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Just over two years ago, Governor Christine Todd Whitman signed the Higher Education Restructuring Act, which established the Commission on Higher Education and the Presidentsĺ Council as the new entities entrusted with planning, coordination and advocacy for New Jerseyĺs higher education system. This new governance structure increased the autonomy of institutional governing boards while preserving essential coordination among our 56 public and independent colleges and universities.
From my perspective as a member of the Commission on Higher Education, the first two years of restructuring were extremely successful. The Higher Education Restructuring Act established an ambitious agenda for the Commission, and we are proud of all we accomplished.
A statutorily required interim assessment of restructuring indicated growing support. Based on surveys of over 400 agencies and individuals, conducted 20 months after restructuring, the Commission and Presidentsĺ Council reported to Governor Whitman and the Legislature that positive opinions about the new governance structure outweighed negative views; those with the greatest knowledge about restructuring were most supportive of the change.
College and university governing boards received high marks in terms of decision-making and accountability. Trustee boards, the Commission, and Presidentsĺ Council were praised for their timeliness in addressing issues as well as cooperation among the various entities.
While many challenges remain, the interim assessment indicates considerable progress in developing and nurturing the new governance structure. As the new chairman of the Commission on Higher Education, I intend to continue that early success and build upon the sound foundation forged during its first two years. Looking toward the future, a few fundamental principles emerge as critical to the continued success of higher education restructuring.
First and foremost, I believe the needs of students should drive the actions of the Commission and the rest of the higher education community. As we consider policy, develop funding recommendations, and undertake long-range planning, we must ask ourselves, ôDoes this serve the needs of students? Will this make campuses a better place to study? Will this enhance studentsĺ learning opportunities?ö
While students must be our paramount concern, the needs of the state and the people of New Jersey should be another litmus test for policy and decision-making at the state level, and at individual colleges and universities. At every opportunity, I will encourage institutions to let the needs of students and society guide their actions. Doing so will benefit our institutions, our higher education system, and our state as a whole.
As we approach the new millennium, our competitive global economy is rapidly reshaping the needs of students. Increasingly, the work place demands advanced learning and continuous training. New Jerseyans depend upon a strong higher education system to meet their needs for undergraduate and graduate study, professional preparation, technical skills, occupational training, and basic instruction. We must keep campus facilities and technology up-to-date, so that education and training programs respond to the realities of the work place. Through flexible scheduling and distance learning, we must enhance access to these programs for the growing number of non-traditional students.
We must also safeguard affordability and preserve access to higher education for all residents with the interest and potential to learn. Without affordable tuition and well-funded student assistance programs, we risk becoming a society in which only a portion of our citizens have the opportunity to advance and prosper.
One of my goals as chairman of the Commission is to be an effective advocate for higher education, ensuring that people throughout New Jersey recognize it as one of New Jerseyĺs most important and valuable resources. The colleges and universities in our state provide both tangible and intangible benefits to all New Jerseyans. Whether or not they ever attend one of these institutions, every resident has a stake in higher education. It develops the stateĺs intellectual capital and educates responsible citizens and future leaders. It helps to make New Jersey an attractive place to live and work.
Higher education institutions touch many aspects of New Jerseyansĺ daily lives. Our colleges and universities contribute to the cultural and intellectual richness of our society. They work closely with elementary and secondary schools to improve teaching and enhance learning at all levels. They provide health care services at their hospitals and also perform many other important public services.
Higher education is an economic engine that helps to drive the stateĺs economic growth and improve our future standard of living. Along with a wide range of degree programs, New Jersey colleges offer myriad job training programs that enable individuals to acquire and upgrade their work skills and stay competitive in the workforce. Not only do participants benefit from greater job security and higher wages, but all New Jerseyans profit from the stateĺs enhanced economic health.
In addition to undergraduate, graduate and professional education, institutions engage in basic and applied research and a wide variety of economic development efforts. For example, Advanced Technology Centers at the stateĺs research universities conduct cutting-edge research and share new technologies with industry. Small Business Development Centers at colleges and universities throughout the state provide technical assistance to growing businesses. Again, the benefits of these higher education efforts extend far beyond the businesses directly aided.
Our higher education system is a critical component of New Jerseyĺs infrastructure. I like to think of higher education as a renewable resource. If we maintain our colleges and universities and keep them strong, they will provide an ongoing contribution to our state. Through education, training, research, and public service, higher education helps New Jersey toward a better tomorrow.
Statistics show that college graduates, and even students who complete postsecondary programs that do not lead to a degree, have higher employment rates and higher salaries that those who do not purse education beyond high school graduation. For example, according to U.S. Census Data for New Jersey, the average salary for someone with a bachelorĺs degree is 69 percent higher than for someone with just a high school diploma, while the salary for someone with a professional degree averages 223 percent more.
Clearly, that lifetime of higher earnings more than repays an individualĺs investment in education. Similarly, as citizens, we must recognize that the dividends we earn in terms of economic growth and future quality of life more than repay our investment in New Jerseyĺs higher education system. As chairman of the Commission, I will work with the higher education community to focus upon the needs of students, the state, and the people of New Jersey. If the state and its citizens value and support higher education, our system can meet those important needs and earn a place among the best in the world.


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Certificate of Existence is a self-portrait by the artist in the form of an original legal document that certifies that Martin John Callanan appeared before a notary on the 16th October 2013, identified himself as Martin John Callanan and was pronounced in existence at this time. The work is a unique legal document in a series of 20, differing by the time each document was witnessed.
Certificate of Existence, 2013 is a unique work in series published to coincide with an exhibition of new and ongoing work by Martin John Callanan at noshowspace in October 2013.
Martin John Callanan (b. 1982) lives and works between London and Berlin. Recent exhibitions include 'Open Cube', White Cube, Mason's Yard, London (2013); 'Along Some Sympathetic Lines', Or Gallery, Berlin (2013); Whitstable Biennale (2012); Harrach Moya Gallery, Palma (2012) and 'Deed Poll', a performance at Whitechapel Gallery London (2012). Callanan graduated from The Slade School of Fine Art in 2005 and is currently a Teaching Fellow in Fine Art Media at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London.

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Despite mounting public concern, the Cabinet yesterday declared that the agency overseeing nuclear safety would be downgraded from a ministerial-level council as part of an ongoing government restructuring plan.
The Cabinet yesterday approved the draft organic law of the nuclear safety regulatory authority, in which the current regulator, the Atomic Energy Council (AEC), would be disbanded and replaced by a third-level independent agency subordinate to the Executive Yuan. Part of the AEC's functions will also be transferred to two ministries in charge of economic affairs and energy and technology, as part of the government's efforts to streamline its agencies.
As a third-level agency subordinate to the Executive Yuan, the nuclear safety regulator would have the same rank as an institution like the Aviation Security Council, according to the Cabinet's Research, Development and Evaluation Commission.
Lawmakers, anti-nuclear activists and even some AEC officials have said that the downgrade would make it more difficult for officials in charge of nuclear safety regulation to coordinate with ministerial-level bodies to ensure nuclear safety.
However, the Executive Yuan dismissed such concerns.
"The draft law shows that the government is resolute in its commitment to enhancing nuclear power plant safety," Executive Yuan spokesperson Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) told a press conference after the Cabinet meeting.
Cheng said the draft bill "marked a significant change in the government's restructuring plan."
The initial proposal was that the nuclear safety regulator be placed under the National Science Council, which is to be upgraded to the ministry of technology.
The proposal was rejected by the legislature in February last year.
Cheng quoted Premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) as saying at the Cabinet meeting that he was aware of the public's hope that the nuclear safety regulator should be a ministerial-level agency, but it was "not feasible" given the cap on the number of ministerial-level agencies allowed under current regulations.
At the start of the government reform project two years ago, the legislature enacted the Basic Act Governing Central Administrative Agencies Organizations (中央行政機關組織基準法), which set the ceilings for the number of ministries under the Cabinet at 14 and ministerial-level commissions at eight.
Amendments to the Organic Act of the Executive Yuan (行政院組織法) set only three ministerial-level agencies subordinate to the Cabinet: the Central Election Commission, the Fair Trade Commission and the National Communications Commission.
The two acts have established a framework for government restructuring, leaving the Cabinet with no option to set up one more ministerial-level unit, Cheng quoted Jiang as saying.
Jiang said there was a lack of consensus among lawmakers to review the acts.
According to the draft law, the nuclear safety regulatory agency would be a commission composed of five to seven people, with its members designated by the premier to serve a three-year term and allowed to serve another term if reappointed.
Members of the commission will have the right to exercise their functions independently, Cheng said, adding that the Cabinet would fully respect the commission's right to exercise its power independently to ensure nuclear safety.
Later yesterday at a meeting with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus, Jiang pledged that he would deal with issues related to the controversial Fourth Nuclear Power Plant, which has been under construction since 1999, based on professionalism and that policy decisions would only be made after the Executive Yuan has had a thorough discussion with experts.
The government will not ignore public concern over nuclear power plant safety, but neither will its decisions be swayed by populism, Jiang said.


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Welcome to Palawan 4 Less where you get more vacation for your money. Palawan is one of the Philippines top five destinations for tourist looking to experience the wonderful world of nature, and Palawan Island has that in abundance.
Palawan like many other Philippines Islands has some fantastic white beaches that are covered with powder soft white sand, very similar to what you will find on Boracay, the top tourist spot in the Philippines
Here at Palawan 4 Less we have collected some of the best Palawan hotels and packaged them with fantastic 3 Day & 2 Night Palawan Packages, this includes wonderful full day tours of some of Palawan's most attractive tourist attractions like the Puerto Princesa Underground River Tour and a fun filled day of island hopping through Honda Bay, where you will experience excellent snorkeling in the clear blue oceans that surround this extremely beautiful island.
The Main Attraction, Puerto Princesa Underground River
If you have never experienced traveling to the Philippines then one of the things you will quickly realize is just how diverse the islands are, for example if you visit Boracay Island you will experience one of the longest white beaches in the Philippines, at nearly 2.5 miles long and covered with powder soft sand that is just as white as snow.
Now travel onto the island of Bohol where you can see even more wonderful and exciting attractions like the Bohol Chocolate Hills, see over a thousand dome shaped hills covering hundreds of hectares of land. All of these hills are roughly the same shape and size, covered in green grass that during the dry season turns brown, earning them the name, The Chocolate Hills of Bohol.
Palawan is most noted for having the longest underground river in the world, and you can visit it here at the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, the main attraction for Palawan tourists visiting here from all over the world. This awesome underground river is set inside of a mountian made of limestone. The Palawan Underground River is located in Sabang, which is about a one and a half hour drive by van from Puerto Princesa City, the drive itself is very interesting and offers great opportunities for both amateur and professional photographers.
Palawan Hotels & Resorts
Our Palawan 4 Less website features over (58) Palawan Island Hotels and Palawan Beach Resorts, many of the hotels and resorts listed here have been toured personally by the travel agents of WOW Philippines Travel Agency in Manila. We have researched each of the Palawan hotels and resorts thoroughly with the most recent information, we have also where possible included both pictures and video of these Palawan resorts.
What you may find unique about many Palawan resorts located on private islands is that they are not only unique in style, but also in how they operate, for example many of these hotels and beach resorts must provide their own power and water supply, this adds to the adventure that many Palawan tourist look forward to experience.
All of the Palawan hotels located away from civilization provide their own restaurants, they provide full meals three times daily, you can aslo order up afternoon snacks if hunger strikes.
Palawan Flights
Traveling to Palawan by airplane from Manila is the best choice, and our Palawan website offers complete information on all Palawan Flights. We give you weekly updates on the latest rates for flights departing Manila and arriving at the Puerto Princesa Airport, Busuanga Airport and the El Nido Islands Airport.
By using our Palawan flights page you can also compare the airline rates of other local domestic carriers, after all we are sure you will want to get the best rates on your flights to Palawan. There are four local Philippine Airline companies that offer regular daily flights to Palawan from the Manila International Airport.
Palawan Beaches
The islands of Palawan like so many of the other Philippine Islands offers some really beautiful beaches, many of these Palawan beaches are also covered with soft powdery white sand.
Tourist visiting Palawan for the first time are generally impressed, most are not expecting to find such nice beaches in Palawan, as its mostly noted for it's dense tropical forest.
You will see many really nice white sand beaches during your Honda Bay Island Hopping Tour, especially Pandan Island and Snake Island are really nice. As you travel out amoung the other Palawan Islands like Busuanga and the El Nido Islands you will find that the beaches there are also really nice.
Palawan Tours
If you are looking for adventure then Palawan tours are definitely what you are seeking, one of the best tours is the Puerto Princesa Palawan Underground River Tour, where you will explore the inside of the worlds longest underground river.
There is also the Crocodile Farm where you will be treated to a fantastic tour of how the fantastic creatures are raised from hatch-lings to adulthood.
There is also the Puerto Princesa City Tour, where you will have a chance to see many of the city's top tourist attractions, like the Governors Mansion, Bakers Hill, Mitras Ranch and the beautiful Immaculate Conception Church.
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Palawan Island in the Philippines is extremely beautiful and offers tourist from all walks of life a very serene and tranquil environment set within a lush tropical jungle, to see more of this beautiful island paradise please take a few moments to view our Palawan pictures and videos here.


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If you stopped by yesterday, you know I've already had a lot to say about this new book. If you haven't, may I strongly suggest you take a look?
Here's all you really need to know: I don't want to give this book away. I really don't. I want it to be mine.
It's lovely to look at, there are loads of recipes I haven't attempted yet and want to, and this hard cover feels nice to hold.
I really like both the main players responsible for creating it too. They would be author Vanessa Barrington and photographer Sara Remington. Plus pals food stylist Nani Steele and recipe whiz Molly Watson played supporting roles.
Did I mention I don't want to part with this book? It's like saying goodbye to a new friend.
Enough about me. Before we get down to business, it would be an oversight if I forgot to note that clothing and lifestyle mecca Anthropologie have seen fit to include D.I.Y. Delicious: Recipes and Ideas for Simple Food from Scratch (Chronicle Books, $24.95) in its carefully curated book department. It's not hard to see why: This is one gorgeous gift book.
Oh, and I should mention urban farming author Novella Carpenter's back cover blurb — where she lauds Barrington for leading the charge in the homemade food revolution. Sold?
If you'd like a sneak peek, check out this recipe on Barrington's blog and this video promo, these clips are currently all the rage among publishers (this one is inspired and hilarious.)
To win a copy of D.I.Y. Delicious leave a comment below telling me about a D.I.Y. dish you'd like to learn how to cook — and why.
Entries must be received by Thursday, October 7, by 10 pm PT.
Winner chosen at random.
My job: I'll announce the winner on Friday, October 8 and contact this lucky person via email.
Your job: You'll have exactly one week to claim your prize. After that, I'll find an alternate home (also at random) for this book.
Update: The winner of D.I.Y. Delicious, selected at random, is Leigh. Thanks to all for entering and check back later this month for another giveaway.
If you're in the Bay Area, Vanessa Barrington is among the participants at next week's Spice of Life Festival in Berkeley.


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Statement From A.G. Schneiderman Regarding The U.S. Supreme Court's Decision To Reject A Challenge To New York's Handgun Licensing Statute
Today's Decision Leaves A.G. Schneiderman's Successful Defense Of State Gun Safety Law Intact
Schneiderman: New York State Enacted Sensible And Effective Regulations Of Concealed Handguns
NEW YORK -- Today the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear the case of Kachalsky, et al. v. Cacace, et al. challenging New York State's handgun licensing statute, which requires individuals to demonstrate "proper cause" to obtain a license to carry concealed handguns in public. The decision leaves in place a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruling upholding the law.
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, whose office successfully argued the case in the lower courts, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's denial of the appeal:
"Every day, my office fights to ensure all New Yorkers are safe and secure in their communities. This means making sure that our state's gun safety laws are protected and vigorously enforced. New York State has enacted sensible and effective regulations of concealed handguns, and this decision keeps those laws in place. This is a victory forfamilies across New York who are rightly concerned about the scourge of gun violence that all too often plagues our communities."
In Kachalsky, et al. v. Cacace, et al, five individual plaintiffs residing in Westchester County, and one organization, the Second Amendment Foundation, Inc., argued that the "proper cause" provision of the New York law governing the issuance of licenses to carry concealed handguns in public violates their rights under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as defined in two recent decisions by the United States Supreme Court, District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. City of Chicago. The "proper cause" provision requires a license applicant to show "a special need for self protection distinguishable from that of the general community or of persons engaged in the same profession."
The defendants in this case, four State Court judges who also serve as "licensing officers" under the New York statute, were represented by Attorney General Schneiderman's office, which argued that the "proper cause" provision of the New York law did not violate the Second Amendment as described by the Supreme Court in the Heller and McDonald cases.
The case was handled by Assistant Solicitor General Simon Heller, Deputy Solicitor General Richard Dearing and New York Solicitor General Barbara D. Underwood.
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There is a great piece in the NYT today about the classic marine biology paper "Reversing the life cycle", that describes the discovery that a small hydrozoan (a cnidarian, related to corals, jellyfishes and sea anemones) can reverse it's life cycle, something unheard of until the mid 1980s.
After more than 4,000 years — almost since the dawn of recorded time, when Utnapishtim told Gilgamesh that the secret to immortality lay in a coral found on the ocean floor — man finally discovered eternal life in 1988. He found it, in fact, on the ocean floor. The discovery was made unwittingly by Christian Sommer, a German marine-biology student in his early 20s. He was spending the summer in Rapallo, a small city on the Italian Riviera, where exactly one century earlier Friedrich Nietzsche conceived "Thus Spoke Zarathustra": "Everything goes, everything comes back; eternally rolls the wheel of being. Everything dies, everything blossoms again. . . ."
Sommer was conducting research on hydrozoans, small invertebrates that, depending on their stage in the life cycle, resemble either a jellyfish or a soft coral. Every morning, Sommer went snorkeling in the turquoise water off the cliffs of Portofino. He scanned the ocean floor for hydrozoans, gathering them with plankton nets. Among the hundreds of organisms he collected was a tiny, relatively obscure species known to biologists as Turritopsis dohrnii. Today it is more commonly known as the immortal jellyfish. read it all here


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The gentleman who created this Flash adaptation of last week's civilian divebomb attack on an IRS building says he enjoys "making stupid games in 24 hours or less." Mission accomplished.
This is "Tax Time!" based on Joe Stack, who on Thursday crashed his civilian airplane into a government building in Austin, Texas, housing the Internal Revenue Service. The attack killed Stark and a 67-year-old employee and injured 13 people, two of them critically. A long but, it should be noted, not rambling suicide note blamed the agency for making him do it.
There are three achievements worth 30 Gamerscore. See if you can pick them all up. Protip: When you pick up the gas can, you're not using it to fuel up the plane, which I spent a good three minutes trying to figure out at first.
IRS Pilot Inspires 8-bit Game [Game Politics]


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- Style: Condominium
- Baths: 2 (Full: 2 3/4: 0 1/2: 0 Other: 0)
- Parking Type Description: Built-In / Tuckunder 1 car
- Total Square Footage: 1,680 ($491.79 per sq. foot)
- High School: Central High School
- Body of Water: East Bay
- Year Built: 2019
- Status: Pending - Request Back Up Offers
- New Construction: No
- Above Ground Sq. Feet: 1,680
- Middle School: Traverse City East Middle School
- Property ID: 104098786
- Beds: 2
- Stories: 0
- Foreclosure: No
- County: Grand Traverse
- School District: Traverse City Area Public Schools
ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS None
APPLIANCES/EQUIPMENT Washer, Refrigerator, Oven/Range, Microwave, Dryer, Dishwasher
ASSOCIATION FEE INCLUDES Water, Trash Removal, Snow Removal, Other, Liability Insurance, Lawn Care, Fire Insurance, Exterior Maintenance
CONDO/UNIT ACCESS Limited Steps, Elevator
CONDO/UNIT LEVEL Second Floor Level
CONSTRUCTION To Be Built, Frame
Deeded Waterfront Yes
DEVELOPMENT AMENITIES Pool, Pets Allowed, Common Area
DOCUMENTS ON FILE Survey, Other, Association Fee Info, Agency Disclosure
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ECO Features No
Exterior Features Sprinkler System, Sidewalk, In Ground Pool, Bay View, Balcony
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FOUNDATION Block
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Bedroom 2 Main Floor 12'-2x15'-0
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About tawsenior
Long time listener, first time caller here, Bob.
Actually, I don't normally have a comment that hasn't already been said, so I read the newsfeed and move on with my day.
Now, if you have an actual answer to my question, that would be great.
I'll be in my bunker, away from the other extroverts and hiding out.
Is there a transcript available? I would rather read than listen.
Positive direct contact between Ferrero and Sara Rosso, owner of the non-official Nutella fan page World Nutella Day, has brought an end to the case.
Ferrero would like to express to Sara Rosso its sincere gratitude for her passion for Nutella, gratitude which is extended to all fans of the World Nutella Day.
The case arose from a routine brand defense procedure that was activated as a result of some misuse of the Nutella brand on the fan page.
Ferrero is pleased to announce that today, after contacting Sara Rosso and finding together the appropriate solutions, it immediately stopped the previous action.
Ferrero considers itself fortunate to have such devoted and loyal fans of its Nutella spread, like Sara Rosso.
then I shouldn't have to pay to get it fixed when it breaks. I should just pay a monthly lease and the vendor can replace my game disk / cell phone / vcr / gamebox / etc when I have a problem with it.
FOX doesn't have any real reporters!
Now you're going overboard. I'm saying that I want something with HUD capabilities and you're talking about watching a game. I'm saying, design a device with specific functionality, much like your in car GPS unit, but wearable. Don't add all the other pieces. Let it Bluetooth to your phone for the data connection, but not for entertainment apps. Keep it simple.
For the high end device, some safeguards can be put in place to monitor speed and limit app availability if you are obviously in a car. Also, haven't you ever seen a driver with their phone mounted on their dash, watching YouTube videos? Those people are already on the Darwin shortlist.
What I really want from a device like Google Glass is a good Heads Up Display (HUD). As a motorcycle rider, I would love to have a compass, GPS, map, Caller ID, etc. available. As for the camera, everybody already whips out their phone at a moment's notice to take pictures where ever they are. I just always assume that if I am around other people, there is a potential for photos to be taken.
to represent me and the rest of the voting public, aren't interested in doing what "we the people" are asking for.I see my vote changing in the future.
After all, when one of my kids blames his brother and then is found out to be wrong, I make him apologize. It's the humiliation factor.
That they also slammed down on accessing the online stream from multiple locations. I pay for unlimited streaming but now I cannot watch a movie in the living room while my kids watch a movie in the basement.
Actually, about 75% of this album gets regular air play on any classic rock station. Please pick another album.
I assume you forgot the /sarcasm tag.
... making the school a vendor of a service(education) and the student the customer? Changing the rules/contract without proper discussion with the client/student breaches the original contract. Maybe I'm being too simple with my reasoning, but can't an argument be made along these lines as well? Discuss.
That is a matter of opinion. The opposite is true for me. I stream from Netflix a lot and I happen to get the occasional physical DVD,therefore, for me, they are a movie streaming company.
I agree. As a parent with 3 children who all have computer media centers in their rooms, I believe that the amount of parental involvement makes a huge difference. My wife an I place limits on screen time and enforce study time. As a result I have 3 honor roll students.
Ding, ding, ding! Exactly!
I believe that the mall setting where it is, is exactly where it should be. There are several ways to get to it without encountering tons of traffic. It is accessible to people staying st hotels near the airport, for quick shopping while traveling. The traffic problems in that area are no worse than they are in any other section of the Chicago suburbs. I drive in that area daily. The major problem is O'Hare. There is so much traffic going to and from the airport that some alternate entrances and exits to the airport are in order.
If I buy an iPhone, isn't it MY phone? Don't I get to decide what is objectionable content by not loading that app or going to that website? When did Apple become my parents? After all, I'm 44 years old. I think I can make a few decision for myself.
They already show wrestling. WTF! Although it could be argued that wrestling is fantasy... hmm.


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Product snapshots: SRM software
SRM tools help administrators understand and control their evolving storage landscape, optimize utilization and performance, automate some of the most routine and error-prone management processes, and make informed decisions about future storage expenditures. SRM tools analyze the relationship between storage and the applications using that storage. Results are then reported to the storage administrator who can make informed choices about storage issues, like utilization and storage budgeting. The product snapshots in this chapter highlight key specifications for a cross section of popular SRM software products.
The following specifications have been provided by vendors and are periodically updated. Vendors are welcome to submit their updates and new product specifications to Matt Perkins.
Go to the first product snapshot, or select the desired product below:
Product Snapshot #1
Product: BakBone Software Inc.; NetVault Report Manager for Disk Space
Storage System Support: Supports SAN and DAS and generally have to access NAS devices via shares from servers. We have a client for Snap Appliance and can report directly on Snap Appliance NAS devices.
Data Analysis: Primarily provides file system analysis and reporting across Windows, Linux and Solaris. Version 3.5 also provides a module for exchange reporting. The product is focused on data rather than hardware, so does not provide any kind of support for storage or server hardware.
Key Features: Software offers near real time disk capacity thresholds and monitoring; near real time disk I/O thresholds and monitoring; file system reporting; custom report builder; intelligent actions which can take files identified in reports and move, copy or delete; tape archive files to NetVault: Backup. Also reports on email traffic, reports on email users, reports on email and attachment disk/space consumption, and reports on exchange configuration details.
Management Features: Reports can be configured and scheduled via an automated scheduler; reports can automatically be generated in PDF and mailed to distribution lists; alerts can be sent via email or on screen warnings when monitoring thresholds are broken.
Scalability: We are able to deal with 10s of millions of files and still produce reports in a timely manner, in any single NRMD domain.
Security: Standard password protection for the GUI
Reporting: All reports can be pre-defined, scheduled and automatically e-mailed; reports can be produced in CSV or PDF; 25 canned reports available for use.
Operating System: The server component installs on a Windows machine. Clients are installed on the machines where SRM reporting is required, and support Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Snap Guardian OS
Standards Support: Currently not using a standard like CIM, but that is under active consideration for future releases.
System Requirements: Refer to documentation at http://www.bakbone.com/docs/NetVault_Report_Manager_Datasheet_July_06.pdf
Implementation: Not provided
Interoperability: We are only reporting on data/logical, so we do not manage hardware, but we can work with absolutely any storage that can be seen as a volume.
Vendor Comment: NRMD SRM software is a powerful yet simple data reporting and management tool. It is focused on enabling IT managers to understand and manage their data. It does not venture into other areas of SRM that revolve around storage infrastructure management.
Availability: V3.0 is currently available; V3.5 will be available on Feb 13th 2007
Base Cost: $475 per server
Detailed Specs: http://www.bakbone.com/Product.aspx?id=1910
Vendor URL: www.bakbone.com
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Product Snapshot #2
Product: CA; BrightStor Storage Resource Manager software
Storage System Support: Supports DAS, NAS and SAN storage
Data Analysis: Platform and volume manager support for Linux, Network Appliance Data ONTAP, NetWare, UNIX, Windows, z/OS, Sun Solstice DiskSuite and ZFS on Solaris; disk array support using SMI-S providers and/or vendor API to monitor and track storage consumption, availability, and allocation metrics; NAS support for NetApp, Windows Powered NSA or Linux-Based Filers; cluster server support for Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS); database support for Oracle, IBM DB2 UDB, Microsoft SQL Server, and Sybase; handles Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino, CA ARCserve Backup, EMC Networker, IBM TSM, and Symantec NetBackup; supplies port and switch-level statistics for Brocade, McData, CNT, QLogic, Cisco; captures file-level attributes.
Key Features: Centralized management of storage from laptop to mainframe; granular file analysis and flexible data classification; centralized backup resource management and SRM-driven backup; extensive reporting capabilities; storage analytics on executive-oriented view
Management Features: Detailed data analysis and classification; reporting (out of the box and customizable); threshold or event-triggered automated actions; capacity monitoring and quota management; performance analysis to satisfy service levels; automatic problem remediation and root cause analysis; forecasting, trending for improved budgeting
Scalability: Does not have a fixed limit to the number of supported managed objects (disk arrays, applications, hosts, etc).
Security: Encrypted authentication information; all user ids and passwords are stored encrypted; fully compliant with OS authentication; ensures IT security integrity; role based security; authentication for end user and administrator level roles; provides appropriate administration level as needed by person or role
Reporting: "Out-of-the-box" comprehensive reporting includes capacity reporting, monitoring, management, planning and analysis capabilities containing in-depth information on every aspect of the storage environment, including domains, servers, volumes, files and owners.
Operating System: Windows, NetWare, Linux, and UNIX environments
Standards Support: SMI-S and vendor API
System Requirements: Windows (2000, XP, 2003); Pentium 1.2 GHz; 512 MB RAM; 700 MB drive space (more free disk space is required in order to allow for growth of the BrightStor SRM database).
Implementation: BrightStor SRM is quickly deployed within the enterprise via the BrightStor Remote Deployment utility. This is an enterprise software delivery capability at no additional cost that is built on the enterprise Software Delivery technology.
Interoperability: We can successfully manage all storage systems, regardless of manufacturer, without requiring providing specific support
Vendor Comment: BrightStor SRM solves the problem where IT staff often rely on reactive, after-the fact usage reports to manage escalating data growth, optimize and protect storage assets, and prevent abnormal task terminations. BrightStor SRM's centralized monitoring and policy-based automation helps reduce costs and administration by simplifying management of complex enterprise storage environments, maximizing use of existing storage resources and ensuring protection and high-availability of applications and business information.
Availability: BrightStor SRM r 11.6 currently available
Base Cost: Pricing starts at approximately $23,000 USD based on 2TB managed capacity.
Detailed Specs: http://www3.ca.com/solutions/Product.aspx?ID=1541
Vendor URL: www.ca.com/brightstor
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Product Snapshot #3
Product: EMC Corp.; ControlCenter software
Specifications are not currently available
Detailed Specs: http://www.emc.com/products/storage_management/controlcenter.jsp
Vendor URL: www.emc.com
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Product Snapshot #4
Product: Hewlett-Packard Cp.; HP Storage Essentials software
Storage System Support: Integrates management of SAN, NAS, DAS, tape and backup resources from multiple vendors in a single, Web-based console.
Data Analysis: Plug-ins for Oracle, Exchange, SQL Server, Sybase and file servers correlate business application performance and availability with the health of underlying host servers, HBAs, fabric switches, and storage systems. These modules give you views of your storage environment from each application's perspective, so can perform faster root cause analysis and prevent unplanned downtime.
Key Features: Discovery, topology, reports, security, events, policies, advisors and automators. Also works with the optional application and business modules to ensure that storage resource capacity, performance, and configuration are completely aligned with the business environment.
Management Features: Provides path/dependency management, capacity management, performance monitoring, event/policy management, provisioning, chargeback and asset management.
Scalability: Can scale to manage even large SANs with a single management server. The largest deployment to date has 15,000 ports being managed by a single management server.
Security: Incorporates a customizable, easy to use, and robust role-based security capability that satisfies common read only, full access, and limited access requirements.
Reporting: Provides more than 150 out-of-the-box reports with the ability to view and automatically e-mail any report in PDF, Excel, XML and HTML formats. Custom reports can be created through HP Storage Essentials Report Designer or any third-party reporting tool. With the optional Global Reporter Module, you can create roll-up reports that summarize key asset, configuration, capacity, performance, and utilization statistics from your distributed storage infrastructure.
Operating System: Windows, Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, RedHat Linux, Suse Linux, Tru64, NetWare (via proxy), OpenVMS
Standards Support: Designed on the Common Information Model (CIM) and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S), as well as Java, J2EE, SOAP, XML, and other Web services technologies.
System Requirements: Windows Management Server: Dual Intel Xeon 2.0 GHz or higher, minimum 4GB memory, minimum 50GB disk space; Solaris Management Server: UltraSPARC III Cu Processor 2 at 1.2 GHz or greater, external cache per processor 8 MB, minimum 4GB memory (8 @ 256-MB DIMMS) + 4GB swap.
Implementation: Phase 1 of the HP Storage Essentials Implementation Methodology is a non-invasive step that focuses on storage system and fabric switch discovery and management. Phase 2 implements HP Storage Essential's more advanced management capabilities for host servers and business applications by leveraging the installation of host agents (CIM extensions). Phase 3 customizes HP Storage Essentials for the user's environment through the design and integration of custom reports and scripts.
Interoperability: OEM and joint development relationships with Bull, Engenio, HDS, Sun, and SGI mean best-in-class support for the storage systems, fabric switches, host bus adapters (HBAs), operating systems, volume managers, file systems, and management software offered by these vendors. In addition, HP has development alliances with Brocade, Cisco, CNT, EMC, Emulex, HP, IBM, JNI, Intel, McDATA, NetApp, QLogic, Xiotech, and 3PAR to ensure full solution interoperability.
Vendor Comment: HP Storage Essentials delivers heterogeneous SAN management, storage resource management (SRM), and provisioning on a common, tightly integrated, modular platform. Unlike competitive solutions, which have been created by loosely packaging independent point products, HP Storage Essentials leverages a common database, a common schema built on the Common Information Model, a single lightweight agent, and a common graphical user interface for all features.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: The Storage Essentials base license starts at $30,000 USD. Pricing is based on a combination of Managed Access Points, Managed Application Licenses, Terabytes Managed and Users.
Detailed Specs: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/software/srmgt/index.html
Vendor URL: www.hp.com
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Product Snapshot #5
Product: MonoSphere Inc.; Storage Horizon software
Storage System Support: Supports all three disk based storage technologies; SAN, NAS, and DAS
Data Analysis: Supports data analysis for databases (Oracle, Sybase, and SQL), email (Exchange), hosts (Windows, UNIX, and Linux), arrays, and filers.
Key Features: Agent-less Discovery and Collection; Storage Demand to Supply Mapping; Storage Planner; Advanced Analytics; Advanced Forecast Engine; Alerts and Notifications; Management Reporting; Administrator Defined Grouping.
Management Features: Since Storage Horizon is agent-less, there is not need for agent management. Other management features include user password management, end user roles management, Storage Horizon database backup and restore, and log dumps.
Scalability: Scalability will vary due to the number of volumes on each host, but typically Storage Horizon scales to 4,000 – 5,000 hosts and 200 – 300 storage arrays per Storage Horizon instance.
Security: System login to keep unauthorized users from accessing the application; secure data collection; private data storage.
Reporting: Storage Horizon provides 20 out-of-the-box analytics reports that administrators can utilize to understand the important aspects of their storage environment. Through pull-down menus, these out-of-the-box reports can be modified based on differing organizational needs. Storage administrators can easily develop their own storage analytics reports using pull-down menus, without programming or scripting.
Operating System: Windows 2003 Server operating system
Standards Support: Storage Horizon leverages industry standard protocols, such as ICMP/Ping, WMI, SSH, and SNMP.
System Requirements: Dedicated system/blade: Dual-CPU Pentium 4 or Opteron, 3 GHz+, 4 GB DDR2 (533+ MHz) memory, Windows 2003 Server; Disk: high speed disk (SATA, 7200+ RPM), min capacity of 100 GB; 100 BaseT [Ethernet] network connectivity
Implementation: Storage Horizon installs in less than 15 minutes on a Windows server and does not use proprietary host or storage resident software agents. Rather, it leverages industry standard protocols, such as WMI, SSH, and SNMP, as well as vendor provided interfaces, to perform automatic data collection to deliver information for all storage assets. The initial out-of-the-box configuration and analytic storage reports makes sure you have a fast start and can immediately get a baseline view of your current capacity and potential utilization trouble spots.
Interoperability: Supports storage systems from EMC and NetApp. HDS, IBM, and HP will be support in Q2 2007.
Vendor Comment: Mapping storage usage from application hosts down to the storage array is critical functionality that is long overdue; and only Storage Horizon provides it. Now enterprises can make better purchasing decisions based on how much of their storage is used versus how much has been allocated for use, which is how most organization manage storage capacity today.
Availability: Storage Horizon 3.0 is available now.
Base Cost: The price of Storage Horizon is based on the number of TBs of storage under management. Base pricing starts at $50,000 USD.
Detailed Specs: http://www.monosphere.com/products/index.html
Vendor URL: www.monosphere.com
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Product: Northern Parklife AB; Northern Storage Suite SRM tool
Storage System Support: Supports any CIFS-compliant NAS and any SAN that appears as a local resource to a Windows machine. A special version for NetApp OnTap is being released shortly.
Data Analysis: The software supports data analysis for hosts, arrays, files and e-mail.
Key Features: Disk-quotas, file blocking, drill-down and scheduled reporting, usage trending, storage automation, end-user information portal and storage chargeback and cost projection functionality.
Management Features: Allows corporations to reclaim capacity, control user's data, plan for future data growth, charge-back for capacity consumed, and encourages the self-management of user data.
Scalability: Unlimited
Security: Delegated Permissions for management, log of actions and modifications, event history tracing, NTFS, user account reports, dormant mailboxes reports
Reporting: Northern Storage Reporter offers a series of valuable pre-configured reports. More about these reports can be found here: http://www.northern.net/northernstoragesuite/info.asp?featuresId=2
Operating System: Windows Server 2000 and higher for the managing server, any CIFS compliant NAS or SAN.
Standards Support: Supports CIFS and uses CIM
System Requirements: Windows Server 2000 and higher, Internet Explorer 5.1 or higher Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP2 or higher.
Implementation: Designate a license server and a Master server and then install the NSS services on the monitored servers. The storage devices (network storage) do not require an install.
Interoperability: Supports any CIFS-compliant NAS and any SAN that appears as a local resource to a Windows machine. A special version for NetApp OnTap is being released shortly.
Vendor Comment: Northern Storage Suite is a Storage Resource Management solution; a software solution that targets the costs and complexities of managing stored data. Now you can implement disk quotas, reporting, charge-back, automation and end-user interaction...plus, you can apply state-of-the-art SRM to NetApp NAS devices…all within one easy-to-administer, centralized framework.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: From $1,495 USD per host
Detailed Specs: http://www.northern.net/northernstoragesuite
Vendor URL: www.northern.net
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Product Snapshot #7
Product: Onaro Inc.; SANscreen software
Storage System Support: SAN
Data Analysis: The SANscreen product family does not do file level analysis.
Key Features: Real time monitoring - provide visibility into the services delivered in real time; service quality monitoring - compare the services delivered with the services requested by the applications; service violation reporting - alert users to situations where services delivered don't match services requested; planning for migrations and consolidations - simulate changes to the environment; root cause analysis - by understanding how changes have impacted the environment, provides for rapid root cause analysis; capacity planning - tracking allocation trending provides means for capacity planning; recoverability reporting - maintains RPO reporting; provide service centric nformation to other groups outside of storage to support the IT service delivery chain.
Management Features: Not provided
Scalability: 10,000 switch ports per server. We have a 70,000 port installation running. At one customer of about 18,000 ports, they had 70 SRM servers from a competitor. We ran the same environment on 2 servers.
Security: All changes to SANscreen are recorded in an audit trail. SANscreen can be used to track to make sure rouge hosts do not connect with unauthorized volumes.
Reporting: Inventory information about devices,configurations; allocation trending; service level trending; capacity reporting; violation reports; RPO dashboard
Operating System: Not provided
Standards Support: CIM, SMI-S, SNMP, CLI
System Requirements: For every 10,000 ports, a single windows server, dual CPU, and several GBs of memory.
Implementation: A single server can manage 10,000 switch ports. SANscreen can be deployed in about 24 hours for every 8,000 ports. Deployment can be remote. Onaro recently finished deploying 44,000 ports across 52 datacenters in three weeks all accomplished remotely.
Interoperability: HP, HDS, 3PAR, EMC, IBM, Brocade, McData, Cisco
Vendor Comment: SANscreen provides immediate, measurable value to our customers. That why SANscreen has consistently penetrated accounts that used to be exclusive EMC, or HP , or IBM accounts.
Availability: Currently available
Base Cost: Starts at $185 per port
Detailed Specs: http://www.onaro.com/products_ssover.html
Vendor URL: www.onaro.com
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Product Snapshot #8
Product: Opsware Inc.; Opsware System 6 software
Storage System Support: Supports SAN, NAS and DAS
Data Analysis: Supports data analysis for: databases, hosts, arrays, fibre-switches, filesystems, volumes/volume managers, etc.
Key Features: Operational Insight including discovery (database, host, storage array [SAN/NAS], and fibre switch), inventory, search and reporting, discover and navigate storage supply chain; shell-based navigation and scripting of devices and dependencies; Application-level storage analysis such as discover application dependencies and report on storage utilization by application; Troubleshooting such as visualization and dependency analysis; capacity and utilization planning and analysis including trend analysis and future projections, charge-Backs and utilization by department/business unit; and compliance such as policies, standards and best practices, hosts and storage device compliance.
Management Features: Automated host discovery and agent deployment; multimaster distributed architecture; unlimited scalability through addition of hardware; centralized agent management console; overlapping IP network support
Scalability: Unlimited
Security: Secure agent communications via encrypted Opsware gateway; robust role-based AAA system controlling user access to specific devices and capabilities
Reporting: Inventory reports; capacity and utilization reports; capacity and utilization timeseries reports; dependency & troubleshooting reports; topology, supply chain and dependency graphs; ad-hoc tabular reports via search paradigm; extensible report definition
Operating System: Sun Microsystems Solaris 8 Sun SPARC; Sun Microsystems Solaris 9 Sun SPARC; Sun Microsystems Solaris 10 Sun SPARC 4u/4v; Red Hat RHEL AS 3 i386
Standards Support: SMI-S
System Requirements: Oracle 10g (10.2.0.2) Enterprise, Standard, SE One
Implementation: ASAS is an add-on to our existing Server Automation System (SAS). It requires a simple install on top of SAS. It leverages the same host agents as SAS. It will use SAS automation capabilities to deploy storage agents in an automated fashion. Once storage agents are deployed, storage infrastructure devices (switches, arrays) will be automatically discovered, and correlated with the host data to provide the end-to-end storage supply chain.
Interoperability: EMC Clariion, DMX, Symmetrix; Network Appliance ONTAP; Hitachi Data Systems Thunder, Lightning; Engenio and OEM variants (IBM, NCR, etc.); Sun StorEdge; Brocade; McData
Vendor Comment: The Opsware Application Storage Automation System (ASAS) goes beyond multi-vendor storage management to deliver storage automation across SAN, NAS and DAS architectures. Opsware ASAS immediately addresses critical IT issues by decreasing storage complexity and improving visibility from an application point of view.
Availability: Q3 2007
Base Cost: Pricing will be released in Q3 2007
Detailed Specs: www.opsware.com
Vendor URL: www.opsware.com
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Product Snapshot #9
Product: Sun Microsystems; StorageTek Operations Manager Software
Specifications are not currently available
Detailed Specs: http://www.sun.com/storagetek/management_software/resource_management/operations_manager/
Vendor URL: www.sun.com
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Product Snapshot #10
Product: Symantec Corp.; Veritas CommandCentral Storage software
Storage System Support: Supports SAN, NAS or DAS storage arrays
Data Analysis: Will discover, report, monitor and manage databases, hosts, arrays and files. Oracle, Sybase, DB2 and MS-SQL are supported. Reports on host information such as file system, applications, volume mangers, shares, storage consumption, etc. Supports arrays, regardless of architecture (SAN, NAS, DAS) or vendor and monitors all of the elements along the data path. Policies may be implemented to alert administrators based on pre-defined thresholds allowing for proactive action to rectify problems resulting in improved application availability. Will also scan hosts or NAS devices and provide file level reports such as file type and aging summaries (date created, accessed or modified) enabling tiered storage.
Key Features: Storage capacity planning; end-to-end visibility; centralized health monitoring; heterogeneous storage provisioning
Management Features: Host editor, zone builder, zone set builder, hub editor, LUN query tool, LUN builder, port bundle tool; RAID group builder, enclosure editor, zone alias builder, virtual fabric builder, group builder, storage provisioning tool, snapshot editor
Scalability: A single CommandCentral Storage management server instance scales to: 2K – 3K hosts; 4PB – 5PB of storage; 8K – 10K switch ports; 150K – 200K LUNs; 900K – 1.2M objects
Security: Supports roles based access including administrator, read-only user, storage administrator or storage operator providing various levels of control and operations within the product. Supports SSL and SSH so all data that is viewed by a user is encrypted. Can also be configured to leverage existing directory services such as LDAP, Active Directory, NIS or NIS+.
Reporting: Reports include: total on-line storage capacity (i.e. physical storage, logical storage, claimed storage, consumed storage, etc.); distribution of storage attachment (i.e. SCSI, fibre channel); total storage by array vendor; total storage by RAID level; total storage by classification (i.e. SAN, NAS, DAS); file level reports (described above); physical inventory (i.e. host, HBA, switch, array); performance (i.e. host, switch, array); historic reports (i.e. alerts, change history, audit history). The database schema is published and open allowing users to write their own SQL queries to generate customized reports.
Operating System: Supported on Windows or Solaris -- the agent will run on Windows, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX or Linux (RedHat).
Standards Support: SMI-S 1.1
System Requirements: Solaris: dual CPU, 2 GB memory, 700 MB disk space, 1.4 GB of temp space. Windows: dual CPU, 2 GB memory, 600 MB disk space, 600 MB temp space
Implementation: The CommandCentral Storage Management Server is installed on either a Windows or Solaris host. The Management Server discovers switches, HBA's and Arrays. For customers that require host based SRM information, there is an additional agent that can optionally be deployed on each server that provides monitoring and reporting as well as mapping from the host to the underlying storage infrastructure. The agent is not platform or application specific, which allows for ease of deployment, manageability and maintenance. CommandCentral Storage includes an Agent Push Install Utility, allowing for centralized installation and management of the agent on managed hosts. The Agent Push Install Utility allows for agent code to be updated in a centralized manner as well.
Interoperability: EMC, IBM, HDS, Network Appliance, HP, LSI, Brocade, Cisco, McData, QLogic
Vendor Comment: Veritas CommandCentral Storage is a leading storage resource management solution that provides centralized visibility and control across heterogeneous storage environments. With solutions for capacity management, centralized monitoring, application to spindle mapping, and active management of storage components, CommandCentral Storage increases data availability, optimizes resources and reduces capital and operational costs.
Availability: CommandCentral Storage 5.0 is currently available
Base Cost: The base cost for license elements is $25,000 USD. The price scales with the number of servers to be managed and monitored by CommandCentral Storage.
Detailed Specs: https://www.symantec.com/enterprise/products/overview.jsp?pcid=1020&pvid=19_1
Vendor URL: www.symantec.com
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text: Here's an update on Joy Johnson, 81, who ran her 21st consecutive New York City Marathon on Sunday. Johnson retained her title in the women's 80-90 year old division, and has won her age group six times since 1997. She completed the 26.2 mile race in six hours, five minutes and 58 seconds, shaving 50 minutes off her time from last year. [The Wall Street Journal]


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Holiday fun with LinQ, and LinQ technologies in mind
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I'm finally feeling much better after three-plus weeks of illness. I think it started out as a flu virus, turned into an ear infection, and then finally I experienced side effects to medications treating those infections. Nine straight days of fever and a lot of sleep later I can finally function near normal. But I don't think I want to go back to what normal was before. No more burning the candle at both ends. I'm learning to take breaks throughout the day and learning when to call it a day and go to bed. There's nothing like a three-week illness to reset expectations of what I "need" to accomplish each day.
During my illness my psoriasis got much worse for about a week, and then it improved to almost clearing for about two weeks after. The psoriasis is coming back slowly now, but it is much better than before the illness. I have a few theories on what happened, but really no answers. Since the flare seemed to come with the infection, it could have calmed down with taking antibiotics. Another thought is that the Stelara (ustekinumab) finally kicked in right there in the middle of my sickness. I just passed the 14-week mark and it still might be a bit early to see the full effect of the medication. But could it be starting to work? Finally, I wonder if the couple weeks of rest did my skin some good. These past six months have been the most stressful I can remember with the transition to Stelara, challenges at work, my daughter's illness, and all the activities in which my family is involved. I welcomed the rest even though it lasted a week too long.
So was the improvement in my psoriasis condition from the new medication, the antibiotic, the rest, a combination, or something else entirely? Sometimes it drives me crazy not knowing what is really happening to my body. So many factors and variables are involved in my health that it's very difficult to isolate and discover what is impacting how many sores break out and where. Even if I did find that perfect combination of habits and treatments to clear my skin that formula would probably become ineffective over time. Psoriasis has a mind of its own, and my psoriasis seems to have the ability to adapt to whatever I throw at it. Even though I don't always feel like I can outsmart it, I still keep adapting and trying my best to manage my condition. I keep striving to engage the best lifestyle for my physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
I am inspired by my older daughter's response to learning she also has a chronic illness. Through the consultations, medications, and emotional ups and downs over the past few months she continues to stay positive. Her motto is "stay strong." A good motto for those of us with psoriasis to have!
What have you learned about your psoriasis recently? How has your experience impacted how you manage your condition day to day?