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It is not often that we add photographers to our group, so when we do, we of course can't wait to let everyone know! And, with that we welcome Chris Crisman! Chris joins our group after his previous (and wonderful!) agent, Melissa Hennessy chose a new path in her career and life. Melissa partnered with Chris for 2 years and during that time they both worked towards a more defined style and brand for him. Fortunate for us, it is now our turn to help him achieve his goals.
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Reading in a Foreign Language
Volume 18, Number 2, October 2006
Text selection and frequency: Comments on Pigada and Schmitt (2006)
Alan Taylor
Pigada and Schmitt (2006) are to be commended for creating a plausible environment in their study for their participant to learn target vocabulary. Not only was the participant not living in an English-speaking country at the time of the study, but he had also passed some time without French between instructional units. Furthermore, the researchers chose an easy passage, which was likely to be less stressful for the participant to read. This is a plausible context for a study on vocabulary acquisition.
Interestingly, the participant was a speaker of two other languages. As Pigada and Schmitt had already commented, this seemed to suggest that his ability to pick up vocabulary and, if nothing else, his capacity to learn another language was probably already highly enhanced. However, the choice of participant in Pigada and Schmitt's study was not quite likely to influence the general direction of their results.
The results are particularly notable in that they demonstrate the power of frequency of input. The authors commented that "only at the extremes of frequency do we see a noticeable effect." Although I agree with the authors on this point, frequency may deserve a bit more praise because Table 3 shows a consistent augmentation of scores, especially in terms of grammar. To be sure, Table 3 shows one directional hitch in the scores for both meaning and spelling, but this is to be expected when a variety of words are used. Nevertheless, a general pattern does appear to support the frequency of input. Of course, the other tables show less consistent patterns than Table 3 does.
For a future study, I cannot help but wonder whether reading aloud for a few minutes each day over a period of time would result in a similar outcome. In a small-scale, non-extensive reading study, I found that two intermediate learners of French learned lexical items while reading aloud (Taylor, 2000).
Perhaps one of the main indirect points of Pigada and Schmitt's study is that, irrespective of reader level, thoughtful selection of a second-language (L2) text is paramount to vocabulary being gleaned from it. Pigada and Schmitt also seem to demonstrate that teachers can encourage L2 vocabulary learning by recommending readings corresponding to L2 learners' competency levels. In choosing more difficult texts teachers tend to stretch their students too much, resulting in less motivation on the students' part to read more extensively.
Pigada, M., & Schmitt, N. (2006). Vocabulary acquisition from extensive reading: A case study. Reading in a Foreign Language, 18, 1-28.
Taylor, A. M. (2000). A study on reading aloud and vocabulary acquisition. In M. Coburn, N. Kunakemakorn & A. Violin (Eds.), Multiplicities: Mediating cultural productions (pp. 19-25). West Lafayette: Purdue University.
About the Author
Alan Taylor teaches French and conducts applied linguistics research in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Brigham Young University-Idaho. His primary research interests include L2 reading comprehension and meta-analytic research.
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When I was first asked to test out Susan Brown's Baby Foot Therapy products I thought that the name meant these were for babies. Turns out I was wrong, they have a whole Just For Mom Collection in addition to their baby collection.
I had some free time one night and so I got out a container large enough for a nice foot soak. I filled it with just over a gallon of the hottest water that felt comfortable to me. I had been sent a sample size container of the Susan Brown's Baby Dead Sea Salt Foot Soak and so I mixed that in until it dissolved. I probably soaked my feet in there for 15 to 20 minutes or until the water started going cold on me. The salts smelled kind of like a minty tea tree oil. It was quite a relaxing scent that's for sure and it reminded me of my parents sauna. Once I pulled my feet out to rinse and dry I noticed that some of the blue coloring had gone into the deeper cracks of my skin. It didn't want to rinse out easily so I had to grab a scrub brush. That was the only con for me with this product.
Once my feet were all dried off I massaged the Susan Brown's Baby Foot Therapy Cream. This cream was more liquid than the name made me think. I was figuring on a thick cream but it was actually more like a liquid hand soap type consistency. The smell wasn't strong from the lotion, it was light and had a hint of floral. The cream soaked into my tired, dry feet really nicely and I was left with baby soft skin that glowed. I decided I needed to further test out this lotion and so for one week I only massaged it onto one foot. You can see my results in the photo below. My feet are like night and day! The foot that received the pampering lotion looks very healthy. The other foot that was ignored is kinda scary and I wouldn't want to meet up with it in a dark alley hehe.
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It should be noted that this meeting is not mentioned in the Village of Bear Lake Minutes, or the stakeholder meeting held 2 days prior, or that the consulting firm had been hired through a grant given by Alliance For Economic Success. A brief graphic notice was posted to bearlakemichigan.org.
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Hawaii officials say that an Army soldier is dead after he was run over by a fishing boat.
The Ministry of Land and Natural Resources says the soldier was on a surfboard just outside the Waianae Boat Harbor Thursday morning when a 21-foot recreational motor boat leaving the harbour, walked over to him.
Honolulu Fire Department Capt. David Jenkins says that it is not clear whether the man was on the board or in the water when he was hit.
A commercial tour boat helped him back to the coast. The soldier was staying at Waianae Rest Camp, an Army facility with a recreational beach huts.
The Honolulu Police investigates. Ministry of Land and Natural Resources officials will help with the research.
The officials did not identify the soldier. He was stationed at Fort Shafter in Honolulu.


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I love doing the spine button closure. It's easy and so pretty.
I sew the button onto the book spine before attaching the inside pages. I center the button and sew it on with baker's twine, linen thread or crochet cotton. I tie the knot on the inside but you can also tie it on the outside and make a bow if you prefer.
Then I use the hidden spine pamphlet stitch for binding my signatures.
As you can see in the photos, I use two buttons, a large one and a smaller one underneath to create space for wrapping my seam binding or ribbon.
Sometimes I want to use a spine button closure and have the pamphlet stitch showing on the outside spine; in this case, I still sew the button first and then do a 4-hole pamphlet stitch that 'skips' stitching in the center of the spine where my button is.
One thing to remember with this closure is that if you plan on using the book to do alot of written journaling, you'll want to use buttons that are as flat as possible so that your book lies well on the table when it's open.
I hope you've enjoyed this technique!
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Alemany farmers' market was first in state
For an overview of the 49 Square Mile project, go to sfg.ly/49miles. Now we're delving further into each neighborhood, 1 square mile each week.
Square 40 in many ways is defined by freeways - it's the area where Highway 101 and Interstate 280 intersect.
It's also where we found the square's winner: the Alemany Certified Farmers' Market.
Alemany, sometimes referred to as "the people's market" for its decidedly non-upscale atmosphere and prices, was the first farmers' market in all of California. Now there are hundreds of farmers' markets throughout the state, all the offspring of this pioneer.
Founded in 1943 at Duboce and Market streets, the current site of a Safeway, Starbucks and other stores, it was a way for farmers to sell their excess harvests at a time when transportation and distribution systems were being used for wartime needs.
The market moved to its current location four years later, where it is run by the city and open every Saturday year-round. Many, although not all, of the producers are organic, and the crops they offer tend to be a blend of what you might find in Chinese and Latino markets as well as specialty produce markets.
Take, for example, a recent week's supply of "sticky corn" - small cobs of a starchy-sweet variety favored by Indian and Southeast Asian cooks - at $1.50 per pound.
Farmers set up their wares in concrete bays, many decorated with bright murals. On the south side of the parking lot, shoppers will find an array of food vendors, from wood-fired pizza to the popular All Star Tamales and El Huarache Loco from Larkspur.
Other culinary offerings in the neighborhood - one of the more affordable in the city - cater to the area's Latino and Asian residents and are mostly concentrated along San Bruno Avenue paralleling Highway 101.
The tidy Restaurant Pupuseria Ilobasco offers pupusas, banana-leaf tamales and all manner of Central American fare. The tidy space is replete with soccer banners and two flat-screen TVs broadcasting Euro 2012 and other matches.
Hong Kong-style barbecue, with gloriously bronzed ducks and chickens in the window, are available at Tops Cafe BBQ House, Wing Hing and several other spots along the street. For medicinal needs, there are places like the Han Hing Herb Co.
Regional Americana also weighs in - literally. Beignets, gumbo and Southern-style fried chicken and seafood are specialties at Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe. And platters of eggs, bacon and more are on tap at Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Alemany Certified Farmers' Market, 100 Alemany Blvd. (at Crescent and Putnam); (415) 647-9423. sfgsa.org. Open at about 6 a.m. Saturdays.
Breakfast at Tiffany's, 2499 San Bruno Ave. (near Felton); (415) 468-0977. Open Wed.-Sun. Cash only.
Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe, 3030 San Bruno (near Dwight); (415) 656-0711. queenslapoboys.com. Open Mon.-Sat.
Restaurant Pupuseria Ilobasco, 2680 San Bruno Ave. (near Bacon); (415) 468-3300. Open daily.
Tops Cafe BBQ House, 2460 San Bruno Ave. (near Silliman); (415) 715-6868. Open daily.
Miriam Morgan is The San Francisco Chronicle food editor. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Kelly Rutherford, better known as Lily van der Woodsen from Gossip Girl, has listed her Spanish-style bungalow in West Hollywood for $1.3 million. Or, if you're unwilling to make a commitment, you can also rent the home for $5,000 a month. Built in 1926, the two bedroom, one and three-quarters bath home features a cozy living room with fireplace that opens into a sunny dining room. With limestone counters, a subzero fridge and Viking appliances, the kitchen's a great resource for aspiring chefs. Extensive windows take advantage of the California sunlight, while a converted garage is perfect for a studio, home gym, or home office. Take a look at the home in the slideshow, and if you're interested in checking it out in person, contact Rodeo Realty for more information on Kelly Rutherford's home.


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And so she listens to her self made internet radio portal, laptop upon her knees, looking for a spoon of inspiration with which she might stir a new tide. It comes in the form of Halleluja and a text from an unexpected friend, reminding her that today's destiny is just one page. In fact the patterns of the waves that she watches today are different then those she will witness tomorrow. Her keystrokes accompany the rhythm of the eukaleli in Somewhere Over the Rainbow and she inhales deeply with each sighing exhale of the ocean.
Because today's dissatisfactory current will leave the sea weed tea leaves that explain tomorrow's adventure and be but a forgotten page soon enough.


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Roads are the backbone of a country's infrastructure and the frame of economic development. They serve as key infrastructural units which provide linkages to other modes of transportation like railways, shipping, and airways. Roads also support the growth of agriculture and other industries, and furnish easy access to social infrastructure such as schools and health centres.
Hence, a well-established road network is very essential to promote trade and commerce as well as furnishing easy access to social infrastructure such as schools and health centers.
In the 1990s, the Government of Ethiopia knew that a major expansion of the road network was necessary to meet its development goals such as advancement in the private sector; expansion of essential infrastructure; and conservation of the environment. Keeping all these factors in mind, leaders of Ethiopia formulated the 10-year Road Sector Development programme (RSDP 1997–2007), a two-phased integrated package of investments, reforms, and institutional reorganisation. The programme was later extended to include a third phase up to the end of June 2010.
Project objectives
Project planners first looked at the country's overall road sector issues. They defined policy and institutional reforms as well as the levels of intervention that would help achieve their objectives. The programme was then designed to achieve the following:
Eleven years after phase I of the roads project, and now through the implementation of phase II and III, there have been remarkable changes in both Ethiopia's road conditions and the road sector.
"Rural people have now doubled their access to all-weather roads, which has led to a reduced transport burden, women's empowerment and improved agricultural incomes," said Yoshimichi Kawasumi, the World Bank's project leader. "These outcomes are the result of combined contributions by Government, investing in regional rural roads, and development partners in restoring the main road network. The classified main roads have nearly doubled to about 45,000 kilometers with the increase in roads in good condition."
During the phase I, 8,709km of roads were constructed or rehabilitated. The first two components of the project alone upgraded the country's major connectors, including the Modjo-Awash-Gewane-Mille (442km) on the import-export corridor, and the Awash-Hirna-Kulubi-Dire Dawa-Harar (311km), a gateway to the eastern part of Ethiopia and Somalia. Phase II included the rehabilitation of 988km of roads, upgrades to 1,758km, and the construction of 628km of new gravel roads. And, as of September 2008, heavy or emergency maintenance was completed on 4,199km of asphalt and gravel roads, and some 70,000km of community roads were constructed.
As a result, today, the proportion of federal and regional roads in good condition outweighs the proportion of roads in fair and poor state. For the road user this means an extended, better built and maintained road network.
"I travel from Addis Ababa to Harar at least twice a year for both business purpose and visiting relatives, over the past 15 years," says Abdella Derese, a motorist who lives in Addis. "Prior to the road being built, it used to take me up to 16 hours to get to Harar because of the bad conditions. Now it takes less than eight hours."
For the rural population it means secured access to greater resources and opportunities in the way of better markets, faster access to health services, lighter transport burdens, and more employment.
Institutional and structural changes
In addition to infrastructure changes, the Road Sector Development programme's institutional development impact has been substantial. It supports the re-establishment of the Ethiopian Road Authority (ERA), now the project's implementing agency, as an autonomous institution with its management accountable to a board. Because of this, major reforms have been introduced, particularly those aimed at commercialising the ERA's operations. This ensures reliable road infrastructure and efficient road agencies.
Other highlights of the project include:
The Ethiopian government and its partners point to policy and institutional reforms, as well as procedural changes, as the reason for the project's success. The government has also expressed a commitment to further improve and extend the main road network under the Road Sector programme.
World Bank aid
The World Bank's first contribution to the government's Ethiopia Road Sector Development programme was in the form of an International Development Association credit of US$309.2mn (1998-2005), which was followed by an Adoptable Programme Lending of US$845mn in four stages (2004-1016). The Bank, with other donors, has provided grants and credits to the programme since 1998. The total aid granted by the Bank is over $1.1bn.
Partners in the project include the European Union, African Development Fund, Department of International Development, UK (DFID), Norwegian Development Fund, Deutsche Gesellshaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (German Bilateral Aid) Japan, Italy, and the Netherlands.
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Introdution to WCF 4.0
This article explains about the new features introduced in WCF 4.0.
.Net framework comes with new features and improved areas of WCF. It was mainly focused on simplifying the developer experience, enabling more communication scenario and providing rich integration with WWF.
The following items specifies the new features of WCF 4.0
Simplified configuration
This new feature shows simplification of WCF configuration section by providing default endpoint, binding and behavior configuration. It is not mandatory to provide endpoint while hosting service. Service will automatically create new endpoint if it does find any endpoint while hosting service. These changes make it possible to host configuration-free services.
Discovery service
There are certain scenario in which endpoint address of the service will be keep on changing. In that kind of scenario, client who consume this service also need to change the endpoint address dynamically to identify the service. This can be achieved using WS-Discovery protocol.
Routing service
This new feature introduces routing service between client and actual business service. This intermediated service Act as broker or gateways to the actual business services and provides features for content based routing, protocol bridging and error handling
REST Service
There are few features helps while developing RESTful service.
- Automatic help page that describes REST services to consumer
- Support for declarative HTTP catching
Workflow service
- Improves development experience
- Entire service definition can be define in XAML
- Hosting workflow service can be done from .xamlx file, without using .svc file
- Introduce new "Context" bindings like BasicHttpContextBinding, WSHttpContextBinding, or NetTcpContextBinding
- In .Net4.0, WorkflowServiceHost class for hosting workflow services was redesigned and it is available inSystem.ServiceModel.Activities assembly. In .Net3.5, WorkflowServiceHost class is available inSystem.WorkflowServices assembly
- New messaging activities SendReply and ReceiveReply are added in .Net4.0


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The Committee will carry out this charge guided by integrated core values that permeate the Committee's deliberations and are reflected in its work. The Committee views these core values as an inseparable whole that cannot be divided into individual parts. Each core value articulated here derives its vitality from its context among the others, and any effort to single out one or another would therefore undercut the structural integrity of the entire framework.
In formulating its core values, the Committee is endeavoring to adopt and promote the perspective of health care professionals and advocates who enter into an area where they are no longer experts. The Committee feels it is necessary to risk being the "student" and to give up command and control in order to share ideas and strategies for building accountability with the minority communities it represents. In addition, these core values endeavor to reflect this country's unique legal and political relationship with Indian tribal governments that includes engaging in regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with tribal officials to develop Federal policies that have tribal implications, and are responsible for strengthening the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Tribal Nations.
The World Health Organization defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." (Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, 1946).
Achieving the status of a healthy nation, which includes a focus on improved health status and quality care for all, requires a national plan that ensures that the costs and benefits are shared as public good, with everyone contributing according to their means and receiving services based on their needs. The protection and improvement of the health status of the nation is the primary goal of effective and equitable health care. Such a system ensures that the pursuit of profits does not interfere with any community's equal access to health and quality health care.
The Committee's deliberations and recommendations reflect the key provisions on prevention and wellness of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590) that include strategies for: developing more affordable and accessible preventive services; improving community prevention; improving critical aspects of oral health; and building and maintaining a more robust public health system.
The Committee endorses the concept of "cultural humility" which incorporates a lifelong commitment and active engagement to redress the power imbalances in physician-patient dynamic, and to developing mutually beneficial and non-paternalistic partnerships with communities on behalf of individuals and defined populations. The Committee believes that cultural humility should extend to redressing the power imbalances that exist particularly between minority communities/Tribal Nations and health providers, health systems, and government. More specifically, as the Administration, Congress, and DHHS proceed with the implementation of health reform, a serious and concerted effort should be made to develop, plan, and implement health and health care policies and programs that reflect a genuine cultural humility and responsiveness towards minority communities and Tribal Nations.
In its deliberations and recommendations, the Committee will reflect the thinking behind provisions of H.R. 3590 that address the development of a national strategy to improve health outcomes, efficiency, and patient-centered care for all Americans. It is the Committee's firm belief that the ultimate goal of national health reform is the improvement of the health status of all populations through developing and implementing effective prevention and public health, care strategies, and research priorities that reflect the diversity of the U.S. Public health programs and care strategies must take into account diverse cultural values, beliefs, and practices as they affect the health status of all communities and Tribal Nations. In addition, the Committee wholeheartedly endorses research that considers differences in effectiveness of treatment and services across subpopulations including racial and ethnic minorities.
The Committee believes being patient-centered is at the core of health equity which exists when all individuals and populations have equal opportunities for good health. Accordingly, the Committee endorses health system strategies that advance health equity by tailoring care to meet individuals' needs and ensuring that care does not vary
in quality based on personal characteristics such as race, ethnicity, gender, language barriers, geographic location, and socioeconomic status.
The Committee believes that there is communal accountability which considers enforcement of laws and regulations as a tool but not the sole, or even primary, strategy for providing effective public health and quality health care for all. Included in this communal accountability are the critical elements of sufficient and effective resources and systems of financing to provide quality and equitable health care for all.
The Committee, however, also believes that DHHS has a particular and unique responsibility to U.S. minority communities and Tribal Nations affected by national health and health care policies and programs. In administering these health and health care programs authorized by the Congress and supported by the Administration, DHHS not only has the role of responsible and competent steward of public resources but must exercise special vigilance in protecting and advocating for the interests of these communities. This special vigilance is demonstrated by DHHS developing, implementing, and monitoring programs and initiatives that promote health and improve the quality of health care for minority communities with the goal of eliminating disparities and achieving equity in the U.S. health system. In addition, the Committee recognizes that the Federal delivery of health services and funding of programs and research to maintain and improve the health of American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) are consonant with the Federal government's historical and unique legal relationship with federally recognized Indian Tribes.
A culture of diversity embraces acceptance and respect. The Committee understands that each individual is unique and recognizes individual differences, which can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical/mental abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. A culture of diversity is about understanding ourselves and each other and moving beyond
simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the richness of each individual. While
diversity can be about individual differences, it also encompasses institutional and system-wide behavior patterns.
The Committee believes that developing a diverse workforce in all organizations requires human resources programs that recruit, orient, and train staff to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate care. This has particular importance in building and maintaining a robust public health system with effective prevention programs to protect the public's health. A genuinely diverse workforce includes strategies that move an organization's care programs beyond cultural sensitivity (i.e., "I mean well") toward cultural competency (i.e., "I am doing well for the patient") and the elimination of health care disparities. Critical to creating and sustaining a diverse workforce are executive leadership teams and governance bodies that are representative of, and responsive to, diverse communities. The goals of achieving improved health status and equitable health care for diverse communities should be part of an organizational environment; reflected in policies and practices; supported with effective operational and administrative infrastructures; and be a key element in determining organizational effectiveness.
The Committee recognizes that genuine and effective community partnerships require accurate assessment of needs and genuine engagement. Health care organizations need to develop and maintain open dialogues with communities through interactions with trusted community/Tribal Nation leaders and members to identify key issues and effective strategies for improving the public's health and access to available community resources. Effective community engagement goes beyond mere dialogue and assures community influence in developing policies and practices that affect individuals' and communities'/Tribal Nations' health and well-being. This is in accordance with DHHS' Tribal Consultation Policy (2005) that directs all of its components to establish a process to ensure accountable, meaningful, and timely input by Tribal officials in developing policies that have a significant effect on federally recognized tribes.


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Eventing is a unique combination of all the disciplines of dressage, cross country and show jumping in one exciting activity.
British Eventing regulates more than 180 events throughout Britain, including Bishop Burton Horse Trials in May and October. British Eventing is responsible for Team GB selection for the Olympics and other international events. It forms part of the national umbrella body, the British Equestrian Federation, and has over 11,000 members.


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The Senco PC1010 is a small, light and reasonably quiet oil-free air compressor designed for light-workshop and hobby use. Its small motor takes just over two minutes to fill the air tank at start up – quite long for a small tank, but it only requires 4 amps so will easily run on all household electrical outlets. Since rated airflow volume is so small, don't expect more than a few seconds of air from an open blow gun, and filling automobile tires is likely to try your patient more than compressors with higher cfm.
Which air tools does it work with?
- Air Nailers: it works fine with Brad nailers but will struggle with Finish nailers and will NOT keep up with Framing nailers.
- Air Impact Wrenches: it is NOT recommended for powering air impact wrenches.
- Air Sprayers: it is NOT recommended for powering air sprayers.
- Air Sanders: it is NOT recommended for powering air sanders.
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At his Chicago showroom, Mick created this classic pantry with maple countertops, a polished nickel sink and top, and lots of glass-fronted doors and then tweaked it with modern cabinets and a fancy crystal chandelier, both of which were not standard fare in butler's pantries of yore — nor was the motorized lift in the backsplash.
Mick created a kitchen that is both modern and traditional for DreamHome, the annual showhouse produced by and staged within The Merchandise Mart in Chicago.
In an all-white space, a dark wood farm table and chairs help ground the space.
For a kitchen-centric family, Mick designed a large open kitchen — complete with fireplace and armchairs.


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Vicki, Kelly, Dereck and Kari
One of the fun thing in the convention is to see old friends from all over the country and even out of the country. Here are some new and old friends in these two photos.
Three of them are from MN and one from SD.
From left to right are Vicki, Kelly, Dereck and Kari. Vicki and Kelly are the mother and daughter team who breed top English Angora. Kelly has won a youth Best In Show in the 1998 Portland convention with her gorgeous white English Angora white senior doe. The very right is Kari, a top Satin breeder. Kari won the Group in the Indy convention last year, then this year she won the Best of Breed again. As we all know, Satin has huge entries and there are more guys than gals in the breed. Kari's accomplishment is not to be taken lightly. Vicki, Kelly and Kari are from MN, and we meet up in the conventions each year.
Our reader may recall judge Dereck judging English Angora in Canada. Here is Dereck examining the English Angora from Vicki and Kelly. Dereck is a Satin breeder, but quite interested in knowing more about Angora. He is looking forward to judging a big Angora show in Wisconsin in the spring. Dereck is from SD and a new found friend in the Angora area.


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Commentators say the "structural changes" remark is a stock response and evades the fundamental issue: that Congress faces a leadership crisis.
Many political parties faring as poorly as the Indian National Congress (INC) in a bellwether state election would ditch key leaders, if they did not go of their own accord.
Not so Rahul Gandhi, who remains in charge after his attempts to connect with voters in the country's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh ended in failure.
Congress support in a state that is home to one in six Indians fell to 6 percent and it won seven of 403 seats in the state assembly, marking a new low for a party that ruled the world's largest democracy for two-thirds of its 70 year history.
Filling the void is Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won the biggest majority in the state for any party since 1977. It sets him on a path to re-election in a 2019 national ballot.
Rahul, 46, is not yet president of Congress, but with his mother, Sonia, abroad for medical treatment, he is already its de facto leader. He spearheaded the party's 2014 general election campaign that also led to humiliating defeat.
In the wake of the Uttar Pradesh results at the weekend, senior party members have not challenged Rahul, even as they concede the need for action.
"There is no reason for despondency," Abhishek Manu Singhvi, a senior Congress lawmaker, told Reuters. "There is a need for surgical, structural changes and I have no doubt they will happen."
"There is no leader today with a pan-India acceptability who can take on Modi & the BJP in 2019," tweeted Omar Abdullah, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, whose party is allied to Congress.
"At this rate we might as well forget 2019 & start planning/hoping for 2024," he said, referring to the dates of the next general elections.
Rahul's campaign in Uttar Pradesh never gained traction: people who came to see him at outdoor meetings stole the benches put out by party workers for them to sit on.
His hiring of Prashant Kishor, the backroom strategist who helped chart Modi's rise to national power, did not pay off. And Sonia Gandhi took a nasty fall after fainting on a road show in Varanasi, the Prime Minister's Lok Sabha constituency.
Rahul, facing the press on the steps of parliament on Tuesday, deflected questions on his future but did say: "We need to make structural and organisational changes - that's a fact."
That, say commentators, is a stock response and evades the fundamental issue: that Congress faces a leadership crisis.
"Rahul Gandhi is now an unmitigated liability for the party," Pratap Bhanu Mehta, president of the Centre for Policy Research, wrote in the Indian Express.
"What diminishes the party even more is that there are no challengers to Rahul - the very lack of open revolt diminishes the party's character to the point where it is now the object of outright contempt."
Plenty of ink has been spilled over the years on political obituaries of the Congress, which enjoyed national dominance under Indira Gandhi and in the aftermath of her 1984 assassination - the last time Congress held an absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh.
Sonia Gandhi's election victory in 2004 marked a temporary reprieve. Despite winning only 26.5 percent of the national vote, she managed to forge a ruling alliance that held for a decade.
Now, in Modi, Congress faces an adversary who is in his element on the campaign trail and is uncompromising in his quest to create a "Congress-free India".
"Modi is a driven, 24/7 politician and with Rahul it's just no contest. That is demoralising for the party," said commentator Ashok Malik, a distinguished fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi.
In fact, Congress won a notable victory in Punjab during the latest round of local elections of which Uttar Pradesh was the most important. Even so, it actually lost votes in all five states that went to the polls.
Demonstrating the BJP's greater hunger for power, the Hindu nationalist party has laid claim to two small states where no party won a clear majority, quickly forming coalition alliances despite being outpolled by the left-leaning Congress.
"There should be red, flashing alarm bells going off within Congress," said Milan Vaishnav, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington and author of a new book, "When Crime Pays", on Indian electoral politics.
"The Congress has bounced back from devastation before, but they have not yet demonstrated any ability to introspect on their shortcomings."
One option for Congress, analysts said, would be for Rahul, or possibly his low-profile sister Priyanka, to retain control of the central leadership while nurturing a new generation of state leaders who could rebuild the party's electoral viability.
Failing that, a series of regional or local alliances could blunt the BJP's advance. Yet analysts doubt such a rag-tag coalition could pose a serious challenge to Modi's bid for a second term.
And, as Uttar Pradesh showed, teaming up with Rahul Gandhi - the strategy chosen by defeated Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav - can prove toxic at the ballot box.
Rahul's political troubles are not only national; they lie closer to home. In Uttar Pradesh, Congress lost all four assembly seats that lie within his parliamentary constituency of Amethi.
Source: indiatoday.intoday.in


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If only it were Spring Break, but the break today was definitely one we could use again!
It was too beautiful to stay inside, so we took a walk down to the creek for a little Spring Break! 😀 Continue reading
If only it were Spring Break, but the break today was definitely one we could use again!
It was too beautiful to stay inside, so we took a walk down to the creek for a little Spring Break! 😀 Continue reading
Wow, where did the last month go since I posted?
Life has been busy and blessed and broken.
I look at the following photo taken one day while driving on one of the many country roads we now traverse. I can see far ahead in this particular part of the road, but the VAST majority of this road is curvy and I cannot see around the next curve until I go through it.
Isn't life like that much of the time? We can see far ahead. But as the following photo shows, a curve is usually not far away. And we have to take it slower and not try to figure out what we'll do too far in advance.
By the way, my front seat passengers took the photos for me in case anyone is wondering. The Fall leaves here have been magnificent! They are now mostly fallen and the temperatures suggest winter is marching into our area sooner than later.
I love all of the seasons, but I must admit the falling leaves and approach of winter make me long for warmer and sunnier days that I know lay ahead.
I don't know where life has taken you or your family in the last month, but if like me, you've waded through muck and mud and made it through to the other side for today, that is cause for celebration.
I have wrestled literally with the Lord over what I have perceived to be unanswered prayers, one in particular. I have come full circle in wanting to understand why He in fact does forsake His children when His Word says He will not, and in coming full circle I have accepted that my definition and perception of His promise is sometimes vastly different than His providence in my life and in the lives of the ones I love the most. I have also come to accept in this wrestling deep within that I just can't understand who He is in entirety because He IS the I AM, the God of the universe.
I saw this saying this weekend. On Pinterest I think.
If God was small enough for you to completely understand him, he wouldn't be big enough for you to completely trust him. Rick Warren
Did you really read that??? That sums up where I've been. Maybe you've been there too. Today I'm going to choose JOY. Someone told me this past Friday that my face exuded joy, and I was completely dumbfounded. She knows a bit of what our family has been enduring, and she said that Joy is usually seen most in those who are choosing it amidst troubles. Happiness of course is easy to find, but joy is often not. I can't argue with her thoughts on me, but I really was surprised.
I am hoping, really hoping, to write up some posts that I'll schedule to show up on here in the next week. They are from the past 6 weeks of learning here in our one-room schoolhouse. I don't want to forget all we've done as life takes twists and turns in the future. I don't know how long this one-room schoolhouse journey will last, so I want to record the moments. I hope your family is blessed this Thanksgiving week! I know we are!
"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever." 1 Chronicles 16:34
Seriously. Blessed.
We knew the lakes were nearby, but we had not found time to drive over to them … 7-minute drive I might add … until this evening just before sunset. Continue reading
Well summer is still going strong according to the thermometer and the calendar, but alas, school starts here at CandLHomeLearning on Monday.
Yes, even the teacher is rebelling LOL!
So, I thought it best to go ahead and post a few more photos I have taken in recent days of summer pursuits and happenings.
This first set of photos was taken by me the moment I arrived home with our oldest son, who had been away for 12 days at the National Boy Scout Jamboree. I swear he came back taller and slimmer and more grown-up than ever. He is a fine young man of whom I could not be more proud! His Dad agrees! Is it just me or does my husband look like a real-life farmer here?
And what says summer more than hamburgers, baked beans and slices of juicy watermelon?! Continue reading
Well not Jack and Jill, but a boy and a girl and their little sister.
This photo is seriously my most favorite iPhone photo I've taken. EVER. It must be framed.
Some other photos I took on a hike up our hill with our three youngest along with me: Continue reading
I have taken quite a few photos (mostly on the iPhone), but I don't want to wait on posting or I know they will get buried on page 5 of my flickr photostream!
So, without further ado, some of our summer learning pursuits. Our local co-op has a saying: "The world is our classroom." I think that just about sums these photos up!
Playing with an old friend!


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Latter Days: the Election, the "N" Word, and the Anti-Intellectualism of 2016
White Women, It's Time to Get a Clue … If It's Not Too Late
We No Longer Have the Luxury of Sheltering in Place
Beyond Terror to Tolerance
Is Paris Burning?
One Woman Making a Difference to Syrian Refugees
The Casual Feminist on the World's Least Responsible Gun Culture
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Lindsay Lohan's mother is trying to set up a reality show about her daughter's current stint in rehab.
The 'Machete' actress' mum Dina Lohan is reportedly "shopping" around the idea for a new programme to follow her while the troubled star receives treatment in the Betty Ford Center in Palm Springs, California, and will even allow cameras to accompany her when she visits her daughter.
A source said: "Not only has Dina been 'shopping' around her upcoming trip to visit Lindsay in rehab at Betty Ford to media outlets for the sale of pictures but she is doing it to develop a new reality show!"
Meanwhile, Lindsay's father Michael – who divorced Dina in 2005 – had blasted his ex-wife for trying to use Lindsay's personal problems to boost her own career.
He told RadarOnline.com: "She can't get a show about her own life, so she's using Lindsay's troubles to get her a reality show."
This news comes shortly after Michael admitted he was so desperate to visit his daughter – from whom he is estranged - he hass been on the telephone to the head of the rehabilitation facility.
He said: "I've been on the phone with the head of Betty Ford again trying to find out how I can schedule a visit with Lindsay. This is about Lindsay's well being and her future. She needs to have her whole family around her."
Lindsay voluntarily checked herself into rehab last month after failing two court-ordered drugs tests.
She is due in court on October 22 for a probation hearing.
The 'Mean Girls' actress - who served 13 days of a 90-day jail term behind bars in July for breaching the terms of probation set for a 2007 driving under the influence (DUI) conviction - returned to prison following the failed tests, but ended up spending just a matter of hours behind bars after posting $300,000 (€212,000) bail.


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Trouble Funk Guitar Lesson
I recently was talking with drummer Lil John Roberts – he hipped me to the band Trouble Funk and sent me a link to concert footage from their concert in Japan in 1988. I've heard of Trouble Funk before, but wasn't too familiar with their music.
The first tune they opened up with blew me away! I had to tab it out and share it with you guys. It's a bad ass lick played by the whole band with some nasty horns fattening it all up. Here's the entire concert. The first tune is what we'll be working on today:
Nasty, right?
Now let's tackle that monster riff. It's based on an Em Pentatonic Blues and has some cool Tri-Tone stuff thrown in. The big groove is very reminiscent of "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin. Get ready to head bang!
Talking About Tone
Use a little Chorus on your lead sound in the Bridge position, then flip to the Neck position for the clean verse chords. Add a little Chorus effect to replicate the sound. Make sure you keep your picking hand moving with the groove – lift your fretting hand off the strings slightly so your picking hand continues to have that "scratching" Funk effect that we all love! The verse chords are Em9 and Gm9 back and forth.
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By offering more and more amenities, airports are
becoming destinations in their own right, with Zurich Airport leading the way.
have been saying it for years: airports are becoming
destinations unto
themselves and give immediate clues to an area's culture and lifestyle. Zurich
is elegance, precision and refinement—and those same elements are visible at the
airport. With its unique amenities, Zurich Airport (ZRH) is leading a pack of
"destination" airports that includes Amsterdam's Schiphol and Singapore's
Changi. But what makes an airport a destination?
By definition, the term
"destination" refers to any given area or entity where tourism is a relatively
important activity. It could be successfully argued that airports economically
rely on tourism because their existence is all about tourism.
One could make the anthropomorphic
analogy that airports are the "heart" of the tourism supply chain that pumps the
lifeblood of tourism, or the tourist, into and out of any tourism area.
The vast majority of the people who come to experience the Zurich lifestyle, or
the "living Zurich," did so by passing through Zurich Airport.
Let's further examine the idea of an airport
becoming a destination. Have you ever purposely booked a long layover between
flights (or not complained about one) just so you could look around or shop at
the airport? I have. I am always happy to have a little time between flights
when passing through O'Hare so I can make a trip to the Native American jewelry
kiosk in Terminal C.
Have you ever purposely arrived at the airport
sooner than you needed to or lingered in one after you arrived at your
"destination?" Or, if you are dropping someone off at the airport have you ever
parked the car and gone in to say goodbye and get a cup of coffee at Starbucks?
Have you ever stopped to treat yourself to a massage or a spa treatment at an
airport? If you have answered "Yes" to any of the above, you are enjoying the
service products associated with an emerging trend.
Another concept in the field of tourism is
"gateways." This usually refers to cities or towns at the edge of national parks
or tourist areas where guests can obtain services such as lodging and food.
These gateways are usually destinations in their own right. Consider the towns
of Telluride or Park City. These towns are trendy destinations at the edge of
world-class ski slopes. With this in mind, Zurich Airport is a gateway to the
city of Zurich that is attracting its own share of tourism.
Airport shopping
When the shops in the neighborhoods surrounding
the airport are closed, including those in downtown Zurich, shops at the airport
are open seven days a week, 365 days a year—even on Christmas. In my travels, I
have been to tens of airports where the most desirable shops were all inside
security. For example, to get to the aforementioned main shops at Chicago's
O'Hare, you must have a boarding pass and have gone through security. Not so at
Zurich Airport. While duty-free shopping is still reserved for travelers only,
50 "airside" shops are complemented by its 60 "landside" shops. This arrangement
allows earthbound friends and family of travelers and residents alike the chance
to shop to their hearts delight any day of the week.
Another way in which Zurich Airport is becoming a
destination is that it offers educational and behind-the-scenes tours of its
facilities just like a major tourist destination such as a museum. According to
Sonja Zöchling, spokeswoman for Unique, the owner's of the airport, Zurich
Airport has been offering 75-minute tours to school groups from all over
Switzerland for the past twenty years. This is almost unheard of in the United
Like any successful destination, ZRH is constantly
undergoing updates to stay abreast of the times. The Swiss VIP lounge at Zurich
Airport has recently been remodeled and now includes
offices equipped with the latest laptops with free
wireless Internet (which means you don't have to carry your own) and dayrooms
with showers. Swiss limestone quarried from the Jura mountain range adds to the
restive atmosphere. If you are feeling left out of the luxury crowd, there's
hope. In February 2008, ZRH opened the first landside
shower facilities for all passengers, visitors and airport employees. This
service cost about $14 per person, including towel
and shower gel.
In addition to these trend-setting amenities,
Zurich Airport offers everyday conveniences like a post office, pharmacy, hotel
and rental car bookings, police and even centrally-located office space—just
like any town. And, with over 180 companies employing
more than 20,000 headquartered at the airport, it's a destination by any
On top of all these pluses, ZRH is conveniently
located only 8 miles from downtown Zurich or just a quick 15-minute train ride.
That same train system connects passengers to the whole of Switzerland, which
means you don't have to pay for an expensive taxi to get to the main train
station downtown. The transfer from air to land transportation at Zurich airport
is seamless. What they say about everything running like Swiss clockwork is
Let's compare ZRH to JFK in New York. Located in
Queens, JFK is more than one hour from Manhattan in Queens. If you are a newbie
you can easily find yourself paying $100 to get into the city. You literally
have to walk, with luggage, to the bus that takes you to the outdated subway.
Additionally, JFK is depressingly overcrowded and peopled with impolite
employees and overworked government officials. By comparison, the employees at
ZRH are amazingly helpful and professional. Bottom line: I completely avoid JFK
(and La Guardia for that matter) and choose instead to fly in and out of Newark
when I go to New York City.
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have been famous (or infamous) for serving fast food to a captive audience of
busy people on the move. Quality was not a key factor. But here again another
trend is emerging; airports are starting to offer full-service fine dining
alternatives. In 2007, Zurich Airport was named the "best airport for food and
restaurants by Conde Nast Traveler. In addition to the "biggest food
court in Switzerland," the sophisticated traveler can enjoy a sit-down meal in
one of Zurich Airport's upscale restaurants, which feature Italian, Far Eastern
or Swiss cuisine. Looking for an inventive place to have a birthday party or a
special meal? Consider Zurich Airport.
In 2007, Zurich Airport handled
more than 20 million passengers.
With so many people passing through, airports ZRH are starting to use their
public space for exhibits. We've all seen commercial ads in airport hallways and
lining moving sidewalks, but once a year ZRH hosts a month-long exhibition
called the "Best of Switzerland" that takes place in both the landside and
airside of the airport. Last year, the exhibition was called "Exciting Times"
and the year before, "The Soul of Chocolate." Currently, several Formula 1 cars
are on display along with racing memorabilia, before the cars are auctioned off
in March.
It is said that making a good first impression is the key
to forging profitable, sustainable, long-term partnerships in business or social
relationships. In my opinion, Zurich Airport is a perfect diplomat for the city
of Zurich, and helps makes friends for the city from the moment of arrival,
whether for business or leisure—or football.
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interest in this topic. I would love to hear from you about an airport in your
area, or in your travels, that is showing signs of becoming a destination.
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Heysham Rock Balance Shelter, originally uploaded by escher....
So what did I learn today?
Well, something quite useful actually. That it's possible to eat cold pasta with two pencils.
I started the day a little bit pickled from the night before, shcatter-brained and dishorganished.
Dave - he who do the MA about Decay - was accompanying me again and I hadn't made my mind up where we should go. For once I knew what I wanted to create and I would rope Dave into help but I couldn't decide where. We would need stone and the first option has some great stone but sadly I'm banned from doing anything there, the next two are next to rivers but the very heavy rain of yesterday would probably mean they would be too high to gather enough material.
So just as Dave arrived I checked the tide and it would be at its height in an hour and half.
We arrived on the coast and the tide was still high but fortunately I had left my camera behind so a return journey home and back to the bay would mean our second arrival to the bay would be timed with it just starting to recede. Perfect.
Along with that the sun was shining and the sky was blue, not what we were expecting and not what the weatherman said. Even better.
I've been putting together another proposal for a commission and the ideas I am pursuing are to do with the fragility of our existence and the possibility that we have reached a tipping point where our actions (or perhaps lack of the right ones) may end up in our own demise. 2010 so far has had the highest global temperatures on record and whether or not you believe that this is man-made or a natural fluctuation of earth temperatures, in my opinion is missing the point.
Human beings have spread far and wide and taken all that they can from the earth in order to feed our addiction to needing stuff and to be able to increase our ability to survive, to protect ourselves from our environment, to keep our families safe and well. But as we've persued these needs with have funnelled ourselves into a trap where our collective future is now uncertain. We talk about saving the planet but that is rot. If we truly wanted to save the planet then it'd be better off if we all disappeared. No, what we really mean when we say we want to save the planet is we want to save our own skins.
In order to represent this I am going to create a series of shelters containing rock balances, seal them up so that the fate of each delicate sculpture is unknown unless you look within. Just as our lust to better ourselves, to protect ourselves from the world and to have a better chance of survival has ripped all the finite resources from our planet and delivered us to a place where this quest has left us with an uncertain future. Will we be able to shelter from what our earth will throw at us now if our climate tips out of control? Will our delicate existence continue or will it collapse like a stack of pebbles and rocks?
There is much more to this project but I don't want to reveal it all now.
Anyway back to the important business of the day:-
My camera wasn't the only item I'd forgotten. When I sat down to eat some lunch I realised I didn't have a fork. I thought that I might be able to whittle one out of driftwood but that might need more calories than the pasta might contain. I looked through my bag and found a pair of scissors and some thorns. Nope, that wasn't going to do it. How about I just stick my face in the food and eat it like a pig? I probably would have done if I'd been on my own. I know, why not use two pencils as chopsticks? They were actually easier to use than normal chopsticks. So if in doubt make sure you always have two pencils with you. Or else you might go hungry.
Dave built the left wall and I built the right hand one. We found some driftwood for the roof and it was now ready for the sculpture to be built within. I tried several times to get the first few layers up but I couldn't sense where the centre of gravity was without being able to stand above it and all I ended up with was backache and a feeling of frustration.
We took down the roof and I begun again. This time, still with effort and much searching for the right stones, I got it to stand. Gingerly we replaced the roof, being careful not to drop anything into the chamber and stood back to review what we had done. Originally I'd wanted to extend the sides and brick up the entrance but I thought it was fine just as it is.
I wonder how long it will last?


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The SDN implications of Facebook's open source switch
In this Q&A, Facebook explains how the Open Compute Project's plans to design a switch will affect SDN -- and potentially make OpenFlow scalable.
In part one of this Q&A with Facebook's Frank Frankovsky, vice president of hardware design and supply chain operations, and Facebook's Najam Ahmad, director of technical operations, we explored how the Open Compute Project's open source switch will allow users to run any OS they see fit on open hardware.
In part two of our conversation with Facebook, TechTarget explores how the Open Compute switch will affect the software-defined networking industry. Facebook also reveals that the Open Networking Foundation had urged Open Compute to start the switch project.
Has Facebook already started building its own switches? Will you be sharing any research or prototypes that you've already developed for this project?
Najam Ahmad: We have one that we are testing today and putting some software on it. We will absolutely share it as we get to the point where it makes sense and feel comfortable that it is usable. [Usually with Open Compute projects,] we build technology that we actually contribute. In this case, the project is slightly ahead. We've chosen to start the project now and have the industry get together primarily because we were getting a lot of [requests] from lot of different avenues, including from the ONF [Open Networking Foundation]. [The ONF] reached out to [the Open Compute Project] and wanted to start a project to build a switch.
Najam Ahmaddirector of technical operations, Facebook
The SDN industry has produced some switch software, such as Intel's DPDK, Flow Forwarding's LINC and Big Switch Networks' Switch Light. Are those the firmware platforms you envision for these Open Compute switches?
Ahmad: Those are definitely in the mix, but we're not precluding anybody or any specific operating system. We spoke to two companies that I can't name just yet, but both of them yesterday were offering, 'Hey, what if we packaged our operating system to run on this thing?' So, I think we're already starting to see the Open Compute advantage of people thinking about this project and saying, 'OK, great, we'll make the OS available.' I think we'll have a lot of choices both from OEMs and from open-source-type environments.
Are you trying to build the ideal SDN switch?
Ahmad: Yes, obviously we want to run SDN-type applications on it. I don't know if 'ideal' is the right word, because it depends on what problem you're trying to solve. We're going focus primarily on the large data center folks and what specific requirements a large data center has. Then, over time, the community will pull it in the directions that make sense.
Is OpenFlow an important consideration in the design?
Ahmad: We totally expect the switch to be able to run OpenFlow.
I ask only because engineers have said the majority of switches supporting OpenFlow today have limitations that affect their ability to deploy scalable production networks.
Ahmad: That would be the intent, to build a switch that's more robust and versatile. But it doesn't mean we're focusing solely on OpenFlow as such. A lot of that stuff is software-centric, and that is work that needs to be done in software. We're not really trying to improve the OpenFlow stack as such. There's a lot of work to be done on the stack side to make OpenFlow scale.
The other thing happening in the industry is that there are not true pure OpenFlow switches. [OEMs] are using a hybrid mode that is running a bunch of protocols. You're burning resources that you could use for pure OpenFlow. Having disaggregation of hardware and software will allow you to use the type of protocols you want to run. That will lead to better OpenFlow scalability as well.
How can the mainstream enterprise use this switch?
Frank Frankovsky: The right way to think about this is as an open source building block that people can modify. There may be a variant that is just the right, demystified design for Facebook. And there may be another variant that a mainstream IT consumer chooses.
We've seen a similar phenomenon on storage and server and rack designs. Open Rack is a great example of something we've done that only some of the largest enterprises are interested in today.
But then we have this other rack design called 'Ash Rack,' and we call it that because it's in our collocation site in Ashburn, Va. It's more of a mainstream design that is more popular for the mainstream IT consumer. Hopefully we'll see something similar emerge in this network switch project, where the first contributions are maybe specially designed for massively scaled, east-west traffic. Over time I think we'll see derivative works. That's one of the powers we see of open source. You can give someone a building block that's 80% correct and they can modify the last 20% without having to start over and reinvent the wheel.
Will today's mainstream network admin even know how to use this switch? Server guys are more accustomed to disaggregation of hardware and software, but networking professionals have trained on these 'black-box switches,' as you have described them.
Frankovsky: I think about it almost similarly to the way a Solaris or HP-UX admin thought about Linux when it first came out: 'Oh my goodness, I'll never run business-critical applications on Linux because it was written by kids with crayons. And I really like my relationship with IBM or Sun because that's what I know and they abstract all that complexity from me.'
Over years we've seen a lot of engineers embrace that flexibility [of Linux] and the complexity that can come with it. I think we'll see a similar trend happening in networking as well.
Ahmad: I think the trend is already there. So many shops are using Linux on their servers that you already have a lot of expertise. It's just not applied to networking today. [Facebook has] an army of people that work on x86-based Linux boxes all over the place. We have a lot of software in that domain as well, and so do a lot of other players. It's more common than you think.
Frankovsky: The other thing is that new businesses that are being created around Open Compute -- Open Compute solution providers. These businesses [such as Hive, Avnet and Penguin Computing] are distributing, modifying and supporting open source hardware. [They are helping] customers modify the open source hardware, put it into the configuration they want and manage all the back-end supply chain complexity. I suspect we'll see similar things emerge in the networking business as well.
It's likely that hardware design and test engineers from well-stocked companies like Facebook and OEMs and ODMs [original design manufacturers] will be heavily involved in this project. How can the mainstream network admin or engineer get involved?
Frankovsky: One easy way is to visit the Opencompute.org website. We tend to post a lot of specs and standard documents out on the site, so that's a pretty lightweight way to just consume the information. Then they can also sign up for distro lists, where they can follow all the notes out of the meetings and a lot of the email dialogues that occur.
If they are really passionate and want to get really engaged, then each project lead in Open Compute runs project team meetings. Najam is the project lead for the networking project. Once he establishes a cadence for conference calls and face-to-face meet-ups, project leads are always seeking new contributors who can show up on these conference calls or meet-ups. And we have engineering summits as well, where all contributors can get together and do the face-to-face work.
Who was at that first engineering summit to talk about the switch?
Ahmad: It was a fairly large team with lots of participants from pretty much every segment of the ecosystem. There were several chip manufacturers. We had ODMs and OEMs, including Cisco. And we had a bunch of people who are pure SDN players in the software domain. We also had several end users or consumers of this technology including the financial sector, which was fairly well represented.
Let us know what you think about the story; email Shamus McGillicuddy, news director.
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With colorful tasting notes and backstories, recipes from America's top oyster chefs, and renowned photographer David Malosh's stunning portraits, The Essential Oyster is the definitive book for oyster lovers everywhere. From British Columbia to Barnstable, from New Orleans to New Zealand, The Essential Oyster spotlights the world's greatest oysters- the quirky, the rare, the historically significant, the flat-out yummiest- and captures the essence of each in a play of words and images that will delight oyster veterans and beginners alike.


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