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Friday, June 27, 2014

Where am I ? May-June edition

OH MY GOD.... I am writing again :D
I was super super super undisciplined for my blog in this past two months. Where am I if you want to ask.......

On the last days of April, I went to Bandung (9-10 hours by bus from my town) to attend the Padjadjaran University's Model of United Nation as a UNHCR committee and the delegation of Federated States of Micronesia. i was concerning about Small Island Developing States and its rights as a future environmental refugees... woo hoooo  such a fun topic for a fashion analyzer right?? But it was actually a total fun.... I love negotiating, building relations and politics.. so it was fun, and confusing, and depressing.. but I AM HAPPY... because I can meet a lot of smart and awesome people there...

Caca, Me and Jessica

On the 5th of May (after Im back to Salatiga) one of my best-est friend was having a birthday! Cheerio to Guntur Segara (The Sea Storm yes that is his name)!! He is 19 now, and I love him even more.. such a great brother/best friend. Jessica and I were planning his birthday since we were on the way to Bandung (In a moment where few peeps in our circle had some problem with Guntur, but all of us planned and celebrated it), I called the Bakery (they weren't cheap 2 slices of good cheesecake, but worth it) when I was in Bandung, my dad took that cake on day before the birthday, and we surprised Guntur at his dorm, but it was a total failed. Adi stepped on a dog's poop than Arya also Thomas start to make noises because Adi's sandals smelled bad, and Guntur heard it when I brought the cake up.... but all of us were happy though...
Gumtur and I on his birthday

Then the beginning of Summer Classes (yes it is a new obligation if ALL of the student should take this class to make us graduating sooner) IT WAS SUPER stressful because we are tired physically and mentally. And I don't know why after back from Bandung, for a whole week I got sick. I didn't get fever just I wasn't conscious. I drove pretty bad, I almost crashed to trucks/buses/vans until Thomas willing to follow me one day to my house, he said I drove zig-zag.... -__-
Nini and I

Gaby, Thea and I

My body felt so tired everyday until i can't write on my blog, on my university press, even i always late to classes. I am tired haha. I feel sick and always want to throw up (until now)

I also had a slightly fight/anger with Guntur for like a week. I was mentally broken, and I defended him, but he turned out took me even in a worst path, but he is my best friend, I can't angry with him at all. And we almost didn't talk for like a week, every time I see him I wanna slap him but because I can't it turned to tears. Some of our circle (well all) told me to slap him, or stay away and don't talk to him. But I am not that kind of person, I love my friend, I ever felt how hurt loosing my friends. So i told my self "If i can be the last friend who stay on his side, why not? at least im trying to help him." So I ask him to talk with me, with Thomas as the mediator. Everyone behind us swore if Guntur won't listen to me, and would be angry with me. And he WASN'T. We are best friend, and I am telling the truth, we care about each other so we are good again.
Moral of the story : Do not stay away from your friend because they make a fault. No one perfect even your best friend. Try to understand them and TALK to them to help them. both of us promise to each other, if something feels so wrong, then we should talk.

After that it was Thomas birthday on the 29th. And DANK, he went away back to his town -_- So we can't do anything. I just remember before he left, he took me,Gaby and Thea to his community's event, his community called Sahabat Jiwa concerning about Children and Education. Because that day's theme was Child Abuse, I went there because I was a victim of bullying elementary school, totally a horrible years but I was survived. Then he almost missed the train, and on his birthday Thea and I called him at night to sing a happy birthday song. And that night we wait for an hour to call Thomas because he was busy, then we met a drunk classmate, that was pretty creep us out.
Thomas before he left for his birthday

On last days of May I flew to Jakarta and have a business there for two days then back home. It was crazy, for the first time I flew by my self. Usually with my family but it wasn't. I am clueless with the airport term ( i am a slow learner of ticketing and transportation thingies) But see, I have Guntur on my back again for the airport difficulty. So it was crazy on the way to airport, from airport to meet the boss, in the meeting, in the hotel, busway trial to go back to the airport, than fly back here until i stepped back to Salatiga, I always have 4 guys with me (on my phone actually). Gaby helped me about the Jakarta road and busways also decision maker, Thea comforted me because i was afraid she was a decision maker too, Guntur helped me with the airport thingie and comforted me too, and Alexander P (yes the British one) was my comforter and listener (yeah you know he always know what happen with me, such a great brother/best friend he is). So I am such in a business know, about education like foreign education prep, and I will be the business speaker and the right hand. Hahaha.. sounds like I will love this (it is sarcasm you know). But at least i will interact to a lot of people and will negotiate.. so it will be good.
my very first Krispy Kreme in Jakarta

On June............. I forget what happen actually.......... ah, it is a weird month. The world cup is here and I support Germany like always (yes my Schweini is here). I handle a seminar (yeah not 100% me, I was in the committee) it was about ASEAN community 2015. Thea and I picked up the speaker from Gajah Mada University. His name is Mr.Mohan and HE IS SUPER smart. He is concerning in National Security  Defense i think. but man...... He is the professor for master degree, he is my lectures's professor. BUT he is ONLY 33 years old. HE is young, and not married. Thea and I own the car (University rent it) plus the driver, but he wasn't nice, and the way he drove is frightening me, and Thea got a car sick because of that. Gaby, Nini, Nanda and Tiara are in Salatiga taking care of the ASEAN exhibition (Gaby dressed up as Vietnamese girl, and some people thought she is a pure Japanese.. and she fooled them, and they believed her!) Guntur was the MC in that day from 10 AM-3 PM.
Umbu, Rivelino, Nanda and I on the ASEAN seminar and exhibition

Thea and I still thinking about the driver, and Mr.Mohan promised us to take us to hang out in Jogjakarta when we took him back. But the driver wasn't nice, and he wanted us to pay more. well it wasn't about the money but his attitude (i never met a driver like that before). I told Guntur about that driver, and thanks GOD, he is a total life saver. Guntur willing to became our driver that night. He asked us, then we pursued him, than he agree and should drive back to his dorm and take a bath as fast as he can, and go to the rent car to take back the car. AND HE CAME pick us up.. and we had fun in Jogjakarta. We lost in a road few times because mr.Mohan intelligence of small paths (sarcasm) but we made to Jogja, we eat Balinese grilled ribs where Guntur and I felt the food were spicy, The didn't think so because she came from Sulawesi. Guntur dropped his milkshake glass and shlul drink half of my hot tea to help him reduce the spiciness. We went to Guntur's most wanted coffee shop called Epilogue coffee and furniture, it is a cool place. And the good news is..... Mr.Mohan pay for all this treat.. hahahaha we love him so much. He act like a friend, he was joking around just like an elder brother not a lecturer for us. Guntur even thought him ho to photograph using micro lens camera. He even listened to us how creepy our philosophy lecturer is..
Thea, mr.Mohan and our best driver/body guard Gunur haha

Kayla and Craig is moving both of them are like my own family. They are the place for me to cry. It has been 2 years since my last tears for those peeps in the orgs who left me. But I cried that day. I love them so much and hoping to see S,H and the third baby ASAP.  Telling you later if i gortpromotion in the univ press, Guntur also being the President of our University Press (Scientiarum) for the next academic year. I was the 1st one who mentioned his name on candidate list hahaha.
Kayla and I before she left

The new president and the new business negotiator

Then my friend from Jogjakarta came her name is Caca. She woke me up while she telling me my negative side. I am too faithful with everyone around me, it can hurt me and damage me. Yes that is a usual issue for me. I though some people who became my friend only because the know how i will love them and will do anything for them. I made me slightly depressed again but It just my personality than what's wrong. This is how God made me. And that two days, every night something happen on my motorcycle. on Tuesday after hanging out with caca and my two circles, my vehicle was dead in front of Nini and Jess's dorm. I brought Gaby with me and It was 11.00 PM and my dad was in Jogjakarta (3 hours with car). I fought with Guntur in the evening before we hung out and his dorm is 20 minutes away. Thomas and Arya's dorm is nearer. So i keep my vehicle in Nini's dorm. I called Thomas (he is the nearest one) he didn't pick it up, he didn't reply my texts. Gaby called Galih (Galih is her bestfriend in other circle) he was willing to help. I need to call other person to take me then, (I dont wanna drive in one off road motorcycle with three people on it). Jessica called me and ask me to call Arya because arya was in the univ. I called him, and he was on the way to back home with Adi. so It is fixed if both of them can't help me. Arya told me to call Guntur. I bet Guntur won't come, bcz at 9.30 pm he already said if he was sleepy while we hung out with our big group. But yes i tried, it was take a moment to let him reply my texts. Gaby,Galih and I drove to a milk place near univ first and it was terrible, my bottom was hurt so bad. I told Guntur how bad it was and ask him to come. and God, he said YES. and he came.and drive me home, i asked him what he was doing when i texted him, he said he was almost fell asleep, he already in bed. This kind of friend is the one who you shouldn't leave. He is my greatest friend ever. he help me a lot this month.
Nini, me, gaby and caca

On wednesday same thing happen, but it was on the market at 12 AM. mid-night. well gladly before my vehicle died Gaby and I already text Kris to follow us drive back home. (Gaby, Caca, Nini and I were in the market to drink Ronde, Gaby brought vehicle, but Caca was with me) So I double confuse because how i will take my vehicle at least to nini's place? Kris came, Gaby and I just hugged him. and you know what? BIMA and Arya was behind him so i don't need to call Guntur (well, GUntur and Arya gonna have public speaking class on the next day start at 7 am, so I won't call him and disturb his sleeping) Those three heroes were going to go to Bima's new house because the can't sleep at univ. So Kris dragged and pump my vehicle on the way to Nini's house (about 20iish more minutes), Bima helped to push it with his vehicle, Nini driving with Caca, Gaby with Bima and Arya with me. I remembered Caca said "for the first time i saw and i feel 5 different guys who came a long way to help you and Gaby. You have a lot of faithful friends." That words made me love her more... made me realize how much I love these 5 guys more. (Bima, Galih aand Kris are Gaby closest male friends especially Galih and Kris. Meanwhile, Guntur,Arya and Thomas are my closest male friends especially Guntur and Thomas)

But I quite depressed this month. There is a physiological psychiatric who joining the Univ press, he is my mentor now. He knew if i had eating disorder, and now im facing depression, anxiety and insecurities which makes me broken and not productive. I didn't tell him at all but he read it, the he talk with me 2 days ago, he consulted me, and i cried than told him everything that change me, the family probs, my withdrawal from joining 3 favorites university because of financial problem, how Joo (the guy who i used to close with on my latest year of HS) dump me and mocked me, how 3 other boys (Sunshine, Sunshine's friend, and the fake caring boy) who played my heart, and etc. The mentor told me to wrote an essay about my true self (because he said if i didn't make a  mask to cover my true self but i make the other cinta, and live in that cinta being a total different person to hide everything) i wrote 9 pages of my self. Arya, and he read it. And he called me, and told me if i am already on the top of my depression. He said i have a big confidence but it just totally broken because I am in the super crisis stage of myself, i feel ugly and not worth it to anyone. And he willing to help me to get my self back. And they (arya and him) promote me in the university press not as a journalist anymore, but as the business negotiator... because he said it is me, the real me is there. GOD, i think i should be a mouth of 2 of my jobs, now im in the training process... But im happy has Erwin as my mentor, because i know i forgot who i was after Joo broke it, and I need to take her back here..

And the last thing that I wanna write down is................. on the 25th of June, my two best friends. Arya and Pita just turned 19!!! Pita was my BFF since Elementary School (same as Wati). Arya is my univ inner circle (you know with Jessica, Farel, Thomas and Guntur who always surprise each other birthday) Jessica was in batam that day, so I called Guntur to become my partner in planning Arya's surprise party. I am not a good planer, Jessica is. So Guntur told me to ask Thomas and Adi for help too. So four us planning it, and Gaby helped me to buy the cakes and other because i need a girl beside me in planning on cakes. And we made it!!! after Arya finish his class, we were on outside of his class with several of his classmates. and when he came out he didn't realize it then we brought out the cake and celebrate it. Gaby took a video of it and I took a lot of pics too. Based on Gaby's video on my phone i edited it and made it and linked it to all his family member back home in Surabaya (yes i be friend with his mom,dad, and all his brothers), and they like it. you can check it HERE.

Adi, Guntur, Arya and Thomas on Arya birthday

The surprise party full crew

Pita and I

My body still not fit too. I still want to throw up everyday and have low blood pressure everyday. I still heal my self from my anxiety and insecurities, I still learn to love my self and put confidence in it. but the only thing that i still know about my self is.... I love all people around me, even though they hurt me or not. I love My family, my friends in the organization that I work in, I love my brit brother Alex, I love Gaby, Thea, Nini, Nanda, and Tiara, I love Guntur and Thomas, I love Arya, Jessica, Farel, Adi, Bima,Kris and Galih. I love you and your smile also their smile. I love God who made me. And I learn to love my self.

Hope I will be back soon, to give you fashion reports and other. Please be with me in my healing process.

Im yours truly..

Cinta Carnelian

p.s And by the way I bought the newest album of Ed Sheeran - Multiply (X) and it is a great album! I love Photograph so much...

  1. I'm happy to hear that you are feeling better over your body, you are really gorgeous and I love the way you dress. Keep up the good job!

  2. Thank you very much for yout support... I love you style too :D I am better now.. and will start writing again soon....


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Santa is tired of cookies & milk

Sugar cookies, baked

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Santa is tired of cookies & milk

Poor Santa, how many sugar cookies & glasses of milk can one jolly fat man actually stomach?

Maybe if the milk is laced with some good bourbon or Kaluha, then the sugar cookies will be more palatable.  Or forget the sugar cookies. Maybe Rudolph and friends would like them providing the cookies don’t have xylitol. Raw carrots are suggested for the reindeer.

I heard from one of the elves that not everyone serves Santa the same menu.

In Britain and Australia, he is sometimes given sherry and mince pies instead.

In Sweden and Norway, children leave rice porridge.

In Ireland it is popular to give him Guinness or milk, along with Christmas pudding or mince pies.

Santa has a penchant for raw cookie dough which can create a health hazard and on this night of nights, we want Mr. White Beard to remain healthy.

If Santa goes to a house where Italian culture is celebrated, he might find cold pizza pie and a glass of vino.

Oops, just how high can his blood alcohol content be? Can he get a DUI? That would be bad for business.

If the jolly fat man goes to a Hispanic household, he is treated to churros and Mexican hot chocolate. Okay, now we’re talking.

At an Indian household and if the family celebrates Christmas, Santa might get a mug of soothing Chai.

In a French household, St. Nick is treated to a flute of champagne and chocolate croissant. I bet those kids get some great presents. Oui!

If Chinese children celebrate Christmas, they leave behind a pot of jasmine tea and some good fortune cookies. Hopefully, Santa’s bladder is ironclad.

Santa’s fortune cookie: The night is still young. Keep smiling and working hard until you prosper. Mrs. Claus expects you home no later than 2 a.m. – sober.    6, 11, 22, 29, 38, 41

In Texas or Arizona, Santa will probably get shot at as an unidentified moving object. Shoot now and ask questions later.

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A Chronicle of Enlightened Citizenship Movement in the State Bank of India

A micro portal for all human beings seeking authentic happiness, inner fulfillment and a meaningful life

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The Giant Starts Laughing..

Laughter Yoga Introduced In State Bank Of India

Laughter Club of State Bank Learning Centre, Indore

The awakened Giant has now started laughing. Laughter Yoga has been introduced in the State Bank of India.

A Laughter Club was formally launched today at the State Bank Learning Centre, Indore. Eighteen newly promoted officers of the Bank, along with faculty of the learning centre, enjoyed themselves while performing greeting laughter, milkshake laughter, mobile laughter, lion laughter, laughter cream, rose laughter, appreciation laughter, argument laughter, gradient laughter and electric shock laughter.

 Laughter Cream

Laughter yoga is an effective cardio workout and helps in staying fit. It increases blood circulation and relaxes muscles. Laughter yoga changes your mood within minutes by releasing endorphins in your brain. One feels energized and fresh throughout the day and can work more without getting tired. Laughter clubs provide a rich social network of people who care about one another. One learns to handle difficult situations effectively without losing composure by imbibing the essence of laughter yoga.
The club has been named as the Laughter Club of State Bank Learning Centre, Indore. It is proposed that similar clubs will be formed in other offices of the Bank in the near future.

 Appreciation Laughter

Laughter Yoga Trainers Mrs Radhika Bisht and Mr Jagat Singh Bisht introduced laughter exercises to the participants. The founding members of the club are Mr Sabu P Simon, Mrs Harinaxi Sharma, Mrs Kamal Agrawal, Sarvashri Sanjay Keshwani, Rajesh Ladha, Narendra Gupta, R.C. Sisodiya, A.K. Sonara, B.R. Lambhate, Ravi Naramdeo, Anil Jain, Tejpal Khanna, Shishir Gwalherkar, Kamlesh Vishway, Sanjay Jain, Manoj Dusane, M.K. Purohit, Anil Bhatia, S.N. Dwivedi and Ajit Singh Chauhan.

 CoolBisht / Indore

  1. Congrats Bisht Saheb!!! one more innovative feather in your cap. I would love to join the club. All the very best!!

  2. Thank you, Natarajan sahab.. you are most welcome.. let us see when we can get together and laugh.. may be in TN soon.. ha ha..


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Take Your Momma Out

0 Comments · Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Forty percent of moms will celebrate Mother’s Day by dining out this year, according to the National Restaurant Association. Others will be cooked for, waited on and showered with love. The rest — and you know who they are — will be in the kitchen making lunch and dinner for their families. Don’t let this happen to your mother (or wife). There are plenty of deals going on right now. Take that lady out.

The Good Woman's Guide to Entertaining at Home

Making food pleases other people

0 Comments · Wednesday, May 6, 2009
As women, we have many responsibilities. We must maintain a sunny disposition to put others at ease, keep our make-up fresh and stay up on current events so we can keep up with our husbands in conversation. And we’re also being asked to work outside the home. How are we to do all of this and still entertain?

High on the Hill

Mount Adams yields a fantasy meal of orgiastic proportions

0 Comments · Wednesday, April 29, 2009
If I were about ready to die or, better yet, just leaving town for a bit, the following would be my ideal last meal in Cincinnati. First, I’d choose Mount Adams, because I live there and because its history of drunks and monks appeals to both sides of my nature.

Why You Should Eat Like the Ancients

0 Comments · Wednesday, April 29, 2009
About 5,000 years ago, the great saints of India downloaded a complete dietary system that can help you lose weight without eating less, achieve balance and serenity and live a longer life. OK, it sounds like an Acai Berry ad, but it’s actually part of the oldest and most authoritative of Hindu texts, the Vedas.

Recession Taking a Toll on Local Eateries

The local restaurant carrousel continues to spin

0 Comments · Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Gajah Wong West, a Little Indonesia in the middle of Northside, opened its doors three years ago and will close them at the end of this summer. Rumor has it that Gajah is another casualty of the recession, joining other supposed economic casualties like Pigall's, Kona Bistro, Edgecliff Bistro and Fresh, to name a few.

Basilico Organic (Review)

A blissful restaurant with good food and palpable sincerity

0 Comments · Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Last week I had the pleasure of dining at Basilico Organic, the first USDA-certified organic restaurant in the Midwest. Everything that touches your lips is free of pesticides, antibiotics, preservatives and hormones.

Easter Brunch, Vegetarian Gold Star and Food Stamps

0 Comments · Wednesday, April 1, 2009
This month offers chocolate cappuccino Peeps cake with the Easter Bunny, vegetarian Gold Star for Lent and relaxed requirements for food stamps. What more could we ask for? Not all Easter brunches are created equal, but if you go to Mokka, Grand Finale, Greyhound Tavern or Orchids at Palm Court, you know you’ll get a good one.

Sustain Yourself With or Without an Organic White House Garden

0 Comments · Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Before Barack Obama was elected, sustainable food advocates across the country were pushing for an organic White House garden, which seemed to some like a Marie Antoinette moment. A "let them eat organic" in the middle of a flailing economy when people were losing their jobs and couldn't put food on their tables.

Only in Cincinnati

Nick Tolbert’s Midnight Gourmet Cooking goes national — again

0 Comments · Wednesday, March 4, 2009
One look at Nick Tolbert's life and the cynical line you often hear, "You just can't get anything done in this city," fades away. In 2008, American Public Television affiliates approved Tolbert's 'The Midnight Gourmet' cooking show for programming.

The Latest in Foodie World

0 Comments · Wednesday, March 4, 2009
In food news, Restaurant Week, sponsored by The Greater Cincinnati Independents Group, will run March 16-22. Twenty-six restaurants will be part of the action, offering a three-course prix-fixe dinner menu for $26.09 per person.


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On Christmas Eve, Mayor Mike Rawlings sends holiday greetings. All that’s missing is the fireplace.

Happy holidays and Merry Christmas to all of you this evening.

Mayor Mike has dropped off a little gift this evening with an 8-minute chat reflecting on the state of the city, downtown’s growth and new infrastructure. And he takes a look forward to 2013.

“You can see the vibrancy that’s taking place,” he says. “If I could do a touchdown dance in the end zone, I’d do one.”

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Hackers and cyberspies.

Botnets and identity theft. Viruses, trojans, corporate espionage and international cyberwar.

In May, the complex challenges facing today's Internet-dependent society prompted U.S. President Barack Obama to sound an alarm by announcing that America now requires a national chief of cybersecurity. Massive military risks and multibillion dollar economic stakes underscore ongoing needs to safeguard computer data and communication. From threats to national defense systems and electric power grids to thefts of information and money via networks serving government, businesses and households, society is under a constant barrage of attacks - all of which make the accomplishments of Martin Roesch '92 (ECE) increasingly significant.

The names of Roesch and Sourcefire Inc., the company he founded in 2001, have become synonymous with the highest level of innovative network security intelligence.

Customers include all branches of the U.S. military and most corporations in the Fortune 100. Sourcefire enables each client to manage and minimize risks through a powerful, adaptive layered network security system called 3D (Discover, Determine, Defend). The fast-growing company uniquely combines innovative open source software collaboration with supportive commercial products and customer service.
Roesch now lectures widely and his insights permeate the world's information security and open source communities. As chief technology officer (CTO) at Sourcefire, he remains responsible for its technical direction and product development.

cyber_quoteNot bad for a self-described "geek" with "a salesman gene" who says that no matter what else he does, he'll never stop writing open source software because "it's just so much fun."

An early fascination with computers took Roesch from his hometown of Geneva, N.Y., to Clarkson, where engineering classes helped turn his innate curiosity into the springboard for a highly productive career. "One of the great things I learned was logical thinking. It's one thing to state a case forcefully," he says. "It's another to have unassailable logic behind it." Everything came together in his senior lab, he recalls, "which made me feel confident going out there and being a computer engineer in the field."

As it should have, judging by his subsequent success. Roesch was named one of eWeek's Top 100 Most Influential People in IT. He was also a finalist for Ernst and Young's 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was named Info World IT Heroes Innovator Award in 2004, while his Sourcefire RNA (Real-time Network Awareness) became one of just five products ever to receive NSS Gold recognition.

Roesch is best known for creating Snort, the world's most downloaded intrusion prevention system (IPS) and leading program in enterprise threat management (ETM), released a decade ago. Now the de facto industry standard with 3.7 million downloads and more than 227,000 registered users, it is the foundation of Sourcefire's 3D.

During his career, Roesch has personally developed a variety of network security tools and technologies, including honeypots (intruder lures), scanners and policy enforcement systems for organizations that range from GTE Internetworking to Stanford Telecommunications Inc. to the Department of Defense. He has been interviewed by multiple technology publications and by news services that include MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal, CNET, and ZDNet. Snort has been featured in Scientific American and on A&E's "Secret Places: Inside the FBI" and is the subject of more than a dozen books.

After he left Clarkson, Roesch learned about network security issues while working on contracts for the Defense Department. Over a weekend in 1998, he wrote a home computer traffic program on Linux software, released it free in the open source community, and Snort was born.

"I was amazed by how many people downloaded it," he recalls. "I had no idea it would so profoundly affect the information security industry or be the basis of thousands of other open source and commercial products."

What drew him to open source? A passion for the free flow of ideas. Reading The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric Raymond in the late 90's convinced him that "it was a better model than the proprietary method for development. It was more organic," he explains. "Security in open source is really based on the ‘many eyes' theory versus ‘security through obscurity.'"

After three years (and despite the tech market bust of 2000), Roesch saw an opportunity to combine the innovative energy of open source software development with commercial products. Taking a chance, he left his job at a California start-up, attracted four employees, and launched Sourcefire. His goal was simply to scale up Snort for large companies. But as he raised more than $54 million in venture capital funding, his horizons broadened. "Sourcefire is best known as a leader in intrusion prevention," he says, "but my real vision is for the company to be instrumental in transforming the way organizations manage and minimize their risks."

Sourcefire 3D can analyze security events in real time and enables automated, dynamic responses before, during and after an attack. Today it is utilized by 80 percent of Fortune 100 companies, 42 percent of the Global 500, U.S. government civilian agencies and military branches, and educational institutions around the world. With six patents awarded and 37 pending, the company has reshaped and bolstered most of the world's network defenses.

In 2007, Sourcefire made headlines when it went public (Nasdaq: FIRE) - the first security IPO since 2002 and the first since 1998 in open source. It also acquired ClamAV, the world's most commonly used open source anti-virus and anti-malware gateway product. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Sourcefire has offices across the U.S. and in Latin America, Asia and Europe. An ongoing productive relationship with a large open source community also remains vital. "Your open source user base is your farm team," he explains. "You've got to do a really good job taking care of them. The combination of open source community projects with commercial value-adds such as extra functionality, support documentation, and so on is a win-win for all."

Roesch modestly attributes much of his success to being "in the right place at the right time with a broad view," though he notes that "fortune favors the prepared mind."
On a personal level, says Roesch, "I'm still largely the same guy I was at Clarkson - just a little more focused with a little more ambition."

Clarkson was also where he met his wife, Anna (Williams) '92 (ECE), herself a "very talented" engineer. They have four children. He believes that as a fellow professional, she particularly appreciates the complications involved in balancing home and career due to his demanding schedule. "A nice thing about having your own company," he points out, "is that when you're not traveling you can work a pretty flexible schedule."
The odds against Sourcefire's success were far greater than he initially appreciated, Roesch now recognizes. "On paper it looks like a really bad idea. It worked out because I was charmingly naïve and relentlessly optimistic. I thought I had an angle that would work." His take-away message for Clarkson students or other alumni with an entrepreneurial dream: "Go for it!"


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Man Calls 911 Nine Times to Request a Cheeseburger-Your Dumbass of the Day

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There is just something about fast food that makes people abuse 911. In the past, folks have been arrested after calling emergency services to report problems with their orders at Burger King, McDonald’s, Subway and Hardee’s.

Gregory Jackson Sr. decided to cut out the middleman. Instead of going to his local restaurant chain to be disappointed, the 53-year-old called 911 and requested the dispatcher deliver him a cheeseburger-dumbass move. And when that didn’t work, he just called again, making him a double-dumbass.

In fact, the New Castle, Indiana man called 911 nine times. Eventually the dispatcher became concerned that Jackson may have been starving so he sent officers over to his apartment.

Jackson, who has an extensive criminal history, was found to be well fed. It was also discovered that he had a warrant for failing to appear in court that had been issued just two days before his unusual food order. Now, he’s achieved the utmost in dumbassery.

And that’s actually what he was arrested for, not the flaky phone call. So the lesson here is calling 911 when you need a snack might be OK. Just don’t do it if you also have a warrant out for your arrest.

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Beat Up Browns Implode In 41-27 Loss To NY Giants

By DARYL RUITER, 92.3 The Fan Browns Beat Reporter
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Victor Cruz of the New York Giants celebrates his second touchdown against the Cleveland Browns during their game at MetLife Stadium on October 7, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. / (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Victor Cruz of the New York Giants celebrates his second touchdown against the Cleveland Browns during their game at MetLife Stadium on October 7, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. / (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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CLEVELAND (92.3 The Fan) – The Cleveland Browns have mastered the art of losing football games in a variety of ways.

Sunday in New York was no different as they squandered a fantastic start only to implode in a 41-27 loss to the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium.

The Browns’ 11th straight loss tied a franchise record for consecutive losses originally set in 1974-75 and dropped Pat Shurmur to 4-17 in his tenure as coach.

Despite racing out to a quick 14-0 and 17-7 lead, the wheels came off the wagon once again for the Browns and they never recovered as the Giants rolled off 27 unanswered points in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.

The avalanche began with a 3rd and 1 at the Giants 25 when Shurmur elected to throw with Trent Richardson on the sideline.

Quarterback Brandon Weeden’s pass was high and wide to Gordon at the Giant’s 14 and tipped to Giants safety Steve Brown who returned it 46 yards.

It took New York 2 plays to score as the Giants put 17 points on the board over the final 3:46 of the first half.

Eli Manning hit Rueben Randle for 36 yards before Bradshaw’s 4-yard TD run quickly tied the game at 17.

On the ensuing kickoff return, Josh Cribbs was stripped from behind by Will Hill and the Giants recovered at the 29.

With Dimitri Patterson out of position, Cruz was left wide open for a 7-yard touchdown and a 24-17 lead.

The Giants got 1 last possession before half and a gift 3 points. Buster Skrine was flagged for pass interference setting up Jason Tyne’s second field goal – from 40-yards to make it 27-17 at half.

The stunning change of events and momentum was shocking considering that the Browns came out of the gate firing on all cylinders scoring on their first 3 offensive possessions.

Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw fumbled on the first play from scrimmage and Browns corner Sheldon Brown came up with the loose football at the 22.

Bradshaw recovered to run for 200 yards on 30 carries and a TD.

It took Richardson 2 carries to get the Browns on the board with a 7-0 lead. His 15-yard touchdown run made him the first running back in franchise history to run for a score in 4 consecutive games.

After stopping the Giants on their second possession, Weeden hit Josh Gordon in stride for a 62-yard touchdown and a quick 14-0 lead with 10:14 to play in the first quarter.

Manning countered by going after Browns corner Buster Skrine on the next drive, a 92-yarder, which was capped by a 3-yard TD to Victor Cruz to cut the Browns’ lead in half at 14-7.

Manning threw for 259 yards and 3 touchdowns – all to Cruz – and an interception in the victory.

Phil Dawson hit his 9th field goal in as many attempts – a 32-yarder to extend the lead back to double digits at 17-7 early in the second quarter.

After driving to the Browns’ 11, Manning misfired on 3 straight passes, including Skrine dropping a would be interception in the end zone, before Tynes hit a 29-yard field goal to cut Cleveland’s lead to 7 with 6:49 left in the half.

Down 10, Shurmur felt a sense of urgency to start the second half.

After being stopped short by inches on their opening drive, Shurmur went for it on 4th down from his own 36. Weeden’s quarterback sneak extended the drive which eventually resulted in a punt.

Cruz beat Trevin Wade for a 28-yard TD, his third of the game to extend The Giants’ lead to 34-17 capping the 27-0 run.

Giants running back David Wilson drove home the final nail with a 40 yard touchdown untouched with 5:41 to play to extend to 41-20.

Gordon caught his second TD of the game, a 20-yard throw from Weeden with 4:03 to play to close out the scoring.

The Browns were depleted on both sides of the ball due to injuries. Cleveland entered the game shorthanded at receiver with just 4 active – yet Greg Little was targeted just twice.

Linebacker D’Qwell Jackson was knocked out of the game in the second quarter with a concussion.

Cornerback Dimitri Patterson was carted to the locker room in the 3rd with an ankle injury. Late in the 4th quarter Ahtyba Rubin sustained an injury to his right leg and limped off.

The Browns will try to avoid setting a new franchise record for consecutive losses, when they host the Cincinnati Bengals next Sunday.

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Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Couch Potatoes: The Return

Well, they returned a few weeks back now, but due to my tardy nature I'm only now posting about it.

was a two part Dredd story written by Gordon Rennie and featured those lovable potato men (or women. It's so hard to tell). These odd characters first appeared in 2000ad way back, well it was a long time ago for sure. Maybe someone can tell me in 'comments'?

My preliminary sketches for the cover can be seen over on Pete Wells' blog
. Special mention for Dylan Teague who did a fantastic job on colouring this cover as well as the strip. Thanks, Dylan.

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Wiggz said...

The detail on these are amazing!
For readers / lurkers of this blog - As Cliff said, check out Pete wells uncovered Blog for more Cliff goodness and if you want to see some more of Cliffs outstanding interior pages pick up the progs.The amount of detail and design he puts into each panel and background is just superb.

thanx for posting Cliff!


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This conference, which is co-hosted by the Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership (GSEP) and the Global Cool Cities Alliance, will bring together government officials, industry representatives, and green building and sustainability experts. The conference aims to launch a new non-profit organization focused on deploying cool, efficient policies and technologies, and launch a new network of global cities that are committed to reducing urban heat to promote sustainability. In conjunction with the conference the Cool Roofs and Pavements Working Group of GSEP is organizing a workshop during which member governments can update the Working Group on their initiatives, plan for the 4th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM4) meeting, and interact with other stakeholders to disucss supporting Working Group activities.

dates: 3-5 October 2012   venue: Habitat World at Indian Habitat Center, Lodhi Road   location: New Delhi, India   contact: Kurt Shickman   e-mail: kurt@globalcoolcities.org   www: http://www.globalcoolcities.org/?page_id=804


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OECD Releases Paper on Climate Change and Fisheries Policy in Norway

7 October 2010: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a working paper titled "Norway – Sustainable Development: Climate Change and Fisheries Policies."

The focus on climate change and fisheries is due to Norway's high fossil fuel and fish exports, both of which have important environmental components. The working paper explores progress, problems and contradictions of Norwegian efforts to preserve natural capital through the precautionary principle, and offers lessons learned. Main conclusions of the report include: that Norway's 2008 sustainable development strategy has established useful principles for promoting green growth, but that the strategy's objectives and potential trade-offs could be clarified; that Norway could further benefit from carbon taxes and emission trading systems in ways that could address leakage; and that sustainable fisheries depend on international cooperation. [The Working Paper]


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Wahl and Amman: More

I’ve done a complete run using the WA basecase using the Windows-modified script that I archived a couple of days ago. From the output of this run, I extracted the results of the AD1400 step and made a stepwise splice, which I’ve saved here together with the MBH98 stepwise reconstruction. This may be of interest to some people. Here is a smoothed version of the MBH98 stepwise reconstruction and the WA stepwise reconstruction. While it substantially emulates MBH98 results (as did our emulation), you’ll notice the divergence in the problematic early 15th century, which I also had a problem with. There’s no reason why exact replication should not be possible. Obviously this replication does not deal with issues like bristlecone pines; this is just benchmarking.

Figure 1. Stepwise NH Temperature Reconstructions from MBH98 Data. Black – MBH98; red -WA05. Both smoothed with 25-year filter.
The largest difference between the WA-version and the MBH-version exceeded 1 sigma. WA do not venture into the calculation of confidence intervals. However, it is a little disquieting that a supposed replication using the same data and methods uses up over 1 of the 2-sigma confidence interval merely in arithmetic. At a minimum, the error bar should be expanded to be at least the outer envelope of both calculations. I pointed out the particular problem in emulating MBH98 early 15th century results and it’s reassuring to see that WA have exactly the same problem (although their advertising doesn’t disclose this.)

  1. John A.
    Posted May 15, 2005 at 2:31 PM | Permalink

    …and weird stuff starts happening at the beginning of the 15th Century.

  2. Louis Hissink
    Posted May 16, 2005 at 6:10 AM | Permalink

    Steve, What is the primary data showing temperature vs time that these calculations show?

    Steve: Louis, this is just the original MBH98 calculations, which is mostly derived from tree rings, especially in the earlier portions – where it mostly reflects bristlecone pine growth.

  3. Louis Hissink
    Posted May 16, 2005 at 6:23 AM | Permalink

    Reminds me of statistics, statistics, and …..hmmmm

  4. Louis Hissink
    Posted May 16, 2005 at 10:34 PM | Permalink

    Steve: Thanks, by the way I am going to scan in an article from the latest Australian Institute of Geoscientists newsletter – THAT graph has appeared! Could send me the addy to send it to you please?

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D.R.Tucker: Dawn of the Deniers

October 3, 2011

One of an endangered, but not vanished, breed of conservatives who still believe in, like, gravity and stuff, D. R. Tucker contributes another perspective piece from a Republican “warmist”.

Recently, a friend asked me if I still had any respect for the conservative op-ed columnists and talk-radio hosts I once admired, since so many of those pundits remain committed to the view that anthropogenic global warming is something Al Gore and Carol Browner cooked up to destroy free-market capitalism. “Let’s just say it’s getting a little harder to respect them,” I responded.

I’ve reluctantly concluded that the conservative pundits who repeatedly and forcefully deny the accuracy of climate science will never change their views; on their deathbeds, they will mutter profanities about Ed Begley Jr. and Solyndra seconds before checking out. These pundits aren’t all elderly, but they are all mentally old and set in their ways.

To ask veteran conservative pundits to recognize scientific reality is to ask them to surrender a bit of their identity. That’s not going to happen anytime soon: you’ll have to pry their denial out of their cold, dead hands.

Conservatism is a force that gives its adherents meaning. Just as there is a “black community,” a “Jewish community” and an “LGBT community,” so too is there a “conservative community” in the US, unified by a vision that defines the federal government’s only proper role as the protection of the country from foreign and domestic attacks.

I no longer believe there can be common ground between conservatives and environmentalists. Modern conservatism holds that environmentalists are demonic forces, radical anti-capitalists who wish to swell government in order to run, and ruin, people’s lives. Republican environmentalists in particular are held in deep contempt: scroll through the comment sections of posts on Hot Air or Free Republic about Jon Huntsman and you will see the former Utah governor attacked with language one wouldn’t even use to describe sex offenders.

The modern conservative movement cannot countenance climate science or environmentalism.  Accepting the idea that human activities can harm the planet means accepting certain governmental regulations to protect the planet from such harm. If one’s ideology holds that all governmental regulations are by definition repugnant, one cannot accept the science that justifies those regulations. (It’s interesting to note that according to a recent Public Opinion Strategies poll, 55 percent of Republicans and 49 percent of Fox News viewers actually support government efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, despite the vehemence with which Republican politicians and Fox News talking heads attack the very idea of anthropogenic global warming. Public Opinion Strategies notes that “a majority across the political spectrum support EPA requiring these reductions even when the goal of the action is specifically stated in terms of reducing global warming pollution.” Presumably these right-leaning respondents do not consider themselves hardcore conservatives, because the results would be far different if they were.)

Climate science and environmentalism go against the modern conservative vision of the way things ought to be (not for nothing did climate-denier Rush Limbaugh use that phrase as the title of his 1992 bestseller). It’s an extraordinary struggle to accept ideas that conflict with the way one feels society should be ordered, a struggle that many conservative pundits are seemingly unwilling to endure.

I used to think that epistemic closure was the American left’s trademark. For years, I was convinced that it was progressives who had a stock set of ideas they never deviated from, a template that had to be followed at all costs. My conflicts with progressives only served to reinforce this view.

However, I realize now that I was also wrong on this point. When it comes to epistemic closure, American progressives are rank amateurs compared to American conservatives. The negativity I received from the right for accepting climate science was unlike anything I have ever experienced—but I’m actually glad to have experienced it, since it forced me to confront some inconvenient political truths.

Looking back, my disputes with the left gave me the fortitude I needed to deal with the right’s aggressively enforced epistemic closure. The progressives who gave me grief for supporting President Clinton’s impeachment and John McCain’s White House bid gave me the best training possible to deal with a far more pernicious, and far more pervasive, form of ideological intolerance.

Being branded a “RINO” and a “warmist” by the close-minded conservative class was the wake-up call I needed. In a weird way, I want to thank the conservatives who condemned my conversion on climate change. They helped me realize that a “warmist” is merely someone who accepts scientific reality instead of denying it—and that a “RINO” is another word for a Republican with an IQ above room temperature.

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  1. sinchiroca Says:

    The central question facing the Republican Party is the battle between the moderates and the extremists. The Democrats faced exactly the same problem in 1972 when they nominated George McGovern and subsequently got creamed in what was perhaps the biggest presidential electoral rout in American history. They learned their lesson and in 1976 nominated a much more centrist candidate, who went on to win the election.

    The Republicans have allowed themselves to be overrun by the extremists. At first, the party elders thought that it would be nice to tap into the energies of the fanatics; hence Mr. McCain’s selection of Ms. Palin. But once the opened the door to that crowd, the fanatics came pouring in and shouted down everybody else. The party elders all realize that the Republican Party has painted itself into a corner and needs to shift closer to the center. That’s why, despite all the brouhaha raised by the extremists, Mr. Romney remains the likely nominee. He doesn’t enjoy the support of the Tea Party nitwits, but the Republican establishment is solidly behind him; they know perfectly well that nominating Mr. Perry or any of his ilk would lead to electoral catastrophe, not just at the presidential level, but also at the House and Senate level.

    I don’t know how they will resolve this internal civil war. The Tea Party nuts are still full of themselves and still think that they enjoy the support of the whole country (except, of course, for all those degenerates on the Left). They’re in no mood to compromise. I thought that the Republicans would be wise enough to clean up their act after the debacle of 2008, but they didn’t, and the flukes of the 2010 elections (few people recall that the most dedicated Tea Party candidates got clobbered) have pushed the Republicans in the wrong direction.

    The Republican nominations (not just presidential, but Congressional as well) of 2012 will be the most fascinating political story of this electoral cycle. The Democratic Party’s work will, by contrast, be completely boring.

  2. Martin_Lack Says:

    This is a truly-fascinating open window on to the US perspective of an issue that is very close to my heart (i.e. conservatism). I live in the UK and, having briefly flirted with the UK Labour Party from 1996 to 2004 (by when I was completely disillusioned with Tony Blair), and having got angry with all poiticians and our ludicrous first-past-the-post electoral system from 2004 to 2010, I have now seen the light and relaised that I have been a natural conservative (rather than liberal) all along (i.e. because I believe people are inherently flawed and a socialist utopia is therefore impossible).

    Therefore, in the course of doing my (just completed) MA in Environmental Politics, I was really encouraged to find out about and read some of the writing of John Gray (esp. 2009 edition of False Dawn: the Delusions of Global Capitalism). Much more recently, I was very heartened to see the results of a new survey that suggested that climate change denial was very much now the sole preserve of the Tea Party (sorry can’t find reference now).

    However, your post is a perhaps necessary correction because the battle is far from over; and those that remain to be converted have very strong ideological reasons for being deaf. However, I should not be so surprised: This is exactly the message of Clive Hamilton’s Requiem for a Species.

    • greenman3610 Says:

      see the league of conservation voters survey above. you can google that for more results.

    • sailrick Says:

      “(i.e. because I believe people are inherently flawed and a socialist utopia is therefore impossible)”

      What socialist utopia are you talking about?
      The vast majority of those who are left of center (I would venture 99%), have no interest in a socialist utopia. What they want is regulated capitalism that includes social programs and support for labor, like every successful economy in the world already has.
      The belief in a utopian free market of unregulated capitalism,
      that it can never work? Now that is a utopian dream

      Otherwise, we are in agreement.

      • sailrick Says:

        It’s not just the tea party that denies global warming. Libertarians, including those who favor Ron Paul, are mostly deniers. And there is a history of denial among Republicans, before the tea baggers came along.
        Senator Inhore, Rep Joe Barton and many others, including the Bush administration, which censored climate scientists and had a Petroleum Institute lawyer edit the federally funded climate study, to water it down.

      • Martin_Lack Says:

        I guess what I mean is that, in the current economic climate for example, I believe in small government, low taxes, and that you cannot spend your way out of a debt crisis that has been induced by Limits to Growth in a world that has run out of “the ability to cope” with the environmental problems we are creating (see page 223 of Meadows et al 2005).

        How much of that do you agree with? :-)

        • Martin_Lack Says:

          I may have to retract some of my preceding statement as I would appear to have been far too kind to laissez-faire global Capitalism in general; and Alan Greenspan in particular: Yes, that’s right I have only just gotten round to watching a DVD of the award-winning 2010 documentary, Inside Job, brilliantly narrated by Matt Damon, which tells the story of how a de-regulated financial sector has led to 30 years of instability and 4 financial crises (so far). It’s like a real-world version of the Bourne Identity – only without a happy ending.

          By the way, if any of you have not seen this street-level interview on the Wall Street protest, recorded by FOX News (but not aired for some reason?), you should… Did the film lead to the protest? It sure should have done. Has it led to calls for limited re-regulation, I hope so. Will it lead to anyone being put in prison? I doubt it.

  3. One has to understand the republican party today fits easily into the dictionary definition of Fascism- they employ all the classic modus operandi

    extreme nationalism
    obscene banners and nasty slogans, distortions, , and denial of reality.
    rampant cronyism, corruption
    disdain for intellectuals and the arts

    • sailrick Says:

      You forgot Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini’s definition of capitalism, the merger of corporate and state.

  4. […] words. They come from Tucker’s most recent piece, which was published over at Climate Crocks, the website run by the notorious climate denier […]

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June 29, 2013

New video of Dr. Marek Stibal talking about his work, and taking samples on the ice sheet on June 25.

This is an important new video by Sara Penrhyn Jones,  about a little known emerging area of glacial studies. Dr. Stibal is the one of the world’s foremost experts on the communities of living things that survive in the harsh conditions on top the world’s glaciers and ice sheets.

These microbes, algae and fungi, survive the intense solar radiation by creating protective pigments, which darken the ice sheet.  The question DarkSnowProject and Dr. Stibal are trying to answer is, are human influences fertilizing these life forms, and by creating more melting, encouraging their growth?

If so, this could be another important feedback in the darkening and warming of the world’s great ice reservoirs.

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  1. kingdube Says:

    I’m curious as to how the study of myriad large-scale natural processes leads to a single anthropogenic conclusion?

  2. Jon Torrance Says:

    Maybe you should read some relevant scientific papers or syntheses thereof. The latest IPCC report, for instance, would be a good place to start. Have you read it?

  3. kingdube Says:

    And besides, Murry Salby’s mother wears army boots!

  4. Jean Mcmahon Says:

    Important work is being done..I am grateful I am fining out about it.

  5. MorinMoss Says:

    Dang, when I saw the word Curiosity, I was expecting a post on the Mars rover.

  6. […] Dr. Marek Stibal travelled with Dark Snow Project last year as our biology expert. Dr. Stibal’s field of study is the biome, or web of life, chiefly microorganisms, living on the ice sheet.  The video above was shot on June 24, 2013, not far from the Illulisat glacier front. No editing, just a slice of us trying to get our bearings in the first hop up to the ice last year. […]

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Young South Africans head for UK to start unique global adventure

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The Sapinda Rainbow project and Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) have wished ten young South Africans (eight primary crew and two reserves) ‘bon voyage’ today as they head off to the UK to participate in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race: at 40,000 miles it’s the longest ocean challenge on the planet! The unique initiative aims to develop young community leaders of the future who will also raise international awareness and funds for the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital.

The group were centre stage at the 2013 Annual Children’s Celebration to mark its founder Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday. The event remains the children’s way of honouring Madiba as the children’s champion and is highly regarded by former president Mandela who made it a tradition to attend as a special guest.

His daughter Ms Zindzi Mandela attended and congratulated the team. She said: “They are a great example of our young people. I can see Madiba’s legacy in what they are doing: it is a very brave thing they are embarking on, an act of courage, and the fact they are bringing that experience back into their communities; it’s that combination Madiba has of courage, determination, humility and service. All of that is visible in these young people.”

The Sapinda Rainbow project is working with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) which promoted the opportunity throughout its network and encouraged nominations from the communities it serves of young people aged 18-23. The final selected crew will form a ‘tag’ team, each completing one of the eight legs of the Clipper Race. The successful candidates will act as ambassadors for the Sapinda Rainbow project to raise awareness around the world of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, regarded as his last great legacy for South Africa’s children.

Zindzi Mandela added: “Taking on this incredible challenge of the Clipper Race, combined with the young people’s aim to raise awareness and funds for the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital as they travel around the world, alongside his other values, is the best gift the Sapinda Rainbow crew can give Madiba, it’s an exciting 95th Birthday present, it’s wonderful.”

The project is funded by the Sapinda Group to give young people a unique personal development opportunity through participation in a life-changing global adventure and at the same time encourage them to become a catalyst and role model within their own respective communities.

Dirk van Daele, Sapinda Executive Committee member, participated in the 2009-10 edition of the Clipper Race and experienced first-hand how the event was used to develop young people from other countries. He said: “The Clipper Race is a unique event which changes lives. We aim to make a difference. So this isn’t just about what they can do individually, but what they can contribute through leadership and gaining confidence which will ultimately be a catalyst back within their own communities.”

The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (NMCF) strives to change the way society treats its children and youth. This long-term vision captures the central role society plays in shaping children's lives. The fund introduced the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Trust as a legacy project to provide world-class healthcare for all children of Southern Africa. The hospital will be a dedicated specialist hospital working on a referral basis – and no child will be turned away due to inability to pay. Currently in its planning and fundraising stage, the Hospital Trust aims to break ground later this year.

The NMCF’s CEO Sibongile Mkhabela said: “Even though our Founder Nelson Mandela physically last honoured the event on his 93rd birthday in 2011, the tradition continues. The children’s celebration ranks as one of the Fund’s platforms to give children a voice. It was fantastic to have the Sapinda Rainbow crew participate in the ceremony to share their story and enabled us to wish them well on their journey.
br />“We have an excellent group of young people and they are excited and proud to be here today,” explained David Cusworth, the Clipper Race crew manager who was part of the selection panel. “These young people are going to participate in a life changing experience which will give them new skills to bring back to their communities. The Clipper Race is famous for that.”

The team will leave for the UK tonight (Friday 26 July) to undertake an intense period of training based out of the Clipper Race base on the Solent prior to the race start in London on 1 September 2013. The South African host port for the Clipper Race is Cape Town; the fleet of twelve 70 foot ocean racing yachts will arrive in late October this year.

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LEXINGTON, KY -- The University of Kentucky installed two rotating cameras in its student recreation center last month, the Kentucky Kernel reported.

The two cameras supply live still shots of the Johnson Center to the Johnson Center and student government Web sites. The cameras provide a convenience for students who can check how crowded the Johnson Center is before deciding to go there, Ron Lee, Kentucky’s director of campus recreation, told the newspaper. There are no signs or other notifications posted in the Johnson Center to inform students about the camera.

Student government leaders said privacy was an issue before they decided the fund the project.

“We didn’t want students to feel unsafe,” Tyler Fleck, student government deputy chief of staff, told the newspaper. “We made sure you cannot tell who students are. You can’t see faces, and you can’t zoom in.”

Student government allocated $1,500 of its yearly budget for the cameras, and the Johnson Center paid about $7,500, the newspaper reported.


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Colbert reneges on ‘promise,’ noms an Ewok

The Colbert Report took on the important issue of eating Ewoks last night. Above, the relevant segment, but you can get both chunks here and here.

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  1. Annalee Flower Horne

    oh now that… That’s just F*ed up.

    My inner six-year-old will tell him not to Wok my ewoks, if it would be more compelling. Observe:

    Dear Mr. Colbert,

    I am Annalee’s inner six-year-old, and I have a mullet like that little blond girl from the Ewok adventures. Please don’t eat ewoks :(.

    My mommy says Gungans are way better for you (my mommy is a Sith Lord, so you should listen to her). I think you should eat Gungan so that you will be healthy and won’t die from being old like my grandpa did, because I would miss you if that happened, just like I miss my grandpa.

    -Annalee’s inner six-year-old (with mullet)

  2. Doyle

    I… was not expecting that. Colbert is usually kinda hit-or-miss for me, but this was one of his better gags. Funny stuff.

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