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- Traditional map best guide for a trip through the past - Orlando Sentinel
- Businessman Maps Out Colorado Beer Drinker's Guide - FOX News
- New state guides help locate local food, gardens and more - Fosters Daily Democrat
- CADLearning AutoCAD Map 3D 2011 Tutorials Published - Earthtimes
| Traditional map best guide for a trip through the past - Orlando Sentinel Posted: 29 Aug 2010 04:00 PM PDT During the past 10 months, my husband and I have lost all three of our remaining parents. My mother's funeral was Aug. 17 in the hamlet of Ellenville, N.Y., the town where she was born, grew up and met my father. I hadn't been back to Ellenville since my own childhood, when several times a year my parents and I would drive from our home in Yardley, Pa., to upstate New York to visit my mother's family. Although most of my memories of those times are foggy, I can clearly recall the pretty countryside. When planning my trip north for the funeral, I made the decision to absorb as much of that beauty as I could. "You flew into Allentown, Pa.?" my cousin asked. "You could have landed in Newark. It would have been so much closer." My cousin was right. If I had flown into Newark, I would have had a shorter drive, but I also would have had to navigate through one of the ugliest parts of New Jersey. There would have been lots of traffic, noise, unpleasant odors and unattractive sites. It might have been a more efficient route, but efficiency was wasn't my goal. I was seeking serenity. I wanted to fly into a smaller, calmer airport. I wanted to drive down quiet country lanes. I was seeking as much peacefulness as possible to buffer what I expected to be a less-than-pleasant occasion, the funeral of a parent. If it hadn't been for flight delays, things would have worked out as planned. Unfortunately, the plane to Allentown landed several hours late, dashing expectations of daylight driving. Instead, I set off in my economy-priced rental car just as the sun was setting. I thought I was well prepared. I came with a Google Maps printout of my route and a portable GPS as a backup. Nonetheless, I managed to get confused. Google Maps told me one thing, while my GPS said another. Thanks to a kind storekeeper who gave me an actual map, I finally managed to get on the right road, but by then it was quite late and needed a rest. I pulled into a small motel. I had heard the term "fleabag motel" before, but until that night, I had never experienced one. For the outrageous sum of $57, I paid for a room inhabited by ankle-biting bugs. Too tired to realize what was happening in the dark, I discovered my predicament when I awoke in the morning. Within minutes, I packed up my few belongings and was out the door. Despite ankles now covered with itchy welts, the morning drive was exactly what I was after. The countryside was beautiful. Colorful wildflowers lined the roads. Stone houses sat beneath towering trees. The small roads I had purposely selected wove their way through undulating mountains. It couldn't have been prettier. I got to Ellenville with time to spare. I explored the town, browsing through shops and driving down side roads. The funeral was traditional. I saw relatives I hadn't seen since childhood. We all did our best to breach the years and rekindle old relationships. After a communal meal at a local restaurant, I said my goodbyes and left for Allentown. This time, I was driving in daylight. I turned off the GPS, threw the Google Map printout on the car floor and relied entirely on a good old-fashioned paper map. My drive was delightful as I made my way through one pretty town after another. Two and a half hours later, my rental car was returned and I was back at the airport. Funerals are never happy occasions, but I sought to make the best of this one by paying homage to the countryside where my mother grew up. Although not everything went as planned, I considered the trip a success. I reconnected with relatives, relived bits of the past and honored the place where my mother's life began. My mother used to say, "If you have a mouth, you can't get lost," and she was right. With her advice in mind, I asked for a map and became unconfused. Even in death, a mother's wisdom rings true. Sherry Boas can be reached at simplyliving@beautifulbamboo.com. Her columns can be found online at OrlandoSentinel.com/lake. Her new book is Rowing Through The Mist: The Everyday Pleasures of Simply Living. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Businessman Maps Out Colorado Beer Drinker's Guide - FOX News Posted: 29 Aug 2010 07:32 AM PDT COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The late 1970s was not an easy time to find a good bottle of suds in America. In an age dominated by a few mass-produced, plain American lagers, why wasn't there a map showing where someone could get a better-tasting brew, beer-lover Mike Laur wondered. It took 30 years, but Laur has created that map. Laur, a Colorado Springs business owner, released the fourth edition of The Beer Drinker's Guide to Colorado last month. After initial struggles, the map and coupon book has begun to sell well across Colorado. "It's been a learning curve for us, figuring out how to sell the thing and market it," said Laur, over a glass of porter on a recent afternoon. He paused. "I wish I could say it's been extraordinarily profitable." That's fine, though. He's not in it for the money. He's in it for the beer. And Colorado is a good place to do it. The latest edition of the guide, put together by Laur and his 3.5 employees (one works part time), lists 126 breweries, 20 more than when he launched the publication in 2008. Colorado is among the leading states for beer production, and many of its beers -- not just Coors -- can be bought around the country. The Great American Beer Festival, the Super Bowl of beer festivals, is held each September in Denver. A Texas native, Laur came to Colorado Springs in the early 1980s. After a stint as a photojournalist, he opened his own graphics and video company here in 1983. He watched with delight as the microbrew industry spread in the late '80s and '90s. Colorado Springs' oldest microbrewery, Judge Baldwin's, opened in 1990 on the first floor of the Antlers Hilton. The large brewing companies that long dominated American beer, Laur said, "basically created a crappy product and tried to hide that with marketing." But while some beverage-producing regions have capitalized on that, such as the wine-tourism industry in northern California, the beer industry was disjointed, with nothing to pull it together, a "third-class citizen," Laur said. So in 2007 he pulled his beer guide idea off the shelf, like a vintage barley wine, blew off the dust and set about making it. The first edition came out in January 2008, a full-color map of Colorado's breweries, with facts about beer, beer-tasting tips and tidbits about Colorado. But Laur had nowhere to sell it. Liquor stores, which he hoped would be a significant market, refused to carry the guide, because it wasn't included on the Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division's list of what they can sell. When he asked the state to allow it, officials said no, although the state's liquor code allows the sale of "beverage publications, books or magazines, where the use or content is focused primarily on alcohol beverages or the alcohol beverage industry." Undeterred, he waged a 10-month struggle with the bureaucracy, finally convincing liquor-enforcement officials to take a look at the guide. They approved it for sale. The first edition, by then, had been collecting dust for so long that Laur recycled all 4,000 copies. Free beer? That was what they needed. For the second edition, they got four breweries to include coupons for free beer. They sold most of the second edition. All 5,000 copies of the third edition sold. The fourth edition includes coupons for free beer, food or merchandise at 26 breweries around the state. Laur printed 6,000 copies. Laur laughed. "I don't know if the coupons have driven the map or if the map has driven the coupons," he said. Duane Lujan, brewer and "beer ambassador" at Rocky Mountain Brewery, a taproom and home-brew store in Colorado Springs, has seen an increase in people coming from other areas, map and coupon in hand. "They bring them in all the time and I always make the comment, 'That's the best beer in the world.' Grandpa said the best beer in the world is on someone else's nickel," Lujan said. They're the beer tourists, suds lovers going around the state and checking beers off their list. But Lujan also sees value in attracting more casual beer drinkers. "I think Mike and (employee Carole White) have done an absolutely wonderful job. They promote the breweries. They promote the home-brew shops. They promote tap rooms and other bars," he said. "I just think it's been a tremendous addition to the Colorado market." Laur sees the emergence of local beers as more of a resurgence. A century ago, beer was an intensely local product, brewed with local recipes and water, in the local climate, to create a product that was uniquely, well, local. "Beer is a perishable product. The only reason it has become mass-produced is because technology enabled the brewers to do that," he said. Like connoisseurs of wine or coffee, beer lovers learn to appreciate the subtleties of the drink, and while the vast majority of the market is still dominated by the major beer producers, it's the love of craft beer that keeps Laur publishing the guide. "It's not my swill in the glass. I would rather have something that's more interesting, challenges me, challenges my taste buds and makes me think about the possibilities that are out there," he said. "If we're able to make money off of this, that's great. But mostly it's supporting the message that craft beer is a great thing to appreciate." This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| New state guides help locate local food, gardens and more - Fosters Daily Democrat Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:36 AM PDT CONCORD – Looking for a farm stand to buy fresh produce for dinner as you're traveling through the Seacoast? How about finding a dairy farm to buy cheese as you head north for the weekend? Or discovering what fairs and events or garden tours are happening in the Monadnock region? Thanks to the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development and the Department of Agriculture's new resource guides, making travel plans centered on agriculture, tasty local foods, and gardens in New Hampshire just got a whole lot easier. The New Hampshire Garden Guide is the ultimate resource guide for all things bright and colorful – for green thumbs and those who just enjoy the beauty of a thriving garden. The new map/guide makes it convenient to find sources of plants and gardening supplies, educational opportunities, special events, and stunning gardens to roam – all identified and categorized by region of the state. The Taste of New Hampshire Agriculture Map provides a resource guide for visitors to experience New Hampshire agriculture at its best – with listings on crop and animal farms of all types, cheese farms, wineries, apple picking, sleigh rides, Christmas tree farms, and so much more. Gail McWilliam Jellie, director of the Division of Agricultural Development, said, "These two new maps provide opportunities for farmers and growers to showcase their many products and related activities, all right on the farm to residents and visitors looking to experience authentic and natural New Hampshire." Travel & Tourism Communications Manager Tai Freligh said, "New Hampshire is known for its appealing and diverse outdoor recreation and experiences, including shopping for organic foods, enjoying the many agriculture fairs and strolling around the state's numerous gorgeous gardens. These guides embrace the authentic NH experience and serve as an important resource in exploring the state." There's no better time to learn about NH's locally-produced food than during the month of August, which Governor John Lynch has declared "Eat Local Month." As harvest time approaches, many activities are scheduled throughout the month to enjoy the bounty of the state's farms and gardens. And opportunities abound to learn more about NH's locally produced food. There are many "pick your own" farms throughout the regions; and after feasting on delicious local fruits and veggies, why not stop to smell the roses, peonies, lupines and more? For those who love gardening, many of New Hampshire's top gardens are open throughout spring and summer for tours. All are listed on the new Garden Guide, including Fuller Gardens in North Hampton, Kirkwood Gardens in Holderness, The Fells in Newbury and Victorian Park in Salem. The new guides are now downloadable by region at http://agriculture.nh.gov/. There is also a link to that website on the Travel & Tourism website at http://www.visitnh.gov/what-to-do/markets-and-fairs/agricultural-fairs.aspx. The guides are also available at Visitors Centers and Rest Stops throughout the state; or by contacting the Division of Agricultural Development at: 603-271-3788, or the Division of Travel & Tourism at: 603-271-2665. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| CADLearning AutoCAD Map 3D 2011 Tutorials Published - Earthtimes Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:14 AM PDT 4D Technologies announced today that it has published its CADLearning AutoCAD Map 3D 2011 Tutorial Series Bedford, NH (PRWEB) August 30, 2010 -- 4D Technologies, an Autodesk Authorized Publisher specializing in self-paced eLearning for CAD and BIM software, announced today that it has published its CADLearning AutoCAD Map 3D 2011 Tutorial Series. The 13-hour training course is composed of 188 video tutorials, covering the features and functions of AutoCAD Map 3D 2011 used to create, edit, manage, and analyze topologies and mapping data. Lessons include concepts and demonstrations to guide users through drawing cleanup, working with attribute data, creating dynamic annotation, applying coordinate systems, and importing and exporting GIS data. "This course is designed for new users of AutoCAD Map 3D, as well as experienced users, who are looking for a general overview of the product or that are interested in learning more about specific topics within AutoCAD Map 3D" said Rick Ellis, instructor for the AutoCAD Map 3D 2011 Tutorial Series. After completing this course users will be able to navigate the Map user interface, perform drawing cleanup, establish and work with attribute data, apply coordinate systems to maps, import and export other GIS formats, work with source drawings, perform queries from source drawings, establish a multi-user environment, insert and manipulate raster images, setup and use classified objects, create dynamic annotation in maps, create points and lines using COGO methods, work with survey points, create and analyze topologies, connect to feature sources and apply styles and themes to those feature sources, create and edit features, split and merge feature polygons, work with point clouds and establish and plot map books. The series is available, stand-alone, on CD/DVD-ROM or through online subscriptions with online access to streaming video tutorials for AutoCAD Map 3D and complementing products including AutoCAD Civil 3D and AutoCAD Raster Design. Chapter topics include Getting Started, Drawing Cleanup, Attribute Data, Coordinate Systems, Object Classification, Annotation, COGO, Survey and Topologies. This is the latest addition to 4D's CADLearning course library, currently offering training on 16 Autodesk software titles, including AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Revit Structure. The AutoCAD Map 3D 2011 Tutorial series is available for purchase at www.cadlearning.com or by phone at +1 603.641.3900. Autodesk, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Autodesk Inventor, and Autodesk Revit are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. About 4D Technologies 4D Technologies is a producer and publisher of self-paced eLearning products for the latest CAD and BIM software. Since its inception in 2002, 4D has worked closely with industry experts, including professional CAD instructors and trainers, CAD consultants, and experienced users to develop its learning content. 4D addresses the learning needs of individuals and organizations in a wide variety of markets including education, architecture, engineering, construction, automotive and transportation, manufacturing, utilities and communication, government. ### Source : PRWeb This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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