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Upcoming events at Ireland's Blackrock Castle Observatory
26 February 2010
Blackrock Castle Observatory in Cork, Ireland, have an exciting programme of events lined up. These include children's workshops, viewing sessions using a 16-inch rooftop telescope, and a movies by moonlight film club, among many other things.
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I am shaping my nails and polishing them right now and I was thinking, why not to make topic about nails and manicure.
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What kind of nails do you prefer? What colors, do you just color them or you do Nail Art as well?
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This are my two favorite shapes (sometimes I make them pointy, but everyday look is oval)

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A Classic Piece Of Chrysler Performance History Comes Back To The United States
After posting a career of drag race victories, Elton 'Al' Eckstrand, a lawyer by trade, retired from his competition driving role in late 1965. Despite his love of performance automobiles, he recognized that the advent of the latest musclecars could have an immense potential for disaster. Among the large number of American serviceman returning to civilian life after their tours of duty were many who did not realize the hazards 400hp machinery could have; these men were among the 50,000 fatalities a year on the highways at the time. So, working closely with upper management at Chrysler in early 1966, particularly Al's mentor Byron Nichols, Vice President, Corporate Sales for Chrysler, Eckstrand was given a '66 Hemi Charger to use in a planned tour of U.S. bases in Europe, beginning with a demonstration at the Santa Pod track in England in early June.
This unique machine was Dodge's first press pool Charger, an example driven by the media for a few weeks in the spring of 1966 prior to the car's formal introduction to the American public. Like the 426 Street Hemi motor, the Charger was new for that year, featuring fastback styling and a performance orientation. Under Eckstrand's control, the LL1 Dark Turquoise Metallic would serve well the purpose of introducing safe driving to civilians and soldiers alike. Unlike virtually any other car that came from the Chrysler Corporation, the example given to Al was never sold through a dealer and, to date, has never been formally titled. Noted Chrysler historian and documentation specialist Galen Govier has confirmed this information based on the car's IBM build record from the Chrysler Historical Foundation; it is indeed very unique, as even cars for upper management at the corporation were always processed at the dealership level.
Once in Al's possession, the Hemi press car, which had left Chrysler's Lynch Road assembly line near Detroit on March 23 of that year, was quickly prepared and flown to Europe. After lettering it up with the fabled "Lawman" name, Eckstrand began to do a series of driving demonstrations at race facilities on that continent as well as present safe driving courses to U.S. military personnel stationed in Europe. As a result, this car, together with others that Chrysler later presented for this program, gave these men a primary and critical look at the high-powered cars that were being created by Detroit's major manufacturers. During the ensuing eight years, this program (supported by various corporations and the United States Marine Corp) eventually went all the way to the Southeast Asian war theater, where Eckstrand and the United States Motorsports Association he founded gave demonstrations to 250,000 outgoing soldiers.
But back to the Charger. After its six-week "tour of duty" under Eckstrand's tutelage in 1966, the Hemi car was left in England with acquaintances when it was determined by Chrysler management to not be financially feasible to ship it back to the States. Due to potential liability, Al removed the Lawman name at that time, and the car reportedly only made a couple of more trips down the dragstrip before going into storage. Al would return to Europe again in 1967 and use a 383 Barracuda for the program that year, but the Charger was always considered special. Eventually, a gentleman named Ian Frankland became its keeper with Al's blessing.
Frankland, a mechanic by trade, would be responsible for its preservation during the next twenty-plus years. He did so caringly, restoring the "Lawman" moniker to the sides and displaying it at various car shows. Later, Al himself moved to Europe in the mid-1970s, and the "Lawman" driver would make occasional cruises in the "Lawman" car at British Chrysler and performance car events during the next two decades. However, by 1997, a couple of changes had developed. For personal reasons, Frankland wanted to sell the car, and Eckstrand was intending to return to America permanently. In late 1998, a deal was consummated between the two and Eckstrand began to make the necessary plans to bring the car back to the United States when he returned.
The Hemi was pulled out of the car and a set of new bearings put into it, and a coating of spray-on black asphalt (a popular rust preventative in England) was scrapped away from the engine compartment. At some expense, Eckstrand had new paint and the original-style gold-leaf lettering restored on the car (the replica letters had been done in vinyl). Due to some wear to the machine during its 30-year stay, some parts on the car have been replaced, so the purist may find fault if they look hard enough. Nonetheless, due to its early release date, racing background and remaining originality, it is a very significant piece of Mopar history.
The car was put into an overseas container and left England in late December by transport ship. Since the container would be directed toward Naples, Florida, where Al had taken up residence, once it arrived, a suitable truck was needed. By chance, Eckstrand met Alan Harris, the manager of Naples Dodge. Harris, a diehard Mopar fan who owns a '68 440 R/T Coronet, found exactly what type of support semi-tractor the container needed (one without ramps or needing a commercial unloading dock). So consequently, the Charger hit American soil again at a Dodge dealership (its first ever appearance at one) in February 1999!
Although Eckstrand could have been a major force as drag racing grew into the world-class sport it is today, his desire to pursue his other cause was to benefit and impact positively on the driving attitudes of tens of thousands of returning servicemen. This car is the original tribute to that effort.
It is not often that an individual who made it to the upper echelon of the corporate world becomes a race-day champion. Indeed, the opposite is sometimes true. However, in the early 1960s, a young lawyer for the Chrysler Corporation did just that. Elton 'Al' Eckstrand not only raced some of the best-known vehicles of his era, but he won with them, and used those achievements to create an even more important program by the end of the decade.
"To me, drag racing was like the knights of legend," says Eckstrand, now retired and living in Florida. "I was fascinated by those stories when I was younger. You came with valor and chivalry to a joust or sword fight, and at the end of that short encounter one of the two challengers would be victorious. There really are a lot of similarities between the two."
Eckstrand was like many people coming of age in the second half of the 1950s. After graduating from law school in 1955, he went to work for the Chrysler Corporation in their Organizational department. Prior to that, he had never been a serious car enthusiast, but he began participating in a new sport called drag racing at a drag strip in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit. So in 1957 he bought a new Plymouth Fury and became part of the growing Woodward Avenue/M59 'street crowd.' That was followed by another Plymouth Fury in 1958, one which had the latest 361ci Wedge engine (new for that year). Unafraid to ask fellow Chrysler employees for technical help, the young lawyer soon became the man to beat at the tracks in the region, and this car racked up an impressive win record in the area. Assisted by friends Jack Charipar and Ronnie Householder in the Plymouth Division, he also built and briefly raced a late-model B/Gas entry in 1959, a Fury with a 413ci engine under the hood. Although that particular experiment never yielded any major successes, at the NHRA Nationals held in Detroit that year Eckstrand won a class title in his parent's station wagon.
It was Eckstrand's own ability to work with people in upper management that contributed to the factory's direct involvement in the sport. During the late '50s and early '60s, while the manufacturer's self-imposed racing ban was still in force, Al's position in Chrysler's management, coupled with his drag racing efforts and enthusiasm, permitted him to be a prime conduit of information for the sales and engineer corporate chiefs. Among those convinced that racing could promote car sales were executives including B.J. Nichols (Vice-President, Corporate Sales) and E.C. Quinn (President, Chrysler/ Plymouth Division), both of whom supported Al in his racing efforts. Bert Bouwcamp (Assistant Chief Engineer, Chrysler Division) subsequently set Eckstrand up with a new Chrysler 300F that ran on the sands of Daytona for a promotional film in 1960 which today is a key part in the 1999 Chrysler 300M advertising campaign.
Eckstrand also won the Super/ Stock Automatic elimination's title in the Stock division at the '60 NHRA Nationals in Detroit. Financing for this program came directly from Nichols' personal expense account. In addition to his racing activities, Eckstrand was also involved in the dragstrips at both Onondaga and Stanton, Michigan, which he operated in partnership with noted car show innovator and racing promoter Robert E. George from 1959 to 1970.
After setting up his own law practice in 1960, Eckstrand was one of the first stock-class drivers for the factory-based Ramchargers team, and he took their Optional/ SS '61 Dodge to round wins at the '61 NHRA Nationals in Indianapolis. The year 1962 found Eckstrand running his own operation. With a 330 Dart business coupe named Res Ipsa Loquitur, meaning "It Speaks For Itself." The young lawyer from Detroit built a formidable match race reputation traveling around the South and visiting dealers in that region. Incidentally, during this travel period he met many of Chrysler's NASCAR campaigners. The annual trip to Indy over Labor Day, running in the S/SS division for the Ramchargers, resulted in a 12.72 time slip, the quickest class-winning run of the weekend that year. During the off-season of 1962-63, Eckstrand handled the legal side of developing the RMPC (Ramchargers Maximum Performance Corporation), which was creating aftermarket parts for drag racing. He became that corporation's first president.
"When I was practicing law, I was known as Elton Eckstrand," he recalls with a grin. "At the drag strip, I was Al. In some ways, it helped me know what kind of business was involved when somebody called on the phone!"
The '63 season opened at Pomona, California, in mid-February. Eckstrand, now 30 and one of the premier drivers nationwide, drove the Ramchargers team car to his first major Mr. Stock Eliminator title. At that edition of the NHRA Winternationals, running as quick as 12.12 in the process (this tied for low ET of the event in Super Stock), Eckstrand beat another Chrysler, the Plymouth of the Golden Commandos. This victory was the first time an automatic entry won that title, which was considered a major victory for Chrysler's new TorqueFlite transmission and the Max Wedge engine packages that had recently been released.
He returned to the forefront of the action at NHRA's other big race that season, the Nationals at Indianapolis over Labor Day. This time he was back in his own "Lawman" '63 Dodge, and he posted a runner-up to Herman Moser, who was in the Ramchargers Dodge entry. By 1963, Eckstrand was one of the few stock-class drivers flying to the races in a personal plane and was easily able to get appearance money for the Lawman.
The '64 model year brought about the debut of the most potent version of the 426 Max Wedge, and Al Eckstrand was now in a new Plymouth Belvedere hardtop. Although victory on the national level was evasive for this Lawman Plymouth, he could never be discounted on race day, especially on the match race level. With the advent of the Hemi, Eckstrand raced in both S/S and the A/FX division at the U.S. Nationals that year.
Now considered to be a hallmark year in stock-bodied drag racing, 1965 opened with Eckstrand combining forces with the other Chrysler factory team, Plymouth Division's Golden Commandos. At first sharing driving chores with John Dallifore and Forrest Pitcock, Eckstrand drove an A/FX legal version of a '65 Plymouth at the early winter meets that year and then took over the controls of the team's altered-wheelbase car. His legal work responsibilities were such that he raced mostly in the Detroit region, but he did run in the "match-bash" program at the new Bristol International Dragway that year. He also came out for the first Super Stock Magazine Nationals at York US 30 Dragway in August. Running in the Unlimited Fuel division with a healthy dose of nitromethane, Eckstrand proved he had lost none of his ability when he won that class title, beating Dick Landy's 9.58 with a holeshot assisted 9.67.
"That was an amazing event. I'll never forget it," he recalls. "Jon Lundburg was doing the announcing. They had so many people that they finally had to let them in for free. It was well after midnight by the time that final happened. It seemed like it was just run after run after run."
At the end of 1965, Eckstrand quit driving in open competition and focused on a different race-the human race. Servicemen stationed worldwide were returning to the United States with little understanding of the high-powered vehicles coming from Detroit's major manufacturers. Using a great deal of corporate finesse, Eckstrand got approval to bring one of Dodge's new 426 Hemi Chargers to England for exhibition runs at European racetracks. Under the auspices of the American Commando Drag Racing Team, which he founded for the purpose of exposing these vehicles to out-of-country enlisted men, he would continue this program successfully for the next three years. Later, a new 383-powered '67 Barracuda also became part of the demonstrations. Before the program was over, Eckstrand had organized and participated in the U.S. Masters Drag Racing meet and toured the cars throughout Europe. It should be noted that this was done in keeping with the military's severe restrictions on commercial selling on the bases; the primary purpose was to promote safe driving habits and understanding, not marketing.
In 1969, an even newer organization and program was formulated-the Lawman Performance Team-and it would be Eckstrand's most important challenge to date. With assistance from Ford Motor Company, Eckstrand toured Europe's U.S.-armed forces bases with a group of new Ford Mustangs. The following year, plans were made to tour the South Pacific rim with eight new '70 Mustangs, two of which were equipped with 1200hp supercharged Boss 429 engines. At this time, the Vietnam conflict was in full swing, and to make this latest program happen required major assistance from the Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, and branches of the military. Nonetheless, Eckstrand did what many considered impossible: he got through the "red tape" and did untold amounts of good for U.S. servicemen worldwide. Among the locations visited were Japan, Okinawa, Guam, Hawaii, and Southeast Asian military theaters. One car was even driven on the deck of an aircraft carrier in the Coral Sea. This program not only continued in 1971, sponsored by both Ford and Goodyear Tires, but was supported in part by NHRA founder Wally Parks, several well-known drag racers, and aftermarket manufacturers.
"You know, those men had a hard time of it," he remembers. "When they got back here after serving their country, people were yelling at them and spitting on them. Most of them didn't want to be there anyway, and it was hard for anyone to make sense of it all. So in addition to the driving skills, I felt the program helped them see that there was something worthwhile, something beyond the horrible situation they were facing. That appearance of hope became more important to me as the program continued."
By May of 1972, the fifth and final military tour began, this time focusing primarily on those bases that were hosting returning servicemen. As always, the focus was on demonstrating safe vehicle handling and driving, with Al hosting driving seminars and film showings. Ford supported this effort again, using the new 302 Maverick and Pinto models.
As a result, Eckstrand received meritorious awards from the United States Marine Corp, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Transportation, and many other state and governmental authorities for having made these significant contributions to the good-driving needs of over a quarter-million returning U.S. servicemen.
After moving to Europe semi-permanently in 1976, Elton Eckstrand turned to yet another pursuit, historic preservation, and was subsequently given major recognition for the building restoration work he was involved in. After working on Thorpe Castle House in Northamptonshire, England, he purchased and renovated Penkill Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland, where he lived for the next 18 years. Because of his work in restoring this castle and preserving its priceless pre-Raphaelite artwork, he was awarded accolades by Scotland's Director of Historic Monuments. His interest in cars never waned, however, and he often worked closely with the Britain's Mopar Musclecar Association and its president, Tony Oksien. Indeed, Al's residence was frequently a venue for various British car club gatherings.
Today, Al "The Lawman" Eckstrand has returned to the United States, and resides in Florida. Though the "glory days" of his career as a drag racer are over, he still has fond memories of that time period.
"Those were great years," he says in conclusion regarding his racing career. "Drag racing was a young sport, and I was able to see a lot of the world and its peoples as a result. It was a wonderful time."


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Road weary
NEW YORK — A reporter asked Blue Jays manager John Gibbons this morning if he had any theories about why Dustin McGowan has been so much better at home than on the road this year. Gibbons shrugged.
"It's hard to figure that," he said. "He's been so good at home. I don't know why that is."
Gibbons then asked if we knew the numbers off-hand for McGowan's career, noting that it was a similar situation last year. I quickly scooped up the Jays media guide off the desk and read the stat lines aloud. Here's what they are, including this season:
CAREER AT HOME: 12-6 with a 3.31 ERA (3-1 with a 1.93 ERA in 2008)
CAREER ON ROAD: 6-13 with a 5.98 ERA (1-3 with a 5.68 ERA in 2008)
"So what the hell are we doing pitching him today?" said a chuckling Gibbons, to an eruption of laughter from those in the room.
Today's lineups:
TORONTO (32-29) at NEW YORK (29-30)
at 1:05 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium
Shannon Stewart, LF
David Eckstein, SS
Alex Rios, CF
Scott Rolen, 3B
Matt Stairs, DH
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Kevin Mench, RF
Rod Barajas, C
Joe Inglett, 2B
PITCHING: RHP Dustin McGowan (4-4, 3.95)
Johnny Damon, DH
Derek Jeter, SS
Bobby Abreu, RF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Hideki Matsui, LF
Jorge Posada, C
Robinson Cano, 2B
Wilson Betemit, 1B
Melky Cabrera, CF
PITCHING: RHP Chien-Ming Wang (6-2, 4.14)
NOTES: CF Vernon Wells was due to begin his Minor League rehab assignment with Dunedin on Thursday night, serving as the DH for the Class A Blue Jays. Gibbons said Wells could maybe be back by the middle or end of next week, which would be about a week ahead of the minimum six weeks originally stated. … 2B Aaron Hill ws out of the lineup for the 6th game in a row and Gibbons didn't rule out a possible DL stint, though he said the club was hoping Hill would be ready to play this weekend. … C Rod Barajas was back in the lineup a day after leaving with tightness in his lower back. … INF Marco Scutaro was given the day off to rest a sore right wrist, though it's not considered serious.
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That was one of the most agravating ends of a game that I have seen this year! 2 blown saves in a row by Rolen! It wasnt only Ryans fault though, when a ball was hit with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth to Rolen and he couldnt get to it in time, Eckstein shouldve had that no problem picking it up. After all it did bounce right into his glove. But he didnt do his job and expected Ryan snag it, and next batter up hits a walkoff!
I am beginning to think that Hill isn't in the lineup because he is being kept out. With Hill getting hurt, Gibbons is probably taking advantage of the situation and keeping the hot hitting Scutaro in.
Freedom, I thought Eckstein should have made that play too. I think this was definitaly one of the toughest, if not the toughest loss of the season thus far. Wilkerson made a beautiful catch today and it was really nice to see Stairs bust out of that mini-slump. I was really happy to read that Wells could return sooner then expected (I miss watching that guy.) This homestand coming up should conclude with no less then 6 wins in my opinion or i'll be dissappointed lol
I hope the bullpen can rebound from two notsogreat games…
There seems to be something wrong with Hill's approach at the plate. He is really getting under balls and pop tarting them in the infield. Early April, he was driving everything to the gaps, looked like he was on pace to hit at least .310. He definately needs to work out the kinks, I hope this injury can clear his head and give him some time in the cage.
It was great to see that Wells is back. I didn't watch the game and I think i'm glad. To down 9 to nothing against the Oriols heading into the 9th is a little pathetic. I like Burnett, a lot but this guy needs to show that he's capable of putting a good run of quality starts in a row.
Another loosing streak for the Jays and hopefully its not another April…LUCKILY DOC IS THE GUY THAT CAN PUT A STOP TO THIS (like he has done before numerous occasions), great job by wells 2-3 the wrist doesn't seem to be bothering him
and another injury, this time to STEWART…anyone keeping count of how many injuries occured this season?
Ryan (does he count)
Frasor (not too sure, might be some other reliever)
and now Stewart
making 11 injuries this season already…not even halfway through….


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NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley are to co-star with Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in "No Man's Land" and "Waiting for Godot" on Broadway, producers said.
The two-drama repertoire is to be directed by Sean Mathias at the Cort Theatre in Manhattan.
Performances are to begin Oct. 26, with an official opening planned for Nov. 24.


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Samsung's K20D twin, GX-20, announced
Coming on the heels of Pentax's K20D announcement and in light of a pre-release leak on a Norwegian website several weeks ago, Samsung's release of their latest GX-20 14.6 megapixel DSLR yesterday is hardly breaking news.
Though there has been debate with previous Pentax/Samsung over just how closely related the two brands' offerings are, the general consensus at this point holds that Samsung DSLR are, technologically, rebranded Pentax models with slight cosmetic and interface/JPEG processing modifications.
Spec sheets for the GX-20 seem to bear this out, with the new model advertising a very familiar sounding imaging pipeline: in case you need a refresher on the K20D already, we're talking 14.6 megapixel Samsung-made CMOS sensor, 14-bit RAW capture, and ISO to 6400. Sensor-shifting image stabilization – what Samsung dubs Optical Image Stabilization in spite of the fact, as sticklers have pointed out, that it's a body-based rather than a lens (that is, optics) based system – shows up as well.
A 2.7-inch LCD with live view functionality allows on-screen image composition. Rounding out the hardware specs, the GX-20 brings an 11-point wide-area AF system, 16-segment metering, and 3 frames-per-second shooting in a body that, like its twin, is weather and dust sealed.
In addition to Samsung's rebadged Pentax offerings, the GX-20 has, as far as we know, the flexibility to use the full range of Pentax K-mount glass as well.
According to the official announcement from Samsung, the GX-20 should be available in April. Interestingly, the advertised price is $100 more than the K20D. No word from Samsung on which lens(es) this kit includes, but assuming the GX-20 ships in kit form only with the standard 18-55mm (as is the case with the K20D), offering essentially the same camera at a higher price is an interesting choice for a product differentiation method.
Samsung GX-20 specifications:
|14.6 megapixel, 23.4×15.6mm CMOS
|2.7", 230K-pixel TFT LCD with Live View; Pentaprism optical viewfinder with diopter adjustment
|Shutter Speed
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|Shooting Modes
|Auto, Program, Sensitivity Priority, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Shutter and Aperture Priority, Metered Manual, X Speed, Bulb, User
|Scene Presets
|White Balance Settings
|Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent W, Fluorescent D, Fluorescent N, Flash, Color Temperature, Manual
|Metering Modes
|Multi, Center-Weighted, Spot
|Focus Modes
|AF Single, AF Continuous, Manual; Auto, User-Selected Point, Center
|Drive Modes
|Single, Continuous High, Continuous Low, Burst, Remote, Remote Continuous, Auto Bracket, Extended Bracket, Multi-Exposure, Interval
|Flash Modes
|On, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Slow Sync + Red-Eye, Trailing Curtain Sync, Wireless
| Self Timer Settings
|10 seconds, 2 seconds, Off
|Memory Formats
| Internal Memory
|File Formats
|Max. Image Size
| Max. Video Size
|Zoom During Video
|Rechargeable lithium-ion, 740 shots
|USB 2.0, video output, DC input, X-Sync socket, cable switch
|Additional Features
|Optical Image Stabilization, Live View, Custom Image Functions, Dust Reduction System


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Consider for example the approach to the Kuperberg G2 or the Yamada polynomial. I don't know whether relations of graph (in contrast to knot) theory are also usually called "skein" but
I simply carry over the term since the gist is the same: You have a set of diagrams thought to be identical outside an area and different inside, and a linear relation between them that
"mops up" infinitely many equations and defines an invariant.
To be able to recursively compute the invariant, it must be defined by the skein relation(s) at all. I.e., they can simplify all graphs somewhere. This is a no-brainer for the G2: relations are given for 1-,...,5-gons and by an Euler e+f=k+2 argument any (trivalent) graph must have one. (I omit technicalities.)
And of course the relations must be self-consistent, which boils down finitely many polynomic equations which you solve once and for all.
The obvious problem is that the more complicated the relations look, the more troublesome gets the part with the "always reduce". E.g. HOMFLYPT already lacks a no-brainer proof (my brain taken as gold standard :-).
I have a lot of working S matrices and tricks of "reverse engineering" them into tensors usable for trivalent graphs. For example, one Yabc tensor fulfils skein-relations for
reducing 1-, 2- and 3-gons. Also two adjacent 4-gons can be reduced to a single 4-gon
(and lower debris). Obviously, this isn't enough for an Euler argument, but everything involving 5-gons was a total computational mess (for now).
But finally the question: To make it general, suppose I have an i-,j- and k-gon with a common corner, or an i- and j-gon with a common edge or just an i-gon as "input". That conformation might be reducable to simpler graphs (with the same number of open ends, of course) with some skein relation, which I denote with ijk+/ij+/i+, or maybe not, which gets a -. So G2 could be labeled 1+2+3+4+5+, and my own example 1+2+3+4-44+.
How can you decide whether a certain labeling fulfils the "all graphs are reducible" condition just by using the Euler argument? (1+2+3+4-44+45+46+55+56+ for example looks like a reducing set, but I'm not too sure about it, since you can liberally speckle the graph with 7-gons.) After all, e+f=k+2 is a global argument and doesn't consider what n-gons are adjacent.


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Race Day
Sunday 23 August, 2015
Race Venue
Lake Toya, HOKKAIDO Pref. JAPAN
*Venue subject to change
Early Entry Fee : 78,000 yen (including tax 84,240 yen)
Regular Entry Fee : 82,000 yen (including tax 88,560 yen)
Includes : insurance, welcome party, award party
1) Overseas Athlete are required to pay JPY1,000 for a JTU One Day License. (except Relay)
2) System service fee (6%) will apply
Entry fees may vary depending on category.
For more information, visit "categories"
IRONMAN rules, JTU rules, and local rules apply.
Wetsuit policy:
In accordance of Ironman rules;
Wave start:
Cutoff Times: (The cutoff time may be subject to change.)
Athletes confirmed in the race who wish to withdraw, must do so in writing to the race office via email [email protected]
※We will refund in accordance with the provisions of the above for goods (T-shirt, Finisher Pix fees, welcome party ticket, awards party ticket, ) that were sold at the same time as registration. It will be refunded by subtracting the remittance charge.
Transfers are not available for this event. IRONMAN will not allow the transfer of an athlete's registration – no exceptions will be made to this rule. Any attempt to transfer registration will result in disqualification and suspension from future participation in any IRONMAN event.


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Taming terrorism in North Africa
For years, North Africa has been a simmering caldron of Islamist militant activity. The Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attacks in Benghazi and at a natural gas plant two weeks ago in Algeria tragically illuminated this threat on television screens around the world. The United States urgently needs a comprehensive strategy to fight this new front in the war on terrorism.
In this sprawling desert region we find a massive influx of weapons from Libya, well-trained Islamic militants, encouragement from top Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, and a terrorist safe haven the size of Texas. In that swath of land, women not properly covered are beaten or raped, and sports, music and art are banned. We saw a similar playbook in Afghanistan during the 1990s.
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The brazen attack last month by Al Qaeda-linked terrorists on a natural gas facility in Amenas, Algeria, resulted in the taking of hundreds of hostages, including 10 American citizens. This type of successful, large-scale attack will surely lead to more recruits and more resources for this Mokhtar Belmokhtar-led group, an offshoot of Al Qaeda in the land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
This is not the first we have heard from AQIM. It claimed responsibility for killing an American missionary in Mauritania in 2009. It recently conducted several IED attacks against convoys of foreign nationals working in the energy industry as it seeks Western targets in North Africa. Ansar al Sharia also attacked the American Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia last September.
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Kari Elizabeth Byron was born December 18, 1974. She is the Test Tube conceived offspring of Lucille Ball and Albert Einstein. At age fifteen, her surrogate parents, noted Fertility Researchers "Bernie and Louise Byron" were killed right before Kari's eyes, in a tragic laboratory explosion, leaving Kari orphaned, yet oddly filled with a strange fascination for science, and a mouth full of vomit. Having just graduated High School, she went on to attend and graduate MIT by the age of 17. She won the "Ms. Quantum Flux" beauty contest both years she attended and was voted "Most Likely to be Cloned"
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I'd like to hear your explanation of these economic benefits. You think Google is going to lose money because there logo doesn't have flag in it? I don't think so... but let's hear what I'm missing.
Actually, I recently read about a new browser named Arora that includes basic ad blocking, and even a flash blocking function - so it's not that crazy...
"They totally overestimate how much their own stuff is "worth" to the wider ecosystem, and then demand that everyone just pay up. Except... that's not the way the world works. The world works by having smart people with smart business models figuring out ways to make people want to give you money, not by sitting back and demanding others just hand over money. "
Actually - I counter that IS the way the world works... as screwed up as it is >
Not that I'm complaining, I think this is a great move, but the Data Liberation Front is not just about getting your data out but also about getting data from other services into Google. So it seems to help them on that front too, which is perfectly fine from where I sit.


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The touted cost savings associated with cloud services didn't pan out for Ernie Neuman, not because the savings weren't real, but because the use of the service got out of hand.
When he worked in IT for the Cole & Weber advertising firm in Seattle two and a half years ago, Neuman enlisted cloud services from a provider called Tier3, but had to bail because the costs quickly overran the budget, a victim of what he calls cloud sprawl - the uncontrolled growth of virtual servers as developers set them up at will, then abandoned them to work on other servers without shutting down the servers they no longer need.
Whereas he expected the developers to use up to 25 virtual servers, the actual number hit 70 or so. "The bills were out of control compared with what the business planned to spend," he says.
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He tried modifying policies around use of the virtual servers so they could be used only from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. But that didn't work either because inevitably deadlines had to be met that required violating the new policy.
Ultimately, the business built its own VMware cloud that supports up to 100 virtual servers.
Since then Neumann has moved on to being IT director for Big Fish Games, which makes computer and online games, and where he has given cloud service another shot, but with similar results.
Big Fish again hired server capacity from Amazon to launch an experimental Facebook game. "Then the game was very successful," he says. "It was great to be in the cloud because it could scale so quickly, but the costs got out of control."
So again he pulled the content from the cloud and hosted the game in-house, a move that paid for itself in three months with the savings from not having to pay the cloud bill, he says. "Performance issues didn't drive the change," he says, but the experience has jaded him a bit. "Now we're cloud averse. We don't even talk about it."
In order to return to the cloud, he says Big Fish would need to be working on a specific project that would benefit from a cloud service.
Earlier, when he was still at Cole & Weber, Neuman ran into a different problem with cloud provider Teremark (now part of Verizon) that was related more to the relatively young service provider growing so fast that it couldn't effectively manage its services. As a result the advertising agency brought all its SQL deployment - which had been virtualized in the Teremark cloud - in-house on physical servers.
Other lessons he learned include examining service-level agreements (SLA) carefully, because he finds the ones he's run into don't actually agree to much. "You can have a big outage and it's not far off the SLA," he says. If a provider offers 99% uptime that equates to 7 1/2 hours per month of down time. "That's a day," he says.
Overall, he's suspicious of cloud security because he doesn't really get to examine it. "I think it's inherently insecure because I don't control it," he says.
Providers say, for example, that they are SAS 70 compliant in network defenses, but he worries about threats from employees of the provider. "Just like everyone else, their biggest threat is internal," he says.
Until reliable cloud security standards are established, he would avoid putting critical applications there unless he got to examine the provider's security. "I would pretty much have to know everything about what they do," he says.
Even then there are uncertainties. For instance, if data is housed in a particular data center, but the provider expands or data is replicated to another data center in the cloud provider's network, how will he know the second site is as secure?
Tier 3, the provider he used for a SQL virtual deployment, was good about explaining and documenting its security, he says, but still it wanted customers to take some responsibility. "Their stance was you need to take measures yourself," he says.
He says the IT department tries to be as flexible as possible to support projects, but the reality is that the costs of cloud services are difficult to project accurately. "It's really an unknown," he says. "If you use it for six months and it costs the same as buying physical hardware, then you have to switch."
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TORONTO — Alex Rios just deposited a pitch from Paul Byrd over the Grenn Monster in left field for a two-run homer here in the first at Fenway, so as you can tell I'm a bit behind at the moment.
Had to wait a bit before the game to catch up with A.J. Burnett. Jays skip Cito Gaston said today that he didn't think Burnett would be back next year — kind of stating the assumed there — so we waited to see what A.J. had to say about the matter.
"He's just answering a question," Burnett said. "He was probably putting himself in my shoes and answering anything that he would do, but I'm not going to worry about it. I've got a month and a half to finish."
Burnett, who can opt out of his deal at the end of the year, was asked if it ever entered into his mind that his value seemingly rises with every strong start he turns in.
"I don't really care about the free market and money and things like that," he said. "I'm finally healthy and I'm finally winning some ballgames and helping this team out for the first time in three years. That's the way I look at it."
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TORONTO (62-60) at BOSTON (71-51)
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Joe Inglett, 2B
Marco Scutaro, 3B
Alex Rios, RF
Vernon Wells, CF
Adam Lind, DH
Rod Barajas, C
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Brad Wilkerson, LF
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: RHP Roy Halladay (13-9, 2.72)
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Kevin Youkilis, 3B
J.D. Drew, RF
Jason Bay, LF
Jed Lowrie, SS
Sean Casey, 1B
Jason Varitek, C
PITCHING: RHP Paul Byrd (7-10, 4.53)
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Burnett says he isn't thinking about the free agent market and the $$$ he'll be making, liar!!! I know I would be thinking about it and who wouldn't be thinking about it? Big $$$$ coming his way. Toronto will get 2 draft picks in return and that is a good thing for the Jays. What have they done with Burnett? Take the picks and say see ya later Burnett. At least Jays fans don't have too listen to New Kids On The Block when he is warming up, lol. Jays have enough starting pitching with or without Burnett, they need some hitters. Spend that $$$$ on some bats.
Halladay pitches another gem, no surprise there. He makes it look very easy out there. He throws strikes, works fast and is very aggressive out there on the hill. Halladay doesn't mess around out there, I like that. I wish more pitches in baseball would have Halladay's approach. He is the most under-rated pitcher in baseball. If I was starting a team ( I don't have millions and millions ) Halladay would be the starting pitcher I would want the most. Lee is having a Cy Young year but he has only done it this one time. Halladay does it year after year.
Halliday is the man.
Certainly looked like the extra rest helped Halliday. He was winging it up there in the mid 90's the first couple of innings, which is faster than normal.
I think the one guy in the AL that was the happiest with Manny gone, more than anyone was Halliday. Still a strong lineup, but no where near as dangerous-or at least not to Halliday.
Too bad we didn't get deeper into Boston's pen, but great win.
There are three thoughts that come to mind recently about the Jays: 1) Do athletes who sign large contracts and underperform for most of the time not think about that when making the type of decision that Burnett has to make. Do they not feel that they owe anything to an organization?
2) Should the Jays necessarily want him back
? Yes he has a great arm but his numbers other than wins are not much different than in the past.
3) Could JP do anything more in trying to get fired? From his poor judgement in signing four of the same player to derogatory comments about other players to screwing the Canadian Olympic team to annointing Gaston next years manager without any committment from above as to who will be the GM.
There's a rumor on SI, the Florida Marlins will be having another fire sale this winter. Mentioned as likely candidates to be traded are Mike Jacobs and Dan Uggla. In my view, the most likely to go is Hanley Ramirez. who's slated to make $70 million from 2009 to 2014. His contract pays him $5.5 million in 2009 and when one considers the 2008 entire team payroll is just over $21 million, its a good bet they'll dump him.
Although, Hanley isn't the best defensive short stop in the world, he sure brings a huge bat with power to spare. Uggla would also be a great pickup. Either one would look great in our lineup.
matt-my answers would be:
no,no,no and no.
Florida's potential fire-sale is interesting. However, my concern, in general, about re-tooling this team is that with free agents (likely leaving) e.g., Burnett, and JP's mouth and actions, why would players who are free agents ever want to consider toronto as a possible destination, save, of course, for overpaid veterans who want to top up the bank account before retiring. I am afraid that JP has put us into a situation where the only way we can obtain good young talent is to have it sign long-term with their existing teams, then trade for that talent when other teams, like the Marlins, want to dump payroll. I just wish we had a little more flexibility rather than the trade route – given our talent at the minor league level is too thin right now.


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Being one of the biggest fans of RegularJoe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), I always walk in to watch his movies with high expectations and boy, he never fails to deliver. Knowing him through hitRecord has been fun. He seems to get his audience and always strikes the right nerve. So he does with 'The Walk'.
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The music in the backdrop plays endearingly as our protagonist clumsily attempts to gather his accomplices. The screenplay of the flick is exceptional, at times poetic, which makes it sound music to the ears. There are brilliant lines that would tinkle your brains instantly.
The theme of the movie is quite light, amiable and funny, and narrated by Joe working gorgeously under the skin of Philippe Petit. The entire movie finds the narrator at every juncture, not to mention his part has been brilliantly edited. The act was downright insane per se. So the crazy theme of the movie gets justified.
There is no doubt Petit's dream was Herculean. To punch in a thought so crazy in your head was indeed commendable, dangerous, and at the same time beautiful. But what was even more beautiful to watch was the setup. What our protagonist went through in order to nail the final masterpiece. The horrendous things he had to go through to reach it have been depicted subtly. Another thing worth noticing was how Petit has a love-perspective for the two marvelous towers. It is sad how some people don't carry his vision.
Looking at the downside to the tale, the theme of the movie clouds the actual terror beneath the act. The craziness depicted through fun light vibes hide the horrific truth of fear and death. The humour of the movie overshadows the formidable threat that it posed to Petit.
But if you wish to have a peek inside the head of Petit, this movie is one absolutely stunning tribute to a guy with a crazy dream. A definite watch!


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13 ounces whole wheat pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, washed and chopped
1 fresno chili pepper, washed, seeded, and chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
2 teaspoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon tumeric
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable broth
24-ounce bottle strained tomatoes
2 cups cooked chickpeas (or one 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained)
cilantro for garnish
Prepare pasta per package instructions. Drain and set aside when done.
While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil and cumin seeds in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add the onion, chili pepper, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft.
Add the curry powder, tumeric, and salt and stir until the spices are heated.
Pour the stock into the pan and stir until blended with the onion mixture.
Add the tomatoes and chickpeas and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced.
Add the drained pasta to the skillet and stir until blended.
Top with chopped cilantro.


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LiveCycle Collaboration Service just got three new features that I'm pretty sure will make you very happy:
- Screen Sharing. Yes, this is exactly what the names implies. Now, you can add screen sharing to your applications. Amazingly cool isn't it?
- Recording and Playback. You can record and download your collaborative session, and then playback this recording. You will see the data, audio, and video.
- LCCS JavaScript SDK. We added JavaScript APIs and you can code your collaborative service using JavaScript. Though you still have to embed a SWF in your HTML page.
We also changed the domain name to something more meaningful: http://collaboration.adobelivecycle.com and we have a new logo for this service :).
You can read more on the team's blog, and my fellow evangelist, Tom Krcha, has examples on his blog. Sign up here and get the SDK, use these forums to post questions and feedback, and learn about it here.


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Christmas is coming up, so for the most part the streets of New York City are full of angry last-minute shoppers and tourists who stop every five feet to take pictures. Needless to say, it can get kind of ugly out there.
But all that anger didn't stop this group from doing a flash mob! That's right, just when you thought flash mobs were over, they're not. The folks over at Mashable brought a classic Charlie Brown scene to life in the streets of NYC, and the results were quite cheery. The gang was all there: Linus, Pig Pen, Sally, Violet and even Shermy.
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THE ADVENTURES OF INTERNATIONAL TAXATION By ANDRE A. AVERSA Director of International Tax Touche Ross International "Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" When Christ was asked this question 2000 years ago, His reply was simple: we should render to both God and Caesar. I do not want to distort the conflict between the world and the spirit in this story, but it may be noted that it made no reference to double taxation, a concept of taxation that dominated the centuries until 1907, when in Genoa, Italy, a group of scholars held the first international conference to meet the new challenge of worldwide trade. The last 68 years show progress toward what I believe is the ultimate goal: rendering one account to the Caesars of our world on a basis acceptable to all of them. Finally, after World War II, the United States joined in this effort. At present, while it is negotiating a series of treaties, the United States has, in common with most of the industrialized nations of the world, tax laws that have reached high levels of complexity. In the developing nations, on the other hand, such laws are often so brief and cryptic that planning a business transaction can be rather adventurous. For example, in one Arab country there are no written tax regulations whatsoever. Between these two extremes, of course, the complexity of tax rules varies from nation to nation. A common thread among tax rules is that they are designed with two objectives: (1) to raise revenue to finance public activities, and/or (2) to encourage or discourage certain private activities. For instance, in the States, allowance of the investment credit is designed to stimulate capital outlays as a means of creating increased employment. Whereas in Brazil, incentives are available when a business invests in property, plant, and equipment in order to encourage manufacturing goods for export. The measure is designed to attract capital to Brazil, create jobs, and improve the country's balance of payments. Obviously, each country's tax laws do not fit into a neat symmetrical pattern; they are, rather, the product of whatever priorities and problems are faced by the nation and its people. Let's discuss a couple of examples in which a business transaction takes place in two countries, and see how the tax laws of the two nations must be correlated so that the taxpayer does not face an excessive tax burden. The Case of Corporation "X" First, we have a hypothetical US corporation, which for the first time is planning to expand its operations into foreign markets. Initially there will be salesmen, but eventually it will have manufacturing facilities located abroad. To arrive at the optimum international tax plan consistent with operating realities, a number of factors must be considered. While there is no prescribed order, these factors do require an analysis of the tax laws of the United States and the other country concerned, as well as any agreements or treaties between the two. For example, it must be determined whether or not the activity planned in the foreign country will subject the US corporation to tax in that country. If there is a tax treaty (and it must be realized that there are many countries with which the US has no such treaty), an answer may be obtainable. Typically, industrial or commercial profits generated by a resident of one treaty country are exempt in the other treaty country, if the taxpayer does not maintain a permanent establishment in the other country. Since the definition of "permanent establishment" varies from treaty to treaty, it is difficult to generalize about this term. It is used often but rarely defined. In addition, the appropriate form of organization must be selected. This will involve studying the laws of both countries. Questions to be considered here include the current deductibility of losses, insulation of the US corporation from liability, effective tax rates and foreign tax credits, differing methods of accounting, and commercial and trade regulations. The US corporation could decide to use an unincorporated branch of the US corporation, a separate US corporation, a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary, or a partnership. Other possibilities which must be considered include the use of a foreign holding company, a Domestic International Sales Corporation (DISC), a Western Hemisphere Trade Corporation (WHTC), a financing subsidiary, or an offshore captive insurance company. This 21
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Adventures of international taxation
Avers, Andre A.
Foreign subsidiaries -- Taxation
Tempo, Vol. 21, no. 1 (1975), p. 21-23
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There are several blog posts so far today about MyHeritage's new Record Detective program introduced this past weekend at the National Genealogical Society (NGS) conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since I did not attend NGS, I have had to rely on reports from others. For an example, see Randy Seaver's thoughtful commentary at "First Look at Record Detective and Record Extraction Features on MyHeritage." Almost all of the other comments by other bloggers are simply reports of the press release.
For my part, I was aware of the pending release of the Record Detective program and made mention of the soon-to-be released program in the presentation I did for MyHeritage at RootsTech 2013. I was very interested in viewing the program and seeing how well it fulfilled expectations.
I am on record as very impressed with the MyHeritage Record Match technology. I am and have been for some time simply unable to keep up with the large number of very accurate suggested records for people in my online family tree. At the moment, I have 2661 Record Matches in 22 historical collections. I have been selectively working through these records as I have time to do so.
Today I did receive the Press Release from MyHeritage about the new addition to their online Family Trees and I began to look at the new features to the program. My first impression was that the I had a lot more work to do. But at the same time, I started to see quite a few false positives. These were easily disposed of, but it looks like it might take some time to get a complete impression of the program.
Randy Seaver discussed a pop-up menu that allowed the record to be saved to the person's record in the family tree. I did not see the pop-up menu, but I did find the records copied to the individual in my family tree. I am guessing that I need to work with the program some more to see how it works in practice. So far, I am finding far more records than I can process.
I have had some feedback from friends and commentators on this blog about their lack of Record Matches. I have found that this is a rather longer process than was anticipated, but, at least in my experience, the records do start to appear. I fully realize that my ancestral family is not ordinary in any sense. They are likely some of the best documented people on the planet.
Like some of the other of bloggers, I will keep working with the new features and get back to you all with comments.


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Simple password authentication offers an easy way of authenticating users. In password authentication, the user must supply a password for each server, and the administrator must keep track of the name and password for each user, typically on separate servers.
Figure 2–1 shows the steps involved in authenticating a client by using a name and password. The figure assumes the following points.
The user has already decided to trust the system, either without authentication, or on the basis of server authentication via SSL.
The user has requested a resource controlled by the server.
The server requires client authentication before permitting access to the requested resource.
In Figure 2–1, password authentication is performed in the following steps.
The user enters a name and password.
For the LDAP bind to Directory Server, the client application must bind with a Distinguished Name. Therefore the client application may use the name entered by the user to retrieve the DN.
The client sends the DN and password across the network.
The server determines whether the password sent from the client matches the password stored for the entry with the DN sent from the client.
If so, the server accepts the credentials as evidence authenticating the user identity.
The server determines whether the identified user is permitted to access the requested resource.
If so, the server allows the client to access the resource.
A password policy is a set of rules that govern how passwords are administered in a system. Directory Server supports multiple password policies. The password policy can be configured to suit the security requirements of your deployment.
Instances of Directory Server are created with a default password policy.
Directory Server provides the following password policies.
The default password policy is defined in the configuration entry cn=PasswordPolicy,cn=config. The default password policy applies to all accounts in the directory except for the directory manager.
The parameters of the default policy can be modified to override the default settings. However, because the default password policy is part of the configuration for the instance, modifications to the default password policy cannot be replicated.
A password policy can be configured for an individual user or for set of users by using the CoS and roles features. However, specialized password policies can not be applied to static groups.
A specialized password policy is defined in a subentry in the directory tree. Like the default password policy, the specialized password policy uses the pwdPolicy object class. For example, the following entry defines a specialized password policy:
dn: cn=TempPolicy,dc=example,dc=com objectClass: top objectClass: pwdPolicy objectClass: LDAPsubentry cn: TempPolicy pwdCheckQuality: 2 pwdLockout: on pwdLockoutDuration: 300 pwdMaxFailure: 3 pwdMustChange: on
A specialized password policy can be assigned to a single user account or can be assigned to a set of users by using roles. For example, in the following entry the password policy defined in cn=TempPolicy,dc=example,dc=com is assigned to the pwdPolicySubentry attribute of the user entry:
dn: uid=dmiller,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com objectClasaccess controls: person objectClass: top sn: miller cn: david userPassword: secret12 pwdPolicySubentry: cn=TempPolicy,dc=example,dc=com
When referenced by a user entry, a specialized password policy overrides the default password policy.
Because specialized password policies are defined the directory data, they can be replicated.
For information about how to configure password policy, see Chapter 7, Directory Server Password Policy, in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.2 Administration Guide.
For information about the attributes used to configure password policies, see the pwpolicy(5dssd) man page.


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TRACADIE-SHEILA, N.B. - RCMP in northern New Brunswick recovered the bodies of three men and a teenaged girl Saturday, hours after their car left a remote dirt road and plunged into an icy river.
The Mounties said the crash happened around 1 a.m., when a vehicle carrying four people — ages 17, 18, 19, and 20 — lost control while driving on Route 370 near Tracadie-Sheila, about 70 kilometres northeast of Miramichi.
They said vehicle slipped off the dirt road while trying to go uphill and went into the Tracadie River.
Around 3 p.m., tow trucks pulled the submerged vehicle from the river and all four bodies were discovered inside, said Cpl. Guy Paul Larocque.
Larocque said the car was in the same location where it crashed. He said officials had difficulties recovering the vehicle because of the remote location.
"It was not an easy task to pull the vehicle out," said Larocque on Saturday. "Even with a 4X4 vehicle it's difficult to access the location. The road being slippery, it was very difficult for the first responders to get to the scene."
The Mounties said the names of the victims, who are all from surrounding communities outside Tracadie-Sheila and Lameque, were not being released pending the notification of family.
Police said a crash reconstructionist is involved in the investigation.


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This two-track dirt road to some springs up a side canyon in the Egan Range of eastern Nevada is, at first glance, innocuous looking, although the deeply ditched entry from the main road gave me pause, and the ruts were deep enough in places that I wondered scraping bottom. But the road is smooth and relatively well-traveled overall.
After a while, though, you will come to this rocky zone, right where the road cuts through some volcanic outcrops. Looking closely at this picture, you will see that I have already driven through on the way up: the tracks of my right tires have missed the large rock in the right-center of the photo. My white truck - a full-sized half-ton 4WD pickup - is in the upper left, about to come back down. I had little problem dodging the rock on the way up, but...
I can't even see the large rock when starting back down, so MOH goes on ahead to scout out my path. The problem will be dodging the large rock in the shadow on the right-hand side in this wide view. After an unsuccessful first attempt followed by backing up and swinging wide to the left - thereby putting me into position to hit the first large rock now lurking around the corner - I dodge both rocks successfully.
The rock: this is a rock well worth getting out of the truck examine carefully, especially if you are by yourself. The white scrape marks with steely metal near the top of the rock were created when someone, or several someones, tried to dodge the rock by putting their right front tire to the right. Who knows what they hit - axle? That would have been the first thing under my truck to hit this rock had I not dodged by putting my right front tire to the left of the rock. As it was, the right rear tire hit the rock, stopping me dead in my tracks. The truck then sloughed to the left when I carefully tried to ease the rear tire over the rock. I was in Low in Low Range (4L) during this entire episode.
I would not consider this a particularly bad road. I've traversed roads that were miles of dodging these kinds of rocks, up hills and around corners. If I did this all the time, like I used to, I would get slightly taller tires than the ones Chevy sold me when I bought my truck in 1992. Lots of SUV-type four-wheel drives would easily get their side panels bashed in on roads like this, if they didn't get holes knocked in their differentials. It's hard to go very far after the differential fluid has leaked out a hole. Trust me on that one!
For more about driving off road and about trucks and vehicles in the field, see this post by Maria, and this post by Short Geologist (along with several others). Also, see this post at Highly Allochthonous, by guest blogger Anne Jefferson, and this post by Short Geologist, on backpacks.
Update: See some more road photos at Ordinary High Water Mark.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
One Reason to Have a High-Clearance Vehicle
Posted by Silver Fox at 7:16 AM
3 comments:
- Amanda@Lady Scientist said...
Ok, that looks pretty bad to me! I guess that I don't spend a lot of time on back roads, though.
- Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 7:59:00 AM PDT
- Diane C. said...
The first picture looks so inviting, but then after that...maybe I'd rather walk. Sounds like you had a great time, neat pictures!
- Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 5:02:00 PM PDT
- Silver Fox said...
The entrance to the road wasn't inviting, then the smooth part had high sage and bushes scraping the truck and a high center because of the deep ruts. Smooth was so much better than terrible washboard, though!
We didn't go much past the rocks. When getting paid to check things out, I've had to drive because of time constraints. Hiking in that canyon would be a great way to get to the springs (or maybe motorcycle).
- Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 10:26:00 AM PDT
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Ooty is a hill station located where the Eastern and Western Ghats merge. This merger is marked by Dodabetta, the highest point in South India. Ooty sprawls over an area of 36sq km with tall buildings cluttering its hill slopes. A lot of talk is around that the place has lost its charm. Not exactly true. Ooty remains the beautiful place it has always been and the unexplored places are as beautiful as they used to be a decade ago.
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Pack a week's worth of activities contemporary-art-gazing, bayou kayaking and letting Tex-Mex and Mex-Mex vie for your affections—into one long weekend in Space City
HOUSTON HAS LONG BEEN a city that commanded respect before affection; a megalopolis built on oil money and rocket fuel (NASA's Johnson Space Center, aka Mission Control, is outside downtown).
With the NBA All Star weekend upon us, and the three-week-long Livestock Show and Rodeo following right behind, it's time to check in on their host city. The food scene, from mind-bendingly good Vietnamese holes-in-the-wall to reserve-a-month-ahead tasting-menu restaurants, is a growing source of local pride—and calories (according to...


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