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We have been nominated for one more award. The Reader Appreciation Award. Thank you, Datingbitch, for the nod.
I didn't bother looking for any meaning or history on this award, as I never am able to find anything on these awards but other posts from other bloggers who received the same award.
As always, there are rules that come with accepting an award and here they are:
- Include the award logo somewhere in your blog.
- Answer these 10 questions, below, for fun if you want to.
- Nominate 10 to 12 blogs you enjoy. Or you pick the number.
- Pay the love forward: Provide your nominee's link in your post and comment on their blog to let them know they've been included and invited to participate.
- Pay the love back with gratitude and a link to the blogger(s) who nominated you.
Here are the questions I must answer…
- What is your favorite color? black or red…or both at the same time
- What is your favorite animal? I guess dogs, never really thought about it before.
- What is your favorite non-alcoholic drink? Chocolate milk. I could drink that all day.
- Facebook or Twitter? Facebook. I don't like the way Twitter works.
- Favorite pattern? Uh…don't have one
- Do you prefer getting or giving presents? Both.
- Favorite number? 44
- Favorite day of the week? Saturday. I get to sleep in (if Baby C lets me) AND stay up late.
- Favorite flower? Really? I guess wave petunias are pretty cool looking
- What is your passion? I don't know, I guess my kids? They are really the only thing I'm passionate about.
So, this post kind of sucks. I really didn't care for the questions. Oh well…
Now, my nominees:
- Fifty-Four and a Half
- The Camel Life
- Dabutcha's Blog
- Beefy's House O' Fun
- You've Been Hooked
- Me 2.0
- Articles of Absurdity
- The Forgotten Wife
- The Dumbass News
- Southern Dreamer
I would like to thank DatingBitch for nominating us for another award. If you haven't already, and you're not easily offended, please stop by her blog and check it out. It's truly a fun blog to follow. You never know what you're going to get. Will it be an extremely sappy and heartfelt post that evokes a plethora of emotions? Or will it be hilariously funny, making you roll all over the dirty floor you haven't swept because you've been blogging instead of cleaning? Who knows? You'll have to click here to find out!
Finally, I'd like to thank the over 150 followers we have here for actually reading this garbage and commenting occasionally. Without your interaction I doubt we'd continue with this, but we probably would…
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- Random Thoughts: 6/13/2012 (stuphblog.wordpress.com)
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- Convicted of murder for texting and driving? (stuphblog.wordpress.com)
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Sharing my hard learned wisdom
From time to time, dear readers (reader?), I like to share life lessons I have learned. You may have already seen it over at my place (yes, I am being self-referential, thanks for asking), but, I didn't want the rest of you to miss out.
The advent of Spring, when car windows are likely to be rolled down, dramatically increases the chances of the other driver actually hearing when one party yells obscenities at another party during rush hour.
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Tecmo Koei E3 showcase
Check out what the publisher will have in store for the big show
Posted on Jun 10, 2010 - 5:15pm EST (Jun 10, 2010 17:15)
Tecmo Koei America today announced its Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) lineup of titles. E3 2010 will mark a new era for the company as it pulls the curtain on four unique titles ranging from manga-inspired action brawler to an action RPG steeped in high fantasy.
"We're excited to offer a strong lineup of games this year under the new Tecmo Koei America formation," said Tak Yamamoto, Executive Vice President. "Each game promises to deliver fun and amazing experiences drawing inspiration from world-renown comics and ancient history, as well as creating all-new IPs, all of which defines the essence of the Tecmo Koei America and its direction in the future."
Tecmo Koei America will have on display a slew of new titles for PlayStation3 and the Xbox 360:
The formation of Tecmo Koei America represents a bold new direction for two world-renown gaming companies, Tecmo and Koei. Under Tecmo Koei America, the company will redefine the action genre through blending Japanese tradition with the latest in innovative technologies and design.


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Alfred Morris' red zone fumble Monday night was one of the turning points of the game, but what ensued in the seconds after the Washington Redskins running back put the ball on the ground was the subject of much discussion afterward.
Following Morris' fumble, Redskins and New York Giants players piled on to try to recover. In the process, Giants defensive tackle Linval Joseph grabbed Redskins center Will Montgomery's ankle to pull him out of the pile. Joseph appeared to try to stomp on Montgomery.
Flags flew, including one on Redskins guard Kory Lichtensteiger. He and Joseph were given personal foul penalties that offset.
"He had my leg and was yanking me out of the pile," Montgomery said. "I was just trying to get my leg loose and then he ended up kicking or stomping me or whatever he did. I wasn't quite sure what happened there."
Joseph told New York media that Montgomery kicked at him.
"It took me everything not to hit him back, because I didn't want to hurt the team, I didn't want to get fined," he said, as quoted by the New York Daily News.
Lichtensteiger wasn't entirely sure why he drew a flag. It looked like at one point he dived into the fracas.
"I saw No. 95, Rocky Bernard, getting after one of our guys, so I stepped in there and tried to push him off. That's really all I did," he said. "Certainly wasn't expecting to hear my number called. I don't know. Maybe they called the wrong number or maybe they just happened to see me out of everybody. But I certainly couldn't be the worst offender in that pile."
Redskins players weren't happy at what they thought was Joseph stomping on Montgomery.
"I think the whole world saw it. I don't know how the refs missed it. Maybe they had blinders on," left tackle Trent Williams said. "We don't need that in our game. We'll let the league office take care of that."
Coach Mike Shanahan wanted to avoid getting a call from the NFL office after his team's 17-16 victory.
"I don't even want to talk about that one. I don't want to get fined after a win," Shanahan said. "After a loss I can take the punishment. But, anyway, it is what it is."
Montgomery brushed off concern about the incident, calling it a "crazy situation all the way around."
"I think it was just something in the heat of the moment, and I'm not too worried about it," he said.


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Local winery owners plan to toast the city of Redlands' quasquicentennial with the release of two 125th anniversary wines.
Robin and Janet Harter, owners of State Street Winery, have a new 125th anniversary label merlot and soon plan to sell a sauvignon blanc in celebration of the city's birthday, according to a news release on the city's website.
The business owners plan to donate 10 percent of the proceeds from each bottle of the anniversary wine sold to the city's upcoming celebration, according to the city. The wine sells for $25 per bottle.
The wine, made with Washington grapes, gets bottled locally at the winery, located at 404 E. State St. Richard Pennington of Pennington Designs at 19 E. Citrus Ave. crafted the anniversary logo that decorates each bottle.
"This elegant ruby colored merlot features a rich, aromatic bouquet of fresh red cherries and toasted oak," Janet Harter said in a news release.
Redlands was incorported in November 1888, officials said The city kicked off a yearlong celebration Dec. 1 with the Redlands Christmas Parade, which also was sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Redlands. More events are planned throughout the year.
All of the events to take place are being paid for with donations, fundraising efforts, and revenue from the sale of sponsorships and commemorative merchandise, as no general fund money has been allocated, according to the city.
The Kiwanis Club of Redlands (noon), the University of Redlands, and Kaiser-Permanente have each donated $10,000. The Rotary Clubs of Redlands and American Medical Response each gave $5,000.
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An Easton man is accused of threatening another man with a prohibited offensive weapon – a 14-inch knife with a jagged-edge blade and brass knuckles in the handle, according to court records.
Police later spotted the suspect not far from the alleged incident early Saturday in the city's West Ward. He was intoxicated and staggering across a street, and they found the weapon after he threw it on the ground, the records say.
Alexis Orta, 29, of 830 Wolf Ave., Apt./Suite 2 was charged with simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, prohibited offensive weapons and public drunkenness.
According to the records, police responded to the 1100 block of Butler Street around12:35am for a report of an assault with a knife. A man said he was walking on the 900 block of Washington Street when a male later identified as Orta ran up behind him with the large knife. Orta began to raise the knife and aimed it toward the man as if ready to attack him.
About 45 minutes later, officers spotted Orta staggering across the 300 block of S. 9thSt. They also saw him throw the knife on the ground. The man was brought to where Orta had been stopped and identified him as the man who tried to attack him.
Orta was arraigned about four hours after he was stopped by on-duty District Judge Douglas Schlegel of Wind Gap. He was committed to Northampton County Prison after failing to post $20,000 bail.
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Three children who told authorities a man offered them candy in an effort to get them into his vehicle made up the story, a sheriff's sergeant said today.
Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a man who got out of a vehicle in the 29600 block of Nightcrest Avenue about 1:30 p.m. Sunday and offered the children some candy, sheriff's Sgt. Jon Wade said.
The children gave deputies a description of the suspect and his vehicle, and that prompted a search by a sheriff's helicopter crew, Wade said.
On Sunday night, one of the children's parents told deputies the children made up the story.
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Criminal Justice Curriculum
This is an exciting course curriculum that analyzes the legal, social, economic and political contexts that shape our approach to criminal justice. The program blends principle courses in criminal justice with courses focused on leadership and management at the executive level to build or refine the mobile and transferable skills our students' need to meet the challenges of a criminal justice career anywhere in the country.
A baccalaureate degree may be earned in Criminal Justice in the traditional on-campus program designed for entering freshman or in the online program designed for working adults.
Criminal Justice students are taught to think critically, act ethically, and apply theory to practical situations that they currently encounter or will encounter in Criminal Justice careers. Degree requirements for the traditional program and the online program are listed below.
|A. General Education and Degree Requirements
|B. Major Requirements
|CRJ 2013, 2203, 3023, 3053, 3093, 3113, 3133, 3233, 4013, 4073, and 4123
|PSY 1013, 3013, and 3043
|C. Electives
|Pre-law suggestions: CRJ 3073, 3203, 3703, BUS 3113, 3123, COM 4003, ESS 3633
|Law Enforcement/Corrections suggestions: CRJ 3013, 3083, 3103, 3303, 4027
|D. Criminal Justice Minor
|CRJ Electives courses (including BUS 3113 and 3123)
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Course Descriptions
CRJ 2013 Introduction to Criminal Justice
A study is made of the historical background to common law and criminal law including an overview concerning the structure of criminal justice and the enforcement of law. (Every Semester)
CRJ 2203 Criminology (same as SOC 2203)
A survey of the nature of crime, criminal statistics, and theories of criminal causation and control. An examination of crime as a social problem. (Every Semester)
CRJ 3013 Community Based Corrections
This course introduces the student to the new philosophies within corrections to establish successful rehabilitation programs in the community and outside of traditional prison settings. Students will analyze different programs that are being implemented nationally to include electronic monitoring, boot camps, and restorative justice programs. Prerequisite: CRJ 2013 or 2203.
CRJ 3023 Theories in Social Deviance (same as SOC 3023)
A survey of contemporary theories and concepts used to analyze, understand, and explain social deviance and its consequences for individuals and society. A presentation of several contemporary forms of deviant behavior that currently attract the attention of major societal institutions. Prerequisite: CRJ 2203.
CRJ 3053 Criminal Procedure
An introduction to legal issues involved in the theory and practice of the criminal justice procedure regarding the accused from arrest to release. Prerequisite: CRJ 2013 or 2203. (Every Spring)
CRJ 3073 Constitutional Law (same as PLS 3073)
A survey of the United States Constitution including the origins, amendments, and interpretations of the Constitution; and the constitutional basis of legislative, executive, and judicial powers, as well as issues of civil liberties and the guaranteed rights of equality. Prerequisite: PLS 1013 or Instructor's Permission. (Every Spring)
CRJ 3083 Forensic Science
This course introduces students to the application of science to criminal investigations. It surveys concepts that include forensic chemistry, fingerprint analysis, drug identification, hair and fiber evidence, DNA analysis, and arson investigation. Prerequisites: CHM 1024, CRJ 2013, and JR/SR Standing. (Every Spring)
CRJ 3093 Social Research Methods for the Online Program (same as HSE/PSY/SOC 3093)
It is the intent of this course to introduce you to the tools and techniques of inquiry in the social sciences. During the term you will be exposed to the vocabulary, the generally accepted yet varied methods, and the potential sources of error associated with the investigation of social phenomena. We will discuss the constructs of sampling, measurement, research design, and data analysis as well as the very important process of forming a meaningful and rigorous research question. Such constructs as reliability, validity, error, etc. will be defined and made useful in the minds and actions of thoughtful scientists and citizens. Prerequisites: PSY 1013.
CRJ 3103 Law Enforcement Internship
A practicum within the Department of Campus Safety and/or in conjunction with a local law enforcement agency. The student is required to work a minimum of 10 hours per week for 14 weeks of the semester. Juniors and seniors only, Instructor's permission required. (Fall, Spring)
CRJ 3113 Corrections
A survey of the historical development of the systems of punishment and rehabilitation. Analysis of the reasons for incarceration of offenders. Prerequisite: CRJ 2013 or 2203. (Every Spring)
CRJ 3133 Minority Issues in Criminal Justice
This course examines how law and the criminal justice process impact minority groups in the United States. This will include theoretical perspectives on race, class, and gender. Students will also examine landmark court cases and policy initiatives and their impact on minorities. Students will also focus on cross-cultural contact with persons from diverse backgrounds. Prerequisite: CRJ 2013 or 2203.
CRJ 3143 Psychology of Criminal Behavior (same as HSE/PSY 3143)
This course will provide the student with psychological and psychosocial explanations of crime. Students will explore specific psychological aspects that contribute to criminal and deviant behavior such as personality disorders, impulse control disorders, developmental disorders, and substance abuse disorders. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CRJ 2013 or 2203.
CRJ 3183 Forensic Science Internship
A practicum in forensics with a local law enforcement agency. Junior or Senior Forensic Science majors only. Consent of supervising instructor and Academic Vice President required.
CRJ 3203 Legal Internship
This course constitutes a practicum supervised by a local attorney's office, law firm, or court. It requires ten hours minimum per week for fourteen weeks. Juniors and Seniors only. Instructor's permission required. (Fall, Spring)
CRJ 3233 Law Enforcement
Basic course dealing with agencies involved in administration of justice; history and organization of local, state and federal agencies; courts, trial, jail, and prisons; probation and parole. Prerequisite: CRJ 2013 or 2203. (Every Fall)
CRJ 3303 Criminal Investigation
Investigation methodology, relations of the detective with other police divisions, modus operandi, sources of information, surveillance, interrogation, follow-up procedure. Prerequisites: CRJ 2013 or 2203 and 3233. (Every Fall)
CRJ 3501, 3502, 3503 Directed Study in Criminal Justice
A specialized, individualized course of study for qualified students. The course is offered on demand, and the credit hours are determined by the nature of the study. Prerequisite: JR/SR Standing, Instructor's and Academic Vice President's Permission. (Fall and Spring)
CRJ 3603 Juvenile Justice
A survey of the process - the police, the courts, and corrections - through which the juvenile offender must pass. Prerequisite: CRJ 2013 or CRJ 2203. (Rotating)
CRJ 3703 Law of Evidence
Leading rules and principles of exclusion and selection, burden of proof, nature and effect of presumptions, proof of authenticity and contents of writings, examinations, competency and privilege of witnesses. Prerequisites: CRJ 2013 or 2203 and 4123, 3053. (Rotating)
CRJ 4003 Terrorism (same as HSE 4003)
Semester Course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. A survey of the modern problem of terrorism with an emphasis on the political and religious nature of terrorist acts. Examines the history of terrorism, domestically within the U.S. and internationally, the role of religion, the structures and operations of terrorist organizations, as well as counterterrorism policies and policymaking.
CRJ 4013 Comparative Criminal Justice
This course examines how various countries around the globe organize their criminal justice systems and satisfy police, court, and correction functions. It will provide students with an international perspective for understanding and appreciating the similarities and differences between legal traditions, criminal law and procedures, crime rates, and means of punishment. Prerequisite: CRJ 2013 or 2203. (Rotating)
CRJ 4023 Management of Public Safety Organizations (same as HSE 4023)
This course will focus on management theory; organizational dynamics; leadership and administration research related to public and private justice organizations as well as other public safety organizations. Students will learn the basics of operational policies and implementation and evaluation procedures through emphasis of case studies of common administrative problems.
CRJ 4027 Professional Practicum in Law Enforcement
This semester-long course is taught on-site at the Southwest Law Enforcement Academy, Bristol, Virginia, offering students an opportunity to gain practical training and acquire professional certification in law enforcement. Requires a GPA of 2.0 or above, junior status, and permission of the Department Chair; must be arranged at least one semester in advance. Upon satisfactory completion, awards 27 semester hours of elective credit in criminal justice.
CRJ 4043 Criminal Justice & Public Policy
This course is designed to serve as a capstone course for criminal justice majors to be taken during the senior year. It will emphasize and measure the acquisition of knowledge of the American Criminal Justice system as well as a variety of applied skills including oral communication, effective writing, and decision-making skills. Critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and effective communication in the written and spoken word will be emphasized. Students will analyze the various points of intersection of the criminal justice system and how the open nature of the system affects policy. Emphasis will be on the problems and issues facing policy makers. Prerequisite: CRJ 2013 or 2203.
CRJ 4073 Critical Perspectives in Criminal Justice
It will emphasize and measure the acquisition of knowledge of the American criminal justice system, as well as a variety of applied skills including oral communication, effective writing, and decision-making skills. Prerequisite: SR Standing, Instructor's Permission. Prerequisite: CRJ 2013 or 2203. (Every Spring)
CRJ 4083 Juvenile Delinquency, Intervention, and Prevention
This course investigates the etiology, treatment and prevention of juvenile delinquency in contemporary society. This course allows students to review various theories and apply current theory and research in order to understand the dynamics of juvenile delinquency and current methods of intervention and prevention. Students in the course review juvenile violence and crime in U.S. culture and focus on the potential causes for juvenile violence and crime (e.g., poverty, literacy, family, and community cohesion, and self) and the effectiveness of the juvenile court system (recidivism, juvenile violent crime offenders, and incarceration).
CRJ 4093 Legal and Constitutional Issues in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (same as HSE 4093)
An analysis of the legal and civil liberties changes and challenges brought on by terrorist attacks. Topics addressed may include surveillance issues, federal legislation passed in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, the rights of foreign nationals, the rights of U.S. citizens, the governmental infrastructure for decisions concerning legal rights, and the difficulties of prosecuting terrorist suspects, such as jurisdictional issues, rules of evidence, and prosecution strategies. Liability involving emergency management will be examined.
CRJ 4123 Substantive Criminal Law
This course examines the philosophy of legal sanctions and the historical development from common law to modern American criminal law. Students will explore the classifications and general definitions of crimes as well as common defenses to crimes. Prerequisite: CRJ 2013 or 2203.
CRJ 4133 Public Safety Agencies & Public Policy (same as HSE 4133)
This course is a writing focused seminar whereby students actively examine the link between law, politics, and public policy to better grasp the workings of the criminal justice system and other public safety organizations. Scientific techniques for analyzing criminal justice problems and developing solutions as well as methods for evaluating existing policies and interventions are examined.
CRJ 4201, 4202, 4203 Academic Internship
Students selected for this internship will assist course instructors through tutoring, showing videos, conducting study sessions, researching course materials, proctoring tests, grading objective sections of survey exams, and teaching at least one class in a survey course during the semester. The selected students participating in this internship will acquire some practical experience in higher education.
CRJ 4333 Management of Justice Organizations (same as SOC 4333)
This course will focus on management theory; organizational dynamics; leadership and administration research related to public and private justice organizations. The course will emphasize case studies of common administrative problems. Students will learn the basics of operational policies and implementation and evaluation procedures. Prerequisite: CRJ 2013 or 2203.
CRJ 4501, 4502, 4503 Special Topics in Criminal Justice
Special topics of interest in the field of criminal justice. Examples of recent offerings include courses in international terrorism drug investigations and stress management. Prerequisite: JR/SR Standing.


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Arrival on Campus -- Fall Semester 2011
For students who will be living in the Dixie State University Dormitories, please report to:
On-Campus Housing Office is located at 974 E 100 S (on the corner of 100 S and 1000 E), between Nisson Towers and Shiloh Hall (map).
- Our Freshman Check-in will be: Thursday, August 16th, from 8:00am to 5:00pm.
- Regular Check-in will be: Friday, August 17, from 8:00am to 5:00pm, & Saturday, August 20, from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
If you are arriving before this date you will need to make other housing or hotel arrangements. If you are arriving after the regular hours you will need to make arrangements with the housing department to get you your keys in order to move in. Students who have made arrangements with the International Student Services for housing assistance please make sure to confirm your arrival arrangements with them.
On Friday, August 17, the university is hosting "Freshman Wow Day" which is a day full of fun activities for all new students starting at 10:00 am on Friday.
Also, remember that school starts on Monday, August 20.
ISS Contacts
|Michael Thompson
|Carole Hulet
|Mike Hasfurther
|Everton Araujo
|International Director
|Assistant International Director
|International Admissions
|International Coordinator
|(435) 652-7689
|(435) 879-4689
|(435) 879-4688
|(435) 879-4229


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KMI Selects Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization to Ensure Fair Weather for its IT Environment
December 13, 2011
Customer: KMI (Royal Meteorological Institute)
"The leading benchmark results achieved with Red Hat's Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor technology illustrates the excellent efficiency of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization solution." -- Emmanuel Strobbe, system engineer in the KMI's IT department.
To optimize the use of IT resources, lower costs, minimize service downtime, and facilitate the operation of activities such as system administration, development testing, and the introduction of new applications
A physical-to-virtual server migration that included the replacement of HP-UX-based servers and a number of Microsoft Windows-based servers with virtual servers running Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® in a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment
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The aim of the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium is to provide information services (standard or customized) to a wide variety of different clients, ranging from private individuals and information services, to companies, research centres, and public services. In particular, these services include hydrometeorological and geophysical forecasting, extreme or exceptional weather warnings, and generally making available KMI's technical knowledge in hydrometeorology, climatology, and geophysics. All of these services are subject to particularly strict standards. Accuracy, regularity, constant availability, and excellent responsiveness are all challenges that need to be met against a background of rapidly fluctuating environmental parameters.
Day-to-day operations at the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium require accuracy and responsiveness at all times. KMI staff depend on instruments that consistently perform properly so they can produce analyses, diagnoses, and forecasts successfully.
A proponent of open source computing for several years, KMI's IT department opened its doors to Red Hat back in 2005. Today, open source solutions have largely replaced Microsoft Windows software. In 2009, the department turned to Red Hat for the second time to handle the virtualization of the Institute's systems and applications intended both for internal users (mainly office software) and for KMI's clients and partners (weather forecasts and exchanges of meteorological data). The aim was to optimize the use of resources and to facilitate the operation of activities such as system administration, development testing, migration, and introduction of new applications.
It is vital to KMI's IT department that its computing environment ensures availability and strong performance. One of the most critical applications is the FTP server that is responsible for handling large transfers of meteorological data between weather bureaus worldwide via the RMDCN Network (Regional Meteorological Data Communications Network) of the Worldwide Meteorological Organization, which must be available 24/7.
Numerous applications have to be available at all times in order to provide recipients (internal users or external clients) with the information they need in a timely manner. As a result, strict SLAs have been signed with a number of public services and businesses. "If necessary, some clients can do without a particular forecast (the KMI issues a fresh forecast every six hours), but for others, a delay of even half an hour begins to create serious problems," said Emmanuel Strobbe, system engineer, IT, KMI. "Our clients that focus on wind forecasts are particularly demanding in terms of response times."
With time, the number of servers at KMI grew to such an extent that managing them efficiently became extremely difficult. "While services intended for external clients are based on relatively large servers, services for internal users are carried out on a series of smaller machines, mainly Dell x86 bi-processors," explains Strobbe. "Over time, they have the unfortunate tendency to proliferate as new services or applications are added. The principle was to dedicate a server to each application to make management easier and avoid problems with one server interfering with other applications. But this was creating quite a few problems and negative effects: significant occupation of floor space, excessive cabling, and all sorts of waste from under-utlized systems. For example, the Windows domain server isn't resource-intensive, but the team responsible for managing it prefers to keep it isolated, because losing that particular system would place all of the other servers in danger. The system is also far too powerful in relation to requirements. Therefore in 2009, we decided to switch to virtualization in order to optimize resources and facilitate management by cutting back on the overall number of machines."
At the time, a number of solutions were examined, including Xen, VMware and Red Hat. However, it wasn't long before KMI's IT department made the strategic decision to partner with Red Hat.
"We use a lot of open source technology, especially provided by Red Hat, for the production side," explains Strobbe. "Red Hat Enterprise Linux, with its reputation for quality and reliability, had gradually been introduced since 2005 for all our needs and also for those solutions that don't require HP-UX."
"We were focused more on x86 servers in a Linux environment, which were far less expensive solutions such as PA-RISC or Itanium," said Strobbe. "Our positive experience with Red Hat and the power of its open source software were the determining factors in our decision to virtualize using Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization. The VMware solution also turned out to be much more expensive, and the leading benchmark results achieved with Red Hat's Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor technology illustrate the excellent efficiency of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization solution."
Today, the Linux environment mostly runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5. For its virtual machines, KMI has begun deploying Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and relies on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for its KVM hypervisor and for its advanced virtualization management capabilities.
KMI's IT department uses Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager for the creation and migration of virtual machines, console access, and the overall supervision of resource consumption. This enterprise management tool has a graphical user interface that is very intuitive and easy to use. The system administrators can easily monitor the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization clusters and configure high availability and workload balancing policies so the work is balanced across all the hypervisor hosts in the cluster. The maintenance manager feature is particularly useful in performing server updates without impacting the application workloads. The result of this capability has been the minimization of the administration work necessary to support the virtualization cluster and an increase in productivity by the system administration staff.
The IT team is also looking forward to the new user access capabilities that the next version of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization will have to offer. The new power user portal will provide users with the appropriate permissions and the capability to perform tasks that were previously available only to the system administrators. "This will be particularly important for convincing other departments with their own IT hardware to move towards virtual machines," said Strobbe. "The argument is that we will be able to delegate certain administration functions to them while retaining physical control over the systems. The new power user portal will allow us to accomplish this."
KMI's move toward a more virtualized infrastructure is rolling out gradually and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012. The first users (about 40) to benefit from the migration were the members of the IT team. This team wanted to ensure there is a base of skills able to support all users and a few "power users," such as the director and secretaries, who switched from Exchange to Zimbra. However, a few small pockets of Windows will remain. These include a Windows login server that enables Linux users to access applications in Windows, business applications used by certain departments that report to management (accounting in particular), a Windows domain server with Active Directory, and an anti-virus server for Windows updates.
For KMI, the virtualization of servers has made it possible to significantly rationalize the number of servers utilized in the data centres. Previously, the applications were spread across approximately 20 servers (nine Windows 2003 servers and 10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers) and now, the majority of these workloads have been virtualized and transferred to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 2.2 deployed on four Dell PowerEdge R700 servers running. In total, 20-25 virtual servers have been created, and KMI's virtual servers are a mix of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, other Linux distributions, and Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
Overall, virtualization will touch a wide range of functions and internal services at KMI, including DNS servers, DHCP, webmail, an FTP production server for exchanges with IRM clients, and the main server for the Zimbra collaborative suite, which handles e-mail, calendars, and contact management. Some critical applications that require a dedicated calculation capability, such as intensive scientific calculations, will not be virtualized.
The requirement to restrict any interruptions to service to a minimum was a determining factor in opting for virtualization, which guarantees KMI minimal system downtime, whatever the circumstances. The high availability feature of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager that provides multilevel priority intelligent fail-over has been the key functionality in helping KMI meet these strict service availability requirements.
Virtualization also enables greater flexibility and speed for adaptations to infrastructure or test operations. "We can now create a machine quickly without waiting for a physical server to become available. Previously, we had to find space on an existing server—a process we tended to avoid in order to maintain the right balance. Virtualization enables us to save two or three months on a project," explains Strobbe
Of the virtual machines created to date, five are dedicated to the development of tests enabling KMI to test and update applications more easily, such as a centralized management of the IT hardware via Puppet and a shared office environment based on LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project).
KMI was also able to significantly improve the performance of its UNIX (HP-UX) cluster (consisting of two four-processor and one two-processor PA-RISC server) that hosts the production applications dedicated to the generation of weather forecasting services. From this cluster, KMI was able to offload the critical data transfers between national services and data format conversions to virtual servers running on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.
"Previously, we had to halt the applications, disable the SAN disks, transfer them into another machine, and restart the applications. Virtualization allows us to perform the migration in the same environment. Previously, a successful switch was difficult to achieve on a cluster since we had to conduct switching tests that can take over an hour. With virtualization, we can do the test in five minutes," said Strobbe.
KMI's virtualization project will continue into the future. "We also intend to migrate our intranet to a virtual machine," said Strobbe. "The website could also go down the same road. This will happen if we decide to replace the Apache server, which does not lend itself to virtualization, with a web server offering better performance guarantees."
The opportunity analysis for virtualization is still underway," said Strobbe. "And the roadmap for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization promises interesting new capabilities, and we look forward to leveraging this functionality as part of our subscription and ongoing partnership with Red Hat around virtualization," said Strobbe.


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4.6/5 rDev +24.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
It seems as though this may be another tone77 special! He is my frequent, local, in-person trader and I am always fascinated by what he brings by for me to review. I am pretty much to the point that I will only review beers when I am at home, but I have plenty to keep me busy.
From the bottle: "A German style black lager brewed with premium pilsner and dark roasted malts."
I started out with a heavy-handed pour until the head began to rise at an incredible rate and I backed off. I was faced with two-plus fingers of dense, deep-brown head with fantastic retention. It looked like a chocolate milk shake sitting before me and I put on some music to keep me company as I awaited for it to abate. What was I listening to? "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart", written by James F. Hanley and sung by Judy Garland. Color was a deep, dense dark-brown with ruby highlights (SRM = 44), allowing just a little light penetration at the edges. Nose had a smoky chocolatiness and I was reminded of my late Pops' affection for Hershey's Special Dark. This beer's smell was very evocative of that. Mouthfeel was full, creamy, and the chocolate taste was spot on. I was really digging the way that the smokiness of the "dark roasted malts" was coming through, but melding nicely with the chocolatiness. Finish was semi-dry, more smoky than chocolaty, but quite the beer.
Serving type: bottle
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4.08/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sweet a new beer from Philadelphia Brewing Company! Found it in the mix six section at the House of 1,000 beers.
A - Deep dark beautiful blackness with just a 1/4 inch of head that fades to a sticky ring.
S - Light smoked malts, some cocoa, and roastiness.
T - One smooth Swartz. It has mild smoked malts, smooth chocolate like malts, and a bit of sunk in the finish that leaves a bit of dryness. On par with the style love it.
M - Medium bodied not watery, slick and smooth.
Overall I would consider getting this again hell I would buy a case. It's tasty!
Serving type: bottle
05-07-2014 04:49:05 | More by DrDemento456
4/5 rDev +8.4%
11-17-2013 16:37:17 | More by klimoja
4/5 rDev +8.4%
09-04-2013 18:29:27 | More by JeffTheJuice
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
12-25-2013 12:03:55 | More by kwa357
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3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
03-15-2014 17:39:06 | More by pjkelley82
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
09-10-2013 02:25:28 | More by calcnerd
New Jersey
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
02-16-2014 05:27:56 | More by rfgetz
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
05-13-2014 13:12:54 | More by Drknight
New Jersey
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
09-16-2013 13:37:05 | More by ColForbinBC
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
09-19-2013 02:03:46 | More by victory4me
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
02-02-2014 00:05:15 | More by CurtFromHershey
3.6/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a black color with a 1 inch head. Smell is of roasted malts, a bit smokey. Taste is the same, lots of roasted malts and smokiness, a bit of hops are present as well. Feels full bodied in the mouth and overall is a solid beer.
Serving type: bottle
11-03-2013 12:08:27 | More by tone77
New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
06-08-2014 20:52:13 | More by Triklino
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
05-05-2014 23:23:55 | More by Astarzz316
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
10-02-2013 00:56:33 | More by Phillyz
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a tall pint glass, color is dark brown with brown on the bottom edges of the glass; head is thin and dissipates to a ring.
Smell is roasted malt, chocolate, clean hop maybe some grass, maybe a little sweet in its presence.
Taste is on the sweeter side, but clean lager taste - no fruitiness noted - roasted malts are upfront melding into a chocolate sweetness that lingers; hops are present and quite bitter, no apparent strong flavor.
Mouthfeel is pleasant, but definitely on the sweet side, lingering on the tongue and with a strong bitterness.
Overall, a sweet schwarzbier, but clean flavors and a touch bitter. Its an interesting take on the style, maybe tone down on the amount of roasted malts?
Serving type: bottle
08-30-2013 22:22:11 | More by mvanaskie13
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
01-07-2014 20:55:14 | More by ejeitner
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
12-07-2013 00:58:27 | More by EFR94
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
12-08-2013 19:26:49 | More by jp312
3.25/5 rDev -11.9%
10-08-2013 00:34:22 | More by duceswild
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3.25/5 rDev -11.9%
07-15-2014 12:39:44 | More by kelvarnsen
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When it comes to boys high school basketball in Indiana, reaching a level of sustained excellence shouldn't be described by that familiar phrase — the gold standard.
For the last four seasons, you could just as easily call it the Golden Arrows standard.
Sullivan continued its mastery of Wabash Valley teams as it opened postseason play with a 61-29 victory over Sullivan County rival North Central in the opening round of the Class 2A North Knox Sectional on Tuesday.
In opening its postseason account with a relative ease, and with its 13th straight victory, Sullivan clinched its fourth consecutive 20-win season. In those four seasons, only three other schools in the state — Brownstown Central, Munster and Tipton — have reached the 80-win threshold.
Sullivan (20-3) is 84-14 in that period and its .857 winning percentage is the fourth best in the state over that span.
"It says a lot about program. We've had a lot of good kids come through here in the last four years," Sullivan coach Jeff Moore said.
In the previous three seasons, Sullivan had current Indiana State forward Rhett Smith to lead the way. What's impressive about the current crop of Arrows — and what's scary for their opponents — is that they've maintained serve with different contributors and by altering their style of play accordingly.
"We're a different kind of team than we were last year. They both rely on the same things, but we're more balanced than we were last year. These kids have done a great job. We knew they'd be pretty good, but they've kind of exceeded our expectations," Moore said.
Against the young Thunderbirds, Sullivan wanted to use ball pressure and its size advantage in the paint to carry the day. After an 11-11 first quarter, it was an open question as to whether that plan of action would work.
Sullivan big man Jake Kinnaman scored nine in the first quarter to keep the Arrows pointed in the right direction.
In the second quarter, Sullivan's plan took hold with a vengeance. The Thunderbirds (7-15) committed nine turnovers in the period, several leading directly to Arrows' points. Sullivan also got hot from long range as four different Arrows buried 3-pointers in the quarter.
"We didn't hit some shots in the first quarter and I didn't think our press was very effective, but our press became very effective and we knocked down some shots," Moore said.
By the time all was said and done, Sullivan had outscored North Central 24-3 in the quarter and the Arrows had a 35-14 halftime advantage.
"We lost focus on what we were supposed to do against their pressure in the second quarter. We were trying to go four guys along the baseline and look to throw over the top. We did a pretty good job in the first quarter, but we got going crazy in the second," North Central coach Ryan Kamman said.
The deficit was too large for the Thunderbirds to dent in the second half. Three Arrows finished in double-figures, led by Kinnaman who scored 15 points. Ian Perkinson and Michael Hutchcraft each had 10.
Tod Lebeda — the Thunderbirds' lone senior — led North Central with 11 points. Andrew Nikirk added 10 more.
Though the Thunderbirds took their knocks Tuesday, Kamman thinks North Central will grow in the offseason, literally and figuratively.
"It was tough to tell tonight, but we've improved in every area. Defensively, we've come a long way. Offensively, what we're trying to do and what these guys are good at, we're not necessarily good at at the varsity level right now because we're not there physically yet. If we can get in the weightroom in the coming year, we've got a bright future," Kamman said.
Sullivan plays Bloomfield in Friday's North Knox Sectional semifinal. Sullivan defeated Bloomfield 58-42 on Feb. 12.
"Against some teams here, we might not be able to press the whole game. Our half-court, man-to-man defense has to be good. I thought it was tonight. I think defensively, we're pretty good," Moore said.
Linton is in action at North Knox tomorrow. The Miners play South Knox at 6 p.m. Eastern Greene plays North Knox in the 7:30 p.m. nightcap.
NORTH CENTRAL (29) — Stanifer 1 1-2 3, A.Jewell 1 0-0 2, Lebeda 4 3-3 11, L.Drake 1 0-0 2, Stucker 0 0-0 0, Peterson 0 1-2 1, Nikirk 4 0-0 10, Greene 0 0-0 0, Vire 0 0-0 0, P.Drake 0 0-0 0, Howard 0 0-0 0, Adams 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 FG, 5-7 FT, 29 TP.
SULLIVAN (61) — Weszely 2 2-2 7, Willis 1 0-0 2, N.Pirtle 3 0-0 7, McPhail 0 0-0 0, King 0 0-0 0, Gregory 3 1-2 8, Perkinson 5 0-0 10, Kinnaman 7 1-2 15, Hutchcraft 4 1-1 10, J.Pirtle 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 FG, 5-7 FT, 61 TP.
North Central 11 3 10 5 — 29
Sullivan 11 24 13 13 — 61
3-point goals — Nikirk 2, Weszely, N.Pirtle, Gregory, Hutchcraft. Total fouls — NC 9, S 11. Fouled out — none.
Next — Sullivan (20-3) plays Bloomfield at 6 p.m. Friday in the North Knox Sectional. North Central concluded its season with a 7-15 record.


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I made a determined effort after the last tour to get up with the family. Which for me is a pretty impressive goal. But I did it — I'd get up at seven in the morning. After a few months, I was allowed to drive the kids to school. Then I was allowed to take the garbage out. Before that, I didn't even know where the recycling bin was.
I read a lot. I might have a little sail around Long Island Sound if the weather is all right. I do a lot of recording in my basement — writing songs, keeping up to speed. I have no fixed routine. I wander about the house, wait for the maids to clean the kitchen, then fuck it all up again and do some frying. Patti and I go out once a week, if there's something on in town — take the old lady out for dinner with a bunch of flowers, get the rewards [smiles].
Have you listened to the new guitar bands — the Hives, the Vines, the White Stripes? The Strokes are opening for you on this tour.
I haven't really. I'm looking forward to seeing them. I don't want to listen to the records until I see them.
But is it encouraging to see new guitar music being made in your image?
That's the whole point. What Muddy Waters did for us is what we should do for others. It's the old thing, what you want written on your tombstone as a musician: "He Passed It On." I can't wait to see these guys — they're like my babies, you know?
I'm not a champion of the guitar as an instrument. The guitar is just one of the most compact and sturdy. And the reason I still play it is that the more you do, the more you learn. I found a new chord the other day. I was like, "Shit, if I had known that years ago ..." That's what's beautiful about the guitar. You think you know it all, but it keeps opening up new doors. I look at life as six strings and twelve frets. If I can't figure out everything that's in there, what chance do I have of figuring out anything else?
A lot of people who were a big part of your life with the Stones are no longer here. Who do you miss the most?
Ian Stewart was a body blow. I was waiting for him in a hotel in London. He was going to see a doctor and then come and see me. Charlie called about three in the morning: "You still waiting for Stu? He ain't coming, Keith."
Stu was the father figure. He was the stitch that pulled us together. He had a very large heart, above and beyond the call of duty. When other people would get mean and jealous, he could rise above it. He taught me a lot about taking a couple of breaths before you go off the handle. Mind you, it didn't always work. But I got the message.
Gram Parsons — I figured we'd put things together for years, because there was so much promise there. I didn't think he was walking on the broken eggshells so much. I was in the john at a gig in Innsbruck, Austria. I'm taking a leak, and Bobby Keys walks in. He says, "I got a bad one for you. Parsons is dead." We were supposed to be staying in Innsbruck that night. I said fuck it. I rented a car, and Bobby and I drove to Munich and did the clubs — tried to forget about it for a day or two.
Have you contemplated your own death?
I let other people do that. They've been doing it for years. They're experts, apparently. Hey, I've been there — the white light at the end of the tunnel — three or four times. But when it doesn't happen, and you're back in — that's a shock.
The standard joke is that in spite of every drink and drug you've ever taken, you will outlive cockroaches and nuclear holocaust. You'll be the last man standing.
It's very funny, how that position has been reserved for me. It's only because they've been wishing me to death for so many years, and it didn't happen. So I get the reverse tip of the hat. All right, if you want to believe it — I will write all of your epitaphs.
But I don't flaunt it. I never tried to stay up longer than anybody else just to announce to the media that I'm the toughest. It's just the way I am. The only thing I can say is, you gotta know yourself.
After forty years, still doing two and a half hours onstage every night — that's the biggest last laugh of all.
Maybe that's the answer. If you want to live a long life, join the Rolling Stones.
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Here's a quick example of how a deficiency balance might be determined. You currently owe $250,000 on your home. You have not paid the mortgage for a few months, making the current balance $265,000. The bank forecloses on the property and sells it for $175,000, which represents the current fair market value. The bank has 3 months in NJ to pursue the deficiency balance. In this case, it is roughly $90,000 which you still owe, but is not attached to any real estate.
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Collingswood's housing market appeared strong this September with 16 units sold. In comparison, only 3 homes settled in September of 2011.
09/04/12 647 Linwood Ave $147,900
09/07/12 36 E Wayne Ter $157,500
09/08/12 251 E Knight Ave $192,000
09/13/12 605 N Atlantic Ave 217 $205,000
09/14/12 109 E Wayne Ter $155,000
09/14/12 419 Woodlawn Ave $163,000
09/14/12 409 Virginia Ave $265,000
09/17/12 206 Lincoln Ave $175,000
09/19/12 319 Sloan Ave $85,900
09/24/12 136 E Knight Ave $145,000
09/26/12 38 E Zane Ave $270,000
09/27/12 26 E Linden Ave $290,000
09/28/12 22 E Palmer Ave $294,900
09/28/12 115 Coolidge Ave $145,000
09/28/12 30 Ardmore Ter $220,000
09/28/12 29 E Knight Ave $225,000
The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only. Although the information provided on this report is deemed to be correct, and attempts are made to keep the information current, no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information in this report is offered.
Ed Barski is the Broker/Owner of Barski-Katinsky Real Estate, a real estate company servicing Camden, Gloucester, & Burlington Counties.


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|UTPA President Robert S. Nelsen shakes hands with Deborah Myers, assistant professor of Health and Kinesiology, as he welcomes faculty and staff to his first convocation.
In his 2010 convocation speech Aug. 26 at the Fine Arts Auditorium, Nelsen told members of the University community how the institution has to cut $7.4 million from its budget to comply with the state's orders and continue supplying the needs of its faculty and staff, and most importantly, its students.
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The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday relaxed its proposed financial disclosure reporting regulations, eliminating a requirement that would have made elected officials report their full incomes.
Under an amendment pushed by assemblywoman Joanne Waterman, borough elected leaders would have to report only sources of income greater than $5,000, not total amounts of income from those sources.
The change passed on a 5-1 vote, with member Steve Vick opposed. A final public hearing on the borough's proposed reporting requirements is set for the Aug. 28 assembly meeting.
Assembly and school board members and the borough Mayor are currently bound by State of Alaska disclosure regulations to report sources of income above $1,000 and total amounts of income from those sources.
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Waterman responded that the borough's ethical code already guides members to disclose conflicts of interest.
"My history of being with the assembly is that financial disclosures have not come into play in that realm," Waterman said. "I think assembly people I've dealt with have come forward when their conflicts are that great. I think the ethics we have guides us in that."
The borough ethics code currently states: "An assembly member or member of any board or commission may not deliberate or vote on any matter in which the member has a substantial personal or financial interest."
When she ran for the assembly in 2009, Waterman's own campaign advertisements read, in part: "I promise to support full financial disclosure."
Waterman at the time was running against incumbent Pete Lapham. Lapham's vote to drop a borough lawsuit against a former employer became a campaign issue after state financial disclosure forms showed Lapham had earned $17,842 from the employer.
Lapham had previously characterized the amount of work as "a few loads of gravel."
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She said she was motivated by concerns that reporting requirements were discouraging residents from running for office.
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Mayor Scott, who was excused from Tuesday's meeting, wrote a memo to assembly members July 18 suggesting full income reporting was perceived as an invasion of privacy and that the borough's previously proposed disclosure form "will not turn the tide."
Assembly members have pushed to get out of the state's reporting requirements three times in the past seven years. Borough voters rejected the idea in 2008 and 2009 and a similar effort in 2005 died when it hit opposition at assembly meetings, never reaching the ballot.


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