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How your SAN will evolve
We asked storage vendors, industry analysts and technologists serving on storage industry associations about where they saw the SAN heading. There may not be sweeping architectural changes in five years, but there will be changes in the basic building blocks of the SAN infrastructure: networks and protocols; switches; storage arrays, disks and controllers; and SAN management.
| Storage technologists and industry analysts predict how the SAN will evolve and what you need to do to prepare for the changes.
in five years, the enterprise SAN might be a service running in the cloud. Or a huge collection of DAS, like a giant mainframe DASD farm of old. It might be cableless, contained in a pre-wired cabinet or wireless. Object-based storage could make blocks and files irrelevant. The SAN might even be diskless if solid-state disk (SSD) economies of scale and adoption accelerate in a hockey stick curve. Whatever form it takes, the SAN of the future will be more consolidated, virtualized, automated and greener.
Or, as many predict, the changes will be evolutionary and not revolutionary; in five years, the SAN will be a lot like the enterprise SAN of today: just faster, packed with more disk capacity, cheaper on a cost/GB basis, a little easier to manage and less energy hungry.
Storage recently asked storage vendors, industry analysts and technologists serving on storage industry associations about where they see the SAN heading. There may not be sweeping architectural changes in five years, but there will be changes in the basic building blocks of the SAN infrastructure: networks and protocols; switches; storage arrays, disks and controllers; and SAN management.
Among networked storage, Fibre Channel (FC) is the dominant storage networking protocol in the enterprise data center with more than an 80% market share, according to Skip Jones, chairman of the Fibre Channel Industry Association. Roger Cox, a research VP at Stamford, CT-based Gartner Inc., projects a 66% share for FC by 2012.
By then, 8Gb/sec FC will be heading toward 16Gb/sec, while 10Gb/ sec Ethernet will be aiming for 40Gb/sec or even 100Gb/sec, keeping in line with the Ethernet's full order of magnitude increases. At that point, FC will face being left behind in terms of sheer network performance.
But before then, the game will shift. "We see the industry moving to a unified fabric," says Ross. That means combining FC and iSCSI on Ethernet. "The construct for FC storage won't change. You manage the SAN, provision LUNs and do masking the same way," she explains. What will change is the number of components the organization needs. There will be only one type of switch and one type of adapter. "Cabling, which represents 25% to 30% of the data center cost, is reduced, too," says Ross.
"In five years, the network infrastructure will have to be a unified platform that speaks multiple protocols," says Jason Schaffer, director of storage product management at Sun Microsystems Inc. "It will spit out whatever protocol the server or storage dictates." Rather than one protocol, there may be four, five or more.
But Cox warns that "there are a number of issues that will keep convergence from happening." The biggest ones are organizational. "You have issues between networking and storage people that aren't easy to resolve," he says.
On the technical side, FC over Ethernet (FCoE), for example, isn't a slam dunk. For 10Gb Ethernet to provide the basis of FCoE, "you need a special form of 10Gb Ethernet," says Cox. Called enhanced Ethernet, it will address such things as flow control, which is necessary to deliver the lossless networking that makes FC storage so popular. "The standards aren't yet in place," says Cox, who doubts they'll be ready for widespread deployment in five years, noting that "FCoE will achieve about 2% market penetration by 2012."
As for InfiniBand, forget it. "Maybe we'll see InfiniBand as an alternative for the converged network," says Greg Schulz, senior analyst at StorageIO Group, Stillwater, MN, and author of The Green and Virtual Data Center (Auerbach).
Cisco expects switches to be capable of providing networking services, such as firewalls, load balancing and other QoS functionality. The switch will also play a central role in network management automation. "To get [end-to-end] automation, you'll need intelligence at multiple places: in the converged network, adapters, HBAs, array controllers," says Ross (see "Where to put storage intelligence," PDF below).
No protocols will go away anytime soon. Instead, switches will handle multiple protocols, including FC, FCoE, Ethernet, enhanced or converged Ethernet, iSCSI and possibly InfiniBand. By 2013, multiprotocol SAN switches should be commonplace, although the particular combination of protocols may vary. Switches will also be bigger, encompassing hundreds of ports and enabling thousands of ports on the network. Intelligence will reside in the core switches, and edge switches will connect to the core.
Storage arrays, disks and controllers
Storage arrays will continue to consist primarily of hard disk drives (HDDs) in 2013, although the size and form factor may vary. "In five years, most of the storage will be ultra-high-density arrays packing large numbers of drives into small footprints," says Schulz. These arrays will become the norm, not just something for firms facing energy or space constraints.
One technology that's not likely to replace HDD in the array is SSD or flash drives. Vendors currently incorporate SSD in arrays and will continue to do so, but SSD will be reserved for critical applications requiring very high IOPS. HP distinguished technologist Jieming Zhu says two main issues deter rapid adoption of SSD: price and SSD's inherent wear-out factor. Zhu adds that work needs to be done on software that prolongs the life of SSDs and better integrates them with RAID and database applications. "It's a work in progress," he says. (See the related Trends story "Much of solid state still on the drawing board,".)
HDD capacity will keep getting bigger, delivering price/performance increases of approximately 40% a year. Low-cost 1.5TB SATA drives will be surpassed by even larger disk drives of 4TB or more. For organizations needing performance greater than 15K rpm, "there's no reason why there can't be 20K or even 22K drives," says Ed Grochowski, conference committee chairman of the International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA).
What you're more likely to see are drives supporting 4K (4,096 bytes) sectors for error correction. This is a completed IDEMA standard and compatibility testing will begin in 2009. By 2013, the 4K sector will be in all new SATA drives (iSCSI drives aren't impacted by sector size) and possibly adopted by the SSD industry.
You should also expect to see more file-oriented, NAS-like storage in the data center. "This will simplify provisioning; it's not nearly as complex to manage as block-based storage," says StorageIO Group's Schulz. He expects file-oriented storage to be widely accepted even for database applications.
At about the same time, the data center will begin to see the early implementations of object-based storage, notes Schulz. Object-based storage contains richer meta data than block storage. "It becomes a question of which is the better level of abstraction: the richness of the object-based system or the efficiency of block storage," says Rick Gillett, VP of data systems architecture at F5 Networks Inc. (see "The benefits of object storage," below). By relying on in-depth meta data, object-based systems will know more about the data and enable intelligence in the storage system to better manage the data.
Faced with surging volumes of data, more intelligence will be needed in storage systems. Where that intelligence should reside is an open question. "The SAN is taking over much of the intelligence that used to be in the server," says ReiJane Huai, chairman and CEO at FalconStor Software. SAN-based intelligence already provides services like snapshots and replication.
By 2013, storage controllers will have sufficient processing power to run, for example, database apps. "Just think about running Oracle on a controller right next to the storage array. Just imagine what that could do for database performance," notes Huai.
Storage management
Server virtualization will continue to complicate storage management. "This is a new dimension for storage management," says Joseph Zhou, senior analyst, storage research at Ideas International Inc., Rye Brook, NY. Virtualization requires dynamic reprovisioning to accommodate changes to virtual servers. In five years, dynamic reprovisioning should be supported for leading hypervisors (see "Future directions: Server virtualization," below).
Convergence of protocols over a unified fabric promises simplified management. "You will be able to manage across FC and iSCSI," says Mike Karp, senior analyst at Enterprise Management Associates, Boulder, CO. Unresolved is who will manage the FCoE network: network admins or storage admins.
"Intelligent storage is the management solution," insists Steve Luning, VP, office of the CTO at Dell. Storage intelligence could reside in the app, server, data, array, off in the cloud or some middle layer. "Maybe the hypervisor handles the management," suggests Luning.
But some storage management tasks aren't practical to automate. "You can automate the most common tasks, like backup, but these aren't what cause problems," says Schulz. Problems caused by increased complexity and products that comply with standards at a high level but break the standard deeper down will continue to make storage difficult to manage.
"Where vendors provide management tools, they're all stovepiped. Cisco or EMC can add management capabilities, but most often they only work in their environments. As soon as you go beyond the vendor, you lose the management benefits," notes StorageIO Group's Schulz, adding that "this is unlikely to change."
What's needed is a common storage management platform that's transparent from top to bottom. SMI-S doesn't do the trick, according to Toigo at Toigo Partners International. Instead, he envisions the SAN as a set of managed Web services.
Storage skills
The skills storage admins have today--setting up RAID, provisioning LUNs, zoning and masking--will be relegated to a few specialists or automation.
"The low-level skills will get folded into automation," says Sun's Schaffer. "The storage administrator's expertise will lie in knowing what the data needs and what the requirements are."
For example, a storage admin setting up storage for Microsoft Exchange "will need to know not only the number of mailboxes and their size, but the performance needs and protection requirements, the RPO and RTO," says HP's Fitze. Ideally, the admin can specify this at a high level and automation will set it up correctly.
In addition, storage admins may have to rethink their approach to RAID for extremely large (1TB-plus) disk drives due to impossibly slow rebuild times.
"Extremely large drives raise questions about RAID. Administrators may have to do RAID across files or objects so they would have to rebuild only a small part of a disk," says Enterprise Management Associates' Karp.
The SAN in five years may look surprisingly similar to the enterprise SAN of today. Protocol convergence, unified fabrics and server virtualization will simplify and complicate the SAN. Storage administrators will need new skills--a better understanding of virtualization, data and apps--while keeping their traditional storage skills sharp. It's not that SAN technology isn't advancing fast. Rather, organizations deploying enterprise SANs adopt change at a more measured pace.


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DOT Cautions Consumers on Super Bowl Air Travel Game Ticket Scams. Air travelers going to Super Bowl 50 this year should be aware that not all tour packages include a ticket to the Feb. 7 game in Santa Clara, California. Under U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) consumer protection rules, any operator marketing a Super Bowl air package that is promoted as including game tickets must have the tickets in hand or have a written contract for the tickets at the time of each sale. DOT cautions travelers that if a game ticket is not specifically mentioned in advertisements or other solicitation material or listed as a tour feature, the ticket is probably not included. DOT's rules state that if a tour was described as including a game ticket and you do not receive one, you are entitled to a full refund of the entire package price even if you have already traveled to the city where the game will take place. People may file complaints about Super Bowl tours that advertise tickets but do not provide them by contacting DOT's Aviation Consumer Protection Division online at www.dot.gov/airconsumer, by voicemail at (202) 366-2220, or by TTY at (202) 366-0511. Media Contact: Caitlin Harvey: (202) 366-4570.

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The Killing has been resurrected from the dead and will return for another season, but it will be doing so without one of its big names. The AMC series that was cancelled and then brought back, allegedly thanks to a streaming deal with Netflix, will get a third season minus Billy Campbell, who plays Seattle's mayor in the series.
Campbell was Darren Richmond in the first two seasons of The Killing, a city councilman who is considered a suspect in the murder of a young girl and is elected Mayor after having been paralyzed. He will be exiting the series for reasons unknown, but he does have some other big things on tap, including playing Abraham Lincoln in NatGeo's upcoming Killing Lincoln. He'll also spend more time in the Civil War era in the 2013 film Copperhead, which also stars Peter Fonda. These roles may have contributed to his decision to leave the series.
Meanwhile, Variety says he isn't he only one who is headed out the door. Brent Sexton and Michelle Forbes, who played the parents of the murdered girl, are apparently out, as well. Oppositely, Mereille Enos and Joel Kinnaman, who play two Seattle cops investigating the murder, are set to return for the third season, so the show won't need an entirely new cast. The drama is currently in the process of planning for the new season and will have some work to do in order to adjust for the actors who are departing.
The Killing was cancelled in May but given a second chance when negotiations for a deal with Netflix to pay for part of the production costs started up. The third season should air on AMC sometime in 2013 and will follow on Netflix soon after.


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Thanks to MindLoveMisery's Menagerie for hosting this week's collage prompt:
Lady Gaga Live – " Angel Down"
I'm so thrilled with Lady Gage's new album. I love her dance and pop-music stuff but her new songs, some of them go deep. This is one of those songs and I used the lyrics "Angel Down" for this poem. What I love is how in the video she is live, and sounds the same as if you were listening to her on her new album. Talented singer!
She built her life, she built it strong, made it so —
It wouldn't fall;but you can fortify —
The keep, make it so no one can slip in,
There are always cracks within perfection;
Angel Down, Angel Down.
You can see the lines forming before she breaks,
Memories from the past she thought would save.
She's safe –an illusion broken when the mirror —
Of life shatters within her face, she's beat;
Angel Down, Angel Down.
Trapped in a birdcage, no song to sing,
Her tunes aren't lucid and her wings are clipped,
Such dreams as a young woman, such glad times,
Now she's angry, so frustrated — life's a lie;
Angel Down, Angel Down.
Paints her makeup mask, hide the mirror's blood tracks,
She thinks she's imperfect tries to conceal —
New dress, she's pretty, long legs on display yet,
She can't hide feelings, she doesn't fit in here;
Angel Down, Angel Down.
He said heels were stupid, girls can't walk on —
Four-inch needles; yet they made her happy.
Night of the dance, stumbled; wore light blue chucks,
Sitting on the radio at the party crying;
Angel Down, Angel Down.
Years pass, another day spent sifting in,
Her see-through life, on clothing racks, she —
Attempts to find the perfect fit, but she —
Knows like her, it's elusive, can't be found;
Angel Down, Angel Down.
Music saves some, for others it magnifies,
A hurt and hole inside her –can God even fill?
Remembering hideaways, experiences —
To fill the void within, smile with tears dripping;
Angel Down, Angel Down.
Time in lavish living rooms, won't make her,
Feel love she's so denied; she can't even —
Love her own body, isn't what it was,
She fingers trinkets bought, fears with tears smear;
Angel Down, Angel Down.
Jewel she thought would invoke good memories,
Fill her with hope and joy again; sharp pains of —
Her past; but now her wings have been pried off,
She's a habiscus plucked and dying slow;
Angel Down, Angel Down.
Packing suitcases, her body trembles,
She's going on journey; her state of mind —
Broken; but she's trying to heal and she —
Prays new memories, stop her rapid descent;
Angel Down, Angel Down.
Please somebody, please help an Angel Down and —
Unlock her cage –the one she created,
Show her some love, let her taste freedom.
Be someone she can trust, so she won't fade;
Angel Down, Angel Down
Angel found her feet and flew,
Sailed above clouds anew;
The sun glints of her smile and–
She's brand new bird who trills;
Angel Found, Angel Found.
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Thanks to Lorraine of MindLoveMisery's Menagerie for hosting Tale Weavers #131 on the theme of "making it your day." I'm combining this prompt with Lillian of Poetic's Pub #dVerse prompt of "seeking some shade."
Today's your day,
Go outside, love it,
Take in the sun's —
Pure golden rays.
Graze through,
Fresh markets,
Ripe fruit,
Crisp vegetables.
Today's your day,
Make something of it.
Fresh air;
Grass blades,
From mowed lawns.
The scent of,
Salty ocean breeze;
Scent of sand,
Sunscreen lotion.
Aroma of forest,
Rot, decay,
Contrast with bloom,
Today's your day,
Laugh, love,
Take photos,
Future memories.
Hold your honey,
Kiss your,
Children's sticky cheeks.
Run, play —
With them,
Until you've exhausted them.
Chase your dog,
Doing zoomies.
Today's your day,
Spend it, however,
You please.
Sit under shade,
Of oldest tree,
On soft blankets.
Read an —
Immersing book.
Drink sangria,
Snack on chocolate,
On fleshy pink,
Today's your day,
Live it vivaciously,
For there'll never,
Be another day,
Same as this —
One's been.
©Mandibelle16. (2017) All Rights Reserved.


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I'm looking for references for the following facts concerning the ultrafilter lemma (~ "there exist non-principal ultrafilters"):
- The ultrafilter lemma is independent of ZF.
- ZF + the ultrafilter lemma does not imply the Axiom of Choice.
I would prefer an overview article / book that links to the original papers instead of the original papers themselves. That's because I don't rely on these facts; I only want to give some context for my readers.


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If you're on a dreadful date, don't fear: there's an app for that.
Dating site eHarmony.com now offers a free iPhone "Bad Date Rescue" app that can fake an incoming call to help you somewhat politely bail out on the situation, Reuters reported.
"There are all sorts of reasons for why people would want to get out of a date," Arvind Mishra, director of product management at eHarmony, told Reuters. "We can all sympathize because we have all been on bad dates in our lifetime."
The app, which launched this week, allows users to choose a personal contact to "call" their phone during a date. To make it believable, pre-recorded messages with prompts include a boss who wants help immediately or a neighbor with a leaky pipe. Plus, if the contact has a photo, it will even show up during the call.
Users can schedule the call ahead of time to play it safe. But if the date takes an unexpected turn, a quick rescue option can immediately activate a call.


text: How to Find Your Most Flattering Hair ColorGallery6 SlidesBy Ning ChaoApril 18, 2014FacebookPinterestTwitterIt's not what you think! Here's how a little tweak can make a big difference.Pinterest1/6Mark LeibowitzSimple beauty fact: The right hair color can help fix complexion issues better than any brand of concealer—making you look younger, sexier, healthier, and, surprisingly, even thinner. And you don't have to completely change your shade to get skin-enhancing benefits. Color virgins, listen up: "Just accentuating your natural color will make your hair look shinier and healthier," says Tina Dizon, head stylist and owner of The Private Room salon in Beverly Hills—and the benefits translate to how your face looks too. But be warned, while certain hair colors can boost your skin tone, others can actually do the opposite. "If you have to pile on makeup after you dye your hair, you've got the wrong color," says Kyle White, senior colorist at Oscar Blandi Salon in New York City, who has worked with Charlize Theron. How to get it right? Here's what to try if you want to fix almost any skin issue you might have...Pinterest2/6Mark LeibowitzTo fake glowy skin, add golden highlightsFeeling a little pasty? Try getting highlights three to four shades lighter than your natural hue around your face; they'll bring out warmness in your skin but not be so light they wash you out, advises Dizon. Blonds, lighter brunettes, and redheads can also try combing a glass of champagne throughout damp, clean hair to temporarily boost golden tones. Leave on for 15 minutes before rinsing. Also try Garnier Nutrisse Nourishing Multi-lights Highlighting Kit ($8, drugstore.com). To further fend off brassiness, treat lightened hair with shade-specific products.Pinterest3/6Mark LeibowitzTo look thinner, contour your colorNo joke: A few well-placed highlights and lowlights can actually visually slim your face. "If you have a round face, you want more highlights on the top of your head," White says. "And if you have a double chin, don't start ombré ends or other color at the jawline—that will just accentuate the fullness." (In that case, try painting a few thin lowlights around your neck and cheeks.) And make sure to keep highlights and lowlights within two shades of your base color; otherwise they'll look obvious. For easy application, try L'Oréal Paris Féria Multi-Faceted Shimmering Colour, $9.99, drugstore.com.Pinterest4/6Mark LeibowitzTo brighten sallowness, "blush" your hair"If you put yellow tones next to olive skin, you'll look pea green," explains colorist O'Connor. Instead she adds subtle rose-gold streaks—a trick she used on Blake Lively in her Gossip Girl days. "I call this blushing the hair—instead of the cheeks—to add rosiness to your skin." The pink color offsets green or yellow tones. We like Revlon Colorsilk Hair Color in Warm Golden Blonde ($3, target.com). And if you're a brunette? Your best "blush" is auburn hued.Pinterest5/6Matteo Scarpellini/Imaxtree, Josephine SchieleTo reduce ruddiness, do cool lowlightsIf your skin flushes easily—and you want to tone it down—consider icy highlights or lowlights in shades like sandy brown and wheat blond, which balance out redness. Place color at temples, suggests O'Connor. "Whatever is next to the face will determine what will happen to the skin tone," she explains. "I like to frame the face with a cool tone and keep the color warmer or brighter in the back." Color processing can take a toll on hair: Double up on your moisturizing efforts with a mending hair mask and repair serum. A hue brightener we love: Davines Alchemic Conditioner, $29, davines.com.Pinterest6/6Davide Gallizio/ImaxtreeTo look younger, lift your hair colorBe warned: "Platinum and bluish black can be aging," says White. Instead, he recommends warm, golden-hued glosses for a soft-focus "candlelight" effect, seen at left (there's a reason Angelina Jolie's not rocking her Goth black hair now that she's 38!). To keep your shade bright and fresh between salon visits, be sure to work in a weekly color-preserving treatment. We like Vidal Sassoon Pro Series ColorFinity 2 Minute Shade Precision Treatment in Rich Darks, $6, vidalsassoon.com.Topicshair colorhighlightslowlightsblondbrunettered head


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A suite of cloud brokerage offerings from IT service provider NJVC meet National Institute of Standard and Technology guidelines that describe how organizations can copy and move data as well as migrate applications between different cloud providers, according to NJVC officials.
The measures and use cases are described in a draft report by NIST's Standards Acceleration to Jumpstart Adoption of Cloud Computing Working Group, also known as SAJACC, presented during NIST's recent Cloud and Big Data Workshop.
The SAJACC project, launched three years ago, seeks to generate concrete data about how different kinds of cloud system interfaces can support portability, interoperability and security. Through use cases, the SAJACC project helps develop high-quality standards that address these areas.
One use case, for example, addresses the ability to dynamically dispatch workloads to the appropriate infrastructure-as-a-service cloud provider when an agency has established accounts with multiple providers. In this scenario, the agency user wants to perform a job on the cloud that can offer the best performance, with the greatest reliability, at the lowest cost. The NIST use case describes how a user would set up a test workload on each provider's infrastructure and compare performance outputs.
After comprehensive analysis, NJVC determined that its Cloudcuity suite of services meet or exceed the use-case requirements described in SAJACC's draft report, according to Kevin Jackson, vice president and general manager of NJVC cloud services. A central part of the suite, the Cloudcuity Management Portal, is a cloud broker service that lets federal agencies test, design and price an array of cloud services from different providers before spending money and committing to large-scale migration.
"We start off as a premise that enterprises will need multiple cloud service providers," Jackson said. At a minimum, an organization will probably have its own private cloud along with a public cloud provider or, maybe, two private clouds. This could involve the exchange of data or the brokering of services between two cloud providers.
Five cloud providers are on the Cloudcuity brokerage platform: Amazon Web Services, Amazon GovCloud, GoGrid, Savvis and Terremark. As a result, NJVC was particularly interested in determining if Cloudcuity aligned with SAJACC's use cases for security and interoperability, which focuses on the need to copy data between providers, dynamically dispatch infrastructure and migrate applications from one cloud service provider to another.
Not all the interoperability and portability capabilities are automated at this point since the brokerage platform is closely tied to the cloud providers' capabilities, Jackson said. Some cloud providers are further along in automation than others. Plus, there are no accepted automation standards among the cloud providers.
However, "when an automated process is not available — since we understand the processes of the different cloud providers — we're able to quickly design a manual process," Jackson said.
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text: Mourners carry the coffin of a victim of a bomb attack on a Baghdad cafe on Tuesday. Violence in Iraq has spiked this year. The bodies of 18 men were found Friday in a Sunni area near Baghdad. Sabah Arar/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sabah Arar/AFP/Getty Images The Two-Way 18 Sunnis Found Shot Dead In Iraq November 29, 2013 The discovery is reminiscent of the period following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq when Sunni and Shiite death squads roamed the streets. More than 5,000 people have been killed this year, making it one of the deadliest years in Iraq since violence hit a peak in 2006-'07.


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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed into law a landmark overhaul aimed at fixing the state's nearly $100 billion pension crisis.
The law reducing retirement benefits for state employees takes effect in June, but court challenges are expected. Several unions have called the benefit cuts unconstitutional.
Illinois' unfunded pension system is considered the worst in the nation after lawmakers skipped or shorted payments for years.
The legislation was unveiled last week and is expected to save $160 billion over three decades.
Among other things, the plan signed into law Thursday pushes back the retirement age on a sliding scale for those 45 and younger. It also caps the salary on which a pension benefit is based and lowers the employee contribution.


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Results from the first day of the Homecoming 2013 team competition are in, and "The Great Scotts" lead their nine opponents after winning the Window Painting Contest.
For the Window Painting Contest, which kicked off the competition on Monday, The Great Scotts earned 50 points. The winning painting featured a perpetrator holding a bloody knife behind his back while standing in the middle of a crime scene. Second place went to Forensic Phi Delts and Pi Kappa Gamma took third.
The theme for Homecoming 2013 is "Crime Scene Investigation." For the Window Painting Contest, each team was designated a Pub window and given painting supplies. Competitors were judged on use of theme, creativity, incorporation of Lakeland College, use of multiple colors and use of the whole window.
Ten teams are entered in this year's Homecoming competition.See more photos from Homecoming 2013 on Facebook! Be sure to tag yourself (or friends).


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Bombardment of Fort Henry
"Bombardment of Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Tenn., by the Mississippi Flotilla, Flag Officer Foote, February 6th, 1862. Flag Officer Foote's official report- United States Flagship Cincinatti, off Fort Henry, Tennessee River, February 6th, 1862: 'The gunboats under my command- the Essex, Commander Porter; the Carondelet, Commander Walker; the Cincinnati, Commander Stembel; the St. Louis, Lieutenant Commanding Paulding; the Conestoga, Lieutenant Commanding Phelps; the Taylor, Lieutenant Commanding Gwin; and the Lexington, Lieutenant Commanding Shirk. After a severe and rapid fire of one hour and a quarter, have captured Fort Henry and have taken General Lloyd Tilghman and his staff as prisoners. The surrender to the gunboats was unconditional, as we kept an open fire upon the enemy until their flag was struck. In half an hour after the surrender I handed the fort and the prisoners over to General Grant, commanding the army, on his arrival at the fort in force. The Essex had a shot in her boiler, after fighting most effectually for two thirds of the action, and was obliged to drop down the river. She, with the other gunboats, officers and men, fought with the greatest gallantry. The Cincinnati received thirty-one shots and had one man killed and eight wounded, two seriously. The fort, with twenty guns and seventeen mortars, was defended by General Tilghman with the most determined gallantry.'" —Leslie, 1896
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A Portuguese protectorate was established in Cabinda in 1880s; in the 1950s the region was absorbed into Portugal's overseas province of Angola. Cabinda was the scene of heavy fighting during the war for independence from Portugal (1961–75). After independence, the region did not benefit from its offshore oil wealth, fueling resentment of the Angolan government and persistent fighting by Cabindan separatists. The Angolan army, which has been accused of human rights abuses in Cabinda, gained the upper hand in the fighting in 2002. In 2006 the main separatist group declared a cease-fire and was a party to a peace agreement for the province, but splinter forces have continued to fight.


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern Panthers pulled to within four points of Millsaps as the fourth quarter began this afternoon, but the Majors would hold on for a 28-17 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference win on Senior Day in Panther Stadium on the BSC campus.
Birmingham-Southern finished the season 6-4 overall, and 3-4 in the conference. The Panthers are not eligible to compete for the conference title until 2011.
Millsaps of Jackson, Miss., finished 7-3 overall and 6-1 in league play.
Birmingham-Southern has not beaten the Majors in four tries.
Prior to the game, BSC recognized the 18 seniors on the team—the first true senior class since reinstating the football program in 2007.
The game began in a rather unusual way. Millsaps went on offense first after the opening kickoff, and on the first play of the game BSC senior linebacker David Kelley intercepted a Jordan Nolan pass and the Panthers were in business on the Majors' 18 yard line. On the very next play, however, Millsaps returned the favor when senior linebacker Will Hawkins picked off a pass from Panther sophomore quarterback Jimmy Stainback and the Majors had the ball right back, this time on their own 15.
Following the exchange of turnovers, Millsaps mounted an offensive threat, driving from its own 15 to the BSC 17 midway through the first quarter. But junior defensive back Micah Baker thwarted the threat by picking off a Garrett Pinciotti pass in the end zone. It was Baker's fifth interception of the season.
The Panthers then began a drive that would produce the game's first points. Aided by a 49-yard scamper by sophomore tailback Shawn Morris, BSC marched 65 yards to the Millsaps' 15 before settling on a 32-yard field goal by freshman kicker Ryan Laughlin. With 1:54 left in the first quarter, Birmingham-Southern led 3-0.
Millsaps would answer the BSC field goal and more on its next possession. The Majors drove 74 yards in 14 plays, with sophomore quarterback Pinciotti hitting senior fullback Chris Skinner on a three-yard scoring pass to give Millsaps a 7-3 lead with 10:46 left in the half.
Following a BSC punt, the Majors were on the move again driving to the Panther 25 before sophomore defensive back Chris Reeves picked off another Pinciotti pass at the four and returned it out to the 20 yard line.
Birmingham-Southern's offense continued to struggle and following Kyle Sebestyen's third punt of the first half, Millsaps found the end zone again in just four plays. Pinciotti hit freshman wide receiver Thomas Theriot on a 26-yard scoring pass and the Majors had extended their lead to 14-3 with 3:11 to play in the half.
The BSC offense looked to get untracked on the opening drive of the second half. Senior tailback Walter Arrington ripped off a 42-yard run on a drive that eventually stalled at the Millsaps' 16. But the Panthers could not produce points out of the drive, as Laughlin's 33-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left.
The Panthers would, however, get on the scoreboard on their next possession. The BSC defense forced a Millsaps' punt that was blocked by Reeves giving Birmingham-Southern the ball on the Majors' 27. Two plays later, Morris scored from the one and the Panthers had closed the gap to 14-10 in the third quarter.
Millsaps wasted little time extending its lead back to 11. The Majors drove 68 yards in 10 plays, with junior running back Shane Bowser scoring from the three to give Millsaps a 21-10 lead.
The see-saw second half continued as BSC took the ensuing kickoff and drove 47 yards in 10 plays. Senior quarterback Joe Thigpen entered the game on Senior Day and called his own number from the one yard line for the touchdown on the last play of the third quarter. Birmingham-Southern was within 21-17 with 15 minutes to play. Thigpen was seeing his first action since the fourth game of the season after undergoing surgery on his ankle.
The Panthers would get no closer, as Millsaps put the game out of reach with 5:59 to go in the contest as Bowser carried it in untouched from 16 yards out to push the score to the final 28-17 margin.
Birmingham-Southern drove deep into Millsaps' territory as time was winding down, but could not convert a fourth and 13 from the Majors' 21 yard line.
The Panthers were held 15 first downs and only 290 yards total offense on the day, and only 58 through the air. Arrington, the league's leading rusher, finished with 100 yards on 12 carries. Junior linebacker Dustin Massey tallied 13 total tackles on the day, and junior defensive back Andrew Shannon added nine. Birmingham-Southern picked off three passes to run its SCAC-leading total to 24.
Millsaps outlasts BSC 28-17 on Senior Day in Panther Stadium
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern Panthers pulled to within four points of Millsaps as the fourth quarter began this afternoon, but the Majors would hold on for a 28-17 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference win on Senior Day in Panther Stadium on the BSC campus.


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Lung cancer has overtaken breast cancer as the most lethal form of the disease for women in the UK, research has shown.
Scientists predict that by the middle of the decade it will be the main cause of women's cancer death in Europe.
New figures show that the lung cancer death rate among women in the UK now stands at 21 per 100,000 women.
Lung cancer has bucked the general trend over falling cancer mortality. Since 2009 the proportion of European men dying from cancer has dropped by 6% and of women by 4%.
Deaths from lung cancer have risen by 7% for women since 2009. This year experts predict breast cancer to kill 88,886 women in Europe and lung cancer to kill 82,640.
Professor Carlo La Vecchia, one of the study authors from the University of Milan in Italy, said: "If these opposite trends in lung cancer rates continue, then in 2015 lung cancer is going to become the first cause of cancer mortality in Europe.
"This is already true in the UK and Poland, the two countries with the highest rates: 21.2 and 17.5 per 100,000 women respectively."
He said the increased number of lung cancers among women may be due to young women taking up smoking in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Among European men, lung cancer death rates had fallen 6% since 2009. However, the disease was still the main cause of male cancer death.
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Routine lab blood tests are important in the evaluation of
people with
heart failure. These tests can help identify causes of
heart failure; whether other organs, such as the
kidneys and liver, have been affected by the heart failure; or whether
medicines, such as diuretics, have affected the normal electrolyte levels, such
as sodium or potassium levels. The following lab tests may be done in
people with signs or symptoms of heart failure.
A reduced red
blood cell count (anemia) may mean that heart failure is
caused or aggravated by a decrease in the oxygen-carrying capacity of the
blood. A very low blood count may be a sign that anemia is a contributing
factor that is making your heart failure worse. Even if this is not the case, a
low blood count can make your heart work harder and can be dangerous if you
have severe heart failure. Knowing the white blood cell count can be helpful,
because an elevated white count often indicates that you have an infection,
which places additional stress on your heart.
This test measures the
level of a substance in the blood called creatinine. The creatine level can
help determine how well the kidneys are working. Creatinine is excreted in the
urine. High levels of creatinine may indicate that a kidney problem is
responsible for fluid buildup in the body, not heart failure.
A blood urea
nitrogen (BUN) test measures the amount of nitrogen in the blood that comes
from urea. A BUN test helps estimate how well the kidneys are functioning.
Severe heart failure can decrease kidney function. Several common heart failure
medicines—particularly diuretics and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
inhibitors—can also decrease kidney function.
A brain
natriuretic peptide (BNP) test measures the amount of the BNP
hormone in your blood. BNP is made by your heart and
tells how well your heart is working. Normally, only a low amount of BNP is
found in your blood. However, if your heart has to work harder over a long
period of time, such as from
heart failure, the heart releases more BNP and the
blood level of BNP will get higher. The BNP level may drop when treatment for
heart failure is working.
Albumin is a protein in
the body. Decreased levels of this protein may indicate that fluid buildup in
the body is caused by an intestinal disorder (hypoalbuminemia), a liver
problem, or kidney disease.
hormone measurements may be needed if you have a rapid, irregular heartbeat
(atrial fibrillation), have evidence of thyroid disease, or are older than 65.
Abnormal findings may be a sign that heart failure is caused or made worse by
an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) or an overactive thyroid
Protein or red blood cells in
the urine may indicate a kidney disorder.
A fasting
blood glucose test measures the amount of glucose in
your blood after you have not eaten for at least 8 hours. Glucose is a natural
sugar in the body that is used for energy. High levels of glucose in the blood
may indicate diabetes.
A lipid panel is a blood
test that measures
lipids—fats and fatty substances used as a source of
energy in your body. Lipids include
high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and
low-density lipoprotein (LDL).
Liver function
tests include a variety of tests that measure certain enzymes and other
substances produced by the liver. If the levels of these substances are high,
it may mean damage or disease in the liver. Heart failure may also cause
fluid buildup in the liver, which also may cause elevated liver function test
results. For more information, see the topics
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) and
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST).
People with heart failure need to
maintain the concentration of electrolytes in the blood (particularly sodium,
potassium, and magnesium). This is especially true for people who take
diuretics, which can lower sodium, magnesium, or potassium levels in the blood
if the dose is too high. Other medicines such as ACE inhibitors, by contrast,
can cause high potassium levels.
Your electrolytes should be
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medicines are being adjusted.
A PT or PTT test are blood tests that measure how long it takes blood to clot. These tests can be used to check for bleeding problems. PT is also used to check how medicine to prevent blood clots is working.
A PT test may also be called an INR test.
If you are a sexually active woman of
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a pregnancy test. Pregnancy can sometimes cause heart failure, and pregnancy
and childbirth may be dangerous for a woman who has severe heart failure,
particularly if the heart failure is caused by mitral valve stenosis or other
obstructive heart disease.
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What began Saturday night as a rave concert with a sea of young people in attendance ended with what police are calling a "mass casualty event" at Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, Conn.
About 1,200 young people showed up at the amusement park Saturday for the electronic dance concert.
Police said the concert began around 6 p.m. and that at 10:30, "it was like a light switch went off" as four people dropped to the ground from drug overdoses.
"Something terrible was going on," said Jeffrey Montville of Middlebury, who lives just a half mile from the park.
Three officers working the park attended to the concert-goers.
Police said they suspect that the drug in question was 2CP, a powerful hallucinogenic similar to LSD. The drug overheats the body and takes effect about three to five hours after it's ingested.
One of those people was male, either 17 or 18 years old. He was not breathing and lacked a pulse. Officers performed CPR and used a defibrillator.
Ambulances rushed to the scene. Crews from Waterbury, Naugatuck, Woodbury and Watertown responded to the amusement park, along with and State police from Troops A and L.
K-9 units also canvassed the park to make sure that no victims were overlooked.
The situation was secured a little after midnight, according to police.
A total of seven people were taken to the hospital for treatment. Four are still in the hospital: two at Saint Mary's and two at Waterbury Hospital.
Authorities also arrested 30-year-old Kyle Stoddard of New Milford for interfering with police while they were treating the overdose patients.
Montville said he wondered if the wide age range of the concert-goers might have contributed to the problem.
"That's matches and dynamite, when you're taking 16-year-olds and 21-year-olds," Montville said.
The concert was hosted by a New England-based event production team called Tight Crew, which, acccording to its website, specializes in "large scale electronic dance music in safe, friendly and unique environments."
In a Facebook message posted after the incident, Tight Crew wrote:
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Seventy years ago today the British left the Subcontinent, and India and Pakistan became separate sovereign states. The Partition is often represented in terms of numbers—one million people were killed and twelve million became refugees. Visual artist Aanchal Malhotra has been making the migrants visible by recording the stories behind the objects the migrants brought to their new homes. One of the intangibles they carried were their languages. Asymptote Social Media Manager Sohini Basak sat down for a long chat with Malhotra to discuss her latest book that records these remnants. A very happy independence day to our Indian and Pakistani readers!
2017 marks not only seventy years of Independence of India and Pakistan, but also of the 1947 Partition, which saw one of the greatest migrations in human history. Close to fifteen million people were uprooted and had to migrate to or from India and the newly created nation, Pakistan.
In her book, Remnants of a Separation, artist and oral historian Aanchal Malhotra looks at the Partition narrative through the lens of the objects that the refugees brought with them as they made the journey. These objects were either the first things they could grab when they found themselves suddenly engulfed by communal riots, or things they considered essential or valuable as they prepared to settle in an unfamiliar land. Aanchal has also founded the Museum of Material Memory, "a digital repository of material culture of the Indian subcontinent, tracing family history and social ethnography through heirlooms, collectibles and objects of antiquity."
I meet Aanchal in a café on a rainy afternoon in Delhi to talk about the languages she encountered while undertaking this curatorial project. After moving back to India from her studies abroad in 2013, Aanchal realized that in its race to be modern and in tune with the times, her generation—young, urban Indians in their twenties and thirties—often forgot to care about the items of the past. She started visiting historical sites every weekend and, from those visits and discoveries, extended the Partition project, which she started documenting on her blog. "I wanted to share the things I learned from people," Aanchal says, when I ask her about the impulse that started it all.


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Myanmar: Humanitarian Chief calls for more support
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The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, called for more support for displaced people living in camps in Rakhine State, at the end of a four-day visit to Myanmar on Friday.
"We have to improve the situation," Ms. Amos said. "The reality is that people are living in overcrowded conditions with appalling sanitation and limited access to water, and an increasing risk of disease outbreaks the longer this goes on. But there are concrete and immediate things we can do to help," she added.
Some 115,000 people are displaced in Rakhine State as a result of inter-communal violence that broke out in June and October. Thousands of people have been living in camps on the outskirts of their villages or towns for months.
Ms. Amos met people from different communities during visits to eight camps in Rakhine on Wednesday. She said conditions in some of the camps were among the worst she had seen in the world.
"Children have been out of school for up to six months, the men are not able to provide for their families and there is a general sense of hopelessness," she added.
The Under Secretary-General told donors that the international community has a responsibility both to help people where they are, and to maintain pressure on the Government to develop longer-term plans that address reconciliation between communities and citizenship.
She reiterated her call for the Government to start the reconciliation process as soon as possible.
"The longer it takes for discussions to start, the harder it is, as tensions become ingrained," she said. "Reconciliation can take years, sometimes generations, but it is the only solution."
She also called for support across the board for humanitarian aid.
"We need the political leaders at all levels in Myanmar to support the important humanitarian work being done by the United Nations and our partners," Ms. Amos said.


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This is at geep reposted from the other thread
Zigel lights his pipe" A berk is a fool who shod'a known better a leatherhead is a dolt a dullard an idiot. a faction well know my clueless litter basher are the high ups the run the cage." he takes a drags and blows rings of smoke into the air" know ya bashers listen up and ya listen well if ya wanna keep out of the dead books, i'll give ya the chant on the factions" zigel seats back and strokes his goatee
"Let's start with the lost,the defilers ,there the athar.See the thing is basher them berks think all the powers are false and in fact there are no true powers.they make kip in the shattered temple in the lower ward.Next we have the gods men, the believers in the source.they think every thing is godly and any berk can be a power with enuff time and the right path.they make there kip in the foundry ya cant miss it churning out smoke and all.the next we have the bleakers the black cabal cherry bunch of barmies they are .they think there is no point to anything just give up." he takes another puff and smoke rolls out his nose into the air around him spinning off into curls "humm lets see next we have the doomguard them cutters think every thing brakes down,dies or decays so why not speed it up they run the armory in the cage.,then the dust men barmies think evey one is dead and just dont know it always looking to true death..bunch of hinjack if ya ask me in the cage they run the mortuary.them theres the fated.bashers think your fate is your own if ya want it take it and if ya can keep it it's yours they run the hall of records ." he takes a moment to collect his thoughts ,puffs on his pipe and resumes speaking"now the law my little clueless basher is ran by 3 factions in the cage. the hardheads,the guvners and the red death. the harmonim thinks there always right peace and harmony is there goal and if they got to fight for it so be it..not called hardheads for nothing basher.they make the arrest and enforce the law in the cage.
the guvners they think there is laws for every thing there just not all known yet and if a cutter can master them he masters everything.they run the courts here .and the mercy killers they think justice is everything they run the prisons and such in the cage." stokes his goatee in thought" then we have lets see, the signers think there each the center of the multivers.bunch of addle-cove barmies,ciphers act frist dont think..when ya know what to do without thinking your one with the multiverse.hump "rolls his eyes" then sensates belive a sod has the experience things to be and whats better then new experiences i ask ya basher? that leaves us with the last 3 the indeps are to independent to even thin there a faction.the anarchists what to over throw all laws and rules only then can a basher be free..always starting stuff they are.
and the choasmen that bunch are real barmies they think every thing is choas and they want to become one with choas..get enuff of em in one place odd things happen." he puffs the last few puffs of his pipe empty it and turns to the lizard/halfling" any thing else else I can help ya with basher ya let me know wouldn't want ya to get your bonebox cut out or get put in the deadbook over being an leatherhead clueless if I can help it"
|Spinner of Secrets
It's raining in Sigil. It does that a lot. The chill rain washes the smoke from a million hearths out of the sky as it comes down, taking on the appearance of weak tea.
The hours straddling the fine line of Peak and Anti-Peak are a time of change for Cagers. Workers from the Night Market are trudging home bedraggled: The whores, minstrels, ale-sellers and knights of the post looking for their kip after a long night's work. The bakers, stall merchants, wholesalers and apprentices are emerging into the wet darkness, pulling their cloaks around them as they contemplate the beginning of another day in the Cage.
Down the small street of Copper Court, the facades of old buildings drip with brown water, the water stains blending with centuries of previous brown washes, streaking the granite and marble blocks and further rusting the metal spikes that festoon so many of their roofpeaks.
A trio of Dabus work their way slowly down the street, the air above their heads dancing with rapidly-flickering brightly-colored images that stand out like bright lanterns in the grey gloom. They clear razorvine gently from the buildings, cutting the glossy black foliage back and bundling the cut twigs into small twisted logs. A group of ragged children follow behind them, waiting for a bundle to be handed to them by the silent Dabus and streaking off to whatever kip their family dwell in.
Although most of the offices are still shuttered against the Anti-Peak darkness, one door stands slightly ajar, with a spill of golden light and a hum of activity within. Above the door, a faded wooden sign shows a large cauldron being stirred by a stereotypical rendition of a tavern wench. The writing above and below proclaims the establishment as the Copper Cauldron Inn.
Inside the inn's common room, the smell of baking griddlecakes and bacon fills the air. The hearth is large, with several side ovens baking the inns' daily bread. Robyn, Bess the proprieter's youngest son, turns the spit on a large flitch of bacon at the fire. A huge cauldron (made of copper of course) sits on a large iron hook, a non-descript brown stew gently bubbling away.
A varied group of customers gather in the roomy common area. Several skinny soot-smudged young children cluster around a skinny soot-smudged man, hastily gulping down bowls of the inn's cheap brown stew. A minstrel plucks lazy chords from his lute as he awaits his breakfast. Two well-dressed merchants hold a whispered conversation at a back table, their bodyguards eyeing each other sourly and subtly flexing their muscles. Merchants, laborers and touts fill the humid air with the warm buzz of conversation.
Bess Allgood, the mistress of the house, directs the bustle and flow of the morning feed with the competence of a field marshall. Her eldest daughter Ramona weaves between the tables, bringing food and drink to the customers with the ease of long practice. Bess' boys Ferdinand, Darroth and Robyn all perform various cleaning and cooking chores about the common room. Miranda, her youngest, sits next to Bess, helping her portion out the food as she cooks griddlecakes over a brazier set behind the common room's bar.
One large table in the back stands empty, except for one man smoking a long pipe. He looks as if he is expecting someone to arrive any moment.
Renkar awaits your presence in the Copper Cauldron cutters!
Greep, coming down the back stairs from his top-floor kip, pauses and sniffs the air. "Is that griddle cakes I smell?" -greep- "I'd better hurry before Kratos gets to the kitchen- Miranda can't resist his poorstarvingme look."
|Karrin Kind
"Hello Renkar," Karrin says as she sets down at the table, "would you mind if I ordered something to eat while we wait? All that food smell is making my tummy rumble."
"Ramona," Karrin calls out, "could I get some pancakes with syrup and butter, I'm thinking only eight or twelve . . . but that bacon smells nice . . . could I also get a plate with some bacon, sausage, and egg? Oh, some of those mushrooms if you got em', some tomato, and maybe some beans. Maybe some toast (to clean the plates with), a bit of the stew (shame to see that go to waste), and some coffee . . ." Karrin quickly glances over at Renkar to see if she's overstepped her bounds, "but nothing else, I'm watching my weight!"
|Guy Humual
After inspecting the fare (with a little disappointment) Ffethpaar approaches the table where the others are gathering. Looking around, he snags one of the stools that is suited to someone with a tail and settles himself on it.
Seeing the food placed in front of Karrin, he catches the attention of the server.
"I have a desire for some of your bacon should there be some available. It would be most satisfying. I would also like some herb tea if you have any else water will do." Looking around at his compatriots and feeling this needs a little explanation: "I cannot drink alcohol except in very small quantities and coffee has a most unfortunate effect on me."
Then turning to Renkar. "I am here as you asked."
|Zigel Za Elric
|Karrin Kind
World Serpent Inn for further discussion.
Karrin rubs her hands in anticipation as the plates of food are placed in front of her. She clasps her hands together to prey before tearing into the meal with equal zeal. Watching Karrin eat is something akin to watching a pride of lions devour an antelope: It's not pretty to look at, and one wonder if it might be dangerous to get too close . . .
Greep climbs into one of the chairs which has been added to the table so that the shorter diners can see eye to eye with the others. He stares at Karrin in dismay, thinking of how much work will have to be done to keep her in victuals and the paperwork it will require.
'O well,' he thinks, 'at least my pancakes are safe at this end of the table.' as he carefully drops several slices of ham and a sweet-roll under the table to Kratos.
-Greep- "'Morning all. Bess, I'd be happy to drink Ffethpaar's share of the coffee-It smells good. Are the others up yet?" he says, as he absently reaches into his coat to reassure himself that his 'wand' is secure.
|Zigel Za Elric
"'Morning all. Bess, I'd be happy to drink Ffethpaar's share of the coffee-It smells good. Are the others up yet?" he says, as he absently reaches into his coat to reassure himself that his 'wand' is secure.
" Just us as yet cutter, and herb tea would be smashing this prepeak"he places his own order for turtle eggs , sausage and stout tea and a few more slices of ham for kratos
|Eir Haakonen
|Karrin Kind
"Mats m'odd," Karrin says with her mouth full and looking about, "Mas Manymom meem my mat Macmy?"
Karrin finishes chewing and swallows, "Blacky," she calls, "here puss,puss,puss, gonna get you some milk and sardines, here puss, puss, puss!"
Karrin sighs, "I'm sure she'll show up somewhere, I was hoping she'd be here for our first meeting though . . ." Karrin glances over at Eir, "putting your feet up on the table is bad manors," she says grabbing an entire syrup soaked pancake with her hand and stuffing the hole thing into her mouth causing syrup to drip all over the table, the front of Karrin's shirt, and naturally her face and mouth, "Smome meomle mave mo manmors."
|Eir Haakonen
|Zigel Za Elric
Eir slowly lights a long slender cigar. She leaves her feet on the table.
To Karrin, "Why aren't you fat?"
Zigel gives a deep belly busting laughter" tiefling cutter , how many fat tieflings have ya seen cutter?Most and eat a basher out of kip and case and never gain an mouse weight ,the lass is just a wee bit hungry is all" he pops his sausage into his mouth and slowly chews . after sallowing he says "the lass could learn to savor it more though"
|Eir Haakonen
"tiefling cutter, how many fat tieflings have ya seen cutter?"
"Well, there's that fat bastard Maxus Korkalian, down at the Magic Vat potion shop. Keeps trying to feel my ass."
Don't miss that link, man, it's sweet.
Eir blows a few smoke rings at Zigel.
|Karrin Kind
Zigel Za Elric wrote:"tiefling cutter, how many fat tieflings have ya seen cutter?"
"Well, there's that fat bastard Maxus Korkalian, down at the Magic Vat potion shop. Keeps trying to feel my ass."
Eir blows a few smoke rings at Zigel.
LoL, I knew what it was before clicking on the link. My PCs just killed that punk in my AoWs campaign.
"It's cuz of my metabolism," Karrin says as she mops up the syrup and sausage drippings on her plates with a piece of well buttered bread, "and cuz I work out and stuff. Plus axes are awesome, you get way more of a work out swinging an axe then that little needle you call a sword. Your whip would serve you better cuz it takes so many swings to kill anyone . . . messy though, and I think that some people get the wrong idea when they see a lady with a whip . . . might be why your bum always has hand prints on it . . . well that and your a . . ." Karrin suddenly seems to remember a bit of advise her father gave her and she pops the piece of toast into her mouth.
|Eir Haakonen
|Zigel Za Elric
"Well, there's that fat bastard Maxus Korkalian, down at the Magic Vat potion shop. Keeps trying to feel my ass."
Eir blows a few smoke rings at Zigel.
zigel takes in the smoke with a heavy breath savoring then sent and smells it brings "Have you seen that berk eat?" he waves hes hands at kerrin that leatherhead makes the lass her look like she eats like a mouse" shakes his head last time I Saw that berk filling is bonebox it involed three roth rousts,six cranglr berry pies,nine pitchers of bub five loafs of bread, 12 dozen bine eggs and five bowl of angelwhil stew" zigel snorts in disgust "That berk smells like a 12 day old hinjack corpse left out in the street. he's a bubber ,a slob and all around pike in yah darkness " zigel blows ringlets of smoke over to eir "so cutter is the darks way of giving the laugh to us all it seems"
|Spinner of Secrets
|Eir Haakonen
|Renkar Sha'Hagmid
Renkar clears his throat
"Good Peak to you all, my new comrades. I wanted to have breakfast today to allow you all a little time to get to know one another better. We have everyone here, except for Swift, but I am sure she will arrive soon."
Renkar reaches into his tunic and pulls forth some silver rose-shaped brooches.
"Some of you received a brooch already. I will now give out one to those who haven't received one yet. These will identify you to canny bashers as my wards. As my wards you shouldn't have to worry about being harrased by the Harmonium or the Mercykillers unless you do something blatantly illegal."
Renkar draws in another lungfull of fragrant pipeweed.
"Please enjoy your meal, chat among yourselves, and when Swift arrives and we have all gotten our breakfast tucked in Renkar glances at the syrup-smeared face of Karrin we can proceed down the street to my new office where I will introduce you to the other team members. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask."
|Spinner of Secrets
|Eir Haakonen
|Spinner of Secrets
|Eir Haakonen
|Spinner of Secrets
|Zigel Za Elric
|Spinner of Secrets
Swift walks in, drenched in rain and looking very unimpressed. She'd always hated having soggy hair and before entering she'd heard her adopted tiefling offering 'Blacky' milk and sardines. Boy did she hate it when her double-life bit her in the behind like that. Maybe she could excuse herself to the bathroom for long enough for her cat form to gobble up those goodies later. But right now business was business and she had to be here in her humanoid form.
"Urgh" She manages to utter as she wrings out a few droplets of water from her dark hair, her eyes scanning the room and soon resting on the table where she was expected. "I'm not too late am I?" She askes as she makes her way over and slides into the remaining seat, no real concern over her tardiness in her voice.
|Renkar Sha'Hagmid
Renkar looks at Swift and smiles
"Not at all my dear! We are just sitting down to a good breakfast. Please, make yourself comfortable"
Renkar raises a hand to summon over Ramona
"We hadn't discussed anything of import, I just thought it would be nice for you all to get to know one another a bit before we proceed to our business at hand."
Renkar extends a silver rose brooch to Swift
"Here is the insignia of our little band. It should shield you from harrassment from the powers that be ... at least unfounded harrassment."
Renkar puffs his pipe and looks over the assembled group.
"I think this will be a very profitable partnership."
|Eir Haakonen
Taking the offered brooch Swift looks at it thoughtfully for a moment. 'It's not gold but it's suitably pretty' She concludes, sure that she could never be associated with a group that would want her to wear something ugly.
At the comment on wet cat she sniffs lightly and looks over at the mutt. "Are you sure it's not dog you're smelling?"
Krots nose picks up an smell thats not right. he snuff the air {/i] 'SNIFF,SNIFF SNIFFFFFFFF" [i] he walk under the table to sit at swits feet and cold noses her and takes a few sniffs "Funny" he thinks to himself "she smell like cat but not cat . the lady with the smoke stick or like ,the red lady or the scaley people or master " odd indeed he thinks
|Zigel Za Elric
|Eir Haakonen
|Spinner of Secrets
As everyone settles into their seats and tucks into their breakfast, a young lady approaches the table. She is dressed in relatively severe clothing, leaving very little revealed, but the cut of the clothes and their quality speaks of haute couture. She is blonde and fair, with the ethereal quality that most Cagers call 'Angel Blooded' Aasimar. Her violet eyes and elongated ears bespeak an admixture of Elven ancestry besides.
As she approaches, you all notice she has some sort of stole around her neck. Then the stole stirs and you see it is a strange creature lying across her slim shoulders. It seems to be some sort of 3' long lizard with iridescent rainbow-colored scales. It blinks and looks at the party, unfurling an impressive pair of bright orange wings marked with black pipings. It launches itself off the young woman's shoulders and hovers close to Renkar.
"Renkar-Renkar-Renkar" The diminutive flying lizard hums in a squeaky voice. "Mercutio hungry. Feed Mercutio? Apple pie?"
The young woman takes a seat at Renkar's side
the flying talking thing draws kratos away from the not cat twolegger.
he stands on his hind legs front paws on the table bringing is head almost as high as the others.he tilts his head side ways and spread his ears looking at the odd beast.panting he happily wags his tail which seems to hit swift on every back stroke.
|Renkar Sha'Hagmid
Renkar nods at the new arrival
"Ah Hanali. I am glad you could make it. And I see you have brought the troublemaker with you."
Renkar looks up at the hovering winged lizard.
"I have some apple pie on order for you Mercutio, be patient and settle down."
Renkar addresses the party.
"Gentlebeings I would like to introduce my assistant Hanali Hal'Oight. She is helping me set up our little company, and will be my voice if I should be called away for any reason. Please treat her with the courtesy you would show me."
Hanali inclines her head at the assembled group
"The loud hoverer here is Mercutio, a Faerie Dragon. He did me a great service long ago, and I promised him he could stay with me as long as he wanted. We have travelled together since."
Mercutio darts quickly back and forth above the assembled group, swooping close to sniff each one.
|Patrick Curtin
|Eir Haakonen
|Karrin Kind
Karrin cleans the last of her eggs and mushrooms off of her plate, quickly licking it clean, and then downing the entire mug of steaming hot coffee in a single gulp. Karrin then quickly surveys her spot at the table to ensure that no morsel of food escaped her attentions. Satisfied that she's eaten everything, Karrin begins licking her fingers clean, and then in a feat that would impress Swift and Kratos, Karrin quickly licks her mouth clean. Her long pointed tongue quickly sweeps in a clockwork fashion, starting at 12 (just bellow her nose) and quickly sweeping all the way down to her chin, before quickly retreating back inside to deposit it hull, and then quickly emerging and completing the sweep. Karrin's tongue then quickly darts out to inspect the tip of her nose.
Satisfied Karrin leans back and pats her belly.
"Well I couldn't eat another bite," she says grapping one of the bread rolls off of the table and taking a sensible bite out of it, "Hello everyone I'm Karrin Kind."
Ffethpaar tries to drink his tea without spilling any. They should design mugs for use by lizardfolk. Perhaps with a rim to hook over my teeth. I shall enquire if this is possible.
He solemnly nods to each member of the party as they arrive then sits back and listens to the byplay between the various poeple.
They use so many words. Words are important. They should not be wasted.
Looking around at the party once more and realising that he should say something. "We are a strange group. We will work well together". Yes, that was right.
The arrival of Hanali and Mercutio is much more interesting. Ffethpaar holds out a claw to attract the dragon's attention. Yes. We will be friends
Greep hops off his chair and heads off to the kitchen.
"Bess, is the apple pie ready, or am I smelling things?"
If it is:-Greep- "I'll take it out, and don't worry- it'l go on the other end of the table from Karrin."
If it isn't: Let me get some of those fresh berries and cream- We got a guest who's hungry."-Greep-
Whichever: As he approaches the table, he stays far away from Karrin's end of the table. Once he's seated, he begins preparing a plate with the treat for Mercutio.


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May 15, 2003
By Blake Twisselman
The Santa Clara
The successful movie "Bend It Like Beckham" has given the Santa Clara women's soccer program more exposure than they would have ever thought possible.
The movie's main character, Jess Bhamra, is an Indian girl living in London who dreams of playing soccer like her idol David Beckham. Her strict parents constantly attempt to discourage her from playing soccer so she can focus on learning traditional Sikh custom. After numerous conflicts with her parents, Jess and her fellow teammate Jules realize their dreams of playing collegiate soccer and accept a scholarship to play at none other than Santa Clara University.
"In 1999, one of the producers contacted me about using SCU in the movie," said Santa Clara Head Coach Jerry Smith. "At the time I didn't think it would turn into anything, but it has turned into a very popular movie in Europe and now here in the U.S."
Smith believes that the producers chose Santa Clara University based on the program's success in the late 1990s.
"When they were considering which school to pick, we happened to be ranked number one in the country. Given that we're a great university located in California, I think it was a slam dunk."
The release of the film has reinforced the prestige of Santa Clara women's soccer as one of the nation's elite programs to millions of people worldwide. The impact of the movie is being felt outside of the soccer program too.
"The movie is great exposure and promotion for women's soccer and for SCU," said Athletic Director Cheryl Levick. "I have received phone calls and emails from all across the nation. It is great for recruiting to our campus."
Junior midfielder/forward Veronica Zepeda agrees.
"I think the reference to SCU in the movie is awesome for not only the soccer program but for the university as well."
The vast international success of the film has already sparked the interest of some soccer players in Europe. Santa Clara University has noticed a tremendous increase in emails from interested European players who have traditionally only been recruited by universities on the East Coast. Through the years, there have been a few European players who have had very successful collegiate careers in America, however Santa Clara has never had the resources in the past to recruit internationally.
"We've yet to recruit a foreign player in my 17 years here," said Smith. "We don't have a budget that will allow us to recruit in Europe, and typically I like to meet the potential recruits to watch them play and talk to their coaches before we consider offering anyone a scholarship. That's extremely difficult to do with European players. What I'm really happy about is that SCU is getting more exposure than we've ever gotten before. It can only be a positive thing for SCU soccer."
In addition to the overwhelming publicity from "Bend It Like Beckham," the women's soccer program continued their positive momentum earlier this month as Soccer America magazine named the Broncos' incoming recruiting class tops in the nation.
Although these incoming recruits signed before the release of the movie, the successful recruiting period can be greatly attributed to the Broncos recent success, including first and second place national finishes in the last two seasons.
The Broncos are returning all of the starters from the 2002 team except star midfielders Aly Wagner and Devvyn Hawkins. The incoming recruits include four high school All-Americans who have all played for the National Youth Team, and Smith believes that all six of the newcomers will challenge for starting spots next year.
"This ranks as one of the best two recruiting classes we've ever had. The other was the 1996 recruiting class, and they made the final four all four years and produced five WUSA players. This class has that kind of potential. We've set ourselves up for a promising future."
With the growing success of "Bend It Like Beckham" generating intrigue in potential prospects across the world, coupled with the nation's top incoming recruiting class, the future couldn't look any brighter for the Santa Clara women's soccer program.
For more information on "Bend It Like Beckham," click here.


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More Working in the Reggio Way was a quick and easy read and allowed me to easily apply Reggio-inspired thinking to the early childhood education system we have here in the United States. The book offered easy to understand explanations and descriptions of the basic tenets of Reggio-inspired practice, as well as suggestions for addressing and reflecting on the challenges of bringing Reggio-inspired practice into American classrooms.
While Dr. Wurm addressed a whole list of cultural barriers in the book, there were a few that really stood out to me.
Children develop along a unique timeline. We must leave behind the notion that all children evolve in an orderly fashion and in the same sequence.
Adding "Reggio" objects to the environment does not make a Reggio-inspired program. Objects should be added to the environment based on the children.
Emergent curriculum is not just free play. It requires intentionality on the part of the teacher. Placing materials in the environment and leaving children to simply explore them without some type of to and fro interaction can only go so far.
Giving young children more freedom is not a bad thing. A significant tenet of the American education system is the attempt to completely or greatly control student behavior and choice.
More rules do not solve all problems, but rather rules should result from a demonstrated need or condition.
With each challenge that Wurm addresses, she offers ideas for how the American classroom teacher can apply the Reggio tenet to his or her own classroom. I have now gone back to read Wurman's first book Working in the Reggio Way: A Beginner's Guide for American Teachers to gain an even clearer understanding of the way to bring Reggio-inspiration into the classrooms I am working with.
I am excited to say that I have a copy of More Working in the Reggio Way to give away to one lucky blogger. This book has been such a great and inspiring read that I am super excited about sharing it with someone. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below with your name and email address in it. The giveaway ends Saturday, December 6th at midnight.
In in my search to learn more about incorporating Reggio-inspired practices into the American early childhood classroom I have also created a Reggio-Inspired Pinterest board. You can check it out here.