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Star Trek urns: niche product or the new standard in ash receptacles? I'm gonna go with niche product. BURN ME UP, SCOTTY.
The $800 urns, from funeral products retailer Eternal Image, come with one of two inscriptions: "To boldly go" (pictured above) or "The voyage continues."
Details on the urns, from StarTrek.com: "Each urn features a capacity of 190 cubic inches and is constructed from a composite blend of natural minerals, an etched stainless steel faceplate and name scroll, and an image of the Enterprise printed on anodized aluminum, with the Enterprise visible through a cutout of the franchise's signature Delta logo. A personalized nameplate can be affixed above the graphic."
190 cubic inches? I dunno, I feel like that special, recently dead Star Trek fan in my life might be a little over 190 cubic ash-inches. Do you carry anything in the 300-350 inch range? No? That's cool, I can flush part of him.
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Michael Hind is a Senior Manager and Research Staff Member of the Programming Technologies Department at the T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, which is part of IBM's Research Division.
Michael received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1991. From 1991 to 1993 he was a postdoc at IBM Research, working on PTRAN and other projects. From 1992-1998, Michael was an assistant and associate professor of computer science at the State University of New York at New Paltz, as well as holding various positions at IBM Research. In 1998, Michael became a Research Staff Member in the Software Technology Department at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, working on the Jalapeńo project, the project that produced the open source Jikes RVM. In 2000, he became the manager of the Dynamic Optimization Group at IBM Research, and in 2007, became Senior Manager of the Programming Technologies Department at IBM Research.
Michael is an ACM Distinguished Scientist, an associate editor of ACM TACO, has served on over 30 program committees, given talks at top universities and conferences, and co-authored over 40 publications. He received a SIGPLAN Most Influential Paper award (for his OOPSLA 2000 paper) and was part of the Jikes RVM team that received the SIGPLAN Software Award in 2012. His research interests include adaptive optimization, program analysis, and software optimizations for multicore processors.
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The projects in the Programming Technologies Department span two areas:
- Programming Language Design, Implementation, and Optimization
- The X10 Programming Language (Contacts: Dave Grove, Vijay Saraswat)
- Liquid Metal ( Try it!) (Contacts: David Bacon, Rodric Rabbah)
- Middleware for In-Memory Analytics
- M3R - main-memory map/reduce (Contact: Dave Grove)
- META - Middleware for Events, Transactions, and Analytics (Contact: Martin Hirzel, Vijay Saraswat)
- Analysis, Tools, and Techniques for Improving the Security, Robustness, and Performance
- Algorithms for Finding Security Vulnerabilities in Modern Web Applications (Contact: Matt Arnold)
- WAIT Java performance tool (Try It Today!) (Contact: Matt Arnold)
- Active Sheets (Contact: Mandana Vaziri)
The department has won the ACM SIGPLAN Programming Language Software Award; Three Most Influential Paper Awards for OOPSLA'99, OOPSLA'00, and POPL'03; has 2 ACM Fellows; and numerous ACM Distinguished Scientists. Past projects in the department include Jikes RVM, WALA, Metronome, XJ, PDS, Mirage, Thor, Thorn, PET, Paraglide, QVM, IMP, and many many more!
If you are interested in an internship, postdoc, or regular position in the Programming Technologies department, please submit a resume at Jobs at IBM, and contact Michael Hind or any of the contact names listed above.
Awards, Services, and Other Activities
- Member, ACM Publications Board Committee on Conferences, Jan 2014 - present
- Member at Large, SIGPLAN Executive Committee, July 2012 - June 2015
- Chair, SIGPLAN CACM Research Highlights Nominating Committee, July 2012 - June 2015
- Chair, SIGPLAN Software Award Committee, July 2012 - June 2015
- Member, NYU-Poly Enterprise Learning Board of Directors, 2012 - 2013
- SIGPLAN Programming Languages Software Award, 2012 for Jikes RVM
- General Chair, X10 Workshop at PLDI'11
- Most Influential OOPSLA'00 Paper Award
- PLDI Representative to SIGPLAN nominating committee for CACM Research Highlights, 2010 - present
- Guest co-Editor, IBM Journal of R&D, special issue on Multicore Software, 54(5), 2010
- ACM Distinguished Scientist, 2009
- General Chair, PLDI'09
- Tutorial Chair, PLDI'08
- Associate Editor, ACM TACO, Jan 2006 - present
- Steering committee, PLDI Conference, June 2008 - present
- Steering committee, VEE Conference, June 2005 - April 2009, (chair June 2005 - August 2007)
- General chair, VEE'05
- General chair, Future of Virtual Execution Environments workshop, Sept 15-17, 2004. Full video available.
- Steering committee, MASPLAS (Mid-Atlantic Student Workshop on Programming Languages and Systems)
- General chair, MASPLAS'96, MASPLAS'01
- Program chair, MRE'03
- Advisory committee member, Computer Science Department, SUNY at New Paltz
Invited Talks
- Changing the Foundation: The Impact of Multicore Architectures on Software SUNY New Paltz School of Science and Engineering Colloquium Series February 14, 2013.
- Teaching Programming Language Design and Implementation ... What? To Whom? How?, PLDI'11 Panel, June 8, 2011.
- The Impact of Multicore Architectures on Software: Disaster or Opportunity?, Invited Talk, University of Washington, October 20, 2009 (video). Also presented at Tokyo Tech Workshop (keynote), Ghent University, ICT (Beijing), and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2012).
- What Role Does Code Generation and Optimization Play for Multi-Core Enablement? CGO'08 Panel, April 8, 2008.
- Dynamic Compilation and Adaptive Optimization in Virtual Machines, Invited Course, ACACES'06 summer school, July 23-29, 2006
- Why Software Optimization Matters and Some Thoughts on How to Improve It, Invited Talk, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 27, 2005, (Also presented at University of Colorado and Seoul National University)
- Virtual Machine Learning: Thinking like a Computer Architect, Keynote, CGO'05, March 21, 2005
- The Jikes RVM Story, Invited Talk, Red Hat Free Java Summit, MIT, November 18-19, 2004
- Using Jikes RVM to Understand the Hardware Performance of Java Applications, Keynote, MRE'03, March 23, 2003
- Pointer Analysis: Haven't We Solved This Problem Yet? Invited Talk, PASTE'01, June 18-19, 2001
Tutorials and Courses
- Dynamic Compilation and Adaptive Optimization in Virtual Machines
- The Design and Implementation of the Jikes RVM Optimizing Compiler
- The Design and Implementation of the Jalapeńo Research VM for Java PACT'01, September 9, 2001, Slides
Program Committees
- 2013: SAC'13 (PL Track), ICPE'13, MUSEPAT'13, CASCON'13
- 2012: CASCON'12, SAC'12 (PL Track)
- 2011: X10 Workshop at PLDI, SAC'11 (PL Track)
- 2010: ASPLOS'10, PLDI'10 ERC, IWMSE'10, CASCON'10, SAC'10 (PL Track)
- 2009: HiPEAC'09, PACT'09, IISWC'09, CASCON'09,
- 2008: IISWC''08, CASCON'08, First Workshop on Programming Language Curricula
- 2003: OOPSLA'03, Workshop on Exploring the Trace Space for Dynamic Optimization Techniques
- 2002: 4th Workshop on Binary Translation, JVM'02, ISSTA 2002, ECOOP'02 Workshop on Resource Management for Safe Languages


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Twentieth Anniversary Ale - North Coast Brewing Co.
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Ratings: 34 | Reviews: 26 | Show All Ratings:
Rhode Island
3.95/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Acquired from jayi so a big "Thank You" goes out to her. Poured from a caged & corked 500ml bottle into an imperial pint glass.
A: The beer is a light amber color, with a short off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains a strong oak-aging essence along with caramelized malts, fruit and some hops.
T: The taste starts out sweet with flavors of fruit, caramel and vanilla followed by the flavor of oak-aging. The malt character is hearty but not too heavy and there's a mild but complementary hops presence creating a good balance. The after-taste is slightly sweet.
M: Crisp and smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: Tasty, goes down dangerously easily, not too filling, very strong kick, agave nectar and oak-aging aren't typically two things that you find together and then cellaring such a beer until it's around 5 years-old might sound like a potential disaster but this beer is well-worth sipping on for a long time.
Serving type: bottle
10-28-2013 02:43:00 | More by TheManiacalOne
3.7/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Review from 2/2011 notes. Poured into a Black Raven pint glass. Pours a medium orange amber with lively carbonation. Modest white head and nice lacing. Sweet, light fruit aroma. Sweet fruit flavor similar to apples, interesting fruit combination; a flavor I can't place must be the agave. Finish is somewhat astringent and phenolic. A very interesting ale and obviously well made, but although I liked the start and middle, the finish was bit off-putting for me. Glad I tried it.
Serving type: bottle
03-31-2012 05:43:58 | More by LiquidAmber
3.88/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Murky light copper. Not much near white head, leaves to ring fast. Not much lace.
S - Apricot and sugar. Big time mead smell!
T - Taste exactly like mead! A little bread in there, but mostly mead.
M - Medium to light body, good carb, fair balance.
D - Weird beer. It takes all kinds!
Serving type: bottle
12-19-2011 04:08:05 | More by srandycarter
South Carolina
4.22/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
this is a very interesting beer that borders the line of beer and cider and really pushes the boudries of what can be brewed.
the pour is a nice solid amber with a nice hue of golden edges that really seem to shine. but the aroma has a massive apple not with touches of cinnamon and rich notes of spice. coming through clearly now it is amazing the amount of depth the flavor that has been put into this. juicy and sweet with a wonderful finish that was both smooth, sweet and lightly tart.
overall I am not sure what this is, but it was damn good.
Serving type: bottle
07-10-2011 13:37:05 | More by mikesgroove
3.1/5 rDev -19.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
750ml bottle in Portsmouth snifter. Purchased at the brewery.
A: Pours a deep apple juice golden with a finger of white head that faded into nothingness and left no lace.
S: Smells like apple cider, ambiguous spices, and alcohol vapor.
T: Strange and boozy with flavors of butterscotch, toffee, golden fruits and hops in the finish. I get some medicinal notes as well. Very strange and unique.
M: Super boozy feeling with a thin body. Slick, syrupy mouthfeel and low carbonation.
O: This was one weird tasting brew, and I'm not sure I like it. The flavors were pretty hard to pin down. Too much medicine, toffee and alcohol.
Serving type: bottle
06-29-2011 03:43:42 | More by scottfrie
3.53/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Drank 6/25/11. Split w/ scottfrie.
A: Pours a nice amber color that's reminiscent of Martinelli's apple cider. There was a thin off white head.
S: The apple comparisons hold true, as there is a solid whiff of apple juice stung with a pretty solid boozy finish.
T: This is a pretty difficult beer to pin down. I'm getting notes of toffee and a bit of grainy something or other. I'm not sure exactly what about it I find disagreeable, but it's not altogether a pleasant package. I't's not a bad beer, but hmmm... The word medicinal keeps getting tossed around, I'll buy it.
M: Light-medium bodied. Decent carb. Meh.
O: I really don't know what to say here. It's a good brew that was worth drinking. Not sure what else to say.
Serving type: bottle
06-26-2011 03:20:31 | More by mjyoung
4.38/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
500ml corked bottled
Pours cloudy, straw yellow, with small light beige head that doesn't move or fade. Fine, fast active carbonation. Smell is bright and fruity, some banana, smells very yeasty. Surprised I can't really smell any alcohol. Something smells very spicy in there.
Taste is buttery, more bananas and some other tropical fruit I can picture but can't name. Some very yeasty flavors, with a Belgian yeast sort of aftertaste. I can taste a little of the alcohol, but not very much.
Mouthfeel is nice. "Fluffy" comes to mind. Very effervescent.
Overall, quite good. I really like it.
Serving type: bottle
05-01-2011 04:50:57 | More by snaotheus
4.2/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to Ffejherb for muling a bottle of this one back from northern California.
A-Brilliant, golden kissed copper with a thin off-white head that fades to a thin ring of retention and leaves spotty lace.
S-Spicy green apple with a light touch of alcohol burn. Light honey sweetness in the background. Tequila like notes emerge with a little warming.
T-Quite mead like with spicy honey up front with underlying pear and apple notes supporting. A rather surprisingly dry finish. Very complex and highly interesting.
M-Medium bodied and very smooth. Lingering spiciness adds a light sharpness to accent the astringency in the finish.
D-Very interesting stuff. I commend NCB for taking on such a different and challenging brew for such an important anniversary beer. Very non-beer like in character, more like an Agave mead! Different, but well done, stuff for sure!
Serving type: bottle
03-26-2011 21:13:01 | More by Deuane
3.88/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Purchased last year, smaller corked and caged bottle.
Nice golden color with a tinge of amber. Minimal head, but very vigorous stream of bubbles coming off the etched hop in the bottom of my glass.
Smell is sweet, and it almost seems like its nose reminds me of hard apple cider. Pleasant apple tartness on the nose as well.
Flavor is not at all what I expected given the nose. Nice sweet flavors, lots of caramel, vanilla, a bit of spice. No real hoppiness that I can detect, though it isn't cloyingly sweet either. Mouthfeel is fairly creamy, and there is a faint alcohol warmth as you swallow. Bit of that cidery-ness in the after taste.
A pretty different type of beer, but not bad. Kudos to NCB for trying something different here in Northern California, where we have plenty of quality beers but there isn't a whole lot of diversity (at least not as much in 2008). I've got another bottle I may age out another 5 years and see how it changes.
Serving type: bottle
02-21-2011 03:32:51 | More by Ghenna
4.33/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: Poured a golden color with good carbonation and a small white head
S: Plenty of sweetness, agave, booze, vanilla
T: Lots of agave, vanilla and oak come out, booze but not overpowering booze, sweet
M: Has a sweet, sticky mouthfeel, warming, medium body
D: Very good overall
Serving type: bottle
01-22-2011 01:58:25 | More by barleywinefiend
3.03/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Bottle shared by Lunch recently, this beer was a HUGE let down to everyone that tried it. A big big disappointment.
Beer is yellow and clear with a white head, decent and moderately carbonated. Head has some staying power but falls away leaving lacing on the glass. Looks good.
The aroma is sweet with a little spice and some alcohol.
Doesn't really taste like beer. Tastes almost like nothing. Shockingly thin, almost cidery in the flavor. I'm really let down by this. A lot.
Serving type: bottle
12-19-2010 21:07:40 | More by drabmuh
3.38/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to Lunch for the pleasure of trying this one. Even better was watching Paul drink this from the official goblet. Glassware aficionado, he is. Mine served in a plain snifter. Quite shameful.
Pours a moderate golden color with a quarter-finger head that falls quickly without really leaving much of anything behind. The nose brings forward a peanut character. Reminds me a bit of peanut brittle, or the solid portion of separated peanut butter. A bit of fruit there as well and some mild booze.
The flavor is much the same. Some peanut character as well as grainy sweetness. There's a bit of alcohol in there as well. A bit of very milk vanilla character makes its way in toward the end. Mouthfeel is medium with pretty good carbonation. Not a bad beer, but I generally expect quite a bit more from North Coast. Glad to have been able to try this. Thanks again, Paui.
Serving type: bottle
12-19-2010 02:55:59 | More by Thorpe429
District of Columbia
3.43/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Bottle shared by Lunch, after many unsuccessful attempts. Thanks Paul!
The appearance is crystal clear and golden hued, with an eighth inch of white head that leaves a far amount of lacing behind.
The aroma is of sweet fruits, spices and alcohol. The beer is very assertive and / or bold.
Put simply, this beer tastes like strong alcoholic apple juice, with a present sweetness throughout. The flavor is odd, though not necessarily off. I thought it was mediocre, and was a bit disappointed. Frankly, I expected better.
Serving type: bottle
12-18-2010 05:48:00 | More by Huhzubendah
District of Columbia
4.47/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had this bottle at Brasserie Beck, very interesting to try this beer...no hops, just agave in place of that.
A: Straw orange color with lots of bubbles. Small white bubbly head thats mostly opaque.
S: Really earthy cool smell. Smells almost like a lambic with grape, cherry, other sweet fruit, champagne, yeast, and apples. Nice! Scotch peat malt influence as well.
T: Interesting earthy blend of malt, apples, oak/vanilla, grape, and wood. Wow, this is really interesting and tasty, exceeds my expectations.
M: Medium-thick with great carbonation and a bittersweet finish. Nice
D: Very drinkable for the ABV. Excellent ratio of sweet to savory in this beer, great! Will try again if I see it.
Serving type: bottle
12-02-2010 00:40:15 | More by Dreadnaught33
4.22/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
"67% ale brewed with agave nectar and aged in oak barrels, 33% ale brewed with agave nectar."
Opaque yellow with white 1/4" that quickly dissipates. Very surprising look.
Applejuice aroma, fungal, honeysuckle.
Touch of the sweet up front, apple & pear but not sweet. Dry and woody in the mouth, then touch of fruit again. Fragrant oak feel. Alcohol surprisingly hidden.
Never tasted anything quite like this.
Serving type: bottle
06-29-2010 20:07:56 | More by RustyDiamond
4.13/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to Nanoslug for sending this interesting beer. Good trading partner..
OK, so the first shock is the color of the beer. American Strong Ale, I'm thinking a fairly dark looking beer. NOPE. This beer is a vibrant gold/brass color with almost champagne like carbonation rising to the surface (less in qty than champagne) Fluffy white head forms, then fades rather quickly.
Aroma is fruity and of wood. Almost a green vegetable aroma as well. Not grassy, but rather vegetal.
Interesting flavor. Coconut, wood, vanilla. I really wish I knew more about this beer. Lots of fruity esters.. Although I don't say this as a negative, I still get a little green vegetal flavor. (Not like Rolling Rock tastes like green beans, ugh) More and more coconut comes through for me, which dovetails to more vanilla. As I keep drinking I am struck by the subtle complexity here. Interesting. OK, next the wood starts to come out more as it warms slightly. Almost a white wine (chardonnay) quality to this.
** At this point, I had to go read some other reviews to see what is going on here. Several reviews mention Agave. So I am guessing that was used in the brewing and must be the vegetal flavor I am sensing. Let's just say I don't drink tequila and that will explain why I could not pinpoint that as Agave. Here I like it.
Pin point carbonation. Medium/Light body with a lingering sweetness.
I find this interesting to drink. Very glad I had the opportunity to try it.
Serving type: bottle
05-29-2010 21:16:33 | More by Reagan1984
4.7/5 rDev +22.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Ratebeer Winter Gathering. Thanks markwise.
A: Pours a nice golden hue with a nice white head. Zero retention or lace.
S: Wonderful sweet malty aromas. Lots of candy malts with notes of sweet fruits and agave. Very mild woody notes with just a touch of citrus.
T: Very much like the aroma. Sweet and fruity for sure with the agave adding a wonderful flavor that just brings everything together. The wood is there but very subtle. Mild vanilla notes as well. Light citrus and orange zest on the back end gives the a touch of tart bitterness. Love this one.
M: Medium in body, smooth, like velvet in your mouth.
D: Very well done and tasty as hell. Did not know this one even existed when it was opened. After it was finished it is now one I will not soon forget. Get it if you can.
Serving type: bottle
05-27-2010 14:00:12 | More by tpd975
3.53/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Light golden-straw body. Large fizzy head. Little retention, but spotty lacing left behind.
S: Oak earthyness. Green apple and agave rest on top of a boozy lemon citrus yeastyness. Really bizarre, but somewhat inviting.
T: Much like the nose... agave and green apple really pop out. Slightly tart, but without a real strong sour component that I would have expected. Booze is present throughout. Light yeast spicyness. Oak is present from start to finish.
M: Dry and a tad over carbonated. Tart, but as mentioned above lacking sourness or acidity. Crisp finish.
D: An interesting brew. The three of us at the tasting kicked around the idea of this beer being aged with brett/lacto and really sour'ed out. Would probably do wonders for both the taste and mouth. It certainly would accentuate the interesting and unique flavors of the agave.
Serving type: bottle
02-18-2010 01:15:18 | More by callmemickey
3.85/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - Poured out a clear, golden-orange color with a small, thin, bubbly head of white foam. It left soapy sheets of lace.
S - It smelled boozy with a strong dose of sweet, sweet caramel. Notes of toffee were present with a mild floral nose, too.
T - It tasted sweet and malty. There was a very sweet caramel and toffee flavor with a boozy alcohol presence.
M - It was crisp and sharp with a slightly sticky feel. A medium to full bodied beer with a strong alcohol warmth.
D - This was a tasty brew but too sweet to drink alot of it.
Serving type: bottle
01-28-2010 02:41:50 | More by zeff80
3.48/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle tasted on 12/30/09 purchased from the brewery in July.
Pours clear gold with bubbly white head that fades quickly like champagne or a soda. Beautiful effervescence emanating from the bottom of the glass. Aroma of apple with a little bread and only a touch of oak. Taste is a mild sweetness and tart apple, but lots of booze. This was incredibly dry like champagne with a dry oak finish and just a hint of agave at the back of the throat. Overall one of the most unique beverages I have ever tried and it simply didn't taste like beer.
If you would've served it in a tulip and gave it too me blind, i'd put money that it was champagne. In addition, the dry mouthfeel and complexity of the brew seem like a great background for a sour. I'd LOVE to see this recipe tried again and then soured. Twentififth anniversary?
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01-24-2010 00:44:58 | More by ChrisPro
4.1/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tried this twice in the last few months... Reviewed from 2 sets of notes!! inflatablechair and reinheitsgematt provided these.. Thanks Sam and Matt.
Foamy white head... drops leaving no real lace despite good carbonation .. very clear golden.
Nose immediately makes me think "Belgian", but the flavor not quite so much.
Phenolic... and a weird floral component that makes me think of orange blossum honey essence with something else verging on medicinal.
BSPA phenols are still pretty prevalent but a sweetness that verges on cloying pummels it readily... I kept asking what "agave" tastes like and only got the tequila reference. green apples and mild apricot.. oaky vanilla.. mildly tannic... pretty boozy...
I am still not sure what I think of this one... I was truly puzzled the first time... only slightly less the second time... I would like a bottle to cellar and see how it develops with a couple of years.
Sam says only about a case of these made it to Boise and even then, they all went to people in the biz... glad I have a couple of friends in the biz.. Thanks fellas.
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01-06-2010 08:44:57 | More by JohnGalt1
4.45/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
500ml bottle procured at the North Coast brewpub back in July 2009. Enjoyed and shared with friends on 12/30/09.
A - Dispensed a clear golden/amber-colored liquid with subtle carbonation and a finger's worth of bubbly white head that settled to a medium ring of retention but swelled up with each swirl of the glass, leaving no lace on the glass.
S - Agave is definitely apparent here, giving the aroma an almost boozy, tequila quality. However, ample vanilla sweetness and woody, oaky notes really add a lot of depth and complexity to the nose. Throw in a bit of earthy yeast and subtle citrusy hop notes, and you start to get an idea of the aroma.
T - Opens with vanilla and oak working wonderfully together, combined with a hint of tannin-esque astringency. Overall, the barrel-aging works quite nicely with the agave flavor, giving the nectar both a honey-like sweetness as well as a very woody character. Finishes with more vanilla sweetness and mild boozy warmth.
M - Medium bodied with a smooth, creamy texture and mild carbonation. Finishes sweet with a slight astringency and a fair amount of alcohol warmth around the lips.
D - I can honestly say that I never tasted anything quite like this before in a beer. I really wish I would have purchased more of this sweet nectar, but alas it wasn't meant to be. This was simply a joy to drink and savor. Having said that... Happy 20th, North Coast!
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12-31-2009 19:10:13 | More by ffejherb
3.78/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle at Beers in the Plaza. Probably the biggest surprise of the festival. This is why North Coast rocks it. Yellow with a small head. The aroma has a rich butterscotch sweetness and some floral honey that is definitely a little unique but very inviting. The flavor is a little tangy, definitely sweet, and not nearly as alcoholic as it should be. Honey is quite evident, but not cloying. Body is medium-full. The brewer from North Coast expressed some disappointment with how this came out, and I guess it does lack a certain elegance of character, coming across a little messy and brash, but it is still pleasant when not trying to drink an entire bottle.
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10-21-2009 02:03:47 | More by bulletrain76
New York
4.78/5 rDev +24.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
A: Very nice looking beer served in a wine glass. Brlliant golden color and clarity with copious carbonation coming from the bottom of the glass. Little to no head but it doesn't affect it negatively somehow, probably because of the knowledge of the agave and oak aging.
S: Sweet agave and malt pour from the glass. There is a wine sort of quality with some lighter fruits. Very interesting.
T: Wow!! Goddamn this is a great beer!! The flavor is nice and full and super rounded. It is exactly what it should be and nothig more. Nice and sweet from the agave but without the flavor of the agave. Full body comes from the malt and mixes nicely. Light fruits. Just a touch of bitterness to break the sweet towards the end.
M: Deliciously smooth and creamy. Fairly light bodied because of the carbonation. Almost wine like.
D: I was expecting a good beer and North Coast was kind enough to provide a great beer. I was pleasantly surprised. I could drink this anytime.
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10-19-2009 01:11:04 | More by drseamus
5/5 rDev +29.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Absolutely out of this world on the color, the aroma and flavor. This will be one of my favorites this year.
When poured, the color was a medium yellow in color with nice tight white foam. The smell was heavenly. A nicely balance of fruit, spices and load of other goodies.
The taste was, again heavenly. Smooth, mild a nicely balance of fruit, spices, soft hops and malts. Also a touch of yeast and god knowns what else.
This has to be, as of now, one of the best strong ales, if not the best, that North Coast has ever produced. I am so happy that I visited Fort Bragg so I could purchase this very fine strong ale. I am seriously thinking about making a special trip back to Fort Bragg to buy some more. WARNING, $20.00 for 750 ml, but well worth it!
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08-25-2009 00:21:36 | More by BeerManDan
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This is a discussion on Kudu Rifle within the Hunting Africa forums, part of the Hunting Forums - Hunting in Africa category; Sestoppleman, I think from my reading that your conclusion of the Kudu not being all that tough is precisely because ...
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I think from my reading that your conclusion of the Kudu not being all that tough is precisely because you had the right gun! LOL!
This said, the 7x57 Mauser has taken every animal on the continent in the past, so within that cartridge's range, and with sufficient skill as a shooter, why not? And then of course the .308 Winchester is a classic.
When I asked him, the senior PH with Africanskyhunting said the two most popular and prolific cartridges he's seen used by hunters with their safaris are the .308 Winchester and .30-06 Springfield. He said they're sufficient for all the plains game, as long as the shot it good and within reasonable range.
A friend hunted with him a couple years ago using one of the PH's rifles, in 270 WSM. He took an impala, a wildebeest, and a blesbok. He said the first two went down right away, but the blesbok had to be tracked, and shot four times, and even then he had to finish it off with a knife! He didn't tell me where the shot placement was on either. But the ranges these animals were take were from 50 to 150 yards. No long shots.
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I used (as recently as 18 April 2011) my trusty 7x57 with 150gr PMP Pro Amm bullets to kill a big kudu bull (53" and 155kg clean carcass weight) with a shoulder shot at 38m in heavy bush. I've used the same rifle loaded with 130gr GS Custom monolithic bullets to kill many impala, about 7 or 8 blue wildebeest, various kudu and even an old eland bull. All but one were one shot kills and the case of the 130gr GS Custom bullets, they exited all the animals but for the eland.
You hunt kudu mostly in bush and at distances in the region of or less than 100m. You need a medium to heavy, premium, moderate velocity bullet to do the job. (7x57, 308, 30-06 etc. with 150gr and heavier bullets) The 243 will kill a kudu but it is very risky using it in th bush due to the easy defelction of the light bullets by twiggs and heavy grass.
As all recommended, use as big as you can shoot comfortable with. My favourite rifle is my CZ550 in .375H&H, loaded with 265gr GS Custom monoliyhics, and I shoot plenty of small, medium and large plains game with it. It just feel better to shoot an eland, blue wildebeest and kude with this meany!
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This seems to be the concensus. For the bigger stuff, like Kudu or even Gemsbok, I plan on bringing my .35 Whelen. I'm looking for my second rifle, which will likely be either a .30-06 or a .280 Remington Ackely Improved. Some PHs are calling for the .300 Win Mag, and I don't doubt they have their reasons, but I prefer something with less recoil. I'll already have the .35 Whelen, which is a 250 yard gun, and with the right ammo is good for 300 yards. I'm more comfortable with something that doesn't slam me into the next county. : )
I'll be taking a .375 shooting 270G Barnes TSX, and a 30.06 Ackley shooting a 165G Nosler Partition. Both of these loads group inside the 10 ring at 100 yards so I am thinking I could use either rig. I'm probably more stable with the 06 but really want to use the .375 on the Kudu.
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What to shoot a kudu with is an interesting question. For me it is:
1) whatever gun you're comfortable with
2) whatever gun you've put a few hundred rounds through in the last few months
3) whatever gun you instinctively trust
4) pick a high-quality bullet
5) then, caliber probably matters a bit.
For me, my big chance at a kudu bull came just before dark on the second to last day of our trip. I had been VERY close at least three other times earlier in the trip but little things kept going wrong and then all the kudu sort of disapeared. We finally came across a group of 12 big bulls all running together. They split up and the footchase was on. I ran until I was exhausted. That's when the cobra came up out of the grass and I saw my PH running sideways about two feet off the ground. I wasn't really sure what was up but decided to follow him. I looked down just in time to see the snake about 12" away from my boots. YIKES! Another 1/4 mile and we finally got in front of them. They started coming thru the trees about 250 yards away, quartering towards us.
The first time I got on the sticks the crosshairs were all over the place. I was tempted to try it, but in one of my personal best hunting moments, I exerted a major force of will, took a 2 second breather, calmed down, got steady and made a perfect quartering shot into the forward shoulder. The caliber was probably the single least important part of the experience. The 180gr TTSX from the .300 Wby did it's job and the bull dropped immediately in its tracks. Very cool experience I'll never forget.
Take something big enough (7mm or .300 IMO) but shoot a ton before you go. Shot placement is so much more important than the size of the hole. This guy wasn't a record, but I love the mass and spread of his 51" horns.
What a great experience and true trophy Bryce. I'm not big on snakes myself!
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BryceM, good to see some pictures from your trip to Africa. Nice Kudu, he will great on your wall at home.
Im gonna have to go against the grain on this one. I'm from the school of shock waves and a monolithic solid just won't produce that shockwave. Solids dump their energy into the bush on the other side of the animal.
If you can find a pure hollow point with a fairly thick jacket and large base you can assure instant death via water hammer.
From calculations and experiments in the field I have found that most a manufacturers building .338 caliber bullets in hollow points have the strength for such a job. The second key is to have energy around 5000 ft-lbs or greater. My first few safaris I took a 338/378 wby mag loaded with 200 grain ballistic tips traveling at about 3700 fps. I killed 4 big kudu, a giraffe bull with one metric ton of meat alone, a 30 inch water buck, a good oryx bull, a blue wildebeest bull, warthogs, monkeys, baboons, impalas etc...... And all were one shot kills. The giraffe ran 50 yards with the frontal chest shot and everything else trooped in their tracks. One kudu bull was even shot at a dead run at about 150 yards in extremely thick thorn brush. This round has even killed several large bull elk at 650, 981, and one over 1000 yards. For accuracy purposes I am now changing to a 338 lapua mag that can punch 6" groups at 1200 yards. I will be hunting eland with it and will be shooting the 250 rain scenar at 5000 ft-lbs of energy. This bullet is even more destructive on heavily muscled animals than the 338/378 wby but I wouldn't recommend using them on smaller game. I shot an impala on my first safari running away on the base of the tail and it literally cut him in half. This year I am also going to see what a full on 750 grain hollow point traveling at 3100 fps will do to a giraffe broadside on the shoulder. I'm sure gonna have fun.
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Tap, I think I have you figured out. It took me a while because I am a little slow. You like to say somewhat outlandish things on purpose just to stir the pot. While your claims are certainly possible and I dont doubt that you have accomplished them, they are beyond the scope of most mortal men and is why I say outlandish. All I can say is whatever floats your boat as long as its legal. Enjoy your foot pounds.
What are you planning to shoot that out of? My Barrett M82 50BMG will toss a 750g bullet, but not at 3100 fps. And it kind of sucks in the portability department, at least dismounted from a vehicle.
Whatever you are planning to use, with 16,000 ft/lbs, it will certainly give you the edge over the girlie men totin' 460 weatherbys and other pansy varmint rifles.
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Nothing like a bit of calibre creep in a Kudu thread.
Time spent in Reconnaisance is never wasted.
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I think it's perfectly fine for someone to hunt with a large caliber if they want too....for me I won't do it to often. Shot placement is everything. I feel more comfortable with a 7mm for most animals. I won a 325 WSM Browning A-Bolt at a SCI show a few years back and wonder how it compares to the 300 Win Mag...someday I get to find out. I know Boddington really liked the 8mm and I would like to try it out myself.
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We are on the same page here. No question that a 308, 7x57 or even smaller will kill a kudu but will you be presented that shot that will allow a smaller rifle to work? In most cases you'll probably be ok but why not be prepared for the worst case scenario. I killed my biggest kudu with a 30-06 quite handily but I had a broadside shot in the open. If that shot had been a going away presentation I probably would not have taken it. If I had a smaller rifle I surely would not have taken the shot. With a 338 or 375 I 'd have just driven a big bullet right up his butt.
I recently had a discussion with a client about bringing a 308 or 280 on his first safari with eland, kudu, wildebeest, zebra as well as some of the smaller species on the menu. Once I explained what his shots might be like he quickly understood that a larger caliber might be more appropriate. Of course the caveat to that is that it would be better to show up with that 308 that he shot well rather than a 338 he did not.Mark H. Young
The 750 grain bullet is an amax out of my mcmillan tac 50 50 bmg. I had a friend tighten up the neck tension and go over max on his load. the primer pocket shows a little gas escaping around it but there are no cracks in the neck and the primer didn't blow out. He tested 50 rounds and the average velocity was 3080 fps. Hes gonna load me up a few and send me to africa. BTW, he shoots an armalite 50 bmg.
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Good luck to you tap, the 50 BMG is a little too much gun for me, the only gun I would really like yet is a 450/400 3" in a double.
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I am a strong believer in using "enough gun", but for my taste, 50 BMG is "too much gun".
By the way, did you check wether it is legal to import an anti-tank weapon, wherever you plan on hunting ?
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I think this is where we seperate trophy shooters from hunters. Unless the trophy is the only prize and the PH is pushing for a trophy fee and not a hunting experience, ( and lets be honest, everyone has different prioritys ) a hunter will gladly give up an impossible shot or be able to wait or work for a better presentation of the animal.
If the former is the case then the bigger cartridge one can shoot accurately, the better. I realise a lot of people have limited time these days for a safari, but how they shoot their game is their choice.Time spent in Reconnaisance is never wasted.
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Regarding Kudu, I think I'll be a very easy cliente for any PH to satisfy. As I've told someone already, I saw a greater Kudu shoulder mount at a gunshop in Orange, Virginia and this thing was HUGE! When I asked if it was a Greater Kudu -- I'd never seen one before -- the guy running the shop said no, that it was a lesser Kudu. I thought it was a greater from the photos I'd seen, but wasn't sure until I got home. I confirmed my suspicions by looking them both up on the Internet and comparing pictures. I don't know why, but the guy was pulling my leg. It was not only a Greater Kudu, but it was quite a sizable one at that!
I say this because I had initially thought "forget hunting Kudu" because I wouldn't have any place to hang the horns, let alone a complete mount, in my home. I have a townhouse, and not a mansion with vault ceilings, which is what would be needed for something like this monster.
Then, back in April, I went to one of our local gun shows and saw a couple outfitters advertising African Safari hunts. One was advertising for Brave Heart Safaris -- the one which shot that video of a Cape Buffalo attack which injured the PH. Both tables had sample trophy mounts on display. However, it was the guy who was promoting hunts with Brave Hearts who had a Gemsbok and Greater Kudu. Now this greater Kudu wasn't anywhere near as big as the animal I'd seen at that gunshop, but honestly, it was just as beautiful a mount. Honestly, I wouldn't have any place to put such a huge trophy as the former, but the latter is perfect for my home. So, I'd be happy with a modest, but nice representative example of a Kudu.
This said, comparing the two I was amazed at the size difference. The smaller one appeared to be a mature animal, but it just didn't have the massive bulk of the other one. That said, I'm sure the size of the animal one seeks to shoot would have a big influence on the caliber choice. I'm sure a 7x57 Mauser would be perfectly suitable for the smaller guy. But for the big one I saw, I'd be hesitant to use that cartridge at anything but close range.
I asked the guy at the gunshop what chambering he used on that bad boy. I can't recall exactly what he said, but I remember it being a pretty heavy hitter. I can't recall exactly, but I'm thinking he said something like a .378 Weatherby Magnum. At any rate, it was a big cartridge. That said, I can certainly see why many people in this forum say a .375 H&H is not too big a gun for Kudu. I would say it's way more than necessary for the smaller Kudu mount I saw, but for the big boy, I would say that's probably about the right choice. I didn't realize there was such a difference in size of these animals.
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So now I can hunt a remote unfenced area, spend days on foot after kudu/sable/eland/buffalo/insert your favorite, stalk one for hours after several other blown stalks, get within 80 yards, and because I can take a quartering away shot with confidence I am not a pure hunter. What utter BS.
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I truly believe that Obama's solution is to privatize this whole country. Look, I'll be honest. I cannot stand that man. Rank opportunism does that to me. He's treating this presidency like a audition. He's trying to prove that he's one of them. Like Bill and Hil, his girls deserve a Goldman Sachs boy.
This man of the people nonsense is just that, nonsense. His beloved grandmother was a banker. The VP of a bank. I think that colors his judgement too much. I have no knowledge of what kind of person she was, but I do understand the kind of people that he's shielded from prosecution and has let continue to pull the kind of financial treachery and treason that brought our economy and several other nations economies down.
His defense of his 'smart banker' friend Jamie Dimon runs AGAINST everything that we need to do to put this country back on its feet. We don't need them defended by the president. We need them stopped and prosecuted. But prosecution is for pot smokers and protestors.
The biggest thing going in Obama's favor is that his opponent is a first class liar and a bully. Willard Rmoney is a complete moral and ethical bankrupt. Anyone who would cast a vote for him is either soulless, ignorant, rich, or able to delude themselves into thinking someday they'll do a Zuckerberg (or whatever) and made it into the big time themselves.
amatthews commented on the blog post House Passes the "Even Obama Supported" Non-Jobs Jobs Act
Barry should send Mamma Obama to an old folks home (or a tent city) and she could do a little dance, wag her finger at everyone about fresh vegetables, and explain how nice it is to have health care. And the tell all the old croaks and croakettes how damn lucky they are to have someone like her hubby looking out for 'em. You know, healthcare-wise, Social Security-wise, tax-wise. You know, LIE.
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BP has just been a paragon of virtue and honesty throughout this whole fiasco, right? Never lied, accepted responsibility, and kept their word to the people of the Gulf area to clean up their mess, right? So let's just believe what they say now or else Obama is going to have to come out and [...]


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08:17 AM ET 09.20 | Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen has heard enough. [Guillen] said it's time for his players to stop complaining about the spacious dimensions at Marlins Park. "We've got to deal with the ballpark, and we're going to be negative coming in here every day, 'Oh, this ballpark is too big'?" Guillen asked incredulously. "We've got to play in this ballpark 81 games and I don't want to hear any more (from) my players, my hitting coach, nobody with this uniform worry about this place (being) too big. ... Players have grumbled amongst themselves all season. But they became more vocal about the topic after John Buck just missed what would've been a game-ending home run by hitting a 418-foot fly out to end Sunday's game.
So Ozzie does not want his players talking " negative" stuff? Really? I suppose he considers that his private domain.
Personally, I prefer the bigger parks to the small bandboxes. That's where real baseball is played.
Don't bigger ballparks allow you to "hit it where they ain't"?
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Don't bigger ballparks allow you to "hit it where they ain't"?
Well technically, "they ain't" in the stands. But yeah.
After the season is over if management thinks their team is in a disadvantage they will move the fences in to accommodate the home team.
Personally, I prefer the bigger parks to the small bandboxes. That's where real baseball is played.
+ 1 Million. Do the players that complain about the size of the park realize that the other team is playing on the same field? More home runs does not equal better baseball.
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If Marlin's Park had the same dimensions as the field in Philly, Giancarlo Stanton would break every homerun record that ever existed. The kid is a monster.
Yea, well you don't hear the Marlins pitchers complaining.
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Successful organizations obligated to play in multi-purpose fields in the 70's adapted by signing players to build a team to use the field to their advantage.
Whitey Herzog reversed a pitiful StL Cardinals team, who'd wallowed in the vast cookie cutter bowl of Busch II, by bringing in defense and speed combined with contact hitters capable of plugging the gaps.
Those who say that both teams must play on the same diamond are right on target, so use their power hitting sluggards to your advantage, while running them ragged chasing line drives and balls into the corners.
The pitching staff certainly benefits in such conditions and be forgiven for a lot of mistakes that would be souvenirs elsewhere.
They place is a joke, but ya gotta play the hand you're dealt, heh Ozzie.
If pitchers know a hitter can't reach the fences, they pitch differently. If they fall behind in the count they don't walk the batter, they go after him. So the team needs to select a different type of hitter than the usual fly-ball/walk/strikeout guy. Which means they need to draft and develop a different type of hitters. Their scouts will need to evaluate potential draft choices differently. It may take a while for this reality to permeate the organization.
Or else bring in the fences, then no-one has to change anything.
I'd be complaining more about that stupid homerun statue thing they have.
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Public Health Practices -Emergency Preparedness and Responsehttp://www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-health-practices400+ practices from 48 states for emergency preparedness & response. |
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Public Health Preparedness Capabilities: National Standards for State and Local Planninghttp://www.cdc.gov/phpr/capabilities/CDC's Public Health Preparedness Capabilities: National Standards for State and Local Planning now provides a guide that state and local jurisdictions can use to better organize their work, plan their priorities, and decide which capabilities they have the resources to build or sustain. The capabilities also help ensure that federal preparedness funds are directed to priority areas within individual jurisdictions. |
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The Next Challenge in Healthcare Preparedness: Catastrophic Health Events (Jan. 2010) (PDF)http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/publications/2010/pdf/2010-01-29-prepreport.pdfIn 2007, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) contracted with the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC (the Center) to conduct a 2-year, comprehensive assessment of the HHS Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), from the time of its establishment in 2002 through mid-2007, and to develop recommendations for improving and evaluating future hospital preparedness efforts. |
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Dennis, The majority of your questions need to be answered at the local level of the school because the answers depend on the culture of the school and the community, the proclivity and talent of the lead teacher, and the support of the school administration. Gather ideas that others are doing, but there is no easy cookie-cutter approach that can be copied and be effective in your particular school setting. There are going to be some local policies on the procedures and expectations of extra-curricular activities and clubs; if the ham content is done during the school day, you have to deal with state standards and mandates. On culture, what do the parents expect of the school's after school programs? Do they expect them to be an extension of the school day that supports regular in-class learning or is the expectation to keep the kids out of trouble and off the streets and entertained until the parents come home from work? How does the community feel about athletic participation? Are athletic programs very competitive or are they all inclusive? Will your program provide an alternative for those students that are not athletically inclined? The bottom line is it all depends on the local situation. On the topic of volunteers in the school, make sure you check with the administration and are aware of local school board policies. Unfortunately in today's environment, many schools have significant restrictions on outsiders being in contact with students. Many schools are required to do background checks on volunteers who will be interacting with students on less than a casual basis (this even goes for parents too). Some volunteers might find this requirement offensive and obtrusive of their privacy. It is what it is. Many schools require that volunteers are shadowed by faculty or school staff. So it is very important that you are aware of and follow the school board policies on volunteer access to schools to the letter. Even if given access, choose your volunteer help wisely. Students look at all adults in the schools as teachers, so the volunteers need to conduct themselves as teachers, dress, mannerisms, preparation, content knowledge…a well intentioned and hoped to be humorous off-color comment can quickly be misconstrued and turn into an ugly sexually charged situation that you don't want to taint your whole program. I gave volunteers this advice in dealing with students, "you need to be friendly with the students, but you can never be their friend." That sounds harsh and cold, but remember, students expect the adults to conduct themselves as teachers. Classrooms are serious business, during and after school. Too much fraternization with the students in the classroom often sends mixed messages and can lead to disciplinarily and behavior problems at the drop of a hat. The best advice I can give any volunteer in a school is to never, ever, be alone with a student…NEVER, especially a student of the opposite sex. That is asking for trouble. Even when I was a school principal, I never violated that rule even when I had to deal with confidential and sensitive situations. There was always another qualified adult stationed such that they could at least visually see and monitor the interaction I had with individual students. This is not paranoia, as I said, this is the sign of the times…tragically. Take the above for what it is worth. Mark |
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Dennis, My first recommendation is to get the lead teacher to attent a teachers institute this summer, the applications are being accepted right now. During the TI the teacher will receive a number of resources and lesson ideas to "do ham radio" in the classroom. There are a number of resources and lesson ideas listed on the education tab of this web site, that is the first place to look for what is avaialble. There are many ideas that may not be directily applicable to the school or teacher, but they may stimulate the most important ideas, those generated by the teacher and the students. The majority of the resources are avaialbe via the grant program, which sounds intimidating, but in reallity we have made it as easy and simple as possible to access those resources through the grants. If you have any questions, ask. I am at email@example.com, or you can contact Nathan at email@example.com. The initital e-mail will start the dialog. Mark |
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SOURCE Securefact Transaction Services, Inc.
TORONTO, Dec. 12, 2013 /CNW/ - Securefact Transaction Services, Inc. ("Securefact"), the leading Canadian provider of public records based risk management, security registration and KYC services, announced today that it has been selected from hundreds of nominees as a winner of this year's Deloitte Technology Fast 50™. The ranking identifies the 50 fastest growing Canadian technology companies with the highest percentage revenue growth over the past five years.
"By leveraging our established technology platform, we are able to deliver innovative, trusted solutions to leading financial institutions, automotive finance providers, law firms and corporations for their numerous business needs, including PPSA / RDPRM registrations and Know-Your-Client ("KYC") solutions," says Gabor J. Horvath, President and CEO of Securefact.
The Technology Fast 50™ program recognizes Canadian companies that own proprietary technology and conduct R&D activities in Canada. Nominees are interviewed by a team of subject matter experts, and evaluated by regional and national judging panels who assess each business in four key areas: competitive advantage; size, growth, and market attractiveness; management effectiveness and organization; and financial performance.
Based on these criteria, Securefact® was ranked 10th out of the top 50 fastest growing technology companies, with an average percentage growth of 858%.
"We are proud of our standing in the Technology Fast 50 awards, which I believe is indicative of our commitment to our customers," says Gabor Horvath.
About Securefact®
Securefact is Canada's premiere provider of technology based public records and commercial relationship risk management services to the financial, legal and large enterprise sectors. Securefact solutions enable organizations to meet their operational challenges related to on-boarding and secured transaction processing more efficiently, with higher effectiveness and in a manner that is consistent with increasingly rigorous regulatory compliance and risk management challenges. Established in 1995, Securefact® is a privately held corporation with its head office in Toronto, Canada. Learn more at www.securefact.com.
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