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...with a one-hour profiling session conducted by a stylist who asks a series of questions designed to map a customer's sensual and psychological makeup?what kind of scenery, music and textures she prefers; what sort of running water sounds she finds appealing?waterfall, gurgling brook or ocean surf. The company uses the information to match the customer with a perfumer, who begins to compose a fragrance, sending samples of the scent until it is refined to satisfaction. The whole process can take three months or more; prices start around $4,500 and go up depending on the rarity...
...with a one-hour profiling session conducted by a stylist who asks a series of questions designed to map a customer's sensual and psychological makeup - what kind of scenery, music and textures she prefers; what sort of running water sounds she finds appealing - waterfall, gurgling brook or ocean surf. The company uses the information to match the customer with a perfumer, who begins to compose a fragrance, sending samples of the scent until it is refined to satisfaction. The whole process can take three months or more; prices start around $4,500 and go up depending on the rarity...
...last couple of songs, The Goats plucked a drummer from the opening band Manishevitz, adding vibrancy to “Quito” and the stomping surf closer “See America Right.” The brief encore that followed included a bizarre and failed audience-participation number, but at that point in the show the crowd was willing to forgive any move Darnielle made...
...minute album is devoted to instrumental—the first song is entirely free of vocals, and on several others, Billotte’s voice only enters after a lengthy introduction. These instrumental bits are difficult to take on their own, too angular to work as kitschy surf-rock, but too stripped-down to be as effectively melodic as the pre-punk greats like Link Wray, whom the band seems to pay homage...
With Connexion, the whole plane becomes a wi-fi "hot spot," linking users to the Internet via a network of satellites--without getting in the way of the airplane's communications and navigation equipment. Users should be able to surf the Web, download attachments and upload pictures at speeds comparable to cable-broadband service. The cost will range from a flat $30, for journeys around the globe, down to $10 for flights across continents. --By Wilson Rothman