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Whisky Review: Auchentoshan 1976 (Aged 28 Years)
Posted by Arctic Wolf on February 13, 2011
The Auchentoshan Distillery is somewhat of an anomaly amongst Scottish Distillers. It is the only Scottish Distillery that triple distills their entire core range of whiskies. Triple distillation is common amongst Irish Distillers but extremely uncommon for a distillery producing Scottish single malts. The result of the triple distillation is a more laid back easy-going whisky which is perhaps more floral, but also perhaps less robust in character than traditional single malts. This easy-going style perhaps makes the Auchentoshan Distillery a perfect example of a Lowland Scottish Whisky and a very approachable malt for novice whisky drinkers.
The 28-year-old, Auchentoshan 1976, I am reviewing on the other hand is not necessarily a whisky for novices. The long time spent aging in an oak hogshead cask and the high bottling strength (47.5%) is sure to have produced a whisky with a stronger character and a little more intimidating flavour profile than a typical Auchentoshan Whisky.
The whisky is a Single Cask bottling, distilled in 1976, which is available at CSN Wine and Spirits in Calgary, Alberta. The store purchased the entire cask of 156 bottles and has approximately 20 bottles left in stock. I was given a sample to review here on my blog by the Store Manager, J.P. Sandhu, who had spent some time with me on a lazy Friday afternoon allowing me to sample some of the great selections of rum and single malt whisky which were available in his store.
Here is a snippet of my review:
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Review: Auchentoshan 1976 (Aged 28 Years)
At the end of the review I have a couple of suggested pairing which I believe work very well with this whisky. Please enjoy the review.
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Olga's has 9 spacious rooms that combine African traditional architecture and materials with the simple elegance of Italian design. Our guests will therefore be able to enjoy Italian comfort while immersing themselves completely in an African environment. All rooms are equipped with a spacious and well-equipped bathroom. Each room is equipped with mosquito nets and a fan. In our lounge, located in the showroom, you can browse newspapers and surf the Internet with free WiFi access. We are the only Italian Restaurant in Livingstone! We offer a wide range of homemade Italian dishes and a delicious Pizza cooked in the traditional Italian way with a wood fired oven. All Olga's profits go to the Youth Community Training Centre (YCTC), a vocational training school for orphans and vulnerable youth based in Livingston built by the Livingstone Diocese in partnership with CeLIM (an Italian NGO running development projects in Zambia since the '80s). Please note: Cancellation policy: 72h advance notice Late cancellation or no show – one night charge Payment upon arrival by cash and credit cards Check in from 12.00 Check out before 10.30 Breakfast included Taxes included An extra bed for an adult is 20 dollars while for the kids/children is 10 dollars per night and the breakfast is included |
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Plumas Bancorp, a bank holding company and the parent company of Plumas Bank, announced the separation of employment of Douglas N. Biddle, effective March 26. Biddle was the company's president and chief executive officer.
Andrew J. Ryback has been named the interim president and chief executive officer of Plumas Bancorp and Plumas Bank.
In an interview with this newspaper Friday, April 2, Ryback said his "immediate focus" would be "returning the company to profitability as quickly as possible."
In light of the company's recent announcement of a $9.1 million net loss for 2009, Ryback said the company would reduce salary expenses in 2010 through a combination of attrition and packages for employees considering retirement. Personnel is the company's biggest expense he said.
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The bank's geographic area "has great opportunities," Ryback said. He said they have an eye on neighboring communities with struggling institutions that could fit the company's footprint for future growth.
Ryback added the company has a responsibility to its customers, employees and shareholders to continue to grow the bank so it will continue to be strong and secure.
But Plumas Bank remains committed to Plumas County he said. "Our headquarters are here in Quincy. We have about 80 employees in Quincy, and 170 total."
"Growth doesn't mean loss of community. Our community-oriented philosophy has not changed," said B.J. North, executive vice president, and retail banking manager.
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Plumas Bank does not do home mortgages, but it does offer home equity, construction and commercial loans. The general economic climate — not the quality of the borrower — has hurt the company's commercial and home equity loan business. The Reno and Lake Almanor markets have been especially hard on commercial and land development loans.
But Ryback sees reason for optimism: The company, by law, must reassess certain properties every six months; and after months of watching values go down, some have begun to come back up.
The company also took advantage of the weak real estate market when it purchased a building in Redding that it had been leasing.
Ryback will take his optimism to the shareholders annual meeting next month. "Our performance has not been acceptable," he said, and he aims to change that.
Ryback joined Plumas Bank in 2001. In March 2005, he was appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer of Plumas Bancorp and Plumas Bank. Prior to joining the bank, Ryback held the position of vice president/controller for Placer Sierra Bank in Auburn.
Ryback received his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from California State University–Northridge and was a member of the honorary accounting fraternity Beta Alpha Psi. He is a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School and is also a certified public accountant.
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Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus with Poached Egg and Hollandaise Sauce
Asparagus and hollandaise sauce were practically made for each other! It is such a magical combination of flavours and what better way to try out my first batch of super easy to make blender hollandaise sauce than on some asparagus? Although serving the hollandaise on some simple steamed asparagus would have been amazing, why not kick things up a bit by wrapping the juicy asparagus up in some salty bacon or even prosciutto for a treat? One of my favourite ways to enjoy asparagus is to roasted because the roasting concentrates its flavour and that seemed like the natural way to go with the prosciutto wrapped asparagus. The trick to this prosciutto wrapped asparagus is to try to balance the salty prosciutto with the asparagus so the number of spears of asparagus that you include in each bundle will depend on taste and how thick the asparagus is and I like to go with about 3 medium sized spears per bundle. Having both the asparagus and the hollandaise sauce in the mix already, I could not resist adding a poached egg with a runny yolk to turn the dish into one truly amazing spring breakfast or brunch.
All by itself, the prosciutto wrapped asparagus makes for a great snack or appetizer!
Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus with Poached Egg and Hollandaise Sauce
Roast asparagus bundles wrapped in crispy and salty prosciutto topped with a poached egg and lemony and buttery hollandaise sauce.
Servings: makes 2 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Printable Recipe
- 1 pound asparagus, trimmed
- 6 slices prosciutto
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- pepper to taste
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup hollandaise sauce
- Wrap the asparagus with the prosciutto with three per bundle.
- Place the bundles on a baking sheet, drizzle with oil and season with pepper to taste.
- Roast in a preheated 400F oven until tender, about 10-30 minutes. (Note: Roasting time can vary greatly depending on how thick your asparagus is.)
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and reduce the heat to medium.
- Crack an egg into a bowl, swirl the water in the pot and pour the egg from the bowl into the water and repeat for another egg.
- Let the eggs cook until the whites are set but the yolks are not, about 2-3 minutes and fish them out.
- Serve the prosciutto wrapped asparagus bundles topped with a poached egg and hollandaise sauce.
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WESTPORT, Aug 24 (Reuters Health) - Mice lacking the catalytic subunit of the lipid kinase phosphoinositide-3-OH kinase (PI(3)K) spontaneously develop invasive colorectal cancer, suggesting that the protein is a tumor suppressor, researchers report.
The results were a complete surprise, Dr. Josef M. Penninger, of the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, told Reuters Health.
"If we would have talked to 100 researchers who work in this field, they would have thought that the opposite would happen," he said. PI(3)K normally promotes cell growth and inhibits cell death, so it seemed likely that it would promote tumors rather than suppress them. There was also no evidence linking this protein to colorectal cancers, he pointed out.
As they describe in the August 24th issue of Nature, Dr. Penninger and colleagues created mice lacking the p110-gamma catalytic subunit of PI(3)K. These animals had shorter lifespans due to progressive weight loss and the development of colorectal cancers.
The cancers represented various stages of transformation ranging from benign polyps to metastatic carcinoma, Dr. Penninger noted. The tumors looked very similar to human cancers and were also in similar areas of the colon, he noted. Interestingly, the cancers were not associated with mutations or the loss of other genes previously implicated in the development of colorectal cancer.
"It looks like the single mutation did the trick," he said, noting that this did not rule out secondary mutations in other unknown genes.
To look at the relevance of p110-gamma in human tumors, the researchers looked at eight human colon cancer lines and found that none expressed detectable levels of p110-gamma protein. The protein was also undetectable in 3 of 12 primary adenocarcinomas isolated from patients.
The team then added the gene to several human colon cancer lines already harboring mutations in other genes associated with colorectal cancer. Adding either the normal gene or even a catalytically inactive form of the gene inhibited colony formation in vitro and tumor formation in mice, they report.
"It regulates the growth of cancer cells. So, basically, it's a new tumor suppressor for colon cancer," Dr. Penninger concluded. "Even if you have a mutation in other tumor suppressors you can still turn on another brake and cells stop growing. So this is quite nice for the future, I think, because it means if you have two or three mutations, it's not your death sentence. You might still be able to turn on the pathway which is still working."
Why the lack of p110-gamma leads specifically to colorectal cancer is still an open question, but Dr. Penninger suggested that other cancers may take longer to develop.
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Another sports loss... baseball's The Logo, Harmon Killebrew at 74.
Another sports loss... baseball's The Logo, Harmon Killebrew at 74.
"That's what Sheev said."
RIP Randy "Macho Man" Savage. "Oh Yeaaaaaa" will ring loudly in heaven's main event tonight...
Very sad day in professional wrestling with the passing of Randy "Macho Man" Savage aka Larry Poffo. He will be greatly missed and I'm feeling very sad today.
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!
Very sad indeed. I liked the Macho Man, as I saw somebody's profile on FB "apparently God needed an elbow from the top rope."
I never watched all the WWF stuff and beyond, but I thought I remember Savage being on the All Star Wrestling I watched on the Canadian channel in the 70's. However, I guess it was Roddy Piper that I was thinking of.
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Global Innovations
Change is the one constant in the kitchen and bath industry, and this is true whether you live in the U.S. or abroad. However, in recent years, design innovations have become increasingly global, as evidenced by the recent EuroCucina Fair in Milan, Italy.
With 2,450 exhibitors and more than 270,000 attendees from 140 different countries, the EuroCucina Fair encompasses several key events: The EuroCucina Fair itself (the acknowledged premier kitchen furniture exhibition in Europe), the International Bathroom Furniture Exhibition, the Salone Satellite (a great spot for searching out innovations because it showcases numerous prototypes of furniture invented by creative young designers), and a pavilion devoted to "technology" (prototypes and concepts of electrical appliances for tomorrow, as well as the best offered today).
This event is both exciting and stimulating, filled with many lessons that can be applied to American kitchen and bath design.
The Big Picture
One of the most exciting insights from this event was the worldwide recognition of a kitchen as a living space. Globally, families are asking for a multi-activity room.
While in the past EuroCucina displays focused exclusively on the working elements of the kitchen, this year, almost every setting included adjacent furniture (tables, chairs and other elements) to suggest an environment to live in – not just to cook in.
The show planners stressed this design change, noting, "The [exhibits] showcase the role of the kitchen as a place where people tend to congregate, the heart of the home, a creative laboratory. Thus, kitchens, like bathrooms, are central when it comes to domestic dwelling planning. Furnishings, like the technology [seen in today's high-end appliances], are seen as worthwhile investments, to be chosen with care in the search for functionality and creative sophistication."
The importance of the bath is also global. Statements from the show planners in Milan could have been written about K/BIS.
"From Swish bathtubs to Decor radiators that defuse aromatic essences and basins conceived as accessories in their own right, the ample showcase in the bathroom sector defines the bath as a place of relaxed ambiences, smart high-technology and designer domestic spas for personal pampering. It has now become a central room, a place for wellness and relaxation, a milieu that does not merely respond to service needs but which, in some cases, also extends to fitness and body care."
In North America, there has been a cooking transition from chore to shared hobby. The leaders of Poggenpohl have observed this as well, commenting, "The trend shows an increasing number of men displaying an interest in 'kitchen and cuisine'. In recent years, kitchens have turned into event and representation areas frequently equipped with audio systems."
Poggenpohl presented a new "Kitchen for Men" in cooperation with Porche Design.
The theme of a kitchen as a gathering area was echoed by Ulrich W. Siekman, head of SieMatic, when he said, "For a long time, the kitchen was viewed as a work room clearly separated from the living and eating areas. In the future, it will act more as a Great Room, in which family and friends come together."
Regarding the new SieMatic range called S1, he went on to say, "In our S1, [consumers] will enjoy not only the cooking, but all of the family activities; for example, it is possible to integrate PC, CD, DVD, radio, Internet and an iPod charging station as desired – all with sophisticated accoutrements. Additionally, an ingenious lighting system allows the creation of individual color waves adjusting to the time of day and the occasion."
How does the recognition of a broadly held global view of a kitchen as a gathering space help North American specialists improve their designs? Recognizing how important shifting the focus from the kitchen cabinet arrangement to the total living environment solution is a key to future success.
With global designers also planning the kitchen as a living space, there is inspiration from throughout the world. Therefore, there is a challenge to continue design education beyond North America.
For example, making frequent visits to international manufacturer Web sites is important. Rather than immediately clicking on "gallery," visit a press room first. Why? Press releases will typically be accompanied by images that might not have made their way yet to the general "gallery" on the site – so the latest designs can be viewed there.
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Another interesting aspect of the event was the emergence of two different modern style themes, each with different approaches to the design process.
North Americans enjoy a more casual, warmer version of Contemporary or Modern design. These clients embrace the Asian concept of "complex simplicity," the perfection of imperfection. In contrast, designers in North America categorize "European Contemporary" as being sharp and crisp. As a global design community, these different Contemporary design presentations are noted.
Sometimes the scope of how different the planning process between European designers and professionals in the U.S. is overlooked. Who controls the design specifications is the difference between the two professional communities.
Europeans understand the value of the design elements of these collections resulting in highly stylized environments.
Therefore, in the European industry, the manufacturing firm provides design leadership. This is why there are collections created by designers of note for the finest manufacturers. Roberto Lucci (a noted furniture designer), for example, created a new design called Starlight for Snaidero that showcased doors and molded handles of DuPont Corian.
In Europe, the design of the entire line is controlled by the manufacturer: Available sizes are determined by the industrial designer, not by the designer in the field. In fact, European kitchen designers are often referred to as "resellers" or "merchants" because they represent the designs created by their manufacturers.
North American designers take a different approach: The individual kitchen specialist is considered the designer and works with individual component parts provided by the cabinet manufacturers in custom sizes to create the room setting for the clients.
Why discuss this different approach to "going to market?" All of the designs created by these fine European artists demand the field designer follow the design ethic at the foundation of the collection. For example, there was an extensive use of integrated finger pulls in cabinetry. This detail is possible when there are a limited number of door sizes in a line. A door handle can be proportionately sized within a limited range, but it is not possible to do that with cabinet sizes available in 1/4" increments.
What do North American designers learn from this observation? Be more disciplined when working with a client who has selected a cabinet manufacturer that offers specific "collections."
North American kitchen and bath designers will best serve the client by developing a design as engineered, rather than manipulating pieces to assemble a "one-of-a-kind" room.
Traditional VS. Classsic
Also of note, there is a great difference between North American consumers and that of the Italians in the interpretation of Traditional – or Classic.
There were a multitude of "Classic" kitchens presented among the exhibits at the fair. I had never seen such rooms before!
The definition of Classic interiors in Italy is formal. Therefore, it is not an easy transition from Classic furniture to Classic kitchens.
Everything from gold leafed white painted columns to glittering crystal chandeliers in these small-scaled Classic rooms demonstrated the vast difference between the European concept of "Traditional" – defined as Classical – and the North American definition of Traditional. In the U.S., architecture inspired by Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, with its beautiful woodworking finished with a simple milk paint is Traditional.
So, what can be learned from this? When working with clients from a diverse cultural background, it is critical to clarify the definition of beauty from a client's perspective. An Asian family's definition of soft colors might be different than a Mainline Philadelphia family's view. Study the clientele, ask them to show pictures or furnishings in other areas of the home to engage them in a "visual" conversation, rather than a verbal one.
Although the European definition of Classic is different from ours, I did see two interpretations of Transitional I think can span the Atlantic Ocean nicely. The first was a simple white display by Maistri: a simple glaze finish on a white door. The second was the new SieMatic BeauxArts kitchen designed by Mick deGuilio, a respected North American kitchen designer.
SieMatic defines the space as "The Story of an American Dream." The collection combines old and new, hand-hewn and crafted, as well as machine-made, and a matte finish juxtaposed to streamline metals – all beautifully presented. This Transitional and eclectic approach can create individual, fresh rooms for each client while respecting the collection's design integrity. Global clients searching for something between Traditional and Modern design could happily live with this interpretation of interior architecture.
Total Environments
Another interesting trend was toward wonderful "total environments" created by European professionals.
This use of space is not new to American designers – but we can expand our design talents by studying the shape and form of the exhibits at the fair. We Americans consider the kitchen part of a Great Room space – Europeans place the kitchen at the center of such a gathering space. Therefore, the shape of cabinet runs, as well as the relationship of work centers to one another and to adjacent furniture, is changing. In Europe, it's common to see long, tall walls of storage that conceal the majority of equipment and foods, as well as some appliances. Seating areas are not simple counters popping up from islands; they are expansive gathering tables at right angles to an island or peninsula, or an extension of an island or peninsula.
The key learning here is to start the planning process with the overall room to develop a good understanding of all of the furniture requirements for that room. Consider the kitchen an element of the furniture. After this overview, create the total room solution – then, begin to plot the functional work space.
Curves are Back
This year, curved shapes really stood out at EuroCucina. One display was notable: Produced by Val Cucine, designed by Alessandro Mendini and sponsored by Alessi, this kitchen reintroduced the beauty of the curved line.
The designer said, "This kitchen is arranged on a few precise concepts: well-trusted technology, energy savings, environmental protection, ergonomic precision, and finally, a formulated aesthetic that is not based on ostentation, high tech or minimalism, but is a search for the intimate, the evocative and the emotional that is always the basis of my work."
What can be learned from seeing curved cabinetry being emphasized once again? The learning is not as simple as reintroducing curves into designs, although we will see them. The revelation is simply a reminder to think beyond squares.
Lessons for U.S. Designers Evident in European Design Details Seen at EuroCucina Fair
While not all of the European trends evident at the EuroCucina Fair will translate well to kitchens and baths designed in the U.S., a number of specific details offer some big picture lessons that kitchen and bath designers will find valuable. Consider the following details seen in the displays, along with the key lessons that can be learned from them.
Storage Ideas
- Much better utilization of the sink cabinet – drawers cut out to fit around the sink, providing some storage.
- Large, oversized, well-engineered drawers in base cabinets.
- New touch-latch mechanisms on doors, allowing a "no hardware" look.
- Full door tall cabinets with new hardware: Doors move forward and then slide to the side.
- A table sliding system that allows a large L-shaped surface to slide on a channel between the top of the door and the bottom of the countertop.
- Drawers that open and close electronically.
- Much better utilization of countertop space to provide storage behind the sink or along the counter meeting the back wall.
- Electronics being used to lift and lower complete storage sections in peninsula areas or in the backsplash space.
Lesson: Refocus on new ways to improve accessibility to storage within cabinetry.
- No wenge wood; some use of American cherry. Walnut introduced in many of the exhibits.
- A reintroduction of black and white gloss. Taupe and cream wood stains, laminates and lacquers frequently showcased.
- More stainless steel being used in countertops, as well as accent doors or drawers within the cabinetry.
- Black and white neutrality, taupe with white or cream as a second neutral.
- Violet, lilac, purple combined with white or taupe seen throughout the show.
- Huge black-on-black (gloss and matte) naturalistic patterns on back walls.
Lesson: Learn more about color. Learn to combine dissimilar materials.
Cabinet Door Styles
- A reintroduction of integrated finger pulls within the cabinetry, and elongated, horizontal elements finished to match the cabinetry, or a new adaptation of C and J channels.
- Door styles arranged in cubes of space.
- Doors framed with alternating material, thus creating horizontal lines.
- A major introduction of curved shapes in cabinetry, as well as counter surfaces.
Lesson: Focus on the shape of the cabinets in kitchens that are to be created, as well as the cabinet layout.
Counter Materials
- No glass tops.
- Honed or plain stone.
- Very thin counters faced with similar materials to match cabinets.
- Combination of thick and thin wood edges.
- Combination of angled round-overs and other shapes with a second tier of counter material in a flat-edged presentation.
Lesson: Pay more attention to the details in surfacing.
Appliance Technology
- LED lighting everywhere: inside the cabinets, activated by a door or drawer being opened.
- A hood moved up and down above an island: an excellent solution for providing ventilation only when it's needed – out-of-the-way otherwise.
- Induction and electric cooking seen everywhere, but very little gas.
- Hoods as sculptural highlight to the room, rather than only as a functional ventilation system.
Lesson: Pay attention to technological changes ahead. Keep an open mind.
In the Bathroom
- Heated towel bars as art.
- Showers and toilets combined in separate compartments so the vanities and tubs can stand alone.
- More color in the bathroom.
- Sculptured, one-of-a-kind vessels and pedestals.
- Bathtubs created from alternative materials.
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Coincidence or Conspiracy: Porny Pregnancy edition
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Jessica Simpson used to date Tony Romo, the sh-tty quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. Romo is now married to Candice Crawford. He and Crawford were engaged within a month of Porny's engagement to that loser with no job who lives in her house. Porny, quite obviously, is pregnant. And Romo just announced Full Story
I can't watch...
Straight through. I had to break it up 45 seconds at a time. Because the Fontrum, Jesus, I mean they say everything is bigger in Texas, and, well, that applies to Fontrum too. Anyway, maybe you can stand it better than I can. Maybe you can make it all the way through and if this is indeed the case, you have a much stronger stomach. Full Story
Porny is not single
A few of you have emailed lately – something about my Porny getting her heart broken again. Is it because she's gone a week or two without being photographed with her freeloader? Please. He's not going anywhere. Why work, or study, or try when Jessica Simpson is offering to provide? Here they are yesterday, travelling from Los Angeles to New York, all smiles, and maybe even a little smug in the face about Tony Romo sucking all kinds of sh-t on Sunday. Full Story
Yellow Porny vs the ex
My Porny Simpson attended the White House Correspondents' Dinner this weekend. I supposed it's not the worst thing she's ever put on. But still...with the light bouncing off all that yellow sateen, it's like a f-cking boob eclipse. And she doesn't exactly look young and fresh. Full Story
As predicted...
Porny was so cute and casual and pretty yesterday at the airport. Click here for a refresher. However, as I noted at the end of that article: "But watch, tomorrow on the talk shows she'll be back to what they make her: too old and too tacky. Full Story
Written for Jessica, meant for Lindsay
Jessica Simpson continues to hook up and break up with men who humiliate her. As if it wasn't enough that he dumped her the night before her birthday, Us Weekly reports that Tony Romo apparently also announced the break up to everyone living in his gated community, informing security that she was no longer to be allowed access to his home in Dallas which is why a sign at the entrance has been posted that reads: "RED ALERT!!! TONY ROMO HAS MADE SOME CHANGES TO HIS LIST OF PEOPLE ALLOWED IN. Full Story
It's helping...
We are helping? As imaginary friends of Jessica Simpson, I think our work is working. No more articles on People.com from "friends" describing that she's sad and mopey and a total loser sitting on her mom's couch drunk texting Tony Romo. Instead, two sightings in a row that reflect a more pulled-together, more positive, more defiant Jessica. Full Story
Enough wallowing
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He peed on Porny's love
Why did Romo walk out on Porny? According to Radar John Mayer's been f-cking around again. Word is everything between Jessica Simpson and QB1 was great…until last Thursday when he found out that Douchebag was still texting her. Full Story
Here come the pants
Oh no. Oh girl, oh no. I am still not Jessica Simpson's friend. Neither are you. So we can't help her. And she will need help. A LOT of help. People.com is reporting that she's been dumped by Tony Romo again. Full Story
Porny in the morning!
She knew we needed her. And she delivered, just like Mimi. Tiger Woods held his pro am yesterday in DC and invited Tony Romo. With Romo came Porny. She tucked her bits into a tight striped dress and sang the national anthem. LOVE what was written on the Washington Post blog Full Story
Porny's skinny jeans
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Porny emerges cruise-bound
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Porny Country Fail
Oh Porny. Am told by sources exclusively that Jessica Simpson fired her band last week after suspending the tour. She's taking a year off. Which essentially means the label doesn't want her, that country music doesn't want her, that she needs to find something else to do. And if it's up to her father that could mean making money representing weight loss companies. Full Story


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Tue 21 Dec 2010 - Mullova/Gardiner
Larry Gold
A very enjoyable concert.
Martin Bligh
The performance of the Mendelssohn was wonderful. It would be interesting to hear from individual string players how playing standing up made a difference for them. Gardiner is a great Schumann conductor .
Michael Jacob
For the first time in a concert-going life spanning 40 years, I experienced last night a symphony performed with violins and violas standing. It was an excellent performance.
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Tim Moorey
The concert was superb with Pappano, clearly a carefully prepared conductor for every detail, yet maintaining an overall direction, getting the very best out of the LSO. Roman Simovic's important solo part was magical and awe-inspiring and I had the irreverent thought that maybe we should have had him doing the Bruch.
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Thank you. It was a wonderful concert, the Rachmaninov and Arvo Part being the high points for us. Well done to all the players!
With an overture, a concerto, a fascinating modern work probably new to most and a fine concluding piece, this made for a great concert. Add one of the best current pianists, a really original encore involving Tim Hugh, Roman Simovic and Simon Trpceski, La Mer taken faster and more excitingly than usual and the LSO on top form and it made the best concert of the year for this regular audience member.
Sun 5 Dec 2010 - Connolly/Alsop
Justin Carey
I just wanted to let you know that i had a truly unprecedented experience on Sunday night. A passage of second movement of the 7th symphony brought tears of joy to my eyes...i relished the beauty and precision of the sound produced by Alsop and the orchestra and left the Barbican sincerely grateful for a transcendent experience. And all for £8! Thank you so much.
Fri 19 Nov 2010 - Gergiev/Mustonen
Pam Wendzina
We just loved the concert. The string section of the LSO is uniquely beautiful. Love Mahler. Love Gergiev. My husband had a stroke recently. This concert was such a blessing to him. Thank you.
Françoise and Jean-Pierre Holvoet
We were really enchanted by the orchestra. Mahler was wonderful, we enjoyed the excellent performance! It was worth the trip from Belgium!
Selby Brock
I enjoyed the concert; wasn't familiar with either work, so reluctant to criticise. But I must say the artsdesk review could have come straight from Pseud's Corner!
Sat 13 Nov 2010 - Philharmonie, Luxembourg
Last Saturday I had the unbelievable luck listening to the LSO at the Luxemburgish Philharmony. It was an experience that I will never forget in my life. When I think about Elgar`s variationes that you played the second half my heart starts to knock faster and my hands get sweaty. I wish I could listen to you every day (not just on CD). You guys made my life richer that day. I THANK YOU SO MUCH. The perfection in the way you play TOGETHER is incredible.
Wed 10 Nov 2010 - Davis/Znaider
David Foulger
A quite wonderful performance of the Elgar Violin Concerto. Znaider was if anything a little freer with portamenti and rubato than on his recording. I loved the way he kept turning to members of the orchestra to integrate their phrasing with his. And the audience was obviously gripped, not a cough was heard during those rapt intimite passages.
A wonderful concert; great to be there
Peter Ludbrook
This was a terrific concert. I've been fairly critical of some of the other new pieces introduced under the UBS Soundscapes project but I was enthralled by Emily Howard's 'Solar' which gripped from its rivetting opening bars. The Elgar Violin Concerto was wonderful. I don't think I've ever heard a dud performance but this was special. Playing it on the violin Kreisler used at its premiere did give it an extra frisson. Nikolaj Znaider, Sir Colin and th LSO deserve the highest praise for a great performance of a great work.
Sun 7 Nov 2010 - Harding/Lang Lang/Zimmermann/Synergy Vocals
Frances Reynolds
Sunday's concert was a joy and a wonderful suprise. I also greatly appreciate the receiving your newletter and whenever extra issues to attend, lectures, etc whenever possible.
Kathy Lerman
Just to let you know that we thought the free talk yesterday was excellent. Rachel Leach was very lively and engaging and my daughter was glad we went. Indeed I think we all benefitted from learning more about the music and what to listen out for, so we all enjoyed the concert more.
Catrin Griffiths
A really useful pre-concert talk - thank you. More please- obviously it's incredibly useful for contemporary classical music, but it really illuminated the Lizst and Berlioz for us too.
Revd. Ron and Mrs. Janet Ingamells
Once again a wonderful and exciting evening of music! There were some sad comments from people near us about the Berio Sinfonia, but we appreciated the skill of orchestra and voices in their presentation of such a highly complex piece!
Thu 4 Nov 2010 - Donatella Flick Conducting Competition
Jocelyn Sampson
The Donatella Flick competion was great fun, as ever, with the audience as entertaining as the performers.
Personally I loved the woman conductor, but was obviously in a minority. It was very good to see Rachel Gough in an official capacity.
The LSO and the Barbican make me feel good - thank you.
Larry Gold
What a wonderful evening and seeing young conductors performing. It is very encouraging to see young people showing their talent, in my opinion the correct winner was chosen although all participants were excellent.
Tue 26 Oct 2010 - Noseda/Ehnes
Peter Ludbrook
The Prokofiev 6th was a triumph and I don't agree with the Guardian critic's description of the performance as 'smooth'. I thought it had real edge and rawness to it which I think is quite appropriate. As for the finale, taken at a terrific lick I thought, it built to an absolutely devastating coda. The only performance I've ever heard that was even more cathartic was given by the LSO with Rostropovich so Noseda is in very select company. Terrific playing by all sections of the orchestra as well.
Sun 24 Oct 2010 - Eric Whitacre/LSC
Gill Marris
What a thrill it was to see Eric Whitacre conducting his own work, to hear and see a World Premiere and to be introduced to each piece by the maestro himself! This brought a winsome and personal touch to every piece, with dashes of humour, self-deprecating stories and courageous reference to his frail father. The sound in the Hall was unforgettable. Eric's obvious enjoyment was infectious and we were treated to a wonderful programme of varied but absolutely excellent music. He squeezed even more excitement out of the audience by moving Lux Aurumque to the end of the evening; but what a fitting and magical ending it was! We talked about it all the way home. Thank you for an amazing evening which I will never forget.
Sun 24 Oct 2010 - LSO Discovery Family Concert: Sounds Unexpected
Nevin Penny
We've been coming to the concerts in the last few years.It's a great success for us because my son has autism. He is 17 now, he enjoys and tolerates the audience, this is a big achievement for him. He plays piano at home, exposing him to the environment where orchestra, musicians and audience are there, it is a kind of rich social gain for him with additional experiment with the different instrument before the concert is great.
Shay Knowles
What I (Mum) love about the concerts is hearing the classics I loved as a child – e.g. Peer Gynt, The Planets, Ode to Joy – and seeing my 10 year old enjoy them. We love seeing how the orchestra produces the sound, and finding out about the instruments. My son is sometimes able to play pieces afterwards on the piano (in his classical tunes book). He also loves hearing theme tunes (Dr Who, Harry Potter, Simpsons). With pieces like this you don't need much explanation or other activities – though we have enjoyed the visual display with the theme tunes. We also like being introduced to some unusual pieces like the one with the vacuum cleaners. At the last concert, we liked the pairs of instruments coming to the front for their duets, and seeing the bagpipes. We joined in with the singing and gestures, but we don't particularly need to do this. We were sorry not to hear more of ET. We also went to the recent concert of the Planets, with the accompanying video – this was brilliant.
Simon Alexander
Really Great! Most enjoyable.
David Bishop
My wife and I took our two boys who are 8 and 6 years old, along to the "Sounds Unexpected" concert...My wife thought it was great and I found it very interesting too, I think we would definitely go again. I was frankly amazed it wasn't sold out as the tickets were a bargain I thought (we don't live in London either and I think anyone who does is definitely missing a trick if they have any interest in music whatsoever). Anyway, it was good fun and a pleasure to see talented people play so well, so I guess we'll be along in February.
This has been our third time to the Discovery Family concert, we have been to the 2 previous concerts with Paul Rissman which we thought were fantastic – the narration was excellent, and so was the choice of music – both the adults and our 8 year old enjoyed it tremendously.
Sun 10 & Tue 12 Oct 2010 - Davis/Mutter/LSC
Kieron Forde
It was wonderful - one of the best concerts I've been to this year (and this year I've been to quite a few). In fact it was so wonderful that I've bought a recording of the LSO playing the Glagolithic Mass. But I'm putting off playing it because I don't want to overwrite the memory of Tuesday night's performance!
Dr Gerhard Behrens
Wholeheartedly agree, a truly superb and unforgettable performance of Dvorak's violin concert and Janacek's Glagolitic mass. The "Trickster" prelude, while certainly having its merits as an encouragement for young composers, seemed to be more an effort to convey humour in music, something that here again proved to be difficult to achieve without overdoing the "humour".
Tim Moorey
The evening was a satisfying whole with a fun, new piece by a young composer which exploited the large forces available to her and was a good overture (we could do with more standard overtures, by the way - how about some Berlioz from Sir Colin?). Wonderful, faultless playing which made the Dvorak a better piece than it probably is. Finally the Janacek Mass with choir, orchestra and Sir Colin all in earth-shattering form to send us home uplifted.
Jennifer Vernor-Miles
Anne-Sophie Mutter was amazing (and a lovely dress too). I thought if she played any closer to Colin Davis' nose he was going to find it difficult to turn the pages of his score. A great violinist with huge tonal contrasts, from aggressive to lyrical. The Janacek was its usual exuberant self; good to know Dvorak wrote something other than operas which start miserable and end in tragedy.
Sun 10 Oct 2010 - Janácek Discovery Day
Tim Moorey
Congratulations on another very interesting and stimulating day.
Tue 5 Oct 2010 - Davis/Chang
Larry Gold
Yes i agree with all the positive comments. I have always been a big fan of sir colin davis wether it is opera or orchestral music and i have never been disappointed in one of his performances.
Professor Malpas
In the whole of my life I have never heard a more wonderful performance of Elgars' second symphony . I shall never forget it.
Sun 26 Sep 2010 - Gergiev/Gough/Marriner
Allison Allen
A totally wonderful concert on Sunday; the playful Schchedrin, the exquisite Strauss and the mighty, fabulous Mahler... yes, I liked it ! Thank you to all LSO players and Maestro Gergiev for yet another unforgettable evening.
David Parry
We enjoyed the concert very much and it was great to see the Barbican buzzing on a Sunday night
Sat 25 Sep 2010 - Gergiev/Matsuev
Maria Serrano
Definitely one of the most enjoyable performances I have heard this year. Was taken aback by Shchedrin's Carmen suite. Thank you for giving me the opportunity of discovering this amazing artist. Gergiev and the LSO, as always.....no words. Also extremely pleased to have attended Shchredin's talk on Sunday. A very satisfied member of the audience!
Larry Gold
I thought it was an excellent concert.


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There are two different versions of the engine, the CS and the BGE.
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The other engine is the one based on crystal space and it has a beta version already on-line but it still needs a lot of optimizations and works on debug mode which make it considerably slower. This game engine is much better in terms of visual effects and should be considered as the main flag to take this project towards it's goal which is to deliver a game made with open software using blender+CS with the same quality of a commercial game.


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