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"Some days, Simon, I really loathe you," Mariel said, with just a hint of genuine venom.
She dropped the Writers Digest on the table, its cover and front pages folded back to reveal a page mostly consumed by a photo of Simon at his writing desk. The image was full of deep shadows, moody, and deliberately included the dark, heavy bookshelves that surrounded him, their worn hardwood planks supporting hundreds of hardback classics, sheaves of loose papers, and the occasional occult or funerary artifact - a human skull here, a hand of glory there. Block letters above it pronounced Simon to be the "Modern Master of Horror and the Macabre."
Simon sipped his espresso double-shot latte and produced a wry smile. "It's not my fault if you can't keep up."
She twisted her mouth into a sarcastic kiss and pretended to fix her lipstick with her middle finger.
"Some of us just refuse to sell our artistic integrity on the open market," she said.
Themosne's heart fluttered as she tripped down the overgrown garden's path, her sandals catching on unsettled cobblestones that hid beneath the moon-shadowed heaps of fallen leaves.
She'd been warned not to go into the garden at night. The path alone is treacherous in the dark, the adults had warned her, and to stray from it would be unthinkably more dangerous.
But she had fallen asleep and woken in the garden after sunset. She now found herself, heedless of these warnings, moving down the uneven stone path, farther into the garden, toward the hollow that lay at its heart. Something there called to her, compelled her to delve ever more deeply in spite of the fear she'd been conditioned to feel for the place.
Thick, briar-choked woods encroached on the ancient path. Despite having lost much of their foliage, the branches of the trees formed a thick canopy above. It blotted out all but the most determined of the moon's rays. Here and there, a shaft of wan yellow light shone through and hinted at the contours of the sloping, snaking garden path. Themosne stumbled from one small puddle of light to the next. Her heart began to race as she drew closer to the deepest point of the hollow.
Ahead, the way suddenly opened and the canopy receded to allow the moonlight to settle into a pool at the bottom of the hollow. Themosne cautiously but excitedly stepped into the clearing and looked around. Seven other narrow paths climbed away from the central point, back into the darkness. These uneven cobblestone lanes spilled into a courtyard of tightly knit flagstones, like rocky streams tumbling into a placid gray lake. At the center of this flagstone lake rose an island of white marble - a raised platform upon which sat eight, semicircular marble benches.
In the pale light of the autumn moon, the whole thing could have been made of bone.
Carefully, but feeling an unexpected sense of anitcipation, Themosne crept across the cold stones toward the bone-like dais. Her heart felt as if it would beat out of her chest. As she drew closer, she realized that it was higher than she'd expected, so she quickly began to move around it to find a way to the top. On the far side, she found a staircase carved out of the marble, winding up its side. She cautiously, expectantly, made her way to its top.
A woman sat there, on one of the benches. Themosne hadn't seen her from the courtyard below - she assumed it must have been a trick of the light. The woman was sitting with her back to the girl, facing toward the inside of the broken circle created by the benches. A recessed fire pit lay at the circle's center, and the woman appeared to be warming her hands over its darkened, long-dead coals. The woman's black-and-gray hair fell to the bottom of her back and was held together by a single, faded, blue ribbon tied into a simple bow. Instantly, Themosne was reminded of her own mother. But her mother's hair was raven black, and the ribbon in it was of the brightest blue, bright like the sparkling sea on a summer's day.
"Mother?" Themosne whispered, though she knew it could not be. The gods had willed that her mother be taken from her many seasons ago. It seemed to the young girl as if a lifetime had passed since she'd last seen her.
The woman turned. Her face was sallow, her skin wrinkled and aged. Her eyes were sunken and their color faded. Regardless, Themosne recognized in those changed features her mother's loving expression.
"My beautiful girl," the old woman said as she rose from the bench. Her movements were stiff and unsteady as she reached out for Themosne.
"Mother, you've come back!" Themosne cried as she rushed into the woman's waiting arms. She felt thin and frail beneath her simple white dress. Themosne could feel her bones and hear her breath rattle within her as she laid her head on her chest. The cold embrace was nothing like the warm, full ones Themosne remembered. But it filled her with indescribable joy, just the same. "I've missed you, mother!"
"And I, you, sweet daughter," her mother said, her voice cracking and hollow. "I'm sorry it's been so long. I've been trying to reach you but the gods have seen fit to keep us apart."
Themosne stood with her arms wrapped around her mother's waist, as she had done so often, so many seasons ago. With her eyes tightly closed, she could almost feel the warm summer sun on their skin, the salty sea air kissing their cheeks. She was almost able to forget the pale, shadow-cloaked garden that now surrounded them.
"I don't care," Themosne said, "We're together again, and that's all that matters."
She stepped back from her mother, beaming with joy. Her gaze fell to her mother's white dress. The front of it was stained with a broad splash of wet scarlet that glistened in the weak moonlight. Her smile faltered and faded as she saw her mother's hands, drenched in the same. From her right hand, a thin-bladed dagger dripped blood into a spatter on the bone-like marble. It formed a trail behind her toward the dead fire pit. Themosne's eyes involuntarily followed the bloody path to its source. In the marble bowl at the center of the dais - and at the very center of the hollow itself - lay a small figure, its soft, pink flesh spilling warm blood into the basin.
Themosne looked at her mother in horror.
"Mother! What have you done?"
Her mother looked down at her blood-soaked hands, then back at the girl. She dropped the knife and reached for her.
"I did what I had to, Thea," she said, "So we could be together! A life for a life!"
Themosne looked around the garden - the Garden of the Ancestors - suddenly overcome with a desire to flee into the darkness. Dark gray slabs jutted up amidst the undergrowth, monuments placed there in remembrance of the dead interred beneath them. She suddenly realized that she didn't know the way out of the garden. She couldn't remember entering it, or creeping off the path and falling asleep in the briars where she'd awoken. Nor could she remember waking and walking to the path - but she had a vague sense of a struggle, of forcing her way out of choking blackness.
She backed away from the old woman, her heels hanging over the edge of the dais.
The look in her mother's eyes frightened her. Not because she'd never seen it before, but because she had - once. It was a look of utter desperation. She recalled her mother looking down upon her with that same expression, cradling her in her arms. She recalled tears streaking down her mother's cheeks and falling into Themosne's eyes. She recalled her own desperate panic at that moment, as she fought to draw a breath.
She recalled the moment that she died in her mother's arms, as the gods laid over her eyes the veil that would separate them for a lifetime.
In dawning horror, Themosne looked down at herself. A rotted shift, smeared with grave dirt and torn from the briars, hung awkwardly over her emaciated, mummified flesh. Her fingers were little more than bare bone, covered in clumped, black dirt and draped with sheaves of torn, dead skin. She raised those fingers in an effort to feel her own face, and though there was no sensation in them, she could tell that they moved over uneven dead flesh and exposed bone. And when they should have covered her eyes, which she somehow knew to be only empty sockets, she could still see clearly through them, as if they weren't there at all.
She began to tremble with terror.
"After all of these years, all of my prayers and sacrifices, the gods have finally returned you to me," her mother said as she moved forward, arms still outstretched.
Mortified, Themosne recoiled. Her foot slipped off the edge of the platform and she teetered there for the span of a heartneat. Her mother's expression became one of horror as she rushed forward and tried to grab the girl, but instead helplessly watched her fall to the stones below. She landed head first with a "crack!" that echoed through the clearing.
A woman's wail filled the darkening sky above Themosne as the gods once again draped a veil over her eyes. This time, it would last not for a lifetime, but for an eternity.
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3 giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited, 4 but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses, 5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger, 6 in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love, 7 in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left, 8 by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; regarded as deceivers and yet true; 9 as unknown yet well-known, as dying yet behold, we live; as punished yet not put to death, 10 as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing yet possessing all things.
11 Our mouth has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our heart is opened wide. 12 You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections. 13 Now in a like exchange--I speak as to children--open wide to us also.

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Mitchell Turner is a lawyer in our medical negligence team in our Sydney office. He assists clients who have been injured by the healthcare system to understand their rights and fight for justice.
"I find it incredibly rewarding using my skills to provide assistance and advice to people who are often in their darkest hour. I’m inspired to help those in need get back on their feet and access their full entitlements, so that they can start to forge a new life."
Mitchell is a member of the Law Society of NSW and the NSW Young Lawyers. He is passionate, hard-working, and driven to help everyday Australians. Mitchell was drawn to practice medical negligence law through a fascination with medicine and the complexities of medical issues.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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Set in 1905, The Royale is a play loosely based on the story of the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion, John Jackson. It illustrates Jackson's journey in battling his way to the top of his profession, against the intense racial discrimination that not only surrounded the sport, but also society as a whole at that time. Jackson, played by the powerful Nicholas Pinnock, comes to realise that whether he wins or loses, it will undoubtedly provoke further tension, anger and violence.
The audience is seated, rather fittingly, on four sides of the wooden platform-stage, to form a replica boxing ring. The play opens with a fight between Jackson and his soon-to-be training partner, with his charismatic promotor, played by Ewan Stewart, instantly drawing the audience in and enthusing us to cheer on the boxers.
I was wondering if this play would comprise of endless stage fighting, however I was pleasantly surprised to find that each of the fight scenes were uniquely choreographed with an air of elegance and stylistic movement.
Nina, played by Frances Ashman, gives a performance of integrity and passion, ensuring that her brother, Jackson, never forgets his past. Pinnock's performance is one of depth and reveals a man who was physically capable and mentally determined but finds that the ghosts from his past cause moments of doubt and deep sadness. The entire cast should be congratulated on their slick and unified performance.
The lighting truly brought the piece together, with clever colours and quick changes that correlated with certain elements of the piece. Similarly, the music throughout created tension and carried the play along.
Don't miss this opportunity: book a ticket and head along to see this gripping show - you can even relax in the Bush's vibrant café-bar to complete your evening!

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Hey, if you sell scammed gold to them, and the victim contacts Blizzard, won't the gold get taken away from MMOFly and they will file a chargeback? Thanks.
They launder it in guild banks and do a whole lot of transfers, so they seem to maintain it somehow. I've never been questioned.
Have not had much trouble with these guys, only problem ever so far was one fairly late payment. They are tons faster than MMOINN, although they pay less and tend to require face to face trades. That's safer anyway. Good service and they don't ask awkward questions.
They actually dont contact you if the gold gets taken away..

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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It seems a lot of projects and distributions are seeing new releases either now or in the very near future. This week, we had a very quiet minor release of GJDoc, the GNU Classpath equivalent to javadoc. 0.7.9 includes a few changes that were previously only available in CVS, but the main one is a small fix that allows Classpath 0.97.1 documentation to be built. Our minor .1 release for 0.97 fixed a bug where the JSR166 code was not being included in the documentation build. With this fixed, it turns out gjdoc would no longer build the documentation as java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit is a rather complicated enumeration that our hacks can’t bypass. Michael Koch, in packaging GJDoc for Debian, was kind enough to point out that having the current release of GJDoc not being able to build documentation for the current release of Classpath was a bad thing. A quick release fixed this by pushing out the fix I made for this issue back in March. Of course, you can now use javadoc for IcedTea/OpenJDK to build the documentation instead; with another Free JDK about, there’s no need to just rely on GJDoc.
I do wonder what the long term future for GJDoc should be. It only works with GNU Classpath at present through a nasty bunch of hacks which cause the parser to skip chunks of the input. It really needs a major cleanup and to be made to work properly with 1.5 code. Thomas Fitzsimmons suggested we should merge it into the GNU Classpath codebase which seems a good idea, as it means we don’t run into this same revision hole we just did. However, it is worth maintaining GJDoc at all? For me, the main features it has over the OpenJDK javadoc are in speed and the look of the output. A key feature is also that it it plays nicer with Free Software i.e. it includes an option to include the source code with syntax highlighting. You can see the output for Classpath 0.97 online.
JikesRVM is also stepping up for a new release, 2.9.3, and this will be the first to showcase the new Classpath support for a non-copying unsynchronised StringBuilder. This is designed for local method usage where the builder will be converted to an immutable String object rather than leaving the method. As a result, I’ve been rushing to get it in a releasable state, as I know there’s a nasty bug lurking in the older patches JikesRVM has been using recently. I managed to do this today after we fixed a build issue. It seems the javah in OpenJDK6 outputs differently named header files to those JikesRVM implicitly depends on. We fixed this by making this dependency explicit as it should be, but perhaps this also uncovered an OpenJDK6 bug. I’m not sure where we should be filing these yet, so I just posted to jdk6-dev.
Well it’s now 2008 (unless you’re in the US of course) and traditionally a time to reflect upon the year just gone. Well, it’s certainly been one of movement and change in the GNU Classpath community, if also one of very little code hacking. Of course, the biggest event of the year was the release of the OpenJDK source code in May; about 95% of the JDK source code base was made available under the GPLv2, the rest both then and now being filled by binary blobs, which are slowly decreasing in number.
However, back in January 2007, we were still waiting for this to happen. As I recall, we’d just (gone through the generics merge, migrating the contents of the branch on to the main tree and over the Christmas period I added quite a lot of 1.6 code. Sun’s javac compiler was open-sourced however, as part of the November announcement, and we soon had support in GNU Classpath for building with it.
In February, GNU Classpath was again at FOSDEM and I finally attended after missing out on the last two years. It was good fun and notable for our collaboration both with the DevJam folks and the OpenJDK community (AKA Sun). Everything was very much still ifs and buts however, because I don’t think anyone knew what would really happen when the floodgates opened and the JDK was released. Of course, GNU Classpath will again be at FOSDEM this year, and apparently with even closer collaboration with OpenJDK — try and even spot a mention of GNU Classpath on those pages… Hopefully, I’ll be there again too.
The year only saw two Classpath releases, which is sort of representative of its ongoing decline I guess. 0.95 was released shortly after FOSDEM in April, a delayed and very necessary release which include the generics move and the other stuff I mention above. Getting a GNU Classpath release out the door has become more and more of a struggle over this year and, in a way, has become synonymous with a pregnant mother giving birth, as a team of developers stand round screaming ‘push’ until eventually the release emerges. Our release of 0.96 in October certainly felt like that to me anyway. On that note, congratulations to both Michael Koch and Roman Kennke who both (or should I say, their respective partners) had children this year.
It’s quite sad to say, but OpenJDK is still not what we all hope it will be. Thankfully, live Mercurial repositories are now available as of December, but there are still too many walls, as I mentioned before. It’s like the JDK was something that popped out of a little black box, but now someone has taken the lid off the box so you can see the little worker ants running around inside and making it all happen. But there’s not yet anyway to get inside the box ourselves. New ants need to be able to join in the fun. We’ve already seen one of the goals I mentioned in August realised (the open repositories), and hopefully more will change in 2008. Sun’s innovation awards are both a realisation of this problem (common to both OpenJDK and many of its other open source projects, which still have a predominantly Sun ethos) and hopefully its saviour.
Retain the current parser code and update it for 1.5. Given the state of this code, it’s likely to be something of a headache, and likely to remain fairly unmaintainable in the future.
Replace the parser with our own generated using the tool we currently just use for expression parsing. Seems a little redundant as there are already capable parsers available.
Depend on either ecj or OpenJDK javac for parsing.
Use either ecj (if feasible) or OpenJDK for parsing, depending on which is also used to compile.
Any feedback is much welcomed.
Other than that, I’ve been playing around with GJDoc, trying valiently to get it to eat the latest Classpath CVS source. I finally succeeded in getting a run through last night, and the results are available on my website. File your bugs in the usual place; believe me, there are plenty!

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The nature of illusion is that it’s designed, at least at the moment, to make you feel good…about yourself, about your country, about where you’re going. In that sense, it functions like a drug. Those who question that illusion are challenged, not so much for the veracity of what they say, but for puncturing those feelings.
Attempt to get up and question where we’re going and who we are, and the critique will be that you’re such a pessimist, that you’re such a cynic, that you’re not an optimist. Optimism becomes a kind of disease. It’s what created the financial meltdown, where you have this kind of cheerful optimism in the face of utter catastrophe, and you plow forward based on an optimism that is no longer rooted in reality.
If hope becomes something that you express through illusion, then it’s not hope. It’s fantasy.
Unfettered, unregulated capitalism is a revolutionary force, as Karl Marx understood. It exploits everything. Everything becomes a commodity. Human beings become commodities, the natural world becomes a commodity that it exploits until exhaustion or collapse. And that’s why the environmental crisis is intimately twined with the economic crisis.
Forty percent of the summer Arctic Sea ice melts, and that becomes a business opportunity for Shell, that’s up there dropping half billion dollar drill bits down in the Arctic Sea. It’s insane.
In a free market society, all of those companies, like Goldman Sachs, would have gone into bankruptcy. But we don’t live in a so-called free market. We live in a kind of bizarre species of corporate socialism. So, in the end process of decayed states, you have forces, in essence, cannibalizing the State itself, which is where we are.
Creating community brings with it a kind of anxiety and a kind of responsibility, and, Freud would argue, even a level of neurosis, because there’s always that tension between individual desire and community responsibility. And I think that tension is real, but one that’s necessary, and that consumer society plays very well on that, magnifies that anxiety to push people into behavior which is, not only destructive to the community, but, finally, deeply self-destructive.
I covered the revolutions in Eastern Europe. I saw how lonely acts of defiance to totalitarian regimes, which, at the moment, were considered futile, kept alive another narrative, ironic points of light. That’s what acts of conscience, acts of rebellion do. It appears, often at the moment, that it’s meaningless. But, when you stand up to decayed systems of power, systems of evil, and you speak a truth, even people within those systems hear your voice.
And that is why the State is pushing through one draconian law after another, whether it’s the wholesale spying and eavesdropping, monitoring and photographing of every American citizen. Whether it’s the use of the Espionage Act to shut down whistle blowers. Whether it’s the National Authorization Defense Act, Section 1021, for which I sued the President in federal court, and won, which permits the U.S. military to seize U.S. citizens and hold them indefinitely without due process in military facilities.
They’re all doing this for a reason. They know what’s coming.
The corporate state knows no limits at this point. It has no regulation, it has no government control. It writes its own laws, it writes its own legislation, so that the rise of popular culture, and the obliteration of real culture, is part of this entire corporate totalitarian assault on beauty and truth. And that’s what they have to seek to eradicate, because those forces are ones that remind us about how we should live, and about what it means to be human.
Going into Sarajevo, which I did during the war, where 2000 children had been shot, 45 of my own colleagues had been killed, 4-5 dead a day, 2 dozen wounded a day, constant sniper fire, wasn’t pleasant, but it was meaningful. And one, I think, has to begin to make that decision. Whether they want a life that means something, or whether they want to leap from one hedonistic high to another.
You can’t talk about hope if you can’t see reality, and reality is pretty bleak, but that’s the starting point.
Everybody’s happy. Everybody’s free. Keep the big door open, everyone will come around. Why are you different? Why are you that way? If you don’t get in line, we’ll lock you away.


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text: Mitox 3500LK PRO Brushcutter The 3500LK is a professional quality grass trimmer, powered by a 34.4cm3 Kawasaki engine. With the Kawasaki Advanced Recoil system, starting the engine couldnt be simpler - and when in use, the ergonomically designed Loop handle offers true versatility for trimming or edging jobs. An auto bump feed nylon head allows for quick replenishment of the cutter line. Perfect for Professionals who want a powerful trimmer, or homeowners looking for the best.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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Over the past several months I’ve collected a ton of Internet tools that are useful for bloggers and marketers in my Ever note. I’ve organized all of them under the following categories: Content Marketing, SEO, Social Media and Productivity. So today I would like to focus on social media and want to feature some of the best social media tools for bloggers and marketers. Most of the tools that I have mentioned here are free unless it’s marked as “Premium”. There is no way that you’ll need all the tools that I’ve listed here, but it’s going to be your starting point.
Buffer — is the best app to schedule your social media posts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. The free plan is nice enough for an average user and the premium plan (supports up to 12 social profiles, 15 RSS feeds, and 2 team members) starts at $10/month. Also try, Dlvr.it (Freemium), Postso (Premium –$14.95/month), Bulk Buffer (free extension that allows you to send multiple updates to your Buffer account).
KnowEm — to reserve your brand name on all popular social networks. It checks your desired username on over 500 popular social networks.
Newsle — to follow a topic closely or to follow someone who matters to you. Also try,Prismatic.
Commun.it — is a Twitter management software that helps you manage your Twitter relationships, followers, lists with free analytics and social insights. Also try, SocialBro(Freemium).
ClickToTweet — is a free tool that allows you to promote your stuff on Twitter. Just write the message that you want others to share in a box and get its direct link. So people can quickly share your message on Twitter in just one-click.
Friend or Follow — to unfollow people who are not following you back. Also try,ManageFlitter.
Infogr.am — to create a custom, branded chart or infographic. Also try,Piktochart, Easel.ly.
LiveLuvCreate — to create beautiful quote photos. Also try, Quozio, Recite This.
Awesome Screenshot — is the best screen capture tool for Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Also try, Page2Images, Jing.
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Adobe Photoshop (Premium) — is the big daddy of all image editing software. Also try,GIMP (Free).


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Paris, 19 December 2013 — The French President promulgated [fr] the 2014-2019 Defense Bill last night. Adoption of article 20 (former article 13) opens the door to the generalised surveillance of communications and the failure to request its constitutional challenge demonstrates the deep crisis of a political system which does not hesitate anymore to massively compromise fundamental rights. La Quadrature du Net thanks all those who contributed to the opposition to this article. It calls for the continuation of the fight against surveillance of our communications on the Internet by any means: before parliament or judges, through technology and usage choices.
The French 2014-2019 Defense Bill1Loi n° 2013-1168 du 18 décembre 2013 relative à la programmation militaire pour les années 2014 à 2019 et portant diverses dispositions concernant la défense et la sécurité nationale has been officially published last night in the Journal Officiel. Its article 20 (former article 13) opens the way to generalised surveillance of online information and communications, notably through live capturing of data from hosting services and Internet service providers and for purposes going way beyond mere national security.
The adoption of this article – with its ambiguous wording and misleading place in a Defense Bill meant to schedule the military budget – and the failure to obtain its constitutional review reflect the deep crisis that democratic representation is going through, failing to protect citizens fundamental rights. This Bill has been unanimously adopted by François Hollande’s left wing party – Parliament’s majority group –, despite wide inner divisions on article 20 and previous opposition to similar but temporary and less harmful texts in 2006 and 2008. The right wing, ecologists and the far-left voted against the Bill in both chambers.
However, once the Bill was adopted, despite the strong citizen mobilization and numerous warnings by various organizations, political divisions and group discipline prevented the collection of the 60 signatures required to call upon the Conseil Constitutionnel (French constitutional court) to review any new law. A strict party discipline from the left-wing majority party (PS), sectarianism from the right-wing party (UMP) refusing to sign together with green and far-left groups, and an aggressive campaign by the leader of the right-wing group against its MPs signing the request, will be remembered as symbols of the drift toward a post-democratic system.
Many other steps will enable citizens to continue the fight against the development of a generalised surveillance, which has become a tool for political powers unable to act for the common good. In legal terms, the future publication of the Decree by the Conseil d’État (Highest administrative court) and announced French laws on intelligence and freedoms online will provide new opportunities for discussion, decision, and challenge. But it is on the political and usage fronts that our rights and freedoms will be determined.
“With the others associations of defense of human rights and freedoms who have acted on this issue, we will campaign without rest against surveillance and these violations of the separation of powers. We call for a strong affirmation of the role of the judiciary, of the right to privacy and of individuals freedom in the upcoming laws, and any form of challenge” said Jérémie Zimmermann, cofounder and spokesperson of La Quadrature du Net.
“A balance of rights can only be restored if citizens strongly demonstrate that there is no democracy or human beings free to express themselves in a surveillance state, and if everyone, in their choices of services, tools and usage, reclaims what we abandoned to centralized operators” concluded Phillipe Aigrain, cofounder of La Quadrature du Net.


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The question of how best to store your whisky comes up a lot in the whisky world. While the casual drinker may only have a bottle or two of different whiskies around at any given time, enthusiasts tend to collect quite a variety. Given the cost associated with some of these bottles, what is the best way to store them to ensure minimal change in the flavour over time? There are a lot opinions available online – some of which actually run counter to evidence. So let me walk you through the best evidence-supported recommendations.
For sealed bottles, the answer is fairly easy – store your whisky upright, in a dark (and preferably cool) place, minimizing light and temperature fluctuations. I’ll explain each of the reasons below.
Upright is most important, as the high proof ethanol in whisky will degrade the cork over time if stored on the side – dissolving the cork, and tainting the flavour of the whisky. This comes as a surprise to most wine drinkers, who are always advised to keep wine bottles on their side. But that is because wine is much lower proof (lower alcohol content relative to water), and so the water in wine keeps the cork from drying out. This is important, as a dried-out cork will let air in, spoiling the wine. Unopened whisky bottles are fully sealed, and the contents do not change in the bottle so long as they stay sealed and well stored.
I’ve seen comments online about “moistening” the cork periodically in whisky bottles (by temporarily tilting the bottle on the side). This does nothing of the sort, as the higher ethanol content is actually drying out the cork. But periodic contact of the whisky with the cork is not likely to harm it much – after all, this happens all the time when a bottle is handled or shipped.
On that point, I routinely pick up bottles in my travels, and pack them in my checked suitcase for return travel. I have never had an issue with cork leakage in new, sealed bottles. Where you will get into trouble is with open bottles that are only partially-filled (as the extra air contracts and expands with pressure changes at altitude, causing the cork to pop out – more on this later). Note that minor leakage can occur with some screw caps enclosures, even if the seal is unbroken. Air pressure changes can cause small leaks as there is “wiggle room” for the cap to loosen slightly. You will want to give screw-caps an extra hand-tighten to make sure they aren’t loose to start, and encase the bottles in sealed containers. I use extra-large Ziploc freezer bags, and they do well to capture any minor leakage. One exception to placing whisky in checked luggage is for smaller planes (used for short hops), where the cargo hold may not be within the pressurized cabin area. For any jetliner, you won’t have this concern, as the cargo holds are all pressurized.
Your bigger risk traveling with checked bottles is breaking at the neck point, due to rough handling of your bag. So always make sure they are well-wrapped in clothes or bubble wrap (I find laser toner cartridge shipping bags great for this, with a pair of socks wrapped around the bottle neck). Also try to pack in the middle of the suitcase, not near an edge.
Many studies have shown that sunlight is one of the biggest threats to whisky (some links provided below in my discussion of open bottles). Even indirect natural light will induce changes over time, so you are best storing your whisky in the dark – like in a cupboard with doors kept closed. Keeping them in their cardboard boxes/tubes will also help in protecting against light pollution. But I’ve also seen suggestions to ditch the cardboard boxes if you are planning for very long-term storage (i.e., decades), as the cardboard/glue can become a substrate for microbial/fungal contamination. But that only matters for the serious collector (who likely has a proper climate controlled dark environment for their whisky anyway).
Once open, whisky will start to degrade in the bottle. This is a different sort of “aging” than what happens in the barrel during whisky production, which is necessary to make whisky (see my Sources of Whisky Flavour page for more info). Whisky does not “improve” with this sort of breakdown aging due to air exposure – although it can become more palatable to some, in certain circumstances (e.g., some of the chemical changes over time can make the whisky taste sweeter).
In properly stored open bottles, the reason for the change in flavour over time is due to the presence of air. Specifically, the repeated air exchange as you pour a dram, and the expanding volume of air in the bottle over time. Interestingly, it is actually a bit of an open question as to how much of the change is due to the simple presence of air, versus its frequent exchange. Unfortunately, the academic literature (which I have reviewed) is not too concerned on this point. The few studies done typically explore these questions from a theoretical perspective, under acute laboratory conditions with specialized preparations that don’t reflect long-term concerns.
As an aside, it is a pet peeve of mine to see this process of degradation in open bottles being referred to as “oxidation.” Oxidation refers to a specific chemical reaction that involves a transfer of electrons between chemical species (specifically, the stripping of electrons from the chemical that gets “oxidized”). Given the high proof of whisky, classic oxidative reactions at the gas-liquid interface are unlikely to be contributing in a major way to changing characteristics over time. Instead, it is a variety of other chemical interactions involving surface tension issues at the air-liquid interface that can alter whisky flavour over time.
Again, the academic literature is largely focused on exploring specific types of chemical interactions individually, tested under laboratory conditions. At the end of the day, empirical observations using sensory analysis (i.e., tasting with blind tasters) is the best way to compare potential storage condition outcomes. A couple of recent attempts at actual whisky comparisons over time are helpful in this regard. Cited below are a recent small study by Mattias Klasson of scotchwhisky.com, and a more rigorous and detailed study by Marcus Fan.
Before I get into their testing results, a brief explanation of popular storage options for open bottles of whisky is presented below.
The first option is to simply leave the whisky in the well-capped bottle until it is gone. But a popular belief online is that the air-induced changes in whisky intensify once the bottle has dropped to less than half volume – and becomes extreme once only a small volume is left (i.e., only a “heel” of whisky left in the bottle).
M y personal experience of keeping numerous open bottles for several years is consistent with the results of both studies referenced above: namely, a half-full bottle shows (at worse) only minimal effects over 1-2 years, but a largely empty bottle quickly begins to show noticeable changes. So practically, you probably don’t really need to worry until you pass the point where there is more air in the bottle than whisky.
A related question comes up about storing whisky in crystal glass decanters (for display purposes). Here again, the indirect light issue comes into play, as you will degrade the whisky over time (even faster than you will from the air). Even worse, those clear crystal decanters are actually lead crystal. The high proof alcohol in whisky will gradually extract lead from the glass, dosing you with something you will definitely want to avoid.
This is probably the most popular option in the whisky enthusiast community. To minimize air “headspace”, simply pour the whisky into smaller glass bottles. Commonly available are Boston round bottles in 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 oz sizes. These are available in clear glass or, better yet to minimize light effects, amber or cobalt blue glass. The results of both the Fan study and the Klasson study support this method as one of the best ways to minimize air effects.
Bottles caps matter here though. The best bottle enclosures are phenolic screw caps (made from black polypropylene). But do not use the cheaper ones with paper liners. Instead, use only polycone liners (see attached photo comparison).
The cheaper caps use pulp paper with a thin polyethylene coating, and are intended for aqueous solutions only (i.e., pure water-based). These will degrade rapidly in direct contact with high-proof alcohol fumes. You will soon find the liner contents dissolving into your whisky, making a disgusting mess. I’ve seen this happen to a few sample bottles I’ve received in swaps with other reviewers, when I didn’t check the caps (for samples I didn’t get to right away). Polycone liners are conical-shaped liners made of an oil-resistant plastic – and are designed to resist chemicals, solvents, oils, etc.
This decanting approach into smaller glass bottles is the consistent first choice across all studies for long-term storage. My personal experience also supports this conclusion. Ideally, you should aliquot (pour into smaller bottles) as soon as you open your whisky, to minimize any effects of air-induced aging over time.
As an aside, a cheaper alternative is to use clear plastic PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles. While it is true that some bottom-shelf whiskies come in PET containers (along with many other food and liquid stuffs), the long-term effect of storage of high-proof alcohol in these containers is unknown. It is reasonable to worry about the potential extraction of plasticizers over time (i.e., the additives used during production to keep the plastic from becoming too brittle).
At a minimum, it would be important to ensure you are getting food-grade PET bottles, with proper polycone caps. In the Klasson study, they use “cheap PET bottles” (source not identified), and found a significant change in flavour over time. I’ve kept whisky in food-grade PET bottles for up to 6 months, and have not noticed any off flavours. But I would consider this a riskier proposition, and recommend you stick with glass bottles if at all possible.
A seemingly ingenious solution to the air volume issue is to pour glass marbles into the original bottle as the whisky volume drops, thus minimizing air headspace. Sounds reasonable, right? Except this approach means that you are greatly increasing the whisky-to-glass ratio over time, especially as the volume drops. All that increased glass surface area is an opportunity for interactions to occur (i.e., there is more surface for the congeners and other flavour molecules in the whisky to “stick” to).
At a minimum, you would need to ensure the marbles were scrupulously cleaned and sterilized before use. And I have no idea where you would get food-grade glass marbles to start with – children’s toy marbles are not likely to be made of high quality glass, and are likely to contain various contaminants that could leach out in the presence of high proof alcohol (e.g., lead). Conducted properly though, this approach is likely to work – as demonstrated in the Fan study. But I think you are best to decant into smaller glass bottles.
This is a popular option for those coming from the wine world. The principle is that an inert, neutral gas like argon (Ar) can be sprayed over the surface of the liquid, thus preventing the lighter-weight oxygen (O2) from reaching the wine (or whisky) once re-corked. There are various “wine preserve” brands out there, each with their particular (and often undisclosed) blend of argon, nitrogen (N2) and carbon dioxide (CO2).
Keep in mind, these sprays were all developed and tested on wine – it is unknown how the much higher proof whisky would react. One obvious concern is that wine “preserved” this way was only meant to be kept for up to a week or two. Long-term storage effects (typically months to years for whisky) are thus largely unknown.
A potentially greater problem is that the spray canisters need a food-grade aerosol propellant in order to eject the “inert” gas down the long extended tube into the whisky. In the old days, this was Freon – but that has since been replaced by butane and propane. It is not at all clear what the long-term effects of adding butane/propane, as well as Ar/N2/CO2, inside a whisky bottle would be. The chemistry that occurs at the air interface of high-proof whisky is complex and not fully understood – adding these extra variables would be a concern.
Indeed, in the study by by Fan, the most popular neutral gas spray – Private Preserve Wine Preserver (shown above) – consistently induced greater flavour change than any other condition beyond indirect sunlight. While exposure to regular air had noticeable effects when the whisky volume was very low (e.g. 150 mL in a 750 mL bottle), these were almost twice as noticeable when wine preserve spray was used. Simply put, wine preserve was considerably worse than just regular air exposure in a bottle.
On the basis of these findings, I strongly recommend you do NOT use neutral gas sprays in your whisky bottles.
Another popular option from the wine world. Typically, a specialized rubber cork is placed at the opening of the wine bottle, and a hand pump is used to extract most of the air from the bottle (creating a partial vacuum). I’ve used this myself, and it does help keep wine flavourful for a few days (compared to simply re-corking).
The main issue for whisky is that the seal is not likely to last over the long term – and again, the high-proof ethanol is likely to degrade the rubber gaskets over time. I’ve not seen a whisky study done using wine bottle vacuum seals, but the Fan study did look at placing the small whisky bottles in standard food vacuum sealer bags. Their results showed no net benefit (or impairment) to this whisky using this method. As a result, I recommend you stick without the vacuum seal complexity.
A standard in any chemistry or biology lab, Parafilm is a thin plastic film of paraffin wax. Paraffin is a soft, colourless wax used for making candles and crayons, among other things. Parafilm is used in labs to temporarily seal an open container (like an Erlenmeyer flask), or for longer-term storage of lidded containers (where are you are trying to prevent moisture or air contamination).
While Parafilm can certainly be degraded by various chemical solvents, it is relatively resistant to ethanol. Unfortunately, Parafilm is still relatively gas permeable, so it is best suited to serve as physical barrier for liquid penetration.
I personally use it when transporting whisky – especially when carrying sample bottles on airplanes. The pressure changes are likely to cause leaks, and Parafilm is very helpful in minimizing these. But as a way to preserve whisky in the bottle, it likely only of minimal effectiveness – and therefore probably not worth the effort.
Based on the evidence to date,you will want to keep your whisky upright and in the dark (preferably in a consistently cool place). If you want to maintain the flavour profile of open bottles for as long as possible, you are best to decant into small glass bottles (with proper polycone caps), minimizing any air headspace. Just about anything else brings with it potential risks, and either lacks evidence of effectiveness (e.g., vacuum seals), or has clear evidence of negative effects (e.g., neutral gas sprays).
I hope you found the above useful. I’ll update this post if any new studies come out that I think are of particular relevance.
I don’t normally write reviews of Business Class lounges – since the whisky collection is usually pretty minimal and inconsistent. But this is my first experience of finding a fully-stocked whisky selection that rivals dedicated whisky bars, so I thought I would share.
When traveling in Europe, I find Lufthansa Senator lounges pretty decent experiences, and better than most Business Class lounges (including Lufthansa’s own Business lounges). But a whole new experience for me was the SWISS Senator Lounge in the Terminal E building of the Zürich Flughafen (ZRH) airport.
While SWISS International Airlines is a member of Star Alliance, only some of their lounges in Zurich are open to non-SWISS flight passengers. They recently built a suite of new super high-end lounges in the Terminal E building, including an exclusive First Lounge, the Senator Lounge (open to Star Alliance Gold), and a regular Business Lounge (which is appended to the Senator lounge). They are located on the 3rd floor (with elevator access), close to Gate E37, and are open from 06:00 – 22:30.
Access is a bit complicated – this Senator Lounge E is open to First Class passengers on SWISS, Lufthansa and Star Alliance, as well as frequent fliers who hold status as HON Circle, Miles & More Senator, and Star Alliance Gold. Regular Business Class passengers on any of the above airlines without such status don’t have access to the Senator Lounge E, only the smaller Business Lounge.
The Senator Lounge E has a lot going for it – great food (personal chef to make an egg breakfast however you would like), very spacious design and set up (including outdoor seating area), and all the usual amenities (showers, business workstations, etc.). But what really distinguishes the Senator Lounge is the “Whisky Club 28/10” – a whisky Bar with a choice of over 200 whiskies.
Surprisingly to me, this whisky bar is open the whole time the lounge is (I was there at 07:30 last week), with a server on duty. The whisky bar is also complimentary – there is no charge for any of the whiskies on hand. Over 180 were on display, shown below, with more out of site behind the bar. Depending on your browser, doube-click or right-click on any of the images below, and then view image (should take you to my photobucket account, where you can zoom in to see higher resolution pics of all the visible bottles).
As you would expect, the bar is well stocked with entry-level bottles from across the world of malt whiskies, blends and bourbons. Impressively, most of the single malts have age statements (typically in the 10-16 year old range). There are some older bottles interspersed, including some independent bottlings (i.e., several Signatory, in the ~19-21 year old range). It’s also a great place to try out Swiss whiskies as well (16 bottles on hand).
Given the early hour, I only sampled two. 😉 Reviews coming soon.
If you are traveling through Zurich and have appropriate status (or are traveling First Class), it is well worth checking out. Note that if you are not departing from Terminal E, there is a passport control station and a subway connecting you to the main terminal. So you would need to give yourself plenty of time to make your connection back and forth to the main terminal A/D gates.
You can read a full review of this lounge – with detailed pics of all the amenities – from one of the well-known airport lounge bloggers, the Points Guy. I agree with his take on this lounge.
Welcome to my new recommendation list for 2016!
As with last year, I am breaking this up by price point, style and flavour cluster. I will again focus on highly-ranked but relatively affordable bottles – and ones currently in stock at the LCBO. I am also going to focus on whiskies that are not necessarily available all year round – some of these only show up for a limited time around the holidays, so grab them while you can. Links to full reviews given, when available.
Hopefully this list is also relevant to those outside of Ontario, as it is based on high-ranking whiskies. As always, the Meta-Critic Whisky Database is here to help you sort through whatever possible options are open to you.
You won’t find single malts in this price range (although there are some very nice Scotch-style and Irish blends, profiled below). But let’s consider the economical American bourbon and Canadian whiskies options here first.
While Ontario is not a good place to find higher-end American bourbons, we actually do have very decent prices on what we do get in. And we have at least a reasonable selection of the more entry-level and lower mid-range stuff.
It’s worth breaking bourbons down into different mashbill classes. The first is low-rye bourbons (i.e., a relatively low proportion of rye grain in the predominantly corn-based mashbill). Unfortunately, one of my favourites in this class – Eagle Rare 10 Year Old – is not currently available (although you might still find a few bottles at the some of the larger LCBO stores). So the closest thing is the more widely available Buffalo Trace at $43 CAD, getting a decent 8.56 ± 0.42 on 19 reviews. This is basically the same juice, though not quite the full 10 years of age.
A great choice that Ontario still carries is the Elijah Craig 12 Year Old at $48 (8.68 ± 0.29 on 20 reviews). This has been replaced by a younger no-age-statement “small batch” version in U.S. Note the 12yo version has a fairly pronounced “oaky” character.
Rated even higher is Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve ($57, 8.79 ± 0.27 on 10 reviews) – a popular cask-strength (60%) option.
For high-rye bourbons (which typically are more “spicy” tasting), you can’t go wrong with Four Roses Single Barrel at $46 CAD (8.72 ± 0.34 on 18 reviews). It’s worth the premium over the otherwise decent Four Roses Small Batch at $40 CAD (8.49 ± 0.44 on 19 reviews). Unfortunately, most of the other high-ryes I would recommend are currently out of stock (and unlikely to come back this year).
But why not try a quality Canadian choice? These are typically widely available all year round.
Sure, you could go for Jim Murray’s “World Whisky of the Year” for 2015 – Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye – for $35 CAD. It gets a decent Meta-Critic score of 8.59 ± 0.42 on 13 reviews. But like many, I consider it to be only an “average” Canadian rye.
As with last year, my top pick as the king of Canadian straight rye whisky is Corby’s Lot 40. Getting an excellent 8.90 ± 0.41 on 18 reviews, it is quite affordable at $40 CAD. One of the best aromas you will find in the rye selection at the LCBO.
Wiser’s Legacy is another solid choice, with an even higher 9.01 ± 0.35 on 15 reviews. Regularly-priced at $50 CAD, it has a spicy rye flavour (and is said to consist of Lot 40 in part).
As always, Alberta Premium Dark Horse at $32 CAD is a great buy – if you like a little sherry flavour in your rye. 8.62 ± 0.34 on 15 reviews.
I don’t typically break down Scotch-style blends by flavour profile (as I do for for the more complex single malts below). But you can generally think of blends in two categories: those with some smokey/peaty flavours and those without.
For those who like a bit of smoke, Johnnie Walker Black at $57 (8.27 ± 0.49 on 21 reviews) remains a staple – and for good reason. It is higher ranked than most of the other smokey blends – but it is also priced higher. So if you want try something a little different on a budget, the LCBO also carries the higher-ranked but lower-priced Té Bheag for only $39 (8.47 ± 0.31 on 14 reviews). Pronounced chey-vek, this whisky has a more fruity character than JW Black, and even more smoke (if you think the recipient would like that). Another great choice is Great King St Glasgow Blend for $57 (8.57 ± 0.25 on 11 reviews) – one of the highest-ranked smokey blends I’ve seen.
For non-smokey blends, these are often imbibed as mixed drinks, or the classic scotch-and-soda. There are a lot very good blends out that you may not have heard of – unfortunately, the LCBO is not carrying many at the moment. For example, they are currently out of stock of Great King St Artist’s Blend for $55 (8.58 ± 0.38 on 18 reviews), which would have been a top pick. So why not try a great Irish blend instead: Writer’s Tears for $50 (8.47 ± 0.37 on 14 reviews). Unusual for an Irish whiskey, this is a blend of single malt whisky and classic Irish pot still whisky (which is a mix of malted and unmalted barley in a single copper pot still). Very flavourful, and a good value.
A personal favourite of mine in this group is Suntory Toki at $60 CAD (8.24 ± 0.63 on 5 reviews). I feel the quality here is higher than the Meta-Critic score indicates (which is based on only a limited number of reviews so far). It is delightfully fresh and clean, easy to sip neat, and is highly recommended in the classic Japanese “highball” (scotch-and-soda for the rest of us ;). Here is a chance for you to experience an authentic Japanese whisky, without the usual high cost. It’s a great introduction to the lighter Japanese style.
Single malts come in a wide range of flavours – much more so than any other class of whisky. As usual, it is worth recommending single malt whiskies by flavour “super-cluster”, as described on my Flavour Map page. I’m going to start with the more delicate examples below, followed by the more “winey” and “smokey” examples.
BTW, If you are interested in checking out another Japaenese whisky, consider the Hibiki Harmony at $100 (8.40 ± 0.61 on 14 reviews). It comes in a fancy decanter-style bottle, and has a richer yet still delicate flavour profile. Again, I think the Meta-Critic Score is unfairly harsh here – this is a lovely blend, and is a more flavourful expression than the Suntory Toki described previously.
Super-cluster G-H : Light and sweet, apéritif-style – with honey, floral, fruity and malty notes, sometimes spicy, but rarely smokey.
At $95 CAD, the Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old is my top pick in this category (8.68 ± 0.35 on 18 reviews). That is a phenomenal score for this flavour supercluster (i.e., delicate whiskies always score lower than winey/smokey ones). The Dalwhinnnie is a fairly delicate whisky, but there is a surprising amount of subtlety here. It has a lovely honey sweetness to it (but is not too sweet), and has just the slightest hint of smoke in the background. Well worth a try – a staple of my liquor cabinet.
Backup choices you may want to consider are The Arran Malt 10 Year Old at $70 CAD (8.55 ± 0.33 on 20 reviews), and the An Cnoc 12 Year Old at $80 CAD (8.62 ± 0.35 on 17 reviews). The Dalwhinnie is worth the slight extra though, in my opinion.
It is actually on border of Super-cluster E-F and cluster I (due to the moderate smoke), but my top pick here is Amrut Fusion, from India. At only $86 CAD, and scoring an amazing 8.90 ± 0.24 on 22 reviews, this is certainly an excellent choice. It’s also an opportunity for those looking to explore some extra “tropical” fruit flavours in their whisky – check out my full review above for more info on this whisky. Note that this one is very popular, and so stock levels are already starting to drop across the LCBO.
Ot herwise, my top mid-range choice in this category is an Irish whiskey, the $80 CAD Redbreast 12 Year Old. Redbreast is a single pot still whiskey. As mentioned earlier, this is a traditional Irish style, where both unmalted and malted barley are distilled together in single copper pot still. The end result is thus closer to a Scottish single malt than a blend. It gets a very good 8.75 ± 0.42 on 21 reviews.
If you are looking for a budget option in this class, check out the Auchentoshan 12 Year Old. At $65 CAD and scoring 8.27 ± 0.26 on 21 reviews, this is a step up from your typical ubiquitous Glenfiddich/Glenlivet 12yo.
My top pick here remains the Aberlour A’Bunadh. I don’t understand how this has remained at $100 CAD, given the quality of the various batches. It gets an impressive 8.95 ± 0.17 on 22 reviews overall. While there is some variability between batches, this is not usually significant. Note however that this is a cask-strength whisky, so it packs a higher concentration of alcohol than typical. And inventory tends to disappear fast around this time of year – it’s a popular one.
My budget choice, at $73 CAD, remains the GlenDronach 12 Year Old. It gets a very respectable 8.57 ± 0.22 on 20 reviews. It packs a lot of flavour.
Now, let’s dial back down the winey flavours, and instead bring up the smokey complexity.
In addition to the Amrut Fusion already mentioned above, you would do well to stick with a classic member of this class: the Talisker 10 Year Old. At $100, it gets an excellent 8.91 ± 0.17 on 21 reviews. I don’t think you can go wrong with this choice. Also very nice, but with low availability is Longrow Peated ($101, scoring 8.79 ± 0.27 on 13 reviews). It is right on the border with the smokier Cluster J, though.
A reasonable budget choice – especially if you like a little sherry in your smoky malt – is the Highland Park 10 Year Old ($65, 8.47 ± 0.28 on 14 reviews) or 12 Year Old ($80, 8.38 ± 0.36 on 12 reviews). Unfortunately, quality seems to have dropped in recent batches of the 12yo, otherwise this one would have been a a top pick (i.e., it used to score higher).
For the smoke/peat fan, you really can’t top the value proposition of the Laphroaig Quarter Cask – only $73 CAD, yet garnering a very high meta-critic score of 9.02 ± 0.27 on 21 reviews. That’s a remarkable score for the price, if you are into these peat bombs.
Surprisingly, it’s even cheaper than the standard Laphroaig 10 Year Old expression ($84 CAD, 8.92 ± 0.29 on 14 reviews). The Ardbeg 10 Year Old is another consideration for an entry-level expression ($100 CAD, 8.95 ± 0.34 on 21 reviews). If you like a wine-finish, for a very limited time you can order a bottle of this year’s Laphroaig Cairdeas for $100 (2016 Madeira edition, 8.82 ± 0.48 on 8 reviews) through LCBO online.
Of course, there is a lot more to consider if you are willing to go a bit higher. Stretching the budget a bit to $123 CAD, a very popular favourite is the Lagavulin 16 Year Old. It gets an incredible meta-critic score of 9.23 ± 0.23 on 25 reviews. Full of a wide array of rich flavours, I find it a lot more interesting than the younger peat-bombs above. Just be prepared to smell like a talking ash-tray for the rest of the evening!
Again, whatever you choose to get, I strongly suggest you use the Whisky Database to see how it compares to other options in its respective flavour class or style.
It’s been a little over six months since I launched WhiskyAnalysis.com, and in that time the site has grown considerably. I have nearly doubled the number of modern whiskies tracked in the Whisky Database – now exceeding 600 that meet the minimum threshold of at least 3 reviews.
The average meta-critic score for all whiskies that I track is currently 8.55 ± 0.56.
That includes almost 5,500 individual whisky review scores – all manually curated, to ensure the same whiskies are being tracked across all reviewers. And that number is an under-estimate of the work involved, as I also have to track the individual members of one of the two reviewer collectives that I include (which then gets combined into single composite score for that collective).
I also continue to add new reviewers to the database, where they meet the minimum requirements outlined here. There is a lot of great information on recent whiskies that continues to be developed and presented online.
I am also continuing to add my own whisky commentaries, with more detailed personal tasting notes now. Hopefully you find these reviews and the additional industry analysis articles useful!


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In WP4 the behaviour and preferences of laying hens using the proposed enrichment features for furnished (enriched) cages, namely perches, nesting and dustbathing areas and increased space are reviewed. These facilities are also relevant for other non-cage systems.
A few studies have shown that hens are prepared to work to gain access to perches at night, but there has been insufficient research work to know the extent to which perching is a behavioural priority. When perches are provided, hens make use of them, with up to 100% of birds perching at night. In the absence of perches, they choose to roost on the highest fixtures and fittings available and it is possible that these could satisfy their behavioural needs. Particularly in spatially restricted environments hens may use perches to obtain more space, and social factors may influence the use of perches. The value of perches for the physical and physiological welfare of laying hens is discussed in other WP sections.
Considerable research on nesting and pre-laying behaviour indicates that hens not only have a preference for a discrete, enclosed nest site but also that they value it sufficiently to work hard to gain access to one in the period (approximately 40 minutes) before egg-laying. They appear to have an instinctive need to perform pre-laying (nest-building) behaviour for about 20 minutes before laying. Thus in practical terms, enclosed nest-boxes should be provided with access available to hens from about an hour before the first bird is expected to start laying. The number of nesting areas provided should be sufficient to enable all hens to spend an average of about 30 minutes in a nest box. There is no need for the nest boxes to be available after all birds have finished egg laying (i.e. during the afternoon and night).
Despite considerable research effort, scientists have not definitively discovered the extent to which hens value dustbathing. This is in part due to effects of rearing experience and in part to the fact that litter may be used for foraging and egg laying as well as for dustbathing. Some research has indicated that dustbathing in litter is not a behavioural priority but there is strong evidence that it is a behavioural need. So-called ‘sham’ dustbathing may be a satisfactory alternative particularly to birds that have not previously experienced dustbathing in litter, but further research is needed to be certain of this.
Experiments carried out at given stocking density, group size or available space do not usually apply to other levels of these variables because of their inevitable link. Bird preferences in one context may change in a different social and environmental context. Evidence suggests that laying hens need a reasonable ‘personal space’ and that priority for space may vary during the day as activity and possibly social interactions alter. The smaller the total space available to a group of birds, the larger the space per bird needs to be in order to avoid crowding and to enable behavioural needs to be met. Birds may give greater priority to space than to small group size. They may have different social strategies in small groups where they can recognise each other and in large groups (over 100) where most encounters are between strangers and this can affect levels of aggression.
The presence of apparently purposeless behaviour or of high levels of aggression or redirected behaviours such as feather pecking and cannibalism are indicators that the housing system is not satisfactory for bird welfare.

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A quality filter helps you to clean up the cosmetic appearance of your wine and protect its stability, without requiring you to risk spoilage or oxidation by filtering over and over again.
BevBright's™ three micron filters are disposable, multi-zoned, cartridge style filters perfect for filtering wine with any standard 10" filter cartridge housing. BevBright™ achieves superior efficiency by being the first to spin different diameters of poly strands on the same filter core to create zones of filtration. The zone closest to the core contains consistent, tight fibers for final filtration while the final outer layer zone is spun with larger fibers for increased sediment holding capacity and increased flow capacity. The best of both worlds. By comparison typical spun poly water filters are spun with only one size of fiber. Note that these are True 10" Filter Cartridges that rely upon the housing being closed tightly in order to engage the Knife Seals & eliminate bypass.
A 3 micron rating is the perfect middle ground for filters. Wine's not totally clear, but not completely hazy? A 3 micron will do wonders. It will take out all yeast cells and visible haze, but won't clog like a 1 micron if haze is present. If there's heavy visible haze, a 5 micron will be a better place to start. No haze whatsoever, and a 1 micron will brighten your wine beautifully!
The efficiency rating tells you what % of material, at the given micron rating, will be filtered out in a single pass. The High Efficiency rated filters work better than any 3 micron rated hardware store spun poly filters. Cheaper spun poly water filters are never rated for efficiency because they only remove 60-80% of the material at a given micron rating in a single pass.
High Efficiency - Removes 90% of the material 3 micron or larger in a single pass.
Super High Efficiency - Removes 98% of the material 3 micron or larger in a single pass.
I want to have crystal clear beer and have read the 3 micron, 98% is best for beer clearity.
I seem to have a issue with these filters fitting properly into the plastic canister. I have to tighten down the top of the canister with extreme force in order for the lid to meet the sealing gasket. This is consistent for the 5, 3 and 1 micron filters. Filters seem to be about 1/4" too tall.
I got this to brighten up a slightly hazy beer. It works as advertised.
Works well for the micron size. My beer usually settles out by time I put to a 5 gallon kegs from my 10 gallon holding/aging keg. I swapped to the 1 micron over the 3. If your beer is young and you’re eager to get it carbonating; these filters are for you.
These filters do not fit either of my two 10" MoreBeer Beer Filtering Kits or Freshwater Filter kit. Filters are exactly 10" high but canisters will not close completely. I just lost almost 2 gallons of Pliney the Elder onto the floor. Water filter cartridges are just under 10" as are another company's beverage filters which work fine in the standard filter kit. These don't. Don't recommend unless you enjoy wasting all your hard work.
Sorry you experienced this issue and we cried when we read that pliny hit the floor. You are correct in that these are true 10" filters and not 9.75" water filters. The upside of that is that the cartridge fits the housing without blow by at the top and bottom. The downside is that it requires more force to close the lid on the 10" housing when Bevbright filter cartridges are used versus generic water cartridges.


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Means I swam and rode pretty well, but my run was awful. It means I better get to the track more often!
It means that CTR, a man who didn't have much prior experience to distances longer than 2 hour triathlons and 55 minute running races, had a really solid swim and bike, and just learned that Eagleman is cruel and doesn't care how "fast" you are on the run.
As Matias can attest, running "slow" there, or really at the end of any long triathlon, has nothing to do with speed work, track sessions, anything like that - it's making sure you're not faded by the time you get off the bike.
I can attest to that RM. Andy's time is really solid, certainly for a debut. His bike time was very good, almost 24MPH for 56M- running after that in 90 degrees is brutal. I was 15min slower my first (and so far only) half IM! CTR was 7th in AG in a very competitive race- expect him to contend for the AG win next year.


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Once the festivities have passed, the harsh winters and bitter rains of winter really aren’t appealing. So, how do you keep warm during winter?
The winter and cold toes go hand-in-hand, but do they have to? The last place you want to be cold is your own home. especially when it can be easily avoided. If you’re looking to keep warm during winter while you dream of sunny holidays, follow our best tips to keep you nice and toasty.
The guidelines posted recently on heating and cooling Chicago‘s website, warns people that, if your boiler stops working during the winter, this can cause more than just one problem. Frozen pipes, cold water, and damp can start to occur if you do not have sufficient heating during these cold months. You can be sure a breakdown won’t happen anytime soon with an annual boiler service. Boiler services are quick and will help you keep warm during winter, especially if you have an older boiler.
Leaving the doors in your home open will help the warm air circulate easily and keep you warm during the winter. You can even leave the bathroom doors open if you’re running hot water or the kitchen doors if you’re cooking. These will both help add to the warm air you want in your home.
Think about all the heat you may be wasting behind your radiator. Radiator reflectors are a quick and easy way to keep you warm during the winter. You may need to get a new HVAC system visit https://hvacdirect.com/ductless-mini-splits/diy-mini-split-systems.html to heck out some new systems. Their reflective quality redirects heat into your home, rather than out through the walls and can help you keep warm during winter.
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Psalm 36 is a psalm of highs and lows. In this Psalm, Christ speaking through David brings us into the depth of human depravity and then takes us by the hand and soars unto the heights of God’s mercy and faithfulness.
Herein is the meditation and conclusion of our Lord concerning the wicked. Why does the wicked commit iniquity? Why does he persist to carry out his wicked deeds?
It is because he has no fear of God: For if he fears God, he will know that God will call him to account for his life and God will judge him for his sin.
Like the first verse, this verse is difficult to translate and understand at first sight. But the essential point is that the wicked flatters himself in own eyes, and his eyes are blinded so that he does not see that his iniquities are hateful.
The point is: the eyes of his soul does not see God. He sees only himself; and he does not see anything hateful about himself. He sees himself as perfect and right all the time. He may see the fault of others. He may ridicule others. But in his own eyes, he is perfect.
3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. 4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
Such is the natural man. Having no fear of God coupled with a high view of himself, he lives a lawless life.
Such a life can be a vexation to the righteous—both to the Righteous One, Christ, and to the saints united to Him.
Such a life makes man the most miserable and abominable living thing around. By such a life, man becomes worse than rats and cockroaches—because these are irrational creatures that sin not against God. Whereas man is made in the image of God and yet rebel against God. How low can man get?
But in contrast to man is the greatness of God. When we are vexed by the depravity of man it does not help to mourn over it or to grumble about it. What does help is to turn our eyes to see the mercy and faithfulness of God.
5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. 6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. 7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God!
What a contrast: from the dark and murky depths of human depravity to the bright and clear heights of God’s perfection.
God’s mercy reaches unto the clouds. To save us from our sin, He broke the bounds of human mercy. He sent His only begotten Son. His mercy reaches unto the clouds.
His righteousness is like the great mountain. It is broad and it stands firm. Nothing can shake the Lord’s standard of righteousness. Indeed, to save us and to make us acceptable to Himself, He gave us His own righteousness through Christ.
His judgements and justice is like the immense ocean. It is deep and far-reaching. Our God does not compromise on His justice. To spare us, Christ His Son was punished on our behalf.
And God does not only take care of His children. For the sake of His children, He preserves men and animals. His loving kindness, or as the Hebrew has it, His covenant loving-kindness are excellent.
It was in answer to His covenant loving-kindness that God sent a flood to destroy the world so that His people might not be swallowed up in iniquity. It was also in answer to His covenant loving-kindness that He preserved men and beast in the ark when He flooded the world in the days of Noah.
So deep is the justice and judgement of God; and yet deeper still is His covenant loving kindness toward His own.
Oh how our hearts should resound with praise and gratitude when we think of these things!
And thus our psalm ends with a response.
7b Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
God is dependable. He is faithful. He loves His people; and He has demonstrated His faithfulness toward them over and over again—at days of judgment and in day-to-day life. He gives us of His Spirit and His Word. In this way we enjoy the fatness of His house, and drink of the fountain of life.
In His light we see light for we are made to glorify and enjoy Him. Man’s greatest joy can therefore be found in Him and Him alone.
But we are dependent upon Him to make His face to shine upon us or our days will be dark and wearisome.
We know Him because He first knew us. We love Him because He first loved us. We are beloved in Christ. In Christ we have tasted of God’s covenant loving-kindness. But we must not be presumptuous that God will continue to bless us. He will indeed, but we must lovingly and gratefully ask Him to continue to extend His arms of covenant loving-kindness for Christ’s sake.
In particular, in view of the fact that we are in this world, though not of this world, we must ask the Lord to protect us from the wicked.
11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. 12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
The wicked stands in drastic contrast with God. While our hearts are lifted up in praise when we think about God, we grieve when we think about the sorrows and anguish that the wicked bring to our lives.
Thank God that we have recourse, for the wicked is not outside the dominion of God.
And so we can go to the Lord to ask Him to deal with the wicked on our behalf. And He will indeed deal with them, for He is a loving, covenant-keeping God. He will not suffer the wicked to triumph over them whom His Son purchased with His blood.
This Psalm must surely have been one of the psalms that our Lord meditated on as He struggled with the oppression of the wicked. Nothing helps a soul afflicted by anguish on account of the wicked, as to meditate on the greatness of our heavenly Father, and to cast our burdens upon Him.


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I've got no problems about the low resolution myself, but the fullscreen mode is mucking around with the game's aspect ratio. It's stretched. Can't i just have it with a black bar on each side somehow, or just enlarge the windowed mode? Regular windowed mode is just too tiny on my screen.
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Set your display's aspect ratio preference.
Heh. I'm actually the guy who said that not all graphics control centers had that option. It wouldn't matter for me anyway, because modifying the aspect ratio to that of eschalon only stretches the picture even further. It still tries to take up the entire screen. What i'm asking is wether it's possible to have eschalon adopt it's own, personal aspect ratio somehow. Most games can. It just shows up as a pair of black bars on the sides when running them.
I'll tell you what: we need to get Book III out the door. Let me focus on that. Afterwards, I will look into additional modifications to the game engine. What you are asking about is a "virtual resolution" and it can be done, but since the game is hardwired at 1024x768 I will need to modify many, many variables. Back in 2005 when the engine was first developed, I didn't need to worry about widescreen support because most people still used 4:3 monitors.
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Tara and Johnny discuss getting ready for Rio plus DEPESHA publisher Stephan Rabimov joins the podcast to discuss what countries will be wearing during the Opening Ceremony.
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You cannot go wrong with Frogg Toggs....both jacket and pants weigh 17 oz. COMBINED. Cheap, last about 3 years to heavy use....and you cannot get a lighter rainsuit.
Welcome SW, I too have been looking for a lighter raingear parka and pants. I came across an article in Anchorage Newspaper that led me to a review on Backpackerlight.com on raingear. Frogg Toggs were included on this review but another company called Red Ledge makes a parka called Thunderlight. It got top honors from all reviewers. I have no experience with them but the review compares several contenders. Hope this helps. If you try any of these, let us know your thoughts.
I have the Browning raingear you mentioned. It has worked great and is light enough that you don't leave it home. You're on the right track. If it isn't light enough, it doesn't get taken regardless of how high tech it is.
I also will recomend the frog toggs. I have 2 years of moderate use with mine and they are lite enogh that the go in my "possibles" pouch so I am never without them. They have saved my bacon on a couple of occasions. The tan color is neutral and they are relatively quiet in comparason to some of the other rain gear I have used.
Dittos Harry's comments about Frogg Toggs gear. Have used mine pretty hard this past summer and through hunting season with good results. Material seems to become more plyable and quiet the more I wear them. Hard to beat the price also.
Levi, are they quiet enough for bow hunting? Tried them on brand new and they were pretty noisy. Did you do anything special to break them in?
i used the browning packable stuff in alaska for 3 weeks this sept. it worked great for the first 1/2 day of continuos rain than it soaked thru. the good thing is that it will dry quickly. but it is not good for long raines.
Mike, wore them during rifle season and thought they worked good. Now that mine are broken in they aren't near as loud as when they were brand new. However, they are still considerably louder than material like wool or cotton. For my style of rifle hunting this small amount of noise is negligible. For a bowhunter though they might be too noisy for that close action you guys experience. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the imfo. I'll have to give it some thought. My current stuff is 3 pounds and I could wouldn't mind sheddding a little weight.
Where can a person go about buying Frogg Trogg rain gear. Did a search on both goggle and ask chives and came up with nadda.
I got them at Cabela's a couple weeks ago.
Try http://www.froggtoggs.com/Products.html sorry if it doesn't work as a link. Maybe someone can clue me in on how to copy and paste.
That's an interesting Link. The author certainly came up with some rather innovative grassroots testing procedures.
Cabela's carries a Helly-Hansen Mountain Parka for $50.00. Mine has been to Mt. Shasta twice and Mt. Whitney and Mt. White (the true highest peak in the lower 48)plus two seasons of rain forest hunting for Blacktails, and a couple of Eastern Oregon Elk hunts with snow. It is not noisy enough to make a difference when rifle hunting, especially when it is raining or snowing. it comes in Green, not Camo. I use wool pants because they dont scrap in the low brush, and because I happen to love the pair I have, but they are too heavy.


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