You can add another piece of championship hardware to Carson Bacha's already bulging trophy case.
The Central York High School golf standout won the PIAA East Region Class 3-A Golf Championship on Monday at Golden Oaks Golf Club in Fleetwood, Berks County.
Bacha fired a 3-under-par 69 to earn a two-shot victory. By winning the East Region event, Bacha also qualified for next week's PIAA Golf Championship, set for Monday and Tuesday at Heritage Hills Golf Resort right here in York County.
The Panthers junior dominated on the four par-5 holes, notching a birdie on each of them.
"Going into it, our game plan was to birdie all four of the par-5's because they're the four easiest holes on that course," Bacha said. "I set myself up well on all four of them off the tee. I got on the green or close to get an easy up and down for birdie."
Bacha had previously won the 2018 York-Adams League and District 3 Class 3-A titles.
"I think out of the three so far this was definitely the hardest one to win," Bacha said. "There were some really solid players in the field. I knew if I went out and played my game that I would have a good chance at winning. I hit 16 of 18 greens, so you can't ask for much better than that."
He now begins his chase for his first individual state title. Bacha didn't compete in the individual state tournament in 2017 in order to compete in a prestigious national event. This year, he'll likely be entering the state event on short rest.
"I leave Thursday night for a big junior tournament (the Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational) in South Carolina on Saturday and Sunday, and I'll be driving back Sunday night and won't get much sleep before my tee time Monday," Bacha said.
Tying for second at the 3-A East Region at 1-under 71 were Matt Fleming of Council Rock South, John Peters of Carlisle and Patrick Sheehan of Central Bucks East.
Spring Grove sophomore Karl Frisk fired a 5-over 77, which tied him for 20th in 3-A. That was good enough to earn a state berth.
Dallastown senior Gavin Harvey also qualified for East Region event in 3-A boys, but was disqualified.
Littlestown senior Devin Peart tied for eighth in the 2-A boys' field at 79, qualifying him for the state field.
Central York senior Cailey Roman fired a 90 to finish 19th in the 3-A girls' field, but did qualify for the state event.
Other than Bacha, the other East Region champions were William Mirams of Notre Dame East Stroudsburg in 2-A boys at 74, Jade Gu of Pennsbury in 3-A girls at 71 and Jessica McClellan of MMI Prep in 2-A girls at 77.
Dallastown 4, Conestoga Valley 1: At Hershey Racquet Club, the sixth-seeded Wildcats upset third-seeded Conestoga Valley in a District 3 Class 3-A Girls' Tennis Tournament quarterfinal match on Monday.
Dallastown now advances to the semifinals at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Racquet Club West in Lancaster and will take on second-seeded Manheim Twp., which earned a 3-1 win over seventh-seeded Hempfield in its quarterfinal on Monday.
In Monday's victory, Dallastown got singles wins from Meghan Salaga at No. 1 (6-0, 6-2) and Taylor Jones at No. 3 (6-3, 7-5). The Wildcats swept the doubles matches behind the No. 1 team of Grace Heird and Jordan Striebig, who won 6-2, 7-5, and the No. 2 team of Bria Beverly and Emily Sarro, who won 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.
The only other York-Adams League team still alive in the tournament going into Monday was ninth-seeded New Oxford, which dropped a 3-1 decision to top-seeded Carlisle in quarterfinal action. Carlisle will meet fourth-seeded Conrad Weiser in Tuesday's other semifinal.
The 3-A title match is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Hershey Racquet Club.
York Catholic 3, Covenant Christian 0: At York, the Irish rolled to a 25-16, 25-22, 25-16 nonleague win to improve to 15-1 overall. The Irish stat leaders were Bella Kepner (11 kills, five digs), McKenna Walker (18 digs), Megan Daugherty (10 assists) and Madeline Walker (18 assists).
Susquehannock 3, Spring Grove 1: At Glen Rock, the Warriors triumphed in the nonleague contest. Susquehannock's stat leaders were Nikki Gianzanti (17 digs), Emily Sweitzer (12 digs, 11 assists), Emma Sieling (six kills, 13 digs), Savannah Lesley (seven kills, 16 digs), Alex Somerville (five digs, 10 assists) and Allie Grothey (eight kills). Spring Grove was paced by Hailey Marcionette (nine kills, 11 digs, 24 assists), Kaylyn Zeigler (12 kills, 18 digs) and Falyn McGlynn (10 kills, 14 digs). Susquehannock won the JV match, 2-0.
West York 3, Lower Dauphin 0: At West York, the Bulldogs cruised, 25-11, 25-22, 25-10, to improve to 15-1 overall. The Bulldogs were led by Gianna Krinock (six digs, nine kills), Julia Rill (five digs, nine kills) and Taylor Morley (five aces, 26 assists).
Dover 3, Gettysburg 0: At Gettysburg, the Eagles rolled to the nonleague win, 25 8, 25-10, 25-11 to improve to 10-5 overall. Dover was led by Chayce Hoffman (19 kills, seven digs), Emma Nace (12 digs), Emma Davis (10 kills, eight digs) and Abby Diehl (four kills, five digs, 36 assists). Gettysburg won the JV match, 2-0.
Kennard-Dale 4, Solanco 1: At Fawn Grove, Jenna Crosby scored twice and Jenna Soukaseum and McKenna Channell added one each to lead the Rams to the nonleague victory.
West York 1, Biglerville 1: At Biglerville, the Bulldogs and Canners battled to a tie. Madge Myers scored for West York, off an assist from Nikki Jumba.


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Ethics of Storytelling: Must You Tell Your Audience It Isn't Real?
The revelation that writer and performer Mike Daisey had lied (in his words, "taken dramatic license") in describing the suffering of workers who make Apple products in China has brought up issues that the new generation of storytellers must consider.
Mr. Daisey's muckraking stage play, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," had enjoyed great success at New York's prestigious Public Theater.
Then, on Friday March 16th 2012, the truthfulness (evidence of "significant fabrications") of Mr. Daisey's account came under a withering attack.
Perhaps, if Mr. Daisy had limited himself to his stage show, the dollops of fiction in Mr. Daisey's storytelling might never have been exposed. But (to publicize the stage play?) Mr. Daisey expanded his storytelling to include Ira Glass's This American Life, one of the most respected radio documentary programs on the air, and various new outlets. And things began to unravel.
When Mr. Daisey's monologue was presented on This American Life and news outlets - questions about the veracity of his "reporting" began to grow.
Fact-checkers speaking with people who had been with Mr. Daisey when he visited China were unable to verify key details in his accounts.
Apparently, the most obvious fabrications in Mr. Daisey's account were not about the actual problems in the factories in China that make Apple products. They were instead about what Mr. Daisey had personally seen on his trip (e.g., Mr. Daisey had not personally talked to workers who had been poisoned by n-Hexane, even though Apple admits some workers had been exposed to this toxin).
Mr. Daisey's defense when his fabrications were exposed?
"What I do is not journalism. The tools of the theater are not the same as the tools of journalism."
Does this explanation (I'm not a journalist, but a theater artist entitled to take dramatic license with events) absolve Mr. Daisey?
If a storyteller's accounts are based on facts, is that sufficient to justify fiction that masquerades as truth?
Is a storyteller entitled to a special license to bend the facts when making a dramatic point?
Does the platform matter (e.g., the audience should assume that live theater contains untruths, because it is staged, but users listening to the radio or watching MSNBC can assume what they are being told is the truth, unless they are told it is fiction)?
Transmedia storytellers need to consider and answer these questions.
We know that chunks of the same "story," when presented on different platforms can have different impacts.
But what are the ethics for storytelling on different platforms?
Must the storyteller be responsible for the different standards that the users assume when receiving stories on different platforms?
When your story is presented on a platform where the audience is accustomed to receiving facts and opinion (e.g., a news channel like Fox or MSNBC), the difference between thought-provoking entertainment and fact-based journalism needs to be clear. But what about in a theater?
How can a transmedia artist (someone whose work, by definition, shows up on different platforms) ethically distribute a story that mixes truth and fiction across various platforms?
In a March 17th, 2012 blogpost, James Carter tried to take on some of these questions.
I think his answers are simplistic and flawed.
Transmedia storytellers often blend reality and fiction.
For example, some of us make ARGs. James Carter defined ARGs in his blogpost as "interactive stories using real world scenarios with other media platforms to deliver a story that may be altered by participants' ideas or actions.'
As Mr. Carter notes, in the beginning of an ARG, one cannot often tell what part of the game is real and what isn't.
This mixture of truth and fiction is part of what makes ARGs so engaging. The user must become a detective.
But, according to James Carter, the storyteller should disclose to the audience every deviation from the literal objective truth: "Whether it's a stage play, film or ARG, letting the audience know a story isn't 100% factual protects artists from a world of scrutiny and offers the audience an opportunity to go along for the ride with abandon."
I find Mr. Carter's suggestion deeply unsatisfactory.
In the first place, is a simple disclaimer (e.g., "This is a work of fiction") on your website, or in your program, or at the entrance to a live event, enough?
Furthermore, isn't every story - where a storyteller selects and edits - a deviation from the only standard that James Carter would accept without a disclaimer ("100% factual")?
Is Mr. Carter really saying that a full disclosure is necessary (desirable?) on every platform every time an artist deviates from the "100% factual" standard?
Is any story ever "100% factual?"
And aren't there places (e.g., the theater, an ARG, etc.) where the audience happily assumes the risk?
Is blurring the lines - without clear guidelines - a privilege that storytellers can invoke in certain circumstances?
Mr. Carter and the most self-righteous critics of Mr. Daisey are ignoring an essential truth: Isn't every storyteller - by definition, someone who uses the tools of rhetoric to shape and present something, even if closely-based on real events, that is not the thing itself but an account of it - a liar?
Questions about the role of the truth in persuasive writing are not new.
Around 360BC, Plato composed a dialogue - an imagined conversation between Socrates and Phaedrus - that touched on whether the literal truth is a necessary element of good speechmaking and storytelling.
In the dialogue, Phaedrus claims that to be a good speechmaker one does not need to know the truth of what he is speaking on: Persuasion is the purpose of speechmaking and oration, and truth is not essential. But Socrates objects that an orator who does not know bad from good will harvest nothing good.
Nevertheless, Socrates acknowledges that the literal truth is not the only measure of a good speech. Socrates says that, in addition to knowing the truth about the matter, it is also necessary to know the truth about what persuades people: "[M]ere knowledge of the truth will not give you the art of persuasion."
Your interpretation of Plato's words may differ, but I think Plato understood and accepted that even if a speaker was conveying information based on a literal truth (e.g., facts that are capable of objective verification - like the differences between iron and silver), there was necessarily an art of rhetoric (the art of persuasion) that was also a part of storytelling. Here is an excerpt from that ancient dialogue by Plato:
"Soc. When any one speaks of iron and silver, is not the same thing present in the minds of all?
Phaedr. Certainly.
Soc. But when any one speaks of justice and goodness we part company and are at odds with one another and with ourselves?
Phaedr. Precisely.
Soc. Then in some things we agree, but not in others?
Phaedr. That is true.
Soc. In which are we more likely to be deceived, and in which has rhetoric the greater power?
Phaedr. Clearly, in the uncertain class.
Soc. Then the rhetorician ought to make a regular division, and acquire a distinct notion of both classes, as well of that in which the many err, as of that in which they do not err?
Phaedr. He who made such a distinction would have an excellent principle."
Perhaps the only ethical solution to the dilemma a transmedia storyteller faces when blending fact and storytelling is to 1) consider the platform and 2) the potential effects of the "story."
If a storyteller takes into account the audience's expectations and the potential for harm if some users believe a story that is not true - and then alerts the audience to the fictions when it makes sense (e.g., when the platform might cause them to accept a fictional story as true, or where the circumstances create a greater risk of harm) - isn't that enough?
Or (as James Carter suggests) must every story contain a disclaimer?
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Your veterans' benefits cover a number of resources aside from the right to apply for disability benefits. Veterans have the option to be buried in one of the military cemeteries across the U.S. A recent land acquisition by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will result in two new Florida cemeteries for veterans' families to bury their loved ones.
Currently, the VA operates 131 military cemeteries open veterans and their immediate family, i.e. spouses and eligible dependent children. These cemeteries are in 39 states and Puerto Rico, with Florida serving as home to six national military cemeteries, three of which were opened in the past five years.
If you live in the Brevard County area and served in the armed forces, as part of your veterans benefits you may choose to be buried in the newly acquired 318-acre area formerly known as Acosta Groves. This land is located on U.S. Route 1 in Scottsmoor, about two miles from Interstate 95.
The new cemetery will serve veterans and their immediate family who currently do not have an open national, state or tribal Veterans' cemetery within 75 miles of their home. This cemetery will open up burial options to those on the east coast. The St. Augustine National Cemetery has been closed to new burials since 1997, leaving only the Jacksonville National Cemetery to serve the central east coast until now.
Tallahassee is the home to the second recently acquired land to serve as a new military cemetery. Currently, the Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola serves the western panhandle and parts of Alabama; it was recently expanded.
The new property in Tallahassee covers 250 acres in Leon County bordering U.S. Highway 27 known as Apalachee Parkway. This development will serve those with veterans benefits in northern Florida, southwestern Georgia, and southeastern Alabama.
All veterans who received a discharge other than dishonorable are eligible for burial in military cemeteries. This goes for disabled veterans, and the spouses and eligible dependents of these veterans. Also, military servicemembers who die while on active duty may also elect to be buried in a national cemetery.
There are more than 3.8 million Americans including veterans of every war and conflict, as well as their family members, buried in these national cemeteries. As the years pass, more veterans are buried in military cemeteries, making expansion a continuing need.
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Bungie's Luke Smith says Destiny 2's PS4 exclusives will come to PC in 2018
By Andy Chalk 15 June 2017
The rumor that they'd be locked to Sony's system forever has been officially debunked.
We learned earlier this week at E3 that the PlayStation 4 version of Destiny 2 will have an exclusive Strike mission, a PvP map, armor sets, and an exotic weapon called the Borealis for at least a year before they're released for other platforms. Multiplayer.it (via Neptune Games) painted an even bleaker picture of the situation, however, when it quoted game director Luke Smith as saying that the PS4 exclusives would would "never" be released for other platforms.
A year is a hell of a wait by any measure, but "never" is a whole different ballgame. Fortunately, the rumor is false. The report is "100 percent not true," a rep said. "Maybe [the meaning] was lost in the translation."
Smith himself confirmed that the PS4-exclusive content will arrive on other platforms in a tweet:
Destiny 2's PlayStation exclusive content will arrive on Xbox One and PC in 2018.June 15, 2017
So there is light at the end of the tunnel, then—a somewhat distant light, yes, but that's better than pure blackness. Speaking of which, it's amusing to see Smith also admitting that Bungie actually had no idea what 'The Darkness'—the nebulous antagonist from Destiny 1—was. I knew it!
For more coverage of Destiny 2, be sure to check out our own E3 interview with Luke Smith, in which he digs into topics including changes in the new game, post-launch support, and the challenges of bringing the formerly console-exclusive shooter to the PC. You can also see our version of Destiny 2 running in glorious 4K, 60 fps right here.
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More demands on corporates to address an increasingly complex telecoms landscape, plus a huge shift towards knowledge-based fulfillment is driving the need for outsourced telecommunications advisory and management services in SA.
This is according to Daniel Nel, CEO of Nebula, a local independent professional services company in the ICT and telecommunications sector, who says that telecoms fulfillment has seen a complete turnaround from 80% operational versus 20% knowledge-based, to now 60% operational and 40% knowledge-based.
"Corporates spending between R20-million and R1-billion per annum are more likely to utilise the services of professional management services firms to bridge the knowledge gap and to help obtain strategic advantage," says Nel.
This is in line with analysts' global predictions that the telecom sector will lead all other verticals in outsourcing engagements, with a 10.7 percent compound annual growth rate by 2010.
The total SA business telecommunications services market, including fixed, mobile, internet and other data, was estimated to be worth R99bn last year, and the South African telecommunications market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 14%, with corporates spending the most on fixed voice at 60%, data services at 35% and mobile services at 5%.
Nel says that the biggest cost-driver to corporates is voice spend at an annual growth of between 40% to 60% the main driver for the high fixed voice spend is the cost of fixed to mobile calls.
The percentage-spend on data services can largely be attributed to companies that grow their footprints with new sites, branches and stores. Nel says that costs will come down as more entrants give more choice, especially with regard to broad band internet where we are seeing the cost per kilobyte reducing.
Having said this, Nel points out that many organisations are not mature enough to make this transition, therefore for this reason an outsourced trusted advisory firm is sometimes the best solution.
He adds that technological advances and affordability will also increase the capabilities to offer services in telemedicine, education, internet access and usage.


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Constituency WR-09 is a reserved seat for women in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.

See also
 Constituency PK-37 (Kohat-I)
 Constituency PK-38 (Kohat-II)
 Constituency PK-39 (Kohat-III)
 Constituency WR-13

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly constituencies

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Pediatric Perspectives| January 01 2013
Pediatric Brain Death: Updated Guidelines
Jodi E. Mullen, MS, RN-BC, CCRN, CCNS
Jodi E. Mullen is Clinical Leader, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Shands Hospital for Children at The University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610 (muljod@shands.ufl.edu).
AACN Adv Crit Care (2013) 24 (1): 33–37.
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Logan, a 5-year-old boy, was riding his bike with his 7-year-old brother when he was struck from behind by a car traveling at approximately 40 mph. The driver indicated that she did not see the riders until she hit Logan, who was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Logan was thrown from his bike and was found at the side of the road, unresponsive and posturing. Although he was uninjured, Logan's brother witnessed the incident.
Emergency medical services arrived and placed Logan on a backboard with a c-collar. Because he was not protecting his airway, he was intubated and then given sodium chloride fluids and brought to the pediatric emergency department. Upon arrival, his Glasgow Coma Scale score was 5, and his right pupil was 6 mm and not reactive.
Logan's initial head computed tomographic scan showed diffuse brain edema, with early downward transtentorial brain herniation. The pediatric neurosurgeon determined that no operative management was appropriate for Logan. Besides a small laceration on his forehead, Logan had no other injuries. At this time, he was taking a few spontaneous respirations and had occasional posturing of his extremities.


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Dalen Terry to the Bulls was a B-minus, as five teams won draft night
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There was news about Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball.
It wasn't necessarily great news, but it was news nonetheless.
"Currently working out in [Los Angeles]still doing his [knee] rehab," general manager Marc Eversley said when he was asked about Ball on Thursday. "We have sent our performance staff to see him every week and track his progress. All reports are good. He's making progress."
Is he making enough progress to be ready for the start of training camp?
"I certainly hope so," Eversley said.
It wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement about Ball's availability moving forward, with his injured left knee still a much bigger problem than first anticipated.
When Ball had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in the knee in late January, the Bulls gave a timetable of six to eight weeks for his recovery. But Ball also was dealing with a bone bruise, and the pain it caused proved to be the reason he didn't play for the rest of the season.
Fast forward to the draft Thursday. The Bulls were sitting with the No. 18 pick, despite efforts to move up or down earlier in the day.
They needed outside shooting and bulk up front to help their physicality, but they passed on both to add a big guard/wing player in Dalen Terry, whom most experts projected to go in the 20s.
Did the Bulls make that pick because they have concerns about Ball? Maybe a bit, but a deeper dive shows exactly how the Bulls want to play with this core unit.
Center Nikola Vucevic is not a top rim protector, and the Bulls don't expect him to be. This is about a philosophy of causing chaos and havoc in an opposing team's backcourt, leading to turnovers and transition baskets.
The Bulls didn't pick Terry to play point guard in case Ball can't answer the bell; they selected him to join Ball, Alex Caruso and Javonte Green in the disruption department.
So while the selection feels like a C on the surface, a more accurate grade when all things are taken into consideration is more like a B-minus.
No, the Bulls weren't considered draft-night winners, but they did improve themselves. Then again, most of the NBA did, especially these five organizations.
Not only did the Pistons give themselves the backcourt of the future by drafting Jaden Ivey to play alongside All-Rookie Team guard Cade Cunningham, but they also added an athletic big man in Jalen Duren.
Leading up to the draft, the Pistons also traded veteran forward Jerami Grant to the Trail Blazers, adding future draft assets to continue their rebuild.
Vice president David Griffin continued flexing his muscles as a great team-builder, taking an up-and-coming roster and adding two more intriguing pieces to it. Dyson Daniels is a defensive-minded hell-raiser with two-way-player ability, and landing a falling EJ Liddell at No. 41 might prove to be the steal of the night.
Forward Jeremy Sochan might develop into a Kawhi Leonard type of player on both ends of the floor, and landing shooting guard Malaki Branham at No. 20 was huge for their scoring inconsistency. The Spurs weren't done, however, and also drafted guard Blake Wesley at No. 25.
It was a huge haul for a franchise looking to get back on the radar.
Jalen Green, the No. 2 pick last year, needs help, and help is on the way. Jabari Smith is a smooth scorer at 6-10, and wing player Tari Eason might be the most versatile defender in the top 20. Point guard TyTy Washington was projected to be a lottery pick by some, so landing him at No. 29 might prove to be huge.
Chet Holmgren, Ousmane Dieng and Jalen Williams gave the Thunder a combined wingspan of just less than 22 feet. Impressive. But all eyes will be on Holmgren, who went No. 2 overall. If the 7-footer turns out to be the unicorn he has been projected to be, their rebuild might come quickly.


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Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
New Orleans voters have chosen to slightly reel back a change they made five years ago to the makeup of the Sewerage & Water Board. After removing three City Council members in 2013, a proposal approved Saturday (Dec. 8) with 65 percent support will return one councilperson or their designee to the utility's oversight panel.
The ballot initiative amends the state charter to place either the City Council's Public Works Committee chairperson on the utility's board of directors, or a designee the chairperson appoints. District A Councilman Joseph Giarrusso is the committee's current chairman.
The utility's 11-member board of directors approves most contracts, oversees the executive director and has authority to seek billing rate changes. Supporters of the change say it's needed to boost accountability over the troubled Sewerage & Water Board, while opponents argued the move could inject too much politics into the utility's decision-making.
The Public Works Committee is required by state law to receive detailed quarterly reports from the Sewerage & Water Board about its activities. Giarrusso has convened near-monthly meetings attended by utility officials since he took office in May.
In a recent interview, Giarrusso, said he does not plan to appoint himself to the utility board. He has authority to appoint a retired engineer as designee but has indicated that he may put forth District B Councilman Jay Banks for consideration. Banks also sits on the Public Works Committee and since summer has participated in a legislature-mandated task force created to hash out recommendations for how to manage the Sewerage & Water Board and the city's drainage system going forward.
Calls for tighter public accountability over the Sewerage & Water Board have arisen since last summer, when two bouts of flooding rains drew renewed attention to mechanical problems with the utility's pumping and power equipment and exposed gaps in leadership oversight. In response, state Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, authored a successful bill during the 2018 legislative session to put the utility board change to a vote.
Morrell, in a March interview, said last year's flooding "has created a huge accountability and perception issue" for the Sewerage & Water Board. The move to add an elected City Council member or designee to the board, Morrell said, would bolster public accountability beyond the quarterly reports and monthly committee meetings.
"You can't just have some random bureaucrat there," Morrell said.
The strongest opposition to the charter change came from the nonprofit watchdog Bureau for Governmental Research, which has released two reports since April critiquing the ballot initiative. BGR's reports contend the presence of a City Council member or someone beholden to the City Council could inject political influence capable of hindering progress at the utility.
BGR's reports note the City Council has authority to approve or veto requests from the utility for rate hikes, and in the past has shot down those requests. The result, according to BGR, has been a shrinking pool of maintenance money available over the years to keep critical equipment running properly, until the council approved an eight-year rate increase plan in 2013.
Further, BGR's reports argue having a City Council member on the utility board who also has final voting power on rate requests could cause a conflict of interest.
"With the (Sewerage & Water Board) facing significant system needs, the council's role in evaluating and approving funding requests must be independent," BGR's report from April says.
Overall, the BGR reports suggest the City Council's current oversight responsibilities are enough to hold Sewerage & Water Board officials accountable. Giarrusso, for his part, has said the current City Council does indeed keep a more watchful eye on the Sewerage & Water Board's activities than in prior years, but that the council still does not have "complete regulatory control" over the utility's governance and operations.
"The council's power are limited by law," Giarrusso said in a letter to the editor published Monday by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune.
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Montgomery Councilman Burkette wins lengthy Senate District 26 race, for now
Burkette grabbed about 89 percent of the vote in the district that leans heavily Democratic
Montgomery Councilman Burkette wins lengthy Senate District 26 race, for now Burkette grabbed about 89 percent of the vote in the district that leans heavily Democratic Check out this story on montgomeryadvertiser.com: http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2018/05/15/montgomery-councilman-burkette-wins-lengthy-senate-district-26-race-now/607976002/
Brian Edwards, Montgomery Advertiser Published 8:54 p.m. CT May 15, 2018 | Updated 12:15 p.m. CT May 18, 2018
David Burkette, a Montgomery City Councilmen running for Alabama Senate seat, stands for a portrait at the Montgomery Advertiser on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. (Photo: Albert Cesare )
Editor's Note: A previous version of the story misstated the race that D'Linell Finley is running in. Finley is a candidate for House District 76.
Montgomery City Councilman David Burkette won the race for Alabama's Senate District 26 seat after a monthslong campaign that was extended by a Democratic runoff.
The councilman will fill the vacancy left by Quinton Ross in the fall when he stepped down to become president of Alabama State University. Burkette defeated Republican candidate Darrell "D.J." Johnson, a political newcomer, who acknowledged the difficult path conservatives have in the district that has historically been Democratic.
Burkette will have to resign from his council seat soon, and the City Council was already making plans for his departure earlier Tuesday at its meeting before his win.
"No time to celebrate. I've been running the campaign for nine months now and this is crucial," Burkette said. "I am striving to make certain that I become the four-year Senator. I am looking forward to June 5."
Burkette likely won't serve a single day in the Legislature before running again in the June primary to maintain his seat.
Burkette, Rep. John Knight and Montgomery City Councilman Fred Bell have all registered already for the next race. Johnson will run again as a Republican.
"I am a little shocked," Johnson said. "I want to congratulate the new senator on the race he ran."
Johnson said he isn't sure what next race will bring, even if there is higher turnout than the less than 5 percent that came out for Tuesday's race. Republicans have a tough hill to climb in District 26, he said, and Johnson wasn't immediately sure what a strategy change might look like for him.
Burkette pulled in 3,873 votes, which accounted for about 89 percent of voters that showed up. Johnson tallied 449 votes.
"It's a big win," said Janet May, chairperson of the Montgomery County Democratic Conference. Burkette may have not been focusing on the win, but she said incumbency and the victory are a big deal for those volunteers who have been working hard over the last few months.
The long-running race was supposed to be decided earlier this year, but a Democratic runoff delayed the race until now. Burkette took down Knight in the February runoff after neither of the candidates were able to secure 50 percent of the vote in the December primary.
Burkette's win against Knight in the primary was seen as an upset by many who expected the longtime Alabama Democrat to take the race. Both sides said at the time that they were already looking forward to the next race, because the winner of November's election will ultimately decide who holds the position when the Legislature starts next year.
Several candidates have emerged to fill Knight's spot in the House District 77, including TaShina Morris, Malcolm Calhoun, Christopher Turner and Dan Harris. No Republican is running in the district.
One candidate, Ja'mel Brown, has already emerged to try to fill Burkette's seat on the council.
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Frederic Malle Monsieur
Posted on April 6, 2016 by Kafkaesque
Patchouli, how I love thee. Let me count the ways: spice, chocolate, woods, tobacco, smoke, earthy glows, and golden warmth, you're such a thing of beauty in my eyes and your intoxicating richness may run through as much as 70% of my fragrance collection. So, I was thrilled to hear that Frederic Malle was going to focus on one of my favourite notes for his newest fragrance, Monsieur. Not the hideous, purple-skewing fruitchouli gunk that makes up so many modern fruity-florals, but on the real thing. Unfortunately, Monsieur ended up being a fragrance that this "Patch Head" wouldn't wear under any circumstances.
Bruno Jovanovic. Source: espritdeparfum.com
Monsieur is an eau de parfum that was created by Bruno Jovanovic. Some people have said or guessed that the intention was to create a masculine counterpart to Portrait of a Lady. I don't think that is the case. While I've only tried the reformulated version of POAL, I think it's a primarily a rose-centric fragrance, not a patchouli-one. (Plus, on my skin, the reformulated version had fruitchouli instead than the real thing.) More importantly, though, comments by Frederic Malle at Monsieur's Moscow launch do not indicate such an intention.
There is a very informative Fragrantica article by Sergey Borisov about Monsieur's Moscow launch that quotes Malle in detail about the creation of the scent, how he worked with Bruno Jovanovic for five years on it, the materials used, how some of them are synthetic, and the mechanics of it all. I think his comments are telling and important because they explain the nature of the ingredients, the diffuseness of parts of the scent, what appeared on my skin, and also why I disliked much of the overall effect. Monsieur Malle explains:
Monsieur in the 100 ml bottle. Source: Barney's.
the idea was to do a patchouli as we did a tuberose in our Carnal Flower, using what you could call a Photoshopped raw material: extend the legs, add good make up. To do that, we started with the selection of a fine material – a product of molecular distillation called Patchouli Coeur, created by IFF. Next, we basically gave them a better top, good-looking top notes – so we chose mandarine and mandarine aldehyde. We knew that in the past there were some patchouli perfumes where the material worked with aldehydes very well, so that's why we chose a beginning like that.
Then we stepped back – because that's how we always work – and we started working on the base – adding incense to some beautiful synthetic ambers like Amber Xtreme. They are used in many modern fragrances today, and if you choose them well, they are very good and it gives a great diffusion to the fragrances, you can feel it. We also added some sweet Sucrasol – which is all about vanilla and caramel, but not exactly vanilla. […][¶]
Then, to put things together, we decided to create a sort of leathery effect, but today with the new IFRA regulations that`s a complicated thing, so we worked with suede. To get a suede effect, bizarrely enough, most perfumers use saffron, I mean Safranal, an excellent material, which has helped us to make a fresh saffron-suede accord that extends all the way to the patchouli base notes. And the last thing we did, to tie all the initial notes together, was adding a quite rarely used material, which is slightly pricey and unusual – it enhances an alcoholic liqueur shade, already present in patchouli in trace amounts: rhum absolute. Those are all the mechanics of the scent, its engine if you want. So if I`d picture that chronologically: Mandarine, Mandarine Aldehyde, Rhum Absolute, then a lot of Patchouli, then you have the Suede, and finally, all that ambery vanilla. And there`s a little bit of musk in the back, for rounding the edges; it almost has no smell, but it blurs the sides. [remainder snipped] [Emphasis and bolding added by me.]
Frederic Malle's Monsieur banner on his website. Source: Fragrantica.ru
The full list of notes is therefore:
Mandarine, Mandarine Aldehyde, Rhum Absolute, Patchouli Coeur, Cedar, Incense, Amber Xtreme and other amber synthetics, Safranal suede-leather, Sucrasol vanilla, and musk.
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Patchouli may be Monsieur's goal, but that's not what I smell either straight from the vial or on my skin in the opening. In both cases, the fragrance debuts by trumpeting a powerful ISO E note. It's followed by a blast of something resembling Norlimbanol, but that doesn't last long. It's quickly buried when the strongly antiseptic-like, chemical ISO E is joined by waves of dusty dryness, dry earthiness, dry cedar, dryly spiced saffron woodiness, and a leathery faux-"amber" that is both dusty and dry. All of this is then followed by a completely separate smoky, tarry campfire leather note, then more cedar, more ISO E-like clean antiseptic, a brief whisper of something vaguely sweet, and something earthy that is splattered with a few tiny drops of citric sourness that is vaguely, nebulously "mandarin"-ish.
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None of this is my idea of patchouli or my ideal interpretation thereof. While the real thing definitely has a woody side, and sometimes a dusty one to accompany its earthiness as well, there is little on my skin for most of the first hour that translates to an actual, clearly delineated, and solid "patchouli" note to me. Most of the time, it smells primarily like dusty, saffron-tinted cedar and faux amber. Yes, there is some vegetal earthiness, an abstract woody spiciness, and a passing hint of muskiness, but none of it is particularly redolent of patchouli, if you ask me, and could just as easily be part of some other note(s). If one puts aside the Safranal-infused cedar, what's left on my skin is — in the most generous interpretation — a diffuse, abstract, and largely impressionistic portrait of some of patchouli's mere undertones. That's the most generous interpretation. For the most part, I think it really just smells like a completely generic, spiced, earthy woodiness that is heavily blanketed with a cedar synthetic and the woody-leather facets of one of the powerful woody-amber aromachemicals like AmberMax or one of its related kin.
When I initially tested Monsieur, I hadn't read the Fragrantica piece so I didn't realise the culprits were Amber Xtreme or Patchouli Coeur. The latter is described on one site as having dry, dusty, and immensely cedary aromas, while the former seems to be one of the most powerful woody-amber aromachemicals on the market. From what I've understood of the discussion in a Basenotes thread on the subject, Amber Xtreme is a former IFF "captive" synthetic that was released in 2015 and is related to Trisamber as well as Timbersilk. Those words may not mean much to a lot of you, so let me explain. Trisamber is a super smoky "amber" that, in my personal opinion and experiences, is utterly painful in its intensity, darkness, and raspiness. Timbersilk is a new generation, upgraded version of ISO E Supercrappy that is said to be even stronger, bolder, and cleaner, in addition to having a significantly more pronounced cedar aroma. From what I've gathered, Amber Xtreme merges the facets of both chemicals, and then some. As a perfumer friend of mine tried to explain to me, it's like a more ambery, leathery version of Norlimbanol "but on steroids." If you've read this blog for any amount of time, you will know none of these things are positives in my eyes; they're not only things that I have serious physical sensitivities to, but they're also aromas that I don't enjoy on a purely olfactory basis.
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Adding to my difficulty is the fact that they've been used in Monsieur in significant quantities next to a form of patchouli that opens on my skin primarily as an immensely dusty form of cedar. Cedar! Perhaps this is the "Photoshopped patchouli" (whatever that means) that Frederic Malle intended, or maybe I'm simply too much of a patchouli purist, but none of it makes me think of actual patchouli. Instead, the overall opening bouquet makes me think of dry brambles growing out of cracked, dusty soil in a saffron-covered cedar thicket that's been recreated through a number of strong synthetics, before the whole thing is then transported into an old man's library where both the leather-bound books and the leather armchairs are cracked from dryness and coated with dust.
My frustration over the situation led me to wonder if I had applied too little fragrance. Where was the patchouli, its richness, or, for that matter, any of the rum absolute and mandarin? Except for its ISO E, saffron-cedar, dryness, and dustiness, the scent was so surprisingly wishy-washy and diffuse (particularly in body and fullness) that something seemed off, and I pondered whether I needed more than several smears amounting to roughly 2 sprays from a bottle. Perhaps a larger amount would make the patchouli emerge in solid waves, or the orange would appear to alleviate the dustiness? True, the initial whisper of something sweet did grow fractionally stronger after 10 minutes, but it smelt ambered. It certainly didn't resemble rum absolute. As for the citric sourness, it was too diffuse and filtered to translate to a real or solid mandarin note on my skin. If I smelt Monsieur on the scent trail in the air from a distance (and only from a distance), there was something tangential, fleeting, and nebulous in the background that occasionally felt like a hollowed-out suggestion of orange, but it was so elusive that I think I probably just talked myself into believing it was there.
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So, I applied a greater quantity of Monsieur on my other arm, a number of generous, sweeping smears roughly equal to about 3 big sprays from an actual bottle, but, alas, there was still no solid, clearly delineated, proper patchouli, mandarin, or rum. All that happened with the bigger dosage was that my right arm now wafted even more cedar, dustiness, saffron, and an even clearer synthetic character. Yet, the odd thing is how the notes align and shape themselves when the overall bouquet is smelt on the scent trail from a distance. There, the cumulative effect of all those heavily filtered, diffuse elements suddenly coalesces into something that feels like a classical, vintage-style men's designer cologne from the 1970s or 1980s, a designer cologne that is woody, spiced, slightly warm or ambered, and with a whisper of something aromatic weaving around its background.
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That classical '70s/'80s cologne vibe eventually kicks in on both arms regardless of how much fragrance I apply, and it is a noticeable shift that begins roughly 35 to 40 minutes into Monsieur's development. The mandarin suddenly appears in clear form, trailed by distinct ripples of aromatic freshness that resemble herbal lavender mixed with the brisk crispness of gin-like juniper berries (the latter probably an indirect by-product of the ISO E). At the same time, both the dustiness and cracked leather weaken substantially and gradually begin to fade into the background. The saffron spiciness grows stronger, while the bouquet is now rounded out by an ambered warmth that is flecked just lightly by a quiet caramel sweetness. More importantly, the very first hints of something resembling "patchouli" begin to take shape in the background, though they're still diffuse, filtered, and heavily muffled by the cedar.
The result is a composition with a very classical and designer aesthetic, which may be why some Fragrantica commentators think the scent resembles Givenchy Monsieur or vintage M7. I didn't understand the references at first, but they make more sense as Monsieur develops. Having said that, I personally don't think there is much resemblance to Monsieur de Givenchy in either the '70s vintage form that I own or the modernized, post-2007 Les Parfums Mythiques reformulation because, on my skin, Malle's Monsieur doesn't have significant, dominating amounts of greenness, lemony citruses, crisp fougère-style elements, herbal aromatics, geranium, or oakmoss. [Update: it was actually Givenchy's Gentleman that people referenced, not Givenchy's Monsieur. Please accept my apologies for the error. I obviously had fragrances named "Monsieur" on the mind, and merged the two. But while Givenchy's Gentleman is a closer fit than its Monsieur, I still think it's different to the Malle, primarily because Gentleman had a truly authentic, full-bodied, deep patchouli in all its best, truest facets. Malle's cedar-heavy, "photoshopped" patchouli is a completely different animal, as is its faux "leather" base.]
YSL's original vintage M7.
However, I agree that there is something about Monsieur that approaches the general, overall universe of YSL's vintage original M7, thanks to the lavendery aromatics, mandarin, cedar, ISO E, caramel-nuanced amber, spiced woods, and dry, leathery woodiness. But I think it's more of a generalistic vibe than something truly concrete. Unlike M7, Monsieur has zero oud (or even faux "oud"). It does not waft a cola-like, sticky labdanum resinousness on my skin, and there is no plummy darkness, either. Plus, everything here feels rather washed out, like watercolours that have been so diluted with water that they amount to a translucent blur, while vintage M7 had both a chewy richness and note clarity. To me, original M7 felt like a niche scent, but Malle's Monsieur bears a very different vibe, one that is not even a Malle-influenced, luxury and niche interpretation of a designer scent, but rather an actual, wholly mainstream release whose '70s or '80s designer bouquet has been reconstituted under IFRA/EU restrictions in rather wishy-washy form.
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Monsieur changes gears and shifts its focus roughly 60-75 minutes into its development when the patchouli finally emerges in its own right. I still think it lacks chewy heft or full-bodied richness, but at least the fragrance has an actual, solid, and clear patchouli character now. It's primarily dry and woody in nature, with only a lightly sweetened undertone but, thankfully, a more balanced degree of dustiness. The patchouli's other facets don't appear on my skin: there is no camphorous greenness, chocolate, or tobacco. In some ways, its predominantly woody focus really is not all that different from the cedar, just as its spiciness feels driven primarily by the accompanying Safranal. In fact, the two wrap around the patchouli to create a triple-helix structure where the parts are virtually indistinguishable to the whole. As the main trio starts to pulsate, the aromatic, herbaceous, and citrusy wisps recede to become tiny specks in the distant periphery. The main bouquet is now primarily patchouli-cedar-saffron, streaked with thin veins of dry, woody, dusty, and leathery elements, then set against a backdrop of amber. The latter is turning increasingly abstract and diffuse in feel. It no longer has a caramel aroma; it's rapidly turning drier; and its subtle sweetness is giving way to a generalised warmth.
Patchouli Absolu. Source: Luckyscent.
Monsieur changes again when its main heart stage begins about 1.75 hours into its development. In a nutshell, the base aromachemicals seep upwards and bloom, turning Monsieur into a weaker version of Patchouli Absolu, the cypriol-heavy, leathery, very woody, smoky, and immensely dry fragrance put out by Malle's brother company in the Estée Lauder empire, Tom Ford. It's not a positive turn of events in my eyes; Patchouli Absolute is the absolute last patchouli fragrance this "patch head" would ever go near. Both are overly synthetic, overly arid interpretations of patchouli that focus on woody, smoky, and leathery tonalities rather than the richer, deeper, spicier, and warmer aspects of the note.
And Monsieur just gets more and more hardcore in terms of its smoky harshness as the Amber Xtreme explodes at the start of the third hour. This is "patchouli" ensconced within faux "amber" that smells almost entirely of abrasive campfire wood smoke and tarry leather aromachemicals. Then, roughly 4.5 hours in, the Amber Xtreme actually becomes the center point, a thick wall behind which the woody patchouli timidly hides its face.
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By the end of the 6th hour, any lingering sense of real patchouli is obliterated on my skin. In fact, there isn't a ton of impressionistic, abstract, or "photoshopped" patchouli, either, if you ask me. Instead, there is a duet of raspy, dry, cypriol/nagarmotha-style woodiness infused with chemical "amber" that smells primarily of intensely abrasive smokiness, raspy dryness, charred woods, and rough, tarry leatheriness. Weaving in and out is a faux tobacco aroma that resembles a mix of Norlimbanol and cypriol's undertones, but it's difficult to pinpoint the source because so many of the materials share the same woody, dry, and smoky characteristics. Once in a blue moon, there is a certain sourness that pops up, but most of the time the aromachemicals simply smell of abrasive smokiness and leathery woodiness. I can't bear any of it.
Art: Carlo Franzoso Source: carlofranzoso.com (Website link embedded within.)
The smoke and leather finally calm down at the start of the 9th hour when Monsieur's drydown begins. As the wall of desiccated blackness slowly dissolves, the patchouli re-emerges. It's still a very butch interpretation dominated by smoky, woody, dry, slightly spicy, and slightly leathery facets, but it's significantly less abrasive and more balanced now than it once was, and it feels more bearable, at least relatively speaking. The patchouli's rough edges are further softened and smoothened out by streaks of vanilla that slowly begin to appear under the shrinking cover of darkness. By the start of the 12th hour, Monsieur is a simple bouquet of dry, woody patchouli laced with a quiet, nebulous spiciness, some vanillic sweetness, and a hint of soft warmth, though it's not amber in any distinct, clear way. Monsieur remains this way until it finally dies away as a blur of semi-dry, semi-spiced woodiness.
Monsieur had very good longevity on my skin, but generally soft projection and sillage. I have to admit, I was surprised by the latter. My personal skin chemistry clamps onto any fragrance with a hefty dosage of aromachemicals and makes it last forever and ever. (Alas.) But it also typically amplifies the sillage and power of such fragrances as well. Not so here. Regardless of whether I used the equivalent of 2 sprays or 3, the opening projection was roughly between 2 and 2.5 inches, maybe 3 at best, but what surprised me is that the sillage in both cases never extended beyond 4 inches at the very most. Plus, Monsieur felt so wishy-washy in both aroma and body. While the scent gained some body, depth, and power once the Amber Xtreme kicked in, it was only relative to the quiet diffuseness of the opening and only when smelt up close. Still, by the start of the 3rd hour, Monsieur projected a mere 1.5 inches above the skin even with the larger quantity. The sillage was minimal unless I moved my arms. It became nonexistent 4 hours into Monsieur's development. (And all of this on someone whose skin chemistry actually amplifies the reach of aromachemical cocktails!) That said, it took 7.5 hours for Monsieur to turn into a full skin scent. In total, the fragrance lasted just under 15 hours with the larger 3-spray application and about 13.5 hours with the smaller amount. Again, I must stress that my skin really holds onto fragrances with powerful synthetics; others have not experienced those sorts of numbers. On Fragrantica, the majority of longevity votes thus far (14) opt for "long lasting" which is defined as 7-12 hours, with the 2nd or next choice (9 votes) being for "moderate" which is defined as 3 to 6 hours.
I'd normally provide comparative reviews and quotes of other people's experiences for Monsieur but, frankly, this review has been rather a chore to write so I'll just provide you with some links for you to read further if you're interested. On Fragrantica, comments are somewhat mixed but largely tend to the favourable side on balance. On Basenotes, there are brief reviews starting with Comment #75 in this discussion thread, with more elaboration from Comment #102 onwards. For one person, "Francolino," Monsieur felt like vintage M7 meets Montale's Aoud Musk and Nasomatto's Duro. Personally, I think the mention of both brands should tell you something about the strength of the aromachemicals, and not in a good way, but he meant it as a positive. Other Basenotes posters thought Monsieur bore similarities to Giorgio for Men, or to the smoky "fire accord" in Le Labo's Patchouli 24. On balance, the reviews seem quite split. In terms of blog reviews, Kevin at Now Smell This adored Monsieur, while Basenotes' "Trebor" gave it a one-star "abysmal" rating on his site, Scent for Thought.
As for me, my distaste for Monsieur and my disappointment should be quite clear by now. It's not solely because the fragrance is a rough aromachemical cocktail. Putting that issue completely to the side, I was truly astonished to read that Malle worked on this scent for five years. If I hadn't read his own words on that point in the Fragrantica article, I would never have believed it. Up to that point, I thought that the new Estee Lauder ownership had somehow driven or impacted Malle's development process, the fragrance's aesthetic, its quality, and the choice of materials. One of my big issues is that Monsieur feels like a wholly mainstream, derivative designer scent, albeit one created with the modern, in-your-face aromachemical style of some lower-end niche brands. It's not distinctive (except for its intense chemical woodiness and leatheriness), and it doesn't feel like "luxury" perfumery to me, either. Since Malle's prices have gone up yet again, the end result is disappointing in more ways than one.
Be that as it may, you should try Monsieur for yourself if you're looking for a very woody, smoky, and leathery take on patchouli, and if you also enjoy the Montale or Nasomatto style of perfumery. If you loved Tom Ford's butch interpretation of patchouli in Patchouli Absolu but were hoping for something quieter and softer, then Monsieur might do the trick as well. For me, it's a total pass.
Cost & Availability: Monsieur comes in a range of sizes. Malle's prices have gone up since last year. On his U.S. website, Monsieur is $200 for a small 50 ml bottle and $290 for a large 100 ml one. There is also a 10 ml refill for $56, and 3×10 ml travel sprays for $140. On the International site, the bottles are €135 or €200, respectively, with the 10 ml refill priced at €38 and the 3×10 mls for €95. The UK pricing is: £170, £120, £80, and £34, from largest size to smallest. In the U.S.: Monsieur is sold at Barneys, Neiman Marcus (which is a new Malle retailer), NY's Aedes, Malle's own boutiques, and a few other shops listed on the Stockist link below. Outside of the U.S.: In Canada, Holt Renfrew carries the Malle line, but Monsieur is not yet listed. In the U.K., Monsieur is available at Les Senteurs or Liberty. In Europe, it can be found at Malle's EU website linked above, his Paris shops, and Essenza Nobile. In general, the Malle line is carried by the Netherlands' Skins, Italy's Alla Violetta, Australia's Mecca Cosmetica, Dubai's Harvey Nichols, Saudi Arabia's D'NA, Singapore's Malmaison by the Hour Glass, and other retailers. You can use the Malle Store Locator to find a location nearest you from Japan to South Africa. Samples: Surrender to Chance sells Monsieur starting at $8.69 for a 1 ml vial.
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45 thoughts on "Frederic Malle Monsieur"
Hamamelis on April 6, 2016 at 7:53 am said:
Still will read your review but just to let you know I am glad you are back! Started to wonder if I needed to pass on an encouraging message from my A. Hope you & the German are as well as can be hoped.
Kafkaesque on April 7, 2016 at 11:45 pm said:
Thank you, my dear. I had some personal matters to deal with, but The Hairy German is well. Please give a kiss to "Angela Merkel" from me.
katie1119 on April 6, 2016 at 9:17 am said:
Good to read a review Kafka. After all the sultan Pasha's I thought you may have retired! But welcome back and although this sounds rather awful it was nice to read. Hope all is well with you and your hound!
Thank you for the welcome back, Katie. No retirement for me, but there might be a slower reviewing schedule in the weeks to come. As for the fragrance, it wouldn't be your cup of tea. Not mine, either, clearly. lol. Sadly, it's boring just as much as it was mediocre.
ravennightmyst on April 6, 2016 at 9:41 am said:
Welcome back, Kafka ! Like you, I'm a serious old school patch-head. How depressing that Malle produced a synthetic ISO nightmare.
On a "not-dry" Patch note…get it, note ?, (I digress), have you ever tried Jalain's original Patchouli oil ? The newer formulation(s) is/are super sweet compared to the "vintage". It was an earthy, chocolatey, slightly sweet arm-eater.
I haven't tried Jalain's original Patchouli oil, but I've heard great things about it. Your description sounds absolutely lovely, RavenNightMyst! Mouth-watering. If only Monsieur was like that. The odd thing about it is not just how they've stripped patchouli of all its best and most appealing facets but how boring it was to wear. Even though its main character is the leather, dry, and woody bits, it's paradoxically, oddly, and simultaneously characterless in a way that I can't really explain. It's not mere blandness, not merely the generic derivativeness, it's… it's something else that I can't quite pinpoint except to repeat the word "characterless." Very strange given the noticeable synthetics and the fact that it supposedly took 5 years to perfect this scent. (??!!!)
GirlCharlie on April 8, 2016 at 11:02 am said:
Characterless, that's exactly the word for my impression of FM's Magnolia (I didn't even bother with Indelebile), like wisps of nothing tinged with Pledge. It was just so completely forgettable. I am not sure how much of this is driven by US market tastes or a change in creative direction by FM (and not necessary due to acquisition).
But I did find it very interesting to read the Monsieur article, in which FM seems to try and sell or elevate the use of chemical materials, as if they are somehow preferable? Success of Escentric Molecules and the new releases from What We Do's Monoscent G & E must lend some credence that greater use of aroma chemicals in perfumery is not only better for the bottom line, but a viable option with consumers.
What a sad transition to go from SP to FM. Here's hoping that you have less disappointing fragrances in your future, Kafka! And welcome back!!
Bruno on April 6, 2016 at 10:45 am said:
Totally agree with you, Kafka, both on Malle Monsieur and TF Patchouli Absolu: not what I'd call a true patchouli scent. Good to see you back!
Kafkaesque on April 8, 2016 at 12:03 am said:
Thank you, Bruno. I hope you've been well. As for the two "patchoulis," I knew you'd be disappointed in the Malle as well, and I thought of you while testing it. It's definitely not true, traditional patchouli in the way that we both love so much. It's strange how bland and dull it is despite its leathery, dry, smoky character, and how wishy-washy or weak it was despite the strength of its synthetics. Did you experience the same paradox as well?
Lady Jane Grey on April 6, 2016 at 11:08 am said:
The text from F.Malle doesn't really sound as a recommendation for a patch fragrance for me – but I thought "oh, well, I'm going to try it, so I can see what all those chemicals are doing to my nose…" (I prefer my patch earthy/chocolatey)
Now, after your review, I'm almost scared to try it ! Once upon a time I adored Editions des Parfums FM… "Ch-ch-ch-changes…" said David Bowie…
And yes, nice having you back after the long break, dear Franz
I don't know what you'd think about this, Mi'Lady. You do like some dark fragrances and, to some extent, dry woody things occasionally, but I would be surprised if this was your cup of tea. Who knows, but I would keep your expectations low if you try it. As for Malle as a brand in general, I know you once loved them and haven't enjoyed some of the more recent offerings. Frankly, for me, all 3 of the last releases have been duds: the magnolia one (alleged magnolia, if you ask me, *snort*), Cologne Indelibile, and now, Monsieur.
Cochlea on April 6, 2016 at 11:15 am said:
It has been a while since your last review. I am happy you're back! Sorry this didn't work out for you, I liked reading it. Can I ask where I can get a vintage M7? Your description of labdanum and plum makes it a must-have!
Vintage M7, original version (vs. heavily reformulated but also discontinued vintage M7), is very hard to find, I'm afraid. It's such a cult legend that people tend to snap up any offerings that might appear on eBay right away and samples aren't common. That said, eBay is still your best bet as some people do occasionally offer samples or decants from time to time. You have to make sure that any listing shows a photo of the original M7 bottle, because that's the good version. That bottle is all brown on the sides, not clear or white-ish looking like the reformulated version. This eBay listing seems to be for the original vintage version, and is a 2 ml sample for $16.99 (not including shipping): http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Yves-Saint-Laurent-M7-EDT-2ml-Spray-Sample-Read-Description-/162023735533?hash=item25b95e00ed:g:vnIAAOSwQjNW~HPt
The Perfumed Court does have M7, but they don't state which version it is: http://theperfumedcourt.com/Products/Yves-St-Laurent-M7__YSLM7.aspx I suspect it's the reformulated one, particularly given the low price.
Surrender to Chance's M7 is definitely the reformulated version, because I ordered it once: http://surrendertochance.com/yves-st-laurent-m7/
I hope that helps, Cochlea.
Cochlea on April 8, 2016 at 2:11 pm said:
Extremely helpful, and now I know what the vintage bottle looks like. Thank you. I look forward to your next review!
Katy on April 6, 2016 at 12:07 pm said:
Gosh, this fragrance sounds just awful. I ran to get my steam distilled dark patchouli essential oil mid read to comfort myself. An excellent and visceral review!
Ha, Katy, in your shoes, I would have run for the true oil myself. 🙂 This is certainly a different take on patchouli, and not one that traditionalists who love all the chewy, chocoately, sweet, earthy, spicy bits might expect. I definitely share Bruno's belief (written up above) that it's not a true patchouli in that regard.
Paskale on April 6, 2016 at 2:20 pm said:
Hi ☀
Hi. 🙂
Marianna on April 6, 2016 at 8:18 pm said:
Good to see you are back!!!
Seb on April 7, 2016 at 2:54 am said:
Too bad that Monsieur turned out this way, I've had more expectations from it when it was announced. Not that I would have bought it anyway since Malle in general is outside my budget. And as you have said and I have noticed, yet again they have raised their prices, as if they weren't high enough. Oh well, the trend is synthetic-worse quality-higher prices.
It does seem to be a trend, although not one limited just to Malle, alas. Still, one expects more from the company, especially at the higher price point. I suppose one of Monsieur's worst failings is how bland, boring, and unremarkable it is.
JBS on April 7, 2016 at 5:57 pm said:
TF's Patchouli Absolutely nothing . I was surprised at how much I disliked that one. I do love Jovay's, Psychedelique . I have recently sampled, Profumum Roma's, Patchouli and found that I do enjoy that one too. L.Villorresi,'s Patchouli along with Von Euserdorff's Classic are enjoyable also. LV's has a slight twigs and seeds appeal where VE's dark and earthy approach is pleasant . LV's opening is huge, then settle's and last, where VE's fades on me. Hindu Grass and Mon Patchouli are gentlemanly, but have the difference between light and dark.I wasn't a fan of Noblie 1942, but was with Bois 1920. I did really enjoy Montale's , Leaves . The opening made sense to me, something autumnal . I have sampled a number of Montale's attempts , like Fruit of the Musk and I find them, well I don't know what I find. Yes I do, I find that I don't care for them, but leaves, leaves me with a warm scarf and knit cap worn in the winter smile. So if FM's Patch is in the lines as TF's attempt, I'll pass. There are a number of other patchouli's that I like much more. TY always for your reviews . Always learning , JBS.
First, welcome to the blog, JBS. 🙂 Second, I'm glad I could help. Monsieur is definitely not in the vein of the other patchouli fragrances that you've mentioned! Not one bit, alas. I'd call those traditional patchoulis, but this one is in the vein of Tom Ford's Patchouli Absolu. As Bruno, my "patch head" twin in the true patch field commented above, this is not a real patchouli in that regard. It's far more of a modernistic leather-woody approach that has taken out all the good bits.
RubyBirdy on April 8, 2016 at 7:42 pm said:
Glad you're back! I missed reading your reviews.
lellabelle23 on April 11, 2016 at 12:12 am said:
Welcome back 🙂 I smelled this one by chance in the week, and I feel your pain! Hadn't read much about it and wasn't expecting the level of aromachems I was hit with. Minor nose trauma! Surely for $200+ for 50 ml they didn't need to cheap out on the materials? Way too synthetic-heavy for me.
There's obviously a growing market though, sufficient to warrant new launches like those from monoscent. I can't help but feel that asking people to pay niche prices for a single aromachemical diluted in alcohol, and calling it a perfume, is insulting to the consumer. The emperor is truly naked…
Kafkaesque on April 17, 2016 at 1:33 pm said:
Thank you for the welcome back. As for Monsieur, I'm glad to know that you reached similar conclusions and that I wasn't the only one who found it synthetic. The greater sin, though, is how forgettable it is and how nondescript. :\
dariush on May 16, 2016 at 4:32 am said:
hi The best perfumes Patchouli: 1- lorenzo villoresi patchouli
2- Tellus Les Liquides Imaginaires
In your opinion, what is the best Patchouli?
I love you so much Patchouli…
Kafkaesque on May 16, 2016 at 12:07 pm said:
As between those two, and speaking only for myself, definitely the Lorenzo Villoresi. If I may, I strongly recommend you trying Nobile 1942's Patchouli and Santa Maria Novella's Patchouli as well. Nobile's is exceptionally smooth and, imo, better even than the Villoresi. The SMN is gorgeous, and many people's "holy grail" patchouli. Also, if you like the Borneos style of patchouli, and something rawer, my new patchouli love is Bond-T by Sammarco perfumes. That one blew me away. It's my new big patchouli love. A definite MUST-try for a hardcore patchouli fan.
Yinghao on August 1, 2016 at 3:34 am said:
I wholeheartedly agree with you on the aromachemicals in Monsieur, and the fact that the patchouli feels very wishy-washy and stripped clean. While I'm not particularly sensitive to aromachamicals on a physical level, I must say that the smoky woodiness reminds me of quite a few faux oud fragrances, especially a few of Nasomatto, and I'm becoming more and more bored with it. Moreover, the aesthetic how Malle chooses to interpret patchouli, reminds me of By Kilian's Straight to Heaven, in the way that both focus on using patchouli to really make a popular men's fragrance, instead of making an ode to patchouli. If I didn't read the PR focusing on the patchouli, I might be ok with it, but now I'm really disappointed that this is not my type of patchouli.
Kafkaesque on August 1, 2016 at 9:25 pm said:
The Amber Xtreme is a real powerhouse, apparently one of the absolute strongest aromachemicals on the market, judging by Luca Turin's recent comments. So I'm not surprised that Nasomatto's style came to mind since it uses aromachemicals that are almost as forceful. In terms of patchouli, have you tried Sammarco's Bond-T, Yinghao? A much, much truer patchouli, and very satifying, in my opinion.
Yinghao on August 4, 2016 at 9:29 pm said:
Thanks for the tip! I haven't yet, but reading your review, it seems that it would be right up my alley! I'll sure give it a try.
Anton Chigurh on September 9, 2016 at 1:41 am said:
Thanks. Write 75% less and I'll pay more attention.
Kafkaesque on September 9, 2016 at 2:02 am said:
Please feel free to read other blogs. In fact, I'd urge you to do so. I have zero intention of changing my style for you.
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Cody on December 14, 2017 at 7:06 pm said:
I love your review Kafka, both this one and the one on TF's Patch Absolu. Maybe it is because I'm new to this field, but I have to admit that I did enjoy the fragrance greatly.
It reminded me of a quiet Buddhist temple with incense slowly burning in the background. Now I can't discount the effect of cultural background, but the strong scent was soothing for me when I smell it on my skin. Personally, I think it did the job better than scents that meant to check the 'temple incense' scents–Kyoto by CDG, in particular was extremely disappointing for me.
I'm wondering if you have any recommendations for scents that has a more smokey approach towards patchouli but smells better ? or…. any other better patch scents in general? (Ive read that you recommended Nobile 1942's Patchouli..gonna try a sample from luckyscent.)
Thank you in advance !
Hi, Cody, welcome to the blog. It's difficult for me to answer your question because the materials which create that intense degree of smokiness are almost always aromachemical in nature, and I'm too sensitive to them to test many things in that vein. I can tell you of a whole host of legitimately good smoky scents — whether leather, incense-y temple orientals, ouds, oud leathers, or even a heavily spiced myrrh with tobacco — but none of them are patchouli soliflores or primarily patchouli driven.
The patchoulis that I appreciate are not the smoky sort which you're seeking, for reasons related again to the aromachemical issue. If you want to know what I think is a great patchouli, though, look up my review for Sammarco's Bond-T. I think it's truly fantastic, and it's almost my Holy Grail patch. (Almost but not quite, not fully.) It's definitely a very dark take on the note, but it's neither incense-laced nor synthetically smoky in the way that you might be seeking. Still, look up the review, because it's the best patchouli that I've encountered thus far. (Also look up the reviews for Santa Maria Novella's Patchouli and Oriza L. Legrand's Horizon, as both of them are patchoulis that I recommend.)
Hope that helps a little.
Hi Kafka,
Yes I'll get a sample of Nobile 1942's Patchouli and Bond-T from Luckyscent as soon as I come back to the states in January. It's a happy surprise that both you and some reviewer on Basenotes compared this one with LIDG—I did enjoy my LIDG sample a lot, if not too much. It might be my favorite mass-commercial fragrance I've tried so far.
I'm somewhat skeptical about the tonka bean-cocoa combo to be completely honest. I tried Hanae Mori's HM, both EDP and EDT, and god I hated it. It was not just the overpowering citrus but also what accompanies that citrus…which happens to be cocoa and tonka bean. I don't know if I'm making sense…..but I honestly can't stand how the combo was handled in HM.
LIDGE is even better than LIDG, in my opinion. Way, way better! If you haven't tried it, see if you can get a sample sent to you by a Guerlain boutique in your area or, if you're in Europe right now, stop by one of the Sephora's. (The big ones in Paris definitely have it.)
yeah I will definitely get that if I find myself in Paris ! It's a shame it's nowhere to be found here in the US.
I think the Toronto Guerlain sometimes sends samples of it to US-based people who ask. I think that's what I recall hearing someone tell me once.
Btw, the chocolate in Bond T is nothing like the cocoa in LIDG, Monsieur or other fragrances with a cocoa-tonka accord. The one is Bond-T is black chocolate and its greatest companions (after the patchouli) are: smoky, musky, leathery castoreum; boozy cognac; and blackened, balsamic resins.
Yeah i saw that comment actually–how Toronto has the samples. I checked Guerlain Canada's website and found that they only has the EDT version now.
I guess it could be a sign that they probably dont carry the extreme/edp any more ?
That may not necessarily be a reflection of what they have in-store in Toronto. Several of Guerlain's country-specific websites don't list everything that is carried in-store, particularly for fragrances that are less commercially big sellers (e.g., fragrances outside the godawful La Petite Robe Noire or Homme Idéal series).
Huh !
I'll definitely call them up tmrw then. I actually dont live too far off Toronto–like a three hour drive. I can just go get it if they do carry it.
Thank you so much !


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By Tina Wayland | Published November 27, 2014 by The Montreal Gazette
The school is in serious need of repair.
And all I kept thinking during the tour was how well-maintained and modern the English Montreal School Building is; how much money was spent during the recent school-board elections; and how our schools — the places where we craft the minds of our future citizens and leaders — are largely neglected, mistreated and ignored.
The upside of our visit? The two Grade 6 boys who gave us the tour were smart, polite, informed, and engaged young men who've obviously learned a whole lot from the dedicated, overworked and underpaid teachers at the school. These teachers do so much with so little, as opposed to our elected officials who manage to do so little with so much.
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On Nov. 4, the Montreal Gazette reported on its front page that hundreds of people were disenfranchised on election day as they tried to vote in the English Montreal School Board election. The reporter passed it off as bureaucratic ineptitude on the part of the school board. Now there is evidence that a campaign of voter suppression may have been at work.
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Sylvia Lo Bianco, the candidate seeking re-election in that ward under the banner of Team Angela Mancini, won by a margin of about 800 votes. Lo Bianco's sister ran the polling station.
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