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Snapshot VMs in Azure
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If you are using the new Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com) and have provisioned your virtual machines using the new Azure Resource Manager (ARM) deployment model, please check out our updated guide for creating snapshots of these machines.
Unlike traditional (on-premise) virtualisation infrastructures where it is a relatively simple process to 'snapshot' a virtual machine at any one point in time (thereby allowing you to restore that virtual machine back to that specific point in time), Microsoft Azure does not natively offer this functionality.
Probably the easiest way of backing up an Azure VM is to use "Server Backup" from within the Windows OS (backing up to an attached disk via blob storage), but as we all know this is nowhere near as convenient as being able to simply restore a server image back to a specific point in time.
Fortunately through the use of a series of PowerShell commands, it is possible to provide this type of backup/restore functionality – and in this blog I'll show you how…
Install Azure PowerShell
First things first, if you haven't already then you need to install the Azure PowerShell extensions. The easiest way to do this is to run the Microsoft Web Platform Installer following the prompts to complete installation.
Connect To Your Azure Subscription
Next we need to connect (through Azzure PowerShell) to our Azure subscription. There are two methods of connecting to your subscription: –
- Azure AD method
- Azure Certificate method
Although self explanatory, the Azure Certificate method is more convoluted so for the purpose of this exercise we'll use the Azure AD method. After opening the Azure PowerShell type the following command:
Add-Azure Account
In the pop-up window that appears type the email address and password associated with the Azure account that the VM's (that you wish to backup/restore) are running under.
Azure will authenticate, save the credential information, and subsequently close the window.
Your Azure PowerShell session will stay authenticated for 12 hours (when using the Azure AD method of authentication), after which time you will be forced to re-authenticate. Remember you can have more than one Azure subscription per account, and in fact you can add as many accounts to your Azure PowerShell session as you like. To get a list of Azure accounts and/or subscriptions type one of the following commands:
Backup VM
To backup a VM in Azure we need to step through the following activities: –
- Create a cloud storage container for storing backups
- Select a virtual machine to backup
- Identify each virtual hard disk for the virtual machine
- Backup those virtual hard disks to the cloud storage container
Create a Cloud Storage Container
For the purpose of this exercise I have assumed that we want to keep our VM backups in Azure. There would be nothing stopping us from storing the backups locally on-premise. One benefit of this would be that you would not be paying for the storage costs in Azure, and this may become a consideration if you intend to make several backups, at different points in time, of the same machine. But for the purpose of this exercise we're going to store our backups in Azure in the same subscription.
Prior to performing any backups we need to make sure that we have a cloud storage container to store the backups, and the first thing to do in order to create the cloud storage container is to ascertain the name of our Azure Storage Account. The easiest way of determining this is from the MediaLink property of an existing VM's OS disk. In Azure PowerShell type the following commands: –
This will give you a list of the Azure VM's currently assigned to the Azure Subscrption you are connected to.
$vmOSDisk = Get-AzureVM -ServiceName me-agresso-dc01 | getAzureOSDisk
This will assign the operating system disk object to the variable
me-agresso-dc01 is the name of the VM that I have selected from my list of VM's – you will need to substitute this with the name of your own VM.
$StorageAccountName = $vmOSDisk.MediaLink.Host.Split('.')[0]
Now if you type the following command you will see your perfectly parsed Azure Storage Account Name:
Before we actually create our storage container, let's take a look at what storage containers currently exist by typing the following command:
To create a new storage container to hold our backups type the following command: –
New-AzureStorageContainer -Name backups -Permission off
That last command will have created a storage container named backups. Just to prove it has successfully been created, let's take another look at what storage containers currently exist in our subscription:
Select a VM to Backup
Next up we need to select the VM that we wish to backup – we can remind ourselves of the list of VM's assigned to our current Azure Subscription with the following command: –
Now let's choose one of the VM's and assign it to the variable
$vm for future use within PowerShell:
$vm = Get-AzureVM –ServiceName me-agresso-dc01 –Name me-agresso-dc01
me-agresso-dc01 is the name of the VM that I have selected from my list of VM's – you will need to substitute this with the name of your own VM.
It is best practice to ensure the virtual machine is stopped prior to backup. Type the following command to report all of the relevant properties for your selected VM:
Note the Power State of the VM. If it is not set to "Stopped" then you will need to stop the VM using the following command:
$vm | StopAzureVM -StayProvisioned
Identify Virtual Hard Disks
Next we need to identify all of the VHD's (Virtual Hard Disks) allocated to the VM. VM's in Azure are provisioned with two general types of virtual hard disk:
- Operating System Disks
- Data Disks
Every VM will have an Operating System Disk from which it boots and runs the OS from. In addition each VM may have one or more additional Data Disks (although it must be noted that some VMs may not have a Data Disk at all).
In order to perform a complete Virtual Machine backup it is necessary to locate ALL of the VHDs that are currently being used by our VM.
Using the variable $vmOSDisk let's store the location of our OS disk for the selected VM that we wish to backup:
$vmOSDisk = $vm | Get-AzureOSDisk
Using another variable $vmDataDisks let's store the location of our Data Disks: –
$vmDataDisks = $vm | Get-AzureDataDisk
Owing to the fact a VM may have more than one Data Disk, the value type returned (and stored in the variable) is actually a
Collection – when working with a collection, we will need to use a
ForEach loop
Perform Backup
First off we'll create a backup of the Operating System Disk, and then we'll make a backup of any Data Disks.
We need to identify the blob and container names for the VHD's we want to backup, and assign them to local variables. To do this type the following commands:
$vmOSBlobName = $vmOSDisk.MediaLink.Segments[-1]
$vmOSContainerName = $vmOSDisk.MediaLink.Segments[-1].Split('/')[0]
Now we have the blob and container names for the Operating System Disk, let's go ahead and perform the backup:
Start-AzureStorageBlobCopy -SrcContainer $vmOSContainerName -SrcBlob $vmOSBlobName -DestContainer backups
AzureStorageBlobCopy is an asynchronous process which runs in the background on the Azure platform. To determine when the process is completed you can use the command
Get-AzureStorageBlobCopyState like this:
Get-AzureStorageBlobCopyState -Container backups -Blob $vmOSBlobName -WaitForComplete
backups is the name of the storage container I created earlier, obviously you will need to substitute this with the name of the storage container you created.
Now we've created a backup of the Operating System Disk, we need to create the backups for all (if any) existing Data Disks attached to the VM. However because this time we are working with a
Collection we will need to run the backup command from within a
ForEach loop:
ForEach ($vmDataDisk in $vmDataDisks) {
$vmDataBlobName = $vmDataDisk.MediaLink.Segments[-1]
$vmDataContainerName = $vmDataDisk.MediaLink.Segments[-2].Split('/')[0]
Start-AzureStorageBlobCopy -SrcContainer $vmDataContainerName -SrcBlob $vmDataBlobName -DestContainer backups -Force
Get-AzureStorageBlobCopyState -Container backups -Blob $vmDataBlobName -WaitForComplete
backups is the name of the storage container I created earlier, obviously you will need to substitute this with the name of the storage container you created.
From a backup perspective – that's it! You've successfully backed up the Operating System Disk and any attached Data Disks to the Storage Container that you created earlier.
Restore VM
To restore a VM in Azure we need to step through the following activities:
- Select the VM to restore
- Identify all VHD's to be restored
- De-provision the VM
- Restore the Azure VM OS disk
- Restore the Azure VM Data disk(s)
- Re-provision the VM
Select the VM to Restore
First off we need to select the VM to restore (I am assuming you have opened up a session in Azure PowerShell and connected to your relevant subscription – if not then refer back to the top of this blog entry).
Now type the following commands:
This will give you a list of all the VM's for the subscription that you are currently connected to. Now let's select the VM we wish to restore :
$vm = Get-AzureVM –ServiceName me-agresso-dc01 –Name me-agresso-dc01
me-agresso-dc01 is the name of the VM that I have selected to restore from my list of VMs – you will need to substitute this with the name of your own VM (note that we've used the variable
$vm to hold the details of the selected VM).
Now that we've selected our VM, we need to make sure that it's powered off and that it's configuration is kept in a provisioned state – to do this type the following command:
$vm | Stop-AzureVM –StayProvisioned
Identify Virtual Hard Disks to Restore
Next we need to identify all of the VHDs (Virtual Hard Disks) allocated to the VM. VMs in Azure are provisioned with two general types of virtual hard disk:
- Operating System Disk
- Data Disks
Every VM will have an Operating System Disk from which it boots and runs the OS from. In addition each VM may have one or more additional Data Disks (although it must be noted that some VMs may not have a Data Disk at all).
In order to perform a complete Virtual Machine restore it is necessary to locate ALL of the VHDs that are currently being used by our VM.
To store the location of the OS Disk and Data Disks using local variables type the following command:
$vmOSDisk = $vm | Get-AzureOSDisk
$vmDataDisks = $vm | Get-AzureDataDisk
Owing to the fact that there may be more than one Data disk attached to the VM, the command
Get-AzureDataDisk actually returns a
Collection, which we will need to iterate through using a
ForEach loop (assuming there are disks in the collection of course).
The two properties that we specifically require are the
DiskName and
MediaLink values, these values provide the specific information we require when performing a restore.
De-Provision VM
When a VM is provisioned in Azure the platform places a lease on each VHD to ensure the disk is not inadvertently deleted. Therefore it's necessary to completely remove the VM in order to delete and restore the VHD. However, we need to keep the VM configuration in order to recreate it once the VHD has been restored.
The easiest way to achieve this is to create a local folder on your machine and copy the VM config from Azure, thereby allowing us to delete the VM from Azure whilst maintaining the original VM configuration. In order to achieve this, type the following commands:
$exportFolder = "C:/ExportVMs"
if (!(Test-Path –Path $exportFolder)) {
New-Item –Path $exportFolder –ItemType Directory
$exportPath = $exportFolder + "" + $vm.Name + ".xml"
$vm | Export-AzureVM –Path $exportPath
I chose the folder
C:/ExportVMs but you will need to replace this with the folder of your choice.
If you look in the local folder you will now see an XML file containing the configuration of your selected Azure VM.
Now the Azure VM configuration has successfully been exported, it is now time to remove it from Azure, allowing the system to release the lock held on any VHDs. To do this type the following command:
Remove-AzureVM –ServiceName $vm.ServiceName –Name $vm.Name
Restore the VM OS Disk
In order to restore the selected VM's OS disk from the storage container, then we must first define a few local variables:
$vmOSDiskName = $vmOSDisk.DiskName
$vmOSDiskuris = $vmOSDisk.MediaLink
$StorageAccountName = $vmOSDiskuris.Host.Split('.')[0]
$vmOSBlobName = $vmOSDiskuris.Segments[-1]
$vmOSOrigContainerName = $vmOSDiskuris.Segments[-2].Split('/')[0]
$backupContainerName = "backups"
backups is the name of the storage container I created earlier, obviously you will need to substitute this with the name of the storage container you created.
After removing an Azure VM there is sometimes a short period of time where the VHDs are still listed as being attached to a VM (i.e. the lock is still in place). We just need to wait until the virtual hard disk is successfully reporting that it is no longer attached to a VM. The easiest way to do this is to use the
Get-AzureDisk command from within a
While loop. To do thi, type the following command:
While ( (Get-AzureDisk –DiskName $vmOSDiskName).AttachedTo ) { Start-Sleep 5 }
Once you have run this command to ensure the OS Disk is detached, you will need to remove the current disk in preparation for restoring the disk from backup – type the following command:
Remove-AzureDisk –DiskName $vmOSDiskName –DeleteVHD
You're now ready to restore the OS Disk from backup – type the following command:
Start-AzureStorageBlobCopy –SrcContainer $backupContainerName –srcBlob $vmOSBlobName –DestContainer $vmOSOrigContainerName –Force
Remember that a Storage Blob Copy is an asynchronous operation, so it is prudent to check the status of the copy process and to wait until it is complete. This can be achieved using the following command:
Get-AzureStorageBlobCopyState –Container $vmOSOrigContainerName –Blob $vmOSBlobName –WaitForComplete
Once the copy has completed you can add the disk back into your subscription for the restored VM OS Disk – type the following command:
Add-AzureDisk –DiskName $vmOSDiskName –MediaLocation $vmOSDiskuris.AbsoluteUri –OS Windows
Restore the VM Data Disk(s)
Assuming your VM has one or more Data Disks attached to it (and you wish to restore them too) then we use a similar process for restoring these disks to what we used for restoring the OS Disk. However since the Data Disks are returned to us as a
Collection then we need to run the relevant commands inside a
ForEach loop to iterate through each disk in turn.
It is possible that your VM does NOT have any Data Disks attached, or that you do not wish to restore your Data Disks from a previous version. In either of these cases then you can ignore this section and move straight to "Re-provision Virtual Machine".
Type the following commands:
ForEach ( $vmDataDisk in $vmDataDisks ) {
$vmDataDiskName = $vmDataDisk.DiskName
$vmDataDiskuris = $vmDataDisk.MediaLink
$vmDataBlobName = $vmDataDiskuris.Segments[-1]
$vmDataOrigContainerName = $vmDataDiskuris.Segments[-2].Split('/')[0]
While ( (Get-AzureDisk -DiskName $vmDataDiskName).AttachedTo ) { Start-Sleep 5 }
Remove-AzureDisk -DiskName $vmDataDiskName –DeleteVHD
Start-AzureStorageBlobCopy -SrcContainer $backupContainerName -SrcBlob $vmDataBlobName -DestContainer $vmDataOrigContainerName –Force
Get-AzureStorageBlobCopyState -Container $vmDataOrigContainerName -Blob $vmDataBlobName –WaitForComplete
Add-AzureDisk -DiskName $vmDataDiskName -MediaLocation $vmDataDiskuris.AbsoluteUri
You will now have successfully iterated through the Data Disk
Collection and restored each of the Data Disks that were attached to your VM.
Re-Provision the VM
So here we are – at the final stage. Once we've completed the restore of all the VHDs (OS Disks and Data Disks) then we need to re-provision the VM using the VM config that we saved locally earlier, using command
Type the following command:
Import-AzureVM –Path $exportPath | New-AzureVM –ServiceName $vm.ServiceName
When the import process has completed the VM will have been restored and will automatically be started.
If your VM is assigned to a custom Virtual Network then you MUST specify that network as part of the
Import-AzureVM command, otherwise you will get an error message. If you do have a custom virtual network that the VM is assigned to, then replace the above command with this one:
Import-AzureVM –Path $exportPath | New-AzureVM –ServiceName $vm.ServiceName –VnetName ca_me_test_agresso_01
ca_me_test_agresso_01 is the name of our custom virtual network that the Azure VM is assigned to.
And that's it – using this process you can backup and restore (snapshot a point in time, and restore back to that point in time) any Azure VM. Although you could follow this blog each and every time, I would highly recommend you use the commands within this blog to build your own automated PowerShell scripts. Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions, or if you wish to share any of those automated PowerShell scripts email@example.com


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10 celebrities and their high-maintenance demands
David Hasselhoff requires a life-sized cutout of himself in his dressing room if you want to hire him.
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Also in the quarter-finals, Matthew Stevens beat Stephen Maguire 5-2.
Stevens claimed victory despite losing his cue tip midway through the fourth frame.
At that stage, Maguire led 2-1 but the Welshman went on to win the frame and added the next three with runs of 68, 52 and 47.
"My tip has only ever fallen off twice - the first time was against Stephen at the British Open last year, but that time I lost 5-0!" said world number four Stevens, who lost 18-16 to Murphy in the Crucible final in May.
"It's good for me to get a couple of results early on because last season I didn't win a match until well after Christmas."
Robertson, who now faces Matthew Stevens in the semi-finals on Saturday, was delighted after his comeback win over Murphy.
"I was 3-0 down without doing anything wrong, Shaun just potted some great long reds and made some big breaks," said 23-year-old Robertson.
"I still felt very good and I had a lot of belief in my ability to get back into the match."
Stephen Hendry moved ominously into the final four with a 5-1 win over England's Mark Allen.
Allen pegged Hendry back to 1-1 early on, but the Scot then surged ahead to book his semi-final berth.
Fellow Scot Alan McManus ended the hopes of local favourite Joe Swail, also winning 5-1.
He went 3-0 up before Swail pulled one back, but made a break of 140 in the next frame to reassert his dominance and won the next 96-4.


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Gran Canaria is one of the most beautiful places I've visited, and it's also been the most chilled out holiday I've ever been on. I first visited Gran Canaria in 2012 and will be making a return visit later this month to enjoy a little 'babymoon'. Both Phill and I wanted a relaxing sunshine break and for me there was no other choice…it had to be Gran Canaria. I've longed to go back and now I get to enjoy all that Gran Canaria has to offer once again.
So to put us all in the holiday mood, I've listed the top nine reasons why everyone should contemplate a holiday to Gran Canaria. I hope you enjoy!
1. All Year Round Sunshine
I first visited Gran Canaria in September 2012 and the weather was gloriously hot, but not too humid. The evenings were that bit cooler which was pleasant. This time I'm visiting in late April and temperatures will still be high. If you're looking to go somewhere off season then I'd highly recommend Gran Canaria. The climate is fantastic all year round.
The island is the third largest of Spain's Canary Islands, often called 'Islands of Eternal Spring' due to their enviable climate. The Canaries sit far south of mainland Spain, close to the west coast of Northern Africa. The islands' southerly location, on the same latitude as the Sahara, means they are much hotter than mainland Spain in the winter.
2. Historical City of Las Palmas
I love making the most of my new holiday surroundings and when you visit Gran Canaria you must make the effort to visit the capital city Las Palmas. We took an hour long walking tour around the old town which I'd highly recommend as you learn so much from the tourist guide. It was all very casual and thankfully didn't go on too long (I can find organised tours a bit dull). Did you know that in 1492 Christopher Columbus anchored in the Port of Las Palmas, and spent some time on the island on his first trip to the Americas?
Also, if you're from the UK don't miss out on the chance to stock up on clothes from Zara and Mango, because buying them in they're Euro price works out cheaper than buying them in Sterling.
3. Fresh Healthy Food
Photo from traveling-kids.blogspot.co.uk
Unsurprisingly one of my strongest holiday memories was the food and I'd highly recommend going down the self-catering route when in Gran Canaria. One of the best meals I had was at Zona Verde in Puerto Mogan (read the Trip Advisor reviews!), where meat (from succulent steaks to juicy chicken kebabs) was cooked in an outdoor wood-burning stove and served with simple sides of canarian potatoes and chickpea and cucumber salad. Your meal was served to you at a table outside surrounded by trees and twinkly lights. Romantic and delicious!
And if you love fish, you'll love canarian food. There were so many fantastic restaurants cooking fish to perfection – from whole fish fillets to paella to fried shrimp. Most of the time, your meal was accompanied by canarian potatoes, which are baked baby potatoes covered in a spicy 'mojo' sauce (made up of garlic, peppers, paprika, cumin, vinegar and olive oil). I had a go at making them myself but they definitely weren't up to the local standard!
4. Amazing Photo Opportunities
If you're a keen photographer, be sure to bring your camera when out and about exploring. Gran Canaria is full of beautiful flowers, picturesque marinas and long and winding cliffs. Depending on where you visit, the landscape and scenery can vary so much, but you'll always find something inspiring to take a photo of.
5. Rugged Landscape
For all it's prettiness, Gran Canaria does boast a rugged landscape, which I find breathtaking. To really get a feel for the mountainous surroundings, take a 4×4 safari. It's a thrill ride where you will discover tiny villages, stunning volcanic landscapes and be covered head to toe in dust (not to mention a sore bum from the bumpy ride)! Or if hiking is more your thing, you'll no doubt love all that Gran Canaria has to offer!
6. The Tranquility of Puerto Mogan
If you do one thing whilst in Gran Canaria, visit picturesque Puerto Mogan on the south-west coast. Or better still, stay in this area! It's known as 'Little Venice', and rightly so. It's an incredibly pretty small fishing village, perfect for a relaxing getaway. The marina is beautiful and one of the nicest thing you can do is enjoy a late meal at one of the restaurants, overlooking the boats with the sun setting. Perfection.
And the best bit is Puerto Mogan is not overly 'touristy'. There are not many places to stay in this part of Gran Canaria so it's not over-crowded. I'd highly recommend staying in the Cordial Resorts (the apartments or the hotel) if you're looking for accommodation here. It's worth noting that many visitors flock to Puerto Mogan for the popular outdoor Friday market, where you'll find everything from silver jewellery to handmade pottery and leather handbags.
7. Adventures on the Sea
If you love being by the sea and indulging in watersports, then you'll be pleased to know Gran Canaria is perfect for this. We enjoyed jet skiing and a luxury sailing boat excursion around the island. We also took a water taxi from Puerto Mogan to Puerto Rico which was way more fun that taking the bus! We were also tempted to go on a submarine tour!
8. Saharan Sand Dunes
Photo from grancanariaholidayguide.com
The sand dunes of Maspalomas are a sight to behold…and not just because of the dunes themselves. The sand dunes of Maspalomas are a favourite zone for nudists, so do bear this in mind when strolling along! The dunes are backed by the Maspalomas Golf Course, the largest golf course on Gran Canaria.
8. The Honey Rum!
Photo taken from gran-canaria-info.com
After dinner, most restaurants we dined at served us a little honey rum as a 'nightcap'. Some of the waiters even left us the rum bottle! Ron miel (honey rum) is a traditional Canarian liqueur invented in the Canary Islands. It's now the most popular after dinner drink on the island and is exported all over Europe. I'd highly recommend indulging in a rum tipple after dinner…the perfect way to end a delicious canarian meal.


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How IT WorksIMAP4
R'ykandar Korra'ti
Over the previous two issues, I discussed the two most popular Internet message-moving protocols, SMTP and POP3. This month, I will approach the Internet Message Access Protocol Version 4, revision one (IMAP4rev1), often referred to just as IMAP4.
Unlike the previously discussed protocols such as POP3, IMAP4 does not move messages between message stores. It instead manipulates and displays messages that exist on a remote server without transferring them to the client for storage. In this respect, it mirrors portions of the Microsoft® Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI): a client and server-independent method of allowing clients to view messages stored on servers. Accordingly, IMAP4 is far more complex than SMTP or POP3. It must understand folders, messages, addresses, and the detailed internal structure and associated status information of each. It was also designed to handle Usenet newsgroups, public folders, and similar concepts, further complicating the picture.
Starting a Session
IMAP4 sessions start with a line-oriented TCP/IP connection initiated by the client over port 143 by default, and communicating by using command verbs in a send-and-reply exchange of 7-bit character text. Here, however, the client-server relationship is asynchronous; either side can, under certain circumstances, initiate a transaction. (The server might do so with the arrival of new mail, for example.) Because there is no guarantee that a previous transaction will be completed before the next command is sent, all client commands must be prefixed with an incrementing sequence number. Completion responses from the server include the sequence number of the command evoking them and one of the five response codes shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 IMAP4 Response Codes
|Command sequence error
|User already authorized
|Connection close
An IMAP4 session consists of a series of states, each allowing a different set of actions. Sessions last as long as the client is active. During the first state, Not Authenticated, the client must establish its identity and provide credentials showing that it has permission to access the server under that identity. (It is important to note that identity, server, and mailbox are not interchangeable terms under IMAP4; a single identity will typically have the right to use multiple mailboxes on a single server.)
The Not Authenticated state allows only six commands, three of which are allowed in all states. The three commands available in any state are CAPABILITY, which asks the server what protocols and authentication methods the server supports; NOOP, which is used to prevent timeouts; and LOGOUT, which ends the session.
Commands unique to the Not Authenticated state are STARTTLS, AUTHENTICATE, and LOGIN. STARTTLS triggers a Transport Layer Security (TLS) negotiation with the communications layer of the server, allowing channel-level encryption and validation of the channel for data security purposes. If successful, the IMAP4 server may then advertise additional capabilities not allowed on a clear channel.
Authenticating Clients
AUTHENTICATE triggers a Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) exchange between the client and server to establish the client's login credentials. SASL provides several methods for this. As with TLS, a full description of SASL is beyond the scope of this column, but all IMAP4rev1 servers must support the PLAIN method and should list other methods they support in response to the CAPABILITY command. PLAIN is not secure except over encrypted channels, so may only be used after a successful STARTTLS negotiation. Bear with me; it gets less abstract soon.
Finally, LOGIN—the last-gasp authentication method—allows a username and password pair to be sent to log in a user. This method is typically not allowed until after a successful STARTTLS; in fact, the spec recommends disabling it entirely. If it must be supported, servers should not present it as a CAPABILITY until after a secure channel has been negotiated.
After authentication, the client should reach the second state, Authenticated. In this state, mailboxes (which includes folders) may be manipulated, created, and deleted, though with one exception: their contents may not be changed. Also in this state, public folders, newsgroups, and the like may be joined/subscribed or abandoned/unsubscribed. The client can further pick which mailbox to open for message manipulation.
The Authenticated state mailbox manipulation commands are CREATE, DELETE, RENAME, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, LIST, and LSUB. CREATE, DELETE, and RENAME perform the functions you'd expect, with certain caveats, mostly involving the special INBOX mailbox. INBOX may not be created by a user, may not be deleted, and while it may be renamed, this actually results in the INBOX messages being moved to a new mailbox with the new name, leaving an empty INBOX ready to receive more messages.
SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE add and remove public-folder or Usenet-news style modified-access mailboxes to your subscription list. These commands will also cause the server to set up or break down any per-user flags associated with each subscribed folder. These flags indicate message status within the folders—which messages are recent, unread, have attachments, and so forth. IMAP4 specifies a minimum flag set that may be expanded.
Two commands identify available mailboxes. LSUB lists mailboxes to which the user has subscribed. LIST prompts the server to present the names of mailboxes the user could access—not just that user's individual mailboxes and folders, but, depending upon the parameters given with the LIST command, public folders, newsgroups, and so on. Both take limiting parameters so the client does not have to parse a complete server tree.
The four other Authenticated state commands—SELECT, EXAMINE, STATUS, and APPEND—do not quite fit the model of mailbox manipulators. APPEND expects a mailbox and a message as parameters; the message will be appended to the end of the given mailbox. This is a manipulation of the mailbox, but as it is also manipulation of an individual message, the purity of the model is violated.
The SELECT, EXAMINE, and STATUS commands all provide gateways into mailbox contents. Each expects a mailbox name as a parameter. STATUS results in information about the messages within the specified mailbox being presented to the client, without affecting that mailbox's status or contents. The information returned includes the message count, how many messages are recent, and how many are unseen, or haven't been viewed by that individual user. However, it does not allow those messages to be manipulated.
SELECT and EXAMINE, on the other hand, both open (or select) the mailboxes they are given. The difference between the two is that SELECT opens the mailbox read/write; EXAMINE opens the mailbox's messages read-only, though per-user message status flags may be changed. Both commands additionally provide important data about the mailbox: how many messages it holds, what flags are valid (or defined) in the mailbox, how many messages are flagged as recent, and the first unseen message in the mailbox.
Manipulating Mailboxes
Once a mailbox has been opened, the session enters the Selected state, with its message-manipulation commands of COPY, FETCH, SEARCH, STORE, and UID. Three commands affect mailbox status as a whole: CHECK, CLOSE, and EXPUNGE.
FETCH allows a client to retrieve all or parts of a message or group of messages, with surprising granularity. For example, a single FETCH command could retrieve all the FLAGS set for all the messages in a mailbox, or all the attachments, or all the plain-text portions of a subset of messages, or various header items and envelope data for a single message.
SEARCH takes search parameters and returns the index numbers of messages meeting the requested criteria. SEARCH, like FETCH, is deeply granular, requiring extensive searching capabilities on the server; it searches not just body and header content, but flag status, message size, envelope information, and more. Because of the intense server load this command can cause, it is often disabled.
The COPY command takes identifiers for one or more messages and a destination mailbox, and appends the messages to the end of that mailbox. STORE allows the client to overwrite flags associated with a message or set of messages, or change individual flags across a message set, such as the deleted flag. UID allows the client to use unique identifiers with the FETCH, COPY, STORE, and SEARCH commands instead of the message sequence numbers typically used.
The whole-mailbox commands are CHECK, EXPUNGE, and CLOSE. CHECK orders journaling mail servers to establish a checkpoint when the command is issued. Any housecleaning necessary should be committed before the server responds OK. EXPUNGE orders the server to delete all messages marked for deletion within the current mailbox. CLOSE combines both the CHECK and EXPUNGE commands (if applicable on the individual server) and then deselects the mailbox, enabling the client to switch work focus to another mailbox entirely, returning the session to the Authenticated state. A new mailbox may then be selected with the SELECT command.
Logging Out
The final state of any IMAP4rev1 session is the Logout state. This is not a server state entered after connection drop; rather, it is the time between a logout initiation and a server acknowledgment. During this time, the server does final housecleaning, deletes messages flagged for deletion, updates flags, deselects selected mailboxes, and then sends the BYE response before closing the connection.
This high-level overview of the spec sadly neglects specifics of command formats, and all but totally ignores details of server actions. For enough detail to implement either client or server, see RFC 3501.
The following sites will provide you with more IMAP information.
R'ykandar Korra'ti, postmaster for a small co-op ISP, lives near Seattle with her partner Anna. Having previously shipped mail products at Microsoft, she is now looking at grad school in a CS-related field so esoteric it doesn't really have a name. Potential faculty advisors can reach her at email@example.com.
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Shlomo Gleibman, President
When I was 16, still in Ukraine, my grandfather, a Holocaust survivor from a Hasidic family, passed away, and I started going to a Hasidic synagogue to learn more about my family heritage. I spent some time studying in yeshivot in New York and in Israel. After I moved to Toronto, I attended Modern Orthodox, Litvitshe, and Chabad shuls, and actively engaged in planning, promoting, and facilitating their educational, social, and outreach programs. I valued their commitment to Jewish knowledge, as well as the warmth and mutual support in a community that felt like family. However, I did not share the dominant values and social norms of these communities. For years, I had to sacrifice big parts of who I was and what was important to me. I never felt that I fully belonged. When I hit my 30s, I "broke up" with Judaism, I left the community where I had spent almost a decade, and I came out as gay. It took me several years to reconnect to Judaism and to begin attending liberal synagogues. I was comfortable there, I shared their modern liberal values, I appreciated their openness and acceptance, but I was still longing for a sense of community that would also feel warm and heimishe, in addition to commitment to inclusiveness, social justice, and Jewish spirituality that would creatively synthesize the traditional and the new. I found this in Shir Libeynu and became a member several years ago. I was glad to offer several workshops on Jewish and gay cultures for Shir Libeynu members throughout these years.
I have an insider knowledge of Jewish and LGBTQ communities. My professional experience includes teaching, research, writing, editing materials for publishing, updating websites, developing new programs, planning events and doing outreach and educational work for Toronto Jewish and LGBTQ organizations and community groups. I have taught Hebrew language and Jewish history in Jewish schools. I have also taught Jewish history, religious studies, and gender studies at York University and Trent University.
In 2012 – 2015 I served on the executive committee of Kulanu Toronto in the capacity of Director of Education. I have also spent several years on Jewish Diversity Committee at Congregation Darchei Noam and on planning committee at University of Toronto Qu(e)erying Religion. In 2011, I organized and led Queer Academia Discussion Group on Meetup, Facebook, and at The 519 Church Street Community Centre. In 2013, I was a member of GLBTQ Jewish Forum at Miles Nadal JCC in Toronto. In 2014, I was a co-organizer of the panel "Toronto Queer Jewish History" at University of Toronto.
I hold a Master's degree in Humanities from York University and a Graduate Diploma in Jewish Studies from Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies at York. I am currently finishing my Ph.D. in the same program, with concentrations in Jewish studies and queer studies. My studies and research focus on Jewish queer culture and community. On this subject, in 2008-2017 I have delivered over 40 presentations and workshops at Jewish Studies conferences, universities, synagogues, JCCs, and Jewish groups and events across Canada and the United States. In 2017 my award-winning essay "The Jewish Queer Continuum in Yeshiva Narratives" was published in Shofar, an interdisciplinary journal of Jewish Studies. Another essay of mine, "Same-Sex Desire and Jewish Community: Queering Biblical Texts in Canadian and American Jewish Literature," was published in Canadian Review of Comparative Literature the same year.
In my capacity of a Shir Libeynu board member in the past 2017 year, I worked on a variety of areas and issues, including the following:
• Serving as a liaison between the Board and the Education Committee, helped in planning our new programs for children and adult education programs.• Planned, organized, and coordinated Yom Kippur 2017-5778 afternoon workshops.• Delivered a Rosh Hashanah sermon on the meaning of community to about 300 shul members.
• Coordinated co-sponsoring of MNjcc LGBTQ Shabbat dinner series and partnership between Shir Libeynu and MNjcc on other projects.• Reached out to and engaged a number of new volunteers, new members, and potential new board members.
• Reached out to a grant writer/fundraising professional and coordinated a research of grant opportunities for Shir Libeynu.
• Participated in revising and defining the board policies and procedures.• Proposed new priorities in our 2017-2020 programming that supported the larger mission of downtown Jewish community, namely, community strengthening and serving underserved groups.
• Supported other board members and other volunteers.
• Collaborating with other board members, past board members and ex-officios, rabbi, and shul administrator, helped with planning, marketing and promotion of programs and events, and proposed new programs and new strategies that are in progress, such as establishing Community Engagement and Outreach Committee, LGBTQ Committee, project Mishpacha, and adult study sessions/groups.
Roman Konoplev-Esgenburg, Vice-President-Treasurer
I was looking for liberal synagogues at an early age where women and men are not separated during prayer. The first place I found in West Hollywood, California in Kol Ami Congregation. I really enjoyed services there with my friend. The second place was Shir Libeynu. For the first time in my life I really felt safe and welcome during the High Holy days. I am looking forward to serving the Shir Libeynu Community.
I grew up surrounded by the mixture of different cultures: Jewish, German, and Russian. At age 17, I moved to Moscow to study Chemistry at the Moscow State University and graduated in 2014 with Master's degree in Chemistry. Later, I worked as a Researcher at the Department of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany where I performed research and testing of blood, drinking water and other fluids. In the summer 2013, I worked on a project "Redox properties of Green Fluorescent Proteins" at the Chemistry Department, University of Southern California, USA. The summer of 2014, I spent at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot on a project in Computational Chemistry. In August of 2014, I returned to Los Angeles where I started my PhD program in Chemistry and worked as a Teaching Assistant. In summer of 2015, due to health circumstances, I moved to Toronto, Ontario where I am currently working as a Cosmetic Engineer / Production Manager as well as a private tutor in Math, Chemistry and Science. Since 2018, I am a co-founder of an Artificial Intelligence company AnneaLT.
In the past year I served as Vice-President and Secretary of the Shir Libeynu board. I also actively engaged new members and volunteers, proposed new strategies for Kiddush organizing, worked on new promotion materials and strategies, and represented the board at events, including MNjcc LGBT Shabbat dinners.
Valeria Ryrak, Secretary
Valeria Ryrak likes to think of herself as someone who deals in matters of the soul. It has taken her a long time to finally find that yellow brick road, which led her to doing a degree in English Language and Literature at the University of Toronto, practising yoga, and writing both fiction and poetry. Her only real wish in life is to be able to continue her searching, writing, and questioning without too much interference.
What has brought me to Shir Libeynu are the people. My two good friends Shlomo Gleibman and Roman Konoplev-Esgenburg have spoken at length about the warm community of the Shir Libeynu congregation, and after attending a few events during the High Holidays, as well as running a workshop on the Mysticism and Poetry of Leonard Cohen, I confirmed my desire to serve the congregation by offering my services and thus running for a spot on the Board. I believe that I can make an excellent addition to the board perhaps taking on the role of secretary and/or other roles as decided by the board. I think the other board members will find my input helpful and informative.
Terry Maiden
I grew up in a very secular family in Burlington and came out to my parents when I started university. I completed a four year Bachelor's degree in languages at McMaster, as well as an M.A in German to be followed by Ph.D studies at Queen's. I was hired by the Toronto District School Board to teach French, German, ESL and Special Ed during the course of my career. I retired from North Toronto Collegiate in 2006 but have continued to supply teach since then as a way to both supplement my income and maintain a connection to my profession.
In addition to teaching I volunteer with the Toronto Lesbian and Gay Archives especially on special events and find it rewarding giving back to the community. I keep very physically active with the gym, pilates, yoga and biking. For the past several years I have volunteered for Sar El in Israel during the winter (Feb/Mar). We pack and sort medical supplies on an IDF base and I find the work a great way to do my part in helping to defend Israel as well as a way to meet others from other countries wanting to do the same. During my free time in Tel Aviv I take tours and socialize with a friend from Toronto who made Aliyah.
I have worked on the Boards of three LGBT Jewish organizations in the past and have served as both secretary and events planner. I have been a member of Shir Libeynu for the last 6 years and find that both the diversity and the close ties of the members to be important factors which set this Shul apart from many others. I feel that with my experience and energy I can give back to the community and also strengthen my connection.
I have now completed 2 years of my 3 year term on the SL Board. I also am running the SL film series once month at the 519 Community Centre. I screen 6 Jewish themed movies each season from October to May and I not only curate the series but promote it to our Shul as well as to other Shuls in the downtown community.
In addition in 2017, I curated our annual Holocaust Education Week event by screening the documentary 'Germans and Jews'. It turned out to be a great success and I was very appreciative of so many compliments which made all the hard work worthwhile.
Carol Zemel
I've published essays on Jewish art in Images, C Magazine, Canadian Theatre Review, AJS Perspectives, and the Jewish Daily Forward. Current projects include a study of Jewish visual humor, and Critical Israel, an exploration of 'edgy' contemporary art in Israel. During the spring term 2017, I was a Fellow at the Mandel Center, USHMM, Washington, working on my book project, Art in Extremis, a study of images made by prisoners in ghettos and camps during the Holocaust.
I've been a member of Shir Libeynu for four years. I enjoy the inclusiveness of the service, and I was honored to speak this Yom Kippur about the difficulty of forgiveness —a challenge and chance for some focused soul-searching. For the past two years, I've served on the Education Committee, and have organized the lively Speaker Series following Shabbat services. Stay tuned for Anna Shternshis, Sara Horowitz and Bernie Farber to round out this year's program.
I am pleased to serve on the synagogue Board, and to continue my active participation in the congregation.
Past Presidents
Harriet Eisenkraft (2012-2014)
Other Shir Libeynu Volunteers
Barry Birnberg: Shabbat Volunteer
Harriet Eisenkraft: Life Cycles Coordinator; Shiva Helpers' Coordinator (Chevra Kadisha)
Dahlia Klinger: Newsletter Editor
Vered Phillips: Choir Director
Dorothy Rusoff – Co-director, Bikkur Cholim (Visiting/Helping Ill Members)
Jonathan Silin: Education Director
Bonnie Smith – Co-director, Bikkur Cholim (Visiting/Helping Ill Members)


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The findings were being presented at The European League Against Rheumatism annual meeting in Berlin. Rheumatoid arthritis patients are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease and it is important to take steps to intervene, but the risk assessment tools physicians commonly use often underestimate the danger.
VIDEO ALERT: A video interview with Sherine Gabriel, M.D., is available for journalists to download on the Mayo Clinic News Network.
Myocardial strain imaging using a special type of ultrasound called speckle-tracking echocardiography can detect early abnormalities in heart function unique to rheumatoid arthritis patients, and may be an effective way to screen them for cardiovascular disease, the Mayo study found.
"The challenge that we've had in our studies, and other people have had as well, is identifying patients with rheumatoid arthritis early enough so that we can intervene, before the symptoms become clinically apparent," says senior researcher Sherine Gabriel, M.D., a Mayo Clinic rheumatologist and epidemiologist. "So before they have a heart attack, before they have heart failure, so that we can identify those high-risk patients early, at a time when we can make a difference."
In rheumatoid arthritis, the immune system attacks tissue, inflaming joints and sometimes affecting other organs. A recently published Mayo Clinic study found that two commonly used heart disease risk assessment tools — the Framingham and Reynolds risk scores — often underestimate the danger faced by rheumatoid arthritis patients.
They are in greater danger not only of the kind of heart disease that causes heart attacks, but the type that causes heart failure, Dr. Gabriel says. Mayo Clinic is working to develop a more effective risk assessment tool, but in the meantime, the echocardiogram findings are an important step forward, she says.
Researchers studied 100 rheumatoid arthritis patients with no known cardiovascular disease and 50 people without rheumatoid arthritis or heart disease, matched by age and gender. The arthritis patients' strain echocardiograms showed cardiac impairment the healthy patients didn't have. The impairment had a unique pattern that could be used to indicate heart disease before patients have clinical signs, Dr. Gabriel says.
"It's potentially part of the answer," she says. "Our research team here at Mayo is working to identify better ways to predict heart disease in persons with rheumatoid arthritis, including developing better risk scores, imaging tests and perhaps better blood tests. We're also evaluating a number of immunological blood tests that could help us identify patients early, and exploring better imaging approaches like myocardial strain that can help us identify patients with RA who have heart problems as early as possible."
Researchers used records from the National Institutes of Health-funded Rochester Epidemiology Project, whose resources make Olmsted County, Minn., one of the few places worldwide where researchers can examine medical data on virtually everyone in a defined geographic area to find the true frequency of particular conditions and the success of treatments.
The study was funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. The research team included Nowell M. Fine, M.D.; Cynthia Crowson; Grace Lin, M.D.; Jae Oh, M.D.; and Hector Villarraga, M.D.
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Plants need to be nurtured like humans and animals in order to grow and bear. Substances which plants use in the formation of their own roots, branches, leaves, fruits and crops are called "plant nutrition substances". Plants take their nutrients from under the soil through their roots and from atmosphere through their leaves called green parts.
The process of adding nutrients to soil, which does not contain sufficient nutrients, in order to increase soil productivity and the quality and quantity of agricultural products is called fertilization and the matters which contain these nutritional elements are called fertilizers .
All the animate and inanimate creatures in the world consist of about one hundred small and different units we call elements. The 17 of them are essential for the plant growing, namely : carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, ferrous, manganese, boron, zinc, copper, molybdenum, chloride and sodium. The first ten elements are called macro elements, which are added to soil in more proportions while the remaining 7 elements are micro elements, which are sufficient in small quantities.
Fertilizers are divided into two groups :
- 1. Organic fertilizer contains plant nutrients organically. Stall fertilizer and green fertilizer are two examples. Stall fertilizer is the mixture of animal manure and matters which are used as bedding. There are approximately 0.5-0.7% nitrogen, 0.2-0.3% phosphorus and 0.4-0.6% potassium in stall fertilizer. In addition to these elements, it contains calcium, magnesium and sulfur as well as little amount of micro elements such as manganese, zinc, copper and ferrous. Stall fertilizer increases the amount of organic matters in the soil and the soil's capacity to hold water, which improves soil's tolerance against droughts and helps soil processing.
Green fertilization, which is conducted by mixing leguminous seeds into soil when they are green, regulates the nature of soils poor in organic matters and increases the water holding capacity.
- 2. Chemical, mineral, commercial and artificial fertilizers contain one or more nutrients and are produced by chemical methods. These are fertilizers with nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and calcium. Nitrous fertilizers contain ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, urea; phosphorous fertilizers contain superphosphate, triple superphosphate; potassium fertilizers contain potassium sulfate, potassium chloride; and composite fertilizers contain particular amount of N, P and K, which are fertilizers such as 20-20-0, 15-15-15, 18-46-0 and 26-13-0.
Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are nutrients which plants need most and thus required to be given to plants through fertilization. In countries like United States, Canada and Australia, most of soils are poor in nitrogen and phosphorus while the amount of potassium is more than the plants require in most of the agricultural fields. In order to increase the productivity of agricultural fields, fertilization should be done in the appropriate amount in accordance with the results of soil analysis if possible.
Within the framework of fertilizers and fertilization , nitrous and phosphorous fertilizers which are mostly used in agriculture will be emphasized.
Nitrous Fertilization
The source of nitrogen of our world is atmosphere. The %79 of the atmosphere consists of nitrogen gas. Nitrogen is added to soil through bacteria in the roots of plants such as lentil, chickpea, alfalfa and sainfoin and through the merging of nitrogenous bacteria, clostridiums and algae with the nitrogen in the air. Other plants such as wheat, maize and sugar beet use this nitrogen. Therefore the source of nitrogen in the soil is the wastes of plants and animals. We call these wastes organic substances. As the amount of organic substances in the soil increases, so does the amount of nitrogen in that soil. Organic substance decomposes and disintegrates in time, which leaves behind nitrogen good for the plant growing.
If we carry the animal wastes in our stalls to our fields and mix them into the soil, it is a kind of nitrogen fertilization. However, as the stall fertilizer is not sufficient in amount and as it is expensive to carry it from the stall to the field, we generally use artificial fertilizers called commercial fertilizers.
The commercial fertilizers, which contain nitrogen, are called nitrogen fertilizers. Nitrogen is an element which needs to be in all the cells of the plant. It encourages vegetative growing, in other words, stem and leaf growth. It rapids growing and increases the green color in the plants. Nitrogen increases the protein in the various parts of the plant and encourages grain production. Plentiful nitrogen in a soil helps leaf and stem growing. The remarkable increase in the leaf part of the plant is the indicator of nitrogen abundance in the soil.
In addition, abundant nitrogen increases the amount of water. Excessive nitrogen may have negative impact on the sensitivity of plants against droughts, diseases and frosts. Excessive nitrogen also slows flower and fruit growing and thus causes the development of leaves and stem. Excessive amount of nitrogen in soil, on the other hand, burns or kills the plant. While the nitrogen abundance in soil is not so effective in productivity, excessive amount of nitrogen delays ripening and seeds require harvesting before they are completely ripened.
Light green or yellowish color in the plant is an indicator of nitrogen deficiency. Symptoms of nitrogen deficiency include small and old plants, reduced tillering in single year plants such as barley, wheat and lentil, small and bad looking flowers or fruits. In nitrogen deficiency, lower leaves dry and fall earlier than usual. There is also remarkable decrease in yield.
There are a few points which require attention in nitrogen fertilizer practices. As nitrogen is an active nutrient in soil, water removes nitrogen from the root part of the plant in rainy climates and thus nitrogen deficiency occurs in the plant. !n such regions, instead of nitrogen fertilizers, ammonium fertilizers such as ammonium sulfate should be preferred. One of the other solutions would be dividing and giving fertilizers in portions.
The second important point in nitrogen fertilization is to fertilize as early as possible. The yield potentials of some plants which are grown for their seeds depend on their development in seedling phase. If there is nitrogen fertilizer, the first development in these plants is better and healthier as well as high grain yield is achieved.
Now, let's get to know the nitrogen fertilizers which are commonly sold in our country.
Ammonium Sulfate
It is the oldest artificial fertilizer. It creates a strong acidity in the soil. The ammonium is taken directly by the plant roots. Contrary to nitrate, ammonium is held by the clays and organic substances in the soil and thus its activity is low. However, in time, ammonium may turn into nitrate. When it does, it becomes very active.
Ammonium nitrate. This fertilizer contains both nitrate and nitrogen in ammonium form. Nitrate is washed and removed from the soil in the rainy regions.
This fertilizer gains more importance day by day. Urea is active in soil as much as nitrate. This organic fertilizer disintegrates in time and turns into ammonium, which is good for the plants. It the air is dry and soil texture is sandy during the disintegration, nitrogen may be lost in the form of ammoniac gas.
After this introduction of the fertilizers, we need to pay attention to another issue regarding the economy. This is important because there are many mistakes made by our farmers. In each fertilizer, there is a particular amount of nitrogen. And this amount is written on the fertilization bags in %. After learning the pure nutrient amount we need to give our plants, this is turned into fertilizer. After this process, there are different amounts for each fertilizer. Pay attention to this difference in types of nitrogen fertilizers we call turfgrass fertilizer.
The second important point is related to costs. If we don't have a special obligation in fertilization, there is no difference between the types of fertilizers. Therefore, we need to prefer the one with the lowest cost.
Phosphor and phosphor fertilization
Phosphor is in the form of organic phosphor salts in livings and they are essential for the livings. Plants take phosphor from the phosphate solution in the form of phosphate ions. In our country's soils, the amount of phosphor would be enough to last for centuries if all the phosphor were good for the plants. However, the clays, calcium and ferrous components in the soil attach phosphate to themselves, which makes it useless for the plants. Phosphor plays an important role in transferring genetic characteristics and the protection and carriage of energy.
Symptoms of phosphor deficiency include dark green, violet and bronze chlorosis of old leaves, late flowering of plants and few number of flowers. Root and stem development is considerably reduced. Beginning with the old leaves, all leaves start to curl before ripening. There are only few lateral shoots, and buds die or do not flower. Flowering is reduced. In spring, the leaf and flower buds emerge late. The leaves become violet or the color becomes brown in the center with bluish green spots. Leaf sides turn into brown. Plants need phosphor fertilizer more in the beginning phase of their development. In this phase, root system covers a smaller area. Therefore, more fertilizer is needed. Generally, the 50% of the phosphor is consumed in the first 20% of the total development.
Now, let's take a look at the types of phosphor fertilizers used in phosphor fertilization and their characteristics. Triple super phosphate. There is 44-46% water dissolvable phosphate in its components. It is produced in the form of off white and grey granules. Diammonium phosphate. It is a fertilizer containing two nutrients together. It contains 16-18% nitrogen and 46-48% phosphor. It is in the form of grey granules. It is an appropriate fertilizer when these two nutrients are needed.
As it contains high amount of nutrients and as it does not get lumpy quickly, it saves transportation and labor costs.
20-20 fertilizer
It contains both nitrogen and phosphor like dap fertilizer. As can be understood from the name, it contains 20% nitrogen and 20% phosphor. In the selection of phosphor fertilizers, their availability and costs should be taken into consideration. Other than that, there is no difference between fertilizers regarding their usefulness for the plants. Another important point in using phosphor fertilizers is that phosphor is relatively inactive in the soil. Because of this inactivity, the fertilizer should be dispersed onto the plant roots in the form of granules or applied just next to the seed in the depth of plantation. As it is seen in the common fertilizer practices, many farmers place all the fertilizers on the same footing, with the expression of TSP, i.e. triple superphosphat, and use them in the amount they are accustomed to, without considering the differences between phosphor fertilizers regarding their nutrients. Selecting the amount of fertilizer according to own discretions is a misapplication.
After learning about nitrogen and nitrogen fertilizers, leaf fertilizers can be used to make up for the deficiencies of other nutrients. Besides being used in soil like organic and mineral fertilizers, leaf fertilizers can also be applied to plant parts over soil, particularly plant leaves. The main nutrient storage organ for the plants is roots. Then comes leaves and other plant parts over soil even though they can only take limited amount of nutrients.
Applying fertilizers in liquid form or spraying them onto plant parts over soil is called leaf fertilization. Solutions which are sprayed onto plant leaves and which contain one or more plant nutrients are called leaf fertilizers. The production of leaf fertilizers are made in the solid (powder) and liquid form in packages.
The following should be taken into consideration during leaf fertilization:
- Licensed leaf fertilizer, which contains the particular nutrient lacking in the plant, should be preferred,
- The fertilizer should be dissolved well in the chemical application tank.
- Application should be made early in morning or late in the afternoon when there is no direct sunlight,
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed disappointment over President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Accord, saying he is confident all other parties to the ambitious pact will continue with their efforts to reduce the emissions.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed disappointment over President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Accord, saying he is confident all other parties to the ambitious pact will continue with their efforts to reduce the emissions. "The decision by the United States to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change is a major disappointment for global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote international security," according to a statement read by Guterres's spokesperson Stephane Dujarric to reporters here today. Guterres's response came as Trump made the expected announcement from the White House's Rose Garden that the US will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, adopted after years of international negotiations in December 2015 by the 196 parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
"The Secretary-General remains confident that all other parties to the Paris agreement will continue to demonstrate vision and leadership, along with very many cities, states and businesses in the United States and around the world by working for the low-carbon, resilient economic growth that will create quality jobs and markets for 21st century economic prosperity," the statement by the UN Chief said. Trump will however stick to the withdrawal process laid out in the Paris agreement, which in effect means that the US will be able to fully exit the pact only by November 2020, leaving a final decision up to the American voters in the next presidential election. When asked how long it will take for the US government to pull out of the agreement according to the established protocols, Dujarric said he will not comment at this point on any legal issues.
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On the caveat that Trump is ready to renegotiate the agreement, Dujarric said that is a question for the parties which negotiated the agreement. The Paris Agreement's central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping the global temperature rise in this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The landmark agreement, which entered into force last November, calls on countries to combat climate change and to accelerate and intensify the actions and investments needed for a sustainable low carbon future, and to adapt to the increasing impacts of climate change.
Guterres said in the statement that the Paris Agreement was adopted by all the world's nations because they recognise the "immense harm" that climate change is already causing and the enormous opportunity that climate action presents.
Guterres stressed that it is "crucial" the United States remains a "leader" on environmental issues and he "looks forward to engaging with the American government and all actors in the United States and around the world to build the sustainable future on which our grandchildren depend." The UN Chief underscored that the Paris Climate agreement offers a meaningful yet flexible framework for action by all countries and the transformation envisaged in the deal is already underway. The Paris Agreement was a defining moment in the legacies of both former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as well as Trump's predecessor Barack Obama. India had ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change on October 2 last year on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, given the Indian leader's philosophy and strategy of non-violence.
US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley said by deciding to withdraw from the climate agreement, Trump acted in America's best interest, "moving away from a flawed agreement that placed too heavy a burden on American jobs, and opening the door to a new agreement that reaches the right balance. "As a Governor, I always worked to balance economic growth and environmental protection. We can, and we must do both," she said adding that America will remain a leader in environmental protection. "However the Trump administration will not jeopardise our economy in order to please other countries that doesn't come anywhere near our environmental standards," she said.
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Giro giro é que se repararem, as seis peças combinam bem entre si!! Combinem lá a mala com o o colete a saia e a malha branca ou preta? Ou com o vestido? :P
So? There is a new collection the Studio which, to be honest, never caught my attention but this collection looks incredbile this time!! If I had to choose three I would choose those three pieces that I have on the buttom part of the picture! They look incredible!
Besides that, I'm loving the leather skirt that it's sold out on my size since the first time I looked at it! It's so pretty and who doesn't love leather for fall?
I told you some posts ago that I need a bucket bag. Well, I was loving this one and one I thought it would be a great idea to order it, it's sold out. In beige and black. So if I have to pick an alternative because I really need a medium bag I saw this one and I thought it would be such a great alternative!!
And last but not least, this amazing gilet! Oh my god, I saw a gir with it on youtube and it looked amazing! I have to say that on the site with the model it doens't look as good but it's such a cool piece to have! It keeps you warm but stylish at the same time! It's one of those pieces that I think it looks one thousand times better on than on the hanger.
And that's all for today my girls!
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The Citizens' Voice has partnered with nonprofit organization e.thePeople to create an online guide to the April 26 primary. Beginning today, voters can access the guide at citizensvoice.com.
The guide provides information about candidates in major races.
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Rude Boy
It's kind of in the middle of somewhere cool and the middle of nowhere. That's the suburban-type feel that Brunswick West has to it. You've got some cool places scattered around but then your back drop is a freeway overpass. Rude Boy is burger joint in and amongst all this. They're owned by a husband and wife team who also run popular Lolo & Wren cafe just next door. A pretty smart move for an area strip that's limited with quality fair, the guys have their corner of the market dominated. Breakfast and light lunch at the cafe or something a little more comforting at the burger joint. Their main focus is their produce, with meats sourced ethically from around the state like Clover Valley and Milawa free range chicken. Burgers come in all shapes and sizes and get as wild as including jalapeno poppers and chimmi churri, to as basic as meat, cheese and ketchup. I had to get into their namesake Rude Boy burger that came with a sesame seed bun, 150g Wagyu patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and rude sauce.


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Multi-family and commercial construction will rebound by 45% over last year. Moody's is predicting a 74% increase. That brings the total number of townhouses, apartments and commercial units to somewhere between 260,000 and 340,000.
Home ownership rates, which have declined to the lowest levels since 1998, may keep dropping as the foreclosure crisis turns more Americans into renters. In addition, household formation will probably accelerate as an improving economy and growing employment embolden more people to stop sharing residences and strike out on their own.
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Modular home factories can be at the forefront of this construction resurgence if they are willing to take a couple of risks.
First is transforming their staff from only building residential housing to a mix of single family homes and commercial modules. IDBS, Signature Homes and Champion Commercial are both poised to move quickly into this market as well as Clayton's Commercial division who has built a ton of government living quarters in the past.
Secondly there is the cash flow problem. Unlike new home builders that purchase only one or two homes at a time and pay for them on delivery, these huge commercial projects will require the factories to borrow working capital to keep their production lines open and employees paid until the funds are released. If a modular home factory has been on the edge over the past few years, not having this funding could be the end of the road for them if they try to build a large apartment project.
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Satwari the Jammu airport is the nearest to Hotels Katra and is located 8 kilometers from city center and it takes only 35 minutes to reach to the city. You can hire private taxis and buses. The website tells you about Vaishno Devi Tours, Vaishno Devi Packages, Helicopter to Vaishno Devi, How to reach katra and airport information and Budget Hotels in katra.
Taking a Flight from Delhi
If you are thinking how to reach Vaishno devi, katra in a short span of time than catching a flight from Palam Domestic airport is the best way. Indian Airlines, Go Air, Jet airways are options but it is always better to book your tickets for your Vaishno Devi Tours and Vaishno Devi packages tickets also for Helicopter to Vaishno Devi way in advance especially during the festival season for Hotels in Katra.
Katra is the nearest tourist destination and is famous for Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and to reach from Jammu to katra by road you can take local bus services or Volvo buses and other deluxe buses are available from all the major cities of Northern India and can stay at Hotels in Katra or Budget hotels in Katra. The Ransoo village is located on the Reasi-Rajouri road and is connected from Jammu to Katra and many other cities of Jammu and Kashmir.
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I can't remember that I have ever posted something about modern art. Well, you should know that I'm in love with arts, especially with modern art. There was absolutely no way missing the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. I can tell you it's insane, really amazing. Even I don' like the quality of the picures too much, I hope they will give you some impressions of how it looked like there. The building where the exhibition took place was unbelievable huge ( but nothing compared to the Empire State Building, haha - can't believe that I can really say this. ) Anyway, I took my audio guide, of course in English, to listen to what the artists want so say about their work. They were different floors with different topics, and I think I spend three or four hours there, alone !!! I posted some music with my pictures to give you some musical inspiration as well. So let me know which artwork is the best to you! I really can't decide, because everything was so new for me. But I really liked the light installation right under this text. If you are travelling to New York you should definitely visit the Museum Of Modern Art in Manhattan.
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