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A foot pursuit into the woods behind the Stop & Shop on Quaker Lane Jan. 24 resulted in another shoplifting charge for a West Greenwich man who was recently charged with being a habitual offender and the arrest of a woman with an outstanding warrant who apparently was living in a tent in the woods. Officer Jacob Elderkin and Jason Brodeur said loss prevention had Bruce R. Authelet, 43, of 183 Victory Hwy. in custody when he bolted out of the security office of the store, followed by loss prevention agents. Elderkin arrived and joined the chase, but the man ignored his commands and kept running until they both slid down a snow-covered hill and Elderkin told him to surrender or be hit with a taser. The man surrendered. Elderkin said they then saw the tent, with two people in it and another officer arrived to deal with that situation.
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Officer Christian Vargas reported he went to an accident on the Greenwood Bridge around 9:40 p.m. on Jan. 10. He said a woman who hit a pole had a strong odor of alcohol coming from her and appeared to be under the influence. He said witnesses said she rear-ended another car before she jumped the curb and hit the pole. He said he gave the woman a field sobriety test and she failed it. Vargas said Michelle Benson, 42, of 20 Belfield Dr. in Johnston refused a breath test at headquarters. She was charged with DUI and refusal and later released to a sober adult.
Officer Robert Gauvin reported he pulled a car over for driving erratically and struck the median several times after it ran a red light at Toll Gate and Bald Hill Roads around 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 19. He said the car continued without pulling over with jerking motions and rolled forward before it stopped in front of On The Border. He told the driver why he pulled her over and she said she was erratic because she was texting and he could check her cell phone for proof. He said he told her that wasn't necessary because her phone was in her closed purse and there was no time for her to put it away before she pulled over. He said he already smelled alcohol and noticed her voice was very fast and indistinct. He gave her a field sobriety test and she failed it and was taken to headquarters where she registered a .160 and a .179 on the breath test. Abigael L. Manzoni, 22, of 52 Allard St. in Cranston, was charged with DUI and later released to a sober adult.


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Red Stag Flavoured Bourbon
Red Stag Black Cherry Flavoured Bourbon 83/100
a Review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf)
Posted on January 23, 2011
The original sample for this review was provided to me from the personal collection of J. L. Wheelock, who is part of the Beam Global team here in Alberta. The sample size was smaller than my normal 200 ml minimum sample size, and I was having a little difficulty with the review because I really wanted to be able to mix some cocktails as well as sip the sample neat and with ice to give a true and accurate review. The small size of the sample did not allow me to be so rigorous. When Simon Mooney, another member of the Beam Global Team learned of my plight, he came to the rescue with a sealed bottle of Red Stag for my review purposes. I am fortunate to have such staunch supporters of my work.
Red Stag Flavoured Bourbon is a black cherry flavoured, 4-year-old, Jim Beam Bourbon. It appears to be intended primarily for the mixing of cocktails and bar drinks although it has been suggested that it can be enjoyed as a sipper as well. For the purposes of the review I broke the process into two parts. The first part of the review process involved five independent taste sessions (about one ounce each) consumed neat and with ice, and I drew my tasting notes from that part of the review process. I then constructed a few cocktails including two which I found on the Red Stag Website (The Brass Buck and Red Stag and Cola). I used these cocktails to round out the review with ancillary information regarding the suitability of the flavoured Whiskey for bar style cocktail drinks.
In the Bottle 4/5
If you are from the USA and you are reading this review, you may be confused as to why I am referring to the Red Stag as a 'flavoured' bourbon rather than as an 'infused' bourbon. The reason is that in Canada, the labeling of this whiskey is much different from what I have seen in the USA. To the left of this paragraph is the bottle which I am reviewing here in Canada. To the right is the bottle shot I found on the Jim Beam Website which I used with the permission of the aforementioned J.L. Wheelock. Notice how the USA label declares this spirit to be an Infused Bourbon with Natural Flavors. The Canadian label declares the spirit to be a Black Cherry Flavoured Bourbon.
A quick check of the back of the Canadian bottle shows us a list of ingredients, "Bourbon, water, sugar, artificial flavour(s), and citric Acid (330)".
In Canada at least, the Red Stag Flavoured Bourbon is not labeled as being infused with natural flavours. My information on this matter is that process by which the black cherry flavour is obtained does not meet the Canadian criteria for "natural flavour".
Controversy aside, the Red Stag is presented in a typical flagon style bottle made for easy storage on my liquor cabinet, and for easy pouring at my bar. The bottle and the label are typical of the category and are neither impressive nor detrimental. As always, I am disappointed in the metal screw top cap I see, but as this flavoured whiskey is primarily a mixer I am not surprised.
In the Glass 8.5/10
In the glass, the flavoured whiskey displays a light amber/golden colour. There is a bit of a syrupy look when I tilt my glass and look for legs (which are big and fat). To my mind, the thickness of the legs has more to do with a higher sugar content than it does with a rich oily whiskey. The nose confirms this suspicion as the scent from the glass is rich with sugary sweetness. The aroma I detect is a mixture of a woody bourbon tones and sweeter cherry notes which rise in the air as I nose the glass.
In the Mouth 50/60
The sweetness from the nose continues into the mouth. The taste is big and full of juicy cherries in a good way, but it is perhaps a little too sweet. The initial rich cherry flavour is a delight, but the sweetness begins to overwhelm almost immediately, and the woody bourbon notes while not lost have certainly been clubbed into a submissive posture by the sweetness. As a sipper, I find this perhaps to be in more of the vein of a liqueur than of a whiskey. It is pleasant but cloying if sampled repeatedly.
Mixed into cocktails is another matter altogether. When I mixed the Red Stag into the two of the cocktails I found on the Red Stag Website I found each of them to be much more enjoyable than drinking the Red Stag neat. In particular the Brass Buck, which is a mixture of Red Stag and Ginger Ale over ice was quite nice as the ginger-ale and the ice helped to quell the sweetness and actually allowed the woody bourbon notes to gain some ground in the glass. It was spicier and pleasantly sharp in flavour which appealed to me in a big way.
I tried a few other cocktail variations in recipes which called for cherry whiskey and I was very pleased especially with the more complex bourbon character which shone through most of the cocktails. I admit I am somewhat enthralled by the mix-ability of the Red Stag.
In The Throat 12/15
The finish, as one would expect, is lengthened considerably by the sweetness. My feeling is however, that when consumed neat, this becomes cloying in a hurry. The woody bourbon flavour does appear right at the end to provide a bit of a bitter counter-punch to the sweetness. (Which incidentally was welcomed by my throat.)
The Afterburn 8.5/10
My thoughts on the Red Stag are that the spirit is far more reminiscent of a sweet Black Cherry Liqueur than what I was expecting from a spirit referred to on the Jim Beam website as an Infused Bourbon Whiskey.
My score reflects a spirit that can be sipped straight as an aperitif or a desert liqueur, but which I feel is far more enjoyable mixed in cocktails.
You may read some of my other reviews of Liqueurs and Flavoured Spirits (click the link) if you wish to have some comparative reviews.
Here are the two recipes I found on the Red Stag website which I constructed as part of the review.
3 parts Red Stag
4 parts Cola
Mix in a suitable glass and serve with ice
The Red Stag and Cola goes down very easily and is somewhat reminiscent of cherry cola. Just enough of the bourbon flavour seeps through the cocktail to give you that nice satisfying little kick to the tonsils.
The second cocktail I enjoyed as I reviewed the Red Stag was the Brass Buck.
3 parts Red Stag
4 parts Ginger Ale
Mix in a suitable glass and serve with ice
The Brass Buck was my favourite Red Stag cocktail. The ginger-ale brings out the woody and spicy elements of the bourbon while at the same time quelling the sweetness of the overall mixture. Sitting in my hot tub with the snow blowing and the temperature reaching minus 30 degrees last weekend, this tasted just fine.
Remember that the aim of my blog is to help you drink better spirits, not to help you drink more spirits. Please indulge responsibly!
My Scores are out of 100 and you may (loosely) interpret them as follows:
0-25 A spirit with a rating this low would actually kill you.
26-49 Depending upon your fortitude you might actually survive this.
50 -59 You are safe to drink this…but you shouldn't.
60-69 Substandard swill which you may offer to people you do not want to see again.
70-74 Now we have a fair mixing spirit. Accept this but make sure it is mixed into a cocktail.
75-79 You may begin to serve this to friends, again probably still cocktail territory.
80-84 We begin to enjoy this spirit neat or on the rocks. (I will still primarily mix cocktails.)
85-89 Excellent for sipping or for mixing!
90-94 Definitely a primary sipping spirit, in fact you may want to hoard this for yourself.
95-97.5 The Cream of the Crop
98+ I haven't met this bottle yet…but I want to.
Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows:
70 – 79.5 Bronze Medal (Recommended only as a mixer)
80 – 89.5 Silver Medal (Recommended for sipping and or a high quality mixer)
90 – 95 Gold Medal (Highly recommended for sipping and for sublime cocktails.)
95.5+ Platinum Award (Highest Recommendation)
9 Responses to "Red Stag Flavoured Bourbon"
September 29, 2011 at 12:57 pm
I thought that by U.S. law you could not add flavoring to bourbon and still call it bourbon, and that if you did add flavoring you had to call it a blended whiskey,
February 18, 2011 at 7:26 am
Jim Beam Black sold in the U.S. is aged 8 years. Due to the complexity of the aging process, and resulting inventory challenges, Jim Beam Black sold outside of the U.S. is aged 6 years. You can be assured that whether you are drinking our 6-year-old or 8-year-old version, our master distiller ensures the taste profile is exactly the same, no matter which one you drink.
Jim Beam has always been committed to creating the world's finest bourbon as we have since 1795.
January 23, 2011 at 8:37 pm
Great review Chip!
The differences in labeling Jim Beam products is not limited to just the Red Stag. Jim Beam Black in the United States has an age statement that it is 8 yrs, whereas in Canada there is no such age statement. My $50,000 game show question for you to ponder or maybe ask your Beam brand ambassador is why? Is the Canadian Jim Beam Black aged 8yrs or not? Inquiring minds want to know.

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hospital food...yum
The wheels were put in motion so that I could start the treatment. I was given a date in 4 weeks where I would have to come in and have my first treatment and stay over to be monitored for any reactions. To say I was pretty terrified is an understatement. I didnt sleep for weeks, obviously my pain was increasing with not having adequate treatment and I felt increasingly alone and emotional because I was tired.
I kept focussing on the goal of getting back to "normal" and that seemed to pull me through. You start to reflect on your life and overthink things way too much before a hospital visit i think (well I do anyway). I kept wishing I didnt have to do this, why cant I just be ok (for starters I hate bloody hospital food!) but reminding myself that this is what it is, there is nothing you can do but be positive and hope for the best. Being positive is so damn exhausting at times! But it does help improve my mood.
So here I am in the present, having just returned this afternoon from my first Rituximab sesh. I went into hospital yesterday morning. The usual faffing around occurred, I spoke with a lovely doctor who explained fully what was going to happen and asked if I had any concerns (typically, of course, i had loads but didnt say anything!) and once they took some blood to check I had no infections or nastys going on they were happy to go ahead. A couple of hours later I was comfy in my bed when I was given my pre meds, a steroid infusion and a piriton injection to prevent any reactions and help with the pain. I immediately felt woozy and wanted to sleep but then was strapped up to an obs machine which went off every 15 mins checking my blood pressure and pulse etc. Great, not gunna be sleeping much now! The blood pressure strap squeezed my arm to an inch within its life (ive only got skinny arms anyway so it was pretty much down to the bone!)
A bit frightened, my pulse was high but they said that can be normal so I tried to relax. Then the infusion was started, I was told the amount of fluid that would go into my body would be increased every 30 mins to slowly introduce the medication to my system. I barely felt anything to be honest in the first hour. I tried to relax, read a magazine, chat to the nurses to keep my mind off it. I then started to feel very tired and like I was having (what I call) Granny sweats (this generally means hot flushes and a bit of a to do!). My face was having its own disco, going red and white and red, I didnt feel too peachy but the meds were increasing so i understood why it was happening. All I wanted to do was sleep!
About 5 hours passed and the bag was finally empty. I could be detatched yey! In the mean time one of my best friends had turned up with some goodies (bless) to cheer me up and I was feeling much happier I wasnt alone. Some of my other best friends turned up and we all had a good chat and a laugh as I munched on a creme egg (yum), I always feel better when my friends are around, they make me feel normal!
After a long day and lots of observations done on me, I finally settled off to sleep after a little cry (I think I was too tired and emotional to cope with the situation of being alone!) But I drifted off quite quickly and before I knew it i was being booted out in the morning told to go home and rest ready for my next infusion in 2 weeks time. Today I have literally never been so exhausted, I could barely keep my eyes open writing this but wanted to let you know whats been going on in the land of rheuma girl! I feel a bit sick, my arm is killing but nothing a hot bath and some rest cant cure. Oh and the hospital food wasnt so bad after all...
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I am sorry to hear that your RA is this extreme and that you had to go in for the strongest treatment possible. It is not really fair at age 23, but hang in there. It is clear you have a great support system of people and that is really all it takes to keep going. I hope the treatments work for you. I have read case studies (watched some case studies on youtube if you can locate those)on Rituximab infusions and most people who have not been helped by other treatments show improvement with Rituximab. I wish you well and I feel you feel better soon.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous16 April 2010 at 20:42
Kerrie, your story is an inspiration. You've worked hard to overcome the troubles RA causes with courage and a great sense of humor. I think you're pretty darned tough. I hope the new treatment gives you long-term relief from your RA and that you'll soon be up and around, ready to party and live your life just as you wish. Best of luck!ReplyDelete
A creme egg! Yum! OK, I know it's not enough to make up for all the RA crap, but they are good! I hope, hope, hope that the Rituximab helps you feel better soon.ReplyDelete
As Wren says, you are tough and what an inspiration! Hang in there and keep us up to date with how you're doing.
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I know the month has only just begun but after the success of the January thread, I thought it might make sense to start early with what you're looking forward to in terms of releases. Many of Febs finest are streaming or being reviewed already. And I thought it might be interesting, as we collect the best bits of the month (to be digested at the end of the month) to reflect on whether the things we were looking forward to end up being what we hoped.
This thread is basically to discuss albums you recommend and to share links to songs, vids, etc which have gone online this month.
Predicting my album of the month will be BLONDES. Stream it, especially if Errors was your album of January or Oneohtrix, The Field, Luke Abbott, etc float your boat: http://drownedinsound.com/news/4144408-album-stream--blondes-self-titled-debut-album
Absolutely adore THE SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS record which is due out at the end of Feb.
Some DiS-friendly picks from the Feb release schedule...
Week 1: Twilight Sad, Blondes, Ben Kweller, AIR, Sharon Van Etten, Cloud Nothings (UK release)
Week 2: Shearwater, Gotye, Barry Adamson, Field Music, A Place To Bury Strangers, Islands, Tennis, Young Magic, Anais Mitchell, Earth, Pulp (re-issues), Simple Minds (re-issues)
Week 3: Grimes, Sleigh Bells, Perfume Genius, Cursive (!), David's Lyre, Lambchop, Peter Broderick, Beth Jeans Houghton, Wooden Shjips, Tindersticks, Gonjasufi, Azari & III, Hanne Hukkelberg
Week 4: Memoryhouse, School of Seven Bells, Xiu Xiu, Olafar Arnalds, Fanfarlo,
Also out in Feb: Ting Tings, Dodgy, Speech Debelle, Emilie Sandie, Paul McCartney, and InMe
...whilst we're on the subject of release schedules, does anyone recommend anywhere online that's good for seeing what's coming out? Thinking of improving DiS' and it's either gonna be a case of data-entry or taking a feed from somewhere.
If you missed January's thread, it's here: http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4317730
but also Anais Mitchell, Perfume Genius, Tindersticks, Lambchop, Wooden Shijps, Grimes and hopefully something amazing I've never heard of before.
February is when new music starts up again.
Didn't realise there was a new Anais Mitchell release, Hadestown was brilliant.
January such a slow start to the year, but things are looking up. The Sharon Van Etten album is streaming and is the first outstanding album of the year for me. Shearwater, can't wait for this, love this band. School of Seven Bells has sounded good from what I've heard so far.
Gonjasufi has an album out this month?
If so great! Although i'm totally skint this month i can just about afford the twilight sad and sharon van etten one's next monday then i'll have to wait until next month to pick up school of seven bells and memoryhouse. And gonjasufi too if indeed he has an album coming this month.
There's been absolutely zero talk or buzz
about the Gonjasufi album. Really surprised. Maybe Warp want to sweep it under the carpet.
re: gonjasufi - here's what andrzej but on the blurb for reviews
- 'MU.ZZ.LE', although short in it's length, is huge on messages. Political, social and spiritual interpretations that define him as an artist. Written on the road, it was an outlet for Gonjasufi to challenge himself. It's the response to all the adrenaline, aggression and anger he felt travelling the world, it's a spectrum of his creativity and a testimony of how one man's passion and determination is often misunderstood as anger. "There's a duality that exists and to deny it, is the biggest mistake". The albums downtempo strings, heartbreaking soul, reanimated hip-hop and crackling haunting vocal stylings are stitched as a running thread throughout each song like a patchwork quilt.
Thought that Gonjasufi thing was more of a patchy EP than a proper album
(haven't listened to it though)
It's out already.
Came through my door yesterday. On first listen it's quite good. Different to the debut but thats to be expected without Gaslamp producing. Some brilliant drumming on some of the tracks.
yeah I think Jan has been slow...
and that both the Cloud Nothings and Errors albums, whilst good, have benefited from having not much competition. Still DiS throws out 8/10's like bl0wj0bs in a wh0rehouse.
what happened to my post?!
basically; shearwater and tindersticks are solid 8/10s at least and i can see them being in my top 10 of the year. tindersticks especially is sublime and i think itll still grow on me.
was it in the other thread?
I deleted it seconds after posting it due to typos but it took about 5mins to GO AWAY
oh, i wasnt aware there was another
in that case; that's lovely.
does anyone recommend anywhere online that's good for seeing what's coming out?
has been asked a lot and I think the general consensus was that there wasn't any one large comprehensive list. Gap in the market maybe?avl06 this'd this
Indeed. I wonder if it's something we could communally do? Ie not everyone so it isn't full of bumsnogger and sweet janye....
Might be quite nice
could get a couple of 'cartographers' to work through distro release sheets/store pre-orders/news etc.
I check NME.com on a Monday morning. Its a small list but covers more than just NME type bands.
Pitchify is handy and so is the New Album Releases playlist on Spotify.
Sean - DiS needs to get on the case! I like the idea of a communal one. I'm pretty sure someone on the music board started a weekly thread for releases. I think it only lasted a week.....
Pitchfork's quarterly upcoming releases articles are all right.
Only really comprehensive for the first month of each quarter though.
Other than that, you could just check pre-orders on places like rough trade and insound? The records shops with the widest range.
Quite a few this month that i'm looking forward to
Grimes, Sharon Van Etten, Twilight Sad and Demdike Stare's Elementals gets a CD release.
Hanne Hukkelbergs new one sounds interesting too. It got a glowing review in Wire but I've barely seen any mention of it elsewhere. The one song I've heard is very good http://www.musicquack.com/2011/08/hanne-hukkelberg-new-album-set-for.html
Just found out there's a new Tenniscoats album as well
Could be good
only listened to bits and pieces of that Sharon Van Etten album...
on soundcloud but it all sounds absolutely great.
looking forward to lots that have been mentioned
and of the top of my head also out this month - geographer, damien jurado, cursive, of montreal and mouse on mars' first release in 6 yrs which could be interesting.
Waaaw ..
so many bands I like are releasing albums this month.
Was disappointed by the Errors lp last months, hopefully things will be looking up now.
My favourite from last month was Cloud Nothings - I see they're still topical in February. :)
I listened a lot
to Magna Encarta last year - great track
I just feel the rest of the abulm is Errors - by - number.
I will listen to it again but not won over first time round.
I wanted it to be good ...
consequence of sound
have a good release calendar :
http://consequenceofsound.net/upcoming-releases/cronenberg this'd this
Sorry for the self publicising...
... but at http://www.spotimy.co.uk we collate the new releases that are available on Spotify and also have a playlist that updates each week if anyone is interested.
I'm pretty behind the new Yppah album
First track to be taken from it.
That new Dodgy album
is getting good reviews pretty much everywhere so far. Just sayin'.
Re: the other stuff
I am massively excited about the Field Music album.
I actually think it's gunna be really good
now we just need The Wonder Stuff to do something.
Still no review of new Portico Quartet?
:-( it's brilliant
didn't notice that
earth angels and demons II
and a badass cover to boot...
started a Feb playlist of stuff I've been listening to that's out this month(ish)
School Of Seven Bells – Lafaye
Bright Eyes – We're Gonna Be Friends
Sharon Van Etten – Serpents
Radical Face – Black Eyes
Halls – Lifeblood
Perfume Genius – All Waters
Active Child – Playing House
dropped a few more in
School Of Seven Bells – Lafaye
Bright Eyes vs First Aid Kit – We're Gonna Be Friends
Sharon Van Etten – Serpents
David's Lyre – In Arms
Radical Face – Black Eyes
Peter Broderick – It Starts Hear
Halls – Lifeblood
Perfume Genius – All Waters
John Talabot – Destiny feat. Pional
Active Child – Playing House
POLIÇA – Lay Your Cards Out
Sleigh Bells – Comeback Kid
Blondes – Moondance (not on the album, just a placeholder until it is)
Shitting crikey this album is immense! Just hearing it for the first time.
Could of tracks to stream on http://www.subpop.com/releases/shearwater/full_lengths/animal_joy
I'm holding back my judgement for now...
Big Shearwater fan, not much has grabbed me in 2012 and became obsessed with the early tracks which were released. And I've enjoyed every listen so far, with numerous favourites...but its a different album to their previous work, more visceral and direct and less a creation of a very natural world to lose yourself in. I think it could grow to be an excellent rock album, but part of my mourns a slight loss of majesty (very slight mind, You as You Were is beautiful).
Same feeling here
but I haven't been a big Shearwater fan like you. It could be a grower. I listened to it for the first time in full today.
Some tracks sound 'forced' to me, as in ... let's get uptempo for the sake of sounding urgent.
However, some tracks are really beautiful. A mixed bag?
How you feeling about this now?
Still haven't quite made my mind up
The Icarus Line
have re-issued all of this back catalogue with expanded editions to help fund touring the UK with Killing Joke http://theicarusline.org/
good reminder about awesome they are (and Stevie Chick is) here http://steviechick.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/loose-lips-sink-ships-so-lets-just-be-friends/
- jimitheexploder and cronenberg this'd this
Field Music
Plumb got a 9/10 today http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16798/reviews/4144467
i'm glad you liked shearwater, seany
have you 'eard tindersticks yet?
My vote goes to Anais Mitchell
Have people started hearing it yet? The eight I gave it in the review was a real borderline nine. Also, glad to see Tennis getting a nice response - still loving them a lot. Was of Montreal this month too? Really adoring that - hard work, but such a glorious grower. Such a monster compared to false priest, and actually less scattershot/total mess than I first thought.
And for anyone interested...
My thoughts on the Of Montreal record: http://musosguide.com/of-montreal-paralytic-stalks/20150
(You did suggest that we post reviews, right Sean?)
yeah, of course
share away
In that case...
... check out my review of Blondes, which I also love http://musosguide.com/blondes-blondes/20237
Are Therapy? so far off the radar these days?
I thought that last album 'Crooked Timber' was easily their best since their mid-90s heyday and have high hopes for 'A Brief Crack Of Light', out this week.
Patrice & Friends
follow up Cashmere Sheets with the brilliant Champagne Saunas. Pay what you want on their Bandcamp. Juke/footwoork-style edits of r'n'b numbers, it's a hootjimitheexploder this'd this
'The Last Goodbye' by The Kills
Bloody marvellous. Just made it single of the week: http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144493-this-weeks-singles-06-02-12--the-kills-sleigh-bells-m83-first-aid-kit?singles
Objekt - Cactus
Peverelist - Livity Sound #003
The amount of music being released in February
- pichaelmarker and cronenberg this'd this
Milagres - Glowing Mouth
atmospheric, romantic, anthemic pop.
Could well be underrated by people on this site as they sound slightly like ... Coldplay.
Imo, very different though, and you can't deny them a way with a tune.
On Spotify.hal_krishna this'd this
because ..
I've got pretty much the same musical tastes as you? :p
Great minds etc. :)
Ben Kweller?
Do me a favour.
The Smoking Hearts - Victory!
entire album for stream here.
if you like punk/hardcore/rock 'n roll.
Nearly the end of the month...
What songs, mixes and albums you been loving?
Cloud Nothings (was a February release in the UK anyway)
Anais Mitchell, Sharon van Etten and Sleigh Bells all sounding promising too.
Field Music - Plumb
Keith Fullerton Whitman - Generators
of Montreal - Paralytic Stalks
Patrice & Friends - Champagne Saunas
Rome Fortune - Voyeur
Absolutely brilliant album. Was meant to be seeing them play this weekend, but Stuart Staples (the singer's got laryngitis) - gutted.
Yep, Tindersticks for me too.
Seeing them in Berlin on 7 March, hope he's recovered by then.
Anais Mitchell
Matt Elliott
My Favourite mixes of Feb so far...
Lowtec's Odd Man Out Mix
Guido Fact Mix #314
Jambie's Innacity FM Juke Session
West Norwood Cassette Library DJ Mag Mix #72
10-20 SR Mix #118
Mickey Pearce XFM Mix for Mary Anne Hobbs 280112
Nochexxx LWE Mix #111
SR Mix #119 Bobby Champs
Julia Holter Fact Mix #316
Deaboy's Wifey Valentine's Day Mixtape
Hudson Mohawke Slow Jams Chapter 5
Tha New 2012 Traxman
Cosmin TRG CLR Mix #154
P Jam Uncle Albert x Sonic Router Mix
Xpldr #4 | Slushouse
Kode9 & Scratcha DVA on the Hyperdub Show Rinse FM 14022012
Actress Boiler Room set
Move D Fact Mix #317
Ben UFO & Jackmaster Hessle Audio Show Rinse FM 16022012
DJ Sotofett Presents House Life Gadding feat. UNIT 6Q
DJ Rolando Cinematicpod #005
SR Mix # 121 Archie Pelago
Fave albums of the year so far...
LHF – Keepers of the Light [Keysound]
Yöt – Bitch Bender [Raha & Tunteet]
Shady Blaze – The Grind, Hustle & Talent [Green Ova]
Non Person – Things With Consequences, Part 1 [1-0-8]
DVA – Pretty Ugly [Hyperdub]
Henny Moan – The Coming Thaw [CDR]
Agali Ag Amoumine – Takamba [Sahelsounds]
10-20 – Magnet Marsh [Broken60]
Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengras meet The Congos – Icon Give Tank [RVNG]
Dro Carey – Tussin Underwater [Brain---So---Soft]
Starlito – For My Foes [Grind Hard]
Future – Astronaut Status [Self Released]
Lil Ugly Mane – Criminal Hypnosis: Unreleased Shit [Self Released]
Gucci Mane – Trap Back [Brick Squad]
Spaceghostpurrp - RVIDER KLVN GXX XX BXXXK Vol.1 [Self Relesed]
Ghosting Season – The Very Last Of The Saints [Unknown]
Blue Sky Black Death & Nacho Picasso – Lord of the Fly [Self Released]
Johnny Jewel – Symmetry: Themes For An Imaginary Film [Italians Do It Better]
ScHoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions [TDE]
Some might not be out yet and some from Jan but I couldn't be arsed to seperate them all.
of Montreal's Paralytic Stalks is basically the best thing ever
liking these
geographer - myth (indie electronica kinda similar to future islands but not)
album streaming here -
fredrik ornament ep (1 new tracks and 3 remixe of tracks of last years album including one (not yet on youtube) by eluvium.
power animal - exorcism - experimental indie folktronica (pay what you want - money goes to charity)
damien jurado - maraqopa (i think this is his 11th studio album - and one of the best)
a whisper in the noise - to forget (indie alt post rock)
gang colours - the keychain collection -slow indie electro
i really love Your Hand from that A Whisper in the Noise album
i think it's a really nice album and...
blurs the lines between orchestral modern classical/indie/post rock exceedingly well
The new Oren Ambarchi is the first thing from this year I've really got into
Listen to the Tindersticks album too this morning. Wasn't bad, didn't really blow me away.
Here is my February Spotify playlist
Django Django – Default
Fanfarlo – Tightrope
The Cast Of Cheers – Family
Gotye – Save Me
Simian Ghost – Wolf Girl
Cloud Nothings – Stay Useless
Those Darlins – Screws Get Loose
Foxes! – Oh Rosie
Tennis – Petition
Perfume Genius – Normal Song
Shearwater – You as You Were
Sharon Van Etten – Joke or a Lie
Ani Difranco – Unworry
Deerhoof – Gas and Matches
Xiu Xiu – Joey's Song
Bleeding Heart Narrative – Fuchsia
Neal Morgan – On a Cut Hill
Of Montreal – Dour Percentage
Lianne La Havas – Forget
Lana Del Rey – Off To The Races
Sleigh Bells – Never Say Die
Grimes – Genesis
M.I.A. – Bad Girls
Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters – Long Distance Call
Zammuto – Weird Ceiling
NZCA/LINES – Okinawa Channels
10-20 – Dead Sea Lemonade
DJ Format – Spaceship Earth
Royal Baths – Map of Heaven
A Place To Bury Strangers – Drill It Up


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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Hallelujah! Holy Shit! Where's the Tylenol?
Merry "an asshole in his bathrobe, emptying a chemical toilet into my sewer" Day from all of us at the Philosophy Smoker.
--Mr. Zero
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Last Minute Questions: I just noticed that there are receptions on both the 28th and 29th. Are both of these "the smoker?" Am I expected to talk with interviewing departments both nights?
Also, I have on interview on the 30th before either reception. Is it weird for me to try to find those folks at the reception?
Word Verification: "Crypol", as in "I crypol when I think how bad I could screw up."
- December 25, 2011 at 3:48 PM
- zombie said...
I think departments can have tables at both receptions. You are not obligated to go to either one (although rumor has it some SCs really expect you to go). In my experience (one smoker, last year), it is hard to actually talk to anyone at the table, unless you get there before any other candidates latch on. I should think you'd be at a special disadvantage if you haven't formally interviewed yet. Personally, I wouldn't want my first impression to be made in a socially awkward setting like the smoker where you might only get to talk to one member of the SC. You might also find yourself being unexpectedly "supplementally" interviewed (it happened to me).
- December 25, 2011 at 9:56 PM
Zero you are a fuckstick! Way too often you don't publish comments and I am not speaking of mine alone. These aren't even bad comments. Just those your ignorant ass feels are poor. Your judgment tells me you are not in for a jo
- December 27, 2011 at 1:21 PM
- Mr. Zero said...
Thanks for that, anon1:21. Made my afternoo
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Jan 17 2019 12:45pm
Taco Bell, Bayless Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA
Symptoms: Diarrhea Fever Nausea Vomiting
Report Type: Food Poisoning
Jan 17 2019 12:44pm
Taco Bell, 514 Broadway Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938, USA
Symptoms: Diarrhea Vomiting
Report Type: Food Poisoning
My family and I are there we all end up sick clear diarrhea stomach ache and more Read More
Jan 15 2019 11:10pm
Taco Bell, Portion Road, Ronkonkoma, NY, USA
Symptoms: Vomiting
Report Type: Food Poisoning
Jan 12 2019 10:14pm
Lakeside Shopping Centre, Grays, UK
Symptoms: Nausea Vomiting
Report Type: Food Poisoning
My stepdad was in lakeside and he ordered food to take home for us to all eat. I had a beef taco and my brother (10yo) had a chicken wrap. My sister (1yo) just has some of the chips. My sister was the first to throw up and we thought it's just something she didn't chew but she kept on throwing up then it was my brother then lastly, me the one who Ate her food last at 1am up to 7 am I was in and out of the bathroom vomiting. Read More
Jan 10 2019 5:03am
Taco Bell, North White Sands Boulevard, Alamogordo, NM, USA
Symptoms: Diarrhea Nausea
Report Type: Food Poisoning
so I had went to taco bell on Jan 4th 2019 and order the chalupa 5 dollar box, with a party back of soft tacos while on my way to babysit my nephews and the next morning I ended up having diarrhea for a couple hours then rested due to having to work that night, but just thought it was normal till my sister asked me where I got it because her and her husband ended up getting sick along with one of my nephews , then on Jan 6th, 2019 I went to a different Taco Bell and I had gotten the Grande burrito with the box the same 5 dollar Chalupa box and 2 apple empanadas and another burrito cant remember the name, but I got home ate and day later I ended up with the same symptoms of the diarrhea but gave my sister the chalupa that night and hours later she became sick with diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and the body aches and shivers for about 2 days, I love eating there and had never gotten sick till the 4th and the 6th like ever. Read More
Jan 8 2019 9:41pm
Taco Bell, Pacific Avenue Southeast, Lacey, WA, USA
Symptoms: Diarrhea Nausea
Report Type: Food Poisoning
Jan 8 2019 1:22pm
Taco Bell, Main Street, Hesperia, CA, USA
Symptoms: Nausea Vomiting
Report Type: Food Poisoning
I bought dinner last night from here and we all woke up throwing up and feeling sick. My babies who ate less but still consumed it vomited less but still did while my husband, my older children and I all ate the same thing but more of it and we're all still currently sick 12 hours later. We got chalupas and Mexican pizzas Read More
Jan 7 2019 7:28pm
Taco Bell, Babcock Road, Ashwaubenon, WI, USA
Symptoms: Diarrhea Fever Nausea Vomiting
Report Type: Food Poisoning
I had two beefy mini quesadillas and two shredded mini chicken quesadillas at 5-6 pm at 9:30 without having eat anything else I had severe stomach cramps and could barely walk at work. When I got home I instantly had diarrhea and started vomiting all night long. The vomiting stopped at about 3-4 am but still have diarrhea and is now 6:30 the next day Read More
Jan 3 2019 10:34pm
Taco Bell, South Main Street, Fort Bragg, CA, USA
Symptoms: Nausea
Report Type: Food Poisoning
About I went back to the store to get the rest of my order that they messed up on and are now in a 1/2 later I started getting really bed pains my stomach and now it's gotten a lot worse it's increasing in pain and nausea I hope they didn't put something in my food after I come back to get the rest that they must upon getting really really mad sharp pains in my stomach might have to go to the hospital Read More


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Otaku Apprentice
Eiyusenki (Historical Figure Genderbender)
Hetalia: Axis Powers was only the beginning! Now, Eiyusenki, a new PC game from Japan seeks to depict over 60 important figures from world history as cute anime-style girls, and more importantly, make them battle for global domination!
Eiyusenki has been developed by the Tenco company withlots of RPG and RTS elements as girls representing assorted old world empires such as Azteca, Egypt, and Zipang (i.e. Japan) clash on the battlefield. The game is slated for release in March 2012 in Japan.
A visit to the official Eiyusenki web site is kind of a must, as you can view character bios for all the girls and be boggled at the design choices that have been made in the name of revisionist history. Below are is a sampling of some of our favorites...
That's not King Arthur, SABER IS THE TRUE KING ARTHUR!!!
Spoiler for NSFW:
Ref: http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-new...or-new-pc-game
|2011-11-03, 00:00
|Link #2
Takao Tsundere Cruiser
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Classified
My God there's some many characters.
Heck Hannibal, Nero, Aristotle, Nostradamus, Gilgamesh, Columbus William The Kid and Francis Drake are in this game!
|2011-11-03, 00:25
|Link #4
Did someone call a doctor
Join Date: Apr 2007
Age: 35
Who's that Australian one? Down the front smoking that pipe thingy.
Some of them are very... um... interesting design choices. Heh... Julius Caesar, Gilgamesh, Alexander the Great... oh my.. Ashoka (nsfw), something inherently disturbing about Nero being a magical girl... so yeah, they're all pretty out there. Think Vlad Tepes is my favourite one though, lol. Wait, why is she listed as Australian.
Interesting and amusing...
wait.. the only male in the whole batch? who is it? Joan of Arc? Looks very.. bishi you have to admit.
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|2011-11-03, 01:26
|Link #5
Even if it just for a bit
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Cold Storage
Age: 27
|2011-11-03, 07:53
|Link #11
Ava courtesy of patchy
Join Date: Jan 2009
It's ero-game O_O. What do you expect from ero-game? It's either 1 girl with 1 male MC or many girl for the MC to choose one or a harem.
Edit : lol, they have the complete set of knight of the rounds, and I can't help but laugh at Sanzo-Boushi being there XD.
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A Tougher Stand on CEOs With Bad Returns
Should top executives make a lot of money when their investors lose out? Absolutely not, more corporate boards have decided.
Keen to avoid investor outcry over executive pay, a growing number of U.S. companies are limiting the upside for top leaders in down years for stock prices by restricting certain compensation when total shareholder return is negative. (Total shareholder return equals share-price changes plus reinvested dividends.)
The little-noticed move is unusual because the impetus comes from board members themselves, and not activists.
"It's distasteful to pay out very high reward levels when your shareholders are losing money," explains Laurie Siegel, who spearheaded such limits as head of the board compensation committee at CenturyLink Inc., a telecom company based in Monroe, La.
Fifteen big and midsize businesses, including Pfizer Inc. and AT&T Inc., have capped incentive-plan payments for this reason since 2006, with seven doing so since 2011, a Hay Group analysis for The Wall Street Journal found.
Pinched Pay
Some firms limit rewards for top bosses when investors lose money over three years
- Diebold: Top officers don't get additional shares tied to performance, adopted in 2012
- Dell: Top officers don't get extra restricted-stock units tied to performance, adopted in 2012
- CenturyLink: Senior executives don't get added restricted shares tied to performance, adopted in 2011
- AT&T: Top officers keep no more than 90% of shares tied to performance, adopted in 2008
The most common tactic is lowering payouts of "performance shares" during down periods—even if a company outperforms rivals. Performance shares involve grants of company stock tied to various measures; if goals are met, the executive can keep those shares. Directors often impose a 100% cap, giving executives a chance to keep their full grant. Without a ceiling, pay plans typically allow senior officers to receive up to twice as many shares, even when there is a negative shareholder return.
Northrop Grumman Corp. and Diebold Inc. were among companies adopting curbs last year. Rewards for a stock-price decline "should be balanced against the potential misalignment with shareholder value," Diebold said in its latest proxy statement.
The board action reflects a shift in best practices, a spokesman says. Thomas W. Swidarski, CEO of the struggling maker of automatic teller machines, stepped down Jan. 24.
About 10% of all public U.S. companies pinch executive pay due to a negative return, twice the proportion that did so in 2008, estimates Irving S. Becker, head of Hay's U.S. executive compensation practice.
He predicts nearly 40% may do so by 2015.
"It's bad optics to pay out at the maximum level when total shareholder return is negative," Mr. Becker says. He believes board members who aren't seen as punishing top bosses for poor results may spur shareholders to vote down executive-pay plans. Under the Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law, investors began casting nonbinding votes on executive pay in 2011.
Though the votes can't nix top officers' packages, boards are loath to ignore investor wishes.
Institutional Shareholder Services, which advises large investors how to vote in corporate elections, recommends a "no" vote for an average of 13% of say-on-pay votes a year. Yet last year, the proxy-advisory firm recommended a "yes" vote at 20 companies with payout curbs for negative returns, says Carol Bowie, head of U.S. research for the proxy-advisory firm. That indicates a considerably higher endorsement rate than ISS usually gives to say-on-pay votes, according to Ms. Bowie.
"Boards deserve some credit for capping payouts without being prodded by investors," suggests Aeisha Mastagni, an investment officer for California State Teachers' Retirement System. The big public-pension fund frequently targets underperforming companies with overly generous management rewards.
CenturyLink , for example, embraced a cap in 2011 largely because Ms. Siegel liked the idea. Senior executives of the telecom concern won't receive additional restricted shares tied to its relative stock performance if shareholder return is negative over a three-year period. The first such period ends in May 2014.
Ms. Siegel says she recommended the restriction because similar steps by conglomerate Tyco International Ltd. in 2007 had pleased investors there. (She was Tyco's senior vice president of human resources until she retired last fall.)
Stacey Goff, general counsel for CenturyLink, recalls that he and affected fellow executives decided a pay circuit breaker "seemed logical and fair." He adds, "it really wasn't a big issue for us." (To be sure, few executives would risk publicly agitating for more money in the event their investors suffer.)
Mr. Goff collected a 2011 pay package worth about $1.9 million, including performance-based restricted stock, CenturyLink says.
Hypothetically speaking, Mr. Goff figures if the cap had been in place for 2011 and there had been three years of negative shareholder returns—which there weren't—he would have been able to keep performance-based restricted shares valued at a maximum of $590,000. Without a cap, the value of the maximum would be double that.
Pfizer hoped to hew more closely to shareholder interests when it introduced performance shares with payout curbs in 2007, a spokeswoman for the drug maker says. Senior leaders lost all or most of their initial grants in 2009 and 2010, partly due to a negative return during the prior three years. She declined to comment on those leaders' reaction.
Drug-industry rival Eli Lilly & Co. takes an even tougher stance. Under a performance-share plan launched in 2007, executive officers get no shares if Lilly investors see zero or negative returns over a three-year period. That has already happened twice.
Developing a new medicine frequently takes at least a decade, so Lilly executives "recognize the need for their equity compensation to reflect this long-term view," according to a Lilly spokesman.
"Few businesses have imitated Lilly's approach because it's so radical," observes David Schmidt, a senior consultant for James F. Reda Associates, a unit of Gallagher Benefit Services Inc.
Some corporate boards considering such actions fear upsetting executives. Directors at two big industrial concerns recently debated a proposed restriction, says Ira Kay, a managing partner at Pay Governance LLC who advised them. They dropped the idea after concluding "it would not be fair to the executives."
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Nov. 8, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - No. 2 Williams College defeated No. 7 Eastern Connecticut State University, 30-24, 30-22, 30-13, in an NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball New England Regional match on Thursday. The Ephs (28-7) will face No. 3 Amherst College at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors closed the season with a record of 11-27.
After trading points to open the match, a kill by Melissa Pun put Williams ahead for good. Eastern Connecticut stayed within striking distance, trailing 15-14. The Ephs slowly extended their margin to five points (23-18) and maintained the cushion throughout the rest of the game.
The second stanza was a back-and-forth affair, featuring six ties and three lead changes. The Warriors gradually established a three-point edge, which it held on five occasions, the last being at 15-12. Alisha Cahlan's strike touched off six unanswered points by Williams. Eastern Connecticut countered with a 4-1 run that evened the game at 19. A kill by Whitney Hitchcock powered the Ephs to 10 of the last 13 points.
In the final frame, each side exchanged points before Williams reclaimed the lead on a service error. The Ephs controlled play as they prevented the Warriors from posting back-to-back points during a 13-3 run. Eastern Connecticut could not overcome the deficit as Williams cruised to the victory.
Hitchcock recorded an efficient hitting performance for the Ephs, tallying 13 kills on 17 attempts with one error for a .706 percentage. Nicole Ballon-Landa notched a match-high 17 kills to go along with three blocks. Melissa Pun posted 11 digs, three aces, and three blocks while Chelsea Kubal led the way with 17 digs. Emily Avis registered a double-double on 38 assists and 10 digs.
Sandra Jaques paced a balanced attack with nine kills as Alexandra Silvestros added eight for Eastern Connecticut. Priscilla Dougherty amassed 17 assists and 13 digs while Lauren Odell contributed 14 digs and two aces.


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Dan Snyder Helps Us Demonstrate The Streisand Effect In Numbers
from the nice-work-dan dept
The article garnered 554 tweets and over 7,000 Facebook (FB) likes. A quick survey of City Paper articles shows that few, if any, other articles by Mr. McKenna rate more than 5 comments, tweets or FB likes.So by suing, Snyder helped drive a ton more traffic to the article that was critical of him. And if you think that within all that traffic some folks are agreeing with Snyder's take on things... again that doesn't appear to be the case:
Activity on the Paper's Facebook Group has increased and is overwhelmingly supportive, as is the Twittosphere. Sentiment towards Snyder is unanimously negative as measured by tools like Tweet Feel which at my last count showed a 100% anti-Snyder rating, well below Hosni Mubarak who came in at 67% negative.Yeah. Perhaps next time, before suing over some minor criticism, people might take such results into account.