I think you missed the point here. This isn't about how good or bad a wine is, it's about protecting a regional product. Chablis should not have the monopoly on Chablis-type wine? Why not? I don't see why an ozzie producer would call his Chardonnay a Chablis anyway. I'm French (with Family from Burgundy) living in Australia and I believe that most typical ozzie wines have little in common with Burgundy wines. It's not a question of quality: as your friend pointed out, the Australians make some stunning wine, it's simply a question of climate and soil.
As other posters have commented: I hope that this will encourage Australian wine-makers to create their own appellations.
I second this. A wine-freak friend of mine gave me the following advice when I started getting into wine a while ago: if you're not sure if you should get the $5 or the $50 bottle at your local wine outlet, get both. taste them side by side. If you can't make any noticeable difference in quality then yes by all means stick with the $5 bottle! There's certainly no shame in that!
Hi Sven, I just browsed your site but could not find a contact link.
I'd like to ask you what provider you are using? I've only ust moved to Sydney from Europe. I understand you're in Melbourne but would like to know none-the-less. Telstra and Optus offers have left me unconvnced so far. I've looked into TPG also which is the best I've found so far after my summary search.
When you have to drive from New York to California for shipping, $4 a gallon is a big deal. There is no equivalent in the UK or the Netherlands.
While that may be true with regards to the UK or NL, I can assure you that we also need goods shipped from one end of Europe to the other. During a trip on any major European highway you are bound to numerous trucks with license plates from many different member states.
Reminds me of this sweet old lady in the printng industry who regularly would back up newer versions of custom publishing software on a CD (smart move). Surprised that the same CD was still being used after a while a cursory check showed that the back-up procedure was quite simple: "I just drag the program onto the CD and and let it write the data". That's how you end up with a CD full of "links" (from the desktop) to the actual executable file!
And I read in the French press today that it's now coming to France too (law passed yesterday). The minister responsible for this even foresees to extend this to all of Europe with the help of Europol once the French accede to presidency of the EU (soon).
Well you can simply configure your host to forward your "me@acme.com" mails to "me@gmail.com" automatically. It is then trivial to set Gmail up so that incoming mails sent to "me@acme.com" are replied with "me@acme.com" as a reply-to address.
I use this for several of my domains. The clear advantage for me is that I can use the Gmail interface which I've known and used for years now. Every hosting provider has their own brew of online mail and I've yet to find one that can compete with Gmail.
This is starting to sound like a fan boy post, but another sizable advantage of using Gmail (or hotmail or yahoo-mail etc.) is that your current ISP probably does not have global coverage. So when you move to France next year and have to use neuf.fr as your provider your old e-mail address and messages will not follow you. However you can check your hotmail / Gmail / yahoo for free, no matter where you live and no matter who your ISP is.
However, on a professional front, I personally don't think it is a good move for the simple reason that people hang on to ISPs despite better competition only because they've been "using the same [IS provided]e-mail for years now".
Just my 2 cents
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The large majority of computers at the European Commission (a BIG number of networked computers) are shut down atomatically at a given Hour, 8pm I think. All power sockets stop providing power past a certain hour also.
Of course there are "exception lists" and some a small number of power sockets that provide power all night (they're re, so you easy to spot but only available in certain parts of the EC).
Regarding the issue at hand, I was amazed at how easy the WWF (not the wrestling federation) set up a direct transfer from my account. I was approached by some WWF volunteers in the street, they gave me their pitch, and I decided to do a small gesture and give them something like 5 / mo or something. All I actually had to do was write down my name, address, account number and scribble a signature on a form. No ID whatsoever was asked, I could have put down anyone's name / address / account number / and signed Mickey Mouse as long as the account number was valid this would no doubt have worked. Anyway, a couple of days later the first transfer occurred. I didn't receive a call from my bank or anything such as that to confirm this new automatic transfer.
In French "miro" is slang for "short-sighted" or used to designate someone who clearly missed some big visual clue. Not really fitting for a video player but it can't be easy to find a word that is abstract in every language.
The sole question as for me relates to enterprises being sold for cheap because the owner has died and the heirs cannot afford to pay the related taxes. Most of the time, it has not been properly prepared, but this should be addressed...
Interesting example, one that I fully agree with. I'm guessing by your username and post that you're French (and living in Paris). Here's another example that you may have heard of and that you might agree with. What happens when you inherit the house that's been in the familiy for generations.. But that house is, say, on the Ile de Ré where property prices has sky-rocketed? The state will no doubt attribute to the house a market price well over what the inheritant could pay (again, htis is an example), and the inheritant could find themselves in the situation where they must sell the house to be able to pay the inheritance fee induced by the house. Does that sounds sane to you?
If you read the French papers you must know that this type of situation is not unheard-of at all.
I have never been a chocolate fan, even as a child. This all changed when I moved to Belgium. The situation here is... weird to say the least. The chocolate makers are millionnaires, they're young, they're VIPs, you see them in glossy people mags. Oh, and they make chocolate that is beyond description. Quality is so high that discussing it is meaningless. The big chocolate makers are waging a fierce war that is being fought via packaging, service, and creativity (yes the consumer wins here).
I've had american cadbureys before, and hersheys, and lindt, and UK cadbureys and rowntree products, and their AUS counterparts, hell I've even had a wide selection of swiss chocolates (highly recommended); but NEVER have I seen the kind of product that is sold in the high-class chocolate boutiques here in Belgium.
For those of you who are interested and live in the NYC area, I'd recommend looking for a Pierre Marcolini boutique that recently opened there.
You obviously don't work with anyone working in EU institutions (European Commission, European Parliement, European Counsil, European Central Bank, Committee of Regions just to name some of the big ones all accessible via http://www.europa.eu/) that all have a url with ".europea.eu" same goes for all their staff that has an email addrees with "@someinst.europa.eu".
I, for one, see ".eu" addresses every business day.
If the sex-offender related laws get broadened and things such as what is described in this article become more common-place then eventually a majority of US citizens will be labelled sex-offenders. THEN, some politicians will think about reviewing these laws. Well... unless sex-offenders are not allowed to vote (is that the case?)
Every year when hunting season starts in France you can bet that you'll read about some accident. Usually a hunter accidently shooting another hunter / person from the hunting party. This is nearly always due the hunter in question being (extremely) drunk.
Indeed I am in fact wrong. Point taken. Now what I'd like to understand is what exactly goes on with such a device hooked in to the line-out. I know nothing about radio broadcasting but surely you can't broadcast such information as volume can you?
I'd be willing to beleaive that such as transmitter could read a volume setting and transform that into signal-strength... but still.
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haha. You my friend have not lived in Australia!
just a quick google search makes for some interesting reading: http://www.google.com/search?q=australia+rugby+player+sex+scandal&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=&oe=
I think you missed the point here. This isn't about how good or bad a wine is, it's about protecting a regional product. Chablis should not have the monopoly on Chablis-type wine? Why not? I don't see why an ozzie producer would call his Chardonnay a Chablis anyway. I'm French (with Family from Burgundy) living in Australia and I believe that most typical ozzie wines have little in common with Burgundy wines. It's not a question of quality: as your friend pointed out, the Australians make some stunning wine, it's simply a question of climate and soil. As other posters have commented: I hope that this will encourage Australian wine-makers to create their own appellations.
I second this. A wine-freak friend of mine gave me the following advice when I started getting into wine a while ago: if you're not sure if you should get the $5 or the $50 bottle at your local wine outlet, get both. taste them side by side. If you can't make any noticeable difference in quality then yes by all means stick with the $5 bottle! There's certainly no shame in that!
What on earth does that have to do with big bonuses?
Hi Sven, I just browsed your site but could not find a contact link. I'd like to ask you what provider you are using? I've only ust moved to Sydney from Europe. I understand you're in Melbourne but would like to know none-the-less. Telstra and Optus offers have left me unconvnced so far. I've looked into TPG also which is the best I've found so far after my summary search.
Some can be found here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1022756/Trail-destruction-British-familys-4-4m-Marbella-villa-400-crash-Facebook-party.html
While that may be true with regards to the UK or NL, I can assure you that we also need goods shipped from one end of Europe to the other. During a trip on any major European highway you are bound to numerous trucks with license plates from many different member states.
Haha nice one!
Reminds me of this sweet old lady in the printng industry who regularly would back up newer versions of custom publishing software on a CD (smart move). Surprised that the same CD was still being used after a while a cursory check showed that the back-up procedure was quite simple: "I just drag the program onto the CD and and let it write the data". That's how you end up with a CD full of "links" (from the desktop) to the actual executable file!
Hi Kenzor, what Belgian ISP are you with? Also, how much do you pay and what speeds to you usually get? Cheers
And I read in the French press today that it's now coming to France too (law passed yesterday). The minister responsible for this even foresees to extend this to all of Europe with the help of Europol once the French accede to presidency of the EU (soon).
I'm usually leaning aer I have a tower of piss..
Where's the "goodluckwiththat" tag when you need it?
Well you can simply configure your host to forward your "me@acme.com" mails to "me@gmail.com" automatically. It is then trivial to set Gmail up so that incoming mails sent to "me@acme.com" are replied with "me@acme.com" as a reply-to address.
I use this for several of my domains. The clear advantage for me is that I can use the Gmail interface which I've known and used for years now. Every hosting provider has their own brew of online mail and I've yet to find one that can compete with Gmail.
This is starting to sound like a fan boy post, but another sizable advantage of using Gmail (or hotmail or yahoo-mail etc.) is that your current ISP probably does not have global coverage. So when you move to France next year and have to use neuf.fr as your provider your old e-mail address and messages will not follow you. However you can check your hotmail / Gmail / yahoo for free, no matter where you live and no matter who your ISP is.
However, on a professional front, I personally don't think it is a good move for the simple reason that people hang on to ISPs despite better competition only because they've been "using the same [IS provided]e-mail for years now".
Just my 2 cents
According the Michel Fournier's site: http://www.thesuperjump.org/retranscription.html (in French) the sky dive has been delayed due to unfavorable weather conditions.
It has been rescheduled for tomorrow when weather conditions are forecast to be much better.
The large majority of computers at the European Commission (a BIG number of networked computers) are shut down atomatically at a given Hour, 8pm I think. All power sockets stop providing power past a certain hour also.
Of course there are "exception lists" and some a small number of power sockets that provide power all night (they're re, so you easy to spot but only available in certain parts of the EC).
I think the word is "naïveté".
Regarding the issue at hand, I was amazed at how easy the WWF (not the wrestling federation) set up a direct transfer from my account. I was approached by some WWF volunteers in the street, they gave me their pitch, and I decided to do a small gesture and give them something like 5 / mo or something. All I actually had to do was write down my name, address, account number and scribble a signature on a form. No ID whatsoever was asked, I could have put down anyone's name / address / account number / and signed Mickey Mouse as long as the account number was valid this would no doubt have worked. Anyway, a couple of days later the first transfer occurred. I didn't receive a call from my bank or anything such as that to confirm this new automatic transfer.
In French "miro" is slang for "short-sighted" or used to designate someone who clearly missed some big visual clue. Not really fitting for a video player but it can't be easy to find a word that is abstract in every language.
Excuse my ignorance on the subject but wouldn't a router + port forwarding defeat this "blocking of known ports" defense?
I really don't know much about networking so I'm asking an honest question.
(oh and I live in Belgium)
Interesting example, one that I fully agree with. I'm guessing by your username and post that you're French (and living in Paris). Here's another example that you may have heard of and that you might agree with. What happens when you inherit the house that's been in the familiy for generations.. But that house is, say, on the Ile de Ré where property prices has sky-rocketed? The state will no doubt attribute to the house a market price well over what the inheritant could pay (again, htis is an example), and the inheritant could find themselves in the situation where they must sell the house to be able to pay the inheritance fee induced by the house. Does that sounds sane to you?
If you read the French papers you must know that this type of situation is not unheard-of at all.
I have never been a chocolate fan, even as a child. This all changed when I moved to Belgium. The situation here is... weird to say the least. The chocolate makers are millionnaires, they're young, they're VIPs, you see them in glossy people mags. Oh, and they make chocolate that is beyond description. Quality is so high that discussing it is meaningless. The big chocolate makers are waging a fierce war that is being fought via packaging, service, and creativity (yes the consumer wins here).
I've had american cadbureys before, and hersheys, and lindt, and UK cadbureys and rowntree products, and their AUS counterparts, hell I've even had a wide selection of swiss chocolates (highly recommended); but NEVER have I seen the kind of product that is sold in the high-class chocolate boutiques here in Belgium.
For those of you who are interested and live in the NYC area, I'd recommend looking for a Pierre Marcolini boutique that recently opened there.
You obviously don't work with anyone working in EU institutions (European Commission, European Parliement, European Counsil, European Central Bank, Committee of Regions just to name some of the big ones all accessible via http://www.europa.eu/) that all have a url with ".europea.eu" same goes for all their staff that has an email addrees with "@someinst.europa.eu".
I, for one, see ".eu" addresses every business day.
If the sex-offender related laws get broadened and things such as what is described in this article become more common-place then eventually a majority of US citizens will be labelled sex-offenders. THEN, some politicians will think about reviewing these laws. Well... unless sex-offenders are not allowed to vote (is that the case?)
Every year when hunting season starts in France you can bet that you'll read about some accident. Usually a hunter accidently shooting another hunter / person from the hunting party. This is nearly always due the hunter in question being (extremely) drunk.
Being blind and hunting is dangerous
Indeed I am in fact wrong. Point taken. Now what I'd like to understand is what exactly goes on with such a device hooked in to the line-out. I know nothing about radio broadcasting but surely you can't broadcast such information as volume can you? I'd be willing to beleaive that such as transmitter could read a volume setting and transform that into signal-strength... but still.
Those "preview" and "submit" buttons sure are close... :-/