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By Alexander Neef, General Director
Firstly, my apologies that these posts are a little behind, but while I was in Europe I managed to see 12 operas over 13 days in five cities and, in the end, there's so much to write about that I will have to recount my trip over the course of a few posts.
My summer tour began with a production of Nabucco at Opera di Roma, conducted by a Verdi master, Riccardo Muti. His performance was absolutely incredible with every detail of Verdi's score lovingly explored. It's amazing how a great conductor can make even pieces you've heard many, many times sound fresh and exciting.
Bayreuth was next.
Wagner is everywhere!
Going to Bayreuth is kind of like making a pilgrimage. Wagner chose this provincial town to build his theatre and premiere his works in a place where, although lovely, there isn't much else to do beyond seeing opera! Then, he built the Festspielhaus on top of a hill on the edge of town, forcing a walk up to the theatre. Although the town has never been convenient to get to (irregular train service, no nearby airports), going to Bayreuth is a commitment that people, even after 130 years, continue to make today.
One of the reasons I wanted to go to Bayreuth this year was to see Eva Wagner Pasquier. Eva is the great-granddaughter of the composer, and was the artistic administrator at the festival in Aix when I was working at the Paris Opera, and since she took the job in Bayreuth I've been promising that I would come to visit. She's a good friend, and she's always been a huge font of information on new, young singers. She's now a specialist in new Wagnerian talent, so she's also a great resource for us in this capacity too.
I was privileged to be able to attend a few dress rehearsals during my four-day visit which, given the huge demand for tickets, was an honour. As it turns out, dress rehearsal week is a special one because it also happens to be the time when so many previous and current generations of Wagner singers come to visit too. In fact, the very first person I saw as I was sitting outside my hotel was Hanna Schwarz, our amazing Herodias in Salome. Hanna was the Erda and Fricka in the original Patrice Chereau Ring Cycle, performed from 1976 – 1980, and she comes every year for dress rehearsal week.
And it's not just singers. Two mornings in a row I had coffee with Bernd Loebe, Johannes's old boss at Frankfurt. Another old acquaintance I met on the hill was Dominique Meyer who I know from my Paris days when he was the director of the Théâtre des Champs Elysées. He's now the director of Vienna State Opera and, because it's such a huge company with so many singers, conductors and directors going through it each season, he is, like Eva Wagner, an invaluable resource and a great colleague.
My first evening, I saw Die fliegender Holländer conducted by the great Christian Thielemann. He hardly performs in North America anymore, so it was a rare chance to see him live. Thielemann brings so much understanding to the piece and created so much excitement with it, really capturing the romanticism of the music, even to the point of making it sound almost like Weber. It was a real pleasure to see Franz-Josef Selig (as Daland) again after his extraordinary performances with us last winter in Tristan und Isolde.
I was glad that I finally got to see Hans Neuenfels's production of Lohengrin for myself. Now in its fourth year, it is both famous and infamous for many reasons, not the least of which are the rat costumes the chorus wears for the entire opera. Having said that, the bridal chamber scene is one of the most intense stagings of an operatic scene I have seen in a while. Conductor Andris Nelsons is an up-and-coming conductor with a great reputation, but I hadn't seen him before and I was really impressed at how wonderfully the orchestra worked with him.
I couldn't resist!
By designing his Festspielhaus in the now-popular one-level fan shape, Wagner essentially made the first innovation to theatres since the Italian multi-leveled, horseshoe-shaped houses of the 17th century. But it's in his brilliantly conceived, covered orchestra pit that Wagner's architectural genius really bears fruit. The beginning of Das Rheingold in the Festspielhaus never fails to impress, with the sound seeming to emerge out of nowhere from the invisible orchestra. Magic.
This year's new Ring Cycle is directed by Frank Castorf, who sets Rheingold in a motel on Route 66 with the gods waiting at the motel for Valhalla to be finished. The set is quite efficient and there is live video to allow the public to follow scenes that don't happen in direct view of the auditorium. The dress rehearsal for Die Walküre was closed to the public, but I was very grateful that Eva Wagner gave me the opportunity to watch Act I and II on the house TV in their donor lounge.
Much has been made of the critical reception of this Ring, so it will be interesting to return to it in a year or two to see how things have evolved. Many Ring Cycles, including Chereau's now-classic production, received venomous reviews in their first season.
Photos: (top) Alexander Neef; (middle) Little Wagners at Bayreuth; (bottom) Alexander Neef meets a Wagner statue. Photo credits: (top) bohuang.ca; (middle, bottom) Alexander Neef.
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Summer may be over, but there are tons of reasons to get excited for fall. At the top of the list is the return of the Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre!
We recently unveiled an exciting line-up of 79 concerts for our 2013/2014 season and over the next 10 months, audiences can experience world class talent from Canada and around the world in six diverse series: vocal, chamber, piano virtuoso, jazz, dance and world music.
Below, we've selected a few highlights from this season that you won't want to miss!
In a popular Free Concert Series tradition, the first concert of the 13/14 season introduces audiences to the opera stars of tomorrow with a performance by the artists of the COC Ensemble Studio on September 26, 2013 at 12 p.m. It is the first of several concerts featuring the Ensemble Studio throughout the season.
This season, the Vocal Series features two world premieres. In October, Canadian bass Robert Pomakov and the internationally acclaimed Gryphon Trio perform a new work by Ukrainian composer Bohdana Frolyak, while the Canadian Art Song Project premieres a new song cycle by James Rolfe in March.
Several artists featured in the COC's 13/14 mainstage season also make highly anticipated appearances in the series, including Canadians baritone Russell Braun, mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy, and soprano Tracy Dahl, English baritone Sir Thomas Allen, American tenor Paul Appleby, and Ensemble Studio alumna soprano Simone Osborne.
The COC Orchestra returns for a third season with five concerts curated by COC Music Director Johannes Debus. In three additional special presentations, members of the COC Orchestra join forces with young artists of the COC Ensemble Studio and artists of the COC's 13/14 mainstage season.
The series of 17 concerts includes two world premieres featuring percussionist Rick Sacks of ArrayMusic on April 24 and the young musicians of The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble on December 3.
Holland's hottest new saxophone ensemble, Amstel Quartet, stop by the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre on November 7 as part of their first Canadian tour. Listen to a clip of this versatile group below:
Brilliant pianists from Canada and around the world present a richly varied repertoire in 13 concerts. Highlights include first-time appearances by Kara Huber with a world premiere from emerging American composer Natalie Draper, Chinese virtuoso Haiou Zhang in a rare Toronto performance, and harpsichordist Hank Knox (featured in the video below).
Fans of influential new music composers John Adams and Hans Thomalla are in for a treat when the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's New Creations Festival returns to the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre on March 4. Experience two important and exhilarating works of the contemporary two-piano repertoire: Adams's iconic Hallelujah Junction and Thomalla's Noema. Thomalla himself will be on hand to provide personal insight into his composition.
The Jazz Series presents Canadian legends and emerging talent on the Toronto jazz scene in 14 sizzling and soulful performances. Drummer Morgan Childs kicks off the series with his award-winning new quartet in a high-octane hour of swinging standards and original tunes on Tuesday, October 1 at 12 p.m.
Back by popular demand, powerhouse pianist Robi Botos reunites with Cuban pianist Hilario Durán (pictured below) for another meeting of extraordinary musical minds (pictured below) on March 5 at 5:30 p.m.
This season's seven dance performances showcase some of the city's most inventive dancers and choreographers, drawing from a variety of cultural and dance traditions. Styles range from the traditional Indian Kathak dancing of Infusion Dance, to the urban street moves of Gadfly Dance.
The series also welcomes return appearances from the University of Toronto's Dharma Santi with their distinguished guest artists from Bali, and notable Canadian companies Peggy Baker Dance Projects and Ballet Jörgen.
Audiences begin a global musical journey of nine concerts in Turkey with Andrew Downing's Anahtar Project in a tribute to Istanbul with oud player Güç Başar Gülle on October 8, and finish in Russia with domra virtuosa Iraida Erokhina and acclaimed accordionist Alexander Sevastian on bayan on June 3.
Another highlight is the return of Nagata Shachu, whose heart-pounding taiko drum beats you can preview in the video below.
Which performance are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments!
For a complete calendar of events and concert descriptions, click here.
Photo Credits: All photos by Chris Hutcheson, unless otherwise noted. Artists of the COC Orchestra; Artists of the COC Ensemble Studio; Robi Botos and Hilario Durán; Dharma Santi. Photo: A. Chandra.
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The Canadian Opera Company's popular Inside Opera video series is back, this time with a look at our first production of the 2013/2014 season, Puccini's romantic classic, La Bohème!
Watch the video below and join costume and set designer David Farley behind the scenes as he tours the COC's wigs and costume departments and works with our staff to get just the right fit for our cast in this new production.
Don't forget to catch up with our first Inside Opera video from this season, which features an interview with costume and set designer David Farley as he introduces the COC's scene shop and showcases the sets and props of La Bohème.
Learn more about La Bohème:
Photo: Heidi Stober (centre) as Musetta in the Canadian Opera Company/Houston Grand Opera (HGO)/San Francisco Opera co-production of La Bohème, HGO 2012. Photo by Felix Sanchez.
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MACON, Ga. (AP) - A tire company is expected to bring more than 300 jobs to central Georgia.
The Telegraph reports (http://bit.ly/13feazY) that the Kumho Tire facility in Bibb County represents a $225 million investment for the state.
Pat Topping, senior vice president of Macon Economic Development Commission, told the Macon newspaper that plans for the plant are moving forward and more information would be officially announced this week. Officials said the project had been on hold for five years because of difficult economic conditions.
The plant is expected to be about 1 million square feet. When first announced in January 2008, company officials estimated it would take about 18 months to begin production from the time construction started.
Topping said the workers would be hired in 2016 and 2017.
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Firefighters are calling a man a hero after he helped save a family from a burning home in DeKalb County.

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An attorney who has worked in the Obama and Clinton administrations is running for mayor of the District of Columbia.
Reta Jo Lewis announced her candidacy Tuesday on her campaign website and on Twitter and Facebook. It's her first bid for elective office in the city.
Lewis served as a special representative for global intergovernmental affairs at the State Department under former secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton. She also worked in President Bill Clinton's administration as a special assistant. She has lived in Washington for 35 years.
Lewis becomes the fourth declared candidate for mayor, joining D.C. councilmembers Muriel Bowser, Jack Evans and Tommy Wells. Mayor Vincent Gray has not said whether he plans to seek re-election.
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A 22-year-old Toledo, Wash., man has been charged with vehicular homicide and vehicular assault for allegedly causing a fatal car crash outside Roy last year while driving under the influence of alcohol.
Joshua Brake has been summoned to Pierce County Superior Court on Feb. 4 for arraignment. Court records listed no attorney for him Thursday.
Prosecutors allege in charging documents that Brake was at the wheel of a two-door Honda Civic that crashed about 3:45 a.m. June 9 on state Route 507 between Yelm and Roy.
A passenger in the car, 26-year-old Beau Dawson of Seattle, suffered extensive head injuries and died later that day. Another passenger, an Olympia man, suffered a brain injury and continues to suffer short-term memory loss, court records show. Brake also was hurt in the crash.
Firefighters had to use special tools to cut the men out the car, the records show.
A witness told Washington State Patrol troopers he saw the Honda traveling at high speed on state Route 507 before it spun out of control, left the road and slammed into a tree.
"I have never seen a car on a road go that fast," the man told troopers. "I would guess 90s, maybe faster."
Investigation revealed the Honda was heading north when it crossed a railroad crossing, which sent the car into a broadside slide. It then spun off the road and into the tree.
Brake and his passengers were headed to Seattle at the time after attending a party in the Yelm area, court records show.
Troopers wrote in a report that "it appeared all the occupants had been drinking and that there were several unopened beers on the back floorboard of the vehicle."
Authorities took a sample of Brake's blood at the hospital. Testing at the Washington State Toxicology Laboratory showed a blood alcohol level of 0.087, court records show. The legal limit in Washington is 0.08.Adam Lynn: 253-597-8644


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Kip Wells is one of the most uninteresting pitchers in recent baseball history, with a career ERA of 4.71, WHIP of 1.51 and ERA+ of 94, in 289 career games.
So, you're asking, why are we featuring him here at Baseball Nation?
Because he could become one of the more interesting stories of the 2012 season. Here's why:
Kip wells agreed to minor league deal with #chisox— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) April 6, 2012
That's not very interesting either, is it? But this is:
kip wells. who hasnt pitched since 2009, is attempting comeback. the rhp threw for mets a few wks ago & hit 93 mph— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) March 26, 2012
Wells is 34 -- he'll be 35 in about two weeks -- and if he's hitting 93, he can definitely help a major-league team. He was the White Sox' No. 1 pick in 1998 and a year later he was on their big-league squad. In hindsight, that was probably a mistake, because he never really got the chance to develop. Instead, he got traded to the Pirates in 2001, along with Josh Fogg and Sean Lowe, for Todd Ritchie and a minor leaguer named Lee Evans.
Now there's a trade that hurt both teams.
Wells continued his journey for the next eight years, winding up with eight teams overall and never accomplishing anything special, unless you count leading his league in losses (twice), walks (once) and wild pitches (once) as "special". Take a look at the photo attached to this feature. The caption reads:
Starting pitcher Kip Wells of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates after getting the third out of the first inning against the Florida Marlins at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)
Celebrating getting the third out of the first inning. Guess you have to celebrate when you can. (Actually, the game where that celebration happened was one of Wells' better career starts -- he threw eight shutout innings.)
He last pitched in the major leagues in 2009 with the Reds (and not very well -- 4.66 ERA in 10 appearances) and last pitched anywhere for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League in 2010. He signed a minor-league deal with the Diamondbacks a year ago but never pitched in their organization.
And now, he's playing the prodigal-son role for the team that so cruelly shipped him to Pittsburgh eleven long years ago.
I'm going to stop making fun here, especially because this makes it an even more cool story:
Kip Wells initiated minor-league deal with #WhiteSox by attending White Sox-Astros exhibition at Minute Maid Park as fan…. MORE— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) April 6, 2012
He found his old pitching coach, Don Cooper and threw in bullpen for #WhiteSox next day. Deal first reported by @JonHeymanCBS.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) April 6, 2012
That's the kind of thing that can get a player the Comeback Player of the Year award. By law, I'm required to mention Ryan Vogelsong at this point. Rooting for guys like this is one of the best things about being a baseball fan.


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CA Readers
From the Print Edition:
Jay-Z, May/June 2009
Dear Marvin,
I have been a reader of your magazine since the beginning. In fact, I believe I have every single issue. I compliment you on your accomplishments and fine publications.
However, I am writing to object to your featuring the Montage Laguna Beach resort in the April "Good Life Guide" because it is not cigar friendly. Over the years, I have noticed that you accept ads for hotels and restaurants that are not cigar friendly. I figured that business is business and that you shouldn't turn away revenue (even though I believe that these ads should feature a disclaimer that states that these places are not cigar friendly).
The feature about the Montage Laguna Beach resort is not business, however. It's a free plug in a nonpaid editorial feature. It is not advertising. The resort doesn't deserve the free mention. Surely there are many fine resorts in the world that are cigar friendly—feature those. We readers are interested in learning about nice vacation spots where we can enjoy a cigar. I and too many of my friends have traveled to expensive and fancy resorts only to learn that there is no smoking permitted. (I now know, always ask prior to booking.) Even in business, I try not to schedule seminars and conventions in hotels and locales that are not hospitable to all guests. A leadership nonsmoking state like California has been on my non-schedule list for years. If more people would cancel conventions in these places and tell them why, perhaps they would rethink their policy.
Although I understand that you must accept all paid advertising, I hope that in the future you will never have an editorial feature on a resort, hotel or restaurant that is not cigar friendly. They do not deserve this publicity in your publication.
Leo Levinson
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Editor's note: Mr. Levinson, we understand your point of view. But with cigar smoking being prohibited in more and more places, we don't feel it is right to punish the hotels. When possible, we do recommend cigar-friendly outposts, but we also point our readers to great destinations, regardless of cigar policy.
Dear Marvin,
I just returned from a Caribbean cruise with seven of my favorite cigar smokers from our local cigar shop in Plano, Texas. The line was Celebrity, the ship, the Solstice out of Fort Lauderdale.
The service and the food on the ship are amazingly good and the smoking environment is nonexistent. Well, almost. The cigar smokers were relegated to eight chairs manned by six ashtrays at one corner of the fantail on the very top deck. On a nice day, it might have been tolerable, but our first three days at sea were in 20-foot swells, 50-mile-an-hour winds and lots of rain pouring over the only six-foot overhang that protected us at all. But as cigar smokers must do nowadays, we coped. This included turning chairs upside down, making a fort like we used to do as youngsters and all crowding in to have our cigars and a little camaraderie. And just as cigar smokers do everywhere they go, we had other cigar smokers from the ship discover our secret hiding place and join the festivities.
We met some great people and all shared some great cigar stories. Then we took a blood oath (it might have been brandy) to never, never, consider Celebrity in the future for our cruising and cigar-smoking adventures.
Douglas S. Keane
Murphy, Texas


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Jingle Spells 4 available for order now!Wizard Rock
It's that time of year! Jingle Spells, The Leaky Cauldron's annual holiday fundraising album of wizard rock, is here! This album is currently being printed and will begin shipments in a week. We are only making 1,000 of these albums - historically they have gone very quickly so do not wait to get yours. Welcome to the holidays!
This year, the album's proceeds are going to our friends at The HP Alliance as well as a new beneficiary: Friends in Deed. Friends in Deed is a crisis support center - if you are a fan of the musical RENT and know the group "Life Support" represented within it, you know Friends In Deed. It is the group that Jonathan Larson based it on, it has helped thousands of people get through difficult times in their lives, and it is currently going through its own financial crisis. This year part of the Jingle Spells proceeds will aid this worthy organization.
Note: You may no longer use PayPal to purchase Jingle Spells. The Leaky Cauldron is proud to be a fully PayPal-free organization.
This album is ONLY available in physical format right now - digital will come later, but physical is the only way to get the beautiful artwork drawn by Frank Franco III. Also, Jingle Spells, for the first time this year will be a green album: the album is being produced with a recyclable cardboard jacket free of plastic shrinkwrap.
All the bands donated their music and the results are outstanding. Listen to samples below!
"Out in the Cold, Wild Yonder," Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls,
"When Bellatrix Came Over for Christmas/What?!," Harry and the Potters
"Yuletide Anthem," KwikSpell
"A Gift for Lucius," Draco and the Malfoys
"Baubles and Butterbeer," Siriusly Hazza P.
"Voldemort's Secret Santa," Seen and Unforseen
"I Want a New Song for Christmas," The Whomping Willows
"Funky Xmas," Solitary Snape
"The Unexpected Christmas Card," The Honeyduke's Cellar Gang
"Hogwarts Lullaby," The Veelas
"Help Me Hagrid," Justin Finch Fletchley and the Sugar Quills
"Spread the Pureblood Cheer," The Purebloods
"Happy Christmas (A Journey)," Undesirable #1
"Auror Xmas," Tonks & the Aurors
"Mrs. Lovegood's Christmas Cookie Song," DJ Luna Lovegood
"Eat You on Christmas," Leth I. Fold
"Christmas Night (Too Much Pumpkin Juice)," Slytherin Soundtrack
"Literary Echo," The Remus Lupins
"Have Yourself a Harry Little Christmas," Gred and Forge


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Toriano Sanzone- Master Dog Trainer-Author-Motivational
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I feel like I have been training dogs my entire life.
My family raised and bred German Shepherds and we have always
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Almost 7 years ago, my
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The Computer Center can now offer its customers a variety of moving equipment and supplies designed specifically for moving household furnishings, including moving vans, open trailers, closed trailers, furniture pads, appliance dollies, furniture dollies, tow dollies and auto transports. The Computer Center also will offer sales items to protect their customers' belongings and make moving easier, such as heavy-duty boxes, which are made of up to 90 percent recycled content and are available in a variety of sizes.
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The 16th International Cloud Expo announces that its Call for Papers is now open. 16th International Cloud Expo, to be held June 9–11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City brings together Cloud Computing, APM, APIs, Security, Big Data, Internet of Things, DevOps and WebRTC to one location. With cloud computing driving a higher percentage of enterprise IT budgets every year, it becomes increasingly important to plant your flag in this fast-expanding business opportunity. Submit your speaking proposal today!
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14th International Cloud Expo, held on June 10–12, 2014 at the Javits Center in New York City, featured three content-packed days with a rich array of sessions about the business and technical value of cloud computing, Internet of Things, Big Data, and DevOps led by exceptional speakers from every sector of the IT ecosystem. The Cloud Expo series is the fastest-growing Enterprise IT event in the past 10 years, devoted to every aspect of delivering massively scalable enterprise IT as a service.
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Hardware will never be more valuable than on the day it hits your loading dock. Each day new servers are not deployed to production the business is losing money. While Moore's Law is typically cited to explain the exponential density growth of chips, a critical consequence of this is rapid depreciation of servers. The hardware for clustered systems (e.g., Hadoop, OpenStack) tends to be significant capital expenses. In his session at 15th Cloud Expo, Mason Katz, CTO and co-founder of StackIQ, to discuss how infrastructure teams should be aware of the capitalization and depreciation model of these expenses to fully understand when and where automation is critical.
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Over the last few years the healthcare ecosystem has revolved around innovations in Electronic Health Record (HER) based systems. This evolution has helped us achieve much desired interoperability. Now the focus is shifting to other equally important aspects – scalability and performance. While applying cloud computing environments to the EHR systems, a special consideration needs to be given to the cloud enablement of Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA), i.e., the largest single medical system in the United States.
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In his session at 15th Cloud Expo, Mark Hinkle, Senior Director, Open Source Solutions at Citrix Systems Inc., will provide overview of the open source software that can be used to deploy and manage a cloud computing environment. He will include information on storage, networking(e.g., OpenDaylight) and compute virtualization (Xen, KVM, LXC) and the orchestration(Apache CloudStack, OpenStack) of the three to build their own cloud services. Speaker Bio: Mark Hinkle is the Senior Director, Open Source Solutions, at Citrix Systems Inc. He joined Citrix as a result of their July 2011 acquisition of Cloud.com where he was their Vice President of Community. He is currently responsible for Citrix open source efforts around the open source cloud computing platform, Apache CloudStack and the Xen Hypervisor. Previously he was the VP of Community at Zenoss Inc., a producer of the open source application, server, and network management software, where he grew the Zenoss Core project to over 10...
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Most of today's hardware manufacturers are building servers with at least one SATA Port, but not every systems engineer utilizes them. This is considered a loss in the game of maximizing potential storage space in a fixed unit. The SATADOM Series was created by Innodisk as a high-performance, small form factor boot drive with low power consumption to be plugged into the unused SATA port on your server board as an alternative to hard drive or USB boot-up. Built for 1U systems, this powerful device is smaller than a one dollar coin, and frees up otherwise dead space on your motherboard. To meet the requirements of tomorrow's cloud hardware, Innodisk invested internal R&D resources to develop our SATA III series of products. The SATA III SATADOM boasts 500/180MBs R/W Speeds respectively, or double R/W Speed of SATA II products.
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As more applications and services move "to the cloud" (public or on-premise) cloud environments are increasingly adopting and building out traditional enterprise features. This in turn is enabling and encouraging cloud adoption from enterprise users. In many ways the definition is blurring as features like continuous operation, geo-distribution or on-demand capacity become the norm. NuoDB is involved in both building enterprise software and using enterprise cloud capabilities. In his session at 15th Cloud Expo, Seth Proctor, CTO at NuoDB, Inc., will discuss the experiences from building, deploying and using enterprise services and suggest some ways to approach moving enterprise applications into a cloud model.
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Until recently, many organizations required specialized departments to perform mapping and geospatial analysis, and they used Esri on-premise solutions for that work. In his session at 15th Cloud Expo, Dave Peters, author of the Esri Press book Building a GIS, System Architecture Design Strategies for Managers, will discuss how Esri has successfully included the cloud as a fully integrated SaaS expansion of the ArcGIS mapping platform. Organizations that have incorporated Esri cloud-based applications and content within their business models are reaping huge benefits by directly leveraging cloud-based mapping and analysis capabilities within their existing enterprise investments. The ArcGIS mapping platform includes cloud-based content management and information resources to more widely, efficiently, and affordably deliver real-time actionable information and analysis capabilities to your organization.
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Almost everyone sees the potential of Internet of Things but how can businesses truly unlock that potential. The key will be in the ability to discover business insight in the midst of an ocean of Big Data generated from billions of embedded devices via Systems of Discover. Businesses will also need to ensure that they can sustain that insight by leveraging the cloud for global reach, scale and elasticity. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Mac Devine, Distinguished Engineer at IBM, will discuss bringing these three elements together via Systems of Discover.
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Cloud and Big Data present unique dilemmas: embracing the benefits of these new technologies while maintaining the security of your organization's assets. When an outside party owns, controls and manages your infrastructure and computational resources, how can you be assured that sensitive data remains private and secure? How do you best protect data in mixed use cloud and big data infrastructure sets? Can you still satisfy the full range of reporting, compliance and regulatory requirements? In his session at 15th Cloud Expo, Derek Tumulak, Vice President of Product Management at Vormetric, will discuss how to address data security in cloud and Big Data environments so that your organization isn't next week's data breach headline.
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The cloud is everywhere and growing, and with it SaaS has become an accepted means for software delivery. SaaS is more than just a technology, it is a thriving business model estimated to be worth around $53 billion dollars by 2015, according to IDC. The question is – how do you build and scale a profitable SaaS business model? In his session at 15th Cloud Expo, Jason Cumberland, Vice President, SaaS Solutions at Dimension Data, will give the audience an understanding of common mistakes businesses make when transitioning to SaaS; how to avoid them; and how to build a profitable and scalable SaaS business.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Gridstore™, the leader in software-defined storage (SDS) purpose-built for Windows Servers and Hyper-V, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 15th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Gridstore™ is the leader in software-defined storage purpose built for virtualization that is designed to accelerate applications in virtualized environments. Using its patented Server-Side Virtual Controller™ Technology (SVCT) to eliminate the I/O blender effect and accelerate applications Gridstore delivers vmOptimized™ Storage that self-optimizes to each application or VM across both virtual and physical environments. Leveraging a grid architecture, Gridstore delivers the first end-to-end storage QoS to ensure the most important App or VM performance is never compromised. The storage grid, that uses Gridstore's performance optimized nodes or capacity optimized nodes, starts with as few a...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Solgenia, the global market leader in Cloud Collaboration and Cloud Infrastructure software solutions, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 15th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Solgenia is the global market leader in Cloud Collaboration and Cloud Infrastructure software solutions. Designed to "Bridge the Gap" between personal and professional social, mobile and cloud user experiences, our solutions help large and medium-sized organizations dramatically improve productivity, reduce collaboration costs, and increase the overall enterprise value by bringing collaboration and infrastructure solutions to the cloud.
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Cloud computing started a technology revolution; now DevOps is driving that revolution forward. By enabling new approaches to service delivery, cloud and DevOps together are delivering even greater speed, agility, and efficiency. No wonder leading innovators are adopting DevOps and cloud together! In his session at DevOps Summit, Andi Mann, Vice President of Strategic Solutions at CA Technologies, will explore the synergies in these two approaches, with practical tips, techniques, research data, war stories, case studies, and recommendations.
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Enterprises require the performance, agility and on-demand access of the public cloud, and the management, security and compatibility of the private cloud. The solution? In his session at 15th Cloud Expo, Simone Brunozzi, VP and Chief Technologist(global role) for VMware, will explore how to unlock the power of the hybrid cloud and the steps to get there. He'll discuss the challenges that conventional approaches to both public and private cloud computing, and outline the tough decisions that must be made to accelerate the journey to the hybrid cloud. As part of the transition, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service model will enable enterprise IT to build services beyond their data center while owning what gets moved, when to move it, and for how long. IT can then move forward on what matters most to the organization that it supports – availability, agility and efficiency.
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DOVER, Del. - Delaware's former Deputy State Treasurer Erika Benner may be set for a refund.
After a months-long investigation into suspected misuse of a state issued credit card, Benner was ordered to pay back more than $2,300 dollars in charges. According to a report by State Treasurer Chip Flowers, she was also ordered to pay back thousands in additional charges, until it was determined those specific charges were legitimate.
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GREG Doran leans back in his dentist's chair, pats his chest and smiles: "I've got a good one".
It's been 23 years since the globetrotting medico had his ailing heart removed and transplanted with the heart of a 26-year-old triathlete.
A former top-flight AFL player, Dr Doran had a massive heart attack and collapsed on the footy field during a game in 1978.
The prognosis was grim: radically alter your lifestyle or risk being dead by 50.
"I was a heavy smoker, I had stress, I was overweight – I was the perfect candidate," Dr Doran said.
Over the next decade, Dr Doran oscillated between being healthy and so ill he could scarcely get out of bed.
In 1990, at just 49, he received the news that would change his life forever – he required an urgent heart transplant.
"Your immediate reaction is to utter a whole lot of four-letter words," Dr Doran said.
"The only thing I knew about heart transplants was meeting Fiona Coote.
"I remember asking the doctor, 'does this mean the end?' and he said 'St Vincent's like to think it's a new beginning'."
His recovery was stunning.
Two days after the operation, he walked for the first time in three months and two days later he was in the gym.
Within 10 weeks, he was back running a university department.
"It was like a whole new world," he said.
"It's just amazing. People always ask me what it's like to have a new heart and all I can say is that I'm eternally grateful."
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Exclusive 2-Bedrm Condo near Rudee Inlet & Bridge in Virginia Beach
- bedrooms 2
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- sleeps 6
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We are located in a two-story brick building on the ground floor at the south end of the beach, just two blocks from the ocean and a distance of less than 10 minutes walk. To the left of the condo and across Winston-Salem street you can see Rudee Inlet and the Virginia Beach Fishing marina. A great place to go deep sea fishing; whale watching; rent jet skies; para-sailing; or just enjoying the sightseeing as well as excellent cousine offered in the fine-dinning resturants available. If you prefer leasure, then take in the atmophere of the waterfront and hang out in "Sams" diner which is across the street. Our address is: 401 Artic Ave, Apt 101, Va Beach, Virginia 23451.
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Roger C. Simond 703-368-2248
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All amenities are included. Central A/C; cable TV; on sight laundryfacilities; full kitchen and free local telephone service. In order to keep the cost down, you only need to tidy up and leave the premises in a clean and acceptable manner. Please look over the inventory sheet upon your arrival to ensure everything is in working order and intact. You are allocated one (1) reserved parking space which bears the same number as the apartment (401/101). The parking space is the second space on the right side of the parking lot as you enter the lot closes to the bldg. Parking is rigidly enforced. Linens, blankets, pillow cases and towels are not provded and must be brought by the tenant.
activities and attractions in Virginia Beach Virginia
We have one of the best, if not the best "Beach" on the East Coast, with a great broadwalk facing the ocean; providing cycling; roller-blading or strolling. There are many attractions, enjoy "Deep Sea Fishing"; Fishing from the pier; swimming; surfing; jet skies rentals;
para-sailing; or just plain sun-bathing and laying around. If on the other you enjoy fine arts, then you might like to visit the Exposition Center. Perhaps you might like to visit the VirginiaBeach Marine & Science Museium or even downtown Norfolk or even Bush Gardens at Williamsburg.
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$595.00 to $600.00 U.S. Dollars per week. Rates are on a weekly basis from check in time 2PM Saturday till 12PM check out time the followingSaturday. A security deposit of $250 USD is required to confirm your reservation, in the form of a Money Order, Certified Check or a Cashier's check is received, which is returned, provided there is no damage and the premises are left in a clean and tidy fashion. If you wish to inquire about available dates, you may do so by telephoning me. A deposit must be received before a confirmation and a booking is made. Once the security deposit is received you will be called to confirm the reservation and thereafter the rent ($595) USD must be received three (3) weeks prior occupancy (also in the form of a money order, certified check or cashier's check to) , the keys, lease letter and inventory will be mailed.
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There is so much to do in Pittsburgh and so much to see whether you're looking for cuisine, museums, culture, or social interactions. We have professional baseball, football, and hockey teams in Pittsburgh so all sorts of sports fans can feel at home. The museums are large and within walking distance and since Pitt provides free transportation on the local Port Authority bus system, you can travel anywhere in the city at no cost. Great food is everywhere and there are famous eateries right on campus including Primanti Brothers and Quaker Steak and Lube (both featured on Man v. Food on the Travel Channel). Pitt also sponsors a constant array of entertainment including sponsoring trips around the city and bringing in therapy dogs for students to pet and love on once a week. The campus is also beautiful and surprising open for a city campus. In the early fall and spring there are enough open places for one to relax and enjoy the weather both on campus and within walking distance and there is a beautiful park less than a mile away where one can enjoy surprisingly quiet and peaceful wildlife on beautiful trials right in the middle of a city. If you're more of an indoor person, residence halls are lovely and Pitt also offers a single dorm option (even for freshmen) for those who are less social and are not yet ready to have a roommate. With free Internet and cable and a two large libraries located on lower campus, an indoor person can enjoy both video-games or a good book. The only downside of the city is that in the late fall and winter, Pitt experiences a fair share of rainy, dreary, and bitterly cold days, However, it gives you a better chance to get to know your roommates and floor mates!Read More
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Original post made by concerned parent on Dec 21, 2008
We have been approached by the same person on several occasions last few visits.
I think this is an attempt to sell photography packages and agent fees.
Wondered if this has happened to others and if anyone reported this to the mall mgmt.
on Dec 22, 2008 at 12:08 pm
It sounds like a vanity scam to me. They get the money, keep the pictures to sell to pornographers and you get your ego stroked for a few hours until you realize that you've been duped...hahahahahahahahahaha...
on Dec 22, 2008 at 10:38 pm
I heard about this too from a very proud and happy parent. She was approached at the mall and told they wanted her son to be "in the movies." Both she and her husband tried to talk the reluctant child into it. Sounds like a scam to me.
on Dec 23, 2008 at 1:03 am
Happened to me and my 14-yr-old son at the 2nd floor Nordstrom entrance (by Wms Sonoma) around Thanksgiving. A very pretty young woman, bleached hair, lots of makeup, who mentioned a specific tv show that my son recognised. He wanted no part of it, and neither did I, but I was thrilled that he said no -- politely. I was proud of him.


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Irving police said the accident happened about 2:20 a.m. Saturday, hours before Brent was to be on a team flight to Cincinnati. The Cowboys were to play the Bengals on Sunday afternoon.
On Fox's NFL Sunday show, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the team had focused on Brown's death. He didn't mention Brent.
"They know the best thing they can do for (Brown) is to go out and play the way he would have liked to seen them play ..." Jones said.
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Hi guys. Been away from the HK game for a long time. Had lots of stuff in the past, P7s (M8 and M13), 91s 93s, etc. Been away for a long time though. I just found a really nice P9s 9mm target that I owned about 20 years ago. Very happy to be back.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Phantom of the Garden had the Knicks on the brink of their first home loss this season.
But New York outlasted Kyrie Irving and his career-high 41 points, beating the Cavs, 103-102, only after Anderson Varejao missed the game-tying free throw with 1 second remaining.
Irving had no problems wearing a black protective mask after breaking a bone in his face on a hard fall Friday night against Milwaukee.
"When a guy gets that hot, there's nothing you can really do, other than just stay in front of him and make him take tough shots, which he did. He just hit great shots and we still got the win, though," Knicks guard Raymond Felton said. "Any time a guy comes in your building and scores 41 points and he still got a loss, then you did your job."
Leading by 10 midway through the fourth quarter, the Knicks had their lead cut to 102-101 when Irving made two free throws with 10.1 seconds left. After Novak made one free throw, Irving pushed the ball up and seemingly the whole Knicks team converged on him, leaving Varejao uncovered toward the left sideline. Irving threw him the ball, and Varejao dribbled into the lane, where he was fouled with a second left. After making the first, he may have been distracted when the officials took the ball back from him so the Knicks could make a late substitution, and the second shot fell out.
Irving scored 17 points in the final period, the second-year pro surpassing his previous best of 34 points despite saying he arrived less than three hours before the tip and with only about four hours of sleep after getting fitted for the mask.
He was asked if he was tempted to keep the ball for himself on the last possession.
"There's always temptation there, but I have the utmost trust in my teammates and you know Andy made a great play, got to the free throw line and gave ourselves a chance to win," Irving said.
C.J. Miles finished with 17 points for the Cavs, who had three masked men in uniform as they dropped their third straight. Tristan Thompson and Tyler Zeller were already wearing them for previous facial injuries.
"We played good. We played hard. Answered a lot questions that I had for the guys after the game," Cavs coach Byron Scott said. "It's just a matter of us doing it on a nightly basis. That's the biggest thing. We can't do it just against the Lakers or the Knicks. You got to do it against everybody and I know we're capable of playing that hard every single night."
Felton scored 25 points, and Tyson Chandler had 23 for the Knicks who are 10-0 at home.
"Guys stepped up. Raymond played great, Tyson played great, and it was just enough," Knicks forward Steve Novak said.
Carmelo Anthony, the NBA's No. 2 scorer, missed the game after spraining his left ankle Thursday in the third quarter of a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. But Chandler scored 21 in the second half and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Felton and Jason Kidd combined for 15 assists.
Rookie Chris Copeland scored 11 in his first career start in place of Anthony, who had 30 points in 22 minutes before getting hurt when he landed awkwardly after a hard foul by Dwight Howard. The Knicks improved to 2-1 without him, adding this to a surprising rout in Miami on Dec. 6.
The Knicks hope Anthony can play Monday against Houston in Jeremy Lin's return to Madison Square Garden, where the undrafted rookie from Harvard became a fan favorite last season and played his way into a big contract with the Rockets.
"He did an excellent job of bringing a lot of cheer. He brought a lot of great vibes to the city and just the arena in general. I had a fun time playing with him," Chandler said. "So I don't know what his reception is, but whatever it is he's on the other side now, so he has to pay for that."
J.R Smith scored 16 points and Novak had 13 for the Knicks, who are 21-1 at MSG in the regular season under Mike Woodson.
Copeland made all three shots in the first quarter, but Thompson was 4 for 4 as the Cavs took a 28-27 lead. The Knicks opened a seven-point lead in the second but the Cavs came back to tie it before Novak's 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining sent New York to halftime with a 48-45 advantage.
The Knicks scored the first seven of the second half, opening a 55-45 lead on Felton's 3-pointer a little more than 2 minutes into the third quarter. Cleveland didn't let them get any further away, getting the deficit down to two late in the period before trailing 78-73 going to the fourth.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Stefano DiPietrantonio) – The tainted water is being blamed on any number of adverse reactions, whether it was drinking it or showering with it, but now there's a new claim. We spoke with Delegate Tiffany Lawrence, who told us, she nearly lost her vision, because of a bad reaction to the water. Lawrence told us, when she got in to town for the legislative session, she took a shower in the water, and within 24 hours, her burning eyes swelled shut. It was an intense reaction she said. It was a nasty staph infection and her doctor told her, that she was lucky she didn't lose her eyesight altogether!
"My entire eye was swollen shut and my lid was basically drooping over my eye," said Lawrence, who still can't believe what she went through. She had stays in two different hospitals, St. Francis in Charleston and Ruby Memorial in Morgantown, all told, about a week!
Her wrist purple and yellow from all the IV's in her arm and right eye looks good with makeup now. She saif the pictures of her eye are too gross to show on TV, and that it was so swollen and incredibly painful.
"They diagnosed it as paraorbital cellulitis," explained Lawrence. "Which can actually destroy your vision and it can go to your brain pretty quickly through the eye canal."
It was a nasty staph infection, she believes she got, from showering right after pipes were flushed, while she was in town for session.
"I felt like my eyelid was a little bit enflamed and irritated, which was strange," said Lawrence. She dismissed it as seasonal allergies and kept going. The next day, she woke up and her face hurt! She was admitted to St. Francis Hospital.
"The immediately put me on an IV bag of antibiotics," said Lawrence. "Gave me a steroid, ran a CT scan."
Days later, she was sent to Ruby Memorial in Morgantown.
"In the meantime, my veins had collapsed and they were having trouble getting any intravenous drugs in me," said Lawrence.
Four days later, the swelling and painful pressure began to ease.
"It didn't even cross my mind until the next day, this is the only thing I've changed and there's something wrong," she said. Lawrence said she racked her brain trying to remember if she had done anything differently and even though there's no way to prove the water is to blame, it's the only variable she said, which was different.
"It was a scary, scary situation and one I never want to repeat," she said,
Lawrence said she was contacted by the attorneys handling the class action lawsuit, but added, there really is no way to prove without a doubt, that the water caused the staph infection in her eye.
Lawrence said she never expected to be a poster child for the chemical spill, but now her experience has pushed her to not let anyone drag their feet on the bill that's proposed right now. So that all communities in West Virginia will have better protections for their water supplies.
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Thread: Table attributes deprecated
Aug 24, 2013, 14:36 #1
Table attributes deprecated
On W3schools.com I read the following about the table atributes:
align - Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01.
bgcolor - Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01.
cellpadding - Not supported in HTML5.
cellspacing - Not supported in HTML5.
width - Not supported in HTML5.
What does this all mean? Does this mean that if I build my website using <!DOCTYPE html> (HTML5) that these attributes won't work?
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It means that CSS now provides that information about the table - allowing you to specify different values for different types and sizes of device on which the page can be viewed.
Deprecated means obsolete and no longer to be used and that support for the command may be completely removed at any time.
So in 1997 when HTML 4 was released people were advised to stop using those attributes and to use CSS instead. At this point you have had 16 years to replace those attributes so there are no real excuses for still using them.
They will still work with <!DOCTYPE html> (HTML 2+) but only for as long as browsers continue to support HTML 3.2 and earlier versions of HTML.Stephen J Chapman
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Aug 24, 2013, 15:39 #3
Ok I get it. The thing is, I have a table layout using cellpadding and cellspacing. But I can't seem to get the same layout when using css instead of these attributes. And I want the layout to be just like when I'm using cellpadding and cellspacing. That's my problem!
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Also, don't panic! A lot of browsers will do their best to interpret what they think you meant, so although it is not technically correct to use those attributes, it's unlikely that (m)any browsers will choke on it and not display the table as you intended.
But, as Ralph says, you should be able to recreate any HTML table attributes in CSS, so let us know what bit you're having trouble with.
Aug 24, 2013, 23:03 #6
My websites are offline at the moment so I cannot show you the difference on a webpage. But I can show you it with pics.
The code that I've used for years is the following:

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I've changed the table attributes into css attributes in the following code:

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This will do the job nicely:
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Thanks! It works perfectly!


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Haverhill — Constance R. "Connie" (Ryan) Lalumiere, 66, of Haverhill passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013.
She is survived by her beloved husband of 48 years, Martin J. "Marty" Lalumiere, her four loving children Rebecca A. and her husband Michael Jolley of Wells, ME, Anne-Marie Lalumiere and her husband John J. Mulligan, II of Haverhill, Michelle Lynne Lalumiere of Jacksonville, FL and Martin R. Lalumiere of Haverhill, sisters Paula Savoie and her companion James Gordon of Haverhill and Gail and her husband Michael Lorden of Westford, MA, brother Richard Ryan and his wife Sandra of Haverhill, grandchildren Jessica L. Jolley, Ryan M. Jolley, John J. Mulligan, III, Prescott Winn Mulligan, Donovan Martin Lalumiere, and Giuliana Lalumiere, mother-in-law Rita M. (Fitzgerald) Lalumiere.
ARRANGEMENTS: Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend her Funeral Service on Friday, Nov. 22, at 10 a.m. at the H.L. Farmer & Sons Bradford Funeral Home, 210 South Main St. Calling hours will be on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at the Bradford Funeral Home. Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. To view her complete obituary or send a condolence to her family, please visit www.farmerfuneralhomes.com.


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The authors wish to thank the many individuals who contributed to the development of the "Dual Enrollment Programs and Courses for High School Students" survey and this report. The survey was requested by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education of the U.S. Department of Education. Bernie Greene was the NCES Project Officer.
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The Thanksgiving countdown has begun. Time to tackle the turkey.
It's a task many avoid, since the thought of preparing a whole turkey seems to be an unattainable culinary feat. However, cooking turkey isn't difficult, it just takes a little planning. Begin by deciding on the cooking style: traditionally roasted, brined or fried. For those looking to save time, consider fried turkey. Frying takes about 60–90 minutes as compared to the hours it takes to roast a stuffed whole turkey.
If you've never deep-fried a turkey, here are the basic rules. Follow the operation directions on the fryer/cooker. While electric turkey fryers are available and are safer, most gobblers are still fried in propane-fueled cookers.
When using propane cookers, it's vital to always fry outside away from all buildings, large trees and shrubs, since boil-overs are extremely dangerous.
Countless house fires happen each year because people place turkey fryers too close to the house.
Many of these fires happen when the cooker is overfilled. To prevent overfilling your fryer with oil, try this trick. Fill your fryer with water first, and then lower your turkey into the water. Check the water line after the bird has been immersed. Remove bird and mark the water line. Pour out the water, thoroughly dry fryer and fill with peanut oil to the water line. This will prevent oil overflows when the turkey is added to the oil. Remember to never leave a cooker or fryer unattended.
"It just takes a little planning to get your turkey done right," said John Weinmann, co-owner Kenrick's Meats & Catering, who oversees thousands of turkeys that will be baked, fried and smoked before the holidays end.
One of Weinmann's personal favorite methods of making turkey is brining. Brined turkey is a recent food trend that's favored among foodies because is helps to keep the bird moist during cooking. An added bonus to brining is that it provides subtle flavor notes to the bird.
Brining involves soaking meat in a salt-based tenderizing solution before cooking it. Don't worry, brining doesn't make the turkey salty—on the contrary, roasting juices tend to be more flavorful from a brined bird. When making your brine solution remember to use kosher salt because its flakes dissolve quickly in water and it has a lighter taste. Brined turkeys can be successfully fried or traditionally roasted.
Roasting remains the time-honored turkey prep practiced in most households, whether it's cooked in Grandma's blue graniteware roaster, under an aluminum tent or in a roasting bag. To help with the fine points of roasting turkey, the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line is now activated at 1-800-BUTTERBALL. Butterball expects to answer more than 100,000 S.O.S. calls from home cooks before the holiday's end.
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First, determine the size bird to buy. If buying a whole turkey, plan on one pound per person. If purchasing a bone-in turkey breast, plan on 3/4 pound per person or 1/2 pound per person for a boneless turkey breast. These amounts will allow for plenty of leftovers for sandwiches.
When it comes to which turkeys to buy, frozen turkeys are often the best buy. To defrost, place in the refrigerator and plan a day thawing time for each 4 1/2 pounds of turkey. For example, if a turkey weighs 16 pounds refrigerated, thaw time is about 3 1/2 days. Thaw the turkey with the breast side down so the juices will flow into the breast. A thawed turkey may remain in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days.
To cut down on cleanup, spray your turkey pan with a nonstick cooking spray before cooking. I'm a fan of disposable roasting pans, the ultimate cleanup time saver. Finally, the best roasting tip to achieve a photogenic bronzed bird—brush the bird with melted butter or spray with oil before roasting.
If you have more turkey questions don't worry. Ask the experts at the National Turkey Federation at www.eatturkey.com or get one-on-one talk time and call the Butterball Talk-Line at 1-800-butterball or check out www.Missourifamilies.org, a division of the University of Missouri Home Extension Service for recipes and holiday cooking tips.


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Preparing for an Aging World looks at the behavioral and socioeconomic aspects of aging, and focuses on work, retirement, and pensions; wealth and savings behavior; health and disability; intergenerational transfers; and concepts of well-being. It makes recommendations for a collection of new, cross-national data on aging populations data that will allow nations to develop policies and programs for addressing the major shifts in population age structure now occurring. These efforts, if made internationally, would advance our understanding of the aging process around the world.
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Gail C. (Van Dyke) Bailey, 59, of Mandeville, La., passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013, after a short illness. She died peacefully in her home with her loving husband and sister at her side.
Graveside services will be held at noon Wednesday in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Effingham, with the Rev. Drew Holloway officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Johnson Funeral Home, Effingham. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Gail's memory to either Hospice of St. Tammany, 721 W. 11th Ave., Covington, LA 70433, or St. Francis Animal Sanctuary, P.O. Box 0616, Mandeville, LA 70470. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonandsonsfh.com.
Gail was born on May 15, 1953, in Flora, the daughter of Logan and Lorna Van Dyke, and grew up in Effingham. She married John N. Bailey in 1988. In 1979, Gail moved to Louisiana, where she worked a long career as a travel consultant with several local firms.
Gail is survived by her husband, John N. Bailey of Mandeville, La.; sister, Brenda J. (Dale) Brooks of St. Charles, Mo.; nephew, Jeremy L. Brooks (fiancee, Amy Rogers) of Lenexa, Kan.; and a great-niece, Jennah Brooks of Lenexa, Kan.
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