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Zach Horn and Erik Weber are examples of the opportunities the brewing industry has presented to Western North Carolina residents who are willing to go the extra mile.
Zach Horn and Erik Weber are examples of the opportunities the brewing industry has presented to Western North Carolina residents who are willing to go the extra mile.
Horn is from Memphis, Tenn., Weber from Erie, Pa., born one month apart and about to celebrate their 30th birthdays this spring. They met at a job as biologists for the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy in Weber's hometown after each graduated college. It was a particularly fateful move for Horn, who — free from commitment and seeking a new experience — had moved north and met his future wife, Nicole, and future best friend, Weber, at the job.
Weber and his wife, Maggie, moved to Fletcher four years ago after Maggie finished pharmacy school in Erie, despite having no employment lined up at the time. They moved for the quality of life, as did Horn and his wife, who left their jobs as high school biology teachers in Memphis to join their friends and start a new life with their son, Lincoln, who is about to turn 2.
Now, Horn and Weber live two miles apart and are chasing a career together in a field that has WNC abuzz — craft beer — with Weber having landed a job two weeks ago as assistant brewer at Oskar Blues.
"We moved here without a job or anything. We were fortunate enough to be able to save and buy a house," Horn said recently, between a pumps class with Weber at Blue Ridge Community College and a job interview at Sierra Nevada. "When I moved here, I applied for every (kind of work) because I didn't have a job. We moved here for the area, because we had visited Erik and Maggie probably 15 times from Memphis. My family thought we were a little crazy."
Risky, perhaps, but Horn and Weber developed a plan. Home-brewers and avid craft beer fans, they met Sierra Nevada representatives, including co-manager Brian Grossman, at Riverfest in Asheville last August.
They learned details of the company's future facility in Mills River and wanted to work for the brewery, though at the time they thought it was a pipe dream because they had no commercial brewing experience.
A few months later, BRCC announced the start of its Continuing Education Program's Craft Beer Academy to begin the process of training workers for jobs needed by Oskar Blues, Sierra Nevada and other breweries in the region. One of the classes, the Oskar Blues Brew School, a partnership between the college and the Brevard brewery, combines classroom lectures and on-site learning at Oskar Blues to cover all aspects of the production process.
Before BRCC had even begun advertising the course, it received inquiries by the hundreds from several states, and so a first-come, first-serve online registration procedure was established in January to fill the 20-student quota for the first class.
Desperately and repeatedly clicking the refresh button on their respective computers once registration opened, Horn and Weber eventually were able to navigate through the process, and each grabbed one of the coveted 20 spots.
Suddenly, what seemed like a long shot, at best, to secure a job as a brewer began to look feasible.
"I think what made it a realistic possibility for anybody that's not already in the industry, or knows somebody that's in the industry, is the college, and classes like the Oskar Blues Brew School, because it allowed people that were working or that couldn't leave (the area) to go to a brewing school somewhere, or didn't have six, seven grand to spend, to take the course and get actual brewery hands-on experience, see how things work, make some connections and get the lecture portion of the class and take the (Institute of Brewing and Distilling certification) test," said Weber, father of a 2-year-old daughter and 3-month-old son.
"That's what did it for me. I had been looking at Siebel (Institute of Technology in Chicago) and (University of California, Davis), and I am a stay-at-home dad — or was — and so I couldn't just get up and go, so that was amazing when we got into the Blue Ridge course."
Weber took advantage of the opportunity.
After an interview with Oskar Blues head brewer Noah Tuttle and a phone interview with Oskar Blues' head brewer and production manager at the company's sister facility in Colorado, Tuttle offered Weber a job with a few weeks still remaining in the course.
"I was impressed by the enthusiasm Erik showed by not only enrolling in the Brew School but by also taking other classes that we recommended for students to take at the school that would be beneficial for working at a brewery," Tuttle said.
"He showed a lot of drive by applying with all the managers at the brewery and always following up and communicating in a professional way."
At the same time his buddy was getting hired by Oskar Blues, Horn, a middle school teacher in Buncombe County, was informed he had earned gold status in a lengthy aptitude test required by BRCC and Sierra Nevada for potential job applicants to interview for the Mills River brewery, which is also working closely with BRCC to develop a full degree program. That set the stage for Horn to apply for one of six brewer positions Sierra Nevada recently posted.
Like Weber, he is doing everything he can to land a job in the industry, and has now registered for a forklifting class at BRCC. And while Horn's wife still has not found a teaching job in WNC, she may soon find herself — at least temporarily — keeping busy in another line of work.
"We've got some decisions to make," said Weber, referring to the fact that he and his wife, a pharmacist at Rite Aid, are now working. He then added with a chuckle, "Zach's wife, I think, is going to be babysitting our children a lot."
Webber and Horn are showing that doors can open when you follow your passion.


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and here's an interview about the unveiling also from Aug 24th on Youtube
The Sprouse twins were born on August 4th 1992, so they have recently turned 18. Only pics and vids shot on or after their 18 birthday will be allowed. We shall assume that this ad is ok in regards to the age issue until there is information that leads us to conclude it was shot prior to their 18th birthday. Their previous games ad is assumed to be shot prior to their majority and not allowed as are the pics and vids of them before their recent birthday. That however doesn't mean you can' discuss their career up to their 18th birthday. But having said that, you should not eroticise them in their roles or appearances prior to that.
The previous thread was concerned more with forum rules. It is here if you want to read it, but, let me say this, please don't derail this thread about it. If a poster isn't familiar with our policies on not allowing u/a pics, then please use the Report Post link on the lower left of the post. Leave the moderators a message and let the mods deal with it. This will hopefully keep the thread ON TOPIC for everyone.
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Officials trying to right environmental wrong with Glen Canyon Dam
11/19/2012 6:58pmWith the sound of a siren to warn anyone downstream, government officials opened the spigots at the Glen Canyon Dam Monday afternoon.
Both drivers and UDOT adjust to new flex lanes
11/19/2012 7:08pmFlex lanes, as they're called, cut traffic jams by alternating the direction of an extra lane during peak hours in the morning and the evening. UDOT is already adjusting the system to make it simpler.
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Family given vehicle in time for Thanksgiving
11/19/2012 7:19pmA local family struggling to make ends meet received the gift of transportation on Monday, just in time for Thanksgiving.
Utah's most devout deal-seekers already lined up for Black Friday
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Girl impaled by rod dies from injuries
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Burglar arrested for DUI before theft is discovered
11/19/2012 9:04pmA Vernal man is expected to face charges in two counties after a bizarre home burglary over the weekend. He's accused of breaking into a home stealing a vehicle, but he was arrested before the homeowner even knew anything was wrong.
VIDEO: Victims of crime find a shoulder to lean on
11/19/2012 9:55pmSome of the most important people involved in police work are the ones you don't get to see.
Personal foul: Parents
11/19/2012 10:38pmA KSL investigation discovers how adults really act at youth sporting events. The behavior that often convinces kids to drop out of sports altogether.
TSA, UDOT have good news for holiday travelers
11/19/2012 10:52pmWe're now less than 48 hours away from the biggest travel day of the year. If you're making that extended trip to grandma's house, the airlines and the Utah Department of Transportation have some good news for a change.
Retired UTA exec to receive annual $200K pension
11/19/2012 11:28pmUTA's top executive rode off into the sunset this year with a hefty annual retirement that will be funded by public money.
Man arrested after opening fire on Provo police
11/19/2012 11:59pmPolice have released the name of the man arrested after opening fire on officers who were attempting to execute a search warrant.
West Jordan teen named World Chess Champion
11/19/2012 11:59pmA West Jordan teen has been named king of the world – well, of the chess world that is.
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^ Fantastic picture! Great find, MisterN!
^ And whilst searching for the rest of the calendar pics I found this
However, although there are a couple of other pics from the calendar that I think are really good, I reckon that you've already posted the two best ones. Many thanks for doing that
Glad you like them I went through all the calendar pictures I have and these two I liked the best.
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So we are now saying that a country has full permission to invade other countries' territory, and we should look away as long as they are Gay Friendly?
Got it.
Zeno, this situation is so convoluted, however I will research what you say. Obviously, there is plenty of propaganda both sides spew and little details that both sides twist that it takes an enormous amount of focus to completely understand all of the facts in how things got to be how they are today.
However, I am having a difficult time taking up for Israel's original invasion and migration to the land we'll call "Palestine" when the Ottoman Empire controlled that land from 1453 to 1917. That would be similar to if Americans were outnumbered by Indians, and the entire Indian population declared war on the United States, insisting they had every right to this land.
Do you agree with the Zionist movement and the outcome of Arab-Israeli War? Keep in mind, I have no agenda here other than advocating the truth and what's right.


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Monday, October 29, 2007
Two-Minute Drill
* The Wolverines-Buckeyes Challenge for Life is in full swing. The two schools are trying to register as many people as possible to become organ donors. Check out their website, ShowUsYourHeart.com, to to sign up and help U-M take this one for a great cause.
* Buckeye football team takes down Penn State football team, Buckeye fans infiltrate "Paternoville" and "tag" a sheet signed by PSU players that was to be auctioned off for charity.
* Want to make fun of both MSU and OSU? Our new blog friends at BigTenTailgate.com are having a caption contest for the picture below. First place is a Tempe12.com Girls of the Big Ten calendar.
44 comments:
- WingRG said...
last i checked they can still sell that thing for charity ... it probably won't be a Penn State fan buying it though. Look at the bright side, unless they paid for players signatures (a big NCAA no-no) it'll be pretty cheap to replace.
- October 29, 2007 8:23 AM
- Katie said...
That is sad. Even if they were not planning to sell it for charity, to deface anything at a rival school is poor behavior. Period.
- October 29, 2007 9:00 AM
- Pyle said...
Comment on the defacing of the sheet...
No Buckeye I have ever encountered has referred to the Penn State-Ohio State Rivalry as "the border war". I am extremely suspicious as to who actually vandalized their sign. I would say I'm 90% sure no Buckeyes were near that poster.
- October 29, 2007 9:33 AM
- srudoff said...
agree with pyle - what ohio state fan has EVER called this a "border war"?? hey let's mess this up and blame it on ohio state fans!!!
someone must have been watching Fast Times at Ridgemont High before the game and tried to pull a Jeff Spicoli. sorry lion fans, no one's gonna believe that fans from Washington High wrecked Jefferson's car! (you have to be kinda old to know that reference!)
- October 29, 2007 11:08 AM
- WingRG said...
defacing stuff at rival school poor behavior? Sure. But what about throwing URINE BAGS at the opposing school band members as they're trying to make their way into the stadium (i'm not talking about powdered doughnuts here) ? The reason our band didn't go to Happy Valley this year was because in 2005 they were subjected to that. Like i mentioned earlier, if they still want to sell it to charity, the sheet with signatures on it is very easy to replace. I'm just not sure who'd want it, considering their team lost the game.
- October 29, 2007 11:29 AM
- Josey said...
You mean to say they Spray Painted... A RAG? OMG, what is this world coming to! Everyone knows that Penn State has easily the classiest fan base in the Big-10, I'm sure they wept for hours after sighting this. I can't imagine how PSU could possibly replace such a priceless artifact and get 6 whole guys to sign another one. Now they won't be able to raise literally tens of dollars for charity. Tons of PSU fans were clamoring for the Rag from Paternoville to commemorate the beating they took. For Shame, OSU, for shame.
- October 29, 2007 12:30 PM
- Katie said...
Shakes head---------------->
and we wonder why tOSU fans treat Michigan fans as they do. What might be important to one person, isn't necessarily important to another. This might be something to consider. I am sure to PSU fans this was more than just a rag, I have a feeling there was some tradition behind it. Respect. A word that might benefit some of you to learn.
- October 29, 2007 12:36 PM
- Josey said...
Katie, seriously, you're that offended by this? Sometimes "poor behavior" is what makes rivalries. And no I'm not talking about personal attacks. But you'd probably be blogging about Minnesota's bad sportsmanship when they stole your brown jug back in the day. Nobody got hurt, this was very mild and I'm pretty sure someone will make good on the charity money if it's that big a deal, which it isn't. Nobody wants that thing after the loss and whoever would have bid on it is the type that would just give money regardless.
In other news... one of the PSU fans threw a beer on Chris Fowler, that's not funny and it's not mentioned on this blog. http://blackshoediaries.com/story/2007/10/29/92419/660
- October 29, 2007 1:02 PM
- Katie said...
Josey, I am offended by poor behavior and I believe that this does consitute that. No it does not compare to throwing beer on somoene (and there are Michigan fans here who can attest to having beer bottles thrown at them while at tOSU), it does however not show respect and I do think that is something that is important. To act like it means nothing shows a lack of respect as well. As far as Minnesota storming the field and taking the jug in celebration and planting their flag......do I like it?, no. Did they earn it? Sure, more power to them, THAT is much different. IMHO
- October 29, 2007 1:14 PM
- Josey said...
Oh and something that is actually somewhat useful.
In 2005 the cover for Sporting News' College football preview was "Border Wars". Ted Ginn was on the cover for the midwest region and the term "Border Wars" referenced the OSU @ PSU game which they predicted OSU would lose. We did lose and it was the last time we did so in the regular season facing the "white out". If you wanted to forget about it you couldn't, the media and PSU fans reminded us of it over and over. I wouldn't be suprised if some OSU fan remembered it and actually pulled off the spray painting. Penn State doesn't really have a rival in the Big-10 because UM always beats them :P I think it's a cool name and I hope the OSU/PSU rivalry grows. They always give us a good game and rep the Big-10 well during Bowl season. I can't hate on their wild fan base or home crowd either, they remind me of OSU a lot. We share as much talent (High School recruits) with them as we do with Michigan. On the EA NCAA Football game it's listed as a "rivalry". I know some people might get upset about this stuff but I welcome the crazy PSU fans, taunting us, getting hyped for the game. It's either that or Kent State, yawn. Instead of whinning embrace the stuff that doesn't get anyone hurt. The Big-10 needs it.
- October 29, 2007 1:19 PM
- Josey said...
Katie. I'm talking about the original theft. They STOLE the jug after a loss. That is theft which is a crime worse than vandalism. Now it's a celebrated tradition which a very PC person such as yourself can appreciate.
Look. I am embarresed by some of the stuff that M*chig@n fans endure in Columbus. But some things are just fun and create some real passion about the game, trash talking etc. Painting a Rag is nothing to get worked up about. Go to a game in happy valley they are at least as "bad" as the crowd in Columbus. I guess it's just a different mindset. I welcome the passion, I love the PSU students chanting anti Ohio stuff, getting loud, making rude signs for gameday, etc, I want them to be worked up and take it serious. It's boring if there isn't a certain personal interest in the game to me.
- October 29, 2007 1:33 PM
- TRM073 said...
The "got class?" response by Lion fans is an understatement. The actions of a few OSU vandals should not detract from the fine performance of their team. Unfortunately it does and that's too bad.
The underlying 1909 monument to Civil War General,Pennsylvania Governor and PSU President James Beaver was slightly damaged by these clowns. Does this mean we will have to post guards the next time OSU comes to Happy Valley?
BTW: Even a big Penn Stater can enjoy your blog. Keep up the good work.
- October 29, 2007 1:43 PM
- Josey said...
trm073, yes please post gaurds, around the OSU fans and ESPN staff so we don't get bags of piss and/or beer thrown at us when we visit you stadium. I'm sure James Beaver *chuckle* is rolling over in his grave because a dash of paint got on his sign. God this world is becoming so PC and boring.
This blog is so funny that I can't believe this many lame people come here.
- October 29, 2007 1:52 PM
- Matt said...
Who else is ok with the Bulldogs celebrating on the field like that? The Gator fans get what they deserve.
- October 29, 2007 2:38 PM
- Paulie Buckeyes said...
Wah wah wah wah wah
- October 29, 2007 4:02 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
the post had like, what? 3 or 4 different items? the pic of the fetching sparty feeling up brutus? link to the organ donor site, a new blog? and what happens?
a dozen tosu trolls show up to defend their "honor" over a bedsheet. good thing we're the ones obsessed w/ them. imagine what it would be like if it were the other way around?
not that it was all bad. started out nicely w/ tosu fans posting their own versions of consipiracy theories. had the potential of being entertaining.
unfortunately, it quickly digressed into a regurgitation of the sadly typical half ass excuses buckeye fans pull off the shelf for everything- we didn't do it, it happens everywhere, it's happens more and worse at michigan, they had it coming, we OWN PSU 5-2, etc.
how sadly dull.
- October 29, 2007 6:53 PM
- WingRG said...
When they apologize for throwing urine at our band, then we'll apologize for "defacing" their sheet. Although, from a human being standpoint one is a lot worse than the other.
No one is making any excuses, just don't get all "hollier than thou" on us, like you always do. How come when you post comments they're "arguments" but when we do they're "excuses". Oh, i know, cuz we cheer for OSU. Great logic. Your terrific education/impartiality is showing.
- October 29, 2007 7:13 PM
- Yost said...
If I may...
wingrg, while I don't think the sheet thing is too bad (although if the plaque beneath is ruined, that's a different story), SiC's - and to be fair - my own complaints whenever a story like this regarding Buck behavior surfaces is the Big Three of OSU fan replies: 1) It's worse BLANK 2) They did BLANK to us 3) It happens everywhere.
Show me a link to a legit news source about the PSU band throwing urine and I'll put it up. Because I abhor such behavior. No matter who does it. Period
In fact, if you search the site, you'll see I ripped into some "Michigan" fans for their heinous treatment of some of my MSU friends after last year's game. I didn't qualify it. I didn't excuse it. I blasted it. Period.
- October 29, 2007 7:23 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
to be clear, i never said any of the comments were right or wrong.
i said they were, predictable, dull, and unentertaining.
you can add your last one to that list, too.
- October 29, 2007 7:29 PM
- Katie said...
I am not a stuffy gal, (Whets, et. al. can attest to my "sailor side"), for me though, college football comes down to a very basic, these are a group of young men playing ball. There is so much passion in that. As I have mentioned here before, my field of study is death and dying. There is great research on this topic of mortality and why we get so riled up to "defend" our team (and fans). It boils down to our fear of our own mortality and we feel the history of our programs and know that 120 years ago, our team was playing, which leads us to think that 120 years from now, our team will still be playing, long after we are gone. This gives us a feeling of immortality to some degree and we want to fight to defend it. President Ford after he was dead was flown over the Michigan Stadium, there is a part of him that remains immortal in the Michigan Program, as well as his political career. This is where the passion for supporting our team comes from. "My team is better than your team and I will kick your ass to prove it"............thus we have war and all sorts of other horrible things. When really, it is just a group of young men playing ball..........I like that so much better ;o)
- October 29, 2007 7:33 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
Carry on, "Sailor."
- October 29, 2007 7:38 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
just curious, but the post contains a link to the original PSU student paper that carries the original story (cause you know that yost didn't really write this, he just reported it).
so, how about a show of hands of how many of the tosu posters here, went to that site, and sent them comments/emails complaining about the accuracy of the story? or did you all just comment here, on the michigan blog, about the "bad" story the psu site had posted?
like i said, just curious.
- October 29, 2007 7:45 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
Death and Dying, eh? Well, that would explain your cheery disposition. :0)
- October 29, 2007 7:48 PM
- WingRG said...
Yost, SiC,
as far as the urine bags story that i mentioned i heard it from 2 distinct sources:
1) OSU band members that this happened to. They said that cops wouldn't let their bus drive up to the stadium in '05, so they had to make their way through the crowd, while people were throwing projectiles (piss bags included) at them.
2) Columbus radio (ESPN affiliate) mentioned this as the reason that the band wasn't going to Happy Valley this year. The reporter (who i detest, by the way) said he spoke to Dr. Woods (director of the band) and quoted him as saying that.
Now, both of you will brush it off as hearsay, b/c i can't provide you with a link/picture, but you know what they say: "when there's smoke, there's usually fire".
As far as the plaque underneath the sheet that was ruined, last i checked this is 21st century, and paint (i don't care how permanent) can be removed. Also, i have to question the historical significance of the plaque if it's routinely covered by a bed sheet. Did the fans who "defaced" the sheet actually know that there was something significant underneath it? How would they know that? Knock OSU all you want, but they won't cover something as significant as that with a bed sheet and risk it getting ruined.
- October 29, 2007 8:22 PM
- Katie said...
Whets, Yeah, I am a ton of fun at parties ;o) When a person sees enough people suffer and die it really makes a person find the good in what this life is. Which sort of seems like an oxymoron, but it is true. If you think about it, birth is simply a terminal illnes! Life is good......LIVE IT! (With respect for others ;o)
And I do appreciate your respectfulness as I do Wings and (most of the time Sru)
Ok, back to your regularly scheduled pissing match ;o)
- October 29, 2007 8:28 PM
- WingRG said...
you (and most everybody on this site) have always been respectful to me, so it's easy for me to show respect to you (i was brought up a little differently than a lot of my Buckeye brethren, though, i'll readily admit that).
As far as "seeing lots of death making you appreciate life", it's far from an oxymoron, in fact i've definitely heard that said before.
In fact, my great grand father, a WWII veteran who passed when i was 2-3 used to say something very similar. I don't remember anything from those years of my life (well some visual stuff maybe), but i remember that. Sorry, I'm getting a little philosophical for this thread. Damn, i'm glad my own research only deals with machines & software. Even when it's serious, it's not THAT SERIOUS.
- October 29, 2007 9:05 PM
- MGoBlue93 said...
As a Michigan Ex-Pat, the BTN has worked out great for me. However, I see both sides of this greed filled battle. Yost should enjoy this link.
I especially like it because it takes a shot at Martin.
- October 29, 2007 9:08 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
I know where you're coming from, but I'd be more inclined to say that life is a transitional phase.
Regardless, it's a gift and as you said, living it is the best stewardship.
Hmmmm. I don't think I'd use the phrase "pissing match" in this thread. Unless of course urine with the Boss Man.
*rim shot*
- October 29, 2007 9:10 PM
- Katie said...
Wings, I love grandparents, so much wisdom! Incredible that you could grasp such a concept at that age and remember it! Thank you for sharing, I realize this is not a philosophical forum, but it is nice to see that side of things from time to time.
Whets, I agree as well, it is a transitional phase.
And, because I showed my philosophical side I figured the "sailor" should toss in the pissing match comment....LOL. I could go back to my "visuals" if you have the oxygen turned up ;o) (I have lots of those, I dated a guy who spent a year in Korea ;o)
- October 29, 2007 10:00 PM
- srudoff said...
"just curious, but the post contains a link to the original PSU student paper that carries the original story (cause you know that yost didn't really write this, he just reported it).
so, how about a show of hands of how many of the tosu posters here, went to that site, and sent them comments/emails complaining about the accuracy of the story? or did you all just comment here, on the michigan blog, about the "bad" story the psu site had posted?
like i said, just curious."
probably the same number as the number of michigan fans on this blog that take the time to write in to the free press to complain about drew sharp or to umich.edu to complain about the AD, instead of just coming here to comment/complain about it. probably none on either side
there are a bunch of penn state fans on bucknuts and on psu's forum apologizing for the bad behaviour they witnessed first hand Saturday night (including a girl getting sucker punched in the stomach by a GUY). in no way am i saying that it's justified or that it happens everywhere so it's ok - just wondering where the news articles on this kind of stuff are? is it not news? if it happened so much that people felt the need to apologize in forums (like OSU fans did to Texas fans after the shit that happened to them after the 2005 debacle), then it should have been very easy to get enough info to write up a story. oh wait, that would be bad publicity though...
- October 29, 2007 10:06 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
I'll take that as one "no".
- October 29, 2007 10:12 PM
- WingRG said...
for a guy that can count that well, i think you're having trouble reading what we're writing. No one is making any excuses here, and i'm not disputing that this actually happened (it's obvious from the picture that it did).
What do we have to apologize and make excuses for? Some people that cheer for the same team as us wrote something on a white sheet, that already had something written on it?
And you still haven't answered my question: what makes your comments "arguments" and ours "excuses"?
- October 29, 2007 10:30 PM
- srudoff said...
yeah "probably none" would equal "no" and what % of michigan fans here would you guess have written the freep to complain about sharp or the university to tell how they really feel about that guy's views on crowd noise?
surely you can offer up a guess
- October 29, 2007 10:43 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
in the interests of world peace (and gaining katie's approval that i'm not ALWAYS eager for a pissing match), i'll take a stab at this again.
who said anything about anyone apologizing for anything? certainly, i didn't.
what i said was that your "arguments" (for crissakes lets call them arguments) were stale & boring. they are. maybe you should apologize for that.
as yost said (& i like citing yost, he's like the oliver wendall holmes of blogworld), your crowd says the same thing everytime. it's dull. we're tired of hearing. not saying it's wrong here, just repetitive.
come up w/ a good conspiracy theorynext time. blame lunar cycles or too much sugar, or don't feel the need to say anything.
which comes to the second point i tried to make- i asked (indirectly)why the f are you pissing about this here? if msu prints something that mentions us next week, just because a tosu blog cites it, doesn't mean i'm going to piss on it @ the tosu blog.
michigan fans pissing to each other,about something drew sharp says about michigan, on a michigan blog, makes sense (at least to us michigan fans). tosu fans, pissing about something psu fans said, on a michigan blog, seems, well, lost. it's sorta like if yost posted something about tosu and then a psu blog posted a link to it? it would seem wierd to me for you to go to the psu blog and tell them how wrong yost was.
if you don't like what psu says about you, tell psu.
personally, i think it's all sorta funny, but i'm childish. i dated a girl, whose father's (an alum)claim to fame was being arrested (in 1960 something) in the act of pouring a bucket of blue paint over sparty's statute the week before the msu game. like stealing the navy goat, painting the other school's senior rock in your colors, or any number of sophomoric hijinx, i don't see painting a bed sheet as a big problem, no matter who signed it.
i never objected to someone doing it- i objected to you whining about how unfair it was to have this reported. here. where we could less how you & psu fans get along.
that said, i gotta wonder why no one had anything clever to blonde sparty copping the feel w/ brutus???
making fun of msu fans? surely that's something we could agree upon, isn't it?
- October 29, 2007 11:50 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
No more verbal visuals. You are going to force me to poke out my mind's eye with a stick. That is of course if I have enough oxygen to accomplish the task.
- October 30, 2007 11:57 AM
- WingRG said...
i think her visuals are great. Maybe an old man like yourself needs a bit of oxygen, but the rest of us are quite fine. :-)
- October 30, 2007 12:26 PM
- Josey said...
SiC, speaking of typical.
How is it that having an opinion about an OSU story makes a person obsessed with Michigan, because it's reported on a UM Blog? M Zone is funny, it's a blog, which believe it or not can be accessed outside the state of Michigan. I read many Big-10/CFB blogs blackshoediares etc, which *gasp* aren't OSU content and ocassionally I have an opinion on the stories reported. Maybe I'm obsessed with the Illini and PSU as well? Why is it that you guys get so hurt when an OSU fans dares to enter into your conversation or reads your blogs? Do you only visit UM sites? A very typical reaction from you and others goes something like this...
"You're obsessed with us", "What are YOU doing here anyway"... get over it or make this blog less interesting to read :P
- October 30, 2007 12:46 PM
- Oh Yeah said...
I have to agree with Josey. I am a Buckeye graduate and my husband is a Nebraska grad. We both come here to read and occasionally respond. While we both have our feeling towards Michigan while ON THE FIELD, we respect the school, and love the blog. We have a whole folder in our favorites of college ball blogs. This one is funny and we often find ourselves reading outloud to the other a post, comment or retort. But since the focus is on Ohio State being "obsessed" with Michigan, I have to ask the question, why is OSU posted about so much if the "obsession" (as you for some reason call it) doesn't go both ways? Don't think their would be anything to comment on if a Michiganer wasn't out digging up dirt just to smack-talk *cough BASH cough* Ohio State.
- October 30, 2007 1:22 PM
- Mikoyan said...
The MSU chick:
"I thought they were chock full o' nuts"
- October 30, 2007 2:10 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
THAT is funny.
mine was "it's in the back? oh. when you said i had to blow up the brutus doll, i thought you meant...."
- October 30, 2007 3:12 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
"i think her visuals are great. Maybe an old man like yourself needs a bit of oxygen, but the rest of us are quite fine. :-)"
You worry me.
Katie has a sense of timing that catches one off guard. Bless her little heart.
- October 30, 2007 7:46 PM
- WingRG said...
i was just going along with the rest of the joke, both hers and yours. If it worries you, i'll stop now. Don't want to have you gasping for air :-) Who'll come to my defense if something happens and SiC decides to bury the peace pipe instead of the hatchet?
- October 30, 2007 9:49 PM
- Katie said...
Promises to behave------------>
The lady in me sits with my knees together and ankles crossed. *blush*
Although it is so tempting, so I must put a disclaimer that from time to time I may fall off the wagon. ;o)
- October 30, 2007 10:07 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
Fall off the wagon? Lady, you swan dive off the wagon.
Okay. I'll watch your back. Old SiC is sneaky and he definitely has an agenda. We need a unified front.
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Dymax Inc. offers its 360-degree Grip N Ditch bucket, which is designed for 12-to 30-ton excavators. The 360-degree rotation to manipulate material from any position and the power clamp jaw features chromium carbide armor on the lead edge.
"It is ideal for cleanup work, avalanche removal, working inside tunnels or any type of maintenance or site improvement," noted Allen Switzer, general sales manager. "For those with 30-ton excavators and pin grabber couplers, a tilt option is available in widths from 42-inch to 48-inch to 60-inch."
Additionally, the Dymax Telescopic Rail Handler is available for 20-to 30-ton excavators. It is designed to grab and position 40-and 80-foot rails from piles and place them in position for flash-butt welding. Dymax notes that it is ideal for loading rails onto transport trailers/railcarts. Features include 30-degree rotation, high-tensile steel rail grabs using cylinders with lock valves, 24 V diverter valve and its manual telescopic arms extend up to 30 feet and has a storage stand, standard.
Georgetown Rail Equipment Company's (GREX) DumpTrain has a 1,500-ton capacity and according to the company, provides pin-point delivery of aggregate.
Capable of unloading at speeds up to 2,000 tons-per-hour, the DumpTrain eliminates the need for additional equipment, manpower and time associated with material re-handling, noted GREX. It can handle several different sizes of aggregate, from walkway fines up to ballast of three-inch diameter. The boom of the DumpTrain has a rotation of 180-degrees and allows for material to be delivered anywhere from directly in front of the train to a distance of at least 35 feet from the center of track.
"As railroads continue to operate at maximum capacity, the need for efficient aggregate delivery has never been more important," explained Lynn Turner, vice president of marketing and sales. "Work windows continue to shrink and our customers expect this trend to continue for years to come. Because of this, GREX is continually exploring ways to maximize efficiency, while observing the highest safety standards for our employees and customers."
Because of the speed at which it unloads and the ability to pin-point delivery, GREX says railroads rely on the DumpTrain to get tracks back in service.
"Its capability to unload aggregate directly in front of itself allows the track to be repaired and put back into service much faster than by traditional means of material delivery," explained Turner. "The sheer volume of aggregate that can be delivered allows our customers to operate day and night to get tracks back in service."
"There seems to be two commonalities among our railroad industry customers," said Timothy Francis, vice president of marketing at Herzog Railroad Services, Inc. "The two subjects we discuss most often are safety and cost."
The Herzog Automated Tie Down Car, in conjunction with its Rail Unloading Machine (R.U.M.) is the company's answer to both of those concerns.
Every railroad allocates resources towards the labor-intensive task of unloading rail trains. In most cases, section gangs are taken away from their daily jobs in order to unload rail trains, Francis notes and says the Herzog R.U.M. eliminates that need.
Herzog provides two operators and, under the direction of a railroad provided foreman, the rail train can be unloaded. The R.U.M. can unload single or dual rails at up to 10 sticks per hour. The company says there isn't a need to fish plate the rail when unloading or remove plates once the rail is on the ground.
"There is also no need to tie the first stick of rail off when first starting to unload the train," Francis explained. "When utilizing the R.U.M. the need for the railroad to maintain and coordinate winch car movements from train to train is no longer a concern. The R.U.M. eliminates those needs and at the end of the day, it cuts away from the train and drives down the interstate to the next work location."
The Herzog Automated Tie Down Car is operated by remote control. With the turn of a knob and flip of a switch, the pocket to unload is unclamped. The rail is then pulled and the process starts all over again. Herzog Railroad Services, Inc., says the need for a tie down crew has been eliminated and the slip, trip and fall concern is removed and the time spent unclamping is cut down from a three and a half minute average to six seconds.
"The Automated Tie Down Car and R.U.M. reduce exposure and, therefore, reduce the opportunity for injury," noted Francis. "Of course, along with safety, there are quantifiable productivity improvements that can lead to reduction of rail train cycle times, reduction of curfews and increased time to run revenue freight."
"The current North American rail train fleet is utilizing antiquated technologies that do not provide the productivity or safety that railroads are starting to demand," noted Bradley Willems, director of marketing and business development at Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. "As railroads look to renew rail train fleets in the coming years, there will be an opportunity for firms to increase the productivity and safety of rail train operations. Productivity and process improvements will lower the overall cost of rail logistics through increased handling capacity and the ability to pick up and transport rail in a state that allows it to easily be relayed or scrapped."
With safety and productivity being key factors, Loram offers customers its Rail Handling System, which it notes has double the loading productivity of traditional rail trains at 3,000 feet-per-hour and provides a product that is relay rail ready. Loram's Rail Handling System was designed to diminish the risk of injury by reducing the human interaction with the rail.
"One of the key advantages of Loram's equipment is that it retains total control of the rail while loading and unloading," Willems said. "The equipment also provides a very stable and ergonomic work station that locks the rail in place mechanically when there is a need for an operator to come in to physical contact with the rail."
Mitchell Equipment
Mitchell Equipment has developed a friction drive hi-rail package for a 55-ton rough terrain crane. The company says the Terex RT 555-1 is the largest friction drive hi-rail crane ever made and is far more economical than using a permanent rail-bound crane. Additionally, it has the ability to get off track and can be used on both the rail and on the ground.
Mitchell has developed an alarm system to be used with friction drive hi-rail, whereby, if for any reason, any of the four friction drive hubs should loose contact with the tire, an alarm sounds, alerting the operator to stop the crane.
"This feature prevents possible free-wheeling of the crane on rail," explained Estel Lovitt, Jr., president. "This is a huge safety feature that Mitchell installs on all friction drive hi-rail systems it produces and in our opinion, it should be a mandatory system for all friction drive hi-rail systems for all manufactured machines that operate on the railroads."
Rail Construction Equipment Company (RCE) has expanded its line of material handling carts by introducing the Rail Dump Cart. The cart has the capability of delivering OTM, ballast and can be used for removal of material during ditching. This product can be used with RCE hi-rail excavators and hi-rail swing loaders.
"I believe that budgets are still tighter than past years, but 2013 looks promising from the amount of current interest for product quotations," noted Dennis Hanke, sales manager. "I feel that the railroads are looking for innovative ideas and processes to get their track maintenance projects completed."
Bridge and track budgets are always tight in both time and cost. Rcrane is designed to build bridges fast and replace track with longer/heavier bridge and track panels.
"The Rcrane system keeps the work on track, maximizing safety and productivity for bridge and track construction," said Paul Markelz, president and founder of Rcrane, LLC. "Performing all lift operations with dual hoists straddling the work area guarantees safety of the workforce and reliable, on-time completion of the work."
The system completes delivery, removal, disposal and installation all in one trip and the company notes that it has achieved new levels of construction speed. Rcrane has added several features, such as on-board fall arrest systems and new levels of performance and ease of use, as well as adding new failsafe features to the rugged hoist support systems. Additionally, a second set of Rmule material transfer dollies to simultaneously transfer both old removed materials and new delivered materials on Rflat material delivery flat cars have been added.
"When all aspects of downtime and reliability of work completion are considered," noted Markelz. "Rcrane delivers new levels of time and cost value that helps our customers run more trains on time at full speed. Features that decrease cost and time to complete mission-critical operations so track can reopen for rail traffic are important to our customers and makes it much easier to keep rail shipping customers satisfied."
R. J. Corman
R. J. Corman Railroad Company/Material Sales provides full-service material management and distribution out of its 10 maintenance-of-way material yards. The yards span from Albany, N.Y., to Starke, Fla., and provide 24/7 service.
"Switch points and stock rails don't wait until 8:00 a.m. to fail," said a company representative. "We're there when that happens. Our grapple trucks' maneuverability increases opportunities for delivering maintenance-of-way material to exact locations, whether it is switch components, frogs, ties, etc. This enables our customers' achievement of two main objectives: improved labor and cost efficiencies."
R. J. Corman notes safety is its top priority. The company is constantly searching for safer, more advanced equipment, such as its remote-controlled grapple trucks.
A material sales spokesperson said, "We are determined to bring innovative improvements to maintain our high operating standards, the standards which have earned our reputation as the company our customers trust to get the job done."
V&H Inc., Trucks, uses AR450 (abrasion resistant) steel on its material handler and rotary dump truck bodies. This abrasion-resistant steel is intended to haul abrasive and high-impact materials, such as rip-rap, crossties, spikes and other material that can destroy a bed after a few years of service.
"We have tested the AR450 steel for about five years and you cannot see dents, tears and wavy surfaces that you would see with mild steel," said Tim Minor, railroad specialist, Kansas Division.
The proportional hydraulic control on V&H's rotary dump truck allows the operator the ability to feather the bed in any direction through a joystick control in the cab or with the hydraulic valve outside of the truck. The company says customers like the positive control that it gives them when dumping a load or even a simple task, such as stowing the bed, while never having to take their eyes off of the load.
"The market for material handlers and rotary dump trucks is softer than it was a year ago at this time," Minor noted. "We think this is due to the fact that we actually had a winter this year. Last year's winter was extremely mild, which allowed the year's work window to move up significantly and of course the rental, leasing and sales market followed suit."
Vaia Car
Vaia Car's TCR-V Rail Crane (Lobster) is designed for safe and efficient delivery of rail to the jobsite and the pickup of rail removed from the track. The Lobster, working in conjunction with special rail cars, can handle continuous welded rail and was made for tight work windows and restrained budgets.
Operating from track-mounted special cars, the Lobster is capable of handling rail up to 1,640 feet in length. The rails are handled two at a time by one Lobster operator, plus a small support crew.
"Powered by a 177 hp diesel engine coupled to double hydraulic pumps, provide power to all four wheels for traction with variable speeds in either direction," noted Cal Coy, Bridgewater Inc. consultant for Vaia Car. "The unit is equipped with hydraulically-operated brakes, acting on all four wheels and the driving cab is rear-access with wide visibility. It is sound dampened, air conditioned and heated for operator comfort. All controls and instrumentation are purposely located for ease of operation."


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LaunchControl is a fully-featured launchd(8) frontend allowing you to manage and debug system and user services on your Mac. It provides everything you need to load, unload, start, create, edit, remove, or troubleshoot launch services. It supports all documented features of launchd, reports potential problems before a job is even started, and makes sure you always create valid configurations. It supports user LaunchAgents and Global and System LaunchAgents/Daemons. It shows all services and their status at a glance, and misconfigured services are highlighted. You can enable or disable services, and find them with a job filter. Not just a plist editor, it provides a dedicated interface for every configuration key with an adaptive interface that displays only information relevant for the selected job.
Jmx4Perl provides an alternate way of accessing Java JEE Server management interfaces that are based on JMX (Java Management Extensions). It is an agent-based approach where a small Web application deployed on the application server provides HTTP/JSON-based access to JMX MBeans registered within the application server. It is set up from a handful of Perl modules, which can be integrated seamlessly in your own programs. It also includes a Nagios plugin, check_jmx4perl, a jmx4perl command line tool for remote JMX queries and operations, and a readline-based JMX shell j4psh, with context sensitive command completion and syntax highlighting.
snmpd-pyagentx provides Python3 bindings for AgentX extension of the snmpd part of the Net-SNMP project. It allows you to tie into snmpd, returning your own values for OIDs or whole OID trees right from the Python code. It consists of a thin C interface for snmp_agent_api(3), provided by net-snmp project libraries, and pure Python logic for handling forwarded requests. The C code is loosely based on the python-agentx project codebase by Bozhin Zafirov.
iMacros for Chrome is an extension that allows you to automate repetitive tasks like visiting the same sites every day, filling out forms, and remembering passwords. It can automatically fill Web forms that stretch over several pages. It can automate the download and upload of images, files, or entire pages (with or without images). iMacros includes a user agent switcher, functions to download PDF and Flash, and ad-blocking and image-blocking functions. iMacros can automatically read data from a Web site and export it to CSV files. You can use this feature to download stock quotes, gather and compare Web store prices, and more. Web professionals can use iMacros for functional, performance, and regression testing of Web applications.
Allows you to manage a RDBMS via Java and JDBC.
An app for creating shortcuts to pictures in the gallery on the homescreen.


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AKVIS HDRFactory creates HDR images from a series of photographs taken at different exposures or from a single photograph. This technique generates stylized images with fabulous colors and unique effects. The software also includes an efficient deghosting tool for removing artifacts that sometimes appear when combining photos with moving objects. It can also be used for photo correction.
AKVIS MakeUp is a photo retouching utility that automatically smoothes small defects on the skin. It is ideal for processing wedding photographs or graduation party photos, or for users of social networks and blogs to improve their profile pictures and add a touch of glamour to the albums.
Amac Keylogger Standard is an undetectable keylogger for Mac OS X that secretly records typed keystrokes, visited websites in Safari/Firefox/Chrome, chat conversations from Skype/AIM/iChat/Adium/MSN, desktop screenshots, and IP addresses. It automatically sends logs to your email or FTP space at preset intervals. Users can easily enable Amac Keylogger Standard to monitor activities from all user accounts on a Mac.
Atmoslide is a Flash application for showing photos or images on a Website. Image selection is done with a list of photos that animate 3-dimensionally like CoverFlow from Apple. The main image is shown centrally above the selection list, and can have an extra added border, and an atmosperic surrounding effect which is based on the colors of the image. To implement this, you have to supply an XML file which lists all the images and all the settings.
BalanceNG is a modern, IPv6 capable software IP load balancing solution. It is small, fast, and easy to use and set up. It offers session persistence, different distribution methods (Round Robin, Random, Weighted Random, Least Session, Least Bandwidth, Hash, Agent, and Randomized Agent) and a customizable UDP health check agent in source code. It supports VRRP to set up high availability configurations on multiple nodes. It supports SNMP, integrating the BALANCENG-MIB with Net-SNMPD. It implements a very fast in-memory IP-to-location database, allowing powerful location-based server load-balancing.
BarricadeMX provides very accurate, high performance spam and virus protection for Enterprise and ISP sites. Features include simple installation and administration, little if any end user interaction required, no quarrantine required, and an optional custom non-delivery receipt for all rejected messages. It uses a custom version of SpamAssassin along with many proprietary anti-spam techniques to achieve a guaranteed level of over 99% accurate spam detection with fewer than 0.1% false positives.
Bigasoft YouTube Downloader Pro for Mac is a tool for ripping and converting YouTube videos. It supports YouTube playlists for batch operations, and converts to MP3, MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, MPEG, Xvid, DivX, H.264, 3GP, WMV, FLV, MOD, TOD, WTV, and more. It also features volume adjustments, simultaneous download and conversion, actions upon completion, and more.
Billion PBX is IP phone system that uses the SIP protocol. In addition to voice calls it supports call forwarding, voicemail, callback, and much more, and features simple installation and configuration, reliability, low hardware requirements, and a flexible pricing policy. Its main features are subscriber registration by SIP Registrar and RAS protocols, call routing by SIP and H.323, call authorization, subscriber self-service, Call Data Records (CDR), embedded rating and billing, integration with external billing systems, NAT traversal, IVR, report generation, and a convenient administrative Web interface allowing remote management.
A multi-threaded scripting language targeting logic embedding and interface development.
A modern platform independent OO language with a native JIT compiler.


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DICE general manager Karl Magnus Troedsson made the announcement, speaking of his challenge "to balance work on the new against the already shipped, prioritizing the amount of energy spent on the known franchises and the time spent on developing something entirely new."
"While we'll continue supporting Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and previous games, it's time to look ahead to the next giant leap for DICE--the release of Battlefield 3," he wrote. "Our goal is crystal clear: we're going to build the best Battlefield game ever, and we'll do whatever it takes to make this the biggest launch in DICE's history."
Battlefield 1943 was released for download on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in July 2009. The PC edition was due to follow in September 2009 but was then delayed into the first quarter of 2010 to, in the words of producer Gordon Van Dyke, "ensure the features and functionality that PC players have come to expect from Battlefield on PC are not missing." In March 2010, it was promised "soon" but the game clearly missed that mark and neither DICE nor publisher EA has had much to say about it since.
BC2's Onslaught DLC was at least never officially confirmed for PC, saving PC gamers a little crushing disappointment, though today's announcement makes clear that it was planned. DICE had expressed concern about about how an optional DLC release would impact upon the dedicated server-driven environment of PC gaming. Onslaught launched for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in June 2010.
If it'll help raise your crushed hopes, though, Battlefield 3 lead designer David Goldfarb is stirring up talk of Battlefield 3 news tomorrow on Twitter. "Trend this shit. Tomorrow. #BF3," he wrote.
It's already known that BF3 will be on show at an event on March 1, during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Perhaps we'll be getting a little peek before then too.


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NolaPro is a free Cloud Accounting suite that can be securely run from your PC. Refine and manage your business with its flexible and powerful Customer tracking, Billing, Payables, General Ledger, and Reporting features. Optional modules include Inventory Control, Service/Labor Order management, POS/Fulfillment Order support, a B2B Web portal, eCom Shopping Cart, vTiger add-on, Employee Timeclock, QuickBooks converter, development API, and many more. White Label partner revenue versions are available for CPAs, VARs, and consultants. For international users, it offers multi-currency, VAT/GST support, multi-language capability, and currency, decimal, and temperature flexibility. However NolaPro's customization is its best feature. It can be modified upon request to fit any industry spec or business requirement, as well as integrated with most 3rd party applications to provide backend accounting support. Secure Business Cloud hosting and a Linux version are also available.
KeyOS is an integrated IT management platform compliant with the principles behind ISO 20000. Easily expandable through a plugins system, it provides a wide set of management consoles and dashboards, and interoperability with other tools used by system administrators. It provides a Windows and Linux agent to provide inventory and monitoring of hardware assets, a Centreon-Nagios connector, monitoring for anti-virus and backup programs, remote assistance, a help-desk and ticketing system with request routing, escalation, and SLA management, VoIP integration, automated translation, time-sheets, and intervention reports, and more.
CultDesk is a hotel data management application for your desktop. It offers the hotelier an easy way to create a booking engine for their own Website. Only set up rooms with availabilities and rates and receive guest data directly at your computer's desktop. Additionally, it lets you connect your hotel with an online booking engine (CultBooking) without any much of a fuss. Just register and go. The only effort you need to put in is: register your hotel with CultDesk and maintain your daily or weekly or monthly availabilities and prices of your rooms.
QRwave uses QR codes to streamline the B2B ordering process. It is a Web service/smartphone application combo which allows your clients to place an order by simply scanning an item's QR code. With QRwave, any authorized company employees can place a restocking order as soon as they notice that supplies are running low. There's no need to remember a website URL or vendor information. Everything is included in the QR code.
Web Based Inventory provides user-friendly management of inventory and sales. It features multi-store and multi-currency support, user friendly POS, inventory and sales charts, realtime inventory updates, translates to any language (localization), platform independence, PDF invoice and barcode generators, and highly-customizable user access. An online demo is available.
openDCIM is a Web-based data center inventory application which allows you to manage capacity and track assets throughout multiple data centers. There are some graphical elements to the system, but overall, the system is designed for keyboard-friendly (rather than click-happy) use. It is written in PHP and utilizes a MySQL backend for ease of deployment on nearly any LAMP-based build.
Mantle Business Artifacts is a business application foundation built on the Moqui Framework. It includes a Universal Data Model (UDM), Universal Service Library (USL), and a Universal Business Process Library (UBPL). It includes functionality for order to cash, procure to pay, work plan to cash, and much more. It provides management of orders, invoices, payments, products, inventory, fulfillment, receiving, projects, tasks, requests, time and expense tracking and vendor/client billing, general ledger with configurable automated posting, etc. It is a generic foundation for custom and industry specific ERP, CRM, eCommerce, and general enterprise automation software.


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With The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim fast approaching, how will your PC hold up? Bethesda today unveiled the system requirements, revealing that, really, as long as you're not still rocking the computer you built in 2006 to play Oblivion, you're probably all right.
Recommended PC specification:
- Quad-core Intel/AMD CPU
- DirectX 9 video card with 1GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 260/AMD Radeon 4890 or better
- Windows XP/7
- 6GB hard disk space
- DirectX compatible soundcard
Minimum specification:
- 2GHz dual-core CPU
- DirectX 9c video card with 512MB RAM
- Windows XP/7/Vista (32 or 64 bit)
The specs were confirmed by Bethesda marketing man Pete Hines on Twitter. Hines also explained that the minimum specs "get you playing," while the recommended will let you play with the graphics set to "High." If you want to bump it up to "Ultra," though, he says you'll want a "beefier rig."
And, as Skyrim is a Steamworks title, you'll need an Internet connection to activate retail copies. Or to download it digitally, obviously.
Skyrim arrives for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on November 11.