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California Wineries Benefit Most From New Arkansas Law

The Arkansas wine shipment law the state Legislature passed last year has benefited California wineries the most.

It is the first time out-of-state wineries have been allowed to ship wine to Arkansas, and it has been seven years since Arkansas wineries could ship their products either in-state or out of state.

At least 86 California wineries, mostly in Napa Valley, applied for wine shipment permits with the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control from December to July. One-third of the permit applications came in April.

Only two Arkansas wineries, Wiederkehr Wine Cellars in Wiederkehr Village and Chateau Aux Arc, applied for the wine shipment permit, which went into effect last August. At least 11 wineries operate in Arkansas, according to the Arkansas Encyclopedia of History & Culture.

Wine shipment applications for Arkansas became available in December and the first applications were sent in January, according to ABC staff attorney Mary Robin Casteel.

A total of 89 wine shipment applications have been issued: 86 in California, one in Oregon, one in Washington state and two in Arkansas.

“You have to be present at the winery to buy the wine and can have one case shipped back per quarter,” said Michael Langley, ABC director.

Responding to the rule, Al Wiederkehr of Wiederkehr Wine Cellars said “it leaves a lot to be desired” and that it is “restrictive” but a step in the right direction. He would not say how much wine Wiederkehr winery ships, but the Beau Noir red wine blend is his best seller.

Audrey House of Chateau Aux Arc in Altus said about one-third of her sales were made up of shipments to customers before a 2007 ban on wine shipments went into effect. A 2005 law allowed Arkansas wineries to make direct shipments anywhere but did not allow wineries in other states to make shipments to Arkansas.

Since the ban, House says she has received requests from customers calling from both in and out of state requesting a shipment, especially during Christmas. Even with the new rule, House and other Arkansas winemakers cannot ship to a customer unless the customer has physically purchased it at the winery.

Although Arkansas wine shipping permits are only $25, with a shipping label of no more than $10, the shipping permits from other states can range from $750 to $5,000, House said.

Policies have been in place with shippers like FedEx and UPS to ensure that no one under 21 handles the wine, House added.

On May 16, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Michigan and New York could not ban interstate direct shipments of wine while allowing in-state wineries to ship to residents. Arkansas lawmakers banned both direct shipments from in-state and out-of-state wineries to meet the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Arkansas wineries, a major component of agritourism, were allowed in 2001 to begin selling their products in grocery and convenience stores following the repeal of a 1981 law.


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    On Friday 14 November 2014 a number of Australian and International entrepreneurs and University of Sydney alumnus attended a panel discussion and networking event at Google HQ in Silicon Valley. More

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    On Friday 11 July 2014 a number of alumnus from the past 75 years of Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Sydney attended a celebration at the University. More

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    On Monday 18 November 2013 a number of graduates from the 1964 Chemical Engineering cohort attended an informal gathering at the Oaks Hotel in Neutral Bay. More

  • Delivering engineering projects at the Sydney Opera House

    31 May 2012
    Alumnus Greg McTaggart, Director of Building Development and Maintenance at the Sydney Opera House spoke about the challenges of delivering engineering projects at one of the world's best known venues. More

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    Professor Andrew Ruys, Director of Biomedical Engineering, hosted an inaugural networking event for around 60 biomedical engineering alumni in May, at the Waverton North Sydney Club.

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    Civil engineering graduates from 1972 gathered at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron in May to celebrate their 40-year reunion. More

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    Wine expert and alumnus Julian Todd (BE Chem, 1984), Managing Director of Back Vintage Wines, led an informative and entertaining tasting event. More

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What are some guidelines for preparing my response?

Start early – Seek clarification in plenty of time and plan to get your response in one day before the closing time.

Understand what is required – If you have been provided with a written Request for Quotation (RFQ), read it thoroughly. If you have been verbally requested to quote, make sure that you understand what is being sought. If necessary, ask for a written specification. In either case, if you are uncertain and require assistance, seek clarification from the relevant University contact.

Conditions for Participation – Determine what mandatory requirements apply. These requirements must be met in order for your submission to be considered further.

Evaluation criteria – Determine the criteria against which your quotation will be evaluated. You must satisfy each of the criteria specified. If a verbal quotation process is used, your quotation will be assessed on how well it meets the requirements and whether it offers value for money. For more information refer to Quotation evaluation.

Lodging your quote – Identify how to respond. Check to see if there are any standard forms to be completed and make sure you answer the questions asked.

Note the closing date, time and address for lodging your quotation. Late quotes will not be accepted, except where there are exceptional circumstances and only if approved by the relevant University contact.

Terms and conditions – If applicable, read the contract terms and conditions and make sure that you can comply. Non-compliant quotations may not be considered.

Checklist – Complete the Quotation checklist to ensure everything required has been included.

Submitting a quote

What information should be included in my response?

Your response should provide all the information requested. If a format has not been specified, make sure you include:

  • the quotation name and number;
  • an indication of your level of compliance with the specification, the conditions of quotation and, if applicable, the conditions of contract. If you exceed the requirements, or only partially comply, you will need to indicate in which areas and explain why; and
  • a price schedule. Check to see whether the price should include or exclude GST. Either way, make sure that you clearly indicate whether your price is GST inclusive or exclusive.

What do I need to know about delivering my response?

Make sure you submit your quotation response to the right location and before the closing time. Late quotations will generally not be accepted. Plan ahead and get it in a day early.

In most cases, a response to quotation must be submitted in a sealed envelope.

In some cases, facsimile quotations will be accepted, but you must confirm this from the quotation documentation or check with the agency contact. Facsimile quotations must be received, in full, before the quotation closing time. If your quotation has not been fully transmitted by the closing time, even if this is because the machine has been engaged or is faulty, your quotation will not be accepted.


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Willie Bloomquist has come full circle in his Major League days, returning the past two years to the Mariners club with whom he began his career in 2002. But the veteran utility man isn't ready to let it end that way after being designated for assignment by Seattle on Thursday to open a roster spot for young infielder Chris Taylor.

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Since being called up four weeks ago to fill in for the injured James Paxton, rookie southpaw Mike Montgomery has opened eyes for the Mariners. But the 25-year-old took it to another level on Tuesday as he allowed just one hit and threw his second straight shutout, this one a 5-0 blanking of the Padres at Petco Park.

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Rhino Inspiration

Giving light to Rhinos' is about literally highlighting the Rhino population crisis whilst metaphorically suggesting hope for the majestic animal. I will paint my rhino with photoluminescent paint which looks perfectly good during the day as it changes in the sunlight. However, at night the Rhino will transform into a radiating light sculpture as the artwork glows intensely. Ultimately this means light is 'given' to the Rhino and allows for awarenss to be raised 24/7 as it is exhibited in the street. The zig-zag pattern on the Rhino was inspired by baskets made in South Africa by the Zulu people. I found it really interesting to recontectualise the bold pattern from a traditional craft with a new age glowing paint medium.

Artist statement

Chris Anderson is an emerging, interdisciplinary artist based in Wollongong and Kiama who works between graphic design, painting, media and installation art.

For 3 years he completed a Bachelor of Creative Arts as a Dean's Scholar, with a double major in Graphic Design and Media Arts. In 2011 he graduated with 1st Class Honours by writing and articulating a 15,000 word thesis on branding, and executing the locally renowned, and ongoing 1000 Surfboard Graveyard project.

 Chris has exhibited paintings and media art in numerous exhibitions, including Project Contemporary Artspace.

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Nashville musicians such as Miranda Lambert and Vince Gill are coming together once again for charity. The Estrella Celebrity Consignment store is set to open this spring, with all proceeds going to the nonprofit animal rescue organization, Noah’s Ark Society.

Other country stars that have donated their clothes and other items for sale are Jay DeMarcus from Rascal Flatts, James Otto, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and Amy Grant.

Lori Elam, owner of My Sister’s Closet consignment store in Green Hills, will operate the Estrella Celebrity Consignment. The store satisfies two needs, allowing fans to purchase clothing from their favorite stars and helping take care of local Nashville area rescue animals.

Along with the previously worn clothing of various country stars and Nashville musicians, you’ll find items donated by sports stars as well. The store continues to seek clothing, shoes, jewelry, handbags, furniture and novelty items from Nashville celebrities.

If you would like more information or have items to donate, please call 615–279-0802.

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I was so inspired by all of the great projects linked up this weekend - and since a new year always makes me anxious to get organized, today I'm featuring 15 of those great ideas to help you organize your home in 2014! You'll be inspired, too! How a Girl Built her Closer @ Confessions of a Serial DIYer DIY Coat Closer Makeover @ Classy Clutter Blogger Calendar & Planner @ Mama … [Read more...]

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Exciting news!  The try-on kits are available for trying on and ordering.  Check it out!  Head over to Superleggera Cycling and Multi-Sport located 506 East 11th Street in Tulsa.  Ask Ted or Chad for the try on kits.  Show them your TAT membership card.  Try on the kit gear to confirm your size, or find your size on the SIZING CHART HERE.

2011 TAT Tri Kit

2011 TAT Cycling Kit

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To ORDER you may:
1. Prefered method of payment and selection is to use the on-line shopping cart on the TAT Members Only web page. You can pay with a credit card or your PayPal account. (No body at TAT sees your card information.)  MEMBER LOG-IN HERE. (If you are a TAT member but not registered, email: membership@tatok.com for instructions on being added to the system.)

2. Write a check made out to Tulsa Area Triathletes for the total  amount and hand it over to Chad or Ted at Superleggera.  Let them know the sizes and types that you would like.

Patiently wait for your kits to be printed and delivered, then drop by and pick up your order.  The final day  to  place a kit order is February 11th.  The kits will include a  triathlon  top and shorts OR a Bike top and Bibs.  The cost is 100$  for a  triathlon kit and 140$ for a cycling kit.  If you have an  individual  membership you will get a free tech-shirt along with your  kit order.  This will be a unisex type tech-shirt and Free with your  order!.  If  you have a family membership you will get two Tech-shirts  with Two kit  orders for Free!  Yes, you may order different sizes,  one for you and  your man.

  Thank you SUPERLEGERRA CYCLING AND  MULTI-SPORT for all you  have done for us on this!

For those of you who want just a piece…the pieces as priced are:

Tri Shorts 50$
Tri Shirt 50$
Cycling Bib Shorts 85$
Cycling Jersey 55$

You will get a free tech-shirt with your kit order!  If you have an individual membership, you will get 1 free tech-shirt per complete order and if you have a family membership, you get 2 free tech shirts per complete order.  And yes, you can get different sizes, one for you and your man.  These are Unisex shirts so please select the size you would like accordingly.

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Any way to get a jersey still??

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Is there any way I can get the tri suit – shorts and top? Is it too late? Thanks.

3 Robert Flagor { 03.04.11 at 3:45 pm }

Go ahead and head down to Superleggera cycling and multisport by the end of the day 03/04/2011. Chad/Ted have talked with the seller and will be able to add your order.

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Introduction to Tavo

Tavo is a simple language intended to allow people to communicate who do not know each other's native language. This goal is similar to that of Esperanto, but Tavo is much simpler to learn and use.

Tavo was originally based on Glosa, but later shifted to a vocabulary based on Lingua Franca Nova. Now, Tavo is probably going to become a variant of Spanish. See the New Rules.

The main goals of Tavo are:

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Visiting Professor Sharon Aronson-Lehavi Brings New Perspectives to TDPS

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Visiting Professors bring new perspectives and areas of expertise to TDPS, enriching both our curriculum and relationships with other universities. During 2013-2014, TDPS has welcomed the presence of Dr. Sharon Aronson-Lehavi, the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Visiting Israeli Professor in Comparative Literature/Theater, Dance and Performance Studies.  A tenured senior lecturer of Theater and Performance Studies at the Department of Comparative Literature in Bar Ilan University in Israel, she is teaching courses for both TDPS and Comparative Literature that have been quite popular with students.

This past fall, Aronson-Lehavi taught the Freshman/Sophomore seminar “Representations of the Holocaust in Contemporary Theater.” It was the first encounter for most of the students in the class with Theater and Performance Studies, and Aronson-Lehavi found the intimate format of the class invigorating. “A real bond developed between all of us,” she says.  “Many students were a bit hesitant to contribute at first, but that quickly changed. It has been wonderful to be reminded about how significant classroom discussion can be.”

This spring, Aronson-Lehavi will teach “Performance Theory – Holy Theater: Medieval and Modern Paradigms,” a course born out of her current research (her book, Street Scenes: Late Medieval Acting and Performance, was published in 2011). The class will examine questions of ‘holiness,’ first in late medieval religious source materials, mystery and passion plays, before moving into modernity. Looking at a variety of 20th century avant-garde and experimental performance texts, students will explore questions of religious representations and social identity in the opposite context of secularism. In the Department of Comparative Literature, she will also teach “Gender and Identity in Modern Jewish and Israeli Drama.”

Preparing these courses specifically to teach at UC Berkeley was both exciting and challenging. “You want to be able to imagine your audience – their preconceptions and expectations – and you can’t.” That said, Aronson-Lehavi’s previous experiences in the U.S. have given her an insight into American culture many visiting professors do not have. She lived in the U.S. from ages 1-7, and she completed her Ph.D. in Theatre Studies from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

New to the West Coast and UC Berkeley, she was immediately impressed with her colleagues and students in TDPS.  “To engage with so many inspiring and creative people has been amazing,” says Aronson-Lehavi. “The department really has such a supportive type of communal energy.”

Both the department and university’s larger emphasis on the arts and humanities as part of a well-rounded liberal arts education also resonates deeply with her.  In 2012, she was appointed as a member of the Israel Young Academy, established by the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. “I am strongly advocating for more cross-disciplinary learning in Israel,” she says. “It is our responsibility as educators to make sure our students get the most out of their educational experience.”

“Whether you are a scientist or an artist, people well versed in arts and humanities tend to be willing to accept situations with all their complexities,” says Aronson-Lehavi. After all, good art – in whatever discipline – always asks questions and rarely gives answers.”


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7 Ways to Start a Great Lesson

7 Ways to Start a Great Lesson

Dorit Sasson

Planning is such an important part of anyone’s career. Just like writers need to plan a story and have marketing plans to sell their work, teachers always must have different kinds of attention grabbing activities and especially in the case when a lesson beginning backfires.

The most important part of a lesson occurs during the first five minutes. If the activity engages students right away, you know there will be enough “sparks” to fly for the rest of the lesson and your job will be relatively easy. If the activity however is not challenging, repetitious, (”We’ve done this before!” Sound familiar?) there will be “lulls” that more often than not, result in discipline problems.

The key of course, is to keep the “sparks flying,” but it all really depends on how you can spark up your classroom right away. These tips are just meant as a guide: consider using those that speak to your teaching style and experiment with others later.

1. Aim for open ended activities that generate more student responses. Good types of open-ended activities are brainstorming and prediction which are perfect for mixed ability classes.

2. Start the first stage of vocabulary teaching by having students notice the words. Flashcards are ideal for introducing word families and for pointing out capital and small letters, consonants, and other sound blends.

3. Use a large number of photos or tangible and concrete objects like images, pictures and hand movements, and gestures to pre-teach images. Visual methods are important for supporting meaning and generating interest.

4. Elicit what students know about a topic before presenting them new information. Many teachers rush through the beginning of a lesson. When they reach the middle part of a lesson, students aren’t engaged and discipline problems may have already taken over.

5. Personalize parts of a lesson. The best time to personalize an activity is during the first five minutes of a lesson. Students are more motivated and engaged that way.

6. Encourage students to think about the possibilities of a text. Do this by having them anticipate and predict the next paragraph or page of a read-aloud or story.

7. Use a K-W-L teaching technique to engage students from the beginning of a reading lesson by activating prior knowledge. The K-W-L technique also helps you keep students interested as students think about what they want to know and what they have learned. K = What do I know about subject x? W = What do I want to know about subject x? L = What did I learn about subject x?

Keeping students engaged for an entire lesson IS possible. This is what makes teachers sparkle and by getting into your students’ heads a little, you can help your students succeed.

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Patch for Nokia Lumia 800 battery issue coming soon

It seems it’s not just Apple having issues with batteries in their devices. The Nokia Lumia 800 has also been seeing similar problems. Nokia have announced that a patch should be available in early December.

Not many have really paid attention to the Nokia Lumia 800, which was the first handset to sport the recently released Windows Phone 7 OS, since the insanely popular Apple iPhone 4S has been hogging a majority of the attention since it launched in October, which could be a potential reason for why sales have failed to meet the expectations that Nokia had for the Lumia 800.

Nokia confirmed in an official post on its support forms that, “A software update in early December will include improvements to power efficiency, a second update in early January introduces further enhancements to battery life and battery charging.”

Have you purchased the Nokia Lumia 800? Let us know what you think of it in the comments section below.


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Web 2.0 This Week (September 18-24)

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We had a terrific turnout for our TechCrunch Meetup on Thursday and look forward to hosting future events regularly (at least monthly). It is wonderful to have so many smart, obsessive people in one house for an evening – the demos were absolutely fantastic and lots of cross-pollination occured throughout the evening.

Thank you again to everyone who attended and posted pictures.

Too much to fit in the summary this week. Stuff that nearly got in:

And last week marked a new Google product of course, the first in…well a week.

1. Recent TechCrunch Profiles

FilmLoop, Mefeedia, Placeopedia, ObjectGraph, Google Wifi, Feedburner (stats), Truveo, TailRank, Searchfox (update), VideoEgg, Remote Control Mail, Slawesome, Findory (update), Attensa (update).

2. FeedBurner Stats Mirror General Blog Growth

FeedBurner released new operating statistics on their blog on September 20, and lots of people noticed the exponential growth. They are now managing 100,000 feeds and over 4 million people subscribe to those feeds.

Our comments are here. We congratulate Feedburner on their growth and note that the trend is likely to reflect similar exponential growth in RSS usage across the web. So, congrats to all of us!

3. Web 2.0 Meme Map

Tim O’Reilly posts his Web 2.0 Meme Map on Flickr.

Result of a “What is Web 2.0?” brainstorming session at FOO Camp 2005. Meme maps adapted from business model maps developed by Beam Inc.

As we all struggle with defining Web 2.0, visual cues always help. I’m not as excited about this as others, though. Simple is better. We’re not at simple yet.

See Richard MacManus, Dan Grossman and others on the Meme Map.

4. Ajax not Perfect?

Venture Capitalist Dan Grossman, who’s young blog is now on my must-read list, writes a comprehensive and intelligible post describing in detail some of the shortcomings of Ajax.

5. Microsoft Reorganization

Microsoft announced a massive reorganization last Tuesday. See our detailed analysis here discussing why this is important for Web 2.0 (written by TechCrunch editor Keith Teare).

6. Qumana Blogger Survey

Qumana finishes a survey of bloggers and publishes the results in two parts:

Some of the data is surprising – 34% of respondents read 30 or less feeds, and the average blogging time per week hovers around 3-5 hours. Both of these stats are far less than I would expect. Lots of additional stuff there worth noting.

7. We Had to Find a Way to Fit This In

Yes, it’s Web 2.0 and I’m not arguing with you about it. :-) This site may save more relationships than all of the online dating sites combined manage to start.

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Family Guy Hits Xbox Live This Monday

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Who doesn’t love Family Guy? (Well, me, but that’s irrelevant right now.) Starting on Monday, users of Microsoft’s Xbox Live will be able to download episodes from the first two seasons of the schizophrenic cartoon. Notable for having been resurrected following impressive DVD sales, Family Guy represents something of a feather in Microsoft’s cap, as the show isn’t yet available on iTunes. Episodes will cost around $2, converted from Microsoft’s phony bologna online currency.

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Alcatel's LEGO(ish) phone looks like a horrible idea

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After many occasions during my childhood in which I sat down on LEGOs that I’d mindlessly jammed into my pockets during one of many amazing architecture sessions, the last thing I want is a LEGO phone. Seriously, if the brick’s little nubs don’t get you, the ridiculously sharp corners will. Alas, Alcatel is apparently crackin’ away at a LEGO-inspired phone, complete with mix-and-match keypads. Fortunately, it looks like they’ve rounded out the corners a bit.

Curiously absent from these leaked renders is the LEGO branding. LEGO is pretty intense about that stuff (hell, we’ll probably get a note about this post for calling them LEGOs instead of “LEGO bricks and toys”), so unless the back of the phone is one giant LEGO logo, we’re not sure what’s going on here.

A few other nitpicks: What age range are they targeting here? Take that age range; how many of those kids actually want a cell phone? Probably a good portion. Now, how many of those want a LEGO branded cell phone, rather than something along the lines of the phone they saw on TV that made them want a cell phone in the first place? What happens if they lose the pieces (which they will, being kids)?

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Venture Capitalists Ron Conway And Sean Parker Battle For Charity

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Sean Parker (Founders Fund, Facebook, Plaxo, Napster) and angel investor Ron Conway are doing a little smack talking over who’ll raise the most money for charity. Conway is raising for the UCSF Foundation, and Parker is fighting Malaria through Malaria No More.

So far Parker is in the lead, with more than $15,000 raised (he’s tying it to his 30th birthday party tonight). Conway, who started later, has nearly $7,500. They’re both using Causes on Facebook, one of Parker’s companies, to raise the money.

Causes cofounder Joe Green answered our question on who he thinks will win: “Luckily because it’s for charity, with 2 great causes: Malaria No More and UCSF Child Life Services, they both win. And that is what Sean and I are after in creating Causes, getting people involved where everyone wins. This is an epic showdown between Sean, a pioneer in social networking, and Ron, the “Godfather of Silicon Valley.” This is pretty closely matched, but Vegas has Ron as a 3:2 favorite. Though it’s usually not a good idea to bet against that Parker kid.”

We’re not picking sides, and both are very worthy causes. Donate early and often. And consider asking friends to donate instead of giving holiday gifts.

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The Dell Adamo XPS really is discontinued even though it's still available for purchase

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Let me catch you up. We received a tip back on Monday indicating that the Adamo XPS had disappeared from This of course caught our attention as the super-thin Dell was just announced back in late October and only available for purchase since December.

We of course checked it out and found that the XPS model wasn’t found on the Adamo microsite (www.AdamoByDell.Com), which just so happens to be the first site listed on Google for that model. The Adamo XPS also wasn’t listed alongside the other Adamo models or on’s master notebook list that also includes Alienware models. The only way you can find it on is if you use the search tool and even then the purchase link on the product page is dead.

We then reached out to our Dell contacts, but they didn’t respond in a timely manner. I then asked two separate Dell chat agents who both clearly stated that the Adamo XPS was discontinued. Satisfied with the conclusion that the XPS was in fact gone, I ran the post not thinking anything of it. It was just another news story to me. But not to dell apparently.

Several other sites ran similar stories on Monday except they simply asked the question whether or not the Adamo XPS was discontinued rather than stating my conclusion that it was dead. Throughout the day, these stories were updated, quoting an official dell spokesmen that stated that the model was in fact still around and not discontinued. Dell finally emailed us and commented on our story nearly six hours later.

The comment:

Hi Mark. I saw your article and thought I’d drop a quick comment to clarify the issue.

The first point I’d like to make is that the Adamo XPS is still available in the U.S. at select Best Buy Stores and on, still starting at $1,999.00. It has not been “discontinued” as such, but was meant to be a proof point to Dell’s design and engineer capabilities. Because of this, it was similar to a “limited edition”, and most of the original supply has since been accounted for. Those who want one can still get it from the aforementioned sources.

Also of note: the original Adamo is still available on with a starting price point of $999.

Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions :-)

First, my name is Matt, not Mark. But that comment just confirmed my post. It states that most of the Adamo XPS’s limited supply have nearly been exhausted and the model is currently only available from Best Buy. Right? That’s what it says.

Ok, so maybe calling the Adamo XPS discontinued is a wrong choice of words, because apparently it was only intended to be a limited edition model anyway. But it’s a fact that the model has reached the end of its life and therefore deserves the R.I.P sentiment I gave it in the post’s picture.

This brings us to today as Gizmodo finally ran its Adamo XPS R.I.P. post. (they later pulled it from the front page) Dell quickly sent us an email asking when were we going to update our post because apparently we got it all wrong and Gizmodo ousted us as their source — even though they didn’t in the post, but I still love Rosa. Dell’s request didn’t sit very well with me so I pulled out my Sherlock Holmes pipe and went to work reconfirming my original post.

Once again I confirmed that the Adamo XPS is no longer on It’s still not listed as a current model or available to purchase. The only way you can pull up the model is still by searching for it., Adamo models, master list.

Then John Biggs and I both contacted Dell Chat Support and were told that the model was “discontinued” and “reached its end of life.” Check the gallery below for transcripts.

Fair enough, Dell told us that Best Buy still had it online and in stores so I checked that out, too. The only thing is we can’t find it in any store besides one in New Jersey. It’s not at any location in Detroit, Flint, San Francisco, SoCal, Denver, Phoenix, Philidelphia, Boston, Minneapolis, upstate New York, or New York City proving that it’s in very limited supply. Once again, check the pics below.

I then called my local Best Buy location where I was told that yes, I could still order it, but I better hurry because it was discontinued.

What it seems we have here is a company trying to save face. You see, the Adamo XPS only hit retail shelves back in December and people just started to get their hands on the product. Laptop Magazine posted their review of it the same day I wrote its obituary. It could be true that the Adamo XPS was just a limited-time product, but it was never marketed as such. Even if it was a Halo project of sorts, why remove nearly every instance from and the Adamo microsite? It’s an amazing piece of modern technology that Dell should display for the whole world to see — even if it’s at the end of its intended life.

It’s true that you can still buy the Adamo XPS brand new in the box from a few retailers. It’s just like how you can still buy 2009 model year cars even though they are really discontinued. Except you don’t get a discount on the Adamo XPS.

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While Pinterest is still rolling out its brand new look to users, it decided to listen to some feedback along the way and make some tweaks.

Since the site relies heavily, or completely, on its users pinning things to boards like crazy, some features that were dropped from the new design were re-added due to popular demand.

One of the features that caused the community to clammer the most was “Pinned By,” which let people see who pinned an item. This was a way to discover new people to follow and Pinterest has brought it back:

Additionally, the mentioning friends feature using an @ symbol has returned, yet another way to discover new people to follow. Notice a trend here? It seems like the new design was limiting users on how they could find new friends and boards to interact with. The company says that finding friends from Twitter and Facebook that are on Pinterest is back, too.

Other than the features that were reintroduced, Pinterest has improved its search functionality by adding auto-suggest, something that helps people out when looking for things. This has been a popular feature on Google’s search product, making the experience way less aggravating than looking at an empty white box for minutes:

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Along with search, Pinterest has moved your recent activity notifications, including older ones, to the top right corner, another move that could increase engagement. Things that the company are thinking on and might roll out soon are rearranging pins and creating a board within a board. Let’s call that feature “Boardception.” Still, it’s clear that remaining true to the original experience tops all new bells and whistles.

Other social sites like Twitter and Facebook tend to roll out features slowly, getting instant feedback from people along the way before things are released to the masses. By letting users opt-in to trying out the new look, Pinterest gets beta testers who are ready, willing and able to voice their complaints, since that’s what people end up voicing anyways.

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The WSJ has an article by the FCC’s Robert M. McDowell on July 24, 2007, p. A15, “Broadband Baloney,” critiquing among other things the OECD’s discouraging data on broadband in the United States:

American consumers are poised to reap a windfall of benefits from a new wave of broadband deployment. But you would never know it by the rhetoric of those who would have us believe that the nation is falling behind, indeed in free fall.

Looming over the horizon are heavy-handed government mandates setting arbitrary standards, speeds and build-out requirements that could favor some technologies over others, raise prices and degrade service. This would be a mistaken road to take — although it would hardly be the first time in history that alarmists have ignored cold, hard facts in pursuit of bad policy.

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The supposed top finding of a new report commissioned by the British telecom regulator Ofcom is that we won’t need any QoS (quality of service) or traffic management to accommodate next generation video services, which are driving Internet traffic at consistently high annual growth rates of between 50% and 60%. TelecomTV One headlined, “Much ado about nothing: Internet CAN take video strain says UK study.”

But the content of the Analysys Mason (AM) study, entitled “Delivering High Quality Video Services Online,” does not support either (1) the media headline — “Much ado about nothing,” which implies next generation services and brisk traffic growth don’t require much in the way of new technology or new investment to accommodate them — or (2) its own “finding” that QoS and traffic management aren’t needed to deliver these next generation content and services.

For example, AM acknowledges in one of its five key findings in the Executive Summary:

innovative business models might be limited by regulation: if the ability to develop and deploy novel approaches was limited by new regulation, this might limit the potential for growth in online video services.

In fact, the very first key finding says:

A delay in the migration to [British Telecom’s next generation] 21CN-based bitstream products may have a negative impact on service providers that use current bitstream products, as growth in consumption of video services could be held back due to the prohibitive costs of backhaul capacity to support them on the legacy core network. We believe that the timely migration to 21CN will be important in enabling significant take-up of online video services at prices that are reasonable for consumers.

So very large investments in new technologies and platforms are needed, and new regulations that discourage this investment could delay crucial innovations on the edge. Sounds like much ado about something, something very big.

On the QoS question, AM appears to make a number of important oversights/omissions. I have only done a quick reading, but upon first examination:

— AM considers only downstream non-interactive video, such as download-and-cache, streamed medium quality services like YouTube, and high-end video like IPTV.

— AM does not consider two-way interactive real-time video, such as obvious applications like video-calling, video-conferencing, and Telepresence, or less obvious but still important future applications like 3D gaming, Cinema 2.0 interactive movies, high-resolution interactive virtual worlds, and a whole host of cloud-based services we cannot even imagine.

— These real-time interactive video applications and services impose more severe restrictions on bandwidth, latency, and jitter than static downstream video applications.

— The report does not appear to address the importance that QoS will play in the wireless/mobile realm. In the necessarily more bandwidth constrained environment of wireless, QoS is like to play a very important role in delivering video-calling, gaming, and other interactive services.

— Throughout the report, AM also acknowledges the key role content delivery networks (CDNs) play in delivery of video and other content. CDNs are NOT a bandwidth solution. They are a caching solution that improves “QoS” through hop-reduction and latency-reduction. They are in fact a bandwidth-saving device, and also a topological mechanism to cope with the, alas, finite speed of light.

— The mere fact AM spends so much time on CDNs undermines its own headline saying we can accommodate all new video traffic with more bandwidth.

— Bandwidth is a very big part of the equation. But so are CDNs, QoS, and a range of other technological, topological, and architectural strategies.

— I also have not yet found in the paper a detailed or persuasive rationale for the “finding” that bandwidth is ALWAYS a better solution than QoS. Bandwidth is indeed a good substitute for switching and/or QoS, but not always. And it is not always the most economically efficient solution.

I may revise and extend these observations, but upon first glance, the headlines don’t reflect the substance, and in a few cases, like its analysis of QoS, real-world substance doesn’t support the findings.

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I had another go at using watercolour in the Moleskine sketchbook. This time I made sure I had a scene I wanted to draw, and paid attention to how and where I used the paint.

The guy sitting in front of me eventually realised I was sketching the scene - it's difficult to be discreet when battling a playful breeze and displaying the full watercolour kit:
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I am quite pleased with this - the composition worked out really well with the layered poles/trunks and the groups of people, and I succeeded in controlling the use of colour.

This was done outside the café suppestegogis ("soup, roast and icecream", or souproastandicecream - the bare bones Danish dinnerparty menu out in the country for the past three generations or so). The café is on Åboulevarden, beside the canal, and has a good selection of sorbets and icecream. I spent a nice half hour under the parasol outside, having a peach-mango sorbet and a watercolour and cooling down in the breeze. Århus is hot and humid at the moment, and I'm enjoying the Mediterranean heat we're having for once.

  1. Lovely drawing Ea... and I love seeing the guy with the mobile phone registering you in the photo and smiling - funny. I always find it very awkward when people know I am sketching them, and often give up...

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After the success of its recent, affordable and unique tariff plans for voice services, IDEA Cellular, the pan-India mobile operator has now introduced a breakthrough plan for data services, offering unlimited internet usage for mobile subscribers in Mumbai. Now mobile subscribers can surf the internet, chat, connect with friends and relatives on social networking sites, email etc. for just Rs. 98.

With the growth in availability of affordable GPRS enabled handsets, mobile data services is set to increase in popularity and usage. Over 1.5 million IDEA subscribers and other mobile internet users in Mumbai can now access GPRS services for as low as Rs. 98 for a period of 30 days.

Those who wish to access GPRS services for limited period, can go for Rs. 8 per day plan, offering free usage for up to 70 MB download. The daily plan would remain active, until deactivated by the user, and charges of Rs. 5 per MB will apply for download beyond 70 MB limit.

Mr. Sashi Shankar, Chief Operating Officer – Mumbai, IDEA Cellular said, “Large number of mobile users are now accessing data services on their phones. IDEA has taken the lead to address this growing demand by introducing consumer friendly and flexible tariff plans which will give a new dimension to mobile experience for users in Mumbai. IDEA’s new unlimited GPRS plan will help the large youth community and small entrepreneurs – who are heavy users of mobile internet, or wish to access GPRS services on their handsets – to choose plans as per their usage”.


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Discussion in 'Shower & Bathtub Forum & Blog' started by Rmok1111, Mar 30, 2008.

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    Hello everybody, I am in the process of preparing to redo my bathroom in a condo. I plan on paying a plumber to redo my tub and piping in a 3 wall alcove. I am leaning towards the kohler because of the white color, but it is heavy. The americast has a off white compared to the kohler. I am ok with going with the americast if it is cheaper to install and I can live with the color because the tub is covered up by the curtain. I don't know if there will be that much of a difference in color because I am planning to put up sand color tarvertine on the walls and floor. I also would like to match the kohler sink and toilet that I am planning to put in.

    1. Would I have a problem with the weight because I am on the second floor of my condo/coach home that was built in 95? Right now I think I have a vekrill tub there.

    2. Will the plumber need access to the ceiling underneath the tub to connect the tub drain because other homeowners live underneath?

    3. Does it cost more for a plumber to install a cast iron tub than steel tub because of weight?

    4. Can anybody recommend a good licensed plumber in the chicagoland area?

    Thank you,

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    The Americast is a very good tub, and has an excellent performance reputation both on this forum, and in my area, where they are used a lot. I have used it with great success.
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    Thanks Jimbo, I guess I have to figure out the numbers and talk to the plumber.
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    I would give second thoughts to a Kohler toilet. Do a search here and see what the others have thought. Every manufacturer makes a white, some make more than one, so close or even exact matches are possible. I'd give their tub and sink a chance, but probably think twice there too. Do not get caught up in their faucets, either. Really tough to get repair parts later on.
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    I have a John Wood pro series hot water tank about 13 years old. Just recently I stopped getting hot water pressure. My pipes are not frozen. I have read FAQ,s and similar problem posts. I have great cold water pressure and my release and drain valves have great pressure, shooting clean hot water from them.I did not understand the advice given for checking nipples and dipsticks. My copper lines coming out of top of tank are soldered and I would have to cut them to check for calcium or crud.I feel my heater is still good and that it's a blockage or something. I could sure use some diagrams to show some of the procedures you've suggested to others with same problem. I know I will need a new water heater soon being 13 and all, but not without exhausting possible cheap fixes. Thanks, Statman from Calgary Alberta Canada EH!!
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    If there aren't any unions or flexible copper lines used then, yes, you will have to cut the copper line to see what the inside of the pipes look like. Per master plumber Mark, the hot side should be the one full of buildup, thus compromising your flow. This would be at where the pipe exits the tank.
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I know this question might appear a lot on this site, but I didn't find the asnwer I was looking for.

  • I'm a Windows user (Ultimate 7 64-bit).
  • Using Microsoft Word since forever.
  • I want the final document to be in PDF.
  • I do not have much time to try many software to decide which to use.

So, any recommendation on what to install? I know I must learn about tex and stuff through time, but meanwhile I need a specific software recommendation.

PS: I KNOW I need to drop my WYSIWYG habits on this.

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This question is certainly gonna be interesting for you. (Duplicate?) –  doncherry Apr 30 '11 at 16:56
Well, I think you can still use Microsoft Word. If you just want to typeset some mathematics and produce PDF output, Word (2007 or later) is enough. –  Leo Liu Apr 30 '11 at 17:56

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I have two strong recommendations:

  • TeXworks: if you like it quick and easy, it's usually already installed by MiKTeX and TeX Live, so just try.

  • TeXnicCenter: if you would like to work with a complex LaTeX editor with project management and a lot of features, toolbars and output options.

Further LaTeX editors for Windows are listed here: Distributions, Editors and Viewer for Windows.

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Using TeXworks for about 8 hours now and loving it! Already compiled a college report beautifully :D –  Felipe Solís May 1 '11 at 3:21

If you are using Microsoft Word and are happy with the results, except that you need the PDF output, you might try a PDF printer. You can try CutePDF Writer, or just go for Adobe Acrobat. But I have to say that even the basic installation of MiKTeX should suffice and soon you will be satisfied with the results.

As with most things in life, there is a learning curve for LaTeX, so don't be discouraged if it takes a while before you get used to it. Remember that there's a huge community of people willing to help you in your learning process. And the results you get are totally worth the time it will take to learn it.

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Newer versions also come with a pdf export function. Downloads are available for older versions as well. –  ipavlic Jun 17 '11 at 12:10

I'd definitely recommend Notepad++. It is the most universal text editor on Windows, and can be customized as easily for typesetting as it can be for programming.

You can follow the this link (along with the recommendations in the comments) for a very useful experience.

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I'm having problems with kpfonts' \mathfrak and MnSymbol. This example produces the "too many math alphabets" error:

  \typeout{*** Math fonts list ***}
    \typeout{(\the\count255: \the\textfont\count255=\fontname\textfont\count255)}        \advance\count255 by 1
    \mathfrak{Suca}\amalg A = x-2 \neq\mathcal{A}=\mathscr{F}=
      \mathbb{R}=\mathsf{C} \rightarrow \rightrightarrows

My goal is to disregard kpfonts' \mathfrak in favor of eufrak, but if I want to use MnSymbol as well then it doesn't work. I also tried the cmsy option of MnSymbol, and various kpfonts options but nada.

p.s. the solution to this question kpfonts with eufrak doesn't seem to work and the solution provided by the other answer works, unless you load too many alphabets.

p.p.s. I got the \PrintMathFonts trick from this answer Diagnosing the "too many math alphabets" error

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also, I noticed that something incredibly weird happens when I try to load the mnsymbol package before kpfonts. My temporary solution is definitely to kill mnsymbol for the time being. –  donkey kong Mar 2 '12 at 19:52
I can typeset the formula if \mathcal is turned into \mathscr, but all math families are allocated. Do you really need all that stuff? If only a few symbols from MnSymbol are needed, then it's possible to reduce from the four math families it allocates. –  egreg Mar 2 '12 at 20:43
well, I really use simultaneously mathcal, mathscr, mathbb, mathfrak and mathsf, but MnSymbol is not really essential, I just like the the symbols and arrows a lot better (although it seems to be having some weird behavior, so I'll probably end up not using it) –  donkey kong Mar 2 '12 at 23:13
If you don't need some of the alphabets in subscripts or superscripts it's possible to avoid loading them as math families. –  egreg Mar 2 '12 at 23:18
You can say \newcommand\mathfrak[1]{\mbox{\usefont{U}{euf}{m}{n}#1}}. It's possible to also take care of the math version. Actually, with some overhead, it can be made into working also for subscripts and superscripts. If you are interested, please try and modify your question. –  egreg Mar 2 '12 at 23:53

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Allocating a new math alphabet is handy, but can lead to the infamous "Too many math alphabets" error. However, if only text size for Fraktur letters is needed, one can quite well get away by

which won't waste a math alphabet.

I really don't think that MnSymbol goes along finely with Kp fonts. If only a restricted number of symbols from MnSymbol are needed, it's possible to use them without allocating a math group. But one should know what symbols you're using for giving precise advice.

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In organometallic chemistry it's common to draw ligands that are not bound atom to atom. Common examples are ferrocene:

or Zeisse's salt:

Does anyone have a strategy for approaching structures such as these?

For the alkene bond, one approach would be \chemfig{M-([2,0.5]=)([6,0.5]=} but this has the bond from the metal extending to the center of the double bond, rather than stop just before it.

I'm looking more for a general approach than a solution to these particular compounds.

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I'm not aware of a truly general approach. I solve these kinds of bonds by using invisible bonds -[,,,,draw=none] for placing atoms or determining access points for other bonds.

Ferrocene and similar compounds are not quite easy with chemfig and my approach is even less general. So far the only way I know is to draw them from scratch (but then I do not need to draw metallocenes very often (or ever)). Here's a try I recently used as an answer on chemieonline.de:

      ?[b]-[,,,,line width=3.5pt]>[:72,.8]-[:162,.8]-[:-162,.8]?[b,4]
  \draw (r1) ellipse (15pt and 8pt);
  \draw (r2) ellipse (15pt and 8pt);

enter image description here

The values need adjusting of course (I was being lazy) but the principle should be clear. What I've done here is the following: I drew the cp rings using chemfig's ? hook and marked the center (or actually only somewhere near) by using the @{<nodename>} syntax. These nodes then are accessed via \chemmove (which basically is a wrapper for \tikz[remember picture,overlay]) to draw the ellipses. This needs a least two compilations.

The second one's easier. I just use an invisible bond like I said above. This should also work for other similar compounds:

\usepackage{chemmacros}% for formal charges

enter image description here

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Thanks! It's becoming clear to me that I should familiarize myself with TikZ. The \chemmove command is new to me. I really appreciate such an elaborate answer. –  Anthony Oct 19 '12 at 14:22
\chemmove is described in the chemfig manual in the section about electon movement. And yes, since chemfig uses TikZ internally it often helps if one knows the basics of TikZ :) –  clemens Oct 19 '12 at 14:48

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D-Luxe BBQ & Catering

10/29/14 12:15 - D-luxe is D-ifferent.  The mercato wine sauce gives these smoked meats a whole new flavor.  Look for the bright red food trailer with a big black steel pit at the corner of Eldridge & Fm 1960.  A welcomed addition to the barbecue desert of North-West-No-Where.

I scored D-luxe an 86 out 100.  Reserve Grand Champion Texas BBQ.

Smoke:  "Red oak, Mesquite, Pecan and little bit of Hickory".  (???)  The big black ancient rusted pit is for real and not for show.  They use the pit to cook offsite and haul it to the trailer everyday.  This pit is a sight to see.  It looks like they resurrected this thing from the bottom of Galveston Bay and painted it black.  Not sure why it has smoke stacks.  There was more smoke billing out of the 1/2 inch gaps between the lids and holes at the seams.  Very primal.  The poor folks parked at the traffic light get a nice smoke bath.

Brisket:  Very Good.  An 1/8 inch smoke ring beneath a well constructed black bark.  Near perfect tenderness.  Full intense smoke so bring the Rolaids. They use a sweet white mercato wine sauce as a mop. It gives this brisket a unique flavor unlike I have tasted anywhere.  There was a slight bitter after taste from either the charred sugar from the mop or too much smoke.  If they could get this balance corrected it would be a slice to rave about.  Serious flavor in this brisket.  No sauce needed.

Ribs:  Good.  A big meaty spare rib. A little past tender and little dry.  A great smokey bark with same mop flavors and sugar coated rub seasoning.  Full smoke flavor but not as intense.  A lot flavor packed into a big meaty rib.  No sauce needed.

Sausage:  Very Good.  They serve a beef and a venison link.  Both are equally delicious.  Moist, bold traditional spice with beef and venison flavors.  A nice peppery aftertaste.  Very juicy so have a napkin handy or you have grease running down you face.  No sauce needed.

Sauce:  Excellent.  This is not a traditional BBQ sauce and very unique.  This wine sauce had strong ginger and herb flavors.  It worked well with all the meats and gave every bite a rush of flavor.  Get it on the side, dip and enjoy.

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Kozy BBQ

Peace, Love, BBQ

10/3/14 12pm - "Wha chu wont, baby?".  I don't quite understand it, but I love it when old women call me baby.  That was my greeting to this BBQ trailer located in the 5th Ward, catercorner from the original Kozy Kitchen.  Side of the trailer reads "Peace, Love, BBQ".  Words to live by.

I scored Kozy BBQ a 78 out of 100.  This is Regional Texas BBQ.  This was my second visit.  Four months prior the score was 79, but I was hoping I caught them on a bad day.  Consistency is the toughest skill to master with BBQ.  I really wanted to give this place high marks because wood fired Que is so hard to find within city limits.  If you want real pit BBQ you don't have to stand in line for give them a try.
Real wood fire pit BBQ
Smoke:  Pinon & Post Oak.  A large Steel offset smoker is located in the Trailer with dual stacks smokin!.  I was bathed in blue smoke as I waited for my real wood fired BBQ.  If was kinda like a baptism.

Brisket: Good. A 1/8in smoke ring beneath a thin black bark.  Slice was a tad overcooked.  It fell apart, there was no resistance left to hold it together.  Full smoke flavor, could not detect any seasoning.  It finished a little dry.  Use the sauce.  The slice from my previous visit was the exact opposite, under cooked and chewy.

Ribs:  Fair.  Consistently bad is not good.  These meaty spare ribs are a bit chewy.  Great smoke and black pepper seasoning.  They taste great but you need strong teeth and a toothpick.  Use the sauce.

Sausage:  Very Good.  A homemade beef circle link like central Texas and spiced up like East Texas. Strong bold spice, cumin and smoke flavor.  Long lasting aftertaste.  Nice smoke ring but overheated a bit.  No sauce needed. I gave their jalapeno sausage higher marks last time.

Sauce:  Excellent.  A thick red very sweet sauce.  A great flavor boost to all the meats.  I like how it worked with the spicy sausage.  Good enough to drink.  Great to deep bread in.  Would make any sandwich remarkable.
The dining room

The glory days

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Brooks Family BBQ

9/19/14 12:38pm - Funkalicious! That is the one word that best describes this East Texas style BBQ joint. I was greeted by a stereo blasting out the Gap Band's "You drop a bomb on me".  In my mind I was dancing all the way up to the counter.  Felt like I was back at the high school dance listening to a funk play list from the 70's & 80's. The BBQ roots of this family stretches back 50 years to Nacogdoches.  Harlon brought his family to Houston in the 70's and started Harlon BBQ (out of biz).  Marlon continued the family tradition and open his restaurant December 26, 2013 across the street from UH's new football stadium.  No relation to the Brooks Place in Cypress.  The service is great; they pour the love on their customers.

I scored Brooks Family BBQ an 84 out 100.  This is Reserve Grand Champion Texas BBQ with a little Funk.

Smoke:  Hickory and Mesquite.  There is a steel barrel smoker outside but its most likely for catering, since outdoor cooking is forbidden.  Not a stick of wood in sight and their Facebook page is littered with rotating steel racks.  Its a gasser.

Brisket:  Very Good.  An nice bright red 1/4in smoke ring beneath a respectable black bark.  Slice thin but it tested and ate tender.  Well done.  Good smoke flavor.  Seasoning was mild but you could taste a hint of salt.  No sauce needed.  Not bad for a gasser.

Ribs:  Very Good.  Fall-off-the-bone spare ribs.  Even though these ribs were overcooked they were very moist. The red savory salty pork suggests these ribs may have spent a night in a brine.  Love it.  The moist seasoned bark suggests these ribs spent their final hours wrapped.  Lot of love goes into these ribs.  No sauce needed.

Sausage:  Excellent.  A pork link that was a cross between East Texas and Mexico.  An East Texas spicy sausage seasoned with chile powder.  One minute I thought I was eating Chorizo the next I think I am eating an East Texas link.  Marlon said they purchase these links from Frenchys.  Very bold spice flavor and long lasting aftertaste.  A little orange grease on the plate made me wish for a tortilla.  No sauce needed.

Sauce:  Good.  A purchased product with a private label.  Since nothing here needs sauce who cares.  A sweet thick red sauce with a little spice that lingers after the tangy fades away.  It does complement all the salty flavors.  It does the job.
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Heavy's Outdoor Bar-B-Que

9/5/14 12:16pm -  I was six days too late to run into Daniel Vaughn eating at Heavy's.  I did not eat the same BBQ he did.  This was once the location of McBees, which made top 50 back in 2008.  The name may have changed but the quality has not.

I scored Heavy's a 90 out of 100.  This is Grand Champion Texas BBQ.

Smoke:  Mesquite.  Well I knew I would run into this sooner or later.  The combination of a gasser and wood fired pit.  The same two twin pits that made McBees famous are still in use today, but behind them is a Southern Pride.  I am guessing the briskets start out in the pit and spend the night in the gasser.  Around 145F the smoke ring process stops and so does smoke flavor.  At this point your pit becomes a oven.  Only bark and fat benefit from the smoke past this point.

Brisket:  Excellent.  Top 50 quality.  A 5/16in impressive red smoke ring underneath a big black bark.  Near perfect tenderness, silky and moist.  Smokey fat rendered well.  Full smoke flavor with a salty rub.  No sauce needed.

Ribs:  Very Good.  I wished these ribs tasted as good as they looked.  They scored high on tenderness but lack of flavor hurt.  A bronze bark with pink meat.  A soft bite left a clean bone.  Near perfect tenderness.  The seasoning was visible but all the flavor had vanished. Surprisingly very little smoke flavor (gasser ribs?)  These ribs only had one flavor, pork.  Use the sauce.

Sausage:  Excellent.  Anytime I see a smoke ring in a sausage, I get a little excited.  At first bite I knew this was a winner.  A beef/pork mixture with bold traditional spice.  Just enough salt to makes it pop with flavor.  The garlic and pepper leaves a long lasting aftertaste.  No sauce needed.  According to DV's article, they purchase this sausage from Pollok's Market in Falls City, Tx.  Its a fifth generation recipe dating back to 1854.  A fabulous link and a real connection to the old world.

Sauce:  Good.  An average thin tangy sauce that does the job.  Make sure you get it on the side.

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Texas Bar-B-Que House

8/15/14 12:17 - I am starting to notice a trend here.  Houston Greeks are really bad at Texas BBQ. They took over the restaurant back in 1983.  The joint dates back to the 1960's.  They serve both BBQ and home style meals.

I scored Texas Bar-B-Que House a 71 out of 100.  This is Bum Steer BBQ.

Smoke:  Mesquite and Hickory.  An ancient Oyler is beneath the smoke stack.  Owner says its the "original" and dates back to 1946.  She claims she has the "papers".  I think she was implying this was the original in Houston.  Not sure exactly what she has.  She may be mistaken about the date. The patent for Oyler was filed in 1968.  The first pits were named Lean-To Smokehouse Ovens and built by the inventor Herbert J Oyler. Mr Oyler died in 1973.  Since she has "papers" one can assumed this was a purchased item.  She may have an original Lean-To Smokehouse built by Herbert J Oyler and that would be very very cool.

Brisket: Fair.  An 1/8 in smoke ring beneath a thin bark.  Overcooked and crumbled under the fork.  Could not detect a rub, the only flavors were beef and smoke.  Very dry.  Use the sauce.

Ribs:  Good.  Served one spare rib cut into two halves. Nice pink smoke ring beneath a bronze bark.  Bite required some tearing and ate tough of tender.  There was a fabulous black pepper seasoning.  Great smoke and great flavor.  No sauce needed.  Best item on the plate.

Sausage:  Fair.  You cant really taste filler but you can recognized its texture.  This sausage had a lot of filler.  It had mild spice flavor and very little after taste.  Smoke was very mild also.  Use the sauce.

Sauce:  Very Good.  A thick tangy sweet dark red sauce that can cover up some bland meats.

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The Granary 'Cue and Brew

1900's house

8/8/14 11:06am - If this is the future of Texas BBQ, I only have one thing to say.....BRING IT!.  I don't care what they serve at night because they are serving some killer Texas BBQ for lunch.  The lunch and dinner menu are totally different.  A total food snob joint.  The chef is probably a shoe end for the Jimmy Beard award or something.  They have hand crafted beers, an eclectic dinner menu, and they doing some fun stuff with smoke like the pastrami short rib.  According to the chef, they "honor the past tradition of Texas BBQ with their lunch menu and look towards the future of Texas BBQ with their dinner menu".  Gee whiz thanks.

I scored The Granary 'Cue & Brew a 95 out of 100.  This is Grand Champion Texas BBQ.  Oh yeah, they made Texas Monthly top 50 for 2013 like that even matters.
Wood Fired

Smoke:  Oak.  Big stacks of oak in front of the wood fired Olyer pit are on proud display on the side of a quaint 1900's house. The house belong to a German family who worked at the Pearl Brewery.  That's cool. According to the chef they use smoke as a perfume.  Cute, the foodies will love you.  I can see how the Olyer is the tool of choice for these modernist pit masters.
The red stuff is Pastrami!

Brisket:  Excellent.  I have been suffering for weeks searching for a slice this good!  A 1/16 in smoke ring beneath well seasoned black bark.  A near perfect score on tenderness.  Every bite moist, silky and pull apart tender.  No knife needed.  The smoke, oh my the smoke.  Every bite of meat, bark or fat was under its spell.  I could smell it on my fingertips hours later and just smiled (the wife thought it was creepy). The whole slice ate like a tender juicy burnt end. No sauce needed at all.  It was almost the perfect slice but for the 1/16 inch smoke ring?!  Come on....gassers produce a bigger smoke ring.

Ribs:  Excellent.  I have not been wowed by a pork rib in weeks until now.  These cute little St Luis or baby backs were like meat candy.  Near perfect tender with soft bite and clean bone underneath a reddish bronze color.  They looked as good as they ate.  You could taste all the smoke, seasoning, and porkyness flavors. They had a subtle sweetness. One bite and you can't put them down.  No sauce needed.

Sausage:  Very Good and Unique.  Are they grinding up filet mignon to make beef sausage?  Seriously, this beef was as succulent and luxurious as a fine steak. A large course ground loose beef link with bold traditional spice and mild after taste.  The smoke was mild.  The casing was kinda tough but after first bite you get over it. I love the pink center.  They should ask you at what temp do you want your sausage served. I like medium rare please.  No sauce or steak sauce needed.  Warning: you will need a napkin.
Yellow smear is mustard for Pastrami!

Sauce:  Excellent.  A dark brown semi thick very tangy sauce.  Its strong apple cider vinegar flavor made it a stand out.  It has an over powering effect so use it sparingly.  Nothing here needs sauce but its fun to dip a bite or two.

PASTRAMI!!:  Grand Slam Home Run.  If you are lucky enough to be in San Antonio for lunch on a Friday, there is no other choice than The Granary.  This blows away all deli pastrami.  Don't decide between brisket or pastrami, just get them both.  A bright cherry red center from top to bottom from the brine process beneath a well seasoned black bark. Just as tender as the brisket.  Just as smokey as the brisket. And it tastes like barbecue pastrami!  How come nobody in Texas thought of this before?

Craft beers

The Pearl Connection

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Waller County Line BBQ

7/28/14 11:46am - This place sure knows how to pull in the clients flying down Hwy 290.  Bright signage, big black steel pits and blue smoke.  No doubt they are serving wood fired barbecue.  My advise is to keep on driving.  You are not missing out on anything.

I scored Waller County Line BBQ a 67 out of 100.  This is Bum Steer BBQ.

What are they used for?

Smoke:  Oak.  Under the banner "The Pit Crew" is a fenced off area with big black steel pits.  Large stack of Oak wood.  The billowing blue smoke leaves no doubt this is wood fired something.

No smoke ring, nada!
Brisket:  Poor.  No smoke ring.  No bark.  My first thought was "Did they cut it off?"  Closer examination revealed it was never there to begin with.  Pre-sliced big hunks of brown beef.  It look like roast beef and ate like roast beef.  Are the pits for show?  Overcooked way past tender, it dried up and crumbled on my plate all by itself. One of the worst excuses for Texas Brisket I have ever had.  Drown the plate in sauce. They should refuse any requests for sauce on the side. They should only sell chopped beef.  Hell they should just take brisket off the menu.

Ribs:  Fair.  A thin spare rib with zero smoke ring.  There was a paper thin bark and grey pork beneath.  I had to wait a little in line as they did not have any ribs ready to serve.  First bite was cold!  Yep, these are re-heated left over ribs!  You have to try to be this bad.  They were overcooked past tender and dry.  They had a rubbery texture from spending the night in the frig.  Little flavor except pork.  Little smoke again begs the question "What is inside those pits!?".  Use the sauce and demand your ribs are re-heated fully.

Sausage:  Very Good.  A course ground mostly beef link.  Great traditional spice with mild after taste.  A great smokey dark casing (Oh! the pits are for the sausage, I get it now).  No sauce needed.  Get the one meat plate and save some money.

Sauce:   Very Good.  I guess Waller is too close to Houston because they follow the Houston formula: Great Sauce + average BBQ = Houston BBQ. They serve two sauces, one mild and one spicy.   They are equally great.  The mild is a thick tangy sweet ketchup based sauce that could make liver taste great.  It coats the meats well and hides how bad the BBQ is here.  The spicy sauce has a little heat and its a little thinner than the mild.  Use either one generously and drown the whole plate.
Used to keep warm

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