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[Update April 2002 - The 2000s are looking even better!
Having tasted 300 2001s, and waded my way through this hugely variable and by no means entirely satisfactory vintage, I have to say that the 2000s are looking even more delicious. And such 2000s as I had a chance to taste in Bordeaux (Mouton, Latour, Pichon Lalande, Vieux Château Certan, Eglise Clinet and Cheval Blanc - the last of which has firmed up considerably) were streets ahead of their counterparts from the subsequent vintage.
Those to whom points are important should note that I feel very tempted to add a straight point out of 20 across the board to all the marks I awarded a year ago to the 2000s! ]
GV means good value
JPM - Jean Pierre Moueix wine
JLT - Jean Luc Thunevin wine
My score out of 20 - is based on a single cask sample in most cases, although some wines were tasted more than once. The wine in the final blend may well taste quite different, both because it has evolved considerably in the barrel and possibly (although one hopes not) because the wine submitted for en primeur sampling came from a single, unrepresentative barrel. At best these scores give a snapshot of relative quality. There is nothing sacrosanct and 100% objective about '17/20ness'. These scores relate simply to a tasting of very young, ambitious red bordeaux.
Wines are listed below by appellation in descending order by score.
Branon (JLT)
Thunevin moves into the Graves with this 2000 case production. Amazingly deep colour and brulée notes on the nose. Very big, burnt flavours at the start of the palate. This stands out but because of sheer mass rather than because of any sap and liveliness.
My score 16
Villa Bel-Air
Sweet, flattering, round and supple. The usual reliable AXA style.
My score 16
Ch Brown
Very deep colour with some herbaceousness. Sweet underneath but slightly dilute.
My score 14
Ch Haut Bergey
Deep blackish purple. All upfront with a loose, soft hit on the palate which falls away to minimal finish.
My score 14
Ch Margaux
Probably THE success of the vintage, made from 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 3% Cabernet France and 7% Petit Verdot which seems to have ripened fully here. Paul Pontallier claims that although this may have elements of 1986 and 1995 in it, this vintage has created a new standard for the property and it is not all hyperbole. The wine is a very, very deep thick crimson brimming with life. The nose is immediately hauntingly subtle with multiple layers of ripe red fruits. What is noticeable is the gentleness of the elegant layers, in sharp contrast to some of the more confected wines of this vintage. The tannins are fully ripe and refreshing rather than painful. There is real lift as the wine warms and beguiles the palate. Real class.
My score 19
Ch Rauzan Ségla
A great success from yields as low as 37 hl/ha. The result of this - and malolactic in 70% new oak? - is a deep and healthy crimson right out to the rim of the glass. Wonderfully aromatic and lively with a lovely silky typically Margaux texture. This wine is not confected, even though there is a very deep undertow of very ripe mulberry fruit and round, appetising tannins. Bravo!
My score 18
Ch Palmer
A very successful wine whose millstone will be to be constantly compared with its neighbour Ch Margaux. Aromatic with still some slight suggestion of toasty oak. Silky, creamy texture and a forceful impression almost of bloodiness. Very slightly brutal, it lacks the polish of Rauzan Ségla and the sheer ethereal lift of Ch Margaux. Some graininess on the end but a very fine Palmer.
My score 17.75
Pavillon Rouge de Ch Margaux
Another stunning success from Paul Pontallier's team, absorbing 50% of the crop. (40% went into the Grand Vin and some merchant somewhere will be selling the remaining 10% as unidentified AC Margaux.) Very gentle and elegant and, as usual, one of the more forward "serious" wines of the Médoc. Silky, subtle nose. Round and apparently lowkey on the palate at first but then it comes back, filling the mouth, with a kick of appetising tannins. An admirable whole, stylistically quite different from the Grand Vin but made of similarly delicate fruit.
My score 17 GV
Ch Malescot St Exupéry
Much more classic Margaux than Kirwan where Rolland also has a hand. Attractive, many-layered nose with some spice. Light but real integrity. Nice mid weight, rather old fashioned claret. Good balance if low key.
My score 17
Alter Ego de Palmer
Some traditionalists have been rather snooty about Alter Ego, the new second wine of Ch Palmer, made from 67% (as opposed to 47%) Merlot but it should not be judged on the same plain as a classed growth. It has been styled deliberately to be drunk young, perfect for those charged with buying wine for airlines and filling the cellars of new restaurants with something that will deliver obvious short-term pleasure but still in the Médoc mould. This wine has an excellent colour but all of its charms are upfront. Kerpow! goes that fruit on the front of the palate. The mid palate senses ripe fruit in abundance and, although there are obviously fewer layers and much less obvious tannins than in the Grand Vin, it is priced at about the same price as a lesser classed growth that is not likely to deliver as much pleasure so soon. The most forward wine I tasted in the Médoc. The score reflects its success within the stated (useful) context.
My score 17
Ch Prieuré Lichine
A very odd wine. New owners (who have diplomatically not removed the name of the old) have brought in the talented Stéphane Derenoncourt (of la Mondotte etc) to advise on vinification. The result is a curious hybrid of left bank fruit with right bank thrust. The colour is extraordinary deep although the nose is somewhat muffled. The full modern winemaking treatment has been applied (see my Bordeaux diary) and the result is a dramatic wine with no elegance of recognisable Margaux character that I can see. I'm sure it will receive plaudits as it is certainly extremely well crafted, but local character has definitively been lost. The Cabernet Sauvignon was some of the last to be picked in the Médoc.
My score 17-
The second vintage of the Médoc's first "garage wine", made from just 2ha of vines by Murielle Andraud, Jean-Luc Thunevin's wife. The 1999 was like a firebomb lobbed into the salons of traditional Bordeaux by this guerrilla from the other side of the Gironde. Tasted in a line-up of Thunevin right bank wines, this seemed immediately livelier than most with a convincing core of fruit (as one would expect when yields are 20hl/ha, about 40% of the Médoc norm). At first it was round and supple but then dry tannins obtruded on the palate. Surely this amount of concentration works better in vintages much wetter than 2000 and does not always result in a balanced wine. However impressive (and it is more impressive than many other similar wines) I still find it rather a caricature of Margaux.
My score 16.75
Ch Cantenac Brown
Opulent, well-mannered, spicy but with quite marked acidity. Definite Margaux fragrance with some delicacy on the palate. More elegant than many previous vintages. Sleek and not overdone.
My score 16.5+
Ch Monbrison
Very silky and elegant on the palate although tannins obtrude towards the finish. No mistaking this with a fine classed growth but as so often an admirable effort.
My score 16.5
Ch Lascombes
Very good colour, slightly dull nose. Foot-dragging fruit. Clearly there has been lots of work on the maceration in the cellar but there is no lift and the alcohol dominates the finish.
My score 16
Ch Kirwan
Excellent, seductive, explosive "Rolland" (Michel, consultant) nose is followed by a great mass of ripe fruit on the palate. Very Rolland this. Lots of ripe tannins underneath. This is neither very fine nor very Margaux but it is a very well made wine that will give pleasure - Rolland's stated aim. It finishes suddenly, however.
My score 16
Ch Brane Cantenac
Quite aggressive acidity. Light aroma, definitely riper than most Margaux and notable tannins.
My score 16
Ch d'Issan
Light, gentle and dry on the palate with a broad whack of ripe fruit. Pleasant without being a standout.
My score 16
Ch L'Enclos Gallen
A Merlot-dominated attempt at a supercuvée from an enclos in Ch Meyre. Very sweet start and unresolved tough tannins dominate the palate. Ambitious.
My score 15.5
Ch Giscours
Curious combination of relatively light colour and almost overripe nose. Full and rather tarty. Not fine but flattering with definite sweetness.
My score 15.5
Ch du Tertre
Painful acidity on this still slightly gassy wine. Big, rich palate with lots of fruit and chewy tannins. Slightly confected.
My score 15.5
Ch Rauzan Gassies
The vineyards of this disappointing underperformer were notable in late March for their lack of drainage - surely one of several aspects that prevents the second growth from being worthy of its status. That said, this is one of the property's more successful vintages with a very deep colour and a great deal of ripeness, if not quite enough acidity.
My score 15.5
Clos Margalaine
The second wine of Marojallia, if you please, of which 500 cases will be produced. Very big indeed but certainly not recognisable as Margaux. Sweet and thick but without much aroma. Dead end.
My score 15
Ch Ferrière
Recently revived classed growth marked by excessive acidity. Medium weight in the end even though there seems to have been an attempt at burly concentration.
My score 14.5
Ch Labégorce
Attractive if light frangrance. Slightly unripe notes and high acidity. Very tart finish.
My score 14.5
Ch La Gurgue
Very light nose and rather dull with a sweet start. This one could do with more acidity!
My score 14
Ch Durfort-Vivens
Light nose and gentle fruit. Worthy but not exciting. Slightly flabby.
My score 14
Ch d'Angludet
Simple, jammy nose and then light but smooth. Neither intense nor fragrant.
My score 14
Ch Lafite
Upliftingly polished, lively and pure. Very Lafite but with the ripe overlay of the vintage. Deep purple right out to the rim. Nose deeply buried but intriguing. Very correct, almost to brutality. Lots of deep, ripe tannins. Very much made for the long term, with much more weight than many another Lafite at this early stage. For the moment the finish is distinctly dry but neat and convincingly set for the long term in view of the concentration of fruit. This vintage is unusually high in Cabernet Sauvignon, mellowed by only 7% Merlot.
My score 18.5
Ch Mouton Rothschild
Very much a product of the Mouton team's determination to make relatively tough wines for the long term. Clearly first growth quality on the nose, heavily shrouded in ambition. It hits the palate with as much subtlety as a karate kick with lots of neat, ripe opulent fruit before a welter of tannins kick in. Muted and well balanced relative to what has become typical for the right bank. Good length. Cabernet Sauvignon 86%, Merlot 14%
My score 18.5
Ch Pichon Longueville (Baron) GV
Very deep purple. Toasty rich topnotes on a thoroughly glossy package of very ripe fruit. Good combination of liveliness and concentration. Full, sweet and succulent. Could only be faulted for being a bit too perfectly assembled - in fact that sweetness could win it a few blind tastings in its time. Made, like Ch Lynch Bages, by the talented Daniel Lhose who, unlike the Cazes family, still also works for AXA Millésimes.
My score 18.5
Ch Latour
Spice and opulence on top of vigour. Very, very fresh, frank fruit lurks beneath inky structure with quite a bit of expensive oak in evidence. Very marked acidity (Frederic Engerer reports that it is an extraordinary level, more than 4 g/l in 2000) and tannins. Quite a different structure from traditional Latour with powerful attack and maybe not quite as much hidden in reserve.
My score 18.25
Ch Lynch Bages
A fitting welcome back to the family property for Jean Michel Cazes on his retirement from directing the AXA Millésimes empire. Spicy, full and attention-grabbing. Chewy but confident, chunky mouthful with even a hint of dark rum. As with so many other Pauillacs, my only hint of doubt is whether there really is enough sold core hidden underneath all that colour, acidity, tannin and alcohol for the very long term.
My score 18
Ch Duhart Milon GV
Excellent colour and heady, sumptuously ripe nose. Rich and mouthfilling. Very ripe and opulent. Neat, refreshing tannins. The dry finish does not mar the wine but gives vigour. This wine should last just as long as Mouton's stablemates but is rich enough to be broachable earlier.
My score 17.5
Ch Haut Batailley GV
Almost black. Very floral aromatic nose. Easy supple texture with lively chewy tannins and lots of acidity. Sappy wine with appetising lift and considerable ripeness. Likely to be good value.
My score 17
Ch Carruades Lafite
Extremely deep crimson. Round, gentle initial impression on the nose is followed by an almost jagged amalgam of alcohol and tannins. Definitely unformed full bodied, still crude mouthful that has fewer layers than its big brother and should provide forceful relatively early drinking. Lafite refinement is not a strong characteristic. Cabernet Sauvignon 51%, Merlot 42%, Cabernet Franc 5%, Petit Verdot 1%
My score 17
Les Forts de Latour
Very rich, autumnal nose. Already quite evolved and come hither. Rich black fruit scents give the impression of gentleness over inky depths. Quite dramatic with a silky texture and unusual charm for Les Forts at this stage. Quite a stylistic change. Perhaps very slightly lacking concentration, it contains the latest picked Cabernet Sauvignon grapes on the estate.
My score 17
Ch Grand Puy Ducasse GV
Not especially aromatic. Very loose, gentle structure with some quirky flavours. Easy palate before some neat tannins. With a little more intensity this would be great wine.
My score 17
Ch Clerc Milon
Gentle, flattering nose. Quite dry and taut with some spine and power. Slightly too dead on the finish to be truly refreshing, but set for the long term like all the wines from the Mouton stable.
My score 17
Grand Puy Lacoste
Good lively, savoury tannins. Very chewy, lively and powerful. Sweeter, fuller than its stablemate Haut Batailley with distinctly pruney notes.
My score 17
Ch Haut Bages Liberal
Lively aromatic nose and notably rich palate entry. Only just enough acidity to keep the wine balanced. Tannins slightly too intrusive. Not the weight of Grand Puy Ducasse but - just- in balance.
My score 16.5
Ch Pichon Lalande
Seductively perfumed as usual although lurking in all the ripe fruit is a definitely green, vegetal tone too. The palate is most conscious of some green, unripe tannins and the overall impression is of a particularly obdurate wine informed by coolness rather than warmth. This impression was so out of character for Pichon Lalande that I tasted another sample which was just the same. The 2000 blend contains an unusually high proportion of Petit Verdot, 10%, with 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. Is all that Petit Verdot the culprit?
My score 16.5
Ch Pontet Canet
Amazingly deep colour but not much nonse. Altogether much stronger on texture than flavour. Chewy end, hollow. Over extracted?
My score 16
Ch Haut Bages Averous
Very good colour. Full and sweet - very slightly too sweet? - with some of the same sorts of spices that characterise Lynch Bages.
My score 16
Ch d'Armailhac
Spicy, gentle, full amd mouth-filling though a little too ripe to be refreshing. Extremely supple on the palate and then very dry tannins at the end. Cab Sauv 58, Merlot 42 (Cab Franc disappointing in 2000).
My score 16
Ch Lynch Moussas
Green, unripe notes on the nose then rather obviously sweet and spicy. Not the most noble Pauillac available, though it is difficult to find any seriously poor Pauillac 2000.
My score 15.5
Ch Croizet Bages
Supple texture but relatively simple flavours.
My score 15.5
Pauillac de Ch Latour
Latour's third wine, of which nearly 4,000 cases will be made in 2000. Quite impressively deep purple, reduced on the day of tasting. Relatively light but still with some of Latour's spice.
My score 15
Pessac Léognan
Ch La Mission Haut Brion
Brilliant deep purple. Many, many layers of sumptuously ripe fruit. Real broad opulence with some edges of sultry smoke. Velvet start with inky ripe tannins creeping up only from behind. Not overpoweringly alcoholic, despite all that ripeness. A triumph. According to Jean-Bernard Delmas, this wine's special quality comes simply from the sheer quality of the exceptionally healthy fruit. 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc.
My score 18.5
Ch Haut Brion
Refined, tautly wound wine that was very embryonic when tasted at the end of March (much more so than La Mission). Lots of alcohol and ripeness hidden underneath quite inky tannins which are apparently lower by analysis than La Missions but which taste more obtrusive because Haut Brion's fruit is much more severe and subtle for the moment. Mineral and meaty for the moment. 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 51% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc.
My score 18
Haut Brion Blanc
For the moment this unformed but potentially great white bordeaux is simply a pineapple-scented rich, round semi-ferment. More weight and evolution than Laville Haut Brion so far.
My score 17
Ch Smith Haut Lafitte
Very deep colour. Quite round and full. Alluring and dense though with relatively dry tannins at the end. This wine may take quite a time to evolve.
My score 17
Ch Pape Clément
Very deep crimson. Scrumptious full, rich, deep ripe flavours. Slightly dusty tannins with a definitely grainy finish. Chewy, crunchy wine.
My score 17
Bahans Haut Brion GV
Real mineral savour and attack; so much more penetrable than its big brother Ch Haut Brion. Already relatively round and supple, offering Haut Brion's special flavours up for early consumption. Only 31% Cabernet Sauvignon with 45% Merlot and 24% Cabernet Franc.
My score 17
Ch La Tour Haut Brion
Real cassis spine to this wine made from a 4ha enclave within La Mission, despite its relatively high proportion (53%) of Merlot. There's an edge of overripe pruniness and some brulé character but on the palate there is good liveliness. Much more tannin than Bahans, for example. Well structured.
My score 17
Ch Larrivet Haut Brion
Very mouthfilling and attractively balanced with crisp raciness. Not big - especially bearing in mind that this is a Rolland wine - but very well balanced.
My score 16.5
Ch Poumey
Straightforward refreshing wine from the Pape Clément team. Lively fruit before a kick of appetising tannins. Lightish.
My score 15
Ch Chapelle La Mission
A very pale shadow of La Mission. Deep coloured and slightly inky with rather dry overtones of woodshavings (because of its 13% Cabernet Franc?). Easy attack on the palate. Obviously ripe but relativley light with quite soft tannins.
My score 15
Ch Carmes Haut Brion
Relatively deep colour. Lively, appetising nose and far too sweet and sickly on the palate followed by extremely hard tannins. By no means balanced at the moment. Very dry end.
My score 14
Ch Lafleur
Excellent colour. Great richness underneath with surprisingly flirtatious aromas. Lively, seductive, long maceration flavours. Glossy. kirsch-soaked fruit. Massive spread over the palate. Slightly furry tannins creep in at the end of the palate but a savoury hit overall. To combine such ripeness with being appetising and lively is quite a feat. Hints of yeast extract at the end. Very, very interesting. There's just so much there! Long, quite beefy. Big and brooding but also scrummy and convincing.
My score 19
Vieux Château Certan
Miraculously pure and frank. Beautifully balanced, wonderfully fine, intense nose, round with hints of chocolate but clearly all made with minimal intervention in appetising contrast to the overworked confections made by so many others on the right bank today. Real charm and roundness but without any sacrifice to concentration or interest. Brilliant in every way.
My score 19
Ch Pétrus
Darkest crimson. Much sweeter and more florally gamey than Lafleur. Simpler, more 'spkiey' chewy notes. Massive wine in which you can still taste some oak and toast. Great, great concentration
My score 18.5
Le Pin
Exceptionally deep colour. Sumptuous, satiny, sinewy: definitely a Hollywood star of the '30s in some pretty smart underwear chosen by her publicist. But then again the undertow is meaty and savoury, more tweedy and swashbuckling. Opulent, heady wine that demands to be noticed. More than a hint of macerated black cherries. This will presumably take on fat in the precious few barrels that are now full of it.
My score 18?5
Ch L'Evangile
Very dark crimson. Scented, vibrant with mulberry-flavoured super-ripe fruit but sufficient acidity and very fine tannins so overall a lovely, seductive mouthful. Tannins bite just on the end of the palate.
My score 18-
Ch Trotanoy
Very very deep blackish crimson, hidden nose with just a hint of leafiness. Big, black, inky, brooding monster. Mineral layers. Lots of no-compromise future here. A big bruiser. This should make old bones. Quite convincing in a mineral, cordite sort of way. Refreshing tannins (in contrast to dead ones) are certainly present.
My score 17.5
Ch Certan de May
Lovely creamy open texture in marked contrast to the fashionably ambitious, tense style current in Pomerol today. Lovely opulence and balance on the palate with both prunes and chocolate. Caressing gentleness but convincing tannic undertow.
My score 17.5
Ch L'Eglise Clinet
A brooding half-formed monster. Very deep colour. Not opulent at all but savoury and deep. Extremely ambitious and extremely distinctive. Serious spread of black fruit flavours across the palate, suggestion of licorice. Then tarry, dryish tannins. Long term wine.
My score 17
Ch Nenin
This seems to the vintage when the new Delon (Las Cases) ownership and the team really make a difference. Amazingly deep colour and rather hidden nose. Plummy, exotic and headily sweet. Slightly dry finish but very glamorous wine overall. Much more exciting than the 1999.
My score 17
Ch Rouget
Showing the strides that have been made at this small property next to Eglise Clinet. Sweet, quite subtle start, powerful, full and charming. Slightly dry tannins at the end but well priced.
My score 17
Clos L'Eglise
Another Rolland product, 1000 cases this time of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc grown between Chx Clinet and Eglise Clinet. Sumptuous if still quite impenetrable nose. Very much more approachable than Eglise Clinet at this stage and with more structure than Clinet, scented and built almost like a Domaine Leroy burgundy.
My score 17
Ch La Fleur Pétrus
Deep, dark crimson. Attractive life on the aroma. Meaty, bloody style of Pomerol. Muted rather than massive. No tricks. Slightly edgy tannins. Very chunky and correct. Slightly furry end.
My score 17
Ch Hosanna
Very deep and thick. Colour all the way out to the rim. Quite a strut on the nose, then tea and macerated cherries. Lots of personality and lots of tannins but good fruit on the mid palate too. Sweet and reasonably supple for this point in its life. Silky, shiny, rich. Glamorous.
My score 17
Ch Bon Pasteur
Heady, silky, then oaky nose. Very competent winemaking, chewy end and attractive freshness lifts extremely ripe fruit. Notes of torréfaction. Very modern style but set for the long term.
My score 17-
Ch La Conseillante
Exotic topnotes on a certain woodiness. Tough tannins; less creamy and soft than usual.
My score 17-
My score 16.5
La Petite Eglise
Ch Beauregard
Ch Latour á Pomerol
Ch La Croix du Casse
Fugue de Nenin
Ch Petit Village
My score 16
Ch La Fleur de Gay
Ch La Grave (á Pomerol)
Ch Clinet
Clos du Clocher
Ch Montviel
My score 15.5
Ch La Croix du Gay
My score 15
Ch Lagrange
Ch Bonalgue
Clos Rená
Ch La Croix
Ch Mazeyres
Ch de Sales
Ch Gazin
My score 14.5
Dom Trigant de Boisset (new 2nd wine of La Grave)
My score 14
Ch Beau Soleil
Ch Vieux Maillet
Ch Bellegrave
Ch Cabanne
Ch le Moulin
Lalande de Pomerol
My score 16
Ch La Chénade
La Fleur de Boüard (made by Angélus owner)
Le Plus de la Fleur de Boüard (ditto, special selection)
My score 15.5
Ch La Sergue
My score 14.5
La Fleur de St Georges (second wine of La Fleur de Boüard - this is getting silly!)
St Emilion
Ch Ausone
Alain Vauthier is really getting into his stride now. Amazingly black colour. This is really knife-edge wine. At first I thought the edge of torréfaction with burnt, almost putrid, fruits lingering underneath might be just too much but the gentle, insinuating quality of the fruit on the palate won me over and convinced me this could be a great Ausone of the old school. He says this is the richest vintage ever for Ausone. Full, round with definite lift (if one can lift a monster). There are aspects of garagism about the winemaking and a very slight dryness at the end but the track record of the terroir convinces me this will make delicious old bones.
My score 18.5
Ch Canon La Gaffelière
Devoted owner Stephan von Nieppberg believes this is the best vintage yet of this heavy hitting St Emilion. Very sweet and scented yet with quite enough life to stop it being over the top. It coats the palate with insistent tannins and good acidity underneath. The wine is made up of 55% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc (which reached record ripeness levels of 13.5-14.25% alcohol in St Emilion in 2000) and a little Cabernet Sauvignon. Chapeau!
My score 18
Ch Cheval Blanc
This is a quite extraordinary wine. I have a personal fondness for the subtle, fragrant style of Cheval Blanc and admiration for the team there. When I smelt and first tasted this wine I was completely overwhelmed. The depth of both colour and aroma; the layers and layers of powerfully opulent fruit; the "cashmere" tannins caressing the palate; the way the tannins crept up on me, convincing me that there were quite enough of them to keep the wine going for many a year. This was a wine I was ready to give the highest points to, so supple and gorgeous after all the naked ambition I had been tasting elsewhere on the right bank. Only one thing let it down and concerns me about the wine's future: the wine may have caressed the middle palate but the finish was worryingly short. The wine seemed to stop dead in its tracks. I do hope I'm wrong and that this will eventually deliver as much as it initially promises. I look forward very much to retasting it further on in its evolution.
My score 18
La Mondotte
The jewel in the Nieppberg crown. Very deep crimson and the look of shiny velvet. Still some oak on the nose before a dramatic, explosive palate which is so intense it is almost painful. It's the likely timescale of evolution than differentiates this wine from Canon La Gaffelière rather than the flavour.
My score 18
Ch Tertre Roteboeuf
Very deep and glossy. Muted nose but very intense eldeberry flavours on the palate. Concentrated, rich and round. Promises considerable evolution.
My score 17.5
Ch Pavie Macquin
Headily seductive on the nose. Very, very dense and compelling because sweet and velvety right to the end, with ripe tannins in evidence only then. A sterling effort from Stéphane Derenoncourt.
My score 17.5
Ch Troplong Mondot
The trademark black colour and pruney nose combined with satin smoothness. Full and arresting. Massive impact on the palate. Sweet at first, chewy at the end but should meld together eventually.
My score 17.5
Petit Cheval
This is a terribly clever wine, almost more like classical Cheval Blanc than the Grand Vin. It is not big or powerful but has marvellous fragrance reminiscent of very ripe raspberries. Tannins sneaked up on a harmonious palate. At first I thought it might be too soft but actually I think this will be the most delicious drink in just a few years. Very clever winemaking.
My score 17+
Clos de l'Oratoire
Another von Nieppberh/Derenoncourt production and more pushy than Canon La Gaffelière. Very very full and rich and supple. Quite flattering but with sharp acidity. It positively massages the palate and has more than a hint of black cherries about it. Just slightly short.
My score 17
Ch Andréas
A Thunevin confection of new oak and 1.5 ha of Merlot that is drier (in the sense of the opposite of sweet) than most and therefore more appetising. Quite a statement with notable acidity and tannins.
My score 17
Ch Canon
This is the product of the same management team as at Rauzan Séglas and the winemaking input of Michel Rolland. As much as 72% Merlot went into the final wine, more than ever before, and the result is a mildly decadent blend of toast, yeast extract that is sweet and round, though arguably expresses winemaking more than the old character of the (pre TCA infection in the cellar) vineyard.
My score 17
Ch Fonplégade
Scented, full with evidence of pretty rather than strained winemaking. A wine with a true beginning, middle and end. Tannins comme il faut.
My score 17
Moulin St George
This is the 8-ha property owned and run by Alain Vauthier just next door to Ausone. I tasted this blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot just after a vast range of Jean-Luc Thunevin and Gerard Perse wines and found it notably more refreshing than many of them. The heady flavours of superripe mulberries were indeed flattering but there was sufficient savour and acidity to keep the palate interested and no dry tannins.
My score 17
Ch Magdeleine
Relatively light crimson and some warm terroir flavours at last! Light, gentle and completely natural. Chewy, correct, old-fashined tannins. Appetising, not at all sweet; slightly dry at the end for the moment. Very correct, not massive - in fact almost caricature old fashioned St Emilion. I must confess that I might not have given it quite such a high mark were my system not overloaded by sweetened up modern monsters.
My score 17
Ch Clos des Jacobins
Hubert de Bouard of Angelus did not make this wine but selected what went into it for the new parfumier owner and has done a pretty good job. This is well balanced and relatively appetising.
My score 17-
Ch Fombrauge
Very dramatic colour. Concentrated, round with an edge of new oak (50% was used) but all in balance. Quite sweet and an edge of burnt fruit but relatively gentle. I preferred this to the special selection named after the new owner of Pape Clément fame, Magrez-Fombrauge.
My score 17-
My score 16.5
Ch La Dominique
Ch Barde Haut
Ch La Gomerie
Ch Sansonnet
My score 16
Ch Figeac
Ch Angélus
Clos Fourtet
Ch l'Hermitage
Ch Valandraud
Ch St Brice (JPM)
Ch Gracia
Ch Grands Champs, Cuvée Christophe
Ch Grand Corbin Despagne
Ch Quinault L'Enclos
Ch La Serre
Ch Bellevue
Ch Berliquet
Ch Haut Troquard La Grace Dieu (JPM)
Ch Balestard La Tonnelle
Ch Saintayme
Ch Lusseau
Ch Lynsolence
Ch La Gaffelière
My score 15.5
Ch Monbousquet
Ch FaugeGres
Ch Pavie Decesse
My score 15
Ch Fleur de Jaugue 15+
Ch Pavie
Virginie de Valandraud
Ch Larmande
Ch Grandes Murailles
Ch Pierre de Lune
Ch Bellefont Belcier
Ch Jacques Blanc, Cuvée l'Apogée (JLT)
Ch Beauséjour Bécot
Ch Moulin du Cadet (JPM)
Ch Corbin
Fer de Cheval Noir
Ch Ferrand Lartigue
Ch La Clusière
Ch La Couspade
Ch Magrex Fombrauge
Ch Péby Faugères
Ch Franc Mayne
Clos Dubreuil
Ch Fonroque (JPM)
Ch Cantenac 15-
My score 14.5
Ch Grand Pontet
Axelle de Valandraud
My score 14
Ch Guadet St Julien
Clos St Martin
Ch La Tour Figeac
Ch Tour du Pin Figeac
Ch Larcis Ducasse
Ch Haut Sarpe
Ch La Commanderie
Côte de Balau
Ch Cadet Piola
Ch Faurie de Souchard
Ch Jaugue Blanc
Ch Cap de Mourlin
Ch Badon-Thunevin (JLT)
Ch Petit Fombrauge
My score 13
Ch Petit Faurie de Soutard
St Georges St Emilion
My score 15
Ch Griffe Cap d'Or (JLT)
Montagne St Emilion
My score 14
Ch Teyssier
Ch Coucy Maurèze
Puisseguin St Emilion
My score 14
Ch Le Bernat
St Estèphe
Ch Cos d'Estournel
Wonderfully deep, glossy purple. Supple, silky smooth on the nose. Long and rich with very attractive balance. Tannins noticeably ripe and fresh. Lovely effortlessly velvety texture quite different from some of the more forced efforts in recent vintages.
My score 18+
Ch Calon Ségur GV
A very fine 2000 from this property. Amazing black colour is followed by a full, frank nose with the arresting clean frankness of Lafite's. Lots of neat but not drying tannins after layers of ripe fruit. All in excellent balance with a savoury but gentle end. This is made up of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc with a quarter of the wine given malolactic in barrel - an ideal proportion perhaps?
My score 18+
Ch Montrose
Lost of smudgy purple. Cool aromas. Not at all forced. A confident wine made for the long term, somewhat in the mould of a muted Mouton. It would be easy to overlook this wine but it's all in balance.
My score 17.5
Ch Cos Labory
Particularly opulent yet appetising nose although the tannins are currently rather jagged. A good testament to the vintage however from this relatively modest property.
My score 17
Ch Les Ormes de Pez
Attractive ripeness and topnotes of spice. Round and full. Well balanced though essentially lowkey.
My score 16+
Ch Lafon Rochet
Arresting meaty nose with hints of foxgloves and yeast extract. Tannins just a bit too pronounced and tough for this wine to show the lovely balance of the most successful wines of the commune. Relatively simple palate.
My score 16
Ch Phélan Ségur
A sort of floral ink at present. Not the deepest of colours. Slightly tart and definitely taut, but is there enough fruit underneath for a glorious future?
My score 16
Ch Valrose
The harvest at this small, new property of Jean Michel Arcaute's was very late apparently. The wine is certainly relatively sweet but not overdone with a good kick of acidity and tannin at the end of the palate.
My score 16
Ch de Marbuzet
Very rich aroma of ripe mulberries. Extremely flattering. Slightly inky finish but overall a good effort.
My score 16
Ch Petit Bocq
Sweet and relatively simple. A very sweet start gives way to quite robust tannins. Respectable for the money.
My score 15
Pagodes de Cos
Aromatic but slightly lean, thin and low key. Big gap between this and Cos itself.
My score 15
Ch de Pez
Very chewy indeed and slightly inky. Hint of violets under all that tannin.
My score 15
Ch Le Bosq
Slightly soapy cru bourgeois, easy drinking, not overdone but no great distinction.
My score 14.5
Ch Haut Marbuzet
Rich hit on the palate though light on subtlety. Could do with more lift and acidity.
My score 14.5
Ch Haut Beauséjour
Very cool and correct but slightly heartless. This is the second wine of Roederer's Ch de Pez.
My score 14
St Julien
Ch Léoville Barton
Lovely racy, heart-lifting scent. Intriguing topnotes and seductive ripenss within an utterly correct corset of savoury tannins. Very good balance. This is subtle, classic claret that manages to be both definitive and delicate. A great example of a property whose style has very gradually evolved to keep pace with modern tastes within the traditional mould rather than suddenly adopted a new style and strategy.
My score 18
Ch Léoville Las Cases
A torpedo of a wine. Very very deep blackish purple. Explosive, almost smoky nose. So concentrated it is almost painful to taste at this stage. The acidity is extemely high, the tannins still rude. This is a statement of a different sort and could hardly be more different from Léoville Barton. I ask Jean-Hubert Delon whether he used his famous concentrator at all? "Pratiquement pas" is his answer. 77% Cabernet sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc. 60% new oak. 45 hl/ha.
My score 17.75
Ch Ducru Beaucaillou
Correct deep crimson. Clean (strange that that word keeps cropping up this vintage) with savour and punch. Full bodied, no compromises, very very youthful. Gentle and mouthfilling. Lively sappy tannins/ Dry finish.
My score 17.5
Ch Gruaud Larose
Full and splendid spicy nose. Some of the heaviest tannins of the appellation - quite brave in view of current fashion. The fruit currently seems a little overwhelmed by these inky tannins. Definitely made for the long term.
My score 17
Ch Lagrange GV
Very high proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon for Lagrange (counter the current trend in the Médoc): 76%. Toasty topnote, reminiscent of toasted bread rather than toasted oak. Then very silky, full and lively. Quite gentle. Pretty good.
My score 17
Clos du Marquis GV
Very deep purple. Lovely and mouthfiling after a clean, almost floral aroma. Flattering, exciting and well balanced. Slightly dry tannins at the end but utterly classic. Could be good value depending on the final price for this wine from specific parcels within the Delon of Léoville Las Cases St Julien holdings.
My score 17
Ch Léoville Poyferré
Very respectable and certainly much better value than Las Cases. A certain element of fireworks on the nose and good satiny texture. Not the most concentrated Médoc but fine and elegant. For the long term.
My score 17
Ch Talbot GV
Deep purple. Voluptuous nose. Very neat. Tannins at present a little tough and drying but well made and representative of the vintage. Needs considerable time.
My score 17-
Ch Beychevelle
Scented and impressive. Silky texture. Very good balance. Not a big, intense wine but very pretty and sophisticated. Just a hint of herbaceousness but definite lift.
My score 16.5
Ch Langoa Barton
Lowkey satiny nose. Very gentle palate entry with tannins just sneaking up from behind. For the moment a distinctly low key offering overshadowed by its stablemate.
My score 16.5
Ch Branaire
Very good colour, silky and scented but an odd oak chip smell (not that I am suggesting for a moment it was caused by oak chips). Full but chunky with rather rustic tannins.
My score 16


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One Frightened Night (1935)In this film Charley Grapewin has the lead role as Jasper Whyte, a crotchety head of a family, who are planning how to spend his money before he is dead. Jasper has a surprising announcement - he is going to give each of his relatives a $1 million before he dies! But if his granddaughter can be found, it all goes to her!!!
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We are staying at my parents' tonight - it was one of those things where we just couldn't go another mile even if we wanted to. Goose has been a trooper, though! I think the only thing that got her through this evening's drive was the thought that she would get to watch Care Bears at Grandma's. My mom *just* took her upstairs to bed, so it's another late night. Here's hoping we'll be back on schedule soon once we get home.
I wanted to make a quick post to point out that Valerie at Frugal Family Fun Blog is hosting a beginner's sewing workshop called Sewing in Baby Steps to help anyone learn how to sew! Though I've been stitching away for several months now, I joined to see what she's cooking up - I know I will learn some new things, too. There are instructions on the linked post on how to join the Google Group, and it starts September 1st. Hope to see you there - tell all your friends! :>)
I have pictures uploaded to my computer and hope to share a few of them once we get honest-to-goodness home. Hope everyone is well!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Almost Home/Sewing in Baby Steps
Posted by Lenetta at 11:21 PM
Labels: Bits and Pieces, Crafting Up A Storm
1 comment:
- 2Shaye ♪♫ said...
Thanks for pointing out that beginner's sewing workshop. If I had more time, I'd love to take it!
And just get home, already!!
- August 20, 2009 at 11:07 AM
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|Paynesville Press - May 26, 2004
Students of the Month selected at PAMS for May
Sixth grader McKenzie Quade, seventh grader Alex Van Eck, and eighth grader Dan Lien were chosen as Students of the Month for May at Paynesville Area Middle School.
Each month, teachers recognize three students in the middle school - one per grade - for their attention and work in school and their cooperation and relations with other students and the school staff.
These are the last three winners for the 2003-04 school year.
Lien said he was humbled and pleased when he learned he had won the award. Van Eck said he was excited to get the award. And Quade was proud and happy.
Sixth grader McKenzie Quade, seventh grader Alex Van Eck, and eighth grader Dan Lien were chosen as the Students of the Month for May at Paynesville Area Middle School.
Quade, the daughter of Becki and Jerry Quade, sings in the choir, plays in the band, and takes part in summer theater productions through school. She also likes to play softball and volleyball, read, snowmobile, and swim.
She thinks she won the award because she behaves and she keeps up her grades.
Her teachers said that McKenzie is studious, conscientious, hardworking, considerate of others, mature, and has a great attitude.
Van Eck, the son of Don and Rebecca Neu, plays baritone in the band at school and likes to fish and hunt with friends away from school.
He thinks he won the award because he gets good grades and tries his hardest.
His teachers said that Alex is a good student: responsible, respectful, hardworking, and enjoyable in the classroom.
Lien, the son of Lonnie and Ray Lien, plays baseball at school and also likes to play golf and to sleep.
He thinks he won the award because he paid attention in class.
His teachers said that Dan is good student: responsible and hardworking with a good sense of humor.
This school year, 24 students from PAMS were honored as Students of the Month. Sixth grader Jordan Severance, seventh grader Heather Rondeau, and eighth grader Colby Peterson were chosen as Students of the Month in October; sixth grader Kayla Lieser, seventh grader Jamison Wall, and eighth grader Natalie Leadem in November; sixth grader Riley Kampsen, seventh grader Callie Bennett, and eighth grader Keegan Meagher in December; sixth grader Taylor Haag, seventh grader John Buermann, and eighth grader Curt Nietfeld in January; sixth grader Matthew Everson, seventh grader Jackie Berg, and eighth grader Jacob Mackedanz in February; sixth grader Kenzie Meagher, seventh grader Brice Hartmenn, and eighth grader Katrina Daby in March; and eighth grader Kayla Lieser, seventh grader Jasmine Kalkbrenner, and sixth grader Brian Schaefer in April.
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In prison lingo, donut means butt. The donut hole is the anus. Occultists call it the Eye of Horus. Jessica is giving that some special emphasis by holding it over her face like its a big seeing eye. Magnifying that eye makes it the sun eye and the other the moon eye of Harmerty, Horus who rules with two eyes. It can also be said that she's hiding one eye to model to us the hidden eye, the anatomical Eye of Horus that's hidden from sight. This is not just a crude gag.
There is support added by her wardrobe because she's wearing a turtle-neck blouse. Of course, that makes her head a turtle head. There's potty "humor" in that because, turtle head, refers to poop starting to poke out of the butt like how a turtle head starts to poke out of a turtle shell.
This is the same crude gag played up in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie from 1990. This poster illustrates it because the turtle heads are popping out of a manhole. Man. Hole. Anus. Sewer pipe access.
So, Jessica's head is poop and her neckline is the defecating butt, and so apparently is the donut she holds to her eye.
Are we done with the crude schtick? No. Sorry. The broccoli is no more innocent than the donut is. The broccoli is a phallus, part of the male package that features the double O of, FOOD, as the testicles. Study that for a moment. Consider the peculiar way she holds it in her hand. Her posing hand suggests the shaft that passes between the double O, one that is more erect than the stalk of broccoli. Put the phallic package broccoli together with the anal donut.
Is this just a gag involving the male anatomy - the phallic package and the butt? No, it's really about butt sex. Sodomy.
Wardrobe (or "photoshop" perhaps) has added more to this clever design than just the signal turtle head. There's a subliminal impression of the word, SEX, with the X formed on her sleeve. The E is obfuscated by the F, and the S is just right there plainly. This kind of thing has been widely demonstrated to be a common feature of book and magazine covers and movie posters and cartoons like Disney's animated features.
What kind of sex are they suggesting? Obviously, sodomite sex, the kind that opens the Eye of Horus, illuminating in the way of Illuminati sodomite mind-control. When I see how the design lay out has her name positioned, I perceive how the S on her head is intended as a Serpent. Luciferian, Kundalini or serpent illumination was pictured in this way from ancient times. It is Horus Eye illumination. "Sei," of Seinfeld, played as Se "i" or Seeing eye.
If there's virtue in addition to the vice we see on the cover, it's only in the perverted eyes of the illumined sodomites. Food Swings - it's an obvious take on, mood swings. What's less obvious is the allusion to "identity swings" or the alter switching of multiples, which is what trauma-based sodomite mind control programming causes.
There's more here in this Occult design that has to do with the goddess. Certainly, as a celebrity wife and celebrity in her own right, Jessica is "worshiped" by some as something of a goddess. But in the way of the Occult, the cover exalts her as The Goddess.
Look at the way her fingers appear. With no thumbs in view, the distinct count is 4 fingers on each hand. The number 44 is identified with Isis in the esoteric interpretation of the 47th Problem of Euclid. It's the dimensions of the area adjacent to the Isis side of the base Pythagorean triangle. (You might see in her hands the signaling of a Masonic sign known as the claw.)
The cover design draws our attention to the colorful words, Virtue & Vice. Alliteration - "the repetition of identical or similar sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables." It's the repeated letter V that's emphasized. V & V. Double V. Double V is VV or W. Because of the supporting imagery in the context, the easily assembled W identifies the goddess as the ancient dancing bee and bent elbow goddess, Inanna and Ishtar, by other names. In the pose featured on the book cover, Jessica Seinfeld's elbows are bent. She is that goddess.
This book cover is more than just a collection of crude gags. It's far more offensive than that.
Are you seeing what you're looking at? And, no sodomy or honoring the goddess is required! Praise the Lord.
The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The Lord has made both of them ~ Proverbs 20:12


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Is intent always political? NYU Law Profesor Jacobs at U.S. Senate
No actual mention of "zombie" in this quote but it seems relevant to zombie themes. Hate crimes are at the intersection of free expression and criminal law. At hearing this past Wednesday (just seen on CSPAN), NYU Law Professor of Constitutional Law, James Jacobs responded to Senator Blumenthal's questioning (around 1:30 in clip):
These quotes are close paraphrases:
it's harder to get into a person's motivations then simply whether it is intended or not intended is fairly thin mental state … what is the bias… look at these crimes prosecuted … what was his motivation? He himself might not have known what his motivation was, there is a lot of motivations, maybe he didn't have any motivation
The Senator follows-up: why Professor is it bad to impose "an expression of community outrage" when prosecutors can meet the "burden of proof" in those of "in fact motivated by bigotry and bias and that kind of intent"? Answer:
it might also be very divisive and juries might begin to see criminal prosecutions as actually kind of political trials and crimes about making a statement about the perpetrator's group as opposed to the victim's group, and start to see the crime problem as one that is divided along all of the fractures of American society. I would not welcome seeing the crime problem in that way and I think it's unnecessary to do that.
The Senator responds:
I think the reservation that you've expressed has been articulated… and those reservations or objection have been overcome. I think because people do feel that the expression of the community's intolerance for violence resulting from bigotry, bias and hatred is very much a proper and appropriate measure to take
I think this is related to zombies because it is about the question of what we know about what we are actually doing and what we could be liable for. It is related to Orwellian thought-crime. And it is also related to identity politics and violence.
Though no one actually said "zombie" here, I am still going to zombify Professor Jacobs anyway. He is arguing that we are all (or that, at least many violent criminals are) sort of zombied-unconscious-behaviorist-zombie-actors — he is arguing to criminalize behaviors not intents because (whether as a matter of epistemology of merely as a matter of proof), intent is non-existant and/or unknowable.
Query: does knowing that your intent is a rationalization of your socially-constructed-zombie-habits make you any less of a habitual zombie?
Forgive us zombies, we know not what we do; and we're doing it in groups.


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My Latest Novel: Deaths and Entrances
- Camilla Pia
- 14 May 2009
Now with a title like Deaths And Entrances, the long-awaited second long player from this Greenock-based bunch was never going to be a barrel of laughs. And right enough, it makes for pretty weighty listening; as gritty riffs, swirling strings, thundering drums and literature-referencing lyrics combine to make grandiose guitar epics reminiscent at points of The Delgados, Mogwai and Funeral-era Arcade Fire.
Just a few of the record's themes include dreams, war, time travel, murder, rebirth, science fiction and time and space, and while all of that may sound like a hell of a lot to take in, My Latest Novel sugar coat it with some of their most spell-binding melodies to date. Stirring stuff.
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AHA's and BHA's have done a great job on making my skin smoother and more even, and keeping those whiteheads mostly away. Estee Lauder Idealist serum does help with the large visible pores. But the blackheads? They're just stubborn and they have been hanging on in the area for so long that they won't think of leaving.
A good friend of mine, who is the biggest skincare addict I know and has tried everything, recommended that I gave Mario Badescu silver powder a try. Since it's a/ easy to order online, b/not too expensive (about 12€) and c/ a jar lasts you for ever, I thought it was worth trying.
How does that work? First of all, I recommend doing this after you showered, since your pores will be more open thanks to the warmth. Now, the jar is full of a white powder. You take a slightly damp cotton pad and lightly touch the powder in the jar. The cotton pad will grab some of the powder, and you might want to shake it a bit so the excess falls out. Don't worry, you're not going to do anything to the rest of the powder.
Then you apply the powder, which you'll notice is turning into a paste, to all areas where you have blackheads and congested pores. At that stage, you look like a clown with white makeup on. Now you just have to wait 10-15 minutes: go read your favorite blogs or watch youtube videos.
To remove the product, simply use another cotton pad damp with water or with toner. You will notice that some of your blackheads are gone already, and some other are closer to the surface of the skin, which makes them easier to extract (yes, that's attractive, I know). I tend to use water to remove the product because if I use a toner, extraction will be more difficult, so I tone later. What some people also do is using a pore cleaning strip right after the powder, but I don't find these to be too effective.
Does it hurt, does it have side effects? No and no, at least not on me. The product doesn't tingle, isn't hard to remove, this is an easy and painfree procedure.
Does this work? Yes, it does, you will definitely notice improvement. But you have to use the product several times before the difference gets big (you can do this treatment twice a week) and unfortunately, if you're prone to getting blackheads, they don't disappear once and for all. So you know you'll have to commit to using the product on a regular basis.
Do I recommend it? Yes, totally. It's affordable and it works well, what more do you want?
PS: Mario Badescu US regularly offers free sample kits so check that on their website if you're interested.


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I worked in a small OB/GYN practice early in my nursing career. I "managed" a satellite office, where I "bossed" only myself for four days, and worked at the main office on Fridays.
I met my husband, who was a drug salesman at the time, there--but that's another story already told in another post. I remember Dr. J muttering about the cost of a single place setting of the dishes I'd registered for, but he bought us two sets.
I also remember how the doctors provided free care for the wives of interns and residents--until their husbands went on strike. Come to think of it, I don't remember any female interns or residents coming in for care.
We had an hour and a half for lunch, and sometimes the doctors would give us nurses the key card to their "club," and we'd go out and splurge on a big meal. They were generous, although I do remember Dr. J often talked (worried) about funding his retirement, and he must have been in his 30s at the time.
Anyway, I worked there for 2-1/2 years, and a lot of memories are hazy now. But I remember three clearly.
One day I heard frantic pounding on the private entrance to the satellite office. When I opened the door, I met the eyes of the frightened secretary down the hall. I ran with her to discover one of her coworkers twitching on the floor. I freaked and raced back to our office.
"Dr. B! Dr. B! Come quick! Hurry!"
He was in an exam room with a patient at the time, so he told her he'd be right back, left her up in the stirrups, and sauntered--yes, sauntered--down the hall. He seldom got excited about anything. As in nonchalant.
I listened for the ambulance, but he returned in a matter of minutes.
"What was wrong with her? What'd you do?"
"Oh, she just hyperventilated. I gave her a paper bag."
And he strolled back into the exam room leaving me to calm myself down.
A disheveled lady burst into the waiting room just as we prepared to lock up for lunch. She jabbered about stuff that didn't make much sense to me. I was new, but the others had seen her before. I don't remember much about that "conversation" or what was wrong or even the final outcome. What I do remember is Dr. B hovering outside her range of vision, not wanting to get involved, with his eye on the exit. He had to walk right past her to get out. So he did the next best thing. He climbed out the workroom window, directly into the parking lot, and left us to deal with her.
2 Timothy 2:23 (Amplified)
Dr. J loved cheesecake. I mean loved it! So one morning I brought one in. Lovingly baked in a store-bought graham cracker crust. Topped with cherries. I set it on the counter in the workroom. The same place where we processed fingerstick blood and urine samples. He grabbed for it. The top fell off. And the whole thing landed upside down on the floor. He stared at it for a moment and then reached for a tongue blade, squatted down, and ate.
John 6:26-27 (Message)
And here's some extra reading for your Friday Enjoyment. The origin of graham crackers.
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|Spreadin' the Love Around
|I thank my God every time I remember you. Philippians 1:3
|Top of card is a poem by Helen Steiner Rice
I had fun making valentines this year and have found of course, if you're making more than one, it's a good idea to do the same thing. The hard part, or rather the most time consuming part was coming up with the layout. I thought about it for days, put my materials out in front me and tried different things until I came up with this design. I'm quite pleased with them.
I made these Valentines from a box of printable invitations, and I totally reinvented them from their original use. On the front of the card, I used small silver doilies which I found in the cake decorating section at Walmart. The little pink felt birds came from one of the $1 bins at Michaels (how could I resist). I put a punched heart in the center of the doily with the scripture from Philippians 1:3. The scripture was printed on tiny address labels and cut with scissors to have a fancy edge.
On the inside of the card, I printed part of a poem by Helen Steiner Rice, and a sentiment on the bottom half of the card. These were printed on large labels, cut with deckled scissors and the edges inked. The lower half of the inside of the card was made using a response card from the invitatition set. I used a Martha Stewart border punch on the bottom, and inked the edges.
I hope you enjoy this Valentine card and it inspires you to get out your paper crafts and start playing. Who knows what you might come up with.
Here's the poem that I had on the inside of the card, by Helen Steiner Rice.
People need people and friends need friends,
and we all need love, for a full life depends..
not on vast riches, or great acclaim,
not on success or on worldly fame,
but just in knowing that someone cares
and holds us close in their
thoughts and prayers..
Happy Valentine's Day my friends. Don't forget to let the people you are close to know that you love them. Here's my Valentine gift to you, a Valentine digi, free to you for your personal use. The scripture is Wordart by Karen. If you haven't seen Karen's Wordart, stop and take a look sometime, and tell her I sent you. Papercraft Memories ~ Wordart by Karen.
You can click on the image for a larger size. Thanks for stopping by, God bless you on this special day of Love.


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According to Dyogo Oliveira, the Brazilian economy has the potential to grow from 3% to 3.5% without affecting inflation
With structural reforms and the change of course in the economy, Brazil has entered a new cycle of growth and has the potential to grow from 3% to 3.5% without affecting inflation. The assessment was made by the Minister of Planning, Development and Management, Dyogo Oliveira, in a speech to Spanish businessmen.
For the minister, the country has been creating bases for development, which reduces the risk of investments. "We have started a great cycle of growth and, if they want to take part, they have to come to Brazil," he told entrepreneurs in Madrid, Spain.
In this sense, Dyogo drew attention to the projects of concession and privatization of the Program of Investment Partnerships (PPI), which has projects in the different areas of infrastructure.
According to him, the portfolio of concessions and privatizations has the potential to attract R $ 104 billion in investments in projects of highways, railways, mineral exploration, among others. "Brazil is progressing concretely and we are fulfilling what we promise from an infrastructure auction schedule," he said.
More reforms
This year, added the minister, the priority is to approve the reform of Social Security, considered essential to balance the public accounts and prevent the social security deficit from growing.
For 2018, Dyogo pointed to the simplification of the tax system, which he defined as "complex" for both taxpayers and Public Administration.
Source: Government of Brazil, with information from the Ministry of Planning


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Our split room is like a mini-suite. It is a double room with each bed in a separate space. This means the kids can go to bed while the parents are still up enjoying the evening. Like our other rooms, the split room features a microwave oven, small refrigerator, coffeemaker, in room safe, ironing board and iron, table and chairs, and a sleeper sofa. Everyone will be comfortable! Lots of room for you and your family!
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Our king rooms feature a single king-size bed, sleeper sofa, table and chairs, small refrigerator, microwave oven, coffeemaker, in room safe and an iron and ironing board. These rooms have a private balcony overlooking the magnificent Atlantic Ocean.
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I have Teradata Express 13.0 for VMware (4 GB) up and running. But I could not find any test data/tables in there. Can someone direct me how to find test data where I can query? Do I have to download and run 40GB or 1TB in order to get the test data?
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run this and you'll get some datasets to play with:
select top 50
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I recently installed TDExpress220.127.116.11_Sles11_40GB_vp. However i am unable to see "Samples" DB when i query DBC.Tables. Can any one help?
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Working cowboys to bring æpure rodeoÆ to Penrose
Competition at Equestrian Center to include wild-horse racing, wild-cow milking July 3
A wild-horse race, bronc riding and wild-cow milking are among the featured competitions at the second annual ōRide for the
Brandö July 3 at Penrose Stadium.
The event, sponsored by the Working Ranch Cowboy Association (WRCA) and hosted by nationally known cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell, will start at 6 p.m. and end around 9 p.m.
Competitors will include ō100 working cowboys from 28 historic ranches and seven states (who will) compete with one another and against the clock as they demonstrate their cowboy skills in five fast and furious events.ö
In addition to the three events listed at the top of this story, other events are trailer loading (in which competitors try to get a cow into a trailer) and team doctoring (simulating situations on the range where an ailing animal needs to be taken care of).
At noon July 2, the cowboys are scheduled to herd 100 longhorns down Tejon Street between Cache la Poudre Street and the Pioneers Museum.
The intent is to draw attention to the July 3 rodeo and let people see how working cowboys perform.
ōIt's kind of a revert to the real deal thing - pure rodeo,ö said event spokeswoman Kathleen Collins.
The WRCA was set up 10 years ago, with Mitchell's help, ōto set up some awareness of the guys who do the work on ranches,ö Collins said. ōThese guys go nuts out there against each other. They're competing for some cash prizes and belt buckles and mostly the honor.ö
WRCA has evolved to doing up to 20 ranch rodeos nationally a year
A free cowboy concert by the group, Sons of the San Joaquin, is scheduled after ōRide for the Brand.ö
Tickets are $12.50, with ages 6 and under free. They can be purchased in advance through 520-SHOW or at the gate.
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All charges are billed to your UCSC student account unless you have made special arrangements to pay at the time of service. This process eliminates the worry of having to pay fees while you are already sick or injured.
We are dedicated to helping patients understand the complex world of insurance billing and are available for any billing questions, concerns, or problems relating to any clinic visits. Our Billing and Insurance Advocates are happy to assist you with all your medical billing and insurance needs.
Billing Policy
Some Student Health Center services are offered without charge to students, funded by your registration fees:
- Psychiatry visits
- Counseling visits
- Health promotion services, such as the HIV Prevention Program & Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Prevention Program
Students who use the Same Day Clinic and Appointment medical services may be charged fees, depending on their insurance status. Students with the university-sponsored Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP), or CruzCare prepaid access, receive unlimited visits for care of illness or injury, including X-rays and laboratory tests done at the Health Center. Charges may include items or services not covered under CruzCare such as administered medications, supplies, and immunizations, laboratory tests sent offsite, and supplies at our pharmacy. Students with private insurance, and all students receiving elective or preventive care, not for illness or injury (such as routine clearances and physicals), will be charged fees for services. All charges incurred during your visit will be applied to your student account unless you make special arrangements to pay at the time of service. Electronic itemized statements detailing Student Health Center services may be accessed by logging into the secure online Health e-Messenger system at https://studenthealth.ucsc.edu/ and clicking on "Account Summary."
The costs for Health Center services are reasonable -- often below those charged by comparable community facilities. Our charges are reviewed and approved by the Campus Miscellaneous Fee Committee, which includes student representation.
Charges are billed to a student's UCSC account -- along with other campus-related charges, such as registration fees. Students are responsible to clear these charges from their student account -- failing to do so can potentially affect your ability to register for classes.
A statement detailing charges, suitable for obtaining insurance reimbursement, can be found online via the Health e-Messenger system under "Account Summary." To get reimbursed for these charges -- students need to file a claim with their particular insurance carrier.
When insurance companies are billed, they require information regarding the components of the visit, including the diagnosis. If you are covered by your parent/guardian(s)'s insurance, they may obtain information from the insurance company regarding the charges and payment. If you have any concerns about this, please discuss them immediately with your clinician or the receptionist at the time of service. Procedures are available to help you maintain confidentiality.


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What's New In VLC 2.0? We Review The New Features & Improvements
Developed by VideoLAN, VLC is one of the few media players, which support a huge array of codecs, compression methods and file formats, and is best known for the way it handles multimedia file rendering. There're surely sheer number of media players available nowadays, but VLC is arguably the most powerful, open source media player that comes with an extensive list of features and options. Last month, VideoLAN announced that the next version of VLC (codenamed Twoflower) would be released soon, and provided some nightly builds of VLC 2.0 for testing purposes. If you've been eagerly waiting for VLC 2.0 final version, you will be glad to know that it has just been released. In this post, we discuss some of the most significant improvements and features of this major update.
VLC 2.0 brings a slew of enhancements for both novice and skilled users alike. Apart from numerous major video and audio output improvements, it includes some changes for packagers, such as default UTF-8 encoding (non-UTF-8 file support will not be available in future versions), the plugins path can be overridden with VLC plugin path environment, default tarballs will come compressed with XZ/LZMA, and most importantly, all the web plugins are moved to git://git.videolan.org/npapi-vlc.git.
It also includes a wide range of additional devices and file formats support. You will be able to easily access and play media files contained in RAR container. The support for Blu-Ray discs has also been included. You can now specify Blu-Ray discs from Open Disc dialog, and tweak other Blu-ray playback settings. Moreover, the latest version supports all QTKit-compatible video and input devices. It also lets you capture partially hidden windows in the X11 screen input. The HTTPS access is also improved, and Windows version will be able to access media over HTTPS without facing any issues.
Major Interface Improvements And New Audio & Video Filters
Apart from under the hood changes and code improvements, the main interface has also been revamped and deeply debugged to give best media playback experience. If you use VLC as an audio player and often tweak with equalizer settings, you will notice a newly added Compressor tab alongside Graphic Equalizer. It lets you enable dynamic range compressor to change RMS/peak, Attack, Release, Threshold, Ratio, Knee radius and Makeup gain values.
You will also notice changes in Preamp, EQ sliders, and especially in Video Effects and Synchronization panels. The Video Effects console's tabs and their options are re-adjusted in a compact window. You no longer have to change the panel size or use the tabs navigation buttons. Apart from this, it now includes numerous new video effects and filters. For instance, the Basic tab is renamed to Essential, and now it has 2 extra effects including Banding removal and Film Grain. There is no Transform control in Essential tab, but you can access it from Geometry tab.
You will find Color fun controls in Colors tab. It also adds extra color controls including Negate colors, Posterize and Sepia. Since Image modification tab has been removed, its controls are placed into other tabs. For example, you can now access Gradient controls, which include Gradient mode and color & cartoon effects, from Colors tab.
Alongside Magnification/Zoom, Rotate and Puzzle game, you will see Transform and Wall controls (from vout/Overlay tab) in Geometry tab.
Another major change that you will notice is re-adjustment of Logo controls. You can find all the options and controls which were accessible from Logo tab, in Overlay tab. It also adds a new feature namely Add text that allows you to overlay text on both local and streaming video. You can also enable/disable this filter with a click, and set the text position.
Similarly, you can access almost all the controls of Image Modification from Advanced tab. It includes controls like Waves, Water effect, Motion detect, Psychedelic and Motion blur from Image Modification tab, and Clone effect control from Vout/Overlay tab. You will find 2 new controls namely Anti-flickering and Spatial Blur to control/reduce flickering on the video, and apply special blur effect, respectively.
The audio/video and video/subtitles synchronization features have also been improved. If now offers a new subsdelay filter that allows you to change subtitles delays by specified value. Unlike previous versions, VLC 2.0 synchronization filters are more responsive, and immediately apply custom subtitles playback settings.
Apart from supporting 3 playlist view modes, VLC 2.0 now adds iTunes-like cover art playlist view. You can access the coverflow playlist view by clicking the change playlist view button, present adjacent to search bar.
If you switch to playlist view while watching a video, it will show a video thumbnail preview in left side bar. Unlike previous versions, which show only the sample VLC cover art, VLC 2.0 displays the associated cover art, and if it doesn't find one, it simply shows the live thumbnail preview of the video. You can double-click it to watch video in full-screen mode.
Talking of video window-related improvements, the full screen view mode now shows the docked video controller. It becomes active whenever you move mouse pointer to select the required option. A small button besides volume control lets you dock/undock the full screen video controller.
VLC 2.0 also makes it easy to choose and play other multimedia items in playlist while watching the video in full screen. Now, you don't have to switch to compact mode to select audio/video file from playlist. You can access playlist from right-click context menu while watching video in full-screen. Just move to Playlist option, and it will show all the items on the screen. Moreover, you can now easily select subtitle file and access Tools menu from Subtitle and Tools options, respectively.
VLC 2.0 comes with a real-time search feature, which lets you easily find the options you want to tweak. The Preferences includes a search bar at top-left corner, allowing you to quickly search any option from preferences' categories.
The Mac OS X version also includes a great deal of new features and options. The Main window and Video window is re-written from scratch. VLC 2.0 Mac version comes with both Mac OS X Lion skin (grey color) and QTX style skin (black color); you can switch between the default Interface styles from VLC—>Preferences.
Additionally, it includes Compressor and Spatializer filters, track Synchronization panel, new video effects filters. VLC 2.0 supports Mac OS X Full-Screen mode, allowing you organize media collection without any distractions.
As far as codecs support and improvements are concerned, VLC 2.0 will allow you to use ffmpeg-mt to balance the decoding load. This will significantly reduce the time it requires to decode following formats: H.264, VP3, VP8, JPEG-2000, Mpeg-4 ASP/DivX and RV3/RV4. Moreover, the MKV file container playback improvements have also been incorporated. The latest version brings update for both RealVideo 3.0 and RealVideo 4.0 file playback. For those who play around with subtitles, it now supports decoding EBU subtitles files (.stl), and brings improvements for EIA-608 closed captions. Other notable improvements include support for WMV images (WMVP and WVP2), Lagarith Loseless video codec, ProRes 422 – 10 bits, DNxHD and JPEG-2000 – 10bits, and encoding of MPEG1/2 files via MP2 fourcc codec.
VLC 2.0 comes with quite a long list of features, interface-related improvements, code fixes, audio and video filters, demuxers, and streaming abilities. We've tried to cover only the most salient features and improvements. It must be noted that VLC 2.0 doesn't include some modules from previous versions. You can view complete list of both added features and removed modules here. VLC 2.0 is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The 64-bit version for Windows is in works, and will be available soon.
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Our world-class contortionists performer hire will amaze and shock as they twist and turn in ways you could only imagine. Amazing visual additions to a variety of themes and events.
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