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I've been excited about the Panasonic HDC-TM700 since its debut at PMA 2010. Panasonic set the bar high last year with the excellent HDC-TM300, so as its follow-up HD camcorder, I expected the TM700 to have even better performance and more exciting new features.
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On paper, Panasonic didn't disappoint by including Intelligent Resolution technology (digital zoom with optical zoom quality), facial recognition, 35mm wide-angle Leica lens, 3-inch LCD screen, and 1080p at 60 frames per second (fps) recording mode.
I tested the Panasonic TM700 to find out if it's as impressive in practice. More importantly, I explored whether Panasonic's flagship camcorder is worth its $1,000 MSRP.
There are two models in the Panasonic 700 series, the TM700 and HS700, and the only difference between them is a whopping 240GB hard drive on the more expensive HS700. The TM700 has 32 GB of on-board flash memory. Despite the HS700 hard drive's added heft, the devices perform the same. For the review, I'll be using the TM700.
The TM700 measures 2.59 x 2.71 x 5.43 inches and weighs a little less than 1 pound with its removable battery attached. It doesn't deviate from the traditional consumer camcorder design and features a large lens area in the front with a flash, recording lamp and AF assist light, all encircled by a manual lens ring. On the back of the TM700 are the removable battery (the DC input resides behind it), a slide-out viewfinder and corrector dial (for focusing the viewfinder display) and the record start/stop button.
The palm side of the device houses the Velcro grip strap, mode dial, covered accessory shoe adapter mount, and covered external microphone and headphone terminals. Opposite the palm side is the 3-inch LCD screen and camera function button. Flip out the LCD to reveal the power button, 1080/60p mode button, and covered access to the AV and mini-HDMI connectors, USB terminal and SD card slot. The on-board microphone, zoom toggle, stills button, optical image stabilizer (OIS) button, and Intelligent Auto/manual button are all on the top. Finally, the tripod mount is on the bottom of the TM700.
The TM700 has Panasonic's 3MOS sensor system, which is three 1/4.1-inch CMOS sensors, each registering 3.05 megapixels for a total of 9.15 megapixels. According to Panasonic each sensor deals with one of the primary colors - red, blue and green - and it "reduces light loss compared to the 1MOS sensor, and renders colors, details and gradation all with intricate detail and natural beauty."
Ergonomics and Controls
Everything on the TM700 is nicely spaced to avoid button clutter. It simply looks professional, due also in part to the dark grey and black color tones and fingerprint-proof textured plastic and brushed aluminum shell. It's also very ergonomic; I had no problem holding it for hours or accessing any of the buttons or dials while shooting. The top-mounted mic could present issues for those with long digits who might accidentally brush against it while recording, but I didn't have trouble with it.
I especially liked the added Intelligent Auto/manual button and OIS button on the TM700 body. When Intelligent Auto is activated, it recognizes the scene and selects the most suitable shooting mode (nighttime, portrait, spotlight, macro, etc.) for the HD camcorder. The TM700 does an impressive job choosing the appropriate setting and is great for beginners not yet comfortable with manual controls, especially with its easy button access. The same goes for the OIS. Some recording situations turn bumpy fast, and having the option to turn it off and on quickly is a nice touch.
The only gripe I have with the design is that the DC input is hidden underneath the battery. In addition, you can't charge the battery while it's attached; you have to remove the battery and charge it in an external adapter. The DC line also runs through the adapter. For some reason, you can't power the TM700 via the DC adapter and charge the battery simultaneously. It's a minor nuisance at worst, but it slightly mars the otherwise excellent TM700 build.
Menus and Modes
The TM700 offers comprehensive picture controls and shooting options, all accessed by hitting the menu button just below the 3-inch LCD. There is also a quick menu option for speedy access to basic controls, but new users will want to familiarize themselves with the basic menu first.
For recording with Intelligent Auto activated, that includes:
The recording mode menu doubles with options when the TM700 is set to manual mode, offering a host of controls for grizzled video vets, including white balance, exposure, aperture, shutter speed and audio levels. For beginners looking to learn manual controls, Panasonic included a handy "information" option that gives explanations for each menu item. There are also additional help options available, including "Zebra" that indicates overexposed areas in the display; "MF Assist" that highlights the focused object; and "Luminance" that shows light level as a percentage.
The TM700 offers five HD recording modes. There is the very special 1080/60p that can only be accessed by pressing the dedicated button and four sets of 1080/60i, each at a different transfer rate for varying file sizes. There is also a "Digital Cinema Mode" offering film-like 24fps, and that can be accessed as a separate menu option. There are no 720 or standard definition resolutions available on the TM700, but clips can be downgraded with the TM700's packaged software.
Two features of note are time lapse recording and facial recognition. Time lapse is extremely fun. You can set the TM700 to shoot a frame every second, 30 seconds, one minute or two minutes. It certainly makes my morning trip to work on the Massachusetts Turnpike appear much more exciting.
Facial recognition – not to be confused with face detection, which the TM700 also has – is new on the TM700. It allows users to input and label up to six faces, which the device will recognize, prioritize with focus and exposure, and track each time the faces appear in frame. It works – for the most part. I got it to recognize my John Locke from "Lost" action figure (below), which was impressive, and it picked up my face when I placed older photos in frame. But it was ultimately finicky and had trouble recognizing faces at angles or in challenging lighting conditions. The TM700 allows you to input up to three different "faces" per person, covering different expressions, angles and lighting conditions. But it's still a new and imperfect technology, one that I expect Panasonic will refine with future devices.
For stills, the TM700 offers a handful of options, including:
There are also multiple settings options covering everything from the internal clock and language to television playback resolution and power settings.
Almost all menu controls are accessed through the TM700's 3-inch, 230,400 pixel, LCD touchscreen. LCD screens are notoriously difficult to see in bright sunlight, and Panasonic included plenty of display controls to take the edge off any glare.
At 3.0 inches, the TM700 screen feels cramped, especially with all the information icons lining the edges and corners. Even though it's responsive, the small size makes it difficult to select the proper menu item with a touch. The TM700 comes packaged with a stylus for this very reason, but a larger screen would be more helpful. Other HD camcorders in the TM700's class sport a 3.5-inch touchscreen, which I think is a perfect size for this device, even if it means increasing its bulk.
Underneath the touchscreen but still on the display frame are six buttons to bring up the menu and quick menu, trash footage, record, and control the zoom/volume/playback display (same functions as the zoom toggle on the top of the camcorder). Most of these buttons also exist elsewhere on the device, which is good. On the display, they are small and difficult to press. Try pushing one while recording and it will probably show up as a bump in your footage. The TM700 also features a slide-out electronic viewfinder with a dedicated diopter adjustment ring. While it's not as ergonomic as viewfinders found on higher-end camcorders, it's a nice professional touch.
Shooting with the TM700 made me feel like a real video pro. The manual controls and camera features give the consumer-class device a professional sheen. I especially liked the lens ring; it had just the right amount of sensitivity for fine-tuning and slow zooming. Users can select the lens ring setting by pressing the camera function button on the LCD side of the device. The lens ring defaults to zoom control when the TM700 is set to Intelligent Auto.
Shooting Performance
The TM700 has two OIS settings, standard for run-of-the-mill camera shaking and active mode for bigger bumps. Both work extremely well to reduce video jitters. As I mentioned before, the Intelligent Auto system does an admirable job of accurately gauging shooting conditions and adjusting exposure and white balance accordingly. If it's off, changing the scene setting only requires a few menu clicks. You can also manually adjust white balance (shifting to warmer or cooler), iris, shutter speed and focus through the lens ring. The 12x zoom impressed too, both with the quick zoom of the toggle and slow zoom of the lens ring.
Panasonic reps were very excited about the new 18x "Intelligent Zoom" feature, which is a digital zoom with the image prettied up to look optical. And for good reason - it works. Check out the stills captured from two clips, first the 12x optical zoom:
I then moved the camera back a few feet and zoomed in using the 18x Intelligent Zoom:
Without knowing better, I would have believed the TM700 had an 18x optical zoom. I hope Panasonic continues to develop the technology for even deeper "intelligent zooms."
I have no complaints about the TM700's auto focus or auto exposure and definitely like the AF/AE Tracking feature. By simply touching an area or moving object (person or pet) on the touchscreen, the TM700 will lock in and adjust the focus and exposure to the object as it or the camera moves. As long as it's in frame, it will stay in focus.
When shooting, the TM700 flashed a warning on the display claiming "Camera Panning Too Fast" whenever I zipped it from side to side. The warning does not appear on clips, but what it's trying to prevent does: skewing. Having a CMOS sensor - or in the this case, three CMOS sensors - means the TM700 is prone to skewing or the rolling shutter effect. I tip my hat to Panasonic for including the warning to minimize the problem.
The accessory shoe is located on the side of the device and requires a slide-in adapter (included). At first, it seems like odd placement, but I assume it's on the side to avoid interfering with the top-mounted on-board microphone. It's also cold, which means it provides no power.
The on-board 32 GB memory space is good for about 2 hours and 40 minutes of 1080/60p recording and a little more than four hours at the next highest video setting. The TM700 is also SDXC compatible, so you can currently expand the memory by 64 GB (though SDXC cards will soon reach 2TB capacity), provided you want to spend the money for a card. The battery lasted for roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes of continuous shooting.
Video Quality
The 1080/60p footage looks amazing. The action is smooth as silk, sharp as a tack and free of digital artifacts. There is noticeable saturation with some of the more vivid colors, which might turn off some videophiles. Nevertheless, I like a touch of saturation in my clips and I think the colors look great.
Switch to 1080/60i and the video predictably loses a bit of its smoothness and sharpness, and digital artifacts creep in. It still looks great and is some of the best looking video I've seen from an HD camcorder, but 1080/60p blows it away. In low light settings, the TM700 also impressed with minimal noise and decent color and sharpness.
While footage looks great on the TM700 LCD or streamed over HDMI to an HDTV, things get messy when importing to an underpowered PC, especially with 1080/60p (28Mbps) footage. Some media players also have trouble with the TM700's AVCHD codec. I want to be clear that this isn't a knock on the TM700, just be aware that anything less than a top-of-the-line PC will potentially have trouble dealing with the highest resolution footage.
The TM700 on-board mic records 5.1 surround sound, but can be set to simple two-channel stereo. It boasts a host of features, including a wind noise canceller and controls for audio levels and bass settings. There is also a "focus mic" feature that boosts audio levels in conjunction with the zoom, increasing the mic's sensitivity to pick up sounds from far away sources.
As with any high-end device, the TM700 has both a dedicated external mic and headphone jack. Overall, the TM700 has an impressive set of audio features that complement the video quality nicely.
Stills Quality
The TM700 can take 14.2 megapixel JPEG stills, but only through interpolation. The actual megapixel count is 9.15, which is still impressive. You can choose among 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 aspect ratios and the TM700 has both a timer and smile detection. You can also grab 13.3 megapixel screenshots in video mode and from the footage using the packaged software.
I had high expectations for the TM700 photos because of the device's Leica Dicomar Lens, and I wasn't disappointed. I've often described camcorder stills as being "just above cell phone quality," and I'll call TM700 stills "just below mid-range point-and-shoot."
Operation and Extras
The TM700 comes packaged with a lens hood, shoe adapter, battery charger, remote control, USB cable, component cable, HD Writer AE software, comprehensive product manual and a round touchscreen stylus. What's missing? The HDMI cable, of course! Everything else is standard with most camcorders with the exception of the lens hood. It's a nice extra, but I would have preferred an HDMI cable.
The HD Writer AE software is only Windows compatible, but Mac fans can use iMovie to extract videos as you can't simply drag and drop files from the TM700 to your computer. The proprietary software is predictably clunky and lame, though it does offer a handful of basic editing controls for cutting clips and adding titles. According to AV forum chatter in May 2010, iMovie has issues with the 1080/60p footage, and may not be able to extract it. I can't confirm this, but it is worth investigating if you are using an Apple computer.
Extracted video takes the form of an M2TS file, similar to both Canon and Sony camcorder output.
Simply put, I love what Panasonic has done with the TM700 because it has appeal for different levels of videographer. For pros and videophiles, there are comprehensive manual controls and features. For novices, the TM700 is still accessible with Intelligent Auto and picture control guides. Add fun features like facial recognition and time lapse as well as some of the best video quality I've seen and the TM700 seems like a bargain at its $1,000 launch price.
However, there is still room for improvement. I would like to see a larger LCD, more accessible DC input and an HDMI cable included, but these quibbles are minor when compared with everything the TM700 does right.
Bravo Panasonic! Your TM700 earns a coveted "Editor's Choice" award!


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Village Creek takeout on the Neches River.
The 69-mile long Village Creek is recognized as one of the last free-flowing streams in East Texas. It's a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts and home to rare fish and mussels. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) worked for some time to protect Village Creek from the encroaching urban development in nearby Lumberton. A few miles of the river flows through Village Creek State Park, which also includes a diversity of longleaf pine uplands, wetlands and cypress swamps. Back in 2009, we helped TPWD double the size of Village Creek State Park, conserving the river and surrounding natural area for future generations.
Through a creative combination of public and private grant funding, we were able to offer 1,500 acres of undeveloped timber land to TPWD at about one-quarter of its market value. The land expands Village Creek Park's southern boundary and more than doubles the park's original 1,090 acres.
The land we protected also adds to Big Thicket National Preserve's Village Creek and Neches River Corridor units. With this addition visitors have more outdoor recreational opportunities and state park personnel have vehicle access to the eastern third of the park.

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Matt Kenseth wins bizarre Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- For once, a finish to the Daytona 500 was anticlimactic, an afterthought, merely the ebb of the craziness of the past few days.
Teammates Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle were so strong in the late stages, in the wee hours of Tuesday, that it was increasingly apparent one was going to win.
It was Kenseth who held off both Biffle and their most serious challenger, Dale Earnhardt Jr., throughout the green-white-checkered finish.
"We never could get to Matt," said Earnhardt, who tried to push Biffle to the front, "but that wasn't materializing so I just pulled out to try to get the second spot."
He did, slipping past Biffle on the last lap.
Kenseth and Biffle stayed 1-2 through the last three restarts, with Biffle repeatedly pushing Kenseth out front.
"We both had really fast rockets," Kenseth said of their Roush Fords. "I think it just ended up as who was in front at the end."
Earnhardt was tucked up "against me for two full laps, and I couldn't pull up on the 17 [Kenseth]," Biffle said. "It was like the 17 had more motor or something at the end. It was like he floored it and I couldn't catch him."
But, ho-hum, those last three redundant restarts came after the really bizarre spectacle of the evening, and actually in the 54-year history of this race.
Many a time, just when we thought we'd seen it all in the various editions of NASCAR's showcase event, we've stood in the aftermath and said we'd never seen anything like (fill in the blank).
But most of the time we've had to wait until after the checkered flag to say that.
At just before 10 o'clock Monday night, with 40 laps left and "go time" nearing for the field, the race was suddenly shut down for more than two hours due to a cloud of jet-fuel fire, ignited when Juan Pablo Montoya's car slid sideways and rear-ended a jet dryer blowing debris off the track -- under caution, no less.
And the evening opened with a second-lap crash that took out Jimmie Johnson and crippled the cars of Danica Patrick and defending 500 champion Trevor Bayne.
All this on top of a 30-hour delay in the start of the race that began Sunday with the first outright rainout in the history of the race.
The race finally started after 7 p.m. Monday, and after the early crash it was clicking along smoothly, with no rain issues. Threatening showers that appeared on the radar dissipated before they got to the track.
But after the fire, the race wasn't restarted until just after midnight.
The only track-condition issue that remotely compared to Monday night's shutdown was the notorious pot hole that delayed the race twice two years ago, and that was a boring, crowd-annoying sort of public works issue.
The kerosene fire in the third turn of Daytona International Speedway blazed so intensely as to cause concern it might damage or even destroy the asphalt. Track president Joie Chitwood III said more than 200 gallons of fuel fed the fire.
"There is no manual for [dealing with] a track on fire," Chitwood said.
Both Montoya and the driver of the dryer truck, Duane Barnes, escaped the fire without serious injury.
Scarred by the pot hole issue of 2010, speedway maintenance crews took the two hours not so much to put out the fire and clean up the mess but also to ensure that the track surface at the high-speed entry to the third turn was safe for racing.
Montoya hardly knew what happened himself.
"Something fell in the rear end of the car, and the car just spun into the jet dryer," Montoya said. He had just pitted under the caution, complaining of a bad vibration in the car. His crew checked the car and declared it OK, but "I still told them 'I think there is something broke.' " He returned to the pits, still felt the vibration, and was planning to pit yet again when "the car just turned right."
The win was Kenseth's second in the Daytona 500 in the past four years. In 2009, he won what remains the shortest 500 in history, only 109 of the standard 200 laps, after a downpour halted that race.
Earnhardt, even riding a winless streak that dates back to the summer of 2008, wasn't at all deflated with his second-place finish.
Why? Earnhardt pointed out just how predictable Kenseth's win has been since Thursday, when he won his 150-mile qualifying race.
"The Roush cars are just really strong," Earnhardt said. "They've shown that all week. I really didn't know just how good they were until I got up there those last 60 laps [even before the bizarre fire], and I could get in between them, but I couldn't get in front of them.
"Just didn't have car enough to get around them and get the lead."
And so the finish wasn't shocking -- certainly nothing like the Richard Petty-David Pearson crash coming to the flag that Pearson won in 1976, nothing like the Cale Yarborough-Allison brothers fight on '79, nor the regular duels to the checkered flag during the past quarter-century of restrictor-plate racing.
But as usual, the Daytona 500, the event itself, was memorable and unique.
So now again we're reminded that you never can say you've seen it all in the Daytona 500.
Each year you can only ask: What next?
Ed Hinton is a senior writer for ESPN.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Monday, Feb. 27
- Hinton: A Daytona 500 to remember
- Newton: Bizarre to the end
- McGee: Daytona 500 instant analysis
- Newton: Trouble follows Danica
- Fan Reaction: A memorable Daytona 500
- Stats & Info: Milestone victory for Kenseth
- MacGregor: Daytona in fits and starts
- MacGregor: This Sporting Life
- Racing Live! Daytona Monday
- Video: Daytona 500 highlights
- Video: Second time for Kenseth
- Video: Montoya's bizarre wreck
- Video: Johnson crashes early
- Video: Danica talks about her race
Sunday, Feb. 26
- Hinton: Rainout historic, eery
- Blount: Cup teams start scrambling
- Newton: Danica plays waiting game
- MacGregor: This Sporting Life
- Smith: Cheers to you, Daytona
- Racing Live! Daytona rainout rewind
- Video: Daytona 500 washout
- Video: Daytona 500 storylines
- Video: Marty Smith's ode to Daytona
Saturday, Feb. 25
- Hinton: A 500 worth anticipating
- Newton: Buescher wins, but at what cost?
- Blount: Danica's now 0-for-2
- Racing Live! Nationwide rewind
- MacGregor's This Sporting Life: Daytona
- Video: Nationwide Series highlights
- Video: Danica's new attitude
- Video: JJ's ready to win again
Friday, Feb. 24
- Turn 4: Experts weigh in on issues
- Newton blog: Danica wins pole, respect
- Marty Smith's Racebook: Social distortion
- MacGregor: Hard to pick a thread
- Blount: Driver No. 1, Jimmie Johnson
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 1-12
- Newton: Danica has firm grip on Daytona
- Willis stats blog: Daytona 500
- Ed Hinton chat wrap
- Video: Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Daytona
- Video: The Word, hot topics
- Video: The Word, Danica's debut
- Video: Danica rolls to Nationwide pole
- Jayski podcast: Around the track
- Podcast: Denny Hamlin on Mike & Mike
Thursday, Feb. 23
- Blount: Dueling emotions at Daytona
- Newton: Danica takes hit in stride
- McGee's instant analysis: The Duels
- Blount: Driver No. 2, Carl Edwards
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 2-12
- Racing Live! Duels rewind
- Podcast: Jarrett on Mike & Mike
- Jayski podcast: Around the track
- Video: Duels 1 highlights
- Video: Duels 2 highlights
- Video: Danica's crash analysis
- Video: Analyzing the Daytona 500 field
- Video: Nationwide Series Driver Pick 'Em
Wednesday, Feb. 22
- Blount: Duels are about the desperate
- McGee: Five issues that aren't
- Blount: Driver No. 3, Brad Keselowski
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 3-12
- Terry Blount chat wrap
- Newton blog: Dale Earnhardt Jr. mesmerizing
- Video: Dale Earnhardt interview
- Video: Changes to the 48 team
- Video: Rusty on Duels' importance
- Video: Flying with the Thunderbirds
- Listen: Stewart on the SVP Show
- Jayski podcast: Duels preview
Tuesday, Feb. 21
- Newton: Elliott still old-school NASCAR
- Blount: Driver No. 4, Matt Kenseth
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 4-12
- David Newton chat wrap
- Video: Carl Edwards interview
- Video: Jack Roush interview
- Video: Danica Patrick on PTI
- Jayski podcast: Around the track
Monday, Feb. 20
- McGee: Sprint Cup Power Rankings
- Blount: Driver No. 5, Tony Stewart
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 5-12
- Ryan McGee chat wrap
- Jayski podcast: Around the track
- Video: Soundtracks, Bud Shootout
- Video: NASCAR Now Minute
Sunday, Feb. 19
- Blount: Motivated Edwards off to fast start
- Newton: Welcome to the show, Danica
- Recap: Daytona 500 Pole Day
- Newton: When Daddy has a bad wreck
- Blount: Driver No. 6, Kyle Busch
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 6-12
- Video: Pole Day highlights
- Video: Pole winner Edwards on SC
- Video: Marty Smith's Kurt Busch interview
- Video: Robin Pemberton interview
Saturday, Feb. 18
- Video: Budweiser Shootout highlights
- Video: A wild ride for many
- Racing Live! Shootout rewind
- Newton: Kyle Busch saves the day
- Hinton: Shootout lived up to hype
- Blount: The pack (racing) is back!
- McGee: 30 years of Bud on hoods
- Blount: Driver No. 7, Jeff Gordon
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 7-12
Friday, Feb. 17
- Terry Blount previews the weekend
- Newton: Awkward moments
- Smith: Log on to "Racebook"
- Blount: Driver No. 8, Kevin Harvick
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 8-12
Thursday, Feb. 16
- Blount: The circus is in town
- Newton: Musical chairs, NASCAR style
- Newton: Trevor Bayne's big day
- Blount blog: Danica is Media Day darling
- Newton blog: Junior wants this one bad
- Blount: Driver No. 9, Denny Hamlin
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 9-12
- Video: Jimmie Johnson interview
- Video: Danica Patrick interview
- Video: Kyle Busch interview
- Video: Kevin Harvick interview
- Video: Jeff Gordon interview
- Video: Carl Edwards interview
- Video: Trevor Bayne interview
- Video: Tony Stewart interview
- Video: Dale Earnhardt Jr. interview
Wednesday, Feb. 15
- Terry Blount on Sprint Cup milestones
- Blount: Driver No. 10, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 10-12
- Video: NASCAR Now Minute: Danica Patrick
Tuesday, Feb. 14
- Ed Hinton on five drivers with work to do
- Blount: Driver No. 11, Kasey Kahne
- ESPN.com's driver rankings: Nos. 11-12
- ESPN The Magazine on the revenge of JJ
- Ed Hinton chat wrap
- Video: NASCAR Now Minute: Alan Gustafson
Monday, Feb. 13
- Newton: Tony Stewart acting up
- McGee: The two Tony Stewarts
- Blount: Driver No. 12, Greg Biffle
- ESPN.com's 2012 driver rankings: No. 12
- ESPN The Magazine's team preview
- Trevor Bayne chat wrap
- David Newton chat wrap
- Video: NASCAR Now Minute: Steve Addington
- Video: Tony Stewart in 2012
- Video: The Big Picture
- Video: Championship Predictions
- Video: The Mid-Major Teams
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In good times or bad, craps cannot be beaten. Never forget, the dice are law, two nasty little lumps of mathematical certainty. Still the best bet in Vegas is on a craps table, the odds bet where when the bet is maxed the house edge is reduced to as little as 0.3 percent. Always make the odds bet. Max it out when possible. Simply put, it's a second wager, placed after the come-out roll, in a weirdly unlabeled area just behind the pass line. Casinos hate it because it pays true odds, and it's the only bet in Vegas that does. If the point is 10, the maximum odds bet is usually an additional wager of three times the original bet (paying 2 to 1 for a roll of 10). When the world is flush and the Strip is packed, downtown hotels and casinos routinely entice low-rolling bettors by offering higher limits on the odds bet, sometimes as high as a hundred times the pass-line bet. But when things get tight, even the Strip casinos are known to reach out to gamblers by creating more favorable returns on this classic bet. Hence the axiomatic paradox: Casino gambling is more fun when times are bad, as table minimums are nudged downward and limits creep up on the odds bet. Bet them. Max them. And hope the law leaves you in peace. Tom Chiarella
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First and foremost, thank you dear friends for your comments/tweets/messages about Apolonia. We had another "Sunday Night Family Dinner" (what seems like the 50th in a row but our family still treats it like the first SNF dinner - love!) however Apolonia is not doing so good. It's possible that she suffered a stroke or learned Arabic over night. Either way we don't understand anything she says and my parents are going to heaven after what I witnessed this evening. The most important thing is that she sat in a wheel chair at the dinner table and everyone witnessed the love that goes into caring for family. How do you transition from that, to a fabulously busy weekend with the kiddos? I guess it's the theme of spending quality time together. As my children age, they are becoming much more fun to hang out with. It's like mini-sized BFFs and I got three of them for life! Last weekend we went to a new Polish restaurant in the Chicago suburb of Niles with ten friends (everyone tried something new - it was yummy) and attended the New Trier Winter Carnival where four floors of the massive high school were filled with carnival games put on by the senior class. All proceeds went to Habitat for Humanity. "There's no way we can have a better weekend, Mama!" Enter "Just Dance 4" this weekend. We are quite possibly absolutely the last family on this planet to enter the gaming world but Jesus, Mary and Joseph this game knocked out our weekly board-game/movie night and kept the kiddos up well past their bedtime. Kudos to Lola who suggested it after a slumber party. We dusted off our old unused wii and danced. All. Night. Long. On Saturday we went to a Celtic mass and had a church procession to the school gym where there was Guinness on tap to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. My BFF and her family joined us for the festivities. Needless to say, we were one of the last families to leave. The kiddos love a good par-tay! Since we went to church on Saturday we "sprang forward" to the Shedd on Sunday morning. I posted a pic on Facebook of the kiddos in-front of the aquarium and three seconds later my baby brother texted me. "Can I join you guys?" Um? Yeah! Thrilled to show their uncle their favorite place in Chicago. There's nothing better then spending quality time with those you love. Not even Apolonia, in her sad frame of mind, speaking Arabic, could disagree with that. |
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Current Cases & Projects | Individual Indian Money (IIM) Accounts Cobell v. Kempthorne
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The Native American Rights Fund and private co-counsel filed this class action case in federal district court in Washington, D.C. in 1996 to force the federal government to provide an accounting to approximately 300,000 individual Indian money account holders who have their funds held in trust by the federal government. Through years of litigation, decisions of the federal district court and the federal court of appeals held that the government was in breach of trust and must provide an accounting. NARF was active in the case until 2006 when the case was fully staffed and NARF's resources were shifted over to help 41 unrepresented Tribes who faced a deadline to file suit against the federal government for accountings of their tribal funds held in trust by the federal government under the same system. That tribal trust fund litigation is proceeding. See Infra.
On December 8, 2010, President Obama signed into law a settlement of $1.5 billion to be paid to the 300,000 individual Indian money account holders with another $1.9 billion made available to pay individual Indians who want to sell their small fractionated interests in their trust lands to the federal government to be turned over to their Tribes. The federal district court approved the settlement on June 20, 2011, and the decision was appealed. The federal district court also awarded $99 million in attorneys' fees and expenses on June 20, 2011, and will later decide how the $99 million will be divided among the attorneys. NARF, through its pro bono attorneys, DLA Piper, has submitted an application for $8,098,821 in attorneys' fees and expenses for its work on the case. The Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the first appeal of the decision to approve the settlement on February 16, 2012. The Court of Appeals affirmed the federal district court's approval of the settlement on May 22, 2012. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review of the case and we are now waiting for the federal district to make a decision on our application for attorneys' fees and expenses. The federal district court held a hearing on the matter March 18 and referred it to a magistrate judge for mediation in hopes of resolving the matter before issuing a ruling. Mediation was held on April 29 and was unsuccessful. The matter is back to the federal district court for decision.
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This is an excellent set of skillets. They are on the heavy side which I prefer and, as a probable result, the heat distribution is very even. This set replaced another set (different brand) that was only about six months old. Scrambling eggs in the old set was a disaster, even when seasoning, a good part of the eggs ended up laminated to the non-stick???? like a glue. The egg had to be litterly scrubbed off the non-stick??. With this set a flick of a rubber spatula moves everything around. No more browned and burnt scrambled eggs. Nothing sticks to them... They work so good I am now considering replacing both my 10" and 12" skillets with the same.
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These pans are a nice heavy weight and feel substantial. Very easy to keep clean and the non stick surface is great. The fact they can be used in the oven is another bonus. Overall- I would recommend them without reservation.
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So far, so good. I bought two sets of these skillets for two kitchens, and they have proven to be both non-stick and excellent at browning. Cleaning is a breeze. Hope the non-stick surface remains durable for years to come.
I recommend this product.- October 28, 2013
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Ordering these pans in the combo pack saves quite a bit of $$! I got the combo pack on sale for $39.99 for a 8" and 10-1/2" pan set. To start, the pans are beautiful. I have used them a couple times so far, and they cook evenly and clean so easily. The indented and non-stick rivets add a nice touch. With other pans, food would be difficult to clean around the protruding rivets. My small pan did come with a small nick on the rim, but not worth my trouble to send back. I'm hoping it doesn't become a problem. Overall, an outstanding value for great pans!
I recommend this product.- October 14, 2013
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We've only had them about two weeks, so I can't speak to their durability. They are nice and heavy, with good heat dispersion (no noticeable hot spots), and the the bolts holding the substantial handles are also coated. Cleanup is a snap. So far, these are the best we've ever used.
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I love how well built these pans are. They are much heavier than our old frying pans. Also, the finish on the non-stick surface does not need anything added to being non-stick. Our old non-stick pan needed vegetable oil added as a coating after using it, but that is totally not needed or recommended. So far, I see no scratches or missing surface pieces that happened with our old pan which we threw away.
I recommend this product.- February 13, 2012
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Supercalifragilistic Reidentifiability →
Well documented paper on the capability to identify entities via credit card metadata [i.e., the identification is based on what was once thought to be anonymous big data...]. Time to move back to currency transactions. Tout Simplement Incroyable.
DeepFace and the End of Privacy
In a new series (typically, behind Science Magazines' pay-wall, but free access to February 5th, 2015), comes this particularly disturbing revelation of Facebook Inc.'s (NasdaqGS: FB) DeepFace system which is now, apparently, as accurate as human's at facial recognition.
Twenty Eight Teams Advance to CyberPatriot National Finals Competition →
News, of the latest crop of secondary school cyber-defense teams advancing into the finals of the CyberPatriot National Finals Competition. CyberPatriot has additional information for those of you that wish to attend the live National Finals Competition on March 13th through and inclusive of March 15th, 2015 in National Harbor, Maryland. Congratulations to All!
NTP Reflection DDoS at 400Gbps →
News, via John Dunn at Techworld, of what is being characterized as the most powerful (in terms of throughput) DDoS attack on record; this time, clocked at 400GBps, and identified as last year's NTP Reflection Vulnerability.
NIST Forensics Committees, Public Meetings
News, of planned public meetings - slated for February 16 and 17, 2015, in balmy Orlando, Florida - called by the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC). The Forensic OSAC acts as the coordinator of development of required standards and guidelines for the Forensic Science community. All, carefully crafted under the oversight of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Securosis' Toddle
In an outstanding video piece, the Gentlemen of Securosis contemplate the apparent second childhood of Goggle, Inc. (NasdaqGS: GOOG) and Microsoft Corporation (NasdaqGS: MSFT).
Fingerprint of Power
In which, a new analysis line-of-sight for the detection of attack, whether covert or otherwise. Absolutely fascinating ancillary evidentiary channel, utilizing power consumption differentiation between and betwixt infected and uncompromised systems. Outstanding.
Balls of Gas (Heated)
'For the Patriots to blame a change in temperature for 15% lower-pressures, requires balls to be inflated with 125-degree air.' — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 26, 2015
Kim's Big Secret →
An End-to-End Encrypted Secret, that is...
Turn's Undead Cookie
In a posting published by ProPublica, online advertising leviathan TURN is utilizing the dreaded zombie cookie, pioneered by those friendly folks at Verizon Wireless. ProPublica is also reporting that TURN's actions were originally discovered by Stanford University computer scientist and attorney Jonathan Mayer, and then tested by ProPublica staffers.
IoT, Automated Tank Gauge Infrastructure Flaws →
via Rapid7's HD Moore, comes news of the latest flaw in the Internet of Things realm, this time, focusing on the fueling infrastructure worldwide. Specifically, the gauges that meter and permit the dispensing of liquid and gaseous matériel... Evidently, these automated tank gauges (monikered ATGs) not only possess IP connectivity, but they also have tremendously flawed software componentry to boot. What Could Possibly Go Wrong.
IPv6 Mythos
Absolutely spot-on IPv6 security analysis by the Deploy360 section at ISOC, detailing security misconceptions - now full-blown myths - of IPv6 infrastructure. Along with the clarification efforts regarding IPv6 and the ramifications for what security componentry has been baked-in to the network protocol, comes the highly enhanced and approximate 3.4×10 to the 38th power addresses as compared to the measly 4.3 billion capability IPv4 address space.
Leaving the gargantuan IPv6 address space benefits for another discussion, the issue of security flaws resident within the protocols' structure must be managed effectively on such an old addressing specification. After all, the original Internet Engineering Task Force [RFC 2460], the "Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification" possesses a date of December 1998...
"In order to make IPv6 as simple and interoperable as possible, it uses a minimalist standard packet header. In order to make IPv6 as extensible as possible, it allows "extension headers," additional chunks of meta-data that can be strung behind the IP header to provide additional features and functionality. IPsec leverages the extension header mechanism to carry necessary authentication and encryption data, for one example. Unfortunately, having extension headers designed into the protocol for extensibility also means having security flaws designed in along with them." - via the ISOC Deploy360 Myth#2 Post
GoDaddy, Compromised Again... →
What, really? Apparently, GoDaddy security has failed to measure up, yet again. via Swati Khandelwal writing at HackerNews, comes the sorry tale of failed code (in the form of XSRF vulnerabilities), obvious failed quality control, and on top of all of that, no security checks pre-deployment. Astounding.
ComRat, Redux →
News via John E Dunn writing at TechWorld, of the infamous ComRat rootkit, reportedly now the oldest nation-backed bundle of malware-badness, beating Stuxnet by a single year (at least according to BAE Systems...).


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John Carl West, Sr. (August 27, 1922 – March 21, 2004) was a U.S. Democratic Party politician who served as the 109th Governor of South Carolina from 1971 to 1975. He served as ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1977 to 1981.
West was born in Camden, South Carolina and grew up in the farming community of Charlotte Thompson in Kershaw County. His father, along with 76 other persons, was killed in a fire at the nearby Cleveland School. His mother and maternal grandmother escaped unharmed from the fire. In 1942, he married his childhood sweetheart, Lois Rhame. They had three children: a daughter and two sons. That same year, he graduated from the Citadel, and was enlisted in the United States Army as an intelligence officer during World War II, assigned to stateside service.
Following the war, he earned a law degree from the University of South Carolina in 1946. From 1948 to 1952, he served on the State Highway Commission. In 1954, he coordinated the unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidacy of Edgar A. Brown, who lost in a write-in campaign waged by former Governor Strom Thurmond. From 1955 to 1967, West served in the South Carolina Senate. He was assigned to several committees that studied public school curriculum, investigated activities of the Communist Party of the United States of America, monitored the State Development Board, examined state support for the nursing profession and junior colleges, and recommended revisions to the state constitution.
West became the 80th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, serving from 1967 to 1971. In the 1970 gubernatorial election, West, with 53.2 percent of the vote, defeated Republican U.S. Representative Albert W. Watson. After his tenure as Governor, West returned to private law practice and was subsequently appointed United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, a position he held from 1977 to 1981. After returning to the United States, he became a Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of South Carolina. From 1993 until his death from cancer, he was a partner in the Hilton Head law office of Bethea, Jordan, and Griffin.
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Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Dutch chairman of the eurozone, said that could serve as a model for other countries.
If there is a risk in a bank, our first question should be, 'Okay, what are you in the bank going to do about that? What can you do to recapitalize yourself?'" he said.
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Only two plants have them in different areas of garden. This is unsightly. Could it be slugs? I use Sluggo if needed. |
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I have the brown streaks on several plants here. I don't know if the weather there has been like where I live, up & down temps, but that is what I attribute it to. We had a hard frost after weeks of 80 deg temps. A couple of plants looked like they were dying. I followed advice from people here to cut them back. I did, they are both growing back nicely & one has scapes. Others I just cut off the streaked leaves til I got tired. |
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Probably leaf streak. Look further down to an entry on rust, and Floota gives the name of a product that would clear it up. kay |
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Here are photos of leaf streak. Clearys 3336 is one of the products mentioned to help clear it up. |
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By last summer, the Recovery Room was a neighborhood joint in need of a nip and tuck — which is exactly what it got after Leigh Jones, the proprietress of Horseshoe Lounge, Jonesy's EatBar and the new Stingray, took control of the space. Today the boxy little bar is one of the city's most glorious watering holes. Antique brass chandeliers illuminate the rustically romantic space, which is filled with cherry-red stools, Victorian-era upholstered banquettes, an ornate tin ceiling, a pinball machine and one of Denver's best jukeboxes. And that's just setting the stage: Add convivial tenders, good bar grub and a swell beer, wine and spirits list, plus a nekkid pic of Burt Reynolds in his younger years, and you've got everything you could want from a bar...plus a whole lot more.


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TALLADEGA, Ala. - Brad Keselowski refused to be knocked down - not by Matt Kenseth, who jumped him from behind after a disastrous race at Charlotte, and not by garage-wide condemnation over his post-race meltdown.
Randy Sizemore notched a two-day score of 143 and defeated Jim Foote in a playoff to earn the victory at the Chicopee Woods Senior Championship last weekend in Gainesville.
CLEMSON, S.C.- Clemson's got much more than just a stellar offense - and proved that against Louisville on Saturday.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - So many drivers studied NASCAR's new championship Chase format and singled out the second round as the one they feared the most.
The lineup of drivers for this weekend's Petit Le Mans reads like a who's who of the racing world.
When baseball took its All-Star break in July, the Braves were tied with the Nationals for first place.
AUBURN, Ala. - Auburn senior Ty McCormack, a North Hall graduate has been named men's SEC Runner of the Week, the Southeastern Conference announced on Tuesday.
CLEMSON, S.C. - It took 19-year-old quarterback Deshaun Watson just one game to start rewriting the Clemson record book.
Joe Roberts, Dan Arthurs, Tom Frier Jr, and Gayle Gibson won last week's Wednesday dogfight event at Chicopee Woods.
A.J. Johnson is embracing his senior season at Tennessee with the same fervor that led him to become one of the nation's most talented middle linebackers in his first three seasons.
LOUDON, N.H. - Raised in Connecticut, Joey Logano always considered New Hampshire his home track, the one where he dreamed of being bathed in confetti in Victory Lane and flocked by family and friends.
It took a couple of weeks to figure it out, but the Georgia IronDawgs, headquartered in Gainesville, had quite a showing in the recent America's Cup Powerlifting Meet in Kennesaw.
Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris said after the Tigers' opening loss at Georgia in August that the moment wasn't too big for true freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson.
Lake Lanier's water level is 1,068.53 or 2.47 feet below full pool of 1,071. Water temperatures remain in the low 80s except up where the rivers feed into main lake, where the water may be slightly cooler. Lake Lanier is clear on main lake and clear in the rivers and creeks. The Chattahoochee River is clear below Buford Dam. Check generation schedules at 770-945-1466 before heading out to the river.
It's mid-September. Still hot in these parts despite summer's rumored departure, as autumn's crisp air has yet to appear.
Brandon Bostick, meet Bill Buckner.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are headed to a special place where no coach or player has gone more - the Super Bowl.
SEATTLE - The loudest stadium in America was silent. A return trip to the Super Bowl was slipping away.
Tommy Calhoun, Joe Roberts and Yoshi won last week's Wednesday dogfight event at Chicopee Woods Golf Course.
"Did you hear that? Listen."
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Your first year at UM begins with our Introductory Program. During an early week of law school, instead of jumping headlong into torts, civil procedure, and criminal law, you will study the American legal system, and alternatives for resolving legal disputes, and you will be introduced to legal analysis and jurisprudence. You will even participate in a mock trial before your first two weeks of law school are complete.
The Introductory Program also includes panels of faculty and lawyers discussing topics ranging from legal careers to the social role and responsibilities of lawyers. From your first day at UM, you will be part of our innovative law firm program. Throughout your first year, you and several classmates will meet once or twice a week with a specially trained upperclass student. You will collaborate on research, analysis, writing, along with theory and practice assignments. Do not be surprised if your law firm spawns a study group that works together outlining and discussing all of your classes.
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British Columbia is a major wine destination that pairs award-winning wines with spectacular scenery.
Take a self-guided or guided wine tour of BC wineries to discover why Frommer's, Sherman's Travel and The New York Times have all recommended the BC wine experience.
There are more than 200 wineries in BC. They range from intimate, family-run vineyards on pristine Vancouver Island to magnificent estate wineries set amongst sparkling lakes and golden deserts in the Okanagan Valley. To complete a BC wine getaway, some wineries have accommodations, restaurants, bistros or picnic areas.
Join fellow wine lovers at BC wine festivals or combine a winery tour with other activities. Swim or golf in the Okanagan, bike on the Gulf Islands, or explore restaurants in Vancouver.
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Thompson Okanagan: BC's major wine-producing region. The Okanagan Valley is home to more than 120 wineries, and the Similkameen Valley was named one of the "5 Best Wine Regions You've Never Heard Of" by Air Canada's enRoute magazine (2009).
Vancouver Island: More than 25 small, family-owned wineries exist here and focus on small-batch, high-quality white, red, sparkling and fruit wines.
Vancouver Coast & Mountains: The Fraser Valley has more than 15 wineries just a short drive from Vancouver.
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The Okanagan Valley has been named a Frommer's "Top Travel Destination," and BC wines consistently rank among the world's best at international competitions. In 2010, BC wines received trophies at the prestigious International Wine & Spirit Competition in London, and earned Best in Show and Gold medals at more than 10 other major international competitions.
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Many wineries participate in the Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA). This designation guarantees a wine's appellation of origin and stipulates quality standards. In essence, BC VQA indicates the wine is 100 percent from BC. VQA wines can be purchased at VQA wine stores throughout the province.
As the northernmost region of grape growing and winemaking in North America, BC produces some of the world's most sought-after Icewine. Icewine is a sweet dessert wine made from naturally frozen grapes. Icewine grapes are typically harvested at temperatures from -8°C to -20°C/18°F to -4°F between November and February – and often by moonlight!
In the Okanagan, wander the breathtaking estate at Mission Hill or learn about Aboriginal culture at Nk'Mip Cellars. Admire Lake Okanagan views at Gray Monk and CedarCreek.
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Domaine de Chaberton, the oldest winery near Vancouver, offers wine tours and French cuisine. The Fort Wine Company bottles the bounty of the Fraser Valley with luscious fruit wines, and Vista D'oro offers table wines and artisanal preserves.
Skimmerhorn Winery and Vineyard creates local wine and cuisine with magnificent mountain views of the Kootenay Rockies. Family-owned Fort Berens Estate Winery is the first winery in the rugged Cariboo Chilcotin Coast region.
Depending on your needs, spend a day wine touring or plan a week-long wine vacation in BC. Ask local visitor centres for winery information and maps for a self-guided wine tour. Or arrange for a guided wine tour with a driver in popular regions like the Okanagan Valley and Vancouver Island.
Many wineries offer tours and nearly all offer tastings and onsite sales year-round, but "high season" runs from April until October. Call ahead during the off-season.
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Okanagan wine festivals occur in all seasons, the largest being the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival. Vancouver Island's annual Cowichan Wine & Culinary Festival is also popular. Both regions host festivals combining wine, food, music and art.
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Located on the 49th parallel in the Southern Okanagan Valley. Our goal is to display the true character of our soils, to create a wine with a sense of place. We strive for minimum intervention, slow winemaking processes, and using more traditional wine making methods. By sharing our wines, we want to connect with friends and customers locally and all over the world. Join us for a tasting, guided tour (by appointment), or visit our shop.
As a member of the British Columbia Wine Institute, we are held to a high standard. The BC VQA is your assurance that the wine you're purchasing is 100% from BC & has met rigorous quality regulations.
For the harmony of sustainable wine-making, farm fresh ingredients + protecting the honey bees...
Meadow Vista is a modern artisan farm winery driven by passionate eco-foodies. Producing award-winning honey wines since 2009, Meadow Vista offers a portfolio of unique and sophisticated honey wines along with a line of bee-inspired products.
Guests are invited to tour the farm and winery to experience what Meadow Vista is truly about. Explore the grounds, wander though the thornless blackberries and edible flower gardens, meet the bees, taste the highly acclaimed wines and enjoy a picnic or game of bocce ball.
Meadow Vista is host to a variety of special events throughout the year.
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We are a boutique winery crafting single vineyard wines of excellence. We focus on Burgundy style Chardonnay & Pinot Noirs but you may also find a couple of other treats while visiting us. Be sure to book ahead for the full tour treatment. Stop and enjoy a bottle of wine at our picnic area. For a true working vineyard experience, come and meet the principles.
The transformation from farm house to juice joint is complete! Situated in one of the most prestigious wine regions in Canada, we're a premium small-lot wine producer dedicated to its terroir in the south Okanagan. We're devoted to the culture of fine wine - come share the passion! Take a seat on the patio & enjoy views of the lakes & vineyards along with tapas & wine!
As a member of the British Columbia Wine Institute, we're held to a high standard. The BC VQA designation is your assurance that the wine you're purchasing is 100% from BC & has met rigorous quality regulations.
Situated in the heart of BC's breathtaking Okanagan Valley wine country, one of the Pacific Northwest's undiscovered gems. We invite you to join us for a tour, sample fine wines in our Wine Shop, come to one of our outdoor events or enjoy an al-fresco dining experience at our Outdoor Dining Terrace. Winner of the Canadian Winery of the Year (Winealign National Wine Awards (2013).
As a member of the BC Wine Institute, we are held to a high standard. The BC VQA designation is your assurance that the wine you're purchasing is 100% from BC & has met quality regulations.
We offer a unique behind the scenes look at the wine industry in the beautiful Okanagan Valley. Tours operate daily showcasing the wonders of the local wineries. Join us to meet the local vintners, walk the vineyards, indulge in a marvellous food and wine pairing at lunch, enjoy exclusive tastings and so much more. Daily wine tours start throughout the Okanagan: Osoyoos (South), Vernon (North), Salmon Arm (Shuswap). Pick up can be arranged from hotels, attractions, private residences or businesses. Private charters and custom wine tours can also be arranged tailored to your group's needs.
Monster Vineyards is a boutique winery located on the Naramata Bench in BC's Okanagan Valley. Our winery theme is based on the famous lake monster - the Ogopogo.
Monster Vineyards released its first vintage in 2006. The wine making facility & tasting room is one of the first destination wineries on the famous Naramata Bench winery route. Accessible by bike from the KVR scenic cycling trail, come & enjoy a glass of wine on the patio. The perfect beginning or end to a day of wine tasting.
Monster wines roar with flavour.
We are Moon Curser Vineyards (formerly Twisted Tree Vineyards & Winery), a family owned winery since 2004 which produces small quantities of handcrafted, premium wines. Located on the east bench above Osoyoos Lake in the South Okanagan region of BC, we enjoy the benefits of one of the best viticultural sites in the valley.
Moraine is a family-owned winery & vineyard overlooking Okanagan Lake. From its shelf-like location above striking clay bluffs, Moraine peers over the landscape & water. These iconic glaciated white clay cliffs comprise the breathtaking Naramata Bench & inspire the winery's land-formed name. The signature bench lands of Naramata contributes to the creation of fresh, elegant, fruit-driven wines of distinction.