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Even before the formal September 10 launch of its wines, Laughing Stock Vineyards has become an instant cult winery, with most of its initial 800 cases already pre-sold.
The buzz around this new Naramata Bench winery is widespread. Here is one example: the young hygienist in my dentist's office, who tasted a barrel sample of Laughing Stock's premium red this spring, has a case on order.
Some university commerce department should do a case study of this winery. Many other new wineries could benefit by learning what it takes to launch as a top-flight producer straight out of the gate.
Laughing Stock is owned by David and Cynthia Enns. In their day job, they also own Credo Consulting Inc., a company that does research for major firms in the financial industry. Currently, Laughing Stock's tasting room is impinging on Credo's offices which are on the ground floor of the couple's vineyard-view home above Naramata Road.
Well before they got into the wine business, the couple cultivated a serious interest in serious wine, keeping a good wine cellar and travelling to wine regions in Europe and the United States. Any case study of how to launch a cult winery would start with that interest as the baseline qualification: one needs to know what good wine tastes like in order to make good wine.
David Enns, who was born in 1957, began making wine almost impulsively in 2001. After a tour of Washington State wineries, he order half a ton of Merlot from a top vineyard, bought a crusher and an expensive French oak barrel and produced his first vintage in a Vancouver garage. In the following year, he crushed Syrah. In between crushes, he began taking winemaking courses and looking for vineyard properties.
Initially, they looked in Europe. "The only region we had not checked out was the Okanagan Valley," Enns said in a 2003 interview. He finished high school in Kelowna at a time when the Okanagan wines were mediocre. Then he and Cynthia went to a couple of Okanagan wine festivals earlier this decade, discovered wines of quality, and decided this was where they would start their winery.
They bought a 5.4-acre Naramata Road property early in 2003. It was then partially planted to Merlot. (Other Bordeaux red varieties have been added since to complete the vineyard.) Enns did what he has advised his own clients to do – hire a consultant for the expertise you lack. To help him with the vineyard, he retained Valerie Tait, one of the Okanagan's leading viticultural consultants.
It was a good decision. "Val taught us early on that there are more decisions made in the vineyard than in the winery," Enns said in late 2003. "I challenged her at first, but having gone through a growing season, I understand."
Enns was going to sell the 2003 crop but the quality of the fruit was so good that he decided to make what has become Laughing Stock's Portfolio 2003, a blend of 64 per cent and 33 per cent Cabernet Sauvignon, with a dash of Cabernet Franc.
To acquire the winemaking experience he still lacks, Enns again found a consultant. He negotiated a three-vintage agreement to make the red wines under the tutelage of Ian Sutherland of the nearby Poplar Grove Winery. Sutherland has a decade of prize-winning winemaking experience, including several crushes in Australia and New Zealand, and makes wines that have their own cult following. A similar apprenticeship arrangement with Michael Bartier, another award winner and now winemaker at Golden Mile, enabled Enns to craft Laughing Stock's other release, a 2004 Chardonnay (closed with a screw top).
First class wines have resulted. Portfolio ($35) is a brooding, dark wine with flavours of plums, currants and spice and with luscious ripe tannins. My score: 90 points. The Chardonnay ($23) is a buttery classic with peach and citrus flavours. My score: 88.
For wine marketing expertise, David and Cynthia turned to Vancouver consultant, Bernie Hadley-Beauregard, whose previous successes included the development of the Blasted Church Winery's labels and concept. Enns called his Naramata Vineyard Hobo Bluff after the former hobo encampment on the abandoned Kettle Valley rail bed, just above the vineyard. The couple decided it would not do for a winery. "I think the wine will be of a higher quality than what the hobos may have been consuming," Enns said.
With Hadley-Beauregard, they came up with Laughing Stock, a play on the risk of launching a winery when they, of all people, understand financial risk. "This winery is our vow of poverty," Enns like to say. However, they are milking their investment background quite effectively. The labels on the wines resemble a ticker tape, showing the values of widely-held stocks on the days on which the grapes were harvested. This is bound to catch the interest, and orders, of the Enns's financial industry clients and friends. The first release of the wines, in fact, is being termed Laughing Stock's Initial Public Offering.
Hadley-Beauregard liked the label so much that he had Laughing Stock enter Portfolio in the label competition at the 2005 Los Angeles County Fair, one of the largest American wine competitions. Ironically, the label did not win but the wine, still young, scored a bronze medal in the tough Meritage class.
This summer, Enns has completed a new gravity flow winery, dramatically set at the top of the vineyard, with its back against the steep hillside and with a jaw-dropping view across the Naramata Bench and Okanagan Lake. The 4,600 square-foot winery's capacity is more than double the projected production of 3,000 to 5,000 cases a year from 25-acres of grapes that Enns grows or has under contract.
The business plan is focussed. Laughing Stock will make basically two wines each year – Portfolio, the red Bordeaux blend, and the Chardonnay. From time to time, however, Enns will have special releases. He has 38 cases of 2004 Pinot Gris and a couple of barrels of 2004 Pinot Noir that he made jointly with two other winemakers.
That can only enhance Laughing Stock's emerging cult status.
John Schreiner is author of The Wineries of British Columbia.


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Changing up your look with a new hairstyle or color often can be the best way to take a risk in life. Read on to learn one local stylist's advice on taking the first steps.
She's also had clients who are skittish about changing their look, which has made her tailor her advice before getting out her shears. "I usually lay it out as this is what I would change the next time you come in, and we go from there," she says. Maisch has four tips for anyone wanting to make a change in appearance. First, find someone's hair you like and ask them where they got their hair done, she says. Second, consider a new hair color. Coloring your hair color can make a huge difference and create a big change, especially as people get older, she says. "I love it! I like doing big changes," Maisch says. And big changes are particularly in fashion for Maisch's younger clients, whom she says are trying bold colors. Recently she's colored hair green, blue and platinum with red highlights. "The new colors are so intense," she says. They can also be hard to get out of hair if customers are not satisfied, she says. That's why for her third tip, Maisch recommends clients try bangs. "I think that is a risk because it can change the whole shape of your face, depending on its shape," Maisch says. But she warns risk takers that bangs can take time, commitment and effort for everyday styling. "You want people to feel good," she says, which brings up her third tip for risk takers: Don't be afraid to go for the style you want. "I think confidence is the most beautiful thing ever, and if you make that change and confidence comes with it, then you stand tall and everyone knows it," she says. And increased confidence is often the upside of taking a risk.
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Yang has two problems: She's fighting with Meredith, and she needs sex. Her work suffers; it's bad for humanity if she's not havin' it! Luckily, Intern Shane (Dr. Smashané) is there to cure one of those problems and exacerbate the other. Hey, 50 percent ain't all that bad. It's the score Zola would get on a poultry pop quiz that asked her to point to both a chicken and a turkey. And we all know Zola is very bright.
Look, it's absurd that Yang and her intern are hooking up. Yes. But… I mean, what's really at stake here? Sandra Oh's leaving soon; the show's gotta be almost over. Yang could do a lot worse than Smash from Friday Night Lights is all I'm saying. Owen's moved on. She's gotta sleep with somebody. Do you expect her to SLEEP in the on-call room? That's crazy! It's like you don't even understand how a hospital works.
Yang and Intern Shane (is it that annoying if I keep calling him Dr. Smashané because he's that sassy? yes) are still waiting for Meredith's new magical printing machine to conjure up a new vascular graft for their infant patient. They wait. And wait. The machine effs it up. And they wait again. Meredith doesn't want to wait. She has research to do; she doesn't have time for some crappy patient!
Frustrated with her current frenemy, Yang brings Mer to the baby. "That's Nathan. That's a real baby," she informs the mother of two. And Meredith freaks out. "Have you lost your mind? Do you think every time I see a baby I'm gonna start lactating and lose my ability to research?" Whoa, dude. Calm down. Mer is obviously still hung up on Cristina's non-embracement of her motherhood. But this is a living, hopefully still breathing patient at the hospital. Didn't Dr. Grey used to know the difference?
Intern Shane overhears Alex encouraging Cristina to "get your ya-ya's out and leave me alone," so he strikes while the opportunity is hot/still on Grey's Anatomy. "If you ever need me…. ya-ya…. extraction…. you know…." Nice. Good one, Shane. Smooth.
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I was delighted today when I spotted "Cross Stitch & Needlework" magazine at my local magazine spot. The March 2006 issue is available now, and it will be back every other month. It's now published by Bayview Publishing, and has the same features of the original magazine, plus a few added departments. It appears that the new format has also been combined with "Stitcher's World" magazine, so you get more for your buck. |
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They took over the Stitchers world,and this first one has some very nice charts.Hope they keep it up. Kathi |
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Cryosurgery For Prostate Cancer
Cryosurgery, also called cryotherapy or cryoablation, is surgery to treat prostate cancer by freezing the prostate cancer cells. The prostate is a male sex gland that helps make semen.
You have the right to help plan your care. Learn about your health condition and how it may be treated. Discuss treatment options with your caregivers to decide what care you want to receive. You always have the right to refuse treatment.RISKS:
- Problems may happen during your cryosurgery that may lead to an open prostate surgery. The cold temperature may cause irritation or damage in and around the prostate. Your prostate or other parts of the urinary tract may get injured during surgery. There is also a danger that a blood or nerve supply may be affected. This may cause you to have more problems urinating or having an erection. You may also have swelling, pelvic pain, or a numb feeling down to your legs. Even after cryosurgery, there is a chance that all of the cancers cells may not be killed or that the tumor may come back. You may need to have more cryosurgeries or other procedures.
- You may get a blood clot in your leg or arm. The clot may travel to your heart or brain and cause life-threatening problems, such as a heart attack or stroke.
- Without treatment, your prostate cancer may continue to grow and push on other structures near it. You may develop more bowel, sex, or urinary problems. Your cancer may also spread to other parts of your body. Once cancer spreads, it becomes more difficult to treat, and other serious problems may develop. This may lead to more serious and often life-threatening problems, such as heart, liver, or brain damage.
Before your surgery:
- Informed consent is a legal document that explains the tests, treatments, or procedures that you may need. Informed consent means you understand what will be done and can make decisions about what you want. You give your permission when you sign the consent form. You can have someone sign this form for you if you are not able to sign it. You have the right to understand your medical care in words you know. Before you sign the consent form, understand the risks and benefits of what will be done. Make sure all your questions are answered.
- An IV is a small tube placed in your vein that is used to give you medicine or liquids.
- Pre-op care: You may be given medicine right before your procedure or surgery. This medicine may make you feel relaxed and sleepy. You are taken on a stretcher to the room where your procedure or surgery will be done, and then you are moved to a table or bed.
- Monitoring:
- Heart monitor: This is also called an ECG or EKG. Sticky pads placed on your skin record your heart's electrical activity.
- Vital signs: Caregivers will check your blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, and temperature. They will also ask about your pain. These vital signs give caregivers information about your current health.
- Heart monitor: This is also called an ECG or EKG. Sticky pads placed on your skin record your heart's electrical activity.
- Anesthesia:
- General anesthesia will keep you asleep and free from pain during surgery. Anesthesia may be given through your IV. You may instead breathe it in through a mask or a tube placed down your throat. The tube may cause you to have a sore throat when you wake up.
- Regional anesthesia: Medicine is injected to numb the body area where the surgery or procedure will be done. You will remain awake during the surgery or procedure.
- General anesthesia will keep you asleep and free from pain during surgery. Anesthesia may be given through your IV. You may instead breathe it in through a mask or a tube placed down your throat. The tube may cause you to have a sore throat when you wake up.
During your surgery:
- A warming catheter (tube) is placed in your urethra. This helps protect the urethra and rectum from getting frozen by the cold temperature. Caregivers put an ultrasound probe into your rectum to guide the insertion of the cryoprobes (probes or needles). Small incisions may be made in your perineum if large cryoprobes are used. The perineum is the area between your penis and rectum. Six to 30 cryoprobes will be placed into the prostate through your perineum. These cryoprobes are connected to a machine and computer that allows your caregiver to control the temperature. Sensors are also placed to monitor the temperature of the prostate and the structures around it. A cryogen (freezing liquid chemical) is then passed into the cryoprobes until it fills the prostate.
- Once the cryogen is inside the prostate, your caregiver may set the temperature to the freezing point or lower. This forms small ice balls that freeze the cancer cells. Your caregiver may then allow the ice to thaw by replacing the liquid with another chemical called helium. This whole process damages and kills the prostate cancer cells. He may repeat the freezing and thawing process to make sure all the cancer cells are killed. When the last thawing is complete, a catheter is inserted into your bladder to help drain your urine. The cryoprobes will be removed and any incisions that were made will be closed and covered with bandages.
After your surgery:
You will be taken to a recovery room until you are fully awake. Caregivers will monitor you closely for any problems. Do not get out of bed until your caregiver says it is okay. When caregivers see that you are okay, you may be taken back to your hospital room. The bandages used to cover your stitches keep the area clean and dry to prevent infection. A caregiver may remove the bandages soon after your surgery to check your perineum. The catheter inserted into your bladder may be left there for 1 to 3 weeks to drain your urine. Ask your caregiver for information on how to take care of your catheter.
- Activity: You may need to walk around the same day of surgery, or the day after. Movement will help prevent blood clots. You may also be given exercises to do in bed. Do not get out of bed on your own until your caregiver says you can. Talk to caregivers before you get up the first time. They may need to help you stand up safely. When you are able to get up on your own, sit or lie down right away if you feel weak or dizzy. Then press the call light button to let caregivers know you need help.
- Deep breathing and coughing: This will help decrease your risk for a lung infection after surgery.
- Hold a pillow tightly against your incision when you cough to help decrease pain. Take a deep breath and hold it for as long as you can. Deep breaths help open your airways. Let the air out and follow with a strong cough. Spit out any mucus you cough up. Repeat the steps 10 times every hour.
- You may be given an incentive spirometer to help you take deep breaths. Put the plastic piece into your mouth and take a slow, deep breath. Let out your breath and cough. Repeat the steps 10 times every hour.
- Hold a pillow tightly against your incision when you cough to help decrease pain. Take a deep breath and hold it for as long as you can. Deep breaths help open your airways. Let the air out and follow with a strong cough. Spit out any mucus you cough up. Repeat the steps 10 times every hour.
- You will be able to drink liquids and eat certain foods once your stomach function returns after surgery. You may be given ice chips at first. Then you will get liquids such as water, broth, juice, and clear soft drinks. If your stomach does not become upset, you may then be given soft foods, such as ice cream and applesauce. Once you can eat soft foods easily, you may slowly begin to eat solid foods.
- A Foley catheter is a tube put into your bladder to drain urine into a bag. Keep the bag below your waist. This will prevent urine from flowing back into your bladder and causing an infection or other problems. Also, keep the tube free of kinks so the urine will drain properly. Do not pull on the catheter. This can cause pain and bleeding, and may cause the catheter to come out. Caregivers will remove the catheter as soon as possible to help prevent infection.
- Intake and output: Caregivers will keep track of the amount of liquid you are getting. They also may need to know how much you are urinating. Ask how much liquid you should drink each day. Ask caregivers if they need to measure or collect your urine.
- Medicines:
- Antibiotics: This medicine is given to help treat or prevent an infection caused by bacteria.
- Antinausea medicine: This medicine may be given to calm your stomach and to help prevent vomiting.
- Hormone medicines: These medicines are needed to block male hormones, such as testosterone, that make the tumor bigger. Hormone medicines help shrink the tumor and prevent further problems. Ask your caregiver for more information about these medicines.
- Pain medicine: Caregivers may give you medicine to take away or decrease your pain.
- Do not wait until the pain is severe to ask for your medicine. Tell caregivers if your pain does not decrease. The medicine may not work as well at controlling your pain if you wait too long to take it.
- Pain medicine can make you dizzy or sleepy. Prevent falls by calling a caregiver when you want to get out of bed or if you need help.
- Do not wait until the pain is severe to ask for your medicine. Tell caregivers if your pain does not decrease. The medicine may not work as well at controlling your pain if you wait too long to take it.
- Antibiotics: This medicine is given to help treat or prevent an infection caused by bacteria.
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(07-25-2011 07:37 AM)_ZENAS_ Wrote: cute story, but you still can't defend your selling of hot packs. I don't care if you are the lackey selling them after buying them from a pack searcher or not, if you participate in the process of the selling of hot packs, you are just as guilty as the fat guy in target feeling up the packs. Pack searching and hot pack selling is a scurge on the hobby and if you want to maintain some type of respect in the hobby to be an example for your kids, you would not engage in such garbage.
(07-24-2011 11:12 PM)LARSON83 Wrote: Hello everyone. I am the seller of this card and I just felt the need to defend myself. Let me start by saying that I am not a pack searcher. I am a father of 4 and work full-time, so I do not have the time to sit and search cards. I enjoy collecting cards and have passed my love of the hobby on to my 2 boys. Every once in awhile I will purchase a lot of hot packs from someone I met in the community. If I'm lucky I make 2 dollars off each pack. If you go and read my feedback on ebay, you will see that I take care of each and every one of my buyers with next day shipping and bonus cards (most of the time I give an extra auto or relic card). My feedback speaks for itself. I have spent thousands on boxes only to get very few great hits. As we all know, this is a hobby that requires taking gambles and 99% of the time we lose out. That 1% falls on times like this, where I happen to have gotten a pull of a lifetime (which I am grateful for and do not expect to repeat itself). I try to teach my boys this hobby is a lot like life...stuff doesn't always go your way, sometimes the person next to you will get what you want, and you need to be happy for them. I thought that this was part of what collecting was all about. At least this is what it meant to me when I was 9, and at 28 I feel the same way every time I break open a pack of cards. I know there are always going to be people that are jealous b/c that has been me before, but in those instances I bit my tongue and tried to be nothing but happy for them. I really debated even putting this card up since it would be a great heirloom to pass on to my kids, but to be honest I could really use the money to support my family right now. So whether I get $1000 or $20,000 I know that I am extremely lucky to be in this position and to own such a extraordinary card...and trust me luck has not been on my side most of my life. I just want to thank everyone for being part of this hobby that we love so much. I hope it doesn't fade away--I would hope that it lasts for my kids to experience all the joys of being a collector.
(07-25-2011 07:40 AM)joe callahan13 Wrote: Admittedly, I am jealous. I would love to have pulled this so I could sell it for the payday this guy has coming. On the other hand, this is a perfect reason why I will never buy a box of this crap. If I am going to pull a 1 of 1, or a "set hit", it BETTER be a player. I buy boxes of BASEBALL CARDS, I want cards of BASEBALL PLAYERS. I don't want hair of dead people, I don't want teeth of animals, I don't want manufactured patches of embroidered animals. In the only pack I ever bought (last year), I pulled a serial numbered short print of the paper airplane record holder. That was enough for me. I know a lot of people love this set and I mean no offense, it just isn't for me.
(07-25-2011 01:08 PM)sonnyday Wrote: Not sure why people think a piece of hair is gross. If it was hair with Marilyn Monroe's DNA on it, I could understand...But its just a piece of hair. Heck...Marilyn Mornoe's DNA would probably double the value of the card!
(07-25-2011 01:16 PM)shivelycore Wrote: As I always say in reply to this gripe about Allen & Ginter, be glad you didnt collect cards 125 years ago because that's how the early sets were. Ginter is a tribute to those early sets. That's exactly the point of them.


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Quoted from sjshen I find it very curious how there are these people with high frequency of type A and do not appear to be typically Teacher, Warrior or Explorer at all. The Blackfeet (American Indians) are 82% type A. Native Americans have very low frequency of Rh- blood type. And I doubt if all Blackfeet are Teachers or Warriors, let alone Explorers. Their lifestyle - I mean before today - and surely, their characteristics as a people, were closest to that of "Hunters". Does anybody have an idea of how this happenned ?
Quoted Text (from DoS) If you are a real athlete and not just athletic (warriors at a young age are, but it tapers compared to others) then you are an explorer and you don't have to play the stress game by relaxing or anything. You don't live by the rules of the Type A, at all, you might as well be blood type X. The warriors and teachers can participate but at a cost. I'm not sure how I could emphasize the biological astute programing that is there and dictates the level of participation. Let's just say I doubt any warrior or teacher has ever been in variation of modern olympics and things at that level (pro + ).


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Hi mdurst,
The Vault Revision Table was intended to display only released revision data.
Therefore in your example, Rev C would not show the Change Description, Engr Approved By and Date simply just because it is still in the Work in Progress state. One of the reasons why this was impletmented in such a way is because these properties may be subjected to changes prior to release.
We still allow the display of the Revision C row so our users can tag revision balloons to them or add values (which are not mapped to those in the Vault). But however if Revision C is skipped for release, this row will be deleted in the next Revision Table update as it doesn't fulfil the released criteria.
The command inside Inventor and the Job Processor is essentially doing the same thing with the same rules. The only difference between them is that the Job Processor acts on the file upon a trigger (on the releasing of the file) whereas the command in Inventor performs the update anytime during WIP. You can have Inventor mimick the same behavior for released files if you have sufficient rights to act on released files.
Hi mdurst,
There are some pretty stiff rules that the Vault Revision Table is employing:
Unfortunately, there is no way to override (or relax) these rules as of now.
I hear your feedback and will escalate this to our Product Managers for their review.
Meanwhile, hang in there.
The following is our desired workflow, and as of now, I have not been able to configure Vault to properly manage this workflow. The problem comes during the release state and how Vault populates the revision block on the drawing.
To Create New
1. Create new part file
2. Design part (sketch, extrude, etc…)
3. Save the part file
4. Add the file to vault
a. Vault assigns the .ipt file to the Engineering Category.
b. Lifecycle rules and revision rules are then applied to the file
i. State: Work in Progress
5. Continue design work (periodically syncing with Vault)
6. Finalize design
a. Populate iProperties
b. Create Drawings (iProperties are brought forward from the part and copied to the drawings iProperties)
7. Save the drawing file (same name as part file)
8. Add the drawing to Vault
9. Release part/drawing for fabrication
a. Vault automatically populates the revision title block on the drawing
i. REV column with "–" to represent initial release*
ii. APPROVED column with the person's name that released the drawing
iii. DATE column with the date it was released
iv. COMMENT column with default value from drop down list, "INITIAL RELEASE"
b. .dwf is created
To Revise
1. Change state to "Work in Progress"
2. Make Change
3. Change state to "Released"
a. Vault automatically populates the revision title block on the drawing with a new row
i. REV column with "A" to represent new release*
ii. APPROVED column with the person's name that released the drawing
iii. DATE column with the date it was released
iv. COMMENT column with comments from drop down list or typed at time of release, "REDUCED SLOT TO 3mm"
b. .dwf is created
*Our revision scheme is set up as follows: -, A, B, C, etc… The reason we use "-" is because we don't document in the title block who drew the drawing. Instead, we automatically track who released the drawing in the revision block. This name can be used to ask questions about the design because whoever released the drawing would know enough about the design to answer these questions, or able to direct the question to the appropriate person. The revision block also keeps a history of who released the drawing in what revision. If you want to know who drafted the drawing, you can search the properties in vault. We want fabricators to call the person who released the drawing if there are questions, and NOT the drafter. There is a good chance the drafter wouldn't have a clue if a tolerance can be modified or if an obround can be modified to fit a standard punch.
REV to us means that a design and its respective drawing have been released in a new form, fit or function. The rev bump occurs at the time of release (instead of Vaults default setup…from released to WIP). The thought behind this is that we don't want to demarcate a revision until the changes are made. Not BEFORE the changes are made as Vault's default.
We are also trying to automate as much as possible, with automatic population of the revision block. All of the information exists in Vault when a design is released, but for some reason, this information can't easily be extracted to automatically populate the revision block!
Andy.Spivey wrote:You can create a job processor user (with a strict password) and add them to the released lifecycle state to grant them access. This will also allow you create a DWF file for a released file
Reference - http://crackingthevault.typepad.com/crackingthevau
Doesn't this mean that the Vault Revision Table would show "Job Processor" in the Approved Column?
Just ran the experiment...As Alan mentioned in his rule two above, "Displaying only the first released revision data" will make it so that the Revision Table shows the user that releases the file. The job server is not recorded here.
The job server actually works well...for the most part. It's slow though...I've decreased the time it takes to look for work to 1 minute (the lowest value I think) by editing a line in the file C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Vault Professional 2012\Explorer\JobProcessor.exe.config to <add key ="PeriodInMinutes" value="1" />
The .dwf was updated and reflected the correct rev number, description, date and approver.
A potential drawback would be that the Job Server leaves (overwrites your comment) a little note in the vault comments, "Revision table updated by Job Server."
Fortunately releases aren't everyday sort of things.
It would be nice if we could also request the job server to create .pdf, .igs, .stp, and so forth. It would also be nice to have an option to keep the drawing revision and part revision at the same level. I cant see a time when our drawings would ever be at a different rev state than the part. In fact, we want all of the information to flow from the part. The drawing is just a 2-D, paper way of expressing the part! In my opinion, all information should originate in the part....but I'm getting off topic.
There has got to be a better way of doing this that doesn't REQUIRE a job server...considering the job server requires a license to run the job.
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Caprice Schulte
In love!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs large
I bought two pairs of these for a trip to Patagonia and fell in love.
I have since used them for climbing, hiking , and everything in between. Super comfortable and convert between pants and shorts easily. They do tend to run a bit large, but the drawstring in the waistband is a life saver!
Jared Downs
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Jared D.
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Comfortable, functional, and tough
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I ordered these in a 6 because that was all that was available at the time, but I wish I would have been able to get a 4! I'm 5'6'', 130 lbs and these are very roomy on me. The inner drawstring is a lifesaver though, otherwise these would be hard to wear. At least I can fit layers underneath them now that the weather is cooling off.
Apart from being the wrong size, these are awesome pants. Very comfortable, but also tough. These outperformed many other convertible pants I tried, and I used these extensively while trekking "Down Under". They held up to all kinds of abuse, so much so I call them my "Adventure Pants".
I definitely recommend these pants and I would purchase them again when my current pairs wears out. But, I will be ordering a size down next time.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
I absolutely love these pants! Not only are they completely comfortable but they are super cute! I do know about you, but I love being able to wear more feminine like clothes when i'm camping and/or hiking so these pants are perfect. I fit in the size 2 and then run a little big but that's what the draw strings are for on the inside and I love that I can wear so long johns underneath.
Mandi S.
Comfortable and flattering!
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
- Fit: True to size
I have been on the hunt for a good pair of convertible pants for an upcoming international trip where we will be doing a lot of walking/hiking in humid climates. I ordered these in two sizes and kept the 6 (5',130b.) They are super comfortable, lightweight fabric and actually flattering for this type of pant. I have tested the zipper to turn them into shorts and it is very easy to take on and off. These will definitely be my go to pants for errand running Saturdays and outdoor activities. I did notice on the third day worn (without washing) they were stretched out a bit, like mentioned in the other reviews, but this didn't bother me enough to lower my rating. Would definitely recommend.
LOVE these pants!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
I just ordered my second pair of these beauties after about 1.5 years of loving my first so much. The material is stretchy, durable, and water resistant - food and water just drips right off. They hold up during consecutive days of use, and though they do get a little baggy after a few days of lunging and playing, the drawstring waist allows for you to keep 'em up between washes. The style is also cute enough that I feel stoked wearing them around town after a hike. Butt is also super flattering! First pair of convertible paints I've found to actually be functional and cute!
Lindsay P
Tough guys!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
I have a few pairs of these pants, I'm still rocking a pair that are 3 years old and have been climbed and hiked in for weeks! I prefer them for hiking rather than climbing, mostly because the seam where the zipper is under the knee really bugs me. I have a 2 regular and am about 120lbs and 5'8" they're a touch too big but I'm incredibly narrow in my hips. The length is perfect! I can't honestly say I've ever used the convertible feature so I don't know how easy they are to zip apart and back together again. All in all a great quality product from Prana as usual!!
My husband loves hiking behind me
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
I've probably had at least 5 different brands/styles of convertible pants over the years, and this pair is by far my favorite. Love the real button closure and interior tie, and the fact that the legs are wide enough to pull off over my shoes. They fit pretty true to size for me, though I agree with the other reviewer that they stretch out a bit after a few days of backpacking. I also agree that these pants make my butt look awesome! Seriously, my husband says it every time I put them on. Definite keepers, though I'm bummed mine already have a few pitch stains...the price of loving trees, I guess.
Amy B
Good but not great.
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
- Fit: Runs large
These pants are great but rather big on me. I'm 5'4" and lots of comments said they were fitting. But I've found that the waist and legs are too big. I have space for leggings under and then some so that's the only disappointment I have. Otherwise, the length is fine, the material is great, and overall they are really comfortable. The pockets are nice too, including the zip pocket on the leg.
I love these
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: True to size
I love these pants, they fit true to size but do stretch out over a few days of backpacking, however it does have a waist tie (yahoo) I am 5'9 and bought the longs they work great with my boots when backpacking however they are to long and I have to roll them when I wear them with my chacos around town. they have taken a pretty good beating and held up pretty well, I did trip while stepping over trailer hitched up, i had my pants vented I did break off a couple of the zipper teeth, however to my shock they are still working... these pants look great, many of my other backpacking pants I HATE how they make my butt look, it just looks big and old LOL (ok so it maybe it is) but in these pants i don't feel like i need to walk to in the back of a group. I just hope that these go on sale so that I can buy a few more colors.
I just wanted to add I just got back from my best friends place and I had these pants on and she was like omg I love these pants... later she's like ya know I have to get a pair of these your butt looks really good
A guide's opinion.....
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
I bought these pants when they were on sale a year ago(2013). I like to wait to write a review so I can give a fairly thorough assessment. After one year, these pants are in 'like new' condition; not because they didn't get worn but because they are well made. I work full time at an outfitter in Texas so I think the clothes I wear get put to the test.
THE MATERIAL: holds up, water resistant, nice stretch (I can squat down without getting painful pinch points in the hips), stain & tear resistant as well and an added plus - if you live in the south, they are quite cool (think temperature).
LENGTH: I am 5'9.5" with a 36" inseam and I am comfortable with the length of these pants in a size 4R. If the tall had been in stock at the time I would have bought those but alas no such luck, I was forced to get the regular. Obviously the tall would be choice for me but I am happy with my regulars (have a friend who is 5'6" with slightly shorter legs, maybe 33-34" inseam, who wore them and they were a perfect fit).
ZIP OFF: The zip off leg is a plus. While I prefer pants that tie or have the elastic band so I can choose my own length, these are nice in that they zip off at a capri length and not mid thigh. The zipper does not rub constantly like in many other zip offs but I do feel it here and there on the right leg. One bad thing - which I think is related to the wrong length - the zipper does irritate when I squat but only when the leg is off. The zipper being on the lower leg helps because I tend to find that zippers on the upper legs ALWAYS rub.
WAISTBAND: perfect! I have a rather 'perky' butt so for me it is difficult to find pants that don't go straight up. If you have a butt and a smaller waist these pants are a nice fit.
FIT: These pants fit slightly loose through the legs, which I like but some people may not. This looser fit keeps me cool in the hot + humid SETX weather. The waist fit however is perfect!
OVERALL: Great pants, would buy again!
These seem great
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
- Fit: True to size
A great weight/thickness, these will be good for long hikes when summer arrives. There is a good amount of stretch in them. They are a little large - I'm 5'3, 135lbs and got size 8/reg but I wanted them a bit big so I can wear tights underneath.
Love these pants!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs large
I wish I had bought these pants years ago! I love them so much. I'll wear them over any other pants I have even if they are dirty. I'm 5'4", 140 lbs, 28-inch waist, 41-inch hips, and a 30-inch inseam, and I got the 8 Regular and they fit a just a bit big (just because they are quite stretchy) and they are the perfect length for my preference. They are comfortable to move in, easy to zip the bottoms off, and they wash really well. And they handle the rigors of outdoor activity super well.
Functional and reasonably attractive.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs large
Agree with other reviewers that these pants run a bit large. I am 5'9"/155 lbs. and usually wear 10/L but ordered 8 based on other reviews. The fit of the 8 is snug but comfortable as there is a lot of stretch. Also agree with others that the front pockets are not particularly functional - they are shallow and even small things like your lip balm or hanky can fall out when you are walking. The zip pocket on the leg can fit an iphone (but if you are sweating it will get damp). An iphone in a plastic bag is a tighter fit there; I successfully carried my phone in a plastic bag in a rear pocket, which buttons closed. Was very happy about the convertible aspect of these pants. They were great for walking through brush but when it got warm I could take off the lower legs. Agree with other commenters that the shorts hit at a kind of funny knee length and the zipper area rubbed at the knee (I covered a bit of sharp zipper seam edge with moleskin). I rolled them up twice to wear more comfortably as shorts.
Otherwise quite happy with these hiking pants.
Carolyn C.
Even better than expected!!!
- Gender: Female
- Fit: True to size
I am 5'10" and searched for women's TALL hiking pants and found that the prAna Monarch pant was exactly what I was looking for. I reviewed them on the prAna site and also found them on Amazon (full price), but luckily I was also directed to this site--and got them ON SALE. I ordered a pair and received them within a few days. When I tried them on, they fit me PERFECTLY. They are lightweight and well made, with a little stretch that makes them comfy...I LOVED THEM SO MUCH, I called and ordered a second pair. Going hiking in the red rocks of Sedona and I will be stylin' with my new convertible pants!
Sarah H
My Go-To Pants!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: True to size
These things are great!! They are very flattering for the curves of your body, and the shorts zipper is low enough that it doesn't cut off circulation to your thigh. The material is very stretchy, and after a couple months you will be relying heavily on the chord tie on the inside of the pant, so size down as much as you can. I love these pants because they do everything: They're great for climbing, crack climbing, hiking, casual pants, or even a casual work environment. Since owning a couple pairs, I've even converted a few girlfriends to wearing them, and now I always see them wearing them too! If I had a pair for every day of the week, I'd be a happy girl.
Emily Forsdick
Emily Forsdick
doin what they do best!
Anthony and Ashley South
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
- Fit: Runs large
These convertible pants are super functional & great looking! In my opinion they seem to run a little big. But they are made very well & they are perfect length both ways!
tracy anne
Good fit, gets the job done
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
- Fit: Runs large
I have two pairs of these, one that I have taken out on climbs, hikes and snow climbs multiple times. They are great pants, with a little room for improvement in some areas.
Fit:I love that these pants have some stretch and seem to fit me even if I gain or lose some weight. They are slim through the hips, but would probably stretch out a little if needed. They also have a drawstring cord for adjustability. I would recommend getting the smallest size that fits because they do stretch.
Material: The DWR treatment is great on these. I hike in the snow with them and rarely get wet. It's not waterproof, but if you aren't sitting in snow, they work. They are however really warm in the summer. I have another pair without the DWR that's much better on warm days.
Technical Features: Its always nice to have convertible pants. That said, I would rather the version of these with the DWR not be convertible. They are way too hot for any situation where I would want to wear shorts and the zippers are cold around my legs in the snow.
Durability: Average. They seem to have lasted for me, but do look worn after a while.
Areas for Improvement: Waist band. Every time I wear this with a heavy pack, the draw string in the waist band rubs into my skin and leaves a rash. Part of the problem is that after a while, the material is so stretchy that the drawstring has to be tightened to keep the pants up. Then the drawstring rubs under the hip belt of a pack. Not a problem if you are using them for other purposes or for shorter duration and washing and drying them before they stretch.


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Other highlights from the Consumer Reports National Research Center's national representative survey include:
• Organic Produce. The majority of consumers think organic produce should not have pesticides (91% of consumers) or antibiotics (86%). The NOSB will vote on ending the exemption for streptomycin on apples and pears, which has been re-listed many times.
• Sunset Process. An overwhelming percentage of consumers (84%) think the use of artificial ingredients in organic products should be discontinued, if not reviewed, after 5 years; few consumers (15%) endorse continued use of the artificial ingredient without review.
In September 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program changed the review process. Under the new policy, an exempt material could be permitted indefinitely unless a two-thirds majority of the NOSB votes to remove an exempted (synthetic) substance from the list. The new policy allows USDA to relist exemptions for synthetic materials without the recommendation of the independent board and outside of public view, which used to be required.
The original authors of the organic law, Senator Patrick Leahy and Representative Peter DeFazio, have urged the USDA to reverse this policy change, saying that it "turns the sunset policy of the Organic Foods Production Act on its head" and is "in conflict with both the letter and the intent of the statute."
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In other news, Census Bureau issues report on home ownership and rental vacancies. Home ownership is down slightly overall, to just less than 65%.
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Timebends: The Further Fruits of Revelation |
Written by Chris Floyd |
Wednesday, 11 August 2010 23:19 |
I noted here a couple of weeks ago that I was looking "forward to seeing more of the genuine revelations of heretofore undisclosed crimes that will likely be emerging from the still largely unexplored documents" released by Wikileaks last month. I have not been disappointed. (I've also been in the process of revising much of my first reaction to the document dump; but more on that later perhaps.) As if the implicit pitch for more war as a solution to violence against women did not provide enough cognitive dissonance, the woman pictured was actually disfigured by family members at the order of a Taliban official last year – eight years after US forces entered Afghanistan.
Independent US monitoring agency SITE said the English-language statement from the Taliban spokesman was posted on Saturday on the website of the group, which calls itself the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan:
Says Ann Jones, journalist and author of Kabul in Winter, "For most Afghan women, life has stayed the same. And for a great number, life has gotten much worse."
The photos were taken from an old book published by Afghanistan's planning ministry in the 1950s and 60s, and were accompanied by Qayoumi's commentary recalling the Afghanistan he had known as a young man. The images depict men and women in western dress going about their daily lives in what appears to be a fairly well-developed, functioning society. Qayoumi recounts:
"You know," [Prince said], "people ask me that all the time: 'Aren't you concerned that you folks aren't covered under the Geneva Convention in [operating] in the likes of Iraq or Afghanistan or Pakistan?' And I say, 'Absolutely not,' because these people, they crawled out of the sewer and they have a 1200 AD mentality. They're barbarians. They don't know where Geneva is, let alone that there was a convention there." blog comments powered by Disqus |


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This week Devnews focuses on the World Bank's development work in conflict areas. Eighty percent of the world's 20 poorest countries today have suffered from a major conflict in the recent years. Devnews has talked to Bank staff on the ground, to get a clearer sense as to what this work entails on a daily basis, what progress is being made, what challenges are faced and what lessons they have learnt. "Conflict and Development: a View from the Ground" is a series of five stories, that will run from May 12-16. May 14th will also see the launch of a new World Bank report, "Breaking the Conflict Trap" by Paul Collier et al, on the causes of civil war.
May 15, 2003—At one point, nine countries were involved in the conflict that engulfed the Democratic Republic of Congo after the downfall of Mobutu Sese Seke. The geopolitical melee led The Economist magazine to dub the fighting "Africa's First World War." Under the radar of much of the international news media, an estimated 200,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in almost five years of fighting. Another 3 million died of starvation or diseases that would have been treated in the absence of war. The DRC's conflict took more lives than any since World War II and was the deadliest documented in Africa's history.
A peace agreement was signed on April 2, and foreign forces have pulled out of the country. Inter-ethnic fighting continues in Ituri, a mineral rich district in the Eastern Province, but relative stability has returned to most of the country. The World Bank, however, had already begun assisting the Congolese government more than two years before. It was this head start that makes the Bank's strategy in DRC unique compared to other conflict countries and, arguably, even contributed to the sealing of a peace deal, World Bank Country Vice President for Africa Callisto Madavo said.
"The Bank took the lead in reengaging with the Congo, together with the IMF, before the peace agreement was signed," Country Director Emmanuel Mbi said. "We felt very strongly that the peace process in the Congo needed to be accompanied with this type of support to show the Congolese people light at the end of the tunnel and to allow sufficient credibility for the Congolese state to be accepted by others as a negotiating partner." The approach was not without controversy.
Joseph Kabila, the son of Laurent Kabila, the rebel leader who deposed Mobutu in 1997, came to power in January 2001 and stocked his government with technocrats who had drawn up viable reform plans, Mbi said. The Bank's early engagement was meant to convey the message that the "international community has the obligation to respond to a government that puts together a responsible and sound economic reform program, and from that to create a sort of 'train on rails' image," he said. "The train is moving and it can't be stopped."
The Bank—which had suspended financial assistance in 1993—provided substantial support to underpin an IMF-monitored stabilization program. This included the first grant through IDA 12's post-conflict window: $50 million that went toward testing implementation mechanisms for high-priority areas like road construction, HIV/AIDS and community-based projects. The focus reflected another part of the Bank's strategy. "That was to try to defy the notion out there that one could not usefully and in a fiduciary responsible way spend money in the Congo, which was of course very much burdened by the reputation of Zaire, its former incarnation," said Onno Ruhl, Country Manager for the DRC and task manager of the Emergency Early Recovery Project. "Getting this project implemented fast and well was key."
War and decades of mismanagement and corruption under Mobutu had devastated Congo's economy. "There was rampant inflation, over 500 percent per year, and complete economic chaos," Lead Economist Brendan Horton said. The economy had shrunk for 12 years in a row, per capita income had dropped below $100 and the country had racked up almost $14 billion in debt.
In 2002, the economy saw positive growth and inflation returned to about 10 percent by year-end. Results of the reconstruction program are visible. The road from Kinshasa to the port—the main supply route for the capital city of 8 million people—now takes under a day for a truck to traverse, compared to a week just a year ago, explained Country Economist Eric Nelson. In health care, the price of a blood transfusion dropped from $11 to $5, Eva Jarawan, Lead Specialist for Social Sectors, pointed out. Some 6,500 bags of blood infected with HIV were detected, in effect preventing that many new infections, she said.
Because of the country's history under Mobutu, many donors at first were hesitant to commit funds. To adapt to this environment, the Bank put together a $1.7 billion reconstruction framework, committing in August 2002 a $410 million IDA credit and a $44 million grant under IDA-13 FY03 window, and working to bring in other donors, mostly on a parallel financing basis.
"The key thing we were looking for was an agreement between the government and the donors that there would be only one strategic framework for the financing of public investment and reconstruction," said Abdelmoula Gzhala, the Bank's task manager for the Emergency Multi-sector Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Project, which was financed with the $454 million. A Consultative Group meeting of donors was chaired by Mbi in December 2002 and raised nearly $2.5 billion.
In June 2002, the Bank had also approved a $450 million credit to support economic reforms and provide DRC with foreign exchange immediately after the government cleared its arrears of nearly $340 million on debt service to the Bank. In sum, the Bank's financial commitment came close to $1 billion in one year.
Technical advice from the Bank has focused on a range of areas, from public expenditure reviews to developing frameworks for regulating management of the DRC's vast natural resources, such as minerals and forests. Education (more than half of Congolese children don't attend school) and the fight against HIV/AIDS will also be important areas for assistance. But Madavo noted that debt relief under the HIPC program is the immediate priority. "Without it, the country has no economic future," he said.
Ruhl reopened the Bank's office in the DRC in early 2002, initially working from his laptop from a hotel room with a receptionist and a driver. The office has since expanded to 22 people, and is expected to grow by another five by the end of the year.
Useful links: For an interview with Mbi on the Bank's country offices in the South-Central Africa region, click here.
For more information on the Bank's lending in DRC, click here.
To hear the radio news release on the "Breaking the Conflict Trap" report, please click here.
A typical scene from the Matadi road before an IDA grant helped rehabilitate it. The road links Kinshasa to the coast and is the main supply route for the capital's 8 million residents.
The same road under construction with IDA financing.
The Bank's DRC team.
A precariously crammed commuter train rolls into Kinshasha, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Corruption and civil war have saddled Congo-DRC with few maintained roads and a decaying transportation network in a country nearly the size of western Europe.© Pettersson, Per-Anders 2002/ from A Day in the Life of Africa
Matungulu Mbuyamu, Minister of Finance and Budget for the Democratic Republic of Congo, with Emmanuel Mbi, World Bank Country Director for South Central Africa and Great Lakes region, in Paris during the Consultative Group meeting last December.