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BAGUIO CITY (Aug. 26) — The Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) last Tuesday asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to withdraw its order for Beneco to refund its consumers a total of P33.9 million, saying there was no over-collection for the purchased power adjustment (PPA) component of its billings from January 1999 to April 2004.
In Beneco's motion for reconsideration, they argued that they followed the 12-month running average systems loss adopted by the then Energy Regulatory Board (ERB) in computing the PPA for the five-year period covered by the refund order.
Beneco said the ERC only issued on January 14, 2005 its policy for electric cooperatives and other energy distributors to shift from the 12-month average to actual monthly systems loss in determining the PPA.
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Aside from seeking suspension of the implementation of the refund order, Beneco also asked the ERC to suspend the revised PPA confirmation process and to provide copies of documents supporting the order.
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Beneco corporate services manager Brenda Carling pointed out that the fluctuating systems loss of distribution systems has a severe negative effect in the PPA rate charged to consumers. If the systems loss is above the cap of 14%, Beneco cannot recover the additional loss. If the loss is below the cap, it can only recover the actual systems loss.
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While the commission claims that its PPA formula is revenue neutral, it does not address the recovery of the cost of investment of the electric cooperative has poured into the system to improve its operations, Carling stressed.
"The benefit of the systems improvement is automatically passed on to the consumers in terms of cheaper rates. However, the PPA issue has nothing to do with the upcoming referendum to determine whether Beneco should register as a stock cooperative with the CDA," she clarified.
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Iceland's PM isn't the only one guilty of ignoring the evidence that a crisis was coming.
By Ann Pettifor Published 25 April 2012 14:51Let's confess, it felt good to see a Prime Minister criminally charged for the financial mismanagement of his country, as happened to Iceland's Geir Haarde. But it also seems fair that he was convicted only of negligence.
After all, he and his government had full policy cover from mainstream economists like Richard Portes (ex-President of the Royal Economic Society) in the bubbly lead-up to the banking collapse in October 2008. Professors Portes and Baldursson co-authored a November 2007 report for the Icelandic Chamber of Commerce, in which they concluded that:
. . . the Icelandic economy and financial sector are highly resilient. . . With regard to both the macroeconomic situation and the characteristics and performance of the banks, we consider that the current market premium on Icelandic banks is excessive relative to their risk exposure and in comparison with their Nordic peers. . . Overall, the internationalisation of the Icelandic financial sector is a remarkable success story that the markets should better acknowledge.
The authors made similar points in a letter to the Financial Times in July 2008 – just 3 months before the crash!
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None of us realised at the time that there was something fishy (sic) within the banking system as now appears to have been the case.
Moreover, he added, "nobody predicted that there would be a financial collapse in Iceland."
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Iceland seems not only to be overheating, but also looks very dependent on the willingness-to-lend of global financial markets. This raises the question of whether the economy is facing not just a recession but also a severe financial crisis.
Yet if Iceland got it all wrong in the lead-up to the October 2008 banking collapse, the country (which still has its own currency) has since done much that is interesting and positive, ignoring or going against the counsel of orthodox economists:
Iceland nationalised the domestic parts of its banks, and allowed the non-domestic parts to go bankrupt
Iceland looked after its own citizens first, and refused to be bullied by the UK and the Netherlands demanding preferential treatment for non-existent 'loans' at usurious rates of interest
Iceland's President responded to popular dissatisfaction with proposed deals with the UK and the Netherlands, by allowing a democratic vote – which confirmed overwhelming opposition
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Iceland didn't let the banks fail, they allowed the non domestic side to fail. Surely there is a difference?
I am a supporter of Gordon Brown, maybe he should have done the exact same? Ah well... However it is right that maybe he should face charges of negligence? So should Cameron though... He isn't improving the situation
personal anecdote alert;
i had some savings in iceland at that time since they gave astonishingly high interest rates, kept one beady eye on news stories etc. then one day i got a letter from the bank's CEO saying in essence; "There is no problem, all rumours are unfounded, your money is 100% safe with us."
i withdraw all my savings the same day. just in time too! the same week the whole thing fell on its *rse.
When can we expect charges of treason brought against Tony the phony Blair and the Kirkcaldy donkey Gordon Brown for the devastation caused to the once great Britain during their time in public office?
At least Iceland can bring charges against the former failed prime minister , and he never lied about Iraq like Blair.
So, if you take other peoples money, and then don't pay it back, you are better off than the people you stole from. What an amazing insight!
If one steals stolen money then that must be a good thing. Fact is a good percentage of the bankers should be in jail right now. Likewise with council tax; anybody who pays it has no right to complain about the EU, MEP's or quangoes.
The key lesson from Iceland is simply to let the banks fail.
Taxpayers money should not have been used bailing out banks that gotwent into financial melt-down on Labour's watch.
The public should not have been made to foot the bill for a Labour government's incompetence that resulted in bailout money being used to pay big bonuses to failed bank executives. But then what we are dealing with here is a bent political establishment run by the old-boy network.
Too big to fail? Pull the other one!
Icelanders need no advice from a former advisor to the likes of Ken Livingston and Margaret Beckett!


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Figures released by Land Registry on Thursday showed prices had risen by 1% year-on-year, taking the average price for a South West home to £173,371.
Prices in the region rose 0.6% between June and July, in contrast to the previous monthly drop of 0.2% from May.
The latest regional increase matched the national trend with the average house price in England and Wales up 1% to £164,098.
Mr Copus said there was "no evidence" from surveyors and estate agents of a big house price increases, as the market in the region remained stable but price-sensitive.
He warned that anyone expecting a house price boom was "in for a shock".
Roger Punch, RICS spokesman in the region, described prices as "patchy".
"The level of activity in the market is improving with sales rises and more people taking part, but prices overall in Devon and Cornwall are not really rising.
"There are a number of properties in some areas of the region that are overpriced... and we are also seeing people moving out of rented accommodation," he added.
Government schemes such as Funding for Lending and Help to Buy designed to help first-time buyers appear to have boosted the market.
Robert Gardner, Nationwide's chief economist, said: "While there have been encouraging signs that house building is starting to recover, construction is still running well below what is likely to be required to keep up with demand."
He added: "The risk is that if demand continues to run ahead of supply affordability may become stretched."
Bank of England governor Mark Carney warned last week over the risks of another housing bubble amid fears that Government stimulus measures are stoking unsustainable price rises.
He said the Bank is "acutely aware" of the potential threats and said action will be taken to clamp down on mortgage lending if needed.
Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders recently showed that first-time buyers accounted for 45% of house purchase loans in the second quarter – the highest since records began in 2005.
The Funding for Lending Scheme incentivises banks and building societies to lend more in return for discounted loans, and has been credited with improving mortgage availability and reducing rates. Chancellor George Osborne also launched Help to Buy in April, which allows people to buy a property with a 5% deposit.
Last week Communities Secretary Eric Pickles handed out a new set of rules forcing planners to ensure there were enough properties of the right type – including bungalows available only to older people.
Planning minister Nick Boles said: "We're all living longer and there will be a big rise in the number of older people in future years. Making sure councils plan for this, and for enough suitable homes like bungalows, will help ensure the ageing population can live in the places they want to enjoy their retirement."


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shivtimGeorgia 3.38/5 rDev -17.4% look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3 Had on cask at the Brick Store. Always good to see Jolly Pumpkin. Super hazy golden apple cider color, with a very thin head with large bubbles that fades in seconds. Nose is mild apples, malt, citrus hints, and an odd estery ammonia smell. Taste is a punch in the mouth of sour grapefruit. Wild yeast and a barny, boggy spiciness follow, with the hops coming in right at the end. Very interesting. Mouthfeel is decent; it's a bit dry. Drinkability is good but hurt by the sourness. Serving type: cask 11-21-2007 13:07:39 | More by shivtim pwoodsOhio 3.45/5 rDev -15.6% look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3 Pint pulled at Dilly Deli. A: Beautiful hazy tangerine pour with a good finger of slightly tinted head. Head holds very well at a 1/4 the entire way down. Some wisps of lacing. S: Fruity apricot esters bring up the majority of the scent. Damp and earthy smelling with just a touch of sweet alcohol. T/M: This is my first sample of this style. It's not terrible in any sense, but it's not something that I'm going to seek out very often. Reading up on the style helped me put together what I was tasting. Damp and musty is the backbone of this brew. Has a nice apricot sweetness to it as well as a defined tartness. Just a hint of underlying woody qualities. Mouthfeel was extremely thin, bordering watery. D: I had no problem finishing the pint but I think this style is just a bit too different for me. I'll of course try more in the future. Serving type: cask 11-16-2007 03:58:20 | More by pwoods cjgiantDistrict of Columbia 3.68/5 rDev -10% look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5 A: hazy orange straw color with good head, mild lacing S: nice sour, citrus yeast smell T: starts out like a nice sour beer, with tart lemon/grapefruit front. Unfortunately, to me, the mellowing that I believe barrel aging imparts kills this flavor without adding anything. The oak and bourbon is noticeable, but the combination just doesn't seem to work. M: as mentioned, killed, but what is there is wordiness O: this has two facets of a good beer, nice and sour to begin, nice woody end; however, the combination fails overall, to me. Serving type: bottle 10-14-2013 01:20:20 | More by cjgiant BMMillsyFlorida 3.93/5 rDev -3.9% look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4 Blend 2, bottled 10-04-2012. Bottle from Tipples. Pours a clear orange bronze color with fluffy white head and lots of effervescent bubbles coming up from the bottom. Aroma of pleasant spice, apples, pears, oak, brett. Gentle sour funk with light but not intruding background spice, apples, dry sharp oak finish. Light and easy drinking with lots of soft carbonation. Classic JP brew here. Serving type: bottle 10-12-2013 23:13:22 | More by BMMillsy superspakMichigan 4.1/5 rDev +0.2% look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5 750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 10/9/2012. Pours lightly hazy golden orange color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lasts. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with some moderate streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tart apple, lemon, pear, clove, pepper, coriander, caramel, bread, nuttiness, allspice, hay, grass, oak, light leather, funk, light vinegar, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of spice and yeast ester notes with moderate malt presence; and good strength. Taste of big tart apple, lemon, pear, clove, pepper, coriander, caramel, bread, nuttiness, allspice, herbal, hay, grass, oak, funk, light leather, light vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Light earthy/fruity tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart light fruits, clove, pepper, coriander, caramel, bread, nuttiness, allspice, oak, hay, grass, herbal, light vinegar, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of spice, malt, and yeast ester flavors; with zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a smooth, crisp, lightly prickly, and lightly acidic mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent wild biere de garde style. All around great balance and complexity of spice, yeast ester, and moderate malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering. Serving type: bottle 10-11-2013 03:58:48 | More by superspak UCLABrewN84California 3.31/5 rDev -19.1% look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25 Bottle pour at the bottle share held at Chloe's inside Golden Road Brewing in Los Angeles, CA. Blend 6. Bottled 10/10/12. Pours a murky whitish-brown with a foamy dark khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour and tart with malt, spice, and herbal aromas. Taste is much the same with herbal and medicinal flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a low level of carbonation with an almost flat mouthfeel. Overall, this is an above average beer that is much too herbal and medicinal forward for my liking. Serving type: bottle 08-23-2013 17:49:00 | More by UCLABrewN84 henrichsjIowa 4.11/5 rDev +0.5% look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25 A - Thick, inch or so, line of creamy head forms on pour; remains ringed around the glass throughout; classic dark amber color; a bit cloudy; beautiful T - A ton of flavors at work here; Initial rich fruitiness, like a red wine; A hint of whiskey; A bit spicy and warm; Smooth flavor; Right amount of carbonation S - Smelled of a rich, merlot wine. M - Smooth O - Not a beer I could drink over and over, but definitely one to sip slowly and enjoy on a Fall night. A unique taste. Serving type: bottle 08-06-2013 03:16:07 | More by henrichsj AxnjxnNorth Carolina 4.18/5 rDev +2.2% look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25 750ml bottle into a snifter. Blend 5 bottled 10-09-2012 Pours a golden color with an inch and a half thick white head with great retention. Smell is intriguing..unoffensive, tad of citrus tad of hops tad of spices. not sure what it'll taste like from the aroma. Initial tartness on the sip, belgian yeasts, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg...its just all over the place honestly. so many different flavors that you could name. more tart than i was expecting (well i wasnt expecting any.) medium bodied with medium carbonation. overall one of the weirdest beers ive ever tried. much unlike anything else, definitely worth a grab if you see it just to see what you get out of it. recommended. Serving type: bottle 07-04-2013 23:01:19 | More by Axnjxn tectactoeMichigan 4.16/5 rDev +1.7% look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4 Thanks to Kevin for the bottle. Bottled 10/2011. It pours copper with some brighter orange hints at the edges. Pretty hazy and cloudy throughout the body and topped off with a quickly dissipating, slightly off-white head. Decent sheets of lacing are left at the top of the glass as the beer traverses down the glass. Wonderfully funky and mildly tart is the aroma, complete with that signature "Jolly Pumpkin smell" that seems to be recognizable in nearly all of their beers. Bouts of wet hay, horseblanket, damp barnyard, and wet cork. Incredibly funky, yet mild enough to remain approachable. The funk is balanced nicely by some sharp and tart apple and even some cherry skins. Some light oak in the tail end brings everything together. Great translation to the palate, and the first sip of Feugo del Otono is actually a bit more tart than I was expecting from the aroma. Solid tartness hits first with a handful of dirty, white grapes, apples, and light lemon zest. The light body is pumped with carbonation, giving a crisp and snappy mouth feel that really helps to bring out the subtle flavors. The funk character carries through the profile heavily; musty wood, hay, barnyard, and a typically corky funk work in perfect amounts to balance and back up some of the brew's tartness. Oak character becomes more apparent with warming, especially in the finish where the oak really soaks up moisture from the palate and leaves a bone-dry finish. Super, super drinkable. Even though it's only about 6% ABV to begin with, there's no touch of alcohol in the taste. Great balance of tart and funk - this beer is as easy drinking as it can get for the style. You could easily crush a 750 mL bottle of this on your own and probably move on to another one right after. Jolly Pumpkin continues to do what they do best. Serving type: bottle 06-21-2013 11:17:57 | More by tectactoe mntloverTennessee 4.33/5 rDev +5.9% look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5 Pours a so lightly hazy, pale orange color. Head is cream colored nice slow falling feed by a constant bubble stream. Some good sticky lace left down my Ommegang glass. Aroma is nice spicy sweetness with nice tart fruits and funk. Malt is toasted nut sweet good spice notes nutmeg, allspice hints of cinnamon nice fall spices. Tart fruit notes sour green apples with some of the patented JP funk thrown in. Aroma on this one is wonderful. Taste is well no sweetness that was in the nose malts loaded with tart funk and spice with green fruits peaking out and soon being over powered. Finish is lingering tart notes and good spice that was in the nose. Good brew kind of wanting some of the sweetness I had in the nose though, but a nice Funky JP just as one would expect. Mouthfeel is on the light side carbonation isn't as bubbly as it looked nice balanced brew. Overall enjoyable just as I would expect, know some think they all taste the same JP brews that is, but I enjoy the funky flavors. Have yet to have a bad beer from these guys wish I could get this in town of well always something to look for when out of town. Serving type: bottle 05-21-2013 01:13:28 | More by mntlover AlextricityMichigan 3.79/5 rDev -7.3% look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75 Poured from 750ml bottle into my wee 4oz sampler mug at World Expo of Beer in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Appearance: Poured as smoothly as possibly, eliminating any head that may have come up otherwise. A red, cinnamon color. Very attractive. Smell: Hey, speaking of cinnamon ... a spicy cinnamon sort of nose. Sort of fruity. Taste: My first of the style, and... interesting. Cinnamon, fruit, sour, tart, sweet... it's all over the place and should be a mess, but it isn't. I've not had a beer like this before, and I'm glad to finally have gotten the chance to try some Jolly Pumpkin. It's a good beer that I'd buy in 12oz bottles, but I wouldn't ever see myself buying a 750ml. Serving type: bottle 05-19-2013 16:44:10 | More by Alextricity ngeunit1California 4.16/5 rDev +1.7% look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4 A - Slightly hazy golden-orange with a finger of frothy off-white head. Fades normal. S - Sweet grainy and caramel malts, oak, vanilla, chestnuts, Belgian yeast, coriander, pepper, other spices, tart green fruit. T - Sweet grainy and caramel malts, oak, vanilla, Belgian yeast, coriander, clove, pepper, chestnuts, other spices, tart green fruits, hint of sourness. M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a sweet, estery, and spicy finish. D - Great balanced and complex version of the syle. Serving type: bottle 05-06-2013 01:49:17 | More by ngeunit1 buschbeerOhio 4.14/5 rDev +1.2% look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4 1 pint 9.4 ounce bottle Served in a tulip glass Blend 2 Bottled 10-04-2012 A - It is orange in color with some golden highlights. Each pour yields a generous white head. S - It has a nice sour smell to it with some dish soap aroma from the hops. The smell reminds me of sour apples and pears. T - It has a nice tartness to it. It is dry and effervescent. A lingering tart presence grows as it warms. I notice some fruit flavors, peach, pear, and apple. M - Thin with lots of carbonation. O - This is one of the better Jolly Pumpkin beers that I have tried. I like the tartness of it. It is quite enjoyable. Serving type: bottle 05-05-2013 19:16:56 | More by buschbeer macher0Kentucky 4.46/5 rDev +9% look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5 Poured in a tulip glass. A: Rich-amber color. Translucent. Pours a finger of head that retreats to a film with a moderate rim. Minimal lacing. S: Traditional jolly pumpkin sour yeasty smell. A mild funk and slight spice (nutmeg/allspice) hints. T: Moderately sour. Not sweet at all. Sour yeast comes through prominately. Moderate oak. Mild spice and nutty finish. M: Moderate body. Moderatly smooth. Fine carbonation. O: I greatly enjoy sours, and most of Jolly Pumpkin beers for that matter. This is very near the top of the JP list. I will grab several of these each season. I certainly recommend this beer if you enjoy sours, especially ones that are not on the sweeter side. Serving type: bottle 04-12-2013 14:40:07 | More by macher0 metter98New York 4.14/5 rDev +1.2% look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5 A: The beer is clear yellowish amber in color and has a moderate to high amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a two finger high white head that slowly died down but consistently left a thin head covering the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass. S: Light aromas of sourness are present in the nose along with some hints of spices. T: Similar to the smell, the taste has a little sourness and flavors of lemon citrus along with notes of oak and hints of chestnuts and nutmeg. M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and slightly tart on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. O: This beer is very drinkable because it's rather light-bodied on the palate and isn't that malty or sour. I would definitely consider trying this again. Note: Blend 6, Bottled 10-10-2012 Serving type: bottle 03-14-2013 00:27:45 | More by metter98 jjanega08Minnesota 4.11/5 rDev +0.5% look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4 Blend 5 Bottled 10-09-2012 A= Pours a beautiful golden amber color with a nice finger of head that holds some decent retention and lacing on the side of the glass. S= The smell is a nice funky slightly sour bretty aroma. There is a little bit of a spice to it that makes it's way through. It's hard to say what spices they are without a clue. T= The taste is a nice clean sour flavor with a definite nutty flavor. The sour isn't over the top but it seems to be a bretty kind of sour without the dirtyness from the brett. The spice comes through nicely and it just reminds me of fall. A little all spice and cinnamon maybe. It's hard to pin down a spice blend. M= A nice crisp mouthfeel. O= This is a solid beer. I grabbed it up when I heard that there was gonna be no more JP in MN. This is a nice brew and I hope to pick up a little more before she's totally gone. Serving type: bottle 03-12-2013 00:08:48 | More by jjanega08 falloutsnowIllinois 4.28/5 rDev +4.6% look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25 From: John's Grocery, Iowa City, IA Date: Bottled 11/04/2011 Glass: Tulip Gushes extensively, so be ready with a glass to capture Jolly Pumpkin has an excellent beer (biere de garde, Belgian gruit, spice ale, whatever you want to call it) with Fuego Del Otono. The Brettanomyces (and whatever other organisms contributed flavors) works well with the beer, lending its farmhouse-like flavors and tartness to the savory spices and malt body used in the mash. Complex from malt, spices, and yeasts, with a defining tartness and spiced-tart flavor, this is an excellent beer. Pours a very tall head (>4cm) of foam, the bubbles very small and largely creating a heavy froth atop the body. Retention is excellent, the head lasting several minutes in the slow decline to a thick ring around the perimeter of the glass and a modest island of wisy foam atop the body. The lacing that is left is substantial, heavy, and intricate: clumps and spiderweb patterns adorn the insides of the glass. The body is a toasted orange on its own, light bringing out brighter shades of orange and hints of yellow. Carbonation is readily visible through the semi-transparent (40% opaque) body, plentiful, though not particularly vigorous. Aroma is pleasantly tart, with hints of lemon juice, diluted apple cider vinegar, sweet sauerkraut, and nuances of musty and slightly composting hay as from Brettanomyces. Very faint toffee-like malt sweetness lingers in the background, perhaps an indication of the malt origins of the beer. Front of palate picks up sweetish lemon citrus, herbs as from a gruit (bay leaf, spearmint, ginger, rosemary), and hints of oak. Mid-palate finds an increase in the acidity, bringing to mind lemon juice, diluted apple cider vinegar, some Brettanomyces-influenced tartness, mustiness, and composting hay, all atop a more mild background of oak tannins, the aforementioned herbs, and lightly sweet malts. Back of palate finds increased citric and vinegar-like tartness and Brettanomyces-influenced mustiness, with a diminished taste of herbs and a mild malt sweetness to slightly balance the mixture. Aftertaste of mild citic, vinegar-like, and Brettanomyces-influenced tartness with a faint hint of earlier-mentioned herbs and toffee-like malt sweetness. Beer is medium-bodied, with carbonation of medium to medium-low intensity, resulting in a smooth, foamy mouthfeel that is never fizzy. Closes quite dry, with little residual stickiness remaining on the palate. Serving type: bottle 03-10-2013 00:02:55 | More by falloutsnow beerenjoyer1Illinois 4.23/5 rDev +3.4% look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4 A Beer poured cloudy with a copper color with good cascading and a white foam that lasts. S One can smell the slight sweet and sour in the beer. T A very nice slight sourness throughout the taste with distinct taste of spice. M A nice clean finish with a good tantalizing mouthfeel. O An overall good beer with a great balanced sourness with slight sweet after tones. Serving type: bottle 10-28-2012 19:00:45 | More by beerenjoyer1 trxxpaxxsNew York 4.1/5 rDev +0.2% look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4 Reviewed blind, thanks to abraxel... A: Pours a cloudy apricot/gold. There is very little head that fades quickly. I get a thin pur white layer of froth along the edges of the glass. S: This is another great smelling sour beer. I'm picking up sour fruit, salt, and sweet fruit. There is a bit of apricot, some apple, slight raisin, and some mild spice. T: The beer is sweet to start with a bit of spice right up front, and the taste follows the nose. I get slight apricot, apple skin, raisin, and cinnamon. This is a weird mix of stuff, but I'm really enjoying it. M: Medium bodied beer. It's sweet to start, has a clean finish, but it's not exactly an easy drinker. It goes down smooth, but it's sour in all the right places. O: I like this beer. I don't know if I could drink this all the time, but it's good. Serving type: bottle 10-28-2012 15:43:43 | More by trxxpaxxs OtherShoe2Massachusetts 4.1/5 rDev +0.2% look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4 Pours medium clear amber with nice splashy lace from a loose head. Ring of retention. Nice notes here. Some light pie spice, with yeast and funk. I swear I get vanilla somewhere. Tart up front, then some spice (both pie and...coriander?). I get a little sweet marzapan as well, but it is funny, as this dries out and you get a little lemon juice and bitter. Really unique and complex. Medium bodied, good carbonation. Nice beer. Unique spice and changes in flavor. The sour might put some people off, but I liked it. Serving type: bottle 10-26-2012 23:40:35 | More by OtherShoe2 BeerenausleseCalifornia 4.23/5 rDev +3.4% look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4 Batch 909, bottled 11-15-11. Poured into a tulip. Body is hazy pale amber. Decent thick, foamy white head, dissipates quickly to a ring of fine bubbles, leaving minor lacing on the glass. Smells of lemons and orange, with caramel malt, and mild clove/cinnamon spice, old wood, and a little brett and funk. This tastes delightful, lemon sourness, tart brown/baked apple (that's probably the chestnuts), subtle clove and cinnamon spiciness, a bit of brett and funk, a little umami, grassy hops, all layered on top of a caramel malt and nutty foundation. Has a mild, spicy bitter moderately dry finish. The spice tends to build up but is never too much. Nicely done. Body is light and the carbonation is too with a lightly fizzy mouthfeel. This is a delightful biére de garde, tasty and refreshing with a huge amount of flavor and low ABV at 6.1%. Mahalo indeed. It is a bit of autumn sunshine. It is best to leave the sediment in the bottle. Serving type: bottle 10-09-2012 02:23:21 | More by Beerenauslese isaiahcutrightOklahoma 4.3/5 rDev +5.1% look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4 Batch 894 Bottled on 9-29-2011 Appearance- pours a hazed golden straw with little pure white head, still has great lacing. Smell- the Jolly Pumpkin sour yeast upfront a touch of spice nutmeg, Cinnamon. Taste- funky sour, earthy, tart apples, soured cherries, touch of oak, nutmeg hidden in the finish, deep and complex. Mouth- Tart dry clean finish, very drinkable, a touch of residual funky sweetness. Overall- another solid Jolly Pumpkin brew I always look forward to see what we get next here in OK and even though it might be old (not sure when batches go out for retail) its always good to see something seasonal thats a touch different. Serving type: bottle 10-07-2012 02:16:10 | More by isaiahcutright kylehay2004Florida 4/5 rDev -2.2% look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4 Single finger head on a hazy amber and orange body. Lots of fruits, nuts, spice and molasses in the aroma. Flavor follows that of a mild sour or wild ale with some dark fruits. Spices include nutmeg and cinnamon. Medium body, a little chewy with moderate carbonation. Very drinkable. Nice degree of sourness with nice interaction between spice and fruits. Serving type: bottle 09-29-2012 22:50:43 | More by kylehay2004 MadScientistNew York 4.75/5 rDev +16.1% look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5 A: It's like they captured the beginning of a sunset in a glass with is a glowing, hazy medium amber. The persistant, rocky white head settles to a half a finger and leaves thick lacing on the glass. S: Brett wet horse blanket with moderate esters of orange and lemon peel with a bit of spiciness are the first things I smell. There is an obvious moderate sourness with a subtle, coriander like tart aroma. There almost seems to a be a bit of that pils malt aroma. T: The flavors is dominated by fruit, sour and spicy. There is a moderately sharp sourness with an grapefruit and orange flavor. The spice is dominated by fermentation driven pepper but there are some other flavors going on giving a faint complexity to that aspect. There doesn't seem to be that much bitterness with the sour doing all the work making the balance sour and tart. The finish is very dry with linger light fruit flavors. M: light bodied with moderately-high carbonation. There isn't any warmth nor creaminess. O: This is a bright, fruity beer with a touch of spice. The balance is great, being dominated by a refreshing sourness but yet so easy to drink. I'm sure the get the chestnuts in this beer but I wouldn't suggest changing anything about this beer as it is just fantastic. Batch 902 Bottled 10-21-2011 Serving type: bottle 09-29-2012 01:55:02 | More by MadScientist RifugiumPennsylvania 4.33/5 rDev +5.9% look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5 First had: bottle at Teresa's, Wayne, PA Batch "899/900" I felt like something "special" this particular session, and while I'm sure I could've found this bottle elsewhere for a slightly cheaper price, I wasn't too concerned with that, because at the time, this one really hit the spot. Decanted into a tulip glass, a a honey-peach color that started slightly hazy and increased in haze factor as I got deeper into the bottle; moderate off-white head that retained decently. Typical sour/tart aroma expected from JP, woody, notes of light spice and mulled cider. A touch of biscuity malts and caramel in the taste are quickly overcome by a sweeping but not jarring sourness, lemon juice and apple pie, notes of indistinct spice; the label listed chestnuts as an ingredient, but I'm not sure I picked up any of that in the taste...if it was there, it was "low in the mix" so to speak. Medium body, prickly carbonation. As my wife doesn't care much for sour beers, I was easily able to conquer this whole bottle by myself. Exactly what I wanted. Cheers! Serving type: bottle 09-26-2012 09:08:12 | More by Rifugium |
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New Releases and Old Stuff plus Whats Coming
We just released The Dark Reprise. Thats almost after 2 months of our previous release (The Nemicron Flourish was released on Feb 5th). We have been a lot quite lately, yes. But that is only because we have been working real hard.
So whats happening? A lot. We are working on 5 tracks, including two vocal ones. The one's we can name right away are Recourse, Darkness, Tere Bina (vocal), and Andhera (vocal, based on Darkness). Another, is a loung-ish, techno track, which is still unnamed.
Team Development Concepts with Zend Studio for Eclipse Webinar Resources Released
We have now released the resources from the Team Development Concepts with Zend Studio for Eclipse Webinar hosted by Peter MacIntyre on Monday, March 7th, 2011.
The webinar introduced the Zend Studio 8 for Eclipse environment to the participants and walked them through the key Zend concepts & features including Views, Perspectives and Workspaces. In the webinar, Peter went on to explain how Zend Studio 8 supports team collaboration including Code Revision and development processes. Through the Webinar, we show how Zend Studio for Eclipse and PHP is the preferred option for building enterprise applications.
The video of the whole session can be seen below:
(Team Development Concepts with Zend Studio for Eclipse from OSSCube on Vimeo)
The slide deck from the webinar can be read below:
We look forward to your comments and feedback on the webinar.
Hide from blog: NoMeeting up with Gervase Markham at the Mozilla Meetup, Delhi
On February 27th, Gervase Markham, a developer of Bugzilla and lead for the project Domesday, joined the Mozilla community in Delhi for a general meetup. The venue for the meetup was Coffee Home, Connaught Place, Delhi. Around 20 participants turned up for the meetup.
Gervase was on a tour to South Asia, having spent time with the Mozilla communities in Bangladesh and in India. Gervase started contributing to the Mozilla project back in 2000 and in 2006 he won a Google/O'Reilly Open Source Awards as the "Best Community Activist". The agenda of the meetup was for Gerv to interact with the Mozilla community in Delhi and discuss ideas, initiatives and challenges.
One central theme for the discussion that kept recurring was the imminent launch of Firefox 4 and the community activities around the launch. Gerv was all praise for members of the community making active contributions to FOSS projects and was also very happy about the Google Summer of Code participants amongst those present.
Pictures from the meetup can be seen on Flickr
Hide from blog: NoExperiences at OSScamp Solan
OSScamp Solan was organized during the annual tech-fest of Chitkara University - Algorythm. Students from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh attended the camp.
The camp started off with my usual talk "What is Open Source" - an idea to broaden the concept of Open Source, which would ensure everyone is on the same page to begin with. Discussions took a great leap forward from the introduction, when the idea - how does a common man benefit from open source, turned up. It was an interesting discussion, where students were trying ot get over the theoretical freedoms of FOSS to its practical implementations. Apart from this, the discussion also helped in clearing out the confusion many students face - that open source is like some social work, when we discussed "How can you earn with Open Source Softwares". I went forth to discussing how services and product companies work with open source softwares and the general demand for highly skilled people. Went on to discuss how experience with working on open source softwares and distributed development teams can help students build up their career growth spirals. From the looks of the participant, this sure was an eye-opener. Further on, programs like Google Summer of Code aroused a lot of interest. I wonder how many students take it forward. After all this serious discussion, we plugged in our guitars to lmms and explored DAWs and music synthesis with FOSS softwares. We ended the day with discussions on Licensing and the role it plays in computing. Day 2 was a series of how tos with FOSS projects, where participants showcased projects and discussed them. We also started actively working on a physical music library manager project being written in python by some of the participants of the camp. It looks like an interesting project in the offering too. Lets hope it turns out solid within its roadmap. (with inputs from Mayank Saini) Pictures from the camp can be found at Flickr (this link will take you there), while my presentation is embedded below. Foss: Why should it matter to Students View more presentations from OSSCube LLC A Global Open Source Enterprise for Open Source Solutions Hide from blog: NoExpectations for IT and ITeS sectors from Union Budget 2011
Economic Times covered our President, Lavanya Rastogi, today with his views and expectations from the Budget 2011. Excerpts from the story:
Mr. Lavanya Rastogi, President, OSSCube Solutions Ltd. on expectations for the IT and ITeS sector from Union Budget 2011.
OSSCube Solutions is a global Open Source Software focused company, providing an integrated value chain of services encompassing outsourced software development, product customization and implementation, consulting and training services, on open source products and technologies, delivered through its principal locations spread across North America, UK & India.
OSSCube has served 50+ industry leader clients such as Intel, Google, Yahoo, Trend Micro, LinkedIn, and Bigadda.com in four continents. Some of the solutions developed by them include Enterprise Products, Web 2.0 applications, Social Networking sites, Ecommerce applications and Widgets, Games and Mobile applications. Following is a small quote on budget expectations of the SME segment in the IT and ITES sector.
Budget expectation - I wish that this budget would consider the special challenges of SME segment of the sunrise sector of IT and ITES. Consecutive budgets have been kind towards the IT sector in general, its an urgent need for the Government to take note of the specific needs of the SME players which so far have received a trickle. World over innovation and disruptive/transformational business models have often come from startups like Google, Facebook, etc and a nurturing ecosystem has facilitated their transformation into mega corporations. Its about time that India caught up.
My wish list from the Government at this stage is for simple things, on the policy side, dropping the suspense and extension of the STPI scheme by at least three years to allow the SME's leverage the growth emanating from global recovery, reduction of rate of MAT, a formal push to the banks to expand credit under the SME Credit Guarantee scheme which is currently tough to get by most entrepreneurs.
On the incentive side, it would be good to see some bold visionary steps like tax credits for not only R&D but also skill development spend, encouragement to local governance arms specially in backward regions like north east etc. to engage SMEs in eGov and capability building initiatives to help spur growth and maturity in the local IT services sector and recognizing IT/ITES as a distinct Industry exempt from archaic provisions of Shops and establishments act and other state industrial acts more oriented to manufacturing industries.
(The author is Mr. Lavanya Rastogi, President, OSSCube Solutions Ltd.. Views are personal)
You can check the whole story on the Economic Times website here.
Hide from blog: NoJoin us today for a free Webinar on "Introducing Zend Studio for Eclipse"
OSSCube is hosting a free webinar today at 1PM GMT on "Introducing Zend Studio for Eclipse".
Zend Studio 8 is a professional-grade PHP application development environment. It has been designed to maximize developer productivity from the ground up by speeding up development, code maintenance, and team collaboration.
The webinar will:
- Introduce the Zend Studio 8 for Eclipse environment
- Explain the key Zend concepts & features
- Explain how Zend Studio 8 supports team collaboration
- Show how ZSE and PHP is the preferred option when it comes to building enterprise applications.
You can register for the webinar at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/160370446.
Hide from blog: NoCatch up with us at PHP UK 2011
We are participating at the PHP UK 2011 Conference today.
In its 4th year, PHP UK is the largest PHP conference in the UK and the region. For this edition we are participating as a silver sponsor of the conference. We have also set up a booth in the exhibitor area, do catch us there. You will find Rakesh and Rafiq, at the booth, to assist you.
With our entry into the the UK, OSSCube has been setting itself as the PHP company. We became the world's first Zend Centre of Excellence, housing best of breed PHP expertise and development practices. We are also the Zend Certified Training partners in the UK. We would love to catch up with you at our booth and discuss how PHP can help solve your business problems.
We are also offering our booth visitors lucrative discounts on our training programs for Zend. Dont forget your discount coupon, when you do visit us.
Hide from blog: NoCatch up with us at PHP UK 2011
We are participating at the PHP UK 2011 Conference today.
In its 4th year, PHP UK is the largest PHP conference in the UK and the region. For this edition we are participating as a silver sponsor of the conference. We have also set up a booth in the exhibitor area, do catch us there. You will find Rakesh and Rafiq, at the booth, to assist you.
With our entry into the the UK, OSSCube has been setting itself as the PHP company. We became the world's first Zend Centre of Excellence, housing best of breed PHP expertise and development practices. We are also the Zend Certified Training partners in the UK. We would love to catch up with you at our booth and discuss how PHP can help solve your business problems.
We are also offering our booth visitors lucrative discounts on our training programs for Zend. Dont forget your discount coupon, when you do visit us.
Hide from blog: NoHeading over to Solan
Chitkara University, Solan, is organising an OSScamp this weekend as part of their techfest. Students from across India will be there. I will be taking this opportunity to continue with my campaign to promote practical implementations of open source amongst students. A lot many sessions have been planned around PHP, Python and development, I will, on the other hand, talk about Why FOSS should matter to students, and 0AD - an open source real-time strategy game.
For details and registrations, check the OSScamp Solan page, and wish me best.
Hide from blog: NoExperiences at OSS Awareness Camp, Ludhiana
The state of open source in India, especially the student community is very sorry. There are occassional sparks strewn around the place, but mostly students lack the initiative to be acquainted with FOSS. The students are not to be blamed alone, there are a number of factors influencing this. Yet.
During my participation at OSS Awareness Camp, Ludhiana I focussed on tackling this problem head on. With the session on why FOSS should matter to students, I wanted to highlight the practical benefits of open source and enable students in setting targets and achieving them.
The day began with Daljeet Singh Pathania and Dr. HS Rai introducing the day's objectives to the students and then me hogging up some serious time in a practical definition of What FOSS is. It was followed by a session on Wordpress, and then I did a reprise with my main session - "FOSS: Why should it matter to Students".
I began the session by asking the students why they think FOSS is relevant for them. They had the theoretical same answers - Cost Benefits, Ability to learn from Source Code, and so on, which rare student follow in life.
To move on, I asked them what are their fundamentals rights as citizens of India. Only 1 fellow was able to give the right answer, out of 80 students. None, when asked about Human rights. I followed up with the question: When you dont care about your inherent rights as humans and citizens of this great country, why do you care about open source? To no answers as well.
I followed up with a review of what the freedoms with FOSS are and what they can do for someone. Also, shared inspiring stories of Linus Torvalds, Dries Buytaert, Matt Mullenweg and Mark Zuckerberg and ended up with the analogy that you can bring a horse to the well, but cannot make it drink water. Only the horse can drink water, if it wants to. Meanwhile, I also shared some Wordpress goodies with the students for answering my questions as well.
From that point onwards, I emphasised on how important it was for students to have an itch. The itch is the will to question the status quo and make efforts to change it. I also presented to them opportunities that they can utilize to fulfill the itch - how and what to contribute to FOSS projects, or starting their own works.
I ended my session around here, with a note on how FOSS can esnure you get the freedom, yet it is you who has to be free. And earn it. If you were at the session, I would like to hear your feedback and the road ahead
Hide from blog: NoFOSS - Why should it matter to Students
I will be heading over to Ludhiana tomorrow to talk about FOSS: Why should it matter to Students. In the session, I hope to talk to the students of Guru Nanak Deo Engineering College about the various aspects of the freedom offered by Free Softwares, and how, in a way, its not enough. Having freedom is not enough, you should be free to use it too.
You can find the presentation embedded below. I hope the session does some good to the students. Please do share your feedback on the presentation as comments to this post.
Foss: Why should it matter to Students View more presentations from OSSCube LLC A Global Open Source Enterprise for Open Source Solutions. Hide from blog: NoParticipating at Open Source Awareness Camp, Ludhiana
I will be participating at the Open Source Awareness Camp, Ludhiana being organised by LUG Ludhiana at Guru Nanak Deo College of Engineering, and will give a session on FOSS: Why should it matter to Students on the 12th of February.
In my session, I will look at what are the benefits of FOSS for students, and how contributing to FOSS is very relevant for students. To understand this, I will walk through the various ways of contribution, licensing concepts, Google Summer of Code program, the general open source ecosystem, and other related issues.
This promises to be an interesting session, I will soon share my presentation deck with some notes on what I intend to say at the camp. If you are around, do drop by. Check here for more details about the event.
Hide from blog: NoGetting Ready for Symfony Live 2011 San Fransisco
Symfony Live 2011 San Fransisco, the Symfony conference, kicks off today. The pre-conference Hacking Days are already over - a free for all, unconference, where people hacked on and talked about Symfony2.
From today, the main Symfony conference begins and will go on for the next two days. It promises to be a power-packed Symfony-centric conference, with focussed sessions on Apostrophe, Code Revision with Git, Symfony2 and Symfony, developing with Symfony2.
We look forward to the conference and hope that all the participants have fun! Though we will not be present at the conference, yet, we are glad we could at least sponsor the event.
We look forward to catching up with you at the next Symfony Live.
Hide from blog: NoOSSCube Becomes World's First Zend Center of Excellence
Raleigh RTP (North Carolina), 26 January 2011 — OSSCube today announced its selection by Zend Technologies, the PHP Company, as the world's first Zend Center of Excellence (CoE). As a Zend CoE, OSSCube is recognized as a center for PHP best practices and a Zend Solutions Partner positioned to deliver innovative and productive applications and services to mid- to large-sized enterprises across the U.S., the U.K. and India. OSSCube U.K. becomes a Zend Authorized Training Center, certified to provide full training and support for Zend Certification programs.
The Zend Center of Excellence program was launched in January 2011 by Zend Technologies as part of its ongoing PHP community thought leadership and knowledge sharing for effective use of PHP open source and commercial solutions for enterprise application development. Zend provides developers with an integrated solution ideal for Web and cloud computing environments that includes Zend Server Web application server, the Zend Studio IDE and Zend Framework, the leading PHP application framework.
"OSSCube is proud to be the first to establish a Zend Center of Excellence, an important step in our commitment to provide customers with best-of-breed practices, tools and solutions for successful application development and management on the Zend PHP platform. We are confident that our expanded partnership with Zend will enable us to deliver even higher value and ROI in our engagements," said Lavanya Rastogi, President and Co-founder, OSSCube.
"We are impressed by the steadfast commitment of OSSCube to developing and promoting industry standard best practices for PHP open source and commercial solutions," said Siddhartha Agarwal, VP, Americas & Emerging Markets Field Operations at Zend. Their strong team of Zend certified professionals consistently break new ground with Zend and PHP in large-scale and business-critical implementations around the world."
About OSSCube Headquartered in North Carolina with offices in the U.K. and India, OSSCube is a leading global Open Source software development company with expertise in outsourced product development. We are dedicated to providing solutions to businesses by leveraging the power of open source software, solutions and technologies. OSSCube partners with leading technology providers such as Zend, EnterpriseDB, Acquia and SugarCRM, to provide the most innovative and effective solutions possible. With over a decade of experience and 200+ team members, OSSCube has an established track record of delivering solutions cost-effectively and on time. Learn more at http://php.osscube.com
About Zend Zend Technologies, Inc., the PHP Company, is the leading provider of software and services for developing, deploying and managing business-critical PHP applications for Web, cloud and mobile computing environments. PHP runs 35 percent of the world's Web sites and has quickly become the most popular language for building dynamic Web applications. The Zend family of products delivers a comprehensive solution supporting the entire application lifecycle, being deployed at more than 35,000 companies worldwide. Zend is headquartered in California with offices in France, Germany, Ireland, Israel and Italy. Learn more at http://www.zend.com.
Hide from blog: NoHindu Business Line: OSSCube finds it strategic to go Dutch
Hindu Business Line is a prominent newspaper in India. They covered the recent NASSCOM delegation that visited the Netherlands to discuss strategies and tactics for tech vendors from India to play a role in the dutch market. For the story, Hindu Business Line interviewed our President and Cofounder Mr. Lavanya Rastogi.
[...] OSSCube Solutions – a technology company offering Open Source products and services – is mulling a debut in the Netherlands market but with a different game plan.
For OSSCube, a foray into the Netherlands will be strategic and tactical.
"Our goal will be to leverage the proposed presence to get a European character into our organisation, and then address the larger Continental Europe market," said its Co-Founder and President, Mr Lavanya Rastogi.
OSSCube is headquartered in North Carolina but has its research and development centre and the global delivery centre in India, where it employs over 200 professionals.
"In the first phase, we are looking for clients in the Netherlands and also a local partner who could be an IT consulting firm advising companies on IT strategy. In addition, we are keen to co-create a development centre there," said Mr Rastogi, who was recently in Amsterdam as part of a 10-member Nasscom delegation. [...]
Read the full story on their page: Small tech vendors find it lucrative to 'go Dutch'
Hide from blog: NoOSSCube is looking for a Technical Content Specialist in Noida
OSSCube is looking for a Technical Content Specialist to work with the Online Marketing team at OSSCube to better engage developer communities and promote the OSSCube expertise brand across the globe. We offer our members competitive compensation in the industry, a jovial work environment and an equal opportunity to bring out their best. You will be exposed to industry standard best practices, and cutting edge technology. You and us, together, will set forth to solve real business problems and technological challenges everyday. Responsibilities Includes, but not limited to:
- Create engaging content for mass consumption and for specific technology niches.
- Plan and execute content delivery processes and social media integration across the technology spectrum and organization hierarchy.
- Plan and coordinate technical content across company divisions and business offerings.
Required Skills
- Good and Clear Communication skills
- Understanding of Social Media as a communication medium
- Understanding of Text, Image and Video content
- Open to travelling as and when needed
Required Experience
- A minimum of 2 years experience in generation and execution of content, preferably in a Media or a PR company.
Good to Have
- A background of Technical Content writing
- An active Social Media presence
- Past experience with similar processes
- Creative thinking
- Passion for Technology
- Passion for outperforming yourself
- Can handle stress
- Ability to take criticism positively
Preferred Background
- Either of, from a reputed institute:
- MBA or equivalent in Advertising/Communication/Marketing, OR,
- Bachelors in Mass Communication
- Experience in the field is a definite plus, but not a must have
- Preferred background is that from a Media or a PR company
Location This opening is for the Noida campus. Contact Send across your CV and links to your social media profiles, especially Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, and Blog to careers at osscube dot com. Do mention "Technical Content Specialist" in the email's subject.
Hide from blog: NoDrupal 7 Release Party: Sharing the Love
The Drupal 7 Release Party is a worldwide event to celebrate the imminent release of Drupal 7. Jan 7, 2011 is not the exact release date. The idea is to have a two day event - a celebration of Drupal - technology and community.
The Drupal Users in Delhi are organising a release party on 8th and 9th to share some Drupal love, details:
Drupal 7 Release Party by Delhi Drupal Community
on Jan 8-9, 2011 - 10AM - 6PM
at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
This is a community event and is open for all. Anyone can participate. Drupal Love is a good to have for the meet. There are no participation fees.
For details contact either: @kinshuksunil, @1sud, @abhisheknagar on Twitter
Use hashtag #d7rp and spread the word.
You can also reach out Kinshuk at +919910024895
More details and registrations at Drupal 7 Release Party, Delhi Page
Day 1
10.00-10.30 : Welcome
10.30-13.00 : Hands On Introduction to Drupal 7 by Ankur Saxena
13.00-14.00 : Lunch
14.00-17.00 : Hackathon - Building a Blog, Brochure Website, Community Website with Drupal 7 by Kinshuk Sunil
17.00-18.00 : Drupal Quiz
Day 2
10.00-13.00 : Developing Drupal Modules Workshop by Sudhir Porwal
13.00-14.00 : Lunch
14.00-17.00 : Theming Drupal Workshop by Gaurav Mishra
17.00-18.00 : Cutting the Drupal 7 Cake and networking
Parallelly, Day 2 will also have an ongoing hackathons
Some planned hackathons:
Drupal 7 Translation Sprint : http://groups.drupal.org/node/113499
Drupal 7 Documentation Sprint
New website for OSScamp.in
If you are in Delhi/NCR on 8-9 and have love for Drupal, dont miss it.
The Drupal team at OSSCube will be present there and our community manager is part of the organising team. We will love to interact with you at the event.
Sonali interviewed by Chip Magazine about Open Source
Chip magazine interviewed Sonali for their Chip Plus feature of the November 2010 issue. Following on to the successful closure of OSI Days 2010, Chip used the story to talk about what open source is and what are the issues and challenges that open source currently faces in India.
You can read the article below:
Interview of Sonali Minocha in Chip Plus, Nov 2010 - Open Source: Look beyond the FREE Tag View more documents from OSSCube LLC A Global Open Source Enterprise for Open Source Solutions. Hide from blog: NoOSSCube is Looking for a C Developer in Pune
At OSSCube, we are looking for "C" and UNIX Developers for Pune. The desire profile would be required to Designing of the functional document and involved in Coding in C/C++, Shell Script according to the functional document and Testing.
Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to):
- Handling testing, system integration, debugging & troubleshooting of the application.
- Ensuring adherence to quality norms across the development & implementation process.
- Designing of the functional document. C/C++, Shell Script according to the functional document and Testing.
- Analysis of the specifications provided by the Client
- Designing of the functional document.
- 3yrs+ on C and UNIX
Technical Skills:
- BE/B.tech/MCA qualified with 3+ years of relevant experience in development and maintenance of systems software in C/C++ and Linux platform.
- Experience with writing and understanding multi-threaded C programs on Unix platforms.
- Experience in Unix/GNU development environment.
- Experience in software engineering, debugging and testing is required.
- Proficiency in algorithms, profiling and performance tuning of C/system programs is desirable.
- Candidate must exhibit a strong desire to learn/explore new technologies and demonstrate good analytical/problem solving skills.
Send your profiles to careers at osscube dot com
Hide from blog: NoOSSCube releases Open Source Recruitment Software built on SugarCRM
OSSCube is pleased to announce the availability of OSSCube Recruit, free and Open Source advanced Candidate Recruitment Management software built over the SugarCRM platform. The system is designed to help organizations and hiring companies to completely automate their recruitment processes - right from raising hiring recruitment requests, approvals, candidate sourcing, to evaluations and offer letter management; every step is a part of the system. The software is currently running in beta and has over a 100 users as listed on SugarForge.
OSSCube Recruit can be used with the SugarCRM Community, Professional or Enterprise editions. Developed as a SugarCRM component, OSSCube Recruit spans across your organisation's levels and provides all team members an access to create and manage job openings, candidates, evaluations, references, past employers, and recruitment agencies.
"OSSCube Recruit is going to be very useful for organizations of all shapes and sizes. Its integrative approach covers every aspect of recruitment management. We launched an online demo of OSSCube Recruit in August at http://recruitment.osscubecrm.com and has been seeing a steady traffic that is reflective of the interest in the application. We are seeing satisfactory deployments of OSSCube Recruit and it pleases us" said Lavanya Rastogi, President, OSSCube. He added "OSSCube Recruit was created by us to manage our own recruitment processes, I can tell from my customer #1 experience - it works!"
SugarCRM is the leading open source CRM software being used by organisations worldwide for managing their businesses processes, especially Sales and Marketing. With OSSCube Recruit, the Recruitment processes are also now extensively covered within SugarCRM.
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