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Owners of the new iPhone 3GS handset and the iPhone 3G can circumvent extra monthly charges for using the handsets as a broadband "dongle" using a simple technical workaround, the Guardian has established.
The discovery could cause problems for O2, which has the monopoly on iPhone sales in the UK, and which has reported high interest in the new 3GS, which went on sale this morning.
In the UK, for instance, O2's tethering addition - a "bolt-on" which allows iPhone owners to turn their handsets into a wireless modem that will get a computer online - costs an extra £14.68 per month for up to 3GB of downloaded data, in addition to the existing monthly contract for the iPhone itself, which allows "unlimited" data downloads. That brought protests from iPhone owners in the UK who had expected their unlimited contracts would be extended to include the use of the phone as a dongle, which Apple has enabled in its iPhone 3.0 software, released on Wednesday evening.
However visitors to benm.at – an iPhone and iPod touch enthusiasts' website – can download a profile that instantly activates the tethering system free of charge.
One journalist known to the Guardian downloaded and installed the profile to an iPhone 3G handset and confirmed that it takes just seconds to download, installs instantly and works flawlessly. Connected to a PC, it allowed the use of the iPhone as a "tethered modem", or dongle, with typical mobile broadband connection speeds, of up to around 1.4Mbits per second.
User feedback posted on the BenM website suggests that the hack works with on iPhones registered with networks worldwide, including AT&T in the US – a carrier that doesn't currently offer a paid tethering option to its iPhone customers.
In the UK, the iPhone is available only on O2, and the network was unequivocal in its response to questions about the workaround.
An O2 spokesperson told Guardian Technology: "Any use of [the tethering] feature without the purchase of the bolt-on is specifically prohibited under our terms of service. Under those terms we reserve the right to charge customers making modem use of their iPhone or disconnect them."
However, when pressed as to whether or not the company would actually charge or disconnect offending users, the spokesperson said that decisions would be made on a "case-by-case basis". The spokesperson would not specify precisely how O2 would detect and distinguish tethered and non-tethered data use.
Ben Miller, the owner of the BenM website, insists that his work isn't a hack that alters the functionality of the iPhone, but merely uses publicly available information and tools to enable its "tethering" system. He said that the profile he created adds the carrier's access point name (APN) and password to the iPhone.
He used Apple's iPhone Configuration Utility to create an XML file which is then "pushed" to the handsets of iPhone users who download the profile from the BenM website.
The iPhone Configuration Utility is available as a free download from the Apple website, while carrier APNs and passwords are widely published online (the relevant details for O2's APN are on O2's site). Anyone with sufficient technical knowledge could therefore create a tethering profile and push it to their iPhone.
Miller also questions O2's claim that it would be able to detect abusers: "Most data looks the same, though peer-to-peer and voice over IP applications like Skype could be detectable because they go through different gateways."
Apple was asked to comment on this ability to unlock the iPhone tethering facility for free. It has not responded at the time of publication.


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Happy Birthday to Grace!
Grace is celebrating her first birthday today. Mike and Jen say: Gracie loves making big belly laughs, visiting the Central Park Zoo and getting her hands on mommy and daddy's phones. ...and anything else with buttons on it, for that matter!
Birthday Shout-out requests are easy: send the name, birthdate and photo of your child to nursery(at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com with "Happy Birthday" in the subject line. Voila!

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Chart from Jean Chatzky's 2003 book, You Don't Have to Be Rich:
RoperASW surveyed 1,505 adults regarding personal and financial matters. Chatzky's book covers the results of those surveys. The gist of the chart above is that once a household reaches the $50,000/year income level, overall happiness pretty much levels off. Tack on another $50k worth of dough annually, and the $100k families show no noticeably higher "happiness quotient" than do the $50k 'ers.
"What this means," Chatzky writes, "is that earning more is no guarantee of happiness." She illuminates this by suggesting that Couple A, who earn $40k per year and by budgeting and planning are able to make their money work for them, will in the end be just as happy (or happier) than Couple B, who make $65k per year but have fairly poor money-management habits.
Once we get past a certain level of income — namingly, that level which allows for basic comforts and necessities — then people tend to expect more from money than it can truly provide. Money brings a huge happiness boost in circumstances where it provides basic comforts and necessities which previously had been missing.
After that, "It might put a short-lived smile on your face," she says. "But will it buy you long-lasting happiness? Not a chance."
Friday, December 31, 2004
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I managed to fix it so it gets past the logging off screen, but now it won't shut down. It spends hours on the 'Shutting Down' screen, and I can't fix it. I tried to troubleshoot it, do a clean boot, but it hasn't fixed it, and I don't know what's causing it.
In addition, the disc drive won't load up anything. DVDs, CDs, games, nothing. The bar loads part of the way and then stops, again, for hours. I don't know if this is linked in any way.
I haven't installed any programs recently, and this has come on rather suddenly. Just a couple of days ago it was just fine, and I don't think I have any viruses, unless they're incredibly sneaky.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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Q: As you drive north on King Street where the road veers left to merge onto River Street, there is a little speed limit sign about 8 inches by 12 inches that says 'SPEED LIMIT 15 MPH'. For about a week that was followed by one of those police speed detector signs that tells you your speed as you pass. There is nothing after that to tell you where the speed zone ends.
It seems like a speed trap to me. This is not a school zone. I can't think of a reason for this. Any ideas?
Thanks. Love the blog.
— Tom Foster, Troy
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Troy city spokesman Michael Morris said what you witnessed was meant to get drivers to ease up on the gas.
"This was a traffic calming and a speed awareness program," he said. "No tickets were issued."
The action was taken to get drivers to take note of how many people are walking there, he said.
"Right now, the Hedley Building is virtually at full occupancy and sees lots of visitors each day, and the Capital District Educational Opportunity Center right next door is also busy," he said. (One of the people working in the Hedley Building, of course, is him. That's where City Hall is these days.)
"There is heavy foot traffic to and from the buildings and directly across the street from the Hedley Building (close to the merge) there is a parking lot that may be difficult for motorists to see if they are driving too fast," Morris said. "It is done to ensure pedestrian and driver safety."


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Interested in rescue dogs? Check out the AKC Rescue Network.
The AKC Rescue Network is the largest network of dog rescue groups in the country, comprised of hundreds of organizations rescuing more than 160 AKC-recognized breeds around the country. We want to celebrate the great work these groups do by sharing some of their success stories:
From the Mile High Weimaraner Rescue:
Julian was a 5-year-old severely obese male Weimaraner. His owners couldn't afford his veterinary care, and dropped him at a local shelter. The shelter contacted us, and we took him into foster care. Julian required a thyroid test and meds, a special diet and a weight-loss plan. He was in foster care for four months, and we discovered he was full of buckshot. He is now happily adopted, with a loving family with kids, his favorite kind of people! Sadie, a 1 ½ year old female Weimaraner, was dropped off at a shelter because her family hoped she would "calm down" after she turned one, but couldn't handle her energy level. We placed Sadie in a foster home with a marathon runner in search of a running companion. Sadie is now well-behaved, getting the attention she deserves and has someone who understands her needs.
From Country Hearts Hound Rescue:
Carlin, a sweet, shy Bluetick Coonhound, came to rescue from an area shelter. He had been in the shelter for months and then was adopted from that shelter. He was found again months later as a stray emaciated and full of fleas and ticks. The adopter decided they did not want him so they let him go in the woods rather than return him to the shelter. Carlin came to rescue unsure how to behave. He came out of his shell a little in rescue and then a little more in his adopted home. Several months later, when the rescue was undergoing some construction, Carlin's new family offered to temporarily foster a dog. We immediately thought of Lady, an outgoing little Bluetick girl. It was great because Carlin became more confident and of course his family fell in love. Soon, Carlin and Lady both had a wonderful home and became best friends.
From the North Texas Basset Hound Rescue:
We had an Army Medic who lost his legs in an IUD blast in Afghanistan a couple of years ago. He wrote a very touching story about how the adoption of his Basset Hound from our organization had healed his soul in a way that nothing else could.
These organizations are supported by the generosity of private donations, fundraising and volunteer foster homes, so support a rescue group in your community or one helping your favorite breed: http://www.akc.org/breeds/rescue.cfm


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27 March 2014
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The Examined Life
David Aaronovitch in conversation with Stephen Grosz
David Aaronovitch talks to psychoanalyst and author Stephen Grosz about his book The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves (Vintage).
'Experience has taught me that our childhoods leave in us stories – stories we never found a way to voice, because no one around us helped us to find the words. When we cannot find a way of telling our story, our story tells us – we dream these stories, we develop symptoms, or we find ourselves acting in ways we don't understand.' --The Examined Life
Stephen Grosz is a practicing psychoanalyst--he has worked with patients for more than twenty-five years. Born in America, educated at the University of California, Berkeley, and at Oxford University, he lives in London. The Examined Life has been translated into more than twenty languages and it has been longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.
David Aaronovitch is a writer, broadcaster and commentator on culture, international affairs, politics and the media. He is a columnist for The Times. He has previously written for The Independent, The Guardian and The Observer, winning numerous awards, including Columnist of the Year 2003 and the 2001 Orwell prize for journalism. He is the author of Paddling to Jerusalem, which won the Madoc Prize for travel writing, and, more recently, Voodoo Histories, a book on the history and attraction of conspiracy theories.


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Facebook announces plans to double staff in Dubai
Facebook is increasing its resources in Dubai to the double, including new senior management, as it aims to boost the social media network's popularity among one of the fastest growing populations in the world – Arab youth. There are now 71 million Facebook users in the Middle East and North Africa, the company told Arabian Business. The figure has grown by 9 million users – counted by the number of individuals that log in at least once in a month – so far this year. More than 70 % of users log in on a mobile device.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—A former district attorney accused of harassing women in his office will serve his full one-year prison sentence.
The state parole board rejected a plea from Myrl Serra to be set free. Serra is being given credit for time served and is scheduled to be released in July.
According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel ( http://bit.ly/zsf7v1), three women who had worked for Serra while he was the top prosecutor in Montrose told investigators of a three-year pattern of sexual misconduct while working under threats of losing their jobs.
He was convicted in August of violating a restraining order after he was accused of harassing one of his accusers.
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The Master of Ministry degree is intended for all current or future ministers of the church.
This degree is designed for those who have already had a holistic introduction to theology and want to grow in one particular area of ministry but don't recognize a gift in researching and writing.
This degree is designed to be a means of education through self-study. All learning takes place in the convenience of one's own country, state, city, church, home, coffee shop, etc.
All who are admitted into this program will have to fulfill these requirements:
Select from these possible tracks:
- Evangelism
- Missions
- Discipleship
- Worship
- Preaching
- Teaching
- Biblical Counseling
- Biblical Leadership
- City Development
- Cultural Engagement
- Biblical Interpretation
- Old Testament
- New Testament
- Biblical Theology
- Systematic Theology
- Church History
- Philosophy
- Apologetics
- Biblical Greek
- Biblical Hebrew
- Biblical Aramaic
Read 10,000 pages across no more than 50 approved books within that subject. You have the opportunity to select your own books. We'll select books for you if that is preferred. All books must be approved by us in the end.
Write a personal theology or personal philosophy for that subject. This is for your own future use.
Complete 30 practicum assignments for that subject. This could be sermon delivery. This could be leading meetings. This could be counseling sessions. Each subject will have its own parameters. Our hope is that you won't be flooded with meaningless, busy work, but with assignments that are actually helpful and applicable to ministry.
Participate in a small group. You may meet with fellow church members. You may meet with fellow ministers in your area who aren't students of our program. You may meet with other students in our program at a distance via technology. Our primary hope is that you'll learn how to think, speak, write, and live better by engaging with other believers in a group setting. We also hope you'll learn how to partner with other believers and churches in ministry. Frankly, we're tired of pastors competing against each other, and we're tired of churches competing each other, especially when they share the same doctrine and belong to the same denomination.
Become mentored by a pastor. If you aren't already a pastor, we strongly suggest you become mentored by your own pastor. If you are already a pastor, we suggest you become mentored by an older pastor in the area who has had more time to develop personal character, theological acumen, and ministry skills. Either way, we all need to be discipled by the older generations of the church. Our primary hope is that your character, theology, and skills will be developed by becoming mentored by an older, more experienced pastor.
Become an intern at a local church. If you aren't already a pastor, we strongly suggest you intern at your own church. If you're already a pastor, you won't be required to intern at another church. The point is that we want every student actually serving the church, and we want them serving the church weekly. Our primary hope is that you'll develop a greater understanding of the workings of the church, and that you'll develop ministry skills by serving in a local church.


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You are in exactly the right place if you:
- are being driven crazy with non-stop sugar cravings!
- would LOVE to kick sugar and refined foods for good!
- suffer from low energy at certain times of the day, every day
- feel very frustrated and confused about which foods are best for your health,
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- have been told you are pre-diabetic,
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- 1 in 3 adults has pre-diabetes; only 10% of those people know they have it!
- Most pre-diabetes cases can be reversed through sustainable, healthy diet and lifestyle changes
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- 80% to 90% of diabetes cases can be prevented! It is primarily a lifestyle disease.
- Having Type 2 Diabetes puts you at risk for many other serious health issues, including heart disease and kidney failure.
What is pre-diabetes? Pre-diabetes is a health situation:
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- where your blood sugar is not so high that it would be classified as type 2 diabetes.
- that is serious and if it continues without any improvement there is an extremely high risk of becoming diabetic within a few short years.
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Hodgson Mill, where my Southwestern Pasta Salad won second prize. This summer, I'm participating again, since I'm always up for a creative challenge in the kitchen.
When I was pondering ideas for pasta salad, of course I had to look to the tomato. I always chop them for pasta salads, but the typical Caprese pasta salad was sounding a little tired from the recipe index in my brain. Basil? Mozzarella? Time for something different.
When flipping through a cooking magazine, I came across a recipe for a Bloody Mary, that tomato-y drink spiked with vodka, often served at (or for!) brunch. The spicy, tangy drink could certainly translate to pasta salad, hence, this recipe was born.
BLOODY MARY BOWTIE SALADserves 4-6
- 10 oz. box of Hodgson Mill whole grain bowtie pasta
- 3 ribs of celery, sliced
- 1 cucumber, peeled and de-seeded, diced
- 2 plum tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 cup finely chopped vidalia onion (alternately, you could shred it on a grater)
- 2 mozzarella cheese sticks, sliced into bite-sized pieces
- chopped celery leaves, for garnish
- The juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp Worcester sauce
- 1 small, ripe tomato, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp Tabasco or hot sauce (or more or less, to your liking)
- 1 1/2 tsp celery salt
- 1 tbsp horseradish
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp of black pepper (or more or less, to your liking)
- additional salt or celery salt, to your liking
In another bowl, combine the ingredients for the dressing, adding the additional chopped tomato. The riper the better! This heavy purple one was nearly falling off the vine.
From now until 08/09, enter to win the Summer Pastabilities Gift Pack Give-a-way sweeps from Hodgson Mill! You could win a $50 prize pack filled with quality Hodgson Mill Whole Wheat pasta, a copy of the Hodgson Mill Whole Grain Baking Book, and more.
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February 2014 - Costa Serena to Europe - Western Mediterranean
Not as good as other Cruise Lines
Food was just O.K. very small portions for dinner so it forced you to order more courses and made the staff work much harder. No buffet for dinner as other lines. Inconsistant wake up times. One day we didnt recieve one. One day we got one on time. Next day we got one a half hour early. Staff was unclear on common questions. Had a shuttle from the airport but not one returning. Airport an hour away had to get a taxi (100 Euros). Only one English speaking TV station (BBC) in room. All excursions were cancelled for lack of English speaking people.


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Hamid, N. H. B. and Hamzah, Esah (1999) Formability of chromate conversion coating on zinc electroplated steel sheet. In: International conference on computer methods and experimental measurments for surface treatment , September 1999, Itali.
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A conversion coating is a coating produced by chemical or electrochemical treatment of a metallic surface that gives a superficial layer. This layer which is actually a compound of the metal gives corrosion protection and guarantee paint adhesion. A chromating liquid for forming the chromate film was prepared. The solution is a mixture of Cr+6 and Cr+3 at a ratio of 1.5 to 2.0, 1-20g/l of H2S04, 1-20g/1 of HNO3, 1-20 ml NaOH and 1-10% Si oil. The solution was applied on a surface of zinc-based plated steel sheet of approximately 0.25 mm thickness and then dried. The chromate film formed on the sheet surface was approximately 0.5-1.0 μm in thickness. The steel sheet with chromate film was then analysed and mechanically tested. It was found that the chromate solution has better stability over wide range of pH and the formability of its film is improved whence providing a better corrosion resistivity.
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Past Reviews
Off Broadway Reviews
Life's just not easy for working women in Manhattan. The stress, pressure to perform, coping with a changing marketplace... Do the hassles of the business world ever end, except by death? Apparently not, at least when the business in question is prostitution, as it is in Paula Vogel's play The Oldest Profession, which is having its premiere at Signature Theatre Company's Peter Norton Space.
For the five women at the center of the play - all, shall we say, seasoned practitioners with decades of experience behind them - the onset of the Ronald Reagan administration brings about a number of changes that threaten their very way of life, and threaten to make their chosen vocation about as insecure as another time-honored New York trademark: acting.
In that department, at least, audiences need not worry: Marylouise Burke, Carlin Glynn, Katherine Helmond, Priscilla Lopez, and Joyce Van Patten are all marvelous: They're warm and funny, bitchy and bright, and exactly the kind of adventuresome and oh-so-talented performers needed to make a show like this not only credible, but richly funny and moving. And, as the play proves to be slight and a bit muddy, that's no small achievement.
The story focuses primarily on the group's economic troubles over the course of four years, beginning in 1980, as the women watch their long-cherished business fall by the wayside. As New York begins to change into a cleaner, more gentrified place, less hospitable to their kind than it once was, the women's lives, contributions, and spirits begin to fade away until all that remains is a poignant, wistful reminder of a city and institution that no longer exist quite as they once did.
Vogel gives each woman a distinct, colorful personality: Mae (Helmond), the madam, is a no-nonsense businesswoman gradually losing her faculties; Ursula (Van Patten) is set to take over the business from her, and is hyper-critical of Mae's decisions and managing of the clan's money; Vera (Burke) is the talkative, amiable, yet slightly flustered type; Lillian (Glynn) is ultra-glamorous; Edna (Lopez) is spicy, inventive, and prone to getting into trouble. That these very different women all have decades of history between them allows their clashes and arguments to generate a considerable amount of fun.
If the characters are robust enough to allow the play to work well as entertainment, it lacks the emotional impact necessary to also make it a moving drama. Vogel attempts to set the play up as something of a tragedy, with the women rejecting opportunities to move on with their lives, but exactly what keeps the women in "the life" is never made clear. And while the between-scene punctuation of six musical numbers - which are all delivered in tacky, yet smoky and sensual burlesque style - is right stylistically, it sheds very little new light on the women.
Even so, director David Esbjornson has firm control over the proceedings, keeping the dialogue peppy and funny and the scene and costume changes as smooth as a silk stocking. Set designer Narelle Sissons alternates between a seedy graffiti-covered wall and a fantasy New Orleans brothel with the help of a revolving stage; Elizabeth Hope Clancy's costumes range from conservatively whorish to Big Easy class. (The fine lighting is by James Vermeulen, the solid sound design by Darron L. West.) Musical director Bernard Corbett and choreographer Lisa Shriver help the women make the most out of the musical numbers.
In the end, though, the fine slate of actresses provides the best case for the show: Lopez's great belting of "Sugar in My Bowl"; Helmond's sternly maternal attitude toward her girls and the services they perform; Van Patten's well-meaning, yet fruitless, attempts to hang onto her own personal dreams and ambitions for the women; and Glynn's understated, unabashed elegance are all integral parts of the show. But no one makes quite the impression that Burke does: While demonstrating yet again why she's one of New York's finest comedic actresses - with the quirky voice and personality that seem to make every straight line a roof-raising laugh-getter - she also proves she's capable of great tenderness and compassion. She makes Vera a real woman, with feelings and aspirations that make her as worthy of dignity and respect as the most chic Manhattan socialite.
That point never comes through quite as clearly in the rest of the play, which makes The Oldest Profession uneven enough to prevent it from being an absolutely ideal treatment of this subject. Still, the play provides an excellent vehicle for five mature actresses capable of demonstrating exactly why decades of experience should never just be pushed under the carpet. The actresses chosen for this production don't let down the play - or the audience - for a single moment.
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There's more to the Big Apple's retail scene than Macy's, Bloomingdales and the designer haunts loved by Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City. In fact, New York shopping should be on your agenda even if you're not a fashion fan, because there are some excellent specialist shops to discover on your travels. I've picked two of my new favourite niche stores not to be missed.
The Fountain Pen Hospital
With sixty years of pen repairs under its belt, this is a thriving business and a fascinating place to explore. It has survived relocation and the ups and downs of the economy, and is now run by the third generation of the Wiederlight family, brothers Terry and Steve. Inside its doors you can pick up a posh rollerball, browse the latest pen catalogue and check out limited edition fountain pens at well over the $1000 mark. As the 'hospital' name indicates, your pens can be repaired in store, and the staff really do know their stuff.


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This Sydney Agave Cartel meeting was held at Low 302 Bar with Sergio Mendoza (via Skype) of Don Fulano Tequila.
Don Fulano Tequila is produced by a family-owned company that has been harvesting agave for four generations. The spirit is made from 100% Blue Agave from the highlands of Jalisco in Mexico, all estate grown, all organic and additive free.
Sydney Agave Cartel with Sergio Mendoza
The name Don Fulano translates to "Don Somebody", a humble name that does not attribute the spirit to a particular person. The brand, which is new to Australia, has been on the market for 10 years and comes packaged in elegant hand-blown glass bottles which make collectors' items. The company is committed to the craft and gives 5% of its sales back to the community to educate, research and promote its preservation
Don Fulano use fully mature agave and autoclave at lower temperatures which brings out the herbal and vegetal notes of the highland agave – a process that accentuates the herbal and mint flavours. It is distilled in copper pot stills which gives it character, unlike columns stills which remove impurities as well as character.
Don Fulano Tequila
Don Fulano Blanco Soave is double distilled in copper alembics with only a small percentage of column stills which contributes to its smoothness. The spirit rests for 60 days in stainless steel tanks, with no exposure to wood. This tequila has the characteristics of the highlands agave with fruit aromas, a herbal spectrum with a hint of vanilla.
Lightly coloured, Don Fulano Reposado is aged for 8 months in French oak barrels. The spirit has hints of caramel and chocolate but still retains its herbal notes. This expression is the spiciest of the range with deeper notes of dark chocolate, cherry reserves, fruit and spice.
Don Fulano Añejo has spent three years in ex Cognac barrels which gives it its darker colour. Age, tannins and yeast flavours are dominant with clove, and deeper notes of dark chocolate and black cherries.
Don Fulano Imperial is the signature blend of the master blender. Full flavoured and warming, the spirit is left to rest for five years in a combination of new and used French oak barrels. On the nose, there is an intense cooked agave aroma, with fruits and spice with dark chocolate and vanilla on the palate.
At 50% ABV, Don Fulano Fuerte has the highest alcohol percentage of the range and takes the tequila back to the source ie close to Blanco. The spirit is not aged but left to rest in stainless steel tanks for 60 days. Despite its high alcohol content, this is a very smooth tequila with deeper notes of blue agave, which makes for quality sipping and sophisticated cocktails.
Sergio Mendoza on Skype
When it comes to matching tequila with food, Sergio Mendoza explains that Blanco is usually drunk before lunch in Mexico, Reposado goes with red meat, mole and matured cheese whereas Añejo is best enjoyed after dinner with a dark chocolate dessert.
As for the enjoyment of tequila, he says it gives a "happy high" compared to whisky which gives a more "mellow high" due to years spent ageing in darkness. "In the case of tequila, it's the energy of approximately 10 years under the sun, of growing in a volcanic soil that is very rich in iron. And you're drinking the expression of it."
Don Fulano tasting was presented by Sergio Mendoza via Skype for the Sydney Agave Cartel at Low 302 Bar on Monday 25 March, 2013.
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Rob Houwing, Sport24 chief writerCape Town - The Proteas, finally, find themselves in a position to field the specialist batting order they are hoping will provide them with stability and success in the Test arena over the next couple of years at least.Tuesday's apparent green light for relative veteran Jacques Kallis to play as a batsman only in the first Test against England at SuperSport Park from Wednesday means they will almost certainly put out a top six comprising, in order, Graeme Smith (captain), Ashwell Prince, Hashim Amla, Kallis, AB de Villiers and JP Duminy.It is well documented that Prince, playing only his second Test since the decision late last season to regard him as an opener henceforth, would ideally prefer a spot in the middle order.But the national brains trust, by and large, see this formula as the best way to accommodate the sextet they believe represent the best batsmen available to South Africa at present. And squaring up to England at Centurion will be their first exposure as a collective.You have to go back to the lead-up to the first Test against Australia at Perth in 2008/09 to see how the seeds for it were sown.Then, of course, Prince - still earmarked for No 5 at the time -- cracked a thumb against a delivery from Makhaya Ntini only a day before hostilities in the historic series began, meaning an eleventh-hour debut for Duminy.That, too, turned into a highly significant event because the diminutive left-hander went on to become one of the headline acts of the summer Down Under.During that series and the early part of the return one in South Africa a few weeks later, Smith's then-partner up front, Neil McKenzie, experienced a progressive decline in personal fortune and was dropped for the final Test at Newlands (the last the Proteas have played).But Smith was absent this time because of injury sustained in the Durban Test and, with Prince effectively recalled in a new role as replacement for McKenzie, the Dolphins' young Imraan Khan stood in temporarily for the leader.The Centurion showdown, then, represents the first opportunity to see the currently most desired Proteas top six in action as a unit.Most of their places appear pretty secure, with widespread consensus that Prince is too good a player not to make the transition successfully to opener - he got off to a rip-roaring start there by lashing 150 in a juggernaut, sole South African innings of 651 against the Aussies in Cape Town, where the tourists were thrashed by an innings after winning the first two Tests.Smith, Amla, Kallis and De Villiers basically pick themselves, based on form and reputation over the past 18 months and more, leaving only Duminy with some question marks which he may well eliminate rapidly anyway.There have been some concerns that the massively talented 25-year-old has been found out to some degree against the short ball dug into the ribcage, and he has only passed 50 once in his last seven Test innings after his superlative "arrival" at the WACA and then MCG.A counter argument would be that he still averages 48.62 after six Tests - all against Australia - and no batsman is going to be the finished article so early in his five-day career.There is nobody from the SuperSport Series truly bashing down the door to break up the national top-six alliance, although Alviro Petersen has been introduced to the broader Test squad of late, McKenzie is still a factor at first-class level (640 runs at 64.00 thus far in the season) and Dean Elgar and the only just 20-year-old Rilee Rossouw are candidates for the future.But Centurion is a golden opportunity for South Africa's incumbent batsmen to show their collective, highly-touted mettle, especially as the Proteas' bowling resources are limited for this Test by Kallis's likely non-involvement as a seam option.Prince is a particularly comforting infusion after playing no part in South Africa's disappointingly patchy one-day international showings this summer.In a burgeoning Test career more generally - average 47.29 at present -- he has a really terrific record at SuperSport Park: 497 runs at a weighty 82.83 in six Tests, including three centuries.*Rob Houwing will be attending the Centurion Test and provide comment and analysis for Sport24 readers after each day's play.
Those are 6 very very talented players - and they all deserve to be there - provided they're on form.
Beware the dream becoming a nightmare. Do the talking on the field. Since professional sportsman started tripping over their wallets in SA most of the talking is done off the field. Remember is about a sport that is played for enjoyment.
ag those 6 are cr@p man, no world class players at all just a bunch of helium filled cretins who think they can play cricket. South africa has to start fresh like australia did and hopefully in 3 years they might be competitive again. i see england winning this test series sorry to say. south africa need to be at their very best in every single match to win and gain my support untill then my view is that this south african team is overrated and full of themselves and can't win a match when it really counts.
I'm astonished at the concerns about JP Duminy test record of late, have the selectors forgotten what Jacques Kallis's early test record looked like??
still short of a top class bowler!
hope yet again they are not under-done.....i fear they are...can't be that difficult to organise a few warm-up matches ...maybe the players are just too lazy and don't think they need time in the middle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Proteas are probably the most OVERATED cricket team in the world. Since their re-introduction into world cricket they have not progressed past a semi- final of any world cup. I have stopped watching cricket after the last 50 over world cup when Australia humiliated us in the semi final. They need to up their game in the next world cup to gain confidence of thousands of supporters again and then stadiums will see more supporters.
Batting line up is capable of getting runs on the board,but can the bowlers front and take 20 wickets
No problems with the batters it is the attach you got to worry about. i am sure we can make do without exposing boucher. can we bowl England out twice? Harris? Ntini? Steyn out of form maybe a green wicket will be called for. Morkel is the pick of the bunch after spending time with his franchise coach and if kallis breaks down we in trouble JP can put in a few overs of spin we are a bowler short. I hope that we will get rid of mick arthur after this. he and GS has run out of excuses. time for some new ideas. The Mickey Arthur discards (KP, JT and Straus ) to do it for England.
I am very worried why Mickey cannot see the light with the Boucher issue.Mark boucher must be dropped and AB take the gloves to make way frm a form batter of Alviro Petersen or a allrounder.Why does he persist with a mediocre wicketkeeper/batsmen.Only Mickey will know
Most overated ,bad attitude, team in the world .See a big hiding on the way.
@ Jako: How can you believe such drivel. You think that the progress these guys have made over the last two years is because the are just average? Fool.
SA's top six batsmen should include KP, Straus and Trott.....
Guys, why don't you just shut up and stop all your negativity. This article is mentioning the obivious that these are the best batsmen that we have available at the moment. Why can't you just keep quiet and support the team like the rest of us?
the proteas will lose.........Mickey must go, most boring coach i have ever seen. Welcome back Prince!!!!!!!!
You must be joking....."no world class players"...sory bru are you sure you know what game we are talking about? Maybe you are high on someting...
I agree with the folk saying we must not be negative.....and we have done very well over the last two years in test cricket.....BUT , we always tend to start slowly and under-cooked . Surely by now the team have realised that with no practice out in the middle you will be lacking the edge ? And don't give me that kak that they need a break .We all heard that before but when the IPL started up they we're all up for that ????????/
Warren/Sean: Why should the SA batting line-up include Strauss who at the age of 6 emigrated with his family to Australia, lived there for one year before moving again to England?
What do ODI semi-finals have to do with Test cricket? Kallis breaking down? He is bowling, num-nuts. Dear sweet lord most of you people are so dumb and ignorant I am surprised you know how to use a keyboard.
@Jack no mate don't get me wrong it's nice to have good guys to play against it make things interesting otherwise England will be a walk in the park. I am concerned about the coach maybe we can export the mickey to England and our captain he can defiantly snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory like the PE spectacle he had one line to many, so he elected to bat on a cloudy day in PE the rest is history, to add insult to injury he blamed the new boys what a w@nker his not a leader Hansie would have accepted responsibility if he made the mistake. We should kick England butt. MA persists with boucher, and we are a bowler light. English has pulled a mickey on us.
Good top batsmen, only depends if Smith bats well and gets a big start then the rest of the team follows or now we have kallis back the rock to bring back the stabilitity. Good Luck Guys!!!
2 good teams, each dying to beat the cr@p out of the other, I for one can't wait and already have my tickets for all 5 days in Dbn and Ctn. Hopefully the negative m*r*ns will stay away so as not to spoil the fun. Up the Proteas.
@Jako - do us all a favour and stop watching cricket altogether - we really don't need people like you and the man in SA. Did you miss the SA test series in AUS - I suppose you think that was just a lucky break? If you can't be constructive about your comments then please don't watch any sport. Take up knitting or something and whine to yourself.
WOW, there are some real idiots who seem to be suffering from short term memory loss!! You were most probably on here when we beat Aussie in Oz, saying we are the best and you are so proud....now after a couple of forgetful ODI's which mean nothing to true cricket enthusiast....we apparently are overrated..... WTF!!
Smith is 1 of the top 3 openers in the world!!
Kallis IS SA's greatest ever cricketer!!!!
And ppl stop saying AB must take over the wicketkeeping duties....he doesnt want to it will negativly effect his batting, he is our future best batsmen after Kallis. I do agree however that we should maybe give M Van Wyk or H Kuhn a run in the team, bu8t keep Bopucher in the ODI side.
@ the moment Us and Oz are the 2 best teams in the world ( India cant win away from home against top opposition)
So ppl please get over you pathetic negativity and support your bloody country!!! They will NEVER be as bad as Banana Banana!! FACT!!
Just my 2c worth.....use it, dont use it
Why all the negativity? Our team has performed very well over the last year. Why all these negative sentiments?
The promblem in SA is not the players.
It is the selectors. The people who selected the coach & captain
Fill more stadiums? Jaco you are a plonker, there are never empty stadiums, truth is you just dont watch the game or you would have noticed the stadiums are always full. This team and the ones before (Kepler's day) may not have brought home the CWC but have been on the top of their game since reintroduction. Not unlike the NZ AB's, only one world cup in 20 yrs. but still the team to beat.
Go find a tree to bark at.
Jako...you must it strange that the players are all wearing white....and can bowl so wide...must be a new form of limited overs cricket???:-) SA put themselves under too much preasure...look at the recent performances of Aus, England when we played them...are we so much worse than them...I certainly don't think so...but we do forget the good performances quickly don't we....ranked no 1 in both forms of the game a few months ago...oh well the fickle fools will always remain...


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You're Complaints May Be Trying to Tell You Something
Do you ever feel like you just want to whine and complain about your job, your boss, your company, your partner, your life? We all do. It's normal, but there might be good buried beneath the bad feelings on the surface.
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Complaining can help you feel unburdened, but it won't lift your spirits, allowing you to soar. So, with a compassionate listening ear, give your complaints your full attention. Ask yourself, "Instead of [insert whatever you're complaining about], what do I really want and need? What would be more satisfying?" What is the positive for which I am yearning? What would I rather be doing? How would I prefer things to be? When you get the answer, start taking steps in that direction.
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