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The Key to Keys SQL Saturday Silicon Valley
So many of us have learned database design approaches from working with one database or data technology. We may have used only one data modeling or development tool. That means our vocabularies around identifiers and keys tend to be product specific. Do you know the difference between a unique index and a unique key? What about the difference between RI, FK and AK?
These concepts span data activities and it's important that your team understand each other and where they, their tools and approaches need to support these features.
We'll look at the generic and proprietary terms for these concepts, as well as where they fit in the database design process. We'll also look at implementation options in SQL Server and other DBMSs.
The Key to Keys at the North Texas SQL Server User Group – 17 March
I'm visiting Dallas this week to speak at the North Texas SQL Server User Group this Thursday. I'll be speaking about keys: primary keys, surrogate keys, clustered keys, GUIDs, SEQUENCEs, alternate keys…well, there's a lot to cover about such a simple topic. The reason I put this presentation together is I see a lot of confusion about these topics. Some of it's about terminology ("I can't find anything about alternate keys in SQL Server…what the heck is that, anyway"), some of it is misunderstandings ("what do you mean IDENTITIES aren't unique! of course they are…they are primary keys!"), some of it is just new ("Why the heck would anyone want to use a SEQUENCE?").
We'll be chatting about all these questions and more on Thursday, 17 March at the Microsoft venue in Irving, Texas starting at 6PM.
Attendance is free, but you need to register at http://northtexas.sqlpass.org/ to help organizers plan for the event.
Don't worry if you don't know about SQL Server or don't use it: this presentation will focus on some SQL Server specific features, but the discussion is completely portable to other DBMSs.
So many of us have learned database design approaches from working with one database or data technology. We may have used only one data modeling or development tool. That means our vocabularies around identifiers and keys tend to be product specific. Do you know the difference between a unique index and a unique key? What about the difference between RI, FK and AK? These concepts span data activities and it's important that your team understand each other and where they, their tools and approaches need to support these features. We'll look at the generic and proprietary terms for these concepts, as well as where they fit in the database design process. We'll also look at implementation options in SQL Server and other DBMSs.
Hope to see you there!
She's Cute, So it's Okay…
…and, yes, this is quote from one of my former DBAs.
Clustered Indexes and UniqueIdentifiers
Tom LaRock (@sqlrockstar) posted today about clustered indexes on uniqueidentifiers. He has a great image there, which got me thinking about making my own….
New in SQL Server 2012 SEQUENCEs: Why They Aren't Just for Surrogate Keys
Starting with SQL Server 2012, database designers will have the ability to use SEQUENCEs to generate numbers, such as for populating surrogate keys (primary Keys with no meaning). Sounds like the IDENTITY property, right? It's not quite the same. In SQL Server (and other DBMSs), the IDENTITY property is a characteristic of a column in a table. A database designer can set this property up to automatically generate a value in that column and specify certain features such as what number to start with and what number to increment by. These properties are set for a specific column and only one column in a table can have this identity property. That's why IDENTITY is almost always used as a surrogate primary key on a table.
To create a column with the IDENTITY property in SQL Server 2012:
[ database_name . [ schema_name ] . | schema_name . ] table_name
[ AS FileTable ]
( { <column_definition> | <computed_column_definition>
| <column_set_definition> | [ <table_constraint> ] [ ,...n ] } )
[ ON { partition_scheme_name ( partition_column_name ) | filegroup
| "default" } ]
[ { TEXTIMAGE_ON { filegroup | "default" } ]
[ FILESTREAM_ON { partition_scheme_name | filegroup
| "default" } ]
[ WITH ( <table_option> [ ,...n ] ) ]
[ ; ]
<column_definition> ::=
column_name <data_type>
[ COLLATE collation_name ]
[ CONSTRAINT constraint_name ] DEFAULT constant_expression ]
| [ IDENTITY [ ( seed ,increment ) ] [ NOT FOR REPLICATION ]
[ ROWGUIDCOL ] [ <column_constraint> [ ...n ] ]
I've highlighted the syntax that applies the IDENTITY to a column. SQL Server will know which column has the identity property (and you can only have one of these columns in the same table). Notice that there are only three options for an IDENTITY.
To create a SQUENCE in SQL Server 2012:
CREATE SEQUENCE [schema_name . ] sequence_name
[ AS [ built_in_integer_type | user-defined_integer_type ] ]
[ START WITH <constant> ]
[ INCREMENT BY <constant> ]
[ { MINVALUE [ <constant> ] } | { NO MINVALUE } ]
[ { MAXVALUE [ <constant> ] } | { NO MAXVALUE } ]
[ { CACHE [ <constant> ] } | { NO CACHE } ]
[ ; ]
Notice that there is no TABLE or COLUMN referenced in that TSQL. You are just creating a SEQUENCE. SQL Server will have no idea what you are going to use it for or where it will be used. In fact, you could create a SEQUENCE and never use it. Notice there are several more options for a SEQUENCE.
SEQUENCEs are separate objects in a database and can be used to populate more than one column even across several tables. Because they aren't bound to a table in any way, they can be used in ways that IDENTITY columns can't be used. For instance:
- One SEQUENCE can be used across more than one table. For instance, a Control Number or Document Number on several tables. I've seen this used in other DBMSs to generate document numbers across subtypes, say Purchase Orders, Shipping Notices, Return to Vendor Numbers, etc. There's a requirement that they be unique across all types of documents. This could not be done with IDENTITY.
- Using a SEQUENCE allows tables to have more than one auto-generated number in multiple columns. Think of Order Number and Cancellation Number, both on the Order table. You can't do that with IDENTITY.
- Since sequences are generated completely outside a table, you can chose to store the resulting value in a different format, say VARCHAR or CHAR. Or, heaven forbid, you might want to append data to it or do other kinds of evil to it before storing it.
- Since sequences are generated completely outside a table, you can store the results in a NULLable column.
I think the confusion sets in because we tend to think of auto-generated number as useful only as surrogate keys. But we have real data needs for generating numbers other than just row identifiers, even if that's the primary use for this. In fact, one could have a table with a PK that uses IDENTITY and an unlimited number of columns that use a SEQUENCE to set their values. Of course, SEQUENCEs can be used for surrogate primary keys, too. The existence of SEQUENCEs gives us another option over IDENTITY.
So SEQUENCE is a feature that just generates numbers based on some characteristics. A designer has many ways to use the number once it is generated and tables are not dependent on that method to get that number, nor do they even "know" about how that value was provided.
This separation of the COLUMN from how the data is populated is a feature of using SEQUENCEs. How one uses this separation depends on the technical and business requirements for the data.
Identity Column Issues and Trade-offs
This post is based on a post I previously blogged on 30 May 2008…but like most design approaches, it still holds true.
If you've heard me present, then you know that one of my primary design mantras is:
Everything is a trade off. You need to be able to explain, in both business and technical terms, the cost, benefits, and risks associated with every design decision.
If you can't do that, then you aren't doing design: you are copying design patterns from other designs and hoping for the best outcome, even if your current design has different requirements and risk tolerances.
I am often told that a database design must have surrogate keys on every table and that "right" way to implement surrogate keys is to use the Identity property in SQL Server (or the RowID in Oracle, or the Identity property in DB2). These sorts of features of modern DBMSs do vary from vendor to vendor, so the cost, benefit, and risk associated with each varies by version and by vendor. Most IT pros I speak with don't realize that.
Many people I speak with assume, incorrectly, that Identity Property = Surrogate Key = Primary Key= Unique Index but this is not true. It is important for database designers to understand the differences between these concepts.
Nigel Rivett has written a great article over at Simple-talk.com about SQL Server's identity property and some of the interesting "features" of this incrementing function:
Note: An identity column is not guaranteed to be unique nor consecutive. You should always place a unique index on an identity column if your system requires uniqueness.
Note: The next value is the step added to the current seed; not one more than the max value in the table, or even the step from the last or maximum value.
I'm guessing that 6+ out of 10 of experienced SQL Server designers and developers are not clear on these two gotchas. Other DBMSs have technical issues as well. When I'm questioned on why I don't just slap on an identity property, call it a PK an move on to the next change request, I usually start asking questions:
- Will the application need to assume that the values are always sequential? What if the sequence is missing a few steps? Will that break the code?
- Will the Identity column value be displayed anywhere outside the database, such as on a report or on a screen?
- Will the users be confused if a sequence is missing or if they "restart" in the middle of an order?
- Will the Identity column value be used outside this database? How? Where?
- What are our plans for dealing with rows that exceed the maximum number of identity values (in some versions of DB2, identity values maxed out at 32k or so)?
Identity properties can be useful, but as in every design decision, there are uses that are appropriate and uses that are not — it all comes down to cost, benefit, and risk.
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New Zealand - The world's biggest sheep farm
New Zealand is sometimes called the world's biggest sheep farm. Only one million people live on New Zealand's South Island, but it has about 50 million sheep. Every shepherd controls about six sheep dogs. There may be up to thirty dogs on one farm. 'Eye' dogs round up loose sheep. Huntaway' dogs work with large flocks of sheep. New Zealand has been exporting sheep meat — mutton and lamb — since the late nineteenth century. In those days, transporting meat such long distances wasn't easy. The first ship containing meat for England left New Zealand in 1882. It had a refrigeration machine to keep the meat cold. Unfortunately, sparks from the machine set the ship's sails on fire. The crew put out the flames. After that, the machine worked perfectly, but it almost froze the captain and his crew to death. In 1973 Britain joined the European Common Market and started buying European products instead of Commonwealth products. Today it is more difficult for New Zealand to sell its sheep and dairy products to Britain.

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AutoWeek gives a what-might-have-been report on Mazda's decision to bring the large CX-9 crossover to market over the redesigned MPV minivan. Mazda's senior veep for product development laid out the reason for the shift from minivan to crossover in very certain terms. Thanks to fewer incentives and higher transaction values, companies just make more damn money on crossovers. But what about the consumer? Thus, Jalopnik's question of the day. All factors being equal, would you rather drive a CX-9 or the new MPV, a Japanese domestic market model? Maybe even assume you care either way.
MPV Gone Missing [AutoWeek]
Mazda Shows New Mazdaspeed MPV at Tokyo Salon [internal]


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Mount Mitchell Challenge
In a matter of weeks, the annual Black Mountain Marathon and Mount Mitchell Challenge participants will come together to face a grueling journey at 7 a.m. on Saturday, February 22. The Challengers will ascend 40 miles to the highest peak in the East – elevation 6,684 – and retrace the path back to the start/finish area. Marathoners will run up to the Black Mountain Gap overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway and retrace the route to finish.
The Mt. Mitchell Challenge is both historical and arduous. The race was founded in 1998 by Wendell Begley (of Black Mountain Savings) and Trent Thomas (from Black Dome Mountain Sports). They saw the need for a race designed to confront the challenges of nature with test of physical proportions, yet possible. Race terrain is not only steep, but mother nature offers challenges that could include ice, snow, rain, cold, and wildlife. Runner safety is of paramount concern to race coordinators who work with Black Mountain Fire and Rescue and many other skilled members from surrounding counties.
Best to all of this years participants, and stop by Take A Hike for last minute needs!
Graybeard Mountain 01-22-14
Started out this morning at 8:40 with the temperature at a chilly 10 degrees. I get to pick up my son today at 1:00 so better hurry. Got back around 12:45 and the temperature is 21 degrees. There were 2 people camping at the shelter and that was all that were out. So here we go…..
Remember the creek picture from yesterday? This is close to the beginning of the trail, about 1 plus inches on the ground.
As we moved up the mountain, the snow got deeper. By the end of the 4th switchback there was 3 to 4 inches. Leaving the switchbacks and heading toward the shelter was the first HARD fall all the way to the ground wipe-out of the day. This one didn't hurt as bad as the others. While I have your attention there are a few observations to share with you.
1) Hiking in/on snow is a lot harder than regular trail walking.
2) Gaiters really help a lot.
3) Hiking poles are even more important in the Winter than the Summer.
4) Good boots that are properly fit and warm are essential.
Enough rambling – here are pictures approaching the 1st summit of Graybeard. The snow was a steady 6 inches with drifts from 8 to 10.
View from the top.
Graybeard Mountain 01-21-14
Today is hike #6 for the season. The temperature at departure was 44 degrees, around 11ish. I got back around 2:15ish and the temp was 40. Only saw 3 people today and 1 dog. The wind has picked up quite a bit sense yesterday – obvious that the new cold front is moving in. Knowing that tomorrow is going to be totally different than today, there will be more pictures to contrast.
The creek (flat creek) is flowing swiftly. The hurrying clouds take us from sunny to cloudy to sunny again and back. Depending on what side of the mountain you stand, the wind is whipping or still.
The hike up was uneventful. Things seemed to be shifting from warm and sunny to something is about to happen and we're not sure what. I got past the switchbacks and the wind had really picked up but the sun had come out
too. It really didn't seem like a big storm was upon us.
Take note of the picture to the left – the Saddle. This will look totally different tomorrow.
I love how the clouds are making such a stark contrast on Mt. Mitchell and the Craggy Gardens. Notice how "black" things look on the mountain tops? That is how this range gets its name "Black Mountains". Even more so with the sunshine in the foreground.
Coming back down things started to change. A lite snow at first and then almost a whiteout near near the bottom.
Don't miss tomorrows blog for the dramatic outcome of this storm.
Lilli McFerrin has competed in the National Gingerbread House Competition at the Grove Park Inn since 2006. This year Lilli placed third in the teen category inspired by the movie Mary Poppins. Her gingerbread house, "A Spoon Full of Sugar," was her final entry before heading to college next year. Click here to read an article featuring an interview with Lilli in the Mountain Express, and in the Black Mountain News.
In 2010 her masterpiece was inspired by the Basilica of St. Lawrence, home in downtown Asheville, NC. She placed first in the teen category in 2011 with "Santa's Mountain Music & Dance," influenced by the landscape at Warren Wilson College. In 2012, Lilli placed 3rd in the teen category with "The Yellow Submarine."
Lilli I am so proud of you! It has been a joy to watch you grow into the beautiful and talented young woman you are! Love Dad
Graybeard Mountain 01-20-14
Today is hike #5 for the season. I was so busy with the retail season over the Christmas holiday and ordering for next Fall that hike #4 got lost in the shuffle. Now is the time that I do most of my hiking – no bees and a slower time at work.
Left the parking lot around noon with the temperature around 56. Got back around 3:30, temperature at 60! Really enjoyed todays hike. 26 other hikers and 2 dogs were out and about today. The weather man says artic vortex #2 heading in tomorrow.
Moving past the creek walk brought me to the relative
openness of the switchbacks. The blue sky opened up and the sun was warm and bright. This is the day that the Lord hath made. After weeks of not hiking, the muscles needed some loosening up and the impureaties of the holiday foods and cheer needed to be worked out. I was able to relax a little and stretch this one out. Here is a mighty oak tree taking a break on a boulder.
The view on top was special. This has to be where "Carolina blue" came from.
The wind was quite and the view was spectacular.
The walk back down the swithbacks was the closest I've ever come to falling asleep while walking. The sun on my back was warm and I am tired.
Holly Jolly
Holly Jolly is a wonderful tradition in Black Mountain. It is an event sponsored by Black Mountain Business to Business. The streets are lit with luminaries, stores are open late offering refreshments to patrons in the spirit of community and the Christmas season. It's happening TONIGHT from 5-9 p.m., so come out for a wonderful evening full of holiday festivity, reconnecting with old friends, and holiday shopping. There's rumor that Santa and his elves are making an appearance, so be sure to find the jolly man himself on this amazingly warm December evening!


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(12) UCF – (7) Auburn matchup marks the 19th sellout in the past 21 games.
ATLANTA (Dec. 21, 2017) – The 2018 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between No. 12 UCF and No. 7 Auburn will ring in the New Year in front of a sold-out crowd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. With this year's sellout, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl has now sold out 19 of its last 21 games dating back to 1997.
"I can't think of a better way to celebrate our 50th Anniversary than with a top-12 matchup in front of a packed house on New Year's Day," said Gary Stokan, Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO and president. "We're looking forward to starting 2018 off by welcoming more than 70,000 UCF and Auburn fans to Atlanta."
The 50th annual Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will be played on New Year's Day at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and will be nationally televised by ESPN. Game time is set for 12:30 p.m. ET leading into the College Football Playoff Semifinals. This marks the third time the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl has been played on New Year's Day and the first time the game has ever been played in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
"Between this year's Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, we're a perfect three for three in selling out the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium," said Percy Vaughn, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl chairman. "It's a testament to the caliber of the games we've been able to host, and the passion of the college football fans we have here in Atlanta."
Since its inaugural game in 1968, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl has attracted more than 2.88 million fans to Atlanta, with an average of 71,334 fans attending the game since 2000.
UCF will be making its first trip to the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, while Auburn will make its sixth appearance. Auburn currently holds a 4-1 record in the game, with its last appearance resulting in a 43-24 victory over Virginia in 2011.
Fans may still be able to find tickets on the secondary ticket market by using the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl's official secondary market ticket exchange through Ticketmaster.
The only other way to secure access to the game is to purchase one of the few remaining VIP Packages – including tickets and hospitality – from the Bowl' s exclusive ticket package provider, PrimeSport. Visit www.Chick-fil-APeachBowl.com to access the PrimeSport ticket package offers.
Peach Bowl, Inc. operates the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, one of the New Year's Six Bowls selected to host the College Football Playoff. This season, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is celebrating its Golden Season, including its 50-year history of traditions and successes as the nation's ninth-oldest bowl organization. The Bowl has earned a reputation as one of the most competitive bowls in the country, with 53 percent of its games being decided by a touchdown or less. Peach Bowl, Inc. has disbursed $160 million in team payouts over its 50-year history. The Bowl also leads all other bowl game organizations in charitable and scholarship contributions, giving more than $21 million to organizations in need since 2002. Peach Bowl, Inc. also runs the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament and manages The Dodd Trophy national coach of the year award. For more information, visit Chick-fil-APeachBowl.com or follow us on Twitter at @CFAPeachBowl and find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/CFAPeachBowl.


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With winter sports show The Jump set to hit our television screens local historian Keith Johnson recalls the days when Preston had its own curling club
When those long, dark, cold and freezing winters of Victorian days came along no group of Preston folk were more delighted than the members of Preston Curling Club.
This sport wherein players slide stones along sheets of ice came to public prominence in recent times when Team GB's women twice won medals at the Winter Olympics.
It is said to have its origins in medieval Scotland in the 16th century and is nowadays governed by the World Curling Federation.
The enthusiasts of the game in Preston, no doubt inspired by the Caledonian Curling Club, held a meeting in the Red Lion on Church Street, in Preston, in mid-September 1871 to establish the sport in Preston.
Those hardy souls had, by January 1875, managed to get a rink at Farringdon Park and arranged a fixture against the Rose and Thistle Club from Blackburn.
Two years earlier the Preston team had been vanquished at Blackburn, but this time they were triumphant.
The day was cold, and the ice keen, but dry and Preston skips Messrs. D Jardine and Wm McKie led their quartets to victory. Once the match was over both teams were conveyed to the Mitre Inn in Preston for a cordial reception.
During the cold spell of December 1878 the Preston Curling Club enjoyed local contests at both Farringdon, where the Preston Pleasure Gardens had been formally opened in 1877, and a rink at Ashton besides competing home and away for the Caledonian medal with visits to the likes of Ulverston.
Many a frosty day followed in the decade ahead and the local enthusiasts increased in numbers. By late December 1887 they were able to announce that after reaching agreement with the management of Preston North End football club they were to rent at £30 per annum a patch of low lying land suitable flooded as their new Deepdale rink.
A team from Southport providing the opposition on a suitably freezing afternoon. This Southport side had their own glaciarium opened in 1879 and proved to be formidable opposition in a drawn fixture.
Few severe winters pleased Lancashire's Victorian curlers more than that of 1895 when weeks of frozen rivers, lakes and ponds saw participation flourish particularly at their Deepdale rink.
Internal competitions and organised club fixtures increased each year and by the dawn of the 20th century the Preston Curling Club was a competitive team with upwards of 30 curling clubs having become established in England. This led to intense competition and often visits to Scotland where conditions were more favourable for longer in the season.
One of the highlights of each season for the Preston club was their annual dinner which always had a Scottish flavour to the menu.
At their dinner in late January 1902 they looked forward to the forthcoming fixtures in Scotland to which they would send four rinks - 16 players - to compete with the finest teams.
With a playing membership of upwards of 90 the club was popular and respected. By 1909 the club had moved to a rink at Ribbleton and by the 1920s they took over the Fulwood Old Reservoir as their curling pond.
Ever keen to practice and perfect their winter sport they often took to the road and played at the Manchester Ice Palace that had opened in 1910.
Their dedication was rewarded in April 1920 when they won, guided by skip William Kerr, the coveted Newall Cup by beating Belle Vue 8 - 7 at the Manchester Ice Rink following earlier victories over Leeds and Huddersfield.
One year later they celebrated the club's 50th Anniversary with their 45th annual dinner held at the Bull and Royal Hotel.
The winter of 1933 was a curlers' dream when an extended cold spell meant a number of practice sessions could be played on the Fulwood Old Reservoir for the first time in years.
The Fulwood Old Reservoir was in perfect condition for practice although their fixtures would still be played away from home. That frosty spell seemed to serve them well because by December 1934 they were travelling to the Edinburgh Ice Palace to compete in the World Curling Championship with a quartet skipped by William Kerr.
Kerr, a regular England international, had twice led Preston to the final of the I'Anson Cup the blue riband of English curling.
Competing with 100 teams they won through to the last 16 where Galashiels beat them after an extra end following a tied match.
In the years prior to the Second World War the Preston Curling Clubs annual dinner was one of the social highlights of the year attended by not only the curlers, but a number of local dignitaries. The Lancashire Evening Post's celebrated cartoonist Furnival was often among those present and captured the enjoyment of the occasions with larger than life sketches of the proceedings.
With its roots in Victorian days it was originally an exclusively male dominated sport, but these days the thrill of competing on ice is enjoyed by members of both sexes with male, female and mixed events the order of the day.
Those early pioneers of the sport of curling in Preston laid solid foundations and the Preston Curling Club is nowadays a member of the English Curling Association.
Their secretary is Phil Barton who has represented England at World Championship level and has been involved in arranging fixtures for the team which plays fixtures at Lockerbie and other far flung venues and the prestigious I'Anson Cup is still competed for.
With plans for a curling rink within the new multi-purpose leisure complex at Barton Grange the sport might well flourish once more in Preston.


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Build Your Own Mini-ITX Media Player
Computers are not everybody's cup of tea, right now you may be apprehensive with everything and anything about them. The first thoughts people associate with computers are they are complex to assemble, and complicated to use.
Not so! This chapter will demonstrate just how easy it is to build your own computer, using just a few simple parts:
- USB Filter (I'm using a passive Elfidility filter, but you can choose another solution, e.g. SoTM PCIe)
- A integrated Mini-ITX board
- Storage (Using CFast card here, but you can use an SSD)
- PC Case
Computer Case
The case I'm using for this build is the Fractal Design Node 202. This is a affordable case priced at AUD$135, and it wins on it's slim profile. This case is very simple to work on, and have adequate space and ventilation should you decide to put your PSU inside.
While this case does not sport the traditional Hifi equipment look, at least it will not look out of place in your hi-fi rack.
This is how it looks from the back. Although Mini-ITX only provides 1 PCI o PCIe slot, these two PCI brackets gives you good flexibility. e.g. I can use a mPCIe riser and add a second I/O. Two is always better than one.
Some important things to note with this case:
- ONLY works with Mini-ITX boards (lower left hand corner). Other motherboard sizes will not fit.
- If you are going to use a computer ATX power support, this case ONLY supports the SFX standard.
- This is a slimline case, meaning you'd need PCI or PCIe risers to re-orient the cards. Fractal Design includes a PCIe riser for this purpose. For PCI risers you can try sourcing them from various online vendors like alibaba, taobao or ebay.
There is plenty of space to work in despite the size. Fitting the Mini-ITX motherboard to this case took less than 5 minutes. Fractal Design took a lot of effort in their instruction manual - it's very IKEA like! Wonder if all Swedish companies write their manuals this way.
Mini-ITX Motherboard
Most computers are hard! There is a small sub-class of computers that are very easy - the "All-In-One" type, with the CPU already soldered in to the board. This is the board I'm using - a Jetway NF9C-2800. The only thing I need to do in this step is to fit the two RAM sticks. This is a straightforward procedure as the component only fits one way.
All in one motherboards like this are as good as it gets. You do not have to mess around with fragile processor, heat sinks that needs a PhD to fit, or the science of spreading thermal compounds. These computers are purchased 'ready-to-go' mode, just add RAM!
Elfidility USB Filter
This is the passive USB filter. The main reason for using this is it's a lot cheaper than a after market PCI/PCI-e USB card.
You do get what you pay for, and your mileage will vary depend on your system setup. There are also other after market USB cards with the PCI-e interface. You may think you can't use these cards with a motherboard armed with a PCI slot (like the NF9C).That's incorrect. You can purchase a mini-PCIe riser like this:
This product is ideal because there should be enough bandwidth in the mini PCIe bus to run two devices - a USB card (~60 MB/s) and an Intel NIC (~125 MB/s)
This is a CFast card. It has the I/O speeds of SATA but comes in a small form factor. Due to its price very few motherboards use this now. The advantage of CFast again lies in simplicity - no messy SATA data and power cables.
This card simply slot into the motherboard, giving me the shortest and most direct signal point to point path.
There are only four screws to secure the Mini-ITX to the motherboard (at the corners). Computers may appear complicated to the layperson, but everything only fits one way. Assembling computers is like a jigsaw puzzle, everything only fits 'one way'. All you need to do is read the motherboard manual to understand where everything goes, and that's it. As shown in this picture below:
Choice Of Components
It may seem hard to believe - the components you chose WILL affect the sound. The Jetway NF9C 2800, paired with the Elfidility USB card, and powered by a UpTone JS2 combined gives what audiophiles would describe as a warm sound. The overall presentation is rich in timbre and tones. The surround sound effect is good with a decent depth in the front stage. The cons of this combination is less than ideal clarity, lower frequency bass has a nice tone but lacks punch. This system is setup for acoustic music, primarily focusing on timbre and the human voice - an ideal system if you are listening to music for long hours (e.g. 3+ hours per session). Thanks to the flexibility of Snakeoil OS, you can use MPD for critical listening, or switch to Logitech+Squeezelite for some relaxation. The above components are chosen to suit my specific needs. This chapter only describes the general steps on how to assemble your own computer. You have to choose your own computer parts based on the genre of music, listening habits, and your audio system. The better you know yourself, the better you'd get at this. Physical assembly of the computer is now complete. We are now ready to install Snakeoil OS!


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Don't Round Up
"Don't round up to the [insert your name here]."
Here's what happened to me the other day: My husband was asking if all our plank work was hurting my weak wrists. I playful punched his arm and said, "you calling me a weakling?"
"Don't round up to the Jenn," he chastised tenderly, "I was only talking about your tiny wrists."
I stopped and exhaled. What the heck had just happened? I had just taken a statement about one body part, regardless of whether that statement is true or not (in my case, totally true: my wrists are teeny), and regardless of how the criticism was given (in this case, lovingly), and I ROUNDED UP. I took one small statement and made it about the whole of me. I changed the context, the meaning, the subject... basically everything about his statement. And while I can't think of a specific instance, I have a sneaking suspicion I have done this before. I have a sneaking suspicion most of us have.
Have you? Have you taken a statement about a small thing and turned it in your mind into a statement about a bigger thing? Have you taken a piece of criticism about one aspect of your performance and rounded it up to the whole of your performance? Have you taken a friendly joke or chiding about one part of you and magnified it to the whole of you? You have?
Well... don't do that! :)
Seriously though, this is no good. When we ROUND UP, we are more likely to feel:
• inadequate
• frustrated
• pressure
• inferior
• incapable
• hopeless
• sad
• angry
We are already great at focusing on the negative and downplaying the positive when it comes to ourselves. We are aware of the Herculean effort it can be to list positive traits about ourselves that we enjoy and admire. Let's not then add fuel to that fire by twisting statements into something larger than they deserve to be. It creates more negative pressure on a system that is already struggling to reach a healthy balance. In short, it's not a nice thing to do to yourself.
The good thing is that it is entirely in our power to block or adjust these thoughts. Remember, we created this problem in the first place. We ROUNDED UP, so we can ROUND RIGHT BACK DOWN AGAIN. The next time you are feeling an inkling of this negativity, ask yourself, "did I just ROUND UP?" If the answer is yes, give yourself an inward smile, and say "see what I did there, I rounded up! Silly me. Let me round back down and listen to that statement again the way it was intended. Let me take a realistic view of myself and focus on the one aspect or part that is at the focus, instead of making a mountain out of a molehill.
At the end of the day, that molehill may be something you want to change about yourself, if possible, so you want it to stay the nice, manageable molehill size. When it becomes a mountain, it's suddenly too large and overwhelming to change or overcome. In my case, I can't change my teeny wrists, but I can accept them and build my strength around them. If I round up to all of me, I will see my body as weak. If I believe my body is weak, I will start to believe I have no strength and can't achieve goals that require strength. Eventually I will have myself so convinced that I won't try. And think of all the missed opportunity if we never try. We can miss who we were supposed to be. All from rounding up.
And that would be such a shame. Reaching your place of zen requires you to manage your negative thinking. Practice cognitive mindfulness: notice when you round up, change the message to yourself, and correct the negative thinking. This is something you can do.
It is all you need.
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Gov. McCrory: Want to step on some toes? Here is your chance.
Will McCrory speak out on payday lending or kowtow to Senate leadership
RALEIGH – Progress NC today called on Gov. Pat McCrory to speak out against payday lending, a position he's already taken. A new bill filed in the NC Senate would bring predatory payday lenders back to North Carolina for the first time since 2006. Senate Bill 89 would allow payday lenders to charge interest up to 391% annually.
In a 2007 mayoral debate, Pat McCrory spoke out against payday lending:
"One of our serious problems are people who have been taken advantage of by payday lenders. And my opponent when she was a state legislator actually tried to help the payday lending industry with legislation, which would basically abuse poor people into getting high interest loans and put them in debt. And that's one of our most serious problems that we're dealing with here Charlotte and nationally. And that's the exact opposite of what we need to do right now is we need to work against these lenders who are ripping people off…
These are the worst type of organizations to work with. They charge a very, very high interest. And a lot of people have lost their homes as a result of these types of activities with payday lenders. And I'm very proud of our state government officials who actually made sure that this legislation was not passed." [Transcript of Charlotte Mayoral Debate, 9/26/07; Charlotte Observer, 9/27/07]
"In his State of the State address, Gov. McCrory said he would step on toes on the left and the right. We haven't seen much, if any, Republican toes stepped on, but here's his chance," said Gerrick Brenner, Executive Director of Progress NC. "Gov. McCrory can simply repeat a position he's already taken, if he's willing to upstage Republican leadership in the State Senate."
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The weather has not been too bad these few days and so I decided to go on a hike to the Tachibana Shinto Shrine. It was not easy to walk in the jungle because it was a lot bushier compared to our last hikes. During the Japanese time the area was called "Kahet" which means orange in Chamorro. They called it Kahet because there were so many orange trees in that area during the Japanese time. The Japanese word "Tachibana" means wild orange.
The Tachibana Shrine is covered with growing Tagantagan and grass. The site is about 0.24 miles west from the Seabee Monument. The parking area for the shrine is surrounded by pine trees. The site is about 580 feet from the parking area. The flame tree was planted during the Japanese period and so it is thought that there could be sites of interest where ever those trees are found.
This is the jungle where we entered heading to Tachibana Shrine.
The concrete foundations of the shrine remains and the fence is slowly breaking apart every year.
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In June, we visited our local country school. The school that will take Little Miss from junior infants at a tender age of four years eleven months all the way up to an inconceivable eleven years old and an added seven months. What kind of little girl will she be at the end of this journey? How tall will she be? Will she even sound the same as the baby voice swiftly disappears into the memories I play back in my head? How excited will she be? What new friends will she make? What plans will start forming in her head for what she wants to be when she gets older?
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Why I've Quit My Job
This week I handed in my resignation. Dun dun duuuuunn! My intitial reaction last night, after a very anti-climactic day of talking to my boss and sorting things out with HR, was "Oh dear god, what the fricking F have I done?" Followed by mild panic and anxiety as it was all finally oh so very, very real. I was due back to my post as a Medical Librarian in May but now I will officially not be going back to work after maternity leave. I am leaving behind a twelve year career to start something brand new. It's the big decision, the big change, the new me I was talking about last week. So, why did I take the massive step to quit and what am I doing now?


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A gavit (Armenian գավիթ) or zhamatun (Armenian: ժամատուն) is often contiguous to the west of a church in a Medieval Armenian monastery. It served as narthex (entrance to the church), mausoleum and assembly room.[1]
The gavit, the distinctive Armenian style of narthex, appeared in the tenth and eleventh centuries.[2] The first were located in the south of the Armenia in the region of Syunik. The type of construction changed during the twelfth and fourteenth centuries, as found in the monasteries of Saghmosavank of Haritchavank, or Hovhannavank Monastery. The gavit changed again in the late thirteenth century as can be seen in monasteries such as Gandzasar. Gavits gradually ceased to be built in the late Middle Ages.
The earliest style of gavit consists of an oblong vault supported by double arches, with an erdik (lantern) center. This form was replaced by a square room with four columns, divided into nine sections with a dome in the center. The last evolution consists of a gavit without columns and with arched ceilings.
On the west side of the Church of the Holy Redeemer in the Sanahin Monastery complex, the gavit built in 1181 has four tall free-standing internal pillars supporting arches, The pillars and their bases are elaborately decorated. In the same complex, the gavit of the Mother of God church is a three-nave hall with lower arches and less elaborate decorations on the pillars.[3]
Gavit in the first style, Sanahin, Sourp Astvatsatsin.
Gavit in the second style, Hovhannavank.
- ^ Levon Chorbajian; Patrick Donabédian; Claude Mutafian (1994). The Caucasian knot: the history & geopolitics of Nagorno-Karabagh. Zed Books. p. 84. ISBN 1-85649-288-5.
- ^ Medieval Armenian architecture: constructions of race and nation Christina Maranci – 2001 "Unlike Strzygowski, who stressed the importance of race and nation in the formation of architecture, ... Another structure at Ani also provided Baltrusaitis with an ogive — the narthex or gavit' located at the south side of the church."
- ^ Nicholas Holding (2006). Armenia: with Nagorno Karabagh. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 161. ISBN 1-84162-163-3.


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Sleep is the Best Therapy
What is the needed amount of hours an average human requires? According to the statistics the amount of hours should equal seven-nine hours. The majority sleeps seven-eight hours a day and experiences feel mental and physical exhaustion and do not feel lucky to have this little sleep. Some lucky people though feel great after a four-five our sleep and are full of energy and desire to work. Where does the difference come from? Scientists believe that this is due to genetic peculiarities of a human being. If to compare the average amount of sleep in the nineteenth and twentieth century, it ahs been reduced in 20%. People sleep half an hour less than people used to do in the nineteenth century. Biorhythms of people are affected by technological progress and some of the innovations that keep people busy longer and require more time to work on them. Can you find a person that doesnt like sleeping? Researchers are able to prove that sleep is essential immune system improver, and is not less vital than food, drinks and sex. In my family sleeping was a sacred ritual. There was an unspoken rule, waking someone up in the middle of sleep is a crime.
Looks very simple if no the daily routine influenced. Schools and kindergartens start working in early mornings and parents take them there, some people have to start working at the crack of dawn, students may sit till late night writing their assignments and studying for the tests. Once a hard day passes there is only one thing you dream about to relax on your favourite couch and forget about everything in a sound sleep. There is a group of people that live in the moonlight. When there is a possibility to go to the night club without hesitation about incomplete assignments, a custom term paper research for instance; have chats with friends and do all the things that are extremely difficult to be managed in the daylight. Imagine the level of their exhaustion when after a sleepless night one has to get up two hours later. No adrenalin provides help, you feel distressed, weak exhausted and worn out. Such rhythm of life results into difficulties with health and immune system.
Sleepless nights do not only help to stress a person out, but to gain weight, as Mere Craiger, sleeping problem specialist from Manitobe University, Canada (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu) Your body performs a lot of functions including physical and emotional and sleep is the cure to exhaustion. Your mind should not struggle with your body and give it a break in the form of rest and good sleep.


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Alexander Liholiho, Kamehameha IV. A surprising number of mele ma'i for his "Uilani" have survived the almost century-and-a-half since his death. At least ten versions of seven distinct compositions are housed in the Bishop Archives; one of these -- "He Wahi Ma'i no 'Iolani" -- is performed regularly in public and remains a favorite in many hālau. The less well-known "He Ma'i no 'Iolani" survives through the efforts of Patience Namaka Bacon who learned it from Joseph 'Īlālā'ole in the 1930s.
Mele ma'i, genital or procreative chants, were traditionally composed at the birth of a child -- especially the first born -- in order to celebrate and encourage the perpetuation of that child's family line. Hawaiians believed that "through the piko came descendants" [1], and they expressed their belief in chant and dance.
Soon after the birth of a child, the people gathered to name it. Two names were selected for each child, a regular name and a pet name for his sex organs. These parts were not considered ugly or disgusting to the Hawaiians, who loved them as the life-giving power. Consequently they were given a pet name, and then the people composed a song or chant in honor of that name and, of course, a dance to go with it. [2]
The higher the child's rank, the greater the likelihood that more than one chant would be composed in honor of his or her ma'i. High rank also increased the likelihood that these mele ma'i would be composed regardless of primogeniture, that additional mele ma'i would be composed throughout the honoree's lifetime, and that all would be viewed as capable of invoking the "sexual prowess and potency [necessary for] the conception of offspring, thus maintaining the ali'i lineage" [3].
Mele ma'i originated in the pre-missionary days of complete openness about all things sexual. In those days:
...youngsters grew up prepared in body, mind, and emotions for sexual activity. The attitude a child absorbed was that the genitalia were revered for their role in procreation -- but this need not take the fun out of intercourse. Sex was to be enjoyed. "The sexual act," Mrs. Pukui has written, "was accepted without shame...as being both creative and one of the supreme pleasure." [4]
"Shameless" sexuality, much to the dismay of the missionaries and those of like-minded prudery, is a primary characteristic of 19th century mele ma'i [5]. Early or late, these mele consistently offer enthusiastic descriptions of the sexual organs and procreative activities of their honorees.
'O Pahua ka i 'ōlelo mai
The language of the mele ma'i is characterized by tersely worded metaphors and verb phrases. Genitals are compared to an assortment of unexpected, usually larger-than-life objects; the comparisons, delivered with a minimum of grammatical embellishment, are often explicit (and humorous) in the extreme:
Ko ma'i lio olohe
Your bald horse ma'i
Ko ma'i auka gula
Your gold bar ma'i
Metaphors of this delightfully exaggerated sort are usually followed by verb phrases descriptive of lovemaking itself, or of the process by which a ma'i is invited to perform. These verb phrases, like the metaphors they follow, are delivered in terse, staccato-like fashion. The grammar is minimal; the action is conveyed in stripped-down predicates connected only occasionally to subjects, objects, or locations; and the consequent effect is that of time-lapse photography in which we are required to imagine the transitions and fill in the blanks.
Ka ua Liliko'i Liliko'i
I ka laau, ehe aha
The Liliko'i rain
The log
Mele ma'i of invitation -- those in which "bring it here" is a common refrain -- are often less-intensely described and more patiently delivered than those of the "immersion" variety, but their unembarrassed focus, enthusiastic tone, and consistent use of tersely-worded metaphors and verb-phrases remains characteristic of the larger form.
Kō ma'i kēia, lawea mai
This is your ma'i, bring it here.
Mele ma'i, as demonstrated immediately above, frequently conclude in late 19th century hula 'ōlapa fashion with a two-line "ha'ina." The genre, however, is not limited to 'ōlapa structures or conclusions. "Pūnana ka Manu," for example, follows the non-versified 'āla'apapa format (six lines of irregular length and meter performed straight through without ki'ipā) and concludes with a humorous poke at the very westerners who tried to shame the genre out of existence. In the hands of this mele ma'i, the innocent, missionary-style, classroom recitation of vowels becomes an increasingly passionate recitation of sighs, beginning with a very interested "ah" and ending with a thoroughly satisfied "oooh."
'A'ohe ho'olale a koe aku: A
'A'ohe ho'olale a koe aku: E
'A'ohe ho'olale a koe aku: I
'A'ohe ho'olale a koe aku: O
'A'ohe ho'olale a koe aku: U
No more encouragement is needed, ah
No more encouragement is needed, eh
No more encouragement is needed, ee
No more encouragement is needed, oh
No more encouragement is needed, oooh. [12]
Mele Ma'i for 'Iolani, Kamehameha IV
A surprising number of mele ma'i for Alexander Liholiho, Kamehameha IV, have survived the 137 years since his death. At least ten texts of seven distinct compositions are housed in the Bishop Archives: "He ma'i no Kalani Iolani / He haku oe o Makaio" [13], "He wahi ma'i no Iolani / O ka hulu mau o ke lii" [14], "He ma'i no Iolani a ka Hulumanu /Nani wale ka ma'i o ka Lani e huhuki nei" [15], "Ho'olohe mai Iolani ka inoa o ko ma'i / Nou ka ma'i lalelale i ka hai mea nui" [16], "He ma'i kēia/ No Iolani" [17], "He wahi ma'i / He wahi ma'i," and "He wahi ma'i, e he a / No Iolani e he a" [18]. The last of these, commonly known as "He Wahi Ma'i no 'Iolani," is still performed regularly in public and remains a favorite in many hālau.
The early proliferation and on-going survival of these mele may be due, in part, to the urgency with which the Kamehameha family (and Hawaiian nation) looked to 'Iolani [19] for the perpetuation of the royal line. Kamehameha's sacred children, Liholiho, Kauikeaouli, and Nāhi'ena'ena, died without leaving children to succeed them. Lot, Alexander, and Kamāmalu -- grandchildren of Kamehameha through his less-sacred daughter Kīna'u -- represented the Kamehamehas' last hope for direct, unclouded succession. But Kamāmalu could not find an acceptable mate [20], and Lot -- after Pauahi refused him for Bishop -- chose to live in self-imposed bachelorhood. Only Alexander seemed to follow a course commensurate with the needs of his dynasty. The young 'Iolani was hānai 'ia by the elder 'Iolani, groomed as the elder 'Iolani's successor, and elevated, without hitch, to that 'Iolani's vacated throne. All seemed in order when Alex subsequently married, in almost fairy-tale fashion, the highborn and highly desirable Emma Rooke. The chants composed at his birth in order to invoke the potency of his Uilani would now combine forces with those composed to invoke the fertility of Emma's Uu [21. More mele ma'i, for each of them, must have been composed at their marriage [22], and the expectations of all these mele must have found glorious fulfillment in the much-celebrated birth of Prince Albert Edward Leiopapa a Kamehameha, Ka Haku o Hawai'i, on May 20, 1858. All must have been summarily dashed by the boy's death four short years later.
None of Alexander Liholiho's mele ma'i is free today of the bitter-sweet context of this birth and death; the first embodies all that mele ma'i were meant to celebrate and engender, the second embodies all that mele ma'i were meant to combat. When 'Iolani's mele ma'i are performed today, these performances embrace delight and sorrow, glorious beginnings and futile endings. Ultimately, because we are still very much here to perform them a century and a half later, our performances are acts of defiance and triumph. A senior line has indeed passed, but the baby-making, ma'i-celebrating, long-remembering lāhui, nevertheless endures.
"He Ma'i no 'Iolani"
This mele ma'i for Alexander Liholiho belongs to the private collection of Mary Kawena Pukui. It was taught by Kawena's daughter, Mrs. Patience Namaka Bacon, at a Kalihi-Pālama Culture and Arts Inc. sponsored workshop on Friday, March 11, 1995, to a group of teachers and advanced students that included my wife Māpuana and her kumu hula graduates Kahulu Ka'iama and Māhealani Chang. Mrs. Bacon indicated that this is a Joseph Keali'iakamoku 'Īlālā'ole hula. She and her mother studied with 'Īlālā'ole (who was both Kawena's cousin and uncle) between 1935 and 1938 while he was living in Honolulu, working as a custodian at Ka'ahumanu School, and producing Hawaiian pageants [23].
Two days after their workshop, Māpu, Kahulu, and Māhealani met at our house, reviewed the mele, recorded themselves chanting it, and then danced to their audio recording until they were satisfied with their performance. I then videotaped both elements of the performance: first all three women in the ho'opa'a role, and then all three as 'ōlapa. That two-days-later video recording, along with the ladies' workshop notes and memories, are the text book and measuring-stick behind Miki'ala Lidstone's performance of "He Ma'i no 'Iolani" in this year's Merrie Monarch competition. When we say that we've done our best to teach Miki the same hula that was taught to Māpu, this is what we mean.
"He Ma'i no 'Iolani" is a carefully constructed, two-part mele ma'i that bears considerable resemblance to those of the invitational, "bring it here" variety. Its first section is devoted to a search that results in discovery. Its second section is devoted to an invitation that results in intimate propinquity. And its third section -- which, in fact, is a single line -- closes poetic shop with the suggestion that the real fun is just beginning.
In more specific terms, the chant opens by investing 'Iolani's ma'i with the capacity for curiosity and quest: the chief's ma'i gets moving (naue a'e); the chief's ma'i peeps (ki'ei mai) and peers (hālō mai) in the composer's direction. His investigation ends with a rhetorical question indicative of success: "He aha lā ia" -- What in the world is this! The ambiguous ia ("it, this, that, the aforementioned"), in an exclamation that can be attributed to either Uilani or the composer, allows for two interpretations: either Uilani is expressing mock surprise at his discovery of the composer's ma'i, or the composer is expressing mock surprise at her discovery of Uilani's now very attentive state.
In either case, a mutual attraction has been established, and the composer now shifts from description to direct address. She offers a three-fold invitation: "Bring it (lawea mai), drag it (pukua mai), hook it (loua mai) here to me." Because all three verbs are delivered in the imperative form [24], we should not overlook the urgency of her request, nor should we minimize the enthusiasm of her response to his increased proximity: "Eia nō ia lā" -- Here it is, indeed. At this point -- where many mele ma'i are still working up to an a-e-i-o-u of total gratification -- she indicates that she is closing-up what little distance now separates them: "I move up to it." Then she leaves the rest to our imagination.
"He Ma'i no 'Iolani" distinguishes itself from the other mele ma'i in our discussion because of its absence of metaphors and preponderance of verb phrases. Although an implied comparison exists between the moving, peeping, peering ma'i of the first three lines and something capable, on its own, of motion, curiosity, and investigation, that something is not identified. Although an implied comparison exists between the carried, dragged, and hooked ma'i of the sixth, seventh, and eighth lines to something comparable in size to fish ("pukua ... to offer, as a fish") and breadfruit ("lou: to hook...as with the lou pole...for bread-fruit"), that something is not identified. The chant refrains, then, from making the humorous, exaggerated comparisons characteristic of many mele of its genre. Instead, it provides a series of expressive, but hardly overblown verb phrases and exclamations that outline the process by which interest is aroused, invitations are made, and lovemaking is initiated. In this sense, it is a "modest" mele ma'i [25].
The modesty of language in "He Ma'i no 'Iolani" is complemented by its modest choreography. While more than a few mele ma'i performed in hula competitions of the last decade are characterized by excess -- by lower-body bumps, grinds, thrusts, and pā'ū partings, and by all manner of immoderate hand motions, grimaces, and leers -- "He Ma'i no 'Iolani" is a model of elegant restraint. It consists almost entirely of paired kāholo and kāwelu sequences: kāholo with the initial "He ma'i no ka lani" of all nine lines, and kāwelu with the closing phrases of all but the last two lines. The hands for "He ma'i no ka lani," are "hula-motion-right" and "hula-motion-left" -- in other words, the words convey all that is necessary. The hands for the seven kawelu phrases are moderately expressive: the one-handed catch-and-pull pukua motion (far too tame by most contemporary standards) is the biggest and most vigorous of the lot; the one-handed reach-out-then-to-the-side naue motion is perhaps the simplest and most subtle; the slightly hooked index finger of loua represents the descriptive-but-hardly-extreme character of all seven.
The closing lines of the dance replace the kawelu with an 'ami kūkū ("Eia nō ia lā") and an 'ōniu ("'Oni au i nēia lā") -- both with very simple hand-on-hand gestures. Although this change in lower body dance motifs reflects a corresponding shift in the mele's action, neither 'ami, 'ōniu, nor the accompanying hand motions or pleasant facial expressions do anything more than indicate that transition. In no way does the dance require us to pantomime of the throes of ecstasy: in no way do we intend to surrender "He Ma'i No Kalani" to such pantomimes.
Joseph 'Īlālā'ole, born in 1873, attended the Royal School in Honolulu and lived with Queen Emma and Princess Ruth Ke'elikōlani while he was a student there [26]. His family in Puna was particularly loyal to Emma and hosted her at their Kaimū home when she toured the Puna and Ka'ū districts of Hawai'i Island [27]. It stands to reason, then, that an 'Īlālā'ole hula for the ma'i of Emma's husband is nothing less than a time machine. "He Ma'i no 'Iolani" provides us, across the span of the 20th century, with a mele ma'i from the repertoire of a hula master who, as a boy, actually lived with the widow of the man it honors. Thus, 'Īlālā'ole's hula provides us with possible answers to the nagging questions: What did an actual 19th century hula ma'i look like? Is the bump-grind-and-thrust of today's "classic" hula ma'i performance a defining characteristic of the traditional form? Does the enthusiastic celebration of a ma'i require extremes of gesture and expression; are these extremes more strip-club than Hawaiian in their origin? Are vulgarity and immodesty strictly western concepts and behaviors?
Our decision to present "He Ma'i no Kalani" in this year's Miss Aloha Hula competition reflects our commitment to 'Īlālā'ole's "time machine" and to providing today's po'e hula and viewing public with legitimate alternatives to contemporary perceptions of the mele ma'i dance form. Make no mistake about the delight we take in the poetry of 19th century mele ma'i and in its celebration of pleasure and procreation. Make no mistake, either, of the importance we place on conveying our delight through a comparatively modest hula belonging to a master of that century. It is quite possible that "He Ma'i no 'Iolani" will put our audience to sleep, or send them to the food booths; if so, it will demonstrate, all the more, the importance of preserving real tradition and educating the public in its worth.
Ko ma'i auka gula
He lile he lile he lua.
Your gold bar ma'i
Shining, shining doubly bright. [8]
He Ma'i no 'Iolani
Text and translation from the Mary Kawena Pukui Collection as provided by Mrs. Patience Namaka Bacon on March 11, 1995.
He ma'i no ka lani -- ke naue a'e lā
He ma'i no ka lani -- ke ki'ei mai lā
He ma'i no ka lani -- ke hālō mai lā
He ma'i no ka lani -- he aha lā ia
He ma'i no ka lani -- lawea mai
He ma'i no ka lani -- pukua mai
He ma'i no ka lani -- loua mai
He ma'i no ka lani -- eia nō ia lā
He ma'i no ka lani -- 'oni au i nēia lā
He ma'i no kalani
The chief's ma'i -- there it goes!
The chief's ma'i -- 'tis peeping in
The chief's ma'i -- 'tis peering in
The chief's ma'i -- what of that?
The chief's ma'i -- bring it here
The chief's ma'i -- drag it here
The chief's ma'i -- hook it here
The chief's ma'i -- here it is
The chief's ma'i -- I move up to it.
|As used here, ma'i and piko both refer to male and female genitalia. Mary Kawena Pukui et. al., Nānā i ke Kumu, Honolulu: Hui Hanai, 1972, v2: 78.
|Pukui, quoted by Mazeppa King Costa in Appendix A ("Interview with Mrs. Mary Pukui") of Dance in the Society and Hawaiian Islands as Presented by the Early Writers, 1767-1842, Unpublished Master's Thesis, Honolulu: University of Hawaii at Mānoa, June 1951:134.
|Elizabeth Tatar, 19th Century Hawaiian Chant, Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1982:46.
|Nānā i ke Kumu, v2:75.
|Mele ma'i were still being composed and published in the first two decades of the 20th century. See, for example "He ma'i keia ehe aha / No Kalohelani auwe hehene" composed "for a girl" and published in Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Dec. 26, 1913.
|"'O Pahua ka i 'Ōlelo Mai," Mary Kawena Pukui, Nā Mele Welo, Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press, 1995:146-147. Pukui translation.
|"Ko Ma'i Lio Olohe," MS SC Roberts, 3.9:87-89, Bishop Museum Archives. My translation.
|"Ko Ma'i Auka Gula," Tom Hiona, Hawaiian Chants, Hula, and Love Dance Songs, Ethnic Folkways FE-4271. My translation.
|"Ka Ua Liliko'i," Hiona. My translation.
|"He Wahi Ma'i / No 'Iolani," From Leina'ala Kalama Heine, 11-21-78. My translation.
|"Kō Ma'i Kēia," Mary Kawena Pukui (tr.), Nā Mele Welo, Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1995:150-151.
|"Pūnana ka Manu," a mele ma'i for Albert Kūnuiākea, Emma's cousin, as taught by Maiki Aiu Lake.
|Henriques-Peabody Collection, HI.M.76:8.
|Roberts Collection, MS SC Roberts 5.3:46-47. Mader Collection, MS Grp 81,7.12, and MS Grp 81,9.20.
|Mele Manuscript Collection, HI.M.70:6. Micro 152.1, Nupepa Kuokoa, Jan. 2, 1864.
|Roberts Collection, MS SC Roberts 5.3:46-47. Mader Collection, MS Grp 81,7.12, and MS Grp 81,9.20.
|Mader Collection, MS Grp 81,5.39.
|Micro 152.1, Nupepa Kuokoa, April 23, 1864.
|The name is shared by Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III) and his hānai son Alexander Liholiho. It is used throughout this paper to refer to the latter.
|Victoria Kamāmalu had no trouble finding lovers of the sort deemed unacceptable by her family, among them the rival Lunalilo and the already-married Monsarrat.
|Uilani and Uu are the names of Alexander Liholiho's and Emma's ma'i. Mrs. Patience Namaka Bacon, SFCA-sponsored hula workshop; Kalopā State Park, Hawai'i, 1986.
|The mele inoa "Nani Wale Ku'u 'Ike 'Ana," composed for Emma on her wedding tour of the Hanalei district of Kaua'i in 1856 -- though not a self-announced mele ma'i -- contains a number of mele ma'i style comparisons that can be interpreted as meant to encourage the fruitful union of Emma and her king: "'O ka iki 'auhau ia / E welo ai i ko piko" -- "This is the little hau firebrand / That will stream into your piko."
|Adrienne Kaeppler, Hula Pahu: Hawaiian Drum Dances, Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1993:150.
|Lawe +'ia = lawea. Puku + 'ia = pukua. Lou + 'ia = loua. The 'ia embedded in these words can be read as either a passive or imperative marker; its function here is clearly the latter -- that of command.
|In July 1981, Māpu learned another version of this chant from Lani Kalama who, we believe, learned it from Lōkālia Montgomery (unfortunately, we were too hūpō at the time to confirm the mele's origins). Aunty Nana's (Lani's) version, entitled "He Ma'i No Kalani," is several lines longer (including verses for ho'oku, ho'olewa, and mamau) and in slightly different order than 'Īlālā'ole's ("Ke naue...," for example does not appear until the fourth "He ma'i no ka lani" sequence). Aunty Nana's explanation of the song was extremely modest: a man and woman catch each other's attention, they get acquainted, decide "to be friends," and, in "moving closer together," enjoy lasting contentment. The rest, she would remind us, "is for each of your dancers to understand in her own time." Her dance is performed in standing position, but without feet. As with "He Ma'i no 'Iolani," the ho'opa'a and dancer exchange phrases: the ho'opa'a gives the first half of each line, the dancer the second half; the exchange, however, is more conversational, less chant-like, and the hand gestures are even more subdued. We teach Aunty Nana's mele ma'i to our students, include it in our 'ūniki repertoire, and occasionally perform it in friendly settings. In Aunty Nana's view, it is "just a little something" for us to share in our hālau. We mention it here for the purpose of advancing our belief that there is precedent for modestly performed mele ma'i, and that such modesty (within the span of a single hula generation) seems to have been put to pasture as the "boring" product of modern, western/Christian prudery. We argue, in the concluding paragraphs of this paper, that 'Īlālā'ole's mele ma'i provides strong evidence that the modestly performed mele ma'i is, in fact, a legitimate 19th century Hawaiian tradition.
|George Kanahele, Hawaiian Music and Musicians, 163.
|Joseph 'Īlālā'ole, interviewed by Mary Kawena Pukui, HAW 78.1.2-3 (1960), Bishop Museum Archives Audio collection. Emma, for example, was sitting on the lānai of their Kaimū home when she saw the hōkū welowelo that signified Ke'elikōlani's impending death. 'Īlālā'ole also remembers being told, about certain items of furniture in the Kaimū home: "We no put our feet on that; you know Queen Emma sat on that chair."
© Kihei de Silva 2006. This essay is a slightly revised and updated versions of a piece that originally appeared in Hālau Mōhala 'Ilima's Merrie Monarch 2000 Fact Sheet. The author retains all rights to this essay; no part of it may be used or reproduced without his written permission.


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vCloud Director is defiantly one of my favorites. It has lots of use cases, accessible API for orchestration and once you get all the different network concepts you are pretty much good to go, but how do you manage all of it in an efficient manner?
The one thing I was always missing was a comprehensive monitoring for it, especially on the Organization Virtual Datacenter (OvDC) level. Luckily, I got vC Ops on my side!
A bit of background
In large vCloud environments there can be tens or even hundreds OvDC's deployed, all ready to serve end users. One of my customers holds an environment just like that with around 50 organizations with each one managed by a single OvDC administrator.
Allocating resources for paying customers is what it's all about but what about giving the OvDC admin a better way to monitor and manage the Org resources?
Without vSphere access permissions the only way for him to do this is via the vCloud portal.
At the end of this multi-part blog post series you will hopefully be able provide the organization admin an all-around vC Ops Custom Dashboard which will serve as a comprehensive solution for several use cases and requirements:
- Being able to perform resources capacity control and planning.
- Perform VM optimization and avoiding resources capacity waste.
- Monitor all the OvDC resources from top to bottom – OvDC > vApps > VMs > Storage.
Installing the vCloud Adapter
First thing first, we need to install the vCloud adapter so vC Ops will be able to discover vCloud logical inventory structure and resource kinds such as Provider vDC, Organization vDC and vApps.
Disclaimer: in its current version, the vCloud adapter do not have full API access to vCloud portal and it is not fully aware to vCloud's different allocation models (Allocation Pool, Pay-As-You-Go and Reservation Pool). During this series, we will create several vC Ops Super Metrics in order to compensate it.
- Download the adapter PAK file:
- Before continuing, make sure you have the vC Ops vApp backup available or at least make sure to take a snapshot before moving forward with the process.
- Login to vC Ops Admin interface: https://vCOps-UI-VM-Address/admin and go to the Update tab, Browse for the PAK file and select it.
- Click the Update button, confirm the installation process, accept the EULA terms and hit the OK button.
- Once again, confirm the installation process. This will log you out of the Admin interface and will log you back in after the import has finished.
- Login to vC Ops Custom UI web page: https://vCOps-UI-VM-Address/vcops-custom and go to the Admin > Support tab. Under the Adapters Info section, hit the Describe button and confirm the describe process.
- Verify the adapter is listed properly and you are done with the installation part.
Connect the Adapter to vCloud Cells
In order for the adapter to discover the vCloud resource kinds and start collecting metrics we need to connect it to the vCloud cell (or cells).
- Go to the Environment > Configurations > Adapter Instances.
- In the Adapter Instances click the "Add new adapter instance" button.
- In the Adapter Kind drop-down menu select the vCloud Adapter and click the Add button in order to create new credential configuration.
- Select a name for the adapter instance and provide an account with administrative rights to vCloud portal.
- Enter your vCloud cell IP address or FQDN, leave the Auto Discovery set to true and select the credential set you have just created. Click the Test button to verify the connection was successful.
If a public REST API base URL is assigned in vCloud Director, type the public address. For example, if the VCD public REST API base URL is https://vcloud.somehost.com, type vcloud.somehost.com.
- Go to Environment > Environment Overview. Notice that new adapter instance was added under adapter instances.
For more info on how to configure vCloud adapter you can check out the VMware vCloud Director Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide PDF. In the next part for this series we will go over the OOTB metrics and create the first set of vCloud resource kinds Super Metrics that will be used during this series.


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- "Now... come at me! To battle!"
- — Self-proclaimed Hero
The Self-proclaimed Hero is a character from The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. He claims to be the Hero of Winds and is training to save the world. He can be found in the northwestern sea in the World of the Ocean King.
Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.
The Self-proclaimed Hero is a clear spin on Link from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, as he lives inside a boat called the Prince of Red Lions, whose name and design are very similar to that of the King of Red Lions. Also, the "hero" dresses similar to how Link does, except that his belt buckle has a pink heart on it, his hat has a pom-pom on the tip with a fluffy trim at the edge, and has blue boots, instead of brown.
The Self-proclaimed Hero claims to be proficient swordsman, and Link can spar with him for various rewards. Initially, he will yield after only a few hits, but once he gets serious, Link must successfully land over 100 hits on the Self-proclaimed Hero without getting struck three times to receive a Heart Container. After this, landing another 100 hits will get Link a random treasure; landing 200 hits will result in a random ship part for Link.
During the quest for the Great Spin Attack, Link must trade the Hero's New Clothes to the Self-proclaimed Hero in exchange for the Kaleidoscope. When he gives the Kaleidoscope to Link, he jokes that it is a treasure given to him from his younger sister, parodying the event in The Wind Waker in which Aryll gives Link her Telescope.
Interestingly, the Self-proclaimed Hero has a brother, named Nyave, who sails around the Southwestern quadrant of the World of the Ocean King. Despite some believing that the Self-proclaimed Hero's name is Nyeve because of this, his real name is never given, and Nintendo's Phantom Hourglass strategy guide states that Salvatore's name in the game is actually Nyeve.
Spoiler warning: Spoilers end here.
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Gift Ideas for Teachers:
Great teachers are wonderful. Getting up everyday to educate, enlighten, and help our kids is no small task by any means. Teachers (in my opinion) don't get paid nearly enough or get the recognition they deserve. But a little gift, letter or small token of appreciation would show how much you care, and give your kids the opportunity to say thanks!
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We have five business areas: Gateway Products, Software License, Professional Services, Networks and Security. Networks and Security products are offered locally in the Nordics from third party suppliers. Gateway Products, Software License and Professional Services are offered worldwide.
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Planning to extend your fall wardrobe???- then a cape is a sure thing to add.
I didn't realize how cool a cape could be, until I owned one myself. Earlier this year, I featured a cape in this post, and ever since then I have been hooked. I love the multitude of styling a cape: wear it like a stole, a wrap or even belted like a jacket over skirts and dresses and pants - you are sure to have fun with this piece.
If you notice, I wore mine two different ways over the same tweed blue skirt and red top - one as is and the other wrapped, either way is looking good. I am so looking forward to pairing this with a pair of denims and high heel boots ( dropping hint for a fresh outfit post coming soon ). So if you are also in the market for a cape, then keep scrolling down for some of my favorite cape picks.... something is sure to catch your attention.
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The story of deviance and social control is a battle – a battle to control the way people feel, think and act. Theories about the causes of deviance and crime have varied historically and have strongly influenced ideas and policies about appropriate strategies for social control. This course examines how particular attributes or behavior are defined as deviant, the social consequences of formal and informal deviant designations, and the construction and imposition of norms, values, and rules.
In the first half of the semester, we will consider several major theoretical perspectives on deviance within sociology, including pathological, social disorganization, learning, and social-reaction perspectives. In the second half of the semester, we will move from a historical to a thematic analysis. In light of these theories, we will devote attention to different types of crime, such as political violence, prostitution, and self-injury. Using examples from research and films, we will discuss how different theoretical perspectives might explain specific patterns of deviance.
Throughout, the course demonstrates the implications of inequality for deviance and social control. Students learn the extent to which deviant and criminal behavior is determined by a person's social, cultural, historical, gendered and economic positioning in society and the consequences of these inequalities for social control. The course raises the question of what is just in a society where opportunities vary by race, class, and gender.
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Entergy Corp., which owns the Indian Point nuclear plants in New York, is paying a $1.2 million penalty for fouling the Hudson River with oil.
New York state's environmental department says the fine stems from a 2010 explosion in a transformer In Buchanan, N.Y. that released at least 10,000 gallons of petroleum. Much of it reached the Hudson and its shoreline.
No one was injured and no radiation was released.
The state says the incident revealed violations of the Clean Water Act and longstanding structural problems, including the failure of a containment moat.
Entergy has agreed to pay and to test, inspect and repair its facilities.
Half the payment will fund an environmental project still to be determined. Entergy says it's looking for appropriate programs.


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Join concerned residents and STAND-L.A. to share your concerns about the health impacts and safety risks of neighborhood oil drilling in Los Angeles before the City of Los Angeles Health Commission.
Stand Together Against Neighborhood Drilling Los Angeles (STAND-L.A.) seeks to clean Los Angeles' air, protect public health and fight climate change by ending oil drilling in LA neighborhoods. From South L.A. to Wilmington, communities are taking a stand for environmental justice by ending oil drilling near their homes, schools, places of worship and hospitals. Together, we are asking the City for a solution: a 2,500-foot health and safety buffer that ensures Angelenos will no longer have to live with the health impacts of having an oil well next door.
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June 19th, 2012
If You Give an Employee a Cookie
Our graphic design and marketing expertise has taken form in a culinary creation! Our client, TESI/AGCI, a staffing and employment agency, has enlisted our guidance through the renaming and branding of their company. Last Friday the TESI/AGCI management team visited their corporate office in New Bern and handed out newly designed business cards to all the employees and debuted their brand, spanking new logo on cookies for the staff to enjoy. We have loved collaborating with their team and look forward to launching their new website in the next couple of weeks!


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