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Brazilian model Adriana Lima is probably best recognized as a spokesmodel for Guess?, Victoria's Secret and Armani Jeans. Becoming one of the world's top fashion models, Adriana later branched out to acting, playing a role in the 2001 short film The Hire: The Follow.
The blue/gray-eyed Brazilian beauty, whose trademark is a mole on her chin, stands at 5' 10" tall and has the measurements of 33-23-33. She was listed as one of Maxim's Hot 100 in 2003. As for her private life, Adriana was engaged to Lenny Kravitz (she appeared in his music video "Yesterday Is Gone") in the spring of 2002.
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In Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Adriana Francesca Lima, nicknamed Lima Bean, was born on June 12, 1981. Adriana speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese, and is a blend of French, Portuguese, Native-American, Japanese and Caribbean heritage. While not busy walking on runways, Adriana dedicates her time helping with an orphanage called "Caminos da Luz" (Ways of Light) in her homeland Brazil. She also helps the unfortunate children in El Salvador de Bahia by buying clothes for them.
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"Fashion is about good energy. It's about feelings. That's what I have to give the people, good energy and good feelings." Adriana Lima
First spotted while shopping at a local mall, 13-year-old Adriana Lima joined a Ford Supermodel of Brazil model search and finished 1st in the competition. In 1996, she competed in the Ford Supermodel of the World contest and placed 2nd. In the next year, she landed a contract with Elite Model Agency and subsequently packed for New York.
Under her new agent, Adriana scored a campaign for the fashion label Anna Molinari. She also managed to work with the world's top photographers like Steven Meisel, Patrick Demarchelier, Peter Lindbergh and Ellen von Unwerth and appeared in several fashion and women magazines including Vogue (Italy) and Harper's Bazaar in 1997, Vogue (UK), I-D (UK), Marie Claire (Brazil), and Vogue (Italy) in 1998. She followed it up with the next year's appearances in Vogue (U.S., Germany, UK) and Marie Claire (Italy). She also stepped on runways for many prestigious designers like Cynthia Rowley, Vera Wang, Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, Betsey Johnson, Girls Rule, Richard Tyler, Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Randolph Duke, Ralph Lauren, and Valentino.
Adriana's first big break was being the model for a Vassarette printed advertisement in New York's Times Square. She later was hurled towards the spotlight after being chosen as the spokesmodel for Guess?. Adriana starred in the company's Fall 2000 ad campaign, which was shot by Pablo Alfaro in Northern California, along with several other young fresh faces. Soon afterward, a string of campaign offers followed, notably Anna Sui Jeans, Bebe, Gasoline, Mossimo, BCBG, Keds and XOXO.
Another modeling job arrived when Adriana became the spokesmodel for Victoria's Secrets. She modeled in the company's catalogues and ads with supermodels Heidi Klum and Laetitia Casta. She also appeared in the popular TV transmitted lingerie shows, The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which she debuted with in 2000 and later became the show opener in 2003. Currently, she starred in the Italian TIM mobile Commercials.
On screen, Adriana has been profiled on E! Entertainment Television, The Travel Channel, Viva, Extra and Whipple's World. She also shared the screen with Mickey Rourke, playing a wife in the BMW short film, The Hire: The Follow in 2001. In November of 2004, she guest starred in "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn."

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Nvidia Corp. is expected to show off or even formally launch its new graphics card featuring two graphics processing units (GPUs) in about a month time at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Meanwhile, the first image of the novelty has just emerged on the Internet.
The new graphics accelerator powered by two Nvidia GeForce GTX 200-series graphics chips will consist of two print-circuit boards each carrying GeForce GTX processors as well as 896MB of GDDR3 memory connected to GPUs using 448-bit memory bus, according to the image published by VR-Zone web-site. It is interesting to note that according to Expreview web-site, the new dual-GPU board by Nvidia will have 480 stream processing units, thus, the product will not carry two GeForce GTX 260 core 216 chips made using 55nm process technology, as previously expected.
Nvidia is known for quite unexpected behaviour, therefore, it is completely logical that the new dual-GPU "GX2" board will feature higher performance than anticipated and will indeed have 480 stream processing units enabled in total and operating in multi-GPU SLI mode. As previously noted, while performance of two GeForce GTX 260-216 graphics boards may be higher compared to the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, it may not be enough to become successful on the market.
It is projected that the novelty will be launched on the first day of CES, the 8th of January, 2009. It is not completely clear whether Nvidia plans to start sales of the novelty on that day, or will just demonstrate the product and formally name it.
Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.
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Villa blank Gunners
Aston Villa climbed out of the Barclays Premier League bottom three with a deserved share of the spoils in a goalless draw against Arsenal at Villa Park.
But a single point did little to bolster Arsenal's attempts of re-igniting their hopes of a top-four finish in a game of few clear-cut chances.
It needed a fine save from Gunners keeper Wojciech Szczesny to deny Villa substitute Brett Holman a late winner.
Home boss Paul Lambert was forced to watch the game from the stands after his one-match ban but would have taken great heart from the way his side performed.
Central defender Ciaran Clark had a fine game in limiting the threat of the in-form Lukas Podolski and securing his side's third clean sheet of the season.
Up front Christian Benteke posed problems for the Arsenal back four against the team he supported as a youngster.
The Gunners have now taken only one point from their past three away games and would have fancied their chances of winning at a ground where they have been unbeaten since 1998.
But they looked like unlocking Villa only spasmodically despite the runs forward of midfielder Aaron Ramsey.
There was a quiet start to the game although Arsenal enjoyed most of the early possession.
Villa skipper Ron Vlaar made an important last-ditch tackle to halt a powerful surge forward by Gunners full-back Kieran Gibbs.
Szczesny came out of his area to clear a Barry Bannan through-ball aimed at the run of Benteke.
The Arsenal keeper then made the first save of the game in turning aside a shot from a narrow angle by Andreas Weimann.
Szczesny dealt more comfortably with a long-range attempt from Bannan and Benteke headed wide from an Ashley Westwood corner.
Villa midfielder Karim El Ahmadi became the first player to be booked for diving by referee Lee Mason.
Home keeper Brad Guzan made his first meaningful save after 29 minutes and the United States international reacted sharply to keep out a deflected shot from Ramsey.
Szczesny was fortunate to escape without even a yellow card when he caught the ball but then slid out of the box under pressure from Gabriel Agbonlahor.
Weimann had the ball in the net after Clark's shot from the resulting free-kick by Bannan dropped into his path but he had strayed offside.
Per Mertesacker produced a fine tackle to halt Agbonlahor's run as over optimistic Villa fans appealed for a penalty.
Laurent Koscielny missed the best chance of the first half after 43 minutes.
Olivier Giroud supplied the low cross and Koscielny found himself unmarked after a slip by Clark but he miscued his shot over the bar.
Villa were forced to make a change after 51 minutes when Vlaar limped out of the action to be replaced by Eric Lichaj.
He slotted in at right-back with Matt Lowton switching to the centre of the back four.
Ramsey shot wide at the near post from a low Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain cross and volleyed over from a deep Santi Cazorla corner.
But Villa were still posing a threat to their opponents and Benteke had a header deflected past the post from Bannan's corner.
Szczesny got his body behind a low attempt from Agbonlahor after being teed up by substitute Holman.
Ramsey was only just wide with a low skimming shot.
Szczesny came to Arsenal's rescue when he finger-tipped a fierce Holman effort onto the bar with 12 minutes remaining.
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Tiger can't make a charge at Honda Classic
- Tiger Woods shot a third consecutive even-par 70 at the Honda Classic
- Woods offset three birdies on the front nine with a bogey and double on the back
- He will start the final round Sunday well back in the pack
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Clawing and scratching through another round, Tiger Woods failed to put himself in position to pounce in Sunday's final round of the Honda Classic.
His last chance to give himself at least a chance for a come-from-behind win ended at the par-3 17th hole in Saturday's third round when his tee shot embedded in the muddy bank fronting the green. After a long search by Woods and his playing companion, David Lynn, and their caddies failed to locate the ball, Woods had to go back to the tee to hit his third shot. The resulting double-bogey 5 dropped Woods from red numbers to even par.
At the finishing hole, the par-5 18th, Woods knocked his second shot into the bleachers but salvaged a par to finish with his third consecutive even-par 70 on the Champion Course at PGA National.
With the leaders yet to begin play, Woods was nine shots out of the lead. After the round, Woods stood eight shots back of Luke Guthrie and Michael Thompson, who shared the lead at 8-under par.
Woods had a nine-shot deficit last year starting the final round and wound up just two shots shy of eventual winner Rory McIlroy after firing a career-best final-round 62.
But with unfavorable conditions for a comeback like that — soft greens, high rough and cool temperatures — Woods is highly unlikely to scare the top of the leaderboard in the final round.
"I was playing really solidly all day," Woods said. "I caught a bad mud ball at 10 and I hit a slice hook and then made bogey there, and then 18, I hit another bad one and hit a hook-slice. And then on 17, just stuck it in the ground a little bit, caught the wind and rode it over there and ended up making double.
"Realistically, if you play well, you can shoot about 5 or 6 under par, there's no doubt. There are some accessible pins. The greens are perfectly smooth out there. They are not that fast so you can be pretty aggressive."
Woods made birdies on two of his first three holes and added another at No. 8 from 30 feet which sent a buzz through the cool air. But his play wasn't in top form — he scrambled to save par with outstanding bunker shots and solid par putts on holes 4, 7 and 9.
A bogey from the fairway on the 10th hole deflated his momentum balloon. He didn't make another birdie the rest of the round.
"I thought realistically 5 or 6 under par would be a good score, and I thought if I could post that I would be within six or seven shots of the lead going into tomorrow at worst," said Woods, who won his 75th Tour title earlier this year at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open. "I'll just go out there and execute (tomorrow), simple as that, same thing I do every day. Hopefully I'll get it going early.
"It's not that far off. I feel like I'm probably just not quite driving it as well. I'm driving it long. I'm just not quite driving it as well. My iron game is pretty good and my short game is way better than it was at Torrey. I feel very comfortable with my putting, with what I'm doing, so I need to obviously get it in play a little bit more and attack from there, because everything else is pretty good."


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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The making of Frosty
Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow should be the theme song as of late. No matter what I say, no matter how much I complain, it still keeps coming !! Well, so Katelyn decided that we needed to go out and enjoy the cold, fluffy stuff know as snow. As you can see Maddie did not have the share the same enthusiasm as her sister. She cried most of the time. The next picture was of Katelyn helping me !! Or should I say not helping with the construction of Frosty. That was okay because Maddie got down and helped roll snow balls for me. The next picture is of Frosty all stacked together or so you could say. Doesn't he look a little bare !! So I run back in the house to find some accessories for poor old frosty !! The next picture is of Maddie crying again because she wanted to eat the candies instead of making a mouth for Frosty !! Poor Maddie, I am such a mean mother. We used Junior mints left over from Halloween for his eyes, and mouth. Katelyn helped alot with dressing Frosty and I am sure Patrick was real proud to see that Frosty had on a Deer Valley hat !! All in all, we had a good time and we enjoyed our day in the snow, despite it being cold and wet !!
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1. a device made of bristles, hairs, wires, etc., set into a firm back or handle: used to apply paint, clean or polish surfaces, groom the hair, etc
2. the bushy tail of a fox, often kept as a trophy after a hunt, or of certain breeds of dog
3. an electric conductor, esp one made of carbon, that conveys current between stationary and rotating parts of a generator, motor, etc
4. a dark brush-shaped region observed when a biaxial crystal is viewed through a microscope, caused by interference between beams of polarized light
1. a thick growth of shrubs and small trees; scrub
2. land covered with scrub
3. broken or cut branches or twigs; brushwood
4. wooded sparsely populated country; backwoods
in painting, drawing, and calligraphy, the principal instrument for applying color to canvas, paper, or other types of support. Brushes are made of animal hair or fur from which the fat has been removed. The hair or fur is then tempered. Stiff bristle brushes (rounded or flat) are used in oil painting. Brushes with longer bristles are used in distemper and fresco painting. Rounded and pointed soft brushes are used in watercolor and tempera painting, as well as in drawing. Brushes made from the fur of the Siberian weasel, which are soft and supple, can be used in any medium of painting.
REFERENCEKraski, inventar' i materialy dlia khudozhnikov. Moscow, 1959. (Catalog.)
A conductive metal or carbon block used to make sliding electrical contact with a moving part.
1. An implement made of natural or artificial bristles which are attached to a handle or back; used for cleaning or painting a surface.
2. An electric conductor (such as a strip of copper or a carbon rod) which provides electrical contact between a rotating and stationary element in a current motor or generator.


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Reward offered in Advance Auto Parts robberies
The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms announced a $5,000 reward for information on two Milwaukee robberies.
Special Agent Scott Sweetow said agents are working to identify at least three people who participated in the robberies of two Advance Auto Parts stores in Milwaukee on April 17 and 23.
Surveillance video shows three black men between the ages of 17-25 entering the stores. Witnesses said they demanded money from employees and left after receiving money.
One of the men has a teardrop tattooed under his right eye.
Sweetow said the ATF is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest in the case.
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What are the best ways to boost sales over the internet?
We find that the best way to increase sales is by offering an unbeatable deal. Nothing accelerates growth faster than placing a great deal on the site and letting our members talk about it.
Everybody loves a bargain, and the internet has made it even easier for shoppers to search, compare and discuss products with their friends online.
For retailers this means they need to develop a deep understanding of what their customers want, and then build their capabilities around product sourcing and procurement.
What are the most important things to consider when planning an online event such as a flash sale?
Click Frenzy in November succeeded in generating an unprecedented amount of publicity for the event. Unfortunately, the organisers underestimated the demand and the servers couldn't cope.
Before any major online sales event, work closely with your IT team, hosting and other technology providers to ensure all parties are prepared for a spike in demand. Where Click Frenzy fell down was that its traffic estimates were based on a total number of visitors to the site for the duration of the sales period. While traffic may be strong for the full period, nothing beats the first 30 minutes when your site is bombarded with eager deal hunters. Stress test your site pre-sale.
You also need to ensure all areas of your business are ready for the spike in demand. Have you briefed your customer service and warehouse and delivery teams? Do you have extra staff on board?
The most important ingredient for a successful flash sale is getting your offers to convert into sales.
How do I support such a sales event? How can I use social media to promote it?
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During major flash sale events such as Click Frenzy and Cyber Monday, shoppers are actively hunting for promotions and interesting gifts on social platforms.
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Ed Snowden Explains To Former Senator, Who Emailed In Support, That No Foreign Gov't Can Access His Documents
from the aiding-the-enemy? deptWhile the government and defenders of the NSA surveillance program continue to want to paint Ed Snowden out to be a spy and trying to "aid the enemy," public opinion continues to side with Snowden and believe that he's a clear whistleblower, calling attention to government excess. Glenn Greenwald has published a fascinating email exchange between Snowden and former Senator Gordon Humphrey, who apparently sent an unsolicited email to Snowden to thank him for exposing government wrongs.
Think about this for a second. Here is a former US Senator -- a member of the Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Judiciary Committees -- telling Snowden that he supports his effort, agrees that the surveillance program is a "massive violation" of the Constitution, and wishes him well in finding a country that will protect him from the US. That's really rather incredible, but it shows just how far the current US government is taking things in trying to demonize Snowden. Humphrey recognizes that the leak helped expose a questionable program, hasn't "aided our enemies" and is supporting Snowden remaining outside the hands of US law enforcement.
Mr. Snowden,
Provided you have not leaked information that would put in harms way any intelligence agent, I believe you have done the right thing in exposing what I regard as massive violation of the United States Constitution.
Having served in the United States Senate for twelve years as a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, the Armed Services Committee and the Judiciary Committee, I think I have a good grounding to reach my conclusion.
I wish you well in your efforts to secure asylum and encourage you to persevere.
Kindly acknowledge this message, so that I will know it reached you.
Gordon J. Humphrey
Former United States Senator
New Hampshire
Snowden's response, by the way, is quite eloquent, and presents Snowden's arguments even better than I've seen him express them elsewhere. He also, strongly, refutes the claim that many have made that Snowden must have given the contents of the documents he copied to the Chinese or the Russians. He notes that keeping such things secret is his specialty, and he set things up carefully to avoid anyone else getting their hands on the documents:
Of course, it's one thing to claim that they cannot get access to the documents, and a different thing to actually keep those documents safe. However, given everything Snowden has done so far, it's shown that he was exceptionally careful in how he's acted with the release of the documents to date, and I have little doubt that he's taken significant precautions to keep them out of the hands of those governments, contrary to the claims of those who are seeking to tar and feather him.
Mr. Humphrey,
Thank you for your words of support. I only wish more of our lawmakers shared your principles - the actions I've taken would not have been necessary.
The media has distorted my actions and intentions to distract from the substance of Constitutional violations and instead focus on personalities. It seems they believe every modern narrative requires a bad guy. Perhaps it does. Perhaps, in such times, loving one's country means being hated by its government.
If history proves that be so, I will not shy from that hatred. I will not hesitate to wear those charges of villainy for the rest of my life as a civic duty, allowing those governing few who dared not do so themselves to use me as an excuse to right these wrongs.
My intention, which I outlined when this began, is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them. I remain committed to that. Though reporters and officials may never believe it, I have not provided any information that would harm our people - agent or not - and I have no intention to do so.
Further, no intelligence service - not even our own - has the capacity to compromise the secrets I continue to protect. While it has not been reported in the media, one of my specializations was to teach our people at DIA how to keep such information from being compromised even in the highest threat counter-intelligence environments (i.e. China).
You may rest easy knowing I cannot be coerced into revealing that information, even under torture.
With my thanks for your service to the nation we both love,
Edward Snowden
Separately, Greenwald contacted Humphrey to confirm the email, and Humphrey provided even more on his thoughts about Snowden which are worth publishing:
It seems unfortunate that we live in a country where the reaction to Snowden is considered reasonable by some. Yes, the government is clearly embarrassed by the leaks, but that's because it's now clear they were hiding things that either they shouldn't not have done in the first place, or which should never have been hidden. Embarrassment is a terrible feeling, but it's no excuse for turning a whistleblower into a fugitive.
Mr. Greenwald,
Yes. It was I who sent the email message to Edward Snowden, thanking him for exposing astonishing violations of the US Constitution and encouraging him to persevere in the search for asylum.
To my knowledge, Mr. Snowden has disclosed only the existence of a program and not details that would place any person in harm's way. I regard him as a courageous whistle-blower.
I object to the monumentally disproportionate campaign being waged by the U.S. Government against Edward Snowden, while no effort is being made to identify, remove from office and bring to justice those officials who have abused power, seriously and repeatedly violating the Constitution of the United States and the rights of millions of unsuspecting citizens.
Americans concerned about the growing arrogance of our government and its increasingly menacing nature should be working to help Mr. Snowden find asylum. Former Members of Congress, especially, should step forward and speak out.
Gordon Humphrey
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Burning coal for electricity produces ash and sludge full of arsenic, boron, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, and
Burning coal for electricity produces ash and sludge full of arsenic, boron, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, and selenium. Where do you think it all goes? That's right -- the same power plants that are causing asthma with their soot and wrecking our climate with their carbon are also dumping tons of toxic waste into our waters. They spew millions of pounds of pollutants into America's…
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Wow! Check out this quick video that shows just how close toxic coal ash is stored to Charlotte residents water supply. Scary stuff.
It is not only coal dust but lot of pollutants escape to environment emitted by refrectories specially by porcelain casting industries.
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Clean water = everything on this planet staying alive. We can't manufacture water. Eventually every drop of fresh water and salt water will be polluted if we continue down this path, and at that point it will be near impossible to "clean" it up. Soon instead of oil wars it's going to be water wars.…Read More
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text: This makes what we do over here seem pretty mundane. No matter what our beliefs are about the war in Iraq, we mustn't forget these brave men and women. These medics, many of whom have never completed high school and certainly not college, are the real heros. Just ask any doc who's been over there. That's why these guys are our chosen charity from the "amputee section" of our t-shirt web site. Think about supporting them through a donation before the end of the year.


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I want to focus on the features that are now implemented and those that are yet to come. Without reproducing the entire chart, which is found in the PDF document listed on the first page of the Help Center menu (reached by clicking on the Help link at the top of the FamilySearch.org startup page), here is a sample of the first part of the chart only.
Before, getting further into the list, a note of explanation. The feature list for NFS is used as a comparison, but there are certainly features in FT that are not available in NFS. So the possibilities are as follows:
- The feature is available in both NFS and FT.
- The feature is available in NFS but not yet in FT
- The feature is or will be in FT but was never available in NFS
- The feature is in NFS but is not being reproduced in FT because it is not needed
So what is presently missing from FT? Here is a summary:
- Printing of charts
- Family Group Records
- Notes from NFS and add notes
- Upload a GEDCOM file and see a list of people in a contributed GEDCOM file
- Search for ancestors by Ancestral File Number
- Add new people and families not connected to your family line
- Templates for information for Asia, Latin America and other parts of the world
- Specific help screens
- Sign in to help someone else
- Have FT find possible matches
- Search for matches yourself
- Combine duplicate records
- See the combined records
- Separate records
- Merge duplicate records
- Unmerge and re-create incorrectly merged records
Why is the lack of a merge feature a deal killer right now? Because there is no way to further edit your online files once you reach a place in the file where there are duplicates. For example, I now find in the file that my Great-great-grandfather Sidney Tanner has quite a number of variations of parents brought over from NFS. He is also duplicated in the lists of children. Without the ability to sort out this roadblock, I am essentially stopped from further progress in sorting out the bad data from NFS.
If you study this list carefully, what you really see is a program that is almost fully functional. All of the the other necessary features, that I did not list, are there and working just fine. Meanwhile, I will just keep waiting and watching.


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|Oracle® Database Administrator's Guide
11g Release 2 (11.2)
Part Number E17120-05
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The local Oracle Database server breaks the distributed query into a corresponding number of remote queries, which it then sends to the remote nodes for execution. The remote nodes execute the queries and send the results back to the local node. The local node then performs any necessary post-processing and returns the results to the user or application.
You have several options for designing your application to optimize query processing. This section contains the following topics:
The most effective way of optimizing distributed queries is to access the remote databases as little as possible and to retrieve only the required data.
For example, assume you reference five remote tables from two different remote databases in a distributed query and have a complex filter (for example,
r1.salary +
r2.salary >
50000). You can improve the performance of the query by rewriting the query to access the remote databases once and to apply the filter at the remote site. This rewrite causes less data to be transferred to the query execution site.
Rewriting your query to access the remote database once is achieved by using collocated inline views. The following terms need to be defined:
Two or more tables located in the same database.
Inline view
SELECT statement that is substituted for a table in a parent
SELECT statement. The embedded
SELECT statement, shown within the parentheses is an example of an inline view:
SELECT e.empno,e.ename,d.deptno,d.dname FROM (SELECT empno, ename from email@example.com) e, dept d;
Collocated inline view
An inline view that selects data from multiple tables from a single database only. It reduces the amount of times that the remote database is accessed, improving the performance of a distributed query.
Oracle recommends that you form your distributed query using collocated inline views to increase the performance of your distributed query. Oracle Database cost-based optimization can transparently rewrite many of your distributed queries to take advantage of the performance gains offered by collocated inline views.
In addition to rewriting your queries with collocated inline views, the cost-based optimization method optimizes distributed queries according to the gathered statistics of the referenced tables and the computations performed by the optimizer.
For example, cost-based optimization analyzes the following query. The example assumes that table statistics are available. Note that it analyzes the query inside a
CREATE TABLE statement:
CREATE TABLE AS ( SELECT l.a, l.b, r1.c, r1.d, r1.e, r2.b, r2.c FROM local l, remote1 r1, remote2 r2 WHERE l.c = r.c AND r1.c = r2.c AND r.e > 300 );
and rewrites it as:
CREATE TABLE AS ( SELECT l.a, l.b, v.c, v.d, v.e FROM ( SELECT r1.c, r1.d, r1.e, r2.b, r2.c FROM remote1 r1, remote2 r2 WHERE r1.c = r2.c AND r1.e > 300 ) v, local l WHERE l.c = r1.c );
The alias
v is assigned to the inline view, which can then be referenced as a table in the preceding
SELECT statement. Creating a collocated inline view reduces the amount of queries performed at a remote site, thereby reducing costly network traffic.
The main task of optimization is to rewrite a distributed query to use collocated inline views. This optimization is performed in three steps:
All mergeable views are merged.
Optimizer performs collocated query block test.
Optimizer rewrites query using collocated inline views.
After the query is rewritten, it is executed and the data set is returned to the user.
While cost-based optimization is performed transparently to the user, it is unable to improve the performance of several distributed query scenarios. Specifically, if your distributed query contains any of the following, cost-based optimization is not effective:
Complex SQL
If your distributed query contains one of these elements, see "Using Hints" to learn how you can modify your query and use hints to improve the performance of your distributed query.
After you have set up your system to use cost-based optimization to improve the performance of distributed queries, the operation is transparent to the user. In other words, the optimization occurs automatically when the query is issued.
You need to complete the following tasks to set up your system to take advantage of cost-based optimization:
To enable cost-based optimization, set the
OPTIMIZER_MODE initialization parameter to
CHOOSE or
COST. You can set this parameter by:
Modifying the
OPTIMIZER_MODE parameter in the initialization parameter file
Setting it at session level by issuing an
ALTER SESSION statement
Issue one of the following statements to set the
OPTIMIZER_MODE initialization parameter at the session level:
See Also:Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide for information on setting the
OPTIMIZER_MODE initialization parameter in the parameter file and for configuring your system to use a cost-based optimization method
For cost-based optimization to select the most efficient path for a distributed query, you must provide accurate statistics for the tables involved. You do this using the
DBMS_STATS package.
Note:You must connect locally with respect to the tables when executing the
DBMS_STATS procedure.
You must first connect to the remote site and then execute a
DBMS_STATS procedure.
The following
DBMS_STATS procedures enable the gathering of certain classes of optimizer statistics:
For example, assume that distributed transactions routinely access the
scott.dept table. To ensure that the cost-based optimizer is still picking the best plan, execute the following:
BEGIN DBMS_STATS.GATHER_TABLE_STATS ('scott', 'dept'); END;
See Also:
Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide for information about generating statistics
Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for additional information on using the
DBMS_STATS package
If a statement is not sufficiently optimized, then you can use hints to extend the capability of cost-based optimization. Specifically, if you write your own query to utilize collocated inline views, instruct the cost-based optimizer not to rewrite your distributed query.
Additionally, if you have special knowledge about the database environment (such as statistics, load, network and CPU limitations, distributed queries, and so forth), you can specify a hint to guide cost-based optimization. For example, if you have written your own optimized query using collocated inline views that are based on your knowledge of the database environment, specify the
NO_MERGE hint to prevent the optimizer from rewriting your query.
This technique is especially helpful if your distributed query contains an aggregate, subquery, or complex SQL. Because this type of distributed query cannot be rewritten by the optimizer, specifying
NO_MERGE causes the optimizer to skip the steps described in "How Does Cost-Based Optimization Work?".
DRIVING_SITE hint lets you define a remote site to act as the query execution site. In this way, the query executes on the remote site, which then returns the data to the local site. This hint is especially helpful when the remote site contains the majority of the data.
See Also:Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide for more information about using hints
NO_MERGE hint prevents the database from merging an inline view into a potentially non-collocated SQL statement (see "Using Hints"). This hint is embedded in the
SELECT statement and can appear either at the beginning of the
SELECT statement with the inline view as an argument or in the query block that defines the inline view.
/* with argument */ SELECT /*+NO_MERGE(v)*/ t1.x, v.avg_y FROM t1, (SELECT x, AVG(y) AS avg_y FROM t2 GROUP BY x) v, WHERE t1.x = v.x AND t1.y = 1; /* in query block */ SELECT t1.x, v.avg_y FROM t1, (SELECT /*+NO_MERGE*/ x, AVG(y) AS avg_y FROM t2 GROUP BY x) v, WHERE t1.x = v.x AND t1.y = 1;
Typically, you use this hint when you have developed an optimized query based on your knowledge of your database environment.
DRIVING_SITE hint lets you specify the site where the query execution is performed. It is best to let cost-based optimization determine where the execution should be performed, but if you prefer to override the optimizer, you can specify the execution site manually.
Following is an example of a
SELECT statement with a
DRIVING_SITE hint:
SELECT /*+DRIVING_SITE(dept)*/ * FROM emp, firstname.lastname@example.com WHERE emp.deptno = dept.deptno;
An important aspect to tuning distributed queries is analyzing the execution plan. The feedback that you receive from your analysis is an important element to testing and verifying your database. Verification becomes especially important when you want to compare plans. For example, comparing the execution plan for a distributed query optimized by cost-based optimization to a plan for a query manually optimized using hints, collocated inline views, and other techniques.
See Also:Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide for detailed information about execution plans, the
EXPLAIN PLAN statement, and how to interpret the results
Before you can view the execution plan for the distributed query, prepare the database to store the execution plan. You can perform this preparation by executing a script. Execute the following script to prepare your database to store an execution plan:
utlxplan.sql file can be found in the
$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin directory.
After you execute
utlxplan.sql, a table,
PLAN_TABLE, is created in the current schema to temporarily store the execution plan.
After you have prepared the database to store the execution plan, you are ready to view the plan for a specified query. Instead of directly executing a SQL statement, append the statement to the
EXPLAIN PLAN FOR clause. For example, you can execute the following:
EXPLAIN PLAN FOR SELECT d.dname FROM dept d WHERE d.deptno IN (SELECT deptno FROM firstname.lastname@example.com GROUP BY deptno HAVING COUNT (deptno) >3 ) /
After you have executed the preceding SQL statement, the execution plan is stored temporarily in the
PLAN_TABLE that you created earlier. To view the results of the execution plan, execute the following script:
utlxpls.sql can be found in the
$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin directory.
Executing the
utlxpls.sql script displays the execution plan for the
SELECT statement that you specified. The results are formatted as follows:
Plan Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes| Cost | Pstart| Pstop | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | SELECT STATEMENT | | | | | | | | NESTED LOOPS | | | | | | | | VIEW | | | | | | | | REMOTE | | | | | | | | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX RO|DEPT | | | | | | | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN |PK_DEPT | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you are manually optimizing distributed queries by writing your own collocated inline views or using hints, it is best to generate an execution plan before and after your manual optimization. With both execution plans, you can compare the effectiveness of your manual optimization and make changes as necessary to improve the performance of the distributed query.
To view the SQL statement that will be executed at the remote site, execute the following select statement:
SELECT OTHER FROM PLAN_TABLE WHERE operation = 'REMOTE';
Following is sample output:
Note:If you are having difficulty viewing the entire contents of the
OTHER column, execute the following SQL*Plus command:


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ToxFAQsTM for Arsenic
August 2007
This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions (FAQs) about arsenic. For more information, call the ATSDR Information Center at 1-800-232-4636. This fact sheet is one in a series of summaries about hazardous substances and their health effects. It is important you understand this information because this substance may harm you. The effects of exposure to any hazardous substance depend on the dose, the duration, how you are exposed, personal traits and habits, and whether other chemicals are present.
Exposure to higher than average levels of arsenic occur mostly in the workplace, near hazardous waste sites, or in areas with high natural levels. At high levels, inorganic arsenic can cause death. Exposure to lower levels for a long time can cause a discoloration of the skin and the appearance of small corns or warts. Arsenic has been found in at least 1,149 of the 1,684 National Priority List sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
What is arsenic?
Arsenic is a naturally occurring element widely distributed in the earth's crust. In the environment, arsenic is combined with oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur to form inorganic arsenic compounds. Arsenic in animals and plants combines with carbon and hydrogen to form organic arsenic compounds.
Inorganic arsenic compounds are mainly used to preserve wood. Copper chromated arsenate (CCA) is used to make "pressure-treated" lumber. CCA is no longer used in the U.S. for residential uses; it is still used in industrial applications. Organic arsenic compounds are used as pesticides, primarily on cotton fields and orchards.
What happens to arsenic when it enters the environment?
- Arsenic occurs naturally in soil and minerals and may enter the air, water, and land from wind-blown dust and may get into water from runoff and leaching.
- Arsenic cannot be destroyed in the environment. It can only change its form.
- Rain and snow remove arsenic dust particles from the air.
- Many common arsenic compounds can dissolve in water. Most of the arsenic in water will ultimately end up in soil or sediment.
- Fish and shellfish can accumulate arsenic; most of this arsenic is in an organic form called arsenobetaine that is much less harmful.
How might I be exposed to arsenic?
- Ingesting small amounts present in your food and water or breathing air containing arsenic.
- Breathing sawdust or burning smoke from wood treated with arsenic.
- Living in areas with unusually high natural levels of arsenic in rock.
- Working in a job that involves arsenic production or use, such as copper or lead smelting, wood treating, or pesticide application.
How can arsenic affect my health?
Breathing high levels of inorganic arsenic can give you a sore throat or irritated lungs.
Ingesting very high levels of arsenic can result in death. Exposure to lower levels can cause nausea and vomiting, decreased production of red and white blood cells, abnormal heart rhythm, damage to blood vessels, and a sensation of "pins and needles" in hands and feet.
Ingesting or breathing low levels of inorganic arsenic for a long time can cause a darkening of the skin and the appearance of small "corns" or "warts" on the palms, soles, and torso.
Skin contact with inorganic arsenic may cause redness and swelling.
Almost nothing is known regarding health effects of organic arsenic compounds in humans. Studies in animals show that some simple organic arsenic compounds are less toxic than inorganic forms. Ingestion of methyl and dimethyl compounds can cause diarrhea and damage to the kidneys.
How likely is arsenic to cause cancer?
Several studies have shown that ingestion of inorganic arsenic can increase the risk of skin cancer and cancer in the liver, bladder, and lungs. Inhalation of inorganic arsenic can cause increased risk of lung cancer. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the EPA have determined that inorganic arsenic is a known human carcinogen. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has determined that inorganic arsenic is carcinogenic to humans.
How does arsenic affect children?
There is some evidence that long-term exposure to arsenic in children may result in lower IQ scores. There is also some evidence that exposure to arsenic in the womb and early childhood may increase mortality in young adults.
There is some evidence that inhaled or ingested arsenic can injure pregnant women or their unborn babies, although the studies are not definitive. Studies in animals show that large doses of arsenic that cause illness in pregnant females, can also cause low birth weight, fetal malformations, and even fetal death. Arsenic can cross the placenta and has been found in fetal tissues. Arsenic is found at low levels in breast milk.
How can families reduce their risk for exposure to arsenic?
- If you use arsenic-treated wood in home projects, you should wear dust masks, gloves, and protective clothing to decrease exposure to sawdust.
- If you live in an area with high levels of arsenic in water or soil, you should use cleaner sources of water and limit contact with soil.
- If you work in a job that may expose you to arsenic, be aware that you may carry arsenic home on your clothing, skin, hair, or tools. Be sure to shower and change clothes before going home.
Is there a medical test to show whether I've been exposed to arsenic?
There are tests available to measure arsenic in your blood, urine, hair, and fingernails. The urine test is the most reliable test for arsenic exposure within the last few days. Tests on hair and fingernails can measure exposure to high levels of arsenic over the past 6-12 months. These tests can determine if you have been exposed to above-average levels of arsenic. They cannot predict whether the arsenic levels in your body will affect your health.
Has the federal government made recommendations to protect human health?
The EPA has set limits on the amount of arsenic that industrial sources can release to the environment and has restricted or cancelled many of the uses of arsenic in pesticides. EPA has set a limit of 0.01 parts per million (ppm) for arsenic in drinking water.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set a permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 10 micrograms of arsenic per cubic meter of workplace air (10 µg/m3) for 8 hour shifts and 40 hour work weeks.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 2007. Toxicological Profile for Arsenic (Update). Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service.
Where can I get more information?
If you have questions or concerns, please contact your community or state health or environmental quality department or:
For more information, contact:
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences
1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop S102-1
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO · 888-232-6348 (TTY)
Email: Contact CDC-INFO
ATSDR can also tell you the location of occupational and environmental health clinics. These clinics specialize in recognizing, evaluating, and treating illnesses resulting from exposure to hazardous substances.
- Page last reviewed: February 12, 2013
- Page last updated: March 12, 2015
- Content source: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


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Mrs. Bastian heads to the ballpark
My wife, Kelly, was one of the 50,125 in attendance at the Rogers Centre Monday night for the home opener. I'm blessed to be married to a woman who shares a love of the game of baseball — makes being a baseball writer much easier.
So she was excited to finally have the baseball season return to Toronto, where she and I have now been living for parts of three years now — a little more than one year consecutively. She borrowed my camera for the home opener and snapped a few shots, like the one of Frank Thomas (above), who she followed with the White Sox back when we lived on the south side of Chicago.
Kelly had seats a few rows behind Toronto's dugout, so she was able to have a nice view of the plate. Here's another shot she snapped of Thomas (right).
Here are a few more pictures she took:
Toronto catcher Gregg Zaun walking back to Toronto's dugout.
First baseman Lyle Overbay and right-hander A.J. Burnett walking off the field.
Burnett firing a pitch against the Royals. The righty gave up one run on three hits in 6 2/3 innings.
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Nice pics Kelly! I too am blessed with a wife who enjoys baseball. She didn't enjoy baseball when I met her but after a few years with me she has gained an appreciation for the game and is devoted to her Blue Jays.


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Johnny Storm lived his life - specializing in fast cars, pretty girls and
extreme sports. Often walking the fine lines between foolishness and fun.
Johnny's reputation for risk-taking was nearly as legendary as his love for
practical joking. Johnny had another, more serious side, too - as the best pilot
and astronaut in the world. But no amount of skill could save Johnny from his
fate as he piloted Reed's doomed space mission. Cosmic rays pounded Johnny's
body, leaving him a human fireball - and his life as an adventurer forever
changed. Now, hotheaded in a whole new way, when Human Torch isn;t using his
fiery power to aid the Fantastic 4, he's known to use it to pull a prank on his
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(Video: Dancers from the Batsheva Ensemble and from Sweden in Ohad Naharin's Kamuyot)
I had every intention of taking Gaga class on November 18, 2007. My dance clothes were in my bag, my water bottle was filled, and I made it to Suzanne Dellal with time to spare. But outside the studio, I ran into Eldad Mannheim, the manager of the Batsheva Ensemble. As part of a collaboration with Sweden's National Riksteatern, members of the Ensemble were about to perform Ohad Naharin's Kamuyot along with Swedish dancers – and Eldad invited me to join the audience of school children in Studio Varda for the show.
That was the first time I had the pleasure of seeing the Batsheva Ensemble, the second company of the Batsheva Dance Company. Since then, I have accompanied the Ensemble as they have toured to Be'er Sheva, Kiryat Shmona, and Kfar Saba, and I have attended their performances at the Suzanne Dellal Center in Tel Aviv. Many of the dancers who were in the Ensemble last year are now in the Batsheva Dance Company, and I'm happy to note that they will be touring throughout the U.S. from late January to early March. I hope you too will have the pleasure of seeing them perform!
I first wrote about the Batsheva Ensemble after joining them for a trip to Be'er Sheva, in the Negev desert, and I published a version of the article below on my own blog on January 10, 2008. Expect more accounts of my experiences with the group in the coming months.
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I am not a morning person.
These days, it takes multiple alarms to get me out of bed, and more often than not, the snooze button takes a beating. But at 5 a.m. on Thursday morning, I successfully arose after a single ring of my alarm. It takes something special for me to get up before the sun rises – something like the chance to accompany the Batsheva Ensemble on their trip to perform for students in Be'er Sheva. Continue Reading


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Ultra HD may have been the star of CES 2013, but it's going to take us a while to save up for any of the hardware if Samsung's 85-inch S9 is anything to go by.
The huge, gorgeous TV is set to hit Korea first, and will set you back 40,000,000 won - that's $38,000. That's £23,507. That's AU$35,836. That's a lot of money.
And that's before you buy a new house big enough to handle the massive 85-inch set, or redesign your living room to accommodate the striking easel design.
It'll upscale HD
For your money, you get Ultra HD resolution and upscaling, plus Precision Black Pro backlight optimisation, Smart TV apps, active shutter 3D and all the other televisual bells and whistles we've come to expect from Samsung.
So start checking your coat pockets, your old wallets, down the back of the sofa, the glove compartment and maybe inquire about a loan. The Samsung S9 is set for release in late 2013.


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Some of the questions I have been asked lately at the Mesa FamilySearch Center reminded me of the issue of the differences between cultural kinship systems. Our perspective as genealogists in a pervasive Western European environment almost forces us to exist within the rigid structure of the "standard" pedigree and/or fan chart environment.
What is seldom discussed and even less often realized is that this "standard" chart fails to represent the "real" relationships between family members are even worse, obscures those relationships. I have discussed this issue somewhat before, but the recent questions directly raised these issues. Let me list some of the relationships in our own U.S. based culture that are obscured by this type of approach:
- Adoptions
- Foster Parent/Child relationships
- Grandparent raising grandchild who is the out-of-wedlock child of one of the Grandparent's daughters
- Multiple marriages of both husband and wife with children from each of the marriages
- Marriages between cousins
We sometimes lump all of the "outside the pedigree" relatives into a category of "unrelated." Does that convenient category answer the questions raised? For example, if you had a daughter that got married, had a child and then got divorced, do you have any relationship to your grandchild/s other grandparents through his or her father?
OK, so let me ask some questions about this scenario. What if there were a custody battle between the daughter and the husband and the father was given custody of the child. You are the daughter's parent and you think that neither your daughter nor the father of the child should have custody. The parents of the father of the child also have the same opinion. What is your relationship to the other grandparents? Who should get custody? Let's say that ultimately, custody of the child is given to the other grandparents. You and the other grandparents get along very well and you both help raise the child. Neither the daughter nor her former husband ever have anything to do with the child the rest of its life and the child is raised with two sets of parents, both of whom are grandparents. Show me how you diagram that relationship on a standard pedigree chart and explain that so that someone can understand what happened in your standard genealogical database program.
Of course you realize that I could have created a very much more complex relationship system. Suppose both grandparents were polygamists and had several families. Suppose both sets of grandparents were divorced and remarried and the daughter was only the natural child of one of her parents and the son was only the natural child of one of his parents? Now let's suppose you are trying to reconstruct this arrangement from a U.S. Census record.
We face this situation all the time with totally inadequate tools to handle all of the various relationships in a way that accounts for what really happened. Focusing on a strictly biological pedigree relationship may make this situation impossible to understand. What if the grandparent with custody was the mother of the son-in-law and she did not have the same married name as her son and the child changed his or her name to the that of the grandparents who raised the child?
A kinship systems in anthropology is defined as the system of social relationships that constitute kinship in a particular culture, including the terminology that is used and the reciprocal obligations that are entailed. Here is a more expansive definition from Answers.com citing the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia:
System of social organization between people who are or are held to be biologically related or who are given the status of relatives by marriage, adoption, or other ritual. Kinship is the broad term for all the relationships that people are born into or create later in life that are considered binding in the eyes of society. Every person belongs to a family of orientation (e.g., mother, father, brothers, and sisters), and many adults also belong to a family of procreation (which includes a spouse or spouses and children). Familial bonds of descent and marriage may be traced through a genealogy, a written or oral statement of the names of individuals and their kin relations to one another. Inheritance and succession (the transmission of power and position in society) usually follow kinship lines.As genealogists, even in families where the complex challenges I outline above do not occur, we have a very difficult time representing those relationships because the limitations of our standard tools.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/kinship#ixzz2nGpbOw23
If we are to "internationalize" genealogy and further, if we are to really document all of the possible circumstances that occur in various cultures across the world, I suggest we need to start thinking about how we are going to do this in a way that preserves and does not obscure all of these relationships.


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"What I'm shocked about is that there are three goalies here. That's probably the thing I'm shocked about. We've got a world-class goaltender coming in...I guess I'll talk with my wife about what we want to do next year or the year after..."
Yes, Ingraham writes for Sports Ticker, but I read it in the Gazette...details, details.
Hey, guys?...don't you have your own goaltending drama to watch unfold, "And a Babe Shall lead Them?"
Sometimes, we think The Caps get more coverage in Montreal than they get in DC.


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So I have been having a lot of great times since I was with Morph. I now run a school on Vancouver Island and have been kiting up a Storm. I spent last winter down in Western Australia chasing the wind and huge waves down there. I kited over 100 days last year and finished the year with some amazing session in Maui! I started a new Mexican adventure in the Baja this year. 3 weeks into my trip in La Ventana I had a little accident... well a little accident with big consequences I was helping some students out with some downloops and jumping. When the lesson was finished we all went for a ride together. It was blowing about 23-25 kn and I was on my 8m. I went for a kiteloop railie and came down pretty hot. My front foot popped out of my binding and the board caught the water. I kept going and my leg got tweaked pretty good. I knew right away that I broke it. There was no pain, but it did not feel right... Oh and it was flopping around like a wet noodle. I was riding a suicide leash and luckily the kite just sat at 3 O clock slowly pulling my back to shore from behind where my leash was attached. When I got to shore someone landed my kite... then I had to come in through the shorebreak :S It was surely the most painful thing I have ever experienced having my shattered leg thrown around like a red headed foster child in the waves. Help was there very soon they pulled me up out of the waves. Being in a small fishing village it was 2 hours before I got to the hospital and got any pain killers :S
I have crashed much harder more than 100 times. This was just a freak accident that you can't do much about I will be back on the water in 6 months or less and stoked to come check out the Yucatan again!
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H F Baker: A locus with 25920 linear self-transformations Preface
In 1945 H F Baker wrote the book A locus with 25920 linear self-transformations which was published by Cambridge University Press in 1946. The title page gives Baker as Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge; Lowndean Professor. We give the Preface to the book:-
This volume, is concerned with a locus - itself very interesting to explore geometrically - which exhibits in a simple way the structure of the group of the lines of a cubic surface in ordinary space, regarded as the group of the tritangent planes of the surface. Incidentally certain quite elementary results for the substitutions of 4, 5 and 6 objects are necessary; and, for the sake of completeness, these are explained in detail. Historically the linear expression for the group of transformations considered, and of the different linear expression briefly sketched in Note 2, of the Appendix, both arose from the theory of the linear transformations of the periods of theta functions of two variables; but, beyond references to the literature, this is not dealt with. It is hoped that the Introduction to the text, and the list of headings of the sections, will make sufficiently clear what is included. A brief index of notations is also appended. The argument of the text requires frequent reference to the Scheme of synthemes given as frontispiece of the volume.
To some it may seem that such a theme - at this time - is futile. It is possible, however, to take the view that the primary purpose of the pursuit of science is not the advancement of technology, but the widening of the horizon of the human mind. In this mathematics has always borne an honourable, often a decisive part; indeed, many cases could be cited to support the more extreme view that the development of mathematical ideas and the emergence of new physical conceptions, are intimately related.
The general theory of linear groups has developed widely on the algebraic side since the group considered here - one of the earliest - was established; and even of this the present is a very incomplete account. The writer has had the advantage of the co-operation, in the reading of the proof-sheets, of Dr J A Todd, who has, himself written on the matter, and is very greatly indebted to him. He would wish also to acknowledge his obligation to the Staff of the University Press, especially at this time of difficulty in the printing of books.
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The BitWizard ESC is a VESC compatible Brushless DC motor controller. It is based on the VESC by Benjamin Vedder, but has a few interesting differences!
Instead of the single integrated DRV8302 chip, the BESC uses separate gate drivers, opamps and a stepdown converter. This provides slightly better gate drive, as well as a possible upgrade path to larger voltages later on.
The current design has an SPI connector allowing connection of a "console display". This feature is working right now. Another option for expansion through that connector is an SD card to allow logging your session. This may help in debugging problems with the performance.
Just like VESC, the BESC has:
- 60V theoretical MAX. In practise, some margin is required. Running on 14S LIPO is not recommended. 13S is tested works fine.
- 50A continuous motor current. There is a temperature sensor on the power board that instructs the CPU to reduce the current if things heat up too much.
- CAN bus connectivity. (currently untested).
- Uart connectivity.
- USB connectivity.
- A connector with "servo pinout" for PWM input, PWM output.
- Analog input for analog throttles.
Unlike the VESC the BESC has:
- A boot button. This allows you to use DFU (dfuse) to reflash your BESC no matter how messed up the firmware has become. No need for an STLINK debugger.
- Separate gate drivers for the FETs.
- All unused IOs of the CPU broken out to a testpad.
- A separate power board with all the FETs on one side. This allows you to cool the FETs with a heatsink against the PCB. (note: it is of no use to cool the plastic package of the FET. Cooling the PCB is what works.)
- A stepdown from the motor voltage to 12V. This 12V is used for the gate drivers.
- A stepdown from the 12V intermediate voltage to 5V. This 5V is used as the source for the 3.3V LDO for the CPU, but also provided on serveral connectors as a convenience to power for example a hall-sensor-throttle. On the VESC, they say you can use 1A, on the BESC the limit is slightly lower.
During development we've had a lot of convenience of the separate power board. This allowed us to test with other FETs and stuff like that. When all is said and done, the IRFS7530 is a quite good fit. I could allow you to buy a version with cheaper FETs, but compared to the cost of the control module it doesn't make much sense to providecheaper (smaller mosfet) power boards. But if you're interested anyway, get in touch.
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The sky's no limit: Strippers, nudists take to the air
And you thought the friendly skies had turned cruel, what with the incessant delays, the near-bankruptcy of airlines, and the lousy food.
Silly you.
No, the news from the airline industry is getting better all the time– that is, if you're a man who thinks the golden age of air travel ended when "Coffee, tea, or me?" was purged from the flight attendant vocabulary.
You may have missed the big news because it was announced the day after Christmas, but Hooters– the restaurant chain that not only offers legs, breasts, and thighs on the menu but also spilling out of the waitresses' uniforms– actually bought North Carolina-based Pace Airlines with the intention of turning it into a flying frat party.
"Our hope is to have Hooters girls on the airplanes themselves," Mike McNeil, the company's marketing vice president told me (ignoring for a moment what Hooters has always claimed: that the name of the restaurant chain refers to owls, not a commonly used colloquialism to describe a particularly prominent feature of the female anatomy).
McNeil says the new Hooters Air will cater to male customers doing charter trips– like a foursome of buddies heading down to Myrtle Beach for a golf vacation.
"This is leisure travel, and the presence of the Hooters girls says that," McNeil says. "When you're marketing a vacation to golfers, say, and they get on the aircraft, and there are Hooters girls serving beverages, well, there's a different environment than a regularly scheduled airline going to your grandmother's funeral."
I hope not! Just because a man's grandmother has died does not mean that he has to stop being a man, you know. Does the part of the male brain that appreciates a female rear end framed by a very short pair of hot pants die with his grandmother?
I think not.
You may not realize it, but the state of the American grandmother is an integral part of whether Hooters Air will be successful. Given the stepped-up federal control over passenger screening and in-flight security, I wondered whether there were any new limits to what airlines could do to alter the in-flight environment. I wasn't sure whether the same uniforms that whet the appetites of Hooters restaurant customers even would be legal at an altitude of 35,000 feet, but an expert assured me that there are no federal rules requiring flight attendants to conceal the parts of their bodies that male customers tend to want to see.
"But it becomes an issue of marketing," says Jim McKie, a spokesman for the Air Transport Association, an airline industry lobbying group that more typically discusses government bonds rather than flight attendants' buns. "An airline with girls in bikinis would attract a certain type of flyer, but I doubt that your grandmother would want to fly with them."
Especially if she's dead.
Now you may want to think that Hooters Air is an aberration, but they're not alone. Following that classic Hollywood tradition of merging popular ideas– "It's like 'Die Hard,' but on a bus!"– the new Ecstasky Airlines has what sounds like the perfect movieland pitch: "We'll take a topless bar– and put it on a plane!"
The Los Angeles-based company offers high-rollers a chance to cavort with strippers en route to Las Vegas. Just in case anyone is tempted to confuse Ecstasky Airlines with the competition, a company ecdysiast– that's a fancy word for a striptease artist– named Rachel recently told an L.A. morning show that "We have hooters, but we're not with Hooters."
Other TV coverage has shown the strippers inviting passengers to consume whipped cream off their bodies– which makes that little bag of peanuts pale by comparison.
And it's all legal as far as the Federal Aviation Administration is concerned. Hell, you might even feel safer on Ecstasky Airlines, what with the floatation devices no longer limited to just your seat cushion. (Full disclosure? I am not one of those people– and I'm not just saying that because my wife just came over to my desk. No, siree, Ecstasky may be some men's idea of heaven, but it's this reporter's idea of hell. I mean, after the first lap dance, what is there to talk about with a stripper for the rest of the flight?)
And if the topless dancers of Ecstasky Airlines don't go far enough to satisfy your needs as a business traveler (or, more likely, you can't get it approved by your accounting department), you might consider flying Naked Air.
File this under W for "Why didn't I think of this first?" but a group of nudists– which is a nice word for people who choose not to wear clothes even though most of the time, they should– has chartered an airplane for what is believed to be the world's first "clothing optional" commercial flight.
The flight will go from Miami to Cancun, where the nudists have rented out the El Dorado Resort and Spa for "special Nude Week activities and theme nights [that] may include Caesar's Rampage/Toga night, a special 'castaway' night à la Tom Hanks' movie, Karaoke night, PJ night, body painting, plus lots more fun themes and games. Nude swimming pools, nude beaches, restaurants, nude bars plus daily/nightly activities and entertainment complete the package."
But thankfully, the FAA has laid down the law this time, reminding the so-called "Naked Air" that there are very strict rules covering in-flight nudity. "[Only] once the aircraft reaches cruising altitude," a Naked Air brochure states, "you will be free to enjoy the flight clothes-free."
Except, apparently, if you're my grandmother.
This story originally appeared on Newsweek.com.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Ryan Patrick, a senior in mechanical engineering, was recently named the overall chairperson for the 2014 Penn State Intrafraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON).
The Jamison, Pa., native was the overall merchandise chairperson for THON 2013, where he was responsible for selling merchandise and protecting the THON brand name.
Patrick's THON involvement began in 2011 when he was the chair for Beta Theta Pi. In 2012, Patrick became a merchandise captain.
Managing the course load of an engineer with THON's cancer-fighting mission can be a daunting task, but Patrick says making to-do lists helps him stay on top of his work and use his free time effectively.
Being a mechanical engineer has allowed Patrick to look at situations differently than others and tackle problems with a more analytical approach. This has helped him find success throughout his different leadership positions in THON.


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31 comments:
- Anupam Gupta said...
Hmm...So finally the story is done...
Its quite sad...the ending i mean...though as always very well written..
Still...din't leave me with a smile on my face..which i like to have after stories..but u know i love your writing..:)
- March 16, 2010 at 1:23 AM
- Iddy Albatross said...
"... so what is the use of a story without pictures or conversations?"
Alice could not have been more wrong.
Loved the new style of writing. The story, I think we'll have to have a longer discussion on it than what will be permitted here by Blogger.
Cheers... :)
- March 16, 2010 at 2:24 AM
- Kanishk said...
Ummm Are you like hopelessly optimistic ?
I really wanna know what inspired you to write this ?
- March 16, 2010 at 3:26 AM
- Anwesa said...
Yes,true. A realistic plot. I like it.
- March 16, 2010 at 6:42 PM
- Raj said...
pathetic story! pathetic end! but i loved it. a bit serious. too realistic. but inventive in its own way. btw, whats it like being invisible? do u really know? i dont!
- March 16, 2010 at 9:23 PM
- bondgal_rulz said...
Hmmm.....dunno if I agree with the ending or not. But what I do definitely know is that this was beautifully written. As always. :)
- March 16, 2010 at 9:30 PM
- Blunt Edges said...
even though i don't have a suicide planned this year, i hope the girl who loves me comes n tells me soon! ;)
- March 17, 2010 at 12:59 AM
- Misty Rhythm said...
ok. i dont think i need to tell u how well u write over and over again!
that was so sad :(...i wish the guy wud've spoken to her sooner!
- March 17, 2010 at 2:49 AM
- IceMaiden said...
Actually it was done way back.. Just had someone read it and tell me it was good to go.. hence posted :)
Well, life doesnt neccessarily leave you with a smile always.. :) But thanks for liking what I write. You know it means a lot :)
Coming from you, it means a LOT! and you know that right? :)
Hopelessly optimistic? er.. well I am in life most times, but this one was one of those times when I WASNT! :)
And Life inspired me to write this one... :)
Thank You! :)
:) Thanks anyway.
Yes I do know what it means to be invisible.. :) Its a good thing sometimes.
Thank you!
Annie. :)
@Blunt Edges,
:) I hope so too for you..! :)
@Misty Rhythm,
Been a long time nai?
Thanks! :)
And yeah, I wish so too, but then... life... *sigh* :)
- March 17, 2010 at 12:40 PM
- Kanishk said...
Well written of course !
My observation was that it seemed like Your opinion of other people(the girl in the story) is that they're extremely miserable whereas life's a fairy-tale waiting to happen(which seemed like your belief)... Hence the abrupt comment.
Also I'm quite appalled by the ending. I can imagine how it might feel like being invisible but the idea of a suicide I can't comprehend. I like your writing and all but hope you're no longer in the mood that made you reach that ending.
- March 17, 2010 at 1:16 PM
- IceMaiden said...
Appreciate the honest comment! :)
Well to start off, I DO have a fairytale view of life.. At the same time, you will be suprised at how much the people around us have to go through emotionally, hence the dark mood of almost all my stories. :)
About the suicide part.. to each his own I guess. :) There are people who are strong enough and then there are some who simply arent. Anyway its just a story :) I like to think that I write dark brooding stories better than the mushy ones, hence I naturally gravitate towards such themes :)
Lastly, yes, Im not in that mood anymore, because I dont stay down for a long time anyway :) Writing about it gets it out of my system and then Im good to go :)
Thanks anyway,
- March 17, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Kanishk said...
Firstly, EVERYONE goes through severe emotional turmoils, some more some less, irrespective of what others can make out.
Anyways, The person writing the mushy ones seem to be poles apart from the one brooding over the darkness in our society :P
Lastly, I enjoy reading your blog and will look forward for some more shock and awe :)
- March 17, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- Destiny's child... said...
That was beautifully written...absolutely loved it.
Sad end though....
- March 18, 2010 at 4:27 PM
- buckingfastard said...
loneliness and suicide...is dere sumthin in da air nowadays...even my last post covered similar thoughts...
beautifully written...u cud hav elaborated on da feelins of da guy... :)
- March 18, 2010 at 10:31 PM
- Lena said...
So greatly written. And really sad... Wish he would have talked to her at least once.. Sometimes we really fail to see the obvious things and submerge in our loneliness, hopelessness and are just.. lost. Sometimes literally.
- March 19, 2010 at 6:16 PM
- simply me said...
well to start with... applause at your writing :)
loved the post :)
no arguments from my side i just love it the way it is written guess life is sometimes cruel to us and some other times we ourselves are cruel on us with all the expectations we have in our mind
- March 19, 2010 at 7:42 PM
- Sangitha said...
A hard hitting story.. most of us go thru such emotions at some point in our lives.. Isnt it? But the step taken by the girl was extreme.. :(
Ur writing style is amazing girl!! Emotions were captured really well.. Kudos to u.. :)
P.S: There is ALWAYS someone who loves us more than we know it to be possible. Even if it's not the person you were hoping for...
Made me smile.. A perfect way to end a grim tale..:)
- March 21, 2010 at 7:01 PM
- Cynthia said...
A beautiful modern day fable.
True, as I becomer wiser this is
proven to be true. If only we
would open our eyes and get out
of our own head, just think how
much love would be available
to us.
Really, have someone illustrate
this fable and then publish it.
- March 21, 2010 at 10:44 PM
- IceMaiden said...
Agreed. And yes I seem to exhibit symptoms of MPD sometimes :P Thanks for liking what I write. :)
@Destiny's Child,
Thanks so much.. :)
Maybe we think alike :) Your last post was way better than mine.. Yes I know I could have elaborated, I should have, but I seem to be suffering from a severe case of writers block :( :( This was about as much writing I could do...
Hi welcome to my blog! Thanks for liking the post :)
Yea I know.. sometimes we fail to see things that we do have... so busy with concentrating on things we dont.. sad. Maybe someday we shall see :)
@Simply Me,
Thank you so much.. :)
So true what you said.. which is maybe why I didnt want a fairytale ending.. :)
Thank you so much for liking my post! You understood the point I was making perfectly.. :) :) Thats why I added that PS .. maybe someone will wake up and realise life isnt so bad after all... :)
Thanks a lot for those words! :)
I think I got wiser too because of this one.. Its crazy how many obvious things we miss because we get so damn short sighted :)
- March 22, 2010 at 11:12 AM
- Harini said...
I think many people can relate to this one has most of us through these emotions at some point of time in life. A real hard hitting one. A very very good one :).
- March 23, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- krypton02 said...
Very, very well-written. So picturesque and full of emotional depth even in your dark tones, I loved reading it. It reminded me of one of my favourite authors, Jhumpa Lahiri... Are there more stories like this on your blog? You have a lovely way of painting pictures through your stories. :)
- March 26, 2010 at 12:06 PM
- IceMaiden said...
Thank you very much! :)
@Let me be,
Thanks so much! Jhumpa Lahiri is one of my fav authors. :)
There are more of those stories on the blog. Check them out when ur free :)
- March 26, 2010 at 12:12 PM
- Nic. said...
A good one. Made me think. 'Cause deep inside, I think I'm a little like the girl in the story there. A little, or a little more than a little.
- March 26, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- IceMaiden said...
Are we all like that girl? A little? :)
- March 26, 2010 at 12:42 PM
- Arslan said...
Beautifully written. It reveals an inherently optimistic mindset of the writer, coz according to the story, everything would've been perfect had just the guy talked to the girl. She felt plain, but he found her beautiful. Doesn't need to happen like that in real life. She could be plain, and go about all her life without finding the guy who thinks she's beautiful.
Secondly, isn't the girl a bit self-absorbed and selfish? She only wants to be noticed, but doesn't notice the guy for 17 months? Had he talked to her, is that all she wants from someone, just that she be noticed and be called beautiful?
Very interesting story. :)
- March 26, 2010 at 5:27 PM
- Matangi Mawley said...
i loved the read! it was beautifully written! very realistic..
- March 27, 2010 at 6:51 PM
- commited to life said...
p.s was just passing by
- March 28, 2010 at 4:55 PM
- Sadhana. said...
Hey! Visiting your blog for the first time! It's nice :) Oh and I LOVED the story. I like dark stuff! *Follows* :D
- April 1, 2010 at 1:15 PM
- IceMaiden said...
Thanks :)
Yes true, she could be plain and the guy finds her beautiful, in which case she lost out on some real loving :)
The girls doesnt want to be noticed and be called beautiful, lot of people notice us, but then only a few matter dont they? Sometimes, life gets difficult and lonely enough to make us blind. I guess thats what happened with her :)
@Matangi Mawley,
Thanks so much :)
Commited To Life,
Thanks! Both for liking the story and taking the time to pass through here :)
Thanks so much! :)
Will check out your blog soon! :)
- April 4, 2010 at 8:43 PM
- DeJaVu said...
amazing write...hair on the back of my neck standing up...
- May 16, 2010 at 7:18 AM
- Abhishek Sen said...
Extremely moving...the way you have used the 'Hello' lyrics make it even more touching...very well written,loved it...
- June 21, 2011 at 2:14 PM