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Beloved Infantile
As I type, Fox Movie Channel is showing Beloved Infidel, the ill-fated romantic tale of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Hollywood gossip columnist Sheila Graham, starring Gregory Peck and Deborah Kerr, desperately clutching each other as if each moment might be their last, not having the luxury of time afforded Harold Pinter and Antonia Fraser, although their romance came later, and has no particular relevance to this motion picture, or this paragraph.
Gregory Peck, wearing a bow-tie and drinking like no drunkard has ever drunk before (downing each glass with his head tipped back like a Pez dispenser), is almost miraculously miscast as the dreamy, lyrical, dissipated Fitzgerald, each line of dialogue turning to lead in his mouth. Eaten up by failure is the last thing Peck projects ("You write beautiful prose, Scott, but we can't photograph adjectives," says a studio boss, firing Scott from a film in pre-production), looking hale and handsome even as Fitzgerald makes a ruined fool of himself on a gin-fueled bender, forcing Deborah Kerr to fret and fuss even more than usual. She does it nobly, because that's what Deborah Kerr does, but why must she suffer so?
That is cinema's eternal question.
I wonder if I will ever be popularly known as a "beloved infidel."
I reckon not. I think I probably missed that bus.


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How to output from invoke-sqlcmd to Powershell variable
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I only planned to spend a few days on Koh Samui to a shoot a wedding, but a few days turned into a week.
I've couchsurfed all over now, but my first time was in Europe, 2005. I fell in love with traveling. I am still in awe of each place I go, but nothing like your first time traveling solo in another country. And couchsurfing was a amazing way to make it all happen.
Through couchsurfing, you can find other people who love to travel and stay with them instead of getting a hotel or hostel. In Lusanne Switzerland, for example, had my own room overlooking Lake Geneva. In France, I met Sophie and had a magical weekend in the countryside with her, her partner, and her friends. (We've since seen each other two more times). I had a free boat tour and private scuba diving excursion while couchsurfing in Australia with Meg. I met Alison, who took me on a road trip along the Great Ocean Road. The list goes on. Couchsurfing is not only a way to experience culture and meet new people, it is, for many people, a way of life, a philosophy, a value system.
Some couch surfing hosts go above and beyond, and Alex was just one of those guys. I was immediately comfortable in his home and his presence and he was excited to show me Koh Samui Alex moved to the island from Russia, after a friend encouraged him to pack up his bags and live on the beach. He works as a translator, and since he works mostly from home, we had a lot of time to explore the island on his motorbike and widdle away hours at his favorite beach spots. We spent our evenings shooting pool at a bar up the street.
Our mornings were lazy, but eventually, we'd cruise into town to one of his various favorite coffeeshops. We also put away a lot of pad thai and Tom Kha Gai soup at Alex's favorite food places. "This is the best soup I've found on the island, and I've had a lot of soup." Tom Kai Gai is a traditional soup that I'd had many times but not like this. This was, as Alex affectionately called it, magic soup. Where does one find this soup? A German sports bar of all places, owned by a German/Thai couple whose daughter prepares the soup. It doesn't have an online presence yet, so you're just going to have to ask around for directions to Baden Sports Bar.
alex + the magic soup
During one of our post-swim motorbike adventures into the hills, Alex and I stumbled upon this hidden cafe with spectacular views. We drank coconut shakes while we talked about life and looked down into the valley. If anything, I find solo travel an opportunity to reflect on gratitude and truly enjoy moments as they are happening and other people's company without tons of distractions of routine, job pressures, and relationships.
Alex is someone I know I'll stay in touch with and memories of my time in nature, talking to locals will not fade anytime soon. And I'm glad that through photographs I can share with you one of the most incredible sunsets I've ever seen. The place is called Nathon Pier and it is an amazing place to spend an evening having drinks at the outdoor seating with some good conversation.
view from the hidden cafe…
post-coconut shake bliss
the beach
morning coffee
my attempt at this didn't go as well, so i'm not including the pictures!
and so begins one of the most epic sunsets i've witnessed…
from darkness to light.


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The Shard, London Bridge
The Lloyd's Building, The City
The Lloyd's Building is famous for having all its pipes, cables, lifts, staircases and electrical power conduits built outside the structure.
Hyde Park
The Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens
The Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea
The black shiny floor is, in fact, oil. The installation was created by Richard Wilson.
The Gherkin, also known as the Phallus, in The City


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Concert experience
I am returning my tickets for reno. If your not allowed to even take a picture with a cell phone whats the use of going. i cant afford to have to buy premade pictures that had nothing to do with the concert. I wanted a picture of my own of the actual concert i went to so i would have something besides flittering memories that will be gone in age anyways. oh well.
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The most touching scene in "The Sisters Rosensweig" comes when the eldest of the three sisters, the 54-year-old Sara, who goes by one of the names she acquired through marriage - the bland, WASPish Goode - comes to terms with her given name, the ever-so-Jewish Rosensweig.
The scene itself is quiet - a great contrast to the uproarious, witty tone of most of Wendy Wasserstein's play.
Sara is being courted by a Jewish furrier. At first, she is repelled because he is so blatantly Jewish and so comfortable about it, an affront to the essential thrust of her life, which as been aggressive assimilation.
But his warm humor wins her over, and their closeness is aided by an odd memory they share. He mentions a town in Poland where his grandparents used to vacation - the Palm Beach of Poland. It turns out her grandparents lived there. They both remember photos of the women of the town, in oversize dresses, with sparkling eyes that suggested an underutilized brilliance.
Sara's brilliance has been well utilized. She is an international banker, and chance brought her to that little Polish town, where her skills were needed "to put bread on the table of those who drove her grandparents away." Her presence - and the assistance she gave them - are a kind of triump over the ugliness of the recent past.
Aside from this victory, everything about her life seems an attempt to put her Flatbush Ave. roots behind her. Even her London drawing room, which John Lee Beatty has designed as glitteringly as if he were Cecil Beaton, reflects her desire to appear something other than a Jewish girl from Brooklyn.
But, after a night with the furrier, Sara senses that what she has worked so hard to discard is one of the few solid things she has. Also, she knows that, however hard she has worked, Jewish identity is not discardable.
The youngest sister, Pfeni, has, like many of her generation, secularized Jewish idealism in radical journalism. She has lightened up, doing travel writing, perhaps a result of her relationship with a bisexual director who specializes in frothy musicals. But when he leaves her, she returns to radicalism.
The only sister who has not forsaken her origins is Gorgeous, a quintessential yenta, though with a good heart. She has her own unhappiness, but a certain indomitable quality that may have to do with the fact she has no qualms about her identity.
Believe me, I feel deep (Jewish) guilt suggesting that Wasserstein's play, which has moved to Broadway with all its hilarity intact, has serious undercurrents. But, if anything, it now seems more focused and so the issues seem unmistakable.
Even the bisexual director seems more integral to the play, which is, in part, an homage to the cozy America of the '50s, in which Jews felt more at home than they had anywhere for centuries.
Jane Alexander makes Sara's transformation even clearer and more moving than she did uptown. Christine Estabrook make Pfeni a compelling figure, and Madeline Kahn remains brilliantly funny as Gorgeous.
Not all furriers could force Sara to reevaluate her whole life, but not for a second do you doubt Robert Klein could.
John Vickery is smashing as the director, Julie Dretzin extremely appealing as Sara's sharp daughter, Patrick Alexander wonderfully droll as her activist boyfriend and John Cunningham perfect as Sara's aloof London beau. Dan Sullivan's direction makes this play as thoughtful as it is comic.
Presumably to hardly anyone's surprise, Wendy Wasserstein's hit comedy, "The Sisters Rosensweig," has moved from its publicly-supported institutional mini-production at Lincoln Center's basement minitheater, the Mitzi E. Newhouse, to Broadway, where it was surely always destined.
Opening last night at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, one only wonders why it had to make it there on the wings of public subsidy and a not-for-profit production. Neil Simon should have it so lucky.
But whether the Lincoln Center theater should or should not devote its considerable energies to lavish new musicals, such as its earlier flop "My Favorite Year," and popular Broadway boulevard comedies should really only immediately concern the Lincoln Center theater's board of directors and, of course, its various funding sources.
Here, our only very pleasant duty is to welcome "The Sisters Rosensweig" to Broadway, record our renewed pleasure at what is one of the best commercial comedies to come our way in years, and to note whether any sea-changes have occurred in the journey from Lincoln Center to the Great White Way.
The play is a charming, old-fashioned drawing-room comedy sparkling with nicely literate one-liners, and revealing a lovely sense of character suffusing its people, its place and its time.
Set in London during that August weekend of 1991 when the Soviet Union was teetering on the revolution that was to turn it back into Russia, there are three sisters (intentional and, as totally undeveloped, somewhat pretentious shades of Chekhov), the eldest and most successful of them, Sara whose house it is, somewhat resignedly celebrating her 54th birthday.
The three uncommon sisters, an expatriate banker Sara (Jane Alexander), a local radio talk-show host Gorgeous (Madeline Kahn), and a travel writer Pfeni (Christine Estabrook), were born in Brooklyn, and are, during the course of this August weekend, about to explore their roots, both American/Brooklyn and Polish/Jewish.
The two men principally assisting in the voyage of discovery are a college-educated, widowed Jewish faux-furrier Mervyn (Robert Klein) and a swishy bisexual, internationally-acclaimed theater director, Geoffrey (John Vickery).
The play is great fun - at times quite thoughtful fun - and it has been nattily staged by Daniel Sullivan (a Wasserstein veteran and stalwart) while the acting is exemplary.
Some plays are meant to be seen twice or more - others make their deepest impression on a first viewing, and, as most people only see a play once anyway, this is absolutely fine.
Personally I found "The Sisters Rosensweig" not precisely a oncer, but a sort of one-and-a-quarterer. I wouldn't really have wanted to have seen it again - and didn't actually enjoy it so much the second time around (I really loved it the first time) although, and this is where the quarter comes in, I certainly appreciated the acting as much as ever.
The one major cast change is Christine Estabrook coming in as Pfeni, and she is as accomplished and delicious as Alexander and Kahn, which is saying a bundle, while Klein is as sweetly understated and convincing as ever.
The transfer, so far as I can see, is perfect; even John Lee Beatty's lush setting has expanded as to the manor born. And I am glad to note that this English household no longer receives a non-existent Sunday edition of the Financial Times, even though Geoffrey, the English director, still pronounces the Savoy in Savoy Hotel as if he were an American - but perhaps that merely adds to his bisexual internationalism.
"The Sisters Rosensweig," originally presented by Lincoln Center Theater at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, has reopened at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, 243 West 47th Street, with minor script revisions and two new members of the cast, Christine Estabrook (as Pfeni) and John Cunningham (as Nicholas Pym, a pompous Englishman). Following are excerpts from Mel Gussow's review, which appeared in The New York Times on Oct. 23, 1992.
"The Sisters Rosensweig" is Wendy Wasserstein's captivating look at three uncommon women and their quest for love, self-definition and fulfillment. United by their sisterhood, they are as different as only sisters (or brothers) can be, as each tries to live up to an image imposed by her family. At the same time, each performs her own act of rebellion -- or is it penitence?
Ms. Wasserstein's generous group portrait is not only a comedy but also a play of character and shared reflection as the author confronts the question of why the sisters behave as they do. The immediate answer is that they are Rosensweigs and are only doing what is expected of them. The play offers sharp truths about what can divide relatives and what can draw them together.
The oldest sister is Sara (Jane Alexander), an overachiever, the only woman ever to head an international Hong Kong bank. Second is Gorgeous (Madeline Kahn), a triple threat as "housewife, mother and radio personality" in Newton, Mass. The youngest is Pfeni, nee Penny, a globe-trotting journalist. The three come together in London for Sara's 54th birthday. One of the show's surprises is that in a play essentially about women, the sisters are subtly upstaged by two of the men in their lives, characters enhanced in performance by Robert Klein and John Vickery.
The play is steeped in Jewish culture and humor, but the emotional subtext is broader. The sisters have been nurtured in a family in which heartbreak has been confused with heartburn. With effort, they arrive at a new understanding. For Sara, additional hope comes from a most unlikely source: a wealthy New York furrier (Mr. Klein) who in politically correct parlance manufactures "synthetic animal protective covering." In dealing with social and cultural paradoxes, Ms. Wasserstein is, as always, the most astute of commentators.
At the same time, the play has its imperfections. There is no need, for example, to keep saying that Sara is so intelligent; the character and the actress should speak for themselves. The flaws do not substantially detract from a play with wit as well as acumen.
As with the title character in "The Heidi Chronicles," each sister has difficulty with men. Those they meet seldom seem worthy of the Rosensweigs. It is in this area that the play is at its funniest and most observant, with Mr. Klein's faux furrier and Mr. Vickery as a flamboyant theater director. Both roles could lead actors into excess, but the pitfalls are assiduously avoided.
As written, and as played by Mr. Klein, the furrier is an unpretentious wise man who forces Sara to see herself as he sees her. Shrewdly, the actor performs the role straight, eradicating all thought of his background as a stand-up comic. Playing Pfeni's man of many moments, Mr. Vickery is both dashing and self-mocking, winning laughs with looks and pauses as well as with Ms. Wasserstein's lines.
As the expatriate, Ms. Alexander assumes an artful Englishness. Despite her admission of being humorless, she wryly observes her postmarital situation. In the course of the play, she reveals a vulnerability beneath the ladylike veneer. For Ms. Kahn, Dr. Gorgeous is the choicest of roles. Restlessly changing her costumes and interrupting conversations, she is a delirious combination of extravagant plumage and native intuition. Of the three, Pfeni is the most problematic. Given her eccentric life style, one would have imagined a more vivid personality. Patrick Fitzgerald manages to invest a young radical with a certain zeal; and Julie Dretzin (as Ms. Alexander's daughter) easily holds her own with her more experienced colleagues. On John Lee Beatty's tasteful town-house set, Daniel Sullivan leads the actors to play scenes for reality rather than for their comic effect.
Overlooking the play is the symbolic figure of Anton Chekhov, smiling. Although the characters do not directly parallel those in "The Three Sisters," the comparison is intentional. The Rosensweigs have their own dreams of reclamation by romance, of escaping to a metaphorical Moscow. Ms. Wasserstein does not overstate the connection but uses it like background music. For the play's two acts, the Rosensweigs (and friends) are entertaining company.
As the characters in Ms. Wasserstein's plays have become older, moving on from college to New York careers to the international setting of the current work, the author has remained keenly aware of the changes in her society and of the new roles that women play. In her writing, she continues to be reflexively in touch with her times.
Wendy Wasserstein's play has negotiated a fairly smooth transfer from Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse showcase to Broadway's Ethel Barrymore. Laced with plenty of laughs and expertly staged by Daniel Sullivan with a light touch, this highly commercial living-room comedy looks like a keeper and will undoubtedly enjoy an afterlife in London, L.A., etc.
That doesn't make this user-friendly meditation on assimilation and intergenerational family relationships any less glib. "The Sisters Rosensweig" will remain a disappointment tothose who hoped for something with a little more emotional heft from the author of "The Heidi Chronicles."
But first-rate performances and posh production values go a long way toward making "Rosensweig" palatable. In the former category, count Jane Alexander as Sara, the eldest of the three Brooklyn-born sisters, a hardened, London-based banker celebrating her 54th birthday; Madeline Kahn as middle sister Gorgeous, a Newton, Mass., radio personality and top girl in the Temple Beth-El 'hood; Robert Klein as Sara's unlikely suitor, a manufacturer of fake-fur goods; and John Vickery as a British director reveling in the success of his musical version of "The Scarlet Pimpernel."
Alexander and Klein have settled warmly and comfortably into their roles. At the Newhouse, both Kahn and Vickery buzzed with comic energy in the play's most flamboyant characters; now they seem to have been toned down somewhat.
In the posh production category, count John Lee Beatty's elegantly expanded Queen Anne's Gate townhouse, Pat Collins' airy lighting and Jane Greenwood's fine costumes.
As the globe-trotting journalist youngest sister, Pfeni, Frances McDormand has been succeeded by Christine Estabrook, who underplays in a performance that's too flat. As Nick Pym, Rex Robbins has been replaced by John Cunningham, who pushes just a bit too hard as Sara's smug sometime escort.


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499 Kevin to Burton
Memorandum NEW DELHI, 30 December 1948
The accompanying material was brought around to me this afternoon by Dr. Soedarsono, the Indonesian Representative in Delhi. You will notice that it is addressed to Dr. Usman who is asked to submit it to the Australian Government 'after approval and substitution'. We do not quite understand what is meant by 'substitution'.
2. Dr. Soedarsono, made no attempt to withhold the contents of the document from us and it came to us in open form. It might be as well, however, if it were sealed down before being passed to Dr.
Usman. Dr. Soedarsono is handing another copy of it to the External Affairs Ministry here.
3. You will have had our cablegrams [1] on this subject giving an outline of the Indian attitude and that of other quarters towards the progress of the Security Council reference. There is a good deal of uncertainty in all quarters as to what the next step can and ought to be. Mr. K.P.S. Menon when I saw him earlier this week asked me what I thought of the idea of an Asian conference in support of Indonesia to which, in the absence of instructions I could only remark that Asian opinion seemed already to have expressed itself in fairly definite terms. Menon himself seemed to query whether a conference of this kind would achieve any real purpose. He then said that he would be seeing the Prime Minister and asked whether I could propose anything to him for discussion during their interview. Sir Girja Bajpai, when I saw him this morning, was equally at a loss although, as reported to you today by cablegram, he is suggesting a common approach in the form of a message by Asian countries and Australia to the Security Council. The Indonesians themselves, including Dr. Soedarsono, appear likewise to want a lead. Soedarsono, said today, for example, that he was seeing the Prime Minister this evening and enquired whether I could suggest any method of approach to the problem which he might discuss with Mr. Nehru. Here again, as in the case of Mr. K.P.S.
Menon, there was nothing that I was in a position to contribute.
4. Soedarsono has heard from the Indonesian Representative in Washington that future action by the United States and Britain will be conditioned by the action which Asian countries, including Australia, may take in support of Indonesia. The report is really very vague, however, and I am not sure that Soedarsono attaches great importance to it. Both in his case and in the case of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs there is a disposition to blame Britain for her somewhat indeterminate attitude towards the whole affair. The attitude of America too has come in for some comment. When Mr. K.P.S. Menon called the American Ambassador (Mr.
Henderson) to the Ministry the other day and raised the question of Marshall aid for Holland, Mr. Henderson replied that this could not be cut off since an embargo by America of this kind would amount to using the plan for political purposes. When speaking to me later Menon wrote Henderson's explanation off as 'inane'.
5. There has been no repetition of earlier reports that an Indonesian Government in exile will be formed in India. On Monday last when we met Soedarsono, and Indonesian Representatives from adjoining areas, they said that the emergency government under Dr.
Sjafrudin would, for the time being, carry on from Sumatra.
New Delhi, December 30, 1948.
Republic of Indonesia Office of the Representative in India.
No. 1545/11/48.
From: Dr. Soedarsono, Representative of the Republic of Indonesia in India
To: Dr. Usman, Representative of the Republic of Indonesia in Australia
Begins. To be submitted to the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia after approval and substitution.
Quote. The Security Council passed on December 24, 1948, a resolution calling upon the two parties to cease fire and to release the Indonesian leaders. The clause demanding for the withdrawal of the Dutch troops to the lines prior to the outbreak of the colonial war, was rejected on the 24th, and again on the 27th.
In connection with the above, we feel very strongly in drawing your attention to the following facts:
1. A similar demand, viz. that for the withdrawal of troops to the lines prior to the outbreak of the colonial war, was also made last year, and with the result known to all of us, viz.
sanctioning the occupation of Republican areas by the Dutch by means of force.
2. Negotiation through the intermediary of the Committee of Good Offices has and will yield no result on account of the limited power given to it.
3. In a political overall solution and not a mere military one, lies the whole solution for the Indonesian question.
4. Since this cannot be done through good offices of the Commission formed by the United Nations, we are of the opinion that arbitration can only be the alternative in solving the issue.
As all this cannot, in our opinion, be materialized immediately by the Security Council, we are of the opinion that a satisfactory solution of the Indonesian issue is impossible through the United Nations Organisation only. A speedy solution can only be reached through a third party, which, acting as an intermediary in addition to the Security Council, would be strong enough to force the Dutch to come to an immediate agreement or to submit themselves to arbitration.
We are further of the opinion that this third party is to consist of neighbouring countries, and those which have a lively interest in Indonesia, as for instance India, Pakistan, Burma, Australia, Ceylon and New Zealand. It goes without saying that it is left to the discretion of the individual countries concerned to suggest what joint action can be undertaken.
As, according to our representative to the Security Council, the attitude of and the actions to be taken by the Governments of the United States of America and the United Kingdom, will depend upon steps which will be taken into consideration and executed by Asian countries, especially by India, Pakistan, Burma, Ceylon and also Australia, and developments both in the Security Council and in Indonesia have reached a critical stage, we on our part would like to suggest the following:
A. As the first steps to be taken and already being considered by your Government:
- severance of diplomatic relations - imposing of economic sanctions - rendering of material help.
B. For further joint action we would like to suggest that the above-mentioned countries are by agreement to invite any other country interested in the question, with the view to take the following steps:
(a) to order the Dutch to come to an immediate and direct solution by means of arbitration through countries in Asia, the Far East and the Pacific, which are directly interested in the issue.
(b) to order the Dutch to withdraw their troops under supervision of a joint police force which is to maintain law and order to prevent any 'possible retaliation'.
The individual friendly countries will adopt such measures or sanctions-economic or diplomatic-as may commend to themselves.
In the meantime we can assure that our people and armed forces will continue the fight till the last bitter end. Although we do not get any news directly from Java as a result of the disappearance of our radio stations which were bombed out by the Dutch, we still receive reports from Sumatra to the effect that our side have recently secured many gains at several fronts. We are convinced that guerilla fighting on a large scale is and will continue throughout the Republican territories. Unquote. Ends.


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Customers often ask: 'How do we hit the ground running when we go live on an upgrade or new product'. I've asked Irene Kohlman one of our Software Education Portfolio Managers to take a look at this one for you. Irene's thoughts are timely because we've just launched HP Asset Manager 9.4; Irene's five-steps to a smooth upgrade will help you get the most from the latest version of this product (or other software apps).
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I like to think that we do a good job in helping you train your project team and users in HP Software. But did you know that when you buy HP Software get a lot of free enablement opportunities too? Especially from our Vivit community – a forum that provides a great deal of helpful options, including the ability to ask for advice from 15,000 people. In this guest blog HP's Channel Partner, and PCI Vice President, Rocky Pisto, who plays a leading role in Vivit, tells you more about why you should get involved...
Five things that are changing software education
This blog's mission is simple: to give you hints and tips around IT education to help make sure your people get the most out of your software. This week we hear from Jeanette Jacobs, guest blogger and HP training evangelist, who reveals the five tech trends changing the way education is delivered. Are your programmes keeping up? Over to Jeanette...
I recently came across this report, written by Maria Manning-Chapman, senior director of education services research for the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA), on the state of IT education services in 2013. Chapman lists five tech trends that are helping users improve their IT skills. I've summarised these to make it easy for you to decide if your training is ahead of the game, or a work in progress...
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Investing in software education was once a 'no brainer'. However, the days of 'scrutiny-free' investments are long gone; every line item now needs a business case. With IDC suggesting that the training industry could do more to show how investments can be evaluated, calling out the topic of the training industry and approaches to justify investments, I ask: How can you build the argument to secure training budget to prepare your people to get the most from software? ...
11,000 delegates and counting: Discovering the numbers behind HP's biggest event
HP Discover (June 11-13 Las Vegas) has recently come to an end. To give you a different insight into one of the world's biggest business and technology showcases, I looked at the event through numbers – stats that give you insight into the sheer scale of the show.
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There's always a really positive vibe at HP Discover: Attracting the world's leading media and analysts and thousands of HP's customers and partners, the atmosphere is buzzing, hard working and energetic. I also love attending for two other reasons...
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Mark Twain said: 'There are lies, lies and statistics.' While it's an amusing observation, stats do make a point in a succinct and powerful way; so much so that we hope our stats will persuade you to spend some productive time with us at the Guru Bar here at HP Discover Las Vegas.
Here at HP Discover we have been running demos of our smart ART tool for creating engaging training, delivering presentations, and meeting customers in the 'guru' bar to chat through any particular challenging issues that you have. We're on a mission to show shelfware can be banished, how one hour of training saves five lost hours of productivity, why advanced companies spend 5-20% of profits on training and why 80% of IT managers believe training to be critical to project success. Click through to see these stats!
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A remarkable aspect of our industry is the willingness to share best practice. In this blog I praise this collegiate approach – using the example of a new Vendor Analysis report on Education from IDC – and I look forward to HP Discover – one of the best opportunities of the year for you to meet peers and share new ideas.
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n my previous blog Carl Stephenson and I discussed when customers like you might consider creating bespoke software training for your people. However, many customers can be concerned that bespoke training is an expensive option. In this post I asked Carl to explain why this is not necessarily the case and to discuss a few tricks of the trade to create training programs that will really engage your users.
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One of the more popular features of HP blogs is the personal insight into the day-to-day work of our people. And I recently chatted to Carl Stephenson, who prepares customized training programs, about his role and when it's right for customers to invest in bespoke training. Carl's thoughts are detailed in a two-part blog.
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In her previous blog post Jeanette Jacobs, guest blogger and HP training evangelist, showed how a stated belief in the value of training from business leaders does not necessarily see training programs deployed further down the business. But training is one of the most important things you can do to make software deployments deliver their expected value. With this in mind, Jeanette has prepared a five-point manifesto to ensure that training gets the investment it deserves.
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We recently told you about HB 1250, a bill that appeared to ban the medical marijuana edibles industry in Colorado. Since then, there's been debate among MMJ community members -- fueled in part by articles like this -- about whether or not that was true. But in advance of today's scheduled debate on the measure, co-sponsoring Cindy Acree confirms that it is -- and she outlines a slew of reasons why she believes the edibles biz is bad for children and patients.Cindy Acree.
The Republican from House District 40 stresses that medical marijuana patients can still make their own edibles. "They can use it however they want: bake with it, drink it, whatever," she notes. "And it doesn't ban any of the base product, like the oils, the tinctures. If it's in a pill form and you want to grind it up, you can do whatever you want with it. The way it's written now preserves the integrity of the constitutional obligation to make sure patients have access to medicinal products. But the bill would ban edible food and beverage products."
Why? Acree has a myriad of concerns. "Things like 'pot tarts' are showing up on school grounds. And they don't have regulated doses. I think even patients are misled by some of these things.
"Remember, this is still against federal law," she continues. "Anyone who doesn't have a prescription who ends up with one of these products can be charged, and are in many cases charged, with possession."Coconut almond cups from Simply Pure.
Acree points out that "I used to be very involved in trademark law, and our threshold for trademark infringement was something that was 'confusingly similar.' And when you have a green sparkling soda that looks like a Mountain Dew and has a fun label on the front of it -- but in tiny print on the back, it says it's made with marijuana -- that's confusingly similar. I'm shocked you haven't seen General Mills or Post or any of these manufacturers down here talking about trademark violations.
"You can't tell the difference between Rice Krispies treats you buy at Target and some of these other ones. They look just alike. And we're seeing suckers packaged in a way that they could easily end up in the hands of children on school grounds. And patients who are drinking these sodas and eating these products have no way of knowing how much THC is in there. That's not safe, either. If it's a medicinal product, it needs to not only be marketed as a medicinal product, but be clearly identified as a medicinal product."
One possible solution to these issues would be legislation establishing rules for packaging and labeling. But Acree feels the difficulties run so deep that prohibition is the only logical course.
"The constitution only obligates us to provide the product for patients who need it for medical purposes -- and this is far beyond that. This is a new product," she maintains. "This is still against federal law, and while the federal government has been very restrained in terms of stepping on the rights of states that allow this, it's still illegal. That sets people up for when it's dispensed improperly. We're not saying people have to smoke marijuana to get the medical benefits, and we're not trying to deny people access. We just have to consider the problems we're having in the marketplace with an industry that really has no basis in statute."
This "immediate response to an immediate problem" is still one that gives Acree pause. "I think those of us who really believe in liberty are torn. At what point do we protect those constituents who might be harmed by this? It's a tough call, but I've been getting enough concerned comments from family members, state law enforcement officers, school officials and officials from public health departments that there's a problem -- and that waiting two or three more years to figure out the solution isn't good enough."An MMJ lollipop.
Thus far, Acree says she's received "some support" from her fellow legislators, as well as backing from "some marijuana people, who don't want to see this commercialized to the point where their patients are being harmed. They want to be responsible about this, because we can't utilize the FDA. There's no federal testing like there is with pharmaceuticals and clinical trials, because it's against federal law. So we're at a huge disadvantage here. We can't treat this like we would treat any other food or medicinal product."
She adds, "We just want to make sure our patients and kids are safe, and that we're not allowing something that's truly going to be more problematic than the problems it's designed to help."
The public discussion of HB 1250 will take place today in the Old Supreme Court Chambers -- "probably about ten or elevenish," Acree estimates. Page down to see the bill itself, as well as a release about the get-together from an opponent of the measure, the Cannabis Therapy Institute.
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Marg - Henry was born with an underdevoped hind end. His hips are very skinny with no muscle tone. When he walks he kind of "wobbles" side to side. His jumping and bathroom skills are limited but he is such a devil of a cat. Very mischevious and curious. He doesn't let his limitations stop him. He does well and keeps up with the others just fine. Jason |
Your red NOID is a beauty, can see why you love it, like Root Beer, too. Henry and Tucker look like relatives, are they? Daphne is so cute with her toy. Avedon |
Avedon - No Henry and Tucker are not related. They do look alike though. Henry isn't quite as fluffy as Tucker. Henry is 5 and Tucker will be 3 in the Fall. They both were strays living on the street that I rescued. Jason |
Bless you, Jason for rescueing the kitties and giving them a good home.I do think they need a diet of some kind.They are looking really over weight, but they are such beauties.I love cats,and tolerate dogs.haha Use to have several dogs, but, not any more. Love the clump of CRIMSON PIRATE. its gorgeous. and so is ROOT BEER.. both are so pretty. jean |
Your black and white cats are so cute! I really thought Henry and Tucker would be related. They look a lot alike. Good looking strays in your part of the world. Crimson Pirate is a bud builder and long bloomer here too, although my plant is not the monster in size that yours is. Debra |
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Lovely daylilies and kitties. You have a nice batch of black and white kitties. I love black and white kitties, so pretty. Anyway, back to daylilies. That clump of CRIMSON PIRATE is definately my favorite. Awesome. |
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Oh my what a nice surprise. You have a lovely picture of Root Beer. I also have this plant but it doesn't grow as nicely as yours. Maybe I should give it a talking to. I've had it 4 or 5 years. Your color is accurate too. Thanks Kay |
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Well Jason, you have some adorable cats and some lovely blooms. Henry looks like a card. Good for you to adopt them. Our lives are enricjed by some stays too. I really like your red NOID. Root Beer is also a nice one. Great clumps too. |
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Cats on the furniture--but I don't see a single hair on the futon. And the carpet looks as though it was just vacuumed. Root Beer is my favorite. |
Your cats are adorable! And how cute is that - Daphne and her bunny! Oh, and also what Mantis said about carpet, great job ;)) I like your red noid and my favorite is that huge clump of Crimson Pirate |
Jean - Henry is actually a skinny cat, his fur makes him look bigger. Tucker is sooooo fluffy that he really looks huge but when I have him shaved in the spring he isn't very big. Same with Emma. Daphne is a chubby girl indeed. She weighs in at a hefty 18 pounds but other than her allergies (which I give her 1/4 of a Clariton tablet for every day in the summer) she is a happy, healthy 12 year old cat. Phaltyme - My Root Beer daylily is 3 years old and it was a great daylily right from the get go. I have no complaints about it. I hope yours shapes up. Kay - Henry is a very special cat. He's got such a personality. What a character he is. You're totally right, he is a card! Mantis - Okay I'll admit it, I'm a bit of a neat freak. I love my animals but I'm pretty good about keeping the house a fairly good "shedding free zone!" haha Thank-you all for your comments! |
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Jason, the daylilies look great, but your cat photos take the cake. I love the black noses on all of them. They definitely look like siblings. |
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"Michael Jordan was absolutely obsessed with winning that year," said Kerr, now a minority partner with the Suns. "He had come back from retirement the season before and we had lost to Orlando in the playoffs so he was sort of embarrassed about his performance.
"Every day in training camp was a war and every game we lost that season felt like the end of the world."
The Bulls didn't lose many. On the way to its fourth NBA title, Chicago set an NBA record with 72 wins against 10 losses — a record that seemed untouchable, until now.
With a 30-4 record the Suns are on pace to tie the Bulls' mark while defying conventional notions of what it takes to win in the NBA.
But can the Suns actually win 70 games?
"I think, realistically, you have to ask that question in about six weeks," said Kerr, noting the Suns are now in the toughest stretch of their schedule. "But the way they're just bludgeoning teams it's not out of the question."
Aside from Jordan, who often carried Chicago on his back, Kerr said there were several other factors that allowed the Bulls to accomplish that unprecedented feat.
"A team has to have incredible resilience and drive because there are so many games and so much travel and so many nights where you just don't feel like you have it," he said. "You also have to have a lot of luck. If any one of our main guys had been hurt it wouldn't have happened."
Kerr sees one very big similarity between that Bulls team and this Suns club.
"Versatility," he said. "The Bulls had four guys who could guard three or four different positions in Michael, Scottie Pippen, Ron Harper and Dennis Rodman, so matchups were never a problem. "The Suns are the same way with Shawn (Marion), Joe (Johnson), Quentin (Richardson) and Amaré (Stoudemire), and both teams create matchup problems for others."
Kerr thinks a matchup between the teams would be entertaining, but he didn't hesitate when asked who would win.
"I would take that Bulls team against anybody. It just seemed like Michael was too good — so dominant that that team could have beaten anybody," Kerr said. "But, for the record, I'd like to say that I wouldn't have been able to play in any of those games because (Bulls coach) Phil Jackson wouldn't have found anybody on the Suns that I could have guarded."


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In short: Gallons of potential for a big PB race, but ruinedIn full: Sorry, I wanted this to be a great race. I got the PB I wanted, but it was ruiend by very poor organisation. I'll list the problems rather than moan:-Baggage. If you're expecting 6000+ runners, you need more than one 8m wide tent and 6 people. The queue was 20 minutes long!Just as bad after the race too.-Start. When the start spreads back 10 minutes, have a big gun or tannoy so we know when the front runners start!-Start. If you're giving out coloured numbers according to predicted time, try and monitor the pens! For a sub 55 minute runner, I was overtaken by no more than 5 people all race, and overtook hundreds. No idea where I started (7 mins 30 down the road) but I may have run 200 yards more than needed by overtaking (sorry folks) slow, nearly-non-runners who had started at the front.Water. When watering 6000+ runners you need more than 2 tables, cups with sides (i.e. not split) and to stop some bloke pouring a jug over his head when all the cups on the tables are empty. Lucky it was cool and grey!Other than that, it was a good race. Fast flat route, friendly staff, lots of noise and support.Date of review: November 21, 2010
In short: Don't miss a trick, this is a treatIn full: This race killed me last year. Seriously. They had to send my body back to my parents after it was found in a ditch at the side of the route. It took so long, even my clubmates had gone home.This year... the plan was to take 1/2 hour off that time. I managed 35 minutes. But that's not the point. The race overall was very well organised; the route is rolling hills through Clumber Park (woods) and town... The tshirt is halloweeeny and has my name on it (and those of several hundred other people!). The chip and pin part worked well and the race really was a treat!Date of review: October 31, 2010
In short: Great race!In full: For my 10th marathon and first in-land...The hills in the first half weren't as bad as people made out so I felt great up to 1/2 way. Then felt really bad and struggled. The crowds were much more sparse and water/lucozade upto 3 miles apart made the heat even more unbearable. They could atleast have split and had a gap between so I could drink both!Otherwise this was a good race. The tshirt is well-worth the extra cost, and the madal was a well-received chunk of bling at the finish line!A special mention to the Motivation Crew at 19 miles. Wow, great guys - even if we could hear you shouting for over an hour!!Organisation was good, the start was easy, the finish was well-laid out and well-run.THANKS NOTTINGHAM!!Date of review: September 12, 2010
In short: Lovely race, well organisedIn full: It's a good race. Mostly flat, where the greatest hill really is just a bridge over the A1, and well populated with cheering crowds.The organisation was good, plenty of water stations, and the start and finish were well laid out and bustling with happy people.Cheers Newark!Date of review: August 8, 2010
In short: Fantastic location, enjoyable raceIn full: This race always brings out the extremes in the weather - it's either flooding with rain or you're sunburnt before you make it to the start line! Water handed out at the start really helped!Well organised, the five+ water stations were well-manned and the friendly marshalls were happy to give 2 cups each. The local population was magnificent, from the shouts of support to the kids shooting runners with water pistols to the grannies spraying garden hoses and calling friendly encouragement!The route is playful, the 2 mile long bridge is an engineering marvel and a pleasure to run along.The finish zone is good, crowds line the last 200 yards well and the sponsoring supermarket handing out punnets of fresh fruit... just extraordinary! Great t-shirt and medal too.Well done to all involved!Date of review: June 28, 2010
In short: Lovely river-run in the sunIn full: Well done to all who organised this race; it was most splendid!Perhaps a bit clubby as the field was "very" small but this did nothing to detract from good organisation, friendly marshalls and a fairly valuable goody bag.Perhaps a 9am start next time so I don't have to run in the midsummer midday sun though?!"I like to run, it makes me smile, I think I'll run another mile"!Date of review: June 20, 2010
In short: I like to run, outloud I'll say, I think I'll run the Woodhall 10kIn full: A well organised race, plenty of people, friendly marshalls, good water stations, good finish. And a rockin' PB to finish with. Yay!Date of review: June 8, 2010
In short: Lon-done- if only I could stay out longer!In full: Fantastic! Any race where world record holders, royalty and organisers mingle with the masses (Richard Branson and Tegla Loroupe were even kind enough to sign my number!) must be special.The course could barely be improved, the crowds were extremely noisy and utterly supportive, as were other runners, water/energy stops were perfectly organised, well spaced, and the bottles weren't too big this time.The race is truely amazing, arguably THE BEST race in the world, and with 120,000 applicants for 37,000 places, it's just a pity they can't increase the field!Thanks to everyone involved, especially the millions of spectators!Date of review: April 27, 2010
In short: Good raceIn full: Nothing especially unusual to comment on unfortunately, but it was a fair, well organised race with a relatively small field (just under 200).Friendly marshalls, a good finish line, tea shop, handy medal and a fast (though slightly windy) course.Could have put a clock at the finish line though!Date of review: April 12, 2010
In short: Great idea, just a few organisational niggles. Boring in the middleIn full: Generally good, and no malice intended when I say it could have been better organised. The route was great, the buses to/from the start/finish excellent and the marshalling excellent. An almighty screw up meant two faster "pens" left behind mine so loads of pushing and overtaking in the first few miles although it didn't really affect me personally. The cost was steep though the t-shirt and medal very good quality. It's a race that could do VERY well - even increase to 10 or 15,000 runners if they can get it right (and use both sides of the road). A guaranteed PB for a first-distance but I also beat a 12 year old PB for 15 miles!Date of review: March 15, 2010


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Crestron Upgrades DigitalMedia Platform
Crestron this week introduced DigitalMedia 8G+, the next generation of its single-wire digital AV network infrastructure technology.
Crestron this week introduced DigitalMedia 8G+, the next generation of its single-wire digital AV network infrastructure technology. DigitalMedia 8G+ makes implementing a DM network easier by offering a choice of DM 8G Cable, CresFiber 8G, or now standard Cat-5e wiring.
"With the launch of DigitalMedia 8G+, our DM technology continues to advance the AV industry in the digital revolution," said Crestron executive vice president Randy Klein, in a statement.
DigitalMedia is an end-to-end solution that carries virtually any mix of digital and analog AV signals over a single wire. Uncompressed 1080p HD video with Deep Color, 3D video, and high-definition computer signals, plus HD digital audio, control, data, and Ethernet, are transmitted 330 feet over standard Cat-5e or DM 8G cable, or 1,000 feet using CresFiber 8G.
Crestron officials said DigitalMedia 8G+ provides a future-proof infrastructure and ensures that the highest resolutions, Deep Color, 4K projection, and other emerging technologies can be efficiently distributed and managed.
"DigitalMedia 8G+ offers a proven solution for distributing all digital and analog signals over one-wire, using one IP address, and completely eliminates all HDCP issues," said Fred Bargetzi, Crestron vice president of technology, in a statement. "An entire DM network appears as a single device on the corporate LAN, which makes it easy to install and manage."


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Amitabh, Jaya Bachchan & Rekha ('Triangular Bond')
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The sizzling affair between 'Superstar of the Millennium' Amitabh Bachchan and the Bollywood's eternal temptress Rekha remains unparalleled. The affair provided enough material for gossip tabloids to run their business for a few good years - that is not surprising given Rekha's penchant for loving her men with wild abandon. Amitabh of course was not just her devine madness- but also he was the madness of the masses and had a 'basa-basaya ghar' with doting wife Jaya, children and parents. Although, Amitabh reportedly had a soft corner, but he did not require any negative publicity to tarnish his squeaky-clean angry-youngman image. The chemistry between the two was very evident on screen. Their love story began on the sets of 'Do Anjaane' - the second film that they did together. The pair provided hit after hit together - 'Khoon Pasina', 'Ganga Ki Saugandh', 'Suhaag', 'Muqaddar Ka Sikandar', 'Ram Balram' and 'Mr. Natwarlal' amongst others. The on-screen chemistry generated in the many films they made together, led many to suspect that there was a real life romance happening. In an unbeliveable casting coup by Yash Chopra, Rekha appeared alongside both Amitabh and his wife Jaya, in the love triangle that was 'Silsila' (1981)! Yash Chopra's this film was their last film together and it captured the real life Rekha-Amit-Jaya infidelity triangle. This Bollywood movie was based on the life story of Amitabh, who had an affair with Rekha while married to Jaya Bhaduri (Bachchan), daughter of eminent Bengali writer Tarun Bhaduri. At the beginning of the affair, the couple apparently met regularly at a secluded bungalow that belonged to Rekha's friend. It became quite evident that the two were involved when a normally sombre Bachchan roughed up one fellow who heckled her while they were shooting for 'Ganga Ki Saugandh'. People had begun noticing how the pair was spending more and more time together and were trying to shield their affair from the media glare. Rekha knew she would get the raw deal if Jaya ever found about the affair. She would always be the other woman like her mother had been. There was a lot at stake; especially her fragile ego but she couldn't care less now that she was madly in love. And once she heard of the clandestine Hema-Dharmendra wedding, she hoped for marriage and threw caution to the wind.
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It was 1960, in a cold hospital room, northern Indiana. A seventeen year old young man looked down at the end of his bed . Where there had been two legs now only one and on the left side the sheet layed flat.
Von Saum had been hit, head on by a car, while riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Depression and thoughts of suicide swept over him like waves of desperation. "How will I ever work a job or find a wife as an amputee ?" he thought. Not only had he lost his leg, above the knee, but also his left arm, just above the elbow. As he laid in his bed he began to remember a Sunday school, in a little Methodist church, where he had been taught of the saving grace of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit began to draw him back and bring the possibility of a new hope. Von prayed, "forgive me just one more time and I will give you the rest of my life".
He asked for "one more time" because ever since he had been riding with the gang of bikers he would come home late at night and find his mother kneeling beside her bed praying for his soul. To get to sleep each night he would ask the Lord to forgive him but the next morning go right back into the same lifestyle of rebellion. This time was different he had to make a change or live a hopeless life in a wheelchair. God began to raise him up. The depression left. Von was fitted with a wooden leg and a prosthetic arm.
After feeling the call to ministry he enrolled in bible college and bought a car to make the trip to Houston,Texas. There he met his wife, Pamela. They began to travel as children's evangelists. A preacher
encouraged Von to use his disability as an advantage. Why not have a hook made to fit and call yourself a Christian pirate! Captain Hook began a 25 year "voyage" preaching and winning millions of children and adults to the saving knowledge of Christ.
For years Captain Hook and "his crew" toured and lived in a travel trailor. They would hold week long children's crusades. Closing out on Sunday morning they would travel to the next church and start, that night, for another week of meetings. On the road 100,000 miles a year they experienced engines catching fire, their trailor burnt to the ground in a church parking lot and multiple blown tires on the interstates. Sometimes they were paid in groceries. Once a pastor handed them a bag of change for an offering (after 5 days of ministry)!
Lester Sumrall contacted "the Captain" and asked him to produce a live television show for children in Indiana. Sumrall showed the Captain a video tape machine. It was the first they had ever seen. He said," This is how Christian families will watch television some day because media will become so corrupt". In 1972 "Pirate Adventures With Captain Hook" was first aired on WHMB-TV Indianapolis.
The show had a distinct salvation message. It was aired on 5 satellite networks and in a number of foreign countries. Many notable guests were featured such as Willie George, Mike Adkins and "Uncle Sam". In the mid-eighties Captain Hook produced a nationwide satellite VBS which was aired in hundreds of churches simultaneously.
After 25 years of children's evangelism Captain Hook passed away on Dec. 7th, 1993 of heart failure. He was 50 years of age. He is survived by his wife and three children who are all in children's ministry today. "Pirate Adventures With Captain Hook" is still being broadcast in some markets.


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The cloud race currently underway is being closely fought between Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and IBM SoftLayer. However, Amazon seems to be winning this land grab of customers. The recent fourth quarter earnings by Amazon has revealed that AWS has over one million 'active' customers with close to 90% year-over-year for the fourth quarter. Active customers include those who have signed up for free accounts but does not include dormant ones.
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Free LEGO at Toys R Us (UK)
Posted by Huw,There are usually a number of offers on around Easter time to encourage you to part with your money on toys instead of chocolate, but this year they seem thin on the ground.
The only one I've been made aware of is at Toys R Us (UK):
- Spend £40 and get a free bucket (one of four) worth £12.99
- Spend £40 and get a £10 voucher to spend between 15th April and 6th May 2013
TRU is currently selling the three 'Great Vehicles' (60016-60018) for £13.49 instead of £17.99 so if you buy all three you'll ends up quids in... Thanks to Lucien for the news.
Are you aware of any other Easter promotions? Let us know in the comments.
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Both of these deals can also be combined with the £5-off voucher code that I mentioned in the forum :)
Also, Smyths have 20% off with the code EASTER20
Man, UK always gets everything. US? Nothing D:<
@Blaziken5x you guys already have them all!!~ ^^
There are some good US deals covered in the forums.
The offer is also available to ROI customers as well and if you spend £50 you get free standard shipping too
wow! great deal, too bad I'm in Guatemala :(
UK has a bunch of special deals like "Spend £40 and get a free bucket (one of four) worth £12.99" which could be used for spare parts or "Spend £40 and get a £10 voucher to spend between 15th April and 6th May 2013" for future purchases. US doesn't get those types of deals.
Pretty sure the US gets lots of reductions on bigger sets the whole time that we dont get.
Outside of Amazon we dont really get any of the huge discounts anywhere in the same way US builders do at Walmart/Target etc
@paulmison - I have been in the habit of cheking the forum, but the categories such as shopping USA/CANADA are now absent from the main screen. Am I missing something?
By the way, last year Target in the US had Polybags for 50% off along with their after Easter clearence on other misc. items. It didn't ring up right, but I complained and they gave them to me since they were right under a 50% off sign.
I don't wish to spark the standard US vs. UK price war again, but the US pays far less than the UK for Lego usually (between 60% and 80% of the cost I believe).
However, it is worth considering that both the UK and the US pay significantly less for Lego than almost every other country so the only people who have any right to complain in my opinion are those in Australia, New Zealand and South America (as well as some Continental European countries). There is nothing we can do and complaining about it won't help so I suggest we just accept the situation for what it is.
I don't know if this has anything to do with Easter, but every Lego set except for Superheroes was buy one get one 50% off at my local Toys R Us when I went yesterday.
I had that deal too Jaypwr16, they had they deal before and I scored. Got the Battle of Hoth, Tie Bomber, and a poly bad for about $60 or so dollars.
^^^ Blaziken... seeing as UK recommended prices are usually 20-40% higher than US prices, we need some love!
For example... 60016 Tanker Truck: US$19.99... recommended UK price = US$27.33 (markup of 37%!)
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Hat: Albertus Swanepoel for Target via Goodwill |Vest: H&M |Sweater: Banana Republic via Goodwill |Blouse: Relativity via Goodwill |Pants: LOFT |Heels: Nine West via Goodwill |Rings: Banana Republic/Charming Charlie |Necklaces: American Eagle
As I mentioned on Twitter/Facebook a few weeks ago, I am not a pink polish type of gal. I'm not even really a super colorful outfits type of gal. If you could look at my closet, you'd see 70% neutrals and probably 30% color. But after seeing Lucky's editorial spread in the January issue of (very) colorful outfits, I decided to take a risk. After all, it's the new year, so why not try something new? I must admit that the end result was something I loved. Would I have ever put these pieces together — all in one outfit? Probably not. Ever. But I'm glad to know that I can be proven wrong. Bring on the color, 2013!