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R. BLACKINTON & Company sterling glasses case & pince nez glasses :R.
BLACKINTON & Company sterling glasses case and pince nez glasses with the initials "CJM" on the front and an absolutely beautiful design of flowers and scrolls on both the front and the back. It is marked "sterling 2721" on the inside lower rim, as well as a maker's mark for R Blackinton & Company, 4-1/4" by 1-7/8".
The lining is a dark purple-brown color and it shows wear, but the case itself is in excellent condition and it snaps shut easily. I think this would be a late Victorian case. The total weight of the container minus the glasses is 2.24 ounces.
I have read that this company operated for over 100 years, from about 1862-1967, and the pieces I have had by them were all extremely well done. It was founded by Walter Ballou and Roswell Blackinton in Maine. View View View
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Murad is a line of advanced skincare products that was founded by "The Father of Internal Skincare" and board certified dermatologist, Dr. Howard Murad. Established in 1989, the brand continues to flourish and remain a leader in advanced and anti-aging skincare.
Over two decades later, technology has advanced and changed not only skincare but also advertising. Murad contacted Citrus Studios to help them develop motion graphic ads for the digital marketing age.
Citrus Studios began storyboarding with two things in mind: the short attention span of the average customer and how we could reach the largest audience, in this big and busy world. The ads would have to be just as impactful on small kiosk screens as well as on larger screens like in store displays.
We created short (less than one minute) videos, combining product photography, animated typography and voiceover to showcase different product lines and spotlight their major sales points. Text was limited to a maximum of seven words per line and the overall design danced around negative space, with the subject in high contrast. These calculated decisions are what makes the end result successful– each video summarizes a product in a clear and concise way, that can be understood visually and audibly, whether the potential customer is a few inches away from the screen or 20 feet away.

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What I've been doing for the last few weeks has mostly been reading games we got from Gencon to retail here in Finland. We got about six copies of most titles, but there are something like 40 games I'd never looked into in any detail before. So that took me quite a while, reading and digesting the stuff.
Our Finnish retail thing mostly runs on expertise – I know the stuff I sell and can presumably recommend things; each product gets a short review/recommendation essay from me in our webstore, and the mostly unstated understanding there is that while I don't actually diss the games we sell, I won't claim one inch of virtue where there isn't any. Just try to find the best honest facet to everything I'm stupid enough to invest in.
Anyway, having spent some serious time reading and thinking about these new games (and doing a bit of play, too, for some of them), I thought that pointing out some interesting ones might be in order. Read the rest of this entry »


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This year in the 2016 Oscars for the 88th Academy Awards...
We watched Leonardo DiCaprio finally take home his long awaited Oscar for his outstanding performance in the Revenant, Jennifer Lawrence stole the show with her gorgeous Dior gown and Chris Rock brought a controversial opening monologue on the issues of diversity.
Unfortunately, Flying A Studios suffered from the combined effects of World War I and the beginning of the Great Depression. However, Santa Barbara was strong in the minds of some of the greatest directors of all time as a choice for a filming location. Below is a video montage of the Flying A Studios, Directors, Actors, Actresses and movie sets.
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April in View, Mercury and Saturn Move Back
I have floating brain in the morning. Thoughts enter and exit without reasonable segues, darting, glittering as fish, in a swamp murky with treachery. Stalking egrets, tangles of waterlily roots, lumpy irregular cypress knees, a snake, a frog, a turtle, … Continue reading
Mars in Pisces, Merc Retro in Cap. and a Capricorn New Moon
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Jupiter and Mercury Retro, New Moon in Capricorn
Mercury moves back to Capricorn, Jupiter turns back to support the Sun. Call up your old friends and biz partners? Venus and Saturn join at 11 degrees Sagittarius The New Moon in Capricorn holds a lot of power. The Sun … Continue reading
Eclipse Life, October 2014
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Oh Hello Pluto…. the 2nd half of September
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Neptune Retro, June/July Highlights, November Eclipse Notes!
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Jazz & Blues singer/pianist Jeremy Sassoon launched his solo career in 2011 with a debut album, a string of live Jazz residencies across the UK and a project tributing the music of Ray Charles.
His latest 2018 album "Jeremy Sassoon & Friends – Live", was taken from a recording of a memorable gig at the PizzaExpress Jazz Club in London.
Jeremy regularly headlines at the "A-Trane" Jazz Club (Berlin), was the headline act at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club (London) during the London 2012 Olympics and recently played the main stage at the Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2019. He performs regularly to sell-out audiences at Pizza Express Jazz Club and the 606 Club (London) and regularly hits the festival scene with his spectacular 11 & 17-piece Ray Charles Big Band.
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Love Supreme Festival – July 2019
Sipping a mint julep, former psychiatric doctor Jeremy Sassoon coolly opened an exhilarating set paying tribute to the music of Ray Charles, his debut at Ronnie Scott's. A compilation of hits and lesser-known tunes, Sassoon and his band presented a well-arranged, well-executed 80 minutes of music. Many of the arrangements came from jazz saxophone master Iain Dixon, making the most of the stars of the band: Winston Rollins on trombone, Martin Shaw on trumpet and the superb Mike Smith on drums.
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The only true God, the sovereign Creator and Sustainer of all things, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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The true Church, which is composed of all persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit are united together in the body of Christ. The Church finds her visible, yet imperfect, expression where the Word of God is preached in its, purity and the sacraments are administered in their integrity; where scriptural discipline is practiced, and where loving fellowship is maintained.
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Am I the only one who thinks Roman Polanski might be "innocent"? A dangerous word, meaning without guilt. Roman admitted to the technicalities, but fearing incarceration, fled.
Sweet 16 – we hear that on almost every "nostalgic" 50′s tune; yet if the boy/man is 17, he's ok; but if he's 18, he's suddenly a criminal.
Roman should not be tortured for statutory rape. That is a very specific and deliberate crime – did she present herself as a 'woman of consent'-? Did Polanski know she was underage? Quite different from involuntary rape - a truly criminal offense.
At the end of National Lampoon's Animal House, a guy beds his girl on a football field – then she laughs, "surprise! I'm only 13!"


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Changes Made Up to 11 July 2008
Further webcam development has been made; now you can take a snap shot of money tendered and change given (parameters: 266 / 267)
We have done a new development for wholesalers of dress or other fabrics which allows the monitoring of individual rolls of material the project has been completed and implemented at Moosa's Sales Room in Fordsburg Johannesburg. (Parameters for this usage are restricted to 126 and 269). This project is a world's first in terms of its flexibility to create multiple grids within any matrix.
A new parameter was added 268 at a great expense to us in terms of programming time and resources; it was done as an instruction from Firoz Laher of Lasons (Jhb) ; what it does is it increases the font size of the individual items list ; the font size can be set to any size between 5 and 30 but can make the screen look really bad if not used in conjunction with parameter 210 ; it's good for the visually impaired. This client (Lasons) was using vision (DOS) for long time and needed size matrixes etc so we really went the extra mile to cater for his every specific need like even setting up VPN's his wireless networks; special coding to recognize bar codes printed from vision etc only to be told that he still prefers a screen that has larger fonts; we only learnt later that the guy was dubious in his dealing and was just playing one company up against another to get extra time and further discounts on his yearly licensing costs from Vision. Your feedback on your attempts (if you will dare) to use this parameter and do you thinks it's worth keeping in the software.
Updating of stock quantities (and sizes) between branches has been a fairly easy task with CompuByte – Parameter 257 and 258 handles this in the background between the branches; we are busy on a major project which will work in a more efficient way and utilize very little bandwidth. This is how it will work ; depending on the time interval you set (5 minutes to how many hours) all transactions done (i.e documents) at the branch will be compressed and sent to the head office where the receiving pc will update the files (synchronize make exact copy) so no more lengthy compression (backup and restores) . . The module will be ready by the 18th of July 2008. .
Full support for Pole displays now included; have tested with two line 20 character displays using mode 0. (parameter 19 set to com port i.e 1 or 2 etc). Frankly with todays LCD screens angled so that the customer can also view the screen makes pole displays a waste of money. .
In Tools section of the program we have a few more items :- Delete Storage files / History files /Stock files. We have further secured this section to ensure that no history (even if access code is used) is deleted without first arjing the data and secondly ensuring that the data is atleast one an a half years old. (We thank Zaki for pointing the possible mis-use of this).
Changes Made Up to 20 June 2008
We have reached another milestone in terms of development of the software and the new functionality introduced to the software cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
The webcam usage has now been further utilized and modified to function also as a time keeper for all your employees. You install a web cam and set parameter 265 to 1. You then choose tools from the main menu and click on Employees Management. This is where you set the times the employee works. Once this is done each time the employee logs in or log outs the system records this with a picture of the employee. To log in or log out you press the CTRL and E Keys. You can choose from the Reports menu "Employees Reports" to analyze the hours worked etc.
Full delivery reports now included; so at number of copies you insert a D you can have a delivery schedule created for your various deliveries based on the drivers number. The schedule detail can be printed form the reports menu.
LayBuys reports further enhanced.
New Parameters introduced:-
265 - Insert 1 to use the employees functionality
266 - [WEBCAM] Insert video source number if you have more than one camera installed e.g. 0
Changes Made Up to 07 June 2008
We now certain that our POS software has every type of report you can ever think off; and if you don't find one you thinking of let us know and we will include it in our next updates.
New Reports added to Reports menu.
Cash Book; now when you do a day end you can choose to post information to the cash book; full columnar cash book introduced; we will soon release a version that will also reconcile your cash book with your bank using the CSV download. We already have a CSV download in TOOLS which will check all payments directly into your account by debtors so that you can receipt them.
Stock Analysis; You can analysis your stock items (including size ranges) between various dates and branches you have.
Top Seller and Top Purchases list ; just try it out you can now even choose by profit margin or sales value.
New Item added to Tools menu.
Auto debits and Credits. If you have stop orders made in favour of Creditors or expenses which are paid monthly (like our service contracts) ; you insert what date this occurs and it will post same to cash book on day end process. You can do this also if you charging monthly for any service.
New Parameters introduced:-
264 - Insert 1 to use unlimited number of groups. Please note that you can't use the DOS version of this software if the group is > 500
New Functionality introduced:-All reports now can now be viewed by choosing companies (branches).
A quick Login LOG OFF function ; instead of logging of completely you can now just insert the new operator number and password.
When you view any creditor, debtor or database account you have added functionality of further analysis like to see top sellers to that account etc.
Changes Made Up to 07 May 2008
New Reports introduced:-
Lay Buys
Print statements
Print Remittances
Transactions Cash & Account
Transactions Creditors
Debtors Age Reports
Creditors Age Reports
New Tools Menu introduced:-
Update Stock Fields - This allows you to use any Excel file saved as a CSV(DOS) file and update your stocks; this is very helpful if you need to update prices (cost & selling) or any other fields in the .net stock file.
Scan CSV - This allows you to use any scanner to scan a creditors invoice and then save the image as a CSV file than auto update the goods receiving input screen as seen in our training promo video.
Debtors Payments using CSV - This allows you to receipt payments made by your debtors into your bank account. All you do is download your bank statement in CSV format and then use this tool to post these deposits (make receipts)
Now everytime you view a datagrid you could save that grid as a CSV file and open it in EXCEL; you also have options to PRINT and search.
New Parameters added:-
262 - Insert Access codes for all Reports from main menu in format Eg. R0=**7 / R1=**2 the first items R0 will restrict all reports the second items will restrict only the first report which is laybuys and a level 2 and above is required. Leave empty to default all to level 7 and above
263 - Insert Access codes for all Tools from main menu in format Eg. T0=**7 / T1=**2 the first items R0 will restrict all Tools the second items will restrict only the first Tool which is Update Stock Field and a level 2 and above is required. Leave empty to default all to level 7 and above
Changes Made Up to 05 April 2008
From the Main Menu you now have an option to view Audit files; in this file each transaction is tracked; the data grid will display any use of access codes with a orange shade; a yellow shade for below profit margins and a red shade for system specific errors.
With the electricity problems we facing ; we have further improved recovery of data if system shuts down. Now even the entries before the document was ended is recovered.
Debtors Receipts and Creditors Payments now fully intergrated with AI (Artificial intelligence) to make selections on what's being paid. You could just click on any period (current to 120 days or total) and a red line below the period will indicate what's being paid and the invoices for that period tick'ed (marked) off. If a Creditor is being paid a Remittance can be printed or emailed. If Debtors is being paid a receipt will be issued.
New Header on POS Screen introduced called REPORTS - has a Report for printing laybuys from a specific date and also Statements and Remittances.
We understand the power of Crystal Reports and have programmers who have created a few reports; we were hoping that customers who understand their business would create reports unique to their business; this has not happen and many have told us that they more comfortable with Excel so now we have in all our reports a CSV button which will directly allow you to open the report in Excel.
More streamlined transfer of data between branches and head office.
New Parameters added:-
257- [BRA] Insert the time interval for checking and sending stock information to other branches or zero or empty to disable
258 -[BRA] Insert the network mapping of other branched where the stock information will be sent to, separated by '=' e.g. \\18.104.22.168\abc=\\220.127.116.11\def
259 - Insert operator numbers who are allowed to view Cost in stock analysis separated by / e.g. 1/2/3
260 - Insert the time interval for transferring data to head office or zero or empty to disable
261 - Insert the time interval for receiving data from head office or zero or empty to disable
Changes Made Up to 23 March 2008
Sleeker opening interface ; with logo's now revolving on focus. New Audit Trial. New Audit File from Main Menu which monitors all data integrity of all terminals. Payments to Debtors and Creditors now using AI to update and reconcile any payment.
New Parameters added:-
254 - [MENU] Insert which operator is not allowed to use menu strip on top of POS form Eg. 2/4/7 this will not allow operators two four and seven.
255 -[SEARCH] Insert 1 if you dont want an immediate search on PLU code but only on pressing Enter or the + (Plus) - Used by some Motospares outlets
256 - [SEARCH] Begin Search on how many characters inserted (Leave blank for 3+)
Changes Made 19 Feb 2008
If you now insert the word closed in Adverse Info in Debtors account this account will then be closed untill removed
Changes Made 17 Feb 2008
Branch sales i.e. Account with <BRA won't reflect commission for salesreps
New Parameters Added:-
252 [LAB] Insert 1 if Lables to be printed for Branch Accounts <BRA - Invoicing (Hugo/Dunhill/Grays)
253 [STK-] Insert the company number and stock dimension number to use Eg. 0=1 / 1=2 / 2=1 - Where 0 is the company number and 1 is the stock dimension number (1=default) (2=sizing) (3=takeways) to use - Very Important do not insert anything in this parameter if you don't have different stock dimensions for various companies - On setup of the program the default stock dimensions are used ! ! !
Changes made up to 09 February 2008
Stock Takes made much more easier with option to store different stock takes for later completion.
Changes made up to 31 January 2008
New Parameters Added:-
250 - [LOSTSALES] Insert 1 to not create a Lost Sale entry in \programs\lostsales.csv when ever a a stock level reaches zero or less
251 - [REP] Insert 1 to ensure rep (Salesperson) is always focused and a number inserted
Changes made up to 29 January 2008[/b]
By far the most significant update made to the .Net version of the software; I can confirm with certainty that no other POS software handles data integrity as what has now been implemented. Imagine never having to worry about a backup; the software has been engineered to write simultaneously to two different drives on different locations. So if you now insert a flash disk (1 gig or bigger costing not more than $10 (80 SA rands) into your terminal that flash will hold all your CompuByte data. Lets say your machine can' start up (hard drive dead) all you do is take the flash drive and insert it into any PC that has CompuByte POS on it and change the settings of the DataDrive to the flash drive and you up and running. No restores etc . .
This type of SFT Level III tolerance is only available on high end Novell Servers costing thousands of dollars to implement and maintain; now it's done for your desktop PC. ( more info on SFT Lvel III http://www.linktionary.com/s/sft.html ) at no cost. With South Africa's electricity load shedding causing havoc on operating systems we just take the load of your hands
New Parameters Added:-
249 - [BACKUP] Insert Drive Letter (Flash Drive) if single user or the Drive where continues backup's (Synchronization) must be made to Eg: E
Changes made up to 23 January 2008
For takeaway business - (Bill of Materials) now a super interface to manage Recipe's (under Stock Reports)
Changes made up to 10 January 2008
Total Units on document now also displayed in brackets bottom of form and on cash slips
New Parameters Added:-
239 - Insert 1 if you have old bar codes from PARADOX (Delphi) - used in HugoBoss / Dunhill / Grays Stores
240 - Insert 1 if you want All companies(Branches) to be displayed on Main Log on screen (Zaki ZaksMalone - Bossalino)
241 - Insert 1 if you want on Cash Slip Print Out second line - PLU : Quantity | Price | Price After Discount
242 Insert 1 to have Vista style logos for menu selection (No eyes in pictures - MiddleEast Clients)
243 [STOCK] Use with caution --> Insert which company number will all stock be deleted from (only to be used if you sharing stock accross all companies one location)"
244 [WEBCAM] Insert 1 if you have a web cam connected and want to continues view the web cam in the POS screen - If you intend recording you will need a fast processor !!
245 [BARCODE] Insert 1 if NO bar code on cash slip is to be printed.
246 [Message] Enter All info on Print outs for ACCOUNT SALES - No refunds / No exchanges (Slash used for separate lines)
247 [Message] Enter All info on Print outs for QUOTATIONS - VALID 3 MONTHS (Slash used for separate lines)
248 [Message] Enter All info on Print outs for SALES ORDERS - Must be collected within 7 Days / 15% cancellation fee (Slash used for seperate lines)
Changes made up to 07 January 2008
1) Now Credit Notes will check the original document and only allow items that were sold on the document to be credited.
2) Stock Taking now within the Stock Reports. You can now choose to which stock groups to lock (i.e. no one can invoice intems in these groups locked) and then capture stock directly into a spreadsheet style list which will compare and analyse what stock is short etc. After stock has been taken the groups can than be unlocked where stock was taken.
3) You can now also lock any individual stock items by inserting ** in the description of that stock item. This can also be used if you dont want a particular stock item to be sold.
4)After this update you can after installing the update file and extracting file into \pos-upd update the software within the opening form of CompuByte. - You can also than view what the updates consist of . .
5)Stock print outs now have images in them in the datagrid ; if such images are loaded for stock items.
Changes made up to 15 December 2007
News ! !
We welcome the Surtee Group of Companies who will now be using our software in all their well known stores "Dunhill" ,"Hugo Boss","Surtees".
We also welcome the first installation of the newest .Net POS for the Motovac Group of Companies - Their spares branch GOLDEN MOTOR SPARES has begun using the software in Pretoria (30 terminals). A personal thanks to Mr Sameer and Mr Sajith who have contributed greatly towards ensuring that we have the most innovative and functional program for the spares industry ; they own the largest network of spares shops in Botswana and you can be rest assured that they will be the largest spares outlet in South Africa soon. We also like to thank Mario (The new CEO) at Golden for his valuable contribution for the reporting modules implemented using Crystal Reports.
We further welcome A&M Spares of Rustenburg who has been a client for over two decades ; they now fully running on the .Net POS version.
Lastly, the rumours that we will be dropping future support for the DOS versions are untrue and although our close working relationship with Microsoft is important to the future growth of the company I personally would guarantee that DOS will co-exist with all versions of our .Net POS software. The Microsoft POS product will unfortunately not have the type of full integration the compubyte version has. If we have to for any reason change the name of our POS software for .Net windows we will keep you informed and ensure that this is done without any changes to any integration we have done to the DOS program.
We wish you well over the festive season and all of the best for the New Year ! !
The .Net Pos program has been further enhanced . .
Notes on registration of compubyte .Net Pos Software
If any terminal is registered you can view what the registration of the software is by clicking on ABOUT/INFORMATION top of form in POS then on view on agreement ; it will then display the numeric registration which can be used on other terminals.
If no registration exist then email email@example.com or SMS as suggested on registration info;
Notes on using DOS and .Net programs together
Dos programs can be used within the .Net POS ; if you using it from outside the .Net POS you will have to click on the DOS prompt and then issue this command
Do this only if you cant access a program from DOS
New Parameters Added:-
229 - [DOC] Insert Access Code to change document type using [F4] key when items are already listed - Note:-Insert ** and Level access for .Net version E.g. **7
More security is added to the system by using this parameter! By entering a password in the data field the system will prompt for that password when changing to a different document after you have inserted some items in the POS system . Note the **7 (star star seven) this sets the PASSWORD Level for this parameter.
230 - [ACC] Insert Access Code to change Account Number when items are already listed - Note:-Insert ** and Level access for .Net version E.g. **7
By inserting a level access code here you will be prompted for that access code when changing an account number while your items are already listed! It saves the user the time and trouble of re doing a whole invoice!
Example 1234**7 means that that the system will accept 1234 or any password from level 7 to 10. When changing an account and you have discount matrixes it will changes prices based on the discount matrixes.
231 - [ACC] Insert Access Code to Open Cash Database Account Number or view any Account Details (Dr's & Cash) - Note:-Insert ** and Level access for .Net version E.g. **8
By using this procedure we are setting a password for opening different accounts and viewing there details!
232 - [ACC] Insert Access Code to view any Account Details (Dr'/Cr's and Cash) - Note:-Insert ** and Level access for .Net version E.g. **9
Insert code or password level to view any of the account the details! By using this parameter the system will prompt for password when trying to view any of the accounts details!
233 - [MENU] Insert which Menu Item is the default items for POS Example 2 for Account Sales 3 Cash Refunds 5 Quotes 6 Goods Receiving 7 Goods Returning 8 Order with Supplier 9 Order from Customer 10 CreditNote Dr'
This parameter just sets the order of the different documents available! By default cash sales in 1 account sales is 2 ….This parameter allows you to change that order
234 - [SLIPS] Insert 1 to convert this terminal to retrieve sales orders (Proformas) and convert to Cash Sales (used in spares link outlets E.g. A&M Spares - )
We insert a 1 to retrieve sale orders and convert them to cash slips! This is used in spare shops mainly. In this type of stores when all documentation at the counter are done using Order from Customer. This document is then retrieved at the CASH OUT terminals and converted to a CASH SALE slip.
235 - [GRN] Insert 1 to ONLY reduce orders placed with suppliers (Purchases) if the original order (supplier order) is retrieved otherwise don't update
We insert a 1 here so that the system reduces the order list when an order is placed and received ; if no 1 is inserted here any time you do a goods receive note it will reduce the back orders (if any are there)
236 -[STA] Insert the LPT and port numbers where dot matrix printers are installed (for using direct print ) Eg LPT1 LPT3
Now full support is available for dot matrix printers; all you do is just insert the PORT the printer is connected to; the printer can be set up as a generic printer or used with a driver.
237 - [EMAIL] Insert 1 to only use sendmail for sending emails
This allows sending emails directly from the system if you dont have any mail client setup. Very important you must edit the m.cfg and the mail.bat files in the \programs directory on the C: drive these files have the following info in them ; you must change based on what your email settings are : -
(for m.cfg)
-smtp smtp.compubyte.co.za
-auth login mail(at)compubyte.co.za (password of you account)
-from mail(at)compubyte.co.za
-html -file c:\RAM\MESSAGE.htm
(for mail.bat)
rem Mail to %1 Subject %2
mailsend @m.cfg -to %1 -s %2
The most latest version of the mailsend program is available for www.compubyte.co.za/updates/
238 - [MENU] Access code for Menu Items (TOP) - Inserted as Menu Horizontal Location slash Vertical location = password seperated by slashes Eg: 1-2=7861/2-2=7862/4-0=78634/**10 Will prompt for passwords for Doing (Day End) and For making (Receipts for Creditors) and (Menu CompuByte POS) - Note:-Insert ** and Level access for .Net version Eg. **10
Many users have asked if we could implement access codes for the TOP MENU's on the POS system; we have now implemented this using this parameter.
Changes made 8 November 2007
Enhancements has been made to allow touch screens to fully intergate with the software; new button "Choose Document" and "Stock Pictures" in main form and in end document form to more button at the lower right hand side. . . Fastfood businesses can now have their menu's displayed graphically.
New Parameters Added:-
225 - [TAKE] Size of Graphic in Main MENU
The graphical menu items appearing can be sized from 0 to 9 (0 smallest 9 largest)
226 - [TAKE] Size of Graphic in Display of Items in TakeAway Business (Must be inserted to display menu items on right arrow)
The graphical size from 0 to 9 (0 smallest 9 largest). Please note you must click on the Main Menu and choose the option below Access Code Usage --> Set up Graphic Stock Pic's then choose the groups from which the stock pictures are to be displayed. By doing this you will refresh all pictures to your local drive for faster access.
227 - Insert 1 to suppress CTRL key to use salesperson for scanners that uses ctrl as a prefixafter a scan
Some scanners send a CTRL key to the keyboard when a bar code is scanned; you can disable this using the scanner software or set this parameter to 1. If after a barcode scan the focus is set to salesperson than this is the parameter to change.
228 - TAKE] Insert the default Group Number to use when displaying images(pictures) when using the right arrow after setting parameter 226
The normal default is Group Two if you need any other group to display please ensure that you insert the group number here.
Changes made 1 November 2007
We welcome the Zollanvari Group of companies world wide (Iran, Switzerland,Germany and USA - www.zollanvari.co.za) to our .Net POS Software. Special changes have been made to cater for tracking their unique and exquisite one of made rugs . . A quote from their web site : "In an age when much of the world¹s population was still dressing in sheepskins, the Persians were developing an industry - an amalgam of art, craft and science - which has amazed and fascinated all, from the royalty of every realm, to the most fashion conscious afficionados in every walk of life. . . .
We at CompuByte like uniqueness and the ideals of perfection; most definitely our offices will adorn their rugs . .
Changes made 31 October 2007
Now instead of a drop down menu to choose a document you have a graphic representation of documents ; you can choose by clicking the image or just moving to next document with arrow (or entering a number)
Orders placed by customers and orders you placed with Suppliers can now be edited and updated using F7 KEY (retreive document).
Changes made 17 October 2007
Display and speed improvements made to all Reports.
Changes made 12 October 2007
We welcome the Al-Baik Group of Companies and all their current and new stores; who will be using our .Net version of the software for their outlets. Newest store opened in Lenasia (Signer Terrace) - go and visit them for the tastiest chicken you ever will taste . Ashraf Jamal of Inamandla is doing all their software and hardware support ; if you require more info on how takeaway stores can also use CompuByte feel free to contact him through his website :-
Please also note Ashraf is also authorized to install CompuByte software in the Gauteng region.
New Parameters Added:-
220 – You can now insert all the command line parameters to run before the CompuByte POS software is executed. Example: NET USE F: \\10.0.0.1\C all command must be separated by |
221 - You can directly link the branch number to an account number when you sending stock to branches . This helps in quickly sending stock to branches from the PLU prompt. All you do is insert a * (star) and then the branch number and immediately the document would be prepared for transfer to a branch.
222 - Works similar to 221 but is used at the branch when they receiving the stock by pressing the F7 key ; so in this case you just insert what account number(creditors) where the stock is coming from.
To see the efficiency and speed of use and the manner in which this works ; visit DADA's Shoes in Marabastad – Pretoria, they have also all their stocks linked with their web cams to the picture database.
223 – You can set no label printing as a default when receiving goods.
224 – You can now by default set the number of copies to print for any document. Nice for lay buys when you need to auto choose two or three documents. Please note we also have modified parameter 212 so that if you insert a C it will auto print the document without prompting for a print.
For takeaway outlets we now have parameter 217 to only print kitchen items to be prepared and also activated the F10 key which won't print to the kitchen for items like drinks etc. The stk-par.tak and stk-dis.tak files must be copied into the \programs and \ram directory as STK-PAR and STK-PAR. (no .tak extension) for the take away module to be activated (this must only be done once and when a new installation is done)
Archived Updates : 12 October 2007 to 11 July 2008
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This post is for entrepreneurs who've had to painstakingly craft an effective 90 second elevator pitch to raise money from investors, and for those investors who've had to sit through what I'm sure have been both killer and horrid elevator pitches over the years.
Two weeks ago I was flattered to have my startup, WeMontage, be selected as one of 15 companies to participate in an "Elevator Pitch Olympics" (EPO) at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, which was sponsored by the Wisconsin Technology Council. Initially, I hesitated to participate, but after thinking about it for a second I quickly realized I had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
The reason I hesitated is because I initially thought an elevator pitch competition in which no real money is awarded would not be a productive use of my time. After all, I've got my head in the weeds trying to get these darned Ukrainian developers to finish the last few minor changes to the WeMontage website, so I can finally release the beta.
Boy, was I wrong.
The EPO is like the tv show, Shark Tank, minus the über "prickliness"/"slimyness" of the judges. Oh, and there's one other difference: no one on the panel invests! But the panel is comprised of professional investors who score your pitch and provide extremely valuable feedback. And did I mention you get the practice of pitching and controlling your nerves in front of 500 people?!
Elevator Pitch Resources
With a quick Google search you can find a few dozen resources that help you prepare an effective elevator pitch. I used an Inc. article as a guide, but I found this article most helpful. I also referenced this handout I received at a panel discussion about elevator pitches at last year's WI Early Stage Symposium:
The Pitch
I mentioned there were 500 people in the audience; it was probably more like 750! Here's a pic I took from the back of the room. Gulp!
I was in awe of the size of the audience, entertained by all the nervous body language of some pitchers, and amazed at how composed and effective other pitchers were.
As for me, I was totally nervous. One woman sitting next to me who already completed her pitch, which, by the way, the judges weren't too keen on for some reason, said to me, "Don't shit yourself." To which I replied, "too late!" Ha!
My pitch went over well and I received mostly 3s and 4s from a scoring system of 1 thru 5. I was pleased with this result given the visual nature of my product and I didn't have any video, pictures, or slides to show them (props were allowed but no use of the projector).
There was the one judge who, after I explained how I got the inspiration for WeMontage from an episode of HGTV and mentioned I have a patent pending, blurted out, "you know they've patented that, right?"
My response: "who?"
His reply: "the people on HGTV?"
Me: "what exactly have they patented?"
Him: "the whole thing?"
Me: "what do you mean?"
Him: "oh, I'm just kidding! Hahaha!"
Seriously, dude? What a jackass.
Here's a youtube video of me practicing my 90 second pitch for the 50th time (no exaggeration):
[youtube http://youtu.be/GCy14rKAte0&w=560&h=315]
Whaddaya think? Good? Great? Sucks? Lemme know by leaving a comment.
The Answer To The Question
I got a lot out of this experience and am thankful I was asked to participate. It's incredibly difficult to distill your biz's story down to 90 seconds and explain what you do, why it's different, who the competitors are, how you'll make money, and what the market opportunity is.
I also got to meet entrepreneurs who are working on some pretty kewl start-ups. For example, I met the founder of a company, Iristocracy (love this name!), which is building technology that lets you virtually try on a pair of glasses while sitting at your computer and see how they look in 3-D, from all angles. How kewl is that?! Actually, they won the competition.
I met another guy whose company, Novo Luggage, solves the problem of your luggage looking like everyone else's at the airport by letting you add a custom skin to it.
So, are elevator pitches a waste a time for entrepreneurs? Absolutely not!
Have a thought about elevator pitches, how to best prepare one, or their effectiveness? Please share by leaving a comment.
Suerte! (Good luck!)


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A couple posts ago I talked about how the seeing improved from one night to the next. It made sense to only post the common images between the nights, so a fuzzy Saturn was compared to a much nicer one from Friday. But in the hours before we turned to Saturn, a couple friends shared imaging time with us, so am presenting a few more frames from that evening.
George Hatfield did the image collection and stacking of this object.
Those were our observing highlights from last Friday. Thanks to the Nightly Observing Program/NOAO/NSF for access to the 20" telescope. It is a spectacular venue and I'll try to schedule these after-hours sessions in the future as my and its schedule permits.
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Chemical dependency is a serious illness that inhibits your capability of making the decision to willingly stop taking drugs or drinking alcohol, despite the negative consequences resulting from this habit. To beat chemical dependency, you must enroll in a recovery program and strictly adhere to it to avoid a relapse. For an individual with chemical dependency, a relapse occurs when you start taking drugs or alcohol again after a period of sobriety. Avoiding a relapse during the recovery phase is a crucial step to any addict because they might never find the motivation to quit the habit during their lifetime. Below are some strategies that can help you to minimize the chances of a relapse during your chemical dependency recovery.
Don't do it alone
Addiction thrives on alienating an individual so that they feel the need to seek solace from the bottle or drugs. To minimize the chances of a relapse, seek a strong social network made up of people who can positively support you during the recovery phase. Examples of strong social systems include the physician seeing you through the recovery process, family and anonymous groups that provide support to addicts. Social interactions with positive minded individuals also minimize the chances of depression or stress, which are considered as major triggers for a relapse. Additionally, close friends and family will cheer you on as you take baby steps towards recovery, which will greatly boost your resolve to beat addiction
Research has showed that avoidance is one of the effective strategies to avoid a relapse during recovery. If you are recovering from any chemical dependence, avoid any slippery situation that may lead you back to your old life. Avoid visiting a club or a bar where the temptation to ask for a drink is too high. Furthermore, do not hang out with your old friends who are not enrolled in any recovery program because they will offer you that drink or heroine and you might just give in. If you must attend a party where drinks are flowing freely, go with a sponsor, a family member or a friend who fully supports your recovery.
Know the triggers
To avoid a relapse, it is important to understand some of the common triggers. According to physicians, certain specific occurrences, such as losing a loved one, going through a divorce or separation, unemployment and financial difficulties have been known to lead to a relapse among recovering addicts. If you are going through a difficult period in your life that makes you to constantly think of taking cocaine or drink alcohol, you must talk to your physician or support group to avoid a relapse. Contact a recovery service, like Bridgeway Recovery Services Inc, for more help.Share


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Ralf Jean-Pierre is not only a one-man theatre powerhouse, but he is also Precious Gorgeous, the host of Kings of Karaoke on Fridays and Saturday at Cobra Club!
From Ralf Jean-Pierre:
Catch this production of my one-man musical WHAT SHOULD BE THE FEAR at The Cobra Club. There will be laughs, a Blues-Rap-Folk-Rock score, crazy stories, insane one man #Shakespeare and it's free. It will be about 90 min. Jolie & I have been working on this for the last three years and we really are eager to share it with you.
This will be my last show before leaving New York for a while. Please come and bring friends.
Bands in Cobra's back room on Thursday March 31st:
Carl Banks
Alex Papp
Barbaric Yawp
Wednesday March 30th
Ground Water Mafia
God Tiny
The Johannas
Doors at 9pm, $7 cover.
Wednesday March 23, doors at 8:30!
From the organizers:
Come hang out, buy some zines and drink cheap beers.
//$3-$5//donated suggestion to help cover the space fee.
Madeleine Harrington (http://
Steven Markow (Stevenmarkow.com - newamericancomedy.com)
Sam Regal
Rachael Nelson
Aiko Masubuchi
Johnny Brian
Ana Seguin (http://
Tom McDonald
Ben Hozie
Paige Mehrer
The Le Sigh
BEAST Quality Rubber Stamps
Julia Bloop
You Probably Dont Care
Purple Pony
//Poster by – SLIM LOPEZ ♥//
Thursday, March 24th, doors at 9pm, $5 cover
T. Cross present Noise
Tommy Tornado and The Rkestra
Beastie Vee
Cripple Double
The Collected Works of Lenin
featuring DJ and visuals by Heather Metal aka Chris Held
Saturday 3/19 brings a full night of fun at Cobra Club:
Doors at 9pm for bands in the back room and Kings of Karaoke from midnight to 4am!
DJs Black Ruin & Tracy in the front room from 9-4am!
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Cobra with rock bands in the back room! Plus $4 Guinness and $5 Irish Coffee!
Awful Din
Lazy Queen
My Friend Fugu
Doors at 9pm, $7 cover
Sunday March 30th is the next Force Majeure Vaudeville Show!
Stars of variety, circus, and burlesque, served up with a dash of weird, a pinch of lewd, a splatter of hilarious.
Real skill and real variety, one block from the L train. "Talent extravaganza…beyond the typical variety show" – TimeOutNY
The lineup:
LITTLE BROOKLYN – infamous OG of NY burlesque – rare appearance!
ANNA COPA CABANNA – pretty punk tunes – from Losers' Lounge and "The Anna Copa Cabanna Show" at Joe's Pub
CHRIS ROZZI – bizarre character comedy
JACOB D'EUSTACHIO – world-class circus juggler
STATIC – Bruk Up dance from Bed Stuy's LOUD League
WILL SHAW – circus tricks and deadpan wit
TANYA SOLOMON – MC and magic
and glamorous stage kitten BETSY PROPANE!
A show not to be missed on Monday March 14th!
This Way to the Egress (PA)
Since 2008, EGRESS has been told to find a box in which they could fit themselves; knowing that one needs a rather large box to fit six members—with accordions, tubas, electric guitars, trombones, pianos, and drums they have never bothered trying. Instead they move forth cascading onto the stage in an explosion of sound and color that's equal parts unruly vaudeville, ebullient world beat band and three ring circus music.
The Rusty Guns (NY)
The Rusty Guns were planted on the plains of Texas, soaked in the swamps of Georgia, and harvested on the hills of Appalachia. They remember when Rock 'n' Roll was in its youth and deemed the Devil's music; when it enticed adolescents with a rude awakening of guitar, upright bass, and drums. The Guns take that recipe, pour gasoline on it with a driving banjo and chucking harmonica, and then plug into their amplifiers to set it ablaze.
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P&G Best Job for Olympic Mums
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is running an integrated advertising campaign promoting the company's "Proud Sponsors of Mums" approach to the 2012 London Olympics, continuing from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics launch. A television commercial, run globally with the strapline, "The hardest job is the best job", features mothers from all over the world supporting competitors at every age, as they develop from child athletes to Olympians. It culminates in footage of Olympic athletes winning medals and their mums watching in the stands.
Eight Documentary Films
A series of eight short documentary style films, fronted by Dawn French, tells the stories of eight athletes and their mums: Jessica Ennis, Victoria Pendleton, Paula Radcliffe, Sir Chris Hoy, Keri-anne Payne, Jeanette Kwakye, Liam Tancock and Ben Rushgrove. Play the Raising an Olympian introduction video.
Best Job Credits
The Best Job campaign was developed at Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, by creative directors Danielle Flagg and Karl Lieberman, copywriter Kevin Jones, art director Ollie Watson, senior agency producer Matt Hunnicutt, business affairs director Cindy Lewellen, executive creative directors Mark Fitzloff and Susan Hoffman, head of broadcast production Ben Grylewicz, senior agency producer Erika Madison.
Filming was shot by director Alejandro González Iñárritu via Anonymous Content with executive producers Dave Morrison, Eric Stern and Jeff Baron, head of production SueEllen Clair, line producer John Benet, director of photography Rodrigo Prieto, first assistant directors Peter Kohn and Javier Soto, production designer Jeremy Hindle, costume designer Jeremy Hindle, associate producer Chris Gallagher, production supervisor Natalie Jacobson.
Editor was Peter Wiedensmith at Joint Editorial with executive producer Patty Brebner, producer Shelli Jury, assistant editor Eric Hill.
Post production was done at The Mill, Los Angeles, by colorist Adam Scott, post producer LaRue Anderson, VFX executive producer Sue Troyan, post producer Enca Kaul, shoot supervisor Phil Crowe, Hitesh Patel and Tom Bussell, 2D lead artists Andy Bate and Phil Crowe, 3D lead artist Nick Lines, 2D artists Becky Porter and Daniel Lang, 3D artists Mike Panoy, Adam Carroll, James Brady, 2D assist Robert Murdoch and Remedy Jeannie Huynh, matte painters Gawain Liddiard and Andy Wheater, production coordinator Kiana Bicoy.
Music, "Divenire", was composed by Ludovico Einaudi. Sound was designed at Joint Editorial by Peter Wiedensmith and Eric Hill, and mixed at Eleven Sound by mixer Jeff Payne, assistant mixers AJ Murillo and Ben Freer, and producer Caroline O'Sullivan.
Filed under: 2012 Olympics, Commercials, Olympics, Procter & Gamble
Tagged: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Anonymous Content, Danielle Flagg, Eleven Sound, Joint Editorial, Karl Lieberman, Kevin Jones, Ludovico Einaudi, Ollie Watson, Rodrigo Prieto, The Mill, W+K London, Wieden+Kennedy
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Your Instagram Feed on the web functions much like it does on your mobile phone. You can browse through the latest photos of people whom you follow with updates as people post new photos. Like photos by double clicking on them or pressing the like button. Or, engage in a conversation around a photo with inline commenting. Browse through pages of the most recent images to keep up on what's happening with the people you follow in realtime. And shrink your browser down to a single column for your feed to look more like your mobile feed. Simply put, we've brought a simple, powerful, and beautiful Instagram browsing experience to the web.
We believe that you should be able to access Instagram on a variety of different devices, any of which may be convenient to you at a given moment – including your desktop computer or tablet. We do not offer the ability to upload from the web as Instagram is about producing photos on the go, in the real world, in realtime. On the other hand, Instagram for the web is focused on making the browsing experience a fast, simple and enjoyable one.
This product was made possible by a small, talented group of engineers and designers on the Instagram team whose goal it was to make Instagram for the web be the most simple, straightforward, and beautiful web experience for the Instagram community. We look forward to hearing your feedback, and thank you as always for your support as we build this product and community together.
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Are you prepared for the unexpected? We live in an ever changing world and veterinarians are well suited to provide expertise in many areas. We have a background in zoonotic diseases, communicable diseases, herd health, public health and we believe in the tremendous power of the human-animal bond. At some time in our careers we will be called upon to help with anything from an overturned semi-trailer full of pigs, cattle, or sheep to a possible outbreak of a foreign animal disease. Throw in the natural disasters that can cause mass evacuations of people and animals and at some level our skills will be needed. Disaster preparedness is extremely important for people in areas of the country that experience flooding, hurricanes, fires and tornadoes. Nevada has some flooding and fires, but for the most part has been lucky when it comes to a large scale disaster. Just because we don't have hurricanes doesn't mean we can be complacent. Preparedness is the key to any response. The more prepared we are, the better we can respond to any possible contingency and strive for the best possible outcome. As veterinarians our clients and in many cases our communities will look to us for guidance.
Any emergency response starts on the local level. You and your family have to be prepared before you can help your community. If your family isn't safe you won't leave them to help elsewhere. Every family should have a preparedness kit that will supply food, water, medications and any special provisions needed for a minimum of 72 hours -- 7 days is more desirable. This kit can be utilized for in place sheltering (stay in your home) or loaded in your car if an evacuation is ordered. I have heard the expression, "YOYO" which stands for, "You're On Your Own" and that is exactly correct. Help will not arrive immediately and you need to be self sufficient.
Our clients and staff also depend on us. All of us, professionals and clients, should have pet emergency kits that include food, water, medications, medical history and identification. Pets are members of the family and should be saved. The old message of "leave your pet behind with food and water" has changed to "never leave your pet behind". Many of our clients will gladly sacrifice anything for their pets. This brings us to the last "preparedness" and that is hospital preparedness. In the event of an evacuation it is likely your hospital will become a drop off zone for your clients.
When I was volunteering at the LSU Veterinary School Hospital after Hurricane Katrina I visited with a veterinarian from Baton Rouge that had more than 250 pets in his hospital. Many belonged to his clients, but many were dropped off by people that had to evacuate New Orleans. He and his staff did what was necessary to stay open and provide care to these patients. When our NVRT team was deployed to Beaumont, TX after Hurricane Rita the entire town had been evacuated. National Guard soldiers were at all of the entry points. I visited multiple veterinary hospitals and with the exception of one hospital all were staffed and functional. Everyone left town but the veterinarians and their staff! The hospitals were full of pets and it was hot, humid and miserable. When asked what supplies were needed the only request we usually received was for a generator. All of them had enough food, water, medicine, etc. to go for a long period of time. One hospital had its own generator and even had its computers running. This type of dedication isn't surprising to any of us because we belong to a profession that exemplifies caring.
A functional evacuation plan that has been practiced may prove crucial and possibly save lives in our hospitals. Who is in charge if you have to evacuate? Where will you and your staff members meet? Who will be sure everyone (animals and staff) is accounted for? These are just some of the many things we need to think about. The AVMA stresses the importance of having a written disaster plan for your practice which includes five elements:
They have an excellent website on practice preparedness at www.avma.org/disaster/vet_practices_brochure.pdf. Other helpful websites on preparedness are:
There are many opportunities to learn more about preparedness and volunteering. In Southern Nevada the Medical Reserves Corps is very active and is always looking for veterinarians and technicians. Please contact Paula Martel at 702-759-0877 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dr. Keith Forbes is in charge of the NVMA's Disaster Preparedness Committee and may be contacted at email@example.com or 775.353.3707. On the national level USDA has NAHERC (National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps), AVMA has VMAT (Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams) and NDMS has NVRT (National Veterinary Response Teams).
Re-printed with permission from the Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners' Annual Board Update - November 2010
Department of Homeland Security www.ready.gov
American Red Cross www.redcross.org
AVMA Disaster Preparedness for Veterinarianswww.avma.org/disaster/default.asp
AVMA Practice Preparedness Brochure
National Weather Service www.nws.noaa.gov
USDA www.usda.gov
Southern Nevada Health District www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org
CDC www.cdc.gov
EPA www.epa.gov
Medical Reserve Corps www.medicalreservecorps.gov
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A Shout-Out to My Pepys
If you've been a semi-regular reader of this blog, you know I have a fondness (nay, my husband calls it an embarrassing weakness) for the hip-hop lingo. Words like cronkite or phat just say so much more than plain olde English. Why can't we, as a profession, create our own groovy language? Sure, we have terms like "digital archives" or "YA services" or "competitive salary with great benefits", but they're just so boring. Why don't we take a cue … Read the rest
Running Through My Head*
….some random thoughts:
- Spoilers on cars are the automotive equivalent of the ankle bracelet.
- Jacked-up trucks: let's just say the bigger (and higher) the truck, the smaller and squeakier the guy. If they keep it up, them boys are gonna have to start wearin' big, white, four-fingered gloves.
- The more tattered American flags/stickers on a car, the more bone-headed stunts they will pull right in front of you.
- The Chrysler PT Cruiser: the grandma car of the new
You Sexy Thang
Gotta admit: there's not a whole lot going on: right now I have a headache that's in it's fourth day, with no signs of dissipating. So what do I do? I go for my favorite time-killer: searching craigslist.org's personals for ads from those oh-so-lonelyhearts looking for a librarian to love. It's amazing how the term "librarian" pops up with frightening regularity from those looking for someone who are as socially maladjusted as they are.
Why "socially maladjusted"? After carefully … Read the rest
The New Product Standard for Quiet
While I was looking at air-conditioners on the kmart.com site (don't ask), I was startled the see a series of air-conditioners branded as "library quiet" by Sharp USA. After doing some poking around on the web, I discover that not only does Sharp use the phrase to denote performance, they've also trademarked it. Who knew (except for corporate America, obviously) that the stereotype could be such a selling point? I mean, we're used to seeing the stereotype … Read the rest
I Lied….
…about writing about my real life, at least for this particular entry. I would, but it's too darn hot. It's Underwire-bra sweaty hot. Forget exercising in an air-conditioned gym hot. Even though I spent my teens and twenties in the Sacramento Valley, I'm no longer used to asphalt-stickin', rash-rasing heat anymore. No one's even trying to assuage their misery with a half-hearted "At least it's a dry heat".… Read the rest


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Verbier is justifiably famous as one of the most outstanding ski areas in Europe and lies high in a sunny, well-sheltered position in the heart of Switzerland's southern-most Alps. Verbier is a gateway to one of Switzerland's largest ski areas, the '4 Vallées' with over 400kms of runs (including Thyon, Veysonnaz and Nendaz) and a glacier at 3,330m.
The region provides even the most proficient skier with an almost unlimited number of challenges, with lots.of off-piste and long bump runs.The upper slopes offer a real high mountain feel plus spectacular views.There's a vast array of tempting shops, as well as many restaurants and the apres ski is lively and varied.
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Après Ski: World famous for its après ski, Verbier is trendy, cosmopolitan and always lively: Popular haunts include the Offshore cafe at Medran, Big Ben pub, Marshals, the Pub Mont Fort, the Hotel Farinet bar and Murphy's Bar. The Farm Club is where the rich locals hang out.
Activities: Fantastic sports centre with excellent facilities, swimming, ice-skating, sauna, curling, squash, fitness centre, solarium, paragliding, ice climbing, snowshoeing, dog sledding.
Eating Out: 75 restaurants to choose from and listed in a free pocket guide. Recommended places include Le Caveau, La Fer à Cheval, El Toro Negro, Le Vieux Verbier and Kings.
Other Amenities: Cinema, often with English language films, cleared winter walks (walkers pass covers most lifts), vast array of tempting shops and boutiques, FREE bus service 0830-1900.
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2015 World of Pinot Noir Seminar – Gevrey-Chambertin vs Vosne Romanée
The wines of Burgundy always elicit emotions – and frequently more than just the aromas and the flavors. In this seminar from the 2015 World of Pinot Noir, the two presenters conduct a mock trial to determine which of two Côte de Nuits powerhouses has the better wines. The case of Gevrey-Chambertin vs. Vosne Romanée will be determined by the jury (the audience, in this case). Unlike the result of most trials, despite the outcome, there's really no loser here. It's ALL Burgundy!
So, join us as we listen to Don Kinnan and Nick Poletto argue their respective cases for 'who is best – Gevrey-Chambertin or Vosne Romanée?'
For more info:
World of Pinot Noir: www.worldofpinotnoir.com/
Sponsor: Wine Berserkers: www.wineberserkers.com
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