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Baco Hound
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Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery's Baco Noir, BlackBerry. -
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Bests the competition
Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery's Baco Noir
12 July 2009
This is a wine from a well known producer in the Niagara Peninsula. It has a cult following in Canada and that is moving further afield. People who like this specific wine LIKE IT A LOT! They are a community of people who are contrarian. They are proud of liking the wine made from an unusual grape variety that is often used as a ringer in blind tastings against wines from famous places and wine regions -- and then surprising everyone when the Baco Noir from Henry of Pelham bests the competition. Many Canadians abroad would consider this their regional wine, like Zinfandel for Calfornia, Malbec for Argentina, Shiraz for Australia. But not just any Baco Noir -- this one specifically.
A near perfect device
BlackBerry
12 July 2009
A near perfect device that has freed me from the Pavlovian urge to answer any ringing phone. The BlackBerry allows me to control my time by having almost all business contact run through e-mail so that: 1) I can respond in my own time, 2) portability makes that response timely as I respond when I'm in line for something/whatever, 3) when I do speak on the phone/meet in person the conversations are more meaningful as so much prep has been done in advance. The BlackBerry has turned the commodity of meetings and telephone conversations into something more valuable, the way film raised the quality of theatre, then TV raised the quality of film, and now the Internet is raising the standard for TV and magazines. Just as McLuhan would have predicted. And I get more quality time with my family as a result, while maximizing my work efficiency. I love the Blackberry.