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The song “Online” performed by Brad Paisley. LYRICS: I work down at the pizza pit And I drive and old Hundai I still live with my mom and dad I 5’3 and overweight I’m a Sci-fi fantatic Mild asthmatic Never been to 2nd base But there’s a whole nother me That you need to see Go check out MySpace Cause online I’m down in Hollywood I’m 6’5 and I look damn good I drive a Mazarati I’m a black belt in Karate And I love a good glass of wine It turns girls on that I’m mysterious I tell ‘em I don’t want nothing serious Cause even on a slow day I can have a three way Chat with two women at one time I’m so much cooler online So much cooler online I get home, I kiss my mom And she fixes me a snack I head down to my basement bedroom And fire up the mac In real life, the only time I Ever even been to LA Was when I got the chance with the marching band To play tuba in the Rose Parade. Online I live in Malibu I posed for Calvin Kline, I’ve been in GQ I’m single and I’m rich And I got a set of six pack abs that’ll blow your mind It turns girls on that I’m mysterious I tell ‘em I don’t want nothing serious Cause even on a slow day I can have a three way Chat with two women at one time I’m so much cooler online Yeah I’m cooler online When you got my kinda stats, it’s hard to get a date Let alone a real girlfriend But I grow another foot And I lose a bunch of weight everytime I log in Online I’m out in Hollywood I’m 6’5 and I look damn good Even on a slow day, I can have a three way Chat with …

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 30, 2011

As the holiday season kicks into high gear, many are busy shopping for gifts, making plans to be with loved ones, or looking forward to a much-deserved vacation. To help consumers survive the month of December with their sanity intact, the team at Viator the leading resource for more than 9,000 tours and activities in 800-plus destinations in more than 150 countries compiled a list of the top Christmas markets in Europe where visitors can find festive decorating tips, buy authentic gifts, or simply get filled with the holiday spirit. And for those whove run out of gift ideas or simply dont know where to start, Viators Gift Certificates make the perfect one-size-fits-all gift for road warriors and casual travelers.

Christmas Markets: Stress-Free Shopping in a Traditional, Festive Environment

Filled with traditional crafts, mulled wine, and tasty eats, Europes Christmas markets are the perfect way to take in some local culture and stock up on special gifts for loved ones at home. Some of the more famous markets have been running since the Middle Ages, and today they can draw upwards of two million visitors during December.

Germany Viators two-hour Munich Christmas Markets Tour includes stops at many of the 20 markets in Munich, where visitors can shop for handmade toys and sample hot spiced wine and gingerbread cake. Those looking for a more immersive experience can opt for a four-day tour of Christmas markets in Leipzig, Dresden and Plauen complete with visits to one of the countrys oldest porcelain manufacturers.

Austria Salzburgs Christmas markets are famous throughout Central Europe, and Viators five-hour tour includes visits to three of the most traditional markets in the picturesque countryside around the city of Mozart. The tour also includes a boat ride on Lake Wolfgang and a visit to the village of St. Gilgen, famous for its Sound of Music wedding church.

Switzerland A day trip from Geneva to Montreux and Chillon includes a guided tour of a castle near Lake Geneva that dates back to the year 1005 and was made famous by Lord Byrons poem, the Prisoner of Chillon. Along the way, travelers will have time to shop at various Christmas Markets.

France Food lovers will enjoy sampling seasonal Parisian specialties on Viators small group Gourmet Christmas Tour of Paris, which includes a three-hour walking tour led by an expert guide; opportunities to sample regional artisan cakes, cookies and hot wine; and shopping at the Saint-Sulpice Christmas Market.

Hungary On the Budapest Christmas Markets Tour, travelers will learn about the regions Christmas traditions and culture while taking in top city sights including the Opera House, Andrassy Boulevard and St. Stephens Basilica. The tour stops at a private wine cellar as well as three of the best Budapest Christmas markets, with ample time to shop for Hungarian handicrafts, trinkets, and souvenirs.

Viators Gift Certificates: Stress-Free Shopping from the Comfort of Home

Those looking for the perfect digital gift that keeps on giving will appreciate Viator Gift Certificates, available in denominations starting at $ 25 up to $ 500 and in five currencies including the U.S. Dollar, GB Pound, the Euro, Australian Dollar and Canadian Dollar. The Gift Certificates are redeemable toward the purchase of any travel experience on Viator.com and include free shipping thanks to email delivery that can be scheduled in advance or at the last minute. Recipients will be inspired by the many tours and activities they can choose from, including Universal Studios tickets in Los Angeles, helicopter tours in Las Vegas, elephant rides in Thailand, wine tasting in Australia, and many more.

For more holiday travel and gift ideas as well as the latest deals, promotions, contests and Viator news, visit the Viator Travel Blog or follow the company on Facebook and Twitter.

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The Wine World Gathers in Sacramento for the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium
(EON: Enhanced Online News)–For one week each January, Sacramento becomes the focal point of the wine and grape world as the 2012 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium opens at the Sacramento Convention Center for a three-day run Jan. 24 – 26, 2012. …
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Tripologist: Wine, dine and alpine climes
Pukwan's website is in Korean and Japanese and you cannot make online reservations in either language. To make a reservation, you need to call their Busan office on +82 51 464 2700. When you take into account all the practical difficulties, …
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Online wine retailers slash prices in January sales
There are some bargains to be had with Marks and Spencer offering up to 50% off bin-end wines online and top sellers, such as its Fleurie from the acclaimed 2009 Beaujolais vintage, which is reduced to £8.99 per bottle. • Waitrose Wine Direct is …
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Portland, OR (PRWEB) January 11, 2012

Not content to confine romantic celebrations to one Tuesday in 2012, Provenance Hotels invites love-struck travelers to take advantage of the extra-long month this Leap Year with a quiver full of Cupid-worthy experiences. Available throughout the month of February at Provenance Hotels award-winning, art-filled properties in Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., Portland, Ore. and Nashville, Tenn., these hotel packages are designed to make every day next month feel like Valentines Day.

At sexy Hotel Max in downtown Seattle, couples can relive their first date with the Memories Are Made of This package. Priced at $ 399 per night, plus tax, the package includes two guestrooms (so lovers can get ready separately), his and hers (or his and his or hers and hers) cocktails to calm first-date nerves at check in and a $ 75 voucher for dinner at Red Fin restaurant. If something simpler is more your speed, Hotel Max is also offering the Simply Romantic package with overnight accommodations, chocolates from Seattles own Oh Chocolate, a bottle of red or white Washington wine and a half-dozen roses priced from $ 299 per night, plus tax. Both packages can be booked online at http://www.hotelmaxseattle.com or by calling 866-986-8087.

Hotel Max

620 Stewart Street, Seattle, WA 98101

206.728.6299

In Tacoma, the luxurious Hotel Murano is also offering two ways to celebrate in February. The Love Is In The Air package includes overnight accommodations, champagne and a couples experience at the on-site Savi Spa with a side-by-side rose petal scrub and a warm bubbly soak followed by a massage for hands and feet. A $ 20 voucher for breakfast for two and overnight parking are also included in this package priced from $ 359 per night, plus tax. For those looking for a more low-key celebration, the Cupid Strikes package includes overnight accommodations, champagne (or bottle of red or white wine), a bouquet of roses, Tacomas own Almond Roca chocolates and a voucher for $ 20 towards breakfast in bed for rates starting at $ 179 per night, plus tax. Both can be booked at http://www.hotelmuranotacoma.com or by calling 877-986-8083.

Hotel Murano

1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402

253.238.8000

Chic Hotel Lucia, in the heart of downtown Portland, is Turning Up The Heat all month long with a package by that name featuring overnight accommodations, mouthwatering chocolate dipped strawberries, a bottle of bubbly, complimentary in-room movie and breakfast in bed for two. Valet parking and late checkout are also included in the package which is priced from $ 239 per night, plus tax, and can be booked at http://www.hotellucia.com or by calling 866-986-8086.

Hotel Lucia

400 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon, 97205

503.225.1717

The glamorous Old Hollywood-inspired Hotel deLuxe, also located in downtown Portland, is catering to locavores with a sweet tooth this February with the My Chocolate Valentine package. It includes a bakers dozen fleur de sel chocolate chip cookies from Portlands own Two Tarts Bakery and bottle of Argyle Brut at check in as well as a gift certificate to nearby Cacao for two sipping chocolates, a $ 50 voucher for food or drinks at Gracies Restaurant or the Driftwood Room lounge and valet parking. Package rates start at $ 179 per night, plus tax, and can be booked at http://www.hoteldeluxe.com or by calling 866-986-8085.

Hotel deLuxe

729 SW 15th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97205

503.219.2094

Hotel Preston, a hip boutique hotel conveniently located near Nashville Airport, is offering visitors to Music City the chance to set the stage for romance all month long with A Time For Romance package that includes red rose petals scattered throughout a deluxe King guestroom, a bottle of red wine or champagne, chocolate covered strawberries and sexy red candles. Priced from $ 149 per night, plus tax, the package can be booked at http://www.hotelpreston.com or by calling 866-986-8089.

Hotel Preston

733 Briley Parkway, Nashville, Tennessee, 37217

615.361.5900

Provenance Hotels Valentine packages are available February 1-29, 2012 and are subject to availability. Blackout dates may apply.

About Provenance Hotels

Provenance Hotels are award-winning urban boutique hotels with a distinct and deeply integrated art story. They include Hotel deLuxe and Hotel Lucia in Portland, Ore., Hotel Max in Seattle, Wash., Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Wash., and Hotel Preston in Nashville, Tenn. Provenance Hotels can be found online at http://www.provenancehotels.com.

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Hiawatha, IA (PRWEB) January 17, 2012

MobileDemand, a leading provider of Rugged Tablet PC systems used by a variety of industries, announces a reseller partnership agreement with Baltimore-based Barcoding, Inc., a leading mobility systems integrator focused on automated data capture and wireless technology. MobileDemand also announces software certification on one of Barcoding, Inc.s partner offerings, Rutherford and Associates eoStar route accounting software.

As a MobileDemand authorized partner, Barcoding will sell the xTablet T7000, T8700 and C1200 rugged mobile computers and accessories along with its own integration and other professional support services.

Tweet this: MobileDemand and @BarcodingInc partner to offer #tabletPC with #supplychain & data capture #software.

We are very excited about our partnership opportunity with Barcoding, Inc. as they have been a proven leader in delivering effective integration solutions for mobile and wireless implementations, says Bob Zink, MobileDemand Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

We focus on many of the same markets where customers require rugged tablet PC solutions across enterprise environments. We believe our super rugged full Windows 7 Tablet PC and Convertible Tablet products and services combined with Barcodings ability to integrate and support mobile and wireless solutions will allow us to help more companies extend enterprise computing technologies to field workforces outside the four walls to increase productivity, cut costs and improve the customer experience, Zink continues.

Certification on the Rutherford route accounting software is another plus. MobileDemand has been equipping beer distributors with our xTablet Tablet PC solutions for years and the Rutherford certification will allow us to broaden our base to serve other beverage distributors as well, Zink concludes.

Barcoding, Inc. has helped more than 2,500 companies with the development, deployment, and management of supply chain and mobility systems for use in field service, food and beverage, healthcare, manufacturing and distribution, retail, transportation and logistics, and wholesale inventory. The company has extensive experience and expertise in providing integration and implementation services from site surveys and WAN activation to RF network analysis and depot repair. Barcoding can also provide custom software application development services.

The Rutherford route accounting software solution is used by over 420 organizations across the country that wholesale and distribute beer, spirits, wine, soft drinks, water, snacks, tobacco, dairy, and other consumer and industrial products. The Rutherford DSD solution from eoStar is fully-integrated from sales and delivery applications to the back office, to warehouse to accounting systems.

Kenneth Currie, Director of Marketing and Business Development, Barcoding, said, With the advancements in mobile technology, the tablet has become a vital component to any enterprise mobility solution. We are pleased to welcome MobileDemand to our extensive partner network and look forward to offering our customers a vital component to complete their mobile implementation strategies.

MobileDemand xTablets are built military rugged to withstand the rigors of real-world field applications. They are MIL-STD 810G compliant and have an Ingress (Sealing) Rating of up to IP65, which means they have been tested to survive pressured water, temperature extremes, rain, humidity, salt, sand, dust, shock, vibration and 26 consecutive drops up to 5 feet. xTablets are full Windows 7 Professional PCs, are powered by Intel processors to provide all the performance needed to handle graphic and data intensive applications. They offer hot-swappable and high capacity batteries for all-day use and several input options such as integrated bar code or RFID scanner, built-in numeric keypad, pen-stylus, on-screen or full QWERTY keyboard. They provide large, all-light readable displays, color cameras, and optional bar code, RFID and credit card. They are also WLAN and WWAN compatible and provide GPS on some models. Optional cradles, mounts and accessories are also available.

About MobileDemand

MobileDemand is a leading provider of Rugged Tablet PC systems for numerous industries and applications. MobileDemand is also the nations leading provider of rugged tablet computers used in transportation to improve operational efficiency and allow mobile workers to make better business decisions at the point of interaction. MobileDemand xTablets are also used by mobile workers in many other industries including Food and Beverage Distribution, Manufacturing, Retail, Hospitality, Field Service, Agriculture, and Utilities. MobileDemand xTablet Rugged Tablet PCs provide ultra-mobility and versatility and are built military rugged to withstand harsh environments. They offer a high resolution, all-light readable touch screen, functionality of a full Microsoft Windows 7 OS and the power of an Intel processor to deliver performance at a lower cost and enable greater efficiency and productivity in the field. Additional information is available at http://www.RuggedTabletPC.com.

About Barcoding, Inc.

Barcoding, Inc. is a national systems integrator, specializing in the development, deployment, and management of supply chain and mobility systems based on automated data capture and wireless technology. More than 2,500 organizations depend on Barcoding, Inc. as their trusted advisor for barcoding and radio frequency identification (RFID) applications automating operations in: field service, food and beverage, healthcare, manufacturing and distribution, retail, transportation and logistics, and wholesale inventory. For more information, visit http://www.barcoding.com.

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