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The letter and spirit of scripture, and of all Christianity, forbid us to suppose that life in the New Creation will be a sexual life; and this reduces our imagination to the withering alternative either of bodies which are hardly recognisable as human bodies at all or else of a perpetual fast. As regards the fast, I think our present outlook might be like that of a small boy who, on being told that the sexual act was the highest bodily pleasure should immediately ask whether you ate chocolates at the same time. On receiving the answer 'No,' he might regard absence of chocolates as the chief characteristic of sexuality. In vain would you tell him that the reason why lovers in their carnal raptures don't bother about chocolates is that they have something better to think of. The boy knows chocolate: he does not know the positive thing that excludes it. We are in the same position. We know the sexual life; we do not know, except in glimpses, the other thing which, in Heaven, will leave no room for it. Hence where fullness awaits us we anticipate fasting. In denying that sexual life, as we now under- stand it, makes any part of the final beatitude, it is not of course necessary to suppose that the distinction of sexes will disappear. What is no longer needed for biological purposes may be expected to survive for splendour. Sexuality is the instrument both of virginity and of conjugal virtue; neither men nor women will be asked to throw away weapons they have used victoriously. It is the beaten and the fugitives who throw away their swords. The conquerors sheathe theirs and retain them. 'Trans-sexual' would be a better word than 'sexless' for the heavenly life.
From Miracles
Compiled in A Year with C.S. Lewis
Miracles: A Preliminary Study. Copyright 1947 C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. Copyright renewed © 1947 C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. Revised 1960, restored 1996 C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Used with permission of HarperCollins Publishers. A Year With C.S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works. Copyright © 2003 by C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Used with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.


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We tried last night (10/31/12) Some New Wines:
1. ForlornHope LaGitana Torrontes SilvaspoonsVnyd/Calif/AltaMesa/Lodi (12.9%; 77 cs) 2011: Light yellow color;
very fragrant/perfumed floral/carnation/honeysuckle/hair oil bit mineral/earthy powerfully aromatic nose
much like a GWT/Gruner combined; very tart/tangy/metallic light earthy/mineral very strong floral/honeysuckle/
hair oil/pineapply wonderfully aromatic flavor; very long tangy/mineral/earthy powerfully aromatic carnations/
honeysuckle/pineapple/hair oil quite tart/metallic/salado finish; the best Torrontes I've had since....
The ForlornHope '10; easily the best Torrontes I've ever had and a world-class white wine; a steal at $20.00
2. Colome Torrontes VinoBlanco de GranAltura ValleCalchaqui/Salta/Argentina (13.5%; www.BodegaColome.com)
BodegaColome 2011: Light yellow color; strong floral/carnations/hair oil light earthy pretty but simple nose;
soft/fat/underacid rather floral/hair oil/carnations bit metallic/tangy somewhat washed out/dilute flavor;
med.short floral/carnations/hair oil bit metallic/tangy/earthy finish; a pleasant enough nose bit rather
dilute/watered down on the palate and falls apart in the glass after an hour. Rather prices for Argentine
Torrontes. $21.00 (LCSWS)
3. ForlornHope Nacre Semillon YountMillVnyd/Yountville (77 cs; 11%) 2009: Med.light yellow color; attractive
low-key figgy/Semillon/spicy/graham cracker rather spicy nose; quite tart/grapefruity/tangy/metallic rather
low-key/Semillon/figgy/graham cracker flavor; long very tangy/tart/lean/grapefruity/metallic light/low-key/
Semillon/figgy/graham cracker finish; lacks the waxy/lanolin character of ripe Semillon; much like some of
the HunterVlly Semillons w/o the oak some show; a rather quiet/understated Semillon that I expect will get
much better w/ age. $24.00
4. Chester'sAnvil GWT Mendocino (13.5%; www.LagierMeredith.com; www.PottWine.com) 2010: Light yellow color; light/
low-key quite spicy/lychee/GWT slight pencilly/cedary/oak(?) delicate very pretty nose; slightly tart light/
delicate/gentle spicy/lychee/GWT slight cedary/pencilly maybe a bit off-dry quiet/understated flavor; med.long
low-key/lychee/spicy/GWT slightly tart slight cedary/pencilly finish; an elegant/delicate expression of GWT
w/ emphasis on the lychee character; quite a pretty wine some like the ArbeGarbe Traminer. $26.50
5. ForlornHope TheFaufreluches GWT HillFamilyVnyd/RRV (13.02%; 27 cs; 2 wk fermentation on the
skins; 24 cs) 2011: Dark gold/burnished bronze color; strong orangey/orange peel bit pungent/smokey quite
spicy very intense/very unusual/very non-GWT complex nose; slightly bitter/savory intense orangey/orange
peel/apple peel powerful/spicy/orangey bit off-dry(?) strange savory/phenolic/somewhat bitter flavor; very
long intense orangey/orange peel bit bitter/savory/phenolic slight piney/resiny; a rather strange/powerful/
mesmerizing wine that has no hints of GWT character as we know it. $24.00
6. ForlornHope Suspiro del Moro Alvarelhao SilvaspoonsVnyd/AltaMesa/Lodi (12.56%; 177 cs;
whole cluster frmtd; 173 cs) 2011: Med.dark color; very unusual herbal/earty/almost vegetal/CabFranc-like
rather earthy/dusty/dried leaf pile some floral/lilacs/aromatic/dried mushrooms quite interesting nose;
quite tart/lean rather herbal/vegetal/rosemary/thyme earthy/dusty/CabFranc-like tangy/pungent/mineral some
aromatic/lilacs unusual flavor; very long herbal/CabFranc-like/vegetal/dried leaf tart/lean earthy/dusty
some floral/lilacs/aromatic structured finish w/ fair tannins; quite an unusual/serious wine at a great price.
7. ForlornHope MilAmores DewittVnyd/AmadorCnty RW (14.5%; TourigaNacional/TintaRoriz/TintaCao/TintaAmarella;
96 cs; 52 cs) 2008: Dark color; very intense plummy/chocolaty/Porto-like some toasty/smokey/oak ripe/lush
slight earthy/briary nose; bit tart structured/tannic boysenberry/ripe/chocolaty/DuoroRed-like bit toasty/oak
flavor w/ ample tannins; very long ripe/blackberry/boysenberry/chocolaty/chocolate wafer some toasty/charred/
oak finish w/ ample tannins; a powerful/structured red that needs 4-10 yrs; some like the Quinta de Crasto
red; a steal at $25.00
8. ForlornHope Ost-Intrigen St.Laurent RicciVnyd/Calif/Carneros (13.3%; 6 cs; whole cluster frmtd; 70 cs) 2011:
Very dark/black color; bit alcoholic very intense blueberry/herbal/blackberry/rosemary powerfully aromatic
slight earthy/loamy nose; fairly tart rather tannic powerful/blueberry/black cherry/herbal/rosemary ripe/
chocolaty/almost Port-like quite structured flavor w/ some tannins; very long intense/blueberry/black cherry/
herbal/rosemary slight earthy/dusty/chocolaty finish w/ some tannins; needs 2-8 yrs; a stunning/unusual red
w/ powerful aromatics; a steal at $22.00
9. Sattler St.Laurent Burgenland (Q, trocken; 13.0%; www.ErichSattler.At) Tadten/Austria 2008: Med.dark color;
some earthy/dusty/coarse bit blueberry/StLaurent slight herbal fairly fragrant nose; soft earthy/dusty some
blueberry/StLaurent/Blaufrankish-like/black cherry bit dilute flavor w/ light/bitey tannins; med.short rather
earthy/loamy/dusty light blackberry/blueberry/StLaurent/black cherry finish w/ light/bitey tannins; a rather
pleasant/coarse StLaurent that resembles Blaufrankish quite a bit. $17.00 (KK)
10. Massican il vermouth di friulano NapaVlly WW (100% TocaiFriulano; 15%; 46 cs) 2011: Light yellow color; very
intense very fragrant/perfumed/exotic intense rosemary/herbal/thyme/menthol/Vick'sVaporRub exotic/complex/
fascinating nose; soft/smooth very intense herbal/rosemary/menthol/Vick'sVaporRub/thyme/dried herbs exotic/
fascinating flavor; very long soft/fat/smooth Vick'sVaporRub/menthol/rosemary/thyme/oregano/pungent/dried
herbs finish; very exotic and unusual wine; not sure how it would translate into a mixed drink. $30.00
11. HarborWnry Mauro Calif Aperitif Vermouth (18.7%) NV: Murky/brown color; strong raisened/pruney/LateHrvstZin
bit oxidized somewhat exotic/herbal/menthol/rosemary/pungent quite perfumed/complex nose; rather sweet strong
raisened/pruney/LHZin bit oxidized herbal/medicinal/quinine/bitter/dried herbs/menthol exotic flavor; very long
pruney/raisened/LHZin bit oxidized slightly bitter/herbal/menthol rather sweet finish; the raisened/pruney/LHZin
character dominates but a very interesting exotic character underneath; tastes like an overripe Zin that was
salvaged into a Vermouth; quite an interesting/complex wine. $22.00 (CB)
And the usual profundities from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. Torrontes: By far the most wines from this grape I've tried have been from SouthAmerica. They have, by & large,
left me w/ the image of a pretty/aromatic wine, but just that. And cheap (usually); a good white quaffer; a grape
which was mired in pretty medocrity. This F-H Torrontes 'tis a whole nuther beast. Easily the best Torrontes
I've ever had. It will be interesting to see how this wine evolves w/ age...it may fall apart w/ a few yrs...
I don't really have a clue. But it is sure danged good drinking right now. And from Lodi??? Is nuthin' sacred
2. GWT: These two GWT's were starkly different in style..as one would expect. I was expecting the C-A GWT to be
typically intense Calif GWT/hair oil/in your face style of GWT...to be a bombastic expression of Calif GWT.
It was not. It was a quiet/subtle/expression of GWT and emphasized the spicy/lychee character of the grape...
quite unlike any I've had from Calif. It will not play well in Monktown and not find favor w/ the lovers
of Z-H style of GWT. Sometimes you'd rather listen to Pacabel'sCanon than Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries.
The F-H GWT 'twas a whole nuther beast. It was made w/ skin contact throughout its fermentation. My
observation has been that skin-contact in white wines modifies/distorts to obliterates varietal caracter as
we conventionally know it..depending upon the degree of skin contact. Since GWT has a bit of a pinkish color
like PinotGris, I was expecting a bit more of a pinkish cast to the wine. The wine was made in a reductive
style and thus had none of the oxidative character you get from the Radikon/Gravner paradigm....more like the
Movia take on orange wines. This wine will not play well in Monktown nor w/ lovers of the Z-H style of GWT.
This is a rather strange/weird wine, but my folks have been exposed to enough of the "orange" wines to be
pretty accepting of them on their own merits. It's a difficult wine to taste because of it's bitter/phenolic
character; but I can imagine a lot of foods, like curry dishes, that this wine would pair well with. But it
definitely is not a wine for the faint of heart.
3. Vermouth: This is traditionally a fortified wine that is infused w/ various aromatic botanicals (roots, barks,
dried herbs, spices, seeds). Wormwood (whatever the heck that stuff is) was a traditional ingredient. Because
the aromatic additions were the important ingredient, oftentimes lesser quality wine was used as the base.
In the case of this Massican, I seriously doubt that that was the case. In the case of the Harbor, I sense that
it was way overripe Amador Zin, too long in the barrel, that Charlie tried to salvage by making it into a
Vermouth. Actually, I thought he did a pretty good job of turning a sow's ear into a silk purse...or maybe
just a Gucci burlap shopping bag.
I would be very interested in knowning what DanPetroski used to flavor his Vermouth with. I presume the
base wine was NicheliniVnyd Friulano/Muscadelle.
4. ForlornHope: This is a wnry for whom I've shilled on the WineBoards before. Owner/winemaker is MattRorick;
who revels in the idea of making grapes from lesser-known varieties that he considers obscure and a
"forlorn hope". He makes his wine at the TennbrinkWnry in SuisunCity of SolanoCnty; also the home-base for
AbeSchoener's ScholiumProject. I think Matt's making some of the interesting & exciting wines in Calif
these days. Followed him from the very start; I did/I did.This Fall release is probably Matt's strongest
release yet. A wnry to keep your eye on and worth seeking out.
5. Lodi: This is an area that doesn't get the respect it deserves. It was once relegated to the trashbin as the
source of cheap jug wines. In fact, the quality of wines coming out of Lodi has made a quantuum leap in
quality over the last decade. There are some very good old-vine vnyds in Lodi that are yielding some very
interesting wines. Many of the reds, particularly Zin and PetiteSirah, have a distinct earthy/loamy/dusty/
somewhat mushroomy character that I often pick out in some of the annoymous Calif red blends. For those who
worship at the altar of terroir, what more could one ask for??
6. Alvarelhao: See RobTebeau's discussion on Alvarelhao:
http://fringewine.blogspot.com/2012/02/ ... edral.html
This is a relatively rare grape in Portugal; even rarer in Calif. It comes from RonSilva's SilvaspoonsVnyd
in the AltaMesa AVA in the eastern foothills of Lodi. Ron has a lot of interesting/Portugese varieties
planted that he sells to a number of top-notch winemakers, including MattRorick. I've been, across the
board, impressed by the wines made from Ron's grapes. It's a vnyd to keep your eyes open for.
7. StLaurent: This is a variety indigenous to Austria that apparently originally migrated there from Alsace
thru Germany. See RobTebeau's discussion:
http://fringewine.blogspot.com/2011/11/ ... stria.html
It seems to show a lot of PinotNoir similarities, but there is no indication that Pinot is part of its
genetic makeup. StLaurent and Blaufrankisch were the cross that produced Zweigelt, Austria's more widely
planted red grape. Grown mostly in the Burgenland. StLaurent is more widely planted in the CzechRepublic,
though I've never seen one of those wines in the USofA.
The RicciVnyd, a friend of Matt's, is the only known planting of StLaurent in the USofA. The ones from
Matt remind me a bit of PinotMeunier, but w/ more earthiness. In the 2011 vintage, Matt made only a tiny
6 cs worth. Therein lies a tale. The vnyd lies down in the Carneros...not a highly populated area. In the
Fall of 2011, someone(s) snuck into the vnyd in the dead of night and ripped off the vnyd of its crop.
The thieves undoubtedly thought they were getting some primo Carneros PinotNoir. They are probably very
disappointed in their "Pinot" and, hopefully, found another vnyd to rip off this year. Matt was able to
go into Ricci and salvage what little remained of the crop. LosAlamos probably has more F-H StLaurent,
per capita, than any city in this great Nation...all of 6 btls (now only 5)!!!

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As cotton producers prepare to market what appears to be an abundant 2004 crop, they can't help but think about 2003 and other years when prices rose after they didn't have cotton to sell.
Most remember December 2003 cotton futures peaking at 82 cents when the crop had been harvested last October. In 1994-95, futures rose above a dollar in late December and January — again when growers had sold their cotton.
So producers may be tempted — especially with current prices — to take the loan deficiency payment early and hang on to their crop or use the CCC loan and see what happens.
Those growers should grit their teeth, take the LDP and sell their crop or put it in the loan, according to Don Shurley, Extension marketing specialist with the University of Georgia. If they feel like gambling on prices, buy an out-of-the-money call option.
"Holding cotton in storage has become increasingly risky and often unprofitable," said Shurley, one of several speakers at the Southern Region Agricultural Outlook Conference in Atlanta, Sept. 27-29.
In the past four years, he noted, cotton prices have declined during the storage period (October through July) in two of the four years and have risen enough to reward storage in one of the four.
2003-04 would have been a particularly frustrating year to hold cotton with the U.S. monthly average price received falling from October's 70 cents to 45 cents in July when China began canceling purchases of U.S. cotton.
Prices rose from 27 cents to 40 cents during the 2001-02 storage season, which would have offset holding costs, but few growers want to experience another year of prices with a 3 in front.
Shurley agreed growers are reluctant to buy an out-of-the-money option that will be worthless if prices fail to rise. "So you might be out 2 or 3 cents per pound," he said. "I'd rather see someone invest 2 to 3 cents in a call option than to have cotton in a warehouse. That's especially true if you take the LDP because then you have to pay storage."
If the current relationship between New York cotton futures and the A Index holds (about 7 cents per pound), growers in the Southeast should be able to receive 57 cents per pound through a combination of LDP and cash sales or loan plus equity transfers for base grade and staple.
"Cotton is fortunate that the LDP is tied to the world market, and the A Index and New York futures tend to move together," he said. "We don't see that with other commodities."
An audience member noted that if growers had purchased a 60-cent put option last spring, with a 12-cent LDP they would now be looking at 72-cent cotton.
"That's true," said Shurley, "but our growers aren't used to doing too much in April on marketing. That's something we're working on — to help them look at their options then."
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BASC Member John Patterson Visits Chief Benavente in Soledad.
Gwacheon students take in Elon Women's basketball vs. James Madison University.
Gwacheon high school exchange group arrives in Raleigh.
Our heartfelt sympathies...
to our friends and associates in our Sister City Gwacheon, South Korea on the tragedy of the ferry accident on April 16th.
Recently Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities hosted teens from Gwacheon, South Korea - the same age of the young adults that are missing or killed in the icy waters off your shores.
Tragic, devastating news, and we are truly saddened for your loss.
Our relationship with Gwacheon City and South Korea is real and alive - we are friends. We grieve for your families and country as a whole.
We simply want to express our condolences.
Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities
BASC and the Swepsonville Fire Department donate twenty firemen's "turnout suits" to Soledad.
to our visiting dignitaries from Gwacheon, South Korea
May 20-23, 2013
On May 20, 2013 Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities welcomed to Burlington the Mayor of Gwacheon City, our Sister City in South Korea. Four other city officials accompanied the Mayor. The delegation attended several events, ranging from the official welcome at Burlington City Hall, a welcoming reception at Powell Manor, tours of Elon University, Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington Christian Academy. The highlight of the visit was the visit to Raleigh to meet with Lt. Governor Dan Forest, State Senator Rick Gunn, State Representative Steve Ross, and several others.
Please click here for pictures of the various events.
to our visiting students from Gwacheon, South Korea
"The houses are bigger, the clothes are cheaper and there are more trees in town. These are just some of the things exchange students from Gwacheon City, South Korea, said they noticed when they arrived in Burlington last Friday.
And Monday, after their first day of classes at Burlington Christian Academy, several said they preferred the American school schedule to the sometimes 12-hour school days back home.
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Article and photograph courtesy of Burlington Times News, Molly McGowan (article), and Sam Roberts (photograph).
(Sam Roberts/Times-News). 1/8/13 - High school exchange students from Gwacheon City, South Korea, are visiting Burlington through the Burlington-Almance Sister Cities program, and were welcomed Monday by members of Burlington's City Council and staff at City Hall.
Burlington Alamance Sister Cities & City of Burlington welcomed 16 High school students (12 girls & 4 boys) and 2 counselors from Gwacheon, South Korea. These students will be attending a private school in Burlington for 3 weeks while staying with American families. Before returning to Korea, for the whole duration of their stay, students will fully immerse themselves into American cultures by taking classes in English, visiting universities and historical sites, and eating American foods. Please welcome them when you see them around town.
to our visiting students from Gwacheon, South Korea
"Everything is bigger in America, Korean exchange students are finding." It took months of planning and a 13-hour plane ride, but the students from Gwacheon City, South Korea, are finally here.
The sixteen 10th-graders are the top academic performers from the four high schools in Gwacheon City, and arrived in Burlington on Friday. The Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities program coordinated with Gwacheon City leaders to begin a student exchange program when the Koreans visited Alamance County in July.
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Article and photograph courtesy of Burlington Times News, Molly McGowan (article), and Sam Roberts (photograph).
(Sam Roberts/Times-News). 1/9/12 - Sixteen Gwacheon City South Korean students are welcomed by the City of Burlington and Mayor Pro Tem David Huffman as he tells a joke on Monday evening. The students are staying with host families for two and half weeks as part of the Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities program.
to our new Sister City - Gwacheon, South Korea
Thank-you letter from Vice-Mayor Oh.
Burlington City Council, Gwacheon City Vice-Mayor and his delegation, South Korea Consul (New York), members of Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities, and members of Burlington city government and the general public.
Photographs of the Gwacheon Sister Cities visit
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The Best Place to Live in South Korea
The best place to live in South Korea. From the blog of Madison Taylor at the Burlington Times News...
I searched for my usual seat in the back of the room. Oddly enough, I found Burlington Police Chief Mike Williams there, too. I checked to see if I had any contraband on me before taking the chair beside him in the City Council meeting room. After all, the city didn't have its security detail stationed outside Tuesday afternoon so I wasn't searched for knives, balky cell phones or broken tape recorders - the tools of a journalist's trade. Didn't want the chief to find me in a compromising position. Never be the story yourself, that's my motto....
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Article is courtesy of the Madison Taylor and the Burlington Times-News.
Expanding the Family - Burlington Welcomes Second Sister City
Expanding the Family: City welcomes second sister city. From the Burlington Times News...
As Burlington and its new sister city officially joined Tuesday night at City Hall, two languages commanded the chambers. In a cultured game of verbal ping pong, representatives from Burlington and Gwacheon City, South Korea, took turns praising the other city in English and Korean, respectively.
Before Mayor Ronnie Wall and Gwacheon's Vice Mayor Who-Seok Oh signed the "sistering" agreement,
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Article is courtesy of the Burlington Times-News, photographs courtesy of Scott Muthersbaugh/Burlington Times-News.
Click here for an 8-minute introductory video on Gwacheon City, South Korea. Video link courtesy of Burlington Times-News.
New Sister Cities Plan Their Next Steps
New sister cities plan their next step. From the Burlington Times News...
Within a month, Gwacheon City wants Burlington to come up with a number of Korean students the city is prepared to host come January.
Establishing a student exchange program between the cities was one of the two main concerns at Wednesday's final meeting with representatives from Gwacheon City, Burlington and Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities. The other concern was getting people from Burlington to visit Korea.
Gwacheon Sister Cities Delegation Visits Elon University
Gwacheon South Korea Sister Cities delegation takes in the Chamber and Elon University. From the Burlington Times News...
On Sunday, a delegation from Gwacheon City, South Korea, arrived in Burlington. On Monday, they were escorted in a limousine by police motorcade to the local chamber of commerce to begin a day of touring the county.
Gwacheon City is Burlington's new, and second, sister city, the first being Soledad de Graciano Sanchez, in the state of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The delegation will spend five days here. A signing ceremony that will join the two cities as sister cities is scheduled for today.
Article is courtesy of the Burlington Times-News.
Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities to add a second Sister City
Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities to add a Sister City in South Korea. From the Burlington Times News...
The city of Burlington plans to expand its international focus with another sister city, this time in the Eastern hemisphere.
Representatives from South Korea will visit Burlington later this month to sign a "sistering" agreement between the city and Gwacheon City, South Korea.
Article is courtesy of the Burlington Times-News.
Friendship Fountain Dedicated in Burlington's City Park
Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities Fountain Dedication. A symbol of the friendship between Burlington and Soledad, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, has stood in City Park since September of last year, and was formally recognized Thursday, which was appropriately Cinco de Mayo.
Mayor Pro-Tem David Huffman welcomed the roughly 50 onlookers gathered around the fountain, which included members of the Alamance-Burlington Sister Cities group, through which ties in Soledad have been fostered for years, resulting in the recent gift to the city.
"It only seems appropriate that it belongs here in what we refer to as City Park"....
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Article is courtesy of the Burlington Times-News and photos are courtesy of the Burlington Times-News (Sam Roberts, photographer).
Burlington Sister Cities Evening Social
Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities Post-trip Social. Recently the BASC had an evening social to celebrate the successful trip to Soledad and the successful presentation to the Burlington City Council.
Please click on the thumbnail photo to see a few photographs and more information.
Burlington Sister Cities Presentation of the Key to the City of Soledad to the Burlington City Council
Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities Presentation to the Burlington City Council. On January 18th, 2011 the BASC had a short presentation of their trip, and a presentation of the Key to the City of Soldad to the Mayor.
The link below is a short power point presentation that we showed to the City Council.
Please click here for the powerpoint presentation. It should open in a new window.
Burlington Sister Cities Trip to Soledad, December 2010.
In December, 2010, a group of Burlington Sister City club and local Rotarians had a visit to our sister city Soledad.
Photos of our visit to Soledad and San Luis Potosi. Photos of the trip have recently been uploaded to Picasaweb and can be viewed by clicking on the links below. Photo captions will be added this week.
Day 1 - Click here to see photos of our arrival in Mexico City, the drive to Soledad, and our first night in Soledad.
Day 2 - Click here to see photos of the Presentation of the Key to the City of Soledad by Soledad's Mayor, visiting the Soledad Culture House, and our visit with the Governor of the state of San Luis Potosi.
Day 3 - Click here to see photos of our visit to the fire training facility, a great lunch, visit to the Technological University, visit to the quarry and stone workshop where our fountain was made, and a wonderful dinner.
Day 4 - Click here to see photos of our visit to San Luis Potosi's Culture House, visit to the Center for the Arts, reception at the Soledad Fire Station, and the Up with People concert.
Day 5 - Click here to see photos of our visit to the Hacienda de Gogorron where the Legend of Zorro was filmed, more great meals, more churches and our departure back home.
Next Tutoring Trip to Soledad - April 2-9, 2011!
We have the initial information for anyone interested in doing a service tutoring trip to Soledad/San Luis Potosi.
Please click here for the information brochure. The .pdf file will open in a new tab on your browser.
Our service trip involves five days interacting with students of English at the Superior Institute of Technology. We leave on Saturday, have Sunday for orientation and then work with students for five days. We come home on Saturday, but participants are encouraged to extend their stay and learn more about the area.
We have had five successful service trips. Everyone on both ends has been enthusiastic about the experience. This is a chance for those not comfortable with trips focused on construction, or medical activities, to perform a valued service in a foreign country.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO SPEAK SPANISH. We are usually accompanied by one or more English faculty and/or students, and some in our group will probably have a useful level of Spanish competence.
September 2010
Fire truck update from the Mayor's Office, Soledad de Graciano Sánchez
The Soledad Mayor's office informed us that the day after the fire trucks arrived in Soledad there was a large fire and both trucks responded to, and fought, the fire.
Fire truck update from the Mayor's Office, Soledad de Graciano Sánchez
Also, Engine Amistad 1 provided the dream of a young boy aged 5 years who is suffering from leukemia, who wanted to be a fireman for a day. These are the side benefits that make these projects so worthwhile.
September 2010
Photos of Burlington's new fountain, a gift from Soledad de Graciano Sánchez;, our Sister City.
Photos of the installation of Burlington's new fountain in City Park are now available on Facebook. The fountain, a gift from our Sister City, was completed just in time for Burlington's Carousel Festival.
Photos of Burlington's new fountain, a gift from Soledad de Graciano Sánchez;, our Sister City.
The photos are courtesy of The New Leaf Society, which helped fund some of the landscaping around the fountain.
Click here to see the photos.
September 2010
Fire trucks arrive in Soledad de Graciano Sánchez
Photos of the Friendship Fire Trucks welcoming ceremony in Soledad de Graciano Sánchez are now on our web site. Click here to see the photos (it may open in a new window).
August 27, 2010
Fire trucks depart Burlington for Soledad de Graciano Sánchez
On Friday, Aug. 27 the two Friendship Fire Trucks departed Burlington for Soledad de Graciano Sánchez. Click here for a full description of the send-off. Links to the photographis, video, and news coverage is below.
Fire trucks arrive in Soledad de Graciano Sánchez
Fire trucks depart Burlington for Soledad de Graciano Sánchez
See the send-off program listing speakers and other information here.
Watch a 45-second video of Smoky the Dalmation being loaded for her trip to Soledad de Graciano Sánchez here.
Read the front page article in the Burlington Times-News here. Our thanks to the Burlington Times-News for allowing us to link to the article.
See 34 photographs of the send-off program here. Our thanks to Graham Rotary Club member Mark Ryman for his wonderful photographs.
Watch WMFY News 2 coverage of the event here. Our special thanks to WFMY News 2 for allowing us use of their news video.


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Hospice Care of VNA of Care New England will hold its annual Circle of Love & Light ceremony at the Warwick City Hall, Council Chambers, to honor those individuals who are no longer with us tomorrow at 6 p.m. The holiday season can be a difficult time for people who have lost family and friends. This evening of reflection, song and remembrance provides a special and meaningful way to honor them.
Music will be provided by the St Gregory's Children's Choir under the direction of Anita DeLuca. The lighting of the Hospice wreath will be by the Hospice team and the lighting of the Hospice tree will be by the family of the late Joseph Amaral. Speaking at the ceremony will be Debra Carroll of Providence whose father received hospice services from VNA of Care New England. Mayor Scott Avedisian and Nancy Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer of the VNA of Care New England will provide the welcome remarks.
For more information, contact Susan Green at 921-7626 or visit www.vnacarenewengland.org.
VNA of Care New England, founded in 1908, is a nonprofit Medicare and Medicaid certified home care and hospice agency, serving the home health, hospice, and community health needs of adults throughout Rhode Island. The agency employs more than 200 health care professionals and paraprofessionals and is accredited by the Joint Commission. VNA of Care New England is a member of the Care New England Health System that includes Butler, Kent, and Women & Infants Hospitals, and the Care New England Wellness Center.


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My wife just bought a Canon Powershot A630. She bought a package from the online retailer that included a printer and a set of 4 NiMH rechargeables and a charger.
The instructions that came with the charger are pretty sparse, so I'm not sure if we should ditch the charger that came with the batteries or what. Doesnt say how long to charge the batteries, and the only indicator on the charger is an LED that indicates whether or not the thing is plugged in.
The brand name is "Digital Extreme Power". On the back of the package it claims to be a division of Bower, Inc.
Does anybody know anything about the batteries and/or charger? Any assistance or information would be welcome.


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By MIKE CHAIKEN
Since Logan West was crowned as Miss Teen USA, she hasn't exactly been absent from her home in Southington, Conn.
The college freshman, and now national title holder in the Miss Universe organization, has visited with her mother Patricia and Sydney several times since she won the crown in July. But these were private moments.
However, this weekend, Logan returned to Connecticut. And this time she put on her crown and made a slew of official appearances as the 2012 Miss Teen USA.
One of the events on the weekend was a Meet and Greet at the Aqua Turf in the Plantsville section of Southington early Saturday morning. Logan arrived on her home turf and found herself constantly surrounded by young women and girls (and a few moms and grandmas) who wanted a chance to have their photographs taken with the new national celebrity, get her autograph, and share a few words. Some of them even took their turn in line, met with Logan, and got back on line to meet with her twice and thrice.
It was also a chance to meet well as many of the people from the area who have given her support through the years as she worked her way from Miss Southington's Outstanding Teen, to Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen, to Miss Connecticut Teen USA, and finally Miss Teen USA.
Logan also received proclamations from the State of Connecticut—presented by state Senator Joseph Markley and state Representative Rob Sampson—and a proclamation from the town of Southington, presented by council vice chair, Peter Romano, and Southington town manager, Gerry Brumback.
In a few words to the crowd, Logan said, "Everyone's support got me where I am today. I heard a lot of cannots, cannots, cannots. But you all told me I can… Thank you."
Logan took a brief moment between her interaction with fans to talk about what's been going on in her life these days.
Observer: What have you been doing in New York since you won the crown?
Logan: It's been a whirlwind. At the start, it was the media tour. Everyone was trying to figure out who the new Miss Teen USA is. Then I started college, that was an adjustment. I've really been trying to manage trying to be Miss Teen USA and a college student at the same time. With appearances, like Fashion Week. It was hectic. But it was the best thing ever.
O: I saw you…
L: I heard you were there.
O: I was at the same show you were at.
L: Are you serious? That's such a shame (we didn't connect). Which one was that?
O: The Academy of Art University (at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center).
L: That was the first one I was at. It was so cool.
O: At one of the shows, I saw you actually got to sit with the Donald (Trump, the owner of the Miss Universe Organization, which oversees Miss Teen USA). Which show was that?
L: (Pageant and prom dress designer) Sherrie Hill. And then we had a couple of events with him as well.
O: What's he like?
L: He's actually very nice. Because the only Donald Trump I knew was from "Celebrity Apprentice" (where he says) "You're fired," I was expecting something way different than I got. He's actually a very kind-hearted man. He actually cares for the three of us (Logan, Miss USA Olivia Culpo, and Miss Universe Leila Lopes). So it's awesome.
O: Which media event left you in the biggest whirlwind?
L: Hmmmm… I think Fashion Week was the biggest one of all of them. Pretty much because it was a reality check for me that this was really happening because I was sitting across from celebrities I saw on TV and I was on the front row at Fashion Week sitting next to famous people.
O: Yes, the front row really puts you among the crème da le crème. It puts you at the pinnacle of the fashion universe.
L: Yes. I loved it.
O: When you had to pick out your clothing for fashion week…
L: …I didn't pick it out. I have a stylist who picked it out. And we usually wore something from the designer at the show we were in.
O: That must have been exciting.
L: Very exciting. So exciting…I'm not that fashionable in the sense that most people are. As far as color coordinating and what's in and what's not, I'm really basic. So to have real fancy designer clothes on, that was really awesome.
O: Are you living in Trump Towers?
L: No, I dorm in Brooklyn Heights. Then the three of us (Miss Teen USA, Miss USA, and Miss Universe) have an apartment in Manhattan, which is across the street from the office (of the Trump organization).
O: Let's reflect a little further back to those final moments of the (Miss Teen USA pageant back in July), what was going through your head?
L: I was in a state of shock. When it came down to the finals, I was going, "I can't believe this is really happening." I think I was crying from the excitement and happiness and shock all at the same time because I really wasn't expecting to make it that far.
O: How does it feel to come back and see this whole line up of people waiting to see you in your hometown?
L: It's so weird. I travel with security. I'm just Logan, little old me. How is this possible? But it's really nice. And the support of everyone is what got me here. I've got to love it.
O: And you get to do the Apple Harvest Festival parade (in Southington Sunday)?
L: If it doesn't get rained out. I'm excited for apple fritters. That's my highlight.
O: You'll have to send someone out to get you some advance ones
L: Maybe I can cut the line (laughs), we'll see how that goes.
The prodigal pageant queen returns home
By MIKE CHAIKEN


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Students with type 1 diabetes will have more opportunity for higher education thanks to a donation from Lilly Diabetes.
For the second year in a row, the organization is donating $100,000 to the Diabetes Scholars Foundation scholarship fund, designed for young people living with type 1 diabetes. The donation will fund the Lilly Diabetes Tomorrow's Leaders Scholarships as well as scholarships for families to attend the 2013 children with Diabetes Friends for Life conference in Orlando, Fla.
"We are so pleased that Lilly Diabetes continues to support our mission to empower people with type 1 diabetes," says Mary Podjasek, president of Diabetes Scholars Foundation, a non-profit that last year provided dozens of scholarships for college-bound high school seniors. "Life with diabetes is never easy, but through successful partnerships like these we are able to help even more young people with type 1 diabetes follow their dreams."
In 2012, the Lilly Diabetes scholarships were used to support 21 students pursuing higher education.
"Our company and employees believe that people with diabetes should never stop pursuing their dreams, and we are so proud to have helped the standout students selected by the Foundation in 2012," says Steve Sugino, vice president of Lilly Diabetes.
The donation also sent 10 families to the 2012 international Friends for Life conference.
The conference, aimed at children and their families, features exhibits from the top diabetes companies worldwide, along with keynote speakers, performances (the 2012 conference featured "American Idol" alumna Crystal Bowersox), educational programs for children and adults, and the chance to meet thousands of others also living with type 1 diabetes. The 2013 conference in Orlando is set for July 9-14.
To be considered for the scholarship, students must be incoming freshmen at an accredited college or university in the fall of 2013. In addition to showing leadership, community involvement, and participation in a variety of different activities, applicants must provide an essay as well as letters of recommendation from both a physician treating their diabetes and a high school counselor/teacher. Applications, available online at www.diabetesscholars.org, are due May 15, 2013. Recipients will be announced in June.
Applications for conference scholarships for families to attend the 2013 Friends for Life Conference are also available online at www.diabetesscholars.org. Conference scholarship applications are due April 15, 2013, and recipients will be announced in May.
Lilly Diabetes, part of the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, offers both treatment options and a variety of resources including an informational website to help those diagnosed with diabetes live healthy lives. Additional information about Lilly Diabetes' patient support programs can be found at www.lillydiabetes.com.
For more information about the Foundation and its scholarship program, visit www.diabetesscholars.org.


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Build a Paisley Floral
I think for the front of the card I might use the Gelatins Build a Paisley Floral. I love paisley designs anyway, but the great thing about this one is that there are superb floral patterns within each shape!! I plan to get colorful cardstock (perhaps from Hero Arts) and then use different colored ink pads to stamp paisley floral designs on the front. I'm really excited about this new endeavor, actually. I love surprising people with small gifts or anything that may help to brighten their day : ) I also just decided that it might be cute to use the dotted paisley shape as an outline on the back of the card for a "made with love" or "made by" tag! I may even add pearl or gem embellishments!! Huzzah!
I highly encourage all of you (who are so kind to be reading this!) to go make thank you cards of your own!! Have a fantastic day and happy card-making!
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TTC 2013 - 1963 International Scout 80Posted in Top Truck Challenge on July 10, 2013
Rick Jensen was an alternate at this year's Top Truck Challenge and brought out his gnarly 1963 International Scout 80 which is built low, wide and mean with a pair of 2.5-Ton military Rockwell axles. Rick built his International Scout to handle the stresses of Top Truck Challenge and although he didn't get to run all the events this year, he definitely gave it his all anytime he got a chance to wheel through the challenges. His International Scout 80 is definitely as tough as the Nebraska Cornhusker's Blackshirts!
Although Rick was only an alternate this year, he was nice enough to volunteer to help rescue stuck rigs near the end of the Tank Trap. We really hope he gets voted in for next year's Top Truck Challenge because we'd really love to see the 440 c.i. big block Dodge V8 scream through the Tank Trap as well as all the other challenges.
Truck: 1963 International Scout 80
Frame: Scout II
Engine: Dodge 440 c.i. big block V8
Drivetrain: 727 automatic, NP203/NP205 doubler T-case, 2.5-Ton Rockwell front differential, 2.5-Ton Rockwell rear differential, 6.72 gears
Suspension: 3-link front suspension with Ballistic Fabrication joints, 4-link rear suspension with Fabtech springs and Bilstein shocks, hydraulic ram steering
Wheels & Tires: 16.5-inch re-centered Hummer H1 Beadlock wheels wrapped in 43x14.5R16.5 Super Swamper TSL-SX tires


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Jim Lahey's Pizza Bianca
Our love for Jim Lahey's pizza bianca is no secret. Remember when Ed declared that a whole pizza bianca was the ultimate dinner party bring-along?
Well, lucky for us and all fans of pizza bianca, Lahey has adapted it for My Pizza, and even better, it's another fantastic and dead simple no-knead recipe.
Reprinted with permission from My Pizza by Jim Lahey. Copyright © 2012. Published by Clarkson Potter. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
Read more: Cook the Book: 'My Pizza'
- Yield:Makes two 10- to 12-inch pizzas
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:9 to 12 hours
- 200 grams (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 gram (1/4 teaspoon) active dry yeast
- 4 grams (1/2 teaspoon) fine sea salt
- 4 grams (3/4 teaspoon) sugar
- 175 grams (3/4 cup) cool water, plus more if needed
- 20 fresh rosemary leaves
- 4 grams (1/2 teaspoon) coarse sea salt
- 30 grams (about 3 tablespoons) extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling, plus more for the bowl
In a medium bowl, thoroughly blend the flour, yeast, fine sea salt, and sugar. Add the water and, using a wooden spoon or your hands, mix for at least 30 seconds, until you have a soft, loose dough. It should be slightly sticky; if it's not, mix in more water (up to 2 tablespoons).
Lightly coat the inside of a large bowl with olive oil and put the dough in it. Cover the bowl with a plate or plastic wrap and let it sit for a minimum of 9 hours and up to 12 hours at room temperature (about 72°F), until doubled in size.
Generously flour a work surface and scrape the dough onto it. Fold the dough over itself 2 or 3 times and split it into 2 rather flat balls. Put the dough in a warm, draft-free spot, covered with a very damp tea towel, and let rise until doubled in volume, 1 to 2 hours.
Half an hour before the end of the second rise, place the pizza stone in a gas oven about 8 inches from the broiler. Preheat the oven on bake at 500°F for 30 minutes. Switch to broil for 10 minutes.
Shape one of the balls into a disk, as with other pizzas, and place it on a floured peel. Sprinkle with half of the rosemary. With the tips of your fingers, make indentations (dimples) all over the surface.
With quick, jerking motions, slide the dough onto the baking stone. If it's sticking to the peel, gently lift it around the edges, adding more flour to the peel. Broil until still pale in the dimples, about 3 1/2 minutes.
Slide the peel under the pizza and transfer the pizza to a rack. Sprinkle with half of the coarse salt, drizzle with half the oil, and allow to cool for at least a few minutes before slicing and serving.
Repeat the shaping and broiling with the second ball.
This Recipe Appears InCook the Book: 'My Pizza' Jim Lahey's Pizza Bianca
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FAIRFAX, Va. — One person has died in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate-95 in Fairfax County.
Virginia State Police responded to the crash just after 12 a.m. Saturday. The southbound lanes were closed for several hours but reopened Saturday morning.
Police say a Mazda was traveling south on I-95 and ran off the right side of the highway near the exit ramp for Backlick Road. The car overturned and rolled back onto the southbound lanes, striking a Ford Focus. That crash caused the Ford to also strike a tractor-trailer.
Police say 23-year-old Ryan Cox of Alexandria was the driver of the Mazda. He pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was injured.
Police are still investigating what caused the crash.
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Server-side Issues
exportfs: /etc/exports:2: syntax error: bad option list
Delete all space from the option list in
Group/gid permissions issues
If NFS shares mount fine, and are fully accessible to the owner, but not to group members; check the number of groups that user belongs to. NFS has a limit of 16 on the number of groups a user can belong to. If you have users with more then this, you need to enable the
--manage-gids start-up flag for
rpc.mountd on the NFS server.
# Options for rpc.mountd. # If you have a port-based firewall, you might want to set up # a fixed port here using the --port option. # See rpc.mountd(8) for more details. MOUNTD_OPTS="--manage-gids"
"Permission denied" when trying to write files
- If you need to mount shares as root, and have full r/w access from the client, add the no_root_squash option to the export in /etc/exports:
/var/cache/pacman/pkg 192.168.1.0/24(rw,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash)
Client-side Issues
mount.nfs4: No such device
Check that you have loaded the
nfs module
lsmod | grep nfs
and if previous returns empty or only nfsd-stuff, do
modprobe nfs
mount.nfs4: access denied by server while mounting
Check that the permissions on your client's folder are correct. Try using 755.
Unable to connect from OS X clients
When trying to connect from a OS X client, you will see that everything is ok at logs, but MacOS X refuses to mount your NFS share. You have to add
insecure option to your share and re-run
exportfs -r.
Unreliable connection from OS X clients
OS X's NFS client is optimized for OS X Servers and might present some issues with Linux servers. If you are experiencing slow performance, frequent disconnects and problems with international characters edit the default mount options by adding the line
nfs.client.mount.options = intr,locallocks,nfc to
/etc/nfs.conf on your Mac client. More information about the mount options can be found here.
Lock problems
If you got error such as this:
mount.nfs: rpc.statd is not running but is required for remote locking. mount.nfs: Either use '-o nolock' to keep locks local, or start statd. mount.nfs: an incorrect mount option was specified
To fix this, you need to change the "NEED_STATD" value in
/etc/conf.d/nfs-common.conf to
Remember to start all the required services (see NFS or NFSv3), not just the nfs service.
Performance Issues
This NFS Howto page has some useful information regarding performance. Here are some further tips:
Diagnose the problem
- Htop should be your first port of call. The most obvious symptom will be a maxed-out CPU.
- Press F2, and under "Display options", enable "Detailed CPU time". Press F1 for an explanation of the colours used in the CPU bars. In particular, is the CPU spending most of its time responding to IRQs, or in Wait-IO (wio)?
Server Threads
Symptoms: Nothing seems to be very heavily loaded, but some operations on the client take a long time to complete for no apparent reason.
If your workload involves lots of small reads and writes (or if there are a lot of clients), there may not be enough threads running on the server to handle the quantity of queries. To check if this is the case, run the following command on one or more of the clients:
# nfsstat -rc Client rpc stats: calls retrans authrefrsh 113482 0 113484
If the
retrans column contains a number larger than 0, the server is failing to respond to some NFS requests, and the number of threads should be increased.
To increase the number of threads on the server, edit the file
/etc/conf.d/nfs-server.conf and change the value of the
NFSD_COUNT variable. The default number of threads is 8. Try doubling this number until
retrans remains consistently at zero. Don't be afraid of increasing the number quite substantially. 256 threads may be quite reasonable, depending on the workload. You will need to restart the NFS server daemon each time you modify the configuration file. Bear in mind that the client statistics will only be reset to zero when the client is rebooted.
Use htop (disable the hiding of kernel threads) to keep an eye on how much work each nfsd thread is doing. If you reach a point where the
retrans values are non-zero, but you can see
nfsd threads on the server doing no work, something different is now causing your bottleneck, and you'll need to re-diagnose this new problem.
Close-to-Open / Flush-on-Close
Symptoms: Your clients are writing many small files. The server CPU is not maxed out, but there is very high wait-IO, and the server disk seems to be churning more than you might expect.
In order to ensure data consistency across clients, the NFS protocol requires that the client's cache is flushed (all data is pushed to the server) whenever a file is closed after writing. Because the server is not allowed to buffer disk writes (if it crashes, the client won't realise the data wasn't written properly), the data is written to disk immediately before the client's request is completed. When you're writing lots of small files from the client, this means that the server spends most of its time waiting for small files to be written to its disk, which can cause a significant reduction in throughput.
See this excellent article or the nfs manpage for more details on the close-to-open policy. There are several approaches to solving this problem:
The nocto mount option
Does your situation match these conditions?
- The export you have mounted on the client is only going to be used by the one client.
- It doesn't matter too much if a file written on one client doesn't immediately appear on other clients.
- It doesn't matter if after a client has written a file, and the client thinks the file has been saved, and then the client crashes, the file may be lost.
If you're happy with the above conditions, you can use the nocto mount option, which will disable the close-to-open behaviour. See the nfs manpage for details.
The async export option
Does your situation match these conditions?
- It's important that when a file is closed after writing on one client, it is:
- Immediately visible on all the other clients.
- Safely stored on the server, even if the client crashes immediately after closing the file.
- It's not important to you that if the server crashes:
- You may loose the files that were most recently written by clients.
- When the server is restarted, the clients will believe their recent files exist, even though they were actually lost.
In this situation, you can use async instead of sync in the server's
/etc/exports file for those specific exports. See the exports manpage for details. In this case, it does not make sense to use the nocto mount option on the client.
Buffer Cache Size and MTU
Symptoms: High kernel or IRQ CPU usage, a very high packet count through the network card.
This is a trickier optimisation. Make sure this is definitely the problem before spending too much time on this. The default values are usually fine for most situations.
See this excellent article for information about I/O buffering in NFS. Essentially, data is accumulated into buffers before being sent. The size of the buffer will affect the way data is transmitted over the network. The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of the network equipment will also affect throughput, as the buffers need to be split into MTU-sized chunks before they're sent over the network. If your buffer size is too big, the kernel or hardware may spend too much time splitting it into MTU-sized chunks. If the buffer size is too small, there will be overhead involved in sending a very large number of small packets. You can use the rsize and wsize mount options on the client to alter the buffer cache size. To achieve the best throughput, you need to experiment and discover the best values for your setup.
It is possible to change the MTU of many network cards. If your clients are on a separate subnet (e.g. for a Beowulf cluster), it may be safe to configure all of the network cards to use a high MTU. This should be done in very-high-bandwidth environments.
See also the nfs manpage for more about rsize and wsize.
Other Issues
Permissions Issues
If you find that you cannot set the permissions on files properly, make sure the user/group you are chowning are on both the client and server.
If all your files are owned by
nobody, and you are using NFSv4, on both the client and server, you should:
- For initscripts, ensure that
NEED_IDMAPDis set to
- For systemd, ensure that the rpc-idmapd service has been started.


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SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state is dealing with a glut of would-be legal marijuana growers by cutting back on the number of licenses it issues and the maximum size of pot farms — a decision that upset some applicants who have been working to secure leases or build out warehouses with dreams of larger operations.
The state Liquor Control Board received more than 2,800 applications from people hoping to grow the weed that will supply Washington's recreational marijuana stores when they open later this year. In all, the applications would have covered 36 million square feet of marijuana plants, vastly more than the 2 million the board wanted produced initially.
To solve the problem, the three-member board voted unanimously Wednesday to limit applicants to one license apiece, rather than three. And it decided to allow growers to produce 70 percent of the maximum growing space they applied for. For example, those who applied for three of the largest licenses — up to 90,000 square feet total — will be limited to just one license enabling them to grow 21,000 square feet, at least at first.
"Everybody recognized we had too many applicants and too much canopy," board director Rick Garza said afterward.
The state is in uncharted territory as it tries to allow enough marijuana to be grown so that the prices will compete with the black market, but not so much that excess pot finds its way out of state — a concern the U.S. Justice Department cited when it said it would allow the legalization experiments in Washington and Colorado to go forward. In Colorado, where taxed, legal pot sales began on Jan. 1, officials licensed existing medical marijuana shops to sell weed for recreational use. There is no cap on production.
Washington expects to issue its first pot-growing licenses on March 1, Garza said.
Most of the applicants were not planning to use the full amount of space they applied for, Garza said, and so limiting the size of their growing operations or the number of their licenses didn't much faze them. If the state turns out to need more weed, the board could boost the growers up to the full amount of a single license — 30,000 square feet instead of 21,000, for the largest grows — or eventually start issuing multiple licenses.
But the board's decision Wednesday upset some prospective growers who applied for multiple licenses with plans of growing up to 90,000 square feet of cannabis, said Hilary Bricken, a Seattle marijuana business attorney whose clients include about 10 such growers. They have been securing leases and preparing their business plans based on the idea that they would be able to produce that much, she said.
"They are not happy," Bricken said.
The board's decision created whiplash for applicants: They were supposed to identify a location for their marijuana business that complied with state law on buffer zones around schools and playgrounds, and many struggled to secure lease agreements or purchase such properties. Now, some have discovered their efforts were at least partially for naught.
Dan Anglin, a spokesman for a Seattle group that is under contract to buy the 180,000-square-foot former K2 Sports building on Vashon Island, said he was stunned. The group has applied for three 30,000-square-foot licenses, and it was prepared to spend $5 million purchasing the building and preparing it for their legal marijuana and packaging operations.
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Garza noted that the board always reserved the right to limit grow sizes if total production exceeded 2 million square feet. Alison Holcomb, the Seattle lawyer who drafted the legal pot law, said pot growers needed to be prepared for such changes.
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Skippered all 14 races of the 39th Harry Anderson Trophy regatta to pace Harvard to a first-place finish, with two wins, three second-place and two third-place finishes, in the B division and second overall ... Served as skipper in the A division boat at the Hatch Brown Trophy, logging one first-place finish to help the Crimson finish 10th overall ... Sailed as skipper in the A division boat that finished seventh with four conseuctive fourth-place finishes to aid Harvard to second place overall at the Moody Trophy ... Competed as skipper in the A division at the Captain Hurst Bowl ... Competed as crew in five races in the A division boat at the 73rd Erwin Schell Trophy ... Helped Harvard tie for first with an 11-3 record at the Hap Moore Trophy as a skipper ... Skippered a Harvard vessel at the 17th Southern New England Team Race ... Aided the Crimson's fourth-place finish at the Team Race Invitational as skipper ... As skipper, helped Harvard to a ninth-place finish at the 33rd Lynne Marchiando Regatta … Raced as skipper at the 65th Fowle Trophy, New England Team Race Championship ... Competed as skipper in the B division boat the finished sixth to help Harvard take eighth overall at the Owen, Mosbacher and Knapp Trophies ... Skippered the Crimson's B vessel that helped Harvard place fifth ... As skipper of the B division boat, helped Harvard finish ninth at the 69th Coast Guard Alumni Bowl, NEISA Dingy Championship to qualify for the national semifinals ... Served as skipper in the B division boat at the ICSA Gill Dinghy Fleet Race National Championship, helping the Crimson qualify for the finals and place 18th overall.
• 2012-13
Sailed to a third-place finish in the B division of the Harry Anderson Trophy to help Harvard place eighth ... Skippered A division boat at Hatch Brown Trophy ... Skippered the B division boat at the St. Mary's Fall Interconference regatta, finishing in the single digits seven times ... Skippered the A division boat in four races, earning two single-digit finishes at the Danmark Trophy ... Skippered the B division boat and sailed to four consecutive single-digit finishes, including placing third in the fifth race at the Moody Trophy.
• 2011-12
Raced for 13th place in the B division at ICSA Coed National Championship ... Helped as a skipper and crew for Harvard to take sixth at New England Team Race Championship ... Teamed up in the B division to have seven single-digit finishes, helping the Crimson finish seventh at the Admiral's Cup ... Sailed for a sixth-place finish in the B division, helping the Crimson to place sixth at Owen, Mosbacher & Knapp Trophies ... Helped the Crimson open its spring season with a fourth-place showing at the Sharpe Trophy ... Member of the B-division team, helping the Crimson to an 11th place finish at Atlantic Coast Championship ... Contributed to 13th-place finish at the Hoyt Trophy.
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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing got his first look inside the Auto Show on Thursday when he toured Cobo Center ahead of the Media Previews which start Monday.
"I don't think three or four years ago any thought that this was possible," said Bing.
Exhibit spaces and Wi-Fi access have been expanded throughout Cobo as part of a turnaround plan that began in 2009.
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"The Cobo expansion is adding a lot more jobs in this economy where people have lost a lot of jobs," said Jim Rogers, with IATSE Local 38. "It's a win, win for everybody."
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Makes6 servings
- 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/3 cup pecan halves
- 1 package cream cheese, softened
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- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking soda and salt. Combine the buttermilk, butter, syrup and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until combined. Fold in chopped pecans.
- Pour into two 6-in. round baking pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- In a small saucepan, bring corn syrup to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in pecan halves until coated. Place in a single layer on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.
- For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and syrup until smooth. Beat in confectioners' sugar. Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with second layer; frost top and sides of cake. Garnish with glazed pecans. Store in the refrigerator.
Editor's NoteThis recipe does not use eggs.
Nutrition Facts1 slice: 574 calories, 28g fat (12g saturated fat), 52mg cholesterol, 420mg sodium, 81g carbohydrate (61g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.
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Glad I read the reviews first! I tripled the recipe for 2 round 9 inch pans. I also added eggs and baking powder as well as maple extract. Turned out great! No problem getting it out of the pan with grease and flour. Thanks for the helpful suggestions. Will definitely make again!
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I made this cake but didn't see that it was just six inches so I doubled it for two nine inch squares . it stuck a little but rose just fine . looks tasty haven't eaten it yet .
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Very disappointed. I had to double the recipe. It stuck to a parchment paper lined pan.
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The Greenfield Granite and Marble Company was originally an offshoot of the Shelburne Falls Marble Company. Edward D. Temple, the manager of the Greenfield company, was related to the Temple Brothers, David and John, who purchased the Shelburne firm in 1888. Edward came to Greenfield in 1893 and ran the company until his death in 1928. On his death, L. L. Negus and a Mr. Taylor purchased the company. Their successors still run the firm in Greenfield as Negus & Taylor. Their business was made up of the two preferred gravestone materials of this era, granite and marble. Almost all American granite initially came from the quarries at Barre, Vermont. There, the United States' first granite quarry was established in 1820. Granite was very expensive and was not widely used until after the Civil War. Technological improvements like the steam drill, introduced 1868 and a new rail link into the quarrying area dramatically lowered its cost. By 1910 granite was a preferred material for gravestones, much valued for its durability and beauty. However marble, rarer and more expensive, was highly treasured.
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A Rossi 357 Mag revolver (Model R462) was stolen from 867 Lions Park Drive, McConnellsburg, between 2:30 p.m. on August 15 and 2:30 p.m. on August 23. The revolver was described by the 22-year-old male victim as having a black, rubber rip and a 2-inch stainless steel barrel. Furthermore, the gun was loaded prior to it being stolen. Anyone having further information pertinent to this burglary and theft is asked to contact state police Trooper Bartlett at 717- 485-3131.
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Two mailboxes were damaged during an act of criminal mischief that occurred on the 2200 block of Heavenly Acres Ridge Road in Thompson Township. State police said one mailbox was damaged by a bottle, and another suffered dents and missing street address numbers between 10 a.m. on August 25 and 12:30 p.m. on August 27. Victims include a 65-year-old male and an 84-year-old female, both from Mercersburg. Damage has been estimated at $40 per box.
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Thirty-four-year-old Craig A. Long of Cassville, Pa., told state police investigators his westbound 2009 Ford Fusion began to smoke along Route 30 on Wednesday, August 29. The vehicle's dashboard erupted in flames, Long said in reports.
The car sustained disabling damage during the 2:50 p.m. incident in Brush Creek Township. The vehicle came to a rest facing northbound on Valley Hi Road. State police were assisted on the scene by Breezewood Volunteer Fire Co. and Painter's Garage.
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Five troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in McConnellsburg recently conducted a traffic safety checkpoint along Fulton Drive in Ayr Township. Troopers stopped 50 vehicles along the Ayr Township roadway between 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 29. Twenty warnings were issued for observed violations.
Two Charged With Harassment
A 64-year-old man and a 51-year-old man, both from McConnellsburg, were involved in a physical dispute at 413 Woodside Drive in Ayr Township on Tuesday, August 28. Both individuals, state police said, refused to press charges in the matter that occurred at 12:26 p.m.
Assault Reported At Cowans Gap
Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to Cowans Gap State Park on Tuesday, August 28, for a report of a domestic dispute.
Police said a 58-year-old female from Mechanicsburg and David Michael Shaver, 39, of Lemoyne, Pa., were involved in an argument in the park's campgrounds at 11:30 p.m. The dispute reportedly escalated when the woman took Shaver's truck keys because he had been consuming alcohol.
Shaver allegedly grabbed the woman by the arm and held an open pocket knife to her neck. She fled to a campground restroom when she was released.
Shaver was arrested for simple assault and arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott. Bail was set at $25,000.
Burglary Reported
A 42-year- old McConnellsburg woman reported to state police investigators that $1,800 was stolen from her residence after burglars ransacked the bedroom of her home at 320 North Fourth Street. The burglary is believed to have occurred between noon and 8:30 p.m. on Monday, September 3. Anyone with further information concerning this break-in is asked to call state police Trooper Piasecki at 717-485-3131.
Sugar Placed In Gas Tank
Sugar was put in the gas tank of a blue Toyota Camry belonging to a 25-year-old Mercersburg area man on August 21. The mischief occurred between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. at 2585 Tollgate Ridge Road in Thompson Township. Anyone having additional information pertinent to this incident is urged to contact state police Trooper Hibner at 717-485-3131.
DUI Charges Filed
Charges of driving under the influence have been filed against a McConnellsburg man following a traffic stop along Breezy Point Road on Sunday, September 2. According to state police retarnished ports, Timothy Marvin Mellott, 52, was pulled over by troopers for a traffic violation at 9:28 p.m. Police allege Mellott was driving under the influence. Charges were filed through Magisterial District Judge Devin Horne.
Nothing Stolen In Burglary
Burglars came up emptyhanded during a break-in at 110 Brick Road in Ayr Township over the weekend.
Pennsylvania State Police from the McConnellsburg barracks reported burglars entered the McConnellsburg area home between 9 p.m. on September 2 and 1 p.m. on September 3. The female victim told police nothing appeared to be missing from the residence.


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--You must enjoy being around people of all types and be able to communicate that to everyone you meet.
--You must be able to improvise and take advantage of opportunities by thinking fast on your feet.
--You must be comfortable with your name remaining out of the spotlight and to not let your ego get in the way of the position, which will be highly recognizable.
--You must be comfortable in saying no to your operations people.
--You must have the ability to always be thinking ahead, about the next opportunity or competitor, and how you are going to prepare for it.
--You should be aware at all times of all that is happening around you so as to capitalize on things others might miss.
--You must have a deep appreciation for clients on and off the job and be an ambassador at all times for your organization and industry, especially since the industry has been filled with scandals, strikes and individual failures that have captured national attention.
--You must perform at a level that will ensure you will leave an enduring legacy.
--You must value the people around you who back you up and give you the support to learn new kills and grow in your talents.
These are high expectations for anyone in a leadership role today. But this was no ordinary business job. This job description was for the person who wanted to be the next Phoenix Suns Gorilla.
The descriptions are as applicable to a team mascot as they are to a CEO. They represent the values we hold close to our hearts and apply to us at all levels no matter what kind of work we do.
Isn't it nice that to think that it takes a Gorilla to remind us how best to act like a human?


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Reviewed by Bryan A. (age 7)
I liked the book because Paul has a basketball hoop and a basketball. My favorite part of the story is when Paul plays with his action figures. I think the pictures are good because they show the game of basketball.
I recommend this book to children who like to play basketball. It shows them that practicing makes you better.