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BERAM is located on a hill ten kilometers from Pazin toward Porec. In the 19th century, a prehistoric necropolis at the base of the settlement was studied that yielded valuable archeological findings. In the Middle Ages, Beram was surrounded by bulwarks and a great defensive tower was built in the center. In 1431 at the base of this tower, the Late Gothic church of St. Martin (Sveti Martin) was built. This church was decorated with frescoes that have been preserved in the eastern part of the new parish church (built at the beginning of this century since the old church was incorporated within the new monumental building).
Approximately 1.5 km from Beram is one of the most famous cultural and artistic landmarks in Istria - the cemetery church of St. Mary (Sveta Marija na Skrilinah). It was built in the Middle Ages and baroque remodelling contributed to its present appearance.
The interior of the church is ornamented by the most significiant Istrian mural cycle - frescoes painted by Vincent of Kastav in 1474. The different fields show sequences from the life of Mary and Christ, the entrance of Jesus in Jerusalem, the Last Supper, the figures of individual saints and symbolic scenes, Saint Martin, Saint Florian , etc.
The top half of the northern wall is occupied by a colorful procession, the Adoration of the Kings, and the top half of the western wall by an allegorical Dance of death.
The cycle of frescoes in the Church of St. Mary shows all the characteristics of the art of the border territory where influences from the south and north merge. Models of folk simplicity are incorporated in a unique narration. In this work, Vincent of Kastav was joined by assistants.
During the remodelling of the church in the early 18th century, some of the paintings disappeared from the sanctuary of were damaged when new windows were installed. With time, the frescoes by Vincent of Kastav and his assistants became covered by mortar, to be rediscovered in 1913 and exhibited to the public.
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In the cemetery that is around the church, a few graves have kept their stone. More grave stones must be hidden by the... more travel advice
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I'm thrilled to have found this page. Definitely on my planned itinerary for our visit to Istria this September, though I think I shall keep it as a surprise for MrL, a little detour along the way. He loves frescoes churches, as do I, and I'm sure knows nothing about this one. Merci bien, Jean-Louis.
Wow! Excellent page! The frescoes are marvellous, I hope they are never destroyed. I have really enjoyed reading all about them.
Great pictures
lovely art here - I love visiting medieval frescoes as well - shame we didnt know about this place when we drove down to Porec! - will have to make a pg of non-visited top5 destinations as well!
Just discovered these pages--really interesting! Great job documenting this!
Impressive and detailed presentation of old frescoes with very good pictures and writings.
Very impressive that so many important historical frescos can still be found in such a small and out-of-the-way church!! Beautiful photos and great descriptions of the scenes!
Excellent page Jean., especially frescoes. Enjoyed reading your tips and viewing your photos. Thanks so much for your visit to my pages.
Wow what a page Jean I never knew where Beram was located ,but now I see how beautiful it is Great page Jean.
Wow, those fresco's are fantastic! Great detailed page!
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From Left, Adrian Jenkins, the museum´s Director, and Derek Nixon, whose company made the Swan and the case.
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has taken delivery of a new, coin operated Silver Swan which it hopes will generate extra funding towards the upkeep of the French style chȃteau.
Bespoke furniture makers Anthony Nixon, of Barnard Castle, were commissioned to produce the unusual donations box and they certainly gave their imagination full rein in creating the hand carved bird from oak.
We wanted to make something relevant to the Museum, and with a bit more interest than your usual contributions box, said the firms owner Derek Nixon. The Silver Swan, as the Museums most identifiable artefact, was the obvious choice.
The Museums original Silver Swan was once coin operated, and many visitors recall putting sixpence - 2½p in todays terms - in a slot to operate it. However, the unique automaton is now played just once a day to preserve its delicate mechanism.
The new swan has a slot which directs coins into the head of the bird, and when enough coins are collected the swan gracefully dips its neck, reminiscent of the original 230-year-old automaton, and deposits the cash into a collecting box.
This was surprisingly difficult to achieve, added Mr Nixon. Im certain weve disproved several accepted laws of leverage and gravity over the last couple of weeks!
The wooden swan, which is painted silver, sits within a fumed oak case, which incorporates a step to allow younger visitors to reach the coin slot.
The commission, which was sponsored by Mr Nixons company, took up almost 200 man hours at the firms workshops close to the Museum. It incorporates used machine parts from woodworking machinery almost as old as the Museum, and still in good order.
It made a welcome change from kitchens and wardrobes, said Mr Nixon. All of our staff have been involved in the build and the result is a credit to their skill and commitment.
Although the concept cost many times the charitys original budget, we were happy to contribute the difference to the future of the Museum, which is an important part of the economic fabric of Teesdale.
Adrian Jenkins, Director of The Bowes Museum, said: We are extremely grateful to Mr Nixon and his team for producing this wonderful piece of craftsmanship, and for their sponsorship. Many visitors remember the original Silver Swan situated in the Entrance Hall, and operating it with a coin. This excellent model is certainly drawing the attention and amusement of current visitors, who are happy to part with some coins to see it perform. Its an excellent asset, in terms of artistry and the added bonus of raising much needed revenue to maintain the Museum.
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This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/224,372 which was filed Jul. 9, 2009 and which is fully incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND1. Field
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for managing failover events in computer servers.
2. Description of Related Art
Failover is a backup operational mode in which the functions of a system component (such as a processor, server, network, or database, for example) are assumed by secondary system components when the primary component becomes unavailable through either failure or scheduled down time. Failover protocols and components are often implemented for mission-critical systems that must be constantly available or for busy commercial systems in which down time causes substantial lost income or expenses. A failover procedures transfer tasks to a standby system component so that failover is not discernable, or is only minimally discernable, to the end user. Failover events are triggered when a failure of a primary component is detected, causing the failover protocol to be implemented to shift tasks to the designated back-up component. Automatic failover procedures maintain normal system functions despite unplanned equipment failures.
Modern server systems, such as the storage area network (SAN), enable any-to-any connectivity between servers and data storage systems but require redundant sets of all the components involved. Multiple connection paths, each with redundant components, are used to help ensure that the connection is still viable even if one (or more) paths fail. Multiple redundancies increase the chances that a failover event will not be disruptive, but increase system capital and operating costs. In systems with fewer redundancies, or where it is deemed undesirable to maintain more than one active component at any given instant of time, rapid failure detection is key to triggering a seamless failover response. Current failover systems rely on monitoring the "heartbeat" of a primary component by the backup component; that is, the components communicate by exchanging packets called "heartbeats" at regular periods, for example approximately 2 Hz (twice per second). If the primary component fails, the secondary node will fail to receive the expected heartbeat packet, which immediately triggers a transfer of the primary role to the backup component. This prevents file corruption caused by multiple competing primary components. Notwithstanding the advantages of present failover systems, it is desirable to provide an improved failover system and procedures.
SUMMARYThe present technology provides for automatic failover in systems having at least one primary (active) and at least one secondary (stand-by) server, and at least one (typically two or more) routing appliances routing traffic to the primary and secondary servers. The system may be implemented over a public network, for example, a network using TCP/IP protocol. The primary and secondary servers are configured with identical applications, and maintain duplicate databases of all data required for operation that are synchronized continuously or periodically at all times both servers are active. Each routing appliance maintains IP addresses for the primary and secondary servers. These IP addresses are configurable at any desired time, for example via the system's enterprise messaging system (EMS), which enables asynchronous (queued) messaging between system applications. One of the IP addresses is indicated as the primary server and the other IP address is indicated for the secondary server. The routing appliance maintains a secure tunnel to both IP addresses, but routes all incoming traffic to the IP address of the currently designated primary server.
Each routing appliance actively monitors the operational state of the currently designated primary server and the secondary server, using keep-alive signals. A keep-alive signal, also called a heartbeat, may be transmitted to each routing appliance every 200 ms or less from the primary and secondary servers, respectively. In addition, the secure tunnels may be maintained using a periodic challenge/response protocol as available, for example, in OpenVPN™ using TLS authentication.
The secondary server also actively monitors the operational state of the primary server. The primary server generates and transmits the keep-alive signal to the secondary server in parallel with signals sent to the routing appliances. Therefore when a failure of the primary server occurs, the routing appliances and the primary server detect the failure virtually simultaneously.
In response to detecting failure of the primary server, each routing appliance switches all traffic to the secondary server, which assumes the role of the primary server. This is quickly accomplished through use of the secure tunnel maintained from each routing appliance to the secondary server. In parallel, the routing appliance makes repeated attempts to establish a secure tunnel to the failed primary server. When the failed server comes back online, the routing appliance will establish a secure tunnel to the recovered server, but does not route traffic through it. The failed and recovered server instead becomes the new stand-by server for the former secondary server, to which traffic is now being routed through the stand-by secure tunnels by the routing appliances.
In concert with the switching by the routing appliances, when the secondary server detects that its primary peer has failed, the secondary server takes over as the active server. For example, a secure proxy application on the secondary server communicates with a network (Web) application also on the secondary server. Also, the secondary (now active) server continuously monitors for the failed server to recover, and upon detecting recovery to a ready state, restores database synchronization procedures to restore data minoring between the active and stand-by servers.
Once the transfer to the stand-by server is executed, all system components and clients serviced by the system should be communicating with the former stand-by server now assuming the active server role, via the routing appliances. Configuration of the routing appliances and the use of the secure tunnels between the servers and routing appliances are important features for ensuring optimum operability of the failover system. Use of the secure tunnels may allow system architecture to extend beyond the subnet (sub-network) level of components computers and devices that have a common, designated IP address routing prefix. Routing appliances beyond the subnet are able to recognize the origin of server status keep-alive signals received via the secure tunnels. After configuration, status messages received via the secure tunnels can be readily recognized by any routing appliance, regardless of network location. When a failure occurs, routing appliances that are distant (in network topology terms) from the primary and secondary servers can quickly reroute traffic to the stand-by server. Also, operational overhead is reduced because packet exchange is not required, and the quantity of routing appliances in use is consequently more easily scaled up.
A more complete understanding of the failover procedures and system will be afforded to those skilled in the art, as well as a realization of additional advantages and objects thereof, by a consideration of the following detailed description. Reference will be made to the appended sheets of drawings which will first be described briefly.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThroughout the several figures and in the specification that follows, like element numerals are used to indicate like elements appearing in one or more of the figures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONThe present technology provides for implementing failover in a redundant computer system, using failure monitoring using coordinated switching in response to detection of failure.
EMS component 112 may be used to exchange information with other server components and with at least one routing appliance 114, or at least two routing appliances 114, 116. Any non-zero number of routing devices may be used. If multiple routers are used, each may be configure as described herein for the at least one router 114. Each routing appliance maintains IP addresses for the first and second servers 102, 104 in internal memory. These stored addresses may be configurable via EMS 112. Each routing device 114 may further include a failure detection algorithm that operates to detect a failure of the active server, in response to which the router switches traffic to the formerly stand-by server, e.g., server 104. The former standby server becomes the new active server until it fails, while after the former active server 102 comes back on line, it becomes the new stand-by server.
System 100 may further include one or more switches 118 connected to both servers 102, 104 and to a plurality of clients 120, 122 each running a redundant failover application. Clients 120, 122 manage failover events via switch 118. Routing devices 114, 116 may communicate with the active server 102 via a VPN secure tunnel implemented over a public network. The routing devices also maintain a secure tunnel to the stand-by server 104 ready for use, but do not route traffic through this tunnel until a failover event occurs. Routing devices 114, 116 may be located outside of the subnet that contains servers 102 and 104. In the alternative, one or more of the routing devices may be located inside the subnet. The active server generates a periodic keep-alive signal at a defined frequency, for example 'N' times per second, where 'N' is a number between 1 and 100, for example, 5. This keep-alive signal may be transmitted to the routing appliances 114, 116. The stand-by server may similarly provide a keep-alive signal to these appliances. Servers 102, 104 may exchange a keep-alive signal or equivalent status message at a lower frequency, for example, once per second. The active server transmits the keep-alive signal via a secure communication channel to each routing device 114, 116 and to the standby server 104. The receiving device recognizes the keep-alive signal and thereby confirms that the no failure condition has occurred. If the receiving device fails to receive a status message within a defined time period of the last status message received, then the device may treat this as indicating a failure condition on the server and initiate failover procedures.
In alternative embodiments, keep-alive signals from the primary or secondary server may include a hardware fingerprint for the originating device. As used herein, a hardware fingerprint is data characterized by being reliably reproducible by an application operating on a particular client machine, while being virtually irreproducible by any other means, and virtually impossible to guess using any systematic or brute force algorithm. In short, each fingerprint is a complex and unique data pattern generated from a stable system configuration of a particular client machine. Methods for generating a machine fingerprint are discussed in the detailed description below. Hence, the fingerprinted status message confirms operational status of the originating server. The server may generate and transmit these status messages according to a designated frequency (for example, 12 times per hour, or less frequently) to each routing appliance. Each message may consist or comprise a brief header, time stamp, and machine fingerprint. The machine fingerprint positively identifies the source of the status message. No packet exchange is required.
At least one application running on each of servers 102, 104 or otherwise accessing each server's hardware and file system may generate a machine fingerprint. This may be done whenever a system server is configured or booted up, and a copy of the fingerprint saved in a temporary for use in generating status messages as described above for alternative embodiments. The application may generate the fingerprint data using a process that operates on data indicative of the server's configuration and hardware. The fingerprint data may be generated using user-configurable machine parameters, non-user-configurable machine parameters, or both as input to a process that generates a fingerprint data file as binary data.
Each machine parameter indicates a state or identifier for a hardware component, software component, or data component of the server. To obtain stable fingerprint data, relatively stable or static machine parameters should be selected. The machine parameters may be selected such that the resulting fingerprint data has a very high probability (e.g., greater than 99.999%) of being unique to the server. In addition, the machine parameters may be selected such that the fingerprint data includes at least a stable unique portion up to and including the entire identifier that has a very high probability of remaining unchanged during normal operation of the server. The resulting fingerprint data should be highly specific, unique, reproducible and stable as a result of properly selecting the machine parameters.
For example, a server may comprise a motherboard on which reside a CPU and one or more auxiliary processors. The CPU may comprise a cache memory in communication with a random access memory (RAM). A video processor may communicate with these components via Northbridge hub and provide video data through video RAM to a display device. Other components may communicate with the CPU via a Southbridge hub, such as, for example a BIOS read-only memory or flash memory device, one or more bus bridges, a network interface device, and a serial port. Each of these and other components may be characterized by some data or parameter settings that may be collected using the CPU and used to characterize the server device.
To generate the fingerprint, a fingerprint application operating on the server may perform a system scan to determine a present configuration of the computing device. The application may then select the machine parameters to be used as input for generating the unique fingerprint data. Selection of parameters may vary depending on the system configuration. Once the parameters are selected, the application may generate the identifier.
Illustrative examples of various machine parameters that may be accessible to an application or applications running on or interacting with a processor of the client machine include: machine model; machine serial number; machine copyright; machine ROM version; machine bus speed; machine details; machine manufacturer; machine ROM release date; machine ROM size; machine UUID; and machine service tag. For further example, these machine parameters may include: CPU ID; CPU model; CPU details; CPU actual speed; CPU family; CPU manufacturer; CPU voltage; and CPU external clock; memory model; memory slots; memory total; and memory details; video card or component model; video card or component details; display model; display details; audio model; and audio details; network model; network address; Bluetooth address; BlackBox model; BlackBox serial; BlackBox details; BlackBox damage map; BlackBox volume name; NetStore details; and NetStore volume name; optical drive model; optical drive serial; optical details; keyboard model; keyboard details; mouse model; mouse details; printer details; and scanner details; baseboard manufacturer; baseboard product name; baseboard version; baseboard serial number; and baseboard asset tag; chassis manufacturer; chassis type; chassis version; and chassis serial number; IDE controller; SATA controller; RAID controller; and SCSI controller; port connector designator; port connector type; port connector port type; and system slot type; cache level; cache size; cache max size; cache SRAM type; and cache error correction type; fan; PCMCIA; modem; portable battery; tape drive; USB controller; and USB hub; device model; device model IMEI; device model IMSI; and device model LCD; wireless 802.11; webcam; game controller; silicone serial; and PCI controller; machine model, processor model, processor details, processor speed, memory model, memory total, network model of each Ethernet interface, network MAC address of each Ethernet interface, BlackBox Model, BlackBox Serial (e.g., using Dallas Silicone Serial DS-2401 chipset or the like), OS install date, nonce value, and nonce time of day. The foregoing examples are merely illustrative, and any suitable machine parameters may be used.
Because many servers are mass-produced, using hardware parameters limited to the server box may not always provide the desired level of assurance that a fingerprint is unique. Use of user-configurable parameters may ameliorate this risk considerably, but at the cost of less stability. In addition, sampling of physical, non-user configurable properties for use as parameter input may also lessen the risk of generating duplicate fingerprint data. Physical device parameters available for sampling may include, for example, unique manufacturer characteristics, carbon and silicone degradation and small device failures.
Measuring carbon and silicone degradation may be accomplished, for example, by measuring a processor chip's performance in processing complex mathematical computations, or its speed in response to intensive time variable computations. These measurements depend in part on the speed with which electricity travels through the semi-conductor material from which the processor is fabricated. Using variable offsets to compensate for factors such as heat and additional stresses placed on a chip during the sampling process may allow measurements at different times to reproduce the expected values within a designated degree of precision. Over the lifetime of the processor, however, such measurements may change due to gradual degradation of the semi-conductor material. Recalibration or rewriting the fingerprint data may be used to compensate for such changes.
In addition to the chip benchmarking and degradation measurements, the process for generating a fingerprint data may include measuring physical, non-user-configurable characteristics of disk drives and solid state memory devices. For example, each data storage device may have damaged or unusable data sectors that are specific to each physical unit. A damaged or unusable sector generally remains so, and therefore a map of damaged sectors at a particular point in time may be used to identify a specific hardware device later in time. Data of this nature may also be included in a fingerprint file.
The application may read parameters from operating system data files or other data stored on the server, or actively obtain the parameters by querying one of more hardware components in communication with a processor on which the application is operating. A processor provided with at least one application operating in this fashion of gather the machine parameters may comprise a means for collecting and generating fingerprint data.
In addition, the process of generating a working machine fingerprint may include at least one irreversible transformation, such as, for example, a cryptographic hash function, such that the input machine parameters cannot be derived from the resulting fingerprint data. Each fingerprint data, to a very high degree of certainty, cannot be generated except by the suitably configured application operating or otherwise having had access to the same computing device for which the fingerprint data was first generated. Conversely, each fingerprint, again to a very high degree of certainty, can be successfully reproduced by the suitably configured application operating or otherwise having access to the same computing device on which the identifier was first generated.
Failure monitoring and detection may be handled by the routing appliances and standby servers in systems 200 and 300 as in system 100. Active servers generate and transmit a keep-alive signal at a defined frequency. In the multiple server embodiments, the slave active servers run the secure proxy application only, which communicates with the web application operating on the primary active server. In the event the primary server goes down, the active slave (whether primary slave 204/304 or secondary slave 208/308, if active) is configured to communicate with the web application residing on the secondary server 206.
In all systems 100, 200 and 300, communication from system computers 201, 301 should not be disrupted in the event that any active server goes down, whether slave or not.
Initially, first and second servers are configured 402 as duplicate peer servers, including at least an application for servicing network requests and optionally, a database, enterprise messaging system, and proxy server applications. The servers are configured to replicate the database of the active peer. Only one of the servers is allowed to be active at any one time, the other operates in a standby mode. Both peers are able to switch from standby to primary mode in response to detecting that its peer has failed or gone down. Each peer's default mode after resetting is stand-by mode.
Each peer may optionally generate a machine fingerprint 404 at initialization, such as after any reset or rebooting event. These fingerprints may be generated in any suitable manner as described herein. Each peer stores its own fingerprint in a local memory. Initially, one of the peers operates in active mode and the other operates in standby mode. The active server may transmit the machine fingerprint to the routing devices at a defined frequency. The standby server may also transmit its fingerprint.
Routing appliances are configured 406 by storing the IP addresses of the active and primary servers and receiving, at system initialization, an indication of which server is designated the active server. The routers may be configured with instructions for receiving keep-alive signals, detecting server failure using these signals, and initiating failover procedures in response detecting server failure In some embodiments, the routers may also receive a copy of each server fingerprint and may be configured with instructions for receiving the fingerprint-signed status messages from the servers. At 408, the router devices establish secure communication channels to each server, using a secure VPN tunnel. Each router is configured to route all traffic to the currently designated active server, also secure channels are maintained to both.
Each routing device and the standby server monitor current status of the active server by receiving and status messages and detecting when the status message stream is interrupted. If the router detects an interruption in the message stream 412, the router switches 414 the server status such that the stand-by server becomes the new active server. The router routes all traffic 416 to the new standby server 416, establishes a secure communication channel 408 with the other server as soon as it comes back on line, and resumes status monitoring 410.
Based on the foregoing, a failover procedure according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention may be expressed as a series of salient process steps, as follows: a step for routing traffic from a routing device to a first server, a step for storing in the routing device data representing a fingerprint of the first server, a step for receiving periodically at the routing device a status message from the first server, a step for detecting at the routing device an invalid status message from the first server by absence of the fingerprint in a status message from the first server within a predetermined time period after last receiving a valid status message at the routing device, and a step for routing the traffic from the routing device to a second server in response to detecting the invalid status message from the first server. The steps may be performed in a sequence other than the sequence expressed without departing from the invention.
Having thus described a preferred embodiment of a method and system for failover management in a server system, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that certain advantages of the within system have been achieved. It should also be appreciated that various modifications, adaptations, and alternative embodiments thereof may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present technology. The following claims define the scope of what is claimed.
As used in this application, the terms "component," "module," "system," and the like are intended to refer to a computer-related entity, either hardware, firmware, a combination of hardware and software, software, or software in execution. For example, a component can be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, a processor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and/or a computer. By way of illustration, both an application running on a computing device and the computing device can be a component. One or more components can reside within a process and/or thread of execution and a component can be localized on one computer and/or distributed between two or more computers. In addition, these components can execute from various computer readable media having various data structures stored thereon. The components can communicate by way of local and/or remote processes such as in accordance with a signal having one or more data packets (e.g., data from one component interacting with another component in a local system, distributed system, and/or across a network such as the Internet with other systems by way of the signal).
It is understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the processes disclosed herein in an example of exemplary approaches. Based upon design preferences, it is understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the processes may be rearranged while remaining within the scope of the present disclosure. The accompanying method claims present elements of the various steps in sample order, and are not meant to be limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.
Those skilled in the art will further appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, methods and algorithms described in connection with the examples disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, methods and algorithms have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.


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Rio Tinto Alcan has pledged more than $1 billion in funding to press ahead with longstanding green- and brownfield projects in Canada, including the first phase of its new smelter at Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec and work on the modernization of its Kitimat smelter in British Columbia.
Both projects in Canada have been in the pipeline for several years but were delayed due to the global economic crisis.
An improvement in the aluminum market has justified the investment announced Tuesday, a company spokesman said.
The first phase of the Saguenay plant, which will replace the existing 170,000-tonne Arvida smelter, will cost $758 million and will include 38 posts with annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes of aluminum. Production is expected to start in 2013.
The smelter will use the latest version of the company's AP60 technology rather than the planned AP50.
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What is causing the most weakness to the U.S. metals industry?
June 20-21, 2013 New York
Our industry and the U.S. economy are not realizing the full benefits of (higher steel demand) due to recent significant surges of imported tubular products.
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Arms to Armor - The History Store www.arms2armor.com Online Since 1998 We buy, sell, and trade old guns, knives, swords, bayonets, spurs, militaria, and related. We buy single items or entire collections!
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As you might guess, we receive a large amount of requests for identification and appraisal of various arms and armor. I urge you in advance to peruse the Arms Identification pages on that section of the website; this may save you some money. Many common weapons and related can be found there. If that does not work for you, I will try to help directly, but at a fee. I will also buy your items if you wish to sell after identification or informal appraisal. If you decide to sell, I may credit or refund you the total amount of the identification or appraisal fee, once the item for sale is received in-house and a price agreed upon. Please note: This is the price for the identification of one item. I will supply a basic identification and a basic value (if requested). I will not specifically name the variations in a particular model, only the prime model designation. This is a basic service. I will need one overall image, generally no larger than a 8x10 desktop type photo in jpg/jpeg format and cropped to the subject matter only. I will not accept any other format or compressed/zipped images. I will ask for additional photos if necessary. E-mail these to Identification and Appraisal; your order number must be included in the subject line. Please do not e-mail single image files larger than 1MB or 2MB total for multiple images; I may not open them if they exceed these limits and the server may reject your e-mail. If you E-mail or snail-mail any images to me for use in identification or appraisal of an item, I reserve the right to use - without further contact - those images on my website, without compensation to you (other than my efforts to assist you, however minimal the result may actually be). If you choose to snail-mail images, please make sure you have copies or your originals retained for yourself. We do not return images in any format and they become the property of Arms to Armor - The History Store without compensation to you for any use - past, present, or future. I will also need basic dimensions and description of the item being identified. Please add these to the text box in the shopping cart or e-mail as above. Be sure to put your order number in the subject field of any e-mails pertaining to the identification request; to get an order number, click on "Add to Cart" at the end of this section and complete checkout. Fee must be paid in advance and is nonrefundable; if sending a check, make payable to The History Store and state Identification Service in your memo field; mail to the address below. Payment must accompany any request. We will not be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Once again, this is a very basic service. Research materials I have available are quite substantial; however, on some items, information within those materials might be quite sparse. Please note: Fee payment does not guarantee an immediate response. We provide substantial information on the website on many common items. Many items - such as folding knives and ethnic or fantasy items - are simply outside the scope of this service. Once again - research materials I have available are quite substantial; however, on some items, information within those materials might be quite sparse or nonexistent. In such cases, no response will be made. If you would prefer a formal appraisal, I charge a separate fee for that and that fee is item specific. For this formal service, I require the item to be shipped to me for an accurate assessment (no exceptions). Please e-mail Identify/Appraise.


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Finally, longtime followers will have noticed a change to the look of the blog. Meaning I finally got around to giving it another much-needed facelift. It's a blogger template but I think it looks good. Perhaps someday I'll even find the time to create a custom-designed page.


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Best work experience ever? Kids help run LEGOLAND
FORGET working for Alan Sugar, this has got to be the kind of apprenticeship kids dream of.
LEGOLAND recruited ten children between the ages of three and ten to help run their Discovery Centre over the summer holidays.
The mini-apprentices attended a briefing day at the Manchester attraction last Friday, where they met Alex, the centre's Master Model Builder and their new colleagues.
Decked out in smart work wear including ties and waistcoats the youngsters were given the chance to shadow their dream roles.
They helped design gigantic new LEGO models, and also had a stab at running the attraction as operations experts.
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MINI apprentices take over the centre in Manchester for the day after winning a work experience place
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Jon Green aged 41, a retained firefighter with Whitchurch Fire Crew who works for BCM GRC ltd in Whitchurch, abseiled from Runcorn Bridge on Sunday 14 September in aid of the British Red Cross. His niece, Sharon Davies, who is from Nantwich, asked Jon, if he would accompany her in the 65ft free-fall drop to help steady her nerves! Between them, they raised over £550 for the charity for whom Sharon is a volunteer. The British Red Cross has raised over £17,000 from this event. Jon and Sharon wish to say thanks to everyone who sponsored them.
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U.S. District Court Judge Charles Pannell Jr. agreed Monday to a request from the U.S. attorney's office to delay sentencing for former Gwinnett County Commissioner Shirley Lasseter from Aug. 6 to Sept. 5.
Lasseter resigned on May 31 and pleaded guilty to a bribery charge. She admitted accepting $36,500 from an undercover FBI agent posing as a businessman. In return for the cash, Lasseter promised her vote on a proposed real estate development.
Lasseter's son, John Fanning, and Hall County businessman Carl Cain also pleaded guilty to bribery and drug charges.
Prosecutors asked for the delay to "facilitate matters related to the defendants' cooperation" in the ongoing investigation.
Defense attorney Paul Monnin, a former federal prosecutor who focused on corruption cases, said that move could signal more arrests are expected. If Lasseter is free on bond and prosecutors seek a delay, it likely means federal officials want Lasseter sentenced at the same time other defendants now under investigation are charged.
"I would attribute that to the government and defendant jointly being of the view that it makes sense to push the sentencing hearing back so the defendant can be accorded more cooperation credit without the government having to prematurely disclose the details of its investigation," Monnin said.


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Although not to do with Chopin's life or works, I thought it might be the best place to post.
If you live in the UK you most likely have heard of Joseph Cooper. He had his own programme on TV calle 'Face the music'. It was a quiz with Joseph as questionaire and pianist. One of the items was a piece of music composed of a well known tune in the style of a classical composer. He remarked once that someone showed him how to use certain techniques which could be used to mimic the style of any composer. I was particularly taken by one of his renditions of a common tune in the style of Chopin. He never actually explained the method and now that he is late, the secret has gone with him. Does anyone have any idea of how it was done?


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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Superbowl 2012 Commercial Round-Up
This year, the game was more interesting than the commercials. But we still picked out our 6 fave Superbowl 2012 ads in case you missed them....
Pepsi debuted their King's Court Super Bowl commercial featuring "X Factor" winner Melanie Amaro singing "Respect," Elton John and Flava Flav! And did you peep ex "Charlie's Angel" star Annie Ilonzeh as well?
The Brown M&M is finally getting her shine. This is the first time the double chocolate M&M has an actual charachter, so what better way to debut her other than at swanky party that ends up with a certain other M&M ripping off his clothes.
Doritos' cute Baby Sling commercial.
Doritos' Dog Buries The Cat commercial
Million Bucks NFL fan commercial using Maino & Swizz Beatz's "Million Bucks" track.
The E*TRADE Baby reassures a new dad about planning for his daughter's future with E*TRADE Financial Consultants -- and his friend Bobby stops by for an unexpected surprise visit.
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Pampered Cabinet is a grotesque spectacle
The lavishly rewarded Government is ready to reduce the living standards of the less well off in the budget, writes VINCENT BROWNE
THIS WEEK and over the next few weeks the prospective €36 million pensioners (Cabinet members) will deliberate on the amount by which the living standards of the populace will be reduced, in particular the living standards, the welfare entitlements and the health and social supports of people living on incomes and supports that are a fraction of ministerial and TD incomes and supports. And then lavishly remunerated Fine Gael and Labour TDs will troop through the lobbies or press the relevant buttons from their Dáil benches to approve uncritically what their betters have decided on to make life more miserable for the unwell remunerated.
Yesterday's revelation in The Irish Times that the pension pots of Enda Kenny, Eamon Gilmore, Phil Hogan and Brendan Howlin will all be worth more than €3 million, and that almost all Ministers stand to get severance handouts of up to €140,000, with an income from their pensions of more than €80,000, and that these (very) fat cats will take "tough" decisions that will devastate the lives of hundreds of thousands of their fellow citizens, makes the spectacle of their doings grotesque. It is made all the more so by their protestations of how difficult it is for them to do the budgetary arithmetic and how they will not "flinch" (as Eamon Gilmore inelegantly puts it) from taking the tough decisions.
The scale of the preferment enjoyed by our rulers is spectacular. TDs are paid €92,672 per year, which is well over twice the average wage in society. Many of the 166 TDs are paid substantially more, bringing their total "take" to a significant multiple of the average wage and a huge multiple of the income of hundreds of thousands of people whose incomes they want to cut and are about to cut.
Enda Kenny is paid €200,000 a year, in contrast to his kissing pal, Angela Merkel, who is paid just €192,000; his new pal,François Hollande, who is paid €180,000; and another pal, David Cameron, who gets about €178,000. As Taoiseach, Enda gets driven around in a top-of-the range State car for free by two gardaí. He has helicopters and a government jet at his disposal and countless other perks.
Eamon Gilmore gets paid more than the president of France and the prime minister of Britain, €184,405. And on top of that there are lavish perks: a top- of-the-range State car driven by two Garda drivers (this in acknowledgment of his exalted status as Tánaiste!), generous expenses, and subsidised or free nosh. The government jet and helicopters are at his disposal, plus hotel accommodation at every stop-off on his regular trips abroad, limousines at airports to hurry him wherever he is going and some flunky to open and close car doors for him lest he be too exhausted from not flinching.


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Eric is the stylist behind all of the uber-cool looks you see on the CW's The Carrie Diairies and he's the style genius that kept the iconic cast of Gossip Girl in fabulous frocks episode after epsiode. Joonbug had the opportunity to chat with Eric at the Century21 location in downtown Manhattan (across from the new Freedom Tower) and get the scoop on the best looks of the season. You can also tweet Eric Daman at: EricDaman_Style to keep up to date on the latest!
Japanese cosmetics brands have long had a presence in the high-end American beauty market. Shiseido and Shu Uemura products have been widely available in the United States since the '90's and have many adherents who appreciate the high quality of these brands. A few years ago, cosmetics retail giant Sephora introduced us to Imju's Fiberwig Mascara, which promised to create as-long-as-fake lashes with its high-tech formula. Since then, interest in Japanese cosmetics and skincare brands have expanded rapidly as beauty enthusiasts spread the word about favorite products via blogs and message boards. Most of this hype is focused not on high-end cosmetics, but on drugstore and youth-market brands not normally sold outside of Asia.
If you're planning a trip to Turks and Caicos then you might want to browse the most recent cruise collections that have just come out. Putting together a Resort Collection is always a fun and interesting time in ready-to-wear high fashion. This season, brands such as Chanel, Bottega Veneta, Dior and Oscar De La Renta are in full bloom. We're seeing some special peplum dresses, cropped leather jackets, and one piece swimsuits in the mix! Our editors weigh in on their favorites here.
Chanel: In the spirit of cruise, Chanel reinvents its signature black and white fabrics for summer. Karl Lagerfeld puts a new twist on swimwear with this black and white one piece bathing suit (insert). Definitely one of the edgier pieces in the collection. Lagerfeld pushes the envelope even further with a black and white airy blouse and pantsuit, proving that the fashion maison's work is always evolving.
If you're planning a MDW in the Hamptons and really want to make a statement, Maggy London's Scarf Print Blouson, in flirty pink hues, will get the attention of your fellow weekend warriors and more. The effortless silhouette is easy to dress up and down making this the go-to dress in your closet for any spring and summer event you have on your social calendar. For all your stuff, and ladies we tend to have way too much stuff, the Solana Drawstring Shoulder Tote is ideal for your shades, lip gloss, wallet, and more. Ornately crafted with crochet details and sepia leather drawstrings this natural raffia bag easily matches your favorite jeans and tee, your Scarf Print Blouson dress, as well as your entire summer wardrobe. Accessories are a must no matter the season—especially arm swag! For a pop of playful color, we suggest pairing the Scarf Print Blouson dress with the New Wave Bracelet in turquoise made of fifteen rows of antique glass beads. To round off your MDW look wear a classic pair of Ray-Ban wayfarers. We love the retro woodgrain look from the limited print, Surf's Up Collection. Nothing pulls together a summer outfit like a pair of peep toe wedges, try these NastyGal Summer Behavior Wedges on for size. The color and brass accents matches the Scarf Print Blouson dress and practically anything found in your closet!
NARS worked with makeup artist Georgie Eisdell to create the beauty look for Carey Mulligan who attended the opening ceremony and premiere of The Great Gatsby at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival. Beauty editors and makeup artists alike would agree, a bold red lip with minimal eye shadow is always in.
"It's a big statement for her and we wanted to keep this look as modern as possible," said Georgie Eisdell about the NARS look she created for Carey Mulligan. "I've only once created a red lip with her, but I loved the idea of contrast with the pale pink dress. I felt strongly about that being the focus of the look. I knew I wanted to go bold when I saw the dress. I thought a red lip would be so striking."
With spring in full bloom and the summer months just around the corner, it is the perfect time to satisfy your dressing with the favorite print for this time of year. Modern florals is what fashion is all about in the warmer seasons and we just can't seem to escape it. Bold, strong and graphic is the best way to harness this print and we are ready to try it out on our feet.
Step yourself into a garden with these fresh floral footwear.
The Vixen Shoe by Dolce Vita is the ultimate floral party shoe. You cannot deny that stepping out in this shoe will not cause all eyes to gravitate toward your feet. Pair it with a white pleated dress, a gold statement necklace and you are ready to go. (On sale now for $59.95)
A blog which seeks individuality and diversity of ways of channeling strong unique qualities is a blog that stands out. We sat down with blogger Sean Santiago, who runs a lifestyle blog for gays and their friends called *fruitpunch. With heavy fashion images that can keep us scrolling for days from a remedy of style inspiration from all corners of the street, take a look of what Sean had to tell us!
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Iconic French fashion designer, Pierre Hardy famous for his accessories and architectural shoes has recently teamed up with NARS for a summer beauty collection. The collection will include an assortment of blushes and nail polishes. The nail shades will invlude lilac, lemon, peach, orange and navy- all in which have been evident colors in Hardy's 2013 Spring/Summer Collection.
Our favorite product in this beauty line is the blush as it has an imprinted overlay of gold, channeling Hardy's signature geo-cubic print. In Marie Claire Magazine Hardy says, "My favorite game is to play with shapes and colors."
One step into Dana Ionato's chair at Sally Hershberger Downtown and you'll say goodbye to foils. Balayage, a French method of hand painting hair is the new up and coming process being used by hair colorists across the globe. It's a more natural process for your locks and less harsh than that '70s foil look. There's no one who does balayage better than Dana Ionato. Ionato, initially studied under a French hairdresser where she learned to perfect her craft. If you're looking for a chic yet relaxed city vibe and to experiment with different hair color then Sally Hershberger Downtownis a rare gem in the trendy Meatpacking District. Ionato gives us the low down on the science behind balayage, how to maintain your hair color, and what the best products are for color treated hair!
YSL has just released Miss Cara in their latest beauty campaign featuring their Babydoll Mascara product.
If you've opened up a magazine in the past year, then you have been quite familiar with the many faces of Cara Delevingne. Cara plays the role of two different characters; an elegant and proper female vs. a wild child in the city. It is a pretty entertaining one minute video clip, if you are a Cara fan. Besides now being the new face of YSL Beauty, she has recently signed a contract with Burberry Body Tender.
So, we all know punk made its major debut at The Met last week. The theme for the evening allowed honory guests such as Nicole Richie, Miley Cyrus, and Anne Hathaway to channel their inner punks. According to British website Femalefirst, sales of punk-inspired accessories have reached an ultimate high this past month due to the major buzz surrounding the event.
The question is, how to we embrace punk fashion long after the Gala is over? Just keep scrolling and you will be provided with 3 punk style outfit inspiration for the summertime.