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As a partner in Holland & Knight's Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights Practice Group, Mr. Labate represents creditors and financial institutions in major restructurings and bankruptcy cases around the country, particularly with respect to the energy, technology, transportation and entertainment sectors. He also advises real estate and corporate clients with respect to issues arising in connection with restructuring, bankruptcy and receiverships.
Mr. Labate was an adjunct faculty member at DePaul University School of Law between 2007 and 2014 where he taught both "Corporate Workouts and Restructuring" as well as "The Law of Film and Television Production." His entertainment and transactional practice is recognized by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America and by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine. He is the author of a book titled Dangerous Lenses: A Guide to Surviving the Perils of Film and Media Law, which will be published by Lawyers for the Creative Arts in 2017. From 1998 to 2004, Mr. Labate was a regular legal contributor to a Chicago-based arts journal named PerformInk, and during that time he wrote more than 50 articles about various entertainment, media and copyright law topics of interest to the creative community.
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Planned Parenthood is a great organization. They provide so many important services—sex education, access to contraceptives, pro-choice lobbying, screening for HIV and cancer, and yes, abortion—that it's unfortunately mind-boggling how their mission could be baldly manipulated for political purposes. Here's an upswing in good fortune, though: The Second City, the Chicago-based comedy club where stars like Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made their bones, have been running a scheme in which audience members can bid to get their ideas on stage for use in an improv scene. When the scenes are completed, the audience finds out that all their money has gone to… Planned Parenthood! (clap clap clap)
To date, they've raised more than $32,000 for the organization. (Beforehand, the audience is told that they can't get their money back — even if their idea doesn't get on stage.) "When it's told that the money goes to Planned Parenthood, the response is usually positive, but not overwhelmingly so," said Katie Rich, the cast member who came up with the scheme. "We get some boos from time to time, because people don't fully understand what Planned Parenthood does." And now they do, which is good for everyone. To anyone who'd have a problem with that: What's wrong with you?

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text: DopeMan Go" appeared on Tory Lanez' The New Toronto 2, and now he's released the visuals. 2017 has been a go for the Toronto Singe/Rapper/Producer with 2 tapes and guests appearances on tracks with Trina ("Damn"), Fabolous & Jadakiss ("Rapture") and Sean Paul ("Tek Weh Yuh Heart"). Catch on the Nobody Safe tour alongside Future, Migos, and Kodak Black (with special appearances from Young Thug and ASAP Ferg). Check out details for the tour below.


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Table of Contents
Storage engine
- Cassandra uses a storage structure similar to a Log-Structured Merge Tree, unlike a typical relational database that uses a B-Tree.
- Cassandra avoids reading before writing. Read-before-write, especially in a large distributed system, can produce stall in read performance and other problems.
- Cassandra never re-writes or re-reads existing data, and never overwrites the rows in place.
How data is written?
Different stages of write process in cassandra
- Logging data in the commit log.
- Writing data to the memTable.
- Flushing data from the memTable.
- Storing data on disk in SSTables.
Logging writes and memTable storage: when ever a write request came from client, first the data is written into memTable (it is in-memory storage) and commit log on disk (it will be present even if power fails on a node). The commit log receives every write made to a Cassandra node and these durable writes survive permanently. The memTable stores write until reaching a configurable limit, and then is flushed.
Flushing data from the memTable: To flush the data, Cassandra sorts memTables by token and then writes the data to disk sequentially. A partition index is also created on the disk that maps the tokens to a location on disk. When the memTable content exceeds the configurable threshold, the memTable is put in a queue that is flushed to disk. If the data to be flushed exceeds the queue size, Cassandra blocks writes until the next flush succeeds. You can manually flush a table using node tool flush.
Below command shows, flush command using node tool.
nodetool flush -- <keyspace> <table>(or you can mention list of tables)
nodetool flush -- sys s_mode
To reduce the commit log replay time, the recommended best practice is to flush the memTable before you restart the nodes. Commit log replay is the process of reading the commit log to recover lost writes in the event of interrupted operations.
Storing data on disk in SSTables: MemTables and SSTables are maintained per table. SSTables are immutable, not written to again after the memTable is flushed.
For each SSTable, Cassandra creates these structures:
- Partition index: A list of partition keys and the start position of rows in the data file written on disk.
- Partition summary: A sample of the partition index stored in memory.
- Bloom filter: A structure stored in memory that checks if row data exists in the memTable before accessing SSTables on disk.
What is compaction and why it is required for tables in cassandra: when ever inserts/update/delete request occur, instead of overwriting the rows, Cassandra writes a new timestamped version of the inserted or updated data in another SSTable. This happens because SStables are immutable.
Compaction merges the data in each SSTable by partition key, selecting the latest data for storage based on its timestamp. Cassandra can merge the data performantly, without random IO, because rows are sorted by partition key within each SSTable. After removing deleted data, columns, and rows, the compaction process consolidates SSTables into a single file. The old SSTable files are deleted as soon as any pending reads finish using the files. Disk space occupied by old SSTables becomes available for reuse.
During compaction, there is a temporary spike in disk space usage and disk I/O because the old and new SSTables co-exist. Disk space occupied by old SSTables becomes available for reuse when the new SSTable is ready. Cassandra 2.1 and later improves read performance after compaction because of incremental replacement of compacted SSTables. Instead of waiting for the entire compaction to finish and then throwing away the old SSTable, Cassandra can read data directly from the new SSTable even before it finishes writing.
As data is written to the new SSTable and reads are directed to it, the corresponding data in the old SSTables is no longer accessed and is evicted from the page cache. Thus begins an incremental process of caching the new SSTable, while directing reads away from the old one, thus avoiding the dramatic cache miss. Cassandra provides predictable high performance even under heavy load.
Types of compaction:
- SizeTieredCompactionStrategy (STCS): Recommended for write-intensive workloads.
- Pros: Compacts write-intensive workload very well.
- Cons: Might hold onto stale data too long. Amount of memory needed increases over time.
The SizeTieredCompactionStrategy (STCS) initiates compaction when a set number (default is 4) of similar sized SSTables have accumulated. Compaction merges the SSTables to create one larger SSTable. As larger SSTables accumulate, the same process occurs, merging the larger SSTables into an even larger SSTable. At any given time, several SSTables of varying sizes are present. While this strategy works quite well to compact a write-intensive workload, when reads are needed, several SSTables still must be retrieved to find all the data for a row.
There is no guarantee that a row's data will be restricted to a small number of SSTables. Also, predicting the eviction of deleted data is uneven, because SSTable size is the trigger for compaction, and SSTables might not grow quickly enough to merge and evict old data. As the largest SSTables grow in size, the amount of memory needed for compaction to hold both the new and old SSTables simultaneously can outstrip a typical amount of RAM on a node.
- LeveledCompactionStrategy (LCS): Recommended for read-intensive workloads.
- Pros: Memory requirements are simple to predict. Read operations more predictable in latency. Stale data is evicted more frequently.
- Cons: Much higher I/O utilization that can impact operation latency.
The leveled compaction strategy creates SSTables of a fixed, relatively small size (160 MB by default) that are grouped into levels. Within each level, SSTables are guaranteed to be non-overlapping. Each level (L0, L1, L2 and so on) is 10 times as large as the previous. Disk I/O is more uniform and predictable on higher than on lower levels as SSTables are continuously being compacted into progressively larger levels. At each level, row keys are merged into non-overlapping SSTables. This can improve performance for reads, because Cassandra can determine which SSTables in each level to check for the existence of row key data.
- DateTieredCompactionStrategy (DTCS): Recommended for time series and expiring TTL workloads.
- Pros: Memory requirements are simple to predict. Read operations more predictable in latency. Stale data is evicted more frequently.
- Cons: Much higher I/O utilization that can impact operation latency.
The DateTieredCompactionStrategy (DTCS) acts similarly to STCS, but instead of compacting based on SSTable size, DTCS compacts based on SSTable age.
How is data updated?
- In cassandra, inserting a duplicate primary key is treated as an upsert.
- An upsert writes a new record to the database if the data didn't exist before. If the data for that primary key already exists, a new record is written with a more recent timestamp.
- During read process, only the most recent is retrieved; older timestamped data will be marked for deletion.
- Eventually, the updates are streamed to disk using sequential I/O and stored in a new SSTable.
- If multiple versions of the column exist in the memTable, Cassandra flushes only the newer version of the column to disk, as described in the Compaction section.
How is data deleted?
Cassandra deletes data differently than a relational database does. A relational database might spend time scanning through data looking for expired data and throwing it away or an administrator might have to partition expired data by month. Data in a Cassandra column can have an optional expiration date called TTL (time to live). Use CQL to set the TTL in seconds for data.
Facts about deleted data to consider are:
- Cassandra does not immediately remove data marked for deletion from disk. The deletion occurs during compaction.
- If you use the SizeTieredCompactionStrategy or DateTieredCompactionStrategy, you can drop data immediately by manually starting the compaction process. Before doing so, understand the disadvantages of the process. If you force compaction, one potentially very large SSTable is created from all the data. Another compaction will not be triggered for a long time. The data in the SSTable created during the forced compaction can grow very stale during this long period of non-compaction.
- Deleted data can reappear if you do not do repair routinely.
How is data read?
Cassandra processes data at several stages on the read path to discover where the data is stored, starting with the data in the memTable and finishing with SSTables:
Different stages of read process in cassandra.
- Check the memTable.
- Check row cache, if enabled.
- Checks Bloom filter.
- Checks partition key cache, if enabled.
- Goes directly to the compression offset map if a partition key is found in the partition key cache, or checks the partition summary if not.
If the partition summary is checked, then the partition index is accessed
- Locates the data on disk using the compression offset map.
- Fetches the data from the SSTable on disk.
When a read request comes, then it will goes to following stages:
- MemTable:
- If the memTable has the desired partition data, then the data is read and then merged with the data from the SSTables. The SSTable data is accessed as shown in the following steps.
- Row Cache:
- Row cache is nothing but putting few records in in-memory.
- If row cache is enabled, after memTable cassandra checks the row cache if the desired partition data will be read from the row cache, potentially saving two seeks to disk for the data.
- The rows stored in row cache are frequently accessed rows that are merged and saved to the row cache from the SSTables.
- If the desired partition data is not found in the row cache, then the Bloom filter is checked.
- Bloom Filter:
- Cassandra checks the Bloom filter to discover which SSTables are likely to have the request partition data.
- Each SSTable has a Bloom filter associated with it.
- The main functionality of bloom filter is , when ever it says record present in the particular SSTable, there is a chance that the record may present in that table.
- But if bloom filter says record is not present, then it guarantees that record will not be present.
- After this partition key cache is checked.
- Partition Key Cache:
- If partition key cache is enabled, stores a cache of the partition index in off-heap memory.
- The key cache uses a small, configurable amount of memory.
- If a partition key is found in the key cache can go directly to the compression offset map to find the compressed block on disk that has the data.
- The partition key cache can greatly improve over the performance of cold-start reads.
- If a partition key is not found in the key cache, then the partition summary is searched.
- Partition Summary:
- The partition summary is an off-heap in-memory structure that stores a sampling of the partition index.
- A partition index contains all partition keys, whereas a partition summary samples every X keys, and maps the location of every Xth key's location in the index file.
- For example, if 1,2,3,4…..100 partition keys contain in an SSTable then, if the partition summary is set to sample every 20 keys, it will store the location of the first key(stores 1) as the beginning of the SSTable file, the 20th key(stores 20) and its location in the file, and so on.
- After finding the range of possible partition key values, the partition index is searched.
- Partition Index:
- The partition index resides on disk and stores an index of all partition keys mapped to their offset.
- If the partition summary has been checked for a range of partition keys, now the search passes to the partition index to seek the location of the desired partition key.
- A single seek and sequential read of the columns over the passed-in range is performed.
- Using the information found, the partition index now goes to the compression offset map to find the compressed block on disk that has the data.
- If the partition index must be searched, two seeks to disk will be required to find the desired data.
- Compression offset map:
- The compression offset map stores pointers to the exact location on disk that the desired partition data will be found.
- It is stored in off-heap memory and is accessed by either the partition key cache or the partition index.
- The desired compressed partition data is fetched from the correct SSTable(s) once the compression offset map identifies the disk location. The query receives the result set.
How do write patterns effect reads?
- It is important to consider how the write operations will effect the read operations in the cluster.
- This will be based on type of compaction strategy we are using.
- Using the SizeTieredCompactionStrategy or DateTieredCompactionStrategy tends to cause data fragmentation when rows are frequently updated.
- The LeveledCompactionStrategy was designed to prevent fragmentation under this condition.


text: (1838–1914). Because of American naturalist, explorer, and writer John Muir, the United States national park system was greatly expanded. In 1903 he made a camping trip in Yosemite with President Theodore Roosevelt, who absorbed Muir's enthusiasm for nature. During the remainder of Roosevelt's presidency, 148 million acres (60 million hectares) were set aside as national forests; 16 national monuments, including Muir Woods in California, were established; and the number of national parks doubled.


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46 Okunen Monogatari: The Shinkaron is now in English as E.V.O.: The Theory of Evolution!
29 December 2016 10:05PM EST - Update by kuoushi
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On July 15th, 1993, the cult classic action platformer E.V.O.: Search for Eden was released to North American audiences on the SNES. This game about evolution was actually a spiritual sequel to a darker, weirder, and more story-driven Japanese RPG released by ENIX for the PC-98: 46 Okunen Monogatari: THE Shinkaron.
Both games have the same basic premise. Evolve or die. The evolution aspect of this first game in the E.V.O. series, however, works a little differently than its successor. You evolve into entirely different, sometimes real, sometimes imaginary creatures rather than upgrade specific parts of your body.
After a little over a year of work, 46 OkuMen is proud to announce the release of a full English translation of…
E.V.O.: The Theory of Evolution!
We hope you enjoy it.
One small note, PC-98 emulation is far from perfect at the moment so we recommend you play using Neko Project 2 (np2fmgen) to play the game.


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Here is the extended cut of what will appear in Saturday's paper previewing the dual-team state wrestling tournament:
Wrestling is known as an individual sport. But the team concept has not been lost on Washington.
After coming one step short three of the previous four years, the Panthers participate in their first Class 2A dual-team state finals Saturday at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington.
"We've had some good individuals at Washington, but this particular unit of guys train together and travel together more than maybe some of the other teams we've had here," Washington coach Bryan Medlin said. "They're always hanging out together."
Medlin went on to add:
"They have a special bond and when you have that as a wrestling team … some things are going to happen along the way, guys are going to get beat or you're not going to pick up a major (decision) when you expect to and we have a bunch of guys that can step up for each other. They have that internal drive that maybe they can wrestle a better match for the team than they could for themselves."
Individually, No. 6 ranked Washington put four wrestlers in last weekend's Class 2A state title bouts, with senior Colin Carr (182 pounds) and Randy Meneweather (152) winning championships. Ethan Reel (113) and Jacob Warner (160) finished second and freshman Dack Punke earned a third-place medal (106).
But the Panthers' 9 a.m. state quarterfinal opponent, No. 1 ranked and six-time defending dual-team state champ Lombard Montini, had nine of its 11 medalists in the finals and won five titles.
The Broncos received firsts from Dylan Duncan (120), Kegan Calkins (126), Vince Turk (138), Chris Garcia (145) and Xavier Montalvo (170). Seconds came from: Luke Fortuna (against Meneweather at 152), Anthony Ferraro (195), Edgar Ruano (220) and Michael Johnson (285).
So, there was either a Washington or Montini wrestler in 12 of the 14 state title bouts in Class 2A.
Montini (15-3 in duals) also got a fourth from Jimmy Pawelski (at 106, losing twice to Punke) and a fifth from Derrick Curry (182, losing to Carr in the semifinals).
Washington (16-8) is not shying away from the national power. Montini is ranked 18th in the nation by both InterMat and TheOpenMat.
"They're excited about that," Medlin said. "I think that's one of the reasons they've stayed focused. They understand who we're wrestling and on the flip side of that, they understand we have a chance to beat them. That's a little motivation that could be a great big cherry on the top of what could be a tumultuous season for them."
Medlin went on:
"Montini's been on a different level in our class for a long time. I don't think anybody, since I've been here (8 years), has challenged them. The thing is, it's not the best team we've faced this year. Our guys know what to expect. It's not going to be an eye-opening experience. They know how good they are.
"We're not going to be shell-shocked by how good their 120 is or how good their 126 is. When we send our guy out there he's prepared for six minutes of work. Wrestling in the offseason, we see all these guys. They come down here and train and periodically our guys are up there training with them. Periodically, we see each other at tournaments all the time and go to national tournaments together.
"They understand it's not going to be an easy task, but our guys are up for it. If they win, they win. If they lose, they lose. They're going in with the attitude that they're getting ready for one of the greatest things their every going to accomplish and it's exciting as a coach."
The new IHSA "success advancement" initiative will put Montini in Class 3A next season.
Medlin also knows, when it comes to the state dual-team tournament, every point counts.
"We're not going to win 14 matches this weekend. We're going to have to have guys go in there and battle for every point and lose a decision instead of a major decision. That's where the difference is going to be made. Whatever team wins, between us and them, the difference will be bonus points, who can stay off their back and who can keep a guy on their back. And our guys have that ability to do special things for each other. I've seen them all compete at high level. 'I've seen them wrestle for something bigger than themselves and that's a good quality in a dual team."
Washington advanced six to state, but the entire team has continued to practice. Even at the individual state tournament, the Panthers still had two hours practices in the University of Illinois wrestling room and had an intense practice on Sunday after the state finals.
"This week's practice, more than anything, showed me what kind of caliber kids we have," Medlin said. "They really have blinders on right now. They're ready to go."


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A Message to Sofia Vergara…
Dear Ms. Sofia Vergara, I want to thank you for your courage to arrive in the USA as a single mother, a beautiful Colombian/Latina accent with ambition, drive to succeed and passion. I want to thank you for never giving up, never taking BS from anyone, the machistas, the ignorance, the cultural non-diversity you encountered in this country. I want to thank you for not listening to the media, especially the very ones that do not wish to see a strong, fierece, feminist Latina become the center of this naton's attention. I want to thank you for becoming the 1st Latina ever to grace the cover of Forbes. I want to thank you for re-investing back into the Latino entertainment industry by partnering to own Latin WE, pretty much the most powerful talent management firm based in Miami. I highly encourage anyone to take time to see that. I want to thank you for being the highest paid talent in Hollywood, yes, yet another problem many have.
You are powerful, intelligent, super talented and I thank you for you. To all women reading this, whether Latina or not, never, ever allow society dictate how you control your own destiny and never allow the status quo direct your desires, walk to the beat of your own drum. #PowerLatina #PowerColombiana
Rikki Rincon, Founder/Creative Director


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Dark chocolate coated coffee beans in 80g packs. Delicious coffee and chocolate flavour mix with a smooth and at the same time crunchy texture. Warning: these are seriously morish!
Delicious orange peel coated in milk chocolate (100g)
This dark carob coating tastes vastly better than milk carob often does, really chocolatey and not too sweet
As with the carob raisins dark carob coating is delicious and has to be tried, it is more like dark chocolate than the normal milky carob. Available in 100g packs.
Juicy cranberries coated in fine dark chocolate (100g)
Crunchy brasil nuts coated with fine milk chocolate (100g)
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Crunchy peanuts coated in fine milk chocolate (125g)
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For the True Colors World Cup Campaign. Nike released this Quickstrike pack complementing the playful apparel ranges designed by James Jarvis (England), Delta (Holland), So-Me (France), Mr Cartoon (USA), Kronk (South Africa) and Sao Paulo street artist Nunca.
Each has decked out a Dunk High AC, Air Max BW, Lunar Woven+, Lunar Rejuven8 MidAir Footscape Motion and Air Zoom Tiempos in tasteful team colours.


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Fry's Marketplace Suite C10 is an open retail space with 2,275 SF
Property Description
Fry's Marketplace is located on the Southwest corner of highly traveled Broadway and Lindsay Roads in Mesa, Arizona. Fry's Marketplace is an established retail shopping center that underwent an extensive renovation of the Fry's Food and Drug Store inclusive to the addition of a new Fry's fueling station in 2012. This grocery anchored shopping center has a vibrant tenant mix, which includes Fry's Food & Drug, Planet Fitness, Subway, Pizza Hut, Whataburger and Taco Bell. The property has been maintained exquisitely and has had one of the most consistent tenant mixes in its market area. This great center would be an incredible location for any new, relocating or expanding retail business.
Location Description
Mesa, Arizona is the second largest city in the Phoenix metropolitan area with a population of 454,981 (2014 city of Mesa). Fry's Marketplace has over 346,000 people living within 5 miles of this retail center. There is a strong potential customer base surrounding this great infill location to serve almost any business need. The high traffic corner of Lindsay and Broadway roads sees over 43,000 cars per day.


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Bonds case ends with a whimper
The federal government's eight-year, multi-million dollar quest to prove that Barry Bonds knowingly lied under oath before a grand jury in 2003 ended Wednesday, not with a bang but a whimper.
Hours ago, prosecutors filed a notice indicating that they plan to drop the three perjury counts which jurors in Bonds' spring trial could not unanimously agree on. Those counts include Count Two, which concerned whether anyone but Bonds' former trainer, Greg Anderson, injected him with a syringe and which 11 of 12 jurors voted for conviction. As a result of the filing, Bonds will not face additional prosecution for perjury. Put another way, Bonds has effectively defeated allegations that he knowingly lied under oath about steroids and performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), and thus no court of law will ever say or imply that Bonds used steroids and PEDs.
The government's decision likely reflects the fact that Bonds still faces sentencing for obstruction of justice, which refers generally to Bonds having impeded the administration of justice and more specifically to Bonds rambling in his grand jury response as to whether Anderson ever injected him. Last week, Bonds's failed to persuade U.S. District Judge Susan Illston to drop the conviction. Bonds will be sentenced on Dec. 16 and he faces two years in prison. But it is very possible, if not probable, that he will only receive home confinement. Illston sentenced two other BALCO-related figures -- track coach Trevor Graham and cyclist Tammy Thomas, both of whom were convicted on both perjury and obstruction of justice charges -- to between six and 12 months of home confinement. Bonds, a first-time convicted felon, is poised to receive a similarly light sentence.
The decision to drop the perjury charges may also reflect public and media criticism that tens of millions of tax dollars (one estimate pegs it at $55 million), in a time of deep deficits and seemingly unending recession, have been spent unwisely on prosecuting Bonds. A retrial of Bonds would cost additional millions of tax dollars, not to mention the opportunity costs of prosecutors and their staff spending their time and energy on another Bonds trial. Along those lines, the case against Bonds arguably should have been dropped when Anderson -- easily the witness who was most capable of implicating Bonds -- refused to testify despite being jailed for contempt of court. The decision to prosecute Bonds also seemed questionable when prosecutors called to the stand Dr. Arthur Ting, who was Bonds' former physician and who contradicted other prosecution witnesses, thus making it easier for jurors to find reasonable doubt. Then again, prosecutors still secured a conviction for obstruction of justice and were just one juror vote away from gaining a conviction on Count Two.
This news will only fuel doubts about the federal government's ability to prosecute baseball players for perjury relating to alleged use of steroids and PEDs. In July, a different set of federal prosecutors allowed jurors in Roger Clemens' perjury trail to see a screen that should have been redacted. In response, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton declared a mistrial. Prosecutors hope to convince Walton to allow a retrial, but whichever way he decides, it's clear the ballplayers are beating federal prosecutors, who normally win about 90 percent of their trials.


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We are Astronomers domeshow is launched
It's rare that we recommend a commercial venture on the NSO website, but the new We are Astronomers 360° fulldome digital planetarium show, which was launched on the 23rd May, ticks so many educational boxes that we simply had to tell you about it.
The show uses the full power of modern digital planetaria to look at a brief history of astronomy, before concentrating on the work of astronomers in the digital age. In short, 'We Are Astronomers' reveals the global collaboration, technology and dedication required to answer the unresolved questions of the Universe.
The show has been created by NSC Creative with input from UK astronomers, and has been produced in collaboration with science centres up and down the UK. Having been funded by the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC), you can rest assured that the show is an accurate reflection of the way real science is being conducted today, and modern technology is used to convey this in an exciting and understandable way to the audience.
If you would like to find out more about the 'We are Astronomers' domeshow, and where in the UK you can see it, then click on the following link:


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Work hard & play well with others?
If you like thinking of (and making) new ways to work better, we want to talk to you.
Avatron has 6 years of successful experience coloring outside the lines and making innovative connections between the desktop computers, mobile apps, and the cloud. We pay well, offer great benefits and workplace perks, and are based in Portland, Oregon because it's a great place to enjoy life (all positions below are full-time and based here).
Senior Cocoa Engineer
Have you been a significant contributor to at least one well-crafted App Store app? We have an exciting opening for a talented Cocoa engineer who can help us to build upon our frameworks to strengthen our position as a leading developer of useful apps.
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We're looking to add a seasoned Windows software engineer who can contribute to our Windows software development efforts, including the Windows versions of Air Display and Air Login.


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During times like these, especially after the Dow drops another 281 points, investors have to play defense. For Cramer, that means food and beverage stocks.
Enter Boston Beer Co., maker of Sam Adams.
"A brewer is the kind of stock that will thrive in good times and bad…no matter what the credit market does," Cramer said.


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Security Council
Game: Security Council
Publisher: Chou! Studios
Players: 3- 6
As the last remaining leaders of our old world after the final nuclear war. It is up to you to secure the future for our survivors. Discover humans lost power and ally carefully–everyone wants to rule, but there can only be 1 ruler.
The setup is simple, correlate the size of players with the amount of tiles. Shuffle and distribute the tiles out to create your board. Place the Defcon tile down and place the nuke on Defcon 5. Shuffle the remaining cards face down and will now be considered the draw deck. Take turns placing 3 troops and factories per player and prepare to begin. Security Council plays through 3 phases: the attack phase, the reinforcement phase, and the business phase. In the attack phase you can move your troops from tile to tile, can attack an opposing troop by rolling the die, or attack with a nuke. The Reinforcement phase uses food cards to earn troops where you can then place them on your factories and secure your defense. Business phase allows you to trade, produce, or be diplomatic with the card available in the game. Finally, when you've exhausted all the phases, draw a card and discard.
I was a big fan of risk when I was growing up. Although I could only run through the game once every few months, I did have my fair share of risk gaming. Risk is a game of area control and troop attacking and troop reinforcement. Security Council follows a similar approach to risk by setting you up with area control and troop building throughout the game. Fans of risk will enjoy the experience with Security Council as it promises strategy, balance, and total annihilation. Personally, I was hoping for more content to be had during this hour long game. My group grew tired of relocating troops and anticipating the defcon tracker descending to 0. I was playing on an early prototype so our tiles were gray with a black border along the edges, I could say this was the culprit to us growing restless. There wasn't much to look at and I felt the gray tiles were a bit jarring after a while. I do have to commend Daniel Chou on developing a tactical modular board game. It has balanced mechanics and flows from beginning to end with no hiccups. I am excited to see what CHOU! Studio has in store for us with this game.


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Sometimes, when you're head-full of a project, you get bogged down and, without realising it, bowled over. It happens all the time – one minute you're powering ahead full-steam! and the next you're crying into a gin saying 'I can't do it, I can't do it' until the barman calls you a cab.
Well, ok, maybe it doesn't go exactly like that, but we paint a pretty picture all the same.
This September, Stanzas went back to college. Or, Jared, Caleb, and Shane, all independently took a dive and returned to the world of institutionalised study groups.
It's fun. It's challenging. It's time-frikin-consuming.
We as a team are used to the more bohemian get-up-when-I-feel-like-it work-what-I-want-to lifestyle. We've had a few years of busking, hustling, and make-it-up-as-we're-going. But there's only so much you can learn off YouTube before you start to wonder if there's more you could be doing.
Many of our Stanzonians are either in, starting, or just finished college. And we get it, everyone's going through the motions: class, break, study, eat, work, sleep, repeat. But on top of all that we've also got an event to run, and a festival to plan, and blogs to write. So, we cut ourselves a two week slack. We took some time off to put the time in. We blew some steam in the library. But now it's back to business. Blogness. Bloginess? Anyway, it's back to all that.
So just remember, the next time you're neck deep in a poem, or a story, or even an essay – give it your everything, but if you need to take a few days to let off some steam, do it. There's no point burning out after the first hurdle.
But always, always, come back to it.
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12 Sunshine Coast craft beer breweries you need to visit
You know those days when the only thing on your mind seems to be capping off with a nice cold beer? I don't.
I'll be honest, I'm more of a gin/champagne/pinot drinker myself. Actually, I'm more of an anything-but-beer-unless-I've just-done-the-mowing-or-felled-a-tree kinda guy.
So when I was tasked with checking out some of the Sunshine Coast's best breweries, I jumped at the task to learn a bit about this ancient elixir. And my, how the tables have turned! The craft beer scene here has exploded over the last few years, with more and more microbreweries popping up every few months.
Be mind-blown and merry – and if you're a non-beer drinker, prepare to have your life changed – when you get your hands on a cold one from these Sunshine Coast breweries.
Moffat Beach Brewing Co.
Straight off the beach, into your thongs (the footwear kind, people) and downing an ice-cold craft beer in just a few steps – that's basically the scene played on repeat at the Moffat Beach Brewing Co.
On first inspection of this cool and casual beachside microbrewery, you'd think it was just a cafe (okay, technically it still is, serving up brekkie, lunch and dinner daily).
But a glimpse of the barrels and kettles down the back, and you know there's some serious brewing magic going down, and that there is. These guys are serving up 12 beers on rotation in their six-tap bar, made from scratch with no preservatives.
While this summer sees a refreshing Belgian-style Witbier and Breakfast Beer Espresso Stout (yeah, you read that right) thrown into to the mix, you can always rely on the crowd favourites: the easy-drinking Deadbeat Boyfriend Cream Ale and Iggy Hop Double IPA.
If you need any more reasons to head on down to Moffat Beach Brewing Co they just won the Independent Brewers Association award for the best small brewery in all of Australia in 2018.
So, do as the locals do, and when the clock strikes 10am swap that cold-press juice for a beer, or drop in on a Friday to Sunday night for some live tunes and tapas-style share plates.
Where: 12 Seaview Terrace, Moffat Beach, Caloundra
When: Monday to Tuesday 7am-4pm; Wednesday to Saturday 7am-10pm; Sunday 7am-7pm
Ph: (07) 5491 4023
Your Mates Brewing Co.
Two mates. One shed. And a bloody good beer.
The conception of Your Mates Brewing Co. is a hero story if we've ever heard one.
Literally launching out of their shed in Moffat Beach, self-taught co-owners Matt and Christen blew up the local craft beer scene in September 2015 with their flagship brew, Your Mates Pale Ale (also known as Larry, because beer should make you happy as Larry). They've added a dark ale by the name of Donnie recently.
You can find their liquid gold at selected venues on the Sunshine Coast. Not content to sit around they have also been busy canning their product to make it more readily available at retail outlets across SE Queensland. You can go straight to the source by visiting their industrial shed brewery on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Where: 30 Allen St, Moffat Beach
When: 3pm-8pm Thursday – Saturday
Ph: 0412 317 430
Brouhaha Brewery
Hear the words 'hinterland brewery' and you might picture rolling green hills and singing birds, then nek-minute your GPS is telling you to turn into Maleny's medical centre. There, tucked in between an X-Ray place and a dentist, you'll find Brouhaha Brewery [insert mad confusion].
You'll be blown away by this decked-out-to-the-nines microbrewery, with industrial-styled black and timber decor every which way you turn, and even non-beer drinkers (like me) will be mad converts after a visit here.
These guys are brewing with such an enthusiasm for the craft, constantly changing and evolving their 10-tap menu, one which is always left for a cider.
Basically each week you can expect to find something new – and a dang cool illustration to show it off – on their white-tiled bar-front, plus a range of independent spirits, wine and soft drinks (no commercial big guns here).
Their Raspberry Saison is perfect for non-beer drinkers, as is the Milk Stout with hints of coffee. Traditional types will dig the smooth and fruity New Zealand Pale Ale and split-batched Saison with flavours of pear and apple. Keep an eye on their seasonal and limited releases which have included deliciousness such as a Smokey Cheer Sour and Black IPA.
Don't forget to complement your taste-testing with their all-day bar menu, with all ingredients sourced locally from Falls Farm in Mapleton. (FYI, beer is running strong in this department too, used in the beer-battered chips to risotto stock, and beer chutney with smoked brie in puff pastry.)
Where: 6/39 Coral Street, Maleny
When: Wednesday and Thursday 11am-10pm; Friday and Saturday 11am-12midnight; Sunday 11am-10pm
Ph: (07) 5435 2018
MacLeod Brewing Company
Recently opening in the iconic barrel-shaped showroom at Maleny Mountain Wines, MacLeod Brewing Company isn't rushing their new setup, preferring to get their recipes down pat before going gung-ho.
But you can get in on the action and sample their two staple craft beers (a Scotch Ale and Pale Ale) or be a beer guinea pig while they experiment with other styles such as the Dark Ale.
The bistro is open so you can grab a sample paddle, a meal and sit back and breath in the country air so fresh you're practically at a health retreat. You can even pick up a pack of cans to take home with you, if you're really digging the hoppy goodness.
Where: 787 Landsborough-Maleny Road, Maleny
When: Sunday to Wednesday 10am-4pm; Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm
Ph: (07) 5429 6300
10 Toes Brewery
They say simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, and in this case, it's also the recipe for brew-tastic success.
The hubby and wife duo behind 10 Toes Brewery in Alexandra Headland nailed it with their philosophy to keep things simple and relaxed, just like that trademark Sunny Coast lifestyle.
And you totally get that vibe the minute you lay eyes on the open-plan brewhouse and tasting room, housed in a custom-designed industrial shed so they could minimise their carbon footprint and water consumption (big kudos).
It's obvious, a passion for surfing equally matches their passion for a quality brew, from the surf stories and snapped boards donated by local surfers adorning the walls, right through to the name of the brewery itself, which was derived from the surfing connotation of hang ten.
But back to what you really want to hear about – the beer – and you'll find their four signature brews on tap all year round, plus two seasonal specials.
If you're unsure of where to start, grab a tasting paddle and work your way from light to dark. Start with the bright floral aromas of the mid-strength Blonde Ale, followed by the bold and tropical Pipeline pale ale, the deep-hued Rye Amber, and lastly, the smooth, chocolate malt aromatics of the Dark Ale.
Drooling yet? Wait 'til you get a load of the awesome local food trucks on standby from Friday to Sunday afternoons, complete with some sweet, sweet live tunes.
Where: 4/127a Sugar Road, Alexandra Headland
When: Wednesday and Thursday 3-6pm; Friday 3pm-9pm; Saturday 1pm-8pm; Sunday 1pm-5pm
Ph: (07) 5373 5003
Sunshine Coast Brewery
They may be the oldies when it comes to the craft beer scene here, but there's a reason why the Sunshine Coast Brewery is one of the longest-standing microbreweries in Queensland.
Cue their handcrafted, full-flavour, and award-winning drops (made with hops).
Founded in 1998, the brewery's initial focus was making fine ginger beer, and while you can still get a pint of their Ginger Keg (made with local ginger, of course), it's their lineup of craft beers which has ensured their continuing popularity.
Sitting like a bright yellow beam of light in the industrial area of Kunda Park, you can bet the brewery is a sight for sore eyes for workers 'round these parts come knock-off.
Choosing to brew based on the needs and delights of their drinkers, they've got a diverse range on tap from their lighter Coal Miner (which is still packing a full body regardless of its alcohol content) through to their British-style Best Bitter with its caramel malt characters, and the heavily awarded mid-strength Summer Ale.
Fancy yourself the adventurous type? Go for the tangy Chilli Beer, which is packin' a very real fire bite after being brewed with actual chillies.
Where: 4/13 Endeavour Drive, Kunda Park, Maroochydore
When: Bar & lunches is open Tuesday to Thursday 11:00am-2pm; Friday 11:00am-6pm; Saturday 11:00am-4pm
Ph: (07) 5476 6666
Sunshine Brewery
When the research of the chief brewer involved attending the 200th Munich Beer festival with a side trip to Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria you can rest assured that a lot of time has been spent in search of the art of beer brewing.
Sunshine Brewery is the idea of Craig Dunsdon (the chief brewer) and Daryle Cook (chief of everything else) and was born in 2015.
They focus on brewing a large range of eight on-tap beers along with producing such memorable seasonal brews such as the Migaloo White Ale (a German wheat beer named after the albino humpback) and the Red Velvet Porter which has been described as cake in a glass.
Food trucks make regular appearances bringing such pub favourites as hotdogs and wood-fired pizzas, so you could be forgiven for planning mid-week meals around a visit to the brewery. Keep an eye on their events calendar and treat yourself to one of their Oyster and Beer nights if you feeling up for a taste sensation and education.
Sunshine Brewery is also canning their beers so they're available for takeaway.
Where: 28 Fishermans Rd, Kuluin, Maroochydore
When: Wednesday to Sunday 10am-7pm
Ph: (07) 5443 3881
Eumundi Lager at The Imperial Hotel
It ain't just the major refurb that's had heads turning towards the Imperial Hotel in Eumundi (although the spruced digs are pretty amazing). Local beer brand Eumundi Lager has been resurrected at the hotel's new onsite brewery.
This brewery could claim the title of the wise old man of the craft beer scene on the Sunshine Coast, having started brewing in 1988 way back before beards were trendy but rather just a way of keeping your face warm when working in the fields. The hotel which dates to 1911 is now offering 60 minute Eumundi Brewery Tasting Tours to get wise on the craft behind craft brews.
If you have been pounding the pavement around the Eumundi Market pull up a pew and team a classic pale ale with lemon grass chicken skewers or the roasted cauliflower and haloumi tacos.
It wouldn't be right if a classic country hotel didn't offer live music so check their events calendar for upcoming performances as a reason to catch up with a few friends.
Where: 1 Etheridge St, Eumundi
When: 7 days a week from 10am till late
Ph: (07) 5442 8811
Land and Sea Brewery
The suspended water tank out the front is the first sign that til-slab concrete building is anything but the run of the mill industrial shed. Once you step inside you realise the care and attention that has gone into the Land and Sea Brewery. Screaming modern-vintage-industrial-luxe (alright I probably made that up) the building is at once impossibly cool with motorcycles on suspended steel walkways and warm and welcoming with polished concrete floors and wooden details.
Land and Sea Brewery have taken a methodical and considered approach to brewing their core range of seven beers that include a Kolsch and Dockside Porter.
Tours run Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30am until 1pm and while you'll enjoy a tasting-paddle prior, it's the schooner to finish that doubles this tours value. After all, what's the point of tasting a few beers if you can't stretch-out in a comfy chair and enjoy your new-found favourite.
Offering some fine vegan selections from the kitchen such as the spiced coconut pumpkin salad you now really do have a worthy contender against their Memphis spare rib. Whatever you choose just load up on their chips and truffle aioli.
If you've surfed the Noosa points until you have jelly legs this is the perfect place to rest and re-hydrate. If you're staying in Noosa we've put together this local's guide.
Where: 19 Venture Drive, Noosaville
When: 7 days a week from 7am till 11pm
Ph: (07) 5455 6128
Bonsai Brewhouse
Rustic and eclectic aren't typically adjectives used to describe a brewery, but then again, there's nothing quite like the Bonsai Brewhouse in Noosa's hinterland town of Cooran. In case you missed the news they relocated from Pomona in early 2017.
They've taken up residence in a heritage listed building that sets the mood for a long cruisy session.
Put together with lots of vintage and mismatched items that seem to just work when thrown together, you immediately feel relaxed. That dedication and creativity isn't left out when it comes to their brews either, experimenting and changing up their liquid offerings on the reg.
One week, you could be sipping on their sons' namesakes, the Archie's Ale and Layne's Lager, the next, you could be downing an Irish Stout or refreshing Sungazer, made with local ginger, raw honey and organic green tea.
Teaming up with Journey Street Feed you can now enjoy rotating meals such as a Sri Lankan black pork curry or the Thai duck and lychee salad when wetting your whistle.
Where: 28 King St, Cooran
When: Friday and Saturday 11:30am-9pm
Ph: 0432 529 306
Copperhead Restuarant and Brewery
Some would call Copperhead a restaurant given the quality of the food. Some would call Copperhead a brewery given they, well, brew beer onsite. I would just call it magical.
With a custom build and warm industrial fit-out, Copperhead Restaurant Brewery is so Hansel (read: glorious to look at) right now. With ricotta gnocchi with slow braised beef shin or the Turkish style pizzas on the menu even staunch non-beer drinkers have reason to visit. Seriously, wear your stretchy pants because this is high-quality food right down to the double chocolate and walnut brownie.
Copperhead doesn't wholesale their beers so you'll have to hop on by for a taste of their seven sessionable beers on tap or grab a schooner of one of their experimental batches. Try a five-beer tasting paddle which includes an Irish Ale and Coffee Porter.
The hardest decision here is do you come for the long-lunch-into-the-arvo session or dress up fancy for a dinner date?
Where: 52 Kauri St, Cooroy
When: 7 days a week from 11am till late
Ph: (07) 5442 6975
Wild Rocket at Misty's
It's not just the beef sausages and bread that's made onsite at this fine-dining establishment in Montville.
What many people don't realise is Wild Rocket at Misty's is in fact one-half microbrewery, serving a handful of their own in-house brews, including the Montville Smooth Ale, Pilsner on the Edge, and Black Jack Stout.
Where: 142 Main Street. Montville
When: Monday to Thursday 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-8.30pm; Friday and Saturday 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-9.30pm; Sunday 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-8pm
Ph: (07) 5478 5560
Also keep your eyes out (and mouths open) for…
Craft Beer & Cider Festival Sunshine Coast
The Craft Beer & Cider Festival Sunshine Coast was designed to help you road test some of the best craft beers from around Australia.
Like a giant pop-up gastro-pub there will be an extensive selection of beers available, along with food vans and music. Offering 50ml tasting and over 200 beers you had better stock up on tokens (five included with the ticket) if you're planning on making a day of it.
With over 5000 attendees in their first year (2017) we hope it becomes a regular event on the Sunshine Coast calendar.
Where: 31 Sportsman Parade, Bokarina
When: 1 December 2018
So many craft beers to try
I've worked up a serious sweat writing this post and if reading it has given you a serious thirst that just one craft beer won't quench, why not take a craft beer tour? You can opt to join one of the five set tours or create a custom tour for you and your drinking pals with the team at Sunshine Coast Craft Beer Tours.
What's your favourite craft beer brewery on the Sunshine Coast? Let us know in the comments below!
*This post was originally published in 2016 and updated in August 2018.


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NebuAd appears to be dead. And its lawyers have asked to withdraw from an ongoing class action suit against the Phorm-like behavioral ad targeter. But those suing the company have asked the court to deny this request on the grounds that NebuAd has a talent for resurrecting itself.
In November, fifteen American netizens sued NebuAd and several of its data-pimping ISP partners, alleging wiretapping, packet forgery, and browser hijacking.
Before a Congressional crackdown, NebuAd was tracking the habits of roughly 10 per cent of all American net surfers from inside several of the country's ISPs.
Using deep packet inspection hardware, the company would nab your browsing and search activity and shuttle it to various advertising networks, where it was used to target ads. If you searched for, say, French vacations, you'd soon see ads for French vacations.
NebuAd claimed its ISP partners explicitly notified customers before turning the system on, but this wasn't always this case. NebuAd did provide a cookie-based opt-out and claimed to anonymize all user data with a one-way hash, but US law may require an opt-in.
After Congress asked ISPs to suspend such practices during its investigation, NebuAd lost what appeared to be its sole source of revenue, and as court papers recently showed, the company had all but ceased to exist. NebuAd lawyers filed motions to stay the case and withdraw as counsel, but the plaintiffs have called on federal Judge Thelton E. Henderson to deny these motions after The Register and others reported that some of the company's former staff have launched a new behavioral ad firm in the UK.
Insight Ready Limited was incorporated on March 25 by former NebuAd UK boss Paul Goad. The InsightReady.com domain name was originally registered to NebuAd. And NebuAd's former UK phone number is now used by Insight Ready staff.
"NebuAd is in the process of winding down its operations, having recently executed a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, but NebuAd is not really going anywhere," reads the court filing from the plaintiffs in the NebuAd case. "Rather, NebuAd is simply restarting with a new name, INSIGHTready. This scenario is all too familiar to anyone who has followed the online advertising industry generally and NebuAd specifically."
Court papers cite a story from The Reg pointing out that NebuAd shared at least five high-ranking employees with Gator Corporation, the company that famously changed its name to Claria in October 2003 in an apparent attempt to shake-off its reputation as a spyware distributor.
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In the previous article in this DCI series (Why is there a "Wrong Way" to Interconnect Datacenters?) I explained the business case for having multiple data centers and then closed by warning that extending Layer 2 domains was a path to disaster and undermined the resiliency of having two data centers.
Why then is stretching Layer 2 a) needed and b) a go-to maneuver for DCI.
Let's look at it from two points of view: technology and business.
The Technology Perspective
From a technology point of view, the need for extending Layer 2 between data centers is motivated by a few factors.
First, it's easy and well understood. From a network administrator's point of view, adding a second data center is often look on just like adding more switches within the existing data center. We connect switches within the data center using Layer 2 links so it's natural to do the same for Data Center Interconnect (DCI). This enables the same sort of troubleshooting and operational semantics within the network as everyone is used to. It's a well understood model, has low cost, and a very low learning curve.
Second, stretching Layer 2 makes the server and application administrators happy. Servers can be placed in either data center without concern for what subnet it will live in – it's just one big subnet. It also enables stretched clusters (which I'm NOT advocating for, merely pointing out that it is a real-world motivator) and live moves of virtual machines using technology such as vMotion and Live Migration. Server administrators feel like they gain a lot of flexibility by having the same subnet in both sites. Additionally, they get this flexibility without having to interact too closely with the network team :-) The network "just works".
Thirdly, and this one is thought of less often than the first two, is consideration for stateful services such as firewalls and load balancers. In order to facilitate live migrations, active client sessions need to continue to function which means network traffic for those sessions needs to continue to flow in the same north/south path and through the same firewalls/load balancers. Having the same Layer 2 domain in both sites means that north/south traffic path can be maintained for existing flows.
So that's the technical point of view. Network administrators like it because it's easy to understand and just an extension of what they already do and server/application administrators like it because it gives them greater flexibility in placing their workloads.
The Business Perspective
In my experience, when considering the requirements around DCI, the business perspective is rarely, if ever, considered. The IT administrators usually gravitate to enabling Layer 2 connectivity and hot moves but does the business even require that?
vMotion and Live Migration have become a sort of "easy button" to IT administrators. With a click, VMs can be moved from site to site. Who wouldn't want that? What can easily be overlooked is that this capability is not free. The underlying infrastructure must be built to support this. This incurs capital costs, human resource costs, and of course consumes valuable time. Given this, it's pretty important to understand whether this capability is even required.
As consumers of the services that live in the data center, the business should be consulted to understand what sort of tolerance there is for application/service down time. The difference between a requirement of "zero downtime" and "no more than 20 minutes" can make a huge impact on the design of the infrastructure and may even eliminate the need for stretching Layer 2 domains.
A business acceptance of greater-than-zero downtime would put cold migrations into play as a possible solution. Since active client sessions are not maintained during cold moves, the VM's IP address doesn't need to remain the same and the north/south traffic flows do not need to be maintained. The VM can pop onto the network in a different site with an IP address from that site's assigned IP range. DNS and/or load balancer modifications can then redirect clients to the server's new IP. Technologies such as Location/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) also enable this sort of cold move quite seamlessly.
The point I'm trying to make here is that the true need for stretched Layer 2 should be understood via consultation with the business users before time and money are put into designing a stretched Layer 2 environment. Not only could time and money be saved, but the risk of stretching Layer 2 between data centers can also be avoided.
What's the Point?
OK, good question. What am I trying to say here?
First, it's to outline where the need for stretched Layer 2 comes from. In the previous article of this DCI series, I made the case that stretched L2 is risky and shouldn't be done. In future articles, I will explain some options for stretching L2 safely. I needed to bridge the gap and explain why we need to do all this in the first place. Basically: we're familiar with bridging ethernet which makes it a go-to solution and the app/server people want hot migrations of workloads.
Secondly, I wanted to highlight the fact that not every application needs to be hot migrated. We tend to start our DCI designs with that in mind when really that should be considered the platinum-with-gold-plating-and-carbon-fiber-moulding solution. Hot migrations should not be the default. It's not free and there are consequences. If it's really needed, go to it (and stay tuned for my future articles on how to do it with less risk than bridging) but if it's not needed, consider all your options.


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Moratorium will last only as long as the incoming governor will allow. Democrat Dan Onorato would continue it, while Republican Tom Corbett would overturn it.
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell has put a halt to all new natural-gas leases on state forest land. The ban comes on the heels of a failed effort to tax companies drilling in the lucrative underground gas reserve known as the Marcellus Shale.
Rendell has always been a big supporter of tapping the Marcellus Shale. Under his watch, the amount of state forest land leased to industry increased about 20 percent. But with just about two months left in his tenure, he put a halt on future drilling in the state forests.
"I'm signing this moratorium today in name of the people who have already had deleterious effects from gas drilling," Rendell said Tuesday, listing a number of drilling accidents that have occurred on private land.
The moratorium will last only as long as the incoming governor will allow. Democrat Dan Onorato would keep Rendell's order in effect, while Republican Tom Corbett would overturn the moratorium.
This worries John Quigley, secretary of the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
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Successful Heartbleed response still raises important questions
Former CSO Paul Howell details the school's Heartbleed response and how he overcame challenges with assessment, patching and communication.
Heartbleed, the vulnerability in the open source OpenSSL encryption library, left organizations across the globe scrambling to apply patches in April. Security experts warned the flaw may expose enterprises' most sensitive of data, including keys used for X.509 certificates, user credentials and online communications.
For many organizations, including the University of Michigan, the Heartbleed problem was the ultimate incident response test. Though the university mustered a quick and effective response effort, the exercise raised questions regarding how to secure systems whose ownership was uncertain, as well as about how severe the bug ultimately was.
Heartbleed assessment: How bad was it?
Former University of Michigan chief security officer Paul Howell said the Ann Arbor-based higher education institution first learned about Heartbleed on April 7, when the school's Web team -- tasked with monitoring for patches related to the university's Web environment -- noticed an announcement on the OpenSSL website about the vulnerability. The Web team contacted Howell and his security staff about the notice, triggering the first step in the school's response: determining Heartbleed's severity.
Howell noted that in any given year, thousands of vulnerabilities will be made public across hundreds of products and that's excluding thousands more that are patched before security researchers are aware of them. Michigan strives to apply all relevant patches in a timely manner, he said, but as with all organizations, security updates must be prioritized based on the extent to which a vulnerability may affect a specific environment.
In the case of Heartbleed, Howell said that the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) -- the NIST-run industry standard for measuring a vulnerability's severity -- rated the flaw as only a 5.0, or "medium." At that point, no known exploits existed publically, making an immediate attack that used Heartbleed unlikely.
Paul Howellformer CSO, University of Michigan
Normally, such a vulnerability would not rank as a pressing priority, said Howell, but the potential damage that Heartbleed could cause -- unusually, the Heartbleed CVSS rating included a special note encouraging organizations to assess its impact in specific instances -- combined with an onslaught of media coverage meant the university had little choice but to act swiftly.
"There are issues and vulnerabilities all the time, but when one gets traction in the media the way Heartbleed did, and it's on the NBC Nightly News or NPR, then administrators start to hear about it," said Howell. "We had executive officers and others asking us what was going on."
In fact, in what is a reverse of most incident response scenarios, there was so much awareness of Heartbleed beyond the security team that Howell said he had to work to calm down the mounting concern.
Said Howell, "I was finding myself sending messages out to various executives saying 'Wait a minute. The Internet is not melting. It's certainly a serious issue, but it's not the most serious issue and there's probably some hype here.'"
Heartbleed containment
With Heartbleed established as a high-priority fix, the University of Michigan security team first moved to implement intrusion detection system (IDS) filters to try to detect attacks against the vulnerability. At the same time, a separate group of computer science researchers at the university were actively scanning the open Internet for organizations exposed to Heartbleed, triggering calls from security personnel at other universities complaining that Michigan had tripped their own IDS filters, leading to a brief moratorium on the scans.
With IDS filters in place, Howell said that Michigan staff began rolling out the updated OpenSSL version with the Heartbleed patch to hundreds of internal systems, a process that he described as relatively straightforward and on par with what he heard from other universities. Some systems, such as those that handled the university's authentication processes, were actually not vulnerable; internal systems that needed patching were addressed in around four days.
Once the majority of systems had been applied, Howell said Michigan's Web administrators took the next step of revoking its previous security certificates and replacing them with new ones through InCommon -- again, a largely pain free process. In fact, only one application was broken as part of the patch rollout, according to Howell, and the university sidestepped that issue by manually disabling the TLS heartbeat extension at the root of the vulnerability.
Heartbleed patching: Who owns what?
Where the university ran into trouble, said Howell, was with outlying systems active on Michigan's network that were being managed through individual departments, mostly by graduate students and researchers. Those systems, he said, couldn't simply be patched using the same process as was being used for internal systems managed by the school's various IT staffs.
Not only did it take longer to patch those systems, according to Howell, because the IT staff tasked with handling different departments' systems quickly ran dry during an emergency -- in comparison, Michigan's central IT staff were able to "work through the night" patching central systems -- but some of the graduate students and faculty managing those systems also questioned whether Heartbleed was a serious enough issue to even warrant applying the update.
"All we did was block those systems at the border," said Howell. "It was easy enough to do, but you have to go through dozens and dozens of groups, communicating with each of them, and the effort and time that takes is not insignificant."
Apart from those outlying systems, Howell said that Michigan was also stuck waiting for patches to arrive from its third-party appliance vendors like Polycom. Howell conceded that like most everyone else in IT, vendors were caught off-guard by Heartbleed, though he still characterized their response as "very slow" and noted that it took a long time for some vendors to even tell the university when they were planning to patch.
Heartbleed password changes: The last big step
Once vendor updates arrived, Howell said Michigan was able to complete its Heartbleed patching efforts by communicating to the university community the need to change passwords.
The school handled that process by gradually sending emails out to various university groups over the course of several weeks, starting with university executives and department heads, then faculty and current students and finally alumni and incoming students. The school also ran a headline article on the University of Michigan Health System website that provided Heartbleed details, including background on the vulnerability and how to change university-related logon credentials.
Notably, Howell said that the university didn't require users to change passwords, a move that went against the grain of some security experts' advice after the flaw was publicized, in part because it wasn't widely agreed upon throughout the industry that such a large-scale effort was needed.
"There were a lot of mixed messages from different organizations, [with] many recommending password changes. You can never really be certain, so we didn't require it," said Howell. "We just sent out email to different communities here encouraging them to change their password and referenced the Heartbleed bug as the reason for it. But we didn't mandate password changes."
While Michigan's Heartbleed response effort went fairly smoothly, Howell expressed his hope that future bugs would not be disclosed in such a highly publicized fashion. Even though that level of transparency may serve to increase the general public awareness on security issues, Howell said that it could leave users unnecessarily vulnerable and force harried, uninformed patching efforts from organization IT teams.
"It's just another example of how hard it is for anybody to produce -- I don't want to say perfect code -- but code that doesn't have serious flaws in it," said Howell, who noted that huge software vendors like Microsoft and Oracle Corp. still commit faulty code similar to mistakes they made nearly a decade ago. "And it's not that they're doing a bad job; they're doing a really good job trying to produce secure code, but it's really hard to get all the bugs out."
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Want more info on the Heartbleed OpenSSL vulnerability? Resident application security expert Michael Cobb details how Heartbleed changed open source software security, while Cigital CTO Gary McGraw discusses some of the lessons learned from the flaw.


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Two months ago I complained about how hard it was to get patches into PHP as the core member didn't give much attention for pull requests on github. After posting it on the blog, I raised the issue in the developers mailing list and was suggested to join and help.
A month ago, I started sending a weekly report about new / pending / merged / closed pull requests and got cooperation from the community with reviewing the pull requests and processing them. In this period 40 requests were dealt with (obviously not all merged), and much more are work in progress while the developers are commenting on the requests.
The credit is obviously for the contributors for the patches and the core developers for the work. Stas Malyshev was of special help with this change.
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A matter of perspective, a limiting view, designing how you want a scene to unfold before the viewer. Designers are those responsible for how you see beauty in the world, use the things you use and how you function and circulate in your small world. And by designers, I mean all those that design with informed intent.
I so remember being told a while back by a snarky blogger that we are ALL artists and designers. I suppose in some metaphysical way the person saying that would be right. We all design our own path in life, design our lifestyle, good or bad. We just all don't do the art of design so well or so beautifully. Some things designed or created – even by professionals – should never see the light of day I am the first to admit. Everything is NOT art, and everyone is not an artist.
Designers on the other hand, look at all that is around them, being sympathetic to and gesturing their surroundings, working with existing character and fabric. They create beauty to be seen and appreciated over and through time. Craft is important to them.
Getting back to framing a scene, this is an intentional design technique usually in the bag of tricks to designers. How the scene beyond is viewed is just as carefully designed as is the structure presenting the view. Views through a structure are often designed from where the viewer sits or stands to view them.
That may seem backwards to some, but to a good designer, it is very important.
Views created by designers will start from inside the residence – crafted views to be seen how the designer intends. Many exciting garden vignettes are seen through specially designed or positioned windows, some garden scenes are reflected by indoor or veranda mirrors, and some outdoor scenes compliment the art perfectly by not competing.
Designers will view a blank landscape from inside a newly completed building, along with assessing the outdoor surroundings. The visual connection brings the outdoors in and even the indoors out. Design decisions compliment both.
Photographers frame a scene too, limiting that which the observer will see. It forms a point of view or creates a story built right into the image. Above, the inside and outside share nature, which tells you the view is seen from inside a ruin. If potted plants were inside looking out, the story would likely be different.
Next time you are visiting a designed garden, take note of all the framed views you find and try to see why and how the designer framed a view for you. Even nature frames views on occasion, like above. That rock to the left mimics the opening to the cave in the scene above.
Above, can you picture a bride in that beautiful garden? Sometimes, the frame is a repeating frame within itself below. Again, another nice spot for a bride to stroll…
Much can be learned from how a designer or architect frames a view. If you start seeing how this happens, you just might try it yourself.
I wrote this post a month before I went on my trip, but never posted it. I hope you could learn a few things about design and how designers go about their work. Next post, my Christmas trees are up for you to see, but has the season been tarnished by terror threats and warnings hanging over it? It is our job to make sure Christmas goes on in the true spirit of the season.


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Using Books as Travel Inspiration
Today's post comes to you from my friend and fellow travel blogger, Gillian. We both enjoy exploring new places, and we have similar travel goals. In a recent conversation, I asked her, what inspires you to visit a place?
For me it's the stories from that place. True stories, fictionalized stories, historical stories, or food stories; they all help me learn about a region and inspire me to see it for myself.
In fact, the first thing I do when I'm thinking about travelling somewhere is not grab a guide book! Yes, the classic travel guides are a necessary part of travel planning but before I need to find a place to stay, a local eatery, or the out-of-the-way must sees, I need to be inspired!
Novels for Travel Inspiration
I reach for novels first. I'm looking for stories set in towns and cities, neighbourhoods and streets, schools and workplaces. Stories about regular people, mysteries, romance novels, popular fiction and comedy.
They all help me learn about the culture of a place by seeing how characters live, and interact with each other. I often seek out those stories written by the famous authors of a region – if the locals like the writing then that must mean something!
Travelogues and Memoirs for Travel Inspiration
Next up? Travelogues. There are tons of them out there now; true life stories of people who have travelled through the places I'm considering. Some are serious and philanthropic, others are funny accounts of misadventures, and even more and just taking the reader along on a jaunt through a place.
I can learn discover areas of a country that I may never have considered, find transportation methods and routes, and learn from other travellers mistakes and foibles!
Cookbooks for Travel Inspiration
Nothing inspires me more than the food of a place! Cookbooks these days are more than simple collections of recipes; they often are punctuated by regional stories about the history of the dish or the ingredients and can really provide a window into a place. I try out recipes and imagine myself enjoying them in the places that they come from.
Reading about a place, in many different forms, is the best way to see yourself in a place. Learning about the people, the culture, the history, and the food extends the life of your trip as it can start so far ahead of even booking your ticket!
About the author: Gillian is a traveller, and serial expat, currently based in Canada but always planning the next exciting journey. She enjoys good beer, cycling, and traveling. You can read more about her and her adventures at One-Giant-Step.com
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Check out some of my favorite travel books:
- How NOT to Travel the World
- Long Way Round
- The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World.
- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
- Drive Nacho Drive: A Journey from the American Dream to the End of the World
- Unconventional Guidebooks: Local Advice on Where to Go, What to Eat, and How to Fit In
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Married Teacher Is Arrested After Having Sexual Relationship With 14 Years Old Student
A married middle school science teacher has been arrested for allegedly conducting a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old male student.
Stephanie Peterson, 26, was arrested in Florida after the boy allegedly confided in his parents. The 8th grader told them that Peterson, whose married name is Ferri, picked him up occasionally from their home at 11pm and often spent hours with him in private afterwards.
Their relationship began in November. He also said that she sent him nude photographs of herself and that she had bought him marijuana and a 'bowl to smoke it'.
The boy is said to have told his parents that the relationship made his grades suffer.
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First, quick apology thing… if you emailed me in the last week or so… then I probably haven't replied, because I forward that account to my other email and my other email was putting those emails into my spam folder. I think I've fixed the problem.
Now, onto the paper dolls…
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I did this paper doll originally with tan skin and dark hair, but then I also did a version as a blond. I liked it well both ways, so I decided to post them both. At the top is the dark haired version and then you can click the thumbnail on the left and get the 150 dpi PNG version of the blond paper doll. There's also a PDF for the blond paper doll. I figured regardless of what skin tone and hair color was desired, there could be a paper doll to fit the bill.
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I always associate Valentines Day with paper dolls. My grandmother used to send my and my sister Valentines Day cards when we were kids and they usually had a paper doll in them or some other activity. I still remember being excited at getting the cards and I would open them up and play with whatever had been included. Even all these years later, I remember what many of the cards looked like.
Teri Pettit's Paper Doll Scans is a great site full of scans of paper dolls. She has a fantastic selection of greeting cards with paper dolls. Of course there are Valentine's Day paper doll cards and paper doll cut outs. I distinctly recall that my sister got this paper doll for Valentine's Day and I was totally jealous. I also seem to recall one of us (I don't remember which one) got this paper doll card for something. Oh, the memories…
I think it's a sad commentary on my mind that I can recall paper doll cards from years ago, but I can seem to keep my Latin declinations straight.


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