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This is the final in a series of blogs from top execs at CRN Fast Growth companies. Virtual Graffiti, number 50 on our list, grew 76 percent between 2008 and 2010. Here, Ellison, Creative Director at Virtual Graffiti discusses the art of choosing the perfect partner mix. -- Jennifer Bosavage, editor.
Choosing the right partners can be a difficult task. While decisions are often market driven, resellers should build a diversified product portfolio for stability. Simply put, don't have all of your eggs in one basket – branch out and find both competitive and complementary solutions to offer to your customers. Here are several things to review when finding new partnerships with vendors:
Big vs. Small Brands
Long established brands are first to come to mind when customers are looking to make a new purchase. With huge marketing budgets, key customer accounts and a solid product line, these big brands have many advantages over their smaller competitors. Forming partnerships with big brands allows you to quickly establish a significant customer base with the potential for huge opportunities. Sounds great right? Well, big brands also tend to have a large channel of hundreds of resellers just like yourself all fighting for those customers. Resellers also might struggle to make larger profit margins in a saturated channel.
On the other hand, smaller brands and start ups can present a fantastic opportunity to offer an alternative solution to your customer. These companies tend to have leaner business structures and can win both on price and customer account management. While smaller brands offer these advantages, customers are often hesitant to go with unfamiliar products. Resellers need to use a more aggressive sales approach to convince customers they are making the right purchase.
[Related: Virtual Graffiti on "Software Migration Simplified."]
Everything but the Kitchen Sink
While your company may focus on a particular segment, customers enjoy a single one stop shop for their entire technology infrastructure. Complementary solutions are a great add-on sale in most cases. Selling storage? The customer might need additional networking products. Selling security? Suggest a power management solution to keep the network up and running. Having a broad portfolio also provides resellers the ability to turn smaller deals into larger ones and gives exposure to lesser known product lines with larger profit margins.
We're in this Together
Always remind yourself that these are partnerships. Your goal is provide solutions to your customers – the partner's goal is to sell their solution. Look for partners with a strong channel focus with multiple sales and marketing tools set up for you to find success. This includes cooperative marketing opportunities and collateral, pricelists and sales quote calculators, outside and inside sales engineers, product demos, deal registration programs, product training and certification and so on. You want to leverage these resources – especially during the early stages of the partnership. Their commitment to you will allow you to succeed.
Choosing the right partners will ultimately benefit the overall growth of your business. At Virtual Graffiti, our strategic partners have been a strong contributor to our thriving growth. We now have more than 120 partnerships with industry leading brands. While we view security as our specialty, recent complementary partnerships have shaped our business into a full IT network solutions provider. VARs can achieve similar success by reviewing these characteristics and applying them when choosing their next strategic partner.


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A man whose gun permit was withheld over an alleged association with an outlawed grouping has won the first stage in a legal challenge to the revocation.
A man whose gun permit was withheld over an alleged association with an outlawed grouping has won the first stage in a legal challenge to the revocation.
A construction boss who stole more than £500,000 in a tax fraud linked to a fake building project in Iraq has had his jail sentence cut by 18 months.
Some details of IRA aid to MK, ANC's military wing, were revealed by Kadar Asmal, a South African minister, in a biography published in 2011.
A construction boss who stole more than £500,000 in a tax fraud linked to a fake building project in Iraq has had his jail sentence cut by 18 months.
A retired Special Branch officer whose details were stolen in the break-in at a top security base in Belfast is to receive just over £20,000 in damages, a High Court judge ruled today.
Ballistics tests on the gun used to kill pensioner Roseann Mallon were done by RUC Special Branch officers who might not have been properly qualified, an inquest has heard.
A 43-year-old man who was arrested as part of a police investigation into a bomb attack on a Northern Ireland police station 15 years ago has been released unconditionally.
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has refused to back down over controversial comments that two of the most senior RUC officers killed by the IRA had themselves to blame.
A military gun was used to spray police vehicles with bullets in Northern Ireland, a senior officer said.
A motorist has described her narrow escape from death after a tree fell on her car as she was driving to work in high winds.
Stormont First Minister Peter Robinson has said Nelson Mandela was an inspiration.
A woman has avoided jail for throwing a bottle and 'mooning' at police during rioting in Belfast.
Officers escaped injury last night after dissident republicans aimed a volley of automatic fire at three PSNI vehicles in north Belfast.
A Zumba dance teacher and romantic novelist from America who had been charged with possessing explosives has had her charges withdrawn.
Splits among loyalist paramilitary groups are of major concern for police, Northern Ireland's most senior officer has insisted.
A manager at an international tobacco manufacturer tried desperately to free an employee who was crushed to death in an accident, an inquest has heard.
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has insisted it was not his intention to hurt the families of two RUC officers murdered by the IRA by claiming they had shown a "laissez-faire" attitude to their own security.
An increased number of children have been trafficked into Northern Ireland, it was disclosed.
The sister of one of three women allegedly held as slaves in London for more than three decades has described coming face-to-face with her relative for the first time in 35 years.
Victims of paedophile scout master Colin Finnegan want the hall where their years of abuse took place destroyed.
Festive daredevil bikers in Belfast
This year's university winter graduations
Key moments in life of former president
Your guide to groups, fixtures and dates
Lights on and market opens in city
Help save lives of babies around the world
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The uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been executed, state news agency KCNA reports.
Complaints to a New Zealand newspaper article that linked the increase in cases of chlamydia to the rise in the population of Irish construction workers in the country have been upheld.
Congo and the so-called M23 rebels have signed a peace agreement that will see the insurgent group demobilise its fighters and transform itself into a political party.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed captain Steven Gerrard will miss the next four to six weeks with a hamstring injury.
The Football Association is set to consult fans before deciding whether to accept a proposal to rename Hull City as 'Hull Tigers' from the start of next season.
Arsenal's dramatic finish to their Champions League Group F campaign saw them finish second behind Borussia Dortmund, with the Gunners suffering a nerve-wrecking evening in which they were heading through as table toppers until four minutes from full-time.
Married stage and film actors Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs are splitting up.
A personal assistant accused of defrauding Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi has told a court that she saw evidence of regular drug use by the celebrity cook.
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Hi everybody,
I have got error while connecting on my TMSC6678L device
Connecting Target...C66xx_0: GEL Output: DSP core #0C66xx_0: GEL Output: No initialization performed since bootmode = 0x00000005 C66xx_0: GEL Output: You can manually initialize with GlobalDefaultSetup
Earlier error was fixed http://e2e.ti.com/support/dsp/c6000_multi-core_dsps/f/639/t/177029.aspx and I am suspecting there is still some sort of configuration error.
If I try to load program here is what I get
C66xx_0: File Loader: Data verification failed at address 0x80080000 Please verify target memory and memory map.C66xx_0: GEL: File: path/filename.out: a data verification error occurred, file load failed.
Any help appreciated, thanks!
It would appear that you've not configured the DDR memory and you're code has some portion of it located in DDR memory. When you attempt to load this code to DDR it fails since it's not configured. You will need to configure the DDR before loading code to it, which can be done via the GEL file.
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Hi Chad,
Thank you for respond.
But I am using given GEL file, in /emulation/boards/evmc6678l/gel/emvc6678l.gel.
Perhaps, some change in gel file would help?
Hi FeruzM,
I do not own the C6678 EVM (I'm a C6670 EVM user), but isn't it related to the DIP SW settings on your EVM?
I had a quick look at the gel file for C6678 which I found under my CCSv5.1 installation folder.The error message seems to come from the following gel codes:
if (DEVSTAT & 0x0000000E) { GEL_TextOut("No initialization performed since bootmode = %x \n",,,,,(DEVSTAT >> 1 ) & 0xF); GEL_TextOut("You can manually initialize with GlobalDefaultSetup\n"); }else...
The lower 3 bits of DEVSTAT register tells you the boot device settings, which you can configure by the DIP SW.So, how about configuring the EVM for the NO BOOT MODE?
Oddly, there is no such codes in C6670 EVM's gel...
Hi Naoki,
Well, I haven't changed anything for long, unless some of my colleagues did, but here: how DIP SW looks
I hope it is visible!
btw: using with usb emulator, ccsv5.1
Yes, you're loading the GEL file, but if you look at the message, it stops initializing things because you're in I2C boot (bootmode = 5.) Which is not configuring the DDR memories. So the DDR memories on not configured and then you try to load the code which some of it is in the DDR memory space, and you get the loading verfication error at 0x80008000. There's a drop down menu for the GEL and you can go ahead and have the GEL file configure the DDR, which it has not done at this point. From the GEL menu perform a Global_Default_Setup and this will configure the DDR memory.
Best Regards,Chad
Thank you for reply. Yes it is working, but how would I do it automatically so that I won't need to make it manually for every core?
You would only need to do it once per device, not per core.
The DDR needs to be configured before anything is ever written to it. In a real system where code/data is written to DDR at boot time you can do one of two things.
1.) Use an intermediate bootloader which configures IPs such as DDR that is required to complete the reset of the bootloading
2.) Use an IP for bootloading that you can have the host write the config registers for you to do the configuration (SRIO and PCIe are a couple examples of IPs that can do this.)
That said, for initial development on an EVM people tend not to worry about this as they're focused on the code developement and they just want the DDR to work. Gel files are general used for this. I'm assuming CCS is configured to run that GEL script every time you connect to target. If not I'd suggest you make it do so. Then go in and modify the GEL script to go ahead and run the initialization routine even though it's done a I2C boot. In this case every time the DSP goes through a POR or Power Cycle and you have to reconnect w/ CCS, then you'll run the script to initialize DDR automatically.
I see!
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- Frequently asked questions. American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. http://www.aasect.org/faqs.asp#About_Therapy. Accessed Dec. 18, 2012.
- Althof S. Sex therapy: Advances in paradigms, nomenclature, and treatment. Academic Psychiatry. 2010;34:390.
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The Communist party came out against the newest installment of the Indiana Jones franchise on Friday calling it "crude, anti-Soviet propaganda that distorts history". Huh? When I was growing up my Mommy told me don't worry, that's not real. Granted, watching a historical film is something entirely different, but we're talking about an adventurer that is named after George Lucas' dog. Should people really be up in arms about it that much? They also attack two of the films stars Harrison Ford and Cate Blanchett. They call them "second-rate actors, serving as the running dogs of the CIA." Again -- Huh? Wait, it gets better. They back up their claim that the film distorts history in the most plausible explanation of events in the 1950s. "They (Russian youth) will go the cinema and will be sure that in 1957 we made trouble for the United States and almost started a nuclear war." Wait for it� wait for it. "It's rubbish�in 1957, the Communists did not run with crystal skulls throughout the U.S. Why should we agree to that sort of lie and let the West trick our youth?" Now you know the truth kiddies -- if not for Dr. Jones, the Cold War would have never ended. (Movie) History lesson 101 * Movies that are not stamped "documentary" could in fact not be real. * If you are basing your knowledge of history strictly on films, you should know that yes, in fact, the Titanic did sink but Leo DiCaprio would have let go. Just a hunch. Everyone have a great Memorial Day weekend and be safe. Until then, ciao. Check out link for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull review. Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] I hadnt heard this piece of news. That's hilarious. Personally I did't like the new films as much as others. I rated it about equal with Temple of Doom quite frankly. Having the Russians there instead of teh Nazis did seem to make sense to me though. It was in the 50's where the Cold war was in full swing. The Russians were our enemies back then. Anyway I'm prettt sure The Nazi's weren't coming the world for an Ark of the Covenent or The Holy Grail. Of course the Ark was put into deep storage and The Holy Grail was lost in a fissure so what do I know. -- Posted by Inquizitor on Tue, May 27, 2008, at 12:43 AM
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1 week 6 days ago | Opinions are nice.... |
Brandon's and the new President's opinions are likely the only ones that matter. We can all claim unacceptable and fire Borges or whatever, I assume another total year end review coming after bowl game this season, important to win and show improvement to keep recruits and establish 2014 confidence. Otherwise, could be rough 2014 ! |
2 weeks 3 days ago | Inconsistency the rule for 2013..... |
Both offense and defense were inconsistent all year. How much due to coaching, injuries, youth, talent, et al is open to debate but I think that our initial projections of 8-4 to 9-3 were all based on youth and talent levels and lack of experienced high talent levels on both O and D lines. In the end, the young guys on both the lines were up and down, and we saw D performances like OSU and NW and O performance like OSU and Iowa. Hopefully, next year will be better as the 2012 and 2013 recruiting classes get another year of experience and we bring in another talented class for 2014. |
2 weeks 5 days ago | Same Coaches and Same Kids |
How much of that inconsistency is just the hallmark of any young team learning its way after having been pretty much a mediocre non-B1G contending team since 2006? You guys act as if it is all about effort and coaching, yet it is also all about experience and talent. It takes all four elements in unison. The team played well on offense yesterday, but not on defense and remains short of talent and experience in both areas since 2006. Each game this year saw a lot of variability in performance between the offense and defense (Akron on defense giving up big plays deep, MSU on offense not blocking inside, et al). Rebuilding our talent level to challenge for B1G titles is still an ongoing process, and that talent level peaked in 2006 (and that level was not enough to win the B1G or a BCS bowl game) and really has not returned since. We remain with a long way to go boys! Go Blue! |
2 weeks 6 days ago | Long Way to Go.....Oh Ye of No Patience |
Boys, I'm not happy about where we are in terms of our team's performance since 2007, but we are where we are. Pretty obvious that we are rebuilding, and that it is going to be a longer process than we like. The talent on the roster is young, and therefore is pretty inconsistant. Lots of consternation, coach questioning, player questioning, etc are going to continue as they did in the late Carr years as Tressel and OSU eclipsed us on a regular basis. We had better hope that Hoke and his coaches that he decides to retain or hire/fire are the answer, because if they are not, we are going to suffer greatly for another 4-5 years at a minimum. We have had one good season since 2006, and that was a 2011 11-2 season with this now being abused coaching staff. Hope springs eternal, and if we continue to rebuild the talent base we will get back to where we want to be. Go Blue! |
2 weeks 6 days ago | We can only wait and see..... |
A turning point, a blip on a flat line, or a blip on a downward trend? We really will not know for sure until a few years from now. That goes for you too Ty Butterfield, so your opinion is based on projecting the past into the present. Let's see another data point for the bowl game and for the 2014 recruiting class before we give up! |
2 weeks 6 days ago | Experience..... |
This is what a young team does, they have athleticism but they suffer on these kind of plays.... |
3 weeks 6 days ago | Denard in 2011 under Borges.... |
Had a pretty damn good year, won 11 games and a Sugar Bowl, which is 4 more games than he won with RR. Now, get your data straight and recall the facts that the records Denard set under RR were against the bottom half of the B1G..... |
3 weeks 6 days ago | Why Exempt WR coach? |
They dropped a bunch of balls today, and I understand from reading this blog that it is all about the coaches so he should have to go too! |
3 weeks 6 days ago | Urgent changes? |
What urgent changes? Issue is offensive line, and it looks like we have tried to play all the ones we got. Nothing can be done at this point, except to keep teaching, keep coaching, keep struggling to try and get better. The whole season has seen this struggle from Akron to UConn to PSU to MSU to Nebraska to NW and now to Iowa. We are what we are, and we are not suddenly going to get competent on the offensive line in game 12. Scream unacceptable and fire all the coaches and call for urgent changes, they all mean nothing. |
3 weeks 6 days ago | His Dudeness, Any names to replace Hoke? |
You say we need a top flight coach, so I respect your opinions as being well thought out and rationally argued. Who do we get? |
3 weeks 6 days ago | Ok, Who can we get now? |
RR is dead and gone, at least for our purposes at Michigan. Whatever the reasons, they no longer matter except in how they might affect our ability to hire any future top flight coaches. When we fired RR, and hired Hoke, who else was available? Seriously, we were shunned in one sense or another by Schiano and Fitzgerald that we know about, and others (Harbaugh, Miles, ????) that are only rumored. Who will come here after watching RR's experience? And let's say that Hoke is not the guy, then we get rid of him after year 3 or 4 or 5, now what? Who will come here? We might find ourselves in the same situation we are now, continually changing coaches and watching as we continue our sinking that started in 2007. We have an athletic director who watches film with the football coaches, do you think a hot young coach will want that? Might we assume that RR learned a few lessons based on his experience at Michigan that he applies successfully at Arizona, and that maybe we did too (willing to pay coordinators and assistants now at least). So, just saying we need a top flight coach is mom and apple pie, nothing to discuss. The question is, which top flight coach is willing to come here and who is he? You want Hugh Freeze? Who???? Personally, I thought one of the reasons to consider keeping RR was that we could not get a top flight coach to replace him. Appears to be pretty much what happened, at least based on results so far. |
3 weeks 6 days ago | Name the someone to hire... |
You guys all calling to fire the coaching staff owe us who to hire instead. Name people we can reasonably expect to get, not Harbaugh nor Saban nor Miles. You want a hot young coach, we had one called RR and we saw how much time he got and after that would you take this job? So, how about Hugh Freeze at Ole Miss? Or maybe that Arizona coach who is beating number 5 Oregon 28-9 and about to score again at halftime? |
3 weeks 6 days ago | Nothing Changes? |
What would you have them change that they have not already tried? Easy to say nothing changes, but maybe that is because you have who you have on the offensive line and at QB, and at WR too, and all you can do is try to continue to teach them and grow them at this point. We are getting beat up on the offensive line, and no amount of coaching or play calling is going to fix that. Now, he could fire Borges, but that accomplishes nothing at this point, and what plays or offense can be instituted at this point of this season beyond trying to simplify things for the offensive line. I get being frustrated, and I get saying fix things, but I am saying this year and this offensive line may be beyond fixing and that Akron and UConn and now MSU, Nebraska, and Iowa have shown us that issue in spades. |
3 weeks 6 days ago | Name the great young coaches ready to come here.... |
Seems we did not identfy a bunch of them back in 2010 and early 2011..... |
3 weeks 6 days ago | Hoke thinks we don't have a problem???? |
Because he has refused to throw his players or his coaches under the bus in public criticism and told us that he is going to fire Borges and Funk unless this team gets better next week? Because he has not shared his intimate thoughts about how stupid Al Borges is because our offense is so bad this year? What specific actions do you want him to take to demonstrate that he thinks we have a problem? Pretty obvious to me that he thinks this is something that is handled between the players and coaches on the team, that they all play for each other, and that he is not going to tell us what is being said inside that locker room regarding the offense and the offensive line. |
3 weeks 6 days ago | Different Situation |
Weiss had no, repeat not one second, head coaching experience and it showed. The over reaction to 2013 is matching the over reaction to 2011. The 2011 meme was that Hoke and Mattison and Borges are Michigan saving Gods, the 2013 meme is that they are all three idiots who should be fired. The guys who knew how to coach in 2011 are now guys who can't spot or develop talent. Obvious that our QB is a broken man from too many hits and too many turnovers and that our offensive line and our running backs are no where near historical Michigan standards. Boys, we are just going to have to wait this out. |
4 weeks 1 day ago | Prince signed due to V. Martinez injury...... |
Main reason Detroit signed him was due to V. Martinez's injury, so with V. Mart back makes sense that they deal him. The real question is what moves come with this as this seems to me like the first step in a specific plan to make changes for 2014. |
4 weeks 4 days ago | OK with decision, hate play call on 3rd and 4th downs |
I think it was a ballsy decision, supported it at the time, but really wondered why we did not do the play action pass on either 3rd or 4th down there as it seemed to me to be the perfect time to do it with NW likley to sell out against the run for sure......especially given our o-line issues for the game and over the previous two games as well. |
4 weeks 5 days ago | Exactly Right JMBLUE! |
Where we missed him was during the Carr replacement search and the support he would have demanded and the wisdom he would have passed to Carr's successor.....But, that is what it was and those days are gone. |
4 weeks 5 days ago | Who was the right choice? |
Who said he would come here and be the right choice? Schiano turned us down, bluntly Harbaugh in essence turned us down, and Miles turned us down, who? I maintain that we may damn well have gotten the best coach who would come here after the RR debacle, and that no one, and this includes all you guys calling for Hoke's head and whining about things, can name me a better coach WHO WAS WILLING TO COME HERE! WOULD YOU COME HERE AFTER SEEING WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAST GUY? Greg Schiano did not, and he is the one guy we know turned us down for sure. Now, if you want to argue that the right path might have been to keep RR, hire him a competent defensive coordinator and a whole new staff as a condition of staying, and have DB watch film with them every Sunday, I think you would be wrong but it is at least a defensable position to take. |
4 weeks 5 days ago | Boys, The Road Back is Long and Treacherous...... |
The road back is long, treacherous, and the path will not be consistant nor smooth. We started the current messy era at the end of the 2006 season with Bo's passing and then back to back losses to OSU and USC, and then the horror in 2007, the RR hiring and the 3 years of tire fire of 3-9, 5-7, 7-5 and the determination that was not the path back to where we wanted to be. Now, in 2013, we have Hoke and a staff and a tire fire of an offensive line from the leftovers of the years of unfathomable sadness. If anyone thinks that firing and hiring another new hot shot coach is the answer, just understand that the risk involved (see RR) is high in terms of recruiting and program continuity and the wrong hire experience shows you how it hurts your team for years in terms of talent and its development. Patience and time is what we need, and whether we like it or not, and whether you decide to show that patience or not, and whether we scream for the heads of various coaches, reality is that we are left to wait and see. We are stuck for good or ill with Hoke and DB, they are going to be here for the next 2-3 years at a minimum. We had better hope they know what they are doing or we are going to be as we have been since 2007 with a few 2011's sprinkled in when we get lucky or experienced or whatever. The leadership team either will or will not figure this out, we can only hope they do. Realistically, who else would you actually be able to get and come coach here, especially now that DB is (in the view of football and basketball coaches outside our program) micromanaging and inserting himself in deep with the football staff by viewing film and whatnot with them. Part of the issue is that after RR's experience, any intelligent and experienced guy you would want to bring here is likely to be very hesitant to come here, would not you? We must incrementally build our way back, and it ain't being fixed in 1 year or with 1 or 2 players..... Reality sucks sometimes, but there it is..... |
4 weeks 6 days ago | My issue was the play call on 4th down.... |
I think 4th and 2 inside the 10 was a good time to go for it, I just question the play call, if you got the balls to go for it, then call a damn play action pass the one time it ought to work! |
5 weeks 4 days ago | Personal Financial Decision: Up to You |
Do what you think is best, it does not mean anything other than your personal choice as to what works best and makes the most sense for you individually. You get to vote with your money, whether buying season tickets or buying on Stub Hub or staying home and watching on television or listening on the radio or ignoring the whole schebang. Support the team how you wish, because that is the beauty of America, it is up to you. Let us not tell others how they should run their life, nor how they should spend their money. If you want to protest the product, and not buy tickets, that is your freedom. |
5 weeks 4 days ago | Great News!!! |
Glad to hear things are going well and we will all keep you in our thoughts and prayers during this recovery period going forward! |
5 weeks 4 days ago | Developing Players |
I think the position coaches develop players, so the one position that the OC currently coaches is QB, otherwise he has to depend on the position coaches, right? |
5 weeks 4 days ago | Trade-offs |
Are we trying to simplify the blocking schemes since we keep screwing those up? Does that explain why we are so predictable on offense based on formation? Are we trying to zone block or man block or whatever based on formation? Seems to me we are just flat out lost in terms of what we want to do on offense and how we want to block and what we think we can do. |
6 weeks 6 days ago | Hire what top notch coach ? |
Who specifically should David Brandon hire and what makes you think this coach will come here and be successful? Hint : a specific name, not the generic top notch coach speak ... |
6 weeks 6 days ago | Harbaugh???? |
He went to the NFL instead, get a clue. You guys all act as if there is some quick action to be taken that will magically fix things.....ain't going to happen, we are just going to have to wait and see. |
7 weeks 1 day ago | Luck to Texas, RR to Follow???? |
Time to fire up the rumor mills and start getting Texas alumni and fans tracking airplane flights and fretting over both who they get as an AD and as a coach! If Gene Smith left to Texas, would Urban Meyer follow??? How about Nick Saban, seems Austin would be more pleasing to his wife than Tuscaloosa and he thrives on building programs to championship levels like he did at LSU and not necessarily staying there and running them...... |
7 weeks 5 days ago | Hoke says in Interview.... |
That his diagnosis is that the team has been inconsistent on offense, and that includes the QB and O-line. The turnovers, the great plays and boneheaded plays, seems to describe this year's edition pretty well. The offensive showing against Indiana coupled with a fumbled snap at the 2 yard line and an errant pitch that gave them the ball inside the 10 yd line. We seem to get Good Devin and Bad Devin in each game. If he can reign in the Bad Devin, he can be great, but maybe we are just going to have to live with both for the balance of this year because that is who he is as a 2nd year starter (just now has basically started a full year's worth of games). |


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PHOENIX (AP) - Military-style semiautomatic rifles have been used in at least four high-profile shootings in the past year. Bushmaster variations of the weapon have been used in two recent attacks, including the Newtown, Conn., school shootings and the Christmas Eve ambush slayings of two New York firefighters. While commonly called the AR-15, Colt and Armalite have been the only companies to make weapons by that specific name. Many other manufacturers, however, now sell similar versions of the rifle largely styled after the military's fully automatic M-16.
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Armalite first built the so-called AR-15 rifle for military use, but the design was later acquired by Colt, which produced the M-16 automatic weapon for the U.S. military. In the early 1960s, Colt then began marketing the semiautomatic AR-15 rifle largely as the civilian version of the fully-auto M-16. Many other companies have since begun manufacturing and selling AR-15-type rifles, but under different names, including the Remington Arms R-15, Bushmaster X-15 and Carbon 15 and the Smith & Wesson M&P15. The AR-15 has become the commonly-used generic term for all similar rifles.
The AR-15-type rifles and .223 caliber ammunition are largely used for hunting small game like coyotes and prairie dogs. They also are extremely popular in shooting competitions due to the light weight of the gun and ammunition and the weapon's accuracy.
Most military-style semiautomatic rifles were restricted for sale under the 1994 assault weapons ban that expired in 2004. Today, such weapons can be purchased in gun stores across the country.
Licensed dealers must first run a background check on the buyer to determine whether they are eligible under state and federal laws to own the weapon; convicted felons, for instance, cannot legally own firearms. However, private sellers of such rifles are not required to perform background checks. This would include a person selling their private collection to a buyer from their home, as well as private sellers hawking their weapons at any number of dozens of gun shows that occur nationwide every year.
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Not adding up: Criminal reconciliation in Chinese juvenile justice
from the article in Dui Hua's Human Rights Journal:
Recent amendments to China's Criminal Procedure Law involve special procedures for handling cases involving juvenile defendants and resolving cases through criminal reconciliation. Although the law does not explicitly link the two, criminal reconciliation has been a key feature in the development of China's juvenile justice system under the principle of "education first, punishment second."
Dui Hua welcomes criminal reconciliation as a means to restorative justice and reduced juvenile incarceration, but research suggests that the relatively new measure is experiencing some growing pains in China. Jiang Jue (姜珏), a PhD candidate in the School of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, has done extensive research on criminal reconciliation in China and has seen how the process works in many juvenile cases. Her research indicates that current implementation of criminal reconciliation falls short of juvenile justice principles by alienating youth and stifling attempts at education.
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Ross Brawn has given the broadest hint yet that Michael Schumacher will re-sign with Mercedes, saying that's the "logical and sensible" conclusion.
Earlier this week, the seven-time World Champion implied that he would be keen on signing a new contract as he is "still highly motivated" and "not satisfied" with what he has achieved so far in his comeback.
Schumacher, though, did admit that there had been "no talks between Mercedes and myself on an extension" although he expects they will take place.
However, when those talks will begin is up to Schumacher with his team boss saying Mercedes are willing to give the German as much time as he needs to make up his mind.
"We are focused on Michael for as long as it takes, and whatever it takes. Then we will see where we are elsewhere," said Brawn.
"We haven't discussed it, but he enjoys himself, and if he enjoys himself, why not?"
The Englishman, though, would like the matter to be resolved sooner rather than later so that the team can plan for the future.
"Inevitably you come to a point where you say 'Let's have the discussions' because these things can sometimes take some time," he added.
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George belongs to: The Doxford Engine Friends Association
George was born in 1940 in Hendon. He began his apprenticeship in 1956 and finished in 1961. From Doxford's George served in the merchant navy on tramp ships, cargo liners, container ships and oil tankers until he retired in 2005.
George was interviewed by Carl Greenwood on 26 January 2006. The interview took place at Sunderland Museum and lasted 31 minutes and 54 seconds.
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"The first ship I was on, as I say, everything was steam, so the engine room was hot"
The first ship I was on, as I say, everything was steam, so the engine room was hot and there were, there was no force draft ventilation, there were no fans, we just had wind scoops, these big rabbit ears, you see, stick them up on old pictures of ships. And these things were fine when you were going ahead and the wind was in your, you know, and the wind was coming towards you- great, and the wind would come howling down into the engine room. But the unfortunate thing was that the vent trunkings ended up under the floor plates. I think the idea of that was to keep the bilges nice and cool and clean and smelling sweet but it didnt do much for us. And it used to be very, very, it was very hot, particularly when youre on the West African coast, up the creeks in the jungle loading logs on rivers, you know, and youre surrounded by bush and its damp and humid and stinking and horrible. It used to be hot then.
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MENOMINEE -- A Chinese investment company has acquired Enstrom Helicopter Corporation in Menominee.
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It's a simple question with a lot of potential answers.
What methods do you have in place on your websites which persuade people to take the action you want them to take?
I don't mean the technology. I mean psychological triggers, hooks, reassurances that kind of thing.So I'm not interested in answers which might be things like;
"We have a sign up form"
I'm interested in stuff like;
"We give away a useful white paper to our new subscribers".
I am interested to see any interesting ways in which people do things which we haven't thought of. Any and all ideas are good. Thanks in advance.
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People often focus on technical spec and online marketing but give lesser attention to the copy and this is where sites can make an impressive difference in response rates. Each page should have benefits highlighted.
People are motivated by self-interest so you have to focus on:
what's in it for them
what are the benefits they will receive
what problems you can solve for them
what improvements you can demonstrate
how you can improve their sales conversion rates
help them beat their competition
improve their turnover and profitSuccessful sales strategies are the ones that focus on the client's needs and work from there. On my site I offer a a six page article called "Successful No Cost Low Cost Marketing Ideas for SME's".
To receive this visitors complete an online form - I get new contacts and they get something very useful that they can't turn down because everyone wants their marketing to be low cost and successful. People use the Internet to confirm, collect and clarify information, if you provide what they want, this assists in building visits and conversions.
Thanks Jane, I agree with everything you said.
I was looking for specific methods and you've given me one good one there in the six page article. Here are some more ideas which I hope might spark a bit more discussion;
Has anyone found that they don't work? What context do they work best and why? Trust is obviously a huge persuasion technique. If your prospect trusts you you're 50% of the way to persuading them. What other methods of trust do you employ on and offline?Free stuff (reports and white papers)
A big favorite. Jane mentioned she does this, we do it on our website and I know many that use this method. It's not just free reports/books it's free information. MP3 audio/video, articles, blogs, newsletters etc.
We all know this method works. Persuading someone to have something for nothing is always the easiest persuasive process you can have.
So after the initial contact and subsequent free newsletters, give aways etc, how do you then persuade the free subscriber to become a purchaser? What methods have worked best?
Complete money-back guarantee
Does anyone think it's high risk? Does anyone think from a persuasive point of view this is imperative?
Two levels of information
This is an interesting concept. It works for lead generation but not for pure play e-commerce. QVC for instance rarely give anything away and yet in 2005 had the highest conversion rate in the world (at 16.3% according to Neilsen//Netratings).Top Conversion Rates - 2005
However the give before you get method also clearly works for lead generation when a skeptical prospect arrives, downloads, learns and then buys. So why can QVC and other big brand retailers do this when others can't? Is it branding alone (which is my theory) or are there other reasons behind this?Or do you think QVC's conversion rate is low? Should they be getting a much higher rate? How do you think they could improve?
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Not sure if this is the sort of thing you were looking for but...
I have been getting 50-60% of my search referrers landing on my framed results pages (My frame at the top, external content in the bottom frame). The top frame has my branding and links to the home page but I was getting a large number of 1 page visits because of this.
I added a little bit of code that looked at the terms the user was searching for on Google, and searched my site to see if I had any relevant content to show them other than the framed page, then added an extra frame at the bottom with sample content.
This has increased my pages per visitor from 2.9 to 6.
I also do this on a news site I run, generally Google has indexed my front page which has news headlines but this will be out of date rather quickly. I just add a link to the search area pointing the user in the right direction with their search terms automatically added to the link.
I think what I am trying to say is if you have more of what they want then make sure they know about it!


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We were staying in the Hotel Healdsburg, and whilst we wouldn't return to the hotel, we would happily visit this restaurant again. The service was a little on the slow side, but my husband's lamb and my steak were superb.
We were staying in the Hotel Healdsburg, and whilst we wouldn't return to the hotel, we would happily visit this restaurant again. The service was a little on the slow side, but my husband's lamb and my steak were superb.
I am a foodie from San Francisco and this place really pleased me. The ambiance, food, low-key but elegant atmosphere, really hit the spot for a romantic dinner. I had the pumpkin soup appetizer which was delicious, slightly creamy flavor, but not too rich. My girlfriend has the tortellino (Vanilla + Brown Butter Parsnip 'TortellinoFennel Mousseline / Bitter Walnuts /... More
Had a lovely meal at Dry Creek Kitchen! Service was prompt and thorough. Presentation and beauty of the food was incredible. Interesting menu choices and great wine list! Beautiful interior and lively patrons along with window seats made the evening very special! The Scallops in Puff Pastry were amazing!
Four of us ate at the Dry Creek Kitchen. Each felt that we had an exceptional meal. I had the Pumpkin soup. It was served with a sweet cream and balsamic accent. It was absolutely the best I have ever eaten. My husband had chicken paillards (pounded thin) with with a lemon-thyme sauce. It was also very memorable.
We have eaten at the Dry Creek Kitchen in the past, and always found it to be excellent. Unfortunately, our experience this time was disappointing. We made reservations in advance, and were early - we were seated at one of the less desirable tables - right in front of the shelves with the cookbooks - the shelves are dark and... More
Best meal we had in California. Staff was wonderful and service timed to perfection. Restaurant served us a complimentary sparkling wine as an aperitif. Guests are able to bring their own wine, without paying a corkage fee, if bought in Healdsburg, which really cuts down on the price of dinner here, which is very expensive but worth it. We brought... More
Food was wonderful and staff very attentive. A little expensive, but for a special dinner it was lovely. If you bring a bottle of wine you purchased in Sonoma they will open with no corkage fee and do not make you feel odd at all. I highly recommend.
Very pleasant dining in a casual environment. Found the food a little more conventional than we were expecting for a Charlie trotter restaurant. Spent a week in Sonoma eating at the most highly rated restaurants and this one was one of the less memorable ....interesting how when one looks back some of them really stand out but this one did... More
This restaurant has been a "go to" stop for us for several years. However, our last two experiences found the food portions to shrink and the prices rise. Great food and chefs but it now costs a lot to get reasonably satisfied. They have a great policy of no corkage fee for local wines and that is a plus. However,... More
The Honor Mansion recommended it when we were making an advanced reservation for our arrival night. There were three couples and we all had excellent meals in a very nice setting near the town square. We also ate at the French Laundry and the Auberge du Soliel and found the Dry Creek Kitchen to be an excellent location for fine... More
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DATE SHEET MBA Part – II, (3 ½ Years) 1st
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December 2013& January 2014
Note: Candidates must keep their Original National Identity Card and Roll No. Slip with them during the course of
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Date Day Subject / Paper
09-12-2013 Monday Paper – I Business Research Methods
11-12-2013 Wednesday Paper – II Cost and Managerial Accounting
13-12-2013 Friday Paper – III Financial institutions
17-12-2013 Tuesday Paper – IV Management Information System
19-12-2013 Thursday Paper – V Marketing Management
23-12-2013 Monday Paper – VI International Business
26-12-2013 Thursday Paper – VII Managerial Economics
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1-trick pony.
Øbama Brownshirts...
Brown shirt tactics coming near you.
Would that be pronounced "Ofay"?
Maybe they can each carry around a little red book of BHO´s "wisdom" that they can shake and shout down dissenters with?
Yes, #5. Let´s call it "Mein Acorn".A better book for the LIVs to read would be this: http://www.amazon.com/Red-China-Blues-Long-March/dp/0385482329
Thus the reason and need for hi-capacity magazines.
Sieg Heil, Barack.
Obama´s civilian army... trained, ready & waiting to harrass all who disagree.
All this is called ´organizing´.What it is is organized plantation chaos
Well, he did say he wanted his national civilian security force to be as well-funded and well-armed as the military.
Got a funny feeling about this.There will be expectations this time around. "Hope and Change" isn´t going to cut it. There were a few surprises for some when taxes went up. And notice that this inauguration isn´t very well attended.He just might be overreaching this time.
have to bamboozle all those un informed voters to be more uninformed...so he can do what he wants...
I agree with #12. This inauguration won´t be as well attended but I´m sure that there will be just as much trash left on Independence Mall as in 2009.
I wish these people would just go away, always a gimmick of some kind or another.
Typical of totalitarian thought. 1984 is becoming reality.
Hey big boy.....it´s do as you say or you´ll beat it into us??? You don´t know real American Patriots.
Perhaps Obama is beginning his campaign for a third term.NYC Mayor Bloomberg is serving his third term.
#14, the trash will go home, except for the street bums who live there year-round.I am wondering why they didn´t get totally factual, and call it Community Organizing for Action?
Tricky, but no thanks!
´tax-exempt group´....Right.Follow.the.money. Bet it ends up in Hawaii in a ´local´ bank for boy.


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Well, when you use the word "pale", that does have negative connotations.
That's why he used the word "pale".
Well, when you use the word "pale", that does have negative connotations.
That's why he used the word "pale".
he's dead Jim.
If you are unable to make your point without flat-out lying then perhaps you should reevaluate your... Wait, it's RS. Never mind.
"MacBook Pro: Planned obsolescence: business model forces you to buy new devices frequently." I'll mention that to my friends carrying various laptops that aren't worth enough to sell but completely functional and in use. My wifey uses a MacBook and she's never been forced to upgrade.
"iOS: The company claims to take away your freedom". I'm sure RS can tie that back to something that makes sense to him, but damm.
Not quite. From the quoted article, "There have been 12 reported fires but no injuries in the bigger recall of 139,917 Ford Escape vehicles."
But it does show a huge difference between Tesla and the management of a car company that's been in the business a long time. Ford will recall and repair 139,917 cars because of 12 fires. Tesla downplays battery fires.
Elon Musk should be looking at Ford management and asking himself what they know about making and selling cars that he doesn't.
Correct. Ford will sell 12 more cars and Telsa only three.
I posed a question on social media recently asking if deleting an Ebook is akin to book burning.
Another good reason to stay away from "social media" sites.
I'd make arguments for it being more environmentally friendly. No materials to work, and nothing to ship.
All the devices and infrastructure necessary to deliver and read them have an environmental cost, e.g., batteries, rare earth elements, waste from devices tossed when broken / upgraded.
How do you do a double-blind study on screens?
Maybe he meant force people to use either one or the other and see who goes blind?
Yep. $8,000 a month to watch somebody die slowly, painfully and inevitably. When the person being kept alive doesn't want it.
If the person doesn't want it, they have the ability to create a living will (advance healthcare directive) and to designate someone with a durable power of attorney for healthcare.
Although it is generally not allowed to have a "kill me" suicide directive, you can include things like not using medical devices, not resuscitating, and not providing food or water or I/V nourishment while still getting pain medication.
No need for $8000/month. A natural death can follow quickly, especially if your order says to give you no food or water.
Health care professionals may choose to (and do) ignore living will provisions. I googled as you suggested to the other poster.
Assisted, end of life suicide already legal in Washington and Oregon and some parts of Europe.
So glad I live in Oregon. "Come for the cheap weed, stay for the assisted suicide."
On one hand, we should be concentrating our resources on people who has not broken the law to the extent that we need to imprison them in order to protect society.
I think that's what we've been doing all along.
Now I don't feel so badly about putting on my fez hat and smoking jacket to watch Tank Girl in a big red leather chair in my library.
They had to be discarded. In the clips they kept referring to it as Episode III.
The Chinese gymnasts have been born already, they just don't yet have the papers to prove that.
I think you have that backwards. They have the papers to prove they were born already, they just haven't been born yet.
Unfortunately, gerrymandering is not unique to either party.
Hang in there and hope you (and the others) get through it ok.
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Last weekend I was at work missing out on all the fun of the various challenges and blogging going on but luckily a few challenges had a closing date of this weekend.
With that in mind I sat down on Friday and planned out a bunch of pages I could make to fit with a bunch of Shimelle's and Studio Calico's tasks. I planned to do eight pages on Saturday but then woke with a case of the blues. Feeling very unimpressed with life and just wanting to sleep in bed I only ending getting up when a lovely friend turned up with a dvd, chips and chocolate.
Because of this today I sta down determined to do something about getting my pages done and decided that even if I only got one page done I would still have achieved something.
The challenges I aimed to complete within this page were:
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Bartolotta Ristorante Di Mare - Wynn Las Vegas
Online Reservations
AMAZING SEABASS. GREAT SERVICE! Try to get ourside seating!
From the time I walked in the door until the time I left, I felt like a Queen. Every single staff member I came into contact with could not have been more gracious and welcoming. The tasting menu was exquisite. The portions were perfect and it is the only way to go so that you enjoy the variety the Chef has to offer. I had high hopes for the dinner and they exceeded all of them. I would definitely tell everyone to go and have the fantastic experience that I enjoyed. I cannot wait to return!!!
Had a great experience. Knowledgable, professional staff made it a great evening for our table of four.
The reason why this restaurant didn't get the five stars was because of the cuttlefish appetizer. The cuttlefish was suppose to be charcoal grilled. When it arrived at my table it looked as if it was boiled and put on the grill for about thirty seconds and then covered it with some sauce on top. It had no taste all of being grilled on a wood fire so that was the only disappointment. The penne with scorpion fish was delicious and so was the spaghetti al astice. I ordered the occhiona which is the big red eye sea bream was cooked perfectly and also was delicious. Overall it was a great dining experience and would go back again
Wonderful seafood restaurant. Fish flown in every 72 hours from Italy region.
One of the best vegan meals I have ever had. Extraordinarily gracious service.
This was our 3rd or 4th time at Bartolotta. Our dinner was outstanding, as it always has been. HOWEVER, there was a problem. We made the reservation (using OpenTable) a couple weeks ahead. When we arrived at the entrance, the young ladies told us we had no reservation. After much discussion with them and a manager, their computer was able to determine that our reservation was for AUGUST 17, not APRIL 17. Fortunately there was a suitable table available. Your confirmation had indicated APRIL. This was clearly the restaurant's mistake. It did cause some distress, if briefly.
In a word:FANTASTIC. food is excellent, especially the pastas and sauces. When we stay in Las Vegas we always make sure to eat at Bartolotta twice in our normal 4-5 day stay. Although all of the servers are very good, Ray is one of a kind. The outdoor seating is a very nice setting.
Our trip to Vegas had been a little disappointing from the point of view of food......... until we found Bartolotta. Chef Paul Bartolotta was at the desk when we arrived. We had one of the three chef's tasting menus, with fresh fish flow in from the Mediterranean. We are very critical of many restaurants, because my wife is a spectacular cook. I always tell her should could go on The Taste and win!! This was a top five in a lifetime find.
Bartolotta is an amazing dining experience from start to finish. Our first time, but by no means the last. Eat outside if at all possible, very romantic. Had the Bravo's Top Chef Dinner Menu. Each course is served family style, so no elaborate plating designs, just great food, expertly prepared. We loved everything. The menu consisted of: seared sea scallops, sautéed tiny clams, Ligurian octopus salad, Scampi Vivi, risotto ai frutti di mare, tortiglioni con moscardini, rigatoni con scorfano e melanzane, ravioli di ricotta con caciotta Toscana, pescato d'amo al forno (orata). Followed by a symphony of desserts. Service was impeccable. This was more than a great meal, it was an incredible dining experience. Bartolotta will not disappoint.
One of my favorite memories of my trip to Florence was a fantastic waiter carving a fish tableside like it was nothing. This really brought me back. This authentic Italian dining experience was truly special. The flavors were spot on. The waiters truly understood the menu making perfect suggestions at every point. The menu took some artistic liberties while staying true to the flavor profiles of Italy. Though a bit pricey, it was worth every penny.
A wonderful dining experience not to be missed while in Las Vegas.
We thoroughly enjoyed the "Top Chef" tasting menu. Lots of delicious small plates to share. The main dish, a salt crusted, sea bass type fish, looked to be enough to feed an army, but when the delightfully seasoned crust is removed, the fish fileted and deboned, the small, delicately flavored fish is amazing. Then, to top it off, a sampling of wonderful desserts arrives. What a dining experience! Oh, by the way, VERY EXPENSIVE! Worth every penny. The service was spectacular.
I tried the tasting menu, which included a langoustine, clams in tomato sauce, seafood risotto, octopus, an amazing sheep cheese ravioli and a broiled fish filet. The ravioli was really to die for and next time I will order a full portion. The langoustine flavor and texture is truly one of a kind. Succulent, sweet and tender, but not enough to make a meal. I recommend the jumbo, which provides about two full forkfuls of heaven. For desert, an amazing assortment of fresh made gelato and Italian ices that capped of a wonderful dinner. The service was superb and all in all we had a most amazing evening.
The service was outstanding. We had the Top Chef prix fixe menu and it is well worth it. All the best shellfish, pasta, fish and desserts to taste. We felt like we were guests on Iron Chef tasting an assortment of well executed dishes.
It is one of our favorite restaurant in the world. At par with the best fish restaurant in Europe.
Have the tasting menu, it's expensive but worth it. The seafood selection is vast and the preparation is delicious. My favorites were the scallops, langostines, octopus and cuttlefish. My husband's favorites were the scampi and squid ink risotto. Our server, Adrian, was great. He was very knowledgeable about the mediterranean seafood. Don't miss dining at Bartolatta.
We ate here last year and decided it was so good that we would eat here on our wedding night this year. The food is better than excellent. Our waiters were Antonio and Robert (same as last year). They were very friendly and treated us extremely well. They helped make our wedding dinner very memorable and enjoyable. We love Bartolotta and we highly recommend it. We believe it is the best restaurant in Las Vegas!!
I had dinner here with a group of coworkers and I have to say that it was one of the best meals of my life. Whole fish prepared in a salt crust, langoustines, ricotta ravioli, it was all wonderful. Great service and knowledgable staff as well.
food and service was outstanding no doubt, langostine, veggie risotto,Lamb, two glasses of wine and ice cream $220.00, the restaurants in the big casinos on the strip are really out of control with the over the top prices now. so i cant just single out this wonderful restaurant as being way over priced, right now they are all 25-35% over what you would pay for the same meal in NYC. that was not the case just a few years ago.
Had to request outdoor seating on a monday which wasnt full. Basically 100-200 a head for two courses and one drink per person. We ordered a super jumbo langoustine which barely had any edible parts. Supposedly the best tasting in north america if you can taste it. Waste of $45. The octopus salad was amazing. I ordered it after reading reviews. Went with a chicken entre which was pretty delicious as well.
I have been to many of the country's finest restaurants, and I say that without question, Bartolotta ranks in the pantheon of the best restaurants in which I have eaten. The freshness and simplicity of ingredients transports you to the Amalfi Coast. The service is outstanding and the setting is beautiful. I can not think of a finer example of Itslian seafood on this country
Bartolotta's is the best on the strip, this man really cares about what goes on the table. The fish selection is always outstanding. The pastas delectable and sides creative and delicious. We should have eaten there every nite.
My wife and I having been frequent diners at Bartolotta since it opened. We continue to be amazed at the quality of the food and the excellence of the service. We visit Vegas at least three times a year and always include a dinner at Bartollotta. I can honestly say that here you do get what you pay for. You are always well taken care of - Jennifer, the wine manager, knows her business and can always find an obscure Italian wine that you've probably never heard of for a very reasonable price that will only add to the experience.
The best meal I have ever had in Las Vegas, and I have dined in nearly every highly rated restaurant there.
We believed it is a bit expensive for the food we received. Great service and quality..
This is far and away the finest seafood restaurant in which I have eaten. Everything is perfect: the food, the sides, the wine pairings, and the service. Our waiter to selected a seafood smorgasbord and wines for my birthday dinner. I am gluten intolerant so I know the chef had to be careful and he still managed to deliver an array of appetizers, small plates and a main dish that was to die for. Scallops, Octopus, shrimp, sculpin, seafood pastas and grilled mediterranean purple snapper; every dish was amazing. Octopus in particular is easy to ruin by cooking it too hot, turning it into a chewy piece of rubber. Our octopus dish was a highlight; tender and delicately seasoned in a sauce that complimented it to perfection.
"We loved the understated elegance and relaxed feel of this place - like a comfortable dining room in a friends home, yet set in a stunning retreat amidst the chaos of Vegas. We definitely will return to try more dishes. The fresh fish and seafood, as well as the lamb was simply amazing! The service was perfect and first class. Everyone was friendly and wine list was incredible.
What an experience at Bartolotta! Perfection from the food to the ambiance to the service. Everything was perfect and we are looking forward to returning.
We dine at Bartolotta every time we visit Las Vegas. It offers a refined although expensive dining experience. Their specialty is seafood imported fresh daily from the Mediterranean. They also offer typical Italian food as well as some meat dishes. It is a two storey restaurant there is indoor seating on both levels as well as outdoor seating around a lagoon. The menu is extensive and changes according to the variety of fresh ingredients available, they also offer three tasting menus. Every dish contains a wide variety of ingredients which makes the meal interesting and delicious. Service is flawless and I highly recommend it. FYI: Bartolotta will undergo renovations and will be closed from November 4 to December 21, 2013.
Realize when you go here that you're still in Vegas. You're going to feel like you've stepped into a restaurant along Italy's coast when you begin browsing the menu. The service was amazing from beginning to end, especially with bringing the still moving seafood in a chilled refrigerator with a window so you can see what the offerings were. The best part is to get a seat outside by the water with the view of the Wynn casino while sitting in the garden area....BEAUTIFUL!! The cocktails were delicious and the Gnocchi was the best we've ever eaten at any Italian style restaurant. The experience was top notch from the moment we entered the door to when we left the restaurant, including every worker greeting us as we walked in and out.
Our waiters, Adrian and Rich were superb and were well versed in the menu and were gracious very helpful. Our table attendant, Jaime was excellent and you can tell he works very hard! Thank you for a wonderful time! Nos serveurs, Adrian et Rich étaient super et sont bien versés dans le menu et ils étaient très courtois. Notre table préposé, Jaime était excellent et on peut voir que cela fonctionne très dur! Merci pour ce merveilleux moment! Much love from Canada - Canada vous souhaite la bienvenue!
We were greeted warmly and had a drink at the bar before being seated. Since it was raining, we were near a window table indoors. Since the rain stopped, we were moved outdoors. Our head server was Declan, and his crew was terrific. We had great suggestions. The Sancerre wine was perfect. The Top Chef menu was as good as it gets. Our entree was a whitefish encrusted in sea salt and baked for an hour. So tender and delicious. What a memory!
This is a good restaurant but for the price, I've had better. If I spend over $100 a person (NOT including the alcohol) I really want to come away with a feeling of "wow, that was awesome" instead it was more like "that was good but did it really cost that much?" We were just a little underwhelmed.
The food was great and the service was excellent. We were fortunate to have the special menu featuring the truffles - magnificent! The fish I had may have been the best ever - but you should expect that since the fish are within 48 hours of fresh caught in Italy and they were obviously flown first class as you do pay for that experience.
Expensive should be expected. Food and service was worth it.