macomb County really stepped up," Tariq added.
The final numbers outlining Michigan's ACA enrollment following the March 31 deadline may be released today, or more likely next week. But those on the giving and receiving end of Obamacare are already certain that the final result was a great success and a "phenomenal, exciting experience."
Critics still doubt the validity of the 8 million-plus nationwide enrollment figure announced earlier this month by President Barack Obama. In addition, they question whether most of the enrollees will keep up with their insurance premium payments.
But Levin, a staunch ACA supporter, said those so-called navigators who assisted people with online sign-ups deserve a "national debt of gratitude." The benefits of the program for most are not just better coverage at a lower cost, he added. The ACA also offers peace of mind for enrollees, and emotional rewards for those who assisted with the sign-up period that began Oct. 1.
"It's spiritual in the sense that … we don't appreciate the impact on the spirit when people don't have health insurance," said Levin, a Royal Oak Democrat who represents most of Macomb County. However, he cautioned: "We're not going to know the full impact (of the ACA) for a number of years."
Here are some of the stories the congressman heard:
Linda and Charles Barnett of Taylor were living a typical middle class life until cancer disrupted everything, forcing Linda to quit her job in January 2013 to help care for her severely ill husband, who had been working as a contract worker at the General Motors Tech Center.
"Everything was going great. Both of us were working. Both of us had insurance. And, boom – you get this diagnosis that changes everything," she told those gathered at the Levin forum.
The couple sought coverage from COBRA, an expensive, temporary health care benefit for the unemployed. The cost was $900 per month and the Barnetts' share of Charles' 1-year, $600,000 medical bill was $17,000. But beginning this year the Obamacare exchange provided a policy for the couple that is significantly cheaper and offers better coverage, said Linda Barnett.
"We saved money, we have better coverage and smaller deductibles. Plus, my husband was able to keep all his Karmanos cancer doctors," she explained. "It was really a godsend for us."
Najwa Dahdah of Shelby Township recalled "walking on egg shells" during the time when she and her husband were uninsured after giving up their jobs and pursuing a business venture. Dahdah, who suffers from diabetes, told Levin that she and her husband purchased coverage on the individual market that saw their monthly premium jump from $400 to $898. They now have a comprehensive, Blue Cross/Blue Shield policy purchased on the exchange that costs them $134 a month.
Ali Srour of Dearborn Heights was laid off from his job in June 2013. At age 25, his impending loss of health care coverage was not one of his major concerns. But two weeks after his employer-provided insurance benefits expired, he experienced mysterious chest pains and was hospitalized with an illness for two days. The resulting medical bill was $18,000.
Srour used that incident as an incentive to sign up for Obamacare and eventually became an ambassador for the ACA, working for about a month as a navigator at ACCESS. The policy he secured on the ACA online exchange far exceeded his previous coverage, with a $130 monthly premium and a $200 co-pay for hospitalization.
"After I enrolled, I told all my friends, 'You've got to enroll,'" he said.
Elsie Brown of Detroit, 64, lost her job working for a phone bank last year just short of her scheduled retirement. Her diabetes and high blood pressure presented her with high out-of-pocket medical costs. But her low income produced a phenomenal offer on the Obamacare exchange – a monthly premium of 22 cents, thanks to the ACA tax subsidies for those of modest means.
"I was worried I couldn't afford anything," Brown recalled. "But when they said the premium was 22 cents, I said, 'How fast can I get you a check?'"
Awsam Alloos, 34, of Clinton Township, suffered a severe knee injury three years ago and eventually underwent major surgery, though his insurance coverage was minimal. His initial cost was $5,000, followed by physical therapy, follow-up visits to specialists and medications during his long recovery period. None of those expenses were paid by his insurance company.
"I asked the question, 'What is the purpose of having insurance if it's no help when you need it?'" he recalled.
With his knee problems lingering, he obtained coverage on the ACA exchange that will pay for most his expenses, including additional therapy.


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Sep 1st 2007
This Week in Law 9
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From our La Siesta sales office we are proud to offer this beautiful, cheap, bargain detached Villa located in San Luis Lake Side close to Torrevieja, Ciudad Quesada and Guardamar del Segura.
This Impressive 2 storey detached villa is accessed from a wide main road through the double access gates into the large private plot onto the drive way with a curved staircase with balustrading leading up to the sun drenched terrace with seating area. In through the sliding patio doors taking you into the bright spacious reception and open plan dining room with fireplace and large dining area including air conditioning. Leading on from here is the fully equipped open kitchen with breakfast bar, quality wall and floor standing units incorporating an electric hob, oven and white goods.
From the dining room is an arched hallway to the 2 bright and airy double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, large family bathroom with curved bath, double vanity units incorporating 2 wash basins and W.C. Next to the bathroom is the spacious lounge with 4 large windows overlooking the stunning gardens.
Going back outside downstairs takes you to another huge living area entered through the sliding patio doors into a light and bright dining room leading to an independent kitchen with fitted cupboards, double sinks and white goods, leading to 3 more double bedrooms, 1 with en-suite, and also a family bathroom and a large living room.
This fantastic property is situated within a large 970m2 plot and offers a private swimming pool with a Jacuzzi and tiled sunbathing area, gardens with patio, large drive way, planted shrubs and palm trees and a large garage.
This beautiful detached Villa is conveniently situated close to shops, bars, restaurants, supermarkets, etc. The golden sandy beaches of the Costa Blanca are only 15 minutes away, as is the AP7 motorway, it is just a 40 minute drive to either Murcia or Alicante airport and the fabulous new Paramount Theme Park, set to open in 2015, which is said, will be the largest theme park in Europe is only 55 minutes away.
So, because of its proximity to the golden sandy beaches of the Costa Blanca, Orihuela Costa, Costa Calida and the Mar Menor, not to forget the fabulous Paramount theme park with the predicted 3 million extra visitors it will attract to the area each year, means that should you buy this wonderful property, not only will you have a fabulous investment, with its increased rental and growth potential but you will also have everything you might ever need to enjoy your life in the Spanish sunshine.
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$500 Added 2nd Annual 5D Barrel Race - Winnsboro, TX
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Winnsboro Rodeo Association will be putting on a 5D Barrel Race on October 13, 2017 with 1/2, 1/2, 1, 1 split.
Exhibitions will be from 4-6pm first come first serve with the actual race starting at 7:00pm.
There will be a one time office charge of $10 and $30 entry fee.
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SAN DIEGO - The Kansas City Royals found yet another way to lose.
Rookie Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run single, Tim Stauffer won consecutive starts for the first time this year and the San Diego Padres beat the Royals 4-1 on Wednesday for their first sweep this season.
The Padres scored four unearned runs with two outs in the third inning thanks to third baseman Mike Moustakas' error on a sun ball.
San Diego has won four straight and seven of eight. It went 5-1 against Atlanta and Kansas City for its first winning homestand of 2011.
The Royals have lost nine of 11.
"It's a very weird funk we're in," manager Ned Yost said. "We play actually pretty decent baseball most of the time. But we're not winning baseball games. But the answer is we can turn this around and we can get on a roll with a break here and a break there and get a little momentum going."
Stauffer (4-5) allowed one run and four hits in seven innings to lower his ERA to 2.97. After going 1-4 with a 3.99 ERA in his first 12 starts, Stauffer has gone 3-1 with a 1.00 ERA in his last five outings.
Heath Bell pitched the ninth for his 23rd save in 24 chances, allowing two singles.
With San Diego trailing 1-0, Stauffer started the decisive third with a popup. First baseman Eric Hosmer lost it in the sun and ducked out of the way. Moustakas, who ran all the way over to the first-base side of the mound, stuck out his glove and the ball bounced off it. He reached out again to try to grab the ball but it hit off his glove again and hit the ground.
Chris Denorfia followed with a single before left-hander Bruce Chen retired the next two batters. Ryan Ludwick doubled to left to bring in Stauffer with the tying run. Rizzo hit a two-run single to right, took second on the throw home and scored on Orlando Hudson's high chopper.
"It hit right in my glove," Moustakas said. "I should have squeezed it but it popped right out. I wasn't able to hang onto it."
Kansas City scored its run in the top half of the inning when Melky Cabrera doubled with one out and scored on Hosmer's single to center.
"We're struggling right now to score runs," Yost said. "You hate to keep saying it runs in cycles. But it would be nice for the cycle to turn our way pretty quick."
Chen (4-2), making his second start since May 5, allowed four runs, none earned, and eight hits in six innings. He returned Friday from a stint on the disabled list with a strained back muscle.
NOTES: Chen was facing the Padres for the first time since Aug. 10, 2002, when he appeared in relief with Cincinnati. ... The Royals were swept for the sixth time. ... The Royals dropped to 0-6 at Petco Park, the only active ballpark in which they don't have a win. They also were swept here in 2004.


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The papers of Arkansas freelance writer and journalist, Diana Sherwood (Beulah Sherwood Smade Hagg), consist of personal/business related correspondence; articles, stories, etc., which had been submitted for publication; and various newspaper clippings, memorabilia and miscellaneous items.
Ms. Sherwood was born November 6, 1876; in Manistie County, Michigan to Charlotte Elizabeth Smade (her father's name was not available at this writing). Ms. Sherwood married L. W. Hagg in 1903, and they had a daughter, Shirley Mathilde Hagg (Mrs. Leland Gunn). There are two grandchildren, Leland Gunn, Jr., and Diana Green.
Ms. Sherwood was the sister of the prominent Arkansas writer Ms. Bernie Babcock. Ms. Sherwood died February 16, 1953.
NOTE: For additional correspondence by Diana Sherwood, refer to the Harold Sherman Papers (M87-8).
Tracings: Cities and Towns – Cadron; Cities and Towns – Crystal Hill; Folsom, Isaac; Garner, Claud W.; Governors – Miller, James; Libraries and Librarians; Mason, Irene; Pyeatt, Jocob; Sherwood, Diana; Shiras, Tom; Utley, Joseph S.; Women; Writers
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File 1 – Letters; July 18, 1943 – November 26, 1951, undated
File 2 – Articles, Stories, etc., Submitted for Publication
File 3 – Irene Mason, Arkansas State Librarian
File 4 – Research on Early Settler of Arkansas
File 5 – Newspaper Articles, Memorabilia and Miscellaneous
File 6 – Alligator Scrapbook, October 9, 1936
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Darragh Cunningham holds an MSc in Environmental Policy from University College Dublin. He is primarily interested in policy issues related to climate change, green infrastructure, smart cities, sustainability and urbanisation. Darragh has recently undertaken a policy research internship for the Green Party in Ireland. From January 2017 he shall be part of the Projects Team for the EuroCities Network in Brussels on a work experience placement.
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I love that she 'likes' to spend time with me.. and hope it never changes! :) She's such a good little girl and SO much fun!! After dinner was over Jake and I RAVED about what a good job she did.. :) She was beaming and then said, "My dinners are REALLY good and yours are just a little bit good, huh Lacy?" Little stink! :) Too funny!
Friday we got to do one of our favorite things in the world as a family.. we got to hang out with our Joey, Linds and little Miss B! We love that family SO much and always have such a good time! They were taking me to dinner for my birthday since life had been WAY too busy before to get together.. We had an amazing time just hanging out! Let the girls run around at Gateway then walked over to Macaroni Grill for some yummy dinner followed by some frozen yogurt back at the Gateway to end our night! Here are some of my favorite pictures.
Look at these two! I could just eat em both! :) So cute!
I love this.. and it truly shows their relationship.. Kailee showing Brooklynn the ropes! :) Brooklynn literally does and says EVERYTHING 'Tayee Bug' says or does. It's the sweetest thing! :) Love that they will grow up cousins and the best of friends!
Haha! Isn't she the cutest?! I love this little thing SO much!
Love him! Best husband in the world! And isn't he so handsome?!
Our walk back to Gateway.. :) They had so much fun! So sweet! Best little buds!
The Blacks! :) Doesn't that cute face say it all?! Such a wonderful night! Thanks guys! We love you!
Saturday morning.. 6:43 am. I wake up to a sound I think is the blinds in the family room and the sliding glass door. PANIC! I wake Jake up, cause Lord knows he didn't hear it! Ran out there to see what was going on with my pounding heart.. slightly paranoid of being robbed or the house broke into.. Well, it wasn't the blinds at all! It was Kailee. Playing with all of her jewelry in her room. She said she just wasn't sleepy anymore! What?! We ran the crap out of you last night, you fell asleep in the car, woke up so you could watch a movie and didn't fall back asleep until 11:00! About an hour after your daddy! Good thing Lacy stays up! ;) She was up a couple of times in the night.. first time -had an accident in her sleeping bag, in her new princess tent, ON the bed.. (yeah, that was a fun clean up!) Second time- wanted to watch a movie.. at 3 am! Since we don't watch movies that late, daddy went to cuddle her. Long story short, the little monster was up at the crack of dawn.. Daddy was still SO sleepy, and I knew we had a busy morning.. So I got up, saved her from her 'not tired anymore' state, and we headed to the grocery store.. She's started this new, "I wish".. thing. Like after washing her hands in the princess bathroom, " Lacy, I wish I had a princess MIRROR".. Apparently the shower curtain, hooks, soap dispenser, toothbrush holder and rug aren't enough.. we need a princess mirror?! what!? :) So the whole time grocery shopping I heard this.. "Lacy, I wish I had ____" yep, fill in the blank! Odds are, if she saw it.. she 'wished' she had it! She cracks me up! She was so good with all of my "that would be so cool" and "I wish I had that too" that I let her pick a treat at the end. Anything in the store.. she of course, chose the sucker bottle with sugar to dip.. Perfect. She was on a sugar high for the next 30 minutes! :) Silly girl!
Saturday was going to be another busy day, of course.. Jake and I headed to the Y game, and Kailee got to go with her mommy to her cousins birthday party.. So we were all happy! After a Y win and a sugar high party, we picked up Kailee and had a surprise for her.. Grandma and Grandpa were with us :) She was SO excited to see my mom! So sweet! :) She sat with Grandma at lunch, and Grandma carried her in the restaurant, GRANDMA, GRANDMA, GRANDMA.. Grandpa was lucky and 'got' to carry her out... basically, Jake and I were nonexistant for the next couple of hours! When they dropped us off in Lehi to pick up our car, needless to say, she wasn't very happy when we told her we weren't going to their house.. we were headed home. Poor thing fought back the tears with all she had.. So sad, but so sweet! My parents are the best grandparents! :) It's been so fun to watch them interact with the girls.. they love them so much!! After that, we got to go to Grandma Andrus' for Grandpa Rogers birthday.. We hung out with the fam for awhile and let Kailee and Maddy play.. So fun to spend time with both our families, all in the same day!
Sunday we were so excited to spend the afternoon with our friends Jamie and Ava and Anton, Justina, Afton and Preslee. :) We got to go to the Zoo for a few hours! We had so much fun! Those 4 girls get along so well and were all so good! Kailee was nervous on the way there that the alligators might be out of their cage.. after some convincing, she was really excited! She had painted a picture for Ava and couldn't wait to give it to her :) Fun, fun day! Looking at animals, laughing at the girls and eating ice cream! Great weekend!!
|Check out that smile! :) love her!
|Checkin' out the monkeys! :) Love her pose in this! Such a girl!
|They had so much fun here! They pretended they were holding their breath underwater and would pop their heads up gasping for air! Too cute!
|Ice cream time! BEST ice cream cone I've ever had! I wanted 2 :) I think everyone else liked them too! :)
|So hard to get 4 little girls to look and smile at the same time! But these are some of Kailee's friends! :)
Family day at Hogle Zoo :)
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Independent filmmakers, some in Park City this week without the support of high-profile sales reps and high-priced publicists, will have a new outlet when looking for help in releasing their films without giving up their rights. Withoutabox has announced the launch of The Distribution Lab, a new program that will offer a suite of services to support filmmakers who plan to release their films themselves in various ways, including theatrical, DVD and on demand distribution. As part of the new program, participants will have access to ticketing, catalog management, accounting and online social networking and marketing solutions. A plan to offer DVD fulfillment and download distribution is also in the works.
Up to six films will participate in the new Distribution Lab as part of a pilot program to establish and shape the new initiative. Ultimately, Withoutabox intends to make the Lab available to its website's 75,000 paid and unpaid members. As with the company's other services — namely its signature system for submitting films to festivals via the Withoutabox website — paid members receive discounted services.
"The original Withoutabox system facilitates a filmmaker's efficient and comprehensive reach into the film festival market," said Withoutabox CEO David Straus, in a statement today. "Our next logical system, The Distribution Lab, provides a filmmaker with the ability to efficiently and comprehensively reach their audience in theatrical and other distribution channels, without having to give up their rights." Straus and company co-founder and president Joe Neulight will unveil and discuss plans for the new initiative this afternoon at a Queer Lounge distribution panel and again tomorrow (Wednesday) during a discussion session at the Slamdance Film Festival.
Susan Buice and Arin Crumley's "Four Eyed Monsters," a film that has already been marketed by its filmmakers through a unique video podcast series available through Apple's iTunes and MySpace.com, is one of two films that will kick-off the new Withoutabox initiative. The other is "The Dogwalker" by Jacques Thelemaque, Withoutabox director of community and founder of the L.A.-based Filmmakers Alliance. Up to four additional films for the Lab will be identified in the coming months, Straus said today.
"The digital media revolution is making it possible for distribution to be automatic, a non-issue, just a click of a button, so filmmakers can get back to making films," said Crumley in a statement. "We are glad to be a part of Withoutabox, who is taking distribution in that direction." Buice and Crumley's ongoing podcast series, detailing the ups and downs of their own relationship, and their struggles to make and release their first feature, has been downloaded some 150,000 times since it launched last year, according to the filmmakers.
The precise distribution plan and release dates for each film in the Lab has yet to be determined but plans will be developed as part of the program, Straus explained today in a conversation with indieWIRE. Each film will have a unique tailored strategy that can include theatrical, DVD, or on demand distribution, Straus said, He explained that the specific approach will be adapted for each release.
"Rather than hand over all of our hard work, building a fan base, to a distribution company, we plan to sell directly to our audience," added Buice in a statement. "We will use any proceeds to get out of the credit card debt we incurred from making the film and hopefully build a budget for our next film, which is already in progress."
Jacques Thelemaque, in Park City this week with the new short film "Transaction" screening at the Sundance Film Festival, debuted his feature film "The Dogwalker" at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2002. He and the other filmmakers from Sundance Shorts Program 3 recently banded together to create a joint DVD of their work and plan a party celebrating their Park City debut.
"No two independent films are the same or meant for the same audience, yet distributors want to squeeze them into the same box," said Withoutabox's Neulight, in a statement. "These two films will serve as first examples of what can be done to energize new communities of audiences, both at the local level and online around the world." Withoutabox will publish case studies of the distribution of assisted releases.
Withoutabox will bear all the costs of building out these new services, Straus told indieWIRE today. He added that the company would implement a revenue plan to send some portion of the film's revenues back to his company to support the new program. But, he emphasized that the filmmaker's who participate will retain all rights to their movies.
"We're creating a system that will facilitate transactions," explained Straus, during the conversation. "We're facilitating every aspect of the process and we really want filmmakers to be able to step into the Lab and pick and choose which part of the process fits them best."
[Straus and Neulight will discuss the new venture at the Queer Lounge today (January 24th at 2:30), and will join "Four Eyed Monsters" filmmakers Buice and Crumley at a Slamdance event that will include screenings of the filmmaker's video podcast series, tomorrow at 8:30 p.m.]
[Get the latest from the Sundance Film Festival throughout the day in indieWIRE's special Park City '06 section.]
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Friday, April 29, 2005
Music you should hear
There's more where this came from-if I can only figure out a better way to link mp3s to this page. At this point, you need to cut and paste the url-blogger won't allow for "deep linking". I don't even know what that means. Got suggestions? This computer illiterate is interested.
Third Look - Grant MacLeod
Saturday, April 23, 2005
Yay Arcade Fire
See, I like stuff that isn't just reggae...
This was an interview published in the L Magazine (Vol. 1, #19, October 13-26, 2004), a cute, little pocket-sized magazine that's available for free in a place they call Brooklyn, New York. I wouldn't know, I've never been there. Anyhow, given that the Arcade Fire are playing tonight, tomorrow, and Monday, and that they're sorta popular now (Time magazine anyone?), I thought it might be as good a time as any to post it here.
When Ataris Catch Fire (Oh, Jon, why this as the headline?)
The Arcade Fire with Erin MacLeod
Folks love the Arcade Fire. They really, really love them. Their debut album, Funeral, has been out for a month and critics seem to melt into puddles of maudlin blather after listening to the first track. "Anthemic momentum," "acoustic majesty," reads the Pitchfork review. "It takes a band like Arcade Fire to remind you that we are all custodians of our innocence and that we let it die at our peril," writes some guy in the Globe and Mail. This is all a little much for a not-so-little band from
EM: Your Montreal CD launch was pretty nuts—a thousand indie rock fans packed into a church. How can other venues compare?
RC: It's just about the people. The place can influence the overall feeling, but it's just about being in front of people and singing your songs.
EM: Do you see it as more of a performance? There's definitely a titch of theatricality.
RC: There's two ways of seeing the word 'theatrical'. The Broadway style that is put on; you invent something, you make it up. But this is not what we are trying to do, which is a little more scary. Because you're not really pretending and so it can become really intense and weird.
EM: Most of your songs are pretty intense and don't really build—they kinda start at a climax.
RC: I guess when we write songs it's what comes out of me. And it definitely has something to do with what I'm living, my society.
EM: Have you read any of the reviews? Because they're a little more than positive. How do you feel about the fact that people are writing about being moved spiritually by the Arcade Fire?
RC: (laughs) Depends on the day. I think to myself, 'What? What are you talking about?' But it's all out of our control. I don't do anything different from last month. And I don't understand. Now it's just a weird thing of something really personal being really public. When we write those songs we don't think about all this.
EM: What do you think about the comparisons made between you an Broken Social Scene, Polyphonic Spree, Talking Heads, Debussy, Echo and the Bunnymen, New Order, I could go on...
RC: A lot of people say we're like Broken Social Scene. I understand that people think that one of our songs sounds like [them]. It does sound like the beginning of one of their songs. Win wrote that song in 1998, 1997, when he was in high school. It's like this game of trying to find, which is kind of annoying. I don't want it. If you don't like it, it's fine, if you do like it, come hear it, that's great.
EM: Some have said that you're part of some new Canadian or
RC: It's a weird human thing to try to make sense of what you see by putting it in categories. It's like a human reaction. But it's not like we planned. We're not like 'Hey guys, hey Unicorns, hey Wolf Parade, we're gonna start this thing.' It's more, 'what are you talking about?'
EM: Do you see yourselves as a Canadian band?
RC: It doesn't matter. I mean people look at me and try to categorize—oh she's a woman, she has Haitian roots. But it's really not important. It's not about being Canadian or Quebeckers.
EM: You've got Texans, Vancouverites, Montrealers...Are you planning on keeping the line up the same, because it's changed so many times.
RC: Oh yes. It's just how life goes, sometime it changes things happen. It's like do you wish to have eight boyfriends be fore you find the one you want? Eight breakups? No. But things happen.
EM: Last year you played CMJ and opened for the Wrens, this year you're headlining the Merge records showcase. This must be a big change for you guys.
RC: Last year, it's like how are you supposed to go and see a band you've never heard before? It wasn't a big surprise that there weren't too many people. Now it seems like people have heard of it so there probably will be people, but it's not really different from last year.
EM: You are headlining though. That must be somewhat exciting, no?
RC: I am excited. I just hope we can live with out all the superfluousity of being in a band because there's a lot of crap that surrounds the whole thing. I hate the word "industry', it's awful.
EM: What would be the ideal situation for you a year from now?
RC: After we tour, me and Win, we want to go work and do something that's unrelated to music. Like in some town, some community centre, somewhere in the world. I don't know what. I don't really wanna get caught it the crazy, crazy lifestyle of rock bands.
EM: Aren't you looking at being away from home for quite sometime right now?
RC: Yeah. No wonder some artists get all fucked up. We haven't experienced anything. We're just starting. Things are coming at us and we need to deal with all of this. Sometimes it's just like 'Oh my god, what is this? This is weird this is strange.' A lot of people ask 'How do you feel about all this?' And I'm like, because our name, the band is out there, it doesn't mean that I'm out there. I'm still here, I'm just going home, going to bed. And it's weird to think that people are talking about you, it's kind of freaky.
EM: But are you having fun when you are playing?
RC: Oh, yeah.
EM: Because in all your pictures you are so serious.
RC: (Big sigh) I know, but of course I'm having fun.
Friday, April 22, 2005
My house is a mess, but there are certain silly things I'll spend hours doing
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Thursday, April 21, 2005
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Monday, April 18, 2005
The Empire Strikes Back
A year or so ago, someone sent me a link to the Empire Isis website. Based on the photos, my first reaction was to think of this as the Simple Life, Rastafari style. The description on their website referred to themselves as Miriam "911 aka the emergency line" and Madeleine "the M.A.D. madam". The two dreaded blondies had relocated to Brooklyn from Montreal and Morocco, though they'd supposedly travelled through 25 countries "investigating the untold stories of the underground scenes from Argentina to Canada". Oh, and they insisted in the Montreal Mirror that they "represent Africa, Jamaica, and Bedstuy". Pardon me, but give me strength.
The duo have apperently split; Madeleine, the non-joint-puffing girl above (a particularly lovely photo by Rachel Granofsky) seems to be, well, out of the picture at this point. Perhaps she came to her senses. Suffice it to say, on the website, M.A.D. madam has been photoshopped out of the cover of Hot24Seven magazine and there's a video that showcases concert and interview footage, carefully edited so as to avoid any glimpse of the girl. Last year they claimed to "speak and cypher" in five languages: Spanish, English, French, Portuguese and Patois, but I suppose the split required Miriam to double up on language duty as this list has expanded to include Arabic and Swahili.
Now, I shouldn't make so much fun, but it's hard to hold back a chuckle when you read stuff like "Isis dedicate this to all those ina yard/ though we know you sufferin' and times is hard /keep your family tight it could never break apart / build a righteous government and get a fresh start" especially when it's coming from girls who, although cute, are more like Paris and Nicole than Sizzla. Sure, their (now her) album, which is set to be released this spring, features appearances by Half Pint, Bushman, and Dean Fraser, but in an industry in which anyone can get a dubplate cut if they simply cough up enough cash, it's tough for me to see this as proof of the street cred Empire Isis so desperately wants.
Maybe I'm wrong. To me they sound like they are trying desperately hard to prove themselves hardcore and the so-called "documentary footage" included in the online video of various reggae artists as well as Sizzla's Judgement Yard and other images of Jamaica looks more like glorified tourist videos. Where non-Jamaican reggae is concerned, Ms. Isis is hardly Zema or Mighty Crown or Gentleman or even Snow. Don't get me started about her/their attempts at reggaeton either. Then again, Empire Isis (the solo artist) is up against Brick&Lace, Mr. Easy, Chuck Fender, and I Wayne for the Most Promising Entertainer Award at the 24th annual International Reggae and World Music Awards to be held this May. I say it is a travesty to put over-the-top attempts at patois against someone like I Wayne, who is one of the most exciting singers to come out of Jamaica in years, but Fader magazine thinks that Ms. Miriam-the "Empress Gangstress"-is hot enough to deserve coverage in the next issue-or so the internet chatter tells me.
I know I should show more support-the girl is from my city and she clearly does have some gumption, but there's a whole lot of identity issues going on here. And frankly, the music just doesn't cut it. Period.
Ms. Empire Isis, the solo artist (poor Madeleine was probably in the other half of the picture-can't say I'm not curious to know what happened!)
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Other Music I Like
In the Morning - Omar
Hold it Down - 4Hero
Truth - Dwele
Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
Booty La La - Bugz in the Attic
Haiti - Arcade Fire
Postal Service - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
Feel Like Making Love - D' Angelo
Do You Dig You - Q-Tip
Can't Help It - Michael Jackson (Todd Terje Re-edit)
Kiss of Life - Sade
Freak Scene - Dinosaur Jr.
100,000 Fireflies - Magnetic Fields
Rosalinda's Eyes - Billy Joel
and oh yes...
Could I Be Your Girl - Jann Arden
This is, of course, not a complete or comprehensive list. It would probably be the CD I make right now, if that was in the cards.
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Ahh, King Shango
Director's cut of interview published in Heads magazine, "Keeping the Fiya Hot!", Vol 5, no.3.
Capleton's powerful voice has made him one of the most popular deejays today. Rarely, if ever, at a loss for words-the man released about 50 singles within the first three months of 2005-and blessed with sharp reasoning skills, there's a reason why Clifton Bailey III was dubbed Capleton, the name of a well known lawyer. Fiercely and controversially committed to his Rasta principles, the Prophet, as he's also known, has no plans on quenching or cooling his fire anytime soon. Capleton, or Uncle Shango (as I like to call him), was a whole lot calmer when I spoke to him after a recent show in Burlington, Vermont than when I saw him decked out in sparkly gold lame at Luciano's record launch party. His clever anti-Bush rants made me love him then, and though my personal thoughts on a few topics are probably miles away from his Bobo Ashanti views, he further endeared himself to me during this interview.
E: How do you find the concerts in the US different than concerts in Jamaica?
C: Jamaica is home, it's where it started. So of course, in foreign it's going to be totally different. But outside Jamaica you have white people, Chinese people, different kind of people, relating to the music. They don't speak the language but they still sing the songs word for word. It's good. It's wonderful. There's a good vibe, you know, there's no limit to the music.
E: Given that dancehall has been getting more popular in the US, would you ever think about doing any more hip hop collaborations like you've done with Q-Tip and Method Man?
C: Nothing is wrong with a one or two crossover. But you still cannot stray from the roots, from the culture, from the tradition, you know what I'm saying? You cannot get to commercialized because it is a tradition. Me know. I've been there because I've been to BET, I've been to MTV, I was on DefJam. It's not like a new thing. Capleton has been there and done that. But there is no limit to the music. The music is so expansive, we're going to always have new experiments, so nothing is wrong with one or two crossover. Basically, music is a message. So whether it is soul, calypso, hip hop, whatever, as long as the message is good, it's music.
E: What artists do you think are good now? Do you think it is a new day for conscious, cultural music in Jamaica?
C: Fanton Mojah, Bascom X, a whole heap of upcoming artists right now. I wouldn't say a new day, nothing's changed. There is no limit to the music and we always have upcoming artists. I know say most of the music spread through Capleton, from in the early days, even from when Buju Banton, Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Ninjaman, it was Capleton until now. So it's not new. Artists have new experiments, new vibes.
E:And the women?
C:Yeah, yeah. Macka Diamond. I'm grateful for her right now. She's doing well. We have Lady G, one of the best cultural woman artists. Give thanks because this is not a man's world and this is not a woman's world. This is a man and a woman's world, that's how it's supposed to be. We come into the earth through our mother and father. It's 50/50 between man and woman, the king and the queen. The woman bring good vibes.
E: You're from St. Mary, and every year you host a concert, "St. Mary Mi Come From". Through that you've been able to raise money to give back to the community.
C: For real. Like hospitals and schools, cause you know that health and education is really the ultimate. You know what I mean? It is very important to give back because the youth they emulate and want to look up to you. The youth relate to us more than the government, you understand? So it is very important both to me and other artists. The attitude is also very uplifting for upcoming artists as well so they will give back to the community as well.
E: In your tune "Invasion", you stalk about how "Babylon coral my place it look like dem wan overthrow me." Sizzla's Judgement Yard studio has reportedly also been targeted. Why do you think this is happening?
C: Invasion is a reality song. The police dem raid my place and jump over di gate and ting...But they will have attitude towards certain artists, certain artists who are involved in certain things. Every man have his own idea, his own opinion, sometimes people get involved in things that they're not supposed to do and the system will have an eye on dem. On the next level again, you done know a Rastafari always have been terrorized by police. It's a problem for the system. When you're uplifting righteousness, and when you're uplifting heritage and culture, and Selassie I, picking out in the system in terms of the injustice and the inequality, manipulation and exploitation. So therefore, when I and I chant the message and burn the fire, Babylon will terrorize us.
E: For a lot of people in North America there is little understanding of what Kingston or areas that artists talk about such as Hope Tavern or Papine or August Town are actually like.
C: Papine is a real ghetto. A real garrison area. There's political violence. There's where we fit in. We kind of protect the youth dem, help the youth dem. For I and I and certain other artists it's real important to be amongst the youth dem. To keep them circumspect and keep them focused and keep them in awareness of Rastafari and righteousness.
E: You are a Bobo Ashanti rasta. What does this mean to you?
C: I wear a turban because the turban represents royalty. Bobo's all about salvation, redemption, black international repatriation. But Rastafari is really one. So whether Bobo or Twelve Tribes or Nyabhingi, Rasta is all one, because everyone is saying death to black and white, equal rights and justice for all. Salvation, redemption, repatriation, restoration, Ethiopia, Africa, all should be honoured.
E: In terms of repatriation, do you have any plans to go to Ethiopia?
C: Most definitely. We go wherever Jah leads. Whatever the most high says should happen, we have to discover it and then carry out the works. Restoration and repatriation don't literally mean, it's not just on a physical term, you have to mentally repatriate before you make a physical choice. If you are not ready for it, then there is no benefit to go. But definitely I need to go sometime.
E: Marijuana is a sacrament for rastas. Do you have any thoughts on legalization?
C: All we need to do all over the world is tell the system that marijuana should be decriminalized. We know it is the healing of the nation. Have people smoke marijuana instead of coke and other hard drugs and the world would be a better place. That's why they fight the weed because them know how spiritual the weed let the people get. They'll stay away from crime and violence, be humble and maintain their humility and be tolerant instead of hurting themselves and the people. Them know the rastaman, his sacrement is weed, from which comes inspiration and belief. It's an offering. It is a natural thing. If we decriminalize the weed, we have a better society, a better economy.
E: Recent controversy over your music has led to a lot of discussion about the violence in your lyrics.
C: When we burn a certain fire, it is not all about what they are saying. It is all about message. This is political. They know that the music aint promoting no violence or advocating no violence because Bob Marley said "I shot the sheriff" and he didn't use a literal gun or a bullet, he used words, it's metaphorical. So why is Capleton literal and not metaphorical? Babylon set up dem ting, and designed a method to fight the music. Bob Marley said "I feel like bombing a church." It wasn't a literal bomb, he is telling that the preacher is lying and when the church get bombed, it's with words, power and song.
E: Many people separate your music from earlier reggae. Do you see a difference?
C: There is no difference. The fire never change. Burning Spear burn the fire, Bunny Wailer burn the fire, Bob Marley burn the fire, Toots burn the fire, name them. Dennis Brown, every man burn the fire, it's the same thing. Bob Marley said death to Babylon, chant down Babylon, burn down Babylon; Bob Marley said kill, cramp and paralyze the wicked. Him never tell a man to literally go out there and kill a man. It's with the words and the message and the music and the livity.


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Merchandise management is both art and science. The art is in product sourcing and selection. The science is in forecasting, analyzing, and managing demand data to minimize backorders and stock-outs while trying to reduce end-of-season overstock inventories. ▪ Helping out with the science portion of the task are catalog merchandise forecasting tools. Though they've been around for some time, these applications tend to be relatively expensive and require a major commitment from management.
In lieu of making such a costly investment, many companies plan product assortments and make space allocations and buying commitments in a somewhat freewheeling fashion, relying on a combination of intuition and the manipulation of massive spreadsheets. This gets the job done, and it gives the reassuring illusion of quantitative analysis. Yet without an overriding structure, such efforts are prone to inaccuracy if not outright failure.
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C-Plan from Westam Pty. Ltd. (www.westamco.com) in Pakenham, Australia, aims to change that. A PC-based system, C-Plan is reasonably rigorous yet inexpensive ($5,000 for the first user, plus $1,000 for each additional user and 18% annually for support). While not as elaborate as the pricier merchandise forecasting systems, it still imposes a comprehensive discipline.
Created for Windows 2000/NT or higher on a Pentium 500 MHz or faster, C-Plan uses Microsoft Excel 2000 for its user interface. The software is based on a hierarchical arrangement of products into like groups referred to as a family tree, which is determined by how a company's customers respond to and buy its products, with up to five tiers or "breaks," down to the style level.
Along with the family tree concept, planning is based on two assumptions: that demand is a function of catalog space and circulation, and that past behaviors are a guide to future behaviors. These planning outcomes are then linked to profitability via contribution, which is based on gross demand minus lost sales, returns, cost of goods, unusable returns, variable fulfillment costs, and catalog production costs.
The system supports both a "top down" (referred to in C-Plan as "plan down") and a "bottom up" (referred to as "plan up") approach to merchandise management, accounting for product assortment, price point mix, and products per page plus historical demand data to recommend space allocations and quantity of items sold to reach profitability.
A key driving force of C-Plan is the use of two ratios: sell ratio (total space cost times 100 divided by demand) and margin ratio (buying margin times sell ratio). All historical catalog and merchandise data are extracted by C-Plan from the user's order entry system by means of a specially created interface program.
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Finally, you enter an estimated margin ratio for the whole catalog, reflecting the difference between the retail price and the cost of the product (if an item costs $8 and sells at $20, its buying margin is 60%). If, in this example, the product had a sell ratio of 15, then the margin ratio would be 9 (60% × 15 = 9).
By entering the proposed number of items (breaking out the carry-overs from the new items), you produce a guide both to product density per page and to the impact of SKU numbers on warehousing costs.
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The starting figures are then set as the required performance for the catalog. The required catalog performance is subsequently used to establish a required performance for the first break or tier in the family tree. This performance level is used to establish the required performance for the next break in the family tree, and so on, down to the style level.
At each tier of the family tree, C-Plan shows a comparison between the required performance and the actual performance of the catalog against which the comparison is being made. And at each level the user can access a "space-item performance" screen that shows how well that category of the family tree used its space in the comparison catalog.
The last level of the family tree requires the buyer to plan the individual items in the catalog according to the "required" targets set; this step is the bridge to the plan-up process, which begins with the item plan.
The plan-down process will have identified that for the last level of the family tree a particular branch will require, for example, four items (two relists and two new), that they will be allocated 1.5 pages, and that they will be expected to have a total demand of, say, $75,000 and a profitability (contribution percent) of 18%.
In completing the item plan for this branch, the buyer may access an item report that shows complete details of the performance of all items belonging to that branch in the previous comparison catalog or the item query report. This enables the buyer to review the complete performance of any item in all previous catalogs or in the price point performance report.
The item plan will then calculate a "suggested" sell ratio, and hence demand and profitability for each item based on the space that you allocate to each item. You can look at the demand per square inch and assess its reasonableness. If you think the value is not reasonable then you will need to adjust either the space or the sell ratio for the item.
The item plan then shows the forecast demand dollars and units for each item. In addition it takes into account the lost sales and returns percentages that you have allowed for to calculate the gross less returns (GLR), which is in effect the number of units of each item required to achieve the final demand.
Completed item plans for each branch of the family tree are submitted to the merchandise manager for approval. Each approval constitutes a step in the plan-up process. When all branches have been approved, the plan-up data become the effective financial and merchandise budget for the catalog. This budget should closely match the initial figures set in the first stage of the plan-down process.
C-Plan also provides:
an order quantities facility that allows you to quantify the units to be ordered for each item based on its lead time and on the cost of holding stock;
a buying plan that summarizes which items and quantities need to be purchased after taking into account any stock that may already be on hand;
a notes page that allows you to record freehand notes on a catalog that can be recalled in the future;
a catalog review screen that provides a slightly different perspective of catalog performance tailored to the perspective of the marketing team.
The biggest investment with C-Plan will be the time. But with the system providing all the requisite formats and algorithms, you will likely spend about 20%-30% less time in merchandise and space allocation planning and analysis, with improved accuracy and greater visibility and flexibility of the data.
More important are the consistency and accuracy across the enterprise. With C-Plan, everybody literally works off the same page, with the same assumptions, and the information is in one place, which should also lead to faster decision-making.
Ernie Schell is president of Marketing Systems Analysis, a Southampton, PA-based consultancy.
Other Merchandise Forecasting Systems
Of course, C-Plan isn't the only system out there. Another innovative merchandise planning and forecasting tool, which includes multichannel planning options, is the Direct Integration Enterprise Suite from Mount Laurel, NJ-based Direct Logic (www.direct-logic.com).
Other products include IF/SO from Forerunner (with costs in the mid to high five figures), Forecast*21 from Direct Tech (low six figures), and Connectrix (high six figures or seven figures).
There are also a half-dozen multichannel systems, such as Evant, MarketMax, and Planalytics, that are six-figure solutions as well.


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My fettuccine is a flavourful dish packed with healthy ingredients, and is a perfect vegetarian entree. The dish will be served hot, all except for the goat cheese that will be added at the end, only to allow it to slowly melt on top. I have been a vegetarian for about 6 years now, and I have never felt better. I love to research various local farmers in the Niagara Region, and buy fresh ingredients. I decided on this dish by researching in-season produce for November when the contest will published in the Canadian Living Magazine. Mushrooms came up, and kale is such a healthy green that along with the pine nuts and goat cheese, this entree is packed with protein and fiber.
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MethodPreheat oven to 350 degrees F.
1) For the pesto sauce: In a food processor, blend 3 of the garlic cloves, fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, and fresh basil. Then add about 3 tbsp of the olive oil. Blend until achieving a smooth consistency.
2) In a pot of lightly salted boiling water, cook kale until bright green, or tender. After about 5 minutes, strain the kale, and place in a ice bath to cool and to stop further cooking.
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The glossary of terms explains the wine terms wine lovers need to know to maximize enjoyment of their wine tasting experience! Is the wine exuberant, or round? Is it brawny or delicate? Does it have finesse? Becoming familiar with some of these and other terms helps in understanding what a wine is like, makes it easier and more fun. Listed below are some of the words frequently encountered at wine tastings or in publications that cover the subject.
Acidic: Wines need natural acidity to taste fresh and lively, but an excess of acidity results in an acidic wine that is tart and sour.
Acidity: The acidity level in a wine is critical to its enjoyment and to its life. The acids that appear in wine are citric, tartaric, malic, and lactic. Grapes grown in hot years tend to be lower in acidity, whereas grapes from cool rainy years tend to be high in acidity. All of this is very important when pairing food and wine.
Aftertaste: As the term suggests, the taste left in the mouth when one swallows is the aftertaste. This word is a synonym for length or finish. The longer the aftertaste lingers the finer the quality of the wine. Pay attention to it when its in your mouth I always say.
Aroma: Aroma is the smell of a wine before it has had time to develop nuances of smell that are then called its bouquet.
Astringent: Wines that are not necessarily bad or good wines. These wines are harshand coarse to taste, either because they are too young and tannic and just need time to develop, or maybe they are not well made. The level of tannins (if it is harsh) contributes to its degree of astringence.
Austere: Wines that are austere are generally not terribly pleasant wines to drink. Austere wines are hard, rather dry wines that lack richness and generosity.
Balance: One of the most desired traits in a wine is good balance, where the concentration of fruit, level of tannins, and acidity are in total harmony. Balanced wines are symmetrical and tend to age gracefully. This is what you want but it can only be noticed if you pay attention to the wine when it's in your mouth…meaning don't just swallow the wine like water.
Barnyard: An unclean, farmyard aroma that is imparted to a wine because of unclean barrels or unsanitary winemaking facilities.
Berrylike: This term implies many red wines have an intense berry fruit character that can suggest blackberries, raspberries, black cherries, mulberries, or even strawberries and cranberries.
Big: A big wine is a large full-bodied wine with an intense and concentrated feel on the palate.
Body: Body is the fullness of a wine that can be sensed as it fills your mouth. Full bodied wines tend to have a lot of alcohol, concentration, and glycerin.
Botrytis: The fungus that attacks the grape skins under specific climatic conditions. It causes the grape to become superconcentrated because it causes a natural dehydration.
Bouquet: As a wine's aroma becomes more developed from bottle aging, the aroma is transformed into a bouquet that is hopefully a beautiful thing you will experience in the glass. I've been known not to drink the wine for a while just because the bouquet can be such an experience.
Brawny: A hefty, muscular, full-bodied wine with plenty of weight and flavor, although not always the most elegant or refined sort of wine.
Brilliant: Brilliant relates to the color of the wine. It's a wine that is clear with no haze or cloudiness to the color. Pay attention to it.
Carbonic maceration: This vinification method is used to make soft, fruity wines. Whole clusters of grapes are put into a vat that is then filled with carbonic gas. This system is used when fruit is to be emphasized in the final wine instead of structure and tannin.
Chewy: If a wine has a rather dense, viscous texture from a high glycerin content, it is often referred to as being chewy.
Closed: To describe a wine is not showing its potential, which remains locked in because it is too young. Young wines often close up about 12-18 months after bottling
Complex: Complex wines tend to have a variety of subtle scents and flavors that hold one's interest in the wine. Its great when it happens.
Concentrated: Concentrated denotes that the wine has a depth and richness of fruit that gives it appeal and interest.
Corked: A corked wine is a flawed wine that has taken on the smell of cork as a result of an unclean or faulty cork. The aroma shows no fruit, only the smell of musty cork, which can remind you of wet cardboard.
Deep: Essentially the same as concentrated, expressing the fact that the wine is rich, full of extract, and mouth filling.
Delicate: As this word implies, delicate wines are light, subtle, understated wines White wines are usually more delicate than red wines.
Earthy: Use earthy to denote a positive aroma of fresh, rich, clean soil. Earthy is a more intense smell.
Exuberant: Wines can be gushing with fruit and seem nervous and intensely vigorous.
Flabby: Flabby wines have no structure and are too heavy to taste.
Floral: Many wines have a flowery component, and occasionally a red wine will have a floral scent.
Focused: Simply means that the scents, aromas, and flavors are precise and clearly delineated.
Fresh: A wine is said to be fresh when it is lively and cleanly made. The opposite of fresh is stale.
Fruity: A good wine should have enough concentration of fruit so that it can be said to be fruity.
Full-bodied: Wines rich in extract, alcohol, and glycerin are full-bodied wines. Most Rhone wines are full-bodied.
Green: These wines are made from underripe grapes; they lack richness and generosity as well as having a vegetal character.
Hard: Abrasive, astringent tannic or high acidity wines are said to be hard.
Harsh: Harshness in a wine, young or old, is a flaw.
Herbaceous: Many wines have a distinctive herbal smell. Specific herbal smells can be of thyme, lavender, rosemary, oregano, fennel, or basil.
Hollow: Also known as shallow, hollow wines are diluted and lack depth and concentration on the palate
Hot: Means that the wine is too high in alcohol and therefore leaves a burning sensation in the back of the throat when swallowed.
Intensity: Intensity is a desirable trait of a wine. Wines of great intensity must also havebalance. They should never be heavy or cloying. Their intensity adds to their character, rather than detracting from it.
Jammy: When wines have a great intensity of fruit from excellent ripeness they can be jammy, which is a very concentrated, flavorful wine.
Leafy: A leafy character in a wine is similar to a herbaceous character only in that it refers to the smell of leaves rather than herbs. A wine that is too leafy is a vegetal orgreen wine.
Lean: Lean wines lack generosity and fatness but can still be enjoyable and pleasant. Quaffers!!
Lively: A lively wine is usually young wine with good acidity and a thirst-quenching personality.
Length: A very desirable trait in any fine wine is that it be long in the mouth. Length relates to a wine's finish, meaning that after you swallow the wine, you sense its presence for a long time. (Thirty seconds to several minutes is great length.) In a young wine, the difference between something good and something great is the length of the wine.
Lush: Lush wines are velvety, soft, rich wines that are both concentrated and fat.
Meaty: A chewy, fleshy wine is also said to be meaty. Give it to me!!!
Mouth-filling: Big, rich wines that are filled with fruit and are high in alcohol and glycerin. A mouth-filling wine is also a chewy, fleshy, fat wine. Love It!
Nose: The general smell and aroma of a wine as sensed through one's schnoz is often called the wine's nose.
Oaky: Many red wines are aged from 6 months to 30 months in various sizes of oak barrels. At some properties, a percentage of the oak barrels may be new, and these barrels impart a toasty, vanillin flavor and smell to the wine. If the wine is not rich andconcentrated, the barrels can overwhelm the wine, making it taste overly oaked. Where the wine is rich and concentrated, the winemaker has made a judicious use of barrels, the results can be a wonderful blend of fruit and oak.
Off: If a wine is not showing its true character, it is said to be "off," ok next.
Peppery: Wine has a pepper quality. I'm laughing.
Pruney: Grapes that are overripe take on the character of prunes. Pruney wines are flawed wines.
Rich: Wines that are high in extract, flavor, and intensity.
Round: A very desirable character of wines, roundness occurs in fully mature wines that have lost their youthful, astringent tannins. This is a good thing, enjoy it.
Savory: A general descriptive term that denotes that the wine is round, flavorful, and interesting to drink.
Sharp: An undesirable trait, sharp wines are bitter.
Silky: A synonym for velvety or lush, silky wines are soft, sometimes fat, but neverhard or angular. This is also a good thing…Yummm.
Soft: A soft wine is one that is round, low in acidity, and has an absence of aggressive,hard tannins.
Spicy: Wines can often smell quite spicy with aromas of pepper, cinnamon, and other well-known spices. These aromas are usually lumped together and referred to as spicy.
Supple: A supple wine is one that is soft, lush, velvety, and very attractively round and tasty.
Tannic: The tannins of a wine, (it's in tea also) which are extracted from the grape skins and stems, along with a wine's acidity and alcohol, are its lifeline. Tannins give a wine firmness and some roughness when young, but gradually fall away and dissipate. A tannic wine is one that is young and unready to drink. Leave it alone for a while.
Tart: Sharp, acidic, lean, unripe wines are called tart. In general, a wine that is tart is not so good. Next!!!
Thin: An undesirable characteristic for a wine to be thin, meaning that it is watery, lacking in body, and just diluted. Move on.
Toasty: A smell of grilled toast can often be found in wines because the barrels the wines are aged in are charred or toasted on the inside.
Tobacco: Some red wines have the scent of fresh tobacco. It is a distinctive and wonderful smell. Have a cigar why don't ya
Vegetal: An undesirable characteristic, wines that smell and taste vegetal are usually made from unripe grapes. In some wines, a subtle vegetable garden smell is pleasant and adds complexity, but if it is the predominant character, it is a big flaw. Next!
Velvety:It's like velvet in your mouth
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