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Co-Author of Pitching and Closing. Previously BD at Dwolla & Aviary. Forbes Contributor. Liz Taub is my better half.
Alex's Tech Thoughts
The biggest mistake I see startups make regarding public announcements is that they assume that just because they exist or that they want to announce something that the press will cover it.
Newsflash: Your news is not interesting.
No one is going to carbon copy your press release or blog post.
Nobody cares.
You need to make them care.
You need to take time to carve out an interesting story for anyone to care.
An interesting story is not that different from a pitch or storytelling to customers or investors. You need to pique the interest of the reporter and get them excited about whatever it is you are announcing.
But don't forget what your company goals are for the press. It could be to announce yourself for the first time, it could be to get inbound customers, investors, talent or something else entirely. Whatever the reason behind wanting to get press (you always have to have a main reason) it will dictate where you should be pitching your story. There are different outlets for different goals. This will also help with making your news interesting.
Just make sure you don't mistake seeing a lot of startups and announcements covered in the press as it being easy. The companies (or their PR agency), most of the time, found an interesting-enough-story to cover. For a startup new to getting press, doing it right is very hard.
So, in summary, your news is not interesting and no one cares. Once you accept that simple fact you need to take the time and carve out a story to make your announcement interesting and to get reporters to care about (and subsequently cover) you.
I've been interested in the dynamics around press and startups since joining Aviary back in 2010. One of the co-founders took me under his wing, teaching me some of the ins and outs of putting together a story, pitching, and generally getting someone covering tech to be interested in covering a product launch. I've taken the knowledge I've learned there and applied it to all my endeavors as well as with helping other companies get out there publicly.
I've been involved with announcements on everything from fundraising and product releases to partnerships and new hires. Sometimes it is an exclusive and other times it is embargo'd with a bunch of outlets covering. One thing I haven't tried yet is slow dripping news. What I mean by that is having enough news or content that even if someone gets an exclusive, there is still so much "stuff" that is interesting and exciting that the shelf life is long and there is a lot more opportunity for coverage. We (@SocialRank) have some things coming out before the end of the year and I think one of them really fits this criteria, so I'm excited to try it out.
Have you ever had news you could slow drip? How'd it work out? Hit me up here or on email (email@example.com)
I've been around the block with product announcements, fundraising news, and everything in between from my time at Aviary and now at SocialRank (I didn't do any press stuff at Dwolla; Jordan there was a stud). I've always struggled with the time-frame necessary to give a reporter enough time when trying to get coverage. I don't have all the answers and I think the real answer is that it really depends and is situational. However, I think I've nailed down the time-frame for giving a reporter a heads-up about an upcoming product release and would love to share it here.
Let's take a hypothetical upcoming product announcement that is newsworthy (i.e. you have a cool story that said reporter might be interested). Let's say you plan to release it on September 24th, 2014. From my experience the best time to make first contact to set up a time to either get on the phone or meet in person is 9/4 or 9/5. Now it may seem like a long time before release but you need to give yourself some breathing room in case a) the reporter doesn't respond and you need to try someone else b) they don't have availability the next week but do the week after.
Hitting up the reporter on a Thursday or Friday also allows you to follow up early the next week if you don't receive a response. The goal in your pitch is to give enough to information to pique their interest but not enough that you have nothing to talk about or show when you end up talking.
If someone doesn't respond to the initial reach out or the follow up then it is fair game to hit up someone else from that organization in the attempt to get their interest. But never, ever mass email all of the reporters together because this is a) annoying, b) will piss them off, and c) they will either not cover you or cover you in a mean way (it has happened before).
Lastly, whenever you can, try to get a warm introduction to a reporter. They get hit up a lot and if you go in through the route of a friend or business relation you have 100x chance of them being interested in at least reading your email.
If you've never worked with reporters or been involved with press announcements you may not know how to deal with timing when going to reporters with news. Over the past few years I've generally learned how to deal with it. Knowing this doesn't mean that everyone that you want will cover your news, but it does make sure you give reporters enough time to get back to you and decide if it is interesting enough for them.
To explain timing I'll use SocialRank's recent funding and product announcement. We announced the funding and new product on May 13th at 11am ET. To make sure we received coverage I began reaching out to reporters on May 1st and 2nd (a Thursday and Friday).
The messaging in the reach-out was that we'd have some news coming out on the week of the 11th (not needing to commit to a hard date yet) and that we wanted to give them an early look. I also said that it would be a combination of a fundraise news, a new product, and some numbers sharing. This gave them enough to pique their interest. I also tried to keep it short.
Some got back to me immediately saying they were interested in chatting. Others got back and said it wasn't a good fit for them or that they'd pass. I scheduled times to sit down with the ones who were interested. Ones that didn't respond got a follow up email on Tuesday and Wednesday (in this case May 5th or 6th).
At the same time I put together two blog posts about our announcements (not one post on purpose in this case). At the end of speaking on the phone or in person with reporters I told them that I would follow up with a firm date of announcement and the unpublished blog. Within 24 hours of talking I sent them the blog posts and the hard date.
From there you need to make sure that the reporters, who want to cover you, have everything they need to be successful. This is everything from trying the product to giving them an answer to any question they might have.
And this is it. Cross your fingers that it all works out. It is mostly out of your hands. Some people plan on covering and it falls to the wayside because something bigger comes out at the same time, but this post should be a good indicator of the timing around dealing with press.
I went to breakfast with a friend last week and we got to talking about product and company launches.
One of the things we agreed on was that if you do a blowout launch, or what we called "The Blitz," it can be the best thing or the worst thing for your company. The Blitz is basically doing press everywhere (usually with someone like a NYT or WSJ leading the charge. Think of a company like Brewster's launch).
If you do it right it can turn you into the leader in your business space overnight. But if you do it wrong, it can be deadly for your startup.
I have a few companies in mind that have done it right and some that have done it wrong. The point of this post is: you need to consider carefully whether you want to perform the blitz when you launch (and anyone can do this either by themselves or by hiring a PR agency). It may be to your own detriment.
If you've worked at a startup then you know the ups and downs that you can experience. Startups are not for the faint of heart. In one month you can experience everything from panic, elation, gratitude, fear, anger, indifference, joy, grief, frustration, relief, pride, jealousy, generosity, and much more.
One day you have raised money from the biggest names in the technology space, the next day you announce on TechCrunch- riding high on all the buzz about your company. Then a week later the press is gone, the product doesn't work exactly as you had hoped, and your active user-base is dwindling by the day. It takes a special kind of person to dig deep, hunker down, and keep focus on building the best product possible. Vin Vacanti just wrote a great post about The Depressing Day After You Get TechCrunch'd.
Bottom line: While startups have been glorified recently with everything from TV shows on Bravo to crazy parties — they are a lot more difficult than they may seem. Before you start or join a startup you need to remember that you will have ups and downs- but it is all worth it when you build a great product and positively affect people's lives.
When I was doing research for my Warby Parker article for Forbes, a few weeks back, I read on Quora about how they so quickly became so popular. For their launch, they hired a PR agency and got into GQ. Then Daily Candy picked it up for their nationwide email blast and orders poured in. Not a bad bang for your buck.
Some people and writers in the startup space have negative feelings towards PR people. For writer, they think they are too much of a buffer between the writer and founder, they want direct access. For startup people, sometime they don't think they are getting enough value for the cost (which means they should either reset their expectations or find a new PR person). While hearing some of those arguments, I think when done well a PR agency can take a company to the next level.
A good example is the well-known PR agency in NY, Brew PR. They are the go-to PR firm for startups (go-to meaning that they decide they want to work with you, which is not easy :P). They are known for many things, but especially for helping Groupme grow and sell within a year for $80M+ (on the communications and public relations side of things). They perfectly managed and delivered unique stories to different outlets, keeping Groupme in the public eye at all times. I'm actually surprised no press outlet has ever written (to my knowledge) about how influential and strategic Brew was in the execution of public relations for them. Maybe it is too late to write about it now.
Anyways, I think that if the PR agency can facilitate proper communication to outlets as well as develop and deliver a broader strategy then they are definitely worthwhile for a startup. I do, however, think that if you can, the best would be to have that killer PR/communications person in-house. It might be more costly, but if done well, can pay off in a big way.
I haven't been slinging the press rock for some time now but someone recently asked me how they could make their press pitch more effective. I responded by saying that your pitch should be well crafted, concise and compelling. The three c's.
This is actually the case whether you know the journalist or not.
Having a well-crafted pitch/story is obvious. You need to be able to string together a story. What is the news you are trying to get the reporter to write about?
Keeping it concise should be pretty self-explanatory. The writer is probably inundated with pitches and if you want there to be a high chance of your email being read, you'd better keep it short.
Lastly, making it compelling is the key to any good pitch. Why is what you are pitching important? What is unique about it?
If you can take that well-crafted story, make it compelling, and keep it short, you have a shot at getting covered.
Here is a little help guide in press best practices.
- Do give your press contact a day or two to write the article. When covering the beat, it is easy to miss something to write about if not given enough time to put together a respectable piece on whatever it is you're announcing. If you are afraid to give it to them with enough time because you think they will "break" the embargo then you are not close enough to them to ask for an embargo.
- Do give your press contact a clear story. You should be able to summarize it in one sentence. You will get bonus points (and be able to control the message more) if after you talk with the press, you send them an unpublished blog post that they can lift information from. This helps remove any barriers of press people covering you (ie they can tell you they forgot any details).
- Do thank your press contact for covering you after they write the article. Try to help them out by sending them cool and interesting stories that come your way. They will be appreciative and want to continue to cover you down the road.
- Don't give the same exact story to 10 different outlets. If you can't spin the story for different audiences, then you should probably go the route of offering one big outlet an exclusive.
- Don't try to sell the idea of your company's existence as news. Unless you are a previously successful entrepreneur who just starting a company, you need to actually be launching your product to get coverage.
- Don't blindly email the same exact story to every tech reporter. It is not hard to tell that you didn't do the legwork to craft an original email that is relevant to that specific reporter because of what they cover and their overall readership demographic. They are also mostly in the same circles, so they might even chat about it.
Protip: each tech outlet usually shares a chat group (often in skype) and they talk to each other about things that come in. All the time. Try not to email multiple folks at the same outlet if you don't know them. They will find it mildly annoying.
Any other great Dos and Don'ts?
There are many articles about dealing with press out there, not so many around dealing with the actual release.
When your company has something to announce to the public, the best thing to do is put together a company blog post that outlines exactly how you would like the news to be viewed and consumed by the outside world.
Once you have the blog post ready it is time to start talking to various outlets (which outlet(s) depends on if it is something embargoed or exclusive). You should understand which audience you are trying to reach. Investors? Developers? Consumers? Some other demographic? Then you should match the outlet(s) with the proper demographic you are trying to reach. This article can tell you more info on that.
I'll skip the part about getting in front of the press writers and jump to the discussion you should be having.
You should have your talking points and things you'd like to get across in the conversation. Tell your story, product release, etc. to the journalist. Explain to them why they and their readership should care. Once they have committed to covering the news, you should share with them a password protected unpublished blog post. You should do this for a few reasons:
1) They can refer to it when they are writing up their piece if they don't catch something or you don't have enough time to give them the entire story on the phone/in-person.
2) Journalists write many stories a day while covering their respective beat. You are making their lives easier by assisting them in covering you (taking down any barriers for them is key).
3) You can publish the post and then let them link to your company, driving traffic to you and your news.
Announcing the news via a company blog post is the best practice when releasing press. It gives the company control of how they would like the news to be covered.
Look at some of the best technology companies with new releases- usually the press refers to their blog post (see Foursquare, Facebook, Twitter, etc.)


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Running Post - DRW Reviews
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- Heyteacher Feb 20, 2010 10:23 AM
Our first reservation is Wednesday night at Highland's Garden Cafe - will post review later that night. YUM - I *LOVE* this time of year!
We tried Rioja last night and the apps, dessert, and sides were amazing, but the meat in both of our entrees was not good (tough duck and gristly lamb). I really should have said something-kicking myself now. But everything else was so ridiculously good (Rioja "picnic" for two and the beignets, plus everything else on our entree plates), that it was still worth it. The service was outstanding too.
re: margemayhem
That's a shame about the meat for sure - glad to hear everything else (including the service) was good. Thanks for your review!
re: margemayhem
Rioja is 9 days away for me. But Restaurant Kevin Taylor is on tap for tonight!!!
re: LurkerDan
ohhh! please post back on how it was- we are going tomorrow night. i already know i'm ordering the lamb for sure! can't wait to hear about it and go tomorrow!
re: liveloveat34
It was very good. I probably watch too much food competition shows on TV, so when I eat at a place like Kevin Taylor, I have my judging hat on. And the food didn't wow me. I had the gnocchi appetizer which was quite good, very delicate flavors. The sauce tasted so delicious I used a piece of bread to get the last of it, but the flavor of the bread overpowered the sauce, it was that delicate! The gnocchi was probably the best part of the meal for me. My gf had the soup, I tasted it and it was good but can't offer much more than that.
For the entree, we both had the steak. It was prepared nicely, but the steak itself was underseasoned, it needed to be mixed with the other components in one bite, and then it was excellent. The side piece of meat (the listed menu said veal cheeks, but the menu at the restaurant said something different, can't recall) was very tender and tasty, but seemed out of place. Overall, the entree was good, but was just missing something.
We got one of each dessert, and the creme brulee was definitely our favorite, though the other one was nice.
The "sommelier recommended" wine on the special 5280 wine list, Banfi Centine super tuscan, was quite good for $32, though of course it's always disheartening to look it up later and know you can buy it yourself for less than half that. Ah, well, that's restaurant wine!
The service was also impeccable. I especially appreciated how the entire staff seemed dedicated to helping you. All in all, a very good meal, but far from transcendent. Not as good as 2 years ago, but I would still return.
Hope that helps!
Terroir up next for me on Wednesday!
re: LurkerDan
I did Terroir during Boulder First Bite and it was great.
re: margemayhem
We ate at Terroir last night, and it was up and down. I had the lobster ravioli appetizer and it was not good. I ate it only because it was on my plate, but it had an acrid taste that was unpleasant. I tasted the bruschetta -- the goat cheese and marmalade one -- which was good (but nothing spectacular). The hanger steak, however, was quite tasty. Good flavors, well cooked. I tasted the salmon and it was nicely done, but the steak was better. My dessert was tiramisu and it was fresh tasting and enjoyable, but not spectacular. And the creme brulee was nice, but the dish was too shallow, so too much carmelized shell compared to the custard below.
Overall, it was a decent meal, but not something that would make me run to eat there again. However, one great thing I must mention. A friend who dined with us is vegan, and they were able to prepare a full restaurant week menu for her. The appetizer and main course were fairly easy to do, but they also prepared a vegan dessert that was not on the menu for her. We all really appreciated their level of service on this.
We also did an optional $15 wine pairing, and when 2 people in my party did not like the wine they were given, the waiter immediately brought them a different wine. So the restaurant wins points for good service.
TAG is up next Monday!
re: LurkerDan
Ate at TAG last night, first time there. I liked the space, although it is a bit noisy. My gf and I shared meals, so I tasted 2 of each course.
I had the chicken salad, which was ok but nothing special at all, I was kind of disappointed in it. One diner at our table had the hamachi appetizer, which he said was rather bland. The clear winner -- and perhaps the best thing I have had yet for any DRW meal -- was the seafood potstickers. Crispy, rich, yet also somehow light, and full of delicious flavors. Really special. Don't bother with the other appetizer choices.
For the main course, I had the pork loin and my gf had the steak, and both were delicious. The steak had a curry sauce, which was a surprising flavor (curry and cow are not often mixed!), but it worked beautifully. Both dishes were well cooked and accompanied by sides and sauces that complemented them well.
For dessert, we had the chocolate cake and the macadamia cake. Both were good, but nothing special. The chocolate cake was very one note which is fine, if that one note is spectacular, but here it was just good. The macadamia nut cake was better if only for the fact that it was accompanied by more, and had a few different flavors at play.
Overall, a very satisfying meal, and it succeeded at what DRW is supposed to do: introduce you to new restaurants that you may then (hopefully) return to, and I will return to TAG.
re: LurkerDan
I also dined at Tag for the first time during DRW.
The food was very good, the service not so much.
I started with the hamachi which I enjoyed followed by the Sunfish which was excellent and finished with the brownie which I enjoyed very much.
re: apmcmoon
I forgot to mention that one of our party had the sunfish, and he also thought it was excellent.
Our service was ok. Not stellar, but not terrible either. We were seated right by the kitchen so it enabled us to flag our server down fairly easily when we needed something.
re: LurkerDan
Ate at Rioja last night. Overall, a fabulous meal and I now understand why it is considered one of the best this city has to offer.
One thing they did that annoyed me was called to confirm my reservation (that didn't annoy me) but left a message asking me to call back and confirm my reservation. I made a reservation, even gave Open Table a credit card number to do so, and they make me call them to confirm it? That's annoying. Maybe I didn't have to call back, but I wasn't willing to risk it.
One thing they did for DRW that I thought was fantastic is they had their entire menu available, with a number of the items "included" in the 52.80 but the remaining items all with a few dollars up charge. I had been dying to try their pork belly appetizer, so was glad that I could do so for a $2 additional charge.
So, I had the pork belly appetizer, and tasted the brussel sprouts salad and a soup special (north african seafood chowder?). All were fantastic.
For my main, I had the short ribs and my gf had the skate wing, and both were really top notch. Others in our party had the lamb and the scallops, and they were also raving. For dessert we had the beignets.
Overall, DRW was a great success for me. Rioja was easily the best complete meal, and will be saving my pennies to return there. However, I think the best single thing I ate was the seafood potstickers at TAG.
We ate at Shazz on Sunday and they put together a nice menu for DRW. The appetizers were very small portions, but nice presentation and flavors. They served a lemon sorbet as a palette cleanser that was delicious. Among our group we tried all three entrees and they were all nicely presented. The two desserts were really lackluster - not creative or very flavorful. It was a good excuse to try this place out, but I would have been disappointed if it wasn't at RW prices.
re: SeattliteChower
I thought their menu looked good so maybe we'll try that when DRW is all over. Thanks for the review!
re: SeattliteChower
We ate at Shazz last week as well. Portions were super small, food was well seasoned and had good what I call "plate appeal", but I agree 100% if I was paying full price, even if the portion size were great, I'd be disappointed, don't think I'll try the place on non RW.
re: tesnjen
SC and tesnjen: do you think the appetizer sizes were typical, or downsized for RW? I mean, the latter would be uncool, but at least it might mean they're normally bigger. But also, sounds like the only disappointment was in desserts, and that you liked the meals overall? I'm just trying to figure out where the disappointment resides *besides* in portion size.
I ask because it's one place that's on my radar; the regular menu looks great.
re: tatamagouche
Tata, I honestly can't make an educated guess....I'd like to to think they are scaled down, as I can't realistically see their stated prices and small plates, being any type of sucess, great tasting or not. That said, since I've only been this one time, I have read some reviews, along the similar theme (disappointing portion size), that were not conducted during RW, so it might be a grander issue that I thought. The food was good, but for me not wow, knock your socks off, write home to mama kind.
re: tesnjen
Got it, thanks...maybe I'll start with trying it for brunch in that case.
Highland's Garden Cafe
-lovely with exposed brickwalls, great nooks and crannies and very quaint
My Meal
glass of Adelsheim Pinot Gris
butternut squash soup
salad with spinach, dates, cheese, bacon, balsamic dressing
five cheese lasagna
cashew brownie with ice cream and homemade caramel sauce with coffee
The Hub's Meal
Guy Drew Cab Sav
same starters
we shared crab cakes
beef short ribs with horseradish mashed potatoes
same dessert with coffee
We really liked our wine - perfect with our meals.
The crab cakes were fine - nothing spectacular but definitely better with the onions and red pepper aioli.
THe soup was good - I make BSS all the time and I prefer mine but mine has a kick of curry in it...this one was good but mild in flavor.
THe salad was definitely a highlight - so good, clean, fresh and awesome dressing....I love cheese and dates in my salad and they were super tasty.
My lasagna was good- very cheesy which was up my alley and the tomato sauce with it was very good. The hubs LOVED his short ribs - I don't eat red meat so I didn't taste them but he said they were some of the best he'd ever had....he was cutting with his fork. The potatoes were also good he said.
The dessert was very good but RICH - I love dessert and could only eat half of it....very chocolatey but the caramel sauce was SOOOOO very good.
The service was excellent - our waiter was very attentive, nice, helpful and on point. Our water glasses were always full and we had everything we needed the first time.
Overall, we enjoyed it and will go back again for something else. We are looking forward to our next reservation...Texas de Brazil! I love their salad bar and parmesan pork so I can't wait! Enjoy your meals, everyone! :-)
re: e_bone
Ditto, e_bone (where've you been?), that's one of the many reasons I'm anti-RW. Let me know what you find.
re: tatamagouche
We did the new outpost of The Oven last night. It wasn't exactly in the spirit of RW (going to a known location) but it was a kids thing. They had a great value meal- you split a large "weeds" and goat cheese salad, then a plate of really good housemade bread (probably a foccacia) with "spreads". A so-so pesto, a good olive tapanade and an amazingly good tomato / chili "stew" that was spicy and reminded me of harissa. You then split any one of their signature pizzas (we had the fresh tomato w/ green olives and oregano). They give you a bottle of Gabbiano chianti (always a solid choice) and then their signature dessert the "donut" (which my wife *loves*): which is a baked round of pizza dough sprinkled with sugar and a side of espresso / chocolate marscarpone cheese. It's rich and sinful.
Well executed and a great value. On a detracting note- the space was overly hot and smelled crummy - like they were burning something besides oak in the ovens!
re: e_bone
During First Bite Boulder, Arugula offered an appetizer and two items from their small-plate menu with an excellent choice of options -- not just a couple or three. See http://tinyurl.com/ycw9agm. Three courses but no dessert included.
re: e_bone
Black Pearl has a cheese plate as one of their dessert options.
We did Steuben's on Wed. They have no choices on their DRW menu. You get clam chowder (which was a large bowl), their lobster roll, pudding, and a Sam Adams. They did have a choice of pudding: a butterscotch one which was listed on the menu and an off menu chocolate one with salt and a hint of chile.
Dinner at Steuben's is never really "fine dining" but it was a heck of a lot of food and was tasty. Our server wasn't the friendliest guy but adequate.
Then we ate at Black Pearl last night. The DRW menu was a little bit different than the published one. They had replaced the short ribs with a snapper dish, which disappointed my husband--especially since they moved the short ribs to the (slightly) more expensive "weekly tasting menu" ($33) and he didn't want the other dishes on that menu. They replaced the buffalo chili with a carrot curry soup.
I was really happy with the changes. We both LOVED the soup and I really enjoyed my snapper. Hubby really enjoyed his cassoulet. Dessert was a pot de creme (really more of a custard), which was delicious, and a cheese plate, also good (small, but enough for me).
Service had a couple of minor snafus, but was so friendly and other times good that it was a very enjoyable evening.
Panzano on Wed.!
re: margemayhem
We were at Black Pearl last week too, they swapped out all but one item on their publicized menu, quite a shock, since we picked the restaurant for their specific menu's. . But our real disappointment was when, they first of all replaced the short ribs, like you mentioned , We were offered a choice of Pot de Creme and Carrot cake souffle, as they were out of the other option and the carrot cake souffle was awesome. Not a bad value, nice setting, but really disappointing when you pick a restaurant for a specific dish and they sub it out.
re: tesnjen
Too bad about Black Pearl; though it has its ups and downs, it's a personal/sentimental fave of mine. Annoying that they should do that—probably for the servers too, who then have to deal with customer disappointment.
If you were to give it another shot sometime, I'd like to think you' d both enjoy it even more.
We went to Texas De Brazil tonight - it was great tonight! We only go during this time of year and I have to say that this year was better than the rest. They've worked out the kinks in terms of their wait times - we sat within 5 minutes of arriving - and the service was wonderful. The salad bar was SO good - love those sauteed mushrooms - and the meats were all fresh, hot and tasty. I don't eat red meat but both the hubs and my parents said it was all relaly good. The bananas foster pie was TO DIE FOR too - yum yum! Overall, a GREAT deal and a great night!
Next...Venue on Tuesday! Yippee!
We trekked from Boulder to Littleton last night (Sunday) for DRW at Opus. They have the regular $26.40 DRW menu (choice of 2 starters and 2 mains) and an upscaled one for $39 (choice of 3 starters and 3 or 4 mains). Wine special: $13.40 for wines paired with the first two courses. That's a good value too, because wines by the iglass on their regular list are about that much each. (Yes, I know that the wines are in different price categories, but what they poured was good and well paired -- and DRW isn't a wine tasting.) No dessert on either DRW menu. Everything was very good. Restaurant was jammed for our 7 o'clock reservation, so service was a little slow until they got into the rhythm and then the meal was well paced.
re: ClaireWalter
That's quite a drive to go to the 'burbs. I went there a few years ago and thought the service was horrendous and do not plan to go back. I'm glad you had a good experience....
re: Heyteacher
Had OK service, but just wasn't that impressed with the food relative to the price when I was there, which was a real shocker to me, b/c the menu is always very appealing on paper (and because it gets a lot of good press). I might try it again sometime though, when I'm feeling flush (read: 20 years hence).
re: tatamagouche
Wow, maybe it was growing pains or something? Literally, I was gasping with every bite - I'm not dramatic so maybe it's been awhile since I had a REALLY good meal. It was outstanding.
re: Heyteacher
No, I think I'm the one who must've been there on an off-night or something, because your experience seems to be the norm.
But if that was good, then the service must've been *really* bad for you not to return, huh? Do you recall the details?
re: tatamagouche
Heyteacher's post confused me too, but I am guessing that last post was in reference to her meal at Venue (posted below) and not in reference to Opus. I think she may have thought your post was referring to Venue as well.
Just guessing.
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OOOPS. I left out a word in my Opus post. I meant "no dessert CHOICE on either menu." More at http://tinyurl.com/yk6n3jl
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Cute little French Vietnamese fusion restuarant...big portions and good selection....spring rolls were some of the best I've ever had..."bacon" (pork belly) with macerated blueberries (yummy)....chicken curry was good too. The hubs had the spring rolls, seared tuna salad and duck confit...he also really liked the spring rolls and LOVED his salad...said the duck was good but didn't blow him away. I would definitely go back and try some other things - great experience and love that part of town. Fun!
We tried 3 restaurants we hadn't been to for DRW -
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Jonesey's Eat Bar - I don't know that we needed to do DRW here, it was a huge amount of food and would have been similarly priced off the regular menu. Casual atmosphere, good selection of Colorado wines and beers. We had the mac and cheese fries, thai beef salad, pasta carbonara, mushroom/goat cheese risotto and salted caramel pudding. Everything was good (think upscale bar food), fun little place, great drink specials.
Fogo de Chao - this was our first time at a churrascaria, thought DRW would be the time to try it. The salad bar was great -large selection of marinated veggies, salads, a huge wheel of parmesan cheese. They had great cheese rolls at the table. The meat was all good, the filet mignon and garlic beef were my favorites. There were so many options we couldn't even try them all. Dessert was also included, which was a nice surprise, and they had excellent coffee.
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You "had" to do DRW at JEB? You mean they weren't also serving their regular menu?
re: tatamagouche
Oh, no, sorry for the confusion. We didn't "have" to and they didn't even have a special menu, we just went with a group of friends and decided to.
Venue Bistro in HIghland. Very fine food. Two of us saladed to start and carrot caked at the end. For the mains from a choice of four, I had the Parmesan gnocchi and my gal pal had he duck leg confit. Everything is on the regular menu and everything was excellent. Decor is pared-down simplicity. The food shines.
re: ClaireWalter
Isn't the food amazing?? My BFF had the gnocchi and let me taste it - heaven! That salted caramel on the carrot cake was great too - so simple yet so awesome.
Final DRW meal for 2010 was at Venue Bistro in Highlands. If DRW had not confliicted w/ the Winter Olympics, I'd have managed more than two. Seond was at Venue (http://tinyurl.com/yj8c939), which offered dishes from the regular menu rather than offering only special items. So as long as the winter menu is in effect, you should be able to order what we did.


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Left 4 Dead is one of my most memorable multiplayer experiences. With three friends, it is really good to play. To discover new areas, to resist to dozens of undead attackers, to cooperate against the huge Tank... And don't forget the thrill of each last levels of the campaigns where you have to guard some areas until someone come to rescue your team. The game still looks good today. It's easy to play but rather challenging in the hardest difficulty settings. And there are tons of mods available. Must have!
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Do you trust your friends? You won't after playing this. But man is it fun. Each of the four campaigns are pretty fun, all ending in a crazy last stand scenario. I can't tell you how many nights were spent howling in surprise or agony or laughter while playing this. Sure Left 4 Dead 2 expands on and improves this, but I still think I like this one just a bit more.
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Iranian leaders have backtracked on earlier claims that they had arrested unnamed nuclear spies over the spread of the infamous Stuxnet worm in the country. Intelligence minister Heidar Moslehi repeated the standard line that infections by the Stuxnet worm had been contained. Then he said that the arrest of so-called "nuclear …
In anyone else concerned at the half a billion pounds...
..that the UK.gov has ear-marked for 'cyber warfare'? This seems like a ridiculously large figure earmarked to combat malicious computer and network attacks.
I'm not saying such activity doesn't take place, and I'm sure the firewalls, IDS, malware protection couple with detailled network and PC forensics are required. But HALF A BILLION. For computer security?!?
Someone at the DoD has been hood-winked on the latest threat buzzword, and is now panic buying.
Personally, I think work to defend gainst radicalised extremists with bombs strapped to their chest would be money better spent.
Oh - any a few planes to put on the empty decks of our warships would be nice too.
Half a billion
I expect they went down to PC World and bought 50 million copies of Norton Internet Security.
Because it was a big order, the needle-sharp government procurement team was able to negotiate the price down from £12.95 to £10.00 a copy.
half a billion
Who says it's defensive? Attacking all and sundry costs serious moolah.
Iran, India, Indonesia
Is it cleverly targeted at countries beginning with "I"?
Perhaps it will turn out to have caused the Icelandic banking collapse.
could be
'Is it cleverly targeted at countries beginning with "I"?'
Could be. Given the way things are in Ireland, no-one will have bloody noticed. And it's all being blamed on Israel.
Hmmm. Black helos as there's no tinfoil hat icon. (Hey! El Reg! Why isn't there a tinfoil hat icon, eh?)
Team of 4, half a year...
Anyone else ever heard the conspiracy theory that the same people making AV by day are making viruses by night? This would have been a hell of a business maker for firms specializing in protecting critical infrastructure.
/why's my computer flickering? My connection seems to be flaking. Oh noes!!!!!1!!!!111!!!ELEVEN
"The highly sophisticated Stuxnet worm targets industrial plant control systems from Siemens and is capable of reprogramming or even sabotaging infected systems. "
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Sex is what someone physically is, whilst gender is what someone perceives themselves to be as, correct?
Sex is what someone physically is, whilst gender is what someone perceives themselves to be as, correct?
No. Rather, that is not the use of the terminology in an academic sense.
Gender is used predominately to refer to gender identities constructed and impressed on individuals by society. The difference is subtle but important. See it? If not I can explain more, but I'm lazy right now and I feel like you get the idea of how cultural factors effect identity categories.
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The difference is subtle but important. See it?
The difference is subtle but important. See it?
Mostly. What is the academic terminology? Female/Male?
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I'm not sure I wholly agree with this part, however. Impressing gender identities sure, but is how someone views themselves impressed? What makes someone a "man" or "woman" is largely defined by society, but how someone views themselves?
I would argue that society determines what a "gender" is, and then people pick based on how well they conform to it. Sort of like a video game with pre-made classes and people picking what is most similar to them, then they individually fill out that role further. Which leaves us with the people who do not identify with any of the roles.
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Our own Cat Garza leaps out from the mists after a prolonged absence, and shoots off a fresh new Cat Chat interview with none other than Jamar Nicholas, small print artist and animator who has garnered notice for himself for his The Jamar Chronincles, and who now has a weekly webcomic featred on Kevin Smith's Movie Poop Shoot site. Cat chats him up here about "the process", the comics industry, and good ole' dreams...
catgarza: What'cha working on right now?
Jamar: Right now in my mix, I have DETECTIVE BOOGALOO: HIP-HOP COP that I'm doing for Kevin Smith over at Moviepoopshoot.com...
Jamar: And a lot of shadowprojects. Stuff I can't talk about unitl it's firmed up.
catgarza: When did you decide to jump to the web?
catgarza: I mean, I was a fan of THE JAMAR CHRONICLES once I read it, and I saw you do a lot of work in print. Some of the "shadow work" stuff is that right?
Jamar: I've been on the web for a while - when I was drawing THE JAMAR CHRONICLES... and then I started to a weekly version of that on the web, for places like COMICS2U.com and through my mailing list...
Jamar: Shadowwork is print work? Yes.
catgarza: But it's good to see you jumping on the web, doing a weekly strip.
Jamar: Thanks man - it's really a test of virtue.
catgarza: It seems like you're really flourishing style-wise, as well. How do you work? I mean, what process are you using right now to produce your strips?
Jamar: Especially since the rest of the other strips are done by teams, I'm the only solo cat, so I think I put more pressure on myself to make it look like more than one person does it :-)
Jamar: Well, I'm a tactile-oriented fella. I try to use the same materials all the time, but if it doesn't feel right, I'll change... Right now, I'm working on 8.5x14 paper, which I bordered in blueline and print out of my Epson. I work mainly in Col-Erase red or blue pencil (Right now, I like the feel of the red) and then ink over it in tech pens or anything that leaves a black line. I use a WACOM, just for coloring. I letter on the computer too. My man Phill Cavete hooked me up with the GRAND POOBAH font, which is my handwriting. That's Boogaloo's voice.
catgarza: Nice. It's a great lettering style for the strip. The strip itself is pretty nice, story-wise as well.
Jamar: Thanks. I think I'm the only one who gets it sometimes. I dont get a lot of feedback.
catgarza: Heh, I know what THAT'S like! ;-)
Jamar: Yeah, Hahaa.
catgarza: I get little feedback, too. It's usually "great!" And that's about it... so it's hard. Especially when you're your own worst critic. Still got the love (for comics)?
Jamar: Yeah, I beat myself up. I am a pacing freak too. I want the strip to go at a certain speed - and the rest of the guys do gag a week strips or 4 week story arcs. I still have the love. I'll always have it!
catgarza: Have you thought about daily?
Jamar: Man, I couldn't deal. :-)
catgarza: Ha!
Jamar: I am thinking about doing an experiment where I do a seven-day Boogaloo - just seven strips in a row. That would be about it.
catgarza: Well, I'm just asking, I guess. Is comics yer bread and butter still, or are you having to supplement... be a hybrid... like a lot of cartoonists our age?
Jamar: It's tough.
catgarza: Yeah. I know. I'm thinking that doing it all will help... i.e., cool T-shirts, tatt flash, illo work, whatever. I'm even playing music sometimes...
Jamar: I'm a straight up freelancer, and I need to keep the plates spinning on all angles. Add to it that most people think that what we do is a cheap commodity, you have to constantly bend over or lose jobs because you need the money and will take whatever you can.
catgarza: Yup. Exactly. And the market isn't too good right now for ppl like us.
Jamar: I've had people wonder why I wasn't ecstatic to do him a project for some outrageously low figure.
catgarza: Um, because GOOD work takes TIME to produce! Damn! Heh.
Jamar: Exactly. But I'm in a different place now - some doors are opening and that's good – it's still a waiting game. San Diego was a great network, but you still have to play the followup game.
catgarza: Yes, cons definitely help the networking aspect of our business. Do you think the Internet will help?
Jamar: I know that's your deal and all Cat - but I don't know. Not the way the Americans mindset is. You'd have to build a name in print first - then make it work on the net. There's always wildcards like the Kurtz or the Penny Arcade guys.
catgarza: I'm thinking that a lot of what the Highwater Books ppl are doing in print is what needs to be done... individual comics as art/comic OBJECTS which can be unique unto themselves. I wouldn't mind doing a print book
Jamar: Yeah.
catgarza: But it's gotta be FOR print. Just like web stuff for web. At least, that's where I'm at now.
catgarza: T-shirts as T-shirts. Taking things back to themselves as a unique object.
Jamar: That's cool - but there's still the Marvel aesthethic that doesn't believe in that.
Jamar: I'm sure most people don't know what Highwater is. But WE do.
catgarza: True. But that's where it starts, I think.
Jamar: And the horn-rimmed glasses set does. But BASH! HULK SMASH! doesn't. And that's still what 'COMICS' are to a lot of people.
catgarza: True, but the economy can't support 1,000,000 copies of the next X-book.
Jamar: I agree and I don't at the same time. I think people buy what they think is hot and has perceived value. Lookit Yu-Gi-Oh cards. They can't keep that stuff on the shelves, and that costs more than a comic book. 5 dollar booster packs? Why isn't that comics?
catgarza: I've been noticing "trends", but I'm afraid to try to play the game of predicting the next one, y'know?
Jamar: yeah, You'll always lose if you try to forecast it. You need to create what I call the 'Boba Fett Factor'. The shit that you just made up, and people can't get enough of it. And you don't understand it - but it's out of your hands...
catgarza: I think we're both are on the right track at this point in our "careers"...
Jamar: I agree, Cat-Daddy.
catgarza: I think you started doing print before I did, though...
Jamar: Around 97... Somewhere in there.
catgarza: Ah, same time. SPX '97.
Jamar: I had gone to print... but got shut out of SPX '97. I was at '98. I met you in '99 I think.
catgarza: Shut out? How?
Jamar: No more tables!
catgarza: Yup, I met you through Keith Knight. Then we hung out with Mike Speranza at my first comicon.
Jamar: Right. You were rocking a bowler hat. :-) Yeah, [Mike and I] roomed together and we let you crash on our floor. :-)
catgarza: So, ultimately, what do you want outta your comics career? And don't hold back, 'cuz I KNOW I wanna have some kinda animation deal in there somewhere myself, y'know?
Jamar: I want to build a name where people go to me to get a certain flavor. They go to me because they want the Jamar Vibe. And I want to be known for my properties. Since I'm an animator by trade, I want to see my stuff move on the big or small screen, and I want to own it all, or as much of it as possible :-)
catgarza: Heh. Well, I'm gonna have a hard time keeping up with that! But as long as you remember yer ol' buddy Cat if it ever comes to it!
Jamar: Definately!
Jamar: I have big goals.
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Reluctantly I have decided to get shot of all my DSLR gear. I need the money and it seems the logical thing to do ( will probably get back into it at a later date.. )
I was hoping that some of you on here could give me some advice re. selling it. I would prefer to do it all in one job lot, but am not sure if a private sale or approaching Gray's or someone like that would be an option.
Kit consists of ( might miss something out.. ) :-
D200 body
Battery grip ( Nikon MB20 or whatever it's called.. )
Nikon 50mm 1.8
Sigma 10-20 ( with CP )
Sigma 100-300 f4
Sigma 1.4 TC
Nikon 18-70
Kenko extension tubes
Right angle viewfinder
5 or 6 1meg CF cards
Spare battery ( 2 in total )
Quick charger ( Nikon )
Lowepro AW mini-trekker backpack
Manfrotto tripod ( o55B I think )
Monfrotto monopod ( modo )
Manfrotto monopod ( neotech, missing foot.. )
Manfrotto ball head ( 486rc2 I think, and spare QR plate )
Wired release ( one of those ones off eBay )
Boxes for everything ( except the backpack )
As far as I can recall the whole lot set me back about 3.5K
Probably looking for 2.5 - 2k for it all maybe.. ( in total ) thought I am unsure of the second hand prices of a lot of things so might be nearer the 2k mark...
Any thoughts greatly appreciated...
I'd be tempted to ebay the lot. Its more hassle (as you'd be better off selling each item individually) but you'll likely make more money in total.
People are often put off if all they want is a body and you bundle it with a lens..... so be wary of that. However, throwing in a couple of cards and a spare battery will often make yours stand out from the others. Same for the lenses, bung in the filters/tubes and you'll get more interest. Don't forget to put in each auction "please check out my other stuff as I'm selling lots of gear" or words to that effect.
Nice bunch of kit though. Shame you have to flog it all. I hope you manage to buy another set at some point in the future.
Thanks guys. I will speak to my girlfriend tonight, she might talk me out of it ( it is Valentine's day after all, she should be nice to me ).
I don't really want to do e-bay because of all the hassle..
Anyroad, you never know I might keep hold of it, else there will be very long small ad popping up here in the near future.. ( unless someone with a fat cheque book and a love of Nikon is reading this ? )
selling my cameras or getting rid of a girlfriend?
easy choice(cameras don,t nag)keep mhold of it
You will regret selling it...
My only advice would be perhaps sell the bits you can do without that hold there price more.
EG some of the lens you wont make too big a loss on, if you need the money and want to buy back later.
But if you bought new and there good nik then you going to end up being out pocket big time.
It's just that I haven't used any of it at all for the past 4-5 months, and it seems to be just gathering dust...so appears to be a good thing to get shot of. Maybe if I hang on to it till the weather is more condusive ( ? ) to photo taking I will feel differently...
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We are part of the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service's statewide network and the University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture. Our mission is to provide research-based information through non-formal education to help all Arkansans improve their economic well-being and the quality of their lives. Whether it is agriculture, 4-H, health and living, or community development, the Clark County Extension Office is at your service!
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This website is dedicated to my passion for astrophotography and the heavenly night sky. It is a means throughout which I present and share with you my Deep Space images captured from my backyard observatory in Fremont, Michigan. I hope you enjoy your visit.
Astrophotography by Terry Hancock
© Terry Hancock 2013. Use of any of my images without my permission except for personal use is prohibited.
Credit: André van der Hoeven, Terry Hancock, Fred Herrman, Mike van den Berg and Mathijn Ippel
These images of M27, The Dumbbell Nebula are another international collaboration between Andre van der Hoeven, Fred Herrmann and myself. M27 aka "Dumbbell" nebula is a planetary nebula 1300 light years distant in the constellation Vulpecula.
This deep version uses almost 40 hours of data collected in Michigan, Alabama and Holland using different telescopes and CCD cameras which were later combined into one final image. Using narrow band filters and very long exposures we were able to capture the outer hydrogen and oxygen shell of M27 which is not normally visible in amateur images and also present to you narrow band versions of this beautiful Planetary Nebula.
Captured over 2 nights, the 14th and 15th July, I was oblivious to the fact that Comet Lemmon was visiting this neighborhood :), when I processed this at first I thought I had captured aircraft lights.
So much happening in this barrage of a cosmic garden with the M52 Cluster (top center) The Bubble Nebula NGC7635 (left of center), the emission and reflection nebula NGC7538 (lower central area) and Sharpless 157 or otherwise known as The Lobster Claw Nebula (bottom left) and Comet Lemmon in the upper right.
Total Exposure time 8.5 hours
Collaboration by Fred Herrmann and Terry Hancock
On friday morning the 11th October my good friend and student Mr. Clifford Spohn of Marion Ohio and I (as the remote observer) captured ISON using his QHY9 mono CCD/TEC 140 F7 Refractor as it makes it's way through the constellation of Leo very low in the sky.
Here is a time lapse video I created from Cliff's 24 Raw LRGB sub exposures over 72 minutes on friday morning the 11th October. There are varying degrees of brightness due to the interlacing of various filters that we used for the color image.
The bubble nebula, HST Palette (NGC7635
Captured on Monday, the 21st October 2013 from Cliff Spohn's remote amateur observatory in Marion Ohio.The first time in almost two weeks that we have had a break in the cloud and rain we could not miss this rare opportunity to capture ISON using Cliff's QHY9 monochrome CCD camera and TEC 140 F7, 5 inch Refractor telescope. Credit goes to Cliff for capturing the object while I did the calibration, stacking in CCDStack post processing in CS5 and video editing. Total Exposure time 93 minutes
Here is a time lapse video I created from Cliff's 31 Raw LRGB sub exposures over 93 minutes on monday morning the 21st October. There are varying degrees of brightness due to the interlacing of various filters that we used for the still color image. Captured by Cliff Spohn, processing by Terry Hancock.
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Here is a time lapse video I created from Cliff's 31 Raw LRGB sub exposures over 93 minutes on monday morning the 21st October. In this version the comet appears stationary as it was composed while I was preparing to stack all the luminance images together for the final still image. Captured by Cliff Spohn, processing by Terry Hancock.
Here are some of my latest images
The Pinwheel Galaxy M101
The Whirlpool Galaxy M51
The Cocoon Nebula IC5146/Caldwell 19
Rosette Nebula Hubble Palette
Rosette Nebula in Natural Color
Gamma Cygni Region Mosaic
This is a 5 panel mosaic of the Gamma Cygni/Sadr Region, named after the central star Sadr/Gamma Cygni the central star of Cygnus's Cross surrounded by diffuse emission and dark nebulae and part of the much larger Cygnus Molecular Cloud.187 individual frames and a total exposure time of over 18 hours make up this Mosaic which covers an area approximately 6.5 x 5.4 degrees and is covering the same area of sky as 143 moons.This mosaic consists of 5 panels, all data was captured from my backyard observatory in Fremont Michigan late May early June 2014 except for the Crescent in April 2014 (and the inset data of the Crescent Nebula from 2012) Equipment used a QHY11 Monochrome CCD/Takahashi E-180.
Total Integration/exposure time 18.8 hours
Clouds Of Creation (Mosaic Of Orion's Belt)
This panoramic view Includes the very familiar three bright stars of Orion's belt Alnitak (to the left of the image), Alnilam and Mintaka. the most majestic part of the Orion Molecular Cloud and two of the most recognizable sky objects in the constellation Orion, these immense stellar nurseries are approximately 1500 light years distant "The Great Orion Nebula and The Horsehead Nebula". This is data I captured from my backyard observatory in Fremont, Michigan over 2 seasons 2013 and 2014 over 25 nights using a QHY11S and QHY9 Monochrome CCD's, several different telescopes were used including Takahashi E-80 F2.8, TMB92SS F5.5 Refractor and 12" f/8 Ritchey-Chrétien astrograph for enhanced detail of The Horsehead Nebula and The Orion Nebula. 420 individual exposures make up this 5 panel mosaic for a Total Exposure time of 45 hours
I am having an aluminum print made of this 40" high x 96" for ArtPrize 2014, please contact me if you would like to make a donation towards the production of this mammoth print.
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My second year of participating in Artprize will this year be exhibited at The B.O.B.
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For me, knowing the amulet is real is not enoughHow much Power it has, is my most concern After testing, I found this amulet has Outstanding Extremely High Supernatural Power (4.5STARS) Beautiful Takrud Gasalong Amulet from Kruba Noi at Wat Sri-Don-Mool Enhance your Wealth & Luck Protect you from being harmed by weapons or accidents Enhance your Leadership, Lead good supports to you from surrounding people Increase your charm, Make you more attractive ** Guaranteed Real, Supernatural Power Proven ** (Necklace is optional with $15 extra cost) This Takrud amulet is blessed by a very well-known powerful magic guru monk in northern part of Thailand , Kruba Noi at Wat Sri-Dorn-Mool. This item is 100% real acquired directly from the wat(temple) and was already tested to ensure the existing of hidden Supernatural Power which resides only in real blessed amulet. Detailed description of the item is shown below in red color. Not all real amulets will have the same magnitude of power. This item is tested and the power is at âeoeOutstanding Extremely-Highâe Power Rate which undoubtedly lead many good things to happen to the bearer and protect the bearer from any harm. I will explain more about test method to measure Supernatural Power later in the bottom paragraphs. The amulet is encased in a beautiful clear plastic rod with micron gold caps at both end. The micron-gold necklace shown is optional with $15 extra cost. I have spent more than 4 years time to find an effective method to sense and measure the magnitude of Supernatural Power which exists only in real amulets. I am 50-year-old, native Thai Buddhist, master-degree engineer, living in Bangkok and seriously collecting Thai amulets as my most favorite hobby. Although, I have much experience on how to identify real & fake amulets by physical inspection but I found that some fake amulets are impossible to identify since they are built by very professional makers and look 99.99% the same as the real one. Hence, before I buy most amulets, beside physical inspection, I need to use the method resulted from my 4 years research to sense and measure the inside Supernatural Power to ensure that they are genuine and were already blessed by powerful magic monks who transferred the Supernatural Power into the amulets. This is important to me since I do not want to buy or wear any fake amulets which do not have any power and that is not different from wearing toys. This beautiful Takrud amulet is called "Takrud Gasalong" which is very famous and was blessed by Kruba Noi at Wat Sri-Dorn-Mool in Northern part of Thailand . The amulet has many kinds of power effects including harm protection, leadership & charming attraction enhancement and Wealth/Luck Increasing. T are many paranormal encounters found by many persons who wore amulets blessed by Kruba Noi. Recently, t was a big news in many newspaper about a man named Mr. Thongdam who went to see a doctor and the doctor needed to push a needle into his stomach. However, after hard effort, the doctor found out that he couldnâe(tm)t do it as the needle could not pass into the skin of Mr. Thongdam despite how hard he put the stress on the needle. Finally, the needle was broken into two pieces and still could not pass into Thongdamâe(tm)s stomach. At the end the doctor needed to ask Thongdam to take out the amulet that was blessed by Kruba Noi and for this time he could successfully do it. Lately, I have traveled to meet with Kruba Noi in his wat and have acquired a few pieces of amulets directly from his hand as shown in the picture. When I came back home, I made a test and the test result indicated that the power magnitude of this amulet is at âeoeOutstanding Extremely Highâe Power Rate and that reminded me of many news about extraordinary experiences found by many persons who own amulets blessed by Kruba Noi. So, if you want powerful amulet with many kinds of efficacies and with such beautiful ...
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Oil & Gas Tax Alert
Recent tax court case highlights tax considerations for landowners receiving bonus payments
A recently issued Tax Court memorandum opinion, Dudek v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2013-272 (December 2013), addresses the tax treatment of a bonus payment received by landowners in connection with the signing of an oil and gas lease agreement. The court concluded that the lease bonus payment received by the taxpayers in this case is taxable as ordinary income and not capital gain and that the taxpayers were not entitled to a depletion deduction. While the analysis of the court was not novel or surprising, the case does serve as a reminder of the basic tax rules surrounding the receipt of these payments by landowners. In light of the proliferation of domestic oil and gas leasing activity in recent years, this topic is of increasing relevance to many taxpayers that may not historically have received these types of payments.
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Executive Departments and Administration Committee, New Hampshire State Senate
From Ballotpedia
The Executive Departments and Administration Committee is a standing committee of the New Hampshire State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the New Hampshire State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate after consultation with the Minority Leader.[1] It is not stated when committees are selected, or what constitutes a committee's quorum. The President is not recognized as an "ex officio" member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
|Executive Departments and Administration Members, 2013
|Democratic members (2)
|Republican members (3)
|• Donna Soucy
|• Sharon Carson, Chair
|• David Watters
|• Sam Cataldo, Vice Chair
|• John Reagan
|Executive Departments and Administration Members, 2011
|Democratic members (1)
|Republican members (4)
|• Sylvia Larsen
|• Sharon Carson, Chair
|• Fenton Groen, Vice Chair
|• Raymond White
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I had such a great weekend. I needed it, too - to get back in the same room and comfortable routine with people who know me by first name, who know me beyond professional aspirations. It was nice, also, to be back in California, a place I miss a lot - actually - now that I live far away.
The occasion for all this could not have been a better one. A friend got married this weekend! Even though I don't doubt she got on the plane two days later extremely happy, I, too, drove away towards LAX with a giant grin on my face. There is something wonderful in having the excuse to be happy for someone you love; I find it much easier on my brain - when something good happens to me I spend far too long trying to stop analyzing it to see what it means to enjoy the fleeting presence of said good thing. When something wonderful happens to another person, there I can let go and celebrate.
Though every night in the hotel room I did come back and work my way through Roy's The God of Small Things - I am trying nowadays not to lose myself in the crowd.
Additionally, I have been on PCH many many times but I never dreamed I could one day be the person behind the wheels. To come down the incline towards the beach, the Pacific, the blue sky and bluer waters - what a privilege it all was. It's such a beautiful place.
Now it's all over, and I have some beautiful memories to take forth. I am settling into Bakersfield again and soon shall return to the solitary life of a struggling writer. It's nice, however, to know my life is connected to the lives of so many people around the world. That makes me happy.