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"In an industry of our scale," says Hood, "one individual can be involved from the ground to the consumer. We're one-quarter of one percent of Australian production. The mainland does a huge volume of industrial-scale wine. But when you look at superpremium wines, it's a different story. You couldn't talk about Pinot Noir in Australia without thinking of Tasmania." Small, to Hood and Scherer, means free. (Hood sums up their worldview bluntly: "Here is what comes out of my vineyard. If you don't like it, bugger off.") It also means very, very vulnerable. Big players are coming into the market, with an eye on China's growing predilection for fine wine. And then there is climate change. "Global warming," says Scherer, "has huge implications for what we'll be eating and drinking over the next fifteen years." Hood agrees. "I've seen a dramatic change," he says. "When I was a kid, the snow on Mount Wellington stayed throughout the winter. Now it snows and it's gone the next day."
Terroir is a painfully sensitive register of environmental change. So far, ironically, despoliation has been kind to Tasmanian Pinot Noir. Vintages used to be hit-and-miss; now, thanks in some part to global warming, for the past three years "each one has been a knockout," says Scherer. High UV radiation, courtesy of Australia's depleted ozone, has thickened grape skins, deepening the color of the wine. In Launceston, I met with Andrew Pirie, the preeminent student of Tasmanian terroir. Pirie created the modern Tasmanian wine industry out of virtually nothing, and is one of only three Tasmanians mentioned by name in Jancis Robinson's definitive Oxford Companion to Wine. "It's a question I could spend days answering," Pirie tells me over tea. "As it gets cooler, as sunshine gets softer, you get more delicate flavors. The mainland is hotter, so they have stronger flavors, with characteristics of olive and leather. Here it is more temperate. We have fruit essences, flowers, and spices."
A soft-spoken and elegant man, the Sydney-born Pirie is "distantly French," as he puts it; he moved to Tasmania in 1980. When Pirie arrived on the scene, wine in Tasmania was still little more than a hobby—there were maybe 1,500 planted vines. He saw immediately that the Tamar Valley was a close cousin to Alsace and Burgundy—where he had apprenticed—with respect to a host of variables like latitude and intensity of sunshine. Pirie and his brother ordered 51,000 vines, and within months, they had started the first commercial development of the modern era.
Thirty years later, the Tasmanian wine industry is a raging success. Two hundred and fifty vineyards now cover 3,200 acres, both numbers representing a twofold increase over the past eight years alone. But, as Scherer and Hood told me, size could spell trouble. In 2003, Tasmania's logging giant, a company called Gunns, acquired the Tamar Ridge label, making them the largest landholder in the northern wine region. Two years later, Gunns hired Pirie to run its vineyards. "It was a shock to everyone," says Hood. "He put Tasmanian wine on the map." Whether Gunns is interested in crafting fine wine is unclear. The company would, however, like to build a pulp mill in the Tamar Valley, in the heart of Tasmania's northern wine country. The plant would allow the company to process for themselves the old-growth forest they clear-cut. Along the way, its many critics claim, the mill would pump sulfurous effluent into the Bass Strait, to the severe detriment of marine life, not to mention Tasmania's new clean-and-green image. "I won't be renewing my lease until I find out what's been going on," says Daniel Alps. "This could potentially ruin the last ten years of my work."
Pirie appears unruffled by the outcry. "I think it's a response from a small-scale industry," he says. By Tasmanian standards, Tamar Ridge is huge, and yet, adds Pirie, "I go to conferences where I'm considered a boutique producer. The Gunns connection is controversial, but it is a source of funding for an industry that thrives on capital. Many of the better vineyards in France are owned by corporate overlords, and they're fairly relaxed about that." He remains unconvinced by the anxiety brought on by the mill. "Only two days ago," Pirie says, as our tea comes to a close, "I saw the boss of Gunns. He'd just come back from seeing a pulp plant in Chile. It sits in the middle of a sea of vineyards. Vines go up to the walls of the plant. There's a photo of the plant manager drinking the effluent water." He smiles at me reassuringly. "There is a degree of emotion in this that's not entirely rational."
Many places are beautiful; Tasmania burrows deep into your consciousness. Here, on a small island, in an hour's haunting drive, you find everything from dry bushland and white-sand beaches to eucalyptus rain forest and lush pastureland that rivals Vermont. It is like no place on earth, a paradise intelligently designed, if not by God, surely by Alice Waters. Delicacies everywhere, delivered from a nearby arcadia, produced by people who expressed their deepest essence in making it. But then the euphoria fades, and one remembers Tasmania is like every place on earth. At the very moment it's coming to self-consciousness as a final redoubt of the small, the forces of exploitation are redoubling their efforts to degrade it. And then nature takes its bite. A month after I returned to the States, a bushfire, goaded on by extra-dry conditions and converted into a fireball by 60-mile-an-hour winds, descended into the Buchanans' little valley, destroying the Eureka berry farm. "We sustained quite a bit of damage," says Ann now, "but we survived." Their pipes had melted; fencing evaporated; their heavily mulched soil had been scorched beyond use. But they stayed on in Tasmania. "We rebuilt," says Ann. "And we're bigger and better than ever."


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(10-01-2012 02:32 PM)ftballcardz Wrote: Finally ....after another month of nothing , I have acquired another SP for the set. The seller had it listed twice and finally after it not selling either time we were able to work out a price. What do you all think of the card???? Namath/12 ... shoutout to Chad for giving me the heads up on the first listing of it. Here is the set as of 10/1/12 http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg36/...%20Primes/ Thanks for checking it out
(10-01-2012 02:37 PM)englandhousehold Wrote: It looks great Mike, amazing pickup. I also had no idea Nameth played for the Rams, I learned a bit too. I assumed he was a lifer Jet.
(10-01-2012 02:48 PM)nineof Wrote: Holy hell that's a great Namath card. Awesome tag you got on that one.
(10-01-2012 03:05 PM)chads-cards Wrote: Glad you got it man!
(10-02-2012 04:39 AM)ftballcardz Wrote: Located the Tark/4 on the bay last night. Now I got wait 5 days and battle the other set collector for it. Wish me luck.


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Man that hurts...
A back up?
Man that hurts...
Even last year when I saw the kid play I could tell ohe could and should be a starter in this league. He'll be a good QB in this league.
Wonder if JR would have drafted him instead of Nassib?
Poor online, **** wrs and running game... Thought o tds and 5 nits was the best any qb could do in that scenario
Football has been very, very good to us.
Even though 2013 was a losing season, we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Denver, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, New England
4-New York Giants!!!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2014 !!!
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Convicted William Beavers says he was unfairly prosecuted
BY KIM JANSSEN AND LISA DONOVAN Staff Reporters March 21, 2013 2:17PM
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The Hog looks like he's heading for the pen.
That's the likely fate of Cook County Commissioner William Beavers after a jury took less than two hours Thursday to find him guilty of being a tax cheat.
But the self-proclaimed "hog with the big nuts" went down swinging — repeating his claim that he'd been unfairly prosecuted by the feds for refusing to wear a wire against fellow Commissioner John Daley.
"Even Ray Charles could see that," the 78-year-old told reporters minutes after he was convicted on four felony counts. "They thought I was a punk."
Jurors quickly left the courthouse without speaking, although one juror who asked his name not be used later told the Sun-Times, "it was a heart-tugging decision." Despite that, the jury's extremely short deliberation at the end of a week-long trial seemed itself to be a damning comment on Beavers' defense.
Accused of using his political campaign accounts from 2006 until 2008 as a "slush fund" to swell his pension and for losing gambling sprees at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, then failing to pay taxes on those withdrawals, the sharp-suited, baritone-voiced former alderman claimed he'd merely loaned himself the money.
He blamed the county for failing to report $30,000 in expense checks that he took as income.
But prosecutor Carrie Hamilton successfully ridiculed those arguments, saying Beavers was an experienced politician who knew the rules but deliberately "kept everyone in the dark," including the IRS, the Illinois Board of Elections and his own campaign staff.
The commissioner, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Getter said, used the campaign funds as "a personal ATM" and never intended to repay all the cash he withdrew. "He put back [only] what he needed to put back to cover his tracks," Getter said.
Under state law, Beavers' conviction means he will automatically lose his seat on the County Board. His attorneys — unhappy at a series of rulings Judge James Zagel made — said he will appeal.
And Beavers himself blasted Zagel, saying the judge who ultimately will sentence him was "really unfair." Beavers told reporters he did not testify because Zagel had it in for him.
"Look, if I had taken the stand the judge wasn't going to let me do what I wanted to do," Beavers said.
"The judge was really unfair. That's why I didn't take the stand because he was never going to let me tell what I wanted to tell."
Still, Beavers, who faces up to three years behind bars on each of the four counts he was convicted on, as well as fines of up to $1 million, seemed resigned to his fate.
"Listen man, you take a fight — you fight, and if you win, you win. If you lose you lose. What have I got to lose? I'm 78 years old," he said in the courthouse lobby, adding with a smile: "What can the judge do to me?"
Though his own attorney, Sam Adam Jr., acknowledged during closing arguments that Beavers "may have a gambling problem," Beavers denied it, claiming that casino records showing he lost nearly $500,000 in three years were incorrectly calculated.
"I haven't been to a boat in a year. Does that sound like a gambling problem?" the former Chicago cop said.
He insisted he had neither doubts about his decision not to testify, nor his alleged refusal to cooperate with the feds.
"I ain't got no regrets at all," he said, laughing. "I'm not a stool pigeon, never will be.
"I don't know nothing about nobody."
Shortly after Beavers left the court building — to grab a steak at Gibson's, he said — acting U.S. Attorney Gary Shapiro offered a simpler account of what the case was about.
"The message that was sent here was that Bill Beavers took a lot of money people gave him to run his campaigns and he stuck it in his pocket, and a lot of it, he gambled," Shapiro said. "For that, at least, he should have paid his taxes, and he didn't."
Noting that Illinois' campaign spending laws were "very loose," he added, "It's important that politicians understand that if they take advantage of the system that they risk something like this happening to them."


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Police called after motorists fight over parking spot at Old Country Buffet
A woman called police after a driver backed up and almost struck her vehicle in order to get a parking space at Old Country Buffet on April 21.
According to the Greenfield police report:
The woman was in the parking lot at Old Country Buffet, 4902 S. 76th St., about 5 p.m. April 21, when another driver backed up and nearly struck her vehicle. The other driver was trying to get a parking space.
The woman said she honked her horn at the other driver, who then "flipped her off" and told her, "Why don't you die?"
The woman then became frustrated and made sarcastic comments to the other driver.
» Read Full ArticleA West Allis-West Milwaukee District administrator might be laid off
An administrator in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District will get a preliminary lay-off notice, the School Board decided Monday.
The board declined to give the name of the administrator or comment on the reason for the notice. Similarly, officials declined to say whether the administrator is at one of the schools or at the central office.
At the end of February, the School Board will decide whether to issue a final layoff notice.
State law requires preliminary layoff notices be given even before school districts know if the layoffs will be necessary in order to give employees more time to find other jobs.
West Allis-West Milwaukee School Board approves selling Roosevelt Elementary
After many years on the market, the vacant Roosevelt Elementary School, 932 S. 60th St., West Allis, could be on the verge of selling.
The West Allis-West Milwaukee School Board on Monday approved an agreement to sell the former school to Cardinal Capital Management Inc. It wants to raze the 1921 building and create programming and office space for the Milwaukee Center for Independence and its division, TLS Behavioral Health. The center provides an assortment of mental health, case management and primary care and pharmacy services.
Cardinal also wants to build multi-family housing and create a park on the property.
The actual closing is not expected until mid- or late-May. The sale price is $800,000 which would be used to bolster the district reserves to bring its total more into line with board policy.
The school was closed in 1996 due to declining enrollments at the time. The school would not be needed if enrollments rise again because school officials predict they can be accommodated with current schools.
Denny's coming to Highway 100 in Greenfield
Greenfield — A Denny's restaurant will be coming to Highway 100, as the Greenfield Common Council last week reversed its previous vote to deny a special use permit.
What turned the tide for her, said Alderwoman Shirley Saryan who voted against it originally but moved for restaurant approval Tuesday, was that the council received a better explanation of why the restaurant is asking to stay open 24 hours on holidays in addition to the 24-hours on Fridays and Saturdays. A 24-hour restaurant operation with a home nearby was a factor in the original 3-2 vote against the permit. With more information, Tuesday's vote to approve was 4-1.
Suspected getaway driver in deadly robbery tells police being helpful 'in her nature'
A Milwaukee woman told police she agreed to be the getaway driver in a deadly Waukesha armed robbery because, "it was simply in her nature to help people," according to a criminal complaint filed Monday.
Jerica L. Cotton, 23, said she was being helpful to Kenneth Thomas, 19, and Darrin Malone, 28, when she drove them to the Citgo gas station at 1445 Whiterock Ave., where Thomas allegedly shot clerk Saeed Sharwani, 65, shortly before 11 p.m. Jan. 13, according to the complaint.
Thomas was charged Monday with first-degree intentional homicide, armed robbery and other counts. Cotton was charged with felony murder and armed robbery.
Malone, 28, who is considered armed and dangerous, was still at large Monday.
The three are suspected of a half-dozen armed robberies in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties, including those of a bank in Milwaukee and of a 7-Eleven store in the Town of Brookfield where multiple shots were fired.
» Read Full ArticleWhitnall heads to referendum on $29.4 million in facilities projects
Greenfield — The Whitnall School Board on Monday approved two referendum questions totaling $29.4 million for facilities needs.
The questions will go on the April 7 spring ballot.
The bulk of the $29.4 million would be an estimated $22.5 million for a new Hales Corners Elementary School to be built on the grounds of the current school.
One referendum question will ask voter support for borrowing up to $22.5 million for the new school.
The other will ask to borrow up to $6.9 million for Whitnall High School projects. They are renovating the swimming pool and locker rooms so that swimming meets could again be held at the school, air conditioning the gym and replacing exterior wall panels and some windows to complete energy efficiency projects at the school.
» Read Full Article2 arrested in fatal Waukesha Citgo robbery linked to violent spree
Waukesha police on Friday announced the arrests of two-thirds of a suspected violent trio believed responsible for the killing of a gas station clerk during a series of robberies in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.
Kenneth Thomas, 19, and Jerica L. Cotton, 23, were arrested in connection with the robbery and shooting death of Saeed A. Sharwani, 65, shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday at the Citgo gas station at 1445 Whiterock Ave., according to a news release from the Waukesha Police Department.
Thomas, who is suspected of having fired the shot that killed Sharwani, was arrested by West Allis police executing a search warrant for Milwaukee police.
Cotton is suspected of being the getaway driver in the robbery.
Authorities are still seeking Darrin Malone, 28, and believe the three are responsible for at least six robberies in West Allis, Milwaukee, the Town of Brookfield and Waukesha, including that of a bank in Milwaukee and a robbery in the Town of Brookfield Jan. 10 during which multiple shots were fired.
» Read Full ArticleWhitnall ready to go for $29.4 million facilities referendums
Greenfield — Two referendum questions totaling $29.4 million are poised to go onto the spring election ballot for the Whitnall School District.
The School Board on Monday reached a consensus to go forward with referendums to address three major facilities. The board will take a formal vote on Monday, Jan. 19, when it will approve the actual referendum wording.
The bulk of the $29.4 million will be $22.5 million for a new Hales Corners Elementary School planned for the current school grounds. One referendum question will be whether to build a new school.
The second question will be on whether to do the remaining $6.9 million in projects at Whitnall High School. One of those will bring the swimming pool up to current standards so that swim meets are held there again. The others are air conditioning the gym and replacing worn exterior curtain walls and some windows to keep cold air out to better control temperatures.
The owner of a home worth $100,000 will pay $185 more in property taxes per year, if both referendums are approved, a district financial consultant estimates. That increase will remain for 20 years.
» Read Full ArticleSuburban Selfies contest extended through Jan. 25; two selfie solutions to get you started!
My Community Now and Lake Country Now are extending the second annual Suburban Selfies contest through Sunday, Jan. 25. Contest answers and winners will be announced Jan. 29.
Below, and in the above video, are two free riddle solutions to get you started!
Check out the contest at mycommunitynow.com/selfies.
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Lake Country Now contest riddle: My body is silver but you can see through me. Waukesha's hometown boy was famous for playing me. (Location: Waukesha)
» Read Full ArticleHotel, retail/office, residential project proposed at Greenfield former school
Greenfield — A plan for a hotel, stores, restaurants, offices and multifamily housing was unveiled last week before the Greenfield Plan Commission.
The $90-million to $100-million development is proposed for Layton Avenue between 84th and 92nd streets and would cover the entire area from Layton Avenue north to Interstate 894, a tract of about 42 acres.
The area includes the former Chapman School and a 10-acre tract of farmland beside it plus an entire neighborhood of homes basically along Layton Avenue and the parallel east-west street, Chapman Avenue, plus side streets. There are about 38 homes in the development area, but perhaps not all would have to be purchased, developer Scott Yauck, president of Cobalt Partners, said.
He is offering more than the market price for the homes with everyone offered $360,000 per acre.
His goal is to buy as many homes as he can and hold off development around any homeowners who don't currently want to sell, he said. That could prove tricky, observed Greenfield Mayor Michael Neitzke.
» Read Full ArticleWest Allis man's gunshot death believed to be self-inflicted
34-year-old man in West Allis is believed to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said Monday.
AOfficers were called to the 1000 block of S. 110th St. about 10 a.m. Sunday for a report of a man with a gunshot wound, according to a police news release. The man was dead by the time officers arrived.
The initial investigation by West Allis police and the Milwaukee County medical examiner's office did not turn up any evidence of foul play or any other people who may have been involved.
Whitnall School District closes because of cold
Hales Corners — The Whitnall School District closed its schools Thursday, Jan. 8 due to cold temperatures.
Whitnall schools join others in Milwaukee County to close due to extreme drops in temperature.
The district has not yet said if school will resume Friday, Jan. 9.
Report: Nathan Hale High School again evacuated after copycat bomb threat
WTMJ4 reported thatThe school was evacuated yesterday after a similar bomb threat. Police did not find any explosives.
Race for West Allis-West Milwaukee School Board only local matchup
West Allis — Five candidates will vie for three seats on the West Allis-West Milwaukee School Board in the only local race in West Allis next April.
As of last week's filing deadline, challengers Wendy DuBois, 1326 S. 122nd St., and Stephanie Emons, 2054 S. 83rd St., had filed, along with the three incumbents Patricia Kerhin, 8711 W. Arthur Place, who is School Board president; Sue Sujecki, 12247 W. Verona Court; and Darlene Ziemendorf, 836 S. 91st St.
The spring election will be April 7.
School Board members serve three-year terms.
DuBois, a native of West Allis, said that with two children at Walker Elementary School and one at Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate School she would like to be a voice for families with children.
» Read Full ArticleWhitnall School Board to be only local race in Greenfield next April
Greenfield — The only local race in Greenfield will be for the Whitnall School District that includes a portion of the city.
Three candidates had filed to run for two seats on the Whitnall School Board as of last week's filing deadline.
They are Kevin Stachowiak, 11912 W. Woodside Drive, Hales Corners, and the two incumbents, Eileen Valaitis, 9160 Wildflower Court, Hales Corners, and Quin Brunette, 12255 W. Black Oak Drive, Greenfield.
The election will be April 7. Whitnall School Board members serve for three years and receive $3,200 per year.
The three incumbents for both the Greenfield School Board and the Greenfield Common Council will run unopposed.
» Read Full ArticleNathan Hale High School evacuated because of bomb threat
A bomb threat discovered in a bathroom about noon Tuesday prompted the evacuation of Nathan Hale High School, 11601 W. Lincoln Ave., according to the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District.
The written threat stated that detonation would take place about 12:40 p.m., but West Allis Police were sweeping the building and had found no evidence of a bomb or made any arrests in connection with the incident as of about 1:30 p.m., district spokesman Brian Vissers said.
All of the approximately 1,700 students were evacuated safely. They were moved to nearby B & F Warehouse, 2075 S. 114th St., because of the cold.
Vissers said the high school dismissed students early from that location, at 1:30 p.m., because police weren't finished investigating the high school.
Vissers said no decision had yet been made on whether to hold after-school activities and athletics.
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The euro was launched on 1 January 1999, when it became the currency of more than 300 million people in Europe. For the first three years it was an invisible currency, only used for accounting purposes, e.g. in electronic payments. Euro cash was not introduced until 1 January 2002.
Today, euro banknotes and coins are legal tender in 18 of the 28 Member States of the European Union, including the overseas departments, territories and islands which are either part of or associated with euro area countries. These countries form the euro area. The micro-states of Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City also use the euro, on the basis of a formal arrangement with the European Community.
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Some of the world's brightest high school students -- including 24 from Massachusetts -- have converged on Phoenix, Arizona this week to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF). Their ultimate goal? Grab a piece of the more than $4 million in awards.
The students in the Massachusetts delegation have had a busy month. Just last week many of them competed in the 64th annual Massachusetts State High School Science & Engineering Fair at MIT (May 3rd and 4th). Most of them rose to the state fair level on the strength of their projects' performance in their regional fairs -- of which there are six in Massachusetts. ... Read More


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mlevine Posts: 235I agree with you very high lease payment. Suspect the deal may be better as the sweet spot for this lease is probably at 36 months rather than 42 months. If you could wait for March, may be able to get better deals on not only audi, but other manufacturers. This month money factors seem to be higher and incentives less or even non-existent.
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striders Posts: 4Hello all,
Just want to get your input on the following lease number for a 2013 Q5 2.0 Premium Plus with Advanced Key and 19" Rim:
Negotiation prices: $40,990
Trade-in value: $3,500 (positive - goes towards down payment for cap cost reduction, tax, 1st month, etc.)
Residual value: $21,646 (dealer said res value is based on MSRP, NOT net cap)
Rent charge: $4,125.89
Lease length: 42 months
Mileage: 12,000 miles / year
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brewin Posts: 1Hello Car_Man and all, based on all the useful data on this forum, I am trying to decide whether it makes more sense to lease or buy used, with $15,000 cash today (combined value of trade-in and cash on hand).
Here are the inputs for the lease:
Description: 2013, 2.0T, Premium Plus, and MMI
Residual: 55%
Invoice: $42,770
Lease term: 36 months
Money factor (MF):0.00141 (thanks car_man)
Cap cost reduction: $3,000 (keeping $12k cash)
Calculated Payment: $494.85 + tax, or $540.63 (with 9.25% tax)
Total 3-year payments: $19,462.58
At the end of the 3-years, I'd have paid about $19,500 for the lease. Q5 would be "worth" $25,000 then. Assuming I purchase the Q5 at the end of the lease ($15,500 loan, 3 years, 3% interest), then it would cost another $16,500 in payments, bringing the total to $36,000 in payments over 72 months or about $500 per month.
Here are the inputs for the used buy:
Description: 2011, 2.0T, Premium Plus, Navigation, 36,000 miles
Used: $35,000 + $4,500 (costs)
Down: $15,000
Loan: $24,500
Rate: 1.75%
Months: 48
Payments: $530
Total Payments: $25,440
Even though used prices seem very high these days (compared to residual percentages), 48 payments * $530 = $25,500. This appears to be a savings of $10,500 over 6 years or $1,750 per year, buying used instead of leasing.
Am I look at this the right way? Even if used Q5 prices seems higher than expected, would it still make sense to go the used route (understanding we may have different priorities, etc.)? -
CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Certainly estebanbruin. Audi Financial Services' March buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Audi Q5 3.0 Premium Plus with 12,000 miles per year are .00143 and 55% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The numbers for 39- and 42-month terms are .00163 / 53% and .00163 / 51%.
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Hi tkh1. I haven't run payments on every vehicle out there this month, though some times it seems like I have . The one vehicle that I always personally use as a high-end luxury vehicle lease reference point in my mind is the BMW 7-Series. To me, that's one of the best luxury vehicles out there, so if any other car or truck out there costs more than a 7 to lease then it's not a good deal.
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Hi brewin. You're better off keeping the entire $15,000 than using any of it as a capitalized cost reduction on your lease. Doing so is much safer. Generally speaking, if you want to keep a vehicle long-term you should just buy it from the beginning. Leasing works better for people who want to get different vehicles every couple of years. In terms of buying, assuming that you don't get a messed up vehicle buying used is almost always cheaper than buying new.
At least that has traditionally been the case, used vehicle prices have been a little on the high side over the past couple of years. That has mainly been the case because leasing dried up during the financial crisis and it was always responsible for a large number of used vehicles coming onto the market. Leasing has picked back up and we are already seeing signs of used vehicle prices easing some. I suspect that this trend will continue.
So in short , buying used is likely your cheapest option.
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jc4083 Posts: 2Wondering if this is a good deal. Thanks everyone.
I live in Northern California.
Audi Q5 3.0 Premium Plus
+ Bang Olfsun sound
+ Navigation package
Price: $48,300
Down: $1800
Monthly: $673
Residual: 57% ($27,531)
Money Factor: .00143
It seems decent to me, but this is my first time leasing (vs buying). This model is pretty popular here in the Bay Area.
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botrnewmusic Posts: 3I have a deal proposed to me from a local dealership. Seems like a very good deal.
2013 Q5 2.0 - 15K miles, 39 month lease. Premium Package with Convenience Package and Heated Seats, no lighting package or nav.
Only money down is Bank Fee, DMV/Plate charges and First Month Payment.
Quoted: $529.00 a month PLUS they will pay the final 4 months of my BMW payment of $609 a month.
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striders Posts: 4I think that is a good deal, I wish I get the same deal!
I recently good a similar car:
- 2013 Q5 2.0T Premium Plus
- No nav, no premium audio - everything else included (panoramic sunroof, premium tires, BT, etc..etc..)
- 42 months lease w/ 12K miles per year
- $4,500 down for tax, acquisition fee, 1st month payment, DMV fees
- $ 520 / month -
CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515You're welcome tkh1. Audi Financial Services' April buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Q5 2.0T Premium Plus with 15,000 miles per year are .00139 and 52% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The only cash incentive on this model right now is $1,000 owner loyalty.
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lizjax2013 Posts: 1Hi Everyone,
I am interested in leasing an Audi Q5. I found the one that I wanted and acted quickly. Please let me know what you think about ths offer....I think it's terrible!
2013 Ibis White Q5- Premium Plus with Navigation and Sound System- MSRP $50, 100.
I have a trade- 2010 Honda CRV with 30K miles and still owe $8,356. They are offering me $15K for the trade. Thus a positive difference of $6,644.
They told me that my credit is great, no problems there.
What they are offering is: The trade + $2,000 down and monthly payments of $600. 12K miles. 42 month lease.
I think it is absurd. But I would like to hear from others...they keep pushing me to purchase the car and telling me that the Audi leases are much much different than other companies. I simply don't understand.
I am willing to put some money down but this is essentially asking for $8644 down for a lease!
Any feedback is appreciated! -
striders Posts: 4Ask them what are the lease terms - money factor, residual value, etc. Then use Edmunds Lease calculator to check if you're getting dinged on bad terms (high APR, low residual value, etc.).
Oh, also, focus on the PRICE of the car first, not monthly payment. You should NOT buying the car at MSRP.
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audimd Posts: 13.0 q5 prem+ 0.00139 and 55% for April 36 month.
Just got a 42 month lease 3.0 prem+ with sline interior and exterior packages with nav and the b and o. Sign and drive deal 800/ mth. Seems a little pricey but there was nothing similar available for months and this really nice with the phantom lack paint and black interior. Sline interior is really nice looking. -
CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Here's the information that you're looking for, CycloneRcr. Audi Financial Services' April buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 24-month lease of a 2013 Q5 3.0T Premium Plus with 10,000 miles per year are .00139 and 62% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Hi weave015. I am not personally all that familiar with what the market is like for this truck right now, so I really can't give you an idea of what sort of selling price to shoot for other than to aim for as close as possible to the dealer invoice price that is listed here at Edmunds.com.
Audi Financial Services' April buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Q5 3.0 Premium Plus with 12,000 miles per year are .00139 and 54% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
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mmalecka41 Posts: 3
markcincinnati Posts: 5,114Car man: We're looking for some education regarding the impact of making multiple security deposits.
When we didn't know any better, we would consider a cap cost reduction which did, of course, lower the monthly payment, but on a closed end lease seems, in hindsight, ignorant. Doing such a thing going forward would graduate us to being stupid, knowing what we know now.
Having read posts here (and elsewhere) pertaining to leasing, it appears there may be an approach that ties up some funds (just like making a cap cost reduction contribution) but does allow those funds to be recovered at the end of the lease.
We have found that Audi Financial allows up to 10 security deposits to be made in order to reduce the monthly payment (apparently by reducing the money factor). What we don't know is where to go to find the impact of 1, 2, 4, or more security deposits. If the sec dep requirement is $500, and instead of "buying down" the payment with a down-payment, one were to make, say $5,000 worth of security deposits, what happens (and is it linear?) to the money factor and hence the payment.
We're some months away from making a decision, but it seems to us that leasing with $0 down but with a refundable deposit could be a not unreasonable alternative.
Comments, opinions, facts, etc, please . . . .
Thank you! -
CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Hi mmalecka41. Audi Financial Services' April buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Q5 3.0T Premium Plus with 15,000 miles per year are .00139 and 52% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
I believe that 15,000 miles per year is the highest mileage allowance that AFS publishes residual values for. If this is indeed the case and you were to need 18,000 miles per year, you would have to purchase additional miles on a per-mile basis. It is less expensive to do so at lease signing than it is to wait until lease-end and have to pay an excess mileage penalty.
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Hi markcincinnati. You are absolutely correct, making multiple security deposits is a much better way to lower your vehicle's payment than making a capitalized cost reduction. Each additional deposit you make lower your vehicle's money factor by certain amount. I haven't looked into this aspect of Audi's lease program in a while, but the last time I checked it provided a reduction of .00008 for every additional deposit that consumers made. This may have changed slightly.
You should be able to make up to nine additional deposits, unless the money factor is already fairly low. Audi won't let money factors go below zero on a lease.
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ddjohns1 Posts: 3We are purchasing a Q4 Hybrid with the PRQ wheel package, $250 worth of wheel locks and cargo nets, and no other options for $52,000. I guess that is $1,500 off MSRP.
I was told by the dealer that the lease rates are fixed by Audi Financial and are non-negotiable???
The MF is .0022 and the residual is 51% for 12,000 miles per year and 36 months. This seems really high compared to other lease rates, but I was told the Q5 Hybrid is highly sought after and the rates are higher.
I'm thinking I might be better off purchasing, and putting a large portion on our home equity line at 4% (which is also tax deductible.)
Any advice?
Also, the car is being delivered in May, so the rates may change depending on what Audi is offering at the time. Any idea if rates are likely to go up or down? -
CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Hi ddjohns1. What you were told about the money factors isn't exactly correct. Audi Financial Services does set the buy rate money factor for the vehicles that it leases, however dealers are often allowed to mark this factor up to add additional back-end profit to deals. AFS' April buy rate for a 36-month lease of a 2013 Q5 Hybrid is .00162 for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier. If you're credit is in good shape, this is the factor that you should insist that they use on your deal. Anything higher than that is being padded.
I don't expect Audi's lease program on this model to be much different in May, but you never know for certain until the program is officially announced.
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The marriage of the curry's pungent flavor with fresh, cool mango and cucumber is worth celebrating. This recipe is easy enough for a weeknight family meal and special enough to impress company. Serves 4.
Salsa (3½ cups)
- 1 ripe mango, peeled and diced
- ½ cup English cucumber, seeded and diced
- ½ cup yellow bell pepper, diced
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1½ teaspoons each of lime zest and lime juice
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix. Set aside for 20 minutes to allow flavors to meld.
- Serve on top of chicken, meat or fish.
Chicken Marinade
- 2 tablespoons (4-6 cloves) garlic, minced
- ¼ cup minced fresh herbs (mint and cilantro)
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breast
- Combine all ingredients and marinate chicken 3 hours or overnight before grilling or broiling.
- Preheat broiler. Discard marinade and broil chicken until browned, about 5 minutes.
- Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Top with salsa.
Per serving: 243 calories, 30g protein, 20g carbohydrates, 5g fat, 1g sat fat, 3g mono fat, 68mg cholesterol,
4g fiber, 381mg sodium
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PH Email Mentors are patients and caregivers standing by to help other patients, caregivers and parents through one-on-one, email-based support. Read on to learn about BreAnn McFarland, an email mentor and transplant recipient.
In eighth grade, I started having chest pain and dizziness. My pediatrician referred me to a cardiologist, who diagnosed me with a hole in my heart and scheduled surgery to take place during my summer vacation. Before surgery, I had to have a heart catheterization, and the doctors discovered that I had PH rather than a hole in my heart. I was admitted to the hospital to do the testing I needed in order to be put on the transplant waiting list. Before I had a transplant, however, my doctor wanted to exhaust every other option available.I made it through my freshman year of high school taking only a blood thinner for treatment. Then I was placed on Flolan®, which was still experimental at that point. Flolan® kept me going through high school, but the side effects were destroying my body. I finally had to accept that it was time for transplant, so on my 18th birthday, I was placed on the waiting list for a bilateral lung transplant.In October 2002, I had seizures due to a medication interaction, and I ended up in ICU. I was struggling to breathe, and the doctors told my family that I probably wouldn't make it... but I did. I wasn't on oxygen until after the seizures, but all of a sudden, I couldn't turn the tank high enough to get enough oxygen. I felt like I was being held under water with a rock on my chest, slowly suffocating.On Dec. 7, 2002, I lay in bed, knowing that I was out of time. We all knew that without new lungs, I would not make it through the weekend. That's when the phone rang with the call I had waited five years for: I was about to receive my new lungs. There were some complications because my body was so debilitated, but after a few days I finally began to improve. It was not the ideal place to spend Christmas, but I had no complaints that year ... I had just been given the best Christmas gift ever, the gift of life! A gift that I am still incredibly thankful for 10 years later.
Join PHA's Transplant Email Group! It's a PH support group with pre- and post-transplant patients and caregivers. Transplant is very scary, and we try to help guide people through it by answering questions and offering support. I'm the type of person who wants to know all the facts so I'm prepared for what's to come, but I didn't have any other transplant patients that I could talk to when I was listed. My imagination only increased my fear. But when you take that first breath with your new lungs, you know it's a new beginning.
As a mentor, I want to bring hope to other people living with this cruel disease. I thought I had been given a death sentence when I was diagnosed, but my doctor gave me hope. No matter how bad things got, he kept that hope alive in me. If you don't have hope for the future, you don't have anything to fight for ... to live for. I know my life was saved for a reason, and maybe that reason was to show others that there is always hope.
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Here is a look at upcoming concerts.
Gigs include the Varieties at the Bridgeview Community Center.
Varieties, which is billed as a hot new singing family group from Westchester, will perform from noon-6 p.m. Feb. 10 in Bridgeview.
The mother, Tami, and the children, Tony and Timmy, are the singers while the father, Tommy, is the producer.
Although the family has had more than 60 recording deal offers, the group is focusing on being involved in the community and seeing where it leads.
The high-energy group has appeared at huge festivals, local Trader Joe's, Greenview Place in Chicago for seniors and dozens more venues.
The Varieties will be part of the Bridgeview Lions Club all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner at the Bridgeview Community Center, 79th Street and Oketo Avenue.
Tickets, which will be available at the door, are $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and ages younger than 12.
Information: (708) 860-8909.
ANOTHER HOLE IN THE WALL: 3236 Union Ave., Steger, (708) 392-3034: Feb. 8, the Heroine, Stonethorne and Vacation to Earth; Feb. 9, It Lies Within and the Paramedic.
AVENUE WINE BAR: 10632 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn, (708) 636-7090: Feb. 9, Afterglow.
BAILEY'S: 17731 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, (708) 429-7955: Feb. 9, Jay Walker.
BLARNEY STONE PUB: 15400 Cicero Ave., Oak Forest, (708) 535-4800: Feb. 9, 80's Impact.
BLUE CHIP CASINO: 777 Blue Chip Drive, Michigan City, Ind., (219) 879-7711: Feb. 8 in Rocks Lounge, Zanes Way and Carlos Ramos Band; Feb. 8-9 in It's Vegas Baby!, P.S. Dump Your Boyfriend; Feb. 9 in Rocks Lounge, Monterrey (early) and Eaten Alive and Zodiac (late); Feb. 10 in Rocks Lounge, Me and the Boys (early) and Rebel Pride Band (late); Wednesdays in It's Vegas Baby!, karaoke contest.
BOTTOMS UP BAR & GRILL: 1696 Thornton-Lansing Road, Lansing, (708) 418-3877: Fridays, My Kinda Friday with Jeremy & The Stoney Island Band; Feb. 9, Dirty Mac; Thursdays, Thirsty Thursday Jam with Jeremy & The Stoney Island Band featuring Chris Karp and Danny Rantin Mcnantin.
THE BRAZEN HEAD: 13602 S. Cicero Ave., Crestwood, (708) 388-8862: Feb. 9, Just 4 Kixx; Feb. 14, Bear & Jake (acoustic) and Mark Taylor.
BUDDY GUY'S LEGENDS: 700 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, (312) 427-1190: Feb. 8, Matthew Skoller with JB Ritchie and OC Anderson; Feb. 9, Carlos Johnson with Mike Dangerous and Jimmy Johnson; Feb. 10, Sunday Night Jazz Party (early) and Joe Barr (late); Feb. 11, jam hosted by Jimmy Burns; Feb. 12, the Special 20's; Feb. 13, JW Jones; Feb. 14, the Chicago R&B Kings.
CD&ME: 23320 S. LaGrange Road, Frankfort, (815) 469-7315: Feb. 9, Laugh the Night Away series with comedians Chris Barnes and Lee "L.A." Lycan and music by Sundance.
CHICAGO GAELIC PARK'S THE CARRAIG PUB: 6119 W. 147th St., Oak Forest, (708) 687-9323: Feb. 8, Bernie Glim & Country Roads; Feb. 9, Richie Z.; Feb. 13, open mike with Frank Rossi (Brian Thoma is set to sing a few songs); Thursdays, Irish Music Session.
CHICAGO STREET PUB: 75 N. Chicago St., Joliet, (815) 727-7171: Feb. 8, Micah Walk; Feb. 12, Fat Tuesday party with the Regressors; Feb. 14, Acoustic Night with Pat Otto, Tom and Becky and Don Nudi.
CIVIC OPERA HOUSE: 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, (312) 827-5657: Feb. 8-March 3, Lyric Opera of Chicago presents "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg"; through March 28, Lyric Opera of Chicago presents "La Boheme."
COOL RIVER DRAUGHT HOUSE & EATERY: 12622 W. 159th St., Homer Glen, (708) 301-8006: Fridays, Near Dark Entertainment presents College Night Rockstar Karaoke; Thursdays, Showcase Jam & Open Mic.
ED & JOE'S RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA: 17332 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, (708) 532-3051: Feb. 8, Heart and Soul Duo (current and classic covers); Feb. 9, Canary Blue (acoustic rock duo with female vocals); Feb. 14, open mike with Hall Hanes.
FITZGERALD'S: 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn, (708) 788-2118: Feb. 8, Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience (zydeco, Cajun, Creole); Feb. 9, American English (Beatles tribute band); Feb. 10, Big Band Jazz Sundays with Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners; Feb. 11, annual jambalaya cook-off plus music by Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound (rhythm and blues dance party); Feb. 12, Fat Tuesday party with Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials with Ronnie Baker Brooks plus Brother John and Roy Rubinstein's Chicago Hot Six; Tuesdays in the SideBar, open mike; Feb. 13, the Sidebar Sessions with the Peter Lerner Quartet (acoustic and electric jazz with classic cocktails); Feb. 14, Exposure with the Tonellis, Walker Music Network and the Get (showcase for Chicago's up-and-coming bands); Feb. 14 in the SideBar, Axes of Evil featuring Chris Neville, David Glamires and Jon Paul (hit parade of songs from the 1970s-current).
FOUR WINDS CASINO RESORT: 11111 Wilson Road, New Buffalo, Mich., (866) 494-6371: Feb. 8 in the Silver Creek Event Center, Rick Springfield; Feb. 8-9 in Hard Rock Cafe, Shock Roxy; Feb. 10 in Hard Rock Cafe, Paul Erdman; Feb. 14 in Hard Rock Cafe, Mike Talbot.
FREEDOM HALL'S NATHAN MANILOW THEATRE: 410 Lakewood Blvd., Park Forest, (708) 747-0580: Feb. 5, the Matinee and Senior Theatre series presents Metro Jazz Voices performing "Four-part Harmony, Love Songs for Valentines. "Detroit-based Metro Jazz Voices delivers a program of classic standards and love songs from the Great American Songbook to get you in the spirit of Valentine's Day," officials said. Tickets are $10.
GLENDORA BANQUETS: 10225 S. Harlem Avenue, Chicago Ridge, (708) 425-3686: Feb. 8, Good Time Charley Singles Dance; Feb. 9, Valentine's Day Ball with live country music; Feb. 10, Let's Polka USA Valentine's Dance.
HARRAH'S JOLIET'S STAGE 151: 151 N. Joliet St., (815) 740-7800: Feb. 8, Too White Crew; Feb. 9, Hairbangers Ball.
HEROES WEST SPORTS GRILL: 1530 Commerce Drive, Joliet, (815) 725-1234: Feb. 9, Pirate Radio (1980s, 1990s and current pop, rock and dance cover tunes along with songs by Bon Jovi, the Black Crowes, Jet and Goo Goo Dolls
HOLLYWOOD CASINO JOLIET'S HOLLYWOOD STADIUM: 2300 Empress Drive, (888) 436-7737: Feb. 8, Rock Candy (pop and current); Feb. 9, 80's Enough (1980s music).
HORSESHOE HAMMOND'S THE VENUE: 777 Casino Center Drive, Hammond, Ind., (866) 711-7463: Feb. 8, Russell Thompkins Jr. & The New Stylistics; Feb. 10, Jacky Wu: Lunar New Year.
J.J. KELLEY'S RESTAURANT & PUB: 2455 Bernice Road, Lansing, (708) 474-9977: Tuesdays, karaoke with Chris; Thursdays, open mike with Cody and friends.
J.W. HOLLSTEIN'S SALOON: 17358 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, (708) 429-7000: Feb. 8, Timings Everything; Feb. 9, Gina Glocksen Band.
THE LINGER MARTINI BAR: 4142 W. 167th St., Oak Forest, (708) 960-0481: Fridays, Greek Night & DJ Jam including DJ Nehpets, DJ Eddie, DJ Bam and guest disc jockeys; Feb. 9, Main Event (neo soul); Sundays, the DJ Hi-Speed Experience featuring DJ Antyon.
LITTLE JOE'S: 1300 N. Cedar Road, New Lenox, (815) 463-1099: Every other Tuesday, Piano Styles by Joe.
MOJOE'S: 22 W. Cass St., Joliet, mojoesofjoliet.com: Feb. 8, In Flames with Demon Hunter, All Shall Perish and Battlecross; Feb. 9, Blaze Ya Dead Homie & Anybody Killa with 2nSane & HaZe; Mission 16, NON Prophetz, Smoke Em Records, Explizite & Vice Versa, and MFM; Feb. 10, Mushroomhead with Gemini Syndrome, Final Trigger and Society's Plague; Feb. 13, Doro with Sister Sin, A.D.D., Hessler and King Joker. All of these gigs are all ages.
MISTER MO'S: 7214 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, (708) 671-0288: Feb. 9, the Neverly Brothers.
115 BOURBON STREET: 3359 W. 115th St., Merrionette Park, (708) 388-8881: Feb. 8, Dueling Pianos, MG3 (country), "The Queens of Mardi Gras" show and female impersonator, and Girls Night Out; Feb. 9, South Side Hooligans and Lounge Puppets; Feb. 12, Fat Tuesday with Blue Moon Swamp, Sean and Charlie, Hey Cowboy, and Shawn Edwards plus guest disc jockeys; Wednesdays, open jam; Feb. 14, Hairbangers Ball.
191 SOUTH: 10160 191st St., Mokena, (708) 479-6873: Feb. 8, Green Thirteen; Feb. 9, Hillbilly Rockstarz; Wednesdays, karaoke; Feb. 14, Valentine's Day with Jimmy O & Rhonda Lee.
PAPA JOE'S: 14459 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park, (708) 403-9099: Tuesdays (two-for-one pasta specials) and Thursdays (half-priced martini specials), Afterglow.
RIVERS CASINO'S CUBE: 3000 S. River Road, Des Plaines, (888) 307-0777: Feb. 12, Suburban Cowboys (country); Feb. 13, Afrodisiacs (disco rock); Feb. 14, Maggie Speaks (variety); Thursdays-Saturdays, disc jockeys.
THROWBACK BAR & GRILL: 25940 S. Dixie Highway, Crete, (708) 672-5555: Feb. 8, the Neverly Brothers.
TOMMY NEVIN'S PUB: 9680 Lincolnway Lane, Frankfort, (815) 464-1000: Feb. 9, St. James Gate; Wednesdays, open mike with Joe Garrison.
TRIBES ALEHOUSE & GRILL IN MOKENA: 11220 W. Lincoln Highway, (815) 464-0248: Wednesdays, acoustic open mike with John Condron.
TRIBES ALEHOUSE & GRILL IN TINLEY PARK: 9501 W. 171st St., (708) 966-2051: Mondays, open bluegrass jam.
VITO & NICK'S II: 7020 183rd St., Tinley Park, (708) 532-8486: Feb. 10, Frank Rossi with his keyboard, accordion and singing (requests and sing-alongs).
THE WILD ROVER RESTAURANT & TAVERN: 20535 S. LaGrange Road, Frankfort, (815) 277-5800: Feb. 8, Todd & Connie's Acoustic Thing.
WILLIAM ALEXANDER WINE STUDIO: 900 S. State St., Lockport, (815) 834-9463: Feb. 8, Kimi Hayes; Sundays, Sunday Sessions open mike.
ZANTE LOUNGE: 8888 W. 159th St., Orland Hills, (708) 364-0100: Feb. 8, Audiomatic.
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EDMONTON - The steady thrum of wings beating against the chilled wind escalates until it softly thunders with the sound of hundreds of pheasants taking flight.
The view within the pen becomes a blur of birds as Ashley Gee and Nanette Weir walk from the back of the 120-metre-long flight pen to the gate. As they stop, the pheasants settle again on the ground, walking among the spindly, dried stalks of kochia weed.
In the weak winter sunlight, the cream and brown, russet, scarlet teal and indigo feathers on the cocks and hens offer bright relief against the brown ground.
This is only a small portion of the roughly 50,000 pheasants currently making up the flock at the Canadian Pheasant Company, located just outside of Brooks — about 90 minutes east of Calgary.
On this 320-acre patch of land — of which between 80 and 98 acres are for flight pens — general manager Ashley Gee oversees the flock from egg incubation to raising chicks to adults for sport and, ultimately, food.
Last year, the company sold 70,000 of the birds to people to raise and release, breed, or hunt and then eat. (They also release fertile hens in the spring to bolster the population in the wild.)
And they sell pheasants ready to be cooked that have been processed at a government-inspected facility at a nearby Hutterite colony.
But, says Nanette Weir, the company's hunt club manager, there's not as much demand for the oven-ready birds as there is for the live ones.
Part of that may be the common misconception that, outside of the hunting community, these game birds — with their history of complicated or upper class preparations, such as pheasant under glass or pheasant en croute — don't have a place on a regular dining room table.
Chef Lynn Crawford, of Food Network Canada's Pitchin' In, understands that perception but, particularly after a trip to Brooks to work on the farm as part of her television show, finds the opposite is true.
"This game bird is widely enjoyed and prepared," she says.
After working at the Canadian Pheasant Company and spending time in the kitchen with locals, Crawford finds herself using it more again.
"There's something very unique about the flavour," she says, noting they are not as gamey nor strong as perception suggests. Instead, they are sweet, succulent birds.
"They have that wisp of game taste."
For several days in August, Crawford worked with Weir, Gee and the rest of the staff at the pheasant facility and, later, cooked with Ella Beasley, a warm and generous great-grandmother who shares her stories and kitchen with Crawford, showing her how to make a stuffed roasted pheasant with lemon juice rubbed onto the skin.
At the end of each Pitchin' In, Crawford cooks up dishes featuring the star ingredient; for the pheasant episode that means a hearty soup with fresh herb noodles and a Pheasant au Vin. They're recipes Crawford hopes will inspire the home cook to try pheasant.
"Don't be intimidated by it," she says.
"It's wonderful barbecued, grilled, roasted, sauteed, pan seared."
Weir says the beauty of pheasant is its versatility.
"It's something you can enjoy every day with your family," she says. "Anything you can do with chicken, you can do with pheasant."
The difference is the taste.
Although pheasant is wild game, both Weir and Gee say the juicy and tender birds have a mild flavour that translates well into most dishes.
Weir loves cutlets, quickly fried in a bit of butter and olive oil and then topped with lemon and sweet Thai chili sauce. Gee, whose father was a gamekeeper for the royals at Windsor Great Park, prefers comfort food preparations, like Pheasant Chausseur — a recipe similar to Coq au Vin — served with mashed potatoes.
"It tastes better than chicken," says Gee. "It melts in your mouth."
They also do well as roasts, says Weir, who suggests stuffing them with apples and onions and covering with a layer of bacon before roasting.
"There's not a lot of fat on them, so they'll dry out."
The Canadian Pheasant Company sells both ready-for-the-oven birds processed at an approved facility for $18 and smoked pheasant from Alberta Prairie Meats in nearby Duchess for $20.
Call them at 403-362-4122 for more information or to order.
Those in the Edmonton area can find pheasant from Dirt Willy Wild Game Bird Farm from the farm itself in Ardrossan or at Ocean Odyssey or at both city locations of the Italian Centre Shop. Reach Dirt Willy at 780-922-6080 or check the website dirtwilly.com for prices and how to order online.
The pheasant episode of Pitchin' In airs on Food Network Canada on Feb. 4. Crawford's recipes will be available on the Food Network Canada website.