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aldostools has updated several of his apps in the PS3 Tools Collection. Visit his website or read the readme below for more information.
PS3 Tools Collection 2.0.49 by Aldo's Tools
Copyright (c) 2012 by Aldo Vargas - http://www.aldostools.org/
Supports 22 file extensions:
PKG, PUP, edat, rap, rif, dat, bin, self, sprx, elf, prx, sfb, psarc, sfo, sfx, thm, hip, his, md5, sha1, sfv, 66600
PKG ContentID 1.9.3
It's a tool for view quickly the ContentID of a PKG.
It can be used to verify its Title_ID, compare against RAP/edat files, etc.
PKG files are auto-associated to PKG_ContentID.exe
If a copy of PkgView 1.3 (http://ps3zone.ifcaro.net/) exists in the same folder of PKG_ContentID.exe :
>> The program will pass the PKG to PkgView.exe when you double click or press ENTER on a PKG.
Keyboard Shortcuts from Windows Explorer:
Shift+ENTER on a PKG file, will extract the content of the PKG on the same folder of the PKG.
Ctrl+ENTER on a PKG file, will show the ContentID of the PKG and allow open it with PkgView.
Ctrl+CAPS+ENTER on a PKG file, will repack the PKG as NPDRM (CEX).
Ctrl+Shift+ENTER on a PKG file, will repack the PKG for PS3 Development Consoles (DEX).
Shift+ENTER on a EBOOT/SELF/SPRX file, will extract the unsigned ELF file (if the keys and klicensee are available).
Ctrl+ENTER on a EBOOT/SELF/SPRX file, will resign the self file with lowest the key 0×01 for compatibility with all FW versions.
Ctrl+Shift+ENTER on a EBOOT/SELF/SPRX file, will convert the self to FSELF for use on PS3 Development Consoles (DEX).
Ctrl+CAPS+ENTER on a EBOOT/SELF/SPRX file, will convert the self to NPDRM (PSN). It will ask to create a PKG with all the other self files converted to NPDRM.
Ctrl+Shift+CAPS+ENTER on a EBOOT/SELF/SPRX file, will convert the self to FSELF (DEX). It will ask to create a PKG with all the other self files converted to FSELF.
- Now resign SELF applies the original auth-id/vendor-id/app version
- Shift+Enter on lv0.elf split the file in bootldr.elf + lv2ldr.self + isoldr.self + appldr.self + headers
- Added 'Create PS3 discBOOT PKG' / 'Repack PKG for discBOOT' on folders and .PKG files. The included discBOOT.dat is a creation of Dean Kasabow
- Tweaks for keys up to 4.31
- Added 'Repack PKG for DEX' to context menu of .pkg files on Windows Explorer
- Repack PKG for CEX now converts EBOOT/SELF/SPRX to NPRDM prior the creation of the debug PKG (shortcut: Ctrl+CAPS+Enter)
- Repack PKG for DEX now converts EBOOT/SELF/SPRX to FSELF prior the creation of the debug PKG (shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+Enter)
- Added Klicensee to self info
- Improved the klicensee selection
- Added game conversion to NPDRM PKG using Ctrl+CAPS+Enter
- Added game conversion to fself PKG using Ctrl+Shift+CAPS+Enter
- Added conversion options to context menu of bin/SELF/SPRX
- Prompt for auto-conversion of additional SELF/SPRX in the folder
- Added support to resign files with spaces in file name
- Repack uses the original PKG Klicensee.
- PKG Klicensee is now displayed using Ctrl+Enter on a PKG.
- Adds support to unself 'debug' version of EBOOT/SELF/SPRX.
- Adds support to ELF
- Adds support to scetool 0.2.9.
- Adds support to view edat, rap, pkg (via PkgView), pup (via PupView), pkg content id, self/bin/sprx (via scetool)
- Resign any self/sprx/eboot.bin just pressing Ctrl+Enter on the file on Windows Explorer.
- Pressing Shift+Ctrl+Enter on the self/sprx/eboot.bin will convert the selected file to fself (for DEX).
- Right click on a folder (with PARAM.SFO) to make a PKG.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+ENTER on a retail patch PKG file to extract its content and repack the PKG in debug mode.
- Can view the ContentID of edat files.
- Convert .p3t.edat files to theme PKG, if a copy of the patched make_package_npdrm.exe exists in the same folder the program.
- Drag & drop a folder, PKG or edat on the program's window, to create a PKG or show the content ID.
PS3 Cheats Editor 2.3.1
Edits the cheats database for ps3usercheat (st.dat). Allows export/import cheats to the database in text format.
BruteForce 2.3.3
A klicensee finder using scetool (based on Asure's brute force script) with heuristic algorithms for brute force attack.
Once it finds the klicensee, the tool resign the EBOOT/SPRX/SELF with 3.55/3.40 keys. It also includes my FixELF tool.
* fixed issue where it was not clearing the temporary files
PARAM.SFO editor 2.7.0
It's a tool to edit PARAM.SFO files and PARAM.SFX files created by Create PS3_EXTRA.
+The PARAM.SFO editor supports SFO and SFX files.
+Convert SFO to SFX and viceversa.
+Support for SAVE DATA param.sfo, PS3 GAME param.sfo, PSP param.sfo, and other categories.
+SFO and SFX are automatically associated to the editor.
+Supports drag and drop and command line parameters (use /? for details on parameters).
+Displays the ICON0.PNG/ICON2.PNG found in the SFO/SFX folder.
+Add new fields to param.sfo
+Remove existing fields from param.sfo (right-click on field label or press Del on combo box)
+Account ID button (to make compatible certain saves that don't check the PARAM.PFD)
+New fields in the GUI that allow to edit some ATTRIBUTE values (like add support for Background Music, disable Move Controller warnings, PSP Vita Remote Play, etc.)
Thanks to ps3devwiki.com for all the information provided and HELLCAT for his PS3SFOEdit.exe.
BdEmu Partition Tool 01.05.05
It's a tool to manage the size of the partitions of HDD formated for BDEMU, used by PS3 development consoles.
It allows to create up to 255 partitions (if your HDD has the capacity) and allows to inject/extract BDEMU files.
It also allows to resize BDEMU partition size (by default is created by ps3gen as 186.4GB, no matter the drive size).
* Replaced the file injection with "Resize Slot size to BDEMU file size".
* Resize of slot is now available only for the last slot.
PS3 Keys 1.5.3
It's a tool to edit, verify and create the .ps3 keys in binary format.
Version 1.3 allows to convert scetool's datakeys to .ps3 keys and list keys in HTML (click on the big blue icon).
Version 1.5 fixes a crytical error in the scetool keys to .ps3 binary keys. Also improved the keys validation.
mmTM_GUI 1.4.1
It's a tool to pack, unpack and verify multiMAN's theme files (THM).
New in 1.4.1:
- Preview of theme files, increased size of window
A simple GUI to extract and create PSARC archives.
PS3 Game Integrity 1.2
This tool calculates the MD5, SHA-1 or CRC32 for a file or folder (and sub-directories) and generate a content.md5 file for future verification. If the content.md5 is present in the folder, the program reports if any file was deleted, added or changed. This tool is very useful to check if your game has corrupted files due due bad sectors, virus or cross-links (which are very common when an USB device is removed from the PS3 while it is turned on).
New in 1.1: CRC32 hash support, find in log, size is now optional. Version 1.2 fixes hash for files larger than 4GB.
Note: Several MD5 for known Playstation 3 files is included (PUPs for OFW, CFW, DEX and PSP files)
PS3 File Splitter 1.3
Splits files larger than 4GB to fit in USB drives formatted with FAT32. It also join splitted files. Splits files can be any specified size.
Note: GiB = 2^30, GB=10^9, MiB=2^20, MB=10^6, KiB=2^10, KB=10^3
New in 1.1: Support for more file extensions (eg. part# = part1 .. part9, part0 = part0 .. part9). Version 1.2 fixes join of files.
It's a tool that should help you gain some space on your external HDD, removing unnecessary files.
It actually moves the files to a RIPPED folder in the root of the disk and replace the file with a 0 byte file.
VERY IMPORTANT: You should verify your game (play it!) before delete any file permanently!!
+The PS3RIP includes the patterns for ripping almost all languages, except English!!
Initial release excluded English & Spanish. This release excludes English only, but allows to exclude other languages.
IMPORTANT: Review the patterns and comment or remove the lines for the languages that you want to keep.
(for ripping files stored in your PS3 use my PS3 FTP Client tool)
PS3_DISC.SFB edit 1.1
It's a quick way to edit the title id of PS3_DISC.SFB.
Create PS3_EXTRA 1.1
This tool scans for the PKG, MP4 and P3T files copied to each game folder, its PS3_UPDATE folder, PKGDIR or PS3_CONTENT,
and store them under a PS3_EXTRA structure.
When a game is mounted with multiMAN, there will be 2 BD icons on the XMB:
one disc for the game itself and another with PKGs, MP4 and P3T.
It should make it easier to install the game patches, DLC, fixes, and related videos,
due they will be listed in a neat menu like the one used by "PStore news" (big squares of 486×405 pixels).
How to use:
1) First put the pkg's at the root of your game folder (eg: BLES00000).
2) Run Create_PS3_EXTRA.exe
3) Click the browse button in the top right corner [...]
4) Select the "GAMES" folder that contains the games with the pkg's eg: x:GAMEZ and then click the OK button
5) Now tick or untick the folders you want or don't want the app to process
6) Click the Start button
7) Close the program
Open the folder eg: BLES00000 folder
9) Now your folder should contain a folder called PS3_EXTRA
10) All the pkg's should have automatically been renamed and moved to the PS3_EXTRA folder
11) Launch the game using multiMAN
12) On the xmb menu you should now see 2 disc icon's. The top disc icon is the actual game, The bottom disc icon is the dlc/update pkg's.
13) Click on the bottom disc icon to see and install the dlc/updates
Changes in 1.1:
+Create_PS3_EXTRA now can find PKG files in PS3_CONTENT and PKGDIR folders, and move them to the PS3_EXTRA folder.
+The PS3_CONTENT and PKGDIR folders are renamed to avoid conflicts with the PS3_EXTRA structure.
!Fixed package "size" issue for PKG files >4GB
!Due a typo in the code it was not moving the P3T files to PS3_EXTRA. Fixed.
renam 1.0
This tool, if copied to the GAMES or GAMEZ folder, will rename the games sub-folders
from the default "BLUS0000-[Title]" format to "Title [BLUS0000]".
This name format should make it easier to find the games using Explorer.
Just copy the renam.exe to the x:GAMES (or x:GAMEZ) folder and rut it.
(Do not expect any GUI. It will rename the folders and exit)
All these tools are Win32 and require the VB5 runtime DLL.
XP users should have this already installed (if not, download & install the DLL).
Download the VB5 Runtime Modules from:
That's all for now
Download: PS3 Tools Collection (2.0.49)
Source: aldostools.org/ps3tools.html


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|The magician opens a box, briefcase or bag away from all tables or other suspicious devices. Then, from inside the container, he removes a full-sized broom! Take a look at the picture above - it's the real deal. It's an actual picture of the broom being removed from a standard box. No camera trickery. The broom can just as easily be removed from a paper sack, backpack, or production item like a square circle or mirror box. The possibilities with this versatile prop are virtually limitless. The broom does not telescope as some might suspect, but is actually produced from the container in a single solid piece. There is nothing complicated about the production - just pull it out of any commonplace container and listen to your audience react. Guaranteed to get gasps and laughs. Each appearing broom is approximately 5 feet tall, and comes complete with instructions.
|The magician reaches into his briefcase or into a paper sack and starts removing a pole. The pole grows taller and taller as the performer removes the pole foot by foot! Ultimate the two inch in diameter pole is about eight feet in length! You can decorate this pole so that it looks like a flag pole, pole vaulting stick, street sign, or other. Simple and easy to do, the trick comes complete with the pole and instructions. An no, it doesn't work on the vanishing or appearing cane principle. Humm . . . .
|At the end of an exceptionally good trick, the magician picks up a sign that says "Applause Please." Of course your kind audience acknowledges your comical request and begins applauding. You turn the card over and it says "Thank you." Turn the card over again and it says "Both of you!" A cute bit of by-play that helps make magic the fine entertainment art form that it is.
|The magician reaches into a paper sack, cardboard box, his top hat or other container and removes a small banana. As he transfers the banana from one hand to the other, the banana suddenly multiplies into two bananas! The magician takes one of the bananas and places it into the container. He reaches over to take the remaining banana and it too multiplies into two bananas! The trick can be performed over and over. The comedy increases every time the performer discards one banana, reaches to grab the remaining banana and it multiplies into two! In the end, the magician discards the remaining bananas. He reaches over to the container and it is empty! The bananas are made of yellow sponge rubber and this trick is always ready anytime you want to "monkey around!" 0021RUMSPONGEBANA_MD
|The magician fires his gun. Instead of an noisy raport, a banner flips out of the gun that reads "BANG!" A classic comedy effect. 59nufno00130
|The magician displays a small two-inch red sponge ball. He tells the audience that the ball will vanish from his hand and reappear in his pocket. He attempts to use his "sleight-of-hand" to make the ball vanish from his hand, but the audience can clearly see the edges of the "vanished ball" poking out between the fingers of his other hand. When the red is displayed however, it is a giant red hand! "I guess you caught me RED HANDED!" exclaims the magician! The magician then reaches into his pocket and sure enough, there is the vanished red ball! Simple and easy to do, the outfit comes complete with the big red hand, duplicate sponge ball for the reappearance, and complete instructions. 600nufgo01110
|Give a clean cloth towel to your spectator so that he can wipe his hands. Take the cloth back from him and open it up. Comical hand prints are now all over the cloth! A cute bit of byplay that adds fun to any adult or child comedy magic routine. Instructions included.
|The magician introduces a small hat for the kid volunteer to wear on his or her head. The blue hat proves to be too small and so it is unfolded to produce a larger green hat. Still the hat is too small and so it is unfolded to produce an even larger red hat! Still too small, the hat is unfolded again to produce a spotted hat. This hat completely covers the volunteer's entire head! Still too small exclaims the magician, the hat is unfolded yet again and a giant striped hat is plunked down over the volunteer's head. When turned around, the hat has a funny picture of the Jolly Green Giant! Great children's by-play that will be long remembered! 0018nufhl00040
|The magician opens a Japanese style fan and fans himself. Wanting to share the breeze, the magician closes the fan and hands it to his volunteer. When the volunteer opens the fan, the fan falls apart in shreds! The magician can take the fan back, open it, and it is fully restored! Finally give the fan to the spectator and it works properly. The spectator gives the fan back to you and it falls apart! It's obviously the fan's fault! 053FOLre-0007
|The magician demonstrates the famous "Color Changing Shoelace Trick." He picks up a yellow shoelace and begins tucking it into the fist of his hand. As it comes out the other side of his fist, little by little the shoelace changes to the color green! Of course the audience suspects two shoelaces, especially since the magician has kept his hand in the suspicious "fist position!" The magician finally opens his fist and sure enough there is another shoelace but it is red! The magician reaches into his pocket and pulls out the "missing" yellow shoelace! 007MURPREMIUMCOLCHANSHOE
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Blue Dasher.*
Carolina Saddlebags.
Birding eBooks by me
- Cape Sable Island birding My CSI birding blog
- Gatineau Odeists. Odonata from the Gatineau, Quebec area (in French)
- Greg Lasley's Odonata site – excellent for reference. North American Odes
- My QC bird blog stuffed full of great stuff
Here is a short glossary of some of the terms used in the blog posts, hopefully this will help any non-odeists who accidentally wander this way to understand things.
Ode = abbreviation of Odonata meaning all dragonflies and damselflies.
Dragonfly = a big one sort of.
Damselfly = a little one sort of.
Teneral = newly emerged flying insect.
Exuviae = the husk of the Larva.
Larva = the water-living insect before it emerges as a flying ode.
Head = the bit with the eyes!
Thorax = the bit the wings are bolted on to.
Abdomen = the long and generally colourful bit.
Genitalia = the fun parts used for ode dating!
Segment = a clearly defined section of the abdomen, numbered from the thorax back i.e. 1 to 9.
Paraprocts = the lower bits that stick out from the tail
end of the abdomen.
Cersus = the upper bits that stick out from the tail end of the abdomen.
Claspers = joint term for both bits that stick out from the tail end of the abdomen.
Ode posts
- Chalk and Cheese May 29, 2018
- Finally Emerged May 25, 2018
- Hopes and Odes for 2018 January 6, 2018
- High Water July 22, 2017
- Back to Quinn's Falls Rd, Shelburne Co July 4, 2017
- Old Hay Road, Barrington June 14, 2017
- Mantled Baskettail June 12, 2017
- About Time! June 10, 2017
- Still Flying September 23, 2016
- Autumn Then September 15, 2016
- Winding Down September 8, 2016
- Local Emeralds August 23, 2016
- Drought August 10, 2016
- Black Saddlebags August 7, 2016
- Rusty Snaketail August 5, 2016
- Salty Ode August 4, 2016
- Two more for NS July 24, 2016
- Local Surprise #2 July 20, 2016
- Local Surprise #1 July 20, 2016
- Wentworth Lake Road, Shelburne Co July 17, 2016
- Clyde River Road Odes July 14, 2016
- Wilson Rd, Yarmouth Co July 4, 2016
- Spiketail July 1, 2016
- West Jeddore June 30, 2016
- Got my Little Bluet June 26, 2016
- Quinn's Road, Clyde River – June 2016. June 22, 2016
- Slow start to 2016 June 19, 2016
- Sleeping November 16, 2014
- Recent wanderings July 18, 2014
- Stuttering start July 4, 2014
- Getting nearer March 27, 2014
- End of season November 15, 2013
- Odes and ends part three September 8, 2013
- Lucky September 3, 2013
- Odes and ends part deux. August 25, 2013
- Saddle up August 24, 2013
- Answer August 22, 2013
- Canada or Green-striped? August 22, 2013
- How lucky? August 20, 2013
- Not so elusive! August 16, 2013
- In the hand August 12, 2013
- Wandering stars August 7, 2013
- Darners August 6, 2013
- Meadowhawk update August 4, 2013
- A few odes and ends July 30, 2013
- More meadowhawks July 30, 2013
- And another one July 29, 2013
- Eastern Least Clubtail July 28, 2013
- Clubtail July 24, 2013
- River Bluet July 18, 2013
Old posts
Quick look at the pages
- Adirondack visitor Center odonata
- Amber-winged Spreadwing in Quebec
- Autumn Meadowhawk
- Azure B;uet in Quebec
- Black Saddlebags in Quebec
- Blue Dasher in Quebec. Williamson's Emerald in Quebec.
- Blue Dassher in Quebec
- Bordelais Bog
- Brush-tipped Emerald in Quebec
- Comet Darner in Quebec
- Darners in Quebec
- Delta-spotted Spiketail in Quebec
- Eastern Amberwing in Quebec
- Eastern Amberwings
- Eastern Least Clubtail in Quebec
- Eastern Red Damsel in Quebec
- Fragile Forktail
- Green Darner
- Halloween Pennant in Quebec
- Harlequin Darner in Quebec
- Harpoon Clubtail in Quebec
- Lillypad Clubtail
- Maine dragonflies
- Maine Snaketail in Quebec
- Midland
- Midland Clubtail
- Nevada odonata
- Odeing in Nova Scotia
- Odonata at Murphy's Point
- Ontario
- Powdered Dancer in Quebec
- Quebec Odonata. Quebec Dragonflies. Quebec libulleles
- Rainbow Bluets in Quebec
- River Bluet in Quebec
- Scarlet Bluet in Maine
- Shadow Darner in Quebec
- Slaty Skimmer in Quebec
- Sphagnum Sprite in Quebec
- St-Lazare sand pits
- Stream Cruiser in Quebec
- Swamp Spreadwing in Quebec
- Variegated Meadowhawk in Quebec
- Zebra Clubtail in Franklin County NY
Ode Books you should buy #1
Ode books you should buy #2
Ode books you should buy #3
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Odes and ends part three
Here is another round-up of recent ode shots from various places. The blog as such gets quite a few readers now which is encouraging. The object of the blog was to get odes to as many people as possible and … Continue reading
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These past few days we have had visitors from the UK. Not odeists or birders but polymaths and so happy to try new things. To entertain them, they are celebrating 20 years of marriage by touring North America for a … Continue reading
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A term first appearing in the New Testament as a purification ritual used by an unorthodox Jewish figure named John (the Baptist). All four Gospels and the book of Acts describe him "preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins" (Mark 1.4; Luke 3.3).
Scholars have speculated how John's mission might be related to other Jewish separatist groups such as the Qumran community, but exact origins remain unclear. There is abundant evidence that lustral bathing was an important aspect of Greco‐Roman religions, especially related to healing divinities such as Asklepius. In the Hebrew Bible, cleansing with water is an important part of purification rites, especially after sexual activity or contact with a corpse (Lev. 15.18, Num. 19.13; see Purity, Ritual). John the Baptist calls for a more general repentance symbolized by baptism.
The report that Jesus himself was baptized in the Jordan by John (Mark 1.9–11) raises the possibility that Jesus was a disciple of John who broke off and started his own movement. It is clear that later followers of Jesus were concerned about this perception. Matthew's gospel includes a dialogue in which John recognizes Jesus' spiritual superiority and baptizes him reluctantly only after Jesus insists (Matt. 3.13–17). Luke goes a step further by excluding John from the account of Jesus' baptism (Luke 3.21) and telling the story of John's imprisonment immediately before the event takes place (Luke 3.19–20). Thus, in Luke, Jesus is baptized, but the story line indicates that the baptism could not have been performed by John.
In the Gospels, John is of interest only as he is related to the ministry of Jesus (Mark 1.2–3, 7–9; Matt. 3.11–12; Luke 3.15–17), but the baptism symbol used by John becomes a central image for the developing churches. Matthew's gospel concludes with the charge to "make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matt. 28.19). The book of Acts elaborates further when Peter says to the crowd gathered on Pentecost, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven" (Acts 2.38).
Baptism in Acts takes place immediately after someone comes to believe in Christ, and it is usually followed by receiving the Holy Spirit. This two‐stage process is founded on the contrast between John's water baptism and "being baptized by the Holy Spirit" (Acts 1.5; cf. Mark 1.8; Matt. 3.11; Luke 3.16; John 1.33). It is so important that the leaders of the Jerusalem church send Peter and John to lay hands on believers in Samaria who had "only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus," after which they receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 8.14–17). The situation is reversed when the gentiles of Cornelius's house come to believe. They receive the Holy Spirit and speak in tongues as a sign of God's acceptance of gentile converts (see Glossolalia), so Peter asks, "Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" (Acts 10.44–48).
Paul's letters provide the earliest evidence about baptism among the Jesus followers. It is striking, therefore, that Paul makes no mention of John the Baptist or of baptism and receiving the Holy Spirit as a dual process. Paul sees that the person who has been baptized is "in Christ," no longer subject to the divisions of human society (Gal. 3.27), and part of a unified body (1 Cor. 12.13; cf. Eph. 4.5). Emphasis is on the state that has been achieved, not the way in which it has been accomplished. In fact, Paul is concerned that the Corinthians are putting too much stake in the person by whom they were baptized, and he is grateful that he baptized only a few of them: "For Christ did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel" (1 Cor. 1.17).
In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul is using every possible argument to convince his readers that a resurrection of the dead will take place. In doing so he asks why people are baptized on behalf of the dead if there will be no resurrection (15.29). This brief allusion indicates that within the early churches it was possible to receive baptism in order to include in the body of Christ a friend or relative who was already dead. Paul does not specifically condemn the practice here, but it did not become an accepted part of Christian ritual.
Paul equates baptism symbolically with the death of Jesus (Rom. 6.3–4, cf. Col. 2.12), and he insists that rituals such as baptism are not spiritual guarantees, since God was not pleased with the Hebrews even though they went through a proto‐baptism with Moses at the Red Sea (1 Cor. 10.1–5). This latter point is also made in the letter to the Hebrews (9.9–10), while 1 Peter contends that the story of Noah's ark prefigures the saving value of baptism (1 Pet. 3.21).
The New Testament evidence is used in debating later Christian baptismal practice, but it is rarely definitive. Certainly the majority of people who are baptized in the New Testament are adults who are entering the community. The exception might be children included in some of the households baptized in Acts (11.14; 16.15, 33). The baptism of infants became a more routine practice within the church as the doctrine of original sin became more widely accepted.
Another controversy concerns baptism by immersion or by the sprinkling of water on the participant. The descriptions of specific New Testament baptisms indicate that the person being baptized was dipped under the water. Jesus is said to come out of the water (Mark 1.10; Matt. 3.16), while Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch go down into the water (Acts 8.38). Going under the water also fits best with the image of being buried with Christ in baptism (Col. 2.12). At the same time baptisms in the New Testament are not described in specific terms, so diverse interpretations and practices develop.
Daniel N. Schowalter


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Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Jo White (left) said Friday that further reforms to money-market funds are coming "in the near future," but remained tight-lipped regarding specifics on those changes.
White, who made her remarks before the Investment Company Institute's annual conference in Washington on her 18th day as SEC chief, focused most of her prepared comments on the SEC's role in the increasingly global and financial regulatory system, noting that money-market funds are "global investors and are an area of focus for international regulators as well."
As the money fund regulation moves forward, White said, "I am hopeful that we can build upon the SEC's past coordination with global regulators to develop approaches that are consistent, workable and effective."
As the agency "works to develop and propose meaningful money-market fund reform," she continued, its goal is "to preserve the economic benefits of the product while addressing potential redemption pressures and the susceptibility of these funds to runs—runs in which retail investors are especially likely to suffer losses."
One of several changes being contemplated at the agency would "require only the riskiest funds—or 'prime' money funds—to abandon their fixed $1 share price and allow shares to float in value like other mutual funds," according to the Wall Street Journal. More than $300 billion, or 15% of prime-fund assets, fled the funds in one week after the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings in September 2008, the Journal reported.
Noting that the proposed rules will take into account "the views of commissioners who vary in background and perspective," White said that sound economic analysis that is "well-informed by the public" will be part of the process as the agency proposes money-market fund reform.
In brief comments to reporters after her remarks, White said that her priorities at the agency remained the same as the ones she laid out during her testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in mid-March.
White told lawmakers during her testimony that finishing rulemakings under the Dodd-Frank and JOBS acts "in as timely and smart a way as possible" would be her top priority at the agency, but also noted that reviewing the comments on the "potential regulatory costs to implement potential changes to fiduciary standards for broker-dealers and investment advisors" would be a priority as well.
During her prepared remarks, White told ICI attendees that the fund industry "stands as a clear example of financial globalization and the scope of the regulatory challenge we face."
The global mutual fund industry, she said, now has representation in 45 countries and manages nearly $27 trillion in assets tied to markets across the globe. Almost half those assets—more than $13 trillion—were managed by the roughly 7,600 mutual funds domiciled in the United States, White said.
"Many of those funds invest in foreign issuers listed in the U.S. or they invest overseas. Consequently, if there is an accounting scandal in Brazil or a market disturbance in Frankfurt or Hong Kong, American clients of these funds can be harmed."
The ICI itself, White continued, "has acknowledged the growing global footprint of the mutual fund industry and the need for international regulatory coordination."
Read Sen. Franken Urges SEC to Ban 'Unfair' Arbitration Agreements on AdvisorOne.


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- Deadly Gladiator's Refuge
- 2350 Armor
+515 Stamina
+224 Intellect
+227 Spirit [+16]
- Meta Socket
Red Socket x3
Yellow Socket x2
Blue Socket x2
- Equip: Improves your resilience rating by 271 [+6].
Equip: Increases spell power by 452 [+7].
Equip: Reduces the cast time of your Cyclone spell by 0.1 sec.
- Deadly Gladiator's Refuge (5 pieces)
- [Deadly Gladiator's Kodohide Helm]
[Deadly Gladiator's Kodohide Robes]
[Deadly Gladiator's Kodohide Legguards]
[Deadly Gladiator's Kodohide Spaulders]
[Deadly Gladiator's Kodohide Gloves]
- (2) Set: +50 Resilience Rating.
(4) Set: Reduces the cooldown of your Swiftmend ability by 2 sec.
- Combined stats. Numbers in [brackets] indicate socket bonuses
Source Edit
This set is sold by the following vendors for 770 :
- Arcanist Firael <Emblem of Conquest Quartermaster> in Dalaran
- Magister Sarien <Emblem of Conquest Quartermaster> in Dalaran
The legs and hands armor also drops from Emalon the Storm Watcher in the 10-man version and the chest armor also drops from Archavon the Stone Watcher in the 25-man version of Vault of Archavon.
Items Edit
Patch changes Edit
- Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): Deadly Gladiator's Refuge has had its 4 piece set bonus changed. It now reduces the cooldown of Swiftmend by 2 seconds.
External links Edit
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The VMware Server Web-based management interface is installed on your VMware Server system to enable control from a Web browser.
You can download this package from VMWare site itself and install the same. Activities you can perform includes:
=> Connecting to a Virtual Machine with the VMware Server Console
=> Using the Virtual Machine Menu
=> Changing the Power State of a Virtual Machine
=> Monitoring the Virtual Machine's Heartbeat
=> Viewing Information about Virtual Machines
=> Downloading VMware Server Console Installers (Login and Status Monitor pages only)
=> Configuring the VMware Server System (Options page only)
=> Using Common Controls
=> Start and shutdown virtual servers etc
Download web interface for vmware server
# wget http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-mui-1.0.3-44356.tar.gz
Unpack tar ball
Use tar command to install a tar ball:
# tar -zxvf VMware-mui-1.0.3-44356.tar.gz
Install Management Interface
# cd vmware-mui-distrib
# ./vmware-install.pl
Just follow on screen installation instructions. Installer should start the server and default port is 8333. You need to open the same using iptables, add something as follows to your firewall script:
iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 8333 -j ACCEPT
Save and load the firewall.
Now open a webbrowser and type url:
Further readings


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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Force
Posted by MeanMike at 10:10 AM 0 comments
Monday, January 30, 2012
Digger Monday...High Anxiety II
Posted by MeanMike at 2:41 AM 0 comments
Labels: Digger
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Showrod Sunday...Ray Farhner
Everybody knows "The Boothill Express", it's one of the coolest showrods built. Ray also built two companion rods for it. The " Wake Wagon" and the "Flower Truck". Check 'em out!
Posted by MeanMike at 9:20 AM 0 comments
Labels: Ray Farhner, showrod
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Supercharger Saturday...Primary
My buddy Mal (World Class Custom Cycles) fabbed up this primary cover for the blower drive off the crankshaft. I glassbeaded it today. Next week, I'll start on the primary drive. The digger may see some asphalt this year for sure! And thanks Mal!
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Labels: Digger, magnacharger, mc60
Saturday's Denver's Omelette...
Posted by MeanMike at 8:51 AM 0 comments
Labels: 750, Denver's Choppers
Friday, January 27, 2012
tIt's Friday..What The Fuck
Posted by MeanMike at 11:24 AM 0 comments
Labels: biker tits, hookers and hot sauce
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Trike Thursday...
Posted by MeanMike at 2:43 PM 0 comments
Labels: supercharger, Trike
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Rocket Man...
Posted by MeanMike at 10:03 AM 0 comments
Labels: No Fear
Greasy Kulture Party...
I'm gonna try to hit this one up.
Posted by MeanMike at 9:59 AM 0 comments
Labels: party
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
"Broadway Freddy" DeName...
Just like the custom bike and car world, '70's drag racing was full of characters. I love nostalgia racing, especially funny cars. Freddy DeName was probably the most controversial funny car racer of all time due to his well documented off track business activities. Freddy was reportedly a "made" man.
This Camaro had to be DeName's best-known funny car, shot at the ill-fated 1974 "PRO Nationals" held on Long Island. In promoting this race, DeName pulled off a great stunt. While displaying the car at Coney Island, Freddy decided to do a highly illegal burnout, in public, right next to the world famous "Cyclone" roller coaster. Norman Blake caught the moment on film and got it into the magazines. DeName raced funny cars until 1977.
Posted by MeanMike at 6:05 AM 0 comments
Labels: 70's funny cars, Broadway Freddy
Monday, January 23, 2012
Digger Monday...Heavy Dose
Posted by MeanMike at 9:24 AM 0 comments
Labels: Dave Perewitz, Digger, Ed Kerr, Ness
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Showrod Sunday...Chuck Miller
My two faves of his were the Red Baron Roadster and the Wood Burner. In contrast, even as a kid I could never comprehend why they stuck a Pontiac inline 6 in that car. And then the Wood Burner got a twin 6-71 blown 327. Budgets, I guess were the determining factor.
Posted by MeanMike at 9:50 AM 0 comments
Labels: babes with tan lines, Chuck Miller, Red Baron Roadster, Wood Burner
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Asstastic...80's Style
Posted by MeanMike at 8:43 AM 0 comments
Labels: asstastic, biker babe
Friday, January 20, 2012
tIt's Friday...Yet Another Panhead
Posted by MeanMike at 9:51 AM 0 comments
Labels: biker babe, panhead, road apple, tits
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Trike Thursday...Insanity
For sale locally for 30 grand. Hell, it's a cool ride, but 30 g's? I picked a bad week to stop smoking crack!
Posted by MeanMike at 10:20 AM 0 comments
Labels: Drugs are bad, ok, Trike
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tree Hugger...
Posted by MeanMike at 7:40 AM 0 comments
Labels: 750, god damn hippies, she likes wood
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Posted by MeanMike at 10:12 AM 0 comments
Labels: ads
Monday, January 16, 2012
Digger Monday...Mean & Green
Posted by MeanMike at 9:29 AM 0 comments
Labels: Digger, Donnie Smith, Ness
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Showrod Sunday...Who Built It?
California Show Car owners Bob Resiner and Jay Ohrberg are the original builders. Dick Dean is credited as building the all steel body when he worked there. It was originally painted blue and named "The Turnpike Hauler".
Sometime around '74, ol' George Barris gets a hold of her, paints her candy apple red, sells her to Redd Foxx or the producers of the Sanford and Son show. She hits the show circuit again, billed as Redd Foxx's Lil' Redd Wrecker. Incidentally, the rod was never seen on the show.
The last pic is from the 59th Annual Grand National Roadster show (2008), when Jay was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Jay is currently looking for a space to open "Jay Ohrberg's Hollywood Cars" in a major tourist area. Hopefully he gets his museum open.
Posted by MeanMike at 11:24 AM 0 comments
Labels: California Show Cars, George Barris self proclaimed King of Kustomizers, Jay Ohrberg, showrod
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Supercharger Saturday ...
Posted by MeanMike at 3:34 PM 0 comments
Labels: Digger, magnacharger
Goldfinger and Dunkin Donuts
I'm at DD's yesterday, sitting in the parking lot drinking a coffee in my truck, when this guy starts tapping on my passenger window. So I get out of the truck and this guy starts asking me about who did the flames and pinstriping on my truck and all kinds of paint and bodywork questions. I'm basically blowing this guy off because he's driving an HHR and I'm not about to do anymore flame jobs on anything this year. He proceeds to tell me he used to have a body shop, but sold it and went back to working the families electroplating business. He is just looking for someone to lay the flames out and he will paint them. He's now starting to peek my interest. So I proceed to ask him some questions on gold plating, and this guy knows his shit. Anyway his shop is less than a mile from me. I take a ride over there and it's very impressive. Fully automated, recycling all hazardous chemicals for disposal etc. It's not a walk in shop, all his work is through contracts with the government and manufacturers. Back to the flame job, he's about six months away from paint on a '33 Ford and he's willing to trade paint layout for some plating. I think I made a new best friend! We'll see what turns out of this, but I almost blew this guy off.
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Labels: ya never know who you might meet
Friday, January 13, 2012
tIt's Friday...Lookin' Back
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text: Micaela has a passion for dancing, and has studied dance for ten years. She shows off her moves for us, and her pictures are so lively they'll move you. She likes to take care of herself and how she looks, and loves make-up and the art of applying it. When she isn't posing for Playboy, Micaela works as a make-up artist.


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You don't have to look hard to find the latest in eco-friendly fashion for your young ones. The biggest baby retailers now offer products that are safe for kids, easy on the planet and cost-conscious. Babies "R" Us leads the pack with the most extensive collection of natural and organic baby products. Blankets, onesies, burp cloths, hooded towels, bibs and kimonos are all available in organic cotton as well as booties, leggings, dresses, pants, tops and hats. Organic cotton is ideal for babies because it's grown without the carcinogenic pesticides and insecticides used in standard cotton products. While these toxins kill undesirable pests, they can also contaminate water, harm farm workers and remain inside the cotton fiber as it is transformed into a blanket or T-shirt for your child. With more than 40 eco-friendly brands, Babies "R" Us makes going natural easy and affordable. Gerber's organic cotton sets (including cap, mittens and booties) are just $9.99, while Winnie The Pooh organic cotton bodysuits are $9.99.
If you prefer to go the full Lazy Environmentalist route, stay in your bathrobe and do your eco-baby shopping from the comfort of your couch. Type "organic" into Amazon.com's search function and click "baby" from the left-hand navigation bar to reveal hundreds of organic styles from reputable brands like Kee-Ka, Skoon, Kate Quinn Organics and Pixel Organics. Sort the products by price from lowest to highest to find items that fall within your budget.
One of the Lazy Environmentalist's favorite baby and kids clothing brands is Speesees, a company that creates funky, eye-catching clothing and accessories using organic cotton and low-impact dyes which help to reduce chemical content. The conditions at Speesees factory in India have been certified by Social Accountability International, an organization that helps ensure the basic human rights of workers around the world — but see for yourself. Visit Speesees.com for photos of the Indian fields where its organic cotton is farmed and the factory where the clothing is made. And while you're there, look for '70s-inspired jumpsuits emblazoned with catchy imagery (dandelions, horses, trees) for $26.
Excerpted from Josh's latest book, "The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget."


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BISMARCK, N.D. -- Like many of her classmates and University of North Dakota students who came before her, senior Annie Hessinger says it doesn't matter that the school is shedding its 81-year-old nickname after a drawn-out dispute with the NCAA. She's Fighting Sioux and always will be, no matter what new nickname the school eventually picks.
She'll still wear clothing bearing the Fighting Sioux logo, a colorful profile of an American Indian warrior's head. And she'll carry on school traditions that started long before she arrived, such as ending the national anthem with "home of the Sioux" instead of "home of the brave" before games.
"I've grown up going to Sioux games. My whole family has gone here," the 21-year-old graphic design major whose parents and three siblings attended UND. "It's not just the hockey team or the athletic teams. All the students here are Fighting Sioux."
Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed a law Wednesday overturning a last-ditch attempt in March by the Legislature -- which counts many UND alumni among its members -- to mandate that UND keep the Fighting Sioux name. That maneuvering caused scheduling headaches for UND teams and threatened its bid to join the Big Sky Conference as it transitions from Division II to Division I sports.
Since August, the NCAA has banned UND from hosting postseason tournaments and said the school's athletes may not wear uniforms with the nickname or logo during postseason play.
"Being forced to change what you're called doesn't mean changing who you are," said Democratic Sen. Mac Schneider of Grand Forks, a former UND offensive lineman. "We are the University of North Dakota, and we'll always be fighting."
The NCAA in 2005 placed UND on a list of schools American Indian nicknames, logos and mascots that if found objectionable, and UND was the last holdout on that list. Some schools were able to keep their nicknames by getting permission from the tribes. But while the Spirit Lake Sioux tribe endorsed the Fighting Sioux nickname, the Standing Rock Sioux's tribal council refused.
UND teams have been known as the Fighting Sioux since 1930. Those who support the name echo the argument made by fans of other teams with American Indian mascots -- that it is part of the school's heritage and is a sign of respect that honors proud American Indian traditions.
But critics say that naming sports teams after Indians, a historically disenfranchised race of people, is demeaning and even racist.
"It's all about athletics. That's the only reason they're going along with the change," said B.J. Rainbow, 31, a UND graduate who was among a group of students in April who filed a federal lawsuit to bar the further use of Fighting Sioux imagery.
"There isn't anything about the hurt," he said.
The university has to change a lot more than mindsets. The Fighting Sioux logo and moniker appear on everything, from merchandise to the privately financed arena where the hockey teams play. The school estimates it will cost almost $750,000 to paint over, scrub out or otherwise remove old logos, order new uniforms and gear for its teams, change its stationery and update its websites.
Some remnants are likely to remain. Inside the privately owned Ralph Engelstad Arena are thousands of granite and metal Indian head logos, including one huge logo inlaid into the floor inside the building's main entrance. Jody Hodgson, the arena's manager, previously has estimated it would cost about $1 million to have most of them removed. He declined to comment when reached Wednesday.
Under the law signed Wednesday, UND can't adopt a new nickname or logo until January 2015 -- a provision intended to allow the furor over the change to quiet before the university re-brands itself, officials said.
"I think we can agree that the NCAA has been frustratingly obstinate on this issue," said state Rep. Stacey Dahl, who wrote the provision. "But I assure you that it's not the NCAA who will be hurt if we do not repeal this law. It's going to be our student athletes and Division I sports at UND."
Dean Blais, who led UND to two national championships during a long tenure coaching men's hockey at the school, said UND students and alumni treat the Fighting Sioux name with reverence, and that he doesn't think they should be forced to abandon it.
"It means the world. The Fighting Sioux were exactly that. They were a proud tribe," said Blais, who now coaches at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
He said the debate over the name was just gaining steam when he left the school in 2004.
"That was very upsetting to me, being the head coach there, knowing what the Fighting Sioux name meant to all our alumni and anyone who put on that jersey," he said. "That was a big thorn in my side when I was head coach."
North Dakota's Board of Higher Education thought it had resolved the issue in May 2009, when it voted unanimously to retire the nickname and logo. An earlier lawsuit settlement with the NCAA set an August 2011 deadline for finishing the project.
Shortly after the 2011 Legislature began in January, however, lawmakers got involved and passed the law requiring the school to keep the nickname. It was that law that was repealed Wednesday.
Duaine Espegard, the vice president of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education and a former Republican state senator from Grand Forks, said Tuesday that his view of the nickname debate has evolved since lawmakers got involved. He said "it's time to repeal the law."
"Let's move the University of North Dakota forward and get by this very divisive thing," he said.


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BEIJING (Reuters) - Two shallow 5.6 magnitude earthquakes hit mountainous southwestern China on Friday, killing at least 64 people and forcing tens of thousands of people from damaged buildings, state media said.
The quakes struck near the border of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, the first one at 11:19 a.m. (0319 GMT) and the second one about 45 minutes later, theU.S. Geological Survey said.
About 700 people were injured and 20,000 homes damaged in the remote mountainous region about 350 km (210 miles) from the Yunnan provincial capital Kunming, the official Xinhua news agency said.
As the number of dead climbed throughout the day, state media reported that PremierWen Jiabao would travel to the area, as he has often done when disasters strike Chinese regions.
PresidentHu Jintao called for disaster relief to be dispatched to the area while attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in the Russian city of Vladivostok.
Most of the victims were from Yiliang county in Yunnan, near the epicenter of the quakes, which struck at a depth of about 9 km (5.6 miles) according to the USGS.
By mid-afternoon, authorities had moved more than 100,000 from the area as a series of more than 60 aftershocks struck. No deaths were reported in Guizhou province.
Calls to police stations and hospitals in Yiliang went unanswered, but a worker at No. 2 Renmin Hospital in Zhaotong city said medical staff were busy treating the injured.
"We have admitted injured people, but don't have an overall number yet, and we can't comment without government approval," he told Reuters, declining to give his name.
Buildings in China's less developed regions are often thrown up with little regard for construction standards, making them susceptible to earthquakes.
Footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed boulder-covered roadways, abandoned cars and black smoke pouring from buildings.
"The hardest part of the rescue now is traffic. Roads are blocked and rescuers have to climb the mountains to reach hard-hit villages," Xinhua quoted Li Fuchun, an official from Luozehe, the town at the epicenter of thequake, as saying.
The death toll may rise as rescuers reach villages cut off by landslides, the news agency said.
Many structures in the area are built with mud and timber, making them more prone to collapse, theInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said.
"On the other hand, extricating people trapped in these structures may be easier than from under concrete/brick homes, meaning that there could be many more injuries proportionate to the number of deaths," it said.
In 2008, about 87,600 people were killed in the southwestern province of Sichuan when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit. Many of the victims died in the rubble of homes and schools built without adequate steel reinforcement.
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake in April 2010 killed nearly 3,000 people in a remote part of western Qinghai province, devastating much of Yushu county, where many displaced by the disaster still live in tents.
Quakes with an epicenter less than 70 km below the surface are considered shallow and can cause significant damage, even at lower magnitudes.
Christchurch, the largest city inNew Zealand's South Island, is still recovering from a 5-km-deep quake measuring 6.3 which killed 182 people in February 2011.
(Reporting by Michael Martina and Sabrina Mao; Editing by Ron Popeski)


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In the first flush of considering a BI or analytics opportunity in the business and conceiving a solution that delivers exactly the right data needed to address that pesky problem, it's easy to forget the often rocky road of design and development ahead. More often forgotten, or sometimes ignored, is the ongoing drama of maintenance. Kalido, with their origins as an internal IT team solving a real problem for the real business of Royal Dutch Shell in the late '90s, have kept these challenges front and center.
All IT projects begin with business requirements, but data warehouses have a second, equally important, staring point: existing data sources. These twin origins typically lead to two largely disconnected processes. First, there is the requirements activity often called data modeling, but more correctly seen as the elucidation of a business model, consisting of function required by the business and data needed to support it. Second, there is the ETL-centric process of finding and understanding the existing sources of this data, figuring out how to prepare and condition it, and designing the physical database elements needed to support the function required.
Most data warehouse practitioners recognize that the disconnect between these two development processes is the origin of much of the cost and time expended in delivering a data warehouse. And they figure out a way through it. Unfortunately, they often fail to recognize that each time a new set of data must be added or an existing set updated, they have to work around the problem yet again. So, not only is initial development impacted, but future maintenance remains an expensive and time-consuming task. An ideal approach is to create an integrated environment that automates the entire set of tasks from business requirements documentation, through the definition and execution of data preparation, all the way to database design and tuning. Kalido is one of a small number of vendors who have taken this all-inclusive approach. They report build effort reductions of 60-85% in data warehouse development.
Conceptually, we move from focusing on the detailed steps (ETL) of preparing data to managing the metadata that relates the business model to the physical database design. The repetitive and error-prone donkey-work of ETL, job management and administration is automated. The skills required in IT change from programming-like to modeling-like. This has none of the sexiness of predictive analytics or self-service BI. Rather, it's about real IT productivity. Arguably, good IT shops always create some or all of this process- and metadata-management infrastructure themselves around their chosen modeling, ETL and database tools. Kalido is "just" a rather complete administrative environment for these processes.
Which brings me finally back to the shores of the data lake. As described, the data lake consists of a Hadoop-based store of all the data a business could ever need, in its original structure and form, and into which any business user can dip a bucket and retrieve the data required without IT blocking the way. However, whether IT is involved or not, the process of understanding the business need and getting the data from the lake into a form that is useful and usable for a decision-making requirement is exactly identical to that described in my third paragraph above. The same problems apply. Trust me, similar solutions will be required.
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I've been chatting with the lovely Erica Mitchell-Spickard about her WIP, and the topic of sleep deprivation came up.
Losing sleep isn't fun. We all have experienced it once in a while. The dark circles, irritability, and exhaustion are bad, but then we catch up with a few Zz's (or the infant finally starts sleeping through the night, ha ha).
But did you know insomnia can kill?
Fatal Familial Insomnia is an inherited disease (half of the kids who have an affected parent will inherit the gene) that manifests in middle age. It is now though to be a prion disease.
The sufferer, for no obvious reason, begins to have worsening problems with insomnia. Sleep medications actually make things worse, instead of helping the sleep come on.
During the first few months when the insomnia worsens, the person becomes paranoid, irritable, and suffers from panic attacks and phobias.
In the next few months, hallucinations set in.
By month 5-9, the insomnia becomes constant and the person rapidly loses weight.
By month 7-18, the person become demented and unresponsive, and soon dies.
What a horrible disease. Sadly there is no cure, but genetic testing is available for diagnosis. And luckily, the disease is extremely rare.
It made me think of Insomnia, by Stephen King, the sleepless wanderings of Heathcliff on the moor, and the insomnia that plagued Macbeth. Have you come by any insomniac characters lately in your reading?
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The standard Flat Washer used in the Tool & Die industry. These Flat Washers are thicker than standard washers. All of these washers are produced in the USA. Depending on the size, they are stamped or machined.


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Time for a new one, last one can be found here.
Made My Day
Discovered that I had an extra four days to complete a corporations law assignment.
Ruined My Day
Continually sleeping in, I can't stop doing it. Don't achieve anything on days where uni is in the afternoon rather than the morning.


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What's Your Favorite Restaurant in the West Loop?
"Where should I eat in the West Loop?" We get asked this all the time, and while it's never been an especially easy question to answer, it's only gotten harder over the past year. Whenever we think the West Loop has reached its restaurant saturation point, all we have to do is take a drive down Randolph St. to marvel at the insane number of new projects. And the restaurant row on Randolph is just the beginning. Two blocks north to Fulton Street is an equally impressive collection of options, including a handful of the most acclaimed restaurants in the city. So how do you decide with so many options?
This is obviously a loaded question, because there are so many great kinds of restaurants in the neighborhood. How is it even possible to choose between the four incredible Paul Kahan restaurants (Blackbird, Avec, Publican, and Publican Quality Meats)? What about Next and The Aviary? Girl & The Goat and Little Goat? Maude's Liquor Bar and Au Cheval? Nellcôte? Belly Q? And while the new greatly outnumbers the old, J.P. Graziano's is still a fixture in the neighborhood.
Do you have a game plan for navigating the West Loop? Let us know in the comments.
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Zac Efron might still be working on being taken seriously as a leading man, but he is definitely is emerging as a style icon for men. Whether or not you're a fan of the beard, you can't deny that his gray suit and Cartier Calibre watch look pretty dapper.
There's a lot to like about this watch, but I'm particularly fond of the oversized black dial and the sophisticated (but unusual) Ruman Numeral markers. Like the look of a black dial? Here are some of our favorites:


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Fish In Town
Tonight's Lineup
Rollins, SS; Victorino, RF; Utley, 2B; Howard, 1B; Burrell, LF; Rowand, CF; Helms, 3B; Ruiz, C; Garcia, P. This is the first time Garcia has faced the Marlins.
Game On
Dark gray morning got brighter as the day wore on. In checking weather forecasts, the drizzly system is going to be moving out of the way as the evening progresses. Might be a shower or two but the gates will open on schedule (5:35 p.m.).
April Streak
Yesterday's loss snapped a Phillies five-game winning streak, their longest for this month since 2001 (six). More than six? Try April 1953, eight.
Stingy Geoff
Reliever Geoff Geary has stranded 16 of 17 inherited runners this season which leads all major league pitchers.
Hot Bat
Aaron Rowand's 14-game hitting streak has carried him from .250 to .364. He's been hitless in only three games this season. During spring training, he couldn't buy a hit.
RHP Marty Bystrom (1980-84) and INF Terry Harmon (1967; 69-77) will sign autographs for Hall of Fame customers before (6:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.) tomorrow's game. Phillies Alumni Club members signing autographs will be a monthly feature during the 2007 season.
Tour Guide
Greg Luzinski gave Aaron Boone (Florida Marlins infielder) a tour of Citizens Bank Park this afternoon. Luzinski, who spends every game in "Bull's BBQ" in Ashburn Alley, took Aaron to see his dad's plaque in the Phillies Wall of Fame. The Luzinskis and Boones were close-knit families who have remained that way.


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