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Extinction, the horde mode replacing (or so it seems) zombies for Call of Duty: Ghosts will feature four classes specific to the mode, according to this post yesterday afternoon from the game's developer.
The classes are rather meat-and-potatoes: Weapon Specialist, Tank, Engineer and Medic. The first two are your offensive classes, the second two are support. Of note, the Engineer can armor the team's drill, which is the weapon used to destroy an alien hive. (You can see that in action, sorta, in the official announcement video here.)
Basically, the weapon specialist deals 20 percent more bullet damage; tanks absorb damage, engineers secure the drill and medics revive everyone. "The most successful teams will consist of a variety of classes, using different abilities to best complement each other and adequately defend against the alien horde," Infinity Ward says.
The game, of course, arrives on Tuesday.
Call of Duty: Ghosts Intel—Extinction Class Overview [Call of Duty.com]
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MCKNIGHT, SAMUEL EWELL (1864–1940). Samuel Ewell McKnight, rancher, the son of Joseph Peyton and Mary (Elkins) McKnight, was born on January 11, 1864, in Waxahachie, Texas. He worked on the family ranch until he was about twenty-seven, first with his father and then in partnership with two brothers. About 1891 McKnight struck out on his own to lease a ranch near Brady in McCulloch County. Some time later he bought a ranch near Melvin in the same county. In 1906 he sold the Melvin ranch and bought another near Sonora in Sutton County, where he raised Herefords. In 1932 he sold his Sonora ranch and bought 35,000 acres near Carrizo Springs in Dimmit County. For a time McKnight was a director of the First National Bank of Sonora and from the early 1930s to his death was on the board of directors of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. He was also active in other livestock organizations, including the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association and the Border Cattle Raisers Organization. McKnight supported building a fence along the Rio Grande to prevent the importation of cattle infested with ticks (see TEXAS FEVER). He married Della Coffman, and together they brought up her sister's seven orphaned children. McKnight died in Carrizo Springs of a cerebral hemorrhage on September 24, 1940.
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Clarksburg is an unincorporated community located in the state of Maryland. Clarksburg is found about four miles to the north of Germantown and about 26 miles to the northwest of Washington, D.C. The community of Clarksburg was named after a trader by the name of John Clarke, and it was a significant northern town in the United States by 1875. The community of Clarksburg has experienced enormous growth since 2000.
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Since my post on Individually Defining Success and Failure, on December 19, I have been actively developing my definition of both failure and success.
I've read articles & blogs (which a few key posts are noted below), thought, meditated, and have taken notes about the meaning of success and failure in my life. I find that neither failure nor success is totally quantifiable in my definitions.
Describing failure in the sense of the way I deem society to define failure: a divorce, bankruptcy, losing a house, or being fired, is not for me. I see those things as the accumulation of mistakes often made with the best of intentions, misunderstandings, and lack of knowledge, though not necessary ly absolute failure because I believe people come back from those "failures" better, stronger, and hopefully more prepared not to make the same choices/mistakes in the future.
Success and failure are a set of feelings for me, actually the accumulation of many feelings, that become habits, beliefs, and actions in my daily life.
To me, failure is: feeling regret and fear, unjust or unequal choices for those effected by my decisions, rash judgement and assumption, lack of faith, exerting too much control, disquiet in my heart and being overly critical. Failure for me is the accumulation of these feelings mixed with a rigid routine, wasting time and money, a rushed and busy lifestyle, emotional and physical distress, and close-minded practices.
While I experience these characteristics on occasion, I am able to keep in mind that all of these together would be a "failure" in my life. It keeps me on track. I know when I am not feeling right and need to direct myself to the feelings I have when I know I am on my journey to success.
What is success in my life?
Success is: a calm, easy feeling, fair, ethical, and kind decisions that reflect well on my lifestyle and support those in my life. Success is feeling confident, motivated, spiritual, and connected. It is acknowledging and supporting the important people in my life. It is continued knowledge, education and the open-minded search for broader opinions, ideas, and cultures. Success is maintaining a physically active, mentally challenging, and adventure-finding routine.
So while, I didn't define success and failure as absolutes, I defined them as guidelines to keep me moving towards happines and use my feelings to guide me away from the discomforts of failure.
The beauty of these definitions for me, is that both allow me to learn, grow, and constantly reevaluate how I am doing. That to me is a big success in and of itself.
With the new year, what is your definition of success and failure in your life?
Best of luck answering this important question and I hope it guides you to a healthy, prosperous and successful 2013.
Articles that helped me prepare this post:
1. 'Re-defining Failure (And Success!)' by Todd Henry
2. Take Two Risks and Call Me in the Morning
by Bonnie Friedman, from the May 2005 issue of O magazine
3. "2 Steps to Defining Success" by Jesse Petersen


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- The block hover icon only appears on cells you are allowed to place blocks on. In other words, it won't appear in the safe zone near your opponent's goal.
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Actually, this is a reprise of a post I did earlier this week . . . Ferry Coursen carried trucks.
Mary H pushed a creek-size barge.
Winter fishing continued apace aboard Eastern Welder.
I got a close-up of Mary H.
Brendan Turecamo headed out for an assist.
A slightly different angle on Sorensen Miller shows the yellow as strapping.
More shots of John P. Brown moving railcars over to New Jersey.
A Moose boat on patrol barreled right at me.
Hunting Creek got light at the mooring.
And a USACE boat practiced bathymetry.
All fotos by Will Van Dorp. For fotos of Hamilton (ON) harbor delights, click here. Here's more info on the 1935 tug he shows. It's for sale for less than a loaded Escalade. Unrelated . . . another blog I read these days is Ohio River blog with good inland rivers fotos here. And since I'm all over the place today . . .check out this Flickr page by Guillermo Barrios of southern South American tugs and towboats. And finally check out these fotos of the old bridge in Bucksport, ME. I haven't crossed that bridge–about to be demolished– in over two decades . . . .
Forecast for the morning after the Oscars was for some sun, which I sorely needed. And who's out . . . William Oscar aka W. O. Decker, for starters.
CCNI Aquiles and Dallas Express at Global . . . and a Moose boat racing toward us.
I couldn't quite figure out what Sorensen Miller's load was. In the background, that's the Newark Bay Bridge, which doesn't make it on my fotos much.
Virginia Sue was fishing off Clermont.
John P. Brown moved nine (?) railcars from Brooklyn to Jersey.
Clipper Legacy arrived here yesterday.
Shawn Miller's pushing trucks around again, this one all ready for the mid-March holiday.
Taurus light moves past Christine McAllister.
And . . . let's conclude with another shot of William Oscar, wherever it may be heading.
All fotos this morning before the clouds moved in . . . by Will Van Dorp.
As I write this post, Lincoln Sea is southbound on the Hudson, just south of where Stena Primorsk ran out of the channel a month or so ago. Weddell Sea/Lincoln Sea foto was taken back in earlier September 2012.
This closeup of the Lincoln Sea-DBL 140 embrace seems small and intimate until you read the gradations on the the barge . . . those numbers mark feet.
Length and breath of the tug-barge unit
is 597′ x 79.'
Ocean Leader, here coming into the Narrows four days ago and currently in Port of Albany, is also 597′ loa but a little beamier: 105′ . . . panamax wide.
I don't have the tug/barge dimensions of B. Franklin Reinauer/RTC 82, here paralleling Ocean Leader.
Behind tugboat John P. Brown (75′ x 26′) lies Stena Primorsk, in the "hole" undergoing repairs at Bayonne Dry Dock & Repair, and shown
here about a week pre-accident. Dimensions of Stena Primorsk: 597′ x 131′ . . . . 280,000 barrel capacity. Lincoln Sea's DBL 140 capacity is 140,000 barrels.
All fotos by Will Van Dorp.
All manner of small vessels traverse the waters of the sixth boro. Twin Tube is truly one ageless fixture of the harbor. If I did photoshopping, I'd have the boom dangle something tantalizing over the Statue's upstretched hand.
Annie G II . . . makes me wonder about Annie G I. Here she
stands by as crew perform some truck task over on the west side of Governor's Island. I've enjoyed watching the derelict buildings on the Island disappear. A largely unseen harbor project farther south (sorry no pics from UNDER the sixth boro) has been the tunneling of a new deeper "water main" (p. 7 ff) between Brooklyn and Staten Island.
A small USCG boat stops for maintenance on the red 32. Unfortunately, I was on a vessel headed away from the buoy, and a few seconds after I took this, one crewman stepped aboard the buoy, on the other side.
A small USACE vessel speeds to the southeast past Robins Reef Light.
John P Brown pushes fewer than a dozen of the mere 1500 cars per year across the harbor, the miniscule fraction of merchandise that travels between NJ and parts of NYC on non-rubber wheels.
A small fishing boat crosses the bay under the cranes
on hovering over Bayonne.
St Andrews runs light past some unidentified tugs obscured in the fog. I spent July 4 docked near St Andrews.
New England style fishing boat heads out of the Bronx while Fox Boys (I think) pushes some scrap probably toward Jersey City.
In fading light, HMS Liberty heads for the Kills. I've often wonder what the HMS stood for in this case. . . . Is the H his, her, or something else . . . .
All fotos by Will Van Dorp, who wonders whether Sandy will be sandy or just windy, snowy, rainy, . . . tricky . . . .
This is the 98th installment of this title. If you've any ideas about what I might do with the 100th, let me know. Of course, I could just let it pass by . . . randomly.
All these boats have some things in common, like . .. they passed through the sixth boro although in all types of weather/light in the past week or so. I'l let you know what I'm thinking at the end of the post.
Miss Yvette, 1975 built in Houma, Louisiana (LA), here attending to Kraken.
Freddie K Miller, 1966 . . . Madisonville LA.
John P Brown 2002 Morgan City LA
Atlantic Salvor 1976 New Orleans.
James Turecamo 1969, Waterford NY.
Pegasus 2006 Tres Palacios TX
Pathfinder 1972 Houma LA
C. Angelo 1999 Lockport LA
Margaret Moran December 1979 Morgan City LA
Miriam Moran November 1979 Morgan City LA
And another thing they all have in common right now is that
they all work in trades other than directly pushing oil.
All fotos by Will Van Dorp, who'd love to hear ideas about the "Random Tugs 100" post.
Unrelated: I read this line yesterday about a withdrawn lawsuit between the NY Port Authority and a Canadian steel company: "The deal means the lawsuit will be dropped and the steel for the [World Trade Center] tower antenna can set sail before Canadian shipping channels freeze over in winter." Here's the rest of the article. But it made me wonder . . . by what vessel . . . barge or ship . . . will this steel arrive in the Upper Bay. Anyone know? Here's info on the fabricator of the antenna.
And a Q . . . has anyone seen evidence of construction of the crane(s) to be involved in the Bayonne Bridge raising? I've heard rumors, but not read or heard anything authoritative.
Wow! It's been over three years since I last used this title. Here's S 15.
A few hours this morning evoked the sense of the sixth boro as a place for the likes of Harbour First and Charles D. McAllister, larger vessels from larger organizations,
others . . like Thornton Bros. Guess which of the five smaller tugs here is the oldest?
Gage Paul Thornton, here beside the resplendent Maria T barge,
How about another look at each . . . . Thornton Bros,
Gage Paul Thornton, with the beautiful stained wood door,
Durham? That's John P. once again in the distance passing the globe-trotting, Suez-transiting Advance Victoria . . . .
And you were right if you guessed Gage Paul Thornton, ex-Coastline Girls, launched 1943. Launch dates for the others, to the best of my info, are as follows: John P Brown 2002, Iron Mike 1977, Maria J 1971, Durham 1964, and Thornton Bros 1958.
On the southern end of Arthur Kill lie in barely perceptible disintegration two tugboats launched one year later than Gage Paul Thornton . . . namely ATR-89 and LT-653.
Unrelated: It looks like I'll not be able to salvage Ryou-Un Maru . . . .


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%#@$ this Kindle!
%&#$ This Kindle!
This post originally appeared in writing.ie, under the slightly more grown-up title of On the Kindle Crossroads (probably should have been At the Crossroads, but, oh well...). Now I'm retiring it here. Read on, if you dare!
So here we are at a historical crossroads that will affect the way we relate to the printed word forever, and it's largely been brought about because people are so lazy at choosing gifts for Christmas.
'Hmm. So-and-so likes reading. I'll get her an electronic gizmo to read books on. Everyone else is doing it.' And so it goes. I'm sure there were thousands of Kindles under trees all over Ireland and across the globe this year. I got one for my birthday in August. 'Feeling guilty?' I asked my husband the same day, as we greeted the woman who runs our local independent book store.
Of course Kindles do have good points. They've changed publishing, with thousands of authors able to bypass the gatekeepers and make their books directly and easily available to readers. Also, let's face it: books are awkward and frequently heavy, and if you're like me, they tend to multiply and take over the house. How many bookcases from Argos have I assembled over the past couple of years, thinking each would be the last? And I remember starting Wolf Hall (651 pages) last year and looking forward to reading it on the plane to Canada – until I considered the misery of dragging this brick of a thing through three airports and two continents. With a Kindle, this wouldn't have been an issue. I can load it up with twelve doorstop books and still be skipping around with something the weight and size of an envelope in my bag. Mothers with small children also tell me that they're handy for when your arms are full of baby but your brain would still like something to do. If you have to, you can turn those pages with your nose.
Kindles are also fun. What do I feel like reading today? I go clicking through the Amazon 'shop' and those dopey reassurance hormones start to hit –the same ones that flood my brain whenever I'm wasting time on the internet. Then I find something I'm mildly curious about, touch the screen, and...it's mine. You don't even have to go through the multiple stages of confirming and entering passwords that pop up when buying a physical book online. I can use Kindle to hunt down novels that aren't easily found in local bookstores, or a Kindle purchase might be a compromise: I want to read something but don't want to be responsible for owning and housing it as a physical object.
But, wait a minute. Aren't there places where you can read all the books you want for free and not have to worry about owning them? That's right. They're called libraries. And the other advantages I mentioned have their downsides too. So, you have two hundred books on your Kindle. Hooray. Then you end up leaving it on the DART or dropping it into a bathtub. Goodbye, two hundred books. And what happens when the machine upgrades itself – like we've seen happen with music and movies – and you can't access your old files anymore? Plus there's the fact that you're dependent on Amazon and the titles they decide to make available, in fact many internationally sold Kindles are linked only to the company's American website. The most recent Giller Prize winner is currently not available through Amazon.com on my Kindle, for example. And I had a look for a Giller shortlister a few months ago, but found I could only buy this Canadian-published book for my Irish Kindle through an American website in a German language edition. Okay.
Books as objects have been around for a thousand years and more. They have weight, significance, emotional heft. Imagine your favourite childhood storybooks lined up on your shelf looking back at you. Now think of your own kids staring at...a row of titles on a screen? Doesn't work for me. There's a reason you throw the book across the room if you're frustrated with the ending, or that you might pick one up with real affection, smiling at this inanimate thing. I've even found myself patting them. It's irrational, but difficult to control: this collection of paper is where the story lives.
But beyond sentiment, there is something more sinister going on here. I recently finished the Kindle edition of Sweet Tooth, Ian McEwan's latest. Early on in the book, I came across this description of Camden Market in the early 70s:
'Ranks of 'psychedelic' shirts and Sergeant Pepper-ish tasselled military suits hung on long racks on the pavement. Available for like-minded hordes desperate to assert their individuality.'
On my Kindle screen, the second sentence had been underlined and there was a note in small type in the margin - a message from Amazon telling me that this phrase had been highlighted by 38 other readers. I felt self-conscious, spied on, as if an Amazon executive were standing behind my chair. And I found I couldn't remember anything about the scene I'd just been reading.
You can turn this feature off easily enough...for now. But I'm imagining a time where I'll be reading about two characters sharing a carton of Ben and Jerry's and I might find a link to the company's website embedded in my book. Or maybe I'll wake up to an email from Amazon: 'Janet Cameron, you viewed the sex scenes in your latest purchase, Pity's Cabbage, 30% more frequently than other segments. Might we interest you in a range of high quality vibrators?' This is all about turning reading into consuming.
Which it already is, of course. Except for the times you've bought something second-hand, or used a library, or kept the same book for thirty years without 'upgrading', or borrowed a book from a friend. You can't lend someone a book on your Kindle – it's as personal as your phone. We've all gone to parties and scanned through the offerings in the bookcase. Imagine picking up someone's Kindle and having a gawp at the titles. It would be like rifling through their underwear drawer. At the same time there's this weirdly intimate level of involvement with total strangers and their busy highlighters. I can see books devolving into one of these entertainment and social systems that isolate us even as they promote company-approved 'sharing'.
Still, Kindles are pretty neat, and to tell the truth, I'd miss mine if it suddenly vanished. Wouldn't it be great if you could have ebooks and physical books existing side by side in peace? After all, as some internet commentators have pointed out, elevators are a handy way of getting you from one floor to another, and they haven't brought about the end of stairs.
True enough, but picture this: You're looking at beautiful, sweeping staircase with a carved banister. Beside it is an ugly, cramped metal elevator. Now, answer honestly. You're tired and those lovely stairs are fairly steep. Which option are you going to choose? Which will you scramble to catch as it leaves, which will you cram yourself into, to be isolated with random strangers and stale farts as a machine does all the heavy lifting for you? In my experience, people will go for convenience over quality, every time. I can only hope I'll be proved wrong.
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Archive for January, 2016
By: Ben Stoller
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By: Ryan Stucke
Many growers are in the thick of buying inputs for the upcoming year and trying to figure out how to maximize every acre they farm. Every farmer is trying to do more with less and there are many ways to achieve that by placing the right product on the right acre and putting the inputs on the acres that need them. It seems that we have come a long way with improving corn yields over the last ten years and the soybean yields have not increased as rapidly as what corn has. Here are a few tips on how to maximize your acres and increase your soybean yields.
- Variety Selection- by placing the right product on the right acre you can maximize every soybean plant out there. You have to start off by knowing what soil types you are farming and what varieties work best on those acres. Drainage, pest pressure and also disease pressure are a few other keys you want to keep in mind when selecting a variety.
- Planting Date and Seed Treatment- Planting is trending earlier as the years go by and a lot of that has to do with newer genetics and seed treatments. Because more growers are planting in cool wet soils, by applying a fungicide and insecticide with your seed treatment will help fight off early diseases such as Rhizoctonia, Fusarium and Pythium.
- Soil Fertility- having the proper levels of P (phosphorus) and K (Potassium) along with having the proper PH level (6.0-6.8)
- Fungicide/Insecticide application- many companies have seen a response to a fungicide/insecticide application at the R3 stage of soybeans. You could very well see an increase from 2.5-5 bushel increase by applying these at R3
A few minor practices that will help a grower increase soybean production would be rotation of crops, tillage, weed control and also crop width (15 in. or 30 in. rows). A lot of these tasks are very easily achieved by just talking to your local Mercer Landmark rep. Whether it is by soil testing to find out the nutrients you need, what chemistry program you should be running, or what varieties would best fit your farm.
By: Alex Fullenkamp
The topic of cutting costs for the 2016 growing season is being discussed everywhere. Some growers have their mind made up, while others are looking for advice from individuals like myself.
At a meeting I attended recently this was discussed and some of the numbers surprised me. New crop corn price is down approximately 10% compared to where it was a year ago and new crop soybeans are about 15% lower. 28%, Anhydrous, and Urea are down approximately 20-25%. Phosphorus and Potassium sources are about 20% lower. Most chemical and seed prices seem to be pretty comparable to last year or have even trickled a little lower.
I ask farmers to really consider their choices when looking at cutting costs. A landlord gets payed by the acre but a farmer still gets payed by the bushel. The more bushels you have, the more you have to sell. Something like lowering rent $75/acre can have a huge impact on your profitability but saving a few bucks on a crop protection program or planting seed with less traits can be a very risky decision that could ultimately cost you a lot of money.
Please contact your local Mercer Landmark consultant to discuss further.
In past years, there have been a lot of statistics tossed around pre-report about how the market has re acted to the January crop report. This year has proved to be no different. I would like to Thank FC Stone for sharing the information and charts below.
Here, we have March Corn Futures. Over the past 10 years, we are evenly split with 5 higher, and 5 lower. 8 of the 10 years have however, given us a move greater than a dime, with 6 of the 10 being greater than 20 cents.
March Soybeans have had a 4-6 record the past 10 years, and 7 of the 10 years gave us 20 cent or greater moves.
Wheat is evenly split, 5 years each way. It too has been volatile as 5 of the 10 years have generated 15 cents or greater moves.


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This recipe comes to you courtesy Allrecipes.com and, to be honest, I think they were the yummiest pancakes I've had in a long time. I like my cakes a little on the less-fluffy, more-skinny side, so I added more milk. Otherwise, the recipe is awesome as is.
3/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter, melted
cooking spray
Combine milk with vinegar in a medium bowl and set aside for 5 minutes to "sour". Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk egg and butter into "soured" milk. Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and whisk until lumps are gone.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cupfuls of batter onto the skillet, and cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip with a spatula, and cook until browned on the other side.
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The marijuana lawsuit against Jeff Sessions has officially come to an end. The objective of the lawsuit was simple. Deem the government's classification of marijuana as a Schedule I Substance as unconstitutional. Only seems fair, right?
Apparently not to the powers that be.
Federal Judge Says There is No "Fundamental Right" to Use Marijuana
On Monday, the decision by a federal judge to dismiss the case was announced at the US District Court in Manhattan. The judge's reasoning? He doesn't have the authority to do what the plaintiffs were requesting.
Judge Alvin Hellerstein said that even if he had the authority to decide the issue, he would be forced to rule against the plaintiffs because there is no "fundamental right" to use marijuana.
Hellerstein did reiterate that his decision was not based on the legitimacy of medical cannabis. He said it "should not be understood as a factual finding that marijuana lacks any medical use in the United States."
According to Reuters, Judge Hellerstein ruled that the lawsuit had to be dismissed because plaintiffs in the case failed to use administrative procedures within the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to challenge the ban.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs said they would appeal the decision.
Lawyers Plan to Appeal Judge's Ruling
Michael Hiller is one of the lawyers representing those that filed the lawsuit. He says, "Resigning the plaintiffs to the petitioning administrative process is tantamount to a death sentence for those patients who need cannabis to live."
The lawsuit has been making headlines since it was filed last July. One of the plaintiffs is 12-year-old Alexis Bortell, who uses medical cannabis to treat debilitating seizures. Jagger Cotte is a 7-year-old who suffers from Leigh Syndrome, a terminal neurological condition. Former Denver Broncos defensive end Marvin Washington is another plaintiff. So is Jose Belen, an Iraq War veteran who suffers from PTSD.
"The time has come," Hiller said, "for the courts to abandon decades old precedent, notched with obsolete technicalities, and catch up with modern science and contemporary principles of common law."
A Setback…Not the End
Jose Belen sees it as a setback, but not the end.
"Judge Hellerstein's ruling is disappointing," said Belen, "but it is just the beginning. My fellow plaintiffs and I will continue to stand strong for the veterans and countless Americans whose lives depend on access to medical cannabis. We are on the right side of history, and we will take this fight to the Supreme Court if necessary."
Hiller says, "This case will continue to move forward. Notwithstanding the outcome of today, we remain confident that the final disposition of this case will include a finding that the classification of cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act is unconstitutional, freeing millions of Americans to safely treat their conditions with a plant that maintains their health and their lives."


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Month: November 2011
Greece is not Papandreou and Samaras
Gnome 3 ROCKS
OMG, it's unbelievable. They finally did it right. Even the font rendering now looks AMAZING
Mehran Sahami teaches Programming Methodology
I've watched it back then, and rewatched it again now and will do again
Always nice to read Stallman texts
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It's Fashion Week here in Los Angeles. And while the events aren't nearly as big as those in New York or Paris, there is still a ton of fashionable fun to be had around the city. Last night, I was invited to a Simply Stylist, a pop up showroom featuring a ton of super cute designers. I fell for these three flirty dresses (and was able to convince a sweet model to play dress up!) and I'd love to know which hot number you'd wear for a fancy date with your main squeeze.
The scene: your guy (or crush) has scored reservations at the most exclusive restaurant in town. He's decked out in his finest but which lovely frock will you wear? Let's pretend shop the spring collections at LA fashion week:
You could wear a chic little black dress like this one by Johnny Bechard. Classic and super flattering.
Another option is something fun and unique that hugs your curves like this adorable silk dress by Grammy Label.
Or you might opt for a sparkly number that shows off your legs like this piece from Paul & Joe.
__Which dress tickles your fancy? Do you think your guy would pick the same one as you? I love #3 but I think my husband would go for the first one. Are any of these girl pretty and not guy pretty? __
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I started blogging back in 2004 for a lot of good reasons, but one reason that is important to me is that I've kept a journal on and off, for my whole life. I like recording the little things that happen, and the big things too, now that I think about it. I stopped blogging about my life when I got caught up writing about clergy sexual abuse over the last two years. I almost stopped writing altogether. Let me be clear. There is a lot in my life that I am thankful for and most of it has nothing to do with religion, atheism, or clergy sexual abuse. My life.. well, it's great. I am a happy man.
Today, although it is only 1:00 pm, is another good day. I woke up early to play a sunrise round of disc golf with my good friend pastor Brad. After the game, I took my wife out for breakfast and had the good fortune of running into my cousins, Brian and Charmaine, along with their two-year old son Elliot. I took a great photo. I ate a great meal at my favorite breakfast spot, and I managed to laugh a bunch and kissed a cute baby. All before noon. That's another good day in my book.


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Sinkhole in Russia
Pothole in South Africa
In January "Social media was abuzz following the story about a woman who decided to prove a point and take a bath in one of the potholes last week, a Sapa correspondent reported.
The story made front-page headlines over the weekend.
Lydenburg Guest Farm owner Alison Botha and volunteer teacher Rosie Morrison recently published photos of Morrison taking a bath in one of the potholes on the R36.
Morrison was armed with a shower cap, book, glass of wine, and shampoo.
The two women posted the photos on Facebook and encouraged people to spread the message that government had to fix potholes that threatened the lives of tourists and locals."


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Britain's army of Airbnb landlords has been handed a cash bonus by the Treasury following an announcement in last week's budget that means most of them will no longer pay tax on their rental income.
At the moment, anyone who rents out a room to a lodger where the rental income exceeds £4,250 a year must pay tax on the amount above this. But last week the chancellor announced that, from April 2016, this tax-free allowance will increase to £7,500, the first time the threshold has moved since 1997.
The move will mean the majority of lodger landlords will avoid paying tax altogether. Lodger landlords can earn, on average, £8,335 a year in London, and £6,071 across the rest of the UK, according to website Spareroom.
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A bitter power struggle between the country's leaders led to an early election being called.
The summit is due to be attended by the presidents of the European Union and the European Commission.
The event hosted by Ukraine's president and prime minister will discuss the progress the country has made.
Ukraine became a pro-Western country almost three years ago.
Following the mass protests of the 2004 Orange Revolution this former Soviet republic turned its back on Russia and made membership of the European Union one of its top priorities.
Expectations of Ukraine were high.
While the country has become more democratic, the pace of reform has been slow and there has been one crisis after another.
A former Ukrainian foreign minister told me that there is frustration in Brussels at the continuing political turmoil.
At the heart of this is a power struggle between the president and the prime minister.
But despite this instability, President Viktor Yushchenko says there is agreement over Ukraine's European position.
"This direction of Ukrainian politics has no alternatives," said Mr Yushchenko.
"It is not just a matter of fashion that we move towards the West. It means that Ukraine will grow stronger, and that we will be able to work towards European integration and Nato."
This summit was organised long before the early election was called for late September.
It is expected that President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych will be told that the vote in two weeks' time will be a key test of the country's democracy and its commitment to European values.
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He imagined himself clinching his head and falling to the ground due to brain tumour like Amitabh Bachchan in the Bollywood blockbuster `Majboor'. His anxiety led to incessant reading on tumours and their treatment. Convinced by the diagnosis, he blew up '10,000 on an MRI scan and showed it to his doctor for a `second' opinion. It turned out to be just a minor headache due to stress.
You might be laughing at Ram, but you probably know you are no different. Colds, sore throats or stomach aches, you've googled it all. And if these medical sites have made you a worry wart, you are not far from being a cyberchondriac. Cyberchondria, the hypochondria of the digital age, is the anxiety concerning one's health caused by visiting medical websites.
"Patients cannot be blamed as they are vulnerable to any suggestion when they are anxious. While curiosity directs them to the net, there are other reasons. For instance, they may have seen someone close suffer with a certain health condition which makes them identify their problems with it," says Dr G Ilangovan, senior medical consultant, Premier Medicare.
Apparently , it is common for patients to do a little homework and turn up for a check-up. According to Goo gle, one in 20 searches is for health-related information.
While it is good to be informed, warn yourself against believing you can give the doctor a run for his money.
"A diagnosis through the internet is not always accurate as it does not consider a patient's medical history . It could also delay the diagnosis of a serious problem. A doctor's advice is essential as they narrow down the field by examining and analysing the patient's symptoms using medical knowledge," says Dr George Thomas, orthopaedist, St. Isabel's Hospital, advising patients to learn about their condition after being diagnosed by a physician.
Doctors recollect several instances where self-diagnosis has gone awfully wrong. Online searches tend to reveal extremities. They tell you your disc collapse can give you paralysis, most women with PCOD (polycystic ovarian disease) can't have children and your mosquito bite can be a skin disease. What's worse is, you fear the worst.
"It is basic human tendency . Whenever you read about your disease, the mind picks up the negative aspects faster than the positive ones, leading to anxiety . Treatment for the same disease can vary for each person and needs to customised," says Dr Amudha Hari, senior gynaecologist, Motherhood Hospital.
However, doctors do recommend certain sites like MayoClinic and Cancer.gov, which provide information but emphasise the need to visit a doctor. "The internet is a double-edged tool. Be careful not to trust all the information out there," says Dr Amudha.
"Sometimes patients end up shelling `4 to `5 lakhs on unnecessary tests and treatment as they don't trust the doctor. People also panic thinking that they will be shunned at work and by society if diagnosed with diseases like cancer and AIDS," says Dr Ilangovan, explaining how people leave their jobs due to this.
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Also, our buyers are protected with our money-back guarantee clauses. It is completely understandable that no matter how desperate men are in their desire to improve their performance, they are also careful when picking a product. For this reason, if customer is not satisfied with the quality of a product, he can use the benefit of product returning in anticipated period which most certainly allow customer to try the product with more confidence but also makes a sale of a product a lot more easier and our affiliates stay happy.
Where Turbomax is available in?
Let's repeat once again – Zetaniche is mostly dealing with European low competitive geo's. When we say low competitive geo's, our goal is to put an accent on advantages that these markets are bringing for affiliates. We were writing a lot about the geo's where our biggest focus is, but when it comes to TurboMax specifically, we are offering it in 16 following markets:
Italy, Romania, Greece, Czech Republic, Serbia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Hungary, Bosnia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Croatia, Poland, Latvia, Estonia.
What is so special about these countries when it comes to TurboMax?
Well, first of all, you need to know that it is an inevitable fact that there are many different products for male enhancement and that it is a very competitive niche.
However, promoting these type of products in geo's where competition is not that present can be a winning combination for any affiliate. Also keep in mind that in countries where there is strong competition and people are used to these type of ads, after some time they become blind on those offers and might not react on them like audience in countries where people were not exposed that much to these type of ads. Any change will be noticed by human eye, and the same goes with new products offered for purchase. So you definitely want to take your spot with Turbomax in low competitive markets.
Going back at the beginning of this text and the connection of COD offers with TurboMax as well by reading our previous posts, we have learned that audience in these markets is not very trustful when it comes to purchasing over the internet especially if that purchase includes their credit cards. Our TurboMax offer is available for promotion in some of the geos where most of online buys are still paid in cash and percentage of credit card usage is still small.
What are the payouts with TurboMax?
Here is the table with current payouts per geo for TurboMax offer:
Traffic sources, ad methods and landing pages
Either you are owning a website or a group of websites, writing a blog or working with different traffic sources such as ad networks and similar, you are more than welcome to join us and start promoting our TurboMax offer.
Our TurboMax offer is available for both desktop and mobile. Also, this is type of product that can work on both Adult and Mainstream traffic. If you are affiliate working with different type of sources, TurboMax is a great offer that can bring a lot of knowledge in humans behaviour on Adult and Mainstream sites. Sure, this is related Adult product but it doesn't necessarily mean that you will only make results on Adult traffic. Of course, that is the place where the most targeted audience is, but this is the problem that hits full male population never mind which type of sites they are visiting. So, you can have a blog where writing about different topics and among others write about today's current male topic and direct your visitors to our Turbomax offer.
What makes a big plus is that all landing pages are translated to local languages and adjusted to the specific market. And you as our affiliate can promote our TurboMax offer with banner ads, email traffic or even Menu tabs.
For all our joined affiliates we are offering usage of Smartlink option. This is a great option that gives you the opportunity to send non-targeted traffic for the specific geo and not to miss any traffic you may have. Meaning, you can send either desktop, tablet or mobile traffic and Zetaniche's algorithm will identify device and display top performing presell pages for TurboMax. You want each click to be monetized instead to be lost along the way. On the other hand, we have Smartlink solution where affiliates can send their visitors to the best performing direct sales page in case they have more targeted visitors.
We know all of this sounds awesome, but still our affiliates need to follow some of our rules in regards of traffic for each offer they want to promote.
In regards of TurboMax here are the restrictions:
We don't allow: search engine bidding on brand name, cashback and incent, Push notification traffic is not allowed, no SMS, no Chat / im traffic.
To summarize it, let's see why you should start promoting Turbomax:
- Converts on mobile and desktop,
- High converting offer,
- TurboMax is available in low competitive geo's where audience is not that exposed to this type of ads,
- COD offer, which makes it perfect for these areas,
- Converts on Adult and Mainstream traffic,
- Translated landing pages to local languages,
- Adjusted promotional material for softer content,
- Usage of Smartlink solution.
Well, those are many advantages that promotion of our TurboMax offer can bring you, right? Hopefully we manage to get you a bit closer to our product but also supply you with a better look and useful information when it comes to male enhancement niche in general.
If you like what you have read and are anxious to start promoting our TurboMax offer, don't wait longer and request TurboMax material for promotion. If on the other hand, you are still not member of our fast growing network JOIN us now and start promoting our offers!
Have questions or need help? Contact us immediately! Our dedicated support as well as our affiliate managers will do their best to give you all the answers needed as well some professional advice in order to make you experience the best performance with our TurboMax offer!
Zetaniche Team


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Version 7.10.2
Help and Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
What are the system requirements to view videos?
Adobe Flash Player 10.0 or higher. You can download it from the Adobe website here:
Microsoft Windows XP or higher including the latest updates, or Mac OS X 10.5 or higher
A broadband connection preferably with 700+ Kbps for continuous playback. Chances are that a dialup connection will be choppy and rebuffer quite frequently, or may not work at all.
Windows hardware requirements:
Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent processor)
128MB of RAM
Macintosh hardware requirements:
Intel processor
128MB of RAM
What is the difference between Streaming and Progressive Download?
Progressive download allows for a video to be downloaded to a temporary file and stored on your hard drive. The video will play from that location, sometimes within a few seconds after the download begins. Progressive download is better suited to short videos.
Streaming involves sending a video from a server to a client over the Internet in packets. As the packets arrive, the player reassembles the packets in order to play the video. The video file is never downloaded, like with progressive download, because the packets are discarded after they have been decoded and viewed. Streaming is better suited to longer videos.
Can I use QuickTime or RealPlayer to watch videos?
The service does not currently support QuickTime or RealPlayer. You must use Flash Media Player 10.0 or higher to view these videos.
What is a Codec?
Codec is short for compressor/decompressor and refers to the type of compression used for the audio and video files. Viewers do not need to worry about about codecs, only the version of the Flash Player installed on their computer. Codec are the concern of those who are uploading videos for transcoding. Please refer to the section on file formats for a list of supported codecs.
Why am I being asked to download the Flash Player?
Websites that contain Flash content require the Flash Player. A message asking you to download Flash Player comes either from the website you are viewing or from your browser.
Most browsers come with a version of Flash Player already installed. You may need to update your version of the Flash Player to the latest if the website contains features that require the newer version. For best results, download and install the latest version from the
Flash Player Download Center.
If there is a Flash movie object on the page, Microsoft Internet Explorer users will see a window requesting a download of the Adobe Flash Player. This message is a default feature of the Windows version of Microsoft Internet Explorer called 'Install on Demand.' To keep the window from opening in the future, do one of two things:
When prompted, choose Yes and install the Flash Player.
Disable the Microsoft Install On Demand feature in your browser.
Why are there three different bit rates?
Three different bit rate video encodings are utilized in order to cater to a greater number of users. In turn, each user is served with the best quality video allowed by the speed of their connection.
How does the player know which bit rate video to deliver to each user?
All of our players detect the bandwidth when the player first loads. Once the player knows what bit rate is best for the user, it serves the user the appropriate bandwidth video. The quality of the video can be selected manually via the player menu.
What is the difference between the Permalink, the pop up and the embed code?
Permalink code is a direct link to the video player in its own window (not resized).
Pop Up code is the Javascript and HTML code that display a hyperlink on any webpage that contains this code. This links to the video player in its new and correctly sized window.
Embed code is the HTML code that places the video player directly into a webpage through the use of an iframe tag.
Why can I not see or hear videos even though I meet all of the system requirements?
1. If you launch Media Suite on Windows 98 while other audio applications -- including, but not limited to mp3 players -- are running, you may have trouble hearing a video's sound. If this is the case, please close your browser and all running audio applications. Restart your browser and return to the video.
2. If you are behind a firewall, please make sure that you can get to popular sites on the internet like
. If you have no problem getting to a site like Google, then certain ports may be locked down on your firewall. If you cannot connect to other popular websites, please verify that your firewall settings are configured correctly. If this does not solve the problem, there may be a problem with your connection to the internet. We recommend that you contact your service provider.
Can I use dial-up Internet access?
The quality of the video clip you are watching mainly depends on two factors: (a) the speed of your Internet connection and (b) the bit rate (speed) of the video clip. The faster the bit rate of the video clip, the better the quality. However, the speed of your Internet connection will limit which video clip bit rate you can watch. For example, if you only have a 56kbs (dial-up) connection to the Internet, the highest video clip bit rate that you will be able to watch will be 56kbs or less (most likely less, as the majority of dial-up connections only get speeds of 28kbs or less due to phone line issues).
It is important to note that even if you have a high-speed (DSL/ Cable Modem/ T1) connection, Internet traffic congestion affects your connection speed and/or video performance. You will get slower or faster speeds at different times depending on peak or off-peak use hours. You may also get slower speeds during the morning and afternoon, but faster speeds late at night when fewer people are online. Also, streaming quality decreases when multiple people share the same Internet connection (e.g. at work or on a home network).
A dial-up connection is not recommended because the Internet connection is only 56 kbps or slower. We recommend you have a minimum Internet connection of at least 700 kbps to enjoy our service.
How can I contact support?
You can contact our technical support staff at
. Our technical support staff will respond to emails within 24 hours. If you have a spam filter running (often enabled by default on AOL, Hotmail, EarthLink and Yahoo), please check your 'spam', 'bulk', or 'junk' mail folder in the event that your spam filter intercepts our reply to your email. If you email us and then also contact our toll free person to person support staff before we've replied to your email, please let our support staff know that you also have an email pending in the support queue.
What if I find a bug in the system?
Please send an email to support at
Why is my video choppy and has to rebuffer frequently?
Your internet connection is probably not fast enough to keep up with the bit rate of video you are watching. You can select a lower bit rate from the player's menu section. If you are already on the lowest possible bit rate, please close all other running applications.
Why is the video not displaying?
This usually means that you do not have the required version of Flash Player installed on your computer. Please
download the latest version, install it, restart your web browser and try it again.
Why is my video player stuck on 'Buffering 0%'?
This happens when a video is not yet propagated to the Akamai Content Delivery Network. Please try again in a few minutes.
Why can I hear the audio but not see the video?
This occurs when the speed of your Internet connection is slower than the bit rate of the video clip you are watching and can be caused by either (a) selecting a bit rate for the video clip that is too high for your Internet connection or (b) Internet traffic congestion reducing the speed of your connection below what it should be. For example, you have a high speed DSL or cable modem connection to the Internet, but due to Internet congestion or shared usage, the effective speed of your Internet connection is actually closer to a 56kbs dial up connection.
Preparing Videos for the Web
What is transcoding?
Transcoding is the act of converting digital content from one format to another. It involves first decoding/decompressing the original data to a raw intermediate format that mimics standard playback of the original content. This raw video content is then re-encoded into the best format for playing the video.
What is the maximum duration of my videos?
There is no maximum duration for any video!
Is there a file size limit for uploaded video files?
If you are uploading content through the Flash uploader, there is a limit of 100 MB. If you have a file larger then that, please use our FTP uploader which has a limit of 700 MB
What video file formats can I upload?
The transcoder will accept many popular video formats. These include AVI, ASF, QuickTime, Windows Media and MPEG formats. For example, .avi, .asf, .mov, .wmv, .mp4, .m4v, .mpeg4, and .3gp are all acceptable file extensions. Specific video codecs we accept include H.264, H.263, MPEG4, and Sorenson Video 3.
What video formats will yield the best quality?
In most situations, uploading the original source file is the best practice. However, because of file size, this is not always possible. The details below are the recommended settings to use for maximum quality and reasonable file size:
MPEG 4 or H.264 video at 2mbps data rate
mp3 or mp4 audio (16-bit, 48kHz, mono channel)
Source video frame rate (most often 29.97 or 30fps)
Video resolution should at least match the video window dimensions of the template you've chosen for your project
4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio depending on your video template
De-Interlaced video (Progressive Scan)
How long will my video take to upload?
This depends on both the size of the video and on your connection speed. If you are using the FTP applet for upload, the uploader will update you as to the status of your upload (remaining file size of total file size). It can take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours to upload a video. If you are using a high-speed internet connection, generally it will take anywhere from 1 to 5 minutes per megabyte. However, as mentioned, speeds will vary for every user.
How are the thumbnails generated?
Our OVP uses mathematical algorithms to compile 5 still images taken at equal increments throughout the video, creating thumbnails that appear as a storyboard from the video. Sometimes, however, these images may appear black or unvailable due to transitions in the video. Any of these 5 images can be chosen as the primary thumbnail and custom thumbnails are also an option for upload.
How long will my video take to transcode?
Depending on the format settings of the original file, the transcoding process takes approximately 150% of the duration of the original video. This process can also vary depending on the load of the server at the time of transcoding.
Making and optimizing your videos
Our OVP is designed to make streaming videos as easy as possible. You probably have the tools to make a video already, even if you don't have a camcorder. Web cams, digital cameras, and even cell phones often have video recording features. Many digital cameras even have a simple switch to choose between stills and video.
So take a look at what you already have, you may be surprised! Most of these devices record in either the .AVI or .MPG formats, both of which can be directly uploaded. The video recorded with them can be uploaded directly from the device or after being copied to your computer.
Digital and analog camcorders
If you already have a digital camcorder (one that captures in Digital8, MiniDV, HDV, or any of the DVD formats), then you're ready to start shooting your masterpiece. Your camcorder will need some kind of direct connection to your computer, either to the USB or FireWire ports or by inserting the DVD you've recorded. Once you've downloaded the video from the camera, you can upload it or bring it into an editing program to play with it some more.
If you have an analog camcorder (one that uses VHS, VHS-C, SVHS-C, 8mm, or Hi8 tape), you can still use the videos. It will require an extra step and some additional equipment, though, since these camcorders are not usually equipped with computer connections. You will need to digitize the video with a converter box, which will convert the analog signal from the camcorder to a digital signal that the computer can understand. After the video has been digitized, you can manipulate it further or upload it.
Editing and improving your videos
If you want to be a bit more hands-on with your video, most new computers come with basic video-editing software installed (like Apple's iMovie or Windows MovieMaker). Once you have copied the video from your phone, camera, or camcorder to your computer, you can bring the video into these programs. Most allow you to not only edit the video, but add effects, titles, and music to make your video look and sound more interesting.
Getting started
There are two options for the first step in this process. Option 1 allows you to upload a video directly to our transcoding servers to be placed into the correct format. Option 2 is for the advanced user who knows which encoding settings he or she would like to use and allows for media to be encoded locally into an FLV format.
Uploading files
You can upload multiple video files through our FTP applet by clicking the 'Upload Media' tab then selecting 'FTP Upload to Web Directory.' You may also create a video object and upload the FLV files via HTTP by selecting 'Upload Media' and then selecting 'Create Video Object.
All image files can be uploaded through the 'Upload images, swf's and slides' section.
Creating video objects
Depending on how you uploaded your video files, you may need to create 'Video Objects' from those files. First, make sure the videos have been transcoded into the FLV format (by processing them through the transcoder or manually uploading FLV videos). Next, select the 'Create Video Object From Files' link from the 'Upload Media' tab and complete this form. Your video objects should now be ready for use in the Project Manager.
When I add video objects from my Media Bin to a project, they do not work in HTML5. Why is that?
If the video object in your Media Bin is encoded in the FLV format, this format will not work in HTML5. You must encode the object into an H.264 MP4 format. To do this, select one of the Universal transcode profiles. These profiles transcode into the H.264 MP4 format.
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As part of OpenEdge 11.6, OpenEdge SQL will be providing a new feature to help managesql width problems. The new feature is called Autonomous Schema Update (ASU). We are providing an early description of ASU so that you can learn about this upcoming feature, and so we can hear from you about this feature. Please let us know about any observations, questions, remarks that you may have on this 11.6 ASU feature.This new ASU feature builds on the Authorized Data Truncation (ADT) feature delivered in OpenEdge 11.5.1. ADT, when enabled, will truncate column values that are larger than their defined size. ASU adds to this truncation capability by updating the schema, for the columns being truncated, with the actual observed size of the columns' data values. ASU does not add to the user's transaction workload.Like ADT, ASU must be enabled by a startup parameter. It is not ON by default.I've attached a document that contains much more detailed description of Autonomous Schema Update. This document is not a "polished" whitepaper. In order to get a timely description to Communities, we've derived a description from our development design documents. At a later stage, there may be a whitepaper, but that is To Be Decided.
Thanks, .....steve pittman and the OE sql Development team
I should have added that the sql Autonomous Schema Update feature is not in past 11.6 ESAP releases and will not be in the next 11.6 ESAP. When there is an ESAP release with this feature, there will be more details in the ESAP forum. And probably a brief note here.
Looks good, we'll activate this as soon as it becomes available.
Is there a way for the SQL client to determine that the next query will yield different results due to the ASU ?
Not sure if our BI tool could use it to re-do the query but I'm curious if there is a status or something else that could be queried.
Unfortunately this (determine that the next query will yield different results due to the ASU) is not available in 11.6 release. We will consider to have this in future releases.
Though there is no direct way to determine that next query will yield different result set, there is an indirect way to do this by enabling Authorized data truncation logging. When this authorized data truncation logging is enabled, for the first time, query is executed, sql engine truncates data and will log related information in truncation log files. When the same query is executed again, as the sql width would have been updated already, sql engine will not do any truncation and hence there won't be any info in truncation log.
Raja Sekhar
-A new server startup parameter "-SQLWidthUpdate"
"-SQLWidthUpdateAtOnce" would be better
Isn't it possible to update the width value in the schema during any update which needs to increase it?
We need the correct width to get a valid schema for SQL export which will be done with ABL EXPORT command.
This new feature needs to run a SQL command (odbc/jdbc) for every record to be safe to get the correct width in the schema?
-A new server startup parameter "-SQLWidthUpdate"
this post as spam/abuse.
Hi Steve,
my idea would be to let the ABL/SQL clients set a new HWM value in any control table that an update is needed and it's done from a separate process which does the same as your current plans for 11.6
This flag/value could be used by dbtool, then only the tables with the new HWM needs to be updated in the schema and prevents any scans.
Currently we are using dbtool but this needs ~10-15 minutes with multiple threads.
My 2 cents - should be easy.
Brian L. Bowman
Mike, you are correct, then we get rid of dbtool for width fix.
@Gus: -checkwidth will change the behavior of the application.


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About two days ago I got a message; are you the former owner of Jørgen? I was not really believing it. I thought "Jørgen" the Fjord horse was dead many years ago!
He was my first horse ever. I bought him when I was 18, and today he is at least 22 years old. The girl that messaged me is also 18, so the story repeats itself. She told me that he is one of the most fit horses in her stable, and he is still pulling the wagon and going for long rides.
This is me and Jørgen about 18 years ago! I am a bit thinner, he is a bit thicker 🙂 Today there are more than 1000 miles between us, but I`m sure he still remembers me!
Jørgen is a horse with a long story. He has got many owners between me and this girl, and his life has gone up and down. First of all, he got saved from an old man that kept him tied up in a stable until he was 3 years old. My farrier managed to fix his hoofs with high plastic heels, and he was the easiest horse to train.
He was borned for the wagon and he jumped with all his heart. The style wasn´t the best, but he loved everything I asked him to do. Like pulling me in the snow on ski! Unfortunately I had to sell him when I went to study abroad, and I still miss him… I learned a lot about horsemanship thanks to him, which I am still practising today.
I am so glad that he is living in a wonderful place now, whit lots of love and funny activities. I hope that I can go to visit him soon, and I wish him many happy years to come. I hope that he never has to change home again….


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It's wintertime and the livin' ain't easy—for our hair, skin, and nails, that is. Whipping winds, dry air, and chilly temperatures can really do a number on soft skin and hair. Cold air outside and central heat indoors can strip moisture from strands and pores, making hair rough and skin itchy and dry.
Skin isn't only the barrier between the environment and our insides—it's a living organ that's responsible for keeping the body cool, protecting it against germs and "invaders," and many other metabolic processes. It's important to keep these tissues in good condition and working well all year long so they can do their jobs and keep us healthy and safe. Cracked, flaky, irritated, or inflamed skin is normal during winter, though it's not exactly fun.
Dry Skin
A 20-minute long, boiling-hot shower might feel great on a cold day, but stick to warm or lukewarm water for 10 minutes or less. Long exposure to hot water can strip moisture from hair and skin. Slathering on lotion within three minutes of stepping out of the bath or shower is most effective for trapping in moisture.
Load up on vitamin C-rich produce like citrus fruit and dark leafy greens. Vitamin C can help boost the body's production of collagen, a protein that maintains skin and other connective tissues. And don't forget to drink plenty of water.
Dry Hands
To prevent hands from drying out, apply moisturizer after hand washing and at least several times throughout the day. Keep a bottle of lotion by each sink in your home and in your desk at work. If hands are very dry, use cream instead of lotion because the former has a higher oil-to-water ratio.
Wearing rubber gloves while washing dishes can prevent hands from getting dried out due to excess contact with hot water, too.
Irritated, Dry Eyes
Wind and dry air are not a good combination for sensitive eyes. Sporting sunnies on a sub-zero day might look weird, but the lenses can protect eyes from glare and wind. Keep a bottle of non-medicated saline tears or eye drops on hand and use it to refresh eye moisture when needed.
Avoid eye drops like Visine, which causes blood vessels in the eye to contract, giving the illusion you 'got the red out.' Instead, use a lubricant such as Systane Eye Drops or Blink Tears.
Red Nose
When outdoors in cold weather, the blood vessels cut off circulation to the nose. After coming indoors the blood vessels dilate quickly, causing a rush of blood (and bright-red color). To bring the nose back to a normal hue, apply a warm—but not hot—compress to the skin for several minutes after coming indoors. Sometimes a winter cold and the tissues that come with it can make the nose raw and chapped, too.
When the sniffles hit, use extra-soft tissues and blot the nose; don't rub it. Apply a thin layer of moisturizing ointment or lotion to the sensitive area throughout the day.
Rough, Cracked Feet
Scrub calluses with a pumice stone in the shower once per week to slough off rough, dead skin. Moisturize feet, especially the heels, every day with thick cream—lotions containing lactic acid are especially effective—and wear cotton socks to bed.
It may look nerdy, but sporting socks while snoozing can help creams absorb. Warmer feet means sweatier feet (ick), and moisturizers are most effective when applied to warm, damp skin.
Itchy Dry Scalp
Take cooler, quicker showers to reduce the scalp's exposure to drying hot water. Think about switching to a dandruff or dry scalp specific shampoo. Before hopping in the shower, massage the scalp with Vitamin E, olive, or coconut oil. These oils replenish natural scalp oilsand can moisturize dry hair, too
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The Opposite of Maybe
A heartfelt and exceptionally human story about the best mistakes a person can make.By Maddie Dawson Read by Hillary Huber Contemporary / Romance / Women's Fiction`strong> English, Unabridged 13h 35m Sell Sheet
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Jonathan and Rosie have been together so long they finish each other's sentences—so when he (finally) proposes and asks her to move across the country with him, everyone is happily surprised. Things suddenly unravel, Rosie sends Jonathan packing and moves back home with Soapie, her opinionated grandmother who raised her. It's meant to be a temporary break, of course—until Rosie realizes she's accidentally pregnant at 44, completely unequipped for motherhood, and worse, may be falling in love with Tony, whose life is even more muddled than hers. Soapie reveals a long-hidden secret, Rosie wonders if she has to let go of her fears, and trust that the big-hearted, messy life that awaits her just may be the one she was meant to live.
Dawson's charmingly eccentric cast of characters is at turns lovable and infuriating, ensuring a quick read helmed by a memorable, complex heroine. - Publishers Weekly
Delightfully witty. A messy, funny, surprising story of second chances. - Kirkus
Dawson keeps readers turning the pages to find out who Rosie will choose in the end. - Booklist