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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — More than two years after going through brain surgery, J.B. Holmes is a winner again on the PGA Tour.
Holmes made it harder than he needed to on the final hole at Quail Hollow until rapping in a 3-foot bogey putt for a 1-under 71 and a one-shot victory over Jim Furyk in the Wells Fargo Championship. Furyk finished his Sunday-best 65 some two hours earlier.
Jason Bohn had the best chance to catch Holmes. He was one shot behind when he pulled a 4-iron into the water on the par-3 17th, making double bogey. Phil Mickelson never had a chance, missing four putts from the 4-foot range and closing with a 76 to finish out of the top 10.
The victory capped a remarkable turnaround for Holmes, who won for the third time in his career.
He was diagnosed in 2011 with structural defects in the cerebellum known as Chiara malformations, and he had surgery twice once to remove a piece of his skull that he still keeps at home, another because of an allergic reaction to the adhesive on the titanium plate at the base of his skull.
Then, he injured his elbow by hitting too many balls in an attempt to return from the brain surgery. He didn't bother having surgery on his elbow until last year, when he was sidelined by a broken ankle and couldn't play, anyway.
Only last week, Holmes earned enough money to keep his card for the rest of the year from a medical extension. Now, he's headed to The Players Championship next week for the richest prize in golf, and more importantly, secured a spot in the PGA Championship this summer in his native Kentucky.
"It's been a long journey for me," Holmes said. "I've had some ups and downs. It's a great feeling to be out there and to get one done."
His only other victories were in the Phoenix Open in 2006 and 2008.
Holmes made enough key putts to allow for some mistakes at the end. He ran off three birdies in a four-hole stretch around the turn, including a 30-footer on No. 11 that opened up a two-shot lead. He gouged a fairway metal out of the rough on the par-5 15th to set up a 6-foot birdie putt that stretched his lead to three shots.
Perhaps the biggest putt of all was an 8-foot par save on the 17th hole. That kept his lead at two shots, and he needed it. Instead of playing an iron off the tee, he drove into the right rough, came up well short of the green and chipped weakly to 45 feet.
Furyk was watching on TV in the locker room when Holmes knocked in the bogey putt to finish at 14-under 274.
Martin Flores, in his first time playing in the last group, fell too far back with a three-putt bogey on the 13th. He made bogey on the 18th for a 72 and was third, the best finish of his PGA Tour career. Bohn also bogeyed the 18th for a 70 to finish fourth.
Bohn received a bad time on the 16th hole one more would have been a one-shot penalty and said he let it get to him.
"I didn't feel comfortable with the wind starting to gust up a little bit, and I went ahead and hit it anyhow in a situation that I probably would have backed off in," Bohn said. "So I'm more disappointing in myself and the way that I handled that than the golf shots that I hit."
Still, the biggest disappointment might have been Mickelson.
He was in great shape going into the final round, two shots out of the lead, and the two players ahead of him stalled at the start. Instead, Mickelson matched his highest final round on the PGA Tour since The Barclays in 2012. And it was an old nemesis short putting that did him in. Mickelson three-putted from 15 feet on No. 8. He missed a 3-foot par putt on the 11th, a 4-foot birdie putt on the 14th and four-putted from 30 feet on the 16th.
"I had two great rounds and I had two pathetic rounds this week," Mickelson said. "The greens putted perfectly, even though I didn't."
The challenge came three others, with a series of eagles that injected some drama into Quail Hollow, if only briefly.
Furyk chipped in for eagle from off the 15th green and then closed with three straight pars for a 65 to sit in the clubhouse at 13-under 275. Bohn holed out a sand wedge from 95 yards on the par-5 10th hole that disappeared into the cup on the third bounce. He also chipped in for birdie on No. 12.
Flores chipped in for eagle from short of the 10th green that allowed him to tie for the lead, but only until Holmes made a short birdie putt of his own on No. 10. Holmes ran in the long birdie putt on the next hole for a two-shot lead, and he stayed in control the rest of the way.
LPGA Tour
IRVING, Texas — There was no near-miss for Stacy Lewis this time.
After six runner-up finishes in her previous 16 tournaments, Lewis took control in the final round of the North Texas LPGA Shootout, shooting a 7-under 64 for a six-stroke victory over Meena Lee.
With consecutive birdies at the end, Lewis finished at 16-under 268 and with the LPGA Tour's largest margin of victory since Jiyai Shin won the 2012 Women's British Open by nine.
It was the ninth career LPGA Tour victory for Lewis, her first since August in the Women's British Open, and will boost the Texan from No. 3 to No. 2 in the world ranking.
Lewis made a putt from about 25 feet off the fringe at the 540-yard seventh for an eagle. She followed that with consecutive birdies to make the turn at 14 under and up by three strokes.
Lee, also in the final group, shot 70. Michelle Wie, who closed within two before faltering late, had a 67 to finish third at 9 under.
Champions Tour
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Bernard Langer won the Champions Tour's Insperity Invitational for the third time, closing with a 1-under 71 for a one-stroke victory over Fred Couples.
Langer finished at 11-under 205 at The Woodlands to become the 10th 20-time winner on the 50-and-over tour.
The 56-year-old German player also won the 2007 event at Augusta Pines and successfully defended his title in 2008 at The Woodlands. He opened this season with a victory in Hawaii.
Couples, the former University of Houston player who won the 2010 event, finished with a 67.
Colin Montgomerie was third at 9 under after a 70.
Esteban Toledo, the winner last year, was 7 under after a 71.
European/Asian Tour
SINGAPORE — Chile's Felipe Aguilar won The Championship at Laguna National, holing out for eagle from 142 yards on the par-4 18th hole for a 10-under 62 and a one-stroke victory.
Aguilar played the back nine in 8-under 28 and finished at 22-under 266. He birdied the par-5 15th and holed a 10-foot putt for another birdie on the par-3 17th.
Aguilar also won a European Tour event in Indonesia in 2008.
American David Lipsky (65) and Denmark's Anders Hansen (67) tied for second.
VALDOSTA, Ga. — Blayne Barber won the South Georgia Classic for his first Web.com Tour title, closing with a 5-under 67 for a two-stroke victory.
The 24-year-old former Auburn player had a 15-under 273 total at Kinderlou Forest. He earned $117,000 to jump from 29th to sixth on the money list with $155,257.
Alex Prugh was second after a 67.
Third-round leader Carlos Ortiz, trying to earn an immediate promotion to the PGA Tour as a three-time winner this season, had a 72 to finish third at 12 under. The Mexican player earned $44,200 to push his tour-leading total to $363,058.


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Goalies Go Down, And Wild Beat Hurricanes 3-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Nino Niederreiter and Zach Parise scored for Minnesota with the first two shots of the season against Carolina fill-in goalie Justin Peters, and the Wild beat the Hurricanes 3-1 on Thursday night despite losing their own starting goalie to injury.
Cam Ward was hurt just 4:07 into the game, an unspecified lower-body injury that forced the Hurricanes to send Peters in cold. He stopped 19 shots after settling in, but his rough start was costly.
Alexander Semin's power-play goal in the second period pulled the Hurricanes within one, but they couldn't muster any more in the final frame against Niklas Backstrom, who relieved starter Josh Harding in net.
Dany Heatley got his first goal of the season in the closing seconds, an empty-netter on a power play, to clinch the Wild's second straight win. They are 4-0-2 at home.
Ward started eight of Carolina's 10 games, and Anton Khudobin took the other two. Peters played in 47 games for the Hurricanes over the previous four years, but this was his first action of the season, having been summoned from the AHL 10 days earlier when Khudobin, a former Wild prospect, sustained a lower-body injury.
Peters and the Hurricanes fell behind 2-0 less than 8 minutes into his first action of the season. The only two on-target shots he saw got by him. After Semin was whistled for interference, the Wild took immediate advantage of the power play when Mikael Granlund plucked the puck off the end boards and set up Niederreiter in the slot for a wrist shot following a slick back-hand move.
About 3 1/2 minutes later, Jared Spurgeon sent a slap shot pinging off the pipe. Parise beat defenseman Ryan Murphy to the deflection, and the rebound goal made it 2-0.
The Wild played a sloppy second period, letting the Hurricanes climb back in the game, and then they lost Harding at the second intermission. The team had no immediate update on his condition.
Backstrom came out for the third, his first appearance since an unspecified lower-body injury led to his early exit from the Wild's third game of the season. Harding took all but one start since, and he has been shining.
The NHL's Masterton Award winner for perseverance and dedication for overcoming multiple sclerosis last season and playing an entire playoff series for the Wild, Harding entered the night with the second-best goals against average in the NHL at 0.96. He stopped 20 of 21 shots before leaving. Backstrom was 7 for 7.
The Wild played without young star defenseman Jonas Brodin, who broke his right cheekbone in the last game after taking a puck to the face. They gave up 28 shots, their third-highest total of the season, and were outshot at home for the first time in six games, but Harding and Backstrom formed an effective though unexpected duo.
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SWINDON Robins appear to be in safe hands away from the track after appointing a former Swindon Town goalkeeper as their new commercial manager.
Phil Smith made over 100 appearances for the Country Ground club over six seasons, before moving on in 2012, with his finest hour coming in 2010 with a man of the match display as Town progressed to the League One play-off final at the expense of Charlton.
Since leaving Town the 34-year-old has played for Portsmouth in League Two but has continued to live in Wiltshire with his children settled at school, and while a return to Swindon is probably something he would have always considered in his playing days, a move to the speedway version of the Robins was not high on the agenda.
However, with the Abbey Stadium club sub-contracting their commercial business to local IT firm Verelogic, where Smith works as a business development manager, the footballer has made the unlikely jump between the two sports, but insists he is staying well away from the track.
The keeper has been charged with bringing new sponsorship to the Blunsdon club, as well as providing a link for fans to air their views about areas in which the club can improve, with plenty of plans already on the table to help attract new business and supporters to the club.
While admitting speedway is not a sport with which he enjoys a long history, Smith has quickly been bitten by the bug and is excited to have the chance to help the club progress.
"This is fantastic for me because I have been in Swindon for about seven years now, it's my home and Swindon Speedway is a big part of Swindon life so it's great to be able to get involved in it," he said.
"When I was playing for Swindon I came up a couple of times but I've been up a lot recently and immersed in it, and I have to say I'm catching the bug. I live in North Swindon and have been only a mile away for seven years without knowing anything about it, so my aim is to let people like me know what's going on and to help them get involved.
"It's going to be a big couple of years for the club with the new stadium and things like that so it's a very exciting time for the club, and it's great for me to be a part of that.
"We are going to be having text competitions, ticket offers, kids clubs and things like that, which are all ways of getting people through the doors. We're also hoping to go into schools, too, because that's a real good way to attract the youngsters who are the next generation of supporters.
"We're going to meet with some of the hardcore supporters who have been here year in, year out, and talk to them about what they like, what they don't like and how we can improve the experience for them and how we can help get people through the door."
Having competed as a professional footballer for his entire adult life, Smith also holds great admiration for what the likes of Peter Kildemand, Troy Batchelor and Nick Morris do on the track.
"It's unbelievable and they really do have the wow factor once the bikes get going," he said.
"I was lucky enough to watch a few races from inside the track recently and it's amazing, you don't realise how fast they're going and how big and powerful the bikes are. They put their bodies on the line every week and just pick themselves up when they come off so it's amazing to watch.
"It's been a hard season with a few interruptions but if we get things going and have a good run with the weather then it should all be fine."
Kevin Metcalfe, CEO of Verelogic, has a long history of sponsoring sport in Swindon, including Swindon Town and boxing, and is excited to have the chance to make a real difference to one of the town's best-loved sporting institutions.
"We've sponsored plenty of sports across the area and Rosco, a good friend of mine, approached me with Terry Russell and said they needed some help in terms of everything to do with sponsorship," he said.
"I've seen how people have sponsored sport and what they get out of it so it was a bit of a no brainer to get involved in a largely untapped sport like speedway, which has massive coverage across Sky Sports and things like that.
"It needs cash and more sponsors, be it a small business with small sponsorship to multi-national companies, and that's what we are going to do.
"Phil's done a good job already with new sponsored and new ideas and ways we can use modern technology to promote the club.
"We don't want to say loads of things we're going to do and not do them, we want to take it step by step and see what we achieve.
"We have had a sponsors open day already and got some really good feedback from people who haven't been to speedway before and fancied getting involved, it's really like an untapped resource."
Robins team manager and co-promoter Alun Rossiter is pleased to have someone with Smith's sporting background on board to help the club grow, and is excited to see what he can come up with in the coming weeks and months.
"Having Phil on board for us makes real sense and it's great to have him here," he said. This is something we need because we need to be going into schools and promoting the club and things like that, because when you do get people coming for the first time they really enjoy it.
"He knows Swindon, having played here for so long and it's great to have someone with a sporting background involved and I'm sure he will bring something new and fresh.
"Our biggest criticism is that there's nobody there to answer the phones and reply to people, and that's somewhere we really need to up our game, so this would help us do it."
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Rock on: Friends from B-Town welcome Farhan to 40s
Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, who has delivered hits like Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Rock On!!, turned 40 on Thursday, and his friends from the film fraternity wished him more power and success.bollywood Updated: Jan 09, 2014 19:34 IST
Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, who has delivered hits like Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Rock On!!, turned 40 on Thursday, and his friends from the film fraternity wished him more power and success.
Here's what celebrities like Arjun Rampal, Karan Johar and Abhishek Bachchan posted on Twitter:
Arjun Rampal: Happy birthday Farhan Akhtar. Mere dost mere bhai (my friend, my brother). Welcome to the 40s and rock on forever. Love and a big hug.
Karan Johar: Happy Birthday Farhan Akhtar! Known you for over three decades and here's to many more! Big love and all the happiness! Huge hug!
Abhishek Bachchan: Here's wishing my buddy Farhan Akhtar the happiest birthdays of all. Bas tu bhaag Farhan! Big love.
Farah Khan: Happy birthday to Farhan Akhtar and me, the only two members of "Capri9" (Capricorn Jan 9).
Nikhil Advani: Happy birthday. Power to you and how you've constantly been changing the film scene. Showing all of us the way it can be done.
Arshad Warsi: Happy Birthday to the super talented Farhan Akhtar. Bhaagwati.
Ehsaan Noorani: Happy Birthday Farhan Akhtar. Have a super one bro!
Punit Malhotra: Farhan Akhtar, Happy birthday. Hope you have a super day and a rocking year ahead.
Riteish Deshmukh: Bas tu Bhaaag Farhan Akhtar - janamdin ki haardhik shubh kaamnayein (keep running Farhan Khan - wish you happy birthday).
Shekhar Ravjiani: Happy Birthday Farhan! Rock on brother
Satish Kaushik: Wishing you a happy birthday my dear. More happiness, more success is in store for you. Proud of you 'Milkha'.
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Watch how to make this recipe.
Place the anchos and stock in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a low boil, and then simmer over low heat to reconstitute.
Heat 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil in a large Dutch oven or large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and brown a few minutes, and then remove the bacon to a plate with a slotted spoon.
Add the ground turkey and brown and crumble the meat, and season with salt and pepper. Add the onions, garlic, chipotle in adobo, paprika, cumin, coriander, cocoa powder, and cinnamon. Stir and cook to soften, 10 minutes more. Add the tomato paste, and stir 1 minute. Deglaze the pan with the beer.
Puree the anchos and stock.
Add the ancho puree to the chili along with the reserved bacon. Simmer over low heat to thicken 20 to 30 minutes. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal.
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Hey! The awesome ladies of LUPEC Boston are hosting this month's edition of Mixology Monday, and it's a subject that I feel kinda warm-and-fuzzy about. Pink Lady posts about a random encounter she had with a Christian-rock musician who had never had a cocktail but wanted to try one, and she wasn't sure what to recommend. Funny. I used to be a born-again Christian. I don't remember any of my Christian friends drinking anything stronger than beer or Communion wine. If today's Christians are looser, I'm cool.
I remember the day I decided to start trying mixed drinks. It was my last day on the job at Pearson Education in Indianapolis, where I copy-edited computer books. I was leaving for Bloomington, 50 miles south, for a master's program in library and information science. To celebrate my last day, I met up with a bunch of friends for dinner and lots of drinks.
Up to this point, I drank mostly beer and some bourbon, on the rocks or neat. In a weird little emo stage after "breaking up" with a girl I had hardly dated, I chose to drink as much vodka as I could before passing out. I think I had a third of a bottle. Ironically, I had, by this point, turned my back to a moonlighting stint at a liquor store and had never really tucked into the offerings on hand. I was intimidated by all the choices. The big plastic bottles scared me, but the other options frightened me even more. I didn't know where to begin.
So, my final day of work arrived. I pulled into Buffalo Wild Wings (classy, that's me) early and awaited my friends. I decided to get brave, to venture into a new frontier of drinking–the mixed drink. The <gasp> cocktail. I wracked my brain trying to decide what to order. Beer with the wings, of course, but what to start with? I'll ease the suspense. My answer? Gin and tonic.
That, my friends, was my gateway drug into this delightful hobby. (How I got from gin and tonic to Tales of the Cocktail is another post.) That's the mixed drink that popped my cocktail cherry. What popped yours? (Comment below. Don't be ashamed.)
In that spirit, I wanted to propose a gin-based fizzy drink. You might recall, from such classic episodes as Guilty Pleasures, that my first drunk drink drunk was at a cousin's wedding, when I was 14 and drinking a gin-and-Sprite Tom Collins. So I have no qualms about holding gin up as a cherry popper. If I can do it, anyone can.
Shut up and give us a drink, you holler? Okay, dammit. Serve this to your cocktail virgins.
Hail Mary Fizz
- 2 oz. gin
- 1 oz. Grand Marnier (Cointreau, triple sec, whatever)
- 1/2 oz. Meyer lemon juice
Shake over ice. Strain into a highball glass. Top with fizzy water–tonic, soda, whatever. I sprayed in some soda from my phancy phountain. Garnish with your best wishes and love.


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Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages moved closer to historic lows this week, a trend that has helped drive a rebound in home sales.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage declined to 3.51 percent from 3.56 percent last week. That's near the 3.31 percent rate reached in November, the lowest on records dating to 1971.
The average rate on the 15-year fixed mortgage slipped to 2.76 percent from 2.77 last week. The record low is 2.63 percent.
The lowest mortgage rates in decades have helped the housing market recover. More people are buying homes, which has pushed up home prices. And ultra-low rates have encouraged more people to refinance, which often lowers monthly mortgage payments and leaves consumers with more spending money.


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Zenoss--Open Source Systems Management for SMBs
Opening IT Management
Eyeing systems management as the next big market to "go open source," Zenoss, Inc. is now trying to give mid-sized customers another alternative beyond the two main choices available so far: massive suites from the "Big Four" giants or a mishmash of specialized point solutions.
"We're focusing on the IT infrastructures of the 'mid-market.' These aren't 'Mom and Pops.' They're organizations with about 50 to 5,000 employees, or $50 million to $500 million in revenues," said Bill Karpovich, CEO of the software firm
Earlier in May, the Zenoss, Inc.-sponsored Zenoss Project joined hands with Webmin, the Emu Software-sponsored NetDirector, and several other open source projects to form the Open Management Consortium (OMC).
Right now, a lot of mid-sized companies and not-for-profits are still struggling to string together effective systems management approaches with specialized tools such as WhatsUp Gold and Ipswitch's software.
Historically, organizations in this bracket have been largely ignored by the "Big Four"--IBM, Hewlett-Packard, BMC, and Computer Associates, according to Karpovich.
"These companies have concentrated mainly on the Fortune 500, and their suites are very heavy and expensive," Karpovich charged, during an interview with LinuxPlanet.
But Karpovich anticipates that the Big Four could start to widen their scope quite soon, spurred by analysts' projections of stellar growth in the systems management space.
Mercy Hospital, a $400 million health care facility in Baltimore, is one medium-sized organization that has already turned down overtures from a Big Four vendor in favor of Zenoss.
"We'd been using a hodgepodge of tools from different vendors," according to Jim Stalder, the hospital's CIO, who cited SolarWinds and Cisco as a couple of examples.
But over the past few years, Mercy's IT mainly Windows-based infrastructure has expanded precipitously, Stalder maintained, in another interview.
Mercy chose Zenoss over a Big Four alternative mostly on the basis of cost, according to the hospital's CIO.
Zenoss doesn't charge for its software, which is offered under GPL licensing. Karpovich said. Instead, its revenue model is built around professional services--including customization, integration, staff training, and best practices consulting -- and support fees.
Alternatively, organizations can "use their own resources" or hire other OMC partners or other third-party consultants for professional services.
Zenoss users can also customize the software code for integration or other purposes.
"We used to have 100 servers, but now we have close to 200," Stalder said. "Mercy has done a good job of embracing (advancements in) health care IT. But sometimes your staffing budget doesn't grow as linearly as your infrastructure. And it got difficult to keep tabs on all these servers with fewer (IT) people on hand."
Also according to Karpovich, many organizations--particularly in the midrange tier--don't need all of the features offered in the IBM/HP/BMC/CA suites.
As inspiration behind Xenoss' effort, he pointed to the success of JBoss in the open source application server market, EnterpriseDB and Postgres among databases, and SugarCRM in the CRM arena.
"All of these markets have been moving to open source one by one. And they've all been turned on their heads by really strong vendors. We expect that systems management will be the next place where open source has a big impact, and we want to lead the charge," he told LinuxPlanet.
"We want to do something that's somewhere 'in the middle,' offering a very rich solution with enterprise-grade monitoring at a price mid-sized organizations can afford."
Karpovich maintained that, to step beyond "first-generation" open source tools, Zenoss replaces the traditional ASCII interface with a template-enabled GUI geared to easy systems configurability.
The system also provides autodiscovery and many other features also found in pricier systems.
Zenoss revolves around four key modules: inventory configuration; availability monitoring; performance monitoring; and event management.
The inventory configuration module contains its own autopopulated database. "This is not just an ASCII. We've built a database that understands relationships. For a server, for example, this means, 'What are patches?' There's a real industry trend around ITIL, and we are doing that. A lot of commercial vendors are also talking about CDMD, and we'll be pushing that back toward open source," according to Karpovich.
The available monitoring in Zenoss is designed to assure that applications "are 'up' and responding," he told LinuxPlanet.
The performance monitoring module makes it possible to track metrics such as disk space over time, and to generate user configurable threshold-based alerts.
The event management capability, on the other hand, offers a centralized area for consolidating events. "Every Windows server has event logging. But we let you bring together events (from multiple servers) and prioritize them," according to the Zenoss CEO.
For his part, Mercy Hospital's Stalder is mainly quite satisfied with Zenoss. "So far, so good. This represented a major savings opportunity for us, and we wouldn't have used a fraction of the features in a (Big Four) suite," he told LinuxPlanet.
"We went live (with Zenoss) in early April, and got it up and running very quickly. We've been able to turn off several other tools, as a result. And Zenoss has shown us several (IT infrastructure) problems we weren't even aware existed," he said.
For example, in rolling up the logs of its SQL Server databases, Mercy found out that several databases weren't being backed up properly.
The hospital did need to turn on the SNMP in its servers to get autoduscovery to work. "But this was only because we'd never turned it on before," he added.
Yet Stalder did point to a couple of features on his future wish list for Zenoss. He'd like the software to include notification escalation--"so that if Joe doesn't respond to his pager, you can reach him somewhere else"--as well as a "synthetic transaction generator," to "emulate how the application appears to a user logging on."
But Karpovich readily admits that there's room for more functtionality in the Zenoss environment. In fact, that's one of the main reasons behind the decision to join other open source ISVs in founding the OMC, he suggested.
"With our partners, we're building an ecosystem around products and systems integration," he told LinuxPlanet. "We haven't yet decided yet where all of us will fit. But we want to provide (customers) with all that they need for systems management. In areas where we don't have standards for integration, we can collaborate on integration."
Other founding members of the Open Management Consortium include Nagios, an open source project sponsored by Ayamon; openQRM, sponsored by Qlusters; and openSIMS, sponsored by Symtiog.
The consortium also plans to create a "systems integration repository around best practives for sharing instrumentation," Karpovich said.
"The business model is kind of like that of SugarCRM. Partners will build their own businesses selling services. Then, if one of their customers wants Zenoss, for example, the partner will get a commission," he elaborated.
But Zenoss will also do its best to avoid the bloatware phenomenon associated with the Big Four suites, according to Karpovich.
"One of the things people don't like about the 'Big Four' is that if they don't buy capabilities now, it will cost them more later. With Zenoss, you're not under that kind of pressure," the CEO told LinuxPlanet.


text: Craig, Reasons to run disks for physics work. 1. Large tmp files and checkpoints. 2. Ability for distributed jobs to continue if master node fails. 3. saving network io for jobs rather than admin I actually seldom update compute nodes (unless an update is required for software required for research). I mount, a /usr/global that does contain software. I also mount /home on each node. An example of item 1 above are Gaussian jobs that we are now running that require >40GB of tmp space. For these jobs I have both an OS 20GB and tmp 100GB disk in each node. Due to a problematic scsi to ide converter, I have experienced item 2 too many times with one cluster, but even on the others I like knowing that work can continue even if the host is down (facilitated by a separate nfs server). Of course, I am definitely old school. I use static IP's, individual passwd files. and simple scripts to handle administration. Mike Craig Tierney wrote: >On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 01:16, John Hearns wrote: > > >>On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 18:20 -0500, Jamie Rollins wrote: >> >> >>>Hello. I am new to this list, and to beowulfery in general. I am working >>>at a physics lab and we have decided to put together a relatively small >>>beowulf cluster for doing data analysis. I was wondering if people on >>>this list could answer a couple of my newbie questions. >>> >>>The basic idea of the system is that it would be a collection of 16 to 32 >>>off-the-shelf motherboards, all booting off the network and operating >>>completely disklessly. We're looking at amd64 architecture running >>>Debian, although we're flexible (at least with the architecture ;). Most >>>of my questions have to do with diskless operation. >>> >>> >>Jamie, >> why are you going diskless? >>IDE hard drives cost very little, and you can still do your network >>install. >>Pick your favourite toolkit, Rocks, Oscar, Warewulf and away you go. >> >> >> > >IDE drives fail, they use power, you waste time cloning, and >depending on the toolkit you use you will run into problems >with image consistency. > >I have run large systems of both kinds. The last system was >diskless and I don't see myself going back. I like changing >one file in one place and having the changes show up immediately. >I like installing a packing once, and having it show up immediately, >so I don't have to reclone or take the node offline to update >the image. > >Craig > > > > >>BTW, have a look at Clusterworld http://www.clusterworld.com >>They have a project for a low-cost cluster which is similar to your >>thoughts. >> >> >>Also, with the caveat that I work for a clustering company, >>why not look at a small turnkey cluster? >>I fully acknowledge that building a small cluster from scratch will be >>a good learning exercise, and you can get to grips with the motherboard, >>PXE etc. >>However if you are spending a research grant, I'd argue that it would be >>cost effective to buy a system with support from any one of the >>companies that do this. >>If you get a prebuilt cluster, the company will have done the research >>on PXE booting, chosen gigabit interfaces and switches which perform >>well, chosen components which will last. And when your power supplies >>fail, or a disk fails someone will come round to replace them. >>And you can get on with doing your science. >> >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > >


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HANGTIME SOUTHWEST — If Minnesota Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman can somehow steer his dejected club through these latest injury setbacks to his two injury-marred stars, please reward him with long overdue recognition as coach of the year.
Before Saturday night's game against Portland, and after learning that star forward Kevin Love would again be sidelined by a re-break to that darned right hand he originally fractured before the season by doing knuckle push-ups, Adelman marveled how, through one injury after another, his team had managed to pull off a 15-14 record.
With Love joining point guard Ricky Rubio, saddled with his second injury after a brief return from a torn ACL, on the bench once again, the Wolves dropped to 15-15 after a furious late comeback failed against the surging Trail Blazers.
A once-promising season, so filled with hope and excitement and adventure, is becoming one to forget, robbed by uncontrollable injury that now threatens to nosedive off the cliff as the Wolves sit in ninth place.
Rubio, the flashy, dynamic point guard destined for stardom, managed to play in just five games starting Dec. 15, but was unable to join the starting lineup before back spasms, perhaps caused by overcompensation for his knee, took him out after a Dec. 26 loss to Houston.
Rubio and Love, who had never really rounded into All-Star form, saddled with wilting shooting percentages, have played in just three games together.
"I've never been through anything like this," Adelman told reporters before Saturday's 102-97 loss, Minnesota's sixth in the last nine games. "You start out with Ricky from the very beginning, hoping to get him back and then it's just been one thing after the other."
Dante Cunningham, Luke Ridnour and Alexey Shved are the only Wolves to have played in all 30 games. The injury list is mesmerizing. Obviously Rubio didn't play for the first month-and-a-half and Love missed the first three weeks. Brandon Roy lasted just five games before more knee problems have forced him to consider re-retirement. Chase Budinger made it into a sixth game before sustaining a season-ending knee injury. Malcolm Lee played in 16 games before a knee injury took him out.
Josh Howard, brought in as an emergency replacement, was waived after he suffered an ACL injury.
J.J. Barea has missed five games, Andrei Kirilenko has missed four and Nikola Pekovic must feel fortunate to have only missed two when he sprained an ankle in November.
If the Wolves have any luck at all they'll soon get Rubio back. They'll need him. The remaining January schedule is a bear and could ultimately determine whether the Wolves will be a playoff contender and how active they might be come the trade deadeline.
Among 12 games left this month, Minnesota faces Atlanta twice, the Los Angeles Clippers twice, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Houston and Brooklyn. The Wolves play seven of the 12 on the road, where they're just 6-10. Games at Washington and Charlotte at the end of the month will serve as must-wins.
In the hotly contested West, if the Wolves somehow head into February with a top-eight spot or anywhere close, be ready finally to give Adelman that long overdue coach of the year award. No questions asked.


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Oy, I nearly missed this wonderful weekly address, and now I watched it twice and I could swear that he finished it with teary eyes. Or maybe it's only my wild imagination. Or maybe both. I really need to get a life. 🙂
51 Reasons To Vote For Barack Obama. A Birthday Photo Party.
Dear Barack Obama,
Thank you for being the man that you are, thank you for fighting for us, thank you for making sure that my baby nephew can get health care, thank you for showing what real decency, honor, courage, intelligence, grace under fire and pure goodness of the heart looks like.
Happy Birthday, Mr. President. Here's to four more years at the White House and many many more happy years with Michelle and the girls.
(All photos are the work of the brilliant Pete Souza, with some help from AP. I'll open this thread for comments so we can have a little party. I'm sorry if I won't have the time to moderate and approve all comments, it's not personal, I promise. Please keep it nice and don't feed any trolls. And feel free to share this with the world. Thanks).
So, 51 reasons to vote for Barack Obama.
1. Because he knows where we need to go.
2. Because you can always see the wheels spinning.
3. Because he brought everyone back from Iraq.
4. Because these kids no longer have to live in the shadows.
5. Because Joe Biden is a BFD.
6. And so is Michelle.
7. Because he understands that war is horror.
8. And he takes the fallen with him.
9. And the wounded too.
10. Because he loves the troops.
11. And they love him.
12. Because in Obama's America, everyone is included.
13. Because he loves #youpeople.
14. And so is Michelle.
15. Even worse, she is always trying to hug #youpeople.
16. Because every day he reads 10 letters from #youpeople.
17. Because Bin Laden is dead.
18. And GM is alive.
19. Because Bo rides inside.
20. Because Warren Buffett' secretary shouldn't pay higher tax rate than Warren Buffett.
21. Because do tell.
22. And gay people should be able to get married.
23. Because #youpeople really want Mitt Romney to pick the next Supreme Court justice??
24. Because damn straight ObamaCare!
25. And being a woman is no longer a Pre-Existing condition.
26. Because he's a kickass, badass Commander-in-Chief.
27. And do respect the swagger!
28. Because when he goes overseas, let's say to Ireland, this is the only kind of #ObamaShambles you see.
29. Or in Brazil.
30. Or India.
31. Because facts are as stubborn as he is.
32. Because he'll protect us from our biggest foe: THE SOVIET UNION.
33. Because he owns the 'I killed Bin Laden' lane (H/O to Jon Stewart).
34. Because without him, what's gonna happen to the poor Teleprompter!!
35. Because yea, he's cute.
36. And elegant.
37. And funny.
38. Because kids just know.
39. And they cling to him.
40. And women flirt with him.
41. Because I'm sorry, but we need to see much more of this gray sweater.
42. And we need to shop for new shirts.
43. And we really need more time to find out whether Hawaii is in the US.
44. Because there's a lot of sex going on in this White House.
45. Because he doesn't take any decision without serious and long deliberation.
46. Because for him, compassion is an existing condition.
47. And his heart just keeps growing.
48. Because *this* is the guy you want to continue answering the 3am phone call.
49. Because he was born to sit there.
50. Because the arc of the moral universe is still very long.
51. And because we have to keep bend it towards justice.
America the beautiful – Barack Obama and two heroic girls
President Barack Obama hugs Stephanie Davies, who helped keep her friend, Allie Young, left, alive after she was shot during the movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colorado. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
The Doctor Is In
Awesome New Yorker cover.
Can we not let them do this crap again??
As Greg Sargent noted, Republicans will continue to talk about this stupid "tax" thing, because they know that ObamaCare is awesome and they have no intention to talk about all the goodies in it. "Tax" is the new "Death Panel", and we can't let this happen. The media will do as ordered by Koch, but we can fight back and we don't have to play this game. For start, we can make sure that we show this video to someone at least once a day:
Yet another Republican is going to vote for Barack Obama. You know why? Because of #ObamaCare
I fully expect more and more stories like this:
I am a registered Republican, and never voted for a Democratic president. I am prepared to vote for President Obama for his reelection and here's why.
I support Obama in his efforts to change this about our healthcare system. I have had insurance, I have not had a period of time over the last 10 years where I have not had insurance. I have been with BCBS for at least two years, and now they are writing down that they will not cover "any disease or disorder relating to a thyroid gland".
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"If Obama's liberal critics paused, they would see the most liberal reforms in more than 40 years"
Good stuff from Bill Scher in the NYT, under the headline "How Liberals Win":
…Roosevelt may be remembered for his combativeness toward corporations; he famously said, "I welcome their hatred." But he said that in 1936, only after key New Deal legislation had passed with the help of the United States Chamber of Commerce and the American Bankers Association.
Early on, Roosevelt was quite adept at bargaining with corporations. In his first 100 days, to attract corporate support for the National Industrial Recovery Act, he won collective bargaining, minimum wages and maximum hours in exchange for a temporary suspension of antitrust law, so businesses could fix prices. To establish the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1934, he made concessions to Wall Street that scrapped statutory requirements in favor of regulatory flexibility. The following year, to allow the Federal Reserve to better conduct monetary policy, he gave bankers representation on the policy committee.
The necessity of forging coalitions with corporations is understandably difficult for progressives to accept. Every time it happens, corporations seem to quickly go back to their usual tricks. They lobby to weaken enforcement. They litigate to have rules overturned. They abandon politicians who risked compromise for them. Corporations are exasperating, irritating and untrustworthy partners.
But most of the time politics is exasperating and irritating, not euphoric and cathartic. As Roosevelt himself told a group of dissatisfied youth activists in 1940, "if you ever sit here you will learn that you cannot, just by shouting from the housetops, get what you want all the time."
As much as Roosevelt enjoyed pugnacity, he also understood its limits. Because Mr. Obama heeded this lesson of liberal history, there was a health care law for the Supreme Court to uphold.


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Ahmad Bradshaw's starting role isn't in question, but the New York Giants running back could have company in Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns.
» Beisner: Falcons are a 'special' team
» Beisner: RG3 makes life easy for 'Skins
» Breer: Brady and Manning are different
» Jones: Giants to ride hot hand at RB
» Rapoport: Irsay offered Saturday a job
NFL Network's Kimberly Jones reported that Andre Brown will play against Cleveland and coach Tom Coughlin will ride the hot hand. That falls in line with what Coughlin planned before last week's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, but Brown saw only nine snaps in that game.
The team has been concerned about Brown's pass protection, but coaches love his burst and were encouraged by his 113-yard outing against the Carolina Panthers in Week 3. Coughlin has always enjoyed hitting defenses with a variety of backs, and Brown has come out of nowhere to emerge as Bradshaw's able helper.
Brown told Jones his success against Carolina lifted him out of the shadows. After being part of 28 league transactions -- he's been waived seven times by five teams -- his phone blew up to the tune of 158 voicemails after torching the Panthers. He's hasn't listened to them yet, but hopes the calls keep coming after Sunday.
UPDATE: Bradshaw lost a fumble on Giants' first offensive play against the Browns.
Follow Marc Sessler on Twitter @MarcSesslerNFL.


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Sage Tea – Medical Plant for Your Health
Sage or Salvia is a perennial shrub or herb of the Lamiaceae plant family, growing up to 70 cm high. The name of the plant conveys its value in the best way: it is derived from the Latin word 'salveo', which means 'to be healthy, feel good, to heal.' Sage has been known for its medicinal properties and associated with wisdom for centuries.
Best time to start a sage cutting is in the middle of the summer before the plant blooms. Only sage leaves and flowers are used as drug raw materials. The leaves are usually dried under a canopy or in the attic. Well dried leaves are packed and stored in a dry ventilated area.
Now let's talk about health benefits of sage tea.
What Are the Health Benefits of Sage Tea?
It is used for both the prevention and treatment of many diseases.
So what is sage tea good for? For example, sage tea is an excellent treatment for a sore throat, it has anti-inflammatory properties and helps get rid of unpleasant feelings in the throat during colds. Due to its cooling nature, sage is useful for night sweats and hot flashes as well.
Tea with the addition of sage can help improve health. It contains high levels of antioxidants, which can help reduce free radical damage in the body. Sage tea helps restore strength and improve memory. British scientists reported that regular consumption of the tea helps slow the aging process, stimulate mental activity, and even build stronger bones.
Sage tea is very good for women's health. Even in ancient times, it was used for infertility treatment. The fact is that sage contains natural hormones similar to the female sex hormones. So drinking tea with sage helps normalize the female reproductive system and ovaries. However, it's not recommended during pregnancy or nursing.
Sage is indicated for the treatment of nervous overexcitation, brain diseases, and nervous disorders. It is also an invaluable remedy for gastrointestinal diseases and bad digestion. It helps eliminate abdominal distension and relieve spasms in the stomach.
From our grandmothers, we know about the ability of sage to treat gum disease. Indeed, the sage is an effective anti-bacterial herb used to treat periodontal disease, gums bleeding, and freshen breath.
Healing Recipes of Sage Tea
To immediately relieve angina and tonsillitis, brew yourself a cup of sage tea. Use 2 teaspoons of sage leaves for a cup of boiling water, let steep for half an hour. Then strain the received herbal tea and sweeten with honey if desired. Drink half a cup during the day each time when needed.
Sage is one of the best natural remedies able to normalize the activity of the sweat glands.
Read below how to make sage tea recipe for excessive sweating:
How to Brew Sage Tea
For tea, take 30 grams of dried sage leaves and pour 16 oz of hot boiled water. Let steep for 10 minutes. Drink hot or chilled half an hour prior to eating your meals.
Similarly, you can use sage tea bags health benefits, just take 1 tea bag per cup of boiling water.
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AAA of IDAHO
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P.O. Box 7129
Boise, ID 83707
Fax: 208.334.8563
December 5, 2008
State economy
Gov. Otter orders additional 3 percent holdback
Continuing economic uncertainty and a further decline in tax collections prompted Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter to order an additional 3 -percent state budget holdback today. He directed state agencies to further reduce their spending in light of forecasts showing the 1-percent holdback that he ordered in September still would leave this year's revenue significantly short of what was projected last winter.
Economic downturn requires tough decisions
Wednesday Gov. Otter announced additional steps to help lead Idaho through an economic downturn that is producing less revenue than initially expected. The measures he outlined will have an impact on every state agency, all state employees and ultimately all of Idaho's citizens.
Budget cuts
ITD slices $9 million, reduces administrative costs
ITD is cutting its budget by $9 million and reducing administrative costs an additional $1.6 million by transferring 18 administrative positions to such critical services as bridge inspection, snow plowing, and road and bridge maintenance.
Peer review
ASCE team identifies ITD strengths, opportunities for improvement
A team of engineers from business and government, assembled from throughout the country, recently completed a thorough review of ITD's Division of Highways, its organization, function and support systems. The American Society of Civil Engineers peer review team found ITD employees are committed to their profession and service mission and are dedicated to improvement.
Transportation board
Workshop to focus on strategic plan, outdoor signs
The Idaho Transportation Board will discuss the status of ITD's strategic plan when it meets in an all-day workshop Wednesday, the day before its monthly business meeting at Headquarters. A staff presentation to the board will focus on the four focus areas of the plan: Investing in Our People; Leading through Agency Performance; Improving Customer Service; and Expanding and Enhancing Partnerships.
Holiday messages
Remember those serving far from home
By U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo
For more than 200,000 military men and women in and around Iraq and Afghanistan, and tens of thousands deployed elsewhere around the world, the 2008 holidays will mean celebrating far from home. It is important to find ways to reach out to them and demonstrate our gratitude for their service to our nation.
Changes give districts responsibility for IT purchases
Effective this Monday (Dec. 1,) all district supply operations are allowed to purchase and receive all IT- (information technology) related items listed on the ITD-711 form. The district supply operations also are allowed to purchase and receive all IT-approved products as long as the ITD-709 form is completed and approved by the CTO or his designee.
Gift ideas
Historic marker guide, sample plates make great gifts
Finding a quick present or unique gift idea can be challenging as the holidays approach so the Idaho Transportation Department offers a few suggestions. The historical marker guide offers a fascinating glimpse of Idaho's rich history through the state's 244 historical signs and their descriptions. The guide connects Idaho's history with the state's scenic geography, tying events and colorful personalities to specific places. To make a Christmas gift more personal, the transportation department offers sample license plates that can be customized with an individual's name or other message.
In Memoriam
Joseph Peagler
Joe Peagler, who was responsible for ITD's railroad crossing program and worked at ITD for about a decade, died recently in an automobile-motorcycle crash. The linked obituary appeared in the Idaho Statesman Thursday (Dec. 4).
Highway safety
I-84 injury crashes reduced by 50 percent
Injury crashes have been cut in half by increased work zone patrols in the I-84 corridor between the Garrity and Meridian Interchanges, ITD announced this week. The Idaho State Police (ISP), through an agreement with ITD, has increased patrols for several months in the 12-mile work zone.
Don't let stress rob you of holiday spirit
Stress isn't going away especially with the holiday season. Here are a some things you can do to lighten the stress load on your mind and body
Holiday safety
Safety urged for outdoor lights, indoor cooking
Once again the season is upon us when we gather together to stay warm, cook large meals, enjoy the beauty of candle light and decorate the home with all kinds of pine wreaths/trees, ribbons, lights and other decorations. All of this helps to set the mood for enjoyable holiday times with friends and family. All of it done safely ensures that the holidays remain happy.
Holiday shoppers warned to guard personal information
While you're busy shopping for that perfect holiday gift, criminals are also searching for a one-of-a-kind item -- your identity. Holiday shoppers should take special care to protect their identities from thieves, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). The increased spending during the holiday season provides more opportunities for criminals to steal your identity.
ITD Mailbox
• Thanks for striping highways
Transportation board
Board approves requests for 'Safe Routes' funding
In 1969, 50 percent of children living within 1 mile of school walked or biked to school. In 2001, only 15 percent did. The federal Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Program was established to reverse that trend, according to program representatives who spoke last week to the Idaho Transportation Board. The Safe Routes to School program was created to encourage children to walk and bicycle to school and to make that option safer
Improved traveler services system awaits motorists
ITD introduced a number of enhancements to its 511 Traveler Services system the past year that will help motorists safely navigate changing highway and weather conditions. As part of the system upgrades, ITD also unveiled a new campaign that encourages motorists to check 511 B4 U GO, by going to the Web site at 511.idaho.gov or dialing 511 toll-free from within the state.
Enhancements made to Web, phone systems
In an effort to continually improve the 511 Traveler Services system and respond to public needs, the Idaho Transportation Department added a number of new features to the Web site and telephone system this year. The interactive Web site – 511.idaho.gov – along with new mobile Web options and the voice-response telephone system (dial 511 within Idaho) is the primary source for winter driving conditions and provides access to similar systems in adjacent states.
511 information available on Mobile Web devices
The Idaho Transportation Department introduced a new application of 511 Traveler Services specifically for motorists who can access the Web from their mobile device, including newer cell phones that include Web browsers. To reduce download time, and associated charges, ITD limits information available through Mobile Web to route reports and camera images.
More cameras provide views of Idaho highways
The increasing popularity of Web cameras as a source for winter driving conditions led to major improvements of the Idaho Transportation Department's Idaho Traveler Services system the past year.
Winter travel in Idaho
Remember last winter? Use extra caution on highways
The harsh winter of 2007-08 provided a vivid reminder about the importance of preparing for winter travel conditions. Snow, blowing and drifting snow, winds, poor visibility and ice can make winter driving difficult in Idaho. ITD reminds drivers to use extra caution when traveling the state's highways this winter.
Service and prepare vehicle for emergencies
Motorists can prepare for safer winter travel by keeping a simple emergency kit on hand, ITD advises drivers to carry some helpful items in the car in case of an emergency and to have vehicle in top condition for tackling winter conditions.
Tips offered for safer winter travel
Idaho motorists take to the roads this winter, ITD reminds drivers that
a few extra precautions can make winter journeys safer.
Studded tires legal, but highway damage can result
Motorists traveling on Idaho highways
this winter can use studded tires to improve vehicle handling. The use
of studded tires is legal from Oct. 1 through April 30. While it is legal to use the tires the
transportation department advises against it unless extreme conditions
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wintergreen needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 271 designs submitted by 52 freelance designers.
Lurelog will be a new online fishing community. We aim to provide
information and reviews on the latest cutting edge fishing gear as
well as provide a place for fisherman to showoff there latest fishing
Our target audience are lure fishermen (Artificial baits) as opposed to bait fishermen. Lure fishing is far more of an action sport. Typically this is the type of fishing conducted in tournaments.
The logo is to be used in the upcoming website, email header and business cards
We would love the logo to project the modern feel of the lure industry and some of the attributes users love about this sport.
- Excitement
- Action packed
- Cutting edge
- Thrilling hunt
- Movement
The logo should be memorable and recognizable from an unreadable distance. As such it is likely we are looking for something with an icon, symbol or shape involved. Currently our only ideas are centered
around a fish or a lure but we are open to all ideas.
As this community will not be dedicated to one particular type of fishing, we do NOT want any identifiable fish species to such as Marlin or Bass, so perhaps keep it generic and or on the abstract side of things.
No color requirements, the website has had no design work done. We are starting with the logo first. Be creative have fun!
Lurelog is very new. We are just getting the basics up off the ground. Do your best to crush the design of this logo. Grow with us and we will do our best to bring plenty of repeat business your way as the site develops.
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This Peruvian roast chicken borrows its accent from a marinade of paprika, cumin, and garlic, which results in the dish's amazing orange hue.
The amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on this chicken is sorta spectacular. That's to say nothing of its taste. But what's just as spectacular about this roast chicken? That fact that you don't require a special roasting pan to make it. You can essentially roast it in anything—we've used baking dishes, cast-iron skillets, just about anything. The only trick is that size does, indeed, matter. If the sides of the dish are too high, the chicken skin along the sides and bottom of your hen will turn steam and turn soggy rather than shatteringly crisp. Too large a dish and the lovely jus (that's French for unspeakably flavorful juices that the chicken exudes into the roasting pan) will evaporate in a hot oven. And trust us, you don't want to miss a drop of these lovely juices. What you need is something that's not too big, not too small, but just the right size. We find that something along the lines of a 12- to 14-inch cast-iron or ovenproof skillet works quite nicely. Originally published January 24, 2011.–Renee Schettler Rossi
Peruvian Roast Chicken
- Quick Glance
- Serves 4
- For the Peruvian roast chicken
- 5 garlic cloves, peeled
- Fine sea salt
- One (4-pound) whole chicken
- 1 lemon, cut into quarters
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons white wine
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- For the salad
- 2 avocados
- 1/2 to 3/4 of a small red onion, very thinly sliced and soaked in ice water for 10 minutes to lessen its bite
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro leaves, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from 1 large lime)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse sea salt
- Make the Peruvian roast chicken
- 1. Finely chop the garlic cloves. Using the flat side of the knife's blade, scrape and chop and mash the garlic and 1/2 teaspoon of salt into a paste.
- 2. Pull off any excess fat surrounding the cavity of the chicken and discard it. Rinse and pat the chicken dry, inside and out, and place the chicken on a plate. Rub the chicken all over with 2 of the lemon quarters, then discard the lemon quarters.
- 3. Slip a finger under the chicken skin at the edge of the cavity and run it along the breasts and thighs to gently loosen the skin. Gently work a little of the garlic paste between the chicken skin and meat, being careful not to tear the skin and rubbing your hand along the surface of the skin to smooth the paste and push it past where you can reach with your hand.
- 4. In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, 2 tablespoons of the wine, the oil, paprika, cumin, black pepper, and oregano. Place the chicken in a 2-gallon resealable bag or a baking dish and pour the marinade on top. Turn the bird several times to coat. Seal the bag or cover the chicken and refrigerate for 5 to 8 hours, turning the chicken once or twice if you think of it.
- 5. Preheat the oven to 425ºF (220°C). Adjust the oven rack to the middle position.
- 6. Transfer the chicken to a baking dish or heavy frying pan (see LC Note preceding the recipe), pouring the marinade into a small bowl and scraping any thick bits of spices that cling to the container into the bowl. Squeeze the 2 remaining lemon quarters into the cavity of the bird and toss the lemon quarters into the cavity. If desired, tie the legs together with kitchen string. Season the chicken all over with 1 teaspoon of salt. Set the reserved marinade aside.
- 7. Roast the bird in the oven for 15 minutes, then baste with some of the marinade. Reduce the heat to 375ºF (190°C) and continue to roast, basting every 20 minutes with the marinade and the pan juices, for an hour. Discard the marinade. Then roast for 15 minutes more, for a total of 1 1/2 hours, until the juices of the chicken run clear when the thigh is pierced with a fork and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 165ºF (74°C). Allow the chicken to rest for a few minutes after you remove it from the oven.
- Make the salad
- 8. A little while before you take the chicken from the oven, peel and halve each avocado. Remove the pits and cube the avocados. Place the avocados, onion, cilantro, lime juice, oil and a generous pinch of salt in a bowl and toss to coat the avocado with lime juice. Set aside to allow the flavors to meld.
- Get the food on the table
- 9. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board. If you have a fat separator, now's the time to use it. If you don't have one, tip the baking dish so you can see the oil separating from the pan juices. Using a soup spoon, skim off and discard most of the oil. Place the baking dish over medium-high heat and bring the juices to a simmer. Add the remaining wine and simmer, scraping any bits from the bottom and sides of the dish, simmer for 3 minutes. (If your baking dish isn't flameproof, pour the juices into a saucepan and proceed with the simmering.)
- 10. Carve the bird, toss the avocado salad once again, and pour the pan sauce into a serving bowl to pass on the side.
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A total of four current or former Hope College faculty members will perform "The Song of the Flute" on Sunday, Oct. 28, at 3 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The performance features faculty members Julie Sooy, flute, Linda Dykstra, voice, and Jennifer Wolfe, piano, with Rebecca Van De Walker, flute.
The unique combination of flute, voice, and piano will be heard in Claude Debussy's "Syrinx," Catherine McMichael's "The Mariko Suite," Jules Demersseman's "Grande Fantaisie De Concert" and David Diamond's "The Mad Maid's Song," as well as a work by Joyce Mekeel and Franz Doppler. "Rigoletto-Fantaisie," written by Franz and Karl Doppler, will also be performed.
Sooy has been teaching at Hope for 10 years, and has also played with WestShore, Bowling Green, and Perrysburg symphonies. She performs regularly with a worship team at Central Wesleyan Church in Holland. Her bachelor's and master's degrees from Bowling Green State University are in flute performance and education.
Dykstra, lyric soprano, joined the Hope faculty in 1997. Her undergraduate and graduate degrees were earned at the University of Maryland. She spent seven years in Germany, performing numerous lieder recitals, oratorios, and with the Kleines Opern Ensemble Berlin. In 1997 she was awarded the Rosa Ponselle Voice Teacher of the Year Gold Medallion.
Wolfe is an instructor and staff accompanist at the college. She holds master's degrees in choral conducting and piano performance from MSU and the University of Illinois. In addition to her classroom teaching, she directs the Women's Chamber Choir.
Van De Waker is a former Hope faculty member and is an active performer in the area. She received her bachelor's degree from New England Conservatory with additional studies with Jeanie Baxtresser.
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The Tongginator spent quite a bit of time last night talking with me about adoption, about her first parents and foster parents and about "that lame rule," also known as China's one-child (or sometimes two-child) policy. It seems she did watch the documentary, much more closely than it appeared. She asked me why there are so many girls in China if people prefer boys, and I had to explain that there aren't "so many girls in China," there are so many girl Chinese adoptees in the United States. She filled in the blanks for me: "because people don't want girls, just like she (Lisa Ling) said." I reminded her that sometimes it's because the family is too poor, or too young, or the child is too sick for the family to care for him or her, but that yes, sometimes it's simply because the child was born female.
It stunk having to say that.
I'm sure it stunk more for her to hear it.
The Tongginator talked quite a bit about her feelings, and her thoughts, with most of her struggles centered around international versus domestic adoption. If anyone feels upset about the Hague mandate that international adoption be a last resort for a child, let me tell you that my Tongginator is a prime example for why that rule is a good thing. She wishes she still lived in China, adopted by a Chinese family, living with her same culture and language. It's hard being adopted transracially, transculturally. In response to her views, I shared that I wish those had been options for her, but that officials in China decided that her only hope for a family was through international adoption. I don't know if that was true, but it was what they said they believed. They chose international adoption for her because they felt that it would be better than life in an orphanage.
She told me it wasn't fair. I agreed.
We talked a lot last night, the Tongginator and me. It was very healing for her - I could tell. We had some serious moments, some seriously sad moments and some moments that weren't serious at all - even downright funny. Like when the Tongginator told me, "I wish I still lived in China and not in such a small town stuck in the middle of nowhere Maryland." Oh, y'all, I couldn't help myself - I burst out laughing. Because we? Live surrounded by the "small towns" of Baltimore, Washington, DC and Annapolis. And the Tongginator? Used to live here:
And then we both laughed when we talked about her future. Because she said she felt sad she wouldn't live in China as a grown-up. And I told her that she might still be able to do so, that many people adopted from Korea moved back there as adults, to live and to work, so maybe people adopted from China might do the same. She pondered that for a minute, then in all seriousness said, "I wouldn't want to move back to China as a grown-up. Because then I'd have to fly out there by myself. And that's a LONG flight. I might get sick on the plane like I did last time, and you wouldn't be there to clean it up. And then I'd be the one who had to clean up my vomit. All by myself." I started laughing, then she started laughing. A few minutes later, after our fit of giggles subsided, I promised that - if she still wanted me to when she was All Grown Up - I would fly out there with her, and that I'd help her clean up her vomit if she did, indeed, throw up on the plane.
Towards the end of our conversation, the Tongginator asked me two very important questions. First, she asked if it was okay if she considered "my birthmother and my foster mother my other real mothers even though they don't take care of me now." I told her that of course it was okay, that she got to decide who was important in her life, and what to call them. (I've always referred to the Tongginator's biological mother as her first mom, but she prefers the term birthmother, so I'm now using both terms equally.)
Second, the Tongginator double-checked with me to ensure that she was allowed to feel angry or sad about being adopted. I told her that it happened to her, not me, so she was allowed to feel however she felt about it. I also told her that I would probably feel angry and sad if it happened to me. I've told her that many times, but - for the first time - I felt she was old enough to hear something a bit more complicated. I explained to her that many people who aren't adopted feel that adoptees should only feel happy about adoption. I told her that didn't make sense to Daddy and me, and that those people just didn't know any better. She asked me if I would ever correct people about it if they said she should only feel happy about being adopted. "Tongginator, I already have," I answered.
And that's when she burst out laughing.
It seems the Tongginator thinks I sound both mean and scary when I get all riled up.
And she might just feel a bit sorry for those people, even if they are wrong.
25 comments:
- Kim K. said...
I always appreciate having blogging friends go through these experiences first. We're just starting to get questions from Josie, but we barely touch the topic and then she moves onto other things. Thanks for sharing.
- January 23, 2012 at 6:36 AM
- Aus said...
Good morning TM - great post here - ya know I think I really love you guys - you "get it" - and you do such a beautiful job of sharing it with both your daughter (and I'm sure Squirt to when she's old enough) and with the world.
We started with our 'tough time' with Chase yesterday - which marked the 2nd anniversary of his being removed from his foster home and returned to the SWI prior to our adoption day on the 25th...and he grieved and just clung to us yesterday - and for the first time a lot with me rather than Marie...we'll get thru!
Great joy for you guys - and when T walks by - would you pass along a hug for me and tell her I think she's cool? Thanks!!
hugs - aus and co.
- January 23, 2012 at 7:04 AM
- autumnesf said...
Mouse found the same DVD and watched it without my knowledge. A couple of days later she made a few comments and we had some of these same type conversations. Its an interesting ride for sure.
- January 23, 2012 at 7:57 AM
- Jenny said...
My oldest is still only 4, and Ethiopian, not Chinese, but I am certainly saving this post to read and re-read. His processing isn't near the level that the Togginator's is, but he will get there.
- January 23, 2012 at 8:12 AM
- Debby said...
What a great conversation with your daughter. She is a smart cookie. SO important that you have these conversations. She knows that you will answer her questions. So sweet that you told her that you would fly with her.
- January 23, 2012 at 8:19 AM
- Beyond Normal Limits said...
"I told her that of course it was okay, that she got to decide who was important in her life, and what to call them." I just wanted to say again that I appreciate you. That may not have been an easy conversation, but you handled it well, focusing on your daughter's needs.
- January 23, 2012 at 8:47 AM
- La Bicicleta Mamma said...
I don't know why but this post made me cry. Our girls have to think about so, so much when really the hardest thing a seven year old should have to think about is what color skirt she wants to wear today. Sometimes it makes my heart hurt.
But other times I am just amazed at the strength our girls have. That they can take these stories they have and roll with them. I think it's because they have some pretty amazing Moms to help guide them.
Thanks for sharing TM. That was one awesome conversation. You and your daughter make one awesome team.
- January 23, 2012 at 8:50 AM
- Nikki said...
Thanks for this. Violet is not quite 2 yet, but we know the time will come one day. I think I will invest in the video as it seems to help with the conversation. I would not like to sugar coat her previous reality, just help it sting less. I can always relate to your posts and never feel alone after reading them.
- January 23, 2012 at 9:33 AM
- Briana's Mom said...
What a great conversation - for the both of you.
After all I have read over the years, I understand how important it is to let your kids take the lead and let them feel how they need to feel - no matter how hard it is to hear what they have to say sometimes.
Bri has already surprised me with comments at age 5, so I am just bracing myself for what she will say two years from now.
- January 23, 2012 at 9:39 AM
- Mama.The.Dragon said...
Thanks for sharing!
- January 23, 2012 at 10:16 AM
- Amy said...
I can see all of these conversations in my future as well. Thank you for sharing:)
- January 23, 2012 at 10:57 AM
- Patricia/NYC said...
We have had similar conversations since this past October...the floodgates opened & Kiara put it all together...heart-wrenching, truly. But I am so thankful she has started to get it all out & talk about it. It's ongoing, & I know it will continue, but knowing that SHE knows she can talk to me & her dad about all of it is a great thing. In Kiara's words (& I know you will appreciate this):
"When I'm a grownup, I'm going to China & CHANGING ALL the stupid rules!!!!"
Somehow, I don't doubt it at all! :)
- January 23, 2012 at 10:57 AM
- Cedar said...
I have the hardest time putting my feelings into words sometimes...but this is beautiful and sad and really important for all adoptive parents to understand and the Tongginator...she is amazing! This one could go into a magazine...
- January 23, 2012 at 11:59 AM
- Kim said...
My Sweet P just turned 6 and we've been having very much the same conversations. She has told me that she wished she could be with both her birthmom and me and that she wished she could live in China. It's amazing to me how much she thinks about it and 'what' she thinks about!
Thanks so much for this post. I'm happy and relieved to read about the experiences of others.
- January 23, 2012 at 12:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
Loved this post. DD is going through a lot of angst because of CNY, and focus on her from her Girl Scout troop. It's so hard.
Thanks for sharing your story, and giving me more words to use with DD.
- January 23, 2012 at 1:12 PM
- Karen said...
We read an adoption children's book the other night, and my daughter, who's now 7, asked for some reasons that children are abandoned. Until now, I have told her that they are abandoned because they are the second or third born child, or the family was poor. I just could not tell her it might have been because they're girls. I just don't know if she's ready for that kind of sense of rejection. She too hates the one child policy, and says it's dumb that China has that kind of policy...and we have talked about it being ok for her to grieve the loss of her first parents. It's so complicated.
- January 23, 2012 at 1:45 PM
- the meaklims said...
Another INCREDIBLE post. Tonggu Momma, I have missed you!
Saving this one to my 'special' folder, for future reference.
Thinking about your little T and thankful that her Momma listens to her little heart.
- January 23, 2012 at 8:48 PM
- Sharie said...
This one brought tears to my eyes...T is always a step ahead of Amelia so I always appreciate you sharing how you talk about things because I know I'll be having the same conversation soon. Thank you.
- January 23, 2012 at 10:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
The Tongginator is so smart! I hope she gets to go back to China someday.
- January 23, 2012 at 11:09 PM
- The Byrd's Nest said...
Oh how I long for the day that Lottie will open up like this, her little heart is so full of anger but she just will not talk about it. So proud of your girl:)
- January 24, 2012 at 9:02 AM
- Kristen {RAGE against the MINIVAN} said...
Wow - what an insightful girl. So glad she is processing it all with you.
- January 24, 2012 at 12:05 PM
- Mia's Mommy said...
Again ..taking notes for this conversation some day with my own little junior Tongginator. :)
- January 26, 2012 at 7:43 PM
- Kelly the Overthinker said...
I loved reading this very honest post because I feel like I can already mentally prepare myself a bit for when the time comes - if the time comes - when the time comes...I don't know. But, whatever the case, I'm thinking these things through now whether my bio daughter or my adopted daughter ask - I wanna be ready.
- January 27, 2012 at 11:59 PM
- delucchi family treasures said...
I had the exact same conversation with my Amy-Li who is now 6 and a half. It seems to be the age where there is so much going on in their little heads and they are trying to work out where they fit in it all.
Pop along to mine for a visit, have missed ya.
Love Jules
- January 29, 2012 at 4:15 PM
- Cavatica said...
Many steps behind you. Thanks for offering some guidance, no matter how different or similar our path might be.
- February 10, 2012 at 9:41 PM


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Well, not really Einstein, but rather local Len Barron, who tell stories of the famous scientist in a one-man show he has performed hundreds of times over the years. Barron, 80, is a lifelong walker, who, last year, re-discovered running while walking on the treadmill on a winter's day in the East Boulder Recreation Center.
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"I did not plan on taking up running," Barron, a garrulous, energetic man, said during a morning chat last week. "I was on the treadmill at the rec center, where I go because of the community there. I saw a young lady running fast next to me, and another time, a guy about 30 running fast. Both did it with ease, and I thought, 'Wow, wonder if I can do that?'"
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Without realizing it, and with the help of the "spurts" he did, Barron got faster and fitter and was able not only to crack 9 minutes, but ran an 8:40 mile.
"Can you imagine that?" he asked, his eyes lighting up, much as Einstein's might have when he had the flash of insight that E=mc2.
What surprised Barron was that the same 10 minute-mile pace that on his first runs had been so tiring and caused him to get out of breath was now much easier.
"How can this be?" the ever-inquisitive Barron asked.
The reason, and one of the pillars of endurance training, is that continuous long-term aerobic development is the key to getting faster, a simple fact often overlooked. Only after the aerobic "foundation" is built — such as Barron has from his decades of quotidian walking — should the intervals, or shorter, faster-paced training be added.
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When I first started looking at the resources I might need to learn more about my family, I had a shock. All of the older generation (grandparents on both sides) was gone. I knew of no other people in my immediate family who were interested in genealogy. I had no idea where my cousins even lived anymore. Any of this sounds familiar?
But I was determined to find out all that I could about my family. From my background in teaching and grants management, I knew a lot about research. I started reading genealogy how-to books. I was looking for a research plan – where to begin. Some years down the line, I came across a wonderful book by Ann Carter Fleming called The Organized Family Historian. I wish that I had had this book from the beginning. The name of the first chapter "Where Do I Start?" tells you that you have come to the right place to get grounded in your search. The first step, according to Ms. Fleming and other professionals in the field, is to create a four-step ancestor chart, starting with you and going back to your great-grandparents (p. 12, Fleming). That's what I did, using a free form from About Genealogy, http://genealogy.about.com/: