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|Length Overall
|74' 4''
26.66 m
|Dry Weight
123,000 lbs.
55,909 kgs
6.2 m
|Tested Weight
|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
|Draft Down
|Fuel Capacity
2,007 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
396 gal.
|10.1 deg.
|Length on Trailer
|Max Headroom
|Height on Trailer
|Bridge Clearance
|Trailer Weight
|Total Package Weight (Trailer,Boat & Engine)
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
|Std. Power
|2 x 1015 mHP (746 kW) CAT C18
|Tested Power
|Currently no test numbers
|Opt. Power
Not Available
Last week Azimut's new 74 Magellano completed a 4,000-nautical mile shakedown cruise in the western and central Mediterranean Sea. She has an 1,100-mile range at 12 knots.
While Italians voyaged around the world 500 years ago, lately this country's yachtsmen have not been known for long distance power cruising, nor have the yachtsmen of most other European countries. Indeed, for the last 50 years or so, world cruising in motoryachts has been the purview of Americans, for the most part. Evidently Azimut thinks that is about to change. That aspect of yachting fostered by clunky-looking trawler workboats, island freighters, and shrimp boats has now come to boat-building's equivalent of the fashion runways of Paris – Viareggio, Italy, home of Azimut/Benetti. They don't build old-fashioned anything there.
For a long range cruiser this open space from aft deck to helm windshield is rather extraordinary and creates nearly unequalled visibility in a 74-footer. Night piloting will probably be done from the flying bridge. (Looks like a great place for a cocktail party to us.)
Azimut appears to be quite serious about their first entry into a different market. Granted it is only putting its toe in the water, and it is hedging its bets with a yacht that can travel at 25 knots and is semi-displacement. Nevertheless, Azimut has been very careful about the construction weight on board, keeping the Magellano 74 to 123,000 lbs. (55,909 kgs). She is powered by twin Cat C-18s, developing 1015-hp each. She holds 2,007 gallons (7,626 L) of fuel and 396 gal. (1,504 L) of water. We think this speed potential is going to appeal to a lot of people, and certainly many more than would go ga-ga over this yacht if she went only 9.3 knots, or so.
If the past is any guide, the world is in for a treat, because Azimut approaches everything in its own very artistic and Romantic way. At first what it creates may not seem practical or even realistic, but it is always beautiful – and different. Over time, we have found that its creations tend to grow most moss-backed traditional yachtsmen, at least to some degree. We love Italian boat builders because they have no small dreams, their visions soar on the wings of fertile imaginations that must be part of their DNA. When it comes to describing what they do, we're afraid that our linier Anglo-Saxon minds are no match for their lyrical language. Try this paragraph on for size which we lifted from one of Azimuts's press releases--
"They [the crew of the Magellano 74 on the 4,000-mile shakedown] will be the ones who truly put this new approach to sailing to the test. Along the coasts of the wild Tunisian islands they will experience the intensity of slow cruising, the pleasure of sharing the elegant concreteness of a large open space, the exclusive comfort of a boat built to multiply the emotions."
Following is how Azimut describes its venture into the sea of world cruising in its own words--
"The spirit of travel is back...The Magellano 74 is the yacht for anyone who has a real passion for the sea, loves to move in a relaxed way, stop whenever they want to take a photograph and for those who love to plan their route mile after mile because the journey is more important for them than the destination.
This view of the flying bridge reminds us of a scene from Architectural Digest or an Edward Hopper painting. Somehow we can't picture this space enclosed by isinglass. What does Azimut intend?
"At the same time, the Azimut Magellano is also the ideal power yacht for long distances, exploring new horizons and tackling waves and choppy or rough seas. With a deep V-hull in the bow sections, the Magellano is classed as a semi-displacement motoryacht although it is unlike any other category to date.
For Long Range Operation
"More than a navetta, a trawler or an expedition yacht, the Magellano has a number of special characteristics that place it at the top of a new generation. The Magellano is dedicated to those who want to sail their own boats themselves in close contact with family or friends; it is for those who love freedom and often informality without sacrificing comfort. She has been designed for users who do not limit their desire to explore, yet do not push their supreme passion to extremes.
This is a remarkable design for an Italian builder – a galley without an enclosure! But putting it aft makes great sense if you think of this vessel as a boat for world cruising -- not entertaining. Please put sea rails on the stove top!
"With over 1100 nautical miles of autonomy at a speed of 12 knots, the Magellano 74 can reach any destination due to the possibility of accelerating up to 24 knots. She maintains stability both when sailing and when moored by using a Seakeeper gyro stabilizer system [that obviates the need for fins protruding from the vessel's hull].
Designed for Owner/Operators
"The comfort and safety were paramount objects for the project. The helm station is central both on the flybridge and inside to ensure increased visibility. The stern guardrail and the forward bulwarks are high to offer protection when the sea is rough. The external walkways are extremely safe and, at 60 cm (24 inches), wide. You can move freely in the bow area because it is free of clutter thanks to an automated mooring system that hides the anchor away into a special space.
We like that there is room for three nav screens and that one is right in front of the companion/navigator seat. There looks to be enough room outboard for a chart table, which would be nice.
"The stairs on board are especially wide to enable you to move around freely even when carrying materials and equipment. The 3.8 m (12'4") tender can be kept in a garage and there is no need for a crane for launching and hauling it in. On the main deck, the boat owner finds the same level of comfort you would expect to find on an Azimut yacht as well as organization of space and furnishings designed for long stays on board.
Designed for Social Interaction
"First of all, there is a single open space extending from the wheelhouse to the [aft deck] created so that the boat owner and guests can share space and time together. The galley is located at the entrance to the salon to make it easier to serve the external dining areas (aft deck and flybridge) as well as the internal one.
The 74 Magellano has a 19'8" (6.05 m) beam which is good for this length boat, creating stability and more interior volume, most noticeably in the master stateroom which is full beam and huge. This cabin has a proper desk which is totally appropriate on this style boat.
"The flybridge is fitted out as another secluded area where there is room to sunbath by relaxing on the two chaise lounges or lunch in an exclusive spot in the shade of the hard top. Space is comfort and in addition to three exclusive suites, the Magellano offers another cabin accessed from the salon that can be used by the crew but can also accommodate extra guests when necessary.
"The same access leads to an area used entirely for storage which is particularly important when embarking on cruises that last several days.
The aft deck is quite large which makes a great place for cocktail parties and organizing gear for scuba diving expeditions. The upper deck for chase lounges – or, think of all the gear one could put there! (No bunny pad, please!)
Interior Styling and Concept
"The all-encompassing windows on the main deck along with low furniture in the interior help the natural light to flood in. Large windows in the master suite set new standards for this type of boat. The materials used to cover the surfaces and tops are inspired by the nautical tradition and bring it up to date with the latest canons of elegance. The wood and materials used are mostly dark and create a pleasant contrast with the champagne color of the sofas."
Think of this design as a hybrid – a large owner/operated motoryacht which can be used for long range cruising or relatively fast travel for weekend destinations and entertaining.
Look carefully in the master stateroom head and also in the crew head. You will see people drawn to scale sitting on the commodes and one standing by the sink. This is rather unusual but we like it because it graphically illustrates the room in these heads. Note that in each one, both the wc and the sink can be used at the same time.
Lower deck
While this boat might be intended for long range cruising with friends, the vessel is also ideal for large cocktail parties in each port along the way. Azimut's evolution into long range cruisers will be a slow one, as the company takes on step at a time.
BoatTEST.com awards the writer of the above Magellano 76 descriptive copy our "Palm 'd Or" for 2009. Bravo and well done!
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- 8 total outlets
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- Weight
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- Input Connectors
- 1
- Included Accessories
- Remote control
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
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- Device Type
- Surge protector - external
- Colour
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Power Device
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- Surge Suppression
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- Circuit Protection
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- Cables Included
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- Features
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- Depth
- 33 cm
- Height
- 3.8 cm
- Weight
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Taylor County Middle School won the sixth- and eight-grade games while Campbellsville took the seventh-grade tilt in girls' basketball action on Thursday night.
Campbellsville Middle School opened its football season with a 14-0 shut-out over visiting Boyle County on Saturday in the Kick-off Bowl on Dave Fryrear Field.
The Eagles took a 6-0 lead on Stone Williams' 28-yard touchdown run up the middle.
Micah Corley made it 12-0 on a four-yard score with Devonte Cubit completing the two-point conversion pass to Corley. Huge gains by Arick Groves and Austyn Thornton set up the CMS scores.
The swarming Eagle defense allowed only one first down to Boyle County and 30 yards of offense.
Taylor County Middle School began its season with a 44-0 romp past Southwest Nelson in the LaRue County Bowl Bash on Aug. 4.
The Cardinals led 36-0 at the half and the continuous clock was used in the last two quarters. Johnathon Sprowles and Ezra Oliver had two touchdowns apiece for Taylor County while Collin Watson and Lake Burress also tallied touchdowns. Burress also had two two-point conversions and Oliver and Roy Wooley had one apiece.
Campbellsville's two Little League State Tournament teams were eliminated in the single-elimination round on Thursday in Prestonsburg.
The 10-year-olds fell to North Oldham 13-5 while the 11s lost to Franklin-Simpson 4-1.
Little League State Tournament
Prestonsburg, Ky.
10-year-old division
Pool play
Saturday, July 21
Campbellsville 12, Knox County 1
Sunday, July 22
Campbellsville 8, Paintsville 6
Monday, July 23
Campbellsville 14, Russell-Flatwoods 3
Single-elimination tourney
Thursday, July 26
6:00 Campbellsville vs. North Oldham
8:00 Owensboro Southern vs. Knox County
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New Home Construction Tips
Building a new home may be one of the largest investments you make in your lifetimeits not the time to cut corners where energy efficiency is concerned. The windows, doors, walls, ceilings and skylights define your homes shell. If the shell is built properly using quality materials, you will reduce the transfer of heat, cold, and moisture and reduce your energy usage.
You can build a home thats not only comfortable for you, but will save money on your energy bill for years to come.
Top Construction Tips
- Build your home to the EPA's ENERGY STAR® standards.*
- Have a professional dealer install a high-efficiency heating and cooling system.
- Install double pane or Low-E windows and insulated doors.
- Light-colored roofing material will reduce your homes heat gain in the summer.
- Check with your mortgage lender or real estate agent for information on lower mortgage rates for building an ENERGY STAR rated home.
*ENERGY STAR is a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency that seeks to increase consumer awareness, interest and desire for energy efficient products, and is not affiliated with Duke Energy Corporation.
Before You Build
- Planning: This is one of your best investments and easiest ways to avoid mistakes you might regret in the future.
- Choosing the site: Before you design your home, consider the local environment. Where does the sun rise, travel and set over the four seasons? Which trees or buildings shade the sun during the day?
- Hiring the architect: Select an architect familiar with energy-efficient designs such as passive solar, optimal insulation levels for the climate, efficient appliances and windows, and quality energy and building design principles.
- Hiring the builder: Similar to selecting an architect, choose a builder thats familiar with energy-efficient construction, insulation, and air leakage control techniques.
- House shape: A buildings shape will influence where chilling winds enter the house, where snow piles up outside, and how much solar gain you can count on. Simplifying a builders layout makes the home easier and less expensive to build, improve its insulating value and air tightness, and requires fewer construction materials.
- Insulation: Your builder and architect should be knowledgeable about the insulation requirements for your climate and the applicable building codes. In addition to having the proper amount of insulation, the proper installation of all insulation is important. Ask your builder about third party inspection services to check on the integrity of all energy efficiency related components.
- Windows: Choose a high quality window to minimize heat loss through the glass area in the winter and to also prevent cold air infiltration. High quality windows will also minimize solar heat gains in the summer. Plan your window placements to provide good day lighting.
- Use shading: Think about structural and exterior shading such as roof overhangs, covered patios, canvas covering, and awnings to control solar gain.
- Preserve trees: Preserve trees on your land whenever possible, especially in warmer climates where shade trees can help reduce air conditioning bills. Vegetation can help reduce ambient outdoor temperatures, while blocking and channeling wind.
As You Build
- Air leaks: Seal potential air leaks while building. Use sill seals under framing walls and on top of foundation walls. Fill plumbing and electrical penetrations to prevent air leakageespecially those holes between the living space and the basement, crawlspace, and attic. Seal and flash around the chimney and other penetrations. Pay particular attention to sealing potential leaks in the attic and around the foundation. Use caulk, gaskets, insulation, and other air-sealing materials. Remember to seal and insulate ductwork located in an unconditioned area.
- Air conditioning/heating system: Follow the steps above for insulation and air leakage, and then ask a qualified dealer to recommend a high-efficiency model with a SEER rating of 14.0. For additional savings, place your outside air-conditioning unit in a shaded area.
- Ducts: Design your heating and cooling ductwork so it is located within the insulated shell of your home. Ducts located outside this conditioned area must be well insulated with at least 6 inches of insulation. Avoid crimping the airflow with tight turns and constricted ducts.
- Appliances: Install ENERGY STAR appliances whenever possible. Place the refrigerator away from the range and dishwasher and out of direct sunlight. Locate your washing machine close to the hot water tank, if possible, to reduce the heat loss from long pipe runs.
- Lighting: Use electronic ballasts, modular fluorescent lamps, and efficient fixtures where appropriate. If you are requesting recessed lighting (can lights), install models that are rated for insulation contact to reduce heat loss through the fixtures. Can lights may account for a substantial heat loss or heat gain if not insulated properly. Maximize effective use of day lighting wherever possible.
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- Water heater: If youre buying a conventional model, get a well-insulated unit. Set your thermostat no higher than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Siding and roofing: Side and roof with light-colored materials, especially in warm and hot climates, to reduce heat gain.
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Several researchers have studied the influence of MgSt on blending and compression unit operations. Muzzio et al., in trilogy, used ternary mixtures of cellulose, lactose, and acetaminophen to characterize the performance of bin blenders (6). These mixtures were subsequently lubricated with MgSt. Although their predictions about lubrication were based on sample extraction and off-line testing with vibration spectroscopy, they provided a worthy insight into the behavior of MgSt as a lubricant. Wurster, Likitlersuang, and Chen evaluated the influence of MgSt on the Hiestand indices (7). They attributed greater plasticity of lubricated materials to MgSt with resultant downward shift in brittle fracture index. They also hypothesized the existence of predictability in the plasticization effect caused by MgSt. Swaminathan and Kildsig examined the moisture sorption characteristics of commercial MgSt (8). They concluded that dehydration and rehydration of the trihydrate resulted in the formation of the anhydrous form and vice versa.Luminary work by Rao et al. presented compelling evidence of desirable benefits of the dihydrate form (MgSt-D) for powder lubrication, densification, and flowability (9). In their study, the focus was on a monolithic system (single diluent–MgSt mix), with no evaluation of the impact on blend uniformity, tablet compression, or dissolution. Although their physicochemical characterization alluded to the presence of the dihydrate form in the samples, it failed to clearly identify and isolate the pure form of MgSt-D from other hydrates of MgSt. Their conclusion, however, recommended the use of MgSt possessing some level of the dihydrate form, small particle size, and an absence of agglomerates for blend lubrication. Wu et al. presented substantive evidence of the synthesis, characterization, and isolation of MgSt-D in its pure form (10). Subsequently, Kaufman et al. successfully calibrated the hydrates of MgSt through multivariate analyses using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) (11).
The study described in this article introduces the pseudopolymorphic dihydrate form wholly, as an alternative to the monohydrate in pharmaceutical drug development. Briefly, the hydrates differ in particle size, shape, water of hydration, free water, and lubricity. As part of this study, the influence of MgSt hydrates on blends and tablets was conducted using ternary systems comprising active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) with plastically deformable–brittle diluent mix on one hand and plastically deformable–plastically deformable diluent mix on the other. Various ratios of diluents were used to justifiably rule out any ingredient bias that could be attributed to lubricant affinity to one diluent system.
The influence of the pseudopolymorphic MgSt-M and MgSt-D on blends was profiled in real time with in-line thermal effusivity sensors during blending and lubrication steps and with an instrumented tablet press during compression. Although the mechanism is not fully elucidated, it has been hypothesized that when used as a lubricant in a powder mixture, MgSt increases the thermal effusivity of various blends by reducing the interparticulate void spaces, with a resultant densification. Thermal effusivity is a material property that depends on the relationship between thermal conductivity, heat capacity, and density of materials. Hence, increase in material density proportionally increases its thermal effusivity (12–15). It has also been hypothesized that differences in particle morphology and crystalline states of MgSt could influence its lubrication properties in blending processes (9).


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RICHMOND -- During Raul Ochoa's preliminary hearing, he made a phone call from jail to the female relative he had raped and molested for more than a decade in an attempt to scare her from cooperating with authorities, according to the victim's account in a restraining order petition.
The June 13 phone call, which came on the woman's protected phone number that she used after she escaped the abuse the year before, caused her to suffer a severe anxiety attack and to be hospitalized. The woman, who is 28 and is not being named because she is a victim of sex abuse, said it was just one part of a dogged, yearlong effort by Ochoa and his mother to intimidate her after his Aug. 16, 2012 arrest.
"(Ochoa's mother) is trying to track me down and intimidate me into saying that I lied," she wrote in a restraining order petition filed in Contra Costa County Superior Court a week after the phone call. "(Ochoa) has convinced her that I lied about the abuse. Both (Ochoa) and (Ochoa's mother) believe that if I do not cooperate, the criminal case will be dismissed."
A judge granted a five-year restraining order July 15, preventing Ochoa from contacting the woman and three of her relatives by phone, or in person, or harassing or stalking them.
Sex abuse experts say it is not uncommon for abusers to intimidate their victims from a jail cell.
Melissa Caine-Huckabay -- who works with the West County Family Justice Center, a Richmond agency that assists abuse victims -- said such behavior happens frequently.
"It is very common when there's a very long history of abuse ... for family and friends to be a conduit for the offender to give messages or to intimidate the victim to drop the charges," she said.
In Ochoa's case, it didn't work.
On Wednesday, Ochoa, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of forced lewd acts on a child and two counts of forcible rape in a case with resemblances to the tragic tale of Jaycee Dugard, the abducted girl who was held captive as a sex slave near Antioch for 18 years.
As part of the deal, which was crafted to keep the victim from having to testify, Ochoa, who is in custody on $30 million bail, will be sentenced to 22 years in state prison.
Investigators said Ochoa sexually assaulted the woman from 1999 to 2012, building a backyard shed in later years to continue the abuse. On Aug. 13, 2012, the woman escaped the North Richmond house, and went to police three days later. Ochoa was arrested that same day, and she went into hiding.
The intimidation started the day after his arrest, when Ochoa's mother came to the family house and asked for the victim, the woman wrote in a three-page, typewritten declaration attached to the restraining order petition.
"She said, 'I'm going contact (her) at any cost to get (Ochoa) out of jail,'" she wrote.
The restraining order does not identify Ochoa's mother by name.
Every day for more than four months, Ochoa's mother would visit the house with Ochoa on the phone until another family member told her to stop, the victim wrote.
In March 2013, family members gathered for a funeral and Ochoa's mother took photos of the victim and her family, saying she wanted to send them to Ochoa because no one visited him in jail, the victim wrote. The next month, Ochoa's mother visited the family with Ochoa on speaker phone, but no one wanted to speak to him, she wrote.
At the time of the restraining order petition, the woman said Ochoa's mother last contacted the family May 12 at the church they all attended, again asking for the victim's whereabouts, she wrote.
"(Ochoa's mother) has served as (Ochoa's) courier, messenger and accomplice in a campaign to intimidate me and my family into not cooperating with the criminal prosecution," she wrote.
Richmond police Capt. Mark Gagan said the department had not heard of any intimidation by Ochoa's mother, but said advocacy agencies can assist victims and often help them draft restraining orders.
"When it happens it's a secondary victimization," he said.
The first phone call from jail proved too much for the victim, who had guarded her private cell phone number since she went into hiding.
Three days after the call, the woman said she had a bad headache and part of her head felt "numb" and went to the hospital.
"I do not want (Ochoa) to contact me any more and disturb my peace and well being," she wrote.
Contact Matthias Gafni at 925-952-5026. Follow him at Twitter.com/mgafni.


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ColorDialog in C#
Dec 21, 2000.
A ColorDialog control is used to select a color from available colors and also define custom colors. This article demonstrates how to use a ColorDialog in Windows Forms and C#.
ProgressBar in C#
Jan 10, 2001.
Attached sample file shows how to use progress bar...
Using ListViews in C#
Jan 18, 2001.
As a Visual C++ user for 10 years I can say that Microsoft deserves praise for their new ListView class. The MFC ListView class was, well, unpleasant to use. C# makes life a bit easier with a richer property and method set for ListViews. Also, you can now, set the ListView to select an entire row in report mode, something that in Visual C++ you had to write a whole custom ListView control to do. Note also the nice grid lines.
Creating a Windows Service in C#
Jan 23, 2001.
Windows Services is a new name for NT Services in .NET. This tutorial steps you through creating a Windows Service and how to install and start it.
How to read Windows Registry?
Jan 26, 2001.
In .NET, the Registry and RegistryKey classes can be used to read and write registry ...
Tutorial: Working with Toolbars in C#
Jan 30, 2001.
This tutorial explains you how to add toolbars to a form, load images to the toolbar buttons, and writing event handlers for toolbar buttons.
Directory Picker in C#
Feb 07, 2001.
A directory tree control let you select files or directories from any file structure on your computer system.
Anchoring in Windows Forms
Feb 13, 2001.
Specifies how a control anchors to the edges of its container. When a control is anchored to an edge of its container.
ProTracker v1.0 : A Process Tracking Utility
Feb 14, 2001.
ProTracker is a process tracking utility similar to Windows NT Task Manager's Processes tab window.
Chat Server and Client in C# Using Remoting Technology
Feb 16, 2001.
This application is a simple Chat server and Client, which is conversion of Java RMI chat server and client. The Java client was a Applet and present application client in Windows Forms.
Interactive Buttons
Feb 26, 2001.
By using control properties, you can give your program an interactive look as you see on web sites.
Buton Viewer: View Images
Feb 27, 2001.
Well, In .NET, the Image class is a wonderful class to view images. No matter what control you have, you just set the Image property of that control to an image and the control will display the image. Neat?
Reading and Writing to the Registry
Feb 28, 2001.
This is a class that both reads and writes to the registry that I made while converting some applications to use C#.
Sticky Notepad
Mar 05, 2001.
I wanted to experiment with writing a program that would run from the "System Tray" of window (that's where you have the date displayed...) since that's not possible with pure Java.
Adding Items to a ListBox
Mar 06, 2001.
Sample code shows you how to add items to a list box.
Splitter Control in C#
Mar 06, 2001.
This article demonstrates how to use Windows Forms Splitter control using C#.
Deploying Programs in C#
Mar 08, 2001.
Deploying projects in Visual Studio.NET is fairly straightforward. Most of the process is automated for you through some convenient wizards so it doesn't require much effort. Keep in mind, though that you probably need the Windows Component Update Beta 1 on the machine you are deploying to. I suspect you also need the Microsoft .NET Framework, as well (for now).
Drag and Drop Revisited
Mar 13, 2001.
I've had a couple inquiries on how to do drag and drop in .NET again, so I've put together a simple app for dragging text from a TreeView to a TreeView and a TreeView to a ListBox.
Loading a Form Icon
Mar 13, 2001.
In .NET framework, the Icon class represents a Windows icon, which is a small bitmap image used to represent an object. The icon class is defined in System.Drawing namespace.
Windows Calculator in C#
Mar 27, 2001.
This is a simple Calculator application as you will find in a Windows accessories.
Drag and Drop Using C#
Mar 30, 2001.
Drag and Drop in C# has been a question on the UseNet and many websites on C# so I have decided to tackle the problem here. This is an update of the directory tree component download on this web site.
Using Delegates to Choose Right Function
Apr 01, 2001.
The need to call different class method based on some string passed to class is an old problem.
XML Strengths and Weaknesses with DOM, ASP, and XSL
Apr 30, 2001.
In this article we're going to take a look at some of the terminology that comes with using XML and its related technologies, as well as how to create and transform XML documents with XSL using Microsoft's MSXML parser. To test the code samples shown in this article you should be running Windows NT/2000/XP with IIS installed. You should also have SQL server 2000 installed on the same machine.
Windows Explorer in C#
May 03, 2001.
Windows Explorer application gives you a picture of how to use Treeview, Listview, Imagelist, Toolbar, Statusbar Tooltip, LinkLabel controls.
Using .NET Framework Multithreading and GDI+ to Enrich the user experience
May 04, 2001.
This tutorial shows you how to create, send, and received messages using MSMQ from the .NET base class library (System.Messaging) and C#.
Word Pad in C#
May 11, 2001.
This application explores the Rich Text control in C#,its properties and methods. Explains the usage of common dialog boxes File open, File save and Font dialog box.
Ouch! There is a Hook in My C#
May 15, 2001.
As an extension to the J++ design practice, C# has a syntactic construct, called Attributes, which let you drop hooks to Windows API or modify the runtime semantics, like threading synchronization behavior. The C# has legalized the hooking practice by calling them Attributes, and including them in ECMA C# specification.
Simple Editor like Notepad
May 18, 2001.
A simple application like Windows NotePad.
cwTab - A Tab Control in C#
May 18, 2001.
cwTab is a control written in C# that gives you the ability to add Visual Studio.Net, Excel, and InterDev tabs to any application. The control is fully customizable.
Reminder Program
Jun 08, 2001.
The program allows you to set a running timer to remind you of an upcoming event.
Color Guide
Jun 11, 2001.
This Program will generate all the colors that are supported in C# according to the Name.
Creating Run-Time Menus in C#
Jun 14, 2001.
Sample example on how to create runtime menus.
Animate System Tray in C#
Jun 18, 2001.
I am sure those who have worked with Visual C++ would have experienced the problem of displaying an icon in system tray and manipulating with context menus for that. Previously I use to display System tray icons with Shell_NotifyIcon by filling a structure and manipulating with a context menu for that icon is another problem.
Time Ticker
Jun 26, 2001.
Graphics Class encapsulates a GDI+ drawing surface. The FromHWND method is used to create a new instance of the Graphics class from a window handle. Clear method fills the entire drawing surface with the specified RGB color by using Color class. DrawString method draws a string using Font and SolidBrush classes.
Time Ticker2
Jul 04, 2001.
Microsoft had made lot of Changes for Beta2, some of the changes are old Namespace such as System.WinForms modified to System.Windows.Forms. In addition no. of new Namespaces like Microsoft.CSharp, Microsoft.JScript, Microsoft.Vsa etc...
.NET Brings The Fun Back to Programming
Jul 11, 2001.
Today, we are all comfortable sitting in front of our high powered computers running graphical user interfaces and compiling code in sophisticated development environments.
ShapedForms in C#
Jul 13, 2001.
Today Windows always appear with a rectangular shape. What if you could have a window that was shaped like a circle, a square or a triangle or any shape you want.
MP3 Tag Editor
Jul 16, 2001.
MP3 Tag Editor is a simple GUI that allows MP3 ID3 (v1.1) tags to be created or edited.
Stock Tracker
Jul 18, 2001.
This program is a utility to track stock quotes for multiple symbols.
Developing Windows Applications
Jul 23, 2001.
This tutorial explains you step by step how to create your Windows Applications using Visual C#.
A Better Notepad using C#
Jul 30, 2001.
We can use windows registry for saving default setting of notepad. We can used notepad in C# easily.
Working with Status Bars
Aug 01, 2001.
An article on how work with status bars and pens and images to the pens.
Service Explorer
Aug 06, 2001.
This program manages services running in your computer. You can use the GetServices method on the ServiceController class to retrieve a list of the services on a particular computer.
Printing out your W2 Form using C# and .NET
Aug 07, 2001.
This article covers a fairly practical aspect of using a computer - dealing with forms.
Calculator Example
Aug 14, 2001.
Sample program shows you how to create a calculator.
Message Box Builder
Aug 14, 2001.
This program will help you using MessageBox Class. Program generates code from what you choose.
Rubber Band Effect in a Form
Aug 15, 2001.
This is an example on how to implement a rubber band effect in Windows forms.
Automatic Generated DataGrid Commands
Aug 15, 2001.
This article illustrates how to update, insert, and delete in the windows DataGrid control by using automatic generated commands.
Console Based Windows Form
Aug 15, 2001.
This sample application shows you how to create Windows Forms from console.
Run-Time Menus in C#
Aug 20, 2001.
The following example demonstrates how to create menus on the fly.
Timer Control
Aug 22, 2001.
The sample project attached with this article shows how to use the Timer control available in .NET and C#.
Active Directory Sample I
Aug 23, 2001.
This sample shows how to access Active Directory information in a Windows 2000 domain.
Web Services between .NET, Java and MS SOAP Toolkit: Part I
Aug 24, 2001.
WinGhost 2.0 application allows you to show and hide applications running on your machine. I find this program useful at my work as I do lot of programming at any given time I can have a bunch windows open. I use it normally to hide just my windows I don't access that often.
A Vision Regarding .NET
Aug 27, 2001.
The present enterprise setup's need to have n-tire architecture with diverse platforms and object models communicating with each other. The present applications are to be created such that those applications have to run in any platform (like Windows, Linux, Mac , Unix etc) and which consist of components written in many programming languages and object models.
Button Chaser Program
Aug 29, 2001.
Here is a fun program which causes the user to chase a button around the screen.
Advertising on Mobile
Aug 30, 2001.
Finally,its possible to advertise on your mobile phones. Mobiles toolkit provides an add rotator control very similiar to the ad rotator control for the Web. This control will disply the Advertisement in the random manner picking from the XML File.
Editor in C#
Sep 03, 2001.
C# Editor shows you how to use toolbar, status bar, dialog boxes, menus and other Windows forms controls.
C# Logical Game
Sep 03, 2001.
This article shows how to create a Logical Game in C#.
Simple Windows Forms Events and Interfaces
Sep 03, 2001.
This article contains a c# code which makes use of the concepts of Events and Interfaces together.
Simple Game Developed in C#
Sep 03, 2001.
This article contains the code for a simple game developed using csharp. This game is all about arranging the shuffled numbers in ascending order.
Skinned Mesh Viewer v2.2
Sep 11, 2001.
A Windows forms application allows you to load a Direct-X file and view its hierarchy structure.
Mouse and Key Events
Sep 11, 2001.
This article explains the usage of key and mouse events. The following code shows you how you can read mouse position on mouse move.
Windows Forms Without VS .NET
Sep 12, 2001.
This article explains how to write windows forms application without using Visual Studio .NET IDE.
Display System Fonts
Sep 20, 2001.
This sample shows how to display all the fonts on a Windows system.
TCP Client and Server
Sep 20, 2001.
You need to compile the server and the client programs separately. Before compiling, change the IP address in both programs to match that of your machine (NOTE: You can get IP address of your machine if you run 'ipconfig' from the command prompt in Windows NT/2000 m/c's)
Working with Windows Registry
Sep 25, 2001.
In this small tutorial, I'll show you how to read, write and delete Windows Registry.
Socket Programming
Oct 01, 2001.
This is a simple Client/Server program showing the communication taking place between the client and the server.
Share Information between C# and VBScript with Registry
Oct 06, 2001.
VBScript is widely used to write automation and system scripts. It is more powerful within Windows Script Host (WSH).
WinChat For .NET
Oct 10, 2001.
WinChat For .NET is a simple peer-to-peer chatting program that functions very similarly to the WinChat program provided by Windows 2000. It provides all the functionalities that the original WinChat program provides.
Working with Windows Forms Controls
Oct 12, 2001.
This program shows you how to use Windows Forms controls such as Check Boxes, Radio Buttons, and Combo Box.
Docking Control in C#
Oct 16, 2001.
One of the first features of C# that took my interest was the ability to Dock a Control onto the edge of a Form.
MDI Forms in C#
Oct 18, 2001.
This article show how to create the MDI Form. The following source code will provide the use of MDI Forms in C#.
Checked ListBox Control In C#
Oct 18, 2001.
The following source code will provide the use of CheckedListBox Control In C#.
Calculator in C# (Windows Application)
Oct 19, 2001.
This is a simple calculator program that was written using Visual Studio.NET and C#.
Using TreeView Control
Oct 23, 2001.
The following code will enumerate the Folder/Drives in the TreeView Control.
Tray Bar Application
Oct 30, 2001.
This is a very simple C# application which implements those very familiar Windows applications with a tray Icon.
Floating Forms
Oct 31, 2001.
This is an example on how to implement a floating window application.
Introduction to Pocket PC
Oct 31, 2001.
At the time of writing (Oct 2001) Microsoft has shipped Pocket PC 2002 and also has just released the Visual Studio .NET add-on for Pocket PC called the compact framework.
Debugging "Rubber Band Effect"
Nov 06, 2001.
Bug fixes for Rubber Band Effect in a form by Simon Bond demonstrated a small but useful rubber band effect application. If you play with the application for a while, however, you may find one major problem with it.
Adding a Control to a form Programmatically
Nov 09, 2001.
In this article I explain how to Add a control to a form programmatically.
Adding Controls to Windows Forms at Runtime
Nov 13, 2001.
In this example I'll show how one can create and add controls to their Windows Forms at runtime.
Creating and Using Resources
Nov 16, 2001.
In this article, I will give you a small example of how to add and use resources.
Creating a User Control: .NET Toggle Control
Nov 16, 2001.
This is a C# User Control which re-creates the toggle used by XML, HTML, etc. files in the .NET Developer Studio. Just compile the control and drag it onto a form from the Windows Form Toolbox.
How to create a "ComboBox button" in a toolbar in .NET
Nov 20, 2001.
You can actually put a ComboBox in your toolbar by just dragging a ComboBox from the toolbox onto the toolbar but if you want the ComboBox to be one of the toolbar buttons, you are out of luck using the regular old ComboBox. One way around this is to use the DropDownMenu style of a ToolbarButton to create a pseudo-ComboBox.
Working with Anchoring and Docking Properties
Nov 26, 2001.
In this article let's take an expedition through travel around how Anchoring, Docking Properties of Controls can be used in the Windows Forms.
How To Open and Read an Excel Spreadsheet into a ListView in .NET
Nov 26, 2001.
The Interoperability services make it very easy to work with COM Capable Applications such as Word and Excel.
Using ProgressBar, StatusBar and Timer Controls in VS.NET
Dec 05, 2001.
This source code shows how to use the Timer, ProgressBar and StatusBar Windows Forms controls.
XP, Component Services and .NET
Dec 13, 2001.
First of all, COM+ does revolutionize COM; it is not only a superior new version of the COM programming model it is also a new platform to design and develop components. In addition, COM+ Services in XP does have some differences from Windows 2000; also XP and COM+ 1.5 offer a richer set of services than was available in COM+ 1.0. This article will describe the basic component services on the XP.
Working with Menus in C#
Dec 20, 2001.
In this article I elucidate how to adding menus and menu item to Windows forms, Replacing, Cloning, Merging of menus and about Context menus (Popupmenus).
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- The Hawley Fire Department will be holding their Spring Model Train Show & Sale on Sunday, April 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hawley Fire House, 17 Columbus Ave., in Hawley.
The show features everything to do with model trains and model railroading. Admission $3, children under 12 free with a paid admission.
Refreshments are available.
The show benefits the Hawley Fire Dept. For more info call Bill Delling at 226-3206 or the Hawley Fire House at 226-9820 or email@example.com.
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There are many reasons to choose a thong bodyshaper or thong bodysuit shapewear. Many wearers choose to wear a thong shaper because it eliminates the possibility of unsightly show through that occurs sometimes with certain pants, dresses and skirts. Or some women simply prefer less coverage in warmer temperatures. The development of the thong back, with its v-shape beginning at the waistband and narrowing is a convenience that many women simply refuse to live without for good reason. Today's thong is both comfortable and effective in eliminating visible panty line. So why not expect the advantages that come with a thong bottom in your favorite body shaper? The good news is that Hourglass Angel carries a huge number of shapers with the thong built right in. This design both eliminates the need for an additional panty and insures that the only thing anyone will notice are your sexy sculpted curves. Here are a few of our favorites.
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UPS Adds to Steady Beat of Pension Hits
Pensions are becoming the story of this earnings season, as United Parcel Service on Thursday joined a steady stream of companies that took heavy hits from their pension liabilities in the fourth quarter.
UPS reported a fourth-quarter loss after taking a pension-accounting related charge of $3 billion. As the WSJ's Tess Stynes reports, that masked broad revenue growth for the shipping company.
The situation is similar to that faced by companies like Ford Motor, which said earlier this week that it will contribute $5 billion to its pension plans this year. Boeing Co. plans to spend $1.5 billion in cash to shore up its pension fund in 2013 after putting in $1.6 billion last year, and reacted to its mounting obligations by breaking out "core" earnings to give investors a snapshot of its business, excluding pension expenses.
The growing pressure on balance sheets from pensions comes even as asset returns in the funds have outperformed expectations. Ford, for example, said that its plan asset returns were 14.2% last year, almost double the 7.5% it had expected. However, lower discount rates more than offset those gains.
Michael Moran, pension strategist with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, said that the higher asset returns are encouraging, but emphasized they'd only have a limited benefit to companies amid low rates.
"It's all about interest rates," he said.
Companies calculate the present value of their future pension liabilities by using a discount rate based on corporate bond yields. As those yields fall the liabilities increase.
AT&T and Verizon Communications also both suffered in the fourth quarter because of changes in the discount rate. AT&T posted an earnings loss of $3.9 billion, after warning it would record a $10 billion pension-related charge for the quarter based on a drop in the discount rate to 4.3% from 5.3%. Last fall, AT&T contributed $9.5 billion in company stock to its funds in an attempt to shore them up.
Verizon took a $4.4 billion charge for pension valuation changes and other expenses when it reported earnings earlier this month.


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TABLE you better make it, we're gonna grab all the dicks.
TABLE you better make it, we're gonna grab all the dicks.
If Table makes it I'll make myself make it.
So, I'm pretty much 100% for this. I still need to work out the traveling, but I'm going to be getting in on Thursday morning, flying out Saturday afternoon, and then driving out to school on Sunday morning. Shit is going to be ridiculous. Probably going to get drunk and yell at people. It's gonna be great!
Edit: Jake, if your offer still stands for the room, I'll definitely take you up on it.
It's all good girl. If table shows up & crashes I can call and have the room switched to 1 king bed.
"I ain't never sucked a dick before but...."
Words uttered if I make it to Magfest.
You can start with mine Table. Think of me as training dick.
No no no we need to find someone Jewish for him
The only Jew I know is Liffy. I guess he could grab her dick.
wtf why didn't you say you were in nyc
fuck you, you're uninvited from the General Tso party now.
I don't get why Jewish people always ask others if they're Jewish. I'm sure Table will enlighten me, but really. It's a pattern I've noticed working in the city I do.
A few years back a girl in St
JewishLouis Park (where I work) asked me if I was Jewish and had a saddened look on her face coupled with a tone of disappointment mixed with pity as she said "Oh" when I answered that I wasn't.
All you had to do was say yes and she woulda gave you them scooby snacks. And this ain't Israel so you couldn't get charged with rape for lying about being Jewish. You missed out dawg.
I was going to say the same thing in a less crude way. She probably wanted some sexy platypus makeouts.
St Louis Park is, yeah. I can't speak for St Louis.
If you guys have iPhones or iPads, you should download SpaceTeam. Sadly, it's not available for Android devices. :[


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The exit of Yahoo's (YHOO) No. 2 executive signals an abrupt end to Marissa Mayer's honeymoon.
Eighteen months into her tenure -- a long time in the Internet world -- the Mayer/Yahoo turnaround hasn't happened.
Advertising, Yahoo's chief way of making money, is still not growing. That is likely to be more apparent next week when Yahoo reports its fourth-quarter earnings.
I hate to point this out because I want Mayer to succeed and turn around this great valley institution, one of the first Internet companies that embodied the fun, almost-anything-goes ethos of Silicon Valley during the early days of the dot-com boom.
And I am intrigued by Mayer, who was one of the highest-ranking women at Google (GOOG) and is now one of tech's most prominent female CEOs.
We were given a blessed reprieve from thinking about Yahoo's core problems when Mayer was named the company's fifth chief executive in five years.
She brought a sense of excitement and dynamism that the company had been missing. She tweaked the company's logo and went on a startup shopping spree, including paying $1.1 billion for Tumblr, the social blogging platform, her highest-profile deal to date. She addressed employee morale by handing out iPhones and serving up free food. She tried to rein in Yahoo's flabbiness by pulling in its scattered workforce and requiring people to show up at the office.
And on the content side, the company has succeeded in attracting more Web traffic. According to comScore, when it comes to desktop traffic, Yahoo had more visitors in December than Google, Microsoft and Facebook.
This is helpful, but not enough. The company needs to attract big audiences that advertisers know they can reach. Right now, much of its products feel scattershot. Other than Yahoo groups, there isn't a lot that Yahoo offers that I can't live without.
Masking some of its underlying problems, Yahoo's stock has been on a tear, up more than 150 percent since Mayer arrived in July 2012.
But make no mistake. The stock market excitement over Yahoo, in my guestimation, has one-third to do with Mayer and two-thirds to do with what are known as Yahoo's "noncore assets," chiefly its 23 percent stake in Chinese Internet firm Alibaba, which is expected to go public in the next two years. Yahoo sold 40 percent of its Alibaba stake in 2012 for $7.6 billion and can continue to ride the Alibaba wave for a long time.
But eventually, even that money will be gone.
And that will leave its primary core asset: content that produces online advertising. Last week's exit of Henrique de Castro, Yahoo's chief operating officer who was hired by Mayer from Google, cast a harsh light on what is happening there.
According to eMarketer, Yahoo's U.S. digital ad market share in 2013 fell to 5.8 percent, down from 6.8 percent in 2012. The company reported that its third-quarter revenue was $1.1 billion, mostly from advertising. That was down 5 percent from a year ago.
"Yahoo is losing market share in digital advertising, but especially in display advertising, which is in general a growing market," said Karsten Weide, program vice president at IDC. "They are also getting weaker in absolute terms. They are selling less. They are making less."
After 18 months on the job, she hasn't cracked Yahoo's central problem, which industry analysts say is that it's hard for advertisers to reach Yahoo's users.
"This is a company whose users are fragmented across a wide array of sites, like Tumblr, sports, Flickr, mail, home page," said Clark Fredricksen, a vice president at eMarketer. "For an advertiser, that means it's not so easy to reach users at scale."
Yahoo has also been behind on the shift of users to mobile. "You have to have the means to put yourself in front of consumers faces," said IDC's Weide. "You have to have apps preinstalled on mobile tablets and phones."
At Yahoo, "little of that is happening," he said.
At the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, Mayer did announce some new ad products, but analysts say it's too early to tell if these will make a difference,
Perhaps Yahoo's biggest problem is the strength of its competitors -- Facebook, Google and Twitter.
That means one thing. Focus. Mayer has dazzled the tech world with glamour: Vogue shoots, Katie Couric and all the rest. Now she has to dazzle in one unglamorous and difficult way -- turning Yahoo's advertising story around.
Contact Michelle Quinn at 510-394-4196 and firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her at Twitter.com/michellequinn.


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Tip: Recording Non-Maximized Applications in UPK
By Marc Santosusso-Oracle on Nov 01, 2012
Have you ever wanted to record an application that would not maximize, or an application that would look strange maximized? Or perhaps your Windows Desktop has become cluttered with icons and you don't want to capture the clutter in your recordings. Here's a tip that will help: create a background for your recording.
- Create a blank HTML file with a black background in your favorite HTML editor. Or download this sample file: UPK_Recording_Background.html (right click to save). If you would prefer a different color background in the sample file, open it in Notepad and change "#000" to a different HTML color.
- Open UPK_Recording_Background.html in its own web browser window.
- Press F11 to make the web browser window full screen. This should give you a completely black screen. (This works great in modern versions of the most popular browsers. I successfully used Firefox 15, Chrome 22, and IE 9.
- Open or switch to the desired application so that it sits on top of the full screen browser window. If the application you are recording is also in a browser, it is important that it be in a separate browser window from the UPK_Recording_Background.html.
- Record your topic normally.
The above steps create a recording background using an HTML file and a web browser. This is just one method, for instance you could do the same thing with an image editor and an image viewer with a full screen view. Now you can record a non-maximized application without a distracting background.
I hope you find this to be a helpful tip. Let us know what you think in the comments.


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Vivid Berry/Running White/Solar Slime
- Lethal Power and Control!
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This new, bold version of the Predator LZ is part of adidas' Samba Pack and pays tribute to the 2014 host country Brazil. These bright colors honor the energy of life in Brazil. In vivid berry, this Predator also has a multi-color tongue, insole and liner and bright laces. It's a bold cleat worthy of the world championships.
Prepare yourself for the most deadly cleat to hit the pitch with the new Predator LZ TRX FG. adidas' revolutionary Predator has been updated once again to provide the most comprehensive control in the game. This is also the first Predator to be miCoach SPEED_CELL compatible.
UPPER: Hybrid L-S, which is a newly engineered super-soft upper material that provides the benefits of leather and a synthetic for a light weight with a natural feel on the ball.
Full SL Rubber Predator technology creates five lethal zones to control the ball with every touch. Predator elements have been engineered and placed according to their specific function. Once the zone position and function was defined, the geometry, shape, height and thickness were selected to best fit the function and need of the player. The Soccer Shoe Guide
Prepárate para calzar los botines más mortíferos, los nuevos Predator LZ TRX FG, que incorporan lo máximo en poder, control y velocidad en un solo botín. Los Predator son compatibles con la consola miCoach SPEED_CELL. Adquiere tu miCoach SPEED_CELL por sep


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And actually, it's not that I mind the time they take to make. It's that I just don't like stuffed cabbage rolls. Don't you all think it's difficult to make something that you don't like? So to spend an entire morning on a dish that I most likely won't eat makes me feel like hubby should treat me like a goddess (even more than he already does.) The way to a man's chick-flick attendance is through his stomach, and if I don't find him by my side at the movie theater watching Julie & Julia at some point during the next few weeks, I'm going to be seriously hurt.
The inspiration for these cabbage rolls came from Chef John at Food Wishes. I've changed up the ingredients a bit, but I found such help in his YouTube video of the technique. Check it out if you're thinking of making these.
Here are the ingredients listed all together so you can have everything ready before you start:
1 pound ground sausage
1/2 pound ground beef
1 egg
3/4 cup long-grained rice
1/3 cup packed Italian parsley, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp Worchestershire sauce
1 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 large head of cabbage
1 onion, sliced
28 ounces crushed tomatoes
2 cups broth
salt and pepper


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STOCKTON - Police are searching for an armed woman who robbed a Stockton bank and fled with an unknown amount of money Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The woman was armed with a handgun when she entered a Chase Bank in the 2800 block of West March Lane about 1:10 p.m., police said. She was described as a black woman in her 30s standing 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 115 pounds, officers said. She was wearing a baseball cap, a gray short-sleeve T-shirt and black pants, authorities said.
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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - The holiday business report for Easter week is sunny as a spring day - hotels were full, restaurants and shops were busy, and people seemed to be in a spending mood. A lot of those guests were familiar faces to local business owners.
In Vail, Karats jewelry shop owner Dan Telleen said his own business was steady, if not spectacular, over the holiday week.
"Traffic through the store was nothing exceptional... but the overall winter was great," Telleen said. From his shop's storefront on Meadow Drive, Telleen said he's been seeing lots of people on the streets, and those people seem to be having a good time.
For Telleen, who's been making custom jewelry in Vail since 1970, staying in business is thanks in large part to his longtime clients, relationships he's forged over decades in business.
"I wouldn't survive without those old customers," Telleen said.
People who come to a lodge, store or restaurant come because they're familiar with the place, and the people in those businesses are well-served to recognize those repeat customers.
"You have to notice, and you want to cultivate those relationships," said Matt Morgan of Sweet Basil restaurant. That restaurant will celebrate 35 years in business this year. A lot of the people who have made the business successful return time and again when they visit Vail.
While no one will remember every customer every time, Morgan said it's crucial for businesses to acknowledge the people who make a place a regular spot when they're on vacation.
"That not only applies to Easter, but it applies for a lot of the winter," Morgan said.
For instance, Sweet Basil is an annual stop for a group of visitors who come every St. Patrick's Day.
"They book the same week, and even the same rooms," Morgan said.
Those rooms are reserved almost next door to Sweet Basil, at the Sitzmark Lodge. There, general manager Jeanne Fritch said the hotel - which has been in business since 1969 - sees a combination of repeat and new guests. Many of the long-time guests have been returning to the Sitzmark for years.
Keeping those guests coming year after year takes a combination of things - with a great product at the top of the list, of course. But, Fritch said, the hotel works hard to make guests feel "like you're coming home."
Back in the days of Saturday-to-Saturday stays - something becoming more rare in the lodging business - the hotel would host get-togethers to allow guests to get to know one another.
Some, like the St. Patrick's Day group, return year after year. But even guests who might skip a year or two can provide valuable references to first-time guests.
"It's taken years," Fritch said. "But we're very lucky in that people recommend us."
The Park Hyatt Beaver Creek is a much larger hotel than the Sitzmark. It also has the advantage of being part of an internationally-known brand. Still, there were plenty of familiar faces at the Hyatt over spring break and Easter.
Sales and marketing manager Scott Gubrud said "close to half" of all the hotel's guests over the past three weeks have been either long-time or recent repeat guests. In fact, one family just finished its second visit this season, he said.
Like others interviewed for this story, Gubrud said connecting with people - and providing great service - are keys to earning repeat business.
"When you talk to guests, it's about seeing Beaver Creek and the hotel as an experience," Gubrud said. That comes down to the way guests are greeted and treated, from handling room and activity arrangements to turn-down service.
And, of course, having well-groomed snow helps. A lot.
"The snow this year has been a Godsend," Gubrud said.
Fritch, who took a few runs Monday morning, agreed. Even after a week of heavy use on the slopes, "conditions were fine," she said.
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It's fascinating how the flavors and aromas of a varietal will change from vineyard to vineyard. Crisp apple in one region. Fresh peach in another. Our estate vineyards span California's finest coastal growing areas … giving our winemakers an extraordinary palette of aroma, flavor and texture to work with.
From the northern reaches of Mendocino County along the coastal hillsides of Napa and Sonoma and south into the Central Coast, our vineyards each offer something unique, giving our wines depth and complexity.
- Mendocino County hillside estate vineyards give our red wines intense, deep spice and cedar flavors and our white wines apple and pear flavors.
- Sonoma County mountain and hillside estate vineyards add black cherry flavors to our reds while white wines find apple, pineapple and stone fruits.
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- Monterey and Santa Barbara benchland estate vineyards give our white wines their citrus, lime, mango and pineapple flavors. Pinot Noir from these appellations shows red cherry and strawberry while Syrah gives black cherry, currant and jammy spice.
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Chardonnay is an excellent example of how one varietal will develop unique character in different regions. Our estate vineyards in each of these regions receive a measure of maritime cooling influence, slowing the ripening process and keeping the fruit on the vines longer, which intensifies aromas and flavors. In addition to this constant temperature moderation, varying soil type and sun exposure further affect how the grapes develop.
A true chameleon in the vineyard, each of these areas produces Chardonnay of exceptional quality and classic varietal character – yet all are markedly different:
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BUJUMBURA, 28 September 2012 – Second Vice President of the Republic of Burundi, Gervais Rufyikiri, today launched a project that will increase the country's capacity to trade by improving compliance with international standards on quality and sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
The project will be implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and funded by the Enhanced Integrated Framework and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.
'Trade Capacity Building for Burundi' is the first Enhanced Integrated Framework project to be implemented by UNIDO. It will span three years and be funded to the tune of USD 3 million.
During the launch ceremony, Minister of Commerce, Trade, Industry, Posts and Tourism, Victoire Ndikumana, handed over two vehicles to the Burundi Standards Board and the Plant Protection Department to help with market surveillance.
The project consists of two complementary components:
- support to help strengthen Burundi's national quality infrastructure elements (standards, inspection and testing) related to conformity with sanitary and phytosanitary standards.
- support to targeted value chains in order to improve production quality and export competitiveness by conforming to international standards, including sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.
The expected result is that goods produced or exchanged in Burundi will be designed, manufactured and supplied according to sanitary and phytosanitary requirements, and will meet the needs, expectations and requirements of buyers and consumers, as well as those of the regulatory authorities in the local and export market.
It is anticipated that Burundi will benefit from having adequate infrastructure with which to assess conformity with international standards, and economic actors that are capable of using it. As a result, the country will be able to develop its export capacities and increase its overall competitiveness.
The Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) is a multi-donor programme which supports Least Developed Countries in their efforts to play a more active role in the global system of trade by helping them to eliminate the constraints on supply capacities. The EIF programme's current funding for the next five years currently stands at USD 250 million.
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VAIL — Local jeweler and studied actor Lance Schober has recently bleached his hair to a peculiar shade of orange yellow.
"This is my third time playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter," Schober said of the notorious transvestite protagonist in "The Rocky Horror Show." "It's all so weird that all of this is for shock value — whatever I can do to make myself totally insane."
For the next two weekends, the Vail Valley Theatre Company will bring Richard O'Brien's 1973 cult classic back to life, indulging adult valley audiences in the funny and provocative musical for the third time in four years.
"It's a wacky, wacky show," Schober said. "It was so avant garde for its time, and people just fell in love with it. It is still so weird to this day, so it holds up to that bizarre, occult type of show, with an almost underground following."
Upon opening night, set for Friday, show goers may find that the local following is more above ground than most would assume.
A cult classic
Schober explained how a lot of people are familiar with the show, or the affiliate 1975 Jim Sharman movie, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." He said the stage helps to set a scene that is even more vibrant and in-your-face than the fantastical film.
"People see this over and over and over, and there are all these things that the audience will shout out before the lines from the character are said," he said. "They come out with these little quips, and a lot of them are pretty obscene."
The director of the production, Nick Sugar, said audience participation can only get better with small-town community theater.
"I think this cast is going to have a lot of fun with the audience, and I think the audience is going to have a lot of fun with them," Sugar said. "Also, it's such a tight community up here, so you know these people — you'll get to see this group of Vail-ites walking around in fishnets."
A new direction
Franny Gustafson has been acting with the theater company for about two years, but she is new to the Rocky cast. She plays Janet Weiss, a seemingly straight-edged Sally who is in love with her new finance, Brad Majors. Early in the show, Brad and Janet accidentally become entangled in Frank-N-Furter's pleasure-seeking scheme, leaving little to bare as the couple's garments are lost less than half-way through the first act.
"It's one of the weirdest shows I have ever been in before — but in a good way; it's nice to shake it up a little bit," she said.
Gustafson explained how Sugar's direction has brought a high caliber and fresh angle to the production as a whole.
"It's been a while since I have worked with a really professional director," she said. "Some of the questions he asks the cast are perfect, like how to get into the motivations of the characters. He is making some of the actors in this valley so much better — those who I know to be wonderful already — and you see it happening as we rehearse."
Innuendo abounds
Bart Garton plays Rocky, a blond-haired, tan man-toy brought to life by Frank-N-Furter as a tool to "relieve his tension." This is Garton's third time playing Rocky, and he said this year's production brings in even more overt and comical innuendos.
"The last director was fantastic, and we had a blast doing the show," Garton said. "But this guy has added a whole new shebang to it; he has added a lot more humor, which is funny and bizarre in the script already, but now there actually some physical comedy in it."
Janet's beau, Brad, is played by Robert Wagner, a now-Denver resident who used to live in the Valley and played the role in the past two Rocky productions. Wagner said he is simultaneously working on another show in Denver, but the opportunity to come play Brad was too good to pass up.
"This year, I see us taking this to another level up because Nick is an amazing and award winning director in Denver," Wagner said. "The reason why I am coming up here is because I have always wanted to work with him."
Gustafson said the show has really come together in the past couple weeks, setting the tone for what is becoming a highly anticipated experience.
"It's been really fast," she said. "We have all been living, thinking, dreaming Rocky Horror the past two weeks. It has made the show have a sense of urgency and excitement, and I think it's going to be awesome. This is just a great group of people, and I am honored to be a part of it."
Although this shouldn't be a family affair, adults who have already seen the production should consider a second, or third, showing.
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"For the folks who have seen it already and say 'well, we've seen this,' this is so much more off the hook than what it was two years ago — this is insanity," Wagner said. "We weren't ready for the valley the first time around, but I don't think the valley is going to be ready for this show. People who haven't seen it need to come, and those who came before need to come back."


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The long line of impatient children and stressed parents trying to keep their cool during a two-hour wait for a photo -- these are the makings of the nightmarish scene that can unfold during a visit to see Santa at the mall.
But that was before all things tablet joined the inventory at Santa's workshop.
On Thursday, Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara unveiled a tech-filled and interactive Santa display, a costly and amusement-filled installation that is part of a national retail trend to cater to the growing tech palate of youngsters and, retailers hope, convince parents to buy a new tablet or smartphone to put under the tree.
"They're trying to crush the old notion that they can't market to kids," said Marshal Cohen, a consumer behavior and retail expert with The NPD Group. "They're pulling out all the stops."
And along the way, retailers like Amazon -- which is sponsoring the tech displays at Westfield shopping centers with its Kindle tablet -- are transforming long-held holiday traditions. Gone are the carefully carved wooden toys that Santa's workshops of yesteryear might have produced. And Rudolph has been replaced by a Mini Cooper convertible -- the vehicle used for Santa's entrance into Valley Fair on Thursday evening.
"We are seeing the new traditions being born right before our eyes," Cohen said.
When the nostalgia passes, though, parents and kids are left with a Santa experience that may be more amusing than any generation has had before, said Gavin Farnam, senior general manager of Valley Fair. Disneyland, he said, isn't the only place where families can be entertained from every direction while waiting in line.
The mall's new Santa setup features TV-size touch screens for kids to play with and Amazon employees circulate Kindles loaded with children's stories to entertain families as they wait. The centerpiece of the display is a 40-foot artificial tree that emits little bursts of evergreen smell and dances with reflective ornaments. The twinkling pathway leads to Santa, whose chair is a nook in a larger-than-life ornament.
The red-suited man almost -- almost -- gets lost in this feast for the senses.
Kids can take pictures of themselves from a computer mounted in a boulder-size ornament, and email the picture to family and friends as they wait in line.
The picture booth captivated Frans Paihonen of Finland who stopped to check out the display Thursday before the crowds arrived. With a little help from mom, the 7-year-old sent an e-card with his picture to his best friend back home. Frans and his sister play with iPads at home, said mom, Sari Paihonen, and the boy's fingers moved naturally across the touch screen.
Amazon Kindle helps fund the Santa displays at six Westfield malls. Mall authorities would not say how much the installation costs, but it is one of the company's most expensive -- perhaps its all-time priciest -- holiday decor investments.
The Westfield partnership is also an inroad for Amazon to market its new Kindle FreeTime, a kid-friendly feature for parents to set daily screen limits and content access. Cohen of The NPD Group said retailers are more aggressively marketing tech products to kids, knowing that while parents are buying, the kids are influencing the purchases.
"We live in a much more elaborate marketing culture," Cohen said. "Wherever there's a line, there's an opportunity."
But the new Santa display is not just about marketing, Farnam said. The mall wants to give busy families an efficient Santa experience. Using a new photo FastPass, families can purchase their photos online and bypass part of the line. They can also send Christmas wish lists ahead of their visit, so Santa is briefed on what little Joey wants before the child even sits on his lap.
But there's one thing that's not different this year -- Santa. The same bearded man who has been the signature Valley Fair Santa for several years has returned, sitting with a certain majesty at the end of a long line of Kindles and gadgets.
Contact Heather Somerville at 925-977-8418. Follow her at Twitter.com/heathersomervil.


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The Summit Choral Society will present its spring concert on Monday and Tuesday, featuring the music of Brahms' Requiem. The concert will be a kind of dress rehearsal for the Choral Society's upcoming trip to New York to perform at Carnegie Hall.
"It's part of the New York package, so I didn't actually pick this piece," director Jill Schroeder-Dorn said of the Requiem. "It's very difficult and sophisticated, but you pay for a package to go sing a certain piece with MidAmerica Productions, and the piece they are doing the time we are going to be there is Brahms' Requiem.
"So I decided to teach it for this concert. It's such a beautiful piece, a monument of choral music. It's one of my favorites; it's a lot of people's favorite - just one of those pieces that people love if they know it."
Each year, MidAmerica Productions reviews audition recordings of choirs from all over the country and chooses a few to perform at revered venues in New York City. Schroeder-Dorn said the organization typically unites choirs with a full orchestra and a famous conductor or composer, who conducts one of his or her own works or another major artistic work, such as Brahms' Requiem. It's an opportunity for amateur singers to perform on the famous stage of Carnegie Hall.
"We'll be sharing the New York concert with 12 other choirs from around the country," she said.
At the spring concerts in Breckenridge and Dillon, Brahms' Requiem will be accompanied by piano.
"Brahms originally wrote it for orchestra and choir, but he also made a piano arrangement to be more suited for smaller groups, smaller venues, so it's a more intimate piece," Schroeder-Dorn said.
The Requiem will have more of a chamber feel when it's performed in Summit County, rather than the large orchestral arrangement the Choral Society will be performing in New York.
"It was written by the composer," Schroeder-Dorn said. "Oftentimes, there will be a piano reduction of something but it's really scored down a lot. The piano part is four-hand, so we'll have two piano players on one piano to cover the different ranges of the whole orchestra. It captures the music very well; it's not a reduction, it's just a rearrangement. The notes and the harmony don't change."
Schroeder-Dorn has been directing the Summit Choral Society for a year and a half, and she said she's impressed by how invested the singers are in their work.
"I really enjoy the community aspect," she said. "People are there and they're only there because they love to sing. It's not part of a requirement. They are just really invested in the group, and I have really appreciated their efforts."
The Summit Choral Society is a mixed chorus, with soprano, alto, tenor and bass parts. Schroeder-Dorn said many of the singers do their own sectionals each week to rehearse their parts beyond the once a week sessions with the full choir.
"They have really taken the initiative to make this happen," she said. "They are adults and they are doing this voluntarily, which changes the dynamic a little bit. I really appreciate their investment in it all."
Brahms' Requiem is not a simple piece, Schroeder-Dorn said, and the choir has put in a lot of extra effort to learn it.
"There are a lot of good singers and leaders, and that helps," she said. "And everyone who is there, even though they may be amateur, they have ability and skill, and that makes it possible, too."
At the local concerts, Schroeder-Dorn will introduce the Requiem and explain its subtext and history and why it's a significant part of the musical lexicon. The Summit Choral Society will perform Monday at Christ Lutheran Baptist Church in Breckenridge and Tuesday at Lord of the Mountains Lutheran Church in Dillon. The shows are free.