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RocketTheme sets the standards for which other Joomla! template providers can only attempt to match, and few even come close. RocketTheme templates are of utmost quality, thoroughly tested in myriad environments, and feature the latest innovations in website technology. They almost always meet their \"self imposed\" deadline of delivering a new Joomla! template on the first day of every month. On the few occasions when they miss that deadline by a few days, it is because they have something special up their sleeve which requires them a little more time, and the extra wait is always worth it.
RocketTheme support team is courteous, knowledgeable and accessible. When you need help, they are there for you. RocketTheme is professional in every way. Unlike most other Joomla! template providers, who seem to be slightly more than hobbyists, the RocketTheme team is comprised of experts in their respective fields. That\'s why RocketTheme is usually the first to roll out bleeding edge designs, with features that leave other Joomla! template providers scurrying to catch up. Others might claim to make you look like a web development professional, but RocketTheme is the only one who actually delivers on that promise, each and every month, consistently.
I have been a developer subscriber to RocketTheme since 2007, and most other leading providers as well, during that time. I have downloaded and tested most of the templates offered by the most popular Joomla! template clubs. If I were forced to choose a single Joomla! template provider, I wouldn\'t even have to think about it... RocketTheme, hands down, is the only Joomla! template provider who I consider indispensable.
I really cant say enough good things about Rocket Themes.
Quality and Professionalism are two words that come to mind.
- Their templates are great
- Their Extensions are not only useful but designed well
- Their Support Forum is one of the best in the Joomla Template Club business.
I have always gotten timely, concerned, educated, thorough and professional responses to whatever questions or concerns Ive posted. Even if sometimes my questions are complete Newbie questions I have always received a response.
Even though money is kinda tight right now -- Im a yearly subscriber. Primarily because the cost of the club as compared to value of the software is absolutely great.
RocketTheme offers the sharpest, latest web technologies incorporated into really great looking designs. Every month\'s template offers new advances and (thankfully) easier to use back end managers.
The forum is so big that it is not always easy to use the rather clunky search engine to find what you want, but your answer is almost certainly there somewhere! The senior rocketeers in the forum are very helpful.
The bang for the buck is enormous!
The choice is vast, although the older templates have a fraction of the bells and whistles that the new ones have.
I have to admit, I am always excited at the start of each month to see what Andy has come up with. Occasionally it\'s a bit of a downer, but Feb 2010\'s template (Kinetic) is truly amazing!
Finally I get a good sense of community with RocketTheme. To many of us, web design is a part-time activity and I feel priveleged that Andy makes his design skills available to non-professionals like me for a very reasonable price.
I don\'t think I have ever given a product a perfect score, but Rocket Theme deserves the score. The only area that I have no experience in is the support. I have not needed any. I am at their site everyday and putting components into my site. They were the first template site I picked and I have no need to look elsewhere.
I have downloaded, test drove, modified, and agonized over many Joomla templates. Kudo\'s to everyone out there taking the time to develop them. But I have to say, I come back to Rockettheme again and again. I would have given all 10 rating, if I understood exactly what they meant my activity. I will always recommend my clients go to Rockettheme first.
I have been a member of this club since almost two years and as much as I admire their hard work and dedication; I cannot understand what standards they use to determine the themes of their templates. The templates are not very practical for the serious developers. They are good for novice users who perhaps want to set up pretty looking informational web sites. The graphics used in the templates is ok. The forum support is outstanding and the have the best and the easiest demo site installers called the Rocket Launchers.
Also, the price is fair.
Thank you for reading!
Next month will mark my first year as premium member with Rockettheme and I\'ll renew my membership!
Rockettheme means outstanding quality and support for Joomla\'s templates.
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Having been a member of rockettheme\'s template club for almost two years now, I can tell you that the design is excellent in terms of quality(css+xhtml standards conform), versatility (latest template with 32 module positions) and features (slider, video showcase, font size adjustments and so on). The community is awesome, with response times so short you are afraid to get a coffee after posting a question. Older templates are still supported and the longevity of the site let\'s you rest assured that they\'re gonna be around a lot longer!
I am totally blown away by the magnificence of Hyperion. Not since Media Mogul has the team produced such an innovative, captivating, benchmark setting, forward thinking template (remember Rhuk Orange Smoothy? ... Versatility I, II, & III? LOL) Can\'t wait to see what\'s under the hood and take it through its paces.
It\'s enough to make you wanna say DAMN !important ... these boys put in some serious work!
15 SUPER STARS!!! [Two Thumbs Up, All 10 Toes, and various other appendages! (Way Too Excited)]
Definitely renewing my membership!
RT is the best by a very, very long way. I have used two other (very well known) template providers and in both instances the support was woeful and the templates buggy (and I\'m being kind).
RT\'s support is second to none: very active community and always respectful of those of us with little or no coding skill.
The only reason they\'re not ten across the board is that I don\'t want Andy getting complacent -- more goals to kick Mr Miller! :-)
Don\'t be suckered by clubs that say they put the art into Joomla templates; quantity does NOT beat quality.
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Alex Cox, from Old Hickory, Tenn., and Blanton Farmer, from Lexington, Ky., have both signed with the Bisons.
Cox, 5-9, is from Goodpasture High School. He served as captain of the team for the 2008-2009 season. His senior year scoring averages were 36.46 for nine holes and 72.92 for 18 holes. He was a medalist at the Henry County Invitational (Patriot Classic) in 2008. He was also a medalist at the School Days Tournament in Nashville in 2008. In 2008 he also tied for third in the District 9-A-AA Tournament. He was also a member of the Goodpasture team that finished as State runner-up in 2006.
He also lettered in football, serving as a student trainer for a Goodpasture team that finished as State runner-up in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Cox was Student Body President, Tennessee Association of Student Councils Member of the Year, FCA vice-president and Key Club treasurer. He was also voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by his classmates.
His parents are Melissa and Tom Cox.
Farmer, 5-8, attends Lexington Christian Academy where he was the MVP in golf for the 2008-2009 season. He also served as team captain. He began playing on the varsity golf team as a seventh grader, lettering for six years.
He finished fifth in the state high school golf tournament in October of 2008. He was the runner-up in the high school Regional Golf Tournament in 2006 and 2007.
Farmer was Academic All-State honorable mention as a freshman, sophomore and senior. He is a member of the National Beta Club. He serves as the golf representative to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He was the Kentucky Utilities Scholar Athlete of the Month for Sept. 2005.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution announced today that the team has signed French left back Didier Domi. Domi will occupy one of the team's eight international roster spots and will join the team pending the receipt of his International Transfer Certificate. Per MLS and club policy, terms of the deal were not released.
Domi comes to Major League Soccer after spending the last 14 seasons in Europe, playing in France, England, Spain, and most recently, Greece. He also has experience playing in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup (now Europa Cup).
"Didier brings extensive experience playing at the top levels throughout Europe and he will add leadership and composure to our backline," Revolution Vice President of Player Personnel Michael Burns said. "We're looking forward to getting Didier in to camp and integrating him into our team."
Domi, 32, began his playing career with Paris St. Germain's youth teams in 1994, and signed with the senior club in 1996, making 48 league appearances in two seasons. During his two seasons with PSG, Domi played in the team's UEFA Champions League matches, and also helped the club capture both the French Cup and French League Cup in 1998.
He transferred to Newcastle United in England in January 1999, making 55 appearances and scoring three goals during his two and a half year stay, before transferring back to PSG in January 2001. Domi played two and a half more seasons in Paris, before going on a one-year loan to Leeds United in the English Premier League for the 2003-04 campaign.
After his stint at Leeds, Domi moved to Espanyol in Spain's La Liga, where he played two seasons. He made 42 appearances with the club, and helped Espanyol win the Copa del Rey in 2006. After two seasons, Domi moved to Olympiacos in the Super League Greece in 2006, where he played four seasons and made 60 appearances for the Greek power. During his time in Piraeus, Olympiacos won three Super League titles, two Greek Cups, the Greek Super Cup and advanced to the knock-out stages of the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League and the 2008-09 UEFA Cup.
Four-game mini-plans are on sale now for the 2011 season, and start at $68. The four-game plans include tickets to the home opener against D.C. United on Saturday, March 26, and three additional stand-alone games, a 2011 Revolution calendar and a choice of one of four exclusive gifts. Season tickets for the 2011 New England Revolution season are also on sale – including packages for the newly-opened West Side seats – and start at $234 for 18-game packages. Call 1-877-GET-REVS or visit revolutionsoccer.net for more information about these plans or any other ticket option.
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Pronunciation: DID-ee-ay DOE-mee
Position: Defender
Height: 5-11
Weight: 160 lbs.
DOB: May 2, 1978 (Sarcelles, France)
Hometown: Sarcelles, France
Previous Club: Olympiacos (GRE)
Nationality: France
Status: Senior Roster/International
Jersey Number: TBA
Revs sign French defender Didier Domi
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution announced today that the team has signed French left back Didier Domi. Domi will occupy one of the team's eight international roster spots and will join the team pending the receipt of his International Transfer Certificate. Per MLS and club policy, terms of the deal were not released.


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Full Moon Resort
1 Valley View Road
Big Indian, NY 12410
By Car:
Car parking is complimentary to all participants.
From Albany and points North:
Take the New York State Thruway (I-87) South towards New York City
Take Exit 19, Kingston (see below)
From New York City and Points South:
Take the New York State Thruway (I-87) North/West to Exit 19, Kingston
After toll, merge slightly right onto Route 28 West (towards Pine Hill)
Travel approximately 30 miles on Route 28 West to Big Indian/Oliverea
Turn left onto County Route 47 (just after a brown sign on Route 28 which says Oliverea 3 miles)
Proceed 5 miles on County Route 47 (Oliverea Road)
You will see signs for Full Moon on the right-hand side.
By Plane:
The closest airports to Big Indian are one hour and thirty minutes away:
Albany International Airport and Stewart/Newburgh International Airport
Albany International Airport (ALB):
737 Albany Shaker Rd
Albany, NY 12211
(518) 242.2222
Stewart-Newburgh International Airport (SWF):
1180 1st Street
New Windsor, NY 12553
(845) 564-2100
Newark Airport and NYC area airports are approximately two and a half hours from Big Indian.
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By Bus:
Adirondack Trailways buses run from NYC and Kingston, NY. There is a stop on Route 28 at the Big Indian post office just five miles from Full Moon Resort. Email us to arrange a pick up from the Big Indian bus stop to Full Moon Resort.
NYC buses depart from the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan at 12.30pm and 3.30pm (EST) daily and take approximately three hours to reach Big Indian. One way fare is approximately $35, return is approximately $70.
For additional schedule information and bus stop locations, call 1-800-776-7548
Big Indian Bus Stop Located At the Big Indian Post Office:
8279 State Route 28
Big Indian, NY 12410
*Email email@example.com to let us know when you will be arriving and we will be sure to have a shuttle waiting to bring you to camp! Please note: the earliest arrival time and shuttle to Full Moon is at 3:51pm.
By Train:
The closest train station is in Rhinecliff, NY which is approximately one hour away from Big Indian.
Rhinecliff Amtrak Station (RHI)
Hutton St. and Charles St.,
Rhinecliff, NY 12574
Phone: 1 (800) 872-7245
Station and Service Hours: Open 7 Days a Week: 5:30am-10:30pm
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As many of you know, my daughter has had food allergies for quite awhile. We learn't how to handle that and everything has been good for quite awhile. Just recently, my daughter got chocked a little on a cupcake. Ever since then she is refusing to eat anything that she has to chew. The only things that she will eat are liquid and she was already a very picky eater. We are doing all that we can to find her new stuff to try and eat plus we are taking her to several different doctors to try and find help. What can you do when you can't seem to help your children?
It is so hard to see your child go though something that is so dramatic to them but in our hearts as parents we know that getting chocked and strangled is just a part of life.
Has anyone else had this problem? If so, what did you do? What doctors did you go see?
The hardest part of parenting, to me, is watching your child go through something like this and there doesn't seem to be much that we can do to help. It's just not as simple as telling them it's ok and then it be ok.
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By National BSA directive, what were formerly known as local and national tour permits have been superseded by what is now called the Tour and Activity Plan. The plan helps ensure that your unit is properly prepared, that qualified and trained leadership is in place, and that the right equipment is available for the adventure.
Beginning May 10, 2012, a registered unit leader can opt to file a Tour and Activity Plan online by establishing an account and logging on to MyScouting at https://myscouting.scouting.org/. We recommend that you view the video tutorial of this new online system, as well as BSA's FAQ page, before using it the first time to file a tour plan. We encourage everyone to use the online system.
Some of the tour and activity plan enhancements include the following:
For those who do not have internet access or simply prefer paper over an electronic version, The Tour and Activity Plan is a fillable PDF and will auto fill all information as it is added. It can be submitted via fax, 303.455.4689 or sent by email. If you choose to submit a paper version of the Tour and Activity Plan to the Denver Area Council for review the same guidelines will apply with the ONLY exception that signatures are required by the Adult Tour Leader (mandatory) and by either the Committee Chair or Charter Representative. Due to the time required to review the paper version of the Tour and Activity Plan, and the time necessary for the Unit to correct any deficiencies (training required for planned activity, registration issues, driver information, etc.) we recommend you submit the Plan a MINIMUM of five (5) working days for review. If your reason for delaying filing the Plan because of the number of participants, leadership or driver determinations, etc. DO file your Plan early. You can always send updated information to be attached to your original Plan. Every effort will be made to return your Tour and Activity Plan but please keep in mind that Plans submitted the day before OR the day of departure may not always be returned. The Tour and Activity Plans will be kept on file at the Council office.
The Tour Plan is a checklist of best practices to be prepared for safe and fun adventure. Completing the Tour and Activity Plan may not address all possible challenges but can help ensure that appropriate planning has been conducted, that qualified and trained leadership is in place, and that the right equipment is available for the adventure.
In addition, the plan helps to organize safe and appropriate transportation to and from an event, and defines drive qualifications and minimum limits of insurance coverage for drivers and vehicles used to transport participants.
The Tour Plan should be included in preparation for all activities, even those not requiring it. It guides a tour leader through itineraries, travel arrangements, two-deep leadership, qualifications for supervision of activities, and transportation. In short, it helps a unit to protect both the youth members and adult leaders from unnecessary risk, injury, and liability.
Your unit (Pack, Troop, Team or Crew) must file a Tour and Activity Plan anytime it engages in the following types of activities:
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The purpose of the Guide to Safe Scouting is to prepare members of the Boy Scouts of America to conduct Scouting activities in a safe and prudent manner. The policies and guidelines have been established because of the real need to protect members from known hazards that have been identified through 100 years of experience. Limitations on certain activities should not be viewed as stumbling blocks; rather, policies and guidelines are best described as stepping-stones toward safe and enjoyable adventures. All participants in official Scouting activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and be aware of state and local government regulations that supersede Boy Scouts of America policies and guidelines. The Guide to Safe Scouting provides an over view of Scouting policies and procedures rather than comprehensive, standalone documentation. For some items, the policy statements are complete. Unit leaders are expected to review the additional reference material cited prior to conducing such activities.
In situations not specifically covered in this guide, activity planners should evaluate the risk or potential risk of harm, and respond with action plans based on common sense, community standards, the Boy Scout motto, and safety policies and practices commonly prescribed for the activity by experienced providers and practitioners.
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Old-School Vale Tudo Org IVC Returns with New Rules, Cage
Sergio Batarelli and Marcelo Alonso chat on the set of "Face to Face."
The seminal fight promotion which propelled the careers of Wanderlei Silva and many others is primed to return to Brazil after a 12-year absence.
This week, in an interview with Brazilian TV channel Combate's "Face to Face" program, International Vale Tudo Championship (IVC) Founder Sergio Batarelli discussed plans to revive the organization he started in 1997.
"I was the first one to bring the UFC to Brazil, and since then, I've kept an excellent relationship with the UFC people," explained Batarelli, 51, who was instrumental in arranging "Ultimate Brazil" in 1998. "They said the UFC needs a top event in Brazil to select fighters, like I used to do in the '90s. After talking with them, I got together a group of top sponsors, and the IVC will be back in the middle of the year with a new name, IVC MMA, and new rules."
Along with the new moniker and as-yet-unannounced guidelines, IVC MMA will trade its vale tudo-era net-lined ring for a cage upon its return.
In 14 editions of IVC, Batarelli uncovered some of the most important fighters of the last generation, legends and titleholders in the UFC and Pride Fighting Championships.
"Besides launching names like 'Pele' [Jose Landi-Jons], Wanderlei, Johil de Oliveira, Pedro Rizzo, Mark Kerr and many others, IVC was the first Brazilian event that foreigners wanted to take part in. They knew it would be a shortcut to Japan and the U.S.A. Chuck Liddell, Kerr and Branden Lee Hinkle are good examples of that," said Batarelli, who intends to continue featuring Brazil-U.S. confrontations as a staple of the show.
During his 30-minute talk with "Face to Face," Batarelli also recalled his days as a kickboxing champion and discussed his Brazilian Confederation of Vale Tudo, also founded in 1997, which he believes could be an excellent solution for the lack of athletic commissions in Brazil.


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Our Tapestry and Needlepoint selection is the most diverse and extensive available in Australia today. Our core range of stock includes trammed canvases from Martin Winkler plus, we have other brands in stock that are no longer available. Our printed canvas range includes SEG de Paris, Margot, Royal Paris, Rico, Anchor, GobelinL, Diamant and of course the incredibly popular Australian designs from Fiona Jude's Country Threads range. We will continue to stock the lovely Baxtergrafik canvases till we are unable to source any more. There is something here to suit every size, taste and budget.
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A solid sterling silver open hole key dangles from a solid 14K jump ring. On a 16 or 18 inch sterling snake chain.
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Items are shipped first class 2-3 day unless specified. All pieces are sent insured.
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Please contact me if you would like a different shipping option.
Pieces may be delivered up to two weeks from placing an order, depending on stock. Please contact me for a delivery estimate.
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I gladly accept returns and exchanges
Just contact me within: 14 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 30 days of delivery
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Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
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A New IBM Redbook About CDC for DB2 z/OS
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For those of you who don't subscribe to the IBM Redbook newsletter, you may have missed last week's announcement of a new Redbook titled Implementing IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture for DB2 z/OS V6.5. It is a exellent extension of the brief CDC z/OS sections found in last year's Redbook titled Co-locating Transactional and Data Warehouse Workloads on System z. This new Redbook provides information about installing, configuring, running, and tuning CDC for DB2 z/OS. Read it if you need it and don't forget to rate it (no one will cry if you give it 5 stars :)
CDC and IMS Replication Compatibility
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In 2011, IBM released three new data replication products:
One question that comes up is whether the two IMS replication products are compatible with either the new Data Replication product or the existing InfoSphere CDC products. The answer is yes - the IMS products are compatible with both new and existing products that contain the CDC technology. IMore specifically, they can provide IMS changed data to any data replication solution that you can build with IBM's CDC technology. For example, you can create unidirectional (one-way) subscriptions that feed IMS changed data to any database that can be targeted by CDC:
Two notes about this picture:
You could also feed IMS changed data into other business software such as ETL, IBM's DataStage, and ESBs:
In other words, the new IMS data replication products extend the reach of IBM's CDC technology by adding IMS as a source for log-based capture of changed data. If you have technical questions, see the Classic CDC section of the Information Center.
IBM's Table Compare Utility and CDC
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Now that IBM has packaged its major data replication technologies into a single product, InfoSphere Data Replication, a lot of people are asking what they can take advantage of that they couldn't with the older products (InfoSphere CDC and InfoSphere Replication Server). Other than the obvious point of having access to multiple technologies, you can now use IBM's table compare utility, asntdiff, with CDC. asntdiff is a general-purpose utility that compares the data from two queries. IBM provides it through several product - Replication Server, the IBM Data Server Client, and all editions of DB2 and InfoSphere Warehouse.*
Long-time CDC users may ask what's happening to CDC's differential refresh and why they would want to use asntdiff instead of differential refresh. First understand that differential refresh is alive and well and it's not going anywhere :) asntdiff is just an option available to you.
To understand when you might want to use asntdiff, understand the basics of how it works.
So, the first reason to consider asntdiff is times when differential refresh's restrictions could be overcome by writing queries to get the result sets you need. For example, asntdiff may be an alternative if one of the following differential refresh restrictions applies to your replication configuration:
Next, asntdiff is independent of data replication and can be started from a command line. Among other things, this means:
One major point to be aware of with asntdiff is how it works with heterogeneous data. For example, when you want to compare data being replicated from Oracle to DB2. asntdiff was originally written for DB2 databases. As a result, it requires IBM data federation technology to query databases such as Oracle. The good news is that InfoSphere Data Replication provides data federation for use with data replication configurations.
If you're not familiar with asntdiff and want to give it a try, see the ChannelDB2.com blog post titled Compare the Rows of Two Tables. If you have questions, feel free to post them in the CDC message board here on developerWorks.
* Yes, technically, you could already use asntdiff with CDC on UNIX or Window since it comes in so many IBM products on UNIX and Windows. However, if you wanted to use it on z/OS, you could only get it through Replication Server. It's now in InfoSphere Data Replication as well.
Data Replication's Enhanced Apply for Netezza
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If you're looking for an excellent way to replicate changed data from a wide range of databases into a Netezza appliance, you can do so through InfoSphere Data Replication. The latest release provides an Apply program that is both native to Netezza and optimized for Netezza targets. This Apply is built from Data Replication's CDC technology and is also compatible with the CDC technology found in InfoSphere Change Data Capture and InfoSphere Classic Change Data Capture for z/OS. This means you can replicate data to Netezza from source databases ranging from Oracle, DB2, and others on UNIX or Windows to DB2* and IMS on the mainframe. Ordering information can be found in the Data Replication announcement letter on ibm.com.
* Data Replication's CDC Apply program cannot be used to feed changed data to the IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator (IDAA).
A new IBM Redbook about InfoSphere CDC is available
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The IBM Redbook titled "Smarter Business: Dynamic Information with IBM InfoSphere Data Replication CDC" is now available and can be found: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/sg247941.html?Open
This Redbook covers a wide range of topics from InfoSphere CDC use cases, solution topologies, features and functionality, performance, environmental considerations and automation. This is a great source of information if you are wondering how best to set up InfoSphere CDC, how do you fit it into a resilient environment, etc.
What Happened to InfoSphere CDC?
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This post is the answer to one of the FAQs found in
InfoSphere Change Data Capture (CDC) Best Practices
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I have had many requests to share best practices when using IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture (from this point forward in the blog referred to as CDC). I will try to add new tips and techniques on a regular basis.
Along with many of the best practices posts, I will include items denoted by "Rule of Thumb". These are general guidelines that will help in your planning. I will endeavor to provide reasons or context for the guidance. The Rules of Thumb should not be treated as hard limits, rather as useful guidance. If your needs fall significantly outside the guidance, it certainly does not mean that it can not be done. Rather, it would be best to engage with an InfoSphere CDC subject matter expert, and potentially you may want to consider IBM Services for assistance.
For a comprehensive list of best practices, please see the parent community main page:
Planning Deployments
Steady State Operations
Best practice - Log Retention Policies
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Log retention policies
Rule of Thumb:
search results for dmshowlogdepencency
Oracle dmshowlogdepencency
SQL Server dmshowlogdepencency
DB2 (LUW) dmshowlogdepencency
Best Practice - Number of Instances Required
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Number of Instances Required
Best Practice - Setting Up Notifications
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Setting Up Notifications (Sometimes referred to as Alerts and Alarms)
There are various means of checking and understanding replication status, performance, etc. One important aspect is to be able to be notified in the event of a replication issue be it an error, or latency. Notifications can be sent for any event message that InfoSphere CDC produces.
Notification can be directed to platform specific destinations or a custom user exit program
Rule of Thumb:
Best Practice - Number of Subscriptions per CDC Instance
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Number of Subscriptions per CDC Instance
For best resource utilization, and easiest management, you want to keep the number of CDC Instances and Subscriptions to the minimum.
Rule of Thumb:
Best Practices - Number of CDC Subscriptions Required
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Number of CDC Subscriptions Required
A Subscription is a logical container that describes the replication configuration for tables from a source to a target datastore. Once the subscription is created, you create table mappings within the subscription for the group of tables you wish to replicate
More information can be found in the CDC performance documents :
For a comprehensive list of best practices, please see the parent community main page:
Rule of Thumb:
It may require an iterative process before you have a good balance
Best Practice - Number of Tables in a Subscription
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Number of Tables in a Subscription
Rule of Thumb
Considerations for the number of tables include:
Best Practice - Shared Scrape
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Shared Scrape (sometimes referred to as Single Scrape)
When multiple subscriptions are running in a single instance, it is usually advantageous to utilize a shared scrape mechanism. If you don't use a shared scrape, and you have 'n' subscriptions, CDC would read the log 'n' times. If you utilize shared scrape, CDC will only read the log once which will utilize fewer system resources.
You need to size the shared scrape cache appropriately for optimal performance:
Best Practice - Long Running & Large Transactions
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Both Long running and Large transactions could potentially impact the restart of InfoSphere CDC since the earliest open log position is tracked and used when InfoSphere CDC restarts replication.
For very large transactions you need to ensure that the transaction staging space is large enough to contain the number of concurrent transactions being processed
Best Practice - Required CPU on Source
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InfoSphere CDC is efficient with it's use of CPU on the source
Rule of Thumb:
Best Practice - Memory Requirements on LUW
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It is very important to allocate and configure a suitable amount of physical memory to an InfoSphere CDC instance. Note that it does need to be physical memory and available to CDC. For instance on some systems you can use TOP and verify that there is sufficient resident memory available. Be aware that significant performance degradation will result from insufficient physical memory due to relying on virtual memory, disk I/O and higher CPU due to time spent cleaning up memory.
The– default amount of memory, 1GB, has been carefully chosen to work for most cases. More memory does not necessarily mean better performance. If you allocate significantly more memory to your CDC instance than CDC requires, it could actually cause performance to degrade as large garbage collection could occur. Thus, you want to start with a reasonable amount of memory, and then adjust iteratively as required. One approach to follow is to install using the defaults and use the performance monitor to monitor how much memory is being used by the instance. If it is running out of memory frequently or running at over 80% average for a sustained amount of time (more than 30 minutes), increase incrementally until memory usage is around an average of 70% of the available memory
–In cases of high volume, a large number of subscriptions, or if there are large transactions (greater than 1GB), or LOBs, allocating sufficient memory can reduce the need to stage to disk (which you want to avoid whenever possible).
Is CDC Free with DB2 LUW?
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This post is the answer to one of the FAQs found in Licensing Tips for IBM Data Replication.
In April 2013, IBM announced Version 10.5 of DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. The same letter announced that DB2 AESE and DB2 AWSE would provide limited use of IBM InfoSphere Data Replication's (IIDR's) Change Data Capture (CDC) technology at no additional cost. However, the "limited use" statement sometimes leaves people with a question or two. The goal of this post is to answer those questions.
First, what CDC function are you entitled to use in the DB2 Advanced Editions? The license is the always final word, but, in simple terms, you can only use the bundled CDC to build disaster recovery solutions where a primary DB2 instance* has up-to-two backup instances. For example, the following replication topology is allowed by the DB2 Advanced Edition licenses:
Furthermore, the disaster recovery use case limits your entitled use of CDC function in the following ways:
The question is - when do you need to buy CDC now? If you want to do anything more than what's described in this post, you'll need to buy IIDR for your DB2 Advanced Editions. The two most common replication configurations that require this are ones where you do either of the following:
If you need to understand more about these examples, we'll have pictures and add a few more examples in a future post that talks about when you need to buy CDC.
Of course, the last question is - can I still build DB2 DR, HA, and Active-Active solutions using the Q Replication built into the DB2 Advanced Editions? Yes, absolutely. The addition of CDC to DB2 does not change this.
* Multiple DB2 instances can be created from a single DB2 install. Each instance can use the bundled CDC to replicate up to the entitled number of backup instances.
Best Practice - Logging Requirements
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–All log-based replication products require additional logging on the database which will result in additional storage needs. The following are some of the base logging requirements for InfoSphere CDC:
Best Practice - Target Considerations
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The following items need to be considered and taken into account when you are planning a replication architecture.
§Target table triggers
–Often if the target is a mirror image of the source, you may have triggers on target tables that if fired will have an affect on other tables that InfoSphere CDC is replicating into (CDC would have mirrored the source trigger effect and will get duplicate actions). To alleviate this, you should disable the trigger on the target table.
§Referential integrity constraints with DELETE CASCADE flag on target tables
–Similar to trigger, having cascade deletes set on the target will cause replication to try and delete a record (based on the delete that CDC would have replicated from the source log) that the database may have already deleted (or visa-versa). The following strategy can be deployed to deal with cascaded deletes:
Best Practice - Things to know that you may not be aware of
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§Using 'Standard' replication achieves much higher throughput performance than using 'Consolidation' or 'Summarization'
§Be aware when you are parking tables/subscriptions
IBM Data Replication at IOD 2013 - The Essential List
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With a mere 4 weeks until IBM's 2013 Information on Demand, the data replication team thought it might be helpful to have a complete listing of all data replication sessions at IOD. From client presentations and our product roadmap to sneak peeks at new IBM Data Replication functionality, our sessions run the gamut!
Simply take a gander at the sessions below then go to the IOD agenda builder, click on Create Sign In, and then enter your confirmation number and the email address that you used to register for the conference. Create your agenda today!
Tuesday, Nov 5
( 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ) IIQ-1480A: Using IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture to Allow Near Real-time Reporting for SAP
( 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. ) IIQ-1422A: Health Check for InfoSphere Data Replication for Linux, UNIX and Windows (LUW)
Best Practice - Deployment Configurations for LUW
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There are multiple deployment models available for InfoSphere CDC. The deployment model chosen for the source system will significantly affect the complexity of implementation.
Here are the CDC source deployment options from the least complex to the most complex:
1. InfoSphere CDC scraper runs on the source database server
2. InfoSphere CDC scraper runs on a remote tier reading logs from a shared disk (SAN)
3. InfoSphere CDC scraper runs on a remote tier using log shipping
Rule of Thumb
You should always use the least complex deployment option that will meet the business needs. The vast majority of CDC users install InfoSphere CDC on the source database server.
Technical chats about data replication available on YouTube
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I'm recording some videos where I provide technical background about data replication. I've created a YouTube channel to collect them all together. The channel is "James Talks about Data Replication". Here's a link:
I've uploaded two so far. The first one discusses the special considerations you should be aware of when using data replication with tables that have duplicate rows. The second discusses the role of data replication when moving to a real time operational analytics system from a traditional batch oriented data warehouse.
I've put up some walk throughs of Management Console on YouTube
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I've added three new videos to my channel. They walk through configuring, operating and monitoring data replication using the CDC Management Console. This is basically the same thing you'd get if you came by the InfoSphere demo room at Information On Demand (now Insight) and agreed to let me show you a quick demo of CDC.
Here's the link to my channel "James talks about Data Replication":
Re: Best Practice - Target Considerations
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In response to: Best Practice - Target ConsiderationsRegarding Oracle triggers on the target tables, would these fire during a standard refresh? We want them to fire off during normal continuous replication from DB2 to Oracle..
Update to the look & Feel of the CDC Wiki
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I have updated the look and feel of the wiki to make it easier to navigate and find what you need.
Samples are now organized in their own table and can be found by clicking the "Samples" icon on the home page.
All "how-to" documents can now be found by clicking on the "Documents" icon on the home page.
A new section has been added to the wiki which describes the features that have been added to all the recent IIDR CDC releases. In the near future I will be adding presentations with details on the features in this section.... so please check back.
Compatibility of CDC/IIDR agents (engines), Management Console & Access Server
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The following rules apply with respect to what Versions of Management Console (MC), Access Server, and CDC agents (engines) will inter-operate.
New IIDR 11.3.3 Release Available today
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The new IIDR 11.3.3 Release is available today!
Here is a link to a page that describes the new functionality available: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/W8d78486eafb9_4a06_a482_7e7962f5ac59/page/IIDR%20CDC%20New%20Features%20By%20Release?section=IIDR%2011.3.3
There are a large number of usability enhancements, new platform/DB support such as SQL Server 2014, along with technology previews/beta available for many new key technologies such as a Cloudant apply, WebHDFS support for Hadoop, and many others.
New CDC Community look & feel
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For those who have been using the CDC Developer Works Community, you will notice a change to the look & feel of the entry page. This new menu driven mechanism will provide extra flexibility as significant new content gets added to this community. I have tested it out on various browsers, so if you experience an issue, please send me an email at email@example.com and I will investigate.
Note I will also be cleaning up some old blog entries where questions were asked. Questions should continue to be asked on the forum versus the blog.
Hope you continue to get benefit from this community.
IIDR 22.214.171.124 has been released
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IIDR 184.108.40.206 has been released with new functionality in addition to resolving some APARs.
IIDR 184.108.40.206-4 can be found on Fix Central.
New functionality:
* No IIDR downtime support for Microsoft SQL Server non-structural online index rebuild operations
Index and table reorganizations done to improve query performance no longer impact replication. Replication will continue with no outage and with no user actions required.
* Log based change capture for Oracle is now supported on Microsoft Windows
* No IIDR downtime support for Oracle Automatic Storage Management rebalancing activities
Previously in some situations rebalancing of ASM could could require replication be restarted
* An unplanned failure of Oracle to a DataGuard standby database no longer requires a resynchronization
Previously if an Oracle database being used as a source of changes failed over to an Oracle DataGuard standby, you would have been required to refresh the target data before restarting replication
* IIDR can now capture changes directly from ASM on Exadata
Previously replication required the ASM logs to be multiplexed to a non-ASM destination which typically could only be accomodated off the Exadata appliance
* IIDR can now target Cloudant
* IIDR can now use webHDFS to deliver change data to HDFS
This allows IIDR to be installed remotely from the cluster and enables targeting HDFS deployments that are secured via Kerberos
The "The CDC (Change Data Capture) Forum" is being renamed
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The IBM Developer Works Data Replication communities are being merged into this community. As such, the "The CDC (Change Data Capture) Forum" is being renamed to better represent the expanded content that will now reside in this community.
"The CDC (Change Data Capture) Forum" is being renamed to "IBM Data Replication Community".
This community will include content from what was formerly:
- The CDC (Change Data Capture) Forum
- The Q+SQL Replication Forum
IIDR 18.104.22.168-7 for Oracle has been release and can be found on Fix Central
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IIDR 188.8.131.52-7 for Oracle has been released with new functionality in addition to resolving some APARs.
New functionality:
IIDR 18.104.22.168-10 for Oracle has been release and can be found on Fix Central
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IIDR 22.214.171.124-14 for Oracle has been release and can be found on Fix Central
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IIDR 220.127.116.11-8 for Informix has been released with new functionality and can be found in Fix Central
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New functionality:
Documentation Link:
IIDR 184.108.40.206-8 for Netezza has been released and is available on Fix Central
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New functionality (released in 220.127.116.11-5):
IIDR 126.96.36.199-19 for all LUW engines can be found on Fix Central
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IIDR 126.96.36.199-19 for all engines can be found on Fix Central.
* Single installer per operating system for all IIDR CDC Linux, Unix and Windows products. Please see the following wiki page for additional information on the single installer.
* Performance improvements in the CDC apply on Linux, Unix and Windows.
IIDR 188.8.131.52-19 for Netezza
IIDR 126.96.36.199-19 for DataStage
* Now disallows older Management Console clients from connecting to DataStage agents
IIDR 11.3.32-19 for Event Server
IIDR 188.8.131.52-19 for Oracle
IIDR 22.214.171.124-19 for Sybase
* Now supports Sybase 16.
IIDR 22.214.171.124-19 for DB2 LUW
IIDR for DB2LUW will not automatically map identical columns during table assignment if the column name is larger than 30 characters.
IIDR 126.96.36.199-19 for Teradata
* TPUMP apply is no longer available.
IIDR 11.3.3 Interim Fix 3 for IBM i is available on Fix Central
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Interim Fix 1: APAR 13232 - ALLOW REFRESH WHILE ACTIVE WITH COMMITMENT CONTROL TURNED ON
IIDR 11.3.3 Interim Fix 5 for IBM i is available on Fix Central
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New functionality:
- Increase of metadata fields to hold full-sized MBCS identifiers (table and column names)
Previously released in IF 4:
- VARGRAPHIC data replicated is getting halved if there is a column with LOB datatype in the table.
IIDR 188.8.131.52-23 for all LUW engines can be found on Fix Central
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All Engines:
IIDR 22.214.171.124-23 for Netezza
IIDR 188.8.131.52-23 for DataStage
New Functionality:
* More robust start-up for Direct Connect auto-start subscriptions after replication was ended.
IIDR 220.127.116.11-23 for Oracle
IIDR for DB2/i 11.3.3 Interim Fix 6 can be found on Fix Central
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IIDR 188.8.131.52-25 for all LUW engines can be found on Fix Central.
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IIDR 22.214.171.124-25 for Netezza
IIDR 22.214.171.124-25 for DataStage
IIDR 220.127.116.11-25 for Oracle
IIDR 184.108.40.206-25 for Sybase
IIDR 188.8.131.52-25 for Teradata
IIDR for DB2/i 11.3.3 Interim Fix 7 can be found on Fix Central
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IIDR 22.214.171.124 for LUW engines can be found on Fix Central
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IIDR 18.104.22.168 for all LUW engines (other than Power Linux) can be found on Fix Central
* Improved performance for fast apply
IIDR 126.96.36.199-31 for all LUW engines can be found on Fix Central
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IIDR 126.96.36.199 for all engines can be found on Fix Central.
IIDR 188.8.131.52-31 for Teradata
Data replication as a sensor on your database
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When I first joined IBM in 2007 it seemed somewhat anachronistic that the Toronto Software Lab was managed by the leader of the Sensors and Actuators group. Now it seems prescient. As we consider the Internet of Things and see that all the physical objects around us have a useful place in the world of information, we see that our information assets can be viewed from a more traditionally physical perspective as well.
I think we are just scratching the surface here. I'm interested to see what other answers we will find. I encourage you to add a database sensor log to the assets you make available to your data scientists.
IIDR for DB2/i 11.3.3 Interim Fix 8 can be found on Fix Central
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IIDR for DB2/i 11.3.3 Interim Fix 8 can be found on Fix Central
* Provides a method to override the apply job's code page.
IIDR 126.96.36.199-32 for all engines can be found on Fix Central
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IIDR 22.214.171.124-32 for DataStage
IIDR 22.214.171.124-32 for DB2 LUW
IIDR 126.96.36.199-32 for Oracle
IIDR 126.96.36.199-32 for Sybase
IIDR 18.104.22.168-32 for Teradata


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Message from Minister for Tourism Industry Development, The Honorable Kate Jones MP
Welcome to Cairns, the gateway to Tropical North Queensland, and host city of the 2019 Cairns Airport IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championships Cairns and IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns.
This year marks the fourth consecutive year Cairns has hosted the Asia-Pacific Championships, an event which attracts thousands of visitors to the region and creates jobs in the local tourism sector.
The Queensland Government is proud to support this event through Tourism and Events Queensland's Major Events Program.
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As if you needed another reason to head to Cleveland over Memorial Day weekend, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has just announced what sounds like a stellar new Rolling Stones exhibit opening May 24 — 'Rolling Stones: 50 Years of Satisfaction,' offering what a press release promises will be "the Museum's first major exhibition capturing the band's legendary career spanning more than 50 years."
Sprawling across two and a half floors of the Hall, '50 Years of Satisfaction' will also include a companion exhibit in the Museum's Library and Archives, which focuses on the band's 1975-81 touring productions. Some of the more noteworthy items on display include Mick Jagger's 'Steel Wheels' green leather jacket, one of Jagger's grammar school class photos, Keith Richards' Rosewood Fender Telecaster, Charlie Watts' mariachi shirt, Ronnie Wood's Zemaitis guitar, and Brian Jones' custom Vox Teardrop guitar.
Additionally, fans are being invited to participate in an interactive portion of the exhibit — a multimedia display that will incorporate their personal photos of Stones shows, memorabilia, and artwork. The fan-generated display is scheduled to go live on May 13, and will be viewable via the Rock Hall's Facebook page. To contribute, just upload your photos to Twitter or Instagram using the #rockhallsatisfaction hashtag.


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Banned Food Truck Sues Over Free-Speech Rights
Back in the late 1990s, the First Amendment watchers were riveted, or shall we say ribbited, by a case involving a bad-mannered amphibian.
A brewery wanted to sell beer called "Bad Frog" in New York that displayed a label depicting a frog making an obscene gesture with an unwebbed hand. But the state liquor authority rejected the label on the grounds that the logo would encourage "combative behavior." The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled in 1998 that the state violated the First Amendment rights of the brewery.
A new free-speech dispute similar to that case is now playing out in the state's capitol. This time, the controversy concerns an Italian barbecue food truck that was banned from selling food outside New York's statehouse because of the anti-Italian slur in its name, "Wandering Dago."
The truck's operators, Andrea Loguidice and Brandon Snooks, are both Italian and say the name they chose for their truck was a "playful reference" to their heritage.
On Monday, the couple sued New York in federal court in Albany . . .


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Biden: Raising minimum wage is good for business
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says raising the federal minimum wage is good for business.
Biden is delivering the White House's weekly radio and Internet address in place of President Barack Obama, who was traveling this week. He's urging Congress to pass Obama's proposed wage hike to $10.10 per hour.
Biden says fair wages generate worker loyalty, leading to higher productivity and less turnover. He says it boosts the economy by generating $19 billion in additional income for the neediest people.
Biden says raising the minimum wage also helps women, who earn less on average than their male counterparts.
In the Republican address, Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana is urging Obama to support the VA Management Accountability Act. She says it's a step in the right direction for helping veterans.
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Argentina Banks Preparing Bid to Help Argentina Avoid Default
Argentina, Holdouts Met Face to Face Tuesday for First Time, Mediator Says
Members of Argentina's banking association, known as Adeba, are working on a last-minute plan to help the country avoid default, according to people familiar with the matter.
News of the plan came as Argentina's economy minister said late Tuesday that the country would continue negotiations on Wednesday with holdout investors after failing to reach a deal during a full day of talks. Argentina needs to reach an agreement with the investors by Wednesday to prevent a default, which would be its second in 13 years....


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April 17, 2013
Snickerdoodle Chess Bars (Blondies)
Do you ever get obsessed with a certain food and eat it every single day for weeks or even months? This is not a rhetorical question. I'm genuinely wondering if I'm crazy or not. I do this same thing with new music or TV shows on Netflix, so it may just be my personality to become obsessed with things. In this case, I've recently rediscovered my childhood love of cinnamon toast that my mom used to make for me. My new favorite afternoon snack is cinnamon toast with a cup of my favorite Earl Gray tea. I cannot get enough, even though I know that eating bread with butter and sugar on it everyday is not the healthiest thing in the world. Eventually, I'll get tired of it and move on but I can tell I'm not anywhere near that point yet.
In the midst of the cinnamon toast obsession I was browsing through my grandmother's recipe box again looking for inspiration. I don't intend for all the recipes I post here from now on to be from her collection, but I have to …
April 9, 2013
Crispy Cheese Crackers – 3 ways
I was recently given my grandmother's box of recipes, most of them handwritten, probably many, many years ago and it's been really fun going through it and seeing what her favorite recipes were. My mother also had a similar recipe box filled with cards and magazine clippings that I look through periodically. Cookbooks are great, but I love taking one of those meticulously written recipe cards out the box and trying to decipher the tiny, perfect cursive handwriting; trying to follow the sometimes very opaque directions; chuckling at old-fashioned ingredients like "oleo."
Sometimes I think there is too much importance placed on "original" recipes. I love finding a recipe and knowing that it was made the same way for years and years by my grandmother or my mother or hundreds of people's grandmothers and mothers. I love having a whole boxes of recipes that have been passed down over and over. Maybe my mom got that recipe from her sister. Or maybe my grandmother got that recipe from a friend. Maybe they never even got a chance to make it, but they still …
March 20, 2013
Meyer Lemon or Orange Swirled Vanilla Bean Cheesecakes
After my trip down to the Gulf Coast in February, I came home with a ton of Meyer Lemons from my aunt's own tree. I've been steadily trying to use them up in muffins or any other lemon recipe I could find, but in the end I wound up making lemon curd. I hope everyone reading this has made lemon curd before and if not, get yourself some lemons so you can make it soon! The process is quick and simple and you'll want to spoon some of that sweet-tart lemony goodness on everything from your morning toast, to your ice cream for dessert.
Since I had so many lemons to use up, my batch turned out to be almost 3 cups of curd, which unfortunately wasn't going to keep forever. I'm more than happy to eat it by the spoonful but I knew I had to find a way to use it up faster. As I was swirling lemon curd into my yogurt, I realized it would be the perfect addition …
March 7, 2013
Orange Poppy Seed Muffins
I didn't mean to take so much time away, but after a pretty crazy month I should finally be able to start posting regularly again. It all started with me getting what I thought was food poisoning but turned out to be the stomach flu. It was bad enough that I went to emergency room for the first time in my life. That was an interesting experience! I'm a lifelong cookie dough and brownie batter eater, but I may be done after having to admit to about 10 different people at the hospital that I gave myself food poisoning from eating brownie batter. And then it turned out to be the stomach flu! So embarrassing. (In hindsight, I'm laughing at myself, but at the time I really was mortified.)
A week or so after that, I found out that my grandmother had passed away and we drove down to the Mississippi Gulf Coast—where I grew up—to attend her funeral. It was obviously a very sad occasion, but my grandmother lived a very long life and died peacefully. I also found out that …
January 23, 2013
Lighter Shrimp Étouffée
I don't know about you, but it's pretty cold where I am. And I'm down in Tennessee so if it's cold for me, I know it's lot colder for many others. When the temperatures get down this low all I want to eat are warm and comforting foods. I crave thick soups and stews or pot roast or chicken and dumplings. But it's also January, and while I didn't specifically make a New Year's resolution to go on a diet, I definitely overindulged over the holidays and have been trying to eat better this month.
Thankfully, Cooking Light came to the rescue with their Comfort Food cookbook that I bought recently. Their Shrimp Etouffee is just the kind of warm and comforting dinner that I want when it's below freezing outside but I can also feel good about eating it since the recipe has been lightened.
December 20, 2012
Mint Chocolate Double Delicious Cookie Bars
I always have grand plans every Christmas. This year I'm going to send homemade Christmas cards! This year I'm going to make peppermint bark and send it to everyone in pretty tins! This year I'm going to make cookies for Brandon's whole office! Over the years, I have actually accomplished all of these things—though rarely all in the same year—but sometimes it doesn't work out. I get too busy with work or I'm just too lazy to make all the effort.
This is definitely one of those years. This month has gone by so fast, and I can't believe we're less than a week from Christmas. I have a few (store-bought) cards and (not handmade) gifts to send but who knows when I'll get to the post office. I still have quite a few people to find gifts for! Besides all that, I also have work deadlines hanging over everything. I hate being this stressed, especially during my favorite time of the year! All I really want to be doing this week is watching Christmas movies and …
December 14, 2012
Cranberry Dutch Baby Pancake with Orange Syrup
Well, it's that time of year again. The time that I buy bags and bags (and more bags) of cranberries and hoard them in my freezer. I was in Sam's Club last month and they had the biggest bag of cranberries I've ever seen, it had to be at least 5 pounds. Since it was right before Thanksgiving I had absolutely no extra space in my freezer so I didn't buy the giant bag of cranberries (even though I really wanted to). I figured I would get them later but, of course, the cranberries were nowhere to be found on my recent trips back to the store. Despite that, I still had several bags sitting in my freezer and I decided it was finally time to use them!
This dutch baby pancake has been one of my favorite go-to breakfasts (or more likely, breakfast-for-dinner) since I got my first cast-iron skillet. If you've never made one before, it's sort of a giant pancake and an omelet combined. The batter is poured into a skillet and you …
November 29, 2012
Caramel Apple Crumb Pie
Another Thanksgiving has come and gone. I've already disposed of the turkey because I could not look at that sad carcass one more day. I'm just turkey-ed out. I hope you guys had a nice Thanksgiving day/weekend! We invited a few friends over and I did most of the cooking, making all of my traditional dishes. I've never really hosted a dinner party like that before so it felt very grown up. I think it was a success!
It helped that we ended the night on a good note, which was this apple crumb pie. I've made it before, but after posting that Caramel Apple Cider last week, I could not get the whole caramel-apple combo out of my head. So I decided to experiment with the recipe and add some caramel! I did not have a plan B for dessert, so thankfully the pie turned out as good as I had hoped.


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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Vegan MoFo brings Surprising Scones!
Ha! Don't judge a scone by its cover! These are not boring scones - they have chocolate in the middle! Oh, NOW you want one!
Yeah, baby!
These Chocolate-Stuffed Peanut Butter Scones come to us via C'est La Vegan. Kim veganized the recipe from a non-vegan cookbook, and even though they were delicious, she said they needed a little som'n som'n more. So following Kim's advice to add a little extra this or a little more of that, I doubled the Earth Balance and the chocolate. Yeah! When in doubt - always double the chocolate. That's my motto. I didn't have a bar of semisweet baking chocolate, so I used chippers instead. Thanks for sharing, Kim!
Scone and Roastaroma
Time for another Netflix find! Are you sick of vampires yet? They have taken over the world! It took me quite a few episodes to get into The Vampire Diaries, which is not very unusual for me. This show was a little too highschooly and homecomingy at first, but it did get better. My favorite characters are Damon and Caroline, but not first-season Caroline. (If you watch, you know what I'm talking about, and if you start watching now you'll see what I mean!) About 98% of what comes out of Damon's mouth is sarcasm, and I'm a big fan of sarcasm. Nina Dobrev, who plays Elena, is lovely and she's rescued a few kittens, I think! Irrelevant, but sweet!
Orchestra Conductor Curly says your trombone is off key
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These look amazing! I might make them tonight. My sister is trying to get me into the Vampire Diaries.ReplyDeleteReplies
I hope you love them too! If you try the Vampire Diaries, remember that it might suck for you at first (suck pun totally intended) like it did for me - don't give up on it too soon! :)Delete
Want one!!!!! They look amazing.ReplyDelete
I love TVD. Damon is hot. It took me at least 12 Eps to get into it though. my friend told me to persevere and glad I did now.Replies
Yep, 12 episodes is about right. It was hard to persevere through the Vicki episodes, but it was worth it in the end!Delete
oh man. I love scones, but they are very dangerous... because I will eat them all in about 4 hours. Phew. These sound - and look - amazing! also, I love Conductor Curly!ReplyDeleteReplies
Me too! It's hard not to eat them all as soon as they come out of the oven. Room temperature scones are good, but hot scones are just dangerous! I think Conductor Curly and Stevie Wonder should team up and make some music! :DDelete
Now *that* is a scone I can get behind! Loooove how oozy & inviting they look--it's like they're yelling, eat me! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
That's exactly what they're yelling, and you wouldn't want to let them down, would you?Delete
Each Halloween/MoFo I am so excited to see you blogging again! :) Beautiful pictures, fun recipes, and cute duckies!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much! I hope I don't run out of steam halfway through MoFo! There might be a little som'n som'n Halloweegan themed next Friday :)Delete
the duck photos are stupendous. I'm jealous of your skill.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, but the cute ducks get all the credit! They are very photogenic! :)Delete
Mmm, choc-filled scones!ReplyDelete
And I didn't know you liked TVD - it's one of my fave shows but I am a Stefan fan all the way! Also, I love Caroline in the last season too, she's awesome now!
And I love Curly with his wings all stretched out!Replies
Caroline went from boring to awesome! I love her character now! She's such a pretty lady too. They all are!Delete
I've never had a stuffed scone before. What a delightful surprise!ReplyDeleteReplies
I highly recommend that you eat some stuffed scones! :)Delete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2012 at 4:11 PM
Bah! Those looks so good I don't even know what to do with myself!ReplyDeleteReplies
Here! Eat a scone until you figure it out! :PDelete
I just stumbled upon your website and when I saw these stuffed scones, I reached for the cupboard to find chocolate.ReplyDelete
So happy to have seen your site!Replies
Yay! I hope you like them too! I love scones, but chocolate-stuffed scones are even better! :DDelete


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Tech's Fiercest Rivalry: Uber vs. Lyft
The Two Heavily Financed Upstarts Also Aim to Supplant the Taxi Industry
Forget Apple vs. Google. The fiercest battle in the tech capital may well be between two heavily financed upstarts plotting the demise of the taxi industry—and each other.
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. operate just blocks from each other in San Francisco, yet their bitter war has spilled into dozens of cities where they are racing to provide the default app for summoning a ride within minutes.


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Don't ever let someone tell you there's nothing to do in Denver. Especially when it comes to having fun while supporting a worthy cause.
Here are a few events I've put on my calendar. Hope you'll consider one or more for yours.
On Nov. 1, patrons of National Jewish Medical and Research Center's 2007 Beaux Arts Ball are invited to a showing of evening and special occasion gowns. It's from 6-8 p.m. at Neiman Marcus Cherry Creek. The same night at Seawell Ballroom, Colorado Bright Beginnings salutes Dr. Dean Prina at a dinner emceed by CBS4 anchor Jim Benemann. Nancy Butler Accetta is the chairwoman; Harry Lewis heads the corporate committee and the superintendent of the Denver Public Schools, Michael Bennet, shares the honorary chair title with Mayor John Hickenlooper's wife, Helen Thorpe.
Two biggies also are on tap for Nov. 3. The Junior League of Denver receives proceeds from Eccentricity: Fire & ISES 2006 while the urban and social concerns commission of St. John's Episcopal Cathedral hosts a dinner-dance to benefit Project PAVE.
Eccentricity: Fire & ISES 2006, showcasing the talents of Denver-area caterers, florists, decorators and party planners, will be at Belmar Center in Lakewood while the Project PAVE benefit is at the Colorado Convention Center with Richard Schaefer and George Douglas III serving as chairmen. Honorary chairs are the Very Rev. Peter Eaton and his wife, Kate, and James and Mary Bernuth.
Don't ever let someone tell you there's nothing to do in Denver. Especially when it comes to having fun while supporting a worthy cause.


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Due Date: Friday, February 22, 2019
Important Information: this is a tuition award. Tuition Awards listed are a waiver of a student's tuition. A recipient of a tuition award cannot receive funding in excess of the cost of full-time undergraduate tuition. In addition, a recipient of a tuition award cannot use the funding for any of the study abroad consortium agreements.
Offered to new and currently enrolled students attending at least half time who can demonstrate the capacity to assist the college in achieving its commitment to cultural diversity. Students may receive this award for up to two academic years, but must reapply each year.
Note: Students from the Tacoma Campus and the Native Pathways Program need to follow an application process specific to their programs. Contact those program directors for more information.
- Letter of application explaining your achievements and why you wish to be considered for this award.
- New students must submit transcripts from high school and each college they have previously attended (see How to Apply #3A and B). These are in addition to ones submitted for admission.
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Would you like to be able to sight read better? Would you like to be able to improve your technique? Would you like to relax more when playing music so you can focus on the music instead of the notes? Then keep reading!
I have always emphasized that students and advanced players should be doing scales and arpeggios every day. You should know them well enough to incorporate them in your practice without needing music in front of you. That step may take a while, but it is not too difficult
In 1981 the great British euphoniumist Barrie Perrins sent me a letter with some interesting enclosures. One had to do with jokes. It was an article he wrote for the magazine The Musician and was titled "It's a Funny World."
The last part of the article dealt with musical jokes, and it told one of my favorite stories. It's a favorite partly because it points out the ease with which some reviewers (and "regular" people) assume something is good just because it's new. Here is the section:
There has been so much confusion for soooooo long about the difference between baritone and euphonium that I wrote a monograph a few decades ago, which later become this web page:
I think it helped many to understand the technical differences. But there is nothing like seeing and hearing the different horns in action, so I recently recorded on video the same song, played in the same room, recorded on the same equipment, played
Here is a video narrated by Col. Michael Colburn, director of The United States Marine Band ("The President's Own"). He explains a little about the annual Sousa concert they do and also give some very interesting history of John Philip Sousa. Col. Colburn is formerly the euphonium soloist with the Marine Band.
I have been "studying" one of my favorite movies lately -- The Music Man. "Why do I like it?" you might ask. First, it is set in my home state of Iowa. And of course it is the only musical I can think of that has a song with the word "euphonium" in it. But mostly I just like the music.
I hope you are already familiar with the story. I cheating salesman goes from town to town in the Midwest selling things people don't need. So he creates a need. In
We all know that software can do amazing things with visual effects. Jurassic Park is a great example. There really aren't dinosaurs waiting at the casting department, right?
Now we have software that can make an out-of-tune performer sound in tune! It even works in real time during live performances. And it can also produce some intentional "electronic" effects (now I know how Cher got that sound!) Is this a boon or a cheat? Watch the video below and decide:
Subtitle: How Much Did You Spend on Your Instrument?
The purpose of this chapter is to show that music must come from within you. Many players get so focused on the difficulties of playing their horn that they don't manage to get their musical feeling out the bell.
We have already looked at the ocarina and harmonica, either of which can be obtained for very little money. Now let's look at a no-cost medium: whistling.
There are some very high-level whistlers
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Subtitle: How Much Did You Spend on Your Instrument?
The purpose of this chapter is to show that music must come from within you. Many players get so focused on the difficulties of playing their horn that they don't manage to get their musical feeling out the bell.
This chapter examines the harmonica. Here I am not pointing to examples of folk harmonica (no Bob Dylan here), but rather classical or jazz.
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A quiet decision by Gov. Andrew Cuomo involving the ability of his appointed inspector general to access private tax records of legislators and state employees was called dangerous by a top lawmaker Monday.
State Sen. John DeFrancisco questioned the legality of the authority given by Cuomo's tax department, which has strict privacy rules, to his appointed state inspector general, who has broad investigative power.
"I don't know where legal authority comes from," said DeFrancisco, a Republican, lawyer and chairman of his chamber's Finance Committee. "It could lead to simply fishing expeditions. I just think it's very, very dangerous."
He said district attorneys and the state attorneys general require a court order to get private tax records — and then only after the investigative agency proves the data is needed for an investigation that's already under way.
The Cuomo administration downplayed the issue hours after the agreement in a legal "memorandum of understanding" was first reported by the Times Union of Albany. The administration said its inspector general's office always had legal access to tax records of 200,000 state workers and that the memorandum simply updated that power.
Last year, Cuomo ended the policy of assigning deputy inspectors general to key agencies including the Tax and Finance Department, where the deputies were employees of the agency. Now, all deputy inspectors work from the state Inspector General's Office, under Cuomo appointee Ellen Biben.
The memorandum of understanding simply continues the flow of tax records which had gone to the deputy tax inspector general within the Department of Taxation and Finance under its strict privacy laws to 62 members of state Inspector General's Office, according to the Cuomo administration.
DeFrancisco and Assembly Ways and Means Chairman Herman Farrell said they want more answers about what they consider a revalation of extraordinary powers of Cuomo's inspector general.
"Let's suppose a union official has been a pain to the administration," DeFrancisco told reporters after a joint committee hearing on taxes. "What prevents the IG from starting an investigation and, when they can't find a darn thing, (say) 'Well, let's look at his tax records and find something there.'"
"It appears what you've done is agreed between yourselves to do something to me, and I don't mean 'me,' you can look at my records," Farrell said. "I'm not talking for myself, but there are a lot of other people."
Hours later, the Cuomo administration released a statement from the agencies saying that the move was done for efficiency and that the deputy inspector in the tax department had previously reported directly to the state inspector general.
"The MOU does not and was not intended to expand or diminish any authority or function, and to assert otherwise would be wrong," according to the statement from the inspector general's office and the tax department.
Tax Commissioner Thomas Mattox said the inspector general has obtained tax records without a subpoena since at least 1996. The new memorandum of understanding between the two agencies is simply an update, prompted by Cuomo's decision to take away inspectors general at various agencies where they were employees and consolidate the power under the state inspector general.
"It's not clear to me why this has drawn as much attention as it has, because as a practical matter the structure of the agreement is effectively unchanged," he said.
"This is something that's new to me," DeFrancisco, a senator since 1992, told reporters later.
Mattox said he doesn't think the power would have a chilling effect on state lawmakers or political critics of the administration or on employees who could become whistle-blowers on corruption.
"State employees have obligations to file their returns and follow New York state law generally today," Mattox told reporters.


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Forensic science majors process mock crime scenes designed by technical theatre students.
Be a Forensic Science Major at Pittsburgh's Only Downtown University
Faculty and Student Profiles
CSI expert Ed Strimlan, M.D., is an assistant professor and coordinator of the forensic science program.
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Meet forensic science major Matthew Coleman, intern for Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office.
Our forensic science degree program will prepare you for work in most sections of the forensic laboratory. You'll be immersed in the world of drugs, arson, toxicology, death investigations and DNA evidence. Course work is not for the faint of heart and includes an exploration of accidental deaths and suicide, crime scene photography, forensic autopsy photography, micro and specialty photography, National Database Systems relating to mortality and morbidity, and collecting trace evidence like hair, fiber, glass and paint.
In the forensic science major, you'll have the opportunity to participate in real-world internships as well — for example, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office is just a short walk away. If you like applying chemistry, physics, biology and math to problems related to legal situations, then our forensic science degree program may be right for you.
Course Offerings for Forensic Science Majors
You will receive a well-rounded education through Point Park's core curriculum and classes in your major. Some of the courses in the forensic science degree program include:
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For a comprehensive list of program requirements and course descriptions, see the degree requirements and School of Arts and Sciences course descriptions.
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