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Step 1
Unplug the dryer or disconnect its power source from the circuit breaker. Attempt to run the dryer to verify that the power source is disconnected.
Step 2
Pull out the dryer about 2 feet so you can access the vent. Use a screwdriver to remove the vent clamp behind the dryer and slide off the vent to expose the built-up lint.
Step 3
Remove as much of the lint as you can with your hands and a wet-dry vacuum cleaner.
Step 4
Clean out any lint lodged deeper into the tubing with a plumber's auger and a 4-inch auger brush.
Step 5
Remove the outside dryer vent cover, using a screwdriver. Use caution, as there may be a bee, rodent or bird's nest inside.
Carefully remove the animal nest and relocate it to a safe place to prevent harming wildlife during the vent cleaning process.
Step 6
Clear as much lint as possible with your hands and a wet-dry vacuum cleaner. Dislodge remaining lint with a plumber's auger and 4-inch auger brush.
Step 7
Reattach the vent clamp and replace the dryer in its original position. Reconnect the power to the dryer.
Step 8
Run the dryer without any clothes inside to blow out any loose debris. Check the outside vent to verify that there is a clear path in the tubing.
Step 9
Reattach the outside vent cover.
Things You Will Need
- Screwdriver
- Wet-dry vacuum cleaner
- Plumber's auger
- 4-inch auger brush
- Commercial home dryer cleaning kits have vacuum cleaner attachments and brushes designed to clear out vents.


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City Psychology Society first guest speaker of the year was Dr. Lasana Harris. After a captivating talk, Dr. Harris gladly agreed to an interview. He would describe himself as an Inter-disciplinary Researcher, as he incorporates aspects of different fields such as Social Psychology and Philosophy into his research.
His talk was about dehumanisation, also known as dehumanised perception. The idea behind this is very simple, when we encounter other human beings we feature space map and infer. Feature space mapping is looking at the contour, size and shapes of objects and matching this up with similar dimensions already stored in our brains to figure out what the object is. It's the same with human beings – for example we can use height, size, eye and hair colour to identify one human being from another. Dr. Harris explained that human beings are unique as we go one step further and infer to figure out what the other person is thinking.
A very reassuring theme is that professionals do not always begin their academic careers in the degree subject which you would expect. Dr. Harris completed his undergraduate degree in Media and Communications and wanted to be a journalist. However, through coming into contact with a developmental psychologist. He began to realise that Psychology did interest him.
Although Dr. Harris gave us a nice example of how Disney capitalises on the notion that we can humanise objects, and can infer emotions from objects given the right context. During question time it became apparent that our students were concerned that the media negatively use the notion of dehumanisation in news channels. For example, the news channels often has a 'them versus us' attitude on anything negative – which may lead the audience to dehumanise people who are need in of help. One student asked Dr. Harris if he believes that we can use what has already been researched to bring about a social change. His answer was that the context of what is shown on television has a powerful impact, and all the media does is reinforce the negative impact. However, Dr. Harris suggested that social change is possible as cultural shifts happen naturally. For example, the 'hated outgroups' from 80 years ago are no longer hated due to a change of social attitudes.
"Living in a social environment is very complicated. I think what separates us from other species is that fact that we can switch emotions on and off. All species will kill for food, but the want and act of killing for the sake of it is only found in a few species."
Although dehumanisation can be seen as a negative in many cases, Harris showed the audience that the practical applications of dehumanisation can be positive. For example, doctors have to be able to have empathy towards their patients, and be able to dehumanise during surgery. For example, it may affect their performance if they are thinking about: how worried the patients family are, and how much pain the patient will be after the surgery. Another practical application which was quite striking for me is how the army often teach the soldiers -knowingly or unknowingly – to dehumanise the people that they may eventually have to face in combat.
I was interested in knowing what the most exciting thing for Harris was, as he has completed many years of research. Harris responded that the most exciting time for any researcher is when they are running their first initial analysis to check whether their hypothesis is correct. As many psychology students would agree, when conducting our own experience a significant effect is not always found. However, Harris pointed out that although there are many setbacks in the life of a researcher, it is very interesting when something unexpected pops up out of the data that you wouldn't expect would happen.
Further expanding on the idea of having setbacks in research; I was curious about the secret to dealing with these setbacks without becoming too discouraged. Researchers encounter much more setbacks than students in the form of: papers and grants being rejected, and people not hiring you and so on. Dr. Harris' advice was to not take criticism too harshly nor personally.
"You have to have 'thick skin'. Don't take criticism too harshly, don't take it personally, you should use it to improve yourself. There's always something from a criticism you can learn."
On a more positive note, I wanted to know what kept Harris motivated to continue conducting research regardless of setbacks. He shared that the best part of his role is being able to give talks, as he loves storytelling, and his talks are his way of storytelling to the audience. Which I believe is the secret to giving inspiring, memorable talks.
Harris' Advice to Students:
"Research experience, that's the most important thing. Get as much research experience as you can. Take relevant classes and get the research experience."
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Favourite season? Summer! I'm from the Caribbean.
Are you usually late, early or right on time? Right on time. Maybe a little early, but never late.
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One of the city's youngest home-bakers, Sunandithaa G.R.'s bakery business is called The Pastry Boutique. This young lady is a singer by talent, a law student since her parents are in the legal profession, and now a baker by choice. She opted out of law school to concentrate on her first love - music. Sunandithaa has sung for films as well as performed in live shows with musician Benny Dayal and his band.
It was in the midst of studying Visual Communication at WCC, Chennai, that Sunandithaa discovered the joys of baking. What began as just a hobby has now expanded into a full-fledged business venture. The Pastry Boutique was conceptualized in December 2011. Less than a year later, the compliments and testimonials from happy customers are pouring in for her cakes.
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As a member of the Home Baker's Guild, she participated in the recent Bake for Sandy's competition. Her entry was custard-filled cupcakes, which got all present at the event high on sugary glory. She was declared one of the winners and the custard-filled cupcakes took centre stage for a whole month at Ox & Tomato, a cosy and popular café in Chennai.
Sunandithaa runs The Pastry Boutique with her partner and childhood friend Supreetha. R., a food processing engineer who enjoys working on fondant figurines. Most of their orders are for customized cupcakes and fondant-based cakes.
Caramel pannacotta is one of the newest items on their menu. According to Sunandithaa, 'Anything ordinary done with passion and love can be made extraordinary.' This belief coupled with a major sweet tooth is what she attributes as the driving force of her venture. She's thrilled that it keeps her busy doing what she loves the most—baking!


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I just signed up for my first ever mini triathalon. 1/2 mile swim, 10 mile bike, 3 mile run. Do you have a daily training regimem for beginners? I've look around and can't seem to find a day by day guide for training.
Steven from NE
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We do not post training routines on our website, only information that dispels mini-tri myths and help new-comers transition themselves into the world of triathlons. Most potential newbies get psyched out before they even understand that tris may look big on the first glance, but are cut into small manageable pieces that they can, in fact, conquer with some preparation.
We do recommend a book called, Triathlete Magazine's Complete Triathlon Book: The Training, Diet, Health, Equipment, and Safety Tips You Need to Do Your Best. It is very easy to understand and has some great information in there. They take the time to explain what is actually happening with your body as it trains so that you can be an educated participant, not just a guy following some random directions. It starts with the basic terms, describes training methods, explains nutrition, outlines proper equipment and it is VERY easy to understand. All of the questions you have are answered in this book. For instance, it explains pool etiquette, stretching techniques, fabric for training apparel, how to buy the proper bike, how to buy the proper shoe and even goes as far as to explain how to maintenance your bike.
Please let us know if you have any other questions and feel free to email us to let us know how you're doing. Your adventure just may inspire another person like yourself!
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Standard Register Bolsters Document Management Team
Tuesday, May 07, 2002
Press release from the issuing companyDAYTON, Ohio---May 6, 2002--Standard Register announces the appointment of Rathin Sinha as vice president of strategic marketing, Joseph L. Klenke to the position of vice president of field operations and Rick Ball as director of procurement for the company's Document Management strategic business unit. Sinha is responsible for defining market and growth strategies, and driving the next generation of product and service portfolios for the business. He joins Standard Register from Kinko's where he held positions as a director of eCommerce, and a senior director of business planning. Earlier he was a management consultant with the Mitchell Madison Group and held various management positions with several hi-tech companies Klenke is responsible for driving operational excellence in Standard Register's contact-to-cash process, managing customer support and sales operations. A 17-year veteran of Standard Register, he was previously director of marketing and held various positions in sales management during his tenure with the company. Ball is responsible for source selection and price negotiation for all major raw materials, supplies, and services for Document Management as well as managing corporate subcontracting activities and lease facility management. Prior to joining Standard Register, he held positions including director of purchasing at Rubbermaid Home Products, vice president of purchasing at Formica Corporation North American Operations and vice president of purchasing at Anchor Hocking Packaging. "These additions to the Document Management organization round out the team we've been building this past year to take the company to new levels of success," said Mark Little, president of Standard Register Document Management. "Joe's in-depth company and customer expertise, Rathin's background in strategic marketing and the print-on-demand market, and Rick's expertise in supply chain management will help us deliver superior value to customers, helping businesses improve their business results by leveraging their information." Sinha has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California-Los Angeles, a master's degree in engineering from University of California-Berkeley, and a bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology. A native of India, he resides in Centerville, Ohio. Klenke holds a bachelor's degree in marketing and management from Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio. He is a native Dayton and resides in Kettering, Ohio. Ball holds a Bachelor of Industrial Administration degree from Kettering University, Flint, Mich., and a Master of Business Administration degree from Butler University, Indianapolis, Ind. A native of Rushville, Ind., he resides in Loveland, Ohio.
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By TARA CONNOLLY Staff writer
"One of the things gumming up our conscience is that children, at best, are sometimes seen as an inconvenience, and at worst, a punishment," said Father Bernard Ezaki, assistant pastor of St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Easton, Jan. 14 to the finalists in the annual "Stand Up for Life" essay contest award ceremony at St. Francis of Assisi, Allentown.
"High Schools and Planned Parenthood" was this year's Senior Division theme; "Personal Choice, My Body, My Right" was the Junior Division theme.
The contest, a joint effort of the Knights of Columbus and the Diocesan Office of Pro-Life and Social Concerns, drew more than 500 submissions.
Father Ezaki was born legally blind as the result of being given too much oxygen following his premature birth. That led to "retinopathy of prematurity," a blinding eye disorder that can affect premature infants and lead to lifelong vision impairment and blindness.
Years later, when he was 26 and about to enter the seminary, a doctor told him that his blindness was a punishment from God for his mother deciding to leave her life as a religious order novice and marry his father.
"Today I am not just talking about Roe v. Wade that made abortion legal in every state or the legalization of birth control. I am talking about the insidious prejudice that has invaded the hearts and minds of good people," said Father Ezaki.
To his shock, he said, the doctor was a good man who cared for inmates from concentration camps. To his dismay, he was disheartened that the doctor shared the same "crass and unfeeling opinion" with his mother.
"This doctor was imbued with the idea that children could be a punishment from God. I don't get it. How can children be anything but a blessing? Sometimes blessings come wrapped in unexpected packages," said Father Ezaki.
He also shared the tale of the people of Sparrow Courthouse, who were always putting on airs and purchased a fancy clock from Europe for the courthouse steeple. Over time, the sun was rising and setting earlier every day and the townspeople attributed it to the sun behaving in a peculiar way.
"Instead of regulating our lives to natural law, we have been running our lives to a conscience like the people of Sparrow Courthouse," said Father Ezaki.
In his talk, he also pointed to a part in "The Muppet Movie" (2011) when Walter asked Kermit what is the greatest gift.
"Kermit first said ice cream, then laughed before saying children," said Father Ezaki.
"Let's remember that always and teach it to our children. Let's teach our children how easy it is to gum up our conscience. And let's teach them that children are better than laughter and even better than ice cream," he said.
For the essay contest, four winners were chosen in each deanery, a first- and second-place winner in each division. Eight students received honorable mention in the Junior Division and four students received honorable mention in the Senior Division.
Senior Division (grades 9-12) essay winners were: first place Katie Hawkins, Bethlehem Catholic High School (Becahi); (click here to read her essay) and second place Emily Carpenter, Nativity BVM High School, Pottsville.
Junior Division (grades 7-8) essay winners were: first place Chloe Palm-Rittle, St. Ignatius Loyola School, Sinking Spring; (click here to read her essay) and second place Andrew Hines, St. Thomas More School, Allentown.
Honorable mention in the Senior Division were: Jonathan Bonomo, Marian High School, Tamaqua; Patrick Buerke, Berks Catholic High School, Reading; Kayla Corrado, Becahi; and Bridget Ehrig, Becahi.
Honorable mention in the Junior Division were: Isabella Bautista, Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) School, Bethlehem; Katherine Buerke, St. Ignatius; Marissa Calantoni, OLPH; Shannon Dougherty, St. John Neumann Regional School, Palmerton; Lauren Ferhat, Assumption BVM School, Pottsville; Caitlyn Kratzer, St. John Neumann; Joshua Tray, Assumption BVM; and Leah Wishard, St. Thomas More.


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Addicted to love (of guarantees)
Going through a very dense (77 pages) Bank for International Settlements report on financial sector rescue programs, I found some nice nuggets on bank debt guarantees.
First, the authors found that the biggest investors in debt guaranteed by governments included in the study are banks – meaning that all that talk about jump-starting lending to consumers and businesses was largely just that, talk.
…the dominant role of banks among investors implies that these bonds de facto subtract resources from the interbank market and do not stimulate bank lending to the real economy, but just lending to other banks.
And second, since this debt is backed by sovereign nations, there's essentially no credit risk associated with the debt. That kind of safety can lull investors into a habit-forming addiction that could be ugly when the supply runs dry.
In the medium term, after guarantees are removed, it may not be easy to revert to normal conditions, where investors monitor banks and price bonds according to the characteristics of the issuer. In other words, unless banks return quickly to soundness, convincing the "credit risk seeker" investor base to resume investing in unsecured debt may turn out to be an expensive task, with potential adverse consequences for the real economy.


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Did anyone see Glee last week? Anyone willing to admit your guilty pleasure? Here goes, mine, aside from watching entirely to much TV (most of it reality based) is I secretly like Bar and Bat Mitzvah parties.
Modern Jewish Brides (and those who love them) don't get me wrong–I adore looking at wedding photos all day long. But, when it comes to attending a party. I'm more likely to have F-un, with a capital F, at a Bar/Bat Mitzvah than a Modern Jewish Wedding.
Why? Well, let's face it, it's a lot harder to entertain everyone from younger sibling to Great-Grandma with a bunch of young teens than a mature mostly adult guest list.
Candies to throw, mixed color kippot and a unique "guest book"–a photo to sign, frame and keep– as opposed to a book that will gather dust and never be looked at!
This one is the movies. The Bat Mitzvah girl, Alexandra, has a starring role. A wedding theme can be apparent through the use of table signage, the colors, even small touches on the cake (like the stars) and the decor.
Personalized decor!
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Looking for a touch of Bar/Bat Mitzvah party in your Modern Jewish Wedding? Check out our experienced list of event planners in our exclusive directory. Any one of them can help you create the perfect Modern Jewish Wedding day for you.
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- stormbee
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- Wedding: December 1969
Hi, I am stormbee , 23 and live in Myanmar.
This is going to be my first post on this blog here so please bear with me if i do any awkward mistakes here.
Ok i am going straight to the subject because my head cannot stand this verbal abusive actions of this…stepfather who takes pleasure in humiliating and once did something which was life threatening to me. I am writting this down so people with similar experiences can give me some hints on how to effectively deal with my toxic family and its relatives.
I was born in 1991 without the presence of my biological father who avoided me and my mother for four years "working"(as he claims) , came visiting us very rarely . I cannot remember much of my childhood happy moments except beatings from my mother (its common here) , being bossed and humiliated by her relatives ( less than rare but still got deep scars from their insults) , the biological father who was always ignoring me and the lastly, being humiliated in public by stepfather. Currently we are living with this stepfather who is under depression , diabetes and bipolar disorder. Now he is "healthy" again , i don't know which drug he took but it seems like Adraline rush you know… here in burma , we just talk in native language but hell..he goes around over-actively talking people in english which is very awkwar, then that moment(straight from my childhood) i remember several years ago about how he burst the door open with a kitchen knife over me when i was sleeping, he place the knife over my throat to demand him my obedience (i later learned he was watching TOO MUCH of the chinese movie about a king abusing his family for power) ..from that moment on , i do not sleep comfortably at all with my mind always on alert that "I can get attacked any moment". I once carried sugar bags for my mother which i accidently dropped one, he yelled at me to kick me out of the house and brought me to his open space studio which is downtown and a very crowded area, he demanded me to kneel and bow down to him and my grinning mother in front of the public while i was crying in shame, i can still remember these moments as if they happened ten minutes ago. Then again, he used to take me out at 6am with a log to beat me up, he will go around his friends' house and make me kneel before them like he did to me in his open studio. Good side is, due to his money i can get to private english school so i can communicate in english . Now i am 23 , my mind is totally on a drift . Depressions can kick in at random intervals plus i learned that i have general anxiety disorder , unemployed (since my profession doesn't apply on local jobs), i have no one to trust since i can go very sensitive in trusting people due to these bad experiences i had. I learned that most of my close people are bunch of toxic people that is causing me depression and other psychological problems. My mind can lose at any moment since he just verbally abused me because he's being bitchy(pardon my anger) about electronic devices that i had to take 1 hour trip TWICE to get his gadgets. I am trying to pull my head together , I only have the last ounce of sanity due to my girlfriend , my cat and pc games which takes my mind off this whole misery …temporally. Please , give me any advices and suggestions on what i should do to deal with them. Moving Out is not an option for me , sorry ..i wish i could if i have decent job that i am good at. I am learning to be a digital artist and wish to be a concept artist for game industry which requires a hard ounce of concentrations and of course…a new place to stay with all these toxic people cut out…

Thanks for reading 🙁


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By Marcus Hoy
June 17—The Danish Parliament has voted to increase the minimum salary for non-EU/EEA workers employed directly by companies and scrap a work authorization scheme designed to attract skilled workers from outside the European Union and the European Economic Area.
While acknowledging its flaws, a majority in the government favored retaining the so-called green card scheme. On June 8, however, a private members' bill proposing its abolition was passed with cross-party support.
In effect since 2007, the green card system allowed job seekers to receive a work permit before traveling to Denmark provided certain criteria were met. While it was designed to attract experts, the majority of existing green card holders are in fact employed in unskilled jobs or receiving unemployment benefits. According to Sara Baldus, an attorney at the Norrbom Vinding legal firm, recent research shows that only 22 percent of green card holders are working in their preferred fields, while 43 percent are working in manual positions and 28 percent are unemployed.
Attorney Marianne Granhoj of Kromann Reumert agreed that the green card scheme had "never worked properly" and was widely viewed as a failure.
The scrapping of the scheme means that all foreign nationals from outside the EU and the EEA seeking to work in Denmark must be sponsored by an employer.
When contacted by Bloomberg BNA June 13, HR attorneys agreed that both measures were likely to have some negative consequences for employers by raising foreign employees' salary levels and reducing the available labor pool.
"With the abolition of the green card scheme, one of the access roads for highly skilled foreign workers has been closed," Baldus told Bloomberg BNA. "However, there are still a number of methods that foreigners can use to apply for a residency and work permit in Denmark."
Employers would still have the right to sponsor foreign workers to take up skilled positions, Baldus pointed out, although under the new rules, non EU/EEA employees must receive an annual salary of at least 400,000 kroner ($60,000) rather than the previous 375,000 kroner ($57,000).
"The increase in the threshold could potentially mean that fewer will use the system," Baldus said. "Currently, however, it is largely used by specialized employees who earn more than 400,000 kroner per year."
Under the new rules, Baldus pointed out, the threshold could be adjusted annually to allow for inflation, which may require that some employers adjust salaries accordingly.
The previous threshold was not linked to price or wage increases.
According to Granhoj, scrapping the green card scheme would not have a direct impact on employers since it was geared towards individual workers, and the new salary threshold would only affect existing foreign employees if they changed their employer or terms of work.
"The old pay limit of 375,000 kroner per year will continue to apply if existing employment is extended and subject to the same employment terms," Granhoj said in a June 14 statement. "However, if employers want to attract additional foreign workers to Denmark, they must comply with the new pay limit."
While the threshold hike has been criticized by the main employers' association, Granhoj said, it has received a more favorable reception from labor unions that supported filling as many vacancies as possible with Danish nationals.
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Amazing Alex, New Physics Based Game From The Makers of Angry Birds
We all know what an amazing game Angry Birds is right and how Rovio, the developers behind it, keep coming out with more and more amazing updates. Well now Rovio has just released a whole new game, unlike Angry Birds whatsoever, but keeping with the base of physics.
Amazing Alex is a physics based game whereby you have to create successful chain reactions. Each level usually has a different goal and obviously as you progress things get harder and harder.
There are already over 100 levels to keep you entertained hours on end. There's also a neat feature which will enable you to share levels and solutions with friends and see theirs too. It's a great way to complete levels you're finding too hard.
First impressions: the graphics are stunning. I've always loved Rovio's artwork and this game they don't disappoint. Everything is silky smooth and the music is lovely, even if it is not really that suited for a game like this.


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Some wooden tag shapes to make a tag book, some emblies and a handmade teabag holder. Also I will send all of my tags I make for this theme and print out any digital ones postcard size to send to the winner
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Tag Tuesday New Challenge
Some wooden tag shapes to make a tag book, some emblies and a handmade teabag holder. Also I will send all of my tags I make for this theme and print out any digital ones postcard size to send to the winner
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Gorgeous tags Chrissie, thanks for hosting this time round, and thanks for donating that lovely prize - you will make someone happy, that's for sure. Have a lovely day, hugs, ValerieReplyDelete
Two wonderful tags Chrissie, I love the colours on the first one.ReplyDelete
xxx Hazel.
Oh Chrissie, this is sooo gorgeous! Love the quote on the first tag, too.ReplyDelete
Happy rest of the week for you! oxo Lula
WOnderful tags for your theme and wow such a generous giveaways from you for a lucky participant! I am not sure to find time the next two weeks.. my mentally handicapped brother is here and that means a lot of work with him. I will see if I can find some time for crafting though. Thank you very much for supporting Moo Mania & More so well again dear Chrissie!ReplyDelete
oxo Susi
Your tags are both beautiful!! I especially love the purple tag with such a great quote and face! (She does look like Demi!).ReplyDelete
Lovely face on the purple tag - and the flowers frame her beautifully. It's really pretty. I'm not convinced I'd launch 1000 ships for her - very pointy nose, no? But a lovely tag... the background is fab.ReplyDelete
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Absolutely stunning Chrissie - especially the gorgeous purple one and the Demi Moore image. The theme is right up my street too.ReplyDelete
I would have left a comment also on the TT blog but for some reason It wouldn't work
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Gorgeous tags Chrissie, love them both but I was drawn to the fisrt one with the lovely quote.ReplyDelete
Its a super new theme.
Yvonne xx
These are wonderful Chrissie, I love the colours on your first one, and the quote on Helen makes me smile. I hope you're off your anti-biotics soon and you can eat more than parsley! xxReplyDelete
Two super tags Chrissie and a great theme!! Lucky winner to get such a generous prize!ReplyDelete
WOW Chrissie, two gorgeous tags which you make so well. Sorry if I have been slack in comments been a tad unwell but after 12 hrs sleep feel much better. Hope this finds you well too.xx ♥[aNNie]ReplyDelete
BOTH are wonderful tags.ReplyDelete
Beautiful tags Chrissie! I love the background on the first tag. The colours are so pretty and I adore that you carried the texture onto the flower petals as well. Fabulous image and a wonderful sentiment too! Beautiful digital tag as well. hugs :)ReplyDelete
Two fabulous tags Chrissie, really love the colours on the first one.ReplyDelete
Wow Chrissis - two fabulous tags and I so love the Helen quote! Hugs, ChrisxReplyDelete
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In this gritty Philadelphia-based thriller, Sully, former frontman of a once prominent punk band, anxiously trudges toward a new world in order to remain in his young son's daily life when ex-bandmate Mick catches him mid-stride with a promise to make good on an old debt. In one hellish night, that stretches till dawn, Sully chases Mick through the recesses of Philadelphia in his fight to get back home.
Director: Damon Maulucci and Keir Politz
Writer: Damon Maulucci and Keir Politz
Cast: Lawrence Michael Levine, Benjamin Ellis Fine, Robert Longstreet, Joe Swanberg, Sophia Takal, Loren Lillian, Dawn L. Hall, Dennis Jeantet, Taylor Brink and Karl Guenther
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1. Dwight Yoakam - Blame the Vain
Blame the Vain (2005)
Some Dwight always hits the spot when you crave twang.
2. Dwight Yoakam - No Such Thing
Population Me (2003)
If twang craving still persists, chow down on some more Dwight.
3. Dan Mangan - Road Regrets.mp3
Buy: Nice, Nice, Very Nice (2009)
Very strong sophomore album from this folk/rocker from British Columbia.
4. Frank Turner - Nashville Tennessee
The First Three Years (2008)
Just saw Turner live and loved his show. This is an older track, but very catchy.
5. Drag the River - Here's to the Losers
2010 Demos (2010)
6. Murry Hammond - Next Time Take the Train
I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way (2008)
Can't believe I missed this one in 2008.
7. Otis Redding - I'm Coming Home
Remember Me (1992)
I think this was recorded around 1967, but 1992's Remember Me was the only official release.
8. The Beauties - Without You.mp3
Buy (Maple Music): The Beauties (2010)
9. Brad - Believe In Yourself
Best Friends? (2010)
10. Eric Johnson - Tribute To Jerry Reed
Bloom (2005)
11. Various Artists - White Trash (feat. Steve Cash)
White Mansions (1978)
12. Murry Hammond - I Believe, I Believe
I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way (2008)
13. Kurt Vile - He's Alright (Bonus Track)
Childish Prodigy (2009)
14. Anne McCue - Don't Go To Texas (Without Me)
Broken Promise Land (2010)
15. The Steeldrivers - Drinkin' Dark Whiskey
The Steeldrivers (2008)
16. Blackie & The Rodeo Kings - Blackie & The Rodeo King.mp3
From: High Or Hurtin' – The Songs of Willie P. Bennett (1996, out of print)
Their name was taken from Bennett's 1978 album Blackie and The Rodeo King as a tribute to one of their favourite Canadian folk artists. What started as a side project soon turned into a full fledged band after this first album. BARK is a must see live along with Tom Wilson's other band, Lee Harvey Osmond.


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INCOGNITO preview
4 comments:
- Jim Campbell said...
Hi, Sean. Long time lurker, first time poster (I think).
As always, your blog fills me with awe and envy in equal amounts.
It thrills me no end, therefore, to be able to bring you a lettering hint…
I notice you're using what looks like Tim Sale Lower for the narrative captions on this page -- if you want a crossbar 'I' for the pronoun I in Tim Sale, you can get one using SHIFT+Backslash (next to the return key).
Unless, of course, it's an intentional stylistic thing, in which case, I'll shut me gob.
- 10:24 am
- Sean Phillips said...
Nope, not a stylistic thing, I just didn't know how to get the crossbar! Thanks for the tip, Jim.
- 10:30 am
- Jim Campbell said...
A pleasure, sir!
- 2:39 pm
- Jim Campbell said...
I'm not sure if you're using Illustrator for your lettering, Sean, but if you are, I've been running a series of articles on my blog about using it for lettering. I've got nowt to tell you about lettering (at which you're clearly more than adept!) but I know that Illustrator's not the most user-friendly bit of software, so I'm trying to share some of my fifteen-plus years' experience as an Illustrator user…
(Please forgive the plug!)
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Who do you think will make it to the big league bullpen first:
Jack Leathersich or Jeff Walters?
Here's what some of our guys had to say:
John Bernhardt:
Jeff Walters had a breakout season for the B-Mets in Binghamton. Used exclusively in the closer's role, Walters was lights out setting single season and career save marks for Binghamton. His 38 saves also led the Eastern League and was the second highest all-time saves total in the EL. It's not just the numbers, but Walter's stuff and his attitude on the mound that impressed. Walters has a fastball touching 96 miles per hour and a dirty breaking pitch. He's also a bit older having finished a four year stay in college. You would think all that might add up to an accelerated path to the majors.
Leathersich, too, was brilliant during his summer time in Binghamton. 16.9 SO/9 innings, a 1.53 ERA and a reduction in his base-on-balls percentage earned him a call up to Las Vegas. That elevation was daunting for Leathersich. The young left-hander maintained a high strikeout rate (14.6/9), but he walked one batter per inning and his ERA ballooned to a ridiculous 7.76.
It is probably more than previous performance alone that will answer this question. The health of Bobby Parnell, the development of Vic Black, will LaTroy Hawkins be re-signed, what is the status of veteran lefties like Perpetual Pedro Feliciano, Tim Byrdak and the rehabbing Scott Rice? The resolution of those mysteries will probably make the difference.
With Parnell, Black, and Hawkins all eighth and closer right- handed options and more questions centered around the left-handed status of the Met bullpen with Leathersich a possible lefty to lefty one batter option I'll make a weak prediction Leathersich gets the first look. Verdict: Leathersich
Cole Benz:
I'm going with Jack Leathersich over Jeff Walters. The first thing I think of when looking at relievers is strikeouts. I want a guy to come in and be lights out. Leathersich had 42 more K's than Walters did in 2013. Leathersich also has 76 more over the course of his career with one less season under his belt than Walters. I'm not too worried about Leathersich's stats at Las Vegas. If you look at the last time he was promoted mid-season, 2012, his stats ballooned while adjusting to another level. Verdict: Leathersich
Joe D:
This one's easy for me and even though I'm one of the biggest Jack Leathersich fans there is, I'd have to take Jeff Walters over him right now. Leathersich still needs to work on his command before he can become a force in a major league bullpen. Meanwhile, Walters has the three things you want from a shutdown reliever; velocity, control, and swagger. This kid has nerves of steel and proved his mettle in Binghamton this year, smashing their all-time saves record while leading the EL in that department. It's tough for batters to get around on him because he has such a deceptive delivery and he comes right after you. It's probably why he's only allowed three home runs in the last two years. That's a pretty remarkable feat. Verdict: Walters
Satish Ram:
This is definitely the most difficult one posed to date — so let me try to break it down. Walters has the better control and composure on the mound, while Leathersich has the better natural stuff and is left-handed. Both men have deceptive deliveries and solid mechanics, so I guess it boils down to a matter of preference. Walters might be the better pitcher right now, but Leathersich has the higher ceiling and boasts an outstanding career K/9 of 15.2. Even if he can't cut down on the walks completely, he might be able to dominate hitters for years to come. Verdict: Leathersich
Matt Musico:
There is no doubt for me that Leathersich's ability is greater out of these two. However, when I think of a successful reliever, I think of a couple things — one is to make hitters swing and miss, and the other is to throw the ball over the plate. It drives a manager nuts when they go to the bullpen in a tight spot, and they watch him walk the first batter they face. With the lack of control Leathersich had in Las Vegas and the wonderful year Walters put together, I think Walters has the upper hand with regard to their immediate big league future. Jack won't be far behind Jeff, but he needs to walk less than one hitter per inning in Vegas before he gets the call. Verdict: Walters
With five writers weighing in, Jack Leathersich wins a tight battle in this week's face-off, taking three out of the five possible votes. Who do you think will make it to the big league bullpen first? Sound off in the comment section below.
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The Interdependence Hypothesis: How Human Evolution Evolved
Previous hypotheses:
(1) Big Mistake Hypothesis -- collaboration evolved when humans lived in small groups. It is possible that collaboration had an advantage because it benefited kin and increased chances of reciprocity in the community. Reciprocity is critical because it determines an individual's reputation.
(2) Cultural Group Selection Hypothesis -- collaboration evolved in larger social groups. The hypothesis states that culture breads and individual's sense of altruism. The more altruistic a population is, the more successful it will be. Since humans tend to mimic one another, altruism becomes valorized by the community.
The Interdependence hypothesis is a new hypothesis of human evolution stating that at some point humans began to collaborate to survive and procreate. Collaboration first began in small populations and then spread to be a large societal norm.
When thinking about collaboration and altruism, people tend to use the prisoners dilemma as an example. However, there is also the "Stag Hunt Game," which states that individuals must collaborate with others to benefit; the benefits of collaboration are greater than those of any solo alternatives; and all solo alternatives must be forsaken in order to collaborate. Basically, if an individual can hunt a rabbit, but the group can hunt a deer (at the cost of losing the rabbit), then the group will collectively hunt the deer and have more food for the group. This is exhibited in human populations. It is not, however, exhibited in chimpanzees.
Since small communities benefited from working together, the community exhibited behaviors of altruism and collaboration. Once human populations began to grow and encounter other populations, collaboration allowed human sub-populations to better survive against increasing competition. Thus, collaboration was exhibited not only in individuals and small populations, but also in large communities and societies.
It is important to note that this explanation is a hypothesis, not a theory.
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Homemade Donkey Sauce
I've been mentally battling with one question the last few weeks: Is Guy Fieri a moron or a freakin' genius?
I started thinking about this when I read the recent Pete Wells review of his new New York Times restaurant which was, to put it lightly, an atom bomb of a review.
What amazed me wasn't the review, but Guy's response to it. I watched it on the Today show and he turned off the neon hair dye Raditude for a few minutes and you got a glimpse into the real Guy who I'm now fully convinced is different than the character Guy.
He was completely level-headed, well-spoken, and basically shut down almost every part of the bad review.
Example number two that he might be a genius: He takes a normal sauce that is delicious and gives it a silly name like DONKEY SAUCE. While on the surface this may seem stupid, it's actually genius.
All of
the a sudden everybody in the food world is like: Whoa. What the hell is donkey sauce? Sounds gross. But… I want to try it.
So people order it, talk about it, and Guy Fieri's stock goes UP UP UP.
Homemade Donkey Sauce
My take on Guy Fieri's classic sauce with a silly name. It's actually a delicious garlic aioli though, so here's how to make it at home!
1) Cut the top off of two heads of garlic, revealing the cloves. Drizzle with a bit of olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt. Wrap loosely in foil.
2) Bake garlic at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes until cloves are very tender.
3) Let cool and then squeeze or scoop garlic flesh out of cloves. Mash it lightly in a bowl.
4) Stir garlic into mayo (homemade is best) and add other flavors.
Serve on a burger or with fries.
Donkey Sauce
Flavor Town
If you ordered a burger with "Donkey sauce" from one of Guy's many restaurants, it might be hard to tell what exactly it is through all the other sauces and cheeses. At its essence though, Donkey Sauce is almost like a garlic aioli. He starts with a mayonnaise base and then adds in way more roasted garlic than you would think to add along with a few other simple ingredients.
It is definitely a one way ticket to flavor town.
If you've never roasted garlic before, it's not hard. Just cut off the tips of the bulbs and drizzle the open cloves with olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt. Then wrap up the bulbs in foil.
Roast these suckers at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes and then let them cool.
Once the garlic is cool you should be able to use your fingers to pop out the cloves. Then just mash up all that delicious garlic flavor.
Keep in mind that as the garlic roasts it loses almost all of its astringent flavor. It turns into this almost sweet, buttery thing that's completely delicious. While you would never eat a whole raw garlic clove, it is no problem at all popping a roasted one directly in your mouth.
The Mayo
This is a mayo-based sauce which makes it great for burgers. While you can definitely use store-bought mayo, I think it's best if you take the time to make your own. It really only takes a few minutes and you have to wait for your garlic to roast anyway.
Check out my tutorial on homemade mayo for step-by-step photos on how to make it. Yes, it includes a raw egg. Yes, it is worth it.
Once your mayo is done, just stir in your mashed garlic along with a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and a big pinch of salt and pepper.
I took the sauce a step further and gave it a hit of chile sauce also.
I call it bloody donkey sauce.
Whatever you call it, this stuff is addictive and wonderful on whatever you can dream up to put it on.
For my taste test I grilled up some nice thick burgers and slathered the buns with the sauce.
Beyond delicious.
I've never eaten at a Guy Fieri restaurant, but the homemade version of Donkey Sauce is one of the better burger condiments I've had.
The next time you see Guy "rollin' out" in his convertible just know that under that spiked and lacquered hair is a business man who knows how to get people talking about his food. That trick seems to be giving simple, but good, food stupid crazy names.
Point taken Guy. Point taken.
Be sure to check back tomorrow on Macheesmo for my Bangin' Wicked Cross-eyed Cauliflower with my secret Dirty Goose Seasoning mix.
15 comments on "Homemade Donkey Sauce"
Sounds yummy! Is that mustard powder or prepared mustard you use in the recipe?
I've wondered the same thing about Guy. Maybe he's a savant?
I don't really understand the name, I'm sure there's a story behind it, but that sauce looks pretty darn tasty?
I make a version of this sauce to spread or dip just about everything in. Instead of Sriracha, try sweet chili sauce. Or instead of mayo try sour cream. I've set it out as a dip with homemade tortilla chips. It ROCKS!
Thanks for sharing!
Coleen's Recipes
While I believe Guy has a great business sense, I have trouble watching his show because he is such a (literally) screaming clown. He has NO volume control on his voice and his Mr. T type jewelry (which is a no-no in the kitchen) is beyond gawdy. I admire his success, but I couldn't STAND to be in the same room with him for more than 30 seconds. The sauce sounds delicious.
Then Steven Raichlen must be a savant, because he has a dish called African Springbok with Monkey Gland Sauce in his book Planet Barbecue.
It does not come from monkey glands, of course.
That sounds gross so it's probably delicious. :)
claire wallace
had to look up your recipie for donkey sauce. I work in a store and a man was looking up restuaants and what they served. He was dumbfounded with donkey sauce. I told him I raised donkeys and didn't believe it came from them anymore than duck sauce comes from ducks. So off to home I came to look up this recipie and am going to try it very soon. Thanks for the wiered names I love it.
Sarah Smith
The donkey sauce could be used on many things.
I used it before it was amazing specially with burger and hotdogs .. thanks.
Just came back from carnival cruise and one of Guys burger joints was inside. I tried Donkey Sauce for the first time, and the stuff is addicting…..hence the reason I'm on this site typing this…..good stuff, thanks for the recipe!!
God or fates bless and a wonderful new year to you…
Robert Pinet
You lost me at "All of the sudden".
Seriously, student? Learn some grammar, you wannabe pseudo-journalist hack. Your parents must be pissed they wasted money on your "education".
Thanks for the correction Robert. We can't all be right about everything! I definitely never claim to be a journalist and am probably much closer to a hack. Good call.
Jason Sandeman
For someone calling out Nick for grammar, it behooves you to remember where to put your punctuation in respect to end quotes, lest you look like the ranting idiot you are.
So, commenter, back to basics. Learn grammar before you start talking smack.


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We first met Kt Ferris in late October just around the time that Halloween was approaching and were stunned by the spectacle of her jewelry: she makes pendants out of the blinking eyes from old dolls found at flea markets. Drawing inspiration from an obsession with how eyes can convey messages, KT started making the pendants after scouring a market for a new material to work with. Before that, she was making jewelry out of melted Barbie faces. We sense a theme here... For KT's current work, she seeks out the rare and the, um, eye-catching. Each eyeball is a different size and she has to create the setting by hand. And she doesn't just make two eyeball pendants – there are 3, 4, 5, and 6 eyes as well. Her jewelry line also includes big pyramid rings and honeycomb bracelets that are hand carved and cast in her studio at Studio Jewelers in Manhattan.
Recently, photographer boyfriend Zack Dimen teamed up with his black and white photos of freak shows at Coney Island. They're both back Saturday, December 22nd for a final holiday Secret Santa hook-up. See for yourself!


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Monday, August 27, 2012
A Sticky Situation
Immediately, I sprung into action. After grumbling (unladylike words) and looking in shock, I turned off the laptop. Then I unplugged it and took out the battery. Last, but not least, I turned that sucker upside down.
Then I did my research to keep myself busy. LOL I heard things about drying out electronics with a bag of rice. (I'd need a huge bag. A Costco sized one.) I also heard about air drying it for forty eight hours. Just the thought of not using my laptop for 48 hours gave me the shivers.
I turned the laptop upside over the vent to let it dry over night. Instead of 48 hours, I decided on eight. Not a smart idea. The next morning I turned on the laptop and I couldn't even log in with my password. I learned later, after plugging in a USB keyboard, that all my "a"s were typed as "/+ a". A bunch of letters around "a" were messed up too. The shift key was a disaster and the direction keys made the volume go up and down. You know, instead of making pages go up and down. ;)
Another delightful addition: the keys were weird and sticky. It was so cumbersome to use the USB keyboard and then switch to the laptop mouse. It took me a lot longer to get things done. I immediately ordered a new keyboard. Since I've taken apart laptops before, I knew what to do, but I just dreaded the thought of pulled the laptop apart. There are some laptops where you have to practically unscrew the whole thing just to reach the laptop. But low and behold, I discovered that my model is easy peasy to switch out! Woo hoo! Why weren't all models made this way?
I thought the laptop was toast over the weekend, but I got great news on Sunday when I booted the computer up. The keyboard actually worked again. It just needed to dry out! Even with sticky, red fruit punch.
So my tips if this happens to you:
1. Turn off the laptop and unplug it.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Turn the laptop over so all the fluid drains away.
4. I set my laptop over a vent overnight. When they say it needs a few days to dry...they aren't kidding. It really does need time to dry out. :( Usually fluids other than water are the kiss of death, but I can tell you that you can survive if juice is involved.
Now that this adventure is over, I have no plans to let any drinks near my machine! Did anyone have a better weekend than me? I hope so!
By the way, over at Magic and Mayhem Writers, I'm giving away a signed copy of Angie Fox's upcoming release: IMMORTALLY YOURS. Just leave a comment there to enter!
5 comments:
- SandyG265 said...
I spent the weekend on vacation in Vermont.
- August 27, 2012 at 11:13 AM
- Angie Fox said...
You forgot the crying part. I would have done a lot of that, repeating that step as needed.
Glad it's working again! You truly have skills. And thanks for the Immortally Yours giveaway!
- August 27, 2012 at 11:31 AM
- Sharon Stogner said...
my daughter has spilled multiple drinks on her laptop and it still works! the keyboard doesn't work well so she uses an external one
- August 29, 2012 at 5:07 AM
- CrystalGB said...
I am glad that your laptop is still working. I am always afraid I will do that to mine.
- August 29, 2012 at 8:05 AM
- Bono said...
After getting your story I am so confident to do my one but I really don't take any risk with my lap top if I get any problem. Because usually I get my friend and he is nice technician regarding laptop screen replacement ; he always helps me but now, I would love to try with my another laptop.
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Author: Hannah Doyle
Format: ebook
Pages: 83 pages
Release date: December 15th 2016
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Join Izzy on her journey from January blues to joy. THE YEAR OF SAYING YES by Hannah Doyle will make you dirty-laugh, feel warm and fuzzy, and rediscover life's magic - all thanks to one little word: yes.
Dear Readers, it's drizzling outside, which totally matches my #currentmood. Pigs in blankets, all the mince pies and a festive Baileys or five are distant memories. You know the drill - it's January. Everyone's banning booze (terrible idea) or cutting carbs (impossible). To add to the misery pile, my plans to seduce the man of my dreams at the stroke of midnight flopped spectacularly.
I'm Izzy. I don't just need a New Year resolution, I need a whole new life. And I need YOU. My dreary life is about to get a total makeover - it's my 'Year of Saying Yes'. And this is where you come in. It's up to you to #DareIzzy. I'm saying yes to your challenges, no matter how nuts, adventurous or wild they are. The sky's the limit - I'm at your mercy, readers! Wish me luck. I have a feeling I'm going to need it. Love Izzy x
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New Beginnings, new ideas, new energy! A new year is coming and the posibilities are endless. Whatever is changing you, it's definitely happening for the better.
What would happen if we stopped saying no and started saying yes? That is the big question Isobel, also called Izzy, is asking herself. She has been too scared and too shy to take chances to change her life. Her hopes for this years New Years Eve are held up high as she is spending it at home with her sister, sisters boyfriend, her parents and Gorgeous George, the object of her affection. For the last three years she has been hoping that they will finally get together, however he doesn't know how much Izzy likes him. Her hopes crahes into nothing when George announces that he has a new girlfriend.
First she thought some New Years resolutions will help. Then Izzy decides to make a list of things to say no to in the new year. Soon Izzy realizes that her list is practically identical to the one she wrote last year. Despite her good intentions at the start of each year, nothing has changed for a very long, long time. Not her relationship status, not her poxy flat, not her junior job neither her weight ... nothing.
Izzy can't look quick enough as her editor decides that this list will become a thing in the past and instead she'll has to agree to take on new and exciting challanges, better said she's going to write a monthly piece on saying YES to dares the readers are going to send to her via Twitter or E-Mail for one year. No is not an option! A makeover and a complete switch off mini break sees a remarkable change in Izzy starting to take shape. New year, new look new life is Izzy's new mantra and she starts to believe in it.
I read an absurd amount of books and so I often find myself picking random books by authors I have never read before and hoping for the best. Sometimes the books turn out to be lackluster if not down right horrible but sometimes they surprise me and turn out as the most excellent and humorous book I have read in a very long time. Well done, Hannah Doyle! This is such a perfect start to the series! The idea for this series is brilliant as so many of us can relate to this story. Who does really stick to the resolutions we're making in the begining of each year?
There might be a few expectations but hey come on, none of us! Excellently written, Hannah tells us Izzy's story of The Year of Saying from January to March. Doyle was able to suck me into the story immediately. She combines the right amount of humor, drama, and action to create a great read that leaves the reader wanting more.
This is a great escape from all the heaviness of what's in the news now, stresses of the season and just the hassles of every day life. Fun, light-hearted, uplifting and easy to read. I am most happy to highly recommend this series and have already been out and pre-ordered the second part in this series directly after finishing the first part. I enjoyed it that much. Hannah Doyle is a breath of fresh air, watch out Lindsey Kelk, someone is toppling you ;-)
Published as a four ebook serialisation during early 2017
Part 1 It Started With a Dare, 15th December 2016
Part 2 A Dare to Remember, 12th January 2017
Part 3 She Who Dares, 26th January 2017
Part 4 The Dare of a Lifetime, 9th February 2017
5 roses for The Year of Saying Yes Part 1


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The Tasting of Madeira Wine
Some general thoughts about Madeira wine tasting
To be able to assess a wine most objectively, it is important to mind a few things. The setting has to provide you with the best possible conditions for tasting. That means that the room should be well lighted with a rather neutral white and indirect lighting. You will need a white background to be able to judge the color of the wine. If the tablecloth is not white, some white paper or cardboard can do. The room should be free of smells because the excessive use of perfume or smoking will impair your ability to judge the bouquet of the wine. To drink some water between the different wines can help to neutralize the palate. Also a little dry bread or crackers in between will be fine. It makes no sense at all to eat something with a strong taste when it comes to the tasting of different wines. So any cheese, dried tomatoes, olives, hors d'oevres and other things should wait until after the tasting. The glass should be a plain glass of a medium size to provide you with enough room to swirl the wine. The best shape is a tulip like glass to concentrate the volatile aromas in the opening. Madeira does not need refrigeration, in fact it should never be refrigerated before tasting, since this would slow down the evaporation of aromas from the wine. It is crucial to decant old Madeira wine at least 24 hours before the tasting, especially to get rid of the sometimes rather high volatile acidity (VA). Even a cheap 5YO blend will benefit from three hours in the decanter. Simply pulling out the cork will not do the job. The decanting into the decanter and back into the bottle after a few hours will be enough in most cases, but some old Madeiras, especially after a long time in bottle will need more than that.
Even though some aspects of the color, nose and palate are quite unique to Madeira wine, there are some general characteristics in a wine that can be assessed. These will lead to an overall impression of the quality of the wine. The following characteristics and many of the aromas further down are quoted from Alex Liddell's "Madeira", extended with some aspects of my personal experience with old Madeira wines. Taste is a very personal thing I know, but in most of the tastings I have been, it was surprising (well, was it?) to see, that most participants could agree on the order of rank of the wines. So there must be some basic aspects that make some wines better than others. And as I have said many times before, any reader who really wants to go deep into Madeira wine, especially with tasting and tasting notes just can not do without Alex' "bible"; please refer to the bibliography section of this website for more details.
pale : dark
opaque : bright
high on VA : low on VA
simple : complex
light : weighty
dry : sweet
fruitless : fruity
flavorless : flavorsome
high acidity : low acidity
coarseness : finesse
simple : complex
unbalanced : balanced
short finish : long finish
simple finish : complex finish
Apart from these general characteristics there are a few characteristics typical to Madeira wine (and some other fortified wines too). These typical features need some explanation:
Volatile acidity (VA)
Volatile acidity is best described (in my humble opinion) as a distinct smell of an acetone-like or paint-thinner-like spirity vinegar. While just a little of VA can lead to an extra dimension and enrichment of the nose and even the palate of a wine, to much of it will be rather unpleasant. As mentioned above, decanting helps with VA. Some people are more sensitve to VA than others, so the wine really needs to be decanted well in advance. Swirling the wine in the glass will bring out any remaining VA again. Volatile acidity or acetic acid is produced by a certain bacteria called "acetobacter" that lives best at 40°Celsius/100°Fahrenheit and oxidizes alcohol to acetic acid. Given the fact that Madeira wine has lots of alcohol and is heated during the estufagem or the canteiro process, it is not surprising that some Madeira wines have a rather high volatile acidity.
Non-volatile acidity = acidity
Madeira is a rather acidic wine. Keep in mind that the Sercial grape is called "Esgana cao", dog strangler, on the Portuguese mainland. Especially with a long concentration in cask, this can sometimes lead to an almost unbearable acidity. Four different acids make up most of the non-volatile acidity: tartric acid, citric acid, malic acid and lactic acid. The first three acids are predominant in Madeira wine. In some white wines and in most red wines, the so-called malolactic fermentation will lead to a reduction of malic acid and an increase in lactic acid. This does not change the chemically detectable overall acidity, but will lead to a softer and rounder impression of the wine. Madeira wine of course never undergoes malolactic fermentation, so the acidic character of the wine remains. There are other wines that exceed Madeira wine in total chemically detectable acidity (like German Rieslings, especially icewine), but only few wines are percepted as acidic as Madeira wine. As with VA, decanting also helps with non-volatile acidity, since some time with air helps the other aromas to develop and thereby leads to a more complex impression of the palate. As long as the acidity is counter-balanced with enough fruit and/or sweetness, high acidity will not be a problem.
Because of the high alcohol content of about 20% of volume, Madeira wine is sometimes judged as spirity by people who are more sensitve to alcohol. A higher amount of alcohol leads to more weight and body, as long as it is well integrated. With prolonged age even Madeira can become dried out and the impression of a spirity wine increases because little flavor is left to balance the high amount of alcohol, especially since the amount of alcohol increases with long cask ageing. Also of course there are faulty bottles that can display all sorts of unpleasant smells and flavors. The alcohol of these wines often gives an impression of a paint thinner like aroma.
Sotolon [3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-2(5H)-furanone] is an organic compound from the family of lactones and has a strong aroma of fenugreek or lovage at higher levels and caramel or burnt sugar at lower levels. Madeira wine is the wine with the highest levels of sotolon (or sometimes written sotolone) anywhere in the world, so sotolon adds to the unique characteristics of Madeira wine. The levels of Sotolon rise with cask ageing, so older wines display more sotolon. Also Madeira wines with a higher residual sugar content have higher levels of sotolon.
Madeira wine as an aphrodisiac?
Over the last fifteen years I have heard numerous stories about the aphrodisiac-like effects of Madeira wine. The general impression was, that even when you subtracted the effect of the alcohol itself, there was still a considerable ability to turn on people in an erotic way. In the beginning I though these were only stories, but after a discussion thread in the FTLOP-MWG forum, I set out to do some more research. If it was indeed a feature of Madeira wine to arouse people more than other wines, then it had to be attributed to the aromatic profile of Madeira wine. Some other fortified wines have the same alcohol content and some wines even have more alcohol, so alcohol alone could not explain this. Reading in an old pharmacists book about herbs for kitchen use, I came about an entire chapter on lovage. And this might well be the solution: Madeira wine has the highest amount of sotolon, an aromatic lactone that is present in lovage. As the name suggests, lovage has been used for centuries to arouse peoples sexual desires. In most of the different European languages lovage carries a name associated with its arousing capabilities. In German it is called "Liebstöckel" (love sticklet), in Czech its name is libeček, and the Polish name is lubczyk, both meaning 'love herb' and the Swedish name is libbsticka (love stick) again. In the middle ages girls from Franconia carried a small bouquet of loveage under their dress to bewitch their lovers. Loveage was also supposed to protect against evil sorcery. So in general I get the impression that these 'special qualities' of Madeira wine (if they really do exist) can largely be attributed to the unique aroma-profile, especially to the high content of sotolon.
In the following some features are described to look out for in a Madeira wine. Especially with the nose and the palate it can be helpful to really focus on just one of the features to try to detect it in the wine. Experience of course will help you a lot. But even without much experience, it can be helpful to memorize the taste of candied orange peel for an example, focus on that taste, take a sip of wine and try to find it in the wine.
Often found colors in a Madeira wine are tawny (like in a tawny Port), orange, mahogany (a rather cold brown, sometimes almost a little purple), iodine (a warmer color then mahogany), bronze, amber, gold, even yellow and green. Of course the color should be judged against a white background. Some white paper will do the job. Looking at the surface of the wine in an angle that the light is reflected by the wine can give you some reflexes of a different color. The rim of the wine in the angled glass can also show a different color.
Shades of pleasure.
Nose and palate
Often found aromas in the bouquet of a Madeira wine can be devided into groups. From a strictly biological point of view the ability of the tongue to taste is very limited. Most of the tasting, especially of the more complex aromas is done in the nose. So it makes sense to describe the aromas of nose and palate together. Some aromas are more volatile than others and this will lead to a stronger impression in the bouquet. But of course the aroma will also be present in the wine when tasted in the mouth, even though it may not be as evident as in the nose. Vice versa this is the case with the not so volatile aromas that will have a stronger impact on the palate than the nose. Swirling the wine in the glass will bring out the more volatile aromas as well as the volatile acidity. Chewing the wine and breathing in though the wine-filled mouth will do the same. After you swallowed the wine it is worth waiting some time, since the fading of the taste can bring out some not so evident notes that were before covered by the stronger aromas. Also working with your tongue into the far corners of the mouth can sometimes be surprising.
The different groups of aromas and flavors are:
Wood flavors
Pinewood, eucalyptus, oak.
Phenolic flavors
Vanilla, turpentine, varnish, balsamico, martini rosso, coconut.
Caramel flavors
Black treacle, toffee, barley sugar (an old fashioned english hard candy made by boiling down sugar with an extract of barley added), honey, malt, coffee, chocolate, root beer, caramel, maple syrup.
Cinnamon, cloves, saffron, pepper, nutmeg, lovage, curry.
Nutty flavors
Almonds, walnuts, pistachios.
Dried fruit flavors
Apricots, plums, raisins, figs, peaches, orange, lemon.
Smokey flavors
Ash, burnt coffee, toasted bread, roasted onions.
Other flavors
Yeast, seaweed/brine, salt.
Of course these are just some of the many aromas and flavors to be detectable in Madeira wine. That is what tasting in a group is all about, to get some different ideas and opinions and then work with these. So this is the place to say thanks to Stefan for the discovery of Martini Rosso in an old Malmsey in 2001 and to Eric LeVine for the roasted onions comment at the 2007 Seattle Madeira Wine Tasting!
Cask aged Madeira vs. bottle aged Madeira
Bottle aged Madeira wines are something that had long haunted me. Ever after having read Alex Liddell's "Madeira", at the end of chapter 12, I wondered if there really was a difference between bottle aged and cask aged wines. For years I had tried to find the same wine from different bottlings, at least 20 years apart. I had tasted two bottles of the Barbeito 1834 Malvasia and the 1863 Bual, about 15 years apart, but I had not been able to tell the difference. May be my palate had not been finely tuned enough or the difference in age had not been big enough? After all what are 15 years for a wine 170 years old?
But in 2007 I purchased a bottle of D'Oliveiras 1922 Bual at auction that carried a JNV paper seal, indicating it had been bottled prior to 1980. I had another bottle of the same wine, bottled in 2005, so I hoped that 25+ years would make a difference this time – and it did.
Of course you have to consider the fact, that the JNV bottle had been stored in a private cellar, so these storing conditions might not have been perfect, but after all it is Madeira wine, so let's hope it was not severely affected in any way.
The bottle aged wine seemed very much like a smaller brother of the cask aged wine. It was not as concentrated as the cask aged wine which spent about 30% more time in wood. The cask aged wine was richer, opened up a lot faster and was easier to drink being rounded with very nice toffee, butterscotch and crème brulee notes. The bottle aged wine took a whole day to open up, had much more volatile acidity and was leaner; more subdued, but at the same time left a more elegant expression.
Before that, I had thought that all the talk about bottle aged Madeiras was may be just about a difference in concentration, due to the extra time in wood for the cask aged brother. But –at least from this single experience- the difference is obviously more.
I definitely preferred the cask aged wine. Those 25+ years of extra time spent in wood turned a good wine into an outstanding wine, because of more concentration, more depth, and more different layers of aroma.