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Yesterday the BBC announced that New York had banned smoking in public. Talk about wonderful news; it was impossible not to feel jealous and I am hoping for the same legislation in the United Kingdom as soon as possible.
Mr. Shanken, you know more than anyone that fine cigars demand contemplation, good company and ambience. This legislation will encourage like-minded people to search out venues where this combination can be found. It will encourage the proliferation of the modern equivalent of gentlemen's clubs -- and fine cigar appreciation will thrive as more enthusiasts are brought together. This is a really exciting time, and we need something similar in the U.K.
Fine cigars came to me late in life. I am 39 and until three years ago had never smoked. That was until a trip to Buenos Aires when I stumbled upon for the first time a world-class cigar retailer. We don't have walk-in humidors on the high street in the U.K. I have been a passionate enthusiast ever since, reading whatever I could and building up my own stock from trips abroad. It is funny that the more people I discuss my passion with, the more excited and intrigued people I find! One of the reasons for the intrigue is obscurity value. In the U.K., fine cigars suffer an almost zero profile.
Enthusiasm and tobacconists in the U.K. appear to be mutually exclusive. The retailers I've met see commodity and not luxury. Nobody sells you a cigar over here, you have to go and find one. I would like to help change the situation. We need to improve awareness of fine cigars in the U.K., access to fine cigars and sales methods. I have established the tax implications of importing -- now it is just a question of whom to buy from?
Please excuse my request if you feel it is a little cheeky; all that I can say is that any help you offer would be more than appreciated -- it might even start a revolution. Who knows, in 18 months' time I might be writing to tell you about the Chester Fine Cigar Club.
David Williams
Chester, England
Editor's note: Funny, we always thought the best cigar retailers in the world were in London, and the best cigar-smoking venues were available there. You should seek out Edward Sahakian in St. James's and Desmond Sautter in Mayfair. There are no finer cigar enthusiasts anywhere in the world.
And be careful what you wish for. A New York-style smoking law in London would prohibit smoking almost EVERYWHERE, including private men's clubs. It would be better if you started fighting all antismoking regulations to preserve the freedom you have.
Dear Marvin,
Regarding your May/June 2003 issue of Cigar Aficionado with the "Super Models of Cuba" and the article with Fox Sports Net's Lisa Guerrero: way to go!
Now that's what I call an issue! I'll smoke a cigar with Lisa anytime. Thanks for a great month!
Charles D. Sheldon
O'Fallon, Missouri
Dear Marvin,
A Charlotte, North Carolina lawyer purchased a box of rare expensive cigars, then insured them against fire. He smoked them all in one month, then filed a claim saying the cigars were lost in a small fire.
The insurance company refused to pay so the lawyer sued and won, because the policy didn't define "unacceptable fires." They paid $15,000. Rather than appeal, the insurance company paid. After the lawyer cashed his settlement check, the insurance company had the lawyer arrested on 24 counts of arson!! With his own claim and testimony from the previous case, he was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.
Nancy J. Hume
Peachtree City, Georgia
Editor's note: It's a funny story…only it's not true. We heard it the first time in 1993. It falls under the heading Urban Legend. But you can't help but laugh at it.
Dear Marvin,
On a recent trip to Central America, the most important thing that I wanted to do was visit a cigar factory. I have had a love affair with cigars since I began smoking at age 16 and now, over 30 years later, the passion still remains. Imagine if you showed up at the office of a company in the United States that employed over 4,000 people, had multimillions in worldwide sales, and a reputation second to none, and asked to take a tour of its facility. After the laughter subsided, you'd probably have to step lively so the door didn't hit you from behind. Not so at Plasencia Tobacco in DanlÌ, Honduras.
No sooner had my request in flawed Spanish been put to the receptionist then the man himself, Nestor Plasencia, appeared. I knew his likeness from the photographs in Cigar Aficionado. Never one to be shy when heroes are at hand, I introduced myself, shook his hand, and told him what a great honor it was to meet him. If he had been wearing a ring, I would have probably kneeled down and kissed it. Cigar in hand, he asked me what he could do for me.
When I told him, he gave me a quizzical-humorous look, then asked me to follow him. We arrived in his office, and while talking to his secretary he opened the top drawer of his desk and took out a maduro box-pressed corona and gave it to me.
"Try one of mine," he said.
My head by this time was spinning from having just met Mr. Plasencia, being in his office, and smoking one of his cigars. As I puffed contentedly away, it suddenly came to me that heaven must be like this.
Mr. Plasencia brought a man into his office and introduced him to me as Petrus Hartkamp, plant manager. He then apologized, telling me that he had a busy day ahead, he couldn't spend any more time with me, but Petrus would show me the facility. Yes, it's true -- the president of the company apologizing to some wayward tourist who had the impudence to invade his turf without even so much as an appointment.
As we shook hands, I asked him if I could get a photo of us together, and asked Petrus if he would take it, fumbling for my camera. You may be thinking, "Has this dolt no shame?" I can only reply in my defense that when it comes to cigars, I'm just as big a fanatic as the ones you see on Sunday afternoons screaming for their favorite football team to win. They would fall all over themselves to get a picture with their favorite player. I am no different, except my heroes make cigars. With smiles all around, cigars in hand, pictures were taken and then the tour began.
I spent the next two days with members of the Plasencia team, in Danlí and then in El Paraiso. My already high opinion of cigarmakers has been kicked up several notches due to my experiences at Plasencia. For me it was a superb moment, one of those unplanned events that will stay with me forever.
Michael Grey
Berea, Ohio
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The first Spaniards in the region—the band led by Francisco Pizarro, who landed in 1532—noticed Indians eating these strange, round objects and emulated them, often reluctantly. News of the new food spread rapidly. Within three decades, Spanish farmers as far away as the Canary Islands were exporting potatoes to France and the Netherlands (which were then part of the Spanish empire). The first scientific description of the potato appeared in 1596, when the Swiss naturalist Gaspard Bauhin awarded it the name Solanum tuberosum esculentum (later simplified to Solanum tuberosum).
Unlike any previous European crop, potatoes are grown not from seed but from little chunks of tuber—the misnamed "seed potatoes." Continental farmers regarded this alien food with fascinated suspicion; some believed it an aphrodisiac, others a cause of fever or leprosy. The philosopher-critic Denis Diderot took a middle stance in his Encyclopedia (1751-65), Europe's first general compendium of Enlightenment thought. "No matter how you prepare it, the root is tasteless and starchy," he wrote. "It cannot be regarded as an enjoyable food, but it provides abundant, reasonably healthy food for men who want nothing but sustenance." Diderot viewed the potato as "windy." (It caused gas.) Still, he gave it the thumbs up. "What is windiness," he asked, "to the strong bodies of peasants and laborers?"
With such halfhearted endorsements, the potato spread slowly. When Prussia was hit by famine in 1744, King Frederick the Great, a potato enthusiast, had to order the peasantry to eat the tubers. In England, 18th-century farmers denounced S. tuberosum as an advance scout for hated Roman Catholicism. "No Potatoes, No Popery!" was an election slogan in 1765. France was especially slow to adopt the spud. Into the fray stepped Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, the potato's Johnny Appleseed.
Trained as a pharmacist, Parmentier served in the army during the Seven Years' War and was captured by the Prussians—five times. During his multiple prison stints he ate little but potatoes, a diet that kept him in good health. His surprise at this outcome led Parmentier to become a pioneering nutritional chemist after the war ended, in 1763; he devoted the rest of his life to promulgating S. tuberosum.
Parmentier's timing was good. After Louis XVI was crowned in 1775, he lifted price controls on grain. Bread prices shot up, sparking what became known as the Flour War: more than 300 civil disturbances in 82 towns. Parmentier tirelessly proclaimed that France would stop fighting over bread if only her citizens would eat potatoes. Meanwhile, he set up one publicity stunt after another: presenting an all-potato dinner to high-society guests (the story goes that Thomas Jefferson, one of the guests, was so delighted he introduced French fries to America); supposedly persuading the king and queen to wear potato blossoms; and planting 40 acres of potatoes at the edge of Paris, knowing that famished commoners would steal them.
In exalting the potato, Parmentier unwittingly changed it. All of Europe's potatoes descended from a few tubers sent across the ocean by curious Spaniards. When farmers plant pieces of tuber, rather than seeds, the resultant sprouts are clones. By urging potato cultivation on a massive scale, Parmentier was unknowingly promoting the notion of planting huge areas with clones—a true monoculture.
The effects of this transformation were so striking that any general history of Europe without an entry in its index for S. tuberosum should be ignored. Hunger was a familiar presence in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Cities were provisioned reasonably well in most years, their granaries carefully monitored, but country people teetered on a precipice. France, the historian Fernand Braudel once calculated, had 40 nationwide famines between 1500 and 1800, more than one per decade. This appalling figure is an underestimate, he wrote, "because it omits the hundreds and hundreds of local famines." France was not exceptional; England had 17 national and big regional famines between 1523 and 1623. The continent simply could not reliably feed itself.
The potato changed all that. Every year, many farmers left fallow as much as half of their grain land, to rest the soil and fight weeds (which were plowed under in summer). Now smallholders could grow potatoes on the fallow land, controlling weeds by hoeing. Because potatoes were so productive, the effective result, in terms of calories, was to double Europe's food supply.

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Unless you happen to be Jason Hamlin's mother or his fiancé, feel free to call him Wolf.
Scratch that.
"My mom usually just calls me 'son,'" Hamlin said.
That dry humor -- coupled with mighty fan vocal talents -- earned Hamlin some noteworthy street cred a year ago in the country music world after the 25-year-old from Livermore eased into the Hollywood showcase for "American Idol" after impressing judges in the San Diego audition.
Though he was sent packing during the first day of competition, the exposure was enough to give Wolf & The Front Porch Drifters national bite.
"It helped tremendously," Hamlin said this week. "If I wanted to book every Friday and Saturday night, I can, though the band may not want to spend every day playing a gig."
What "Idol" did was ease the pain of getting work, Hamlin said, with so many club managers and promoters acknowledging his A.I. performance.
"When I'd inquire, people would know who I was," said Hamlin, bringing the band to Silo's Napa
on April 5.
Hamlin, admittedly, prefers whiskey to Napa's noted wine offerings, but he's not likely to file
a grievance.
"Life is great. I can't complain too much," he said.
Though Hamlin's 26th birthday is Wednesday, it's Sept. 14 he has an eye on -- a wedding date with Lindsey Kemp, who happens to be his fiddle player.
"I've still got quite a bit of time. She still might want to dump me," joked Hamlin. "I've been on good behavior. I've got a good thing going. Any woman who can put up with me more than 10 minutes ..."
Hamlin said he runs "everything" by Kemp.
"I like to keep it that we're a team," he said, grateful Kemp's told him to "follow your dream and don't take opportunities and people for granted along
the way."
Keeping it in the family, the pending wedding's at Wente Vineyards in Livermore. Oddly, Karl Wente is guitarist for the Porch Drifters.
If Hamlin's marriage is even close to the response he's gotten since "Idol," fun times await him.
"I learned a lot and met a lot of people," said Hamlin, believing several years earlier that his music had its place.
As much as he loves to sing and play, it's a great feeling to perform an original tune for the first time to a receptive public, Hamlin said.
"It's like buying your dream house and you unlock that door for the first time," he said.
Now if he can only get used to signing autographs for his ever-growing fan base.
"I actually think, 'Why would someone want my name on a piece of paper?'" Hamlin said. "It's kinda weird. I don't know. I don't think I've ever got an autograph from anybody in my life."


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UAE film 'The Turtle' wins best HD movie of 2012
Dubai: In front of a glittering audience of movie makers and media personnel gathered at Grand Habtoor Beach Resort and Spa, Dubai on Monday, 'The Turtle' won the award for Best HD movie of 2012.
The 14-minute film was produced by the UAE National Media Council for its pavilion at EXPO 2012, Yeosu, Korea.
Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister and Chairman of the National Media Council, welcomed the recognition of the film by the distinguished international panel of judges.
"I am delighted that The Turtle continues to win public and professional recognition," he said. "It is a strong story that sheds light on an issue that the UAE is serious about tackling. There is no doubt that it will inspire many young people to respect our environment," he added.
The Turtle was also a recent recipient of the Golden Dolphin Award at the Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards in Cannes, France and was instrumental in the UAE Pavilion being granted a Silver Medal at EXPO 2012 Yeosu, Korea, where it was narrowly beaten by China for the top award.
The award ceremony was organised by BroadcastPro Middle East in conjunction with ASBU — a reputed and innovative non-profit broadcast organisation in the pan Arab world and an IBC award winner.


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Finding a compatible autofocus lens for your Nikon SLR
Dave Bar worked for Crutchfield from 1981 until his retirement in 2016. After a 23-year stint in the sales department, he joined the home A/V writing staff. Dave's expertise and good humor will be sorely missed.
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Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
If you take pictures with a Nikon digital SLR, you know what a great camera system it is and how good your pictures can look. But did you know that not all Nikon lenses are 100% compatible with every camera body they make?
Nikon has been manufacturing SLRs for a long time, and they've done an admirable job keeping their products backward and forward compatible — especially lenses. Although Nikon has kept their venerable F-mount interchangeable lens system intact since 1959, making the transition from manual to autofocus and film to digital has posed many design challenges, and created a few compromises.
Some of Nikon's lightest, most compact digital SLRs, the D40, D40x, D60, and D5000 lack a built-in focusing motor — a motor that their larger, heavier brand mates (such as the D90 and higher) still carry. That means in order to autofocus with any of these aforementioned camera bodies, a lens must contain its own motor.
So how can you tell which Nikon lenses have a motor inside?
It's easy!
All current autofocus-capable Nikon lenses (except for a few highly specialized manual models) fall into just two categories: AF and AF-S. If a lens is marked "AF-S," it has a built-in focusing motor and will autofocus perfectly on your D40, D40x, D60, or D5000 SLR.
For example: the Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G (right) — a very nice lens for everyday, and low-light shooting.
If, on the other hand, a lens model number starts with "AF," you will have to manually focus it every time you want to shoot. It will still work in all other regards on these cameras, of course.
For example: the Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D (left) — a great all-around lens, and low-light champion.
If you're looking at Tamron lenses with a Nikon mount, it's a little tougher to figure out the autofocus thing. Tamron has been transitioning to lenses with built-in motors over the last couple of years, but they still have a few models that don't have them. To make that determination, you'll just have to read the specifications for each lens to see what it offers for your specific Nikon camera.


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Cottages in the Vineyards
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Площадь80 м²
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Our two cottages, each accommodates up to
5 people in 2 bedrooms,with your choice of
a kingsize bed or two single beds in the room.
We also have an additional double bed
sleepercouch in the living area. We are
child-friendly – your little ones can enjoy
playing on a safe farmyard, with security
fencing all around you.
- Fully equipped open plan kitchen
- Bathroom with shower and bath
- Television with DSTV
- Secure parking
- Jetmaster in living area
- Braai on patio
We are situated on
Uitkyk farm, a small family owned vineyard
and olive farm, nestled at the foot of the
Simonsberg mountains.
We are surrounded by lush vineyards and
stunning 360° scenery.
While staying in one of our homely cottages,
you will experience the feeling of a working
farm, but will still enjoy the beauty and peace
of nature that surrounds you.
Centered between Franschhoek, Stellenbosch
and Paarl and only a 45 min. drive from the city
of Cape Town, In the Vineyard takes you away
from the busy city life and offers you relaxation
and a home away from homes.
- Take leisure walks on the farm through the vineyards
- Swim in the cement dam, when available
- Enjoy wine tasting at some of our famous South African wine estates on the nearby wine routes – as well as Mont Destin and Marianne wine estates next door to us
- The historic town of Paarl offers many activities, such as a visit to KWV for a cellar tour or strolling around at the Afrikaans Language Monument
- Enjoy a visit to the nearby Crocodile farm, Butterfly World or Lion Park
- When exploring the Peninsula, take a ride in the cable car to the top of Table Mountain, visit the V&A Waterfront or The Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
Правила ПроживанияBreakfast is available at an additional rate of ZAR45.00 per person.
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We staid in a perfect new cottage in a wonderful area. The wine was great as was the weather..very kind hosting couple. Sorry we had to leave. Jaap & Gea
Mit Blick auf die Weinfelder haben wir einen tollen Aufenthalt gehabt. Abends kann man prima Grillen, Holz liegt bereit.
Angst vor Hunden sollte man nicht haben, es gibt viele und der Kleinste besucht einen auch gerne mal :-)
A fantastic place to stay at. The breakfast at the veranda an the braii in the evening surrounded by a magnificent view was fantastic. The cottage was beautiful and absolutely recommendable. We will surely return.
Kjellbergs from Sweden
Marlene was very welcoming :) And the chocolates on the pillows was a nice treat.My husband and I attended a wedding and this unit was perfect, clean and nicely decorated. Our breakfast we requested was way more than I'd expected - packed into a quaint picnic basket for us to enjoy while looking over the vineyards....PURE BLISS:) Thanks Marlene
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3 perils of associate veterinarian contracts
I always enjoy those commercials and TV shows where all the family members of the recently deceased millionaire are gathered around the attorney's desk for the "reading of the will." There's usually a former spouse as well as a gold-digging recent spouse who is about one-third the dead guy's age. The director sometimes throws in a deadbeat kid or two just to add to the climate of shock and horror when the lawyer announces that the entire estate is being left to the decedent's 20-something bride.
Although I deal much more extensively with contracts than with wills, I do get my share of shocked and horrified clients who discover that they won't get what they expected under the terms of a document they have presented to us for review. A common case is the associate whose contract doesn't provide for an anticipated increase in salary or a buy-in or partnership opportunity that was brought up at the time of hiring. And what do you do when those oral discussions aren't reflected in the employment documents?
Veterinarians seem to experience these rude awakenings fairly regularly because so many share an inexplicable penchant for signing papers they don't fully understand. Veterinarians also love to sign papers that appear to be brief and clear but leave out essential language protecting their interests. They wait until there's a problem they believed was covered by a document they signed years earlier, only to discover that the matter was mentioned superficially, covered incompletely or not addressed at all.Sadly for me, it's often my job to reveal this disappointing news.
Most commonly, the worried party is an associate who is beginning to sour on his developing relationship with his employer. There are three common problems I see when he or she asks me to interpret employment-related paperwork, a corporate document or other binding legal agreement:
1. Partnership offer
It's perfectly normal for an employer to discuss the possibility of eventual partnership or a buy-in with a newly employed veterinarian. From time to time, the two parties will agree that the topic should be raised in the employment document specifically. Then the situation usually unfolds this way:
After a year or two—or five—the associate gets tired of the boss not "getting around" to discussing the prospect of an equity position in the practice. Hesitant to seem pushy, the associate looks to get a legal opinion on the employment agreement that controls the employment relationship since its inception.
Upon close inspection, I sometimes find that the contract does indeed mention the possibility of a buy-in for the associate. Yet it speaks of the possibility as nothing more than that—a possibility.
In the absence of a commitment and/or a time frame for the practice owner to make a buy-in offer to the associate, nothing legally has to happen. The practice is entitled to ignore the topic ad infinitum as long as the associate isn't willing to put his or her foot down and insist. Associates are often afraid to do this for fear that future pay increases may be adversely affected and that the partnership offer still will not be tendered.
What makes associates think they're entitled to these offers? Oftentimes, language in the employment agreement is confusing or intentionally misleading. The contract might say, "The employer will consider the associate for partnership within a reasonable period of time." Or, "A 20 percent partnership shall be offered to the associate during the period of employment at the discretion of the employer."
The agreement might as well say that the associate can have the whole practice for a nickel as soon as the owner decides to give it to him. With no time limitation or language binding the employer, this sort of clause is worthless—except possibly for purposes of leading associates into thinking they have some type of exercisable right to a buy-in offer.


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Suñña: adj., Suññatā: noun: void ness, empty emptiness. As a doctrinal term it refers, in Theravāda, exclusively to the anattā doctrine,.i.e. the unsubstantiality of all phenomena:;Void is the world... because it is void of a self and anything belonging to a self; suññam attena vā attaniyena vā S. XXXV, 85; also stated of the 5 groups of existence khandha in the same text. See also M. 43, M. 106. - In CNidd. quoted in Vis.M XXI, 55, it is said:,Eye... mind, visual objects... mental-objects, visual consciousness... mind-consciousness, materiality... consciousness, etc., are void of self and anything belonging to a self; void of permanency and of anything lasting, eternal or immutable.. They are coreless: without a core of permanency, or core of happiness or core of self.; - In M. 121, the voiding of the mind of the fermentations, in the attainment of Arahatship, is regarded as the;fully purified and incomparably highest concept of voidness. - See Sn. v. 1119; M. 121; M. 122 WHEEL 87; Pts.M. II: Suñña-kathā; Vis.M XXI, 53ff.
Say for instance, that you're meditating, and a feeling of anger toward your mother appears. Immediately, the mind's reaction is to identify the anger as "my" anger, or to say that "I'm" angry. It then elaborates on the feeling, either working it into the story of your relationship to your mother, or to your general views about when and where anger toward one's mother can be justified. The problem with all this, from the Buddha's perspective, is that these stories and views entail a lot of suffering. The more you get involved in them, the more you get distracted from seeing the actual cause of the suffering: the labels of "I" and "mine" that set the whole process in motion. As a result, you can't find the way to unravel that cause and bring the suffering to an end.
If, however, you can adopt the emptiness mode — by not acting on or reacting to the anger, but simply watching it as a series of events, in and of themselves — you can see that the anger is empty of anything worth identifying with or possessing. As you master the emptiness mode more consistently, you see that this truth holds not only for such gross emotions as anger, but also for even the most subtle events in the realm of experience. This is the sense in which all things are empty. When you see this, you realize that labels of "I" and "mine" are inappropriate, unnecessary, and cause nothing but stress and pain. You can then drop them. When you drop them totally, you discover a mode of experience that lies deeper still, one that's totally free.
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I have just updated my dev build to a more recent version and am figuring out how code folding works. For now, it seems to work, but the Blackboard color scheme makes it look a bit strange - maybe a change of colors might be required here?
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By Justin Scopaz, executive director and general manager, Ingram Micro Data Capture/POS and Physical Security Business Units
Successful channel partners often approach IT services as an "all-or-nothing" game. Why? Because with more than 75,000 solution providers in the U.S., if you can't provide your client with the IT support and services they need, someone else will.
Take cloud computing as an example, or mobile devices. Market adoption and demand around cloudbased applications and mobile solutions is soaring, especially within small and mid-size businesses. But the number of channel partners actively supporting these emerging solutions is relatively small, which is great news if you're one of the few offering cloud and mobile solutions but a huge miss for others that ultimately opens the doors for competitors to walk in.
Another example of an area where channel partners may lack expertise and, as a result, remain vulnerable is physical security. Now that video surveillance equipment ties back into the network and is used for business intelligence, companies in key verticals such as retail, hospitality, gaming, and transportation are expecting more and want to use video to their advantage. A channel partner may own the front office, supporting all the data capture/POS equipment, and even some of the network management. But if the customer wants or needs physical security solutions and you can't deliver it, again, the doors are opening wide for competitors to swoop in.
The fact is, technology is converging at a rapid rate. Everything is now connecting to the network and demands some sort of management. As a result, the IT services market is gaining in complexity and the role of the IT services provider is becoming far more critical and less forgiving. It is an all-or-nothing game, and in order to stay competitive, channel partners must offer a complete portfolio of solutions.
But keeping up with all the technical advancements is exhausting, not to mention expensive. So how do you cover all your bases and truly become a total solution provider? The answer is partnership. It may sound oversimplified, but at the core, smart partnering is what separates the good from the great and really drives revenues and profits higher and higher.
Whether it's peer to peer, teaming with a vendor, or forging a strategic alliance with a distributor, successful partnerships are priceless and become a huge differentiator for channel partners. In fact, one of the greatest benefits of collaborating with others is how much faster and more profitably you can grow and scale the business.
Top channel partners draw on the expertise of others in order to claim a larger stake in today's fast-paced market by never saying "no" to an opportunity. They've taken the time to build channel alliances that allow them to expand their businesses and help other partners do the same. They team with a resource-rich distributor like Ingram Micro that has a wide and deep portfolio that crosses over technologies from consumer electronic to commercial-grade, and offers business-minded and technical support.
The bottom line is there's no longer an excuse to sit on the sidelines and watch business fly by. The next time you think you don't have what it takes to pursue a new piece of business, take a look around. The path to growth is partnership. Align your practice with partners who can transform your business from good to great and help you become a total solutions provider and trusted advisor to your customers.


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Take 5: Top Things To Do in Coronado
Often referred to as an island but really a peninsula, Coronado can be found between the San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean, just 10 minutes from downtown San Diego. There is an assortment of things to do in Coronado, which can be reached via land by driving across the Coronado Bridge, or by sea aboard the Coronado Ferry. Voted the best beach in the U.S. by Dr. Beach in 2012, "The Crown City" offers miles of sand and waves and is also home to unique shops, historical sites, theaters and galleries.
When staying at our resort near Coronado, take 5 for these top things to do in Coronado:
Eat Here: For a tasty thing to do in Coronado, take a bite out of San Diego's casual culinary scene at Delux Gourmet Hot Dogs, serving a menu of unusual hot dog combinations with house-made ingredients. Our recommendation: the Border Town, wrapped in bacon and topped with nacho cheese, hot sauce, guacamole, salsa fresca and Mexican cream.
Drink Here: Enjoy a cold brew at Coronado Brewing Company, one of San Diego's first brewpubs. Since opening its doors in 1996, Coronado's premier microbrewery quickly became a favorite amid San Diego's beer scene by offering an array of quality hand-crafted beers. This San Diego attraction was even recently named Best Mid-size Brewery at the 2014 World Beer Cup!
Play Here: See a show at the Coronado Playhouse - the oldest and longest-running community theatre in San Diego! Open since 1946, the historical theatre puts on entertaining musical, comedy and mystery productions.
Shop Here: Orange Avenue offers one of San Diego's best activities – shopping! Find quaint boutiques, specialty shops and art galleries lining the fashionable street. There, you can find the Dan McGeorge Gallery, showcasing a variety of photographic artwork from across the U.S.
Snap Here: For a memorable photo near the beach, visit one of San Diego's top attractions - the Hotel del Coronado! Built in 1888 and featured in the film Some Like It Hot, a visit to this National Historic Landmark and haunted hotel is an iconic thing to do in Coronado.
For a resort near Coronado, stay at Paradise Point Resort & Spa, located just 15 minutes away on Mission Bay.
The "Take 5" blog series introduces visitors to San Diego's unique neighborhoods through recommendations from experts on the area: hotel employees who live there. Check back every month to learn about a new section of the city, always within 10 miles of our centrally located San Diego resort.


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Cardinals begin full-team workouts
JUPITER, Fla. -- Under not-so-sunny skies and a persistent drizzle, the Cardinals held their first full-squad workout of Spring Training on Friday.
Manager Mike Matheny, who was forced to limit his players to indoor or batting cage work Thursday because of rain, was relieved that his players could at least get outside for some work Friday. The schedule was altered to compensate for soggy field conditions. Though pitchers were able to throw off the mound and position players could participate in on-field defensive work, batting practice was held in the cages.
"I was ready to roll," Matheny said as the players took the field. "It's a little different spring and we've got some more time, so you can rationalize that if we only get a few things done that we're ahead of pace. We try to take advantage of every day we can."
The workouts, which wrapped up around 12:30 p.m. ET, were preceded by a team meeting, which Matheny led. Owner Bill DeWitt Jr. and general manager John Mozeliak were also in the room for the gathering. Matheny said he used several of his observations from 2012 as a means to stress improvement.
"There's not some canned message," Matheny said. "It's reactionary. What have we seen? What challenges are new this year that we didn't have last year? What do we have in front of us that we need to talk about? That's what we addressed. I'll never forget [former manager] Tony [La Russa] telling me he started, as soon as the previous season ended, he started preparing it. He felt it was that important."


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Indeed. She was making my job easier. In the rush to the holidays, folks are trying to be helpful, get those bottles of wine into hands, any hands, even if they sound like a pickup line. It got me thinking about what we do to get the wine to that point. There are a lot of hands that touch the wine that bring it to the front lines.
Indispensable is the hand of the winemaker. Young or old, male or female, the caretakers of the grape bring the wine into birth. With the help of nature and the sometimes unnatural persuasion of humankind, the humble grape tumbles into a life of wine and then on a journey across a planet to give joy and happiness to the global village of wine lovers. The winemaker is finishing their initial harvest work about now, except for a few late harvest projects in the northern hemisphere, maybe some ice wine in the northern regions. But in Italy, the wine has been put to bed, preparing for the next set of hands.
If it comes to the US or anywhere outside of Italy, usually an importer is involved. The classical importer is a person of discernment, one who knows Italy intimately and also has a working knowledge of the world he is trying to place the wine in. Some live in Italy, some in the US and some commute between the two countries. One of my dear friends, Eugenio Spinozzi, had dual citizenship and lived half and half. He was a global villager. But many people do this. The closer they are to the end-user, usually the better connected they are to the ever-changing realities of the marketplace.
Italy is unique, in my experience, from other countries, in that there are so many opinions and ideas on how to go about advancing wine. In some cases it is simply a matter of turning on the tap, filling up bottles, boxing them, getting a good price and that's all she wrote. There is plenty of that. The good news is that those wines have gotten better and have helped bring more wine drinkers into the fold.
But then there are those forces of energy that look beyond a warm meal and a dry bed and consider the history, the finesse, the legacy of what they are doing in their daily lives. Those people inspire those of us who see this wine world as a lively and passionate way of life.
History has a place in all of this. In these times, it seems times past have been shuffled to an out-of-reach shelf on a cabinet, away from the sights of most people. And without history, especially in the last 60 or so years, the story of Italian wine is folklore and legend; many just stories with little or no anchor to the truth.
When people sit at a table over a bottle of wine it is like a drum circle, a bonfire, a tribal bonding. Every year at the wine fairs, and all through the year, this happens in Italy. All the time. Right now it is going on, this constant weaving of the story of wine, over a meal, maybe a fire, always another bottle showing up and conversation, endless conversation. Wine is the glue of the constantly evolving culture. Such a vital heartbeat it is.
And then there is the middle man and his retinue of colleagues, which help husband the wine closer to the user. I know the newer people in the business have little or no regard for that segment of the business, but without them Italian wines wouldn't have gotten this far in America. Some of the giants who blazed trails, like Tony LaBarba of American Wine in Texas. I moan and whine about the flyover syndrome in these parts. Could you imagine what it must have been like in the 1950's or 1960's when there were few good restaurants, little to no wine shops and a population that was still under the spell of Prohibition? I cannot.
Ultimately the retailer and the restaurant owner are the ambassadors of these objects of good will that a country sends halfway across earth to share their bounty. And there are many, many kinds of people, with all kinds of ideas of how to go about proceeding forward. Today, in the supermarket, someone had to make it happen that a case stacking of Sangiovese was able to get to the point when a stranger could remark to another stranger about how nice that wine must be. It didn't just magically appear.
The payoff? For me it is definitely at the table, where friend and foe alike take momentary refuge from the travails of gathering their daily bread. This is such a special moment in civilization, unparalleled in time because of the vast opportunities we have to celebrate it often and readily. And for that we have so very much to be thankful for.
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Liubo Borissov is a professor at Pratt in Brooklyn. He has created an interesting music box/piano roll interface for Ableton Live using a webcam and Max 4 Live. You can download the source code here: 2rem.net/projects/m4l/lab.videomusicbox.zip
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Genesis Women's Shelter on Lemmon Avenue has long been a staple to the LGBT community for some nifty shopping and easy drop-off of items that can be resold to help provide and maintain a safe haven for women who are victims of domestic abuse. A couple of colleagues always tell me about the finds they get for cheap. Well, a coalition of businesses have come together to create Dallas Independent Venue Exchange, or D.I.V.E., to begin a coat drive as winter nears and temperatures start to drop. D.I.V.E. selected Genesis and the Austin Street Centre homeless shelter as recipients of the drive with which they hope you'll drop off some of that outerwear that you don't wear so much anymore.
Queer-friendly spots such as the Granada Theater, Good Records and The Kessler are among the drop-off sites for the drive that runs until Nov. 23. You can see the other locations in the poster above. Click here for more information or email this guy if you want to do just a little more.


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I received this beautiful brass trivet from one of my great sponsors, Vuela Boutique. I love the color and pattern of this heavy trivet, designed by Oji Masanori. It also comes in star and galaxy shapes and a beautiful way to hold hot pots and plates.
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Wilbur Theatre Presents Joy Behar 7/24 & Yo La Tengo 9/16
Wilbur Theatre presents Joy Behar from The View on Friday, July 24 and Yo La Tengo on September 16. The Wilbur Theatre is located in Boston's historic theatre district.
Joy Behar is an American comedian, writer, actress, and a co-host of the talk show The View. Behar will host her own talk show in the fall of 2009, titled The Joy Behar Show on HLN.
Yo La Tengo is an American indie rock band based in Hoboken, New Jersey. With more than 15 albums released since their formation in 1984, they have demonstrated unusual longevity for the indie-rock scene. Although Yo La Tengo has achieved limited mainstream success, the band has garnered critical praise and attracted a devoted fan base.
The Wilbur Theatre was built in 1914 by the Shubert brothers who named it for their friend and theatre manager A.L. Wilbur. It was built on the site of the former Winthrop School for Girls. The Wilbur was the first Boston theatre to draw its inspiration from American Colonial architecture rather than from European sources. It was designed by architect Clarence H. Blackall. To ensure authenticity, the porticos on the front of the theatre were copied directly from the 1837 Thomas Bailey Midrich House at 59 Mt. Vernon Street on Beacon Hill. This Federal Revival style is characterized by a quiet simplicity and intimate, almost home-like atmosphere. Architectural historian Douglas Tucci said of the Wilbur, "The auditorium is in its chaste way the handsomest of any Boston playhouse."
The Wilbur Theatre opened in 1914 with a production of Romance starring Dorothy Keane. Over the years The Wilbur has been the scene of many landmark theatrical productions, including Thornton Wilder's Our Town (1938), A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), in which Marlon Brando became an overnight superstar, My Sister Eileen with Betty Furness (1941), A Bell for Adano with Frederick March, A Long Day's Journey Into Night (1956) with Frederick March and Jason Robards, Jr., and Dear Liar (1960), in which Katharine Cornell gave the last performance of her distinguished career.
In 2007 the theatre was put on the market. In 2008 it was leased by Bill Blumenreich, owner of the Comedy Connection and will serve as the home of the Comedy Connection in Boston (formerly located in Quincy Market), hosting both comedy and musical talent. The Comedy Connection, which has been around for more than a quarter century, has featured big names such as Chris Rock, Dane Cook, Rosie O'Donnell, Dennis Miller, Robin Williams and so many more. This transition makes the Wilbur Theatre the first comedy theater in the country.
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An Australian financial analyst could face up to 25 years in a US jail for allegedly pocketing $7600 in an insider-trading scheme.
Trent Martin, 33, from NSW, was arrested in Hong Kong on December 22 on US charges relating to an alleged insider-trading scheme linked to computer firm IBM's $US1.2 billion ($1.16 billion) purchase of SPSS, a statistical analysis and market research software company.
He faces charges of securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud, the US Attorney's Office in New York said in a statement on Boxing Day, and could spend up to five years in prison on the conspiracy charge and up to 20 years behind bars on the securities fraud charge if convicted.
"Martin is a licensed professional who knowingly disregarded insider-trading laws to enrich himself, and then fled the United States when he learned of our investigation," the Philadelphia regional office director of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Daniel M. Hawke, said in a statement about the allegations.
"Martin could run but he could not hide, as the long arm of the SEC will extend to those who flee the United States hoping to avoid the consequences of their unlawful conduct."
A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said the Australian government was aware of Mr Martin's arrest.
"Officials from the Australian Consulate-General in Hong Kong will visit him today to offer consular assistance," the spokesman said.
It is understood Mr Martin is on "administrative leave" from his employer, Nomura International. He joined Nomura in September 2011, and previously worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland in New York and Sydney from 2009 to 2011.
Mr Martin was alleged to have learnt confidential information from an unidentified New Zealand lawyer working on the IBM deal, on May 31, 2009.
The pair were identified in US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents as being ''very close friends''.
"The information was shared in confidence. Based on their long-standing history of sharing confidences, among other things, [the lawyer] expected that Martin would not share the information or use it to trade," the US Attorney's Office said.
The SEC added: ''As two young professionals living in a foreign country far from home, they quickly became very close friends ... The [lawyer] considered [Mr Martin] to be his closest friend in New York.''
But the SEC said although Mr Martin's unnamed friend only sought "moral support, reassurance, and advice" about the IBM-SPSS deal, Mr Martin "attempted to purchase SPSS common stock on the very first business day after learning the non-public information from his friend".
Mr Martin allegedly bought the SPSS stock in June 2009. He also shared the information with his room-mate in Manhattan, stockbroker Thomas Conradt, 34, who in turn told his friend and co-worker David Weishaus, 32, the SEC alleged.
Mr Conradt allegedly bought SPSS common stock while Mr Weishaus allegedly bought call option contracts in SPSS in June 2009. Both of them told two other colleagues, who allegedly also bought SPSS call option contracts.
In an instant message exchange documented in the SEC complaint, Mr Conradt and Mr Weishaus discussed what they had allegedly done:
Conradt: we gotta keep this in the family
Weishaus: dude, no way, i don't want to go to jail, f--- that
Conradt: jesus christ
Weishaus: martha stewart spent 5 months in the slammer
Ahead of the anticipated IBM deal, the pair allegedly had another instant message conversation on July 23, 2009, according to the SEC:
Conradt: i got no options, wtf, I'm setting this deal up for everyone
Weishaus: haha
Conradt: makin everyone rich
Weishaus: [a second friend] is gonna put in 50k, sept options
Conradt: holy f---
Weishaus: i tlak.ed [sic] to him last night
Conradt: god trent told me not to tell anyone
Weishaus: ahhaha, so awesome
Conradt: big mistake
Weishaus: eh, we'll get rich
Conradt: in any case, i'm just glad to contribute actually, you guys have done a lot for mf:, esp you and [the second friend], i didn't think for a second i wouldn't tell you
Weishaus: this is gonna be sweet, we just need this thing to pop next week, or im out
Conradt: it's gonna blow up
Weishaus: yeah, we're just time strapped, anywya [sic], lets not type
On the same day, Mr Martin allegedly told his lawyer friend that he had bought SPSS common stock and call options based on the information he had told him.
The IBM deal was announced on July 28, 2009 and SPSS common stock rose by 41 per cent in one day. All five alleged participants sold their SPSS positions and gained a total of $US1.2 million in profits. Mr Martin gained $US7900, Mr Conradt reaped a profit of $US2538 and Mr Wishaus took home $US129,290.
The other two brokers, who were not identified, yielded profits of $US629,954 and $US254,360, the US Attorney's Office alleged.
In late 2010, Mr Martin allegedly told the lawyer he had profited almost $US8000 from the information, as the SEC started its investigation into the suspected insider trading.
"Martin further stated to [the lawyer] that he was returning to Australia in light of the US Securities and Exchange Commission investigation, and that he knew that insider trading can result in jail sentences, referring to the criminal prosecution of Martha Stewart," the US Attorney's Office said.
Mr Martin appeared in a Hong Kong court on December 24 and was remanded in custody, the city's justice department said in an e-mail to Bloomberg. The department added that the case was adjourned to January 4 so he could obtain legal advice.
Mr Conradt and Mr Weishaus were arrested on November 29. They pleaded not guilty on December 7 and will appear in a New York court on January 18, the US Attorney's Office said.
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Little kids have endless energy, stamina and imagination, and they're always looking for a fun place to play. Here are a few tips to help your little ones learn that cars and driveways are not that place.
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Fairfax County CIO, Director of IT Named 'Public Officials of the Year'
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Nov. 18, 2003
Fairfax County CIO, Director of IT
Named 'Public Officials of the Year'
Fairfax County Chief Information Officer David J. Molchany and
Department of Information Technology Director Wanda Gibson are among 11
winners of Governing Magazine's Public Official of the Year awards for
2003, given in recognition of outstanding achievement at the state and
local level. Molchany and Gibson were recognized for having found
innovative ways to align county resources with changing customer
requirements, and to establish a 21st century IT enterprise with an
unyielding commitment to deliver service to the public.
As CIO, Molchany is responsible for the overall strategic vision for a broad range of information based departments and all aspects of information and technology needed to support the county government and its constituents. He directs the efforts of the Department of Information Technology, the Department of Cable Communications and Consumer Protection, the Fairfax County Public Library and the county's enterprise-wide HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act) compliance function. He is responsible for publicizing the county's information and technology services and capabilities nationally and internationally and participates in external groups at the local, state, federal and international levels. Molchany is responsible for the strategic direction of the county's award winning E-Government program, which includes the county's Internet Web site, multimedia kiosks, Integrated Voice Response systems and government cable television channel. The Bertelsmann Foundation of Germany recognized the county's e-government program in 2002 as one of the four top pace setters in the world. Molchany is a 1983 graduate of Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and computer science.
As director of the Department of Information Technology and Chief
Technology Officer, Gibson is responsible for the management of all
aspects of information technology supporting the county's operations and
service to its constituents. She also oversees the development of a solid
technology architecture and environment that meets the vast array of
needs throughout county agencies and that positions the county to take
advantage of relevant IT trends and directions. She provides senior
management oversight of computer systems development and maintenance
projects, data processing center operations, technical support, and data,
voice and video telecommunications functions. Gibson earned a Bachelor of
Science degree in psychology and Master of Business Administration from
Howard University, and certificates on Information Technology Management
and Critical Software Engineering from MIT.
Molchany and Gibson take a "Mr. Outside, Ms. Inside" approach, says County Executive Anthony Griffin. Molchany provides the big-picture vision, with input from steering and policy committees, and Gibson focuses on delivering the technology. "Dave's very good at building relationships, not just in the organization but at the state level and with peers statewide, nationally and internationally," Griffin says. "Wanda is the consummate professional on the inside, pushing the appropriate buttons within the technology department, constantly looking at how the organization can be responsive to the county."
They work together to ensure that agencies' goals fit in the IT strategic vision while at the same time ensuring that agencies have access to current IT solutions. In addition, they manage an award-winning e-government program that has been recognized throughout the world.
"In different ways," said Alan Ehrenhalt, Governing's executive editor, "each of these [award winners] has demonstrated creativity, persistence and courage at a time all these qualities are desperately needed in American public life. They have shown a willingness to struggle against the odds, sometimes winning and sometimes losing, but setting powerful examples for future leaders to follow."
Other Governing's 2003 Public Officials of the Year are: Governor Bob Riley of Alabama; Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson; Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr.; Nebraska Education Commissioner Doug Christensen; Carolyn Purcell, chief information officer of Texas; Regina V.K. Williams, Norfolk, Va., city manager; Fran Pavley, a member of the California Assembly; Wisconsin Tax Administrator Diane Hardt; and Mark Funkhouser, auditor of Kansas City, Mo.
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PONTIAC -- The Symphony of the Lakes Annual Gala "Puttin' on the Glitz" will embrace a "Paris Rendezvous" Saturday, March 2 at the Lafayette Grande Ballroom, 1 Lafayette St., Pontiac.
There will be a sit down dinner, while listening to David Bennett and his blues/jazz/Big Band music playing Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Pete Fountain and others. Silent and live auctions will be� hosted by Auctioneer Tom Kimble.
An open bar is available, and dessert will be served. Tickets are available from members of the Board of Director, Symphony of the Lakes, or by calling 248-909-9485.
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A Landmark Hotel in Center City, Philadelphia
Welcome to Loews Philadelphia Hotel
Located in the nation's first skyscraper, Loews Philadelphia Hotel combines living history with warm sophistication—just like the city we call home.
Hotel Highlights
- 581 guestrooms, including 12 suites and 54 Club Rooms
- 47,000 square feet of indoor function space, with three ballrooms
- Located in the heart of Center City, close to the Liberty Bell
- Located near the Pennsylvania Convention Center
- Bank & Bourbon restaurant serves traditional American fare with a modern twist
- Pool on site
- Complimentary Wi-Fi in every guest room—and in public spaces
Useful Information
- Check in: 4 PM | Check out: 11 AM (Late check-out available at an additional charge.)
- Valet Parking: $49 inclusive of 22.5% tax overnight
- Business Center: Lobby level, 24 hours
- In Room dining available 24 hours
- Fitness Center & indoor pool: 5th floor, 5 AM–10 PM
- Guest must be 21 years of age to check in to Loews Philadelphia
- All guestrooms are non-smoking


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The reason people tell you the M1 carbine wasn't made with a bayonet lug until after the was is because it's true. The weapon was overhauled post war for the Korean War and almost all were retrofitted with new spec parts, including the bayonet lug, different type rear sights and a flick switch safety instead of the flawed push button one. The most obvious is that there was never a carbine bayonet made before 1945 and given the 90 from manufacture to ETO rule enters the earliest one could arrive is the first week of march 1945. Worth noting that the Carbine was a 1911/1917 replacement so wouldn't be issued to the same individual. Love the vehicles, I'm a bit obsessed with WC's, they're a seriously under regarded vehicle.
I'll be honest, I've been keen to avoid reproductions since they seldom look right and are easily told to the point I can pick out individual manufacturers reproductions and always give the totally wrong impression to what colour they are supposed to be.


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THE LAST AIRBENDER is arriving in a DVD/Blu-ray Combo pack ($29.99), single disc DVD ($19.99) and single disc Blu-ray ($24.99) on November 16, 2010 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
Based on the animated TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender, M. Night Shyamalan's live-action tells the story of four nations, Air, Water, Earth and Fire, locked in an age-old conflict that can only be ended by the Avatar - a single boy with the power to manipulate all four elements.
THE LAST AIRBENDER DVD/Blu-ray Combo pack boasts over two hours of in-depth, behind-the-scenes special features including a nine-part documentary on the making of the film, a featurette entitled "Origins of the Avatar," which documents the creative transformation of the hit animated series to the big screen, picture-in-picture insights from the cast and crew that deconstruct some of the amazing action and visual effects sequences, deleted scenes, outtakes and more. The film also will be available as a single disc DVD or single disc Blu-ray, both of which include "Origins of the Avatar," deleted scenes and outtakes.
THE LAST AIRBENDER DVD & Blu-ray Combo Specs:
Disc One (Blu-ray):
* Feature Film (HD)
* Discovering The Last Airbender (nine-part documentary in HD):
- Inspirations: Co-creators of the show and M. Night Shyamalan give insight into the inner journey the characters take
- Spirituality: Explore the deeper spirituality that colors The Last Airbender
- Heroes: Aang, Katara and Sokka journey together to save the world; behind-the-scenes piece provides a closer look at these characters and the actors
- Greenland: Travel with the filmmakers to Greenland to meet the locals and experience the landscapes captured for the opening of the film
- World: The sets, props, costumes and make-up that helped bring to life four unique nations in the film, each with a distinct look and style
- Action: With the film's "bending" rooted in Martial Arts, uncover Shyamalan's process with Noah Ringer to create complex action sequences
- Effects: Closer look at the cinematography and special effects that were created to blend seamlessly with ILM's computer generated imagery
- Music: Longtime creative collaboration between M. Night Shyamalan and composer James Newton Howard is celebrated in the film's sweeping score
- Finale: The journey culminates in one breathtaking moment on the ice wall
* Siege of the North (HD): Get transported to the frozen realm of the Northern Water Tribe and the largest indoor film set ever built on the U.S. east coast
* Origins of the Avatar (HD): Birth of the mythology from the original co-creators of the animated show, Mike DiMartino and Bryan Bryan Konietzko. Concept art from the popular series provides further perspective into how the story would eventually reincarnate into an epic feature film
* Katara for a Day (HD): Spend a day on the set with Nicola Peltz
* Deleted Scenes (HD)
* Outtakes (HD)
* Avatar Annotations (Picture-in-picture on select scenes): Insights with cast and crew
Disc 2 (DVD):
* Feature Film
* Digital Copy


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Braintree Town manager Alan Devonshire won't be rushing in his search for a replacement for Dean Wells.
The defender moved to League Two side Stevenage two weeks ago and Iron boss Devonshire said he wanted to bolster his back line with a new signing.
But while he wants to get a deal sorted ahead of the start of the Conference Premier season on August 9, he insists he doesn't need to be hasty and will have a look at a few trial players in the opening pre-season games at Stanway Rovers and Long Melford tomorrow.
Braintree head to Thurlow Nunn League premier division side Rovers in the morning (kick-off 11.30am) before a trip to Stoneylands to face Thurlow Nunn League division one side Melford (kick-off 3pm).
Devonshire said he expects to have separate teams for both games with a mix of triallists and returning squad members in each.
He said: "We've got most of the lads come back and the two new strikers (Dan Walker and Charlie Strutton) so we're looking OK.
"I still want a defender to replace Deano (Wells) and I just want to add in a few more to push the lads in the squad.
"I've got some in on trial and I'll get to have a look at them on Saturday in a match situation when we have our two opening friendly games.
"There are about six or seven lads for me to have a look at and they'll be in either of the two games at Stanway and Long Melford.
"Then I'll probably put most of them in again when we face Norwich on Tuesday and start to make my mind up on them after that.
"There are a couple I'll be looking at on Saturday, but I've got four to five weeks still before the season starts.
"I'm not too fussed about it to be honest, but I am looking constantly."


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Black: Focus for Volquez will be command
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Padres manager Bud Black was asked Tuesday morning if he watched Edinson Volquez pitch Monday for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic.
Black nodded.
He was then asked what he thought of Volquez's command in the first inning of what became a 4-1 win over the Netherlands in the semifinals when Volquez walked the first two batters he faced, which led to the only run of the game.
"He has that in him," Black said.
Black saw similar performances from Volquez a year ago when he walked 105 in 182 2/3 innings in his first season with the Padres.
Volquez, who last pitched for the Padres on March 2 before leaving for the Classic, will rejoin his team Wednesday, when he'll continue to work closely with pitching coach Darren Balsley on his command.
"That's going to be a focal point for Darren, Volky and us," Black said.
Volquez is considered a strong candidate to pitch Opening Day against the Mets on April 1 at Citi Field.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The 76ers arent entirely dependent on growth to be good. They were already OK, and made large roster improvements from last year. They traded away a very good, but not superstar wing for a player who is quite clearly the 2nd best center in the entire league. They have a young stud in Evan Turner who plays the same position and does a lot of the same things Iggy could do well. They lost Lou Williams and replaced him with Nick Young and Jason Richardson (probably a sidegrade), and lost an aging but solid Elton Brand but now have a bigs rotation of Bynum, Hawes and Kwame.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
But yea, if you want to talk about growth, they have 3 players that have just as much room for growth as our own Paul George in Bynum, Holiday and Turner. Plus, you say Bynum has been immature in the past, and he has, but you ignore the fact that he might also be just scratching the surface of his potential (he's a whole 1 year older than our rookie big Miles Plumlee and 1 year YOUNGER than our "young" bigs Roy Hibbert and Tyler Hansbrough).
And the Pacers need new guys to "step up" too, because if they don't, we have no bench, and we all know bench production is 50% of what did us in last year against the Heat (the other 50% being James/Wade).
This isnt a ranking of how good they were last year, its a ranking of how good one writer thinks they are now. Sure the Sixers have a lot of question marks, and you can disagree, with him (and like I said in my original post, I do disagree with him), but I think his ranking isnt far off. Its not like he put the Sixers 5 spots ahead of the Pacers.


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BOCA RATON, Fla. — Office Depot has unveiled the next phase of its anti-bullying collaboration with pop group One Direction. The retailer will offer a limited-edition collection of back-to-school products and donate a percentage of sales to anti-bullying education.
One Direction band members are lending their faces and names to the campaign and encouraging students to "live nice" via the exclusive collection. The collection features the band together with inspirational words chosen by each band member. Consumers can use augmented-reality technology embedded in the Office Depot mobile app to make those images "come to life" and to unlock exclusive video content of the band.
"The collection is meant to bring awareness to the anti-bullying effort," states Bob Moore, EVP and chief marketing and merchandising officer for Office Depot. "Through our back-to-school collaboration with One Direction, we can truly impact both parents and children in a positive way. Our hope is that these products will encourage teens and tweens to be nice, confident, unique, original and true to themselves."
The limited-edition back-to-school necessities include items like three-ring binders, spiral notebooks, a five-pack of pens, composition notebooks and memo pads, as well as decal sets, wristbands and nail polish in the custom campaign colors. All products are priced under $10, with most under $5 so the retailer can reach out to as many students as possible.
"We're really excited to partner with Office Depot and help spread the anti-bullying message with our fans and students across America," says Liam Payne of One Direction. "Being right out of school ourselves, the issue is fresh in our minds and we're eager to raise awareness of this subject and remind everyone about the importance of living nice."
The collaboration is part of the larger "1D + OD Together Against Bullying" campaign, which kicked off with One Direction's U.S. concert series, sponsored by Office Depot. At each concert, a 70-second video message by the group encourages fans to join the campaign and help end bullying in schools.


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noun ~ a net-nut is an online individual with no sense of reality. They imbellish their physical characteristics to attract unsuspecting individuals into online relationships. these online Romeos and Juliettes are habitual liars, predators, and/or adulterers. Driven by an insatiable ego, they usually swap false, doctored, or very dated photos of themselves with unsuspecting lonely net~viduals that are desperate enough to believe anything and everything a net-nut tells them. They never disclose their correct age or marital status. Net-nuts have a predisposed phobia of webcams, as they are unable to deliver even themselves as a reality. Usually addicted to online chat rooms and gaming, they are such social intoverts, just going outside gives them the shakes. They consider online friends in cyberspace to be worthy of all their fantasies, free time, and romance. Reality and truth are a net-nuts worst nightmare.
Alex is such a net-nut. He cant find a date on friday night, and he has no real friends. but he has 8 online girlfriends. he tells them he's 6'4", 220 lbs, when really he's 5'4" 220lbs and is as big around as he is tall. His best friends are his right hand and his keyboard.
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technological hybrid/lowbrid, a loner completely unaware he/she has become one; but has to order out food and take 'washroom breaks' in his/her own home because he/she is afraid of missing some crucial statement typed from across the world...some may have catheters or colostomy bags attached to them..some have beerfridges next to their computers..they don't sleep much 5-10 hours a week..and usually have monetary issues due to the fact they cant hold a job seeing as it may interfere with whats going on online..sad individuals in need of therapy..
we all knew lil susie was a netnut when we smelled the decayin food in her house and saw the ashtrays all full.. it took 5 of us to haul her 300 lb carcass away from the computer and into netdetox
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After a decade of striving, Baechtel Grove Middle School is making progress in meeting state and federal test score requirements.
"I think we're in a year where we're going to make a difference," Principal Maria de los Angeles Munguia said. "We're going to see a difference in the achievement of our students."
Munguia presented a report to the Willits Unified School District Board of Trustees during its regular meeting February 6, outlining current test scores, which are showing improvement. During the first and second quarters of this school year, numbers inched up.
"We've been pretty flat in our test scores [for the past two years]," she said in an interview last week. "I think that we will see something different this year because [the data is trending that way] and also because our school is a calmer, more focused school this year than we've had."
While Baechtel Grove continues to struggle to meet stringent federal No Child Left Behind program standards and a confusing array of state metrics, the instructional staff at the middle school has a wide variety of programs and tools to tackle the task.
Students are assessed quarterly to see how they are progressing toward meeting test goals, and teachers use the data to determine how to address deficiencies. Testing was divided into parts to help determine student retention level.
Students scoring below test minimums are moved to intervention status, where they join intensive language arts and math classes designed to move them from the basic level to the proficient level: a significant jump for both students and the school.
Teachers have mapped the standards students need to know to give them the greatest score on the test. The intervention teacher reviews student scores and then re-teaches certain subject areas if necessary.
To improve math scores, Baechtel uses the High Stakes Math program, worksheets and questions that match the standardized tests exactly.
Language arts intervention involves one-on-one writing and other writing and comprehension exercises.
Cognitive levels also are involved. There is a marked difference between identifying a concept and applying it. Different areas of the standardized tests involve both.
Intervention classes are focused solely on learning the test standards and immersing students in the language of the test.
Baechtel teachers are constantly fine-tuning their methods to make students successful. The tests inform the instruction of the teacher. Munguia explained it's not as important to figure out why one group did better than another. It's more important to determine how to move forward.
"Are we going to re-teach?" she said "Are we going to focus on this in intervention?
For students that fall into the proficient level, enrichment classes provide opportunities to create presentations. Seventh-grade students are currently working on a fundraiser for leukemia and a program to support serving U.S. troops.
Sixth-grade enrichment students created books and published them.
Students of all grades who fall into the "below basic" ranking attend a different intervention session after school for math, science and language arts.
These classes directly target the student's skills. They get help with their reading to build vocabulary and gain knowledge of the world. The High Stakes Math program is employed here as well.
"Re-teaching will do nothing without the skill base," Munguia said. "We directly target the skills of the student."
This intervention group works more one-to-one with teachers on writing to teach missing skills, which are a significant cause of low test scores for this group.
The school is in the "Program Improvement" category in the Federal Accountability system because of the test scores. This means Baechtel Grove is below proficiency according to federal standards and has been for more than five years.
"Many districts started teaching to the test a lot faster than we did," Munguia explained. "We've tried to do what we can?so we wouldn't have to teach directly to the test, but it wasn't getting us anywhere so we decided we just needed to teach very closely to what the target was, and just try and hit the target."
While meeting the test goals are essential, it's important to note teachers and administrators now have to spend a great deal more time and classroom hours making sure students can meet the test requirements.
"We don't in any way think that's all students have to learn or that [the test is] what's going to be the thing that's going to get them through a successful life," Munguia said.
Baechtel Grove is not just drilling kids to pass standardized tests. Educators are also providing them with a well-rounded education in all subjects and letting them learn to be responsible people.
"We do a lot of other things at Baechtel to teach students in a holistic way," Munguia said.
Students are involved in community service projects of their choosing. Agencies and organizations come to Baechtel to inform and inspire.
As Munguia points out, there's an entirely different part of learning: social consciousness and social skills.
Baechtel is addressing real world and technical challenges students face through a new cyber-bullying program and lessons on how to protect passwords.
"I think the students live in a much more complex world," Munguia said. "There are many things they can now use that they haven't been taught to use well, for the good of the society."
If all of those challenges aren't enough, Baechtel Grove has been selected to take part in pilot-testing for the Smarter Balanced Assessment program this March. This is the new test to measure academic standards, and will replace the current tests in 2015.
"We are just now looking to what the differences are and what we'll have to do," Munguia said.


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Kawasaki moves to leadoff spot, provides lift
TORONTO -- Blue Jays manager John Gibbons unveiled a new-look lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Yankees as shortstop Munenori Kawasaki was promoted to the leadoff spot.
Kawasaki spent his first eight games in a Blue Jays uniform hitting out of the No. 9 hole. He moved up in the order on Sunday as Jose Bautista made his return to right field, which relegated Rajai Davis to the bench.
The 31-year-old Kawasaki has been a surprise contributor since Jose Reyes went down with a severe ankle sprain earlier this month and appears to have solidified his spot on the roster.
"I think he's the perfect choice with Rajai not in there," Gibbons said before Sunday afternoon's game.
"He's playing good, he gives you a great at-bat every time. He gets on base. With Raj out, give him a shot in there. Getting on base, spark plug, I think he'll do great up there."
Kawasaki is known as a relatively light-hitting infielder, but one that has the ability to work the count. He entered Sunday hitting .263 (5-for-19) with a pair of RBIs while providing reliable defense up the middle.
In Sunday's 8-4 victory, he went 1-for-4 with a sacrifice fly and a run scored, setting the tone for the Blue Jays atop their lineup.
"He was in the middle of the action all day again," Gibbons said. "You look at him and [Brett] Lawrie, they give you that kind of boost… they give you some energy. He's done a tremendous job for us, he really has."
Bautista's return in right came one day earlier than originally expected. Toronto's slugger missed four games earlier in the week with back spasms before getting back into the lineup at designated hitter on Friday and Saturday.
The ability to put Bautista back in right field meant the Blue Jays could once again find a spot for Adam Lind. The veteran first baseman/DH had been relegated to the bench in recent games despite entering Sunday with five hits in his previous 11 at-bats.
The goal is to get as much offense in the lineup as possible with the club struggling to generate runs.
"That way we can get Lind in there, too," Gibbons said of starting Bautista in right. "He was the guy that was getting short-changed. He was swinging it pretty good before."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. Evan Peaslee is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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@bugme, I've also no idea what you did but glad it's working!
@parrotface, thanks for letting me know. If anyone else reports the same issue I'll amend that line as you suggest.
For the Eterm:
- Exit the script
- In gnome terminal/konsole enter:Code:Eterm
- In the Eterm window you should see a menubar (see screenshot). If you don't, perhaps purge and reinstall
- Clicking on "background" gets you into the options (pixmap etc)
- Once done, click "Eterm" (first in the menubar), then "Save theme settings..." (and perhaps also "save user settings" for luck)


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I bought property in Jamaica in '73, just as the communist took control under Michael Manley. With the chaos that ensued, as a foreigner, you had to be stupid if you couldn't make big money as everybody who had anything was fleeing. Most don't know the country was communist during this 8 yr. period as the soviets wouldn't put money in there since they already had Cuba to the north. In the early to mid '70's, the Jamaican dollar was officially rated higher than the U.S. $ at $1.26 U.s. for a Jamaican $. The exodus of wealth started & now the Ja $ is 85 to 1 U.S. $. As a Jamaican said to me in those days, "Mon doesn't run from good". Fortunes were made moving money out, & I did.
The 50 cent bill is certainly rare now. We carried rolls of them in our pockets as a beer was only 50c in the early days.
My account of those 15 yrs is just way too long to convey here. Jason, I'm mailing these to you so I can diminish my collection stuff & add it to your collection of "stuff".


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TPWD News Release — April 3, 2006
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department brings the coast to local communities this spring through Coastal Expo events in Edinburg, Victoria and Pasadena offering fun, family-oriented activities for all ages.
Coastal Expo events allow visitors to see and touch crabs, sea stars, and other coastal animals; view a glass-bottom stream; solve a mysterious fish kill; learn what washes up on the Texas coast; fish for live catfish; and participate in other great activities. In the process, they learn about Texas coastal ecosystems, why they are important, and how to protect them.
On April 3-4, the "All American City" of Edinburg and the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and World Birding Center are partnering to bring Coastal Expo to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. More than 3,000 school children are expected to attend the two-day event. In addition, it will be open to the public for Family Night on April 3rd from 4-8 p. at the Edinburg Municipal Park. During this free family event, visitors can interact with crabs, fish, and other coastal animals while learning about freshwater inflows, coastal conservation issues and beach habitats.
"Coastal Expo is a great opportunity for people to explore the Texas coast for the first time, learn why coastal ecosystems are so important, and also what they as individuals can do to protect it," said Kris Shipman, TPWD coastal expo coordinator.
Activities include touch tanks with a wide variety of live coastal animals such as sea urchins, sea squirts, crabs, and other sea life. At the glass-bottom stream, visitors will learn about animals' natural habitats and how bugs can indicate pollution levels in water.
Participants will also have an opportunity to solve a mysterious fish kill, paint images of coastal fish, identify beach objects by touch, and learn about fishing, boating safety, and other coastal issues through a variety of fun and educational devices.
Exhibitors include: Edinburg Public Library, Edinburg Recycling Center, Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department, Frontera Audubon Society, McAllen's International Museum of Art & Science, Museum of South Texas History, Rio Grande Valley Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists, Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Sea Turtle, Inc., Texas Master Gardeners, and Valley Nature Center.
On April 22 in Victoria, the Earth Day Celebration at the Texas State Zoo will include Coastal Expo activities.
On May 5 in Pasadena near Houston, the Galveston Bay Watershed Academic Partnership Youth Summit will also feature Coastal Expo activities.
Past and present Coastal Expo sponsors include Academy, Bealls, Buc Days in Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program, City of Edinburg, H.E.B., Payne Volkswagen in Mission, Sam's Club, Valley Nature Center, Subway, World Birding Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Culligan, Wal-Mart and Texas Coastal Management Program.
For more information, see the Coastal Expo Web pages.
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