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A fleshy, meaty, soft, wine that is full of character and modestly priced. Fantastic cookout wine.
Dark blackish ruby with a slight violet tinge. Animated, ripe nose of meaty notes, ripe blackberries, and a combination of spice cake and warm crushed rocks and sandstone. Mouthfilling flavors, but fairly easy-going texture. Full body and lots of fine-grained tannins. Loads of pure blackberry skin fruit along with a very clingy, roasted herb/iodiney, minerals component that clings to the sides of the mouth. Long, pure finish. B+/A-. Was $12.99 at Whole Foods in Arlington/Clarendon. Imported by HB Wine Merchants, NY, NY.
A deceptively easy-going yet potentially serious wine. Still very young, it is quite primary now but shows nice texture and very good length.
Very dark ruby/violet. Straightforward scents of ripe blackberry and black raspberry fruit, accented by notes of hot stones and dry underbrush. Soft, mouthfilling, ripe, and full-bodied in the mouth. Lots of incredibly fine-grained nano-tannins. Very nice concentration and length with loads of licorice, cassis, and minerals. This wine will by dynamite in 2-4 years. B+(+). Was $24.99 from WTSO.com, making it a very good buy for a Rhone wine of this aging ability and class. Imported by Citadel Trading Co., NY, NY.
(Sorry, 2001 label shown, but the 2010 looks the same.)
A vibrant, fruity, direct Zinfandel. Not overblown. Very nice on its own or with dinner. A bit pricey though. Surprisingly, comes in a Burgundy-shaped bottle.
Dark ruby color. Intense, perfumey nose of spiced blackberries (like blackberry pie) and steely, stony minerals. Soft, balanced, and quite concentrated in the mouth, with loads of fruit and minerals, and very nice acids to boot. Full-bodied, with good length. No great complexity of flavors, but lots of character. B/B+. Was $21.99 from WTSO.com.
(Sorry, 2010 shown.)
A full-flavored, juicy, dry, mouth-wateringly crisp rose. Not a lot of complexity or elegance, but it's balanced and fun. I think that the roses from this area comprise Pinot Noir, Gamay, and Pineau d'Aunis, but I'm not sure of which ones and in which amounts they're in this wine.
Gorgeous pinky/salmon color. Tons of fruit on the loud nose, watermelon, grapes, lemon juice, strawberry, cherry. A bit of minerality, but, mostly, this is about the fruit. Great acids keep this very lively. A great wine to have on hand for those May/June picnics. B+.
Imported by Kermit Lynch, I got this wine for $13.99 from B-21 Wines in Florida. Great buy!
A quick note on this amazing wine, which I had at the relatively new French bistro in Houston, L'Olivier. In a word: amazing. One of the best CDPs I've had in a very long time. A solid A. Unbelievably fragrant, balanced, full flavored, and long. Sweet berry fruit, loads of garrigue scents. This is from memory, so sorry it's not more detailed, but if you see this wine, get some! At its peak right now. Will hold for 4-5 years.
BTW, the food at L'Olivier was excellent. Classic bistro fare, beautifully executed.
Well, my sinus infection has finally subsided to the point where my sense of smell has returned. So I popped the cork on a Cotes du Rhone that turned out to be funky and have a lot of character.
Nearly fully saturated color -- black violet-tinged ruby. Funky nose, but in a Rhone-y way. Loads of faintly barnyardy earth, iodine, smoky gravel, and spicy black raspberry and black cherry. Big and flavorful, but with excellent acids, this wine has full-throttle flavors but not a whole lot of elegance. Ripe fruit, but very dry and minerally, with those liquid minerals clinging for dear life to the insides of your mouth. Long finish. B+.
Was a remarkable $12.99 from B-21 Wines in Florida. That's a great buy for this much character. Imported by Eric Solomon Selections.
I have a bad cold, yet even through my severely compromised taste buds and sense of smell, I can tell this is dynamite. Unbelievably concentrated and long. Without being ponderous! Stay tuned. I'll do a more detailed post when I drink my second bottle. Or better yet, go get some right now. Was $18 from Winex.com. Imported by Eric Solomon.
A decent, modestly-priced Bordeaux. 68% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, and some Cab Franc and Petit Verdot. Very shy and reserved now, it may well be significantly better in a few years.
Gorgeous color: deeply-saturated and luminescent ruby-violet. Very shy nose that reluctantly gives up a little whiff of brambly twigs, lightly charred oak, and cassis. But you really have to work the sniffing to get it. Tightly-wound flavors of lightly-scorched earth, minerals and a bit of cassis. Dry, tight, and with a fair amount of tannin. Medium full body, and pretty good acids. Pretty good length. This is a wine that needs at least 2-4 years of age to open up. Right now, it's a B-, but with potential to come in higher after it opens up. Got it on sale for $14.99 at Total Wine in Fairfax, VA. Imported by Saranty Imports, White Plains, NY.
The is an outstanding wine and a ridiculous value. Loaded with dark flavors and with a nice sense of elegance. Apparently composed of very old vine (many over 100 years) Mencia.
Fully saturated, impenetrable violet-ruby. Intense nose of low-toned, ripe, black cherry, crushed dark stones, and smoke. Very dry, with lots of very fine-grained tannin, this wine immediately coats the entire mouth and the finish just hangs around and hangs around. The concentration of dark cherry fruit is remarkable, yet it's in no way over-extracted or too jammy. It's almost freakish that a wine this intense could have a sense of elegance, but this does. The acids are pretty low, but, again, the wine seems in perfect harmony despite this. This could probably improve over the next 2-3 years, but, really, why wait? A. Was $9.99 from WTSO.com. Imported by Classic Wines, Stamford, CT.
Of the three Ottimino Vineyard Zins I've had (the other two from vineyards in the Russian River Valley), this is the best. Ripe, but with claret-like structure. Really fine.
Very dark black ruby, with just a hint of lightening at the rim. Complex nose of pure black raspberry syrup, sandstone, and baking spices. Ripe, yet bone dry in the mouth, with nice structure and still quite a bit of soft tannin remaining. Lengthy, pure finish that goes on an unusually long time. Good acids yet quite full. This is one of the best Zins I've had in a long time. A. I got this over a year ago from WineAccess.com . . . but I don't remember how much I paid (sorry!).
A simple, gutsy, large-scaled red. Maybe a couple of years will bring a bit more complexity, but right now it's like a big, gangly teenager.
Very dark ruby/violet. Intense, straightforward nose of black raspberry fruit, and smoky minerality. Huge and ripe in the mouth. More like a Spanish Garnacha or big Cali field blend than a CDP or anything else from the Rhone. Loads of soft tannin , and massive body. Lowish acids. I'd let this sit a year or two to lose its galumphy directness, but not much longer, as the alcohol is likely to start burning through the fruit. B.Was $26.99 from WTSO.com, which, given that this is comparable to a good $12 - $15 old vine Spanish Garnacha, makes this a poor value. Imported by Serge Dore Selections.
Since I started blogging many years ago, I've come to appreciate Guigal's labels: very simple; no need to type out vineyard names, special cuvee names, or "vieilles vignes."
This wine is very good, if not rising to the level of his exceptional 2005 Gigondas, which still stands as the best Gigondas I've ever drunk.
Not-quite-fully-saturated black ruby color. Sultry nose of ripe plums, blackberries, iodiney/molten stony minerals and a hint of warmed sandstone and fruitcake. Mouthfilling, with mellow but intense, low-toned flavors of blackberry syrup and liquid minerality, along with a dark gravelly earthiness. Full-bodied, with lots of fairly soft tannin leaving the mouth a little puckery in the finish. This is drinking well now but will improve over the next 2-3 years (maybe a little more). Very classically structured. B+/A-. Was $17.99 from Wine Exchange in L.A., making it a good value.
This is a fragrant, richly fruity, varietally-true Nebbiolo. It's drinking wonderfully now, but should improve over the next two years, and then hold nicely for a few more.
Medium ruby color with a distinct brickish tinge. Classic Nebbiolo nose of slightly sourish cherry and dried cherry, couples with some gravelly earthiness and a nice cedary streak. The fireworks really kick in in the mouth, where it's got that quiet but surprising power that Barolos can have. Tons of liquid minerals but they seem in harmony with the chokecherry fruit. Very full, but with no heat, and pretty decent acidity to keep things lively. Long, lip-smacking finish. Maybe not the most complex Barolo I've ever had, but a real treat. A-. Was $27.99 from WTSO.com a few months ago. Imported by Superior Wines, Cranford, NJ.
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Absinthe Reviews - Absinthe and Thujone Source
"ALANDIA staff are extremely helpful. They will go above & beyond to solve any issue big or small (if an issue arises). I have placed many orders & have never been disappointed with any of their products. Experimentation with new cocktail recipes or the Absinthe of the month is pure joy. I highly recommend this company & products from Absinthe itself to the spoons & sugar. I use to be a vodka girl but now I am an Absinthe lady."
- Darby, USA
"I received my bottle of Absinthe Original yesterday, which was right on time. Drinking this exquisite drink for the first time leaves me without words in its absolute greatness. The Green Fairy has taken me under her wing. I will be a returning customer for life. Thank you Absinthe Original."
- Ansel, USA
"Thank you so much for my order. It arrived earlier than expected and was perfect. Saw other sites selling fine liquors but none had the exceptional customer ratings earned by Alandia. "
- Lizard, USA
"Good friend of mine suggested me goodmood.cz absinthe store. I have already ordered King of Spirits GOLD so let's see how this all thujone hype is about :D "
- Martha
"I was the real start of the party after bringing the Gold in. That stuff rocks! Everyone loved it but the only problem is I've got to wait 2 weeks to receive my next order! [Absinthe.bz]"
- Anthony
"Absinthe Supply sent me a bottle of Zele Absinthe X and I drank 6 ounces over a short period of time. It caused a very pleasant out of body experience. It felt like I had floated up out of my body and was exploring the room, flying around weightless. It was a very strange, but rewarding experience."
- Anon
"Hello, I just wanted to let you guys know I received my 25cl bottle of Absinthe Original Innocent today (the date you said it would probably arrive) and I just wanted to say I've had 3 successful orders from Absinthe Original and I'm very pleased. I can't wait to try this, I know I'll be back for more! Thanks, and keep up the fantastic service."
- Steve, United States
"Some of the best stuff out there, and for an awesome price that will beat any website...[AbsintheSuppy]"
- Jacques
"Just received my bottle of Absinthe Verdoyante today. Was very very happy to see the delivery guy. I got to say I was a little skeptical at first, but now I know you guys are fast and effective at delivery I will definitely order again. Upon drinking it I will submit another review, but thanx again absinthe original!"
- Nicholas, US
"Thank you for the great suggestion on the Red Absinthe. My wife who loves cinammon definitnely enjoyed it. Once the sugar was added, the Gold was quite enjoyable. [Absinthe.bz]"
- Frank
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Absinthe and Thujone are BIG and they're 100% Legal (in most places). We're here to help you cut through all the sludge and find the best of the best. We'll weed out the best deals for you, the best Absinthe blends, and the sites with the best service – because that's incredibly important when doing business online.
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Alandia.de is, by far, the largest online retailer of Absinthe and has just celebrated it's 10 year anniversary online. They offer the broadest range of authentic European Absinthe.
Alandia has something for absolutely everyone, even the most discerning absinthe enthusiasts. Absinthe is categorized into Strong, Deluxe, Classic and without Anise Sections and even sub-categories within some of those. You can find Absinthe by country of origin, look for just the rarities sought after by collectors or find absinthe gift sets and samplers. Without a doubt, the top selling absinthe at Alandia is Absinthe Alandia Strong68, which is 68% alcohol and approx. 35mg Thujon.
Their site is very well organized and is available in several languages. If you hit the site in a foreign language, just look for your flag and click it. It also deals in Euros by default but there is a currency converter in the left sidebar that you can click that will convert all prices on the site to American dollars.
Alandia offers several payment options and guarantees shipping to the United States. That means that your Absinthe gets to you or you get your money back. Shipping from Europe is quite fast, about 8 working days, and support response is lightning fast which is what we like to see. In essence, if a seller does not have a history in the business and a guarantee for their customers, we will not recommend them. Alandia has both and gets our top recommendation. After you get your Absinthe from them, come back and share your experience with us.
|From $31.00
|Delivery to US is GUARANTEED. Delivery generally within 7-8 business days. Shipping via DHL. Europe is approx 5 bus. day delivery. Cost varies with weight. See site.
|Payments Accepted
|Major Credit Cards, Paypal, Bank Transfer, WorldPay
|Largest Selection of Absinthe on the net – every strength and variation, from Classic, Anise Free, to Strong
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Absinthe Supply is a European Seller of various varieties of Absinthe. They've been in business for more than five years and have a great customer service record. Absinthe Supply has a similar selection on hand to that of a few of the other European sellers but they've also put together some fantastic Special Deals, Variety Packs and Party Packs on their site.
You can pick up anything from an Absinthe Mini Collection that will allow you to sample five different types of Absinthe, with a free Absinthe spoon for just $70.00. There is the very popular Ab-SIN-ity Package that is a combo of the super potent Zele Premium Absinthe X and Lisse Absinthe, with an Absinthe Spoon. Or, you can go all out and grab the Absinthe X Variety Pack, with your Zele, Lisse, Staroplezenecky, Red Absinthe, Cannabis Vodka and Absinthe Spoon, for $400.00.
Absinthe Supply accepts major credit cards and money orders and ships generally within 2 business days. Order arrive from 2-3 weeks depending on your location and shipping costs are a flat $25.00 regardless of how much you order. These guys have live support on their site, have a customer service line and guarantee satisfaction. Give them a try and let us know what you think.
|Zele Premium, Absinthe 35, Mini Collection (Sampler), Maxium Ab-SIN-ity Party Packs, Absinthe Mix
|International Post, Flat Rate $25, 2-3 Weeks for Arrival; All Packaging is Discreet.
|From $13.00
|Payments Accepted
|Major Credit Cards, Money Orders
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Absinthe.bz is a newer Absinthe online seller on the scene but they do have a great range of products and have established a good customer service record very quickly. Absinthe.bz specializes in Czech Absinthes because the liquor laws in the Czech Republic do not limit Thujone content levels of commercial Absinthe, allowing them to offer absinthe formulas with pre-ban contents of thujone (up to 111mg).
Their top-selling Absinthe X Zele contains 75.5% alcohol and 111mg of Thujone. Made from the original Swiss recipe and containing no artificial colors or preservatives, Zele Premium Absinthe is naturally green in color and uses a blend of 13 herbs including wormwood, mint, aniseed and chamomile. They also offer a tamer version of the Zele called Lisse, meaning "Smooth", that contains 30% alcohol and 20mg thujone. In addition to these, there are many other varieties of absinthe on the menu here as well as the very trends Cannabis Vodka.
Absinthe.bz offers many payment and ordering options, including major credit cards, money order and Western Union. You can order online, via mail and telephone. Orders are shipped discreetly and shipping takes from 1-3 weeks from the Czech Republic depending on your location. Shipping is a flat rate of $25, regardless of order quantity (so order a lot). Absinthe.bz stands behind their products and service with a guarantee and a return policy.
They have a slew of happy customers and make sure to stay in touch through their newsletter and your online account with them. We highly recommend Absinthe.bz as a trusted source of authentic "pre-ban" Absinthe and some of the most potent absinthe recipes on the market. Be sure to try their Zele Premium and come back here to give us your review.
|Czech Republic Absinthe, Zele Premium, Lisse Absinthe, King of Absinthe Platinum, Red Absinthe, Cannabis Vodka
|From $12.00
|Worldwide shipping. $25 flat fee 1-3 weeks. Discrete shipping.
|Payments Accepted
|Major Credit Cards, Money Orders, Western Union
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Absinth.bz is another Czech Republic Absinthe online store devoted to European Absinth and Absinth Accessories. If you've noticed the difference in the spelling (without the "e"), this is simply the Czech spelling of Absinthe. They do use both versions of the word throughout their site as the other has become the most recognized to customers.
Aside from the missing "e", is there a difference in the products? Perhaps. While Absinthe was first popularized in France, it was subsequently banned and many of the Absinthe distilleries where driven elsewhere – many to Spain, or to simply change their recipes (like Pernod). The Czech Republic, however, never had a "ban" and never stopped production of Absinth. Currently, Spain and the Czech Republic are the two top producers of Absinthe (or absinth).
History lesson aside, Absinth.bz carries one of the most popular European Absinthe recipes – Absinthe King of Spirits Gold. Based on an original Swiss recipe, it has no artificial color or preservatives and contains 100mg of Thujone. Naturally green in color, the King of Spirits Gold is 70% ABV (140 proof) and is bottled with fresh herbs and wormwood that continue to distill inside. A great buy for veterans Absinthe drinkers or newbies who just want to cut to the chase and go for the good stuff.
Absinth.bz accepts payment via major credit cards and money order. You are able to call them toll free to ask questions and place your order as well. They ship internationally and shipping will generally take from 1-3 weeks depending on when you are located. Shipping is at a flat rate of $25.00 no matter how many bottles you order (so order several). Absinth.bz has been in business for several years and stands behind it's service with a refund policy.
We recommend Absinth.bz as another trusted source of quality European absinthe (or absinth). Be sure to try the Absinthe King of Spirits Gold and give us your report.
|From $16.00
|European Absinthe, Absinthe King of Spirits Gold, Red Absinthe, Staroplzenecky Absinth, Cannabis Vodka, Absinthe Accessories
|Worldwide shipping. $25 flat fee 1-3 weeks. Discrete shipping.
|Payments Accepted
|Major Credits Cards and Money Orders
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GoodMood absinthe & spirit e-shop is an online spirits shop that is based out of the Czech Republic but doesn't limit it's offerings to just Eastern European varieties. GoodMood carries a fantastic line of French Pernod Absinthe that will have most connoisseurs whipping out their credit cards.
Many of labels carried by GoodMood have won multiple awards and some are absolute recreations of original recipes such as the famous Jade Absinthe Edouard, a French absinthe of the Edouard Pernod label. Also on hand is the Pernod Fils. PF 1901, known as the most widely sampled pre-ban absinthe. GoodMood also carries two Absinthe Brevans, H.R. Giger 68% and A.O. Spare, which has won several awards. La Clandestine Absinthe is also sold by GoodMood and is an award winning Swiss absinthe of beautiful blue color, made up of more than 10 plants. Of course, many who know a bit about absinthe are aware that Marilyn Manson is a "lover" and has his own label, called "Mansinthe". It, too, is an award-winning absinthe and you can find it here at GoodMood.
GoodMood has been in the business of picking the best Absinthe and bringing it to the "net", and the world, for several years now and has a wonderful process and site set up to do so. They have several payment options including major credit cards and SecurePay and ship throughout Europe and the U.S. via Priority Airmail only with tracking.
GoodMood has a 100% Money Back Guarantee and a good customer service track record. They also reward repeat customers with discounts through their GoodMood Club. GoodMood was one of our most recommended until they suspended sales without notice so, until they become more reliable, the score has gone down a bit. However, if you do get a chance to check them out, please come back and let us know what you think!
|From 32 EUR
|Absinthe Edouard Pernod label, Absinthe St. Antoine, Absinthe Brevans, Absinthe Jade PF 1901; Registered and Returning Customers get Discounts "GoodMood Club"
|Orders Shipped within 5 days via Priority Post with Tracking; Delivery generally within 5 days in Europe and 14 days overseas.
|Payments Accepted
|Major Credit Cards, AlertPay
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Original Absinthe is just that, one of the places online where you can purchase Real Absinthe with Thujone. Original Absinthe has been in business selling Absinthe, absinthe products and educating folks about absinthe since 1996. They have and extensive website packed with products, customer reviews, articles and genuine customer testimonials.
Among their best sellers are the Absinthe Original Bitter Spirit and Absinthe King Gold. The Absinthe Original Bitter Spirit is made by craftsmen distillers in the Czech Republic and is guaranteed to free of artificial colors and chemicals. With a 60% alcohol volume and 35 mg/kg of Thujone, this has no doubt become a favorite of many. Absinthe King Gold is another favorite and there are warnings about "counterfeits" out there. OriginalAbsinthe.com is the only place that you can purchase Absinth King gold with the maximum Thujone content. What is the max? Well, Absinthe King Gold is 70% Alcohol by volume and contains 100 mg of Thujone! Carefully crafted from select herbs, this is said to be as strong as the Absinthes of the 19th Century.
Original Absinthe gives you plenty of ways to pay, including major credit cards, JCB, bank draft/checks, money order, and wire transfer. Shipping from the UK isn't as much of a hassle as you would think. Less than a 1lb is about $5.00 and there's a shipping estimator on their site. Finally, these guys get top marks from us because of their customer service record. Customers are singing their praises, they stand behind their product and service with a guarantee and we take note of that here. Definitely one to put on your list – They have landed on the top of ours!
|From $23.00
|Payments Accepted
|Major Credit Cards, JCB, Check/Bank Draft, Money Order, Moneybookers, Wire Transfer.
|Based on weight and location; under 1lb, approx $5.00 to U.S.; See site for details. All packaging is discreet.
|Absinthe King Gold, Absinthe Original, Competitive Pricing, Customer Loyalty Program
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Absinthe alcohol originated in Switzerland in the 18th century and it arose and became a very popular drink in the 19th and 20th century in France. It was commonly consumed by Parisians who were artists, poets and writers. The consumption of the drink was greatly opposed by prohibitionists and social conservatives as it was associated with the Bohemian culture. Many famous people used to drink absinthe and a few of them were Charles Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde, Vincent Van Gogh, Ernest Hemingway and Alfred Jerry.
What exactly is Absinthe?
In French, absinthe means wormwood. It is an anise flavored drink or spirit that is made from steeping wormwood and other herbs like lemon balm, hyssop and Angelica into alcohol. It is believed that absinthe stimulated creativity. There are many legends and stories associated with this drink. It is known as the 'green fairy' and many who have consumed it have reported experiencing hallucinogens. It is believed to elevate the drinker's consciousness, emotional experience and insights to a whole new level. There are many legends and even myths surrounding absinthe. People would buy absinthe because of its herbal benefits and it was believed to cure epilepsy, kidney stones, colic and many more. It was also believed that heavy consumption of this alcohol caused hallucinations and violence. It was eventually banned in Switzerland in the year 1910. But it became popular and was praised by Picasso and Oscar Wilde. Picasso has painted many paintings that feature absinthe alcohol drinking women. One of its legendary stories is that the famous painter Vincent Van Gogh was so gravely influenced by it that he cut off his ear. It was even linked to many murders that took place around 1900 like Lanfray murders. The popularity of the absinthe alcohol sadly caused its downfall as well with many countries banning it. It became an easy target for all the anti-alcohol revolutions and they blamed the drink to cause 'absinthism' which is a mental condition. When water is mixed with the drink, it releases some oils from the wormwood herb. These oils have high intoxicating levels of alcohol that bring a person's mind to a full state of alertness and also seem to bring out locked and hidden creative powers. That is why it was widely consumed by many creative minds and the avant-garde community of artists and writers.
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Absinthe is legal and is sold in many countries today like Canada, Australia, Japan, India and Mexico and many more. In the United States, you cannot buy absinthe at the bars or any liquor store but possession and personal consumption is legal. You can also buy absinthe online as long as it is from a reputable website and retailer. Many a times the absinthe you may purchase is not always the authentic alcohol, so it is important to know which brand to buy and from where. Thujone containing absinthe is still banned in the United States so many producers may downplay this ingredient.
Legend or just a drink, the absinthe alcohol has definitely changed history and will always remain an enigma drink.
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Are you planning to buy Absinthe? Well, it is a widely recognized drink that has been a part of the society for a long duration. It is indeed one of the most controversial drinks in the history. Absinthe is highly concentrated alcoholic liquor about 120 or 160 alcohol content proofs. It is a deep green drink that was very popular in the 19th century and was associated with intellectuals, poets and artists. Absinthe alcohol is made of wormwood and other herbs making it one of the best drinks of the century that is known to have special effects on the users. It is known to cause dreamlike state, improve creativity and facilitate and enhance artistic expression.
Absinthe alcohol has a rich history that every drinker should know about. It is known to have a great influence when it comes to culture. It is regarded as mysterious, addictive and mind altering even today. It has been featured in fine arts, films, videos, music and literature. In most cases, it is portrayed as unnaturally glowing green liquid and also a highly concentrated drink that causes hysterical hallucinations. For instance, French realist and impressionist Edouard Manet painted the famous 'the Absinthe Drinker'. Famous poets Paul Marie Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud were also avid absinthe drinkers. Artists and writers such as Oscar Wilde, August Strindberg, Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway were also known to be great drinkers of the liquor. Lastly, Emile Cohl also made a short film, Hasher's Delirium to portray the effect of the drink.
If you are ready to enjoy absinthe at your leisure time or you want to make it your favorite drink, it is very easy to buy absinthe as there are many online dealers selling this product. You can get absinthe on different sites or on eBay but you should make sure that you visit a highly reputed site as the number of internet scams is increasing on a daily basis. It also comes in varying and affordable prices and you should compare it from one store to another and make your purchase and also remember to drink responsibly.
Absinthe alcohol can be described as distilled, highly rigorous beverage. Traditionally, absinthe is in green color but it could be colorless also. It can also be called as spirit and generally diluted with water. In some of the countries like United States, Europe and France, this alcohol has been banned. It can also be called 'la fee verte' and was initially formulated during the 18th century. This alcohol was a phenomenon of Europe. Absinthe is a good drink with lingering menthol taste. It can be served with an ice cube to make it cool. It was given as prevention for malaria.
This alcohol is exported extensively from Switzerland and France and is also known as absinthe green fairy. It contains a form of oil named Thujone and also contains wormwood. In recent years, absinthe has various brands which have different colors rather than green. There are different online stores available which sell absinthe and it is of different types like blanche/La bleu, verte, rouge and bohemian style. The old laws about absinthe have changed and are revised to form a new law after reinterpreting. Hence, absinthe is again coming back in different countries as it doesn't harm anybody. You can even make it at home or you can buy Absinthe.
by absinthe
Absinthe is a bright green alcoholic beverage made from a mixture of herbs and ethanol. This drink also called the green fairy, has several mythical ideas associated with it. The drink rose to fame and popularity mostly during the 19th and 20th centuries. Back then, the drink was popularized by artists who attached to the drink a sense of creativity and sometimes weird behavior. After a while, Absinthe drink became outlawed since most people believed it was the one that caused people to act bizarre.
After a long while, scientists and others who were against the absinthe drink being outlawed took interest in finding out what exactly made the green fairly receive such bad publicity. The drink which originally came from Switzerland was later found not to contain as high doses of the potentially harmful thujone as earlier thought. Actually, the amount of thujone found in the Absinthe drink was found to be negligible and not as harmful as earlier thought. By then technology had advanced to fairly good levels and the results were fairly accurate. This led to the conclusion that in early days, people prepared the drink improperly and drank too much leading to the Absinthe effects people experienced.
As of now absinthe in most countries is treated alcohol. The same regulations that apply to most alcoholic drinks also apply. In most countries, you will find that only those drinks that have a thujone free label are allowed to be sold to the public. The debate on Absinthe effects has died down considerably although not completely. Just like other spirits, the Absinthe drink is sold with medical warnings that warn about the effects of overconsumption of alcohol.
Those who still love the absinthe drink now have something to celebrate. Most of the countries in which the alcoholic drinks were illegal are now amending their laws so that the drinks can be allowed to go back into the market once more. This is after realizing that absinthe effects are not as acute as earlier thought. There are several other European countries that never banned absinthe. These were mostly countries in which the drink was not popular and the funny absinthe effects not common. These include countries like Britain and Spain.
As of now, you can easily buy absinthe drink from stores in several parts of Europe. The absinthe effects were once thought to be overly addictive mind altering and even a mystery but the riddle now seems to have been solved once and for all.
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Morgantown, WV (Sports Network) - The Kansas Jayhawks will attempt to extend
the nation's longest active winning streak on Monday night, as they have made
the trek to Morgantown for a Big 12 Conference showdown with the West Virginia
Since losing to nationally-ranked Michigan State on Nov. 13 (67-64), Kansas
has ripped off 17 straight victories to climb to 18-1 overall and a perfect
6-0 in Big 12 action. The program has grown accustomed to this kind of success
under head coach Bill Self, as it has started 18-1 or better five times in the
coach's 10-year tenure, including three times in the past four seasons. The
Jayhawks most recently took care of business at home against Oklahoma on
Saturday, 67-54.
WVU has had a rocky road in its first run as a member of the Big 12, the team
currently sitting with a lackluster 9-10 record. The Mountaineers have been
especially shaky in recent weeks. With Saturday's loss at Oklahoma State
(80-66) being the most recent, they club has dropped four of its last five to
fall to 2-4 in conference play.
These newly-formed conference foes are meeting for the first time on Monday
Kansas has certainly seen better days shooting the ball than it showed on
Saturday, as it boasted rather modest percentages from the field (.436) and
the foul line (.632), but it was able to cruise to the double-digit win by
holding Oklahoma to a 35.6 shooting effort. Ben McLemore was stellar in the
triumph with 18 points and seven rebounds, Jeff Withey added 13 points, nine
boards, four blocks and three steals, and Travis Releford chipped in with 10
points and five assists. On the season, the Jayhawks are one of just two teams
in the conference to rank in the top-four in both scoring offense (74.6 ppg)
and scoring defense (58.8 ppg), resulting in a league-best scoring margin of
+15.8. Sparking the squad offensively is McLemore, who shoots 51 percent from
the field (including 45.6 percent from 3-point range) for 16.2 ppg, second-
most in the league. In addition to posting 13.0 ppg and 8.4 rpg, Withey is one
of the nation's elite interior defenders, blocking 4.3 shots per contest.
Releford (12.7 ppg), Elijah Johnson (9.5 ppg, 4.8 apg), and Kevin Young (7.3
ppg, 6.7 rpg) fill out one of the most well-rounded starting lineups in the
The Mountaineers actually led their contest against Oklahoma State over the
weekend late in the first half, but the Cowboys got hot at the end of the
opening frame and kept that momentum going after intermission as they handed
WVU the 14-point loss. Eron Harris was on point from 3-point range in the
setback, draining 5-of-8 perimeter shots for 17 points, while Deniz Kilicli
(12 points, two blocks) and Aaric Murray (11 points, 10 rebounds) were also
effective in defeat. WVU has not had the balance it had hoped for this season,
as it ranks eighth in the Big 12 in both scoring offense (67.2 ppg) and
scoring defense (66.7 ppg), while ranking last in field goal percentage
(.395). The squad pulls off the rare feat of not having a single double-digit
scorer on the roster, but it does benefit from having seven players net at
least 7.1 ppg. Murray is both the team's leading scorer (9.6 ppg) and
rebounder (6.7 rpg), while Juwan Staten (9.6 ppg) adds 3.1 apg and 1.3 spg.
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Between the 1970s and 2004, the U.S. experienced the movement of women throwing down the kitchen towel and hitting the labor market. The Donna Reeds and Harriet Nelsons of our country trashed the pearls, put away the vacuum and dropped off the kids at day care.
The transition from homemaker to professional was met with resistance by conventional society. What would happen to the children? Certainly day care could not provide the benefits that are achieved through a stay-at-home parent.
Stay at home mothers are always happy, are devoted to a clean environment and perfectly groomed children. Stay at home mothers guarantee warm cookies and milk upon the children's arrival at home.
Certainly, because they have so much "free" time during the day, they are much more tolerant of misbehavior and thus can rationally sit down with their children and inspire them with wisdom and values when Little Timmy discloses that he stole a pencil from his classmate.
The research about the impact of day care on the health and well-being of a child is clear: the degree of benefit from day care is proportional to the value of the day care center itself. Working mothers torture themselves with guilt for nothing.
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Interestingly, though a woman's mental health improves, the husband's declines when his wife goes to work full-time; especially when her employment results in a decrease in his earnings or when he is required to take on more of the duties at home.
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IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland, 29 October 2003. IUCN's Species Survival Commission (SSC) is joining forces with the Perry Institute for Marine Science to help protect the world's oceans through research, and the development and promotion of conservation efforts for threatened marine species. …
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IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland, 02.07.03. Cycads, the oldest seed plants on earth, are now also amongst the most threatened plants in the world cautions a new publication from IUCN - The World Conservation Union. Two species have already gone Extinct in the Wild, and continuing pressures from modern lifestyles suggest that more are likely to join them. …
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IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland, 14.05.03. A new publication on the status of the world's cetaceans - whales, dolphins and porpoises, offers a stark warning that the smaller, lesser-known species such as the baiji (or Yangtze River dolphin) may not survive the next decade. … | French
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January 17, 2003,Human Behaviour Not Numbers: Major Threat to Species on the IUCN Red List, IUCN welcomes the discussion generated by scientists in the United States but says the changes to the Categories and Criteria for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species would be unwarranted. …
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Jersey City, NJ (Sports Network) - Antoine Mason went 10-of-18 from the field
on his way to a game-high 26 points to help the Niagara Purple Eagles complete
a 77-58 rout of the Saint Peter's Peacocks in a Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference tilt at the Yanitelli Center.
Juan'ya Green added 19 points and seven assists for the Purple Eagles (8-8,
4-1 MAAC) as they collected their third victory in four outings. T.J. Cline
made an impact on the glass by pulling down a game-high 10 rebounds.
Chris Burke paced the Peacocks (6-9, 1-3) with 17 points after he knocked down
5-of-7 from 3-point range. Patrick Jackson contributed 14 points and Desi
Washington netted 11 points, but Blaise Ffrench went 0-of-5 from the floor to
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suffered defeat for the third consecutive game.
The Peacocks held a 19-18 lead with 7:24 left in the opening half, but Mason
knocked down a 3-pointer just over a minute later to start a 15-0 run for
Niagara. The Purple Eagles took a 35-23 advantage into the intermission after
scoring 16 points off turnovers and 14 more off of second chance points while
holding the hosts to zero points in each category.
Niagara, which blew a double-digit lead in the second half and lost to Brown
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scoreboard after the break by hitting 51.2 percent of its field goal attempts
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In my previous post, I focused on the before, during and after workout foods. But whether you are training for a race or just maintaining a minimal recreational fitness level, it's important to know how to balance your meals each day....for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
I teach all of my athletes to maintain the SAME daily meal and snack routine whether they are intensely training for an event or are in more of a low-key, recreational mode of fitness. For most of us, our fitness level ebbs and flows from season to season and year to year. Bottom line: Always keep the same base meals and snacks, but when your fitness picks up to about 60 minutes or more, five to six days a week, you can start adding extra nutrition before, during and after workouts. This protocol will help you maintain weight and energy level.
So what should you eat for your base of breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks? Below I've included a sample day of three meals and two snacks. You'll notice a balanced blend of everything your active body needs to be healthy-fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and low-fat dairy.
I was given the opportunity by Florida Grapefruit to write a full seven-day meal plan for active adults highlighting one of my favorite foods-the grapefruit. Grapefruit is on my "fav list" since one serving (1/2 fresh grapefruit or 8 ounces 100% grapefruit juice) has 100% of your daily vitamin C. It's super hydrating and has an invigorating flavor. Go to the Juicy Scoop Facebook page to find the complete Grapefruit Active Lifestyle Meal Plan.
BREAKFAST: Egg and spinach scramble with toast + café au lait
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 eggs, beaten
1.5 cups baby spinach
1 Tablespoon chopped chives
Sea salt & black pepper, to taste
2 slices sprouted whole grain bread, toasted
1 cup (8 ounce) hot coffee
1/2 cup 2% milk or plant-based milk, warmed
Brush hot skillet with oil and cook eggs with spinach. Top with fresh chives, salt and pepper. Serve with toast. Combine coffee with milk (café au lait).
SNACK: Half grapefruit topped with plain low-fat Greek yogurt (1/2 cup)
LUNCH: Greek salad with garbanzo beans and pita croutons
1 whole grain pita
2 cups mixed salad green
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1 cup chopped cucumbers
1/2 cup garbanzo beans
2 Tablespoons chopped olives
1/2 lemon, juiced
1/8 teaspoon dried dill
Cut pita in half and toast in toaster. Break up into crouton like size pieces and toss with remaining ingredients.
SNACK: Celery (6 sticks) and almond butter (2 Tablespoons)
DINNER: Spicy fish tacos with grapefruit cabbage slaw
4 ounces white fish (such as tilapia, cod, halibut, snapper)
1 lime, zested and juiced
1 teaspoon honey or 100% maple syrup
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 jalapeño, seeded and finely diced
Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
1 cup pre-shredded broccoli slaw
1/2 Florida grapefruit, cut into thin segments
1/4 cup julienned radishes
2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
2 corn tortillas, warmed/toasted in dry skillet
Grill or broil fish until internal temperature of 145 degrees F. Whisk lime zest/juice, honey, chili powder, jalapeño, salt and pepper. Toss dressing with slaw, grapefruit, radishes and cilantro. Serve fish and slaw in tortillas.


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St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - Alex Steen netted the winning goal with
one minute left in regulation, sending St. Louis past Winnipeg by a 3-2 count
at Scottrade Center.
Brenden Morrow and Alex Pietrangelo also tallied for the Blues, winners of two
straight after dropping three of four. Jaroslav Halak came up with 21 saves
for the hosts.
Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little scored for the Jets, who slipped to their fifth
loss in six games. Andrew Ladd assisted on both scores, but Ondrej Pavelec
suffered the defeat in spite of 30 stops.
Steen's league-leading 11th goal of the season was a backhander from between
the circles which dropped between Pavelec's pads and over the goal line. It
came just over a minute into a power play created when Jets defenseman Tobias
Enstrom was sent off for interference.
Pavelec wasn't sent to the bench for an extra skater for another 30 seconds,
and his club was unable to send the game beyond regulation.
Morrow put the Blues on the board with 6:36 played in the opening period by
converting a Ryan Reaves rebound, then Wheeler equalized for the hosts at
11:20 on the power play when he knocked down a Ladd rebound from the left side
of the crease.
St. Louis snapped the deadlock with 4:16 gone in the third period, as T.J.
Oshie emerged from a scrum after a left-circle faceoff, then dished ahead to
Pietrangelo for a successful wrister from the right wing.
Winnipeg was down a man, but tied the game just after the midway point on
Little's shot from the right side. Ladd held the puck on the left wing for the
2-on-1 break, then stumbled close to Halak, but the disc squirted free long
enough for Little to lift it over the Blues' netminder.
St. Louis has won four of its six lifetime home contests against the
Atlanta/Winnipeg franchise, but since the clubs are new division rivals, will
play twice more in the Gateway City before the end of the season ... Prior to
the contest, the Jets announced that defenseman Paul Postma was placed on
injured reserve with a blood clot in his leg, with Ben Chiarot recalled from
St. John's of the AHL to take the roster spot.
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Despite his 10 wins, Jon Lester will not be making the trip to Arizona to participate in this season's All-Star Game, which the left-hander admits he is disappointed about.
Lester said after the selections were announced on Sunday that he would have liked to have gone, but he's also looking forward to the break.
The lefty also noted that the Yankees usually take care of business when it comes to the All-Star voting.


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- lateraleating said...
I had the pulled pork sandwich, it was great but all the reviews have left me wanting to try the hot dog.
- July 2, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- KayB said...
I love who framed roger rabbit! Had the pulled pork sandwich last week but didn't think it was worth the 12 bucks. It was tiny and average on flavour. Disappointed.
- July 2, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- MissPiggy said...
OMG...how good at the Levdawgs? I want them to hold an 'all you can eat Levdawg comp' and I'm going to enter...death by Levdawg...bring it on!
- July 2, 2011 at 5:03 PM
Tommy's chilidogs and Costco hotdogs mmmmm...
- July 2, 2011 at 8:29 PM
- chocolatesuze said...
hehe i loved who framed roger rabbit!
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I remember thinking Jessica Rabbit was just the embodiment of sexiness...and, hey, I'm a chick!
Then again, there's always sexy hotdogs =D
- July 2, 2011 at 11:48 PM
- Helen (Grab Your Fork) said...
The grilled corn is amazing and I love their pulled pork nachos too. Dericious!
- July 3, 2011 at 12:19 AM
- sara (Belly Rumbles) said...
I wanna do da dip!
- July 3, 2011 at 8:58 PM
- Stephcookie said...
Oooh the corn looks so good, I love anything to do with corn. Good to know that this place more than lives up to the hype, love this type of food! :)
- July 4, 2011 at 8:57 AM
- minibites said...
everyones doing the dip in Sydney! I have to get myself there to get some pulled pork burgers and dessert, Mmmmm!
- July 4, 2011 at 12:20 PM
- Gianna@TheEmptyFridge said...
Hi Lateraleating, the or dog is very much the mr popular
Hi kayb, I was able to share 1 between demos and I but I wanted more because I thought it was delicious! They have 1/2 price hotdogs til 7 on Thursday's
Hi mel, is that a challenge? You know that I'm 1996 western Australian hotdog eating state champion
Hi mom, you made me the garbage guts that I am
Suze, best movie ever!
Hi mll, she still is..her and kim k are from the same mould
Helen, it's a derricious happy place!
Sara, do it and do it with friends!
Steph, it's comfort food at in all it's glory
Mini bites, you most certainly have to! The dessert we had was awesome!
- July 5, 2011 at 8:10 AM
- kewpie said...
demos has a nice panerai...pls tell him i said that :)
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- Helena @ Foodyphile said...
LOOK AT THAT PULLED PORK! Would kill for one right now :( missed the closing time by 29 minutes
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Beast of the East Fields Unusable
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The baseball fields at Valley Fork Park are unsafe to use for this year's Edgar Martin Classic Beast of the East baseball tournament, Mayor Gene Saunders announced at Tuesday's City Council meeting....
Just rode by fields at EAST END, years haven't been kind to them. Shame they couldn't have had them fixed up so city and leagues didn't lose all the revenue from out of towners.
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should have killed more than a few..like all of them they found lol.
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A few copperhead snakes had to be killed...no..you had no idea how to handle the situation...bunch of savages.
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Steve Aoki has led a bit of a charmed life. Born in Miami, one of techno's meccas, Steve moved to sunny Newport Beach, California, a short drive from the electronic hotbed of Los Angeles. As the son of Japanese Olympic wrestler and Benihana founder Rocky Aoki, Steve got an early glimpse behind the curtain of the entertainment business.
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Tickets are on sale for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West weekend Oct. 14-15 at All American Speedway.
Late Model and Modified races are scheduled Oct. 14, along with SRL and Legends of the Pacific practice sessions and an X Games Freestyle Moto-X show featuring "Cowboy" Kenny Bartram, winner of seven world championships, a Dew Tour title and 10 medals from the X and Gravity Games.
The K&N Pro Series West Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 is Oct. 15. Also scheduled is the SRL Spears Southwest Tour Series Thunder Valley Casino Resort 135.
General admission is $15 for the Oct. 14 program and $5 for children 12 and under.
Tickets for the Pro Series West race are $30 in advance and $35 on race day. Juniors ages 6-11 are $15, and kids 5 and under get in free. VIP hospitality tickets are $65 in advance and $70 on race day.
Tickets can be purchased by calling (916) 676-0256; at Bill McAnally Racing, 8636 Antelope North Road in Antelope; through the Placer County Fair office at 800 All America City Blvd. in Roseville; and online with Pay Pal at www.billmcanallyracing.com.
Remaining races in 2011
Friday, Oct. 14: Late Model and Modified program put on by Bill McAnally Racing.
Saturday, Oct. 15: NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150, SRL Spears Southwest Tour Series Thunder Valley Casino Resort 135, Legends of the Pacific, WSRA Mini Cup.
Saturday, Oct. 29: Annual Pumpkin Smash Enduro.
Information: (916) 786-2025 or www.allamericanspeedway.com.


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I have zimbra 6 open source edition.
I installed it in a server which has a public IP and a domain name.
Now, any one can access the web UI and admin console from anywhere.
Though the admin console is password protected, I want it to be accessed only from the internal network.
How to enable access control based on IP address for the zimbra admin console?
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Envisioning And Attaining An Ideal Scene
Envision This:
An ideal scene is a desirable future. You should be able to envision an ideal scene and be able to attain it by completing real actions that are actually doable. So an ideal scene is something that should be attainable . You should also be aware that it can evolve when you come close to attaining it.
There are no restrictions or any need for a grand and highly visible result with huge public acclaim. The ideal scene is what happens when you fix the undesirable aspects of your existing scene.
You can change from the existing scene to the ideal scene by following steps that put you more at cause over your life and environment.
The gap between the ideal scene and the existing scene can be very large and there are usually obstacles that appear to prevent a total closure between the two. However, if you approach the problem with skill and determination, it can be done.
Achieving the ideal scene may require homework. You may envision an ideal scene such as a life as a performer, a political activist, or as an entrepreneur, but you will need to achieve some reality on the actions and responsibilities that go with this life in order to have any reality on the preparations you need to be competent in that role.
Achieving an ideal scene always involves taking on responsibilities that you do not have with the existing scene.
An ideal scene is a desirable future. It must be your own ideal scene, not something you do to please someone else.
Attaining an Ideal Scene:
The first step in achieving this ideal scene is writing down all of the elements that make up this ideal scene.
It is written in no particular order and you will know when you have written enough, because you will immediately feel the need to get into action and make something happen. Your intentions will have gone into alignment and your life will show sudden movement in a better direction.
Some of the elements that usually go into a description of an ideal scene are interactions with the people in your life, your health, your businesses, your attitudes about life, your finances, and you write about them as if they are happening now, not as some future event.
You can even describe your ideal scene as a series of vignettes of life. What happens when you wake up in the morning, how you conclude a successful business transaction, how your friends and family relate to you and how you work together in life. The possibilities are endless, but they should describe life as you envision it happening.
You can do this write up completely on your own and may have done so with great success.
The underlying principal at work when you do this is the alignment of your intentions toward a common objective. A simple narrative description of life as you wish it to be will cause you to look at what you are currently doing in a new way and will enable you to break out of fixed patterns and immediately start changing your life in desirable ways.
Try writing up an ideal scene for some part of your life and see how you get on with making it happen. Just the exercise of writing down what you really want out of life will break things loose and you may find that you are able to make progress in ways you did not expect.
There are many tools available to help you achieve an ideal scene and they will help you align your intentions so that it becomes easier to achieve your goals and live the life you wish to lead.
If you Google "Ideal Scene", you will get about 118,000,000 hits because there are a lot of people and groups who use this powerful technique to help themselves and others. If you look at some of the imaginative ways people have transformed their lives, you may be inspired to make changes of your own.
If you would like some assistance in achieving your own ideal scene, send me an email. I have been able to help people overcome the barriers that prevent them from achieving ideal scene.
Marketing Basics For the Self-Employed
Some very wise words from one of my favorite marketing people, Hugh MacLeod
If you believe your own message, it's easy.
If you don't, you're screwed.
It's not about the product.
It was never about the product.
Good marketing is just sharing something meaningful with the right person.
The rest will take care of itself.
This is the modern sale.
This is marketing, as it should be.
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Finally! A way to see Who Do You Side With?
I just took a quiz on ISIDEWITH.COM and it helped me look at the issues I feel are important and find out which candidates feel the way I do. I want to thank Jamie Reygle for bringing this to my attention.
The questions were selected because they give a broad sample of the most divisive issues being discussed this year in politics. They continue to add new issues on a weekly basis.
iSideWith is not affiliated with any political party, candidate, or interest group.
Here is the quiz: https://www.isidewith.com/elections/2016-presidential-quiz
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In mid-July GamePolitics reported on Houston Chronicle game blogger Willie Jefferson's assertion that video games are increasingly possessed of "racist undertones."
In support of his claim Jefferson mentioned the much-debated Resident Evil 5 as well as the recently-released Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood. Jefferson also pointed to Valve's in-development Left 4 Dead 2 (screenshot at left):
I am disturbed by the growing trend of racist undertones that are cropping up in video games.
One of the games that comes to mind is "Left 4 Dead 2." …Set in New Orleans, players will have to fight their way through hordes of zombies – with several of them who appear to be African-Americans. When I saw the first trailer for the game, all I could think about was Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath…
In the wake of Jefferson's charge, a writer for L4D2 has fired back, reports Destructoid:
While visiting Valve this past week, we asked how they felt about the [racism] accusations, and Left 4 Dead writer Chet Faliszek was quite frank with his response.
"Utter insanity," says Faliszek… "There are mixed races of zombies, there are all different races of zombies that you shoot, and since we placed it in New Orleans, that makes it racist? I honestly re-read the [Houston Chronicle] paragraph about five times … but when two of the characters in your game are African-American, it's a weird thing to be accused of. We're like, 'how does this work'?
"… As far as Katrina goes, if you go down to New Orleans, Katrina's still going on. I mean, it's messed up, it is crazy that the city is still in the state it's in, and we treat that with the utmost respect… It's a place we love, it's dear to our hearts. We would not cheapen it. It's not a brick-for-brick representation of New Orleans; it's a fictional version, and I love that city."


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You would have to be a pretty hardcore media abstainer to have avoided the massive hype created by Apple's latest innovation - the iPad. In essence the iPad is a mid way offering between a smart phone and laptop and was launched with the intention that it would provide a highly mobile way of accessing the internet, music, ebooks, films and countless other smaller "apps" or applications.
Even though the iPad has been shipping for less than a week in the USA (the rest of the world have to wait until May or later) there have been no shortage of folk finding more "left field" uses for Apple's newest and shiniest of gadgets. For fun here are a few for your amusement:
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Inside the iPad - Tech Republic take one to bits
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Cincinnati's long-discussed streetcar system is a bit closer to reality today after City Council approved spending $2.58 million on the project.
The money will be used for planning and design work for the system. Its first phase would be a loop through downtown and Over-the-Rhine, with a later segment built to the uptown area near the University of Cincinnati and local hospitals.
The city of Cincinnati starts hosting a series of 10 open houses tonight to provide information on the proposed streetcar line connecting the downtown riverfront, Over-the-Rhine and the Uptown area around UC. City staff will be on hand to answer questions about the line's economic benefits, costs and route. There is no formal presentation.
Tonight's meeting is 5-7 p.m. in the lobby of the Aronoff Center for the Arts downtown, 650 Walnut St.
The COAST/NAACP anti-streetcar petition crew is causing all sorts of debauchery and grabbing headlines for its attempt to garner support for a sweeping, all-inclusive anti-rail ballot initiative. And it is exhausting.
Cincinnatians for Progress is hosting a fund-raiser and rally tonight for the planned Cincinnati streetcar system from 5:30 to 7:30 at Grammer's, 1140 Walnut St., Over-the-Rhine. The event kicks off what the group calls "our campaign in support of economic development, preserving transportation choices, good governance and progress in Cincinnati."
Suggested donation is $35, and donations are also being accepted at the group's web site. Further information is available from the fine folks at Cincinnati Streetcar, with lots of discussion about streetcars on their excellent blog.


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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Alabama remained the undisputed choice as the
top-ranked team in the nation, while South Carolina moved up three spots to
third in the rankings.
The Crimson Tide received all 60 first-place votes and a total of 1,500 points
from a nationwide media panel. Alabama was not in action this past weekend due
to a bye week.
Oregon remained second following its 52-21 victory over Washington. South
Carolina, Florida and West Virginia all moved up multiple spots to round out
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How the New York Film Academy discovered gold in the developing world
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LAGOS—In his small corner of the film world, Ishaq Sidi Ishaq is a giant.
His 2000 movie Wasila, released on videotape and distributed in the Hausa-language market of northern Nigeria, was a local blockbuster, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. It established a new cinematic style, drawing on Bollywood-inspired dance routines, and was one of the most influential Hausa films ever. Braving the disapproval of a devout Muslim culture, and working around sharia laws, Ishaq has gone on to produce an incredible number of movies. He can't easily come up with an exact count, but he estimates around 120.
For all of his accomplishments, though, until recently Ishaq felt there was a gap in his experience. That was why, when I met him a few months ago, he was taking classes inside a Lagos school building decked with giant banners bearing the image of a gold Oscar statue, and slogans like "So You 2 Can Make a Great Movie."
"This has always been my dream," Ishaq told me. "To be trained by the New York Film Academy."
You might wonder what a veteran director in Nigeria—home to the world's fastest-growing movie industry—would have to learn from the New York Film Academy, a trade school best known to late-night cable viewers for its goofy commercials featuring celebrity endorser Brett Ratner. Yet last year, Ishaq was among roughly 250 students who took part in an unusual cultural exchange, as the Union Square-based film school dispatched a delegation of instructors on an entrepreneurial mission to Africa.
The month-long moviemaking course, publicized on the front pages of Nigerian newspapers, was just one component of the for-profit trade school's drive to turn itself into a global education brand.
The academy enrolls around 5,000 students annually, 1,000 of them in full-time degree programs, and a heavy proportion of them come from abroad. In addition to its locations in New York and Los Angeles, the academy opened satellite campuses in Abu Dhabi and Australia over the last few years, and frequently stages short-term programs in emerging movie markets like India, Brazil and China.
Wherever it travels, the New York Film Academy follows a philosophy of "open enrollment," admitting nearly anyone who is able to pay its tuition and fees, which range from $1,500 for some one-week courses up to $20,000 a semester for its two-year M.F.A. tracks. Recently, the school has been the target of online complaints, accusations that its owners reap millions while offering degrees with little benefit. But overseas, the fine print of issues like accreditation command less attention than academy's august-sounding name, and the Hollywood stars to which it claims a connection.
The Lagos academy was born out of a mix of developing-world ambition, profit motives and idealism about the universal language of film. All the classrooms were named for movie icons. One morning inside the darkened, overcrowded and stiflingly hot Orson Welles room, Abraham Heisler, whose directing credits include several commercials and short films, was using Citizen Kane to illustrate the proper use of the wide angle lens. It was the first week of classes, and students were still trickling in after journeys from the countryside. Down the hall, Grant Housley's class was starting off from the beginning, by watching the opening credit sequence from Rear Window.
"That's Alfred Hitchcock," the teacher said. "He's a very big director."
The lessons may have been rudimentary, but Nigerians are hungry for basic knowledge. "Nollywood," as the country's film industry is known, is young and vibrant, but it is also notoriously short on professional skills. The students I met were brimming with excitement about the technical disciplines they would be learning from their American teachers—directing, cinematography, editing, screenwriting—as well as the advanced digital equipment the academy had sent with them. "The camera we are using now," Ishaq said, "I have never heard of." (It was a high-definition Panasonic.)
At an evening opening ceremony, the academy's 26 instructors and staff were introduced to a chorus of raucous hollers from the student body. One of the program's organizers, Stephanie Okereke, took the stage wearing a hot pink blazer. A statuesque Nollywood movie star, she herself is the graduate of a New York Film Academy course.
"Most of us went all the way to America to do this opportunity," Okereke said. "And now it is here, live in Nigeria, so you don't have to go through the horrors of getting a visa."
Then the actress played the schoolmarm.
"Please, please, please pay attention you guys," she told the students. "Because you have a lot to learn, in so little time."
The crash course was extremely expensive, especially by African standards: $5,000 per student, including living expenses, meaning that the overall cost to the Nigerians was around $1.2 million. The overwhelming majority of students were attending on scholarships sponsored by corporations and Nigerian government institutions. The largest funder was the Niger Delta Development Commission, an agency charged with creating job opportunities in a formerly war-torn region of the country. But technically speaking, the program was open to anyone, regardless of previous education, grades or experience, in keeping with what the academy's president, a former movie producer named Jerry Sherlock, described as its founding democratic principle.
"Most of the film schools in Europe and around the world, they really restrict themselves to a very finite number of students," Sherlock told me. "They make it extremely difficult, and our philosophy was, if you have the passion and you are ready to commit to the hard work, this is the place for you to discover whether you have the talent to really become a filmmaker. You don't have to know somebody who knows somebody to get in."
SHERLOCK, 76, IS FROM CONEY ISLAND AND SPEAKS with a Dodgers-era Brooklyn accent. We talked on the phone some time back, after I had returned from Nigeria, where I had run across the Lagos program in the course of researching a magazine feature on Nollywood. Knowing little about the New York Film Academy beyond its Zizmor-esque advertisements, I was surprised to encounter it so far from home, and I became more intrigued once I discovered that many of Nollywood's most esteemed directors proudly held degrees from there.
"It is the most popular film school in Nigeria," said Chineze Anyaene, a graduate whose first film, Ijé, was a recent hit in Nigerian theaters.
In February, hoping to learn more about the school's international expansion strategy, I made an appointment to meet with Sherlock at the school's home office, a columned building on 17th Street that once served as the headquarters of Tammany Hall. A vintage motorcycle and sidecar, the kind from World War II films, stands by the academy's entrance—Sherlock is a longtime collector of art and antiques—and movie posters cover the walls. I walked upstairs, where desks were crammed into nearly every inch of open space, and students were working elbow-to-elbow, hunched over computers.
There was no sign of Jerry Sherlock.
Michael Young, the provost, waved me over to a desk, where I waited as he dealt with a delicate-sounding personnel matter on the phone, and then he informed me that his boss wasn't coming in. We talked for a while about the academy, which he has been with from the beginning, and I set up time to return in two days. Sherlock canceled again.
"Frankly," Young explained, "if it was for the cover of Vogue he might have more time for you."
If Sherlock wasn't interested in recounting his career, though, his experience shines through in the oft-expressed ethos of his school, which contends that "learning by doing" is "more valuable than years of theoretical study."
Sherlock himself dropped out of school at 14, and never returned.
"He is an extraordinary person," said Robert Hartman, a friend and former business partner. "Brilliant in many ways. Not, true, in education, but he just has a feeling and an understanding of things that not many people have."


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Maybe a dumb question, but I'll ask..
I recently ssh'd to my zimbra box, as the zimbra user -
ssh email@example.com
At the password prompt, I simply hit return and was in.
Obviously I need to add a password for this user. However, I am
concerned that I might break something. I looked over the docs,
searched and was not able to find any help.
What happens if I change the zimbra users password, from nothing to something?
Would it be safe to do this from the command line? Or, is there a LDAP consideration?
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How many rooms in this household are used for sleeping?
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This information provides a measure of how crowded the house is, and reflects the socio-economic condition of the household. A room in this case refers to a special area with a permanent partition that is used for sleeping. It is not necessarily the number of rooms in the household that are called 'bedrooms', but rather how many rooms get used for sleeping on a regular basis. Exclude rooms that are used only for sleeping by visitors to the household, but include those rooms that may not be regular 'bedrooms' but may be regularly used by one or more of the household members for sleeping. Enter the number of rooms in this household that are used for sleeping.


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Lates Version of the 1.0 Branch (didnt testet that with 2.x yet)
One thing which was a bit anoying and a bit confusing (where the hell are my mails :-)
i had a testinstall of 1.0 a week ago..
now i discovered (at the hunt for my mails) that this version always download pop3 mail even when the dekstop is closed.
its not on autostart but some service must run in the background.
for a zimbra only account it might be good to sync everytime (but in smae cases it isnt there too but ok ..)
but for pop3 ? no real sense - no im sorry no sense at all
if you forget to turnoff you pc and simply shut down you email clients (i do that normaly) i cant access my pop3 account by wenbinterface - ok i can but no more mails because zimbra is doing its background job
btw i dont like software doing anything if i closed it. if i close the window and no tray icons is there the software has NOT TO DO ANYTHING except beeing silent and using 0 ram 0 cpu :-)
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Saturday News, January 12
Authorities Apprehend Federal Fugitive
(Le Mars) -- At about 3:00 p.m. Friday, Deputy United States Marshals and the Woodbury County Task Force Officers from the Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force attempted to arrest Geovany Gonzales-Gonzales at a rural residence on K-18 South in Plymouth County.
Gonzalez-Gonzales was wanted for failing to appear as ordered for a court hearing. Gonzalez-Gonzalez was originally charged with drug trafficking. Upon making contact with family members at the residence, Marshals were informed that Gonzales-Gonzales was in the house and had a .380 pistol in his possession. Gonzalez-Gonzalez was ordered out of his residence, however refused to surrender. Family members indicated that Gonzalez-Gonzalez was suicidal.
U.S. Marshals requested the assistance of the Plymouth/Sioux/Le Mars Police tactical team to assist with the arrest. Iowa State Patrol officers as well as the Tactical Team and the Woodbury County Sheriff's Office arrived to assist. At about 7:30 p.m. an Iowa State Patrol negotiator, negotiated the safe surrender of Gonzalez-Gonzalez to law enforcement personnel. Gonzalez-Gonzalez was booked into the Woodbury County Jail pending further court hearings.
Officers at the scene were assisted by Siiouxland Paramedics and the Akron Fire Department.
County Road Crews Work On 320th Street
(Le Mars) -- Plymouth County Engineer Tom Rohe has announced that the Secondary Road Department has closed 320th Street from South Ridge Road West to East Loop Road. 320th Street is located in the far southwest corner of Plymouth County. Rohe says due to the thawing conditions, during the past couple of days, the road became impassable. Road crews will continue to work on the gravel road through today.
Business Property Owners Asked To Contact Chamber Office
(Le Mars) -- Downtown building owners are being urged to check with Le Mars Chamber
officials regarding a facade renovation project. Mainstreet Le Mars is submitting an application for a federal Community Development Block Grant which would provide funding to building owners to help with renovation. The application will be submitted on Friday of next week, so property owners are asked to contact the Le Mars Chamber office prior to Wednesday.
Anderson Says There Are Plenty Of New Faces In State Senate
(Le Mars) -- State Senator Bill Anderson and State Representative Chuck Soderberg will hold a series of legislative forums scheduled for today. The lawmakers want to hear from the public their views on the key issues about to face the legislators as they begin a new session on Monday. The times and locations are at 8:30 a.m. at the Plymouth County Energy headquarters at Merrill, 10:00 a.m. the lawmakers will hold a forum at the Habitue Coffeehouse and Creperie at Le Mars and the last forum is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon at the Akron Public Library. The General Session begins on Monday, and many wonder how much work will be accomplished given the fact the make-up of the legislature is nearly the same as it was last year. The House is controlled by the Republicans, and in the State Senate, the Democrats hold a small majority with 26 senators. Anderson says despite the same numbers, there are a few new names and faces.
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Anderson says even though he is of the minority party in the state senate, he has been able to build relationships and get amendments passed.
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Tentinger Travels To Korea and Japan To Promote Iowa Pork
(Le Mars) -- A Le Mars Pork Producer recently completed a trade mission trip to South Korea and Japan. Bill Tentinger serves as the president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association. Prior to the Christmas holiday, Tentinger traveled to the oriental nations in hopes to encourage government officials and food distributors to purchase Iowa pork products. Tentinger says Iowa leads the nation in pork production, and one of every four hogs marketed is destined to export. Tentinger says Korea is interested in purchasing Iowa pork.
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Latino Affairs Commissioner Asks Branstad To Change Opinion
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Latino affairs commissioners appointed by Governor Terry Branstad have asked him to reconsider his administration's new policy barring driver's licenses for certain
young immigrants allowed by a federal rule to live in the United States.
The Office of Latino Affairs, a division under the state's Department of Human Rights, asks Branstad in a letter sent to him Friday to meet with them.
The letter says the Iowa Department of Transportation is wrong to deny licenses to immigrants brought into the U.S. as children by parents who were not legal residents and who qualify for the new
deferred action program announced by President Barack Obama in June.
Commissioner Joan Jaimes, a Marshalltown community college counselor, says the policy is mean-spirited and makes life difficult for some of her students.
Legislative Committee Suggests Funding $20 Million For Mental Health
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An interim legislative committee recommended the Legislature appropriate up to $20 million to help struggling counties continue mental health services this year.
Iowa City Senator Joe Bolkcom, a Democrat, proposed the $20 million figure at a Friday meeting. It's far more than the $3.8 million recommended by the Department of Human Services.
The committee is overseeing implementation of Iowa's revamped mental health system, which replaces a county-by-county process with a regional approach. Panel members didn't specify how the $20 million would be funded.
As the state shifts to the new program, 32 counties have sought money to finance the transition.
Bolkcom says he will make the recommendation to the Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee early in the session so counties can get their funding quickly. The session begins Monday.
Bald Eagles Return To Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Bird watching enthusiasts around Iowa are looking to the skies this weekend for a glimpse of thousands of bald eagles making their way across the state.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says wildlife workers and volunteers are tallying reports of bald eagle sightings around the state as part of the national Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey. The
annual event is coordinated by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Surveyors had most of early January to complete their reports, though target dates are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
An Iowa DNR spokeswoman says migration patterns show the eagles are being spotted in other places besides stronghold spots along the Mississippi River. That includes more appearances along the Des Moines River.
More than 3,000 eagles were counted in the state last year.
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