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We're quick to blame in America. We're also quick to want to move on. I think that Charles Pierce nails it in this piece. It's worth reading the whole article, but this section is dead on in my mind: "There will now be a decade or more of criminal trials, and perhaps a quarter-century or more of civil actions, as a result of what went on at Penn State. These things cannot be prayed away. Let us hear nothing about "closure" or about "moving on." And God help us, let us not hear a single mumbling word about how football can help the university "heal." (Lord, let the Alamo Bowl be an instrument of your peace.) This wound should be left open and gaping and raw until the very last of the children that Jerry Sandusky is accused of raping somehow gets whatever modicum of peace and retribution can possibly be granted to him."
The Associated Press is reporting that Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has decided to retire at end of the season. The AP source says Paterno will announce his retirement later Wednesday. [BH: EDIT w/ Paterno's Statement: "I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case. I grieve for the children and their families, and I pray for their comfort and relief," Paterno said in a statement released just after initial reports of his pending retirement. "I have come to work every day for the last 61 years with one clear goal in mind: To serve the best interests of this university and the young men who have been entrusted to my care. I have the same goal today. "That's why I have decided to announce my retirement effective at the end of this season. At this moment the Board of Trustees should not spend a single minute discussing my status. They have far more important matters to address. I want to make this as easy for them as I possibly can. "This is a tragedy. It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more. My goals now are to keep my commitments to my players and staff and finish the season with dignity and determination. And then I will spend the rest of my life doing everything I can to help this university."]
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Hey guys,
I wasn't sure where I should post this so feel free to move if necessary. I was curious if anyone here had ever gone through such a dramatic change with their body that they had either a funny or very interesting encounter with people that they hadn't seen in a while?
For me, I had dropped about 70 pounds and then started weight lifting in the three years that I hadn't seen most of my old class mates after graduating from high school. I remember I went to a house party one summer, and I came across this kid who I had been aquainted with since the first grade and he says, "Wow man, you must have a twin out there. You look like an old friend of mine I went to school with named Rick (insert last name)". I stood there.... completely stunned. I told him that I was in fact the kid that he mentioned and he couldnt believe it. All night old friends were doing the same thing when they saw me and kept congratulating me on my success. My body composition had changed so much that people barely recognized me anymore.
Anyone else got any cool stories to share?
I joined the military out of high school at about 185lbs about 2 years after I got out I had ballooned up to over 250lbs at 5'9. the past year I've gotten myself back down to 195 working on my goal of 180. Not to exciting I guess lol

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Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young has plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of aggravated harassment arising from an incident in New York City in April, per CBS New York.
Young was arrested and charged with an aggravated hate crime in April when he drunkenly yelled anti-Semitic epithets at a group of tourists on a New York City street in the early morning outside the Hilton New York hotel. Young tackled one of the men in a brief scuffle, and the man sustained minor scratches to his elbows.
Young spent the rest of the night following the altercation at a nearby hospital because of his high level of intoxication before being jailed and booked at a police station.
Young's mandated punishment for the crime is 10 days of community service, as well as attending a program at the Museum of Tolerance. MLB suspended Young for seven days without pay when the incident first occurred in April.


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Leopard Swing Jacket ($50) What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gap's leopard swing jacket, available for girls ages 1-5, is machine washable and has puff sleeves, double-breasted gold buttons, and an inverted box pleat and button flap detail at the back. 1 / 13 Peek Prose Crib Shoe ($40) What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peek's Prose crib shoes are made for babies 0-12 months. A patent leopard-print pattern and an elastic strap make these booties stylish and functional! 2 / 13 Gap Leopard Uniform Tights ($11) What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Whether she wears a uniform to school or not, she'll add some wild style to her look with Gap's uniform leopard tights, available in sizes for girls ages 2-16. 3 / 13 Crewcuts Wildcat Chino ($58) What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crewcuts' Wildcat chinos, available in sizes for girls 2-14, are made of cotton and have an internal adjustable elastic waistband for a great fit with room to grow. 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14-07-2010 12:19
Hi everybody,
I've just taken delivery of my new Nokia 2710, which I bought to take advantage of the free worldwide maps that Nokia offers. It could be that I don't really understand the interface yet, but I have not found any way to plan a route from A to B via C. From A to B is pretty straightforward and works well, but all the clicking around hasn't enabled me to plan a detour. The only option seems to be to set the detour as destination and after arriving set the final destination. This is not really an option for me. The 'plan route' menu looks like the place to add a via point, but I haven't been able to change anything other than the starting point and the destination.
Can anybody shed some light on this? I realize that the Maps software for S40 series phones would be somewhat limited compared to the S60 series/smartphones, but this strikes me as something that should be in there.
Thanks for your time!
15-07-2010 21:44
Anyone? Perhaps I have worded my question a bid awkwardly, but I really think this is a user interface quirk that just escaped either my attention or that of Nokia's quality assurance people. From a programmer's point of view, making software that calculates routes from A to B via C is trivial once a route from A to C and from C to B can be calculated.
I've also contacted my local Nokia support team about this, maybe they can provide an anwser. If they do, I'll post it here as well
16-07-2010 13:38
Upon further review, it seems that this phone is not capable of doing this at all. I gather this from the Nokia Maps for S40 guide, by comparing it to the Ovi Maps 3.x guides that explicitly explain the ability to add destinations and rearrange them:
Ovi Maps 3.0, plan a route:To plan a route from a place on the map, press the select Add to route using the scroll key or the information area at the top of the screen. This sets your starting point.
To add your destination and other places to the route, select Add new route point, select the place you want to add (either from the map, from address search, from History or Favourites) and press Select.
To edit your route, select Edit using the scroll key or the information area at the top of the screen.
Compared to:
Nokia Maps 2.1 for S40, plan a route:Plan your journey, and create your route and view it on the map before setting off. Select Menu > Maps.
- Select Plan route.
- Select Starting point and your current position, a saved or recent location, a place from the map, or a specific address as the start point of your route.
- Select Destination and the end point of your route.
While it seems that I could have extracted from this that one of the features that I require is not there before purchasing my Nokia 2710, I am extremely disappointed that it's not there. Considering that this phone is marketed as the new navigation solution of budget oriented users with, and I quote: 'advanced navigation features to keep you on the right track as you explore new places', my opinion is that this feature should absolutely have been included. The 'advanced' moniker clearly does not apply to this phone's navigation abilities, as the ability to plan a route with multiple stops is a basic feature that is expected on all devices that are focussed on automobile navigation.
I am not sure as to how to continue, as I really do like the rest of the phone, its audio quality, interface and build quality/handling. A Nokia C5 seems to be the next logical step, as it shares the form factor and has the more advanced Nokia S60 OS with the proper Ovi Maps 3.0 software, but I am hesitant to invest another 30 euros to dodge an issue that I could probably fix myself if I were on Nokia's S40 platform development team.
I'll share any response from Nokia's local (Dutch) support here when it arrives.
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My local Nokia support team replied with the following:
Helaas is dit niet mogelijk in Nokia S40 Maps. Om dit te realiseren zal u eerst van A naar B dienen te navigeren en daarna als u bij B aangekomen bent van B naar C te navigeren.
This translates to:
Regrettably, this is not possible with Nokia S40 Maps. To accomplish this you need to navigate from A to B first and then, after arriving at B, you need to navigate to C.
So there you have it. I replied that the 2710's marketing creates expectations that it cannot deliver on and suggested that they forward my feedback to Nokia marketing.
If anyone is still reading this, I have a question: do you think that it is unreasonable to expect this device to navigate from A via B to C, based on it being marketed as having 'advanced navigation features'?
20-07-2010 11:50
Kudos for the follow-up and posting what you found - this helps others who will search before posting.
24-07-2010 15:15
hi,i have the same problem on my 5230. i try to avoid paris which adds an hour to my journey to go south but i think the software is not as mature as say tomtom at the moment. but i look forward to this being improved soon i hope because i love my nokia free sat nav to pieces and its free whoo hoo...
02-08-2010 17:06
Hello everybody!
I just received word from Nokia Care that they forwarded my case to their development team. I hope that they're allowed the time to implement this feature!
Thank you Nokia Care for forwarding my case.
04-11-2010 15:58
Well after receiving news of an update for my Nokia 2710, I went ahead and updated to the newest firmware version 9.67. I played around with it a bit and haven't found any improvement in the Nokia Maps software, functionality wise. I don't think this phone will be turned into a real alternative for a dedicated personal navigation device before it becomes totally obsolete, which in my opinion is a damn shame.
If or when any further software updates for the 2710 Navigation Edition become available, I'll update this thread with my findings on whether or not the update has improved the navigation aspect.
06-01-2011 21:26 - edited 06-01-2011 21:27
Hi Fiah,
It seems that I've got the same problem with my Nokia 6700 classic. I have made a nice route (with waypoints) on maps.ovi.com but due to the striped interface on the S40 it is not possible to upload it to the phone.
Is there another routing program that can do this on the S40 operating system? I have heard something about We-Travel navigation that is free. Don't know if it is any good.
I really hope that Nokia will update the Maps S40 interface.


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By JEFF MEYERS Press-Republican
---- — PLATTSBURGH — Substance abuse and public access to recreational activities ranked highest in priority during a planning session aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles in Clinton County.
Health-care providers and other community leaders met to look at where the county stands with its health-care needs and what the focus should be over the next several years.
"We have a large group of people here representing the diversity of our community," said Jerie Reid, director of public health for the Clinton County Health Department as she opened the Strategic Community Planning Session at West Side Ballroom in Plattsburgh.
"This is what makes our organization and our community so great."
Participants represented the needs of such community members as the elderly and the youth of Clinton County, she noted. There were also representatives from education, community recreation, home-health care, mental health and CVPH Medical Center, as well as elected officials.
The session was a continuation of a lengthy regional process in which community members and health-care representatives have joined forces to create strategies for improving health-care services.
The county has utilized Mobilizing for Action through Planning & Partnership (MAPP) since 2004 and is entering a new phase with current efforts to prioritize health-care needs.
Rather than focusing on information provided by the Health Department and regional health-care facilities, Reid noted that this year's efforts will feature input from other areas being represented at the conference.
"We've learned a lot (over the years)," she said. "Experience is a wonderful teacher. With a staff of 75, 80 individuals, we've talked about all kinds of things we have to do. But how on earth do we do that by ourselves?"
Laurie Williams, health-education coordinator for the Clinton County Health Department, provided a brief history of work done over the past decade to develop a community-wide health-care plan, including the 2005 Tri-County Regional Health Perspective, an expanded version of the original MAPP efforts, which included providers in Essex and Franklin counties.
"Did that strategy have an impact? Yes it did," Williams said of the efforts placed on improving care for chronic disease and understanding the region's changing population, a project taken on by the Office for the Aging.
The State Health Department played a vital role in assisting local and regional efforts, Williams added.
Also, the Clinton County Health Department is nearing completion of a national accreditation process, and that effort will include the MAPP process.
Vicky Wheaton-Saraceni, director of corporate planning and services for Adirondack Rural Health Institute, stressed the region's efforts to address chronic disease and the need to continue that focus going into the future.
"Communities across the state can work together to improve the quality of health of all New Yorkers," she said, adding that healthy policies lead to healthier environments, behaviors and people.
Individuals and communities need to address lifestyle issues such as smoking, diet and physical activity to improve the overall health of communities, she added.
Robert Martiniano, project director for the School of Public Health at the University at Albany, spoke of the importance of including a local slant to health-care trends, since the community will have a better understanding of why certain trends are prevalent within that community.
"Your groups can enrich the story," he said of the participants as they prepared to separate into small working groups to discuss health-care priorities.
The small groups were charged with analyzing seven distinct areas in public health: what officials term "built environment," or the availability of recreational opportunities such as bike and walking paths, parks and playgrounds; preventive care and management of chronic diseases; obesity in children and adults; substance abuse and mental health; preconception and reproductive health; tobacco use and second-hand smoking exposure; and vaccine-preventable diseases.
At the conclusion of the sessions, participants were asked to vote for their three top priorities from that list of seven focus areas.
Built environment and substance abuse received the most recognition with 31.5 and 31 votes, respectively.
Chronic disease finished third with 28 points, followed by 22.5 votes for obesity and six votes for preconception and reproductive health.
Tobacco use and vaccine-preventable diseases received no votes from the participants, but Williams suggested that those two areas were not prioritized because they already have well-established programs.
Officials will develop a focus plan over the next several months that will highlight strategies to promote the top two areas during the upcoming five-year MAPP phase.
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text: Biggest TV Headlines of 2012 The Biggest TV Headlines of 2012 by Maggie Pehanick 12/30/12 5 Reactions 6 Shares Print 2 2 2 0 0 I love drama on the screen, but I love hearing about the drama that happens when the camera stops rolling even more. This year, plenty of backstage business, salary disputes, and controversial premieres made splashy headlines. Another Two and a Half Men scandal brought the show back into the limelight, and the circle of life took hold as some of our favorite series announced their ends. So before 2013 rolls in, let's take a look back at some of 2012's most ubiquitous TV headlines. Source: HBO, NBC and ABC Girls Ignites a Critical Firestorm What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 HBO's Girls premiered in April, and just like that, the cable landscape shifted. The show had us talking about Lena Dunham's sharp dialogue, the graphic and realistic sex scenes, and whether or not the series is an accurate portrayal of life for the millennial generation. Indeed, whether you love it or hate it, Girls was inescapable. Source: HBO 1 / 11 Mad Men Returns What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The fifth season of AMC's critical darling Mad Men finally premiered in March after nearly a year and a half absence from the air. Not only did the spectacular fifth season remind us why we love Don Draper and company so much, but it also introduced "Zou Bisou Bisou" into the cultural lexicon. Source: AMC 2 / 11 Final Seasons Were Announced For Long-Running Series What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 With little exception, it's safe to assume all shows will come to an end. Still, it's hard to imagine a world without new episodes of 30 Rock and The Office. Though they'll be ending in 2013, networks announced the final seasons for both Thursday night staples, while ABC declared the end is near for Private Practice and Showtime is giving Boss the old heave-ho after its second season wraps. Source: NBC, ABC 3 / 11 Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg Leave SNL What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saturday Night Live's breakout stars Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg bid adieu to the show that made them household names. Both had joined the show in 2005, and while Samberg championed the now-irreplaceable digital short, Wiig created several recurring characters before Bridesmaids put her on the map as a budding movie star. We knew the end had to come, but did that make it any less painful? Nope. Source: NBC 4 / 11 Michael Strahan Replace Regis Philbin What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morning show viewers had their world turned upside down this year when Regis Philbin announced his departure from his post at Live With Regis and Kelly. Philbin had been with the show through several incarnations since 1983, when it was just The Morning Show. After several weeks of tryouts, former footballer Michael Strahan was chosen to cohost with Kelly Ripa. While we love Strahan, there's just no replacing Philbin in our hearts. Source: ABC, Getty 6 / 11 Modern Family Cast Disputes Salary What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The cast of Modern Family pulled a Friends this year and banded together during the show's hiatus, demanding a salary increase. Several of the stars failed to show up for the show's table read, forcing production on the fourth season to a standstill. The dispute ended with the adult stars more than doubling their salary, each earning $170,000 per episode. Meanwhile, the child stars of the show were also inspired to renegotiate and were rewarded with their own pay increases. Source: ABC 6 / 11 Homeland Dominates at the Emmys What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Showtime's freshman series Homeland proved itself a force to be reckoned with at the Emmys this year, dominating the awards over Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and other frontrunners. Its two leads, Claire Danes and Damian Lewis, each claimed outstanding acting trophies, and the series won outstanding drama, bringing its total haul to six Emmys. Source: Getty 7 / 11 Singing Competition Judges Play Musical Chairs What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 It felt like not a day went by in 2012 without another rumor or announcement about who would be filling the judges panels on The Voice, The X Factor, and American Idol. In the end, The Voice announced that Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera would be replaced by Usher and Shakira; Britney Spears and Demi Lovato signed for The X Factor; and American Idol scored Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, and Keith Urban. Source: Fox, NBC 8 / 11 Community Has a Dramatic Year What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 It was a rough year for NBC's cult comedy Community, which saw more drama off camera than on it. Back in April, creator Dan Harmon had a publicized spat with star Chevy Chase that resulted in Harmon leaving the show altogether. 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A crop of American cockroaches brings in serious cash.
The signs, cones and barrels are up at Secor Road and Central Avenue, as crews are tearing up the intersection in west Toledo to rebuild it from the ground up.
"For the next two weeks, this intersection, which hasn't had a lot of work, is now being reconstructed completely," said Robin Whitney, Toledo Engineering Services commissioner.
Whitney says the intersection will be closed to through traffic, with only right hand turns permitted. However, that does not stop some drivers from trying to take shortcuts through the work zone.
"What's happening is people are coming up and making U-turns in the middle of the street, or cutting through private property. It's causing a lot of disruption and a lot of safety concerns," said Whitney.
Drivers are urged to do all they can to make it a safe work zone.
"Semis can't make these right turns - they're too tight - and we think even the TARTA buses. So we're wanting to make sure buses and semis are staying away from this intersection altogether," said Whitney.
For business owners in the area, including Sandy Sack with Schramm's Flowers, it's another bump in the road.
"When it got real bad, people just sort of ignored the whole area. Then it opened back up and things started happening again. Now it's slowed down again," said Sack.
Sack does see light at the end of the tunnel.
"The project is almost done and we're very excited for the project to be done," said Sack. "It's going to be awesome when it's done."
According to Whitney, after the intersection work is complete, the portion of Secor Road being reconstructed will receive one final coat of asphalt. She anticipates the project will wrap up in August.
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I've never been so deeply grieved
Never so sure of my convictions
Never have I felt so fortunate
To be white
To be rich
To be homosepian
Never have I wanted to give all I have away
To start from scratch
To be genuine
To be earthly
Never have I wanted to hold the hand of so many
Never had such small hands
Never felt in such pain to march on
Never, in my life, did I expect that this was my reality
And I never will forget it
The blood boils to survive
As we hold our mouths open and beg for a drop of water
Do we look to you like animals?
Like cattle you can just herd away?
Try us
Once we stop forgiving, horns and hooves will do our bidding
May we never sink so low
But just you try me in my grief
Just you test my convictions
Just you test your fortune
There is only so much victory one can reap off another's back
Never have I slept so sweetly
Never have I hoped so high
As I look into the abyss of your eyes
I know that which never dies
Never Die
I've never been so deeply grieved


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|Oracle® Enterprise Manager System Monitoring Plug-in Installation Guide for IBM DB2 Database
Release 188.8.131.52.0
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System Monitoring Plug-in Installation Guide for IBM DB2 Database
Release 22.214.171.124.0
September 2012
This document provides a description about the Oracle System Monitoring Plug-In for IBM DB2 Database, details on the versions the plug-in supports, prerequisites for installing the plug-in, and step-by-step instructions on how to download, install, verify, and validate the plug-in.
The System Monitoring Plug-in for IBM DB2 Database extends Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control to add support for managing IBM DB2 UDB (LUW) database instances. By deploying the plug-in in your Cloud Control environment, you gain the following management features:
Monitor DB2 Database instances.
Gather configuration data and track configuration changes for DB2 database instances.
Raise alerts and violations based on thresholds set on monitored targets and configuration data.
Provide rich, out-of-box reports based on the gathered data.
Support monitoring by a remote Agent. Local Agent is an agent running on the same host as the DB2 database. Remote Agent is an agent running on a host that is different from the host where DB2 database is running.
The plug-in supports monitoring of IBM DB2 UDB (LUW) on all the platforms where IBM DB2 UDB can be installed.
This plug-in supports the following versions of products:
Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control Release 1 (22.214.171.124.0) or higher
Single-partition IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) for Linux, UNIX, and Windows (LUW) Version 8.2 FixPak 2 and above (8.2.x ,9.x.x)
The following prerequisites must be met before you can use the plug-in:
Install the following:
Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control Release 1 (18.104.22.168.0) or higher (Oracle Management Service and Oracle Management Agent)
IBM DB2 Universal JDBC Type 4 driver for IBM DB2 Database (see Setting Up the JDBC Driver)
IBM DB2 Universal Database
Create a suitable operating system user to access the table functions used in IBM DB2. For information about creating a user, see Using a Suitable Operating System User and Assigning Authorities and Privileges.
To avoid metric collection errors for Database Monitoring metrics, create the table
STMG_DBSIZE_INFO. For more information, see Configurations Required for Avoiding Metric Collection Errors for Database Monitoring Metrics.
If you want to generate alerts using the IBM DB2 Diagnostic Log file (db2diag.log), then do the following:
Define your match patterns in the
Diag_log_file_match_pattern_file.txt file that is present in
Define your ignore patterns in the
Diag_log_file_no_match_pattern_file.txt file that is present in
Set the
DIAG_PATH configuration paramater of the database manager (instance) to correspond to the monitored IBM DB2 database.
Based on the patterns defined in the two files, the System Monitoring Plug-in for IBM DB2 parses the Diagnostic Log file and generates alerts for the satisfied conditions. First, the plug-in validates the two files to see if any patterns are defined. If no patterns are defined, then the plug-in does not parse the Diagnostic Log file. If matching patterns are not defined, but ignore patterns are defined, then the plug-in parses every entry in the Diagnostic Log file and checks if ignore patterns are satisfied. If matching patterns are also defined, then the plug-in first parses only those entries that satisfy the matching patterns, and then for those satisfied entries, the plug-in checks if ignore patterns are satisfied.
Also, if multiple log entries having the same function name are encountered in a collection, then only one alert is generated to represent the function name. This alert is based on the last log entry with a common function name, present in the Diagnostic Log file.
Note:This feature is supported only for local monitoring, that is, when the IBM DB2 database on a host is monitored by an Oracle Management Agent that is running on the same host.
In the IBM DB2 Database SQL Statement Performance and IBM DB2 Database Applications Lock Performance reports and the Agent Monitoring metric, in order to see the SQL statement text along with the application name, enable the instance configuration parameter DFT_MON_STMT. Otherwise, you may not see any data in the column.
As part of JDBC URL, either IP Address or host name can be provided. Ensure that the host name can be resolved consistently on the network. Standard TCP tools such as "nslookup" and "traceroute" can be used to verify the host name. Validate using the following commands on Management Agent where plug-in is deployed:
nslookup <hostname>
This returns the IP address and fully qualified host name.
nslookup <IP>
This returns the IP address and fully qualified host name.
The JDBC driver is available from IBM, and consists of the following files that the Agent must be able to access:
To set up the
AGENT_BASE_DIR directory for the IBM DB2 Universal Type 4 JDBC driver:
If it does not already exist, create the directory
Copy the three JDBC driver files into the directory
To configure the Agent,you must first ensure that the user starting the Agent service belongs to the Local Administrators Group. Also, you must set the preferred credentials on all Agents where you want to deploy the plug-in. To do so, follow the instructions given in the following sections.
To assign advanced privileges, do the following:
Locally on the Microsoft Windows node hosting the Agent, check that the user starting the Agent service belongs to the Local Administrators Group. If not, add it.
Open the Local Security Settings Windows Tool and give the following Advanced Privileges to the user starting the Agent service:
Act as part of the operating system
Adjust memory quotas for a process
Logon as batch job
Replace a process level token
Restart the Agent service if it is running.
Set the Preferred Credentials for the Host and the Agent in Cloud Control. For more information, see Setting and Validating Preferred Credentials.
The OS user set in the Preferred Credentials must belong to the Local Administrators Group.
This OS user must have the following Advanced Privileges:
Act as part of the operating system
Adjust memory quotas for a process
Log on as batch job
Replace a process level token
To set the preferred credentials on all Agents where you want to deploy the plug-in, do the following:
In Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, from the Setup menu, select Security, then Preferred Credentials.
The Preferred Credentials page appears, showing a table of targets.
Select Host target type from the table and then click Managed Preferred Credentials.
The Host Preferred Credentials page appears.
In the Host Preferred Credentials page, in the Target Credentials section, select the host that is running the Management Agent where the plug-in has to be deployed, and click Set.
In the Select Named Credential dialog box, Select Credential as New and specify the user name and password and click Test and Save. If your test runs successfully, your credentials are set correctly.
Run the OS Command job for the Management Agent where the plug-in has to be deployed.
Log in to Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.
From the Enterprise menu, select Job and then Activity.
In the Job Activity page, from the Create Job list, select OS Command, and click Go.
Fill up the details required in the following pages, and click Submit to run the job. If the job runs successfully, your credentials are set correctly.
The System Monitoring Plug-In for IBM DB2 accesses the table functions used in IBM DB2. For the plug-in to have access to the table functions, you have to use a suitable operating system user and assign this new user to a user group. The operating ssytem user must have at least the minimum privileges. In addition, you have to assign the correct authority levels to this user.
Note:IBM DB2 users must be operating system users. IBM DB2 cannot have its own database users because it relies on the host operating system for security.
If you do not have an operating system user already created, first, create one on the host where IBM DB2 is running. Then, follow these steps to assign this user to a new or existing UserGroup.
Open the IBM DB2 Control Center.
From the tree view, select the database or database alias to which you want to connect.
Connect as an admin user.
From the tree view, select User and Group Objects.
From the right pane, select the already-created operating system user.
From the Authorities panel, select Connect to Database.
To verify the applied changes, try connecting to the database.
Note:These steps can also be performed from command line using IBM DB2 SQL.
Also, assign authorities and privileges for the operating system UserGroup. The authorities supported with IBM DB2 are SYSADM, SYSCTRL, SYSMAINT, DBADM, and LOAD. The SYSADM, SYSCTRL, and SYSMAINT authorities cannot be granted using the GRANT SQL statement. These special authorities can only be set from the database manager configuration file. DBADM privilege can only be granted by user at SYSADM authorization level.
SYSMON authority level is required to monitor IBM DB2. This level is required to access the table functions, such as SYSPROC.SNAPSHOT_DATABASE, which are used in IBM DB2.
Follow these steps to set SYSMON authority level to your UserGroup:
At the db2=> prompt, run the following commands:
db2=> update dbm cfg using sysmon_group USERGROUP db2 => db2stop db2 => db2start
To check whether the changes are effective, run the following command:
db2 => get dbm cfg
The following will be the output of the previous command:
Database Manager Configuration Node type = Enterprise Server Edition with local and remote clients ..... SYSADM group name (SYSADM_GROUP) = SYSCTRL group name (SYSCTRL_GROUP) = SYSMAINT group name (SYSMAINT_GROUP) = SYSMON group name (SYSMON_GROUP) = USERGROUP ......
Note:To understand how authorities and privileges are implemented in IBM DB2, access the IBM web site.
See the Plug-in Manager chapter in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide for steps to deploy the plug-in:
The following sections explain the postinstallation configuration steps you need to perform on IBM DB2.
The health indicators for instance and database objects are enabled and disabled using the database manager configuration parameter -- HEALTH_MON. Then, the table functions -- HEALTH_TBS_HI, HEALTH_DB_HI, and HEALTH_DBM_HI get populated. These functions are used by the plug-in to show the alerts triggered based on the thresholds of health indicators.
Note:Enabling these settings may result in some overheads, such as CPU and memory. Therefore, follow these steps only if you want to view the Health Indicator metrics.
To enable or disable the
HEALTH_MON by CLP (Command Line Processor), run the following command:
db2==> update dbm cfg using HEALTH_MON [on;off]
To check if your changes are effective, run the following command:
db2==> get dbm cfg
The following is the output:
..... ..... ..... Monitor health of instance and databases (HEALTH_MON) = ON ..... ..........
For more information, access the IBM web site.
To avoid metric collection errors for for the "Database Monitoring" metrics, make a call to the GET_DBSIZE_INFO package so that the STMG_DBSIZE_INFO table gets created and populated with the required data.
The GET_DBSIZE_INFO procedure calculates the database size and maximum capacity. The calculated values are returned as procedure output parameters and cached in the SYSTOOLS.STMG_DBSIZE_INFO table. The procedure caches these values because the calculations are costly.
The SYSTOOLS.STMG_DBSIZE_INFO table is created automatically the first time the procedure runs. If there are values cached in the SYSTOOLS.STMG_DBSIZE_INFO table and they are current enough, as determined by the snapshot-timestamp and refresh-window values, then these cached values are returned.
If the cached values are not current enough, new cached values are calculated, inserted into the SYSTOOLS.STMG_DBSIZE_INFO table and returned, and the snapshot-timestamp value is updated. The last parameter in the GET_DBSIZE_INFO call is refresh window.
Default value refresh window (time difference between successive calls) is 30 minutes. If your database is growing at a faster rate, then you can set a lower value.
To make a call to GET_DBSIZE_INFO by CLP (Command Line Processor), run the following command:
db2==>CALL GET_DBSIZE_INFO(?, ?, ?, -1)
In this case, the refresh window is 30 minutes.
For more information, access the following page on the IBM Web site:
After successfully deploying the plug-in, follow these steps to add the plug-in target to Cloud Control for central monitoring and management:
From the Setup menu, select Add Target and then Add Targets Manually.
In the Add Targets Manually page, select Add Non-Host Targets by Specifying Target Monitoring Properties, select Target Type as IBM DB2 Database, select a Monitoring Agent and click Add Manually.
Provide the following information for the properties:
Target Name — Name for the plug-in
JDBC URL — URL name for the IBM DB2 JDBC Driver connectivity.
For example,
The JDBC URL argument represents a data source. Parameter definitions are as follows:
jdbc:db2 — Indicates that the connection is to a DB2 UDB server.
server — Domain name or IP address of the database server.
port — TCP/IP server port number assigned to the database server, which is an integer between 0 and 65535.
database — Database alias, which refers to the DB2 database catalog entry on the DB2 client.
database is the database name defined during DB2 UDB (LUW) installation.
JDBC Driver — (Optional) Name of the DB2 Universal JDBC Driver.
For example:
Database Username — Valid user name for the database.
For more information, see Using a Suitable Operating System User and Assigning Authorities and Privileges.
Database Password — Password for the user.
Click Test Connection to make sure the parameters you entered are correct.
Note:After you deploy and configure the plug-in to monitor one or more targets in the environment, you can customize the monitoring settings of the plug-in. This alters the collection intervals and threshold settings of the metrics to meet the particular needs of your environment. If you decide to disable one or more metric collections, this could impact the reports that the metric is a part of.
After waiting a few minutes for the plug-in to start collecting data, follow these steps to verify and validate that Enterprise Manager is properly monitoring the plug-in target:
Click the IBM DB2 Database target link from the All Targets page.
The IBM DB2 Database home page appears.
Verify that no metric collection errors are reported by clicking Monitoring and then Metric Collection Errors from the Target menu.
Ensure that reports can be seen and no errors are reported by clicking Information Publisher Reports in the Target menu and viewing reports for the IBM DB2 Database target type.
Ensure that configuration data can be seen by clicking Configuration and then Last Collected in the Target menu. If configuration data does not immediately appear, click Refresh in the Latest Configuration page.
See the Plug-in Manager chapter in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide for steps to deploy the plug-in:
For information about the troubleshooting scenarios that you might encounter while working with the System Monitoring plug-ins, see the Oracle Enterprise Manager System Monitoring Plug-in Troubleshooting Guide.
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Bill Carmody's future as men's basketball coach at Northwestern has been the source of much passionate discussion and speculation after the Wildcats failed again to reach the NCAA tournament
So athletic director Jim Phillips went into hurry-up mode to clear it up, announcing Thursday that Carmody would be back for a 13th season.
Northwestern is one of a handful of schools to never have played in the NCAA tournament. Numerous close losses kept the Wildcats on the outside again this season, despite the presence of John Shurna. He led the Big Ten in scoring and became the all-time scorer in school history this season.
Northwestern finished 19-14 after its fourth straight trip to the NIT, where it beat Akron and lost to Washington last Friday.
Many critics thought Carmody should go, that he'd had more than enough opportunities to get the Wildcats into the NCAAs. Those in his favor cited four straight winning seasons -- the most successful four-year run in school history -- as why he should get stay
"We had another very solid season. If you look at the last four years nobody can differ with that," Phillips said on a conference call.
Phillips spoke with players, staff and Carmody over the last several days. That evaluation usually doesn't come until a few weeks after the season, but Phillips wanted it done quickly.
"I want to make it perfectly clear nobody is satisfied," Phillips said. "Bill is not satisfied, the kids are not satisfied, the staff is not satisfied, I'm not, the university leadership. But we're headed on the right track. I'm very optimistic where we are headed."
Carmody has a 179-191 record since coming to Northwestern after four successful seasons at Princeton. The Wildcats have never had a winning Big Ten record during his tenure, although they did go 8-8 in 2003-04. Before this season, his overall records the previous three years were 17-14, 20-14 and 20-14.
Northwestern beat LSU, Tulsa, Seton Hall and Georgia Tech as part of a non-conference schedule but couldn't win the close conference games that may have pushed them into the NCAA field. A staggering loss to Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten tournament pretty much eliminated the Wildcats from the field.
"No one has been more disappointed than our players, our staff and me the way the season ended," Carmody said. The Wildcats were blown out by Washington 76-55 in the second round of the NIT.
During the regular season, the Wildcats lost two overtime games to Michigan, fell by two points to Ohio State and Purdue at home and suffered a single-point setback to Illinois at Welsh-Ryan arena.
"I don't think it was the pressure of historically not being in the tournament. I think it was more of the depth we had. We had to play guys too many minutes," said Carmody, adding he needs to do a better job at the end of games.
Shurna has used up his eligibility, but the Wildcats do return forward/guard Drew Crawford, their second-leading scorer, and they have a rebounder in TCU transfer Nikoa Cerina. Carmody said he expects to sign a center this spring after calling rebounding and depth major problems last season.
Northwestern's tough academic standards and the less-than-modern Welsh-Ryan Arena can be factors in recruiting. The school has a master renovation plan for facilities in the works. Phillips made it clear that the school will not deviate from demands of academic achievement and proper off-court behavior.
"We want to win and we want to win badly at Northwestern, but we're not going to win at all costs," he said.
Carmody said he expected all along to return. He did acknowledge that his contract allows him to stay beyond next season but refused to give specifics, along with Phillips.
"I feel comfortable telling our recruits I intend to be here for a long time," Carmody said.
But if the Wildcats don't make the NCAA field again next season, the firestorm could be even greater. Phillips is well aware of how allowing Carmody to stay will be received.
"I know there will be half the population disappointed or upset with my decision and maybe half the population will be excited," he said.


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I guess the Falcons got sick of hearing how they were just a troupe of pastry chefs and featherweights. Maybe you could tell by their reaction last Sunday, the way they sent a fist into the jaw of the elite Giants, the same bullyboys who messed up their hair and spanked them out of the playoffs last January.
I mean, 34-nothing is 34-nothing, and it was glorious payback as the 12-2 Falcons delivered the worst Giants shutout in more than 15 years.
But that punch never really knocked the New Yorkers cold. Oddly, the Giants stood there and took it. Like that silly scene in Hooper, where Burt Reynolds hauls back and clocks Terry Bradshaw on the chin, and Bradshaw just stares back and smiles and spits out a tooth. On Sunda, the Giants winced and spit out a tooth.
People are talking about how this is a free year for the Giants, that the defending champs get a pass no matter how their season winds up. But we have to assume they're still playing hard and trying to win these games, so what happened to them in Atlanta isn't something to be laughed off. I just think everyone expected a helluva better fight than the one we got.
We saw Eli Manning cram in a pair of interceptions and there was a New York fumble, and the Giants' pass rushers never belted QB Matt Ryan around, and overall it was another one of those rainy day, la-di-da showings for the Giants.
Meanwhile, the Falcons threw a lot at rookie CB Jayron Hosley and rattled his tree and ran up a big score without being too impolite or abusive. "We didn't play our best football," conceded Ryan.
Nope. The Falcons delivered a mid-grade punch and the Giants took it. They didn't hit the ground and they didn't hit back. They walked away. "It was just another win," Falcons DE John Abraham said.
Translation: the Falcons learned nothing from the outcome.
Twenty seven years ago, I remember watching a man roar through the middle of the Atlanta defensive line, and the great Earl Campbell had an open runway before him.
In younger days you didn't catch Campbell when got going like that. But after a healthy sprint the Falcons trapped him from behind and hauled him down before the endzone. I felt sad watching that. I felt sad because that was proof it was finally over for Earl, the most devastating power back I had ever seen. It was like seeing Ali in his last fight, the old ghost cowering and retreating as Berbick machine-gunned in the blows.
I felt that same kind of heaviness again last weekend, during that terrific Steelers-Cowboys battle. The final days of Troy Polamalu on display. Polamalu, the great destroyer, who once played strong safety the way Campbell delivered the football. He was back in the lineup after a long stretch of injuries, and on one series his eyes found a Cowboy who was cruising down the left sideline with the ball.
Not so long ago Troy would have hit this guy like a Trident missile and blew him into the Gatorade table. No longer. Anyway, Polamalu found his target and launched.
He missed everything. A complete whiff. From his knees he simply looked around to see what had happened. We could see what happened. He didn't belong out there anymore. The end of a legendary Steeler. It was sad to watch.
I understand they recharged his contract back in June, but head coach Jim Schwartz has allowed the Lions to completely decompose this season. You wonder if someone has the nerve to sneak in the locker room and hang one of those management parody signs: "The wheels are turning but the hamsters are all dead."
The Lions have 10-win talent but they have now dropped six games in a row to hit 4-10, with Atlanta and Chicago still on the schedule. Either the players have stopped trying or the coaching has been neutered, but it has been a foul season in Detroit, and maybe things have eroded too far to permit another year of Schwartz in command.
More on the Earl of Texas. In 1979, Oilers head coach Bum Phillips brought in a return specialist named Richard Ellender, and he asked Phillips what he expected from him on the season.
"Bum told me, 'I don't want you to fumble," Ellender said. "Then he said, 'And every yard you move the ball toward the goal line, that's one less yard Earl won't have to get by himself."
Once I asked Phillips if he ever felt any guilt that he might have bled Campbell out early, sending his prize Brahma over and over into the ripping jaws of the defense. He insisted that wasn't the case.
"I always thought that you tried to win the game you were playing," Bum explained. "If we used him to win the game we were playing, then that's the only thing that counts. And I'm sure that's what he thought. If he had to carry 30 or 40 times to help us win the game, he would. I'm sure his attitude was, 'Hey, let's win this game and worry about next week when we get to it.'"
A battered Polamalu is nodding in agreement.
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A special presentation will happen Monday, October 28 at 10:00 A.M. at Dixon Educational Learning Academy at 8401 Trinity Street in Detroit.
The mobile clinic will give health care access to Detroit's medically under served children.
It'll be known as "Clara".
"Clara" will join the first mobile clinic known as "Hank".
Together, the two clinics will have the capacity to provide 2,000 medical visits each year to about 700 to 800 children.
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Jasper City Schools Superintendent Robert Sparkman and officials with Birmingham-based Lathan Associates Architects shared an animated rendering of the outside of the proposed Walker High facilities as well as a Powerpoint presentation of basic floor plans for the 285,000-square foot building that would house academic classrooms, a competition gym, a practice gym and a 1,500-seat performing arts center.
"Now is the time," Sparkman said. "This project is timely, and we need to get it accomplished."
To fund the more than $61 million project, Sparkman is requesting the city raise its sales tax by one cent, which would pay for the annual payment on the bond issue and could be in place for about 20 years.
"We are one of the few cities our size still at an 8 percent sales tax," Sparkman said. "We would not be surpassing other people. We would just be getting where others are."
Sparkman said Jasper City Schools currently operate using a 5.5 mills ad valorem tax and a .5 percent sales tax.
"The citizens of Jasper get a great value as far as education," he said. "We are not searching for operational funds. We are always careful with the funds we are provided by the city. To upgrade our facilities to this degree, there is no other way than to do the 1-cent sales tax hike."
The new school facility would include the main building as well as two practice fields (one for football and one for band), tennis courts, two baseball fields, two soccer fields and a new football stadium. The main building is estimated to cost $53 million and the athletic complex should cost around $6 million.
Mike Cordle and Beth Kennedy, teachers at Walker High School, spoke in favor of building a new school. Kennedy also provided members of the council with letters from some of her students.
Walker Principal Gary Boling said a new high school could have a major impact on the Jasper area.
"This is a great opportunity to make an impact on this community for decades," he said.
Council members and Sparkman agreed a public forum should be held to allow citizens to see the same presentation that was given to the council. Council president Sandi Sudduth said she would coordinate the public forum.
"We will hold this quickly," she said. "It is just a matter of setting it all up. We want the public to be able to see these drawings and know what we are talking about."
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Monday, January 16, 2012
TUNE, Book 1 Title Contest
Hey, TUNE readers, I need your help!
TUNE, Book 1 will be published by First Second Books in the fall later this year, and they want a secondary title for each volume. For example, "BONE, Book 1: Out of Boneville" or "Lord of the Rings, Book 2: The Two Towers," etc. I suggested "Praxis and Allies" for the first book, but my editor didn't like it. So I've been racking my brains for a better title, but it's been really difficult. This is where you come in. You may have a chance to title the book and see it emblazoned on the cover of every single copy of TUNE, Book 1 for the rest of eternity!
Book 1 covers chapters 1-10, so the title should be appropriate for that span in the story. Good luck!
RULES: Enter via tunebook1title(at)yahoo(dot)com. You can enter as many titles as you like. If the winning title is entered by multiple contestants, the earliest received entry will be selected as the winner. And feel free to post your entries in the comments section below for discussion!
Winner: A signed copy of TUNE, Book 1: "Insert You Awesome Title Here", an original drawing by Derek Kirk Kim of any 2 characters of the winner's choosing, and a special thank you credit in the book.
Two runner ups: A signed copy of TUNE, Book 1: "Insert You Awesome Title Here."
DEADLINE: January 30, 2011
DISCLAIMER: There's no guarantee of a winner as none of the entries might be appropriate, but I have faith in the whip-smart TUNE community to come up with something awesome and clever! But even if I end up using a title of my own, the prizes will still be awarded to my top three favorite entries.
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- Carl Walker said...
I would submit a suggestion, but I'm actually waiting to read your latest comic in book form for various reasons, so I wouldn't be able to title it. What I was wondering is, do you know when we'll be able to pre-order this, ether from the publisher or from online megasites? I don't want to miss it! (I do realize this might be a bit premature seeing that, well, there's not yet a full title!)
- January 16, 2012 at 10:00 AM
- Derek Kirk Kim said...
Hey Carl, that's totally understandable. I prefer reading comics in book form myself.
I have no idea when it will ready for preorder. Probably a few months from now? I'll definitely let everyone know when the order page is up though. Thank you in advance!
- January 16, 2012 at 2:56 PM
- MK Reed said...
Derek, how is this contest not called Name That Tune?
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A reminder that today (Thursday) is the first day of the free South Bay Craft Beer Shuttle hosted by L.A. Craft Beer Tours.
The shuttle begins at El Segundo Brewing on Main Street in El Segundo at 7 p.m. and will ride through the beach cities before turning around at Select Beer Store in Redondo Beach.
Stops along the way include El Segundo Brewing, Rock and Brews, Brewco, The Brewery at Abigaile, Hot's Kitchen and Select Beer Store.
Rides are free but space is limited. Reserved seats can be booked for $10 per person through L.A. Craft Beer Tours.
To celebrate the occasion, El Segundo Brewing will host a free brewery tour at 6:30 p.m. (see below).
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Select Beer Store | Redondo Beach
Select beer is back to normal hours after the holidays and will continue its happy our specials on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Tuesdays feature one dollar off all draft beers and on Wednesdays, the corkage fee to open bottles of beer in the store is waived. Happy hour runs 5-7 p.m.
Current beers on tap (as of Jan. 2):
- Gosser (Austrian Lager)
- Triple Voodoo Witopia (Spiced Belgian-style Wit)
- Ballast Point Yellowtail Pale Ale
- Dupont Avec les Bons Voeux de la Brasserie (Saison)
- Ballast Point Sculpin IPA
- Beachwood Brewing and BBQ Alpha Supreme (Pale Ale)
- Silly Saison
- Lost Abbey Gift of the Magi (Imperial Biere de Garde)
- Avery Mephistopheles (Strong Stout)
- Victory Golden Monkey (Belgian-style Tripel)
- Drake's Jolly Rodger (Barleywine)
Upcoming beers include: North Coast Red Seal (on Nitro) and Allagash White (Wit Beer)
Adam's Fine Wine & Liquor | Redondo Beach
New bottles of beer this week at Adam's include:
- Kern River's Blond Ale
- Black Diamond Grand Cru aged in Bourbon Barrels
- Black Diamond Rampage IPA
- 2012-13 Gueuze Tilquin (In stock on Friday)
- Evil Twin Blackout Porter
The store still has a solid stock of Fifty-Fifty Brewing Eclipse aged in various whiskey barrels. There is also one bottle of Sam Adams Utopia for $199.
The Rockefeller | Hermosa Beach
The Rockefeller will be hosting beer School and beer tasting with Stone Brewing on Jan 21 starting at 6 p.m. Guests will have an opportunity to meet the brewer as well. Tasters of Stone's beer will go for $3; $12 for a whole flight. Keep the glass!
Current tap list (as of Jan. 2):
- Fruli Strawberry
- Murphy's Irish Stout
- Stella Artois
- Botleggers Heff (Hefeweizen)
- Allagash White (Wit Beer)
- Deschutes Black Butte Porter
- Mad River Steelhead (Double IPA)
- Rogue Brown Ale
- Lagunitas IPA
- Goose Island Sofie (Saison/Farmhouse)
- XXX Weizenbock
- Leffe Blonde
- El Segundo White Dog (IPA)
- Ballast Point Sculpin (Double IPA)
- Victory Hop Devil (IPA)
- Black Market
- Chimay Tripel
- Maudite (Belgian Strong Dark Ale)
- Schlagl
- Oskar Blues G'Night (Imperial Red Ale)
- Unita Dubhe (Black IPA)
- Widmer SXSNW
- La Trappe Tripel
- Delirium Noel
Sophie's Place | Redondo Beach
Firestone 16th Anniversary Release Party | Friday, Jan. 4 | 6 p.m.
Sophie's will tap a keg of the very sought after Firestone 16th Anniversary Ale. Also on tap will be Firestone's Pivo Pils, Double Jack IPA and the classic DBA (Double Barrel Ale). Firestone flights will also be featured.
Sophie's will also be selling raffle tix to benefit the fight against breast cancer. Prizes will include limited Firestone swag.
Current tap list (as of Jan. 2):
- Lightning Elemental Pilsner
- Firestone DBA (Double Barrel Ale)
- Allagash Interlude (Farmhouse aged in red wine barrels with brett)
- Ayinger Bräu-Weisse (Hefeweizen)
- Fig Mountain 2nd Anniversary (Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
- Flying Dog Wildeman Farmhouse IPA
- Shmaltz Sweet 16 Jubilation Anniversary Ale (Almost gone)
- Smog City The Nothing (Imperial Stout; limited release)
Naja's Place | Redondo Beach
Ballast Point Tap Takeover | Thursday, Jan. 10 | 8 p.m.
Naja's will host San Diego County's Ballast Point Brewing next Thursday with a Tap Takeover and Pint Night.
As of Jan. 3, Naja's said there will be at least 19 Ballast Point beers on tap for the event.
El Segundo Brewing | El Segundo
To celebrate the kickoff of the new South Bay Craft Beer Shuttle, brewers Rob and Tom will be leading a tour of the brewery at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday). Come by, and leave the car at home!
Current beers on tap at the tap room (as of Jan. 2):
- Blue House Pale Ale
- Blue House Citra Pale
- White Dog IPA
- Hyperion's Double Stout
- Vanilla Hyperion's Double Stout (no growler fills)
- Standard Crude American Imperial Stout
Tap room hours for beer tasting and growler fills are:
Wednesday: 5-9 p.m.
Thursday: 5-9 p.m.
Friday: 5-9 p.m.
Saturday: 2-9 p.m.
Sunday: 2-7 p.m.
Strand Pint Night | Monday Jan. 7th | Sherman Oaks
Strand will be at the Blue Dog Beer Tavern in Sherman Oaks for a pint night. Five Strand beers will be featured including the 3rd Anniversary Ale.
Current beers on tap at the tasting room include:
- Beach House Amber (Amber Ale)
- 24th Street Pale Ale
- Atticus (IPA)
- Bagheera-East India Pale Ale (3rd Anniversary Ale featuring a blend of curry, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, toasted coconut and tamarind).
- Black Sand (Double IPA)
Tap room hours this week for beer tasting and growler fills are:
Thursday: 4-9 p.m.
Friday: 4-9 p.m.
Saturday: Noon-8 p.m.
Sunday: Noon-6 p.m.
Smog City Brewing | Torrance
While Smog City continues construction on its new brewery in Torrance, they have also released their newest beer known as "The Nothing."
Coming in at 9.6% ABV, this double chocolate imperial stout utilizes chocolate malts and cacao nibs to give rich flavors of dark chocolate with a light roastiness.
This limited release beer can be found a few local bars including Sophie's Place in Redondo Beach. However, this beer should go quickly.
Monkish Brewing Co. | Torrance
Tap room hours this week for beer tasting and growler fills are:
Thursday: 4-9 p.m.
Friday: 4-9 p.m.
Saturday: 3-8 p.m.
Sunday: 1-6 p.m.
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When: June 22nd, 2012 - 7 p.m. - 2 a.m. Where: The Monarch Tavern - 12 Clinton St. That's Women's Work Arts Network strives to provide women artists with more than community. TWWAN offers women the resources to become financially self sufficient through their art, not only through business skills but in providing a supportive ear and a team of cheerleaders to encourage women to take risks and follow their dreams. At a time when women still absurdly struggle to earn wage parity and be represented in the upper reaches of power and where there still needs to be specialized awards and classes for women's art and literature just to make sure that women are represented for their brilliance, at this time, it is all the more important to band together to make and share opportunities, talents, skills and knowledge. On Friday June 22nd at the Monarch Tavern at 12 Clinton, TWWAN will be hosting its first burlesque fundraiser to cover our operating costs over the summer months. From TWWAN's network of nearly 400 strong, some brave and intrepid women have stepped forward to share their talents, from tap-dance to violin solos, girl bands, performance art with tiny pianos, and a gallery of stunning paintings by Joelle Circe it's to be an event to remember. Tickets are on sale through paypal at are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Event details and Pay Pal links can be found at https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/187245694736057/
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Turner was a hard working and loving man. He enjoyed many things in life but none compared to the love he shared for his family. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
According to his wishes, Turner will be cremated and there are no services scheduled at this time. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the American Heart Association and your local humane societies.
Turner was preceded in death by his daughter, Karen Turner; father, Elmer Turner; mother in law, Daphne Driggers.
Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 40 years, Kathleen Driggers Turner; children, Terrell Turner (Gloria), Pamela Turner Barnes (Scott), Allen Turner (Jan), Jennifer Turner Ambrose (Tommy); grandchildren, Mandy Crapps (Jayson), Jessica Rene' Henderson (Jimmy), Justin Barnes (Elizabeth), Chase Barnes, Katie Turner, Will Turner (Jackie), Emily Ambrose, Kaden Ambrose, Grace Ambrose, Sarah Ambrose, Tarah Ambrose; great grandchildren, Seth Destafino, Mason Crapps, Kamdyn Crapps, Josiah Henderson, Roman Henderson, Gabriel Barnes; mother, Nettie Turner; brother, Jimmy Ray Turner; sister, Faye Denton; father in law, C.M. Driggers; and a host of many other family and friends.
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Regina Doxtader is the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Botsford Health Care. She is responsible for financial accounting and reporting, decision support and contracting, budgeting, payroll, reimbursement, performance improvement and all revenue cycle functions for each entity within the Botsford organization.
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