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Hot Property: Remastered Victorian retains period details
Sometimes when remodeling an older home, designers will eliminate the period details in favor of crafting an ultra-modern living space.
Striking a balance between classic and contemporary was a key motivator for Rusty Wadatz, who redesigned 1244 Masonic Ave. in San Francisco during the last 18 months.
"I wanted to combine traditional and modern, and the biggest challenge is not over-designing it," Wadatz said of the tri-level Victorian just west of Buena Vista Park. "I didn't want to make it the blingiest home on the block; it's already a strong street."
Though the home was taken to the studs and its layout reconfigured, period details such as the bay windows, coved ceiling and elaborate surround for the fireplace in the living room were retained. Meanwhile, the modern kitchen, stylish bathrooms, automated lighting and media capabilities place the home firmly in the 21st century. Originally two separate homes, it's now a single-family home, offering a guest suite with its own mailing address. The updated Victorian with European flair is available for $3.35 million.
Alternating dark trims with bright walls and shadowy hues with pale tones inside, Wadatz, who operates a design firm bearing his name, aimed to make the interior dynamic yet welcoming.
"Some modern interiors can feel so bare and cold," Wadatz said.
The dining room, with its navy walls and alabaster-toned trim, demonstrates that harmony. On the other side of the room, the color scheme is swapped, creating visual distinction.
The kitchen, with its Thermador appliances and marble center island with custom cabinetry, is Wadatz's favorite room of the home. Redesigning the kitchen was challenging, he said, partially due to the space they had to work with. Additionally, he said, integrating classic and modern elements without clashing them is always a test.
"We ended up with a kitchen that would appeal to a buyer of any age," Wadatz said, "from a Facebook employee to a stay-at-home mother."
Ann Saks glass tiles, along with custom fixtures and cabinets, decorate the home's three en-suite bathrooms, two full baths and two half-bathrooms.
The street level of the home offers an au-pair suite with full kitchen and bedroom. It includes its own entrance to the home's Flora Grubb landscaped garden and can be used as a rental space or guest house.
The living room, with its white oak floors, neighborhood views and elaborate fireplace, will definitely be a focus for listing agent Colleen Cotter of Vanguard Properties when she hosts an open house Sunday.
"It's a dramatic entry, and the scale (of the house) is spectacular," Cotter said.
Wadatz's team "rehabilitated" the hearth, which is adorned with columns and horizontal mirror. Fleurs-de-lis decorate the interior of the fireplace.
The home offers 4,500 square feet of living space and includes a finished garage. It will be open Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.
Listing agent: Colleen Cotter, Vanguard Properties, (415) 706-1781, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Address: 1244 Masonic Ave.
San Francisco
Price: $3.35 million
Features: Five bedrooms, five full baths and two half-bathrooms in 4,500 square feet of living space. The home blends classical and modern design elements, and includes a landscaped yard and a street level au-pair suite with its own mailing address.
Open home: Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m.


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Two members of the Fierce Five were injured within seconds of each other while on the Kellogg's Tour of Champions on Sunday. Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney, both members of the Olympic gold medal-winning team, fell while performing on the uneven bars.
Maroney landed badly on a dismount and was carried off by medical personnel. Raisman then mounted the same set of bars, and fell when moving from the low bar to the high bar. She banged her legs on the cement.
Raisman is bruised and scraped, but won't have to undergo any other testing. Maroney, who battled a toe injury throughout the Olympics, will undergo further testing to diagnose her left knee.
Both gymnasts tweeted their thanks to fans who flooded their Twitter timelines with good wishes.
THANK YOU so much for all the kind words & support. I'm so thankful that I am OK, just some bruising on my knees and the rest of my legs!
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On Monday, Maroney shared a picture of her breakfast with the caption, "Not too bad for hospital food," followed by:
Thanks everyone for the love & support with all the get well wishes & prayers, it means so much to me & is making my rough day much better<3 — McKayla Maroney (@McKaylaMaroney) September 10, 2012
Maroney and Raisman both walked away from London with team and individual medals. Raisman won gold on the floor exercise and bronze on the balance beam. Maroney had the best vault of the entire Olympics during the team final, but fell during the vault final and won silver. Her unimpressed face during the vault medal ceremony became well-known throughout the Olympics.
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The Texas delegation showed an overwhelming supported for the passage of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) passed in the House.
The House passed the controversial bill 288-127, and the Texas vote reflected similar support, 27-9. The bill would allow private companies to voluntarily share information with the government if a cyber attack occurred.
"With so much of what we do every day online, I believe it is critical for our safety and the nation's to allow private businesses to voluntarily cooperate with the government when it comes to stopping cyber attacks." Rep. Kay Granger of Fort Worth said following the vote.
Rep. Michael McCaul of Austin, the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, said the Boston bombings reflects the need for Congress to enact safeguards now against this online form of terrorism.
"I think if anything, the recent events in Boston demonstrate that we have to come together… to get this done in name of national security," McCaul said on the House floor on Thursday. "In the case of Boston, they were real bombs, explosive devices. In this case they're digital bombs. These digital bombs are on their way. That's why this legislation is so important. That's why it's so urgent. For if we don't and those digital bombs land and attack the United States, and Congress failed to act, then Congress has that on its hands."
Proponents say the measure would help protect the nation against the reportedly increasing amount of cyber attackers, however opponents argue it is an invasion of privacy that would allow companies to easily hand over private information to the government.
Three Texas legislators, Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, Joe Barton, and McCaul, joined several others who proposed their own individual amendments to the bill to more specifically define how and when the information is shared.
Rep. Beto O'Rourke, an El Paso Democrat who voted against the measure, said the he still felt bill lacks sufficient safeguards in protecting the private information of individuals.
"There's no doubt Congress must act to improve cyber security and combat ongoing cyber threats but we should never legislate out of fear or sacrifice essential rights, such as privacy, in the name of security," he said on the House floor.
McCaul has been an active advocate for improving cyber security measures. A bill he authored that would improve funding for cyber security research passed the House earlier this week and is onto the Senate.
Despite support in the House, it faces an unsure future in the Senate. A similar bill passed the House last year but received a swell of opposition on the internet and it died in the Senate. The White House has also acknowledged it would not sign the bill.


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- 3.1 GroupWise
- 3.2 ZENworks
- 3.3 IPrint
- 3.6 Inetcfg and Jumbo Frames
- 3.7 iFolder
- 3.10 eDirectory
- 3.11 Fibre Channel
- 3.12 SAN Tips (Netware)
Novell Cluster Services is a server clustering system that ensures high availability and manageability of critical network resources including data (file systems), applications, and services. It is a multinode clustering product for Linux that is LDAP enabled via Novell eDirectory and supports failover, failback, and migration (load balancing) of individually managed cluster resources.
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Connection Magazine: Tech Talk #3 - Over and Over and Over and Over This is an excellent article about NCS. It covers some of the issues with running mixed NetWare/Linux NCS cluster.
Connection Magazine: Tech Talk #5 - Backup Backup A good overview of NCS. Has a section on clustering GroupWise.
Linux OES Product Documentation: OES Cluster Services 1.8 Administration Guide for Linux
NetWare OES Product Documentation: OES Cluster Services 1.8 Administration Guide for NetWare
NetWare OES Product Documentation: Novell Cluster Services 1.8 Resource Configuration Guide
NetWare 6.5 Product Documentation: Novell Cluster Services
NetWare 6 Product Documentation: Novell Cluster Services
NetWare 5.1 Product Documentation: Novell Cluster Services
AppNote: An Introduction to Novell Cluster Services
AppNote: How to Implement a 2 Node Cluster without External Shared Storage
Virtually any network service can be a cluster resource. There are a few requirements that a service must meet before being able to be clustered.
1) Relocatable data. The data files that the service uses must be able to be moved to shared storage. On Linux it is usually possible to work around services that don't allow this by using soft links.
2) Power off test. A service must be able to pass the "power off test." A service must be able to start back up successfully after a power outage. If in the case of a power outage the service has corrupt files that prevent it from running, then that service isn't a good candidate for a cluster.
NCS cluster consist primarily of a load and an unload script file. Almost all load script files do the same three things. 1) bind a secondary IP address 2) mount a file system on the shared storage 3) start the service. The unload script of course undoes each of these steps in the reverse order. The unload scripts usually 1) stop the service 2) unmount the file system 3) unbind the IP address.
Below are are few of the most common resource type being created on Novell Cluster Services.
Novell Documentation: GroupWise 8 and Novell Cluster Services
Novell Documentation: GroupWise 7 and Novell Cluster Services
Novell Documentation: GroupWise 6.5 and Novell Cluster Services
Novell Documentation: GroupWise 6 Introduction to GroupWise 6 and Novell Cluster Services
Connection Magazine: Tech Talk #6 - Nuts About Clusters Article about GroupWise High Availability Service.
Cool Solution: Novell Cluster Services Primer for GroupWise Administrators
Novell Documentation: Installing and configuring Novell® ZENworks® 7 Desktop Management components in a Novell Cluster Services
Novell Documentation: ZENworks 6.5 Introduction to Novell Cluster Services and ZENworks Server Management
Novell Documentation: ZENworks for Servers 3.0.2 Introduction to Novell Cluster Services and ZENworks for Servers
Novell Documentation: ZENworks for Servers 3 Introduction to Novell Cluster Services and ZENworks for Servers
AppNote: Cluster-Enabling a ZENworks for Servers 2 Deployment
Novell Documentation: How to configure iPrint in a Cluster
AppNote: Installing NDPS on Novell Cluster Services
AppNote: Cluster-Enabling DHCP, DNS, and SLP Services in NetWare 6
AppNote: Installation and Configuration of 2 Node iSCSI Based Cluster Using NetWare 6.5 SP1
AppNote: Installation and Configuration of 2 Node iSCSI Based Cluster Using NetWare 6.5 SP1
AppNote: iFolder on Open Enterprise Server Linux Cluster using iSCSI
AppNote: How to Implement a 2 Node Cluster without External Shared Storage
TID: 10096996 - What To Know About Tuning Clusters and iSCSI
iSCSI and SLP
Use of iSCSI implies TCP/IP and dual-homed servers. If you properly architect your iSCSI network, you'll have it completely segregated and inaccessible by your client workstations. However, blocking port 524 traffic via ACL, or hiding the network via routing rules is not enough.
NetWare will still present all of its addresses via SLP by default, even if some of them are unreachable. This can cause lengthy delays in service location, drive mappings, etc. To avoid problems with name resolution and login performance, be sure to use the NCP EXCLUDE IP ADDRESS and SLP EXCLUDE IP ADDRESS parameters. Populate them with the IP addresses of the iSCSI network interfaces, to keep clients and other servers on your LAN/WAN from trying to communicate with them on the network you've designated for iSCSI traffic only.
iSCSI and Jumbo Frames
Using at least NetWare 6.5 SP5, performance can be slightly improved in some cases by enabling jumbo ethernet frames. This setting allows a device to increase the payload of each packet from roughly 1,500 bytes to roughly 9,000 bytes, making communications on your iSCSI network more efficient.
Most implementations involving separate "NAS" networks benefit from use of jumbo frames, especially those using NetApp Filers. Linux/Unix hosts, etc. notice a marked performance improvement when using these larger ethernet frames - configuring NetWare to use Jumbo frames in such an environment ensures that it's following best practices.
To do so, you cannot use INETCFG to manage the configuration of your NetWare server's ethernet cards. Manually configuring the cards is beneficial, as it allows you to specify which is loaded first with better predictability. In addition, it allows you to use parameters that are not possible through the INETCFG utility.
Keep in mind that you must have switch hardware capable of supporting jumbo frames, and those switches must be configured properly to do so. For example, the Cisco 3750 stackable switches, and the IBM/Cisco BladeCenter Integrated Gigabit Switch Module (CIGESM), are known to work well in production environments if running the latest versions of IOS for their respective platforms. Also, depending on your server hardware, use of multiple-processors (SMP) may cause stability issues with iSCSI and jumbo frames - be sure that you're always using the latest non-beta support pack, WINSOCK, iSCSI, and network driver files.
Here's the minimum changes necessary to support jumbo ethernet frames on NetWare, as used in a production environment:
- STARTUP.NCF Settings
- AUTOEXEC.NCF Settings
- Loading the driver for your NAS interface - Using Broadcom b57.lan driver as an example
- LOAD B57.LAN SLOT=100nn FRAME=ETHERNET_II POLL=1 NAME=NAS JUMBO=9000
Updated iSCSI and Winsock Drivers
- As of this time, WSOCK6i.EXE is an unreleased yet eagerly awaited component that should improve stability and performance in these configurations
iSCSI and Multiple Bridges for Xen Virtualization
Creating multiple bridges to allow two virtual network cards to communicate with two separate networks
1. Install SLES w/ Xen Virtual Machine Host Server
2. Go to /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp and comment out the line "(network-script network-bridge)â€Â. Add the line (network-script two-bridges)
#(network-script network-bridge) (network-script two-bridges)
3. In /etc/xen/scripts create file two-bridges with following code:
#!/bin/bash /etc/xen/scripts/network-bridge $1 netdev=eth0 vifnum=0 bridge=xenbr0 /etc/xen/scripts/network-bridge $1 netdev=eth1 vifnum=1 bridge=xenbr1
4. Make two-bridges executable
chmod +x two-bridges
5. Reboot into Xen or run "network-bridge stop†and "two-bridges startâ€Â
6. ifconfig should now display peth0/1, vif0.0/0.1, and xenbr0/1 along with the usual eth0/1
7. In VM creation, for each network card, specify which xen bridge to use by choosing Source->xenbr0/1
Inetcfg and Jumbo Frames
You can use Inetcfg to manage jumbo frames. Cool Solutions: Using INETCFG To Manage Your NIC Cards
Documentation: Configuring an iFolder Server Cluster on NetWare 6.5 and Later
AppNote: iFolder on Open Enterprise Server Linux Cluster using iSCSI
AppNote: Multiple instances of iFolder on NetWare Configuration Report
External Link: Clustering iFolder
AppNote: Using DFS in a Clustered Environment
It is pretty straight forward to cluster NLDAP. Here is a quick summary of how it is done.
1) Setup cluster
2) Put an eDir replica on each node that will host the LDAP resource.
3) Create a LDAP resource which adds/dels the secondary IP address the clients will use to connect to.
4) Make sure NLDAP is loaded. You can either do this in the resource script or at startup. It is common to start NLDAP at server boot then also check that it is running in the resource script and starts it if it is not.
5) Optional - load/unload a health monitor in the resource scripts. The NCS sdk has a sample health monitor for LDAP. It can be found here. You can compile and use this directly or use this as a template and create one that uses SSL.
6) Create the certificates. (If you are using SSL/TLS)
6a) If you are generating your own certificates. Just create one for each server which has the same IP/DNS name as the cluster resource you created. eDir certificates are Key Material Objects (KMO). The default certificate that NLDAP uses a certificat that is for the DNS name of the physical server. Since the client doesn't know the physical server's name it won't accept a certificate from it as valid. So create a new KMO for each server which will host the LDAP resource. When you create it use the custom creation method. Then change the CN in the subject name to match what the client thinks it will be connecting to. Since certificates are tied to a server you will have to do this for each one. Then go to the LDAP Server object for each server and switch its Server Certificate to be the new one that you created. Then when you client request a cert it will get one with name that it is expecting in it. If your clients will be using an IP address to connect set the CN to the IP address. If it will be using a DNS name then put the DNS name as the CN. If you are using ConsoleOne you will have to escape the . (periods) but you don't have to in iManager.
6b) If you bought a certificate from a CA. Then to save some money you can just reuse it. To do this you will have to back it up then restore it on the other nodes.
Since the eDir DIP files are in a fixed location on NetWare it isn't possible to cluster eDirectory. However this was changed for Linux. eDirectory can use DIP files from anywhere. Therefore it should now be possible to cluster eDirectory on Linux. It should be like any other resource. Simply put the DIP files on the shared storage and create a cluster resource that 1) binds an IP 2) mounts the shared volume 3) starts eDir using the DIPs off of the shared volume.
Fibre Channel
Virtualized Cluster on a Single Box using Fibre Channel
A. Install First Node(First VM):
Create a Virtual Machine Summary:
1) Select Disk
2) Select Hard Disk
3) Select Open to the right of the Source
4) Select File System
5) Select dev
6) Select disk
7) Select by-id
8) Select the shared disk
9) Apply the selected Hard Disks
10) Finish the normal installation process with OES
After completing the installation:
11) In DomO, navigate in the console to /etc/xen/vm
12) Enter ls to determine the name of the config file
13) Open the config file in vi
14) Add a bang(!) after the w but within the single quote for the physical disk(SAN)
Before: 'phy:/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-360060160b656160060080e6a13b6db11,xvdc,w' After: 'phy:/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-360060160b656160060080e6a13b6db11,xvdc,w!'
15) Write the change to the file
16) Shut down the virtual machine, xm shutdown (VM name)
17) Start the virtual machine using the updated config file, xm new (VM name)
B. Install Second Node(Second VM):
1) Install the virtual machine without adding the SAN as a physical disk
DomO console
2) Copy the first node's physical device code from the /etc/xen/vm/(config file name)
3) Open the second node's config file in vi and paste the physical device code into it.
4) Write the change to the file.
5) Shut down the second virtual machine, xm shutdown (VM name)
6) Start the virtual machine using the updated config file, xm new (VM name)
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125 ml (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
2 large eggs
125 ml (1/2 cup) sour cream (14 per cent M.F.)
15 ml (1 tbsp) lemon zest
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Jenny Sanford took a pass on running for Congress, but the former first lady of South Carolina says she's interested in a high-profile academic post.
Sanford says she's interested in becoming president of the College of Charleston, a job that will become open when George Benson steps down in June 2014. The news was first reported last week by the Charleston City Paper.
"I am, right now, just waiting to see what the formal process is," Sanford is quoted as saying. "I understand I would be a long shot, but it certainly is something I would consider looking at."
Sanford was an investment banker who later managed ex-husband Mark's early campaigns for Congress in the 1990s and then his congressional office. The couple had an acrimonious divorce following his 2009 admission of an extramarital affair.
Mark Sanford is now back on Capitol Hill, after being elected to his old congressional seat in a special election in May. At one time, Jenny Sanford was considering running for that seat and was on Gov. Nikki Haley's short list for an appointment to the U.S. Senate.
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Central Connecticut volleyball senior Jamie Rademacher and freshman Makenna Lommoriearned weekly honors from the Northeast Conference for their performances over the weekend. Rademacher earned NEC Player of the Week accolades and Lommori was named NEC Rookie of the Week. The duo helped their team to a 2-1 finish at the UNH Holy Young Invitational.
Rademacher had a .415 hitting percentage in 15 sets this weekend. She hit above .300 in all three matches, including .520 against William & Mary, .371 vs. New Hampshire, and .364 vs. Holy Cross. She recorded 2.80 kills per set and .60 blocks per set, and was named to the All-Tournament team for her efforts.
Lommori averaged 9.53 assists per set over three five-set matches last weekend. The freshman also posted a .400 hitting average with 13 kills on 25 attempts on the weekend. Lommori also contributed 2.33 digs per set and 35 total, as well as five service aces, and six blocks.
On the season, Rademacher is hitting .355 with 79 kills and just 19 attack errors in 40 sets played. Lommori has served as CCSU's primary setter and has totaled 291 assists and a 7.28 assist/set average.
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Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will host the Nov. 1 show from Nashville
It was a double-barreled morning for Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean on Wednesday, as the country stars appeared on Good Morning America to reveal the nominees in the top five categories for the 46th annual Country Music Association Awards.
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Taylor Swift is the one woman who made it into the race for entertainer of the year. Besides Aldean, the other nominees are Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton
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Wow, it's been a really long time since my last post, hasn't it? In my defence, I haven't had much time or energy for, well, anything really! We moved house three weeks ago and the new place has needed a lot of work, not that I actually did much more than supervise as Baby BAM is due in just over two weeks!
I am ENORMOUS! I've been very lucky, with just the usual nausea, heartburn and tiredness to content with, but now I've reached that stage where I'm just too damn big to do much. There's not long to go now though, and both me and the Mister can't wait to meet our little one!
I haven't finished many projects lately, but there is one that I've resisted blogging about since June! It was a present for my little sister's birthday, so I had to hold off until I had a chance to give it to her (and I didn't want to leave it to the Post Office to lose).
This Heart Stole was my first attempt at filet crochet, and the pattern was in issue 52 of Inside Crochet Magazine.
This was after blocking, which really helped to open it up, but I still found it difficult to take a decent picture (the photo is wonky, not the shawl – honest!). It's not exactly easy to crawl around on the floor to arrange it at the moment! A picture with a helpfully nosy cat helps indicate the size though…
As you can now see, it's pretty big! It worked up quite quickly, even taking into account where I made mistakes and had to frog a couple of large sections. The hearts didn't always seem very heart shaped when I was working on them, but that's often the case when you see a pattern too close for too long. I'm glad I kept my nerve because they are definitely hearts now!
It was a near thing, but there even turned out to be the right number of them!
I think it was well worth waiting until I could give it to her in person as she threw herself into an impromptu photo shoot. Unfortunately I didn't have my good camera with me, so the pictures aren't great…
And things soon got a bit silly…
The poses got increasingly ridiculous, but my crappy little camera couldn't really keep up! I was glad that she was so enthusiastic about her present though.
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Crystal has hosted the show eight times in the past and is generally considered the best MC the Oscars have seen this side of Bob Hope and Johnny Carson. He hosted each year from 1990 to 1993, and returned for the '96, '97, '99 and 2004 broadcasts.
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This all came about, of course, thanks to Brett Ratner's unspeakably boorish behavior while doing press for "Tower Heist." People were puzzled when it was originally announced that he would be producing the Oscars, but nobody suspected he would fail this quickly.
First he made a racist crack while lying about bedding Olivia Munn, and followed that up days later by using a gay slur during a talkback at a "Tower Heist" screening. After a few days of outrage, Ratner wisely apologized and stepped down as the producer of the Oscars broadcast, and was quickly followed out the door by Eddie Murphy, who'd been tapped to host the show.
Brain Grazer was named Wednesday as the show's new producer, and his hiring was immediately followed by rumors that he would reach out to Crystal.
This could not be more of a no-lose proposition for Crystal who gets the job everyone wanted him to have, but now gets to take it on as a hero coming to the rescue of a show that was falling apart months before it even came together.
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Marvelous Micro-Brews in Mid-State MassachusettsLiving in Germany allows one to sample some of the best beers in the world. Not only the German beers but all of the European Beers. Upon returning to the US it was exciting to discover that Central Massachusetts is also a great place for Beer Lovers.
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Clamber Hill Inn & Restaurant offers a Beer Lovers Package (Gift Certificates are a great Father's Day present hint, hint) and happily shares information about the best places to sample great micro-brews mid-state Massachusetts. There are many micro-breweries and/or brew pubs within a 45 minute drive. Several of the micro-breweries offer tours of their facilities, all offer great beer.
Wachusett Brewing Company
is located approx 20 miles east of Clamber Hill in Westminster, MA.
This brewery was founded in 1993 by three graduates of Worcester
Polytech. It has grown tremendously, but still delivers a wonderful
variety of high quality beers. The brewery is open for tours on Wed,
Thurs, Fri and Saturday and has a gift shop where you may purchase beer
and souvenirs, but alas no food. The Wachusett beers are available in
many many Massachusetts restaurants.
The Gardner Ale House, located in Gardner MA of course, is a full service brew pub just 11 miles east of Clamber Hill. They are open seven days a week and have entertainment on Monday nights (yeah!) and the weekends. They rotate their beer list and also carry some guest beers.
About 45 minutes north of Clamber Hill is Elm City Brewing located in the Colony Mill Marketplace in Keene, NH. Brewing fresh beer since 1995, it's also open 7 days a week, a great place for fresh beer and good food.
Back in Massachusetts and 30 minutes west of Clamber Hill in Greenfield MA is The People's Pint. Started in 1997 they have a 15 bbl brewery on Hope St and a restaurant open daily for lunch and dinner on Federal St. A relatively new addition to the business is Gill Tavern located in the very center of Gill MA.
Also in that direction is Berkshire Brewing Company started in 1994 in South Deerfield, MA. These delicious unfiltered, unpasturized ales are what you will find in Clamber Hill's restaurant. Berkshire Brewing does not serve food, but the brewery is open for tours on Saturday at 1pm.
Then there is the Amherst Brewing Company, centrally located in Amherst. Once again good pub food is combined with great beer and being located in a college town there is often high quality entertainment.
A little bit farther away in the same direction one can find the Northhampton Brewery, the oldest operating brewpub in Massachusetts (founded in 1987 a whole decade before the others) complete with a European-style rooftop beer garden.
Not to be missed is Paper City Brewery in Holyoke MA. Sorry no restaurant but they hold an open house every Thursday and Friday night.
And if you're in that direction there is also Opa- Opa Steakhouse and Brewery in Southhampton.
The Clamber Hill innkeepers can highly recommend the beer and food at
all of these fabulous places. If you come to Clamber Hill on the Beer
Lover's Package you can visit many of these places to sample great beer
and dine at one or two. It's a beer destination well worth the trip!


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Monday, July 23, 2012
Did I mention that Buster is the perfect ballplayer?
8 comments:
- nomisnala said...
Buster is currently in a supernova hot streak, but the perfect ballplayer is lacking, because he is slower than molasses. Even so, he is much faster than Bengie Molina. However, I would not be surprised if a 90 year old Benito Santiago, could still beat a 25 year old Posey in a foot race.
- Mon Jul 23, 11:27:00 PM PDT
a) Let's see how fast you could run one year after having your ankle run over by a sheepsfoot roller.
b) At least once a week, Buster extends what would be a 1B for a lot of healthy ballplayers into a 2B, so your observation is faulty anyway.
c) There has never been a direct correlation between speed & good baserunning.
d) Buster Posey is the non-Pitching future of this organization. I respect every part of his game & the way that he carries himself. He is the day-to-day leader & even his lack of raw speed translates into smart, aggressive baserunning ... hence, my agreement with Mark that (knock on wood for his health) he is the perfect ballplayer.
- Tue Jul 24, 07:35:00 AM PDT
- Shankbone said...
Posey's healthy return is THE story of the year. We forget about him and take him for granted. All the Belt brew ups and the worry about the offense takes a bit away from the enjoyment that is. Posey's current en fuego is awesome to watch.
We absolutely need some hot dogs on this team, between Cain/MadBum/Vogelsong/Posey most the talent is old school and polite to a fault. Melky will be a very interesting salary and years test for Mr. Sabean.
- Tue Jul 24, 09:15:00 AM PDT
- M.C. O'Connor said...
It's true Buster does not have "5-tool" speed, but I think the mental part of catching is so important that it ought to count. What a wonderful run he's been on! Wow!
If you make an anagram of "M.C. O'Connor" you get "Ron McCoon." Doesn't that sound like a Western writer? (Louis L'Amour wasn't quite his real name, ya know.) I can see all kinds of new themes for blog posts:
O'Doul Crossing
Last Stand at Chavez Ravine
Buster Rides Again
Bring Me the Head of Juan Uribe
The Brandons
Blanco Trail
(and my personal favorite)
- Tue Jul 24, 09:22:00 AM PDT
- JC Parsons said...
Isn't it a pity that in all this talk of flash and style, my beloved Freak, Timmeh, didn't even get a mention. Ah well, this too shall return in good time as well. This team is once again full of characters and that bodes well for ... well, I'm not sure if it means wins (so far so good) but it means most of the games are hella entertaining.
Good example was that Melky catch. What a solid play and a GREAT visual. Definitely highlight reel material.
Is Buster perfect? My answer: For us, right now, YES, it feels that way. I assume we all know that "perfect" in baseball, refers to one thing. (Right, Matt?) Otherwise it is a game of failures, and Buster has his share ( a smaller dose than most to be sure ). Are there bigger WAR's in the game? Oh yea, I'm sure there always will be. But Buster is ours, so he's perfect. Make sense?
- Tue Jul 24, 09:58:00 AM PDT
- M.C. O'Connor said...
Timmy's completing of that strikeout running down the HSanchez ricochet in front of the visitors dugout and getting the assist at first was a MelkyMoment™, for sure.
The Freak is still there, as I've stated many times. His Second Coming is imminent! Prepare you unholy unbelievers! Prepare! Thou wilt be Franchised!
- Tue Jul 24, 11:26:00 AM PDT
The Brandin's (?)
Directed by Sergio Leone
Music by Ennio Morricone
- Tue Jul 24, 02:17:00 PM PDT
- M.C. O'Connor said...
Now yer talkin', pardner.
- Tue Jul 24, 02:25:00 PM PDT


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UNCTAD is organizing a special event on the sustainable development of the oil and gas services sector at the World Investment Forum in Geneva.
This event will complement the annual African OilGasMine Conference, which will not take place this year for lack of a host country sponsor. The Conference will return to the continent in 2015.
Under the theme, "Achieving sustainable development goals through investment in oil and gas field services", this special event will focus on the following topics for discussion in two sessions: investment opportunities in Africa's oil and gas field services, and a policy dialogue on maximizing benefits of investments in oil and gas field services.
The first session will discuss the investment environment in Africa's oil and gas industries and highlight opportunities in providing field services across the value chain.
The second session will examine policy options in promoting indigenous service providers in Africa's oil and gas sector and how to retain the value of services associated with natural resources in host countries.
In this regard, the session will look at ways in which governments can create an enabling legal and regulatory environment that stimulates partnerships with foreign investors in oil and gas field services, transfer of skills, development capacity of local entrepreneurs to deliver competitive services and best practices in measuring and monitoring contribution of local entrepreneurs.
This special event will bring together ministers and other high-level representatives of governments, senior executives and experts from the oil and gas industry, civil society and the press.
Member States of UNCTAD are requested to help disseminate the information about this special event to the main stakeholders in their countries, thus facilitating their participation.
Participants in this high-level multi-stakeholder meeting will attend in their personal capacities.
Specialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies wishing to take part in the meeting, as well as non-governmental organizations in the general and special categories wishing to attend as observers, are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretariat of the names of their representatives by 1 October 2014.
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Item No. 12229
More and more armies showed interest in Aimpoint sights and to meet their demands on LED intensity and battery life the so-called XD diode was developed.
The new diode increased the intensity by three times and the battery life by five times and was introduced in the hunting series of sights called Aimpoint 5000XD. At this time Aimpoint introduced its 10 years of warranty on all XD sights.
Discontinued January 2001
Launched 1999
|General data
|Art nr: 10125
|Technology: XD
|Working principle: Reflex collimator sight - red dot sight
|Optical data
|Lightsource: LED (Light Emitting Diode) totally eye-safe
|Red dot size in MOA (minute of angle): 3 or 7 or 10 **
|Parallax: Absence of parallax - No centering required
|Eye relief: Unlimited
|Night vision compatibility: No
|Anti-reflex coating all surfaces & multi-layer coating objective lens: Yes
|Magnification: No magnification (1X)
|Electronic data
|Battery: One 3V Lithium battery, type 2L76 or DL1/3N
|Battery life in hours: 100-1000 **
|Dot intensity adjustment: Manual rotary switch
|Daylight (DL) settings: 1 Off & 9 DL
|Mechanical data
|Material housing: Aircraft aluminum
|Surface finish: Anodized
|Color housing: Black
|Adjustment 1 click: 15mm at 100m, (1/2" at 100yds)
|Mounting methods: 2 Rings, ø 30mm, (ø 1.18")
|Environmental data
|Temperature range: -30° - +60°C, (-20° - +140°F)
|Water resistance - submersible to: Fully waterproof
|Radioactive components used: None
|Length: 181mm, (7.13")
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Conservation and Environment in South Africa: Monthly Updates
Southern Africa Conservation Monthly Update January–February 2014
We want to wish you all a Happy New Year! Your job, as a volunteer, is really important to us and the Projects Abroad team from Botswana would like to thank you for all your contributions, the hard work and wish you all the best for 2014.
January and February got off to a roaring start with our first volunteers arriving on the 6th January and getting straight to work. Staff returned after a much-needed break, refreshed for the New Year ahead. We welcomed Ms Elsa Stamm to the project as Camp Manageress and Social Manageress and she has taken up the challenge with great spirit.
This is always a delightful time of the year when all the baby animals are born and we have been delighted to see many, many impala (Aepycerosmelampus) youngsters this year, as well as blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), plain zebra (Equus quagga), greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) and African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) babies.
The rain has been good so far, the bush is lush and green and if it continues to rain we will have a very good winter with enough food for the animals.
Vegetation Census
The vegetation census on the reserve, which started in October 2012, has been completed and the results have been analysed by David Hancock. Over the course of the study 6300 samples of woody vegetation and 12400 substrate samples were collected across the 2 vegetation types that were sampled in the same Mopane manner.
48 species of tree were recorded across the property. 35 species of tree were recorded during the survey of Mopane woodland and riverine of which only 6 species accounted for more than 1%, and those 6 species accounted for a total of 98.27% of all species recorded on the property.
By far the most abundant was Mopane (Clophospermum mopane) with 60.60% of the sample. The proportions of the remaining 1.3% of species were recorded fewer than 10 times. In the substrate survey soil was the most abundant substrate type accounting for 58.22%, followed by organic matter at 17.84% and non-woody vegetation at 14.10% (Figure 3).
The composition of tree species which was discovered is important for understanding why certain species are present and others are not. For example the very low population of Giraffe in the area is most likely linked to the almost total lack of suitable browse trees for them in the form of Acacia species. As the land is dominated by Mopane, only species which are able to feed on Mopane with its high tannin levels are able to survive. This relates to all levels of the animal kingdom from invertebrates to mammals and birds. Only certain species of insect can tolerate Mopanes tannin levels and therefore the species which feed on insects are limited to those which feed on those unique species which can survive feeding almost entirely on Mopane.
One surprising discovery of this study has been the high diversity of smaller flowering plants. Despite the landscape appearing to consist of only 3 major components, within these areas there is a large variation of micro-climates allowing this large diversity to have developed and survived. Much further study is required in this area as no demographic data was collected and several recorded species are protected in South Africa due to their scarcity there, e.g. Kwebe Hills Stapelia (Stapelia kwebensis). This study also highlighted the number of alien species which exist in the area, a total of 10 alien species were recorded and efforts must be made to study the impacts they are having on the environment and if necessary removal of these species should take place.
No abundance or distribution data was collected with regards to small flowering plants. However, a basic inventory of species was created and a total of 125 non-tree flowering species were recorded.
Alien Plant Removal
We continued to remove alien plants from the Reserve and concentrated our efforts on two areas – the Top Hide and the Top Drainage Line, both of which we targeted last year as well. It is a laborious task to remove alien species but each year we see less and less as we remove more of these plants until hopefully they will be eradicated from the Reserve. Now with the vegetation census complete and the number of alien plants identified, we will concentrate our efforts on understanding the impact they are having and eradicating them from the Reserve.
Road Clearing / Repair
Always on on-going task, particularly in the rainy season, volunteers have been hard at work repairing roads damaged by the rainy season. Botswana experiences intense bouts of rain in a short space of time and tends to cause 'wash-aways' on the roads on the Reserve. In order to continue to traverse the Reserve it becomes essential that we deploy everyone we can to repair what may have been damaged by the most recent storm. In summer vegetation is very thick and the less-used roads become overgrown quite quickly so we have also had to spend time clearing these roads in order to travel to the various parts of the Reserve. This time saw us re-opening the road to Adventure Pan.
Anti-Poaching / Snare Removal
As always we need to be vigilant regarding poaching incidents on the reserve so we schedule anti-snare patrols. We have removed 8 snares in the last 2 months.
Erosion Control
The heavy rains in January and February further eroded an area of the reserve on the Limpopo River and required that everyone get involved in repairing the huge donga that had formed. This was a task which required the use of wire gabions which needed to be positioned and filled with rocks which volunteers collected on the reserve. Once in place, the donga was back-filled with sand in an effort to arrest the erosion.
Flower Identification
This time of the year lends itself to going out and looking at the myriad flowers that suddenly appear after the rains. Carpets of colour appear seemingly out of nowhere and the more one looks the more you see. We have started a photographic database of the flowers seen on the reserve and as it grows we will publish it on the Projects Abroad website.
Leopard Identification
Last year we reported finding two leopard cubs together in an area near Motswiri Camp, specifically photographed on what we call Mushroom Rock. To our great excitement both cubs have been seen in the last 2 months, having grown substantially and starting to move further from their mother.
Judi Gounaris and Sophie Juge,
Conservation Botswana


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What is your opinion of the governor?
That question is surprisingly hard for Californians to answer, at least when the subject is Jerry Brown.
One-third of adults in a new survey from the Public Policy Institute of California said they didn't know enough to venture an opinion when asked about Brown's job performance.
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Think about it.
Even though Brown's struggles with the budget have been the dominant story in California, and even though the budget profoundly affects anyone who goes to school or drives the crumbling roads, a significant plurality of Californians don't know enough to venture an opinion.
The question is why.
Part of the answer is that many people are busy with their own lives and struggles, and don't follow the news.
But part of the answer may be Brown's decision to spend most of his time in Sacramento, saying very little.
He's made only short and very occasional forays around the state to talk about what he's up to. And so many of us aren't even bothering to think about Brown.
This may be smart political strategy. Public attention may not help the governor, particularly when his proposals -- cutting spending, raising taxes -- aren't naturally that popular.
But one of the few powers that a California governor has in our system of government is the power to command attention.
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California High Speed Rail — An infrastructure case study
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Old Mine Road
What makes this 104 mile stretch of road so fascinating? It is the immense history that goes back at least 300 years. Along this road follows the Delaware River where there are towns that boasts of its own history, ruins of milling plants, old stone houses, and wonderful aged barns. Several of these structures are being preserved under the National Register of Historic Places. There is the Old Millbrook Village which is a living history of buildings that have been constructed as if the era of time is 1850's. The village still has some of the old original structures, recreated or moved from other locations. There are many points of interest along the way and is a scenic and beautiful drive.
A Barn along the Road
Flatbrookville VillageOld history books claim that the road was constructed to haul ore from the area of Pahaquarry Copper Mines to Esopus for shipment to Holland. From there it could be shipped down the Hudson River and to Holland. Old accounts describe that the Dutch arrived here before Penn's Charter and worked their way down to Pahaquarry and mined for Copper but archaeology only shows that the mines were just opened for exploration and feasibility. As for Old Mine Road, regardless of when it was built or who was responsible for building it, the road does have a great deal of historical significance. General Gates marched seven regiments of men down the road to meet General Washington prior to his crossing the Delaware. These troops were important to Washington's victory at Trenton in 1777.
I was so fortunate in October 2004 to have the opportunity to visit the Tri-State area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. I had began my solo journey in Northampton and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania, traveled up to Wyoming County and cross over to Warren & Sussex Counties, New Jersey and up along the Old Mine Road and ended up at the Minisink Valley Historical Society in Port Jervis, New York. Each of the societies was so welcoming to me and helpful. I really want to mention the Wyoming County Historical Society that is located in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. They have done a tremendous job working with the court house in indexing deeds, wills, obituaries and much, much more. They have spent a lot of man hours with these projects. I even broke through a "brick wall" that would have never been discovered otherwise.
Besides my wanting to go and check out the various societies, I knew that to make my trip complete was to take the drive along Old Mine Road since some of my ancestors resided in townships along it.
My Depuy/Depue ancestors who were French Huguenots (possibly originally from Holland) came to the U.S. around the mid 1600's and settled in the Albany, New York area and belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church. Some of this clan of people worked their way down toward the Minisink area of New York and New Jersey. Near Montague, NJ along Old Mine road, is the Minisink Reformed Church. Founded in 1737, Minisink Reformed Church is the oldest congregation in Sussex County. They are located at 346 River Road (part of the Old Mine Road), at the northern end of the state. Their current church facility, which rests within the bounds of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, was built in 1898. Many of my Depue's baptisms, marriages are recorded in the old church records. The earliest settler noted in the local history books, was one Samuel Dupuis a collateral ancestor who gave a good account of the early settlement of the area. My Depue's settled in what is now Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Monroe County is situated across the Delaware River from Warren County, New Jersey. The Smithfield Reformed Church in Monroe County also kept church records where I discovered the birth of Elizabeth Detrick who married David H. Tillman, son of Joseph.
Minisink Reformed Church
Location of Smithfield Reformed Church-Smithfield, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
On my journey, which I had started early that morning on a clear, frosty autumn day I approached the charming, historic village of Millbrook. As I marveled at how the feeling of stepping back in time overtook my senses, I became aware that I was maybe alone in this remote place. I parked my car and cautiously got out with camera in hand and approached one of the historic buildings to look at it closer up. I saw a gentleman in the rear and he being elderly and not looking too much like a threat, I called out to him. He answered me and I told him what I was doing and that I had ancestors who had lived in that area more than 200 years ago and my extreme interest in the area, he responded with kindness and ended up taking me on a personal tour and was so delightful and enjoyed speaking about each building and was a wealth of information. In this little township, one of the historic homes is called the "Depue's Shoemaker" House. This particular building was moved from another location. I wasn't directly related to the Depue who had built it, but rather a collateral relation to my line.
Depue House-Old Millbrook Village-New Jersey
As I continued on my drive, I drove slowly on this dirt road that at times could be quite narrow, I daydreamed about times past and what has changed in the landscape. I passed old barns that evoked of a previous life, cornfields and historic homes. The autumn colors' shining through the trees was a sight to behold. There were times on that road as I absorbed all that was around me and experienced such waves of overwhelming emotion that is almost hard to describe. I felt like I totally connected with my ancestors of that area and even now as I write this, I am still overcome. This trip was almost a pilgrimage or a homecoming to something I had never knew in reality but painted a picture for my research of this interesting part of my heritage. I hope to capture this sort of feeling when I get the chance again to explore other family lines in other regions of this great Country of ours.