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The Great Corkage Schmorkage List

April 11, 2007 at 12:10 am by john

When restaurants offer no, low, or discounted corkage for wine you bring into their restaurants, it's a big deal. The margin on food aint pretty so alcohol usually makes up the difference for them. We thought of publishing a list of restaurants that offer some sort of corkage deal on our site but then realized, the list would be a LOT more comprehensive if we asked for your input first. So, here's our short list of restaurants to start you off, but please comment with your ownpicks!

***NEW! - we've added an interactive corkage map on google - CLICK HERE ***

COLUMBO'S RESTAURANT

No corkage for wines purchased at CoWineCo!1833 Colorado Blvd.
Eagle Rock, CA 90041
(323) 254-9138

MIA SUSHI

No corkage Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for wines purchased at CoWineCo!4741 Eagle Rock Blvd.

Eagle Rock, CA 90041

(323) 256-2562

CAMILO'S CALIFORNIA BISTRO

Low corkage! $5/ bottle

2128 Colorado Blvd.

Eagle Rock, CA 90041

(323) 478-2644

BISTRO K

No corkage!

1000 Fremont Ave.

South Pasadena, CA 91030

(626) 799-5052

CAFE BIZOU

Low corkage! $2/bottle

91 N. Raymond Ave.

Pasadena, CA

(626) 792-9923

BLUE HEN

No corkage!

1743 Colorado Blvd.

(323) 982-9900

PINOT BISTRO

No corkage!

12969 Ventura Blvd.
Studio City, CA 91604

(818) 990-0500

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In the bathroom, we spend almost two-thirds of household water consumption. We flush the toilet, taking hot baths in the winter and refreshing swim in summer, bathe the kids or taking a bath when it comes to relax. Meanwhile, many eventually got built luxury bathroom with spa and water massage.

Save lots of water
In the bathroom are both habits and choice of equipment are important. A new two-flush toilet uses only 3 to 6 liters (some only 2 +4) a saving shower halve water use in the bath and a flow limiter takes the top of the water for those who can not live with a spare shower. It is possible to save gallons of water without losing the joy of the little luxuries - the daily bath.

Do not have a spare shower, you use 12 liters of water per minute when you bathe. And for every minute you shorten the bath, thus saving you 12 liters of water. This means that the bath to the user of five minutes to 60 liters of water. Use the water in the bathroom wisely and save gallons of water every day.

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PreSonus BlueTube DP V2 And PreSonus TubePre V2: Tube-Driven Mic Preamps

January 25, 2012

Now shipping, the PreSonus BlueTube DP V2 and TubePre V2 are new and improved versions of the company's oldie-bit-goodie classic tube preamplifiers.
The BlueTube DP V2 dual-path mic / instrument preamp delivers solid-state clarity and tube warmth, according to PreSonus. The solid-state path feeds PreSonus’ Class-A XMAX mic preamplifier with 80 dB of variable gain -- a substantial upgrade from the original BlueTube DP. The unit's tube path features a 12AX7 tube that operates on voltages double that of other preamplifiers in its class, producing lots of headroom and big tone. As PreSonus notes, the Tube Drive enables you to achieve anything from gentle warmth to edgy distortion. The BlueTube DP V2 also offers 48V phantom power, an 80 Hz highpass filter, -20 dB pad, and polarity reverse.
Ideal for use on guitars and vocals, the half-rackspace BlueTube DP has two combo mic / instrument inputs so that singer-songwriters can run their vocal through one channel and their guitar through the other, feeding both to the P.A., with no guitar amp needed. Thanks to balanced XLR and unbalanced 1/4-inch outputs, the unit also serves as a DI box. Housed in a new, rugged, 1/2U case, the BlueTube DP V2 is now available for $229.95 (MAP).
According to PreSonus, the single-channel TubePre V2 tube preamp is an affordable way to add high-quality tube warmth and character to your sound. This new version provides even more sound options, plus a more focused tube saturation than the original TubePre. The unit has been upgraded to employ PreSonus’ XMAX Class-A solid-state preamp, which is followed in the signal path by a 12AX7 vacuum-tube stage with Tube Drive tube-saturation control. The TubePre V2 is housed in a rugged, 1/3-rackspace case.
The TubePre V2 rear panel has separate unbalanced, 1/4-inch instrument and balanced, XLR mic inputs and unbalanced 1/4-inch and balanced XLR line outputs. The front panel offers controls for gain, 48V phantom power, 80 Hz highpass filter, and polarity-reverse, as well as a mic / instrument input switch. A lighted VU meter and a clip LED are present as well. The TubePre V2 is now shipping for $129.95 (MAP).
For more information, visit presonus.com.

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Political Dynasty

Political dynasty should be strictly prohibited in our country. There are many politicians of today monopolizr the politics on their respective provinces, like the Josons of Nueva Ecija, Magsaysay and Gordon of Zambales, Roman and Garcia of Bataan, Singson of Ilocos Sur, Garcia and Osmena of Cebu, Zubiri of Bukidnon, Cojuangcos, Aquinos, Marcoses, etc.