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Flor (Spanish and Portuguese for flower) is a winemaking term referring to a film of yeast on the surface of wine and which is important in the manufacture of some styles of sherry. The flor is formed naturally under certain winemaking conditions, from indigenous yeasts found in the region of Andalucía in southern Spain. Normally in winemaking, it is essential to keep young wines away from exposure to air by sealing them in airtight barrels, to avoid contamination by bacteria and yeasts that tend to spoil it. However, in the manufacture of sherries, the slightly porous oak barrels are deliberately filled only about five-sixths full with the young wine, leaving "the space of two fists" empty to allow the flor yeast to take form and the bung is not completely sealed. The flor favors cooler climates and higher humidity, so the sherries produced in the coastal Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María have a thicker cap of flor than those produced inland in Jerez. The yeast gives the resulting sherry its distinctive fresh taste, with residual flavors of fresh bread. Depending on the development of the wine, it may be aged entirely under the veil of flor to produce a fino or manzanilla sherry, or it may be fortified to limit the growth of flor and undergo oxidative aging to produce an amontillado or oloroso sherry.
Loto are a Portuguese band from Alcobaça. The band consists of Ricardo, JT and Pedrosa, and they produce electro-pop-rock-dance music.
Their debut was in October 2002 with the EP Swinging on a Star.
At this moment they are promoting their album "Beat Riot" that features Peter Hook, legendary Joy Division and New Order's bass player, and Del Marquis, Scissor Sisters' guitar player.
Year 187 (CLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 940 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 187 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
nunca fue tan breve
una despedida,
nunca me creí
que fuera definitiva,
nunca quise tanto a nadie
en mi vida,
nunca a un ser extraño
le llamé mi familia,
nunca tuve fe
en mi filosofía,
nunca tuve yo
ni gurú ni guía,
nunca desprecié una causa perdida,
nunca negaré que son mis favoritas,
ésta es mi flor de loto
y yo era su sombra,
ésta es mi flor de loto.
mi mundo no se acabará,
tanto vagar para no conservar
nunca nada.
nunca una llama
permanece encendida,
nunca aguanté su calor,
nunca más, nunca más de un día,
nunca soporté ser un alma invadida
hasta que vi frente a mí
por quien yo moriría,
ésta es mi flor de loto
y yo era su sombra,
ésta es mi flor de loto.
mi mundo no se aclarará,
tanto vagar para no conservar
nunca nada...
¿querrás tú rectificar
las líneas de mis manos?
¿quién esparcirá al azar
los posos del café?
¿y qué decía la bola de cristal
cuando echó a rodar?
¿qué más puedo necesitar?
¿tengo algo que perder?
no puedo perder.
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¿querrás tú rectificar
las líneas de mis manos?
¿quién esparcirá al azar
los posos del café?
¿y qué decía la bola de cristal
cuando echó a rodar?
¿qué más puedo necesitar?
¿tengo algo que perder?