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When looking for bed and breakfast accommodation in Trompsburg that is not going to cost you an arm and a leg, the best place to start your search is online, and more specifically, on our website. Here you will find hundreds of listings and reviews to help you with your comparisons.
Finding the right accommodation, whether it is for a business conference you have to attend or should you be looking for affordable accommodation for your family break, bed and breakfast accommodation in Trompsburg is not only a great choice price wise, but it is also ideal because of the size of this style of accommodation.
Bed and breakfasts can be family owned businesses or they can be a part of a franchise. But what they all have in common is that they are generally smaller than your other styles of accommodation. Lodges and hotels can seem a little unhomely for a family break while for those down in the province on business, the lodge might not provide the type of environment you are after. Bed and breakfast facilities are superb for creating comfortable environments, with limited rooms meaning only a select few guests will be around.
Hotels can feel crowded, backpacker accommodation might be too rustic, and apartments are usually for longer stays. Bed and breakfasts provide the happy middle ground.
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Other features that you can use when on our website include the pricing tool. This is great for when you are doing your research and you want to compare the prices of each of the bed and breakfasts you are looking at. Each listing also has a list of the amenities that you will have at your disposal as well as other information that you might find helpful while making your choice.
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When you find yourself away from home on business, comfort is key to a successful stay. Bed and breakfast options are great for those who will be returning on repeat visits and are looking to find a place they can become familiar with. Bed and breakfasts are also more affordable than staying at a pricey hotel.
Holiday Accommodation in Trompsburg
If you are visiting the province on holiday, finding a comfortable place to stay, and one that is not overpopulated or overpriced, you will find that a bed and breakfast is the way to go. There are a few self-catering bed and breakfasts, which are ideal for those looking to save money.
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Trompsburg Accommodation is rated 4.5 / 5 based on 40 reviews from guests booking with Sleeping-OUT.
TrompsburgLovely town - Vanessa Hawkins
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TrompsburgWe have been before, many years ago, but the town is definitely getting a new lease on life, it is quaint and we will return. - Michele Hlava
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'Diversity includes disability'
By Elizabeth Lepro / Contributing Editor
April 25, 2016
Students and faculty with disabilities look for representation on campus. At her high school in the foothills of Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains, Monica Silny was in every AP class, a member of the history club — just as a "social thing" — and the 2015 prom queen. Silny, now a first-year ...

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To all my readers! Have you heard about tour with a family of tour guides? Have you visited Cebu yet? Well hear this out! I will be on a tour together with other bloggers and photographers in Cebu to cover the special project of a good friend of mine JingLe Mirafuentes Saynes and his family for "a tour in Cebu with a family of Tour guides". I'm pretty much excited guys! There will be more details here by next week .See you all this Sunday April, 27. You can follow my activities on that day on my instagram http://instagram.com/nabfotografic Hype me on my lookbook account: http://lookbook.nu/nabztravel and follow me on twitter https://twitter.com/NDurado See you all!
A special tour in Cebu
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Good day! New life, new blog URL. As you all know, I just recently change my blog url to share more exciting and fun stories coming from yours truly :-) I'm looking forward for more adventures to share it to all my fantastic readers, and that's you! For now, I'd like to share to you all my ootd. Just recently, I went home to our province in Mindanao particularly in Gingoog city. A very small city indeed but has fresh air, very affordable food and breathtaking views. Absolutely laid back life but full of good things you'll never find in a busy metro. For this shoot we took it in their famous wharf or in local they call it "pantalan". It's a place where people would usually go and unwind together with their family during night time. While enjoying the view, you can also buy some food as there are several food stalls in the place. My wife and I, yes my wife was my photographer and she did great by the way! Decided to take the shoot around 10am so there would be less people around. So I won't get conscious too, Lol. Call me weird but when it comes to picture taking I'm a shy guy so I have to make sure that no one is looking during the shoot :-) If you like this outfit Hype me on lookbook by clicking the button above :-):-wefwefe buttit wouldfnwfjwenfwenfewfld dsdqdqwedn it would it would iteaea
Pearl Farm Resort, Davao
I remember when I was a kid whenever our relatives from the US would contact us to ask where Pearl Farm is we couldn't really give exact information as to where it is simply because we haven't been there yet. It's such a shame that we used to live in a city near the famous tourist spot in Davao but have not check the place. Luckily, when my son had his blessing in Davao we had a chance to visit this beautiful known tourist spot in the city. Apparently, we couldn't stay for an overnight at the resort since we have an early flight back to Cebu the following day. So we decided to have a day tour only. Our first task was to buy a day tour pass from their sales office located in Abreeza, Ayala Mall Davao adjacent mall on SM Lanang. The first sales person we talked to wasn't that welcoming to answer our queries. My wife and I felt like we were inconveniencing her by asking just a general question on what are included in the day tour package. In the past, I would really complain right there and then if I feel like the service I'm getting isn't that satisfying but I don't want to spoil our excitement at that time so I let it pass and walked out of the office to withdraw from an atm for cash since we don't want to use our credit card for personal reason. Yes they accepts credit cards too. After we got our cash we went back to the sales office and we were surprised to see another person on the front desk. She was smiling and very accommodating contrast to the first person we talked with. When we asked her where was the representative before her she said her shift was done. My wife and I looked into each other (well it make sense why the previous representative wasn't that welcoming maybe she was just excited to go out of the office). I mentioned anyway to the representative who assisted us about the attitude that we experienced from the previous rep. She said she's going to take note of it and let the manager know, fair enough. We didn't want to push further the issue since we don't want to dwell on it. So we paid for 2,200 for each person. According to their site weekdays rate for day tour is P1,850/person and P2,250/person during holidays and weekends. The package day tour includes:
TopShop TopMan
Oooh La La my favorite brand TopShop TopMan launched its new season last Friday at Ayala Center, Cebu. Featuring Manila's top fashion bloggers Lisa Kahayun and David Guison together with other bloggers from Cebu including the media. The launched of new season was very successful. Most fashion bloggers of Cebu and fashion fanatics (that includes me) were really happy to see the newly released clothing from the store (most specially for the men! ). There were a lot of cool details during the event, from the sumptuous sweets given ,which by the way, reached my sugar quota for the year. Cool music played by a dj, a photobooth where you can take a picture of yourself right from your cellphone camera, put a hashtag of TopShopTopMan and voila! You have your photo printed in a polaroid style, really cool huh! Plus the most awaited announcement of the winner of worth ten thousand shopping spree from TopShop TopMan! Sadly, I didn't won the shopping spree but it's ok I'm pretty sure Topshop has more in store for us fashion fanatics. Feel free to browse the photos below for more info on what happened during the event.
I'm so excited to taste and feel the summer by going to the beach. Have you started your summer journey yet? If yes, then kindly please share to me your experience by leaving your comments. I'd love to hear from you :-)


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In Part 1 of this article, I looked at the woefully low baseline from which any modernisation of the civil justice system here must start.
In Part 2, I want to highlight just one proposal made in the recent Civil Courts Structure Review, written by the senior judge Lord Justice Briggs. (The interim and final reports, which you can find at https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/civil-courts-structure-review/, run to some 450 pages, so please forgive me if I don't do justice to the whole Review.)
First, one caveat. The proposal looks forward to a time of digitisation, when "the stranglehold of paper has been broken" – which, he adds wryly, "requires a willing suspension of disbelief". But he puts a timeframe on "the achievement of a steady state within a reformed court structure", of five years. From March 2015. Now those with long memories, or Google, will recall that I previously mentioned the Government's e-business strategy, which proposed putting all public services online by 2005. That was written in 2000 … Further back, the communist Soviet Union had a certain penchant for five-year plans, not all of which were wildly successful. Still, one cannot fault the Review for lack of ambition.
That's by the way. Meanwhile, digitisation of the courts can mean two different things. First, digitisation of the existing processes, requiring minimal changes to practice and procedural rules. Secondly, and more ambitiously, using IT to facilitate processes that simply cannot be carried out on paper – for example, to elicit the relevant information, evidence and documents necessary to enable the court to determine the claim, by an interactive process of question and answer. This second approach has the potential to go far beyond merely a digitised case file leading to paperless trials.
The Review – again, not lacking ambition – aims its sights squarely at the most thorough-going use of IT that could perhaps be envisioned in a system which must, at its heart, still include an element of judicial decision-making. The proposal is for nothing less than an Online Court (OC).
The OC will achieve its purposes as far as possible by automated software, both for initial triage and basic conciliation. This is designed to place on an electronic file, available both to the parties and to the court, the essential details of, and evidence about, a litigant's case at the very outset. As the Review notes, this is in contrast to what commonly happens now, where the key facts and evidence remain buried in the minds of the litigants and in their ill-assorted bundles of documents even when they arrive at court for a trial.
It is anticipated that this level of up-front clarity and disclosure may result in many disputes being resolved; but if not, they would receive human attention.
This would almost certainly include an opportunity for mediation. Under a current, limited system, litigants in small claims are encouraged to use a free, telephone-based mediation service. A small national team of only 14 mediators achieve a remarkable current success rate in settling 70% of the cases referred to them. Unfortunately, despite conducting up to five of these simple mediations a day, only about 35 to 40% of the national demand is currently met.
Ultimately, of course, the system must encompass final determination by judges where necessary. These determinations could be on the documents (I nearly said "on paper"); by telephone; video conferencing; or (as a last resort) face-to-face, either in part of an inevitably much-reduced court estate or in "pop-up" or temporary courts set up in public buildings.
But Lord Justice Briggs does not see that as the most radical feature of the OC. "In fact the true distinguishing feature of the OC is that it would be the first court ever to be designed in this country, from start to finish, for use by litigants without lawyers." Did you feel a slight chill just then? I did …
This really is a radical proposal. The OC will be a separate court, with its own rules; and its use will be compulsory for all cases within its competence – which will encompass all straightforward money claims up to £25,000, and personal injury cases below a certain limit (currently £1,000, but probably to be raised to £5,000). Litigants will be free to use lawyers, but if successful will not generally recover the costs of doing so.
What is envisaged is no less than a revolution: for litigants (including those who previously might have been deterred from litigating); lawyers; judges; court staff; and the general public, who will need to be educated about the law and its machinery. I don't want to be accused of cynicism; such a revolution may well be possible. But – in five years?
In part 3, I'll look at what this proposal might mean from the particular view of the litigant and the legal professional.
Finally, a thought for the day. According to the Review, "Leaving aside clarification of the law, the ultimate success of the civil courts would be fully achieved if, like the nuclear deterrent, they never had to be used at all." What do you think?


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Island Insurance Foundation Donates $50,000 to PBS Hawaii for NEW HOME
HONOLULU—The Island Insurance Foundation has donated $50,000 to PBS Hawaii for the renovation and construction of the public television station's new facility.
Board chair Robert Alm and president and CEO Leslie Wilcox of PBS Hawaii receive the $50,000 check from the president of Island Insurance Foundation, Tyler Tokioka.
Construction of PBS Hawaii's The Clarence T.C. Ching Campus began in November 2014, with completion in spring 2016. The existing one-story structure at the corner of Nimitz Highway and Sand Island Access Road (formerly the KFVE Newsplex) is being renovated and expanded to include a second story, for a total of 30,000 square feet under roof.
The structure will house a main television studio, a "Learning Zone" for students and teachers, and spaces that promote collaboration and partnerships for innovation.
"Island Insurance is proud to support PBS Hawaii and its tradition of providing quality educational programming," said Tyler Tokioka, President of the Island Insurance Foundation. "Their new facility will enable PBS Hawaii to enhance its content and showcase the stories that make Hawaii such a special place."
"Island Insurance is a company known for its deep and abiding commitment to Hawaii and what is best about us," said Robbie Alm, PBS Hawaii Board Chair. "To have them support us is very, very special."
For more information on PBS Hawaii's NEW HOME, naming opportunities or to contribute toward the project's completion, visit PBSHawaii.org/newhome.
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PBS Hawaii is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and Hawaii's sole member of the trusted Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). We advance learning and discovery through storytelling that profoundly touches people's lives. We bring the world to Hawaii and Hawaii to the world. PBSHawaii.org | facebook.com/pbshawaii | @pbshawaii


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In The Face: Double Feature
Starring Chris Wright as Superman and Maurice Acker as a tall building.
Dunk Score: 9
Another In the Face when you read more. But, first off we have this kid Chris who leapt over the other dude like he wasn't even there. It was not a "true" In The Face, but judging from the fact that the victim took a knee to the face, this registers a nice score on our scale. You can tell it was a good dunk by how hyped the bench got, with everyone coming to meet him on the timeout before he got to halfcourt.
Starring Tim Thomas as a teacher and co-starring Anthony Randolph as a student
Dunk Score: 7
To be a rookie in the NBA is tuff. Especially if you get dunked on by an old folgie like Time Thomas. He got dunked on so bad, he got taken out right after the play, probs so he could watch the highlight on the jumbotron. This is the definition of a dunk on the face – a drive, jump hop, and dunk chest to chest. If Randolph woulda feel maybe we could have given it a 10.


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Isn't that such a strange thing to say?
I've had 2 people say that to me on separate occasions and I don't know how to respond.
It was said completely innocently, as a compliment more than anything. But it confused me.
Technically we can have babies from as young as 11, and at 21 I am at the height of my fertility and physically the best age to bear a child.
So is the implication that I don't look mature enough to be a mother?
I'm not going to dwell on this though, because really the intention isn't malicious or judgemental and if anything is complimentary. And as I'm not self-conscious about having had a baby young, I'm not offended or upset. I'm just a little confused by why anyone would say this. It's only in recent years that people have started waiting until their thirties and even forties to have babies, but no-one would ever be told they look too old to be a parent.
All I can say is, Hey lady, go down and tell that to my flat stretchmark-free stomach, tight vag and indestructible pelvic floor!


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Uh oh. Libertarians, watch out: your hero, Ayn Rand, was completely okay with making sure she grabbed up government benefits….as long as everyone else didn't take them, that is.
The entire "I've got mine so you can go to hell" philosophy that Libertarian politicians and activists hold dear hinges on the belief that somehow, without any government intervention or even indeed without a government that everyone would behave in the most ideal fashion…that the free market and capitalism are the natural effects of a free society and that it's in the best interests of the free market to not poison people with bad medicine or tainted food, to not under-employ poor workers or force them to work long hours without leave or benefits, or to discriminate against potential employees because of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender. And yet – when left to its own devices, so-called "free" enterprise does all of those things.
Why? Because that level of Libertarianism, like most political and social methodologies that sound great on paper, only work on paper. And there's proof positive that Ayn Rand, the Libertarian goddess herself who championed so many of those ideals, understood that fact so much that while she was railing against the government and their social assistance programs, she was ever so happy to shout about how awful they were…all the way to the bank with her government assistance checks.
Ayn Rand was not only a schlock novelist, she was also the progenitor of a sweeping "moral philosophy†that justifies the privilege of the wealthy and demonizes not only the slothful, undeserving poor but the lackluster middle-classes as well.
Her books provided wide-ranging parables of "parasites," "looters" and "moochers" using the levers of government to steal the fruits of her heroes' labor. In the real world, however, Rand herself received Social Security payments and Medicare benefits under the name of Ann O'Connor (her husband was Frank O'Connor).
As Michael Ford of Xavier University's Center for the Study of the American Dream wrote, "In the end, Miss Rand was a hypocrite but she could never be faulted for failing to act in her own self-interest.â€
Wow, that actually sounds a lot like modern Libertarianism, frankly – not only hypocritical, but ostensibly only interested in the self. It's the same childish mindset that we've seen throughout the ages – the difference is that most people tend to grow out of it – that in good times, the government is always so evil, so horrible, and so guilty of sucking up "my taxes" to fund things that they don't dare try to understand….and then when times are hard or life gets rough, the same programs and policies that these people formerly dismissed are there ready and waiting to catch them when they fall.
One can only hope they learn their lesson. Ayn Rand certainly didn't – but then, considering she went as far as to use a different name in public and then another when she cashed her checks, tells us that not only did she know better, she was doing it maliciously.
Evva Joan Pryor, who had been a social worker in New York in the 1970s, was interviewed in 1998 by Scott McConnell, who was then the director of communications for the Ayn Rand Institute. In his book, 100 Voices: An Oral History of Ayn Rand, McConnell basically portrays Rand as first standing on principle, but then being mugged by reality.
"Mugged by reality." That's a phrase I think is more than applicable to this brand of Libertarianism – even today.
[ Ayn Rand Railed Against Government Benefits, But Grabbed Social Security and Medicare When She Needed Them ]


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Do you prefer to use natural solutions for cleaning products? Maybe not, yet, but it's a consideration.
Most consumer cleaning products are full of highly toxic chemicals. There are simpler, and safer cleaning solutions. Consider cinnamon bark essential oil for your cleansing needs.
Frequently used for culinary purposes, especially in baking or hot drinks, cinnamon bark offers a number of health benefits and is one of the more versatile oils. For instance, the oil possesses high levels of cinnamaldehyde that help protect the immune system.
In fact, cinnamon bark has long been used for its internal benefits, like its ability to stimulate healthy circulation. The oil helps to relieve occasional sore muscles and joints, while also serving as a strong cleanser that combats bacterial threats.
The oils strong purifying and cleansing properties also extend to oral health and, along with its natural ability to boost the immune system, these components make cinnamon bark one powerful agent to have on hand at nearly any turn.
To cleanse and purify surfaces, add 3-4 drops cinnamon to a spray bottle then fill the rest with distilled water. Shake well and use as needed.
Add a drop to your toothbrush before the paste to supplement oral health. For immune system health, put 2 drops of cinnamon in a veggie capsule and take internally. You can also use cinnamon bark to soothe your throat by adding a drop to hot tea. Lastly, you can dilute cinnamon and apply it topically to support sore muscles and joints. Simply rub softly over the affected area.
General Methods of Application
Apply diluted. Aromatically. Topically. Internally
Always dilute the oil with a carrier oil. Avoid touching the eyes, ears, and other sensitive areas with the oil. People who are nursing, pregnant, or are receiving medical attention should consult their physician before use. Additionally, make sure to store the oil away from children.
Blend Recipe: Immune Supportive Massage Blend
5 drops Melissa Essential Oil
10 drops Rosemary Essential Oil
10 drops Eucalyptus Essential Oil
15 drops Cinnamon Essential Oil
15 drops Oregano Essential Oil
15 drops Black Pepper Essential Oil
20 drops Clove Bud Essential Oil
30 drops Wild Orange Essential Oil
6 mL Coconut Oil
For an immune boosting massage blend, combine all ingredients in a small glass jar. Blend well and apply topically, as needed. Massage into the body?s reflex points whenever your immune system is weak.


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October 15, 2012
To his friend while they discussed internet troubles...
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User-Submitted Reviews of Barclays Wine & Testimonials
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Posted by Phil (3 years ago)
Barclay's delivers
Barclay's has never failed to deliver. The wine(with only one exception) has always been enjoyable and a bargain for the price. Customer service is quick and responsive. Will continue to use them for wine to keep my rack stocked.
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Review came from Canada.
Posted by david (3 years ago)
Great Deals
I have bought several times from Barclays, never been disappointed. I have selected a variety of different wines, always been right on time with their deliveries and the deals are unbeatable. Best of all, since they are not a club, no annoying monthly or quarterly "must do's" to worry about.Pros:
Fast deliveries
customer service (if needed) is friendly and helpful.
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Posted by Andrea Weule (4 years ago)
Great Deals, Terrible Fulfillment & Service
Twice I have tried Barclay Wine because of the great offers they have. Both times I have requested only Red Wines. Both times I've received a combo package of Reds and Whites. Both time I've asked to work out an exchange and both times I've been told too bad you ordered wrong. Terrible fulfillment and service!
Bought: My order number this last time was: 573680
Order Date: 2016-02-24
Date Received: 2016-03-07Pros:
Terrible Service
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Posted by Katharine Spann (5 years ago)
My Experience has been Excellent !
I received a Barklays 12 bottle offer for an additional 70% off around Thanksgiving 2015. Each bottle I ordered was sent with no substitutions. One bottle had been broken during shipping and I called the company the next morning. They offered me a refund to my charge card, or an even better credit amount for my next purchase. They were extremely helpful! The 6 wines that we have opened have all been very good! I was not entered into any monthly or quarterly wine shipment as others say they have. As I look at all these reviews-they are all from years ago. I wonder if there has been a change in management since then? My experience has been nothing short of wonderful, and I would recommend Barklays to anyone.
Bought: Dozen white wines
Order Date: 2015-11-10
Date Received: 2015-11-30
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Posted by Will (5 years ago)
I don't know why the BBB doesn't take companies like Barclays to task for their extraordinarily sleezy tactics. Buyer beware. $15 to ship wine that isn't worth $4!! I could go on and on, but everyone else has covered all the issues we have with this company.Pros:
Customer service.
Wine quality.
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2 out of 2 people said 'YES'
Posted by AJ (6 years ago)
Bought two cases from Barclay. The first shipment, wines were just OK. Second shipment, absolute swill, each and every wine in the case. Awful is an understatement! Cabs thin and/or acidic -- just terrible. Haven't tasted a jug wine as bad as these. Only thing missing on the bottle were the skull and crossbones.
Bought: Lamont, Tremo, Carino del Toro, Labarinto.
Order Date: 2014-05-02Pros:
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4 out of 4 people said 'YES'
Posted by Carmelindy (6 years ago)
Barclay's wine is swill
Bought a case for a birthday for a friend. She had to throw it away it was so bad. I went to a local wine shop and replaced it. Will never buy from Barclay's again. What a waste of my hard earned money
Order Date: 2013-09-25
Date Received: 2013-10-10Pros:
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Posted by Jon C. (7 years ago)
Wish I look here first before buying..
I'm not typically a person that complains too often, at leave never enough to take time out of my day to type a negative review. However, my experience with Barclay's Wine is my exception. After ordering a case of wine for gifts for Christmas I was told that shipping would take 10 days. It instead took 20 days in which case I was already out of town for the holidays. Fedex tried to deliver the case and when I wasn't home they sent it back to the company. I called Barclay's hoping they'd help out a little since their estimate delivery time was doubled; however, no they charged me a $20 return fee, then another $20 to have it shipped.... I should have just took a refund, but then I'd still have to pay the return fee. Needless to say I understand now why they try to find business through groupon, since no former clients will ever use them again... I know I will not.
Order Date: 2013-12-05Pros:
never received package
won't refund money
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Posted by Laurel (7 years ago)
Scam artists
I'd give them zero if I could. This company is crooked.
Two times I have ordered mixed cases and both times they substituted wines because they were "out of stock." This last time I knew something was fishy. I liked this one wine and was having trouble finding it. Days before getting an offer for a mixed case of wine from this winery, I had been on Barclays' website searching for the favorite wine. The search came up empty. They had no stock of it. So I was very pleased and surprised to see it in the offer that came days later and assumed there had been a new shipment. It's my belief, however, that they knew they had no stock when they offered the case, in what amounts to a bait and switch scheme. I would not be surprised to find they have a sophisticated web program that targets these specials based on what customers are seeking. If not that, they clearly offered something they did not even have. Upon further investigation, I found a case of wine from this winery at full price in another place on their website. The list included this favorite wine. Makes me wonder if I would have ordered a full-price case if they magically could have found some bottles of it. I called this to their attention and they took the listing down.
Their customer service stinks. They sent me a return label that did not work at Fed Ex and refuse to answer my emails about it--probably because I was pretty ticked and accused them of being the scam artists they are, so they undoubtedly are calling me names and "teaching me a lesson."
Buyer beware with this bunch.
Bought: Radford Dale wines
Date Received: 2013-11-08
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Posted by Jared (7 years ago)
Poor Wine, Terrible Service
I purchased a red wine sampler case from Barclays online. The price was about average, assuming that I would receive wine that I would at least somewhat enjoy. The first of the 6 types was decent, but the 2nd kind I tried was not drinkable. It clearly had gone bad. I tried the other bottle of this kind and it was the same. I save the bottle and tried a different kind a few days later. It was only slightly better.
I emailed Barclays and asked for a refund on the bad bottles only, or for them to send replacements of a different type.
They offered my credit only, which would require that I would spend a significant amount of additional money to use. I followed up and asked that they either refund the money for those bottles or send replacements at no cost. They responded and said that they would not do either. Their service is terrible and does not reflect the guarantees that they describe on their site. DO NOT PURCHASE FROM BARCLAYS!!!!
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Posted by Keifer (7 years ago)
They make it appear as though you're ordering one sampler through groupon and then the next thing you know a non-refundable $150 is missing from your account! Do not do business with these guys, especially under the rouse of a "deal"
Bought: Wine Sampler Case through Groupon
Order Date: 2012-09-12
Date Received: 2012-10-12Pros:
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Posted by Garrett (8 years ago)
Quick Shipping and Customer Service
I recently ordered their Groupon of 4 bottles for $45. Everything went perfectly. I didn't get my tracking email but I emailed their customer service for it and heard back immediately. Got my wine really fast, looking forward to trying!Pros:
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Posted by olushola olabisi (8 years ago)
I bought their product from GROUPON and the deal is $45 for 4 bottles. I was asked to retrieve the voucher from the Barclay wine website and surprisingly, I was charged extra $45 that means 90 for 4 bottle. I called the costumer service to tell them my concerns they put me on hole for over one hour and I have to cut off the phone. I will never recommend them to anyone.
i have pasted the deal and my voucher numbers Radford Dale Wines
Good for Four Bottles of Wine (a $135.75 value)
The amount paid for this voucher ($45) with Radford Dale Wines NEVER EXPIRES.
The promotional value expires July 07, 2013.
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Good for Four Bottles of Wine (a $135.75 value)
The amount paid for this voucher ($45) with Radford Dale Wines NEVER EXPIRES.
The promotional value expires July 07, 2013.
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Posted by Sean D (8 years ago)
The worst rip off ever!
Beware the scammer company. The wine is gawd-awful. Absolute headache inducing swill. They get you on the groupon and then rip you off by sending you more wine that sucks and that you never intentionally ordered. I hate these scumbags and I hope you can manage to avoid them.Pros:
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Posted by Matt (9 years ago)
Can anyone help??
I purchased their groupon offer and I somehow was entered into their quarterly wine club. Ginger, the manager is refusing to refund my shipping charges. Groupon should be ashamed that they allowed this company to offer a so called "deal" Has anyone looked into filing a class action suit against the company?
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You have NO idea how true these cmments are. I hope Groupon has learned not to do business with any company that doesn;t even rate a BBB score of B-.
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Posted by Brandon (9 years ago)
Barclays wine is a huge scam.
If you bought a Groupon for this company you're probably just as angry as I am. First off, the wines were terrible. Second, what is suppose to be a single order is in effect placed as a Wine Club subscription with subsequent orders being placed at $150 per shipment. Your only recourse is to refuse the shipment and pay shipping and restocking fees to the tune of $50. Why anyone would want to sign up for a wine club with selection this awful is beyond me. More importantly, the intent to sign customers up to their subscription service is completely hidden from you. Forget "buyer beware," this is flat out theft! I would not recommend this business under any circumstances.
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Posted by tanja (9 years ago)
marketing scam
the groupon deal was to lure people into their subscription model. They are total fraud! A lawyer should look into that, and get us out of this mess!!!
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I accidentally pushed down vote when I agree with this poster Barclays is a scam that keeps charging your credit card. They have done it to so many people.
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Posted by Phil Barker (9 years ago)
Bad customer service and putrid wines
I made the mistake of buying a Groupon deal with Barclay wines last holiday season and I had nothing but trouble starting with delays and very arrogant personal when trying to get things up and running.
OK lets review the wine, I've never had animal urine nor toilet water but what we received from Barclays wine this appeared to be the source, Buyer Beware!!!!
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Posted by Patrick (9 years ago)
Barclay's Wine lousy service
I ordered a case of 2006 Chateau Franc-Cardinal from Barclay's Wine on 5/20/2011. A week later, I checked the status, but nothing had shipped out yet. So I called the customer service and I was told it's still in the warehouse waiting to be shipped. Then I waited for another week, same answer when I called back 2 more time. Another week has passed, my credit card statment arrived showing that they had charged to my credit card on the 23rd of May, and today is June 8, but the status is still the same when I called again. I decided to cancel the order since it missed my housewarming party. There are many winery dealer on the web and I don't have to deal with one has no responsibility.
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Posted by Michael Lamb (9 years ago)
I was misled and scammed by Barclays after participating in a Groupon purchase. I received and additional bill and was told that I had signed up for a quarterly club. They said I received an email that I never saw. The page said a no obligation club, but evidently if you did not say no, you were obligated. Worse, the wine offered on the intro package was cheap, poor quality wine.
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Posted by Tom (9 years ago)
Be very careful. Barclay's claims to have sent e-mail to what appears to be my correct address (talked with customer service) but we were surprised by when the charge appeared on our credit card. We had no idea we were signing up for some automated delivery "membership". We never would have placed the first trial order had that been obvious. Hopefully they will cancel my membership as I have requested. Oh yea, ran into the same situation as Larry, order has not been picked up by FEDEX but they "cannot" cancel it, I suspect it is because this is the only way they get repeat business. May not be a scam but sure feel like it, buyer beware.
InvoiceID: 118688
By the way as I type this 3 e-mails arrived from barclays, guess they never sent the ones from before.
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Posted by John (9 years ago)
I signed up for their Wine Experience program, as seems to be the common thread of people that have complained on this forum. My experience was no different. The first case came in early March (about 3 weeks after my credit card was charged), and everything was fine (wine is ok). Then I got an email this previous Friday night at 9pm notifying me they were going to ship my next order out "this month". I got back to them early Tuesday telling them I didn't want the order sent right now since it had only been a little over two months since the last order, but I was told the order had already been packaged and there was no turning back.
There are two problems:
Don't trust them. Spend a few bucks more and buy the wine locally.
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Posted by Michael R. (9 years ago)
I've asked Barclay's Wine and the affiliated Finest Bottle to stop the spam. Their customer service reps say they will, but it doesn't stop. Why would anyone trust a business built on unsolicited e-mails?
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Apparently you are lucky if you are only getting FREE unsolicited emails. Everyone else on this site indicates that they are being billed for shipments not sent, hit with $50 restocking fees for wines not requested, and that if they have the misfortune of actually getting the wine, it tastes bad. Do these guys have any satisfied customers, besides their moms?
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Posted by Larry (9 years ago)
Totally terrible customer service. Got it as a gift, then paid the shipping, the wine was not delivered when someone could sign, and then prematurely returned. To have it re-shipped and pay the restocking fee would put me at $50 for 5 bottles of unknown quality. Now I'd afraid I'll be scammed for subsequent orders, based on these postings. Avoid these scammers and buy locally.
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Very similar thing happened to me. I was never given an attempeted delivery notice from FedEx. Now they want me to pay to have it reshipped to me. I told them I would not spend another penny with their company. I will be disputing the charges.
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Posted by Ryan (9 years ago)
biggest scam EVER! Avoid this company at all costs! Horrible wine! Vinegar in a wine bottle! The worst thing is I Purchased a Groupon to buy wine 1 time and Barclay's signed me up to a "wine EXPERIENCE". customer service whore Kami is a demon from hell. the wont send a call tag for the wine that came to my house and say i am responsible. THEY ARE THEIVES! AVOID THEM!
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Posted by A. Louise (9 years ago)
I did not wish to sign up for a wine-club membership, but Barclays claims I did by clicking a box when I redeemed my Groupon. They sent me wine I did not order, and charged my credit card $150 without my consent! Now they say they will only refund $108 because they claim I am liable for the shipping. Awful customer service. The wine was OK.
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Posted by John (9 years ago)
small print via Groupon deal that stated they would send another case of wine 3 months later at full price.
On right side 7th bullet down. Otherwise no idea of this.
No notification of this on the email confirmation. No notice of a case being sent, though they stated they sent it.
$41 restocking fee it cost me.
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Posted by Chuck (9 years ago)
I wish I would have found this site before I ordered from Barclay's. I too used a Groupon which seemed like a good deal. I placed the order on 3/8 and my CC was charged on 3/9 AND I was sent a FedEx tracking number by Barclay's. So, I just assumed my order shipped. So on 3/16, since I still didn't have my wine, I called to see what was going on. I was told my order had not shipped and it was still within the 10-14 time period. OK, no problem. BUT, I then asked why my CC was charged on 3/9 AND why I would be sent a tracking number. She did not have a good response. Seriously, what kind of business charges your CC without shipping the product and sends you a tracking number when the product hasn't even shipped? After reading these reviews I'm curious if I will even get my case of wine. Barclay's invoice xxx412.
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Posted by Tim (9 years ago)
I ordered my wine using a groupon on 02/21/11. My credit card was charged on 2/22/11 for the full amount. It is past the 14 day guarantee and still no wine. I have called numerous times and no one can help. I am always told "your wine should ship tomorrow" or "we will have to contact the shipping company and expedite this order." I have also been told the orders on 02/21/11 had multiple tracking numbers issued for each order so no orders were picked up and all orders had delayed shipment. Since this was their error, they should make every effort to get the wine orders to the customer. I am very disappointed with Barclays
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Posted by DM (9 years ago)
I wish there was a rating below 1 start for this company. Like many of the other people on this site, I learned about Barclay's through Groupon. I also had various problems with the shipping. Now I have absolutely no wine, and I'm out all of the money I paid, since they are holding my wine shipment hostage unless I pay an additional $35. They essentially stole my money.
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Posted by Kim J. (9 years ago)
I will never order from Barclay's Wine again. When I ordered, I never received a confirmation email. In fact, I have not received a single communication from them at all about my order. In my order, they forgot a bottle of wine. This doesn't seem like a big deal. I called them to get it re-sent. It is now 3 months later and a bottle of wine has finally arrived. It's the wrong bottle. They substituted a cheaper bottle of wine since they were now out of the original. When I explained that I had looked up the price of the new bottle online (and that it was half the price), the representative insulted me and said there was no way I could have possibly found the same bottle online as only they carry that brand. I re-did the search and informed her over the phone of the search results. "Please hold" was all she said in response. When she came back on, she informed me that I had to take the cheaper bottle of wine as my substitute and refused to even apologize. Horrible company!
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Posted by Laurel (9 years ago)
I ordered on January 3rd a case of my favorite wine to celebrate our anniversary since it was the wine served at our celebration.
I waited more than what I thought was reasonable (almost 4 weeks) and contacted Barclay's. Several days later, on Jan 29th, I finally get a response 5 days later telling me the package was damaged in transit and another would be sent, but now that they were out of the wine I ordered, it might take a while to receive a new shipment. At this time, our anniversary has passed.
On February 23rd I receive a case of wine. I open it up. It's not the Willow Crest Pinot Gris that I wanted. It's not what I ordered and now have waited almost 2 months for. I went out of my way to order a case of Willow Crest Pinot Gris because it's my favorite and Barclay's had it listed for purchase.
I wanted to do business with Barclays because they are local.
I'm simply stunned at how poor this transaction has gone and I still don't have a case of my favorite wine 2 months later.
I'll never do business with them again.
Order number 71541 Seattle WA 98125
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Posted by Ann (9 years ago)
I also had an awful experience with Barclay's Wine just like a lot of people here. I bought the Groupon deal , and placed my order on January. I didn't hear for almost a month an d finally my wines arrived. However I oderded a $15 wine which they replaced with a $ 7 wine (I checked the price of the replacement wine in the internet). I contacted them regarding this issue n they gave me a $ 15 credit for my next order. I told them I just want to get the wine that I ordered in the frist place so please just send it to me, but they told me the shipping cost is $12.95. si I just forget about the store credit.
I am so unhappy with their customer service and I feel cheated for buying wine from them.
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Posted by Sarah (9 years ago)
Like so many of these other reviews, I had an awful experience with Barclay's Wine. I received the Groupon deal as a Christmas gift, and placed my order on December 27th. I called the company on Feb.2 wondering why my wine had never arrived. They said it had been damaged in shipping and was sent back to them on Jan. 6. (Thanks for letting me know!) They said they would resend the order, but needed to replace one of my wines for a better wine of the same varietal. I agreed, and finally, almost two months after my original order, my wine arrived today. Not only had they replaced the Bordeaux that they had told me about, they also replaced my Pinot Noir for a much cheaper Merlot (which I don't even drink), and another of my original wines for a red blend. I am so disappointed in this company, and would not recommend it to anyone. I will try to get my Pinot Noir at least, but am not expecting much.
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Posted by Kennedy (9 years ago)
I placed an order through Barclay's and although they had to sub a couple of my wines I ordered because they were out of stock, you can't beat the deal you get and the wine was really good. When I spoke to their customer service wondering why I received different wines, the person I spoke with was very nice. I will order from them again.
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Posted by Adam (9 years ago)
Worst customer service.
Didn't tell me my order shipped.
Didn't tell me it was damaged in transit.
Didn't ship my replacement order without being asked repeatedly
Didn't have the wines i ordered.
Replaced my selections with cheaper wines.
So far haven't refunded me the difference or even replied to my questions about the difference in cost.
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Posted by Jack (9 years ago)
I, too, placed an order using a Groupon code. I have never experienced such poor customer - friendly, but very disappointing. They were out of wine I ordered and then acted like they were doing me a favor to replace it with a bottle that cost $2 more. Really??? The prices would be okay with the Groupon coupon, but otherwise when I could find the same bottles, I found them cheaper at other sites. They appear to be the same company as thefinestbottle.com. Their websites are attractive but the business is questionable. Buyer beware!
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Posted by Ruth (9 years ago)
I am not one to post reviews for anything, even bad, but Barclays has the worst customer service I have ever experienced. I ordered wine on Jan 26...I am still waiting. They sent me a Fedex tracking number and to this day there is no information. The first time I called they talked it away with snow. Fine I get that the north is having issues, but they have had some breaks and still it hasn't moved. The last time I called trying to cancel it, they said they could not do that and I would see some info by the end of the week. Well tomorrow is Friday and I will call and demand they refund my money (which they have had since Jan 28) and cancel my order, or action will be taken. Dont bother with Barclay, there are much better clubs.
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Posted by Gene G (10 years ago)
Terrible!!! Changed half of my order to wine of lesser value, claiming that their Service Policy allowed them to do that. Well, the order was prepaid through Gruopon and of course couldn't possible know about this policy. Completely unacceptable, unreasonable and downright BAD service.
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Posted by Andrea (10 years ago)
Barclays wine provided me with the worst customer service i have EVER experienced. Their website says 10-14 days for your order to arrive. I am going on a month and a half still no wine. Contacted their customer service 5 times i was told "we will get back to you" have they, Not once. The whole purpose of my order was for super bowl which is 2 days away and still i will not have my wine.
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Posted by Saul Silver (10 years ago)
Good wine at a great price with Groupon! Received my wine within 5 days.
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Posted by Jessica (10 years ago)
Horrible experience. The first case of wine we ordered, the best wine was replaced with "Tuesday Night Red" which is not a bad tasting wine, but certainly not the same value as the wine they replaced.
The next case we ordered (mistake!) I ordered a mixed case, but changed my mind right after ordering to just get reds. I emailed to see if that was possible. I received no response for quite some time, then got notice that my order was canceled. I was still charged the full amount. Then they charged me again for the reds and the refund of my original case took about 10 days. I STILL have not received my wine after ordering almost a month ago. The customer service people are nice enough, but it takes eons for them to write back. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. There are tons of other places to order wine from online!!
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Posted by S Amos 97224 (10 years ago)
I ordered a case of wine form Barclays, they claim wine cost per bottle average $15.00. I have had 2 buck chuck taste better. Terrible experience. I called and they gave me some credit which I called I used, did they use my credit....NO they charged me full amount resulting in another call. I really didn't want a credit but that was my only option. I love wine insiders, they ship a fantastic wine a far better prices.
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Posted by sd (10 years ago)
I am extremely disappointed with my experience shopping here. I ordered 3 bottles, and there were problems with every step of the process. First, it took 2 months from my ordering date until I received my wine (on the website, they guarantee 14 business days). Second, they ran out of the bottles I ordered on 3 separate occasions - I understand that this happens, and on the first 2 occasions, they received my permission to replace the bottles with a different wine; however, I am frustrated because I feel that the bottles might have been in stock if they had placed my order on time. The final straw was when I received my order today, they had replaced a very special wine that I ordered without my permission. Honestly, the customer service people are very friendly and easy to contact, but I will never order from this company again - I have never had this degree of trouble with a small wine order.
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Posted by Mary Harris (10 years ago)
I love Barclays Wine!! Quick delivery, and the wine selection is excellent!
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Posted by ray martino (1 decade ago)
I am constantly receiving spam emails from this company and have repeatedly clicked on the un-subscribe button to no avail. Repeated calls to 888-380-2337 have gotten no where and the last time I called someone just said stop calling and banned/black listed my phone number. I now forward the spam e-mails to [email protected] in hopes of stopping this unwanted intrusion.
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Experience 12 great wines from around the world for $5.83* per bottle and receive a FREE Electric Corkscrew valued at $39.95!
Dear Wine Enthusiast,
There is nothing quite like the Barclay"s Wine Experience - simply a great opportunity to receive amazing wines from around the world delivered directly to your door. It is easy to get started - just select your favorite option (red, white or mixed) and we will ship your first case at $5.83* per bottle!
The initial selection will knock your socks off. World class Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah, Bordeaux and much more. The shipment includes detailed tasting notes on each wine and if you want to learn more, your personal Barclay"s Wine consultant is always at the ready.
Membership in Barclay"s Wine Experience is not an obligation. You decide what you get, when you get it and if you want to continue to receive it. You can skip a shipment whenever you want and there is no cost or penalty to cancel at any time. And our guarantee is that you will never pay for a wine you don"t like. No excuses. No issues. No problem.
Be prepared to sit back and enjoy the superb wines that the Barclay"s team has traveled the world to bring to you - marvelous values that you won't find at the local wine store. When you try Barclay"s Wine Experience you will understand why we say that a sip is worth a thousand words.
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Posted by Jim Galutti (1 decade ago)
Nice selections i get every 3 months. Prices are very good.
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Posted by Beth Miller (1 decade ago)
I love Barclays. Prices are great and the wines are very high quality. I would recommend them.
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If Tim Ferriss wrote a chess improvement book, he might name it "The 4-Hour Chess Master" to match his other 4-Hour books that talk about doing a complete full-time job in just four hours a week.
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For Josh Waitzkin chess fans, two recent promotional videos for the book may be of special interest to chess fans for how chess lessons (among other Josh experiences) apply to life. They're linked here:
The original two podcasts are here:
Real chess game analysis (with Josh narrating) is also available on YouTube, like this first lesson, in a series:
These videos seek to "maximize output by minimizing input".
Isaac Asimov Checkmate Quote
In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate." ― Isaac Asimov
Illinois chess history documentary free
Chess State is now FREE. Use promo code, ChessState, to download or stream for free at http://vimeo.com/ondemand/chessstate #chess #illinois
First released and publicized as the story of high school championship competitions. Chess State can now be seen as generation after generation building a chess scene, coming south from Arpad Elo in Wisconsin to The Land of Lincoln and prospering through improved chess technology and the personal care of instructors and organizers.
Anyone who has website rights to post a listing of this movie on the Internet Movie Database is encouraged to enter it.
Two more GM Lombardy videos posted.
GM Lombardy to visit Burr Ridge
GM William Lombardy will be visiting the Burr Ridge Chess Club on Friday, December 23rd at 7 pm, in the the Burr Ridge Park District Field House: 15W400 Harvester Drive, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
For more information, click this FaceBook event listing.


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|Gunnar with 25-622 wheels/tires
Why change an already great bike?There are two main reasons for this project. The first one is that there is one shortcoming of the frame. It was built to accommodate tires up to 25mm wide, without fenders. I can actually make 28mm tires work, but the clearances at the chain stay then get a little sketchy. Relatively narrow tires have served me pretty well so far. A good tire in combination with the compliant carbon fork make for a comfortable ride, and I've even ridden pretty rough gravel roads on Gunnar. The lack of fenders, on the other hand, is limiting, turning Gunnar basically into a fair-weather bike. I have little patience for getting road spray all over myself, and when the forecast predicts rain, I therefore switch to my fully-fendered Cross-Check. The reason for going to low-trail at the same as changing wheel size is curiosity. Bicycle Quarterly, my favorite bike magazine, has long praised the advantages in handling that low-trail geometry and front loading can bring. Now I don't nearly perceive high trail and rear loads as pernicious as some people make it to be. I regularly ride my Cross-Check with two Ortlieb Back-Rollers full of heavy groceries and yet I'm still alive. But then of course I lack a point of comparison.
Converting Gunnar is thus the answer to these two points, unlike converting my Cross-Check with ample clearance for wide tires and fenders. I'm on a tight budget and so I spent several months accumulating the parts required for the conversion: A 1" threadless Rawland Stag fork, Shimano Ultegra 6600 rear hub, Shutter Precision PV-8 generator hub for the front, Pacenti SL-23 rims, Sapim double-butted spokes.
BrakesCurrently I'm running Dura-Ace caliper brakes with a reach of 44mm. Switching to 584mm rims necessitates another 19mm of reach for a total of 63mm. At the local community bike shop I found a pair of Mafac Racer centerpull brakes that at least should work for the rear. The Stag fork is intended to be used with cantilever brakes; so I might do centerpull in the rear and canti in the front.
|Nice pair of Mafac Racer centerpull brakes
ClearancesThere are two, interconnected challenges with the conversion, tire clearance and ground clearance. As I said, currently the largest 622mm tires that fit are 28mm wide. A 584mm wheel moves the tire further towards the hub and therefore increases clearance at the chain stays—but not by much. The way to figure this out in advance is to measure the distance between the chain stays at 320mm distance from the rear axle. I got about 40mm, but the measurement is a little finicky. So in the best case, I could fit a 38-584 tire without fenders—which of course somewhat defeats one of the main reasons for this conversion—or a 32mm tire with fenders. With the latter option then comes the question whether my pedal-to-ground clearance is still going to be sufficient. When using a typical wide 584mm/650B tire like the Hetre with its 42mm diameter, the outer diameter of a wheel is actually about the same as that of a 622/700C wheel with 28mm tires. Using a narrower tire will lower the bottom bracket and consequently lead to potential pedal strike in corners. The Roadie probably has a bottom bracket of 70mm (though I have to confirm this by measurement), which is on the high end for a 650B conversion, especially when running 175mm cranks.
Low-trail bikes can have problems with shimmy more frequently than high-trail bikes. One possible remedy is the use of a rollerbearing headset to slightly increase friction. For now I will stick with the headset I already have and see how it goes.
What's next?
I'm still waiting for some wheel parts to arrive before I can build them up. I also haven't decided what to do about tires yet. I'm hesitant to spend a lot of money on tires that then potentially are to wide to fit the bike. I could also potentially go for narrow-ish tires in the rear and 42mm tires in the front—but that doesn't make that much sense given the load distribution of a bike. I will report back once I'm getting closer to completion of this project.


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Organisations with large PC fleets need effective tools to manage their devices. Lacking optimised systems and processes, PC fleets quickly become fragmented with IT being reactive rather than proactive.
Moncrieff recommends Microsoft Systems Centre Configuration Manager (SCCM). SCCM provides organisations with functionality to effectively manage a PC fleet:
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List of Electronics Hobby Magazines
Created on: 29 November 2012
This is a list of electronics magazines that are currently available in print and possibly available in PDF or other electronic format. These magazines also contain electronics projects with circuit diagrams and parts list.
Elektor (www.elektor.com) is an electronics magazine that is available in print and electronic formats. It is a truly international magazine and is printed in several languages.
Elektor also publish books, have a PCB service and sell kits for projects published in the magazine.
Back-issues of the magazine are available for purchase in electronic format on DVD.
From amazon.com:
Everyday Practical Electronics (EPE)
EPE (www.epemag3.com) is an electronics hobbyist magazine from the UK. They also offer a PCB service that supplies PCBs for the projects in the magazine.
The magazine is available in electronic format and back issues can be bought on CD.
Nuts and Volts
Nuts & Volts (www.nutsvolts.com) is an electronics hobbyist magazine printed in the USA.
Circuit Cellar
Circuit Cellar (circuitcellar.com) is an embedded electronics magazine from the USA.
Silicon Chip Magazine
Silicon Chip (siliconchip.com.au) is an electronics magazine printed in Australia.


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Allows you to export records that have been stored in the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Archiving Database.
- Open Lync Control Panel
- Navigate to Monitoring & Archiving-> Archiving Policy & enable archiving.
- Login to the Lync front end server
- Open lync server management shell & run below command to export archiving data,
PS C:\Users\santosh> Export-CsArchivingData -DBInstance sql.mytricks.in -Start
Date 05/20/2011 -OutputFolder "C:\Archiving" -UserUri firstname.lastname@example.com
Create target output folder for archiving data (e.g. C:\archiving)
- Export-CsArchivingData will create multiple date wise folders under C:\archiving folder
- Just go to any of the folder & change archiving file extension from eml to mht as shown below. & open the archive file in internet explorer or any other browser.


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The Clarets face another big night at Turf Moor as they look to pull off a landmark result and climb out of the Premier League's bottom three.
Sean Dyche's men beat Liverpool on their own ground two years ago and last season were only seconds away from taking a point when the two sides met on New Year's Day.
That followed a 1-1 draw at Anfield earlier in the season as the Clarets made a flying start to a historic campaign.
Burnley are yet to hit those heights again this term, while the Reds – who boast the best defensive record in the top flight – are unbeaten in the league as they look to stay in touch with champions and leaders Manchester City.
Jurgen Klopp's side will also arrive in East Lancashire on a high following their last-gasp derby-day win over Everton on Sunday.
Sam Vokes scored his first Premier League goal to help beat Liverpool
But Burnley have upset the big guns before.
And a repeat of the point they took from City on their march to the title last season will be enough to lift the Clarets out of the drop-zone, with Dyche looking to the fans to play their part in Burnley's bid to beat the odds and potentially kick-start a revival.
"We have had our fair share of results playing against these sides," said the Burnley boss.
"The stats show how difficult it is playing against these sides – not just Liverpool but all the top six.
"But everyone loves an underdog story and everyone loves someone to beat someone they shouldn't.
"The fans outside Liverpool want that and the Burnley fans definitely want that.
"It's a mentality and a belief system and going in and delivering a performance in the right manner.
"It's a crowd getting behind the team and that connecting thing we've had many, many times here at Turf Moor.
"Even though we went down in the game against Newcastle, the fans were absolutely fantastic. It was one of the highest-energy atmospheres we've had there for a long time. That is a really important factor.
"You need all of that and you still need a good performance and, when you play the big boys, you sometimes need the rub of the green."
Team news
Steven Defour is an injury doubt for the Clarets with a slight knee problem.
Liverpool are expected to make changes after Sunday's Merseyside derby and with a make-or-break Champions League group decider against Napoli less than a week away.
Forward Sadio Mane is set to miss out with a cut foot and left-back Andy Robertson is among those expected to be given a breather.
Divock Origi (above) could earn a start after his dramatic late winner against Everton.
Captain Jordan Henderson is back from suspension and expected to make his 300th career league appearance.
Form guide
The Clarets are looking to end a seven-match winless run and secure a first home victory since September.
Liverpool are unbeaten in the Premier League and have won five of their last six games.
They haven't travelled well in Europe with defeats in all three of their away group games in the Champions League.
Opposition camp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: "The Burnley squad is strong and I know they will be fine in the end of the season, I am sure.
"They look calm in the moment and so far they didn't get the results they maybe would have deserved with their performances.
"Now we have to make sure their run starts at the earliest at the weekend and not earlier."
Match stats
Burnley boss Sean Dyche takes charge of his 300th league game as a manager – 46 with Watford and 254 with the Clarets.
Liverpool are chasing a win that would give them their highest ever points' tally after 15 games of a season.
All of Liverpool's seven goals at Turf Moor in the Premier League have come in the second half of matches.
The Reds have won only one of their last seven away games against teams in the relegation zone.
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Sukkot has a special connection to rain. The Talmud (Rosh Hoshanah 16a) says that on Sukkot, we are judged for the rainfall we will receive in the coming year. On Shemini Atzeret, the final day of the holiday, we begin to say Mashiv Ha'Ruach u'morid Hagashem, in the Amidah prayer, invoking God as the One who brings rainfall, at the start of the wet season in the Land of Israel.
It can seem strange to be saying these words outside Israel, in climates where we are not so aware of the shift into a rainy season. In many regions it rains year round. Why do we connect ourselves to the climate rhythms of the Land of Israel thousands of miles away?
There are many places in the world today that do not have the luxury of being able to debate whether climate change is a mere theory or a proven fact. For Inuit Eskimos, subsistence farmers in Mali, or peasants in the Himalayas, climate change is not a scientific hypothesis but their everyday lived experience. They see their habitats disappearing, experience longer and more severe droughts and see with their own eyes how much the glaciers have receded.
To these groups we should now add inhabitants of the Land of Israel. In Israel people have always been acutely aware of rainfall. It is a necessity of life. Over each of the past five years rainfall in Israel has been significantly below average. In the past two years it was 30-35% below average, resulting in a severe and worsening water crisis. It is becoming clear that this is not a blip but a trend. It is a trend in line with climate change scientific predictions for the Middle East.
Sukkot is a holiday of trust in the seasons. We live outside in booths, in celebration of the fall harvest and in touch with the beauty of the natural world. The sukkah is a temporary dwelling, exposed to the elements. It is fragile—at any moment the natural world could turn on us and knock our it down. But this is also a source of joy. The very fragility of the Sukkah causes us to turn to God in gratitude for the embracing protection of the regular, natural order of things.
It is on Sukkot, as we leave our homes and put our trust the weather, that we are likely to see the effects of climate change around us. Are there plants growing in your neighborhood that you have never seen before? Did you get more rain than you expected, or none at all? When you compliment the unseasonably warm weather, does it click in the back of your mind that perhaps it should have started to turn to fall now?
For most of our lives we are not sufficiently tuned in to our surroundings to notice these subtle changes. Our solid suburban homes shield us from much awareness of the nuances of nature. But on Sukkot, we may be able to notice the signs that are pointing to a changing planet and arouse ourselves to play our role in addressing the problem. ((with thanks to Rachel Kahn Troster for her formulation of this thought.)
In America the most of the urban and suburban Jewish community are not yet feeling the effects of climate change. Our brothers and sisters in Israel probably are. When we say Mashiv Haruach, we align our existence with their's. We acknowledge the critical importance of rain for life there. We sensitize ourselves to the life-threatening consequences of upsetting the planet's delicate climate balance. And we may be aroused to joy, love and action to help protect this fragile miracle.
Hag Sameakh!


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Stuart Mayor displays stupidity which comes in all colors
By Don Valentine
If you choose to lead, understand you must do it at all times. Not just when you think it is convenient or expedient. Former African American Mayor of Stuart, Florida, Eula Clark, stepped down from her position in January after she was heard calling a police officer a "pig" while at a convenience store. Treasure County News reported that the former Mayor was reported to have said" I did not know we were serving pig tonight" in front of the officer and store clerk.
While her blood alcohol level was not checked at the time, inebriation would still be no excuse for this ridiculously unprofessional behavior. This should be an abject illustration for all leaders of our readers. You are the standard bearers for your flock. What you say and how you behave will be an umbrella for all people, Black or Brown. Many of the readers of N.N.P.A. are current or future leaders of our people. While Stuart is a sleepy central Florida city, Ms. Clarke's miscue or yours will denigrate the reputation of all people of color.
Use the example of President Oba-ma, who was unflappable and never came into any discord while in the public eye. That President consistently presented himself in the model of Jackie Robinson, Dr. Martin Luther King J.R. and W.E.B. DuBois to name a few. They were all men of color who never illuminated their inner emotions in a manner that would besmirch their peers or legion. Ms. Clarke let down all of the brokers that came be-fore her so she could have that position of power. To the current leaders and future leaders that read this editorial, please refrain from her mistake. One must rise above to set the standard for the rest!


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Sony's PlayStation Network is still down today in its second day of a massive outage. So far, Sony hasn't offered an update about when the online entertainment network, with more than 70 million registered users, will be back online.
Users trying to log into the system are getting a message that says "an error" has occurred. Yesterday, Sony warned that it may take a day or more to bring the network back up. Since then, the company hasn't offered an update, but it will offer updates on its blog.
Sony offered no explanation for the network outage, prompting some to wonder if it was related to Amazon.com's crash of its cloud computing infrastructure, EC 2, which has also been down since yesterday. Sony had also updated its PlayStation Home virtual world for gamers with a version 1.5 update. And others wondered if hackers, who had been angry about Sony's prosecution of hacker George "GeoHot" Hotz, had found a way to "jailbreak" Sony's PS 3 so that users could download unauthorized or pirated software. Sony sued him for violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
But that case has been settled. And Anonymous, the hacker group that had attack Sony sites earlier, said it was not behind the shutdown. In fact, Anonymous said "Sony is incompetent." Still, an observer of the IRC forum used by members of Anonymous speculated that the attackers likely behind this current Sony outage appear to have learned their methods from Anonymous' activities of two weeks ago.
The network shutdown isn't just frustrating to users. Sony has a full spectrum of entertainment on PSN, with movies, TV shows, downloadable games, and original shows too.
A Sony representative didn't immediately have a comment on the matter.
We're also waiting to hear back about how Sony plans on compensating paying members. While the PlayStation Network is a free service, PSN Plus is a subscription available to PSN users for $50 a year for early access to games and exclusive content.
Update 11:55 a.m. PT: Anonymous appears to be denying participation in any attack on PSN. A representative of the group posted an editorial to a news aggregation site saying they had no time to devise a new strategy against Sony and "entirely lost interest."
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20056503-260.html#ixzz1KHRU52iY


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Orak was a mutual friend of Jake Sisko and Leanne, the latter of whom he dated for a time until mid-2371.
After Leanne's return to Deep Space 9 from Bajor, she bumped into Jake and humorously recalled the time that she, Jake, and Orak had dinner at the Klingon restaurant. Jake, who hadn't seen Orak in a while, asked Leanne how he was doing, to which she replied that they had stopped seeing each other a few weeks earlier. (DS9: "Life Support")
This character was only mentioned in dialogue.
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The Yankees will have to improve offensively and defensively to beat Boston in the series finale
The Yankees are now 1-4 after their 8-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Adam Warren, who is the No. 5 starter likely until Chris Capuano returns, pitched well as he made his first start since he made two during the 2013 season.
Warren was far from the reason they lost the game. He allowed one earned run (two overall) in 5.1 innings while allowing five hits and two walks. He also struck out David Ortiz in the fifth inning. He retired the side in order in the first inning, allowed an unearned run in the 2nd after Alex Rodriguez's error and was able to get Dustin Pedoria to groundout into a double-play before striking out Ortiz.
The only negative was that he threw 98 pitches in his 5.1 innings. He needs to be more economical with his pitches so that he can pitch deeper into the game. However, that should improve the more starts that he makes, and allowing one earned run will always put the team in position to win the game. If he can continue to locate his pitches and hold the opposition to two runs or less he would deserve to continue to be the No. 5 starter until Ivan Nova is healthy because he can be more reliable than Capuano.
Warren was not able to get the win because the Yankees only scored one run while he was pitching. Didi Gregorius hit a sacrifice fly to score Alex Rodriguez in the first in what would be the only run the Yankees would score until Chris Young's three-run homer in the eighth.
Joe Kelly retired 17 consecutive batters from the 2nd inning through the end of the 7th inning, which proves how much the offense is struggling. In 17 starts combined with the Red Sox and Cardinals last season, Kelly did not pitch very well as he had a 4.20 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 66 strikeouts and 42 walks in 96.1 innings. That strikeout to walk ratio proves how much he struggled, and the Yankees let this pitcher coming off a mediocre season dominate them.
Young was the center fielder and Carlos Beltran was the DH on Saturday, but it would make sense if Young replaced Beltran in right field for the next few games. Beltran is only hitting .100 in 20 at-bats this season. He only has two extra base hits (two doubles) and two RBIs. He doesn't have much power left and seems like he needs a few games off to figure out his swing. Young is hitting .222 in only nine at-bats, but he has one double and that 3-run homer. He has as many extra base hits as Beltran in 11 fewer at-bats.
The Yankees need to improve overall on offense to be able to prevent being swept by the Red Sox on Sunday Night Baseball. Their .193 team average is second worst in the American League, they are tied for 10th place in the American League with their 17 runs scored and their slugging percentage is also 10th worst in the American League. It is still early in the season, but the Yankees only have one regular player hitting above .250.
Alex Rodriguez is hitting .278 in 18 at-bats, with one homer, two RBIs and one double. He has been the team's best hitter so far and has performed better than expected. He hit seventh in the lineup in the first game but has proven that he deserves to hit cleanup for now based on how he is hitting compared to Beltran and Mark Teixeira.
The Yankees are also not nearly living up to expectations defensively. Defense was supposed to be a strength based on how the way the infield was constructed, but it has been worse than atrocious so far. The Yankees have played one few game than some teams and lead all of baseball with their eight errors.
Matt Tracy, who was called up on Saturday since Chasen Shreve was over worked on Friday, allowed three unearned runs in the eighth inning. If not for the throwing error during that inning, the Yankees could have gone into the bottom of the eighth with a 5-1 deficit instead of a 8-1 deficit.
In Saturday's game, Rodriguez made a catching error at first (it was his first game ever at the position), John Ryan Murphy made an error throwing the ball to second and Chase Headley had a throwing error. Gregorius also allowed an run to score because he forgot to throw home when the throw came into him from the outfield.
The Yankees can still rebound from this disappointing start to the season. but they will have to make all of the routine plays defensively and hit with a much higher team average.


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Wattle Tree Place joins the First Friday Art Walk on Friday, Oct. 6, with an art exhibit and silent auction. Wattle Tree Place will be open for art viewing from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from now through Sunday, Oct. 8. Bids on individual pieces can be submitted from 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, until 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8. Pieces which are not sold at auction will remain on display at Wattle Tree Place at the artist's request.
Bidders will be given ID numbers that will also enter them into a drawing for one of three door prizes. Bidding sheets will be available as well as a catalogue of the paintings with the artists' photographs and biographies. Guests will also have an opportunity to speak with some of the artists throughout the weekend, and a Wattle Tree Place staff member will be there to help if there are questions. The auction results will be announced after 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8. The Sunday afternoon celebration, beginning at 4 p.m., will also include live music, as well as wine tasting and whiskey tasting (by donation). A BBQ dinner will be available for purchase starting at 6 p.m.
Wattle Tree Place is a locally owned, community-focused small business catering to moms, dads, kids, and family groups. Located in a remodeled craftsman house in downtown Vancouver at 306 E. 16th St., it is a café which serves locally roasted coffee along with healthy, organic snacks, lunches, kids' meals, and homemade cakes and pastries. It offers year-round event spaces for birthday parties, baby showers, spa nights, date nights, graduation celebrations, and community meetings. There's a free children's play area outside, as well as an indoor play area. An after-school kids' activity program is available at 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Wattle Tree Place (named after a native Australian tree known to the indigenous people as "healing tree") also offers holistic healing rooms featuring treatments such as reiki, yoga, massage, tarot card readings, meditation circles, and more. Parents can book the in-house, low-cost "babysitter" to watch their kids during treatments. To learn more about Wattle Tree Place, visit wattletreeplace.com or follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/wattletreeplace/. Lunch and coffee orders are available by calling ahead to 360-389-3116.
Above image: detail from "The Winter Mask" by Drew Taylor, one of the original artworks up for bid this weekend at Wattle Tree Place


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The SwiftSign automated advance warning sign and the SwiftGate automated warning gate can be operated and monitored using a handheld remote control and/or using hardwire communication components. Both methods allow a user to operate and monitor the signs and the gates at any time.
A Control Unit is located in each SwitSign and SwiftGate module control box. This controller holds the battery charging logic and the LED light power management & flashing logic. It is also responsible for the actuator's power control. Equipped with an RS-232 interface, it can be connected to a Versilis RF Antenna for an RF solution, or an RS-485 converter for a wired solution.
The Commander is designed to control and monitor multiple SwiftGates and SwiftSigns and offers various communication ports to interface with existing ITS infrastructures. The Commander is equipped with a sequencer, an Ethernet port, 8 digital inputs, 8 outputs, an SD card slot, and a SwiftGate/SwiftSign communication port.
The RF handheld remote is used to deploy, retract, and monitor the SwiftSign and/or SwiftGate using a wireless antenna. The remote control can also be used to configure other communication hardware components such as the module controller and the commander. A single remote control can be used for different job sites.
This modem Antenna is a wireless communication interface for the SwiftSign and SwiftGate system. The Antenna is equipped with an RS-232 or RS-485 interface and a modem to provide wireless communication for SwiftSign and SwiftGate system. The frequency band is ISM (902 to 928 MHz) and the FCC ID is Q7V-3F090008X.
The Power and Communication Cabinet is an enclosure specifically made to adapt power and communication with the Versilis SwiftSign, SwiftGate and Control Unit. The Power and Communication Cabinet is assembled according to project requirements. The necessary project-specific content dictates the shape and size of the enclosure.