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New Gluster Community Forge Brings Together Multiple Open Source Storage Communities and Projects
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that the Gluster Community, a Red Hat-sponsored community, has extended its charter from a single project to a multi-project open source community for open software-defined storage. This expansion addresses increasing interest in full-featured open software-defined storage solutions and marks another milestone in the growth of the Gluster Community from a tightly-controlled open core project to an open source ecosystem with a rapidly growing number of projects and contributors.
The expanding role played by open source communities in the disruption of the storage market is expected to fuel the growth of the new Gluster Community and open software-defined storage. In an IDC Vendor Profile on Red Hat as a Storage solutions provider, IDC stated, "The commoditization of storage and the open source storage stack is in essence a disruptive and unstoppable force that will change the ways of the traditional storage market dominated by vendors selling proprietary hardware and software."1
To facilitate this expansion and provide a home for related projects, the Gluster Community now includes the Gluster Community Forge, a Gitorious-based collaborative development environment where like-minded developers and organizations can incubate, develop and collaborate on new open software defined storage projects. The Gluster Community Forge aims to accelerate the growth of community-driven innovation around GlusterFS and greatly enhance developer and user collaboration.
"The innovation taking place right now in the software industry is around open source projects and ecosystems," said Amanda McPhereson, vice president of marketing and developer programs, The Linux Foundation. "The Gluster Community's expansion to support an ecosystem for software-defined storage is an example of how collaborative development and open source software can be quickly adapted to address industry change."
Initial new projects span an increasingly wider range of related storage projects across manageability, mobility, security, availability, disaster recovery, interoperability, and storage for big data and cloud computing. Examples of new projects in the Gluster Community Forge include an HDFS Plugin, pmux (file-based mapReduce), gflocator, SAMBA integration, and Dispersed Volume. To include a project for incubation, visit https://forge.gluster.org/projects/new to create a new project.
The Gluster Community has been on the leading edge of development since 2005 when GlusterFS project developers realized that the shift to storage software on commodity hardware would have significant ramifications for the global storage industry.
John Mark Walker, Gluster Community lead, Red Hat, said, "The Gluster Community Forge and project expansion marks a significant milestone for the Gluster Community. We continue to build momentum globally, growing from a single, open core project to a global open source community with contributions by individual engineers, educational and research communities and organizations. Similar to way the Fedora Community shaped software-defined compute, the goal of the Gluster Community is to transform software-defined storage."
The Gluster Community uses community-driven innovation to enable organizations to deploy an open software-defined storage fabric and platform that allows for extreme data portability and mobility. GlusterFS is an open source, distributed file system capable of scaling to several petabytes while handling thousands of clients. Based on a stackable user space design, GlusterFS can deliver linear scale-out performance for diverse workloads.
To interact with the Gluster Community on Twitter, follow @GlusterOrg. For more information about the Gluster Community and the Gluster Community Forge visit www.gluster.org.
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The Tarpon Springs Recreation Division is committed to providing citizens with a wide variety of recreational opportunities supported by our parks, personnel and facilities. Our goal is to deliver superior programs and services that meet the needs of the community in a cost-effective manner.
OPEN GYM TIMES! As our Summer Camp has begun, Open-Gym will be on Wednesdays, 6-9pm, and on Saturdays, 10:30am-1:30pm. This schedule is effective June 9th through August 15th.
NEW WEIGHT WATCHERS TIME! Weight Watchers is meeting at an earlier time on Saturdays. The weekly weigh-in is at 8am, and the meeting follows immediately, at 8:30am.
Thanks to all of our volunteers, instructors, officials, supporters, staff, fellow City workers and everyone who helps make TSRD a success! The Tarpon Springs Recreation Division has numerous volunteer opportunities throughout the year. We welcome all the help we can get and appreciate all of your efforts. We honor all our volunteers each year with a luncheon and gifts in May. If you would like to volunteer for a specific event or receive more information on the opportunities we can provide, please call us at 942-5628, or email us at email@example.com.
In reading the descriptions for our programs, you will notice that there are two prices for classes. The first price is the amount a Tarpon Springs Resident or non-resident who has purchased a Recreation Card pays. The second price is the amount a non-resident without a Recreation Card pays. Participants in outdoor organized activities (Youth Football, Youth Soccer, Little League, etc.), any gymnasium programs and all tennis court users must have a valid Activity Card.
To obtain an Activity Card, visit the Recreation Office located at 400 S. Walton Avenue. Activity cards are photo IDs, thus all family members obtaining a card must be present. Non-Resident Activity Cards cost $55.00 for an individual, or $70 for a family, per year, for access to all facilities. Resident Activity Cards cost $5.00 for an individual, or $15.00 for a family, per year, for access to all facilities. One-Day Guest Cards are available for $5.00. All card holders are exempt from the non-resident program fees. Activity Cards may be renewed no earlier than the month in which it expires. Duplicates of valid cards may be purchased for $5.00.
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John G. Matte, 68, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 20, at Albany Medical Center surrounded by family. He resided on Rogers Avenue with his wife Helen.
John was born on Aug. 8, 1944, in St. Alberts, Canada, son of the late Romeo and Yvonne (Page) Matte. He was employed at Eagle Bridge Machine Shop as a machinist before retiring in 1993.
John was a member of the Eagles Club, the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad, and a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church. He enjoyed fishing, camping with family, woodworking, and playing cards and dominoes. He was considered by many to be "Mr. Fix-It."
Survivors other than his wife Helen include daughter Lisa Derosia (William) of Mineral Wells, TX; son William (Lisa) of Rome, NY; two brothers: Richard of North Adams, MA, and Noel Matte of Hoosick Falls; seven sisters: Francoise Matte of Eagle Bridge, NY, Suzanne Matte of NH, Louise Weber of Buskirk, NY, Marie Ciuk or Petersburg, NY, Diane Baczek of CT, Christine Salvato of Adams, MA, and Theresa Matte of CA; two brothers-in-law: William Starr of Mineral Wells, and Ervin Starr of Cambridge, NY; one sister-in-law: Francis Grant of White Creek; three granddaughters: Kaitlin (Derosia) Blackwell, Sarah (Derosia) Houser, and Rebecca Matte; three great-grandchildren: Jayce, Rance, and Clancy Houser; and many nieces, nephews, grand nieces, and grand nephews.
He was pre-deceased by a sister, Gisele Merrills; four brothers: George, Reggie, Yvon, and Robert; and one brother-in-law: Bob Starr.
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PLATTSBURGH — Clinton County legislators will decide tonight by how much they will expand the terminal at Plattsburgh International Airport.
It appears that they will choose the top option, which will allow for significant growth by 2030.
"This is still a tough decision when you look at all the ups and downs the airline industry has had over the years," said Legislator Robert Heins (R-Area 10, City of Plattsburgh), who chairs the county's Airport Committee.
"To try to project this out 30 years is tough. It's hard to project anything out 30 years."
The top option will expand the terminal to handle about 308,540 enplanements per year by 2030. It would include five jet bridges and seven ticket counters. Parking would be about doubled from the existing 2,000 spaces.
The terminal itself would about triple in size to around 115,000 square feet.
The cost for such an expansion originally was about $60 million, to be paid out over 30 years. But some fine-tuning of the designs has cut the cost down to about $54.93 million.
The project will be paid for by parking revenue and passenger fees. Passengers pay $4.50 on each ticket sold at the airport, which goes to the county.
Parking fees will also be raised from $5 per day for short term and $7 per day for long term to $8 per day for all vehicles.
Legislators are also considering a smaller expansion that would allow for up to 225,000 enplanements by 2030. That option originally was slated to cost about $50.74 million. The price now stands at around $46.47 million.
A third option would allow the airport to handle the crowds they have now by re-designing the inside of the terminal and adding two more ticket counters. The cost of that option is $41.59 million.
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You remind me of John Martin.
It's silly to deny that Anglo Saxons or Slavic people are not naturally rhythmic or sinuous like, for instance, Hispanics. Pick any guy in the street in Brazil and chances are 90% he can dance. find an American man in the street-- 90% possibility that he can't.
Then there are the exceptions: hottest rhumba ever danced....and they were 35 yo
I for one think waltzes are just boring as dances go. swirl, swirl, swirl. thank god this year there will be something else to watch.
Today the ISU released ISU Communication 1677 (34 pages) which includes technical rules for ice dance (Scales of Values, GOE, and Components for pattern dances, Scales of Values, GOE, and levels for required elements, Program components marking, clothing restrictions).
Here is an excerpt from the clothing restrictions:
page 30 (program components adjustments):- "Lady's skirt": it must go around the entire waist. However there may be slits in the skirt on one or both sides up to the waist.
- "Excessive nudity of lady": the majority of the upper body must be covered.
- "Appropriateness for athletic competitions": costumes of either partner must not have so much material or decorations that the bodyline of the skater cannot be seen.
- "Accessories and props": this includes part of the costume used as a support in a Dance Lift.
If there is a story or theme in the program and it is not clearly understandable to the audience (Free Dance): - 1.0 to - 2.0
The music does not have an uplifting effect (Free Dance): - 1.0 to - 2.0
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So we're back to the uplifting effect, eh? No more Schindler's List, Tristan & Isolde, -- and maybe not Salome either?
And I've yet to hear an Argentine Tango with anything like an uplifting effect. (Though for me personally, loss of accordions playing tango would be an improvement.)
And exactly how are they going to determine what is "understandable to the audience"?If there is a story or theme in the program and it is not clearly understandable to the audience (Free Dance): - 1.0 to - 2.0
"I miss footwork that has any kind of a discernible pattern. The goal of a step sequence should not be for a skater to show the same ice coverage as a Zamboni and take about as much time as an ice resurface. " ~ Zemgirl, reflecting on a pre-IJS straight line sequence
LOL those rules are sooo pointless.. and in the ends the judges won't bother with them like they didnt with Amodio. I bet Khokhlova or Hoffmann will still manage to dress slutty enough
Will this be otherwise known as the Domnina & Shabalin rule?Accessories and props: this includes part of the costume used as a support in a Dance Lift.
I don't know why a dance has to be uplifting and/or understandable. IMO dance is art and art isn't always uplifting or understandable.
If there is a story or theme in the program and it is not clearly understandable to the audience (Free Dance): - 1.0 to - 2.0
The music does not have an uplifting effect (Free Dance): - 1.0 to - 2.0
Where are they supposed to make this deduction in the PCS? Choreography? Performance?
I'd rather have an "annoyingly perky" deduction than one for music that isn't "uplifting."
I meant to take the high road.... but I missed the exit.
I am no native English speaker so I may be off base but isn't uplifting not meant to be something like happy/clappy/perky but more "morally erecting" (which is the direct translation from German) which could mean pretty much everything apart from elevator music?
Presumably narcocorridos then are explicitly forbidden ??
They are a distinctly non-uplifting polka.
If that rule applies to just the FD, my take of it would be that the uplifting effect is not a requirement in the SD and I'd be really curious to know why they don't use the same rule for both segments.The music does not have an uplifting effect (Free Dance): - 1.0 to - 2.0
I think the ISU wants to keep ice dancing fans as far away from depression as possible .And as a result they will surely lead us to depression
I found an article about the uplifting effect in art.
So if they use the term as it's used in this article,they really mean happy programs,that put a smile on our face.But how can they really dictate what makes a person feel good.For example,classical music is considered non uplifting ?Or will they make all teams dance to "Ode to Joy"?
They rewarded the Shibs for what I think they mean by it.
"The team doesn't get automatic capacity because management is mad" -- Greg Smith, agile guy
That "upifting" rule depresses the heck out of me, and the "understandable" rule escapes my comprehension
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improving my ballad- like lines
I am sure the issuing of communications is just a conspiracy with the timber industry to keep people printing more paper.
When you are up to your arse in alligators it is difficult to remember you were only meant to be draining the swamp.


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Blessing of the Fleet
New Orleans jazz band
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The flash of polished bronze and gleam of varnished wood across the water will be the order of the day as elegant antique and classic yachts sail into the host city of Salem, Massachusetts for the 32nd Annual Antique & Classic Boat Festival August 23-24. Mostly wood, primarily private yachts and aesthetically stunning, the vessels will be on display to the public over the weekend at Brewer Hawthorne Cove Marina. A hallmark of the Festival is the great variety of craft exhibited. "Where else," says Pat Wells, Coordinator, "can one see 1900s-60s motor yachts, mahogany speedboats, sloops, yawls, schooners and a 19th century gold-leaf canoe! Although many of these craft are museum quality, they are real boats in the water and in use by their owners today."
To the delight of the public, some skippers sport vintage garb; others display period décor, table settings and captivating floral arrangements aboard their boat. Welcome mats are in evidence and children, pets and parrots have been known to enliven the scene. Many hospitable owners invite the public aboard for a personal tour, regaling visitors with tales of their boat's history, memorable voyages and the joys and woes of restoring their classic.
A crafts fair, artists, old-time band music, children's activities, the Blessing of the Fleet and boat parade round out this popular event.
The purpose of the Festival, according to Pat Wells, is to encourage owners of the grand old craft to restore and keep up their boats. "This is important as their vessels are our maritime heritage. If they don't bother, we lose it!"
The Festival is grateful for our Flagship Sponsors Brewer Hawthorne Cove Marina, Silent Maid, Massachusetts Marine Trades Association, Russo Marine, Marine Society of Salem, Hagerty Classic Boat Insurance, Salem Witch Museum, Jonathan J. Margolis, Boston Private Bank and Trust Company Without their help and that of other contributors there would be no show!
Come and see a diverse display of beautiful antique and classic sailboats, power boats, and hand-powered craft ranging from the 1890's through the 1960s. Expand your appreciation of our nation's maritime heritage and salute those who are preserving a piece of it! Join the fun, and have a great day with the whole family at the waterfront. EVERYONE IS INVITED!
Antique and classic powerboats, sailboats and hand powered craft are welcome! Your boat doesn't have to be "show" condition. Dockage is available with registration. We even have room for trailered craft. A launch site is nearby. Use our on-line Registration Form. Just download and fill out the form and send it along with your check to: Ann Campbell, 156 Everett Street, East Boston, MA 02128-2267.
For more information call Pat at (617) 666-8530 or email her at: firstname.lastname@example.com for boat entry information.
In addition to the boats, the Festival features a landside crafts market. Visit ship modelers, artists, photographersand many more. Exhibitors included:.
Nautical Bazaar & Crafts Market
AddaSue Designs
Hand forged and beaded jewelry
R&W Traditional Rigging & Outfitting
Rigging, rope and hardware
Essex Shipbuilding Museum
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Robert Hahn
Lowell's Boat Shop
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Hagerty Classic Boat Insurance
RFT Insurance Agency
Stockless Oars and Paddles
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Jewelry by Danielle Renee
Sea Glass Jewelry
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U.S.S. Constitution Model Shipwright Guild
PHYLLIS A Marine Association
Restoration of a 1925 wooden gillnetter
Pascale's Books
Books new, used and rare
Heritage Buoys
Hand painted, customized buoys
United States Lightship Museum
Gardner H. Winchester II
U.S.C.G. Auxiliary display with knot tying
Gloucester Soap
Nautical themed soaps
Previous Festival "stars" have included among others:
- RAGTIME, 1928, 64' Commuter yacht, owned by Boothbay Regional Boatyard
- OLD GLORY, 1918, 58' canoe stern power cruiser built by George Lawley & Son in Dorchester and owned by Bill Skinner and Viking Gustafson of Winthrop MA
- GOLDENEYE, 1960, 39'Concordia yawl, owned by Gregory Nulk, Kittery, ME
- GHOST, 1934 custom powerboat owned by Jim Watson of Cohasset MA
- TABBY, 1946 Fenwick Williams 18' Cape Cod catboat owned by Philip Carling of Hingham MA
- JUNIATA, 1927 New York Consolidated commuter yacht, owned by Karen Stimpson of Portland ME
- DAME OF SARK, 1961, Concordia 40 yawl, owned by Joseph Callaghan, Cheshire, CT
- BREEZE, 1946 28' Hinckley Sloop
- CATHERINE ANN, 1938, 27' Richardson Cabin Cruiser
- ROZINANTE, 23' L. Francis Herreshoff Canoe Yawl
- SEA HARMONY, 1937, 33' Albert Strange yawl, owned by Thad Danielson, Marblehead, MA
- ZAZIE, 1946, 23' Chris Craft express cruiser, owned by Chip and Mena Holmes, Prides Crossing, MA
- JASON, 1965 23' Riva Ariston runabout, owned by Nick Mango, Marblehead, MA
- TANNIS, 1937 38' Friendship Sloop, owned by John Cronin, Sturbridge, MA
- CG36500, 1946 Coast Guard 26' motor lifeboat, owned by Orleans Historical Society, Orleans, MA
- WHIRL-A-WAY, 1940, 16' Chris-Craft Deluxe runabout, owned by Harry Rohrer, Sparta NJ
- BUCCANEER, 1965, 58' Essex schooner, owned by Robert Casian, Hampton Falls NH
- QUEENIE, 1900, 16' Old Town courting canoe, owned by Ernest Osborn, Derry NH
- Even the former Presidential Yacht, SEQUOIA, and Billy Joel's classic commuter VENDETTA, have been seen at the the Festival and many more unique and wonderful boats modest and grand!
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The Festival was launched in 1983 under the auspices of the Boston Educational Marine Exchange, a non-profit, membership association founded by visionary architect/mariner Carl Koch in 1976 to revitalize Boston Harbor.
History of the Festival
The idea for the festival was hatched by Pat Wells of BEME as a vehicle for bringing the public back to the Harbors of Massachusetts, celebrating and preserving maritime heritage and promoting the need for boating facilities and public landings on our coastline. The Festival has been held in Boston, Charlestown, Quincy, and Salem.
For additional information about the Antique & Classic Boat Festival and to learn about ways in which you can become a Friend or Sponsor and support the Festival, please contact: Pat Wells at 617-666-8530. We can always use volunteers!
Peter Vermilya, Curator at Mystic Seaport Museum, has cited the (Boston) Antique & Classic Boat Festival as an important force in preserving maritime history. Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Magazine has called it the best of its kind.
The Cause
The inventory of antique boats is dwindling as more and more fall into disrepair and abandonment. It is imperative to save the few we have left!
Through its judging and awards program, the Festival provides incentives and standards for restoring and maintaining antique and classic vessels - our maritime heritage! It also inspires and rewards owners by providing them with a venue to show off their unique craft to the public. Participants are buoyed by picking up tips and encouragement from kindred boat owners and Festival judges. Last, but not least, participants are gaining converts among the public, inspiring others to rescue and restore a classic of their own.
The Festival educates the public about our nation's maritime heritage. Attendees get the rare opportunity to see a variety of vintage boats up close, talk with the owners, get the below-deck tour and learn about the restoration process through before and after pictures. This intimate, person-to-person contact is what makes the event so special and differentiates it from the Tall Ships experience.
Important, too, the Festival passes an appreciation of boating and maritime heritage on to a new generation. Children are especially thrilled to be able to board a boat and are instilled with the romance of the sea and the dream of owning a boat of their own.
Help the Festival preserve maritime heritage! Please call Pat if you would like to be a Flagship Sponsor, Friend or Volunteer. 617-666-8530. email@example.com.
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Friday, August 23
3 pm - 6 pm Boat Registration and Check-in Marina Deck - under tent
6 pm - 8 pm Reception with buffet and music by Fo'c's'le Trio House of the Seven Gables
Saturday, August 24
9 am - 11 am Boat Registration and Check-in Marina Deck - under tent
10 am - 5 pm Exhibits and Crafts Market Exhibits Tent
Children's activities Marina Deck
10 am - 11 am Opening Ceremony heralded by bagpipes Marina Deck
Welcome by Mayor Kimberly Driscoll and others
Presentation of the Edgar B. Caffrey Award
Introduction of Judges
11 am - 5 pm Judging of Boats C Dock
Vessels on Public Display C Dock
12 noon - 5 pm Build your own wee boat Marina Deck
12 - 1:30 pm New New Orleans Jazz Band Marina Deck
2 - 3 pm Stellwagon Trio Marina Deck
3:30 - 5 pm Amy Spillert, The Dory Mates Marina Deck
6 pm Social Hour and Auction (participants) Marina Deck
7 pm Dinner and Awards Presentation (ticket holders) Exhibits Tent
Sunday, August 25
8 am - 10 am Continental Breakfast (skippers & crews) Marina Deck
9:00 am Skippers' Meeting Marina Deck
9:30 am Boaters' Worship Service Marina Deck
10 am – 3 pm Vessels on Public Display at dock C Dock
10 am – 3 pm Exhibits and Crafts Market Exhibits Tent
12 – 1 pm Adventure Chantey Singers Marina Deck
12 noon - 3 pm Build your own wee boat Marina Deck
1:30 - 3 pm New Liberty Jazz Band Marina Deck
3 pm Announcement of Spectators' Choice winners
3 pm Blessing of the Fleet with "Amen" response
3:15 pm Grand Parade of Boats in Salem Harbor, boats announced at the
end of Derby Wharf
Vote for your favorite sailboat and powerboat!
Ballots can be picked up at the Admission tent.
Don't forget to cast your ballot on the way out.
More Information
Dates: August 23-24, 2014
Times: Sat - 10 am - 5 pm; Sun - 10 am - 3 pm
Place: Located at Brewer Hawthorne Cove Marina, Visitor Entrance on Turner Street, Salem, MA opposite the House of Seven Gables
Cost: $5.00 Donation (Children Under 12 Free)
Information & Boat Entry: 617-666-8530; 617-868-7587
Brewer Hawthorne Cove Marina entrance is on Turner Street, Salem, MA 01970, Tel: 978-740-9890, VHF Channel 8.
By Sea: Check coordinates on Brewer Hawthorne Cove Marina for the Marina. Call Channel 8 as you approach for docking assistance.
By car: The Marina entrance for visitors on Turner Street opposite the House of Seven Gables [visitor drop off at the corner of Derby and Turner Streets]. There is no public parking at the marina. If you can't find on street parking, there is free Festival Parking at the Dominion Station Parking lot on Fort Avenue (10 minute walk). Trailered craft and other landside exhibitors can turn right on White Street to unload at the marina before parking where designated.
By boat ramp: Continue down Derby Street past Turner Street about a mile. Derby Street turns into Fort Avenue. Turn right at sign to Winter Island Park and follow the signs to the ramp.
By ferry from Boston: Take the Salem Ferry directly to the Festival! This is a 50 minute trip from Boston. Six round trips daily. Tel: 978-741-0220 or visit its web site at http://www.salemferry.com/
By public transportation: There is MBTA train and bus service from Boston to Salem. Rail service is on the Gloucester/Newburyport line out of North Station, Boston. Buses 450 and 455/459 run between Haymarket Square, Boston, and Salem Depot on weekends. The Festival is about three-quarters mile walk from the station or take a pedicab. MBTA information and schedules are available on mbta.com.
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The Chiefs signed veteran LB Mark Simoneau on Wednesday and released DE Atiyyah Ellison.
Simoneau has played in 123 games with 68 starts with the Saints, Eagles and Falcons. He has seven career sacks among his 525 career tackles. The Falcons drafted Simoneau in the third-round of the 2000 NFL draft.
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ZÔN - Boulevard Brewing Co.
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07-07-2014 00:28:52 | More by Mebuzzard
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look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
My nephew brought these over for our 4th of July celebration. Hadn't tried or seen this Boulevard offering before, so I was glad to get the chance to try something new. 12oz brown bottles with no freshness date. Website says Zσn means "sun" in Flemish.
The beer poured a cloudy pale yellow color but produced just a ½-finger's worth of white head that didn't last that long and didn't leave much lacing.
Nice wit aroma of citrus, orange peel, coriander, and Belgian yeast.
Slightly sweet wheat bread and malt flavor combined with fruity and bitter orange peel, citrusy lemon, spicy coriander, and Belgian yeast. I found the bitterness to be higher than the 15 IBU score the beer is listed at.
Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
It's alright but nothing special.
Serving type: bottle
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07-03-2014 06:12:36 | More by Cmichler
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Enjoyed out of a 12 oz brown bottle at Blanc Bottles + Burgers in Kansas City. Stamped with a best by date of 10.16.14 as well as a Julian date for those who prefer to know the bottling date, but I'm too lazy to figure it out. This is my first of this season's release, so I know it's pretty fresh. Poured into a classic 16 oz tumbler glass.
Appearance - Pour yields a glowing sunny yellow with just the faintest hints of amber where the light doesn't pass through as easily. Atop the body sits a one finger head that dissipates surprisingly quickly, leaving a healthy half finger ringlet around the edge of the glass and a few bits of film across the surface of the liquid. No lacing to speak of as I drink it down. I really do love the day-glo color of this beer, but wish it had a more beautiful show of head.
Smell - I've always loved the gentle but well-spiced aroma of this beer. If you aren't into spiced beers or wits in general, I could see why it would be offputting, because it's rich and unapologetic, but it also manages to be soft, like baking bread, even though I know that sounds somewhat contradictory. Orange zest, coriander and herbal highlights that bring to mind sage and lavender make up the aroma.
Taste - As with the aroma, I'm a bit of a sucker for the taste.With the very spice-forward aroma, you expect to take a swallow to be assaulted by coriander and Belgian yeast esters, but it's surprisingly restrained, but in an awesome way. The coriander combines with the orange peel to provide a considerable citrus vein running through, but it's gentle and refreshing--it makes me think of what a beer called Orange Julius might taste like, but not as sweet as that name would belie. Of course, there is a nice bit of sweetness to tie this beer together, but it's far from overpowering, offering just enought complement to the spicy citrus core.
Mouthfeel - Light bodied and moderate carbonation, but with a juicy, almost creamy mouthfeel.
Overall, one of my favorite beers from Boulevard. I know it's not a crowd favorite, but it's one of the earliest craft beers I remember as being a game-changer for my perspective on craft beer. Finally reviewing it after all these years in order to encourage others- to give it a go.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A 12 oz bottle with a best by 10.16.14 date on it
A - Pale yellow and cloudy, no clarity. 1 full finger of head that does not recede, and of course lace left all over the glass as the beer goes down
S - Citrus and coriander
T - Light coriander and citrus, belgian yeast and malted barley. Light doses of each flavor and well balanced. Refreshing!
M - Light bodied and medium carbonation.
O - A tasty take on the Belgian wit. Definitely a great summertime brew. Worth checking out, and buying again
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ZÔN from Boulevard Brewing Co.
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A passive 60Hz 3D monitor from AOC
Subject: Displays | June 19, 2012 - 04:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: 3d vision, AOC, d2357Ph, passive 3d, 1080p, led backlight
The AOC d2357Ph has a nice array of inputs, D-Sub, DVI-D/HDMI, Composite, Component S-Video and Display Port are all present which will allow you to use this on almost any system. On the other hand as it is a passive 3D monitor and not a 120Hz display, which R&B Mods refers to as 'poor man's 3D' and while it does offer 3D it is not as impressive as active solutions. 2D picture quality was quite good, with a minimum of backbleed and the screen is physically quite thin which could be an advantage for some users. Check out the full review for more information.
"3D is the latest trend and today we are looking at a 3D screen from AOC; who is also one of our new sponsors. AOC's d2357Ph is an incredibly thin monitor with LED backlighting, a Full HD resolution and the ability to display passive 3D images. What kind of 3D quality can we expect from it? Stay tuned and we will figure it out."
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HP's 2311xi, a cheap IPS monitor currently on sale for a low price
Subject: Displays | May 30, 2012 - 03:05 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: led backlight, ips display, HP 2311xi, 1080p
HP's 2311xi e-IPS monitor is LED-backlit and has a native resolution of 1920x1080, giving you much better viewing angles than more commonly found TN displays, though it does sacrifice refresh rate making this display less attractive to gamers. Overall it seems somehow behind the times, while it has HDMI, DVI and VGA inputs HP left out DisplayPort which is becoming more commonly used on both graphics cards and prebuilt machines. TechReviewSource also describes it as having limited adjustment capabilities which is likely to frustrate professional users. Overall it seems that HP could have done a better job on this $200+ monitor, though HP is currently selling it with an $80 rebate making it a bit more attractive.
"The HP 2311xi isn't your typical 23-inch LED monitor. It has an extremely wide viewing angle, a beautiful IPS display and lots of connections that include HDMI. It is a full 1080p HD display that provides a very good looking image but it lacks ergonomic adjustments."
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Subject: Displays | April 5, 2012 - 03:49 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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It may seem odd to refer to a $680 monitor as a really great deal but that is exactly what the HP ZR2740w is. Finding a new 27" 2560x1440 IPS display with LED backlighting for under $1000 is well nigh impossible, even finding a used one for around $700 is a rare find. HP has done what no other company has though, cutting costs by removing HDMI and speakers as well as not including an OSD. They did not skimp on the quality of the display however, with a very good response rate for an IPS display as well as a very good colour gamut. AnandTech does warn you that the lack of OSD controls, having a colourometer to calibrate the monitor properly is very important.
"We finally have our first real affordable 27", high resolution display on the market now, and it comes courtesy of HP. The HP ZR2740w is a 27" IPS panel with 2560x1440 resolution (16:9 aspect ratio) and an LED backlighting system. With a street price that comes in at $700 or below, what has HP done to be able to bring a high resolution display to the masses at a price well below other vendors? Thankfully, they provided me with a unit so I could evaluate it and see."
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Join Librarian Sarah Livingston for her genealogy workshops during the month of April. The sessions are listed below, and you can sign up for as many programs as you like. Registration is required for all programs and may be done in person or by calling 432-1980. Workshop fees are payable at the time of the workshop.
Ancestry.com Library Edition
At this workshop learn about the resources available on Ancestry.com library edition. Whether this site is new to you, or you need help navigating your way through it, this workshop will help you. Sarah will include searching tips and how-to's. The free workshop is scheduled for 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, or 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19.
Immigration and Naturalization Records
Learn where to find immigration and naturalization records during this workshop, which will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, April 19. Online and print resources will be featured. There is a fee of $5 for this workshop.
Internet Resources for the Genealogist
This workshop will be an introduction to available resources such as Mormon records, USGenWeb, Ellis Island, Castle Garden and email lists. There is a $5 materials fee. Choose either 10:30 a,.m. to noon Monday, April 16, or 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 17.
1940 Census
Learn how to navigate the 1940 Census and search for your ancestors. You'll also have research time to work with the 1940 Census. This census just became available Monday. There is no name index yet, so Sarah will share tips on the types of materials you'll need to gather to do your research and the types of information that is available. Dates are 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, or 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 20. This workshop is free.
One-on-One Genealogy
Sign up for individual genealogy workshop sessions April 16 to 20 at the library. Using book and Internet resources, Sarah will work with you individually to help you with your genealogical research. There is no charge for individual sessions, but registration is required. The registration deadline is April 13.
Hypnosis and Energy Work Program
The Friends of Huntington Memorial Library will hold a program on Monday, March 19, at 7 p.m. Thomas Warner, the featured speaker, will discuss modern hypnosis practices, which have been found to improve health, vitality and wellness. By allowing the conscious mind to relax, the body is allowed to heal itself more efficiently. Comparisons will be made between hypnosis and meditative practices.
Warner is certified in yoga,reiki, sound healing and hypnosis. He became a reiki practitioner after leaving the corporate world, and completely changing his life. His studies led him to a life that was more authentic, and one that helped him discover his life's purpose. After completing his certifications, he started a wellness practice. He now teaches yoga classes throughout upstate New York.
This program is free and open to the public.
Library Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday.
Marie Bruni is director of Huntington Memorial Library in Oneonta. Her column appears in the community section of The Daily Star every Thursday. Her columns can be found online at www.thedailystar.com/librarycorner.


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An Oxfam plumber in Dadaab, Kenya
- Author: Oxfam
- Copyright: Oxfam
- Date: 19 August 2011
This how much hard work goes into making sure that refugees across Dadaab, Kenya have easier access to water.
The Dadaab refugee complex, in northeastern Kenya, is the biggest in the world, currently sheltering more than 400,000 people (Aug 2011) -- most of them fleeing conflict and drought in Somalia.
More than 9,000 refugees continue to arrive every week (Aug 2011), many walking for days or even weeks, as drought worsens across the region. Oxfam is on the ground in Dadaab, laying pipelines and trucking in clean water for residents.
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The final regular season home game at The Reservation this season should be a doozy.
A 7-1 Vidor team comes to town for a game against Port Neches-Groves with wide-ranging implications in the District 20-4A race. If PN-G wins, it locks up a berth in the Class 4A playoffs, but that's not the only reason the Pirates have the Indians full attention.
"They just win every game," PN-G head coach Brandon Faircloth said. "Even in their only loss, Nederland scored with 10 seconds left to beat them. They're just a flat-out good team. They have good players who are well coached. It's going to be a tough battle and an extreme test for our team."
The Pirates will face an Indian team with a little momentum of its own. PN-G has won three straight games, scoring 126 points and only allowing 24 over that stretch. It's been a team effort, but the side of the ball that will be tested the most against Vidor will be the defense.
Specifically, the Vidor running game will put a lot of pressure on the Indian defense to make sound tackles and stop any big runs on second efforts.
"Our coaches have done a great job with our tackling drills," Faircloth said. "We didn't tackle well early in the season, but I think that happens to every team. You can practice it, but you have to see it at game speed to see what you need to work on. That's why we like to play fast teams like Crosby and Texas City, to get a look at what we'll need to do down the road."
Vidor has the third-best offense in the district and is second only to Livingston in rushing yards with 2,280. Pirate quarterback Montana Quirante is the leading rusher with 623 yards on 83 carries while fullback Brentyn Clark has 582 yards and running back David Smallwood has 534 yards.
That's not even considering speeding taiback David Bolinger, who has 49 carries for 400 yards this season despite missing games with an injury. Still, it's Quirante, who also starts at middle linebacker that makes the team go.
"He might be the best player in the district," Faircloth said. "He's at least in the top 5 and maybe in the top 3. To play middle linebacker and quarterback, he's a special player. He's big, fast, physical and well coached."
The Vidor defense will also pose some problems for the Indians. Only Nederland has been better defensively than the Pirates, as Vidor has only given up 238 yards per game this season and 16.3 points per game.
"They play really good defense," Faircloth said. "But, it' s a defense I've seen. They're not doing anything different, they just don't let people score."
With a more methodical rushing team like the Pirates, it'd make things a lot easier for the Indians if they can jump out to an early lead.
That puts the pressure on Vidor to come up with big plays and may take them out of their offense.
However, that's not a new thought, as every team that has gone up against the Pirates this season attempted to do the same thing.
"That's the game plan, but that's been everyone's game plan," Faircloth said. "There's a difference between a game plan and executing that. Teams have not been as successful executing that game plan this season. We're hoping we can keep them contained enough for our offense to succeed."
Despite changes in the offensive line, the PN-G rushing attack has heated up in recent weeks. Running back Chase Bertrand now has 954 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns this season. The offensive line should be a little more settled this week with both Justin Reasons and Nikolas Stasinos back, but the chemistry the line is developing has helped.
Of course, the success in the passing game has also helped, as Travis Miller leads 20-4A with 1,535 passing yards, 14 touchdowns and a 68.7 completion percentage. Receiver Jayce Nelson has 48 catches for 681 yards and six touchdowns while sophomore Logan Chipman is fourth in the district with 25 catches for 294 yards and three touchdowns.
"(Chipman) is really starting to take off," Faircloth said. "As a sophomore, we didn't want to ask him to do too much early on. But, the past couple of games, he's turned it on and becoming a very good player in our passing attack."
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In celebration of our beautiful new editions of the Oxfords World's Classics series, I thought I would post a fun quiz about the books. Every day this week I'll be posting 10 questions to really get you thinking. So, how many books or characters can you name from our clever clues? Answers on Friday.
Section One: Their Daily Bread
1. The witch of the place presides over a rotten wedding feast.
2. His sweet tooth eats through a Wilkie Collins epic.
3. He fried his kidney in Dublin town.
4. She takes the credit for the boef en daube.
5. Her cupboard was full of jam tarts, lemon tarts, Spanish tarts and cheese-cakes.
Section Two: 'It's a hard-knock life'
1. Misselthwaite's maid.
2. Raksha's man-cub.
3. Discovered in a handbag at Victoria Station.
4. Would rather sail the Mississippi than paint a fence.
5. Left Kansas for emerald delights.
3 Responses to "Oxford World's Classics Quiz: Part One"
1. From Dickens' "Great Expectations"
1. From Burnett's "The Secret Garden"
2. From Kipling's "The Jungle Book"–Mowgli
3. ?
4. From Twain's "Tom Sawyer"–Tom Sawyer
5. From Baum's "The Wizard of Oz," Dorothy
Oh, I know Part two #3 (and little else that has not been guessed) – John Worthing in "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde.
Why do I think the same in part one is a Joyce fiction?
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Just thought I'd share this for people out there who collect game worn jerseys. Hockey Canada is auctioning game worn jerseys, gloves and helmets.
The New Jersey Devils announced their first cuts at training camp, according to Tom Gulitti, sending 13 down to Lowell and 5 back to junior for their final seasons. I comment briefly on who was...
Patrik Elias went through scar tissue surgery on Tuesday and it was revealed yesterday that he will be out for 3-6 weeks. Given that he'll definitely miss part of the regular season in October, I...
The New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 with a shootout to open up their preseason. This recap breaks down what was good and bad about the Devils' performance and who did or did not...
Tom Gulitti and Rich Chere reported that the New Jersey Devils have set their roster for tomorrow's preseason game against the Rangers.
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With prospect camp coming up and the state of the Devils roster, I take a look at which forward prospects has the best shot of making the New Jersey Devils for next season.
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International in its membership and the largest such group in the world, the STC grants its awards based on the total integrated quality of a print or electronic publication, thus recognizing team work across department lines. Nursesbooks.org, the publishing program of the American Nurses Association (ANA), is dedicated to bringing such publishing expertise to the interdisciplinary profession of nursing.
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Mike and Monisha meet at the race track, which is 400m round. Just to make a point, Mike runs anticlockwise whilst Monisha runs clockwise. Where will they meet on their way around and will they ever. . . .
Every day at noon a boat leaves Le Havre for New York while another
boat leaves New York for Le Havre. The ocean crossing takes seven
days. How many boats will each boat cross during their journey?
At the time of writing the hour and minute hands of my clock are at
right angles. How long will it be before they are at right angles
Anne completes a circuit around a circular track in 40 seconds.
Brenda runs in the opposite direction and meets Anne every 15
seconds. How long does it take Brenda to run around the track?
On a clock the three hands - the second, minute and hour hands - are on the same axis. How often in a 24 hour day will the second hand be parallel to either of the two other hands?
A train leaves on time. After it has gone 8 miles (at 33mph) the driver looks at his watch and sees that the hour hand is exactly over the minute hand. When did the train leave the station?
A bus route has a total duration of 40 minutes. Every 10 minutes,
two buses set out, one from each end. How many buses will one bus
meet on its way from one end to the other end?
Can you cross each of the seven bridges that join the north and south of the river to the two islands, once and once only, without retracing your steps?
Blue Flibbins are so jealous of their red partners that they will
not leave them on their own with any other bue Flibbin. What is the
quickest way of getting the five pairs of Flibbins safely to. . . .
It is known that the area of the largest equilateral triangular
section of a cube is 140sq cm. What is the side length of the cube?
The distances between the centres of two adjacent faces of. . . .
Find the point whose sum of distances from the vertices (corners)
of a given triangle is a minimum.
A cyclist and a runner start off simultaneously around a race track each going at a constant speed. The cyclist goes all the way around and then catches up with the runner. He then instantly turns. . . .
The second in a series of articles on visualising and modelling shapes in the history of astronomy.
A circle rolls around the outside edge of a square so that its circumference always touches the edge of the square. Can you describe the locus of the centre of the circle?
Two boats travel up and down a lake. Can you picture where they
will cross if you know how fast each boat is travelling?
In this problem, we have created a pattern from smaller and smaller
squares. If we carried on the pattern forever, what proportion of
the image would be coloured blue?
Some students have been working out the number of strands needed for different sizes of cable. Can you make sense of their solutions?
What 3D shapes occur in nature. How efficiently can you pack these shapes together?
How efficiently can you pack together disks?
Euler discussed whether or not it was possible to stroll around Koenigsberg crossing each of its seven bridges exactly once. Experiment with different numbers of islands and bridges.
This article explores ths history of theories about the shape of our planet. It is the first in a series of articles looking at the significance of geometric shapes in the history of astronomy.
I found these clocks in the Arts Centre at the University of
Warwick intriguing - do they really need four clocks and what times
would be ambiguous with only two or three of them?
Two motorboats travelling up and down a lake at constant speeds
leave opposite ends A and B at the same instant, passing each
other, for the first time 600 metres from A, and on their return,
400. . . .
Is it possible to rearrange the numbers 1,2......12 around a clock
face in such a way that every two numbers in adjacent positions
differ by any of 3, 4 or 5 hours?
Consider a watch face which has identical hands and identical marks
for the hours. It is opposite to a mirror. When is the time as read
direct and in the mirror exactly the same between 6 and 7?
Problem solving is at the heart of the NRICH site. All the problems
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There are 27 small cubes in a 3 x 3 x 3 cube, 54 faces being
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A circular plate rolls in contact with the sides of a rectangular
tray. How much of its circumference comes into contact with the
sides of the tray when it rolls around one circuit?
This is an interactive net of a Rubik's cube. Twists of the 3D cube become mixes of the squares on the 2D net. Have a play and see how many scrambles you can undo!
Take a line segment of length 1. Remove the middle third. Remove
the middle thirds of what you have left. Repeat infinitely many
times, and you have the Cantor Set. Can you picture it?
Here is a solitaire type environment for you to experiment with. Which targets can you reach?
Can you find a rule which connects consecutive triangular numbers?
Can you find a rule which relates triangular numbers to square numbers?
Find a cuboid (with edges of integer values) that has a surface
area of exactly 100 square units. Is there more than one? Can you
find them all?
On the 3D grid a strange (and deadly) animal is lurking. Using the tracking system can you locate this creature as quickly as possible?
Charlie and Alison have been drawing patterns on coordinate grids. Can you picture where the patterns lead?
Lyndon Baker describes how the Mobius strip and Euler's law can
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A square of area 3 square units cannot be drawn on a 2D grid so that each of its vertices have integer coordinates, but can it be drawn on a 3D grid? Investigate squares that can be drawn.
This article for teachers discusses examples of problems in which
there is no obvious method but in which children can be encouraged
to think deeply about the context and extend their ability to. . . .
This is a simple version of an ancient game played all over the world. It is also called Mancala. What tactics will increase your chances of winning?
Imagine a large cube made from small red cubes being dropped into a
pot of yellow paint. How many of the small cubes will have yellow
paint on their faces?
An irregular tetrahedron is composed of four different triangles.
Can such a tetrahedron be constructed where the side lengths are 4,
5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 units of length?
Three frogs hopped onto the table. A red frog on the left a green in the middle and a blue frog on the right. Then frogs started jumping randomly over any adjacent frog. Is it possible for them to. . . .
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GASTONIA, N.C. -- One of the area's most historic buildings is set for a facelift.
The Loray Mill in Gastonia has been sold to an Atlanta based redeveloper.
Camden Development Group along with other partners will turn the 100-year-old mill into loft apartments, storage space and commercial space.
For west Gastonia the project could mean major revitalization.
"We were a cotton mill town and when all of those people left, a lot of the business left," said Pat Stines, co-owner of Firestone Grill, just blocks from the old mill.
The Loray Mill was built in the early 1900s and the scene of a historic strike in the 1920s that resulted in the death of the Gastonia police chief and a union activist.
Firestone later purchased the building, and then moved in the 1990s leaving the mill vacant.
Several deals have fallen through in the last couple of decades to redevelop the mill. However, city officials now say the project is a done deal.
"It's estimated that over a 30-year period just in a very defined area the investment impact of this mill will be about a third of a billion dollars," according to Jack Kiser, Special Projects Executive for Gastonia.
Construction on the mill will start in coming weeks. Officials estimate the first phase of the project, the loft apartments, should be finished by the summer of 2014.
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H.E. The President of Uganda, Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, meeting with the Honble Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh.
H.E. The President of Uganda, Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, with First Lady, Mrs Museveni, visiting the Taj Mahal at Agra
Honble Vice President of India, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, meeting H.E. The President of Uganda, Mr. Yoweri Katuga Museveni, in Kampala.
Honble Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, meeting H.E. The Vice President of Uganda, Mr. Edward Ssekandi, during his visit to Kampala, Uganda.
Welcome to the official website of The High Commission of India Kampala. This High Commission is also concurrently accredited to Rwanda and Burundi. There is no Honorary Consul of India in Rwanda and Burundi.The website serves as a guide to those seeking


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It's not very often you get close enough to touch an Olympic Gold Medalist.
Tuesday night at 's Commons area, hundreds of Lake Foresters, many of whom children and their parents, had just that opportunity.
Just weeks after he gripped a worldwide audience of millions with his 100-meter backstroke gold medal performance in London, Matt Grevers looked relaxed and comfortable in front of an adoring, local audience of a few hundred.
Flanked by his fiancee, Annie Chandler, mother, Anja and father Ed, Grevers returned to the city where he first piled up records on the junior swimming circuit. In 2003, the Grevers-led Scouts won their only state high school swimming championship.
After Mayor James J. Cowhey, Jr. handed Grevers a plaque officially declaring Tuesday "Matt Grevers Day" in Lake Forest, Grevers thanked the community for giving him the push he needed to be an Olympic champion.
"Without all of you I couldn't have done it," said Grevers, standing at a podium while dozens of cameras flashed. "It's a lot easier to to something when there's more people backing you. This community has backed me more than any can back an individual."
For Lake Forest High School swimmers Michael Van Antwerp, 16, and Daniel Smith, 15, watching a local athlete like Grevers win the gold was three parts thrilling, inspiring and almost unbelievable.
"He's a great role model for swimmers around the world," said Van Antwerp, an LFHS junior. "He almost brought the whole town there as I thought all of Lake Forest was supporting and pulling for him. To have him come here tonight is huge for the whole town."
A native of England, Smith, a sophomore, was able to witness Grevers' race in person.
"It was the most amazing night ever. It was so inspirational just to see someone from our school do something big," said Smith. "Everyone was so energetic, so accepting of everyone. No one was mean about nationalities. There were just there for a good time."
Tuesday evening had a similarly electric feeling. When Grevers finished his brief speech, he stuck around the commons, posing for pictures and signing autographs. One family who arrived early and stayed late were the Gescheidle's of Lake Forest. Liz Gesheidle brought her son, Will, 12, and daughter Grace, 10. Both swimmers, Liz Geisheidle couldn't pass up the opportunity to expose her children to an Olympic champion.
"We have a lot of respect for Matt. We are excited about what he's accomplished and it's fun to cheer on a hometown hero during the Olympics," said Geisheidle. "For swimmers, he's a great role model."
Will, his face beaming knowing he was about to meet Grevers, spoke how rare it is for a kid to live in the same town as an Olympic Gold Medalist.
"It was pretty cool to see someone who's lived where I am currently living and he's accomplished so much," said Will Geisheidle. "It's insane watching him swim that fast."
While he and his sister waited in line to meet Grevers, he was asked what else he took from watching greatness achieved by someone with which he had so much in common.
"That sets a goal for me to probably go to the Olympics," said Will Geisheidle.
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Carly Rae Jepsen is gracing the cover of Cosmopolitan's January issue.
In the interview, the "Call Me Maybe" singer dishes on being forever indebted to Justin Bieber for giving her career the push it needed, along with her experience on Canadian Idol and her childhood. Be sure to pick up a copy of the mag or visit Cosmopolitan.com for the full interview!
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Steve started with RIT in May 2004 as the Executive Director of Institute Audit, Compliance & Advisement. Formerly, Steve was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Genesee Corporation. Steve is a Certified Public Accountant who spent several years with Deloitte & Touche in Rochester, serving clients in industries that included manufacturing, healthcare, public sector, higher education, and not-for-profit.
Steve serves on the Board of the Rochester School for the Deaf, NTID Foundation, and the Rochester chapter of the New York State Society of CPA's. Steve is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of College and University Auditors, and the Institute of Internal Auditors.
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Vannoy v. Celanese Corp.: Administrative Review Board Interprets Less Stringent Requirements for Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protections
In Vannoy v. Celanese Corp., ARB Case No. 09-118, the Administrative Review Board ("ARB") reversed an Administrative Law Judge's ("ALJ") decision that Matthew Vannoy ("Vannoy") had not alleged shareholder fraud and therefore could not rely on the whistleblower protections contained in § 806 of Sarbanes-Oxley ("SOX"). The ARB found that a claimant need only have a reasonable belief, alleged with sufficient facts, that the company was violating SOX. The ARB also dismissed the limitations that the ALJ read into the term "federal regulatory agency" in § 1514A of SOX and relaxed certain elements of a whistleblower action in order to more align them with Congressional intent.
According to the decision, Vannoy began working for Celanese Corporation in 2004 and became the program administrator of the company's expense reimbursement program in early 2005. After finding what he viewed as misuse of company credit cards, Vannoy filed an internal complaint for violations of the business conduct policy on February 15, 2007. Shortly after, Vannoy received a performance bonus for a good review but was informed that his entire department was being outsourced.
In March, he filed an IRS complaint through its whistleblower rewards program. Vannoy secured Celanese Corporation proprietary and confidential documents in order to aid in the investigation. In October, Vannoy was suspended with pay for allegedly disregarding direction from his boss by confronting an employee about expense reimbursements. A subsequent examination of his company laptop revealed that Vannoy had emailed documents containing personal information, including social security numbers, of 1,600 Celanese employees to his personal email address, a violation of company policy. On November 5, 2007, Vannoy was suspended without pay. Vannoy filed a complaint with OSHA alleging a violation of the whistleblower provision of SOX.
To seek protection as a whistleblower under SOX, the plaintiff must establish that he or she "(1) engaged in activity or conduct that § 1514A protects; (2) the respondent took an unfavorable personnel action against him; and (3) the protected activity was a contributing factor in the adverse personnel action." Vannoy v. Celanese Corp., ARB Case No. 09-118, at 9 (Sep. 28, 2011).
The ALJ dismissed the complaint, finding that Vannoy failed to allege either a "specific and definitive" violation of law by Celanese or conduct by Celanese that "amounted to actual fraud on shareholders." In addition, The ALJ found that the IRS is not a "federal regulatory or law enforcement agency" as contemplated by §1514A and that Vannoy did not "suffer an unfavorable personnel action due to protected activity."
The ARB reversed this determination. The ARB found Vannoy's reasonable belief that the accounting discrepancies he uncovered were in "noncompliance with federal securities laws and fraud generally" was adequate. The ARB also reversed the ALJ's determination that the IRS was not a "federal regulatory agency" under SOX finding no such limitation in the statutory language. It was enough that Vannoy reported the allegations to individuals who had the authority to investigate the misconduct.
The ARB found that Vannoy suffered an adverse employment action. In defining this element, the ARB stated "an adverse action… is simply an unfavorable employment action, not necessarily retaliatory or illegal." This broad definition can include being put on paid administrative leave as well as non-tangible activity such as harassment or threats. The case was remanded to determine whether Vannoy suffered an adverse personnel action due to his engaging in protected activity.
The ARB noted that a temporal connection between the protected activity and the adverse action would be adequate. Further evidentiary hearings were also necessary to determine whether Vannoy's sending of sensitive documents to his personal email was protected activity under SOX and whether the information was "the kind of 'original information' that Congress intended to be protected under either the IRS or SEC whistleblower programs."
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PFW associate editor Dan Parr makes his prediction for the outcome of Sunday's game between the Lions and Bears.
The last time these two teams met marked a turning point in the Bears' season. They made changes after losing to Detroit on Monday night in Week Five. Two underperforming veteran safeties were demoted in favor of younger players, Lance Louis became the full-time starter at right tackle and Mike Martz adjusted his play-calling to his personnel, thanks to some prodding from QB Jay Cutler.
The Bears have won three straight games since then and have a chance to move into a tie for second place in the NFC North with a win Sunday. They are in much better shape than they were the last time they met the Lions, and the outcome will be different this time around.
Better discipline on defense should help keep Calvin Johnson from going off, and the Lions' running game could struggle to provide some balance. A solid defensive effort and more quality play from Cutler and RB Matt Forté will lead the Bears to their fourth straight win.
Prediction: Bears 24, Lions 20
Season record: 7-1


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An informative and educational program for adults to learn about the signs, symptoms, and current trends of teen drug use. A highlight of this program is a mock teenager's bedroom set up for adult's to observe and attempt to identify the obvious and not-so-obvious drug related paraphernalia.
Parents, Grandparents, Coaches, Teachers, Administrators, and others participating gain:
- Facts about trends in teen drug use
- Tools to identify potential drug use
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If you've found less than 50 drug-related items in this photo, you need to attend this workshop.


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Case Study | January 31, 2013
Better Data Recovery Yields Happy ClientsSource: Datto Inc.
Stephill Associates, an MSP in New Jersey, was happy to have Datto SIRIS in place when an important client's mail server was hacked. Read this success story to see how Stephill used the Datto backup and disaster recovery solution to keep the client's business up and running, with barely a hiccup.
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David Streit, principal with Stephill, had been using Axcient's BDR solution for his clients. However, he experienced numerous hardware failures, off-site transfers were never up to date, [they] never could virtualize successfully (not once) on three different units at three different sites. After learning about Datto from peers, the move was made to Datto SIRIS. For David, "Happily, [Datto SIRIS] is stable and performs well". In addition, Datto offers predictable monthly cost due to inclusion of off-site for the entire capacity of the BDR, strong support, [has] a good channel reputation and sells only through channel partners.
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When I was a young DJ in Syracuse during my senior year at Cathedral Academy, a Catholic school I had faithfully attended from fifth grade onward, Father Shannon called me into the principal's office for committing a sex crime before thousands in public.
The good priest reported he had been listening to my Saturday night radio show over WNDR, Central New York's most listened-to station, when I played, "Wake Up Little Suzie" by The Everly Brothers a horror rendering him instantly apoplectic.
It was surely a mortal sin to have done so; he droned on, since the song "strongly suggested that a boy and girl were sleeping together without having partaken in the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony," an interpretation that had never remotely dawned on me or any of my classmates, particularly since the song's lyrics stressed exactly the opposite.
Sierra Star readers may note that my "For Your Consideration" colleague, Alan Cheah, submitted a wonderful column in the Jan. 2 issue heralding several initial achievements of Pope Francis the First during his first year as Pontiff, even as I also had the pleasure of referencing many promising signs indicating positive reform in the Catholic Church when Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was first elected back in March becoming the first Jesuit Pope in history.
Consider these Papal quotes:
"Among our tasks as witnesses to the love of Christ is that of giving a voice to the cry of the poor, so that they are not abandoned to the laws of an economy that seems at times to treat people as mere consumers."
"If a person is gay and seeks the Lord and has good will, well who am I to judge them?"
"I have met many Marxists who are good people."
"Those who struggle to find a past that no longer exists they have a static and inward view of things."
"No to a financial system, which rules rather than serves. Behind this attitude lurks a rejection of ethics and a rejection of God."
"Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naïve trust in the goodness of those welding economic power."
And my personal favorite "I have never been a right-winger."
To be sure, my own spiritual perspective still remains at sharp variance with certain teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, finding myself much more aligned with the visionary brilliance of theologian and evolutionary theorist, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, whose "Phenomenon of Man" remains, in my estimation, a philosophical masterpiece.
Father de Chardin was a famous French paleontologist, mystic and Jesuit.
He found God in all things and believed mankind was inexorably evolving toward a collective sphere of human thought generated by integration and unification which will eventually culminate in what he termed, "The Omega Point" the most sacred and highest form of consciousness somewhat similarly referenced in Catholic Theology as "The Mystical Body of Christ."
It is stunning to reflect upon the awesome realization that our Internet of today, with all those blogs and chats and tweets and deletes, lines up precisely with what de Chardin predicted so many decades ago, however technologically unanticipated.
He was a favorite of Daniel Berrigan, S.J., former federal fugitive and "radical priest" of the '60s the most demanding teacher I ever had during my four years at Le Moyne College. Father Daniel "Don't Call Me Danny Boy" Berrigan gave me the only F minus I ever received at Le Moyne for submitting a three-page book report on "The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah" (1883) by Alfred Edersheim, which I had never read. I had received an A plus from Father Carmody for the identical book report submitted a year earlier in Theology 101.
So I am becoming ever more enthusiastic about this Jesuit-in-charge-of-the church, although there's a great distance to go. It makes my heart happy. I find myself quoting our new pope to conservative friends at every turn, delighted he's at home in Rome and quite content taking my chances with Francis.


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